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Access 2007: The Missing Manual

14 reviews
Matthew MacDonald

Pogue Press, 2006

Excellent!
This book is perfect for the novice. It guides you to the key components for MS Access without all the "techie" language. It also points out informative tips and clues to improve your database. This is specific for 2007, which really does make a difference since the security features have changed dramatically. There is a website for the examples. It is easy to download. The book states you ...

Access 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

14 reviews
Alan Simpson, Margaret Levine Young, ...

For Dummies, 2003

Great book for filling in the blanks
I've had limited exposure to Access before reading this book, and I found it fantastic for filling in the blanks in my knowledge. Access is complicated enough that, for true beginners, it would probably be more helpful to get a book that comes with a CD of examples and walk-throughs. But if you have a handle on the basics, I'd highly recommend this book.

Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart

71 reviews
Ian Ayres

Bantam, 2007

Freakonomics 2: enjoyable survey of interesting research with real-world impacts
Ayres demonstrates how statistical analysis of large datasets is affecting the way the world works in a broad range of applications: credit card companies, sports teams, wine critics, development economists, medical practitioners,* law enforcement agencies, schools, etc. "Freakonomics didn't talk much about the extent to which quantitative analysis is impacting real-world decisions. In ...

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance ...

37 reviews
Solid Quality Learning

Microsoft Press, 2006

Great Book, Great Author
I bought this book because I had the opportunity to take a training course by one of the co-authors, Mike Hotek. Mike is an awesome teacher as well as writer. This book had very clear practical examples ranging from how to create a table to replication and database mirroring. I found that if you want to learn the just-above-the-basics of SQL 2005, this book is for you. Even if you don't know ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services 2005

37 reviews
Brian Larson

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2005

A great way to learn the basics
I just worked my way cover-to-cover and did every exercise. Sure, there are some errors in the book and sometimes it is not as clear as I would like and it does help to be a DBA but I think the book is rather above average in its accuracy. The book is not useful as a reference. But I highly recommend it as a great start. If you are not going to download the problems and do the exercises, then ...

Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World

23 reviews
Joe Armstrong

Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007

Very easy to digest
I made an attempt at working through this book 6 months ago and didn't feel quite comfortable so I dropped it and instead pursued Programming in Haskell. Yesterday I decided to get back into Erlang and found it a complete breeze, powering through the entire book in a few hours. A lot of things seem to become really easy after working with Haskell, not to say that programming in Haskell is ...

High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More
Baron Schwartz, Peter Zaitsev, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

High Performance MySQL is the definitive guide to building fast, reliable systems with MySQL. Written by noted experts with years of real-world experience building very large systems, this book covers every aspect of MySQL performance in detail, and focuses on robustness, security, and data integrity. High Performance MySQL teaches you advanced techniques in depth so you can bring out MySQL's full power. Learn how to design schemas, indexes, ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

13 reviews
Ray Rankins, Paul Bertucci, ...

Sams, 2006

dotNet Developer
As a dotNet Developer, I am often called upon to write my own database code or maintain existing db code. I am also called upon to diagnose performance problems or set security. Sometimes on lightly staffed projects, I am a defacto DBA. I have always strived to have a comprehensive understanding of the technologies I use. However, my level of understanding of SQL Server was more limited ...

Access 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

5 reviews
Laurie Ulrich Fuller, Ken Cook, ...

For Dummies, 2006

Good Introduction to Access and the new Ribbon
Access is the most popular database program in the world. The reason is two fold: 1. It's very easy to use. Microsoft has gone to a great deal of effort to make the program fit in with the rest of the Office system so that knowing Word or Excel gives you a good bit of the background you need to use Access. 2. Access is part of the Microsoft Office package, so you probably get it when you ...

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (3rd Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)

137 reviews
Ben Forta

Sams, 2004

PERFECT! AWESOME! Need I say more?
When I went for a job interview a few months ago all I knew about SQL was that it had something to do with databases. When I informed the interviewer I didn't know SQL, the look on his face let me know I was doomed. So as soon as I left that interview I got online and purchased this book determined to learn as much as I can, in an inexpensive way, and quickly. Wow! This book turned out to be all ...

The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling (Second Edition)

26 reviews
Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross

Wiley, 2002

A tool rather than a toolkit
This book delivers exactly what it says. Except that word "toolkit" in its title - you'd better think about this book being a single tool, not a whole toolkit. Ralph Kimball actually has a whole lot of books on data warehousing published, this is one of them, a tool in the toolkit. This one seems like a good starting point to the entire series, and it only shows a single facet - the dimensional ...

Building a Web 2.0 Portal with ASP.NET 3.5

4 reviews
Omar AL Zabir

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

A must have resource for all ASP.NET developers!
I've read the author's articles on Code Project, and when I found out he had written a book that built on them, I didn't waste any time getting my hands on it! Being the one of the few developers in my group that work with the latest "cutting edge" technology, and with no one to answer the questions I have, this book has simply been the fountain of knowledge I'd been looking for. Definitely a ...

FileMaker Pro 9 Bible

27 reviews
Ray Cologon

Wiley, 2008

Difficult to Improve Upon
I've been using FileMaker for almost 20 years and have read most of the books written for this product. The FileMaker Pro Bible stands tall amongst the others. It's extremely well-written with tenacious attention to detail that is quite valuable to developers of all levels. Ray Cologon gently introduces concepts and best practices to the new developer in a manner that encourages thorough ...

Microsoft® Office Access(TM) 2007 Inside Out (Microsoft Office Access Inside Out)

11 reviews
John Viescas, Jeff Conrad

Microsoft Press, 2007

Very helpful, well organized text
I opened to Queries, immediately I was able to use what I read in a short time to my work. It's well organized, you can go directly to the chapter of the subject you need to know about. If you don't create tables or databases but just need how to query, you can go directly to that. It's probably the most comprehensive book on Access 2007 out there. I highly recommend.

Head First SQL: Your Brain on SQL -- A Learner's Guide (Head First)

29 reviews
Lynn Beighley

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Unorthodox & Effective Training Method
At first I was a little thrown off by all the images and quips (I guess I'm used to boring, dry guides). After a while I was actually drawn into the book and how it guided me through learning SQL. I must admit that I had a somewhat rudimentary understanding of SQL but after completing the book my queries a sharper & more complex. I do want to put it out there; this isn't really a reference ...

Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office ...

4 reviews
Andrew Connell

Wrox, 2008

Content Management in Depth
WCM (Web Content Management) is becoming a "hot" item in many MOSS deployments. I should also clarify that this book is focused on WCM as opposed to ECM (Enterprise Content Management), as this seems to be a confusing topic for some. So it is mainly for those looking for working with the publishing infrastructure within MOSS (replacing MCMS - Microsoft Content Management Server), not with the ...

IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence: The Official Guide

1 review
Dan Volitich

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008

40 bucks and the sample is the legalese and contents??
even at 40 bucks i might have been interested ...but since i am looking for some intruction into actually using the program...a sample would have helped me decide...though i guess it did...since i wont be buying it...based on the sample provided.

Java Persistence with Hibernate

46 reviews
Christian Bauer, Gavin King

Manning Publications, 2006

A Massive Book for a Magnificent Framework
Some of the reviews for this book are a little harsh. This is the most complete book on Hibernate on the market. It covers everything, and I mean everything. From mapping to annotations, to whatever, it's in here. The book is written by the makers of Hibernate, and you can find an answer to pretty much every question you'll ever have explained in extreme detail, and in a very, very ...

The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit

2 reviews
Ralph Kimball, Margy Ross, ...

Wiley, 2008

A must read for all DW/BI professionals
Another awesome book by the Kimball Group. This 2nd edition is a great improvement over the original with lots of new material and new spins on old material. This is a must read for anybody claiming to be a DW/BI Professional.

Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying (Solid Quality Learning)

29 reviews
Itzik Ben-Gan, Lubor Kollar, ...

Microsoft Press, 2006

An excellent contribution to the "Inside-SQL" series
This is the 2nd book of the 4 part "Inside-SQL" series, with each book I imagine, appealing to a different reader. Having a programming background, I enjoyed this book more than the first in the series ("The Storage Engine"), which on it's own is also an excellent book. As mentioned in other reviews, this book is definitely not for beginners. The authors assumes a basic level of SQL knowledge ...

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