Take Control of Your Fish Tank (3)

Water going murky? Fish all dying? Algae all over the place? Fish may be the world's most popular small pet - and ideal for anyone living in an apartment or dorm - but they aren't nearly as easy as people think. Fish differ in what they need in terms of water chemistry and temperature, and so do the plants. Often, the widely sold species aren't the best ones for you, and it takes a little planning to choose fish and plants that will work well with your municipal water supply and the amount of space and time you're prepared to put aside for them. This eBook is for the person who wants to set up a beautiful fish tank in their home or office in a way that problems can be avoided rather than solved. Neale Monks is a regular columnist in U.S. and British fishkeeping magazines, and author of "Brackish Water Fishes".

  Take Control of the Night Sky ()

Even the entry-level telescopes come with built-in computers nowadays. With these, you can plan a night's observing, track down newly discovered comets, and zoom in on the rings of Saturn. Modern planetarium software lets you connect your telescope to a Mac or PC and then point the telescope at what you see on the screen. With a simple webcam you can even take photographs of the Moon and planets. There's plenty of astrophotography software on the Mac and the PC allowing you to process your images more easily than ever before. Neale Monks is author of "Astronomy with a Home Computer" and an experienced writer for both print and web. He's an avid Mac user and has been for over ten years.

  Take Control of Scanning Photos (4)

You have oodles of old photos and negatives around; what's the most effective way to get them into your computer? This wouldn't be an "everything you need to know about scanning" but would focus on what the normal user needs to learn.

  Take Control of Your Stuff (27)

When (and how) to sell, donate, store, or dump all those little-used items cluttering up your living space and weighing down your karma. Earn money, reclaim your closets and garage, make environmentally responsible choices, protect and preserve true valuables... and feel generous. A quick "what's-your-clutter-style" quiz helps you determine which cleanup strategy will work best for you. Book includes step-by-step sorting strategies, selling guidelines, storage options, and a comprehensive "Learn More" reading list.

  Take Control of Digital Camera Settings (59)

As digital cameras gain more features and come down in price, an increasing number of people will be buying more-complex cameras than they understand. A basic/medium photography book aimed at digital camera users, this ebook would explain what all those settings are, how they interact with each other and when to use them to achieve specific results. It would also address the limitations and over-promises common to digital cameras. Finally, it would offer some suggestions for when the reader might want to step up to a more capable camera.

  Take Control of Preparing for Natural Disasters (21)

Hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes... it can seem like the planet is out to get us sometimes. But it doesn't take too much to protect yourself against most of these natural disasters, and this ebook would give you the practical advice you need to develop an emergency escape plan, create a stock of food and necessities, acquire important survival gear, and more.

  Take Control of Your Identity (41)

Identity theft, in which someone masquerades as you in order to steal money or obscure criminal activity, is becoming increasingly common in the Information Age, and there's little that feels more violating than to discover that someone has been doing evil in your name. This ebook would look at how you can prevent identity theft from happening in the first place, and, if it does, how to go about recovering your good name and credit rating.

  Take Control of Project Management (32)

This ebook would present an easy-to-use project management strategy. It would provide tools and techniques for: selecting the right project, determining what the project will deliver, figuring out the tasks that need to be done to create those deliverables, estimating how long it will take to do those tasks, identifying project risks and how to prevent them or deal with them, taking steps to build quality into the project, ensuring that the project stays on track, helping the project team to be productive and to have fun together.

  Take Control of Meetings (22)

"Avoid meetings with time-wasting morons," Dilbert tells us. But that's not really possible in the real world, where many of us seem to spend entire days in one meeting after another. This ebook would help you lead meetings more efficiently and effectively, with helpful suggestions for avoiding the problems so many meetings run into (scheduling difficulties, running too long, poor agendas, and so on). And if you're in someone else's meeting, the ebook would offer ideas on how you can subtly improve the meeting for everyone without tweaking off the organizer.

  Take Control of Your Blog (40)

In August 2005, BBC News reported that a new blog is created every second, but despite this growth and the increasing ubiquity of blogs, much confusion surrounds the subject. For instance: "Just what, exactly, are blogs? Are they just people's personal diaries, or are they the wave of the future of journalism?" Or: "I want a blog. How do I start?" This ebook would explain how to find a hosting service or host your own blogging system, provide tips on writing compelling content, and explore how the blogosphere works. Additionally, it would explain how to find blogs that fit your interests and how to use RSS and Atom.

  Take Control of Your Family Tree (24)

Genealogy, or tracing of your family tree, is a fascinating hobby and a great way to bridge the gap between generations of your family. But tracking down your ancestors three, five, ten, or even more generations back is a daunting prospect. This ebook would help you find software to organize your family tree, alert you to Internet and real-world resources for finding your great-great-great-great grandparents, and more.

  Take Control of Shopping Online (18)

According to one estimate, U.S. Web retail sales totaled $87.5 billion in 2004, up 62% from $54 billion in 2002 - that number continues to climb. Whether you're a veteran online buyer or still waiting for that first purchase, you can make your online shopping experience faster, safer, smoother, and less expensive with this ebook. Topics include shopping comparison sites, vetting stores, auction sites, tax and location issues, shipping considerations, security concerns, returning items, and guaranteeing against fraud. Real world online buying strategies - from making a quick, last-minute purchase to mounting a protracted campaign to get that expensive piece of gear at the lowest possible price - will be demystified and mastered. This ebook will quickly become your treasured go-to guide for any online purchase.

  Take Control of Using a GPS (36)

GPS receivers can be used for car, boat and aircraft navigation, finding your way in the wilderness, and even for fun (geocaching). This ebook would describe the range of GPS receivers, cover features to look for or avoid, provide an overview of how GPS works, and offer suggestions how to make the most of your GPS receiver. It would also explain how to make maps using your GPS tracks, how to connect your GPS to a Mac or PC for downloading maps, and more.

  Take Control of Understanding PC CPUs (14)

With Apple moving to CPUs from Intel at some point in the future, we've suddenly seen much more interesting in figuring out what all the options are for x86 CPUs from Intel, AMD, and others. The ebook would explain and compare all the different chip lines so when someone makes a comment about how "that box has a Pentium III but this other one has a Xenon", you'd not only know what they were talking about, but would be able to make some basic performance estimates.

  Take Control of Breadmaking (31)

Breadmaking is one of the most ancient of human arts, but it's still difficult to master. This book would walk through different kinds of starters, issues with yeast, and flatbreads; and then provide detailed step-by-step advice with illustrations on baking in an oven, a hearth, and using an electric breadmaker. Learn to make sourdough, rye, pumpernickel, and knot bread.

  Take Control of Geocaching (6)

Geocaching is a fun hobby/sport for all ages that combines the thrill of a treasure hunt with the high-tech tools of the Web and GPS receivers. Discover how to get started in geocaching, get tips on how to find geocaches, learn about Travel Bugs and Waymarks, and even find out how to hide your own cache for others to enjoy.

  Take Control of Buying a Wheelchair (3)

This ebook would help people learn how to navigate the confusing maze of pricing and features to pick out the right wheelchair for your body and the environments in which you travel. It would also discuss where and how to buy used equipment.

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