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Consider the Source; A Critical Guide to the 100 Most Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web

Published in Paperback by CyberAge Books (2007-05-15)

Authors: James F. Broderick and Darren W. Miller

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Essential information for anyone looking to become better informed.

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Review Date: 2008-01-24

It matters not your station in life. Whether you are a business professional, working journalist, high school or college student or simply a concerned citizen we are all looking for ways to better inform ourselves about the pressing issues of our time. There is so much information available on the internet but I suspect that most of us rely on just a handful of websites to keep us abreast of just what is going on.
This is why I found James F. Broderick and Darren W. Miller's new book "Consider The Source" to be so exciting. What we have here are critical reviews of 100 of the most important and influential news and information sites on the web. In my view there is hardly a person out there who would not benefit from perusing this book.
What Broderick and Miller offer in "Consider The Source" is a treasure trove of useful material about how to best access information on the web. Just to give you an idea, the authors review websites covering news, sports, entertainment, science, medicine and more. They critique each website for design, content and accessabilty and are careful note any bias they might discover. Obviously, many of these sites have a point of view and the authors deem it important that their readers understand this.
Happily, Broderick and Miller do not limit themselves to sites that originate in the United States only. "Consider The Source" offers reviews on news and information sites from Britain, India, France, Australia,Ireland and even Asia and Africa. In addition, you will see reviews of various U.S. government websites such as the Library of Congress, CIA, FBI and NASA. Some absolutely fascinating stuff there! In the list of 100 websites, the reader will find the familiar as well as a number of hidden gems they have probably never even heard of. Of this group I might recommend to you a site called The Onion. Hilarious!
As I read "Consider The Source" I jotted down the sites I would be interested in bookmarking. Not surprisingly, I came up with a list of more than two dozen. The fact is that I had never even heard of many of these sites. Still others were websites I had never even accessed before.
"Consider The Source" is written in clear, concise language that just about everyone can understand. Not a lot of jargon here! Reading this book is absolutely time well spent! I would not be surprised that if the authors chose to issue updated versions of the book from time to time. I highly recommend "Consider The Source" to everyone!

Clarity in the chaos

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-26

Consider the Source provides clarity among the internet chaos for readers like myself who depend on the Web for news. This book provides a "yellow brick road" leading to an honest evaluation of news and information sites on the web. Miller and Broderick have given readers an invaluable guide to the most accurate internet news sites.

Where can you get the news you need, and how can you keep up with it?

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-17

Where can you get the news you need, and how can you keep up with it? A professor of journalism and a working reporter combine forces to produce a critical A-Z guide to the best - and worse - news information sites on the web, offering 100 critical reviews paired with a 5-star rating system. From learning the motives and bias behind different sites to considering alternative sites and news press and how they operate differently from mainstream media, CONSIDER THE SOURCE: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO 100 PROMINENT NEWS AND INFORMATION SITES ON THE WEB is a pick for both college-level collections strong in media studies and general-interest lending libraries alike.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Great resource

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-04

This is the first book I have ever seen that gives the public direction on which news sites to visit. The Web has created content overload, but who to trust and who to devote limited time too? That is what this book has done. And it is not a boring look at Web sites, but instead brings each site to life and goes in depth on how they operate. I love the ranking system and especially was interested to see that many sites I never considered before were ranked so highly.

Great list of sources at your fingertips

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-30

I can see why this book is promoted to students, journalists, PR professionals, and news hounds - but I'm none of the above and still found this book a great find! I, like most people, find myself going to the same sites over and over and was looking for something to expand my Internet reading list. There were dozens of sites that I had never heard of and have now been placed on my Favs list. Definitely got my money's worth on this one!

Designing Web Graphics Edition

Published in Paperback by Pearson Indiana (1996-01)

Author: Lynda Weinman

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Get the Second Edition Instead

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Review Date: 1997-04-09

Designing Web Graphics is now considerably out-of-date due to lots of improvements in web browsers since the book was published. The first edition also suffered from poor editing. Consider the second edition instead: Designing Web Graphics.2, which is 200 pages longer than the first edition and is currently available here at Amazon.com for $12 less than the first edition. The second edition does not come with a CD-ROM, but you'll find most (and probably all) of the good stuff at Lynda's public web and ftp sites (http://www.lynda.com/ and ftp://luna.bearnet.com/pub/lynda/).

A designers must!

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Review Date: 1997-03-15

I'm a graphic design student, and a recent assignment forced me to design for the web, something I had never done before. when gathering information on web design I came across Lynda's book at a local bookstore and finally there was a book written by an idiot for idiot's, it's very easy to understand and without the jargon that plaques most of the books on the subject. Unlike many computer books it lasts, I can still come back to it many months after I bought it and look up things that I didn't notice before. It's filled with useful information and is a MUST-GET for every designer. The only drawback for non-designers is that you're expected to know your way around professional software like Photoshop and illustrator, but how much can ask from one book?

This is the one book to have on web graphics

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Review Date: 1997-02-13

This is definitely a must read for anyone who is beyond the basics of HTML and struggling with photoshop and illustrator to make professional looking web graphics.

I didn't like the other Lynda Weinman books as much, but they are unique in the field.

If you like this book try "Creating Killer Websites" next.

A must have for any serious Web Graphics Designer!

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Review Date: 1996-11-09

Any graphic designer who is serious about building web graphics should add this book to their library. The book is chock full of useful hints, tricks, and how-tos. Lynda Weinman wrote this book with the designer in mind. There is no tedious HTML coding - although there are lots of HTML examples. I find myself referring back to "Designing Web Graphics" regularly when designing web sites. Thanks Lynda.

It's a "Web Trainee" and "Web Pro" must have book!

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Review Date: 1996-10-19

I don't care how much you know, you don't know enough when it comes to web graphics. Ten minutes browsing some sites should make that clear. This is a full color throughout book. What idiot would produce a book about web graphics in Black and White, but that's just what Lynda's publisher almost made her do. She refused to do the book unless it was full color and they backed down. She puts that same commitment to sound ideas into the content of the book and it has revolutionized how these kinds of books get published. Now there are a bunch of them, and surprise surprise they are also all color. This one is still the best because Lynda's has got tons of first hand experience in the field, (not just a bunch of theory) and she explains things in a clear concise way. Do you know about transparency? It's here Do you know about optimizing for different browsers? It's here. Do you know how to cut the size of your graphic way way down without loosing detail? It's in here. Do you know how to create tiled backgrounds that download super fast? Get the book. Do you know what the differences between Mac and PC color pallettes are? I went from "Where's the "ON" button?" to making a living at this because of the beauty of this book. You need this book, and no I don't know Lynda and I don't get any money for this. I'm just thrilled when someone writes exactly the book that I would have written if I had known how.

DigiMarketing: The Essential Guide to New Media and Digital Marketing

Published in Hardcover by Wiley (2008-02-15)

Authors: Kent Wertime and Ian Fenwick

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Holistic Marketing Landscape Overview

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Review Date: 2008-06-10

Kent & Wertime's 'DigiMarketing' provides a great overview of the marketing landscape, which has been continously disrupted & reconfigured by innovative technologies, creativity, & business models. The authors not merely present the current trends of digital marketing along with great supporting references, but also concisely articulate the business implications of these trends & how digital marketing elements can be effectively integrated to traditional marketing initiatives. Such holistic views & insight would enable readers to unearth hidden business opportunities that can be capitalized thru digital marketing initiatives.

DigiMarketing

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Review Date: 2008-06-07

Excelent book. Authors seems to realy understand the subject well and have put them into an easy to understand book.

Highly recommended for anyone who is in the field, and wanting to understand a lot more about the subject.

Excellent overview of the new marketing landscape

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Review Date: 2008-02-26

This book provides an excellent overview of the emerging trends in the digital marketing age. It's a must read for marketing professionals looking to capitalize on advances in technologies. The authors did a great job explaining the marketing relevance of a myriad of new digital technologies without getting into all the technical details.

I hope the authors continue to update this publication as the industry is moving at warp speed. One area I'd like to see discussed in more detail is the role of Mashups in Digimarketing.

I found the discussion of consumer mashups both interesting and informative but how about enterprise mashups that mashup data from sources other than publicly available web sources? A good description of the difference between consumer and enterprise mashups can be found at: [...]

Highly Recommended

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Review Date: 2008-03-30

DigiMarketing: The Essential Guide to New Media and Digital Marketing

Great book. Highly recommended. Really captures many of the most important trends and technologies that are shaping electronic commerce. I have seen many of these same issues, trends and cases in other publications and books but DigiMarketing brings them all together in a highly educational manner. This is a MUST READ book for anyone who wants to stay ahead of these crucial trends

Very user-friendly and practical! Strongly recommended!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-02

I have been looking for this kind of book for years. The term "digimarketing" immediately caught my attention. I have to thank the authors for taking the courage to write this easy-to-be-obsolete book. Wertime and Fenwick did a very good job in making all the techincal stuff become so easy to understand to most marketing managers who don't have deep technical savvy. I also love the beauty of how this book is organized. Yet what I like most is the last part of the book where you are guided to bring everything to a step-by-step implementing plan.

It is no doubt that "digimarketing" is increasingly important versus traditional marketing. It is now already "mainstream" as emphasized by the authors. Those marketing professionals who do not pay enough attention to digimarketing will soon find left far behind. And for small business owner like me, this book is extremely helpful. It captures in a very friendly manner everything that I had to read and consolidate from a dozen of other books on the similar topic. I will start implementing what I read right now! Strongly recommended!

Disappearing Cryptography, Second Edition - Information Hiding: Steganography and Watermarking (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)

Published in Paperback by Morgan Kaufmann (2002-04-29)

Author: Peter Wayner

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One year after purchase, I keep opening this book

Helpful Votes: 10 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-18

All in all just a fascinating book on a fascinating topic. In general, the introductory parts of each chapter are accessible to anyone with a standard 12 year education. The mathematics are best understood by people with a background in algebra and statistics at the American High School level, but not much more. If you buy this book, expect John Ashcroft to put your name on a list of people buying dangerous published works (and with the Patriot Act in place, I am neither paranoid nor joking). The best chapter is the one about encoding information in ordered lists. This book taught me how to include a one line hidden message in a 50 item list of my favorite Country and Western Songs of all time (and THAT is a cool thing to do).

You know you are a crypto geek when....

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-30

This book is a great introduction to learning how to hide data in places most people wouldn't think about looking. Sample code and various URL's are provided for places to start, this not the easiest subject to grasp, but the book helps put it at a manageable level.

A great place to start!...

Cool, deep, although a bit goofy

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-15

This is a deep, serious book about making information transmogrify, even if there are a few silly parts. I liked the funny parts and they reminded me of Goedel Escher and Bach

Accessible introduction to a fascinating topic

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-12

This is a very easy read that does not really assume much about the reader other than mathematical maturity at the precalculus level, knowledge of programming in a higher level language, and a curiosity about hiding information in such things as images. In fact, I bought this book to get a grasp on how to hide a watermark in an image. The early chapters are devoted to material that forms the basic toolkit for steganography - private key encryption, secret sharing, and error correcting codes. The later chapters describe how to apply these techniques in various ways to hide information.

Chapter 5 discusses common data compression algorithms, not to the point that you could write an encoder/decoder system, but so that you know which allow perfect reconstruction and which do not. Compression leads to the topic of mimicry, which is the subject of chapter 6. Basic mimicry produces text that looks statistically similar to the original text but is far from perfect. Chapter 7 shows methods of improving mimicry techniques so that the mimicked text not only passes statistical tests for similarity to the original, but passes rules for grammar. This leads to the concept of context free grammars and their role in mimicry. Thus, you can hide data in realistic sounding text.

Chapter 8 concentrates on a robust and complete model known as the Turing machine. Such a machine hides data as it "runs forward", while running the machine in reverse allows the hidden data to be recovered. Certain proofs show that this is a stronger data hiding model than those previously discussed.

Chapter nine discusses a more image-processing related data hiding topic - hiding in the noise. What appears as noise to the untrained eye can actually be a message. Of course, the flip side of this is "real" noise has the power to obscure the hidden message.

Chapter 10 discusses anonymous remailers, which is the deletion of the name of the originator of a message by an intermediate node. Such systems can range from very secure to very insecure depending on strategies involved. Chapter 11,"Secret Broadcasts", is a companion chapter on how to broadcast a message so that everyone can read it but nobody knows the source. The solution lies in the "Dining Cryptographers" algorithm, and this solution is discussed at length.

Chapter 12, "Keys", discusses message keys as extensions to the concept of keys in basic cryptography, which was discussed earlier in the book. Adding keys to any algorithm discussed up to this point makes that algorithm stronger. Chapter 13, "Ordering and Reordering", discusses how steganography strategies might be disrupted by reordering parts of a message, and discusses methods that might prevent this from being a problem.

Chapter 14, "Spreading", is a more mathematical chapter than the preceding ones and takes a different approach to the problem of information hiding. It takes ideas from spread spectrum radio and applies them to steganography. This is the one chapter where a knowledge of calculus, Fourier transforms, and even wavelets will be helpful.

The last three chapters, "Synthetic Worlds", "Watermarks", and "Steganalysis" are short and more subjective than previous ones, mainly giving the reader a broad overview of these topics.

The book has a wealth of algorithms, equations, and simple examples. There is even a very basic Java mimicry program in the appendix. However, this is not a programming book full of ready to implement solutions - you will have to do that yourself. There are numerous references to web addresses where you can find both executable and source code for implementing some of the algorithms mentioned in this book. I would say if you are interested in hiding information in data of any kind - text, sound, imagery, etc. - then this book is essential reading. I highly recommend it.

Excelent book

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-12

I read the entire book from first to last page and enjoyed the content absolutely. The book has theory and practice, clear examples and many references to free and open source software to make tests. The math part has razonable level (not too much, not to little). I have no found anything better in the area.
Good for Peter Wayner!

P.D. ...

Do You Have IT?

Published in Paperback by Self-Published (2007-09-28)

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A pleasure to read

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Review Date: 2008-02-09

Stuart's command of his subject matter is immediately apparent. His thoughts and helpful ideas are written in a manner easily digestible with spot-on insight that can only be garnered through life experience. Truly valuable and highly recommended.

Sound and Insightful Advice

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Review Date: 2007-12-30

Stuart has done a great job of taking different IT concepts and breaking them down into their simplest terms. There are a number of tips for running an IT business that will help make you more successful and profitable. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it for anyone in the IT industry.

A valuable read

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Review Date: 2007-12-21

Stuart has captured a number of simple yet valuable tips for IT that will make your life simpler. It is a great book to read and is broken down into bite size topics that even non technical readers can absorb and apply. It is well worth the cost - just one idea will easily cover the investment in purchase price. And there are many ideas that will apply to most any reader so it is a bargain at that point. Enjoy and apply - it will make your IT experience much better.

Bite sized chunks of wisdom

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Review Date: 2007-12-21

Stuart is obviously a very well read author and combines that depth of knowlege with his practical experience to provide concise bits of wisdom that I was able to immediately put to use in my business. I've read and re-read many sections of the book and keep it by my desk for handy reference. If you run an IT business, this book will help!

Great bits of wisdom

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Review Date: 2007-12-21

I've found this book to have many good ideas and advice for small business IT providers. The format is a collection of articles of just a few pages each, and as such can be read whenever you have a few minutes to fill. Based on the authors own experience running his business, it's well worth the time to read.

Dreamweaver 4 for Visual Learners

Published in Spiral-bound by Visibooks (2001-02-01)

Author: Chris Charuhas

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A Great Introduction to Dreamweaver!

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Review Date: 2002-06-28

I had no idea how to use dreamweaver. I purchased this book, went through it in a couple of days and now I can design a basic website without using those dreaded html codes. I highly recommend this book due to the fact that anyone can understand it. I'm now working through the Fireworks edition.

Dreamweaver 4 for Visual Learners

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Review Date: 2002-03-13

Dreamweaver 4 for Visual Learners is a user friendly manual packed full of information. There are tons of graphics and screen shots, and just enough text to explain everything thoroughly. I'm no Dreamweaver expert, and this book took me step by step through the basics; then some more advanced material without any of it going over my head. It will make a great reference for later on as well. Great manual Chris!!

Dreamweaver 4 for Visual Learners by Chris Charuhas

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Review Date: 2002-03-05

I've read through several manuals learning different computer programs and none have helped me learn a program as fast as this book! The instructions and screen shots are clear and concise, and allow the user to focus on the actual work of creating a website. The author includes using the previous steps for extra practice before introducing the next skill(s). The spiral binding also allows the book to lie flat or be folded in half. A big advantage to users with small computer work areas. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to get started immediately. Visibooks are wonderful - thank you Mr. Charuhas. I'll definitely using your books in other subject areas!

Great book... easy to follow

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Review Date: 2002-02-08

I have been thru this book and used it to learn the basics of Dreamweaver... and I'm so glad I found it! Dreamweaver can be intimidating at first, and this book brought me understanding that only a visual book can do. I highly recommend it (and any of the other ...For Visual Learners books)!!!

Extremely Good Material for Visual Learners

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-09

As a computer training professional, I've read or reviewed dozens of training books/manuals and this is one of the most effective learning sources I've found. Mr. Charuhas takes the best training method available, visual learning, and incorporates it into a really well written training book. I would highly recommend this material to anyone interested in learning Dreamweaver in a down-to-earth and, more importantly, effective manner. Kudos to Mr. Charuhas.

E-Teaching: Creating Web Sites and Student Web Portfolios Using Microsoft Powerpoint (Technology and Its Application)

Published in Paperback by Linworth Publishing (2003-12)

Author: Jay D'Ambrosio

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Easy to follow

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-14

The steps in this book are easy for students and teachers to follow. Built a web site in a fairly short period of time. Students in my class created e-portfolios with very few problems. This book is a winner!

A great tool for the 21st century classroom!

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Review Date: 2004-01-05

Teaching with technology can be a reality in the classroom and a success throughout the curriculum. E-Teaching is a tool that will shed new light on this daunting electronic age for veteran and up-and-coming educators alike. It is the perfect guide to supplementing and enriching the learning environment. I've had alot of success using the methods in this book.

Technology in Education

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-05

Using technology in education today is one of the hottest topics around. This book addresses specific ways in which students and educators alike can use technology to enhance learning. It is well written and easy to understand (cuts through the technical jargon). You must pick up a copy of this book!

Very useful!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-05

My students dove right into the web projects discussed in this book. The steps for creating a web site and web portfolio were very clearly outlined. Student electronic portfolios are the rage right now in education. A must read book for those who want to stay on the cutting edge!

Book Description

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-19

No time for learning new technology, no capacity for electronic teaching methods, no idea how to create a Web page -- no longer! Linworth Publishing, Inc. introduces a book that will drive educators to conquer the Internet and energize student imaginations at the same time!

E-Teaching: Creating Web Sites and Student Web Portfolios Using Microsoft PowerPoint by Jay D'Ambrosio is just the tool educators need to step into the 21st century of teaching using the electronic resources available to them. This book demystifies the very valuable technological asset of Web design, making it very easy to incorporate into any educational setting. This new resource also details the effectiveness of using Web sites as electronic portfolios that will not only spark student enthusiasm but be used as an effective means of alternative assessment in the classroom.

To avoid being left behind in this technologically savvy world, educators must stay a step ahead of our students in learning to use the Internet as a tool to enhance student success and classroom instruction. Now educators can learn how to create, design and publish their own Web sites in a step-by-step method that assumes little or no prior knowledge of Web design and without using complex Web design software or html. Part One focuses on Web design for teachers using Microsoft PowerPoint, while Part Two provides information on assisting students in creating their own Web sites to use as electronic portfolios. Each chapter provides a "Library Media Connection" section that presents information and suggestions for librarians to collaborate with teachers and assist them in integrating technology into the learning environment.

Two of Jay D'Ambrosio's Web sites were recognized as "Best Bets in Education" by USA Today. He is the founder and owner of Atlantis Web Solutions, a Web development company that specializes in Web and wireless site design. Jay also teaches Adventures in World History at the Seneca Valley Middle School near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Everything Blogging Book: Publish Your Ideas, Get Feedback, And Create Your Own Worldwide Network (Everything Series)

Published in Paperback by Adams Media (2006-07-13)

Author: Aliza Risdahl

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A must have for beginning bloggers

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Review Date: 2008-03-22

This book was a tremendous help for me. I not only learned a great deal but had fun with this book as I began creating my blogs. I highly recommend this book. Makes a great gift. you'll love it.

A good introduction for the ignorant blogger.

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Review Date: 2008-01-19

I have been contemplating writing a book and a few people suggested creating a blog to test out ideas. I stumbled on this book and figured I would give it a read.

This is a great book if you have little or no idea of what you want to do with a blog.

It gives some good suggestions for things overlooked such as creating a sense of trust by filling out your profile so you give a possible reader an idea of why they should consider trusting you.

It discusses the free services such as blogger and typepad and it discusses what they offer to assist in choosing a provider if you go that route.

There are numerous links throughout the book that help with searching the Net for examples and ideas on what you may want to try.

There are many advice points such as backing up your blog and being careful about blogging at work which causes people to get fired.

There are suggestions for getting your blog noticed and some tools to assist your blogging.

As I am new I can't judge all the material but I found it useful as it gave me a better idea about blogging and where to look for more detailed information.

As mentioned this book is good for someone that is considering a blog and knows little or nothing. Someone who has already researched blogging, probably does not need this book. An advanced blogger can skip this book

Start Here.

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-20

Very easy to read. Will get you exciting about blogging and get you started quickly.

Great for total beginners. Not so good if you know a little more.

Helpful Votes: 22 out of 22 total.
Review Date: 2006-10-19

If you know absolutely nothing about blogging, this is the book for you. The book spends as much time talking about the culture, community, and benefits of blogging, as it does walking you through the steps for setting up a simple blog.

If you've already done a little homework on blogs, this book will be too basic. Skip it and get the Dummies book on blogging, which spends more time helping you compare and choose the right blogging platform for your needs.

The 4 stars? It's a 5 star book for the beginner, but only a 3 star book for the advanced beginner and beyond.

Great for Getting Started

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2006-10-20

Once you read or skim the book, you understand blogging and can start your own blog. The book made me think about what kind of blog I wanted to start.

The book compares the major blogging sites in text and chart form. It gives advanced information on photo, audio, and video blogging. The resources section lists a lot of free web sites and articles, and I have used it many times.

Bottom line: this is as good as a source on blogging as any book will be, but any book on blogging needs to be supplemented by surfing the web.

Fast Track C#

Published in Paperback by Peer Information Inc. (2002-05)

Authors: Julian Templeman, Jon Reid, Neil Avent, K. Scott Allen, and Syed Fahad Gilani

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Great Job to Compress The Knowledge

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Review Date: 2006-03-18

I thought this book did a great job at getting me up to speed on C#. I came from C++ and MFC development, so this definitely fit the bill for bridging me into C#.

Worth the read!

Succinct

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-16

Excellent book. I am a VB 6 programmer making the jump to C#.

C# instead of VB.NET? Mostly because there seems to be more contract jobs for C#.

This is an excellent book. If you are a long time programmer like myself and want to get into C# programming I highly recommend this book. This book can make you a very functional C# programmer in a very few hours.

Get up to speed with C# in a hurry

Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2003-04-05

If you need to learn C# in a hurry, this is the book that will get you up to speed. The entire "Fast Track" series from Wrox were written to help you learn a subject fast and this is especially helpful if your employer decides to convert to C# or any other .Net technology or language. I purchased both Fast Track C# and Fast Track ASP.NET C# Edition together. I am impressed with both books. The Fast Track C# book is 413 pages and the chapters are not to long. This makes the reading very easy and the chapters don't take weeks to read. The book starts out with the basics of .NET and C# and then progresses to more advanced C# subjects. Note: The authors do not go into great detail on the various subjects and you should augment this book with a more advanced books on C#. There are ample examples but the authors do not provide the "results". This is a book for the intermediate developer making the conversion from Java or C++ but I think Visual Basic 6 developers will benefit from this book.

In Chapter 1 - Overview of .Net and the CLR (Common Language Runtime), the authors explain the fundamentals of .Net.

Chapter 2 - Introduction to C#, Chapter 3 - C# Basics, and Chapter 4 - Object-Oriented Features of C# provide the basics that you will need to know about C#. If you are coming from Visual Basic.Net, you might want to skip over these chapters but I read these chapters twice.

The authors explain the more advanced features of C# in Chapters 5 - Advanced C#, 6 - .NET Programming with C#, and 7 - Working with the .Net Base Class. These chapters will help you get beyond the "Hello World" type of applications. These chapters provide some real-world examples.

In Chapter 8 - Building Windows Applications, the authors explain all of the basics to windows development. The GUI or the presentation layer is what the end-user will be most familar with.

The next chapters will help you with real-world applications that you may encounter.

Chapter 9 - Assemblies and ILDASM.
Chapter 10 - Data Access with ADO.Net
Chapter 11 - COM and COM+ Interoperability
Chapter 12 - ASP.Net
Chapter 13 - Web Services

Excellent source for quick C#

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-03-04

This is an excellent book for C#. It covers almost every topic in C# in a consie, to-the-point fashion. Whether you are new or experienced programmer, this book will give you a head-start on mastering C# concepts. If you are doing MCAD, this is the book you should read first for brushing your concepts. I like the portability of this book (400 pages). Big thumps up for Wrox Fast Track series.

Really Fast Track!!

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-31

Wrox guys, you have done it really well. I am a beginner to C# but have previous experience with C/C++. Really wanted to get into the C# field. Tried 2-3 books but was bogged down by details everytime. Then I got hold of this book. Man this is awesome...really takes no time if you have some programming background..esp. OO related.

Just devote 1-2 hours for each chapter..and this will cause the Sams 24 hours series some serious worries.

Father Bear Comes Home Book and Tape (I Can Read Book 1)

Published in Audio Cassette by HarperFestival (1995-09-30)

Author: Else Holmelund Minarik

List price: $8.95

New price: $3.99
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Cute Story

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-08

My Son read this book to me. This is an easy one for him but we are working on reading out loud. He needs to practice reading with the breaks in the right place. It is a cute story about Little bear and his father. It is an I Can Read book that I would recommend for K-2nd grade.

great classics

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-17

WE HAVE HAD THE LITTLE BEAR BOOK FATHER BEAR COMES HOME FOR AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS,AND WE STILL LOVE IT! I JUST BOUGHT ANOTHER LITTLE BEAR BOOK FOR MY NEICE, AND AM WAITING FOR IT TO COME. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GREAT BOOK YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THESE!

great classics

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-17

Father Bear Comes Home

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-11

There are 4 different stories in this book. My favorite was Little Bear's Mermaid. I liked when Little Bear saw the mermaid when his mom and dad were sleeping. I also liked when Little Bear went fishing. Other kids will like this book because it has many stories in it.

Only the best

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-11

The Little Bear saga are truly classic. From the artwork and storylines you think you are reading a Victorian era storybook. No your grandmother didn't read these stories to you. Soon enough we will be reading them to our grandchildren. Buy the hardback versions, your grandkids will love them.