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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics (2nd Edition) (Absolute Beginner's Guide)

13 reviews
Michael Miller

Que, 2004

Curious
I have been using a computer for many years and still did not understand all the task/programs I could have been using. This book has been extremely helpful working as a primer explaining everything very clearly and is still up to date with the Windows Vista. I would highly recommend this book.

Podcasting Hacks: Tips and Tools for Blogging Out Loud (Hacks)

14 reviews
Jack Herrington

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

THE INVASION OF THE PODCASTING HACKS!
Do you know how to listen to a podcast and produce one of your own? If you don't, this outstanding book is for you! Author Jack Herrington, has written a great book about how to find great podcasts and subscribe to them without filling your hard disk. Herrington begins by showing you how to listen to podcasts through your browser and on a variety of different devices. Next, the author takes ...

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition)

79 reviews
Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister

Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1999

Important Read For Contrarian Reasons
Much of this book is spent explaining what should be obvious to the best managers, but which corporate culture and priorities tend to work against. In general, the book looks more at typical mistakes than at recipes for success. At the same time, the advice is solid and they often provide data to back up their assertions. If I was a manager at a typical and mediocre corporation, I would not ...

Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition

20 reviews
Christopher M. Bishop

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

Sheer pleasure.
If you want a very good, intermediate introduction to pattern classification this book must be on your bookshelf. It even does a very nice job explaining the EM algorithm in a few pages! Basic calculus is all you need to understand the book. A must read.

Web Site Measurement Hacks: Tips & Tools to Help Optimize Your Online Business (Hacks)

17 reviews
Eric Peterson

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

A rare one-size-fits-all book!
Web Site Measurement Hacks is the best book in the Web Analytics field. The book explains introductory topics as well as the most advanced ones in a chronological natural way. Subjects like what is web analytics, how to choose a vendor, how the technology works, and how to implement a web analytics program in your company are covered extensively. Besides being well written and almost ...

Time Management for System Administrators

36 reviews
Thomas Limoncelli

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2005

This book helped me get my life back
I was skeptical at first, but I followed the advice in this book, and BOY HAS IT MADE A DIFFERENCE! I picked up this book when it first came out, as I was already a fan of The Practice of System and Network Administration. It's been three years, and I'm no longer frazzled. Users no longer call me angrily wondering why I forgot to do such-and-such. I (hardly ever) forget to renew service ...

Practical Poser 6 (Graphics Series)

17 reviews
Denise Tyler, Audre Vysniauskas

Charles River Media, 2006

Getting to know Poser 6
I found Practical Poser 6 a valuable training tutorial into the world of 3D graphics. Not only did it explain the functions and usages of Poser 6 in understandable terms, it illustrated examples in easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. This book is a recommended must-have for individuals who are thinking about entering the realm of 3D graphics or serious artists who want to refine their ...

Interactivity By Design

14 reviews
Ray Kristof, Amy Satran

Pearson Education, 1995

Simple. Clear. Invaluable.
For once, someone makes the distinction between information design, interaction design and presentation design. This book was invaluable in helping our division more clearly define our process for product development.

Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams (Agile Software Development Series)

12 reviews
Alistair Cockburn

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004

Informative
Lots of relevent information about Software Development project management. It give insight into ways of dealing with stuff I see every day at work. I am about 1/3 of they way through, it is well laid out, I'd recommend it for anyone that is a technology development group and want some good ideas for how to deal with projects.

The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants

66 reviews
Christine Durst, Michael Haaren

Career Press, 2005

Excellent book!
If you could only buy one book about owning your own VA business, I would highly recommend this one! As there are multiple books on the subject in the marketplace right now, I would still highly recommend this one. This is the ONLY book you will ever need - well, maybe one on accounting principles if you don't know any & have no money to hire an accountant! But this book tells you EVERYTHING ...

PeopleSoft HRMS Reporting (Prentice Hall PTR Enterprise Resource Planning Series)

9 reviews
Adam T. Bromwich

Prentice Hall PTR, 1999

A treasure for technical and functional users
This book is a treasure for anyone who needs to get quickly up-to-speed on the PeopleSoft HRMS data architecture and the most common tables against which queries and reports are executed. This alone would make the book invaluable because of the confusing PeopleSoft documentation and the thousands of tables. However, the author goes well beyond by breaking down the most important tables, grouped ...

The Root of All Evil

8 reviews
JD Frazer, Illiad, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2001

For computer geeks only, but in that niche excellent
You have to be a computer geek to understand the humor. If you are, and especially if you have a unix/linux background and/or have worked with internet or other computer support you will find this one of the most hysterical comics around.

What Can I Do?: An Alphabet For Living

9 reviews
Lisa Harrow

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004

Saving the Earth does not get much easier than this
Most people want to do whatever they can to make the world a better place and protect the Earth. For them, marching in demonstrations or engaging in direct action is not an option. What to do? In subjects ranging from Air to Water to Food to Global Warming, this book lists many web sites with more information to get the reader involved in protecting the environment. Perhaps the reader just ...

Making Sense of Online Learning: A Guide for Beginners and the Truly Skeptical

8 reviews
Patti Shank, Amy Sitze

Pfeiffer, 2004

E-learning for Dummies?
The audience for this book is the person who wants to take their first step into traditional online learning. And by traditional, I mean self-contained courses and the management systems that support them (as opposed to deeper simulations or integration with knowledge management or ERP or CRM systems, etc., etc.,) For these people, the tone, the content, and the sympathy are dead on. Before ...

Designing Virtual Worlds (New Riders Games)

12 reviews
Richard Bartle

New Riders Games, 2003

Guide to the philosophy and strategy of designing virtual worlds
To begin with, this book is not a programming book. There is no code, no discussion of VRML, MPEG-4, or X3D. Instead, this book stands back and takes a "big picture" look at the design of a virtual world from the viewpoint of systems engineering, social engineering, philosophy, history, and psychology. Ethical considerations are even tossed in for good measure. The book starts out with chapters ...

ErgAerobics: Why does working @ my computer hurt so much?

10 reviews
Perry Bonomo, Daniel Seidler

Ergaerobics, 1998

Best book I've found on repetitive stress injuries.
"Why does working @ my computer hurt so much" is the best book I've found on preventing repetitive stress injuries. It filled with practical information for anyone who spends long hours in front of a computer (secretaries, programmers, writers, college students). The authors, both physical therapists, provide guidelines for arranging your workstation and how to sit there once it's arranged. ...

Customer Service for Dummies

10 reviews
Karen Leland, Keith Bailey

For Dummies, 1999

Nice!
This book is a must for those who are finding themselves just put in a situation where they must speak with customers. Gives insight into customer types, reminds on proper etiquette both on the phone and in person and in general makes communication more effective. Good for a geek (like myself) who is finding himself talking with the clients that (s)he supports more and more.

Designing from Both Sides of the Screen: How Designers and Engineers Can Collaborate to Build Cooperative ...

9 reviews
Ellen Isaacs, Alan Walendowski

Sams, 2001

Excellent UI design book. Programmers should also read it.
First let me tell you this is an interaction design (or user interface design) book, since the title of the book doesn't do this job well. This is one of the books that have great impact on me. I agree with the review written by Kevin Mullet (printed on the book's back cover) that the ideas presented in this book are a bit "dangerous". It is dangerous because they are not the common practice yet. ...

Building a Digital Human (Graphics Series) (Graphics Series)

8 reviews
Ken Brilliant

Charles River Media, 2003

He thought of everything!
Given that you are already familiar with some type of modeling software, this book is the best resource you could have! The non-software specific approach of the book keeps it focused on the concepts of creating a good model rather than the user interface. Every detail of the body is covered with step-by-step diagrams, and a lot of it focuses on creating a topology that is animatable and will ...

The Cybergypsies : A True Tale of Lust, War, & Betrayal on the Electronic Frontier

8 reviews
Indra Sinha

Viking Adult, 1999

Wise man's gentle warning to us all
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, for two reasons. Firstly, I should declare a personal interest: I was a colleague of Mr Sinha's during the period in which the events (all true, I believe) described in the book took place. Secondly, as a person of similar mindset, The Cybergypsies helps me to keep uppermost in mind the importance of balance, perspective and 'all things in moderation'. It was a ...

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