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Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design Publisher: New Riders Press Authors: Eric A. Meyer Rating: 5/5  I had never read any of Eric Meyer's books before, but as an avid reader of his web portal meyerweb.com, I knew this would be great. Eric makes it easy for any web designer who wants to conform to web standards!
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 4th Edition Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Authors: Michael Meyers Rating: 4/5  This book should be called "General Computer Fundimentals and History of the PC". This book is very good for general knowledge, was fun to read and a good addition to anyones library. It just seems too oriented to those who have little to no background in the material. It doesn't seem A+ test specific enough to use as the only book for your preparation. I have a lot of experience and the book talks about a lot very very rudimentary things I already know. This made it hard to concentrate on the stuff I needed. If your experienced and want a nice concise review for the exam, this book has too much fluff. An edited version of this book with more focus on the exam would be a homerun. I know NO book can be perfect, the exam throws a lot of "curve balls" and every exam is DIFFERENT. My OS test asked THREE questions about the DOS XCOPY command. How strange to ask so much about something that would be rarely relevant nowadays when the exam is only 20 questions! My CORE test asked no questions on printers, which the sample cd quizzes ask A LOT about, but asked things like how do PDA's communicate with each other (odd?). Those are issues with the test itself, but the point is be prepared! In summary, if your new to this stuff or have basic knowledge, then GET this book, but ALSO get some more test specific review material. The sample quizzes on the cd are not perfect but extremely helpful to get an idea how the actual test works. Those with extended experience and excellent knowledge looking for just a refresher or exam review should probably skip this.
Product: Book - Hardcover
Title: Information Security Management Handbook, Fifth Edition Publisher: Auerbach Publications Authors: Rating: 5/5 This book truly is a masterpiece. Tipton has compiled all of the diverse chapters smoothly and keeps your attention with subtle humor. This book is a "must have" if you are to be responsible for the implementation of BCP/DRP in your organization. Ignore the negative responses. You have to possess a higher level of knowledge in order to comprehend books of this nature. Very enjoyable reading. Bravo Tipton and Krause.
Product: Book - Paperback
Title: Direct from Dell: Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry Publisher: HarperBusiness Authors: Michael Dell, Catherine Fredman Rating: 2/5  I really was expecting an Andy Grove's "only the paranoid survive" and was dissappointed that it was so dry and internal looking , with all the PR fluff and lack of personal perspective. Too narrative ...not enough focus on the external environment, what the market was doing at all those moments, how competitors tried to react, all the decisions and factors considered at various inflection points etc...Just a bunch of PR. Personally its a shame since its THE greatest success story ever, yet it lacks any juice for the million Dell fans. If the entire company functions like this with strong internal focus and execution I doubt this army of parochial worker ants , as successful as they have been, will be able to survive the impending sea of change he talks of in his book.
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