Fortunately, there are ways to inoculate and protect your computer. Computer Viruses For Dummies helps you:

• Understand the risks and analyze your PC’s current condition
• Select, install, and configure antivirus software
• Scan your computer and e-mail
• Rid your computer of viruses it’s already caught
• Update antivirus software and install security patches
• Use firewalls and spyware blockers
• Protect handheld PDAs from viruses
• Adopt safe computing practices, especially with e-mail and when you’re surfing the Net

Written by Peter H. Gregory, coauthor of CISSP For Dummies and Security + For Dummies, Computer Viruses For Dummies goes beyond viruses to explain other nasty computer infections like Trojan horses, HiJackers, worms, phishing scams, spyware, and hoaxes. It also profiles major antivirus software to help you choose the best program(s) for your needs.

Remember, if you don’t protect your computer, not only do you risk having your computer infiltrated and your data contaminated, you risk unknowingly transmitting a virus, worm, or other foul computer germ to everybody in your address book! This guide will help you properly immunize your PC with antivirus software now and install updates and security patches that are like booster shots to keep your software protected against new viruses.

• See immediately whether you got the shot you wanted
• Take dozens of photos to be sure you get what you want, and just delete the ones you don’t like
• Edit and enhance your pictures on your computer
• E-mail images to friends, post them on the Web, make prints, or create photo gifts

The more you know about your digital camera and about digital photography, the more you’ll enjoy taking pictures and the better your pictures will be. Of course, the best way to see examples of good photographic techniques is in full color, and Digital Photography For Dummies, 5th Edition gives you exactly that — plenty of beautiful, colorful photos that show you what you can accomplish and start the ideas popping.

With a digital camera, a computer, and some photo-editing software, you can explore unlimited creative opportunities. You don’t have to be a computer whiz or a professional photographer, either. Digital Photography For Dummies, 5th Edition helps you get the hang of

• Choosing the right camera, software, and accessories for what you want to do
• Editing your images with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0
• Using your camera’s settings, composing great pictures, managing exposure and lighting, and working with automatic modes
• Getting your images out of the camera and onto your computer, organizing them, and sharing them online or in print
• Doing cool things with your pictures, like sharpening focus, covering flaws, adding people from other photos, and jazzing up your images with special effects

Written by Julie Adair King, a photographer who has penned several other books on the subject, colorful Digital Photography For Dummies, 5th Edition can help you take better digital photos, do more with them, and have a lot more fun with your camera. You’ll get the picture!