Linux For Non-Geeks author returns with guide to Xandros; includes Xandros Open Circulation on CD, plus SkypeOut coupon.

Sick of rebooting Windows and fighting
bugs
and viruses? Interested in trying Linux, but too intimidated to go it
alone? For Linux newbies, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users (No Starch Press) takes the uncertainty out
of switching operating systems.

Author Rickford Grant (Linux For Non-Geeks) has a knack for
introducing
the uninitiated to Linux in clear, understandable language, and Linux Made Easy - with its companion CD of the Xandros Open Circulation OS - is a
complete, hassle-free package that will have readers using Linux in no
time. The book is notable, too, for the way it helps readers get
comfortable and gain confidence using Linux by walking them through
projects with real value, such as setting up the system for MP3 encoding
or installing fonts. The book also helps readers get the most out of
their
Linux system once it’s set up by familiarizing them and helping them
work
their peripherals and the numerous applications that come with the
system.

Based on Xandros 3 for the desktop, arguably the most user-friendly
version of Linux available today, Linux Made Easy is a hands-on,
step-by-step, project-based guide that makes it easier than ever for
novices to join the world of Linux. Author Grant deliberately
concentrates
on the subjects most newbies care about: installation; using the
Internet;
playing CDs; working with digital cameras and photos; playing games;
downloading software; synching PDAs; printing; and making Internet phone
calls. Those who purchase Linux Made Easy also receive a coupon good
for
120 free minutes using Skype, the Internet-based phone service, to call
regular, non-Skype phone numbers, which ordinarily require a fee.

“[Linux Made Easy] should be required reading for anyone looking to
take
advantage of all the features of Xandros Desktop 3… lots of tips &
tricks you won’t find anywhere else,” said Jason Perlow, Linux Magazine.

Linux Made Easy is the first product of an agreement announced earlier
this year between Xandros, the leading developer of easy-to-use Linux
solutions, and No Starch Press, which will create official books on the
Xandros line of Linux-based desktop and server products.

“Regardless of experience level, readers of Linux Made Easy will no
longer
have any reasons not to dump Windows in favor of Linux,” said Bill
Pollock, founder of No Starch Press. “The book includes everything they
need to get started - Xandros on CD - plus the added bonus of a SkypeOut
coupon. It’s the perfect opportunity to escape the beast from Redmond.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rickford Grant, author of Linux for Non-Geeks, has
been
a computer operating system maniac for more than 20 years, from his
early
days with an Atari XL600 to his current Linux machines. Rickford spent
the
past seven years as an associate professor at Toyama University of
International Studies in Japan before returning to Portland, Oregon.

Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users by
Rickford Grant.