Registries Books

As someone with a background in the comparatively 'easier' (and more stable) Mac world, I found this book, more than any other Windows 98 guidebooks, to be the most useful in terms of explaining why my Wintel product was failing. The book is exceptionally well-designed. Not only is the materially organized in a useful fashion, the page-layout makes things easy to read. The author's writing style is crisp and engaging, and that which he is trying to teach is genuinely useful. Indeed, _Using the Windows 98 Registry_ is so straightforward in its approach, I felt like I was reading a tech manual for a Macintosh product. I would second another reviewers' comments, though, that future editions could benefit from the inclusion of case studies.

I purchased the book to understand how Windows 98 registry really works. I had sometimes to correct corrupt registry entries arising from my heavy user actions and this may be very scary.

Hunneycutt's book was the right choice. This is a book written by an expert with high pedagogic skills. I found not only the whys of registry but a number of tips that helped resolving my issues. Reading this book felt me more in control of the machine.

Also useful are some of the freeware and shareware described in the book, like regmon. To be frank, however, I didn't find much use for the featured software that come with the book's CD.

The book offered a lot more than my immediate needs requested. For instance, as a programmer I found it may be a powerful reference tool for those needing to write code accessing the registry.

As a hint for the next edition I suggest increasing anedotical contents for troubleshooting application entries and other heavy user issues.

This book has tons of useful information and goes into detail in the areas where you need it to. Lots of good desktop edits, good CD, and very easy to read & follow.

This book is excellent for understanding the "theory" of the Win 98 registry, but I have not found it very useful for guidance in the practical aspects of actually tweaking registry settings. It usually contains enough information about a particular registry section to know if it is not worth editing, but it often does not give enough coverage to important keys. It would definitely benefit a lot from input by a person who commonly solves problems using the registry. That said, I have sometimes found it helpful when trying to find which key contains a given piece of info that I am interested in tweaking.

This book is one of the best written registry books that I have read. It explains all the hard to find details that most other books barely touch on. It's the only registry book that I recommend!

For anyone looking for a beautiful and useful book about antiques, this is it. Barbara Milo Ohrbach has a wonderful way with words and her enthusiasm about the world of antiques is charming.

I've owned this book for a number of years, and often refer to it when I want to know a specific terminology or when I'm checking out the care and treatment of a particular antique object. Because the author's writing style is so enjoyable, I always end up reading pages and pages of the book and learning more with each reading.

ANTIQUES AT HOME is divided into eight chapters on the following topics: Ceramics-Wood- Silver- Textiles- Glass- Paper- A Personal View and The Collector's World. The photographs are beautiful and I've borrowed some of Ohrbach's ideas about how to display different collections. Most of us can't collect everything, but the lure of old and beautiful objects is contagious and the author communicates that love in her book. She calls it "a personal view" of antiques.

This is a most wonderful book. I have enjoyed it for years and have given it as a gift to friends. It is beautiful and informative, many interesting ideas. Makes you want to go out and find the lovely things you see in this book. I highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed

"It is the loveliness of little things that imparts life to a room." This quote sums up the feeling of this wonderful book. It is filled with hints and tips on finding and caring for antiques and collectible. The joy of combing through flea markets looking for the next perfect addition to your collection is reflected in both text and pictures. The chapters cover ceramics, wood, silver, textiles, glass and paper. What ever makes your heart sing is covered in this book. A nice plus is an index listing of flea market and shop locations in both the United States and Europe. This is a book I go back to and read and look through time and time again, a keeper for your personal library.

This is a "must read" for all of us who love antiques. With every page there are new ideas for "old things." The photography is scrumptous and the text reads like poetry. This book envelopes you. I have been reading it for over a year.

This book is by far the best and is my favorite of all books on antiques and decoration! And I have a lot of those books!

It's very useful and gives you a lot of options on how to decorate with the antiques that you have on hand, makes you take stock of what you have and cherish them even more and also makes you want to have/buy the antiques beautifully illustrated here! I really recommend this book for every antique buffs!

If you have any quetitons about interior decorating, this book will give you the answers. Some of the pictures seem a little outdated, but all in all it's a great book. There are wonderful examples and explanations of the "technical" part of decorating. I'm very pleased to have this book in my personal library and will refer to it often.

This is the most informative decorating book I've come across. It tells you how to do and make everything you could possibly need for your home with easy to follow instructions. It's inspirational!

I cannot recommend this book highly enough for anyone who intends to decorate or remodel their home. As the slipcase states, it is an unrivaled visual sourcebook with almost 1,000 color photos and illustrations.

It is not just full of prety pictures of someone else's house decorated by experts, but full of projects you can do yourself as you are led through the steps, details and directories of where you can obtain the materials.

I've had this book since it came out and have shown it to many friends who have gone out and bought their own copies. An indespensible book for anyonew thinking of undertaking a project themselves, or to afford them the ideas and knowledge to have others do the work for them.

I tell you this is one of the best books about interior design I've ever seen! Just grab it and be inspired of all the ideas!

The book covers just about everything but I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner.

The Family Registry is the most useful tool for gathering and maintaining household information. I keep everything - manuals, warranties, receipts, landscape drawings, system diagrams, everything - in mine. The Registry's forms serve as an excellent guide for cataloging all my home and garden inventory, especially those "unseen" items that one never thinks about until there is an immediate, unusual sudden need. All these bits of information are available to me in one convenient notebook system, and the packaging is so attractive that I keep mine in the living room bookcase. - Lynn Webber - retired RN / Master Gardener / housewife

I cherish household items that are both practical and beautiful. That is why I purchased Family Registry for my home library. Everything I need to know about my home and it's assets are catalogued within the pages of this beautiful and comprehensive resource.

I valued my Family Registry so much, I purchase 4 more sets for my family as Christmas gifts last year and everyone loved their Family Registry as much as me. Family Registry is the perfect home companion - no home should be without one!

"My daughter recently got married and I tried to find something unique and different to give to her and her future husband that also would be a practical gift, not like a toaster. A friend told me about the Family Registry. When I looked at it I new that this would be a perfect gift for them, because my son-in-law is an engineer and he loves everything to fit into a neat place. We always make fun all of his list and charts. They were both excited about the gift, especially my son-in-law. He felt like we appreciated his organizational skills and were helping them start their life together with everything in place. Thank you." Mrs. A. Jones, Psychologist, Michigan

"During my 30 years in the Home Inspection business, I have never seen such a comprehensive, all inclusive product for homeowners as Family Registry. I am truly impressed with all the work and dedication that went into creating this product. In today's world it is essential to document our assets and in my opinion every home owner should own a Family Registry." Patrick L. Porzio Jr.,Extended Warranties of New Jersey, Past President - American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

I wholeheartedly recommend Family Registry. Last summer my mom died after a sudden illness, and we were all so grateful that she had left us a precise written record of her assets, what to give to whom, her funeral arrangements, and other details. That by itself was a great gift to all of us! I decided to do the same for my family. But since I am disorganized, with records and files all over the place, I urgently needed the kind of structure I found in Family Registry. working wiht this system was painless--in fact, ti was actually fun! Best of all, I now have a comprehensive record of everything I own and what i want to do with my possessions, all in one place. And it's not just for the future--this record comes in handy right now for lots of things, including taxes. I recently gave my daughter a Family Registry Asset Preservation System of ehr own as a wedding gift, and made sure my elderly relatives have theirs too.

I hope everyone who is not as super-organized as my mom will not wait till the last minute to get their affairs in order--when it might even be too late--and will use this wonderful and unique system. I've never seen anything like it--and I have looked! I also want to express my appreciation to the authors for the thought and caring they put into the creaton of this program and materials. If I could give them more than 5 stars I would! Every family should have the Family Registry!

It's only fair to note that I am one of the minor contributors to this book, and it's one reason why I have not reviewed the book since it first came out. That said, I really do wish I had this book when I started my own business 30 years ago. This is a fantastic resource, in a way allowing you to pick the brains of hundreds of authors, getting advice so that you can avoid pitfalls in starting, operating, maintaining a small business. But don't don't let the "Small Business" put you off. If you're a manager in a megacorporation, there's advice/knowledge to be gleaned by Gene's book. In fact, I wish it was mandatory reading for those who have lost their common-sense and sensibilities on the way up the corporate ladder.

Ethan Winning

Some one has finally done it. Someone has put together a book of just about all of the business advice you will ever need and from a group of business experts as varied as business itself. The Small Business Book of Lists edited by Gene Marks is probably the best deal in business books at this time. What Marks has done is gather list from industry experts all over the country to help the reader find just about all the advice he or she needs about anything from starting a business to handling your taxes, to handling your sales to even a section on day by day operations.
Here are a couple of my favorites: In the chapter called Where you Work, the section called The Road Warrior there are tips on subjects like Finding the cheapest airfares, which lists the web sites to go to get the best rates; then there is a section evaluating the best frequent flyer programs, as well a particularly intriguing section on getting the best rental car rates. This includes the very logical tip that if you rent a smoke free car, it will be newer and cleaner car and most importantly you will increase your odds of getting a free upgrade because non-smoking cars are in high demand.
Then there are lists on: how and when you need a board of directors; How to get the most from your sales people. And one that I really liked, the Top Tax Schemes identified by the IRS: a crack down on off shore transactions and the ever popular "zero return" where evaders enter all zeros on their returns including zero income and the write now and then" in Latin when reporting their withholding. I like to know how that works!
There is even a "Geek" section dedicated to technology including a list evaluating the best high tech equipment to purchase and why; costs of an e-commerce site and considerations in choosing a web hosting company.
Finally there is a greats section on collections one of our least favorite but most important subjects. This section alone will pay for the book.
Good stuff; interesting and easy to use. And for just shy of twenty bucks a real good deal;
In fact a great value and a must for your personal business library.

I'm a sole proprietor, and I didn't think this book had much for me. Until, of course, I needed to hire a part-time assistant. I found some great advice on how to screen resumes, set up interviews, and research candidates. This book had exactly the information I needed, and it was easy to find and easy to use. What a fabulous resource!

This is the best reference a small business could have! Covers all essential areas. A wealth of resources.

Oh my gosh! What a book! I wish I had been the one to outline and compile it. With 100's of lists to help a wanta-be entrepreneur put together her business plan or small business owner to increase revenues or boost profits, this book is a goldmine.

The book includes eight chapters as follows:

1. Starting Up
2. High Finance
3. Where You Work
4. Day to Day
5. Your Taxes
6. The Geek Section
7. Your Customers & Prospects
8. Your People

I particularly like the lists under "Starting Your Business" starting at page 21 which included information about Choice of Legal Entity considerations. Also included there is great information about preparing business plans.

I was surprised to learn that New Jersey, my home state, ranks #7 in the "Top States for New Business Formation" list at page 69.

I could go on and on about the content included in this book. It is 661 pages long and packed full of helpful information that is not always easy to find elsewhere. If you are involved in small business in some capacity, then do yourself a favor by getting this book. 5 stars!

I bought and read this book prior to my visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum so that when I was there I knew a little about the pieces in her collection. The book is a great source of information about the rooms and the art but it also covers the life of Isabella Gardner. I recommend buying the book ahead so that you know which pieces of art you really want to concentrate on.

The book has color photos of up close shots of the art and photos of the various rooms so that you can see the art in its setting.

It is arranged by floor (there are three) and then by room and finally by the individual piece, making it very easy to use and it is a great size for carrying with you through the museum.

The history in the book is excellent and gives a great overview of Isabella's life and pursuit of art.

This small museum guide available at ISGM bookshop in great quantity but difficult to find elsewhere (amazon has it)is a delight to read. Differently from other museum guides it dosen't only deal with the works exposed in Isabella Stewart Gardner's home Fenway Court, but it also briefly reviews this brillant and eccentric woman's life and so brings us even closer to her.
The visit to the ISGM is a great experience because what we see is not a museum but a person's house, a house used for receiving, entertaining, exposing unusual things and precious objects, a house for praying and reading, and meditating, a house full of lifetimes memories and loved masterpieces. Illustrating the intermingling of Mrs. Gardner's life and her masterpiece was not easy. Mr. Goldfarb, director of the Museum is at the height of this task and with a few well done strokes draws Isabella's portrait and at the same time describes in great detail not only the works of art contained in the mansion but also their history, the way they came into the collection and many interesting news on their artists.
The book is well illustrated with expecial focus on the disposition of the pieces and the complete description of all the rooms of the house.
A useful tool for ISGM visit but also a book that is enjoyable before, after and also without the visit.

Having been to the ISGM (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum) before reading either "Mrs. Jack" or this book, if planning a trip to the museum I highly recommend you read at least one of these books. The museum is truly magnificent, however my only criticism is that the administration of the museum cannot seem to decide if they have a "house museum" (like the Newport mansions) or an art museum. There is precious little information posted within the meusum to tell you what it is you're looking at - the guidebooks available at the museum woefully inadequate. After reading Mrs. Jack I realize that much of this may have been stipulated by Isabella herself - she expected you to know what it was you were seeing without cheats like descriptions. Art for art's sake. It did not matter if Rembrandt painted a canvas - you either like it or you don't - merely wanting to see it because it's a priceless Rembrandt is too bourgeois for Isabella to have considered. In her day, in her level of society, you could still buy a Rembrandt or a Vermeer, 100 years later this is a lot harder to do, making these paintings more rare to us than her. She knew John Singer Sargent personally, so having your portrait painted by him was probably less of a big deal than we see it as today - anyone in her level of society could hire him, so to her - what was the big deal? 100 years more time has made it a big deal to us.

More than a few of my well-traveled friends have raved about The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston as their favorite museum in all the world. And why not? Wait until you see it--you'll feel right at home.

Imagine creating for yourself a life that is perfectly delicious. Imagine creating for the world a home museum experience unequaled in all the world. The Hyde Museum in Glens Falls, NY, held that honor for me until I learned the story and saw the pictural views of Fenway Court Isabella Gardner created as her home, which after her death in 1924 was changed to be called The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Most museum books have wonderful pictures without so rich a story of a strong, courageous woman of impeccable, impassioned taste. No one could have created Fenway Court except Isabella Gardner. Few have created such a wonderful life for themselves and left such an amazing legacy. And, she also managed to maintain her beauty and figure. And what a negotiator she was to gain possession of a piece of art she felt Fenway must own.

I feel empowered to have learned her story.

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Despite Microsoft's claims that their vaunted "focus groups" and client experience consultants have allowed them to offer us painless computing, you and the rest of the world know it isn't true. Waiting for Windows XP or Vista to boot up and shut down certainly are irritations in themselves worth a hack or two.

As you can imagine, this is a large book. That is not just the number of pages (650) but also the format -- of the fold-flat variety. This big book of hacks is easy to work with physically.

The editorial review on this page describes the contents well except that I would alter "contains more than 100 hacks" to "contains almost 200 hacks." Quite a difference.

The writing is clear and informed. I'm sure you have read many of Gralla's magazine contributions over the years. Be sure that the book is not all text. There are plenty of illustrations and even photos (for the hardware hacks) to guide you. The hacks themselves are directed at all versions of Windows, with the focus on XP and Vista.

Consider this book a compendium of all those tips you always rip out of your computer magazine subscriptions to save -- then lose track of. Here they are, all in one place, not easily lost given the size of this book!
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PC users who would understand the underlying power behind the Windows system will appreciate the weighty, information-packed Preston Gralla Big Book of Windows Hacks, a coverage packed with time-saving tips and hints. From how to save regularly-used searches to disabling Windows Mail's splash screen, stopping Firefox memory leaks, and backing up Vista hacks, THE BIG BOOK OF WINDOWS HACKS is a 'must' for any collection catering to patrons behind the novice stages.

This book has given me immense new ways to work with the Windows XP. It is infomative and simple to understand. I highly recommend it to all Microsoft Windowa XP users. You will be glad you got a copy.

i'm a french reader of this book and i didn't know anything about computers before reading this book which is the first one i read. it is very well written and beginners can really understand almost everything this book has helped me to improve my regitry and the one of my friends whitout any problem -------------------------------------------julien

i'd like to say that the authors are very sympathics and they answered my questions as clearly as possible

The tricks on how to preserve the registry have saved me (and my customers) a great deal of trouble.

I work in the computer support industry and have found the book great.

This book is an excellent hands on guide to understanding what a registry is and how it can effect your computing life. It is written in a basic manner so as not to lose anyone, no matter what their computing background. The glossary gives excellent definitions to the questions that that most people will have. The tools on the CD-Rom that accompanies the book are helpful. With the included tools and this new found knowledge about my registry, I have been able to slim up my registry and speed up my computer like never before. One fact that I did not know before reading this book is that a regular backup of your system does not backup your registry so...if your system crashes you have to start all over again to build your registry, BUT...there is hope and it is in this book. It give detailed instructions on how to backup your registry (several options). I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about Windows 95 Registry and how to save yourself from it.

This is an awesome book for the histotechnology professional. Definitely a must have for the laboratory protocols you need to have in hand every day.

This book is a wonderful way of begining a study in histotecnologies. Easy to read and objective. If you want to learn all laboratories tecniques used in histoloy and patology, that's the best book. Don't look after others.

I am not a typical reader but I did buy Belief Therapy and I believe it saved my marriage. The book was worth it even if only for the chapter on relationships. Thank you to Dr. DeGoede and Danae drews, CAS.

When I thought I had read it all and tried it all I came to a coffee shop and the most amazing book. I know my life will never be the same. It was so easy to read and so easy to apply to my life. It covered every major area of my life including realtionships, the environment and freedom.