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Title: Dan Gookin's Naked Windows XP by Dan Gookin ISBN: 0-7821-4076-9 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 15 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Quick Reference Guide for the New User
Comment: Despite the "intermediate user" level claim, this book is better crafted for people who either have never seen any Windows NT/2000/XP version before, or who have used Windows 9x/ME briefly and need a tour of the XP environment. The author has done a good job of creating a User Interface Guided Tour, laid out in such a fashion as to introduce the right step at the right time. After the Windows interface itself, the author also introduces many of the staple/included applications, such as the Internet Explorer, graphic programs, and e-mail.
Although providing technically accurate information, and upon completion a new user to Windows XP will feel comfortable in the environment, I had some trouble with the read itself. The book is written in a "for Dummies" format, but throughout the text, I felt the author tended to be a little too "witty" in the presentation of topics and included more extra fluff in the side-bars than needed.
All in all, if you need a fast-reading introduction into Windows XP, and your goal is to work more efficiently with the OS itself, this is good choice.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must have for XP users
Comment: When I bought my new computer it came with Windows XP, being a long time Win 98 user I quickly learned to hate XP. It wouldn't run many of my programs and I couldn't navigate around it. The next best purchase I made was this book!
This book is written for those you have a working knowledge of Windows. If you have no experience with a computer and can't use a mouse, get one of the "For Dummies" books first or one of the free cd's you see advertised on tv to gain a basic knowledge. Gookin doesn't waste your time with chapters on how to move the mouse, etc. Instead he gives you an in depth view of the capabilities of XP. Much time is spent on alternate ways to accomplish tasks and on the new and versatile XP. I have to admit that I now do love XP, since I have learned to use it more effectively.
The book is easy reading and although Gookin's humor is somewhat corny, I read the book cover to cover. Enough said.
He also gives his email address in the book should you have any problems that were not addressed there. Yeh right. Well I sent him an email about a problem I had and I received an answer in 2 days. Microsoft and the software manufacturers can learn a big lesson here!
Bottom line. New to Windows XP. Get this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book!
Comment: I found this book to be very informative and written in an entertaining way! It is filled with tips and tricks for using Windows XP and also includes helpful information about burning CD-Rs and CD-RWs, scanners, cameras, graphics, and much more. No matter how much you think you know (or don't know) about Windows XP, you will learn something from reading this book.
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Title: Windows XP Power Tools by Jim Boyce ISBN: 078214067X Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 17 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Windows XP Annoyances by David A. Karp ISBN: 0596004168 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Windows XP Home Edition! I Didn't Know You Could Do That... by Sandra Hardin Gookin, Sandra Hardin Gookin ISBN: 0782129838 Publisher: Sybex Pub. Date: 30 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual by David Pogue, Craig Zacker, L. J. Zacker ISBN: 059600348X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Microsoft Windows XP Power Toolkit by Paul Thurrott Walter Bruce, Paul Thurrott, Walter Bruce, David Chernicoff ISBN: 0735617902 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 28 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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