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Title: Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Woody Leonhard ISBN: 0-7645-1548-9 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this book for beginners, intermediate, or expert computer users.
I like other things Woody has written (Mother of All Windows 95 books is a classic) and other Dummies books (Word 2000 for Windows for Dummies is good).
But this book is poor.
First, it isn't really "9 books in 1." The AOL "book" is a joke, clearly written with the intention for you to avoid AOL at all costs (minimizes the importance of chat rooms, nothing about automatic Zipping of e-mail attachments, nothing about accessing e-mail from outside the AOL client (hello does Netscape browser ring a bell?). The MSN "book" is even more of a joke (nothing about Money, nothing about free storage for pictures and web sites). The hardware "book" doesn't mention any brands and gives corny advice (optical mice only good for people with pets).
Second, there is no practical advice on dealing with Windows on a day-to-day basis. It acts like all the problems have been solved with XP (wow the stability). Nothing on dealing with the co-branding, pop-ups (both OS and Internet), and spyware. So much of the advice is generic (get AV software installed, updated, and working), with no specifics. No whys (like why should I use IE over Netscape, why should I use Media Player over Real, why should I use built-in ZIP over WinZip). The basics just aren't considered.
Third, this book is designed for teenage wannabe-geeks. Specifically, the only real hints in this book are game cheats (registry mods and the like).
Fourth, the humor in this book is all too hard to find and falls flat.
I am disappointed. This author can do so much better (check out his Office newsletters). Look elsewhere on this one folks.
Rating: 2
Summary: Too cute ..not funny, just a waste of time.
Comment: Leonhard does an excellent job of explaining how to do things in XP, but you must skip through several pages of really awful attempts at humer to get to the real subject.
Showing filename extensions is a good example. He starts that subject on page 85. On page 87 he gives 5 steps in bold type which explains exactly how to get XP to show filename extensions. But pages 85, 86 and most of 87 are pure garbage with respect to the subject. Just before the 5 steps on page 87 he insults the reader with a complete paragraph about pointing your finger at the computer screen and shouting " Show me filename extensions, sucka, or I'm gonna getcha!".
The book is 80% junk and 20% well written advice.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good starting point
Comment: For someone new to Windows XP this is a great place to start. Just take it for what it is, an introduction. For more in depth, technical know-how, you may have to go elsewhere. This is plainly written in English that is understandable and easy to follow. An excellant resource to help anyone get started, whether purchasing, setting up, or running XP.
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Title: Windows XP Timesaving Techniques for Dummies by Woody Leonhard ISBN: 0764537482 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft Office XP by Ed Bott, Woody Leonhard ISBN: 0789725134 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Windows XP for Dummies by Andy Rathbone ISBN: 0764508938 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Windows® XP For Dummies® Quick Reference by Greg Harvey ISBN: 0764508970 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly Windows) by David Pogue ISBN: 0596002602 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 06 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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