Hardware Books

I'm so glad that I've purchased this book. I didn't need to purchase HP MediaSmart server. I saved $500. This book showed me how to turn my old PC into Windows Home Server and opened my eyes to home automation. (big plus for me) I've got 3 PCs, 1 notebook, PlayStation @ my home plus CCTV. If you have more than 1 PC @ home this is a must read. Book is well paced and easy to follow. It has full of useful information. Windows Home Server Bible, Amen.

I'm a network administrator and I love this book for it's easy to learn and configure the wiundows home server. I really recommended it.

Being a Windows NT Professional and working in a Fortune 100 corporation where Enterprise networking is King, my needs for a comprehensive guide to a NT Operating system are self evident. Unfortunately, most books on the market help those of beginning to intermediate skill levels. After a long and exhaustive search for a book that would be advanced enough for professional's needs, I came across Windows NT Server by Karanjit. S. Siyan. Mr. Siyan's extreme depth of understanding of not only the NT operating system, but of the general networking concepts is further enhanced by his ability to communicate those ideas to the reader. The information is well thought out and the layout of the book makes finding any given topic easy. The book is invaluable not only as a learning tool, but as the title denotes, a professional reference. The subjects that are covered range from installation of the individual servers, to domain planning, optimization and tuning, as well as TCP/IP packet analisys and most importantly: The NT Registry. It should be noted that this book is not for the beginner and even intermediate level professional might be a bit overwhelmed by the detail of information that Mr. Siyan goes into. However, if you're looking for a comprehensive, detail oriented book that covers the nooks and crannies of Windows NT, you've found your bible.

I searched and reviewed a lot of NT books, before I purchased this book. I have read a good amount of computer books and had built sort of a checklist of items in my head. I needed NT architecture, Domains, Install runthrough / possible problems and features, Security, Registry and Performance (I placed a high value on performance experence). Almost all of the NT books had these main subjects plus more. I felt this book had a covered the most ground and looked interesting. One thing I liked about this book was the depth of information. The author was giving the high level concept and then, I felt providing a good technical response as well. The information content was great, providing lots of information on everything NT from Server to DHCP, WINS, NT protocols information (IPX, NETBeui, TCP/IP and Apple Stuff), and Netware intergration, plus four appendices that are excellent LAN / Networking references. These covered OSI layers, IEEE 802, Wiring and cable plant, Ethernet, Token Ring, Arcnet, fiber and Localtalk, a section on routing & bridging, and a section on wans(ATM, FDDI, X.25, ect). Information ranged from easily understandable to electrical signaling information (not easily understood). Not only was it good, but I used it for study on my MCSE Networking Essentials exam. Overall I rated this book very good, I found it a good learning tool and a great NT and Lan reference. One caveat - This book is written for administrators (says so in the interduction, too)

The only caveat I have about this book is that it was written in 1996, and some of the info is dated (IIS 2 info, for instance) That being said, this is a terrific book, and puts together all the info you'll need, from TCP/IP basics to security issues and network topology. It got me up to speed really quickly. Now, let's see a new and revised edition!!

Tom Sheldon's writing style is very easy to read. While he covers several subjects, including basic setup of Windows NT along with IIS, the information is very usable to a new NT Administrator.

Tom's coverage of TCP/IP is particularly useful, and he thoroughly explains subnetting and how to use TCP/IP addressing in Appendix C.

Overall this is a very useful book and one that can be referred to often to troubleshoot Windows NT and IIS problems.

I had a very vague idea about WServer 200x. This book is well written and could benefit newcomers. Basic knowledge of internet and how to use a pc is required ;)

I was amazed at how easy it is to read this book. Have no experience with 2003, or just minimal at most, and found this book at the library. Ordering my own, because I have read the majority of it, in 2 days. I wish the author had written more beginners guides for other current OS, and apps. Wish you had one for Citrix, and maybe Linux, and how about a Unix, etc!!! This is definately a great book to have for anyone that needs to learn the operations of 2003.

Am I the only one who thinks the first reviewer of this book is a moron? Does anyone even know what the heck he said?! "Planification?" Otey........

Essential for the planification of the deployment of Windows Server. We hnow where we go and what we do.
The tools on the web site add great value to this excellent book.

I've received my books on time in perfect condition
Keep up the good work!

Just as Mr. Mulcare wrote the definitive resource for AD on Win2K3,
Active Directory for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference (Pro-Technical References) he has done it again with this resource kit. His knowledge of the product and ability to pass along critical information on Active Directory is exceptional. Keep up the good work and I look forward to whatever you write for Win7!

This book made my programming efforts efficient, up to date and elaborate

Great book. I've got about 6 MFC / C++ Windows programming books and very few tell you what you want to know. This book covers a lot in a logical manner.

This book does just what it says it does: it provides a no-nonsense, quick and easy approach to learning specific tasks with Microsoft Word. Need to do something? Look it up. The pictures and step-by-step instructions make it impossible to screw things up. And the Tips in many of the sections help you go beyond the basics. All without a lot of time-consuming "dummies" chatter. This is the third Visual Quick Guide I have by Maria Langer and all I can say is that she really knows her stuff!

Since Microsoft does not include any manuals or written materials with Word:mac 2001, Ms. Langer's book is indispensable. Her explanations are clear, concise, and to the point. Her instructions are much more easy to follow than what appears in the onscreen MS Word Help.

This book does a good job of covering all the aspects that need to be considered when setting up a web server, and gives useful examples.

Just finished reading this book and would recommend it to anyone who works with Unix, will be keeping this on my refernce shelf.

Gary DeWard Brown's books on JCL are classic. I had the first edition, back in 1978 (which was titled 'System 360 JCL', if I recall correctly) -- I learned from it; I used it as a reference; I annotated it and created my own index; I had pages memorized.

Brown has updated the book over the years. If you have a development background but know very little about mainframes or about JCL, the first section will give you an excellent introduction. If you are writing or maintaining JCL, the book will be a valuable reference.

I first encountered this book in edition 1 as a programer. We were on Edition 2 when I was a project Lead and everyone in my staff was issued a copy. On Edition 3 I was teaching a college course on JCL and had the text changed to this excellent reference. I am now a consultant and just finished a two day seminar to familiarize a group of analysts with their computing environment and the necessary JCL to get things done. I showed them edition 5 and recommended they get a copy. I believe that right now an order for about 12 copies of this tool is being approved. Very simply this continues to be the best overall resource on JCL in print. The additional information on TSO and SMS make it the single most powerful technical resource on the market. I have been in data processing for almost 23 years and have yet to encounter anything better.