Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders

The Book That Will Save You When Disaster Strikes

Something is bound to happen to your computer eventually. If you don't spill coffee on the keyboard or get infected with a computer virus, you will run into a software compatibility issue or your hard drive will crash. Jesse Torres and Peter Sideris have developed a must-have book for computer users with Surviving PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders. Almost every scenario, whether malware, hardware or user error is covered with a quick and simple solution or method of recovery.

About The Book

There are as many ways for your computer to glitch, hiccup or otherwise breakdown as there are productive uses for it (maybe more). Most computer users don't have the time, energy or skill level necessary to know everything about everything and be prepared for any contingency when it comes to their computers.

Jesse Torres and Peter Sideris have taken care of that though with Survivnig PC Disasters, Mishaps, and Blunders. Instead of knowing everything or planning for every contingency, users can just keep this book handy. According to the cover, the book will help you learn what to do if your PC is stolen, if you're a victim of identity theft, when your hard drive crashes, if your PC is infected with a virus or even if your PC bursts into flames.

One of the best parts of the book, for home users who don't want to be overwhelmed with information, is that it doesn't need to be read end-to-end. You can simply look up the issue you are having and jump to the quick and simple answer Torres and Sideris have come up with.

My Review

No matter what kind of computer you have or how secure your computer or network may be, it is a virtual certainty that at least one (if not ten or twenty) of the issues identified in this book will apply to you at some point.

Companies have tech support teams and people in charge of developing backup and disaster recovery plans. Home users aren't so lucky. The $30 invested in purchasing this book will more than pay for itself the first time you use the information rather than paying to have someone else fix your system.

I liked the Horror Stories scattered throughout the book. These are just short stories to illustrate the dangers that exist or what can happen to people who don't know better. One of the best features for most readers though will be the format of the book and how it is set up in a sort of Q&A format. Just find the question you need to ask and within a few paragraphs of simple steps you will find your solution.

One of the strengths of this book is the breadth of scope of the information. The fact that it covers security concerns as well as hardware and software issues make this book a must have for every computer user. Every tech who supports users who have computers should have this book as well.