You can even access the Slingbox remotely over the Internet,
which lets you watch your home TV signal from pretty much anywhere.
Project 22, ???Silence Your PC or Build an Ultra-Quiet PC,??? walks you through the
process of eliminating as much noise from your PC as possible by silencing each
of the noisy components in turn. And if you want a totally silent PC, you can have
one??”as long as you??™re willing to pay the price.
Project 23, ???Run Other Operating Systems on Top of Windows,??? explains how to
use virtual-machine software such as Microsoft??™s Virtual PC to install another operating
system right on top of Windows. You can then run that operating system, and the
programs you install on it, while Windows is running. For example, you may want to
install an older version of Windows so that you can use some ancient but still vital software
or play an older game that??™s incompatible with Windows Vista or Windows XP.
Project 24, ???Install Another Operating System Alongside Windows,??? shows you
how to set up a dual-boot or multiboot configuration on your PC so that you can start
either Windows or another operating system. For example, you may want to switch
between Windows Vista and Windows XP, or between Windows Vista and Linux.
Conventions Used in This Book
To make its meaning clear concisely, this book uses a number of conventions, three of
which are worth mentioning here:
Note, Tip, and Caution paragraphs highlight information to draw it to your
notice.
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