Book excerpt: Want to make Windows 7 run faster, smarter, easier, better? Want to personalize Windows to look and act the way you want it to? Want to get more efficient and ditch all those Windows hassles? You don’t need a Ph.D. in computer science or expensive upgrades. All you need is this book! Michael Miller makes it easy to tweak Windows so it works just like you want it to—and runs smooth as silk for years to come. No extreme hacking required: These are simple, step-by-step techniques anyone can perform in minutes—even beginners! Customize Windows 7’s desktop for the way you work Strip out bloated, worthless software that slows your PC down Get your network running faster and more reliably Surf the Web more quickly and safely Improve performance and battery life on notebooks and netbooks Get more security with fewer annoyances Discover great free and cheap alternatives to Microsoft’s built-in software Fix Windows 7’s most aggravating problems And much more... Michael Miller has written more than 100 non-fiction how-to books over the past 20 years, including Que’s Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, Speed It Up! A Non-Technical Guide for Speeding Up Slow Computers, and How Microsoft Windows Vista Works. His books have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. He has earned a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to non-technical readers and for offering useful real-world advice about complex topics.