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    Electronics Projects For Dummies

    Earl Boysen

    These projects are fun to build and fun to use Make lights dance to music, play with radio remote control, or build your own metal detector Who says the Science Fair has to end? If you love building gadgets, this book belongs on your radar. Here are complete directions for building ten cool creations that involve light, sound, or vibrations – a weird microphone, remote control gizmos, talking toys, and more, with full parts and tools lists, safety guidelines, and wiring schematics. Check out ten cool electronics projects, including * Chapter 8 – Surfing the Radio Waves (how to make your own radio) * Chapter 9 – Scary Pumpkins (crazy Halloween decorations that have sound, light, and movement) * Chapter 12 – Hitting Paydirt with an Electronic Metal Detector (a project that can pay for itself) Discover how to * Handle electronic components safely * Read a circuit diagram * Troubleshoot circuits with a multimeter * Build light-activated gadgets * Set up a motion detector * Transform electromagnetic waves into sound Companion Web site * Go to www.dummies.com/go/electronicsprojectsfd * Explore new projects with other electronics hobbyists * Find additional information and project opportunities

    Personal Financial Planning for Divorce

    Jeffrey Rattiner H.

    An insider's guide on how professionals and consumers can minimize damages in the divorce process Anyone planning for a divorce needs to learn strategies necessary to safeguard assets in advance of filing, how to cope with issues beyond their control, minimize the damage, and effectively plan going forward after the divorce. Personal Financial Planning for Divorce is an insider's guide on how both professionals and consumers can prepare for, work through, negotiate, and plan equitable divorce settlements. This helpful guide Contains all the guidelines for reducing damage throughout the difficult process of divorce Includes examples of how not to handle the divorce process and how these issues should be handled Provides checklists, planning charts, forms and tables Features strategies to safeguard assets in advance of filing for divorce and how to cope with issues beyond your control Personal Financial Planning for Divorce covers the many issues to help you understand exactly how divorce will affect you financially.

    Children's Health For Dummies

    Katy Holland

    Your children's good health is central to their happiness – and yours! For a parent, coping with a sick child is worrying and the amount of information you need to know can be overwhelming. But help is at hand with this practical, jargon free guide – packed full of information – providing advice on every aspect of your child’s health. Outlining all the basics from vaccinations to visiting your doctor, it also provides expert advice on keeping your child healthy and how to spot what is wrong if they do become poorly. Helpful to both first time parents and those with more than one little angel, explanations of key symptoms and typical illnesses, along with first aid advice, provide you with the ideal complete reference to your child’s health, from new-born to pre-teen.

    Living the Country Lifestyle All-In-One For Dummies

    Tracy Barr

    Living the Country Lifestyle All-in-One For Dummies features six books in one, including: Country Cooking (cast-iron cooking, canning, pickling, and outdoor cooking, among other topics) Traditional Crafts (sheering animals and producing wool, knitting, hand sewing, patchwork and quilting, candle making) Kitchen Gardening (growing and caring for vegetables, herbs, and fruit) Outdoor Skills (camp skills, fishing, navigation, outdoor family fun) Raising Farm Animals (buying, housing, and raising animals, beekeeping) Natural Health (herbal remedies, an encyclopedia of herbs, and healing foods)

    Retail Business Kit For Dummies

    Rick Segel

    Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned retail entrepreneur, Retail Business Kit For Dummies shows you how to start and run your business in today’s retail marketplace—from your original dream and the day-to-day operation to establishing a connection with customers and increasing your sales, both on the Web and at a brick-and-mortar shop. In this practical, how-to guide, retail expert Rick Segel shares his expertise and reveals what it takes to be successful. You’ll get a handle of the basics of launching and growing your business, from writing a business plan and finding a great location to hiring and keeping great staff. Find out how to meet and exceed customer expectations, create a positive shopping experience, provide top-notch customer service, and earn customer loyalty. Discover how to: Launch a successful independent retail business Create a Web site that shines Connect with customers and increase sales Handle legal and accounting issues Design stores that really work Practice the 10 keys to retail selling Use management practices proven in the trenches Make visual merchandising work for you Make your new venture succeed beyond your wildest dreams with a little help from Retail Business Kit For Dummies! Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials found in the print version of this title are not included as part of eBook file.

    The IT Girl's Guide to Becoming an Excel Diva

    Ani Babaian

    Apply Excel daily and smooth out life's wrinkles Who knew a spreadsheet could do as much for you as your favorite moisturizer? Become a Microsoft Excel Diva with this sassy guide and discover what hip IT Girls already know: smart is beautiful. Impress the heck out of everyone at work with your stylish reports. Do a budget and see exactly what you can spend on shoes. Get better organized. Who has time for dull technical manuals? Learn all of Microsoft Excel's secrets in this girl-talk guide. Welcome to the party! Relax, refresh, and reward yourself at the end of each chapter with fun, stress-reducing chats, like why soy Chai lattes are better than regular lattes. Don't miss these gems! * Meet Microsoft(r) Excel(r) 2007, the Louis Vuitton of spreadsheets * Join the conversation with these basic Excel terms * Learn the fine art of Excel formulas and functions * Dress up Excel data with SmartArt, WordArt, and other chic accessories * Build a shopping spree budget from scratch * Show off by adding Excel data into Word and PowerPoint(r)

    Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide

    O. Whittington Ray

    THE CPA STUDY GUIDE THAT PUTS YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS! This tightly focused study guide –now thoroughly updated to cover the latest changes in the CPA Exam–cuts away all the excess information to simply give you what you need to know. Presenting the absolute key points and precise steps to take in preparing for the CPA Exam, the Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide, Fourth Edition includes sample questions and solutions that will help you master the CPA Examination.O. Ray Whittington, well-known author and professor, has compiled this book using his extensive experience in preparing candidates for the CPA Exam. His time-honored and highly successful outline approach includes: The most essential and current material needed to successfully pass the exam, including discussion of the simulation-style questions Thoroughly revised content to prepare readers for the new computerized CPA Exam Test-taking strategies, tips, and techniques Coverage of new financial accounting standards including SFAS 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments; 157, Fair Value Measurements; and 159, Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Coverage of new auditing standards, especially AICPA Statement on Auditing Standards Nos. 104 through 111 (Risk Assessment Standards) and the latest PCAOBs You can pass the CPA Exam —Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide, Fourth Edition helps you preparefor, master the concepts in—and pass—the CPA Exam. Don't miss these other important study aids from the Wiley CPA Examination Review: Wiley CPA Exam Review: Two-Volume Set VOLUME 1: Outlines and Study Guides VOLUME 2: Problems and Solutions Wiley CPA Exam Review: Four-Volume Set Auditing and Attestation Business Environment and Concepts Financial Accounting and Reporting Regulation Wiley CPA Exam Review Practice Software Auditing and Attestation Business Environment and Concepts Financial Accounting and Reporting Regulation Wiley CPA Exam Review Focus Notes, Fifth Edition Wiley CPA Exam Review, How to Master Simulations Mastering Accounting Research for the CPA Exam, Second Edition Wiley CPA Exam Review Impact Audios, Third Edition Auditing and Attestation Business Environment and Concepts Financial Accounting and Reporting Regulation

    Adobe Acrobat 8 PDF Bible

    Ted Padova

    "The Adobe Acrobat 8 PDF Bible is the comprehensive guide to Acrobat for novices and power users alike. With a concise, easy-to-read format, you will be creating interactive XML forms, enabling streamlined document review processes, and publishing high-impact electronic documents in no time." —Rick Brown, director of product management, Adobe Acrobat The book you need to succeed with Adobe Acrobat! Why do readers turn to the Adobe Acrobat Bible again and again? Because whether you're already experienced with Adobe Acrobat or you're learning to use this powerful tool for the first time, you'll find exactly what you need to know in these well-organized pages. Packed with helpful tips and step-by-step instructions, this latest edition will guide you through both basic and advanced features, enabling you to take full advantage of everything Acrobat 8 has to offer. Create, collect, and distribute forms with LiveCycle® Designer Work seamlessly with Microsoft® Office applications Convert AutoCAD® and Visio® files to PDF Discover new ways to edit PDFs and remove sensitive data Explore enhanced Shared Reviews tools with easy-to-use Wizard Collect form data by exporting it directly to Microsoft Excel® Combine files and create PDF Packages using new Acrobat 8 tools What's on the CD-ROM? You'll find valuable, author-developed sample files including PDF documents, Adobe Designer forms, and Acrobat PDF forms with JavaScripts—all arranged in folders according to chapters in the book, so you use them along with the book's tutorials. The CD also includes: Adobe Reader software Entire book in searchable PDF with embedded index Windows demonstration plug-ins

    The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Office Word 2007

    David Clark J.

    The inside scoop… for when you want more than the official line! Microsoft Office Word 2007 may be the top word processor, but to use it with confidence, you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Word in the real world. How do you use the new Ribbon? What's the best way to add pictures? From deciphering fonts to doing mass mailings, first get the official way, then the best way from an expert. Unbiased coverage on how to get the most out of Word 2007, from applying templates and styles to using new collaboration tools Savvy, real-world advice on creating document for the Web, saving time with macros, and punching up docs with SmartArt. Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on working around Word quirks, avoiding pitfalls, and increasing your productivity. Tips and hacks on how to customize keyboard shortcuts, how to embed fonts, and quick ways to get to Help. Sidebars and tables on TrueType versus Printer fonts, World 2007 View modes, and tabs in Word 2007. Watch for these graphic icons in every chapter to guide you to specific practical information. Bright Ideas are smart innovations that will save you time or hassle. Hacks are insider tips and shortcuts that increase productivity. When you see Watch Out! heed the cautions or warnings to help you avoid common pitfalls. And finally, check out the Inside Scoops for practical insights from the author. It's like having your own expert at your side!

    Circuitbuilding Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

    H. Silver Ward

    DO-IT-YOURSELF Here's the fun and easy way to start building circuits for your projects Have you ever wanted to build your own electronic device? Put together a thermostat or an in-line fuse, or repair a microphone cable? This is the book for you! Inside you'll find the tools and techniques you need to build circuits, with illustrated, step-by-step directions to help accomplish tasks and complete projects. As you accomplish the tasks throughout the book, you'll construct many projects while learning the key circuitbuilding principles and techniques. Find out about measuring and testing, maintenance and troubleshooting, cables, connectors, how to test your stuff, and more. Stuff You Need to Know * The tools you need and how to use them * How to make sense of schematics and printed circuit boards * Basic techniques for creating any circuit * How to make and repair cables and connectors * Testing and maintenance procedures