* Many companies have asked suppliers to begin using RFID (radio frequency identification) tags by 2006
* RFID allows pallets and products to be scanned at a greater distance and with less effort than barcode scanning, offering superior supply-chain management efficiencies
* This unique plain-English resource explains RFID and shows CIOs, warehouse managers, and supply-chain managers how to implement RFID tagging in products and deploy RFID scanning at a warehouse or distribution center
* Covers the business case for RFID, pilot programs, timelines and strategies for site assessments and deployments, testing guidelines, privacy and regulatory issues, and more

Starting an Online Business for Dummies will show you how easy it is to get your ideas off the ground and on the Web. You’ll be able to take advantage of everything an online business has to offer, without an MBA or years of experience! This updated, hands-on guide gives you the tools you need to:

* Establish and promote your business
* Advertise your site
* Build a business with online auctions
* Keep your business legal and lawsuit free
* Impress customers in the virtual world
* Publicize your business with Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft
* Conduct electronic payments
* Utilize VoIP, site feeds, blogging, and affiliate marketng

You’ll soon begin to realize that online business is not confined to large corporations or even businesses with storefronts. With this handy, straightforward guide, you will have your business online and ready to go in no time. There’s also a chapter on hot new ways to make money online, such as selling on Amazon or promoting on Flickr. The 5th edition of Starting an Online Business for Dummies helps you help your business can reach its full potential!

From the Back Cover
Set up and manage a network – no experience required!

Discover Internet Information Services, Active Directory, and more

If you’re afraid of getting all tangled up in the mysteries of Windows Server 2003, fear no more! This friendly guidebook makes it easy to install, configure, secure, and manage a network. You’ll understand networking basics, find out how to use cool new Windows Server 2003 features, and become network-savvy in no time.

The Dummies Way

* Explanations in plain English
* “Get in, get out” information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

* Prepare your computer and install Linux.
* Choose and set up software.
* Connect to the Internet.
* Explore Skype® phone service.
* Use the GNOME and KDE desktops.
* Work with multimedia tools.

Includes a DVD with the full Fedora Core and Knoppix distributions plus ISO images of the other distributions.

Review
“at over 350 pages you can be sure to find the answers to most of your questions!” (Boat Mart, July 2007)

Book Description
GPS For Dummies gives new meaning to finding yourself. In fact, with a GPS (global positioning system) receiver, you can determine precisely where you are anywhere on this planet. If you’re are planning on buying a GPS receiver or if you have one and want to get your money’s worth, this guide tells you what you need to know, including:

Basic GPS principles and concepts such as waypoints, routes, tracks, and coordinate systems

* Recommended features for GPS receivers to be used in various types of activities, including hiking, mountain biking, cross country skiing, geocaching, hunting, ATVing, mapping, and more
* How to do digital mapping on your computer, including software packages you can use to work with aerial photos, topographic maps, and road maps
* The main providers of digital map data for the U.S. and their Web sites
* The scoop on geocaching—a high-tech treasure hunt

Written by Joel McNamara, avid outdoorsman, adventure racer, search and rescue team member, and author of Secrets of Computer Espionage, GPS for Dummies is ideal for both ordinary travelers and exotic explorers. It covers a world of GPS info such as:

* Choosing features for a GPS receiver, including the screen, an alarm, built-in maps, an electric compass, an altimeter, antennas, interface modes, and more
* Systems for traveling on the main roads and systems for exploring off the beaten path
* Using GPS with a PDA (personal digital assistant)
* Computer requirements for different mapping choices
* Topographic map software from Maptech, DeLorme, and National Geographic that’s for off-road use
* Using Web-hosted mapping services, including street maps, topographic maps, aerial photos, and U.S. government-produced maps
* Incorporating GPS receivers into outdoor workouts, with tips for specific sports including cycling, golf, rowing, and more

A companion Web site has links to all kinds of free maps and resources. So explore on your computer and then explore for real! With GPS for Dummies, you’ll find yourself having adventures!

Piano For Dummies starts at the very beginning and walks you through everything you need to know to turn that oversized hunk of furniture into an instrument that can make beautiful music. If you don’t know how to read music, this book explains in friendly, uncomplicated language all the basics of music theory and applying it to playing the piano. And if you’ve been playing piano for a while – or took piano lessons when you were a child but haven’t played since – you can pick up some valuable tips to improve your playing or use the book as a refresher course.

Here are some of the topics you’ll find in Piano For Dummies:

* Buying a piano: Acoustic versus electronic
* How a piano works, and how to care for one
* Left- and right-hand piano techniques
* Examining keys, scales, melodies, harmonies, and chords
* Plenty of musical examples to play
* The history of piano musical styles
* Advice for piano teachers
* A Top Ten list of pianists you should know about

This friendly guide provides everything you need to know to stay on top of your finances and make the most of your money — both your cash and your Microsoft Money 2006 software program (the Premium, Deluxe, or Standard edition). You’ll find out how to record financial transactions, analyze different investments, determine your net worth, plan for retirement, make informed financial decisions, and more.

With step-by-step, easy-to-understand instructions and lots of screen shots, Microsoft Money 2006 For Dummies shows and tells you how to:

* Set up accounts and record all transactions, including charge card purchases
* Do your banking, categorize your spending and income, reconcile an account, print checks, and more
* Research and track investments
* Create a realistic budget, schedule bill payments, estimate your income tax bill, plan for retirement, and more
* Generate reports and charts that help you understand your spending habits, see where you stand financially, and improve your financial picture
* Track assets, liabilities, loans, and mortgages
* Use online banking services

You can even get really serious and use the Lifetime Planner to map out your hopes and dreams and find out if you’re on the way to achieving them. This book could be the best investment you’ll ever make!

No. It’s just not natural. Sometimes presentation is almost as important as content. When you create a report, the goal is to provide information for readers in a format they can readily understand.

Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies, the latest version of the most popular report writer in the world, shows you how to create simple or sophisticated reports, turning data into interactive, actionable reports that convey what’s happening in your business. You can progress cover-to-cover or use the index to find out how to:

* Give your reports more pizzazz by using the correct fonts, color, drop shadows, graphic elements, and more
* Integrate elements from multiple, non-database sources
* Group sort, total result sets, cross-tab reports, and add formulas, charts, or maps
* Print reports
* Use customized Business Views gleaned from the same information to provide each reader with information he or she needs to know without spilling all the beans, sales figures, marketing information, or whatever
* Present multi-dimensional data in OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cubes
* Get ideas from sample reports on the companion Web site

Written by Allen G. Taylor, nationally known lecturer, teacher, and author of over 20 books, including Database Development for Dummies, Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies makes it crystal clear how to:

* Store your information securely in Crystal Repository
* Use Crystal Analysis 10 to display OLAP data so you and your report’s readers can analyze the information in an online environment
* Use Crystal Enterprise to put Crystal Reports online for viewing by hundreds or thousands of people in your organization

Whether you want to dazzle your company’s CEO and shareholders, motivate the sales force, or simply share database information cogently, with Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies you not only make your point, you an impression. When your reports look professional, you look professional.

* The elements of blogs, such as entries, sidebars, categories, comments, and index pages
* The different types of hosting services, from free to fee and from “turn key” services that are easy-to-use to DIY programs
* Details on two popular, free “social community” hosted Web services that are ideal for casual bloggers—MSN Spaces and Yahoo! 360
* The scoop on Blogger, a popular free hosted service that has some community tools like the social networks, but is basically blog-intensive
* DIY blogging, covering three of the most powerful and flexible blog programs—Movable Type, WordPress, and Radio Userland
* Hooking into RSS feeds to distribute your blog entries beyond your site
* Choosing a newsreader
* Ways to raise the visibility of your blog and make money from blogging

Complete with step-by-step instructions and lots of screen shots, this guide walks you through everything from setting up your blog and posting your first entry to adding photos, audio, and more. It includes the URLs of lots of sample sites to see to give you an idea of blog possibilities. In addition to the essential how-to, it fills you in on:

* The blogosphere, blog culture and etiquette, snarks, macrologues, and more
* Moblogs that let you post entries remotely using your portable computer, PDA, or cell phone
* Buying a domain through a registrar such as Network Solutions, Register.com, or Go Daddy
* MP3 blogs, vlogs (videoblogs), photoblogging, audioblogging, podcasting, and more

You know you have something to say, whether it’s heavy stuff or just your thought for the day. Make your opinions known. Get your photos shown. With Blogging For Dummies, you’ll soon be blogging with the best of ‘em.