Talk about blowing your own trumpet! This book by Photoshop expert Deke McClelland has a good five pages of praises for it right at the beginning. The eulogies shouldn’t bother you too much if you have time to spare, but they may seem like overkill when you really dig into the book. Nonetheless, this ‘bible’… Read More »
The trouble with this troubleshooting handbook is that it is a killer book. “Killer” in the sense that the book weighs a ton (exaggeration, of course) and can cause serious damage when used as a weapon. Sarcasm aside, Internetworking Troubleshooting Handbook claims to be an essential reference for solving difficult networking problems. The difficulty, as… Read More »
Well indexed and organized, How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera is an easy-to-follow guide that teaches you how to organize, edit, and store your favourite photos in digital media, as well as how to upload images directly from your camera to the Web. Topics such as editing software, hardware add-ons, online image management… Read More »
Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs is a good primer for those who want an honest understanding of wireless data communications technologies and their capabilities. Written by Gilbert Held, an award-winning author and lecturer who specializes in the application of computer and communications technology, the eleven chapters explain how wireless technology works and… Read More »
Accompanied by fear, excitement, distrust, and optimism, the term “peer-to-peer” has abruptly shoved its way to the centre stage of computing. A good litmus test: Mention Napster, and everyone in the know seems to have an opinion on this file-sharing network. In this hardcover book edited by Andy Oram, key peer-to-peer pioneers take us beyond… Read More »
Written with non-technical PC users in mind, Fix Your Own PC is a valuable guide to diagnosing, fixing, and understanding your PC. That is hardly surprising, given that the book is into its sixth edition with over 200,000 copies in print. In the author’s opinion, repairing a PC is actually a job that exercises the muscles… Read More »