Get Your Game On!

Maximize your Xbox experience with this mind-blowing guide. Author Brian Underdahl shows you all the secrets for getting the most from your game console. Learn all about Xbox specs and networking capabilities--as well as cables, controllers, enhancements, memory cards, games, cheat hardware, and more. Plus--informative sidebars and trivia throughout enhance your understanding and enjoyment. With this book, you'll be able to blow the lid off your gaming world.

Quick Hits: Take advantage of great insider benefits using cheat codes Create your own game soundtracks with your favorite music Unlock secret levels, hidden characters, Easter eggs, and more Learn all the possibilities offered from multiplayer game options Use memory cards to transport ongoing or saved games between Xboxes Copy music to your Xbox hard drive in minutes, play DVDs, and more Discover online links and reviews to help you track the best games Network your Xboxes or take your Xbox gaming online

Animate your productions and publish Flash movies. Take advantage of Flash’s functionality and flexibility, and discover even greater creativity and brighter, more effective Web content. Get fascinating, step-by-step coverage of arguably the most exciting Web authoring tool ever created. Learn the fundamental tools as well as ActionScript, Flash’s native programming language.

Who needs the movies? Now, you can achieve stunning audio and top quality video results through your PC. This book shows you how to build your own home entertainment center using an ordinary PC. Watch and record TV shows and movies, put your entire CD collection on hard drive, and listen to radio stations from around the world.

Get Your Game On!

Maximize your PS2 with this mind-blowing guide. Author Brian Underdahl reveals the secrets that unlock the full potential of your game console. Learn all about PS2 specs and networking capabilities--as well as cables, controllers, enhancements, memory cards, games, cheat hardware, and more. Plus--informative sidebars and trivia throughout enhance your understanding and enjoyment. With this book, you'll be able to blow the lid off your game machine.Connect the PS2 to a stereo and a big screen TV for enhanced gaming Trick out your gaming system, entertainment center--even old gear Take advantage of great insider benefits using cheat codes, shark codes, and more Unlock secret levels, hidden characters, and more Discover all the possibilities offered for multiplayer game options--including online and networked consoles Utilize memory cards to transport ongoing or saved games between PS2s Maximize your unit's entertainment possibilities--including audio and DVD playback Follow online links and magazine game reviews to find the games that best suit your interests

Taking it from the top, learn all the Flash skills you’ll need to create fun, interesting, and compelling Web site copy. Critically acclaimed author Brian Underdahl adeptly guides you through working with sound, motion, text and animation.

This hands-on tutorial reference expertly guides new Windows Me Edition users through installation, configuration, and the new operating features of Windows Me Edition, including Internet Explorer, the Active Desktop, PC Health, Outlook Express, Windows Address Book, Movie Maker and more! This detailed, thoroughly illustrated reference helps you customize and organize your desktop for optimum performance and personal productivity.

You'll soon master the new desktop design, icons, and layout while learning how to work efficiently with windows and applications. You'll also get valuable insight into printing, faxing, and email techniques with Outlook Express, as well as helpful advice on how to get up-and-running in no time with multimedia hardware and software. There's also a useful chapter on the many new ways to get help, if it's needed. You will learn how to access the Internet, share Internet connections, browse with Internet Explorer, use Windows Radio, and much, much more! All Windows users, from novice to veteran, will appreciate Brian Underdahl's sensible advice and the Teach Yourself—tutorial approach.