Computers and Internet Books

Analyzing web site traffic is an important aspect of web site management. This book begins with a basic overview of server log files and fundamental web statistics and ends with detailed descriptions of complex applications like dynamically created web pages and advertising networks.

The book offers detailed reviews of software packages and tracking services. The book comes with a CD-ROM that includes fully functional evaluation copies of log analysis programs from a number of companies. The CD-ROM also includes HTML and multimedia presentations from tracking services.

This book will be most helpful to companies looking to add banner ads to their web site. It provides detailed information on software and services as well as CGI scripts for sites that want to create their own ad management system.

The book is well written and easy to read. It is organized to serve as a ready-reference for questions about web site hits and traffic.

I was truely amazed and very very pleased when I got my copy of WebRAD - this book is very complete and well thought out. It takes you step by step through creating a web application with WC and VFP, and even how to set up your web server properly. All the details and common errors are covered, as well as the best way to do things for different circumstances. I would have saved many days research if I had had this book from the beginning.

For example: when you set up a project in Web Connection, the wizards do many things for you automatically - this book tells you step by step how to set up these things properly (manually if you want to), so you know how _and_ why, and how to deploy your application to your production server. And there is so much more!

For chapters that had references to other resources, a complete summary of those resources was provided at the end of the chapters. This makes it quite convenient to find additional help without having to search through the chapters.

The chapters on troubleshooting are very well organized as well. One of these chapters categorizes common problems, then lists each symptom followed by a cause and solution.

Confused by what the Web is? HTML? CSS? It's all here.

Need to know about NT/Win2K permissions on IIS? Deployment of COM servers? Comparison of .prg-based class libraries? It's all here.

What it's really about ... is almost irrelevant to whether you should buy this book. If you plan to edit or write a technical book, this one is worth having as an example of the task being done right.

As Whil Hentzen, the namesake of Hentzenwerke, can attest, this is not my reaction to all the Hentzenwerke collection. Congratulations to the authors (Harold Chattaway, Randy Pearson, and Whil Hentzen) and the editor. I mention the editor (Barbara Peisch) not just to make nice: no author is capable of putting together a totally coherent book. It always takes two points of view, in order for the reader to become the focus of the book, rather than the author. A strong editor makes the difference between an interesting author and a good book. This is a good book.

It took me almost a year to complete my first Web Connection project because I had to get most of my answers from the Web Connection forum from people like Randy Person.

Now there are real examples to follow and clear explanations of how each feature works.

Web Connection is a powerful framework for developing VFP applications for the Web. This book will make the learning curve so much better for users of the Web Connection framework.

Congratulations to Randy, Harold and Whil for their thoughtful, meticulous documentation to explain how to set up and use this wonderful product.

Mike Smith

While some of the material is above my head, I finally understand how the Internet and hackers work! I even realized that my computer was open to attack through my shares.

anyways...this is a great book full of information I could understand and use!

While some of the material is above my head, I finally understand how the Internet and hackers work! I even realized that my computer was open to attack through my shares.

anyways...this is a great book full of information I could understand and use!

Pros:
--Good coverage of Windows XP
--Good coverage of Wireless hacking
--Shows you how to tighten your system using free tools
--Good for beginner/intermediate level

Cons:
--Covers Windows only (no Linux)
--Some of this is review material for experts

Overall, it is definitely a book you should buy and read. Highly recommended!

This is scary stuff, but this book helped me understand it.

I also like how honest Kapp is in dealing with the fact that, while meeting the customers' needs is paramount, that does not mean the customer is always right.

The book is very practical in its structure - a chapter dedicated to each section of a proposal. Chapters begin with 'Why this section is needed' which provides a complete rationale for including that section in your proposal. For most of us on the team who were new to proposal writing, this was helpful in developing an appreciation and correct orientation to the proposal writing process. This is followed by a detailing of what content should, and more importantly should not, go into the section. Finally there are examples culled from RFP's. The examples, both good and bad, were a great springboard to begin writing our own proposal.

I would draw special attention to the 'Defining the Problem' chapter. Following the 'Requirements Matrix' the 'Thought Provoking Questions' and included sample 'Problem Definition Worksheet' helped us identify and home in on the 'problem'. This is perhaps by far the most critical aspect of the proposal writing process. I would suggest taking this chapter seriously.

At another level, having the book around cut short many debates and disagreements within the team about how to go about a certain issue. It helped us stay focused.

On the whole this book is a very practical guide to complete the task at hand. I recommend it highly.