商品描述
You know that Ubuntu software costs nothing. Now you want the PC system that costs as little as possible and runs Ubuntu and OS applications without complaints and calls to tech support.
So you spend your hard–earned dollars on the hardware only and have your own optimized Ubuntu PC. This is the book that will show you how to get what you need without wreaking havoc on your finances. Put together the parts to make a great work computer for little cost.
Packed with the practical, hands–on guidance and technical know–how that you’ve come to expect from Apress, Ubuntu on a Dime takes you on a tour of the very best, but low–cost hardware, while only using zero–cost software in each of the many categories that matter to the typical PC user.
You’ll learn how to find the best and cheapest hardware, and how to put it together to make a working PC. Learn to edit photos on the Internet without having to install any software at all. Find out where to get a free office suite for word processing and spreadsheet work. Whatever your need, James Kelly, best–selling technology author, guides you through the exciting and often confusing world of zero–cost computing.
This book
- Takes you step–by–step through a PC build
- Tells you what you need to install to have a fantastic work computer without spending a dime
- Saves you money by showing you how to meet your computing needs
- Saves you time by pointing you directly to the best free software
- Saves you work by illustrating the most commonly performed tasks with each zero–cost software
- Gives you choices and the ability to make your own decisions for your own needs and requirements
Before you go buy that $900 dollar computer and that $400 office suite—or worse, before you “borrow” it from work—stop! Let this inexpensive book show you how to save hundreds of dollars in expensive software, and never depend on the big PC providers and their tech support again. Learn all about cheap, but fast hardware, find out about the free tools that the digerati use to make their lives better, and stop paying out the nose. Don't spend a dime!
What you’ll learn
- Source, buy, and put together the best hardware to make a cheap PC optimized for Ubuntu Linux.
- Find and install the best zero–cost software available.
- Learn about software as a service and take advantage of photo editing, calendaring, e-mail, and other functionality delivered at no cost via the Web.
- Harness the power of OpenOffice and Google Apps for your word processing, spreadsheet, presentation needs.
- Communicate with your friends through zero–cost voice calls, e-mail, and instant–messaging.
- Establish a presence on the Web through blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook.
Who is this book for?
Ubuntu on a Dime: Building a Ubuntu PC on Less Than $300 is aimed at students, small–business owners, retirees, educators, and just plain regular folk who aren’t blessed with large budgets, who must squeeze a dime’s worth of value from every penny they earn.
Buy this book if:
- You’re tired of spending hundreds of dollars with commercial PC suppliers only to end up paying all over again in time and lost resources as you get caught in “tech support hell.”
- You’re a computer whiz who has to set up other people’s machines.
- You are a student or retiree on a budget.
- You are a small–business owner needing the power of technology, but without the expense.
- You want to save money and have fun at the same time.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
你知道Ubuntu軟體是免費的。現在你想要一台盡可能便宜且能夠無問題地運行Ubuntu和操作系統應用程式，而不需要打電話給技術支援的個人電腦系統。
因此，你只花錢購買硬體，並擁有自己優化的Ubuntu個人電腦。這本書將向你展示如何在不破壞財務狀況的情況下獲得所需的東西。組裝各個零件，以低成本打造一台出色的工作電腦。
《Ubuntu on a Dime》充滿了實用的、實際操作的指導和技術知識，這是你對Apress期望的。它帶你遊覽了最好的低成本硬體，並在每個對一般個人電腦使用者重要的類別中只使用零成本軟體。
你將學習如何找到最好且最便宜的硬體，以及如何組裝它們以製作一台運作正常的個人電腦。學會在互聯網上編輯照片，而無需安裝任何軟體。找到一個免費的辦公套件，用於文字處理和試算表工作。無論你的需求是什麼，暢銷技術作家James Kelly將引導你進入這個令人興奮且常常令人困惑的零成本計算世界。
這本書：
- 逐步引導你組裝個人電腦
- 告訴你需要安裝什麼，以擁有一台出色的工作電腦，而不需要花一分錢
- 通過向你介紹最常用的零成本軟體來節省你的時間
- 通過展示每個零成本軟體的最常用任務，減少你的工作量
- 為你的需求和要求提供選擇和自主決策的能力
在你購買那台價值900美元的電腦和那個價值400美元的辦公套件之前，或者更糟的是，在你從工作中「借用」它之前，停下來！讓這本價格實惠的書向你展示如何節省數百美元的昂貴軟體費用，並且再也不依賴大型個人電腦供應商和他們的技術支援。了解廉價但快速的硬體，找出數位達人用來改善生活的免費工具，停止浪費金錢。不需要花一分錢！
你將學到什麼：
- 找到、購買和組裝最佳硬體，打造一台價格實惠且針對Ubuntu Linux優化的個人電腦。
- 找到並安裝最好的零成本軟體。
- 了解「軟體即服務」，並利用網絡提供的免費照片編輯、日曆、電子郵件和其他功能。
- 利用OpenOffice和Google Apps的功能進行文字處理、試算表和演示。
- 通過零成本語音通話、電子郵件和即時通訊與朋友交流。
- 通過博客和Facebook等社交網絡網站在網絡上建立自己的存在。
這本書適合對象：
《Ubuntu on a Dime: Building a Ubuntu PC on Less Than $300》適合學生、小企業主、退休人員、教育工作者和普通人，他們沒有大筆預算，必須從每一分錢中獲得價值。
如果你：
- 厭倦了與商業個人電腦供應商花費數百美元，最終在時間和資源上再次付出代價，陷入「技術支援地獄」。
- 是一個電腦高手，必須設置其他人的機器。
- 是一個預算有限的學生或退休人員。
- 是一個需要技術力量但不想花費太多的小企業主。
- 想要省錢並同時享受樂趣。
那麼，請購買這本書！
