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Dave Sperling's Internet Guide
Published in Paperback by Pearson Education (1998-03-09)
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Best thing since sliced bread!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-28
Review Date: 2002-09-28
A masterpiece! It helped me find the sites to learn the English to keep up with world events!
Best thing since sliced bread!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-28
Review Date: 2002-09-28
A masterpiece! It helped me find the sites to learn the English to keep up with world events!
A must for any English teacher!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1997-08-12
Review Date: 1997-08-12
Dave Sperling's The Internet Guide for English Language Teachers (Prentice Hall Regents) is a veritable gem, and
like any gem what it lacks in its less than formidable size (150 pages) it makes up for in its reference value. Indeed, you
might consider the book an essential Internet guide for English language teachers taking their first plunge into cyberspace.
Experienced users will also find much in the book to recommend it.
Dave a Net veteran, well-known for his excellent ESL Café, has whipped up a feast that covers the entire range of
Internet services from using e-mail and communicating on the Net through to making your first Web page. Even getting
ESL jobs. His many pages of favourite sites comprises a compelling treasure map that blazes a trail for the ESL
practitioner eager to use the Internet to achieve best practice and successful outcomes for students. The book lists
numerous sites to visit for research purposes, classroom material, interactive learning activities, games, student projects
and much more. He even visits Australia to provide some local flavour.
It's a very user-friendly book that touches on everything from emoticons to MOOS. Sperling cuts through the
technobabble and dishes out, in very digestible servings, what many readers have always wanted to know but were too
afraid to ask. Such readers are pointed to helpful sites on the Net that continue this process of demystification. At the end
of the book is a useful glossary for all beginners.
The Australian price for The Internet Guide for English Language Teachers is
$24.95. I recommend that ESL centres and teachers considering venturing onto
the Net, and those who want to reach in deeper, dig into their budgets and buy
a copy. Get it while it's hot and steamy with the latest information.
Complete Guide
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-01
Review Date: 1998-07-01
This is a complete guide for ESL and ELT teachers from all around the world. You need a little knowledge on using and surfing the web, but if you don't have that knowledge, this book gives you the possibility of a quick tutorial on how to browse the net. It was really useful for me as a Teacher of English and Language Consulant in another counrty than the U.S. (Chile)
The Day the Phones Stopped Ringing
Published in Hardcover by Dutton Adult (1991-07-01)
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The fascinating real life problems caused by computer foulup
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-28
Review Date: 1998-07-28
This book is filled with true stories of the deadly and costly consequences of computer systems gone haywire. It is not technical and does not contain alot of techo-babble. Instead it deals with subjects such as surgical procedures gone wrong, airplane crashes, military mistakes, cases of mistaken identity and more...all caused by the misuse of computers or the misguded ideas of humans who use them. The author is a TV news reporter who presents this like an investigative reporter. However, he offers solutions and expert opinions on how to prevent each of these diasters from happening again. The question is: Is anybody listening ?
Good book for the lay public and casual technical readers
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-03-17
Review Date: 2000-03-17
I like reading real-life experiences used to illustrate a technical point rather than a dry dissertation. Like 1 of the other reviewers - I feel that this title should be reprinted but it should be updated and revised in light of changes in the software/hardware/systems world since the time it was published. AND it needs to have both an index and pointers to sources (i.e. footnotes, bibliography, etc.) The lack of the latter 2 items diminished the usefulness of the book for me as I could not follow up/get more in-depth information and I could not easily find a particular fact or passage I wanted to find in the book.
Out of print but still relevant
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1999-10-24
Review Date: 1999-10-24
I wrote this for the other entry at Amazon.com with the same title, same author, different subtitle. This book should be reprinted. With the upcoming Y2K bug as well as other incidents of software creating problems for people's lives, this book is necessary reading. It contains actual real life information about the extent of the problem and how a society that relies on computers as much as ours does is vunerable.
Out of print but still relevant
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1999-10-23
Review Date: 1999-10-23
This book should be reprinted. With the upcoming Y2K bug as well as other incidents of software creating problems for people's lives, this book is necessary reading. It contains actual real life information about the extent of the problem and how a society that relies on computers as much as ours does is vunerable.
Delphi Programming Problem Solver
Published in Paperback by Wiley Publishing (1996-04-19)
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A gem: full of useful and practical techniques
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-04-15
Review Date: 1998-04-15
Neil Rubenking's (the author of the immensely popular Delphi Programming For Dummies) book is a treasure trove of helpful techniques that will benefit every Delphi programmer. For example, he has the best "force a single instance of a running program" code example I've seen. The only complaint I have is that the index isn't as good as it could be. Not for beginning Delphi programmers, but even those with moderate Delphi experience will benefit from the eclectic mix of topics covered in this book.
Each Delphi programmer here now has his own copy.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1996-09-28
Review Date: 1996-09-28
A full range of techniques and tricks about Delphi and
Windows integration. Each technique is presented using
a very well focused program, i.e. the minimal piece of
clean and elegant Delphi code demonstrating the solution.
Even better, the problems and solutions (about 200 of them)
presented in this book are really useful! On the first day
we got the book, we found ready made solutions to problems
we had discovered but hadn't solved before (or hadn't found
time to investigate before).
This is one of the rare books we don't share: each Delphi
programmer here now has his own copy.
it sounds that it include so many tricks.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1996-09-15
Review Date: 1996-09-15
It lack of the real world database application.
The most cases I encounter is to manipulate the datas
that a company makes.I need to analysis it for the manager
to view.
Maybe you can add it to the book in your next edition.
best regards
Alfred Yang from Taiwan
A must-have for every Delphi programmer
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1996-08-09
Review Date: 1996-08-09
Not for the beginner, this book really delivers on the promise of its title. An hour after opening it, I was doing things I'd wanted to do for a long time.Rubenking starts by showing you how to take control of a form's basic appearance -- yes, you can remove the caption and keep the border! He goes onto help you make Delphi's various components behave the way you'd like, and includes information on accessing helpful Windows API functions. Some ofthe other topics are date math, DLLs, the application object, data-aware controls -- and lots more. Sophisticated topics are explained in comprehensiblelanguage. Both the 16- and 32-bit versions are covered. This book can help you reach the next level of Delphi programming in a short time
Delphi Programming Unleashed/Book and Disk
Published in Paperback by Sams (1995-06)
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The easy way to master Delphi.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1996-08-09
Review Date: 1996-08-09
How many times did you read a book, follow the examples and run it in the computer, and at end of it you can't write a program by yourself?
Delphi Unleashed is different! Just in the initial chapters you'll be learning the best way: experimenting.
While some books are introductory, others are for the experts, to be used as reference material. There are books that try conciliate both things, but few succeed. This one does it.
Charles Calvert, with your soft writing style and some sense of humour, leads you to explore the language from the beginnings to the most advanced topics, in a soft and pleasant way. He emphasises the most important points, even repeating some fundamental concepts, and pointing the trickiest subjects. Everything is minutely explained. It is impossible to not understand.
The examples are well formulated and are all reproduced on the accompanying CD, which carries too a bunch of tools and libraries.
The coverage of the book is fantastic. From the structure of a Delphi program, to variables and looping. From the use of functions, to strings and pointers. The object programming and client server techniques are explored in depth, as well as OLE, SQL and multimedia subjects.
The didactic is impeccable. An excellent book !
The easy way to master Delphi.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1996-08-09
Review Date: 1996-08-09
How many times did you read a book, follow the examples and run it in the computer, and at end of it you can't write a program by yourself?
Delphi Unleashed is different! Just in the initial chapters you'll be learning the best way: experimenting.
While some books are introductory, others are for the experts, to be used as reference material. There are books that try conciliate both things, but few succeed. This one does it.
Charles Calvert, with your soft writing style and some sense of humour, leads you to explore the language from the beginnings to the most advanced topics, in a soft and pleasant way. He emphasises the most important points, even repeating some fundamental concepts, and pointing the trickiest subjects. Everything is minutely explained. It is impossible to not understand.
The examples are well formulated and are all reproduced on the accompanying CD, which carries too a bunch of tools and libraries.
The coverage of the book is fantastic. From the structure of a Delphi program, to variables and looping. From the use of functions, to strings and pointers. The object programming and client server techniques are explored in depth, as well as OLE, SQL and multimedia subjects.
The didactic is impeccable. An excellent book !
The easy way to master Delphi.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1996-08-09
Review Date: 1996-08-09
How many times did you read a book, follow the examples and run it in the computer, and at end of it you can't write a program by yourself?
Delphi Unleashed is different! Just in the initial chapters you'll be learning the best way: experimenting.
While some books are introductory, others are for the experts, to be used as reference material. There are books that try conciliate both things, but few succeed. This one does it.
Charles Calvert, with your soft writing style and some sense of humour, leads you to explore the language from the beginnings to the most advanced topics, in a soft and pleasant way. He emphasises the most important points, even repeating some fundamental concepts, and pointing the trickiest subjects. Everything is minutely explained. It is impossible to not understand.
The examples are well formulated and are all reproduced on the accompanying CD, which carries too a bunch of tools and libraries.
The coverage of the book is fantastic. From the structure of a Delphi program, to variables and looping. From the use of functions, to strings and pointers. The object programming and client server techniques are explored in depth, as well as OLE, SQL and multimedia subjects.
The didactic is impeccable. An excellent book !
A Book to Really Learn Delphi!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1997-09-01
Review Date: 1997-09-01
It's a very good book to read and go through the various examples, covering since the simplest of a Delphi Project to the most interesting and powerful about Creating Components. It's a Must Have Book! Congratulations Charles
Deluxe Then and Now Bible Maps with CD-Rom: Bible Atlas with Clear Plastic Overlays of Modern Cities and Countries
Published in Spiral-bound by Rose Publishing, Inc. (2008-01-07)
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Great Bible Study Help
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-22
Review Date: 2008-06-22
This book has been an excellent help in my Bible study, as it helps me locate the area I am reading about in the Bible and shows on the map overlay what that country is called now.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Bible Maps with Clear Plastic Overlays Showing Modern Countries
Helpful Votes: 18 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-09
Review Date: 2008-01-09
This is a full-color Bible atlas that includes the following Bible maps and clear plastic modern overlays showing today's cities and countries. Below is a listing of (1) each map, (2) each overlay, and (3) the contents of the CD-ROM and (4) how this product compares to other Bible map books on the market.
#1 & #2 What maps and overlays are included?
o The Middle East during Old Testament Times
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Middle East
o Map of the Assyrian Empire at three different time periods
o Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries
o The Holy Land during the time of the Old Testament (12 Tribes)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o The Holy Land with territory of Kings Saul, David, and Solomon.
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o The Holy Land showing the United and Divided Kingdoms
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o Map of the Babylonian Kingdoms and Persian Empire
o Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries
o The Holy Land during the time of Jesus (and a list of where Jesus walked)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Holy Land
o Paul's Journeys (Roman Empire at AD 60)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Mediterranean area.
o List of Paul's journeys and routes
o Chart of Paul's letters (date, where written, and to whom)
o Abraham's Journeys (2 maps)
o Jacob's Journeys
o Joseph's Journey to Egypt
o The Exodus and Wilderness Wanderings
o The Tabernacle layout (birds-eye view)
o Map of Jerusalem at the time of Kings David and Solomon
o Map of Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus
o Tomb of Jesus
o Chart of major and minor prophets, location, to whom they prophesied
o Kingdoms of Daniel 2
o New Testament and Old Testament Time Line
o Journeys of Peter and Philip
o Expansion of Christianity in the Roman Empire
o Index
3. On the CD-ROM
o JPG's of all of the maps listed above, so that can be used in your own Bible material or make your own PowerPoint® presentations. If you don't have time to make your own PowerPoint presentation, there is a 50-slide presentation using the same maps: Then and Now Bible Maps: PowerPoint Presentation (PowerPoint Presentations).
o PDF's of all of the maps listed above, so that can be used to make overhead transparencies or full-page handouts
Larger type size than most Bible atlases.
4. How does this compare to the other Rose Publishing (and Ascension Press) Then and Now Bible Map books?
1. This book has 29 base maps (the other two have 8 base maps)
2. This book has 40 pages (the other two have 20 pages)
3. This book has 8 plastic overlays (the other two have 7)
4. This book has a CD-ROM that gives you all of the maps in a reproducible way (the other two are not reproducible and have no CD)
5. The book has a spine (the other two do not)
6. This book is $10 higher (list price) than the other two.
#1 & #2 What maps and overlays are included?
o The Middle East during Old Testament Times
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Middle East
o Map of the Assyrian Empire at three different time periods
o Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries
o The Holy Land during the time of the Old Testament (12 Tribes)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o The Holy Land with territory of Kings Saul, David, and Solomon.
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o The Holy Land showing the United and Divided Kingdoms
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Israel and surrounding countries
o Map of the Babylonian Kingdoms and Persian Empire
o Clear Overlay of same areas with modern-day countries
o The Holy Land during the time of Jesus (and a list of where Jesus walked)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Holy Land
o Paul's Journeys (Roman Empire at AD 60)
o Clear Overlay of modern-day Mediterranean area.
o List of Paul's journeys and routes
o Chart of Paul's letters (date, where written, and to whom)
o Abraham's Journeys (2 maps)
o Jacob's Journeys
o Joseph's Journey to Egypt
o The Exodus and Wilderness Wanderings
o The Tabernacle layout (birds-eye view)
o Map of Jerusalem at the time of Kings David and Solomon
o Map of Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus
o Tomb of Jesus
o Chart of major and minor prophets, location, to whom they prophesied
o Kingdoms of Daniel 2
o New Testament and Old Testament Time Line
o Journeys of Peter and Philip
o Expansion of Christianity in the Roman Empire
o Index
3. On the CD-ROM
o JPG's of all of the maps listed above, so that can be used in your own Bible material or make your own PowerPoint® presentations. If you don't have time to make your own PowerPoint presentation, there is a 50-slide presentation using the same maps: Then and Now Bible Maps: PowerPoint Presentation (PowerPoint Presentations).
o PDF's of all of the maps listed above, so that can be used to make overhead transparencies or full-page handouts
Larger type size than most Bible atlases.
4. How does this compare to the other Rose Publishing (and Ascension Press) Then and Now Bible Map books?
1. This book has 29 base maps (the other two have 8 base maps)
2. This book has 40 pages (the other two have 20 pages)
3. This book has 8 plastic overlays (the other two have 7)
4. This book has a CD-ROM that gives you all of the maps in a reproducible way (the other two are not reproducible and have no CD)
5. The book has a spine (the other two do not)
6. This book is $10 higher (list price) than the other two.
A very useful collection
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-07
Review Date: 2008-04-07
The historical facts presented, with overlays of present-day situations are extremely useful for Bible study and teaching. The JPGs of the maps save so much of time in preparing notes and presentations.
MORE THAN MAPS!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-03
Review Date: 2008-03-03
This is definitely a great source for finding Biblical locations and referencing them to present day geography however it is so much more than that. Biblical history is summarized in charts and diagrams. The Time Lines of the Old Testament and New Testament reference the books of the Bible to Biblical history, World history, and politcal rulers (Old Testament) of the time. Activities of Jesus' life are indexed by date on the NT Time Line. Much attention is given to Paul's travels in text as well as with maps. The fold-out maps(seperate item) are a great help to quickly locate areas however this source provides even more details to the maps and offers much more than can be summarized on the fold-outs.
Designing and Using ActiveX® Controls
Published in Paperback by M & T Books (1996-12-30)
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Talk about Hitting the Nail on The Head...
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-10-02
Review Date: 1998-10-02
This book is a must have for all newbies to ActiveX Control Development. Tom Armstrong shows you how to develop a robust ActiveX Control using the most efficient routes.. He leads you past all of the troublespots and guides you with the best methods. I developed my first ActiveX Control within 4 days after walking through all of the great samples he had in his book.. If asked, I would recommend this book to anyone. It's a must have.
The best ActiveX book that I have ever read!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-08-26
Review Date: 1998-08-26
ActiveX is by no means an easy topic to understand. However, if you are determined to wade into ActiveX anyway this is about the best introduction to the subject that you will find. The author takes you through the material with clear and concise instruction and touches upon COM, Automation, ActiveX and ATL. If you are an advanced COM programmer info dont bother with this book, but if you are looking for a introduction to ActiveX that you might actually understand, this book is absolutely the best I've ever seen.
Must Have Book!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-29
Review Date: 1999-03-29
Tom Armstrong's development of a simple class that grows up to be an automation control is very straight forward. The clear logical progression is well supported by the accompanying source code that I compiled and worked with as I traversed through the book. I was able to apply the techniques directly in creating my own activeX control for use with our product. There are a few improvements that should be incorporated into the next edition: 1. A proof- reader needs to be hired...too many typeos...Figure 6.5 on p.256 is not even readable. 2. A small "snippet" of detailed usage intructions for certain utilities like the ActiveX Control Pad presented in Chap12. Otherwise a keeper!!!
ActiveX and MFC? Buy this book...
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1998-10-03
Review Date: 1998-10-03
For a great resource of how to develop activex controls with MFC...this is the book.
MFC makes getting started in ActiveX controls easy... but these's a world of details that can have you pulling your hair out...don't go that route...get this book. I bought this after a year of developing many MFC controls - and I still found this book usefull.
Check out the author's ATL book also!
Desktop Publishing by Design: Everyone's Guide to Pagemaker 6
Published in Paperback by Microsoft Pr (1996-05)
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The best on the market!!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-09
Review Date: 2001-11-09
I have both copies of this book (for Pagemaker 5 and for 6). It is the best book on the market by far for beginners in desktop publishing. I would like to use this book as a textbook in an adult ed program. The students in this class are novices in computer experience but need something basic for their small businesses or church offices or small private schools. I sincerely hope this book keeps pace with new upgrades of Adobe Pagemaker, the easiest and most versatile layout program on the market for the small business, inexperienced computer user.
An excellent resource for both PageMaker and design
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-10-22
Review Date: 1998-10-22
The best part about this book is the extensive introductory section packed with design ideas for different kinds of work. I teach PageMaker classes, and this is always my top recommendation!
Want to be a master? That's the only introduction you need!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-09
Review Date: 1998-07-09
This is kind of book that leads you from "inconcious unawareness" to "concious mastery" not only on PageMaker, but also on design at the whole. Everybody knows that one cannot learn design by book; after reading "Desktop Publishing by Design" which is fulfilled with so many tips and techniques, advices and examples, one won't be so certain about the beginning of this sentence.
Informative, detailed, and well-written
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-01-29
Review Date: 1998-01-29
I'm a novice designer who recently took on the responsibility for my company's quarterly magazine. This book gave me a thorough introduction to layout, typography, and electronic prepress, with lots of intelligent examples. I also picked up dozens of time-saving Pagemaker 6.0 shortcuts I might never have gotten around to learning if I'd just played with the program and skimmed the manual.
I was able to make immediate improvements to both the design and the production process of the magazine issue I was working on. I plan to read the book again--it's huge, by the way, and packed with peanuts--in a few months to get all the stuff I was unable to absorb the first time. Totally worthwhile.
Desserts for Dummies
Published in Paperback by For Dummies (1997-09-22)
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New White House pastry chef is co-author of
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-31
Review Date: 2007-01-31
Sweetest Job in Washington
The White House has a new executive pastry chef,
William "Bill" Yosses, whose last project was helping
to open lefty Paul Newman's new restaurant in
Westport, Conn. (Dressing Room: A Homegrown
Restaurant) where the emphasis is on locally grown and
organic foods.
As the top pastry chef, Yosses will be responsible for
dessert menus for state dinners and holiday
celebrations among other events. He got a taste of the
work recently when he served as a holiday pastry chef,
and has extensive experience at New York City
restaurants.
"Chef Yosses has impressed us from the start with his
original and delicious creations. He has a light touch
with desserts, and the enthusiasm with which he
approaches his profession makes him a real asset for
all of us in the White House," First Lady Laura said
in announcing the appointment.
Not in the White House press release: Yosses is also
co-author of the cookbook "Desserts for Dummies," an
Amazon.com review of which promised: "Before you know
it, you'll start creating desserts that you've only
dreamed of." -Mary Lu Carnevale
[...]
The White House has a new executive pastry chef,
William "Bill" Yosses, whose last project was helping
to open lefty Paul Newman's new restaurant in
Westport, Conn. (Dressing Room: A Homegrown
Restaurant) where the emphasis is on locally grown and
organic foods.
As the top pastry chef, Yosses will be responsible for
dessert menus for state dinners and holiday
celebrations among other events. He got a taste of the
work recently when he served as a holiday pastry chef,
and has extensive experience at New York City
restaurants.
"Chef Yosses has impressed us from the start with his
original and delicious creations. He has a light touch
with desserts, and the enthusiasm with which he
approaches his profession makes him a real asset for
all of us in the White House," First Lady Laura said
in announcing the appointment.
Not in the White House press release: Yosses is also
co-author of the cookbook "Desserts for Dummies," an
Amazon.com review of which promised: "Before you know
it, you'll start creating desserts that you've only
dreamed of." -Mary Lu Carnevale
[...]
I overcame my fear of baking
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-25
Review Date: 2003-02-25
The book made me feel confident and I took on more and more recipes. They all came out wonderful. My family is trying a lot of new dishes out of Dessert for Dummies, and they love them all.
Bravo!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-09-21
Review Date: 1999-09-21
The recipes are great, beautiful, wonderful, and most importantly-just about fool proof! Try the lemon poppy seed cake with the blueberry topping. It alone I think was worth the price of the book. The only time I messed a recipe up was when I was to impatient to wait for a pan of custard to cool. Stunning recipes for a novice cook.
Great book for those just starting!!!
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 1999-05-31
Review Date: 1999-05-31
I went to school(BICC in Baltimore)for baking and pastry and can only wish that I had had these guys as teachers. Very informative with easy to use directions. They explain every thing very thoroughly and I gotta tell you the pie dough recipe is excellent. I am no longer afraid to attempt pie making!!! If you are into desserts and want a good book with some great recipes go for this one to start your collection. You just can't go wrong.
Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL
Published in Hardcover by Thomson Delmar Learning (2000-06-28)
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Good Introduction to digital design
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Review Date: 2003-01-13
Review Date: 2003-01-13
We used this book for an intro course on computer engineering.
The book, despite being the 1st edition, is very clear and concise, and I turned to it a number of times when the lectures weren't as clear and specific as they might be. Duecks book delves into a bit more detail with more examples {on things like flipflops, latches etc} than other similar books on the market. It also relates the material learned to actual computers looking at the structure of RAM in home PC's.
We didn't use the VHDL or CPLD portions of the book, so I cannot comment on their usefulness... but judging by the rest of the book they should be well written.
I recommend this book for a good introduction to digital electronics.
Great CPLD book with practical examples
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-22
Review Date: 2006-01-22
The teaching of digital electronics using CPLD is very useful, the book covers theory, truth table, gate level implementation. The examples show you how to create a module, for instance,a multiplexer.It doesnt only end here, it further demonstrate the application of the multiplexer. From there, you can have better understanding from gate level up to system level. I benefit a lot from this approach. The examples are very useful despite I am not writing in VHDL.
The book also explain the internal architecture of CPLD, starting from the history development of programmable logic devices. If you want to learn on CPLD, this is definitely the book for you, even if you are not using VHDL.
The book also explain the internal architecture of CPLD, starting from the history development of programmable logic devices. If you want to learn on CPLD, this is definitely the book for you, even if you are not using VHDL.
Good for beginners
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-02
Review Date: 2005-09-02
This is a good book for beginners to digital logic and VHDL. It spends a lot of time explaining how different components like encoders, decoders, muxes, state machines, etc work. That's good for people who haven't been exposed to the material before. If you want to learn that stuff and apply it in VHDL, it's a great book. If you're just trying to learn one or another aspect, there are probably better books out there. If you want to learn VHDL from the book and already know a fair amount about digital logic, it's tough because you keep on skipping stuff you already know and and then later find out that there was VHDL information buried in that section on seven-segment displays. Similarly, people just trying to learn digital logic who are uninterested in VHDL will probably find that they spend a lot of time skipping past explanation of VHDL. Add in the fact that lots of space is taken up by screenshots of Altera software, and the book ends up containing surprisingly little information for its size. People who want a thorough discussion of digital logic or VHDL should look elsewhere. Beginners will probably be right at home.
This book rules!!!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-06
Review Date: 2000-10-06
This is one of the best presentations of digital electronics in the CPLD Altera MAX Plus II design enviroment and VHDL I have ever seen. I do not know of another digital book like it.
It also includes Altera's MAX Plus II software on CD in back of the book along with design files for use with the book prepared by the author.
Digital Photography: Answers! Certified Tech Support (Osborne's Answers Series)
Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill Companies (1998-10-30)
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Good overview
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Review Date: 1999-08-03
Review Date: 1999-08-03
The book explains how digital cameras work, what the differences are between various technologies and gives you ideas about what to look for in purchasing a digital camera. There are chapters explaining the various camera options and their proper use and comparing them to 35 mm tools. There's information on composition and lighting and other standard photographic concepts, but the author also looks into batteries and battery life, photo manipulation software (Paint Shop Pro is the program used in the descriptions), incorporating photos into Power Point and scanning photos. The book would be perfect for someone who had a little bit of experience using a scanner or digital camera and uses Paint Shop Pro. For others, there is still a good deal of solid information within.
Buy this book if you're new to digital photography and graph
Helpful Votes: 25 out of 25 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-18
Review Date: 1999-11-18
Being new to computers, graphics programs and digital photography I have had to rely on instruction manuals which have more often than not been inadequate. When I ordered my camera I also ordered a book specific to the camera because I had read that the instruction manual and CD were inadequate or impractical. When I purchased PSP I bought an additional instruction book. All seem to assume prior camera or graphics knowledge. When I started to read Digital Photography Answers! I knew I had found what I needed. It's like having a knowledgeable and patient friend here. The book is extremely well laid out and indexed and seems to assume that the reader is intelligent but new to the genre, and includes basic information in addition to more detailed info. If you're new to digital photography and struggling with your graphics program (or even if you're not), this book is wonderful.
Great book, has info on almost everything!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-12
Review Date: 1999-03-12
I've had a 35mm camera for years and got a digital camera recently. I love this book -- I've read others but this one had all the info I was looking for. It talked about compositional skills, plus how to take and edit digital pictures. The fact that I've framed a picture from my camera on the wall I pretty much owe to this book.
An excellent resource for novices and experts alike
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-10
Review Date: 1999-03-10
As a weekend shutterbug, I find the world of digital photography fairly daunting. In fact, I'm not real adept with ordinary photography, either. That's why Dave Johnson's book was such a pleasant surprise: it not only taught me everything I need to know about digital photography, but also gave me great insight into basic photographic method. I'm hard-pressed to imagine a more complete or well-written book on the subject.
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