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Why subject yourself to pedantic technical manifestos? Why settle for rote memorization? Why tread the beaten path of computer learning when you can take matters into your own hands and teach yourself? New from IDG Books Worldwide, Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 98 provides on-the-spot answers and guarantees satisfaction or your money back.

Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 98 will quickly familiarize you with new Windows 98 features including the Active Desktop, the Windows Address Book, and more. Plus, Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 98 offers cross-references, shortcuts, and online resources on every other page. Now is the time to upgrade to Windows 98, and there's no better cohort than Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 98. ... Read more

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Sams Teach Yourself Windows DNA 2000 Programming in 21 Days enables you to create your own distributed applications quickly and easily. Using his classroom-proven methods, expert author Michael Rockwell demystifies the process of creating distributed applications and actually shows you step by step how to put all of the pieces of Windows DNA 2000 together to form robust, scalable solutions. You will benefit from Michael's easy to understand lessons that include: designing Windows DNA 2000 solutions, building the data tier, creating stored procedures, building business logic into your application, creating middle-tier components with COM+, working with transactions, developing with XML, creating thin clients with HTML/DHTML, building rich 32 bit clients, and integrating Office 2000 into your solutions. ... Read more

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Good overview to DNA, but disappointing examples/exercises
This book starts out with some good overview chapters of Windows DNA-- relating all the various technologies (SQL Server, Visual Basic COM, MTS, ADO, ASP, and DHTML) in an easy-to-read way.It also promises to guide the reader through creating a DNA application (a simple online banking application) through examples and exercises in each chapter (This walkthrough approach was the main reason I chose this title over the Wrox book).

While the early chapters on system design and data stayed well-focused on relating each new concept to the online bank example, the remaining chapters did not.Instead, the authors presented only very basic code snippets, unrelated to the sample application, and many of which contained typos or were otherwise non-working (as of this date, the publisher's website still does not offer errata or fixed code samples for this book).For this reason, I cannot recommend this title to a beginner or intermediate programmer/analyst.Since the content is focused towards these groups, advanced programmers will likely pass up this book in favor of the Wrox title.I sure wish I had! ... Read more

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This tutorial instructs readers in the fundamentals of developing and maintaining a Windows NT Server through a variety of proven teaching elements. The 14 day structure provides a logical and easy-to-follow sequence. Daily lessons, review sections, and handy references with short examples are included. The CD contains third party software and source code. ... Read more

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Not for beginners
While this book is supposed to teach you as if you don't know, it assumes a great deal. While it does have a good number of items fully explained, the step by step didn't follow the NT4 Server I installed. In fact, itmissed several chunks. Additionally, I found the material either outdatedor just way off in regard to the basics such as partition sizes. Evenintermediate windows users would know the author is either missingsomething, or did his installs several years ago. Good explanations but notgood as a unit.

Well written and informative -- a great reference
Unlike other computer topics where I end up buying several books, thisbook has been all I've needed. The information is well organized andpresented in a direct, concise, and easy to understand writing style.Thankfully missing are the feeble attempts at humor that other technicalbooks feel compelled to include. The topics I was especially interested in-- security, domains, user accounts, user rights, and the NTFS file system-- were all fully explained. A useful glossary of terms and a decent indexround out this book. ... Read more

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Practice for the NT Server and NT Enterprise MCSE exams with Teach Yourself Windows NT(R) Server4: MCSE Exam Preparation Guide. This Microsoft-approved, comprehensive training guide features test questions, tables, figures, and review sections to completely prepare you for Exams 70-067 and 70-068. Avoid enrolling in a class and save yourself thousands of dollars. Teach Yourself Windows NT(R) Server 4: MCSE Exam Preparation Guide thoroughly trains you better for less. Visit the E-zone to have your additional review questions answered by mentors within 24 hours. Teach Yourself Windows NT(R) Server 4: MCSE Exam Preparation Guide is sure to help you pass your exams.

• Plan your exam preparation time with the 14-day study method
• Practice with study questions, exercises, and information essential to the exam
• Offers practice questions in the book and at the E-zone site that will test your knowledge and help you become comfortable with the actual exam

Customer Reviews (11)

Decent, but not stellar
This is a decent introduction to TCP/IP networking with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. It covers all the material needed to pass the corresponding MCSE exam.

The quality of the indivual chapter varies greatly, though, whichisn't surprising as the book was written by four people.

The informationin the book is mostly accurate, and it is clear that the material wentthrough an editing process, but some problems remain. In particular, theuse of the "%systemroot%" pointer is clearly wrong, and some ofthe answers to the exercises in the "Lab" section are inaccurate.Ah--the exercises! This is clearly the weakest part of the book that reallyneeds to be revised. Too bad, especially for an exam preparation book.Language and style is another part that needs improvement.

An excellentreference for TCP/IP is Windows NT TCP/IP Network Administration (C. Hunt;O'Reilly)--not an exam preparation book per se, but it has all the materialnecessary to pass, and then some. For those of you who actually likereading, the writing style of this book is far superior to the one underreview, which makes it a pleasurable experience to read.

Best Test-Prep Book I've Read
I was extremely impressed with this book. I have read the Sybex(waste of money) and New Riders(good book) books and found them both to pale in comparison to this cheap, complete, resource. I took both exams andobliterated them. This book is very thorough and graphic in itsexplanations of the topics. I would recommend this book moreso than anyother book I have read on the subject. Even among the 14-Day Sams books,this ranks #1 in my opinion. It is much more informative than theWorkstation book and covers the minor details that will be stressed on thetests.

Everything You Need in 1/2 the pages!
Great Book!! Got everything I needed to pass the Server exam with just 1/2 the pages of all those other prep Books. I hope Sam's continues the trend and produces equally good books for other MS exams.. HIGHLY Recommended!!!P.SThe price (which I normally don't worry about)further makes this anoutstanding buy.

Fantastic!!
I purchased this book after reading positive reviews about it. It was one of the most easy, down to the point books I've ever read. This book, along with Exam Cram got me through the Server exam with a breeze...

Highly Recommended!
I (hesitantly) bought this book as a last minute review type book. I couldn't believe how many questions on the NT 4.O Server exam this book helped me answer. It was very easy to understand and follow,& withoutall the unneeded fluff. This book is a must read for at least the Serverexam. The cover does say it preps you for the Enterprise exam as well, butits hard to say how well, since I haven't taken that exam yet. ... Read more

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Sams Teach Yourself Windows NT Workstation 4 in 10 Minutes is a tutorial-based book, organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10-minute lessons.

• Includes coverage of Active Desktop, Outlook Express, and Internet Explorer 4.0

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PREVIOUS BOOK, IN 14F DAYS GOT 2 STARS
previous book, "Sams teach yourself mcse windows nt workstation 4" was very helpful and written very well but had about 2 mistakes obvious to those knowledgeble in nt.i hope they fixed thos mistakes inthis newer edition ... Read more

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Sams Teach Yourself Oracle8i on Windows NT in 24 Hours introduces Oracle's new product in a way that's specific to Windows NT. Each chapter is designed to be read in an hour's time, so you can become productive quickly. Focus is mainly on the graphical tools, such as Oracle Enterprise Manager. You'll find basic database information but not theory. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (24)

The worst and useless oracle book that I have ever owned!
It can't even help me in setting up a useful Oracle 8i in my system. I have managed to setup the Oracle 8i on my system and able to interact with it with the help of the following Oracle8 for Dummies and Oracel8i for Dummies. The dummies' explanations are much clearer and more organized. At the end, I have donated this book to the charity.

Not a good book when coming from MS SQL Server
The 5-star reviews are wrong. This is not a good book. There are no useful examples. The installation information is non-informative. All screen shots are from Oracle 8.1.3 Beta. Coming from an SQL Server background, this book was a waste of $30. Unfortunately, I don't have a suggestion for a better book.

I can't believe I paid money for this...
Sadly I found this book to be next to useless.Learn Oracle in 24 hours, HAH.First of all, this book wastes more time talking about NT than it does about actually installing Oracle and connecting clients.In fact it provides only an explanation of the GUI install wizard and only a beta at that.By the way everything explained here is available in the Oracle documentation.If you install Oracle according to this book don't plan on using the client from which to work.If you get lucky you will connect, if not this book provides no help.As a matter of fact I have found very little information on Net8 connections in any book.Well I could go on, but don't waste your money if you are new to Oracle.

This book was a complete waste of my money
The book is very poorly written, and is not useful at all. Please don't get fooled by the other "reviewer's" five star rating. If you must buy this book, I would urge you to go to a bookstore/library and browse through the book and decide for yourself. There are too many good books on Oracle out there to waste your money on this.

Good book for a jump start
This book is very good value. Easy to read and understand and gives a lot of information to jumpstart using Oracle on Windows NT. A number of useful tricks are provided on how to use Windows NT effectively. Lot of good examples. ... Read more

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The 10 Minute Guide to Netscape for Windows teaches the essentials of Netscape in approximately 20 mini-tutorials, each of which can be completed in 10 minutes or less. Timesaving tips, plain English definitions, and Panic Button advice help users throughout the book. ... Read more

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Focusing on the workstation features of WIndows NT, as well as covering its powerful application capabilities, this text teaches the basic features and functions of Windows NT, in approximately 20 mini-tutorials, each of which can be completed in 10 minutes or less. Timesaving Tips, Plain English definitions, and Panic Button help users throughout the book. ... Read more

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Begin with a thorough explanation of the Windows 2000 operating system and then dive into some of the most popular Windows features and related programs. Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional helps you become a Windows 2000 expert via handy cross-references and visual step-by-step procedures mean you find answers to your questions easily with simple-to-use tools. Don't miss a special section on using Windows 2000 to browse the Internet, send and receive e-mail, and access areas of the Internet that remain hidden to people who only use a Web browser. Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional enables you to customize Windows 2000 Professional to work the way you do. With this book you can do the following:

• Configure the operating system for a server or peer-to-peer network.
• Find and manage files using the Windows Explorer interface.
• Manage e-mail and newsgroups with Outlook Express.
• Troubleshoot Windows 2000 Professional yourself.

Customer Reviews (2)

Excelent for beginners
This book is exactly what it says... a begnner's guide to W2K.But it does contain a lot of useful info.

It is well designed and thougth out and as a training guide for employees it is great!

Simple book to get you started at an excellent price
As a Sr. system analyst, I was asked to evaluate the readinessfor Win 2000 Pro to be used in my company, as well as finding goodresource and training materials for my staff.After browsing several similar books in a local B&N bookstore, I picked this one as our official handbook, for the following reasons:

1. The price is right. For 19.99, it is wallet-welcome for many of my co-workers, and my company (if my company decides to pay, hopefully).

2. It is cook-book easy.There is almost not a single page going without figures.I found from teaching experience that it is the easiest way for people to follow.

3. It covers most of the topics a new W2K user will ask, from installation to configuration to networking to trouble-shooting.And it explain things in plain English that most of the people will appreciate.The procedural steps are numbered on the figure with actions shown under the it, making it very easy to follow. 4. After each chapter there is a Q&A section called Personal Workbook.A reader then can review and test his/her knowledge just learned.I do think it is a nice touch as a teaching materials because it helps a user to identify some blind spots, as well as pointing out the more important parts covered in that chapter.

I think this book is well organized and very easy to read.It is not the most advanced book around, however, for $19.99........... there is nothing to lose to get this book.END ... Read more

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Perl, a powerful programming language in the UNIX arena, can be used for manipulating text, generating reports, and performing system tasks. Assuming no prior programming knowledge, this easy-to-use guide shows readers how to use this language to develop dynamic user interfaces into Windows NT databases-in no time. ... Read more

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Ok for a "get your feet wet" book.
I stumbled on this book while cleaning out a cube and gave it a read.Obviously, this is a dated book.

Overall, it's an ok very basic introduction to Perl. However, it could create some bad programing habits so it should not be viewed as a resource for building core skills nor should you consider it a reference book.

Probably it's biggest value was that it showed how to do things in NT.But there are many resources for that now.

I was surprised that it attempted to talk about object oriented programing and CGI in 2 chapters.These topics have filled books.

So what is the value of this book?Well.If you have little money, then it's ok. Just remember to use strict and use warnings in the examples. Those two will save you grief and start you with a good programing habit. Don't take the book as gospel. Use it as a way to see some examples as what Perl can do.

After you read the book, look for the Perl docs and some sites like the perlmonks.That will get you on your way and in time you will see this book would not serve as a reference book.

Awesome
This book is a very quick and organized way to get up and going in Perl.By the end of day 7 (day seven will take more than a day if you do it right) you will have a good Perl foundation.

I have the Camel book that I go to from time to time (Camel has more humor and more technical content), but I use this book as my primary reference because of it's easy layout.

If you serious about Perl, also buy the Camel book as a deeper secondary reference.

Better organized that Larry's famous book
This book is better organized than Larry's famous book and it is easier to find information in it.

It is a great reference work and tutorial.

Covers material, but better know programming.
The first impression is the large number of typos in the code.It seems to work well for teaching 'what' works in Perl, but totally skips any 'why' structure.It comes off as an infinite number of special exceptions.Someadvice, such as in the Pattern Matching chapter is just plan wrong.Seemsto have slipped out without being editted.

Excellent book!! The right way to go.
I have no background in programming, but also wanted to learn some scripting language to automate my tasks for administering Windows NT network. A friend of mine recommended me about Perl and i bought this book.And now i am a proud owner of this book. ... Read more

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In just 24 hours, you'll master the basics of setting up and maintaining a Windows NT Workstation - from the ground up. Using this hands-on, easy-to-understand tutorial, you'll find out how to successfully install applications in a secure environment, learn to optimize memory and monitor performance, and discover the best way to set up a secure multi-user system. Each one-hour lesson is complete with step-by-step instructions to make learning a breeze. ... Read more

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Pretty good, easy to read
If you use NT much you probably want this on your shelf, well organized, easy to follow, andfairly complete instructions on numerousNT topics

Helpful book that is easy to understand
I found lots of good explanations in this book of many of the NT features. Good reference book to have -- it even tells you how to add a harddrive, setup networking, RAS, optimizing, and security.Good book to have around

Concise and Helpful
Just bought this book today and it looks concise and helpful in installing and maintaining NT 4.0 Workstation.

great book -- really helped me with several problems
At first I thought this book would be too simple and basic, but by the third chapter I realized that this book has lots of meat in it, and numerous solutions to tricky problems.I also use it as a reference since it answers questions about NT, hard drives, device configuration, etc. ... Read more

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Sams Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Professional in 24 Hours provides corporate users of this new operating system with insight into its features and technologies. The book focuses on the new Windows 2000 user interface, personal web technologies including Internet Explorer 5.0, new remote access features, improved security features, connecting to shared network resources, how to install new hardware and software using the new installation wizard, multimedia features, new FAX technology, personal storage, system management, and more. Get the most out of your desktop computer. In addition to providing beginning instruction, this book lets you dig deeper into the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

For the novice Windows user
This book is definitely for the novice. Newcomers to Windows operating systems will find it helpful in basic tasks such as the Start Menu, windows explorer, etc., but do not look for detailed information on just about any topic here. Even where help is offered, it is scant, as in the example of removing an icon from the task bar tray: one specific example is used, with no reference to the general topic of how to access and/or close task bar tray icons in general. For someone new to Windows, this book could be a good value, inasmuch as it walks the user through elementary tasks. For the intermediate to advanced Windows user looking for somewhat more detailed explanations of the 'how' or 'why' of Windows 2000, look elsewhere.

DOS For Dummies 2
Dab Gookin's 'DOS For Dummies' was great ... way back when DOS was hot. This Windows 2000 book it writen the same.I expected a more in depth look at things. Definetly not a book if youwish to go for the MCSE 2000 Track.

Thank Goodness for this book - now I get it!
The Gookins made this topic extremly easy to understand with this book. The hand holding approach was excellent and they didn't bog me down with a bunch of technical information that I wouldn't use. This book is a great buy and something you'll continually refer to.

Light, fun, efficient and understandable!
Gookin presents Windows 2000 Professional in such a way that the reader will remain interested in learning all the necessary skills to navigate and employ this OS successfully. It holds your hand as you explore the Desktop,the Start button, and teaches you essentially what all those gadgets do andhow to change things to work your way. The easy way. After all, isn't thatwhat a good OS is for? - This is not for advanced users or MCSE candidates. If you dread reading technical books, this is for you! ... Read more

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Learn how to activate the Windows Me desktop, integrate Windows with the Internet, use the accessories to be more efficient, maximize disk and memory usage, manage the printer and fonts, access email and newsgroups, add and remove programs, and much more. Softcover.Amazon.com Review
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows Me, is more than the software that makes your computer look and act the way that it does: it's your ticket to fun and productivity. Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Me in 24 Hours provides all of the background information that you need on running programs, connecting to the Internet, communicating with friends, and enjoying multimedia. In addition, it gives clear and well-thought-out instructions for executing the tasks that you'll have to know how to do. You'll be happy with this book if you've used computers a little bit before, but haven't connected to the Internet, or haven't used either Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98.

Each chapter deals with a particular set of details about using Windows Me, introducing first each capability, and presenting then a brief series of steps for readers to follow. It's the "learn-by-doing" approach, and it works well for Windows Me. Each chapter concludes with a question-and-answer section that further engages the reader. Oddly, the book makes no mention of establishing an Internet connection. That must be up to you and your service provider's support desk. --David Wall

Topics covered:

• Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), explained at a basic level
• Managing files
• Moving windows around
• Installing and removing software
• Using Internet tools like Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Internet Explorer

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What makes Windows 95 special is its graphical nature, so what better way to learn your way around this ubiquitous operating system than with Teach Yourself Windows 95 VISUALLY? This step-by-step guide literally shows you how to perform all essential Windows 95 tasks -- from launching applications and printing documents to logging onto the Internet or your company's network when you're on the road. As with all titles in the Teach Yourself VISUALLY series, Teach Yourself Windows 95 VISUALLY features plain-English explanations and instructions, along with maranGraphics' renowned illustrations to show you exactly where to click, double-click, and drag-and-drop -- all those things that are supposed to be intuitive. ... Read more

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Visual oriented learning
I provide private computer lessons, and I have found the Visual Series including Teach Yourself Win 95 and Win 98 among some of the best learning tools I've found. Many of us simply learn better when we can see picturesto aid us in understanding what the text is saying. My students (ages teento 90) have all loved these books and recommended them to friends.

It's great for beginer or people just start out!!!
This book is fantastic for people that don't know anything about Windows 95.If you don't want to read that much and need the basic fast get this book. But if you are and intermediate user this book is not for you!!!

It's a very good book if your just begining.
This is a very good book if you are just starting out. If you don't want to read alot and want to get started fast it's perfect. If you are a intermediate user, stay a away from this book it's not for you. Try MasterWindows 95 Visual a much better book, if your an interediate user orhigher. ... Read more

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Following the popular "Teach Yourself in 21 Days" format, this book is divided into 21 chapters, one for each day. The chapters begin with an introductory section and end with a summary, Q&A section, a Quiz section, and an Exercise section. The answers to these questions and exercises are given in the back of the book. This approach enables the reader to perform a self-test. ... Read more

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You CAN Teach Online! is a web-enhanced text provides easy-to-follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are displayed to illustrate the very latest in educational technology. With this information, readers will learn to have the confidence to translate their traditional classroom materials to an online environment. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

great book but a bit dated
great book but a bit dated. Central concepts still apply but it talks about things like "modems"

Not Enough Hands On!
This book was more touchy-feely to me than practical.I have taught extensively in the past, and do not need a book that gives me fundamental pedagogical skills -- I already possess them.

I was looking for a book that would assist me in converting a course from face-to-face to online.This book has an extensive section on the technologies required to teach online, which will be helpful to those who have never used computer before; to me, it was a waste of space.

There is no discussion of merits of different instructional design methodologies, and not a lot of concrete examples of how to teach online.This is a very light book, and I wouldn't use it anywhere except possibly to familiarize upper management with the logistics of online teaching.

For those teachers/professors/instructors/educators who are going to be on the front lines of online education, you can give this book a pass.

Talks about Teaching First!
Finally, a book about online teaching that actually talks about TEACHING! It sets the context in education pedagogy and then gives the practical suggestions. Now teachers will have something to work from, other than just the mechanics of the technology. This will launch them on a successful TEACHING experience and better student retention.

A web site comes with the book, but not all the references in the book are on the web site and some of the links on the site are broken.

Still for those of you thinking of teaching online, the book is written in a language that you can understand - one of teaching and learning.

Practical Information, Helpful tips and tricks
Finally a practical, useful book covering both the background materials and basic information needed to select a delivery system, develop a course, and conduct a class at a college level.Moore, Winograd and Lange combine to present materials that are not biased toward one publisher or delivery system. They share details on many of the major players in the field, and permit the reader to apply the the lessons learned to developing their own course to be delivered via F2F or distance education.

Emphasis is given to helping the faculty member personalize the online learning experience for the student.Various teaching styles are discussed and hints for applying web enhanced experiences are given.

Appropriate attention is given to the task of translating content of the course to an online mode.Hints and tips are included for creating syllabus, assingments, discussion questions and other tools that will increase interactivity.Once the course is "designed", they step the reader through many of the details and mechancis of actually converting the materials to online format.

Time is taken to help the reader realize that once the course is created, the real work is ready to begin. Implementation includes conducting the class utilizing the designed materials and making any modfications and/or changes that are necessary as the semester progresses. Tips include maintaining a schedule throughout the week, and providing rich, rapid feeback to the students. Evaluation techniques are discussed with the idea of being able to improve the course materials, format and schedule in the future.

This book provides a number of checklists and tables that will be valuable tools for the reader.The companion website is a valuable list of resources and hyperlinks that provide hours and hours of fun.

E-Learning as Next Killer Application
"You CAN Teach Online!" provides easy-to-follow examples of pedagogical techniques, and tools that will be useful for faculty interested in developing online courses in the traditional and online classrooms. Throughout the text, numerous technical drawings, charts, graphs, and photographs are displayed to illustrate the very latest in educational technology.

Just as every writer needs an editor, a field expert needs structure for building a good educational course.

The book follows its own advice in layout and avails to the reader a website with lots of goodies to download (free!). ... Read more

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Sams Teach Yourself the Windows 95/98 Registry in 24 Hours is a carefully organized tutorial that teaches the beginning Windows Registry user just what you need to know in order to personalize and optimize your PCs performance. The book covers how the Registry works, how to back up, edit, recover, and clean up your registry. It also contains information regarding "do's and don'ts" concerning editing the registry. ... Read more

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This how-to handbook defines what school culture is, how it works, and why it is critically important, and helps you assess how your school measures up. ... Read more

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An outstanding analysis of what 'school culture' is
Robert Ramsey's DON'T TEACH THE CANARIES NOT TO SING: CREATING A SCHOOL CULTURE THAT BOOSTS ACHIEVEMENT is an outstanding analysis of what 'school culture' is, how it works, and why it's important to develop. Student performance and staff efforts pair with parental engagement and community support in such a process, creating a 'culture' which is dynamic, interactive and positive: here's how to build it, with real-world examples adding vision and insights. ... Read more

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If you're new to the Windows world and daunted by the morass of available titles, start by getting Teach Yourself Windows® 98 VISUALLY™, part of IDG Books' best-selling 3-D Visual® series, praised by industry scribes as the best introductory books on the market."

Teach Yourself Windows 98 VISUALLY unveils the Windows 98 operating system with two-page color spreads that provide clear instructions, step-by-step screenshots, and concise illustrations. Each Windows 98 task, from setup to shutdown, is presented with helpful tips, FAQs, and specific highlights.

So grab a copy of Teach Yourself Windows 98 VISUALLY, commence your Windows 98 tutorial, and remember the maranGraphics mantra: read less, learn more. "Amazon.com Review
Teach Yourself Windows 98 Visually relies on theprinciple that it's possible to teach a reader how to perform Windows98 tasks with extremely few words, relying instead on copiousillustrations (both screen shots and conceptual diagrams), labels, andefficient prose. This book succeeds in its mission; a novice with nocomputer experience will find this guide extremely helpful inunraveling the less intuitive parts of Windows 98.

Each spreadbegins with an attractive conceptual diagram that illustrates anabstraction; for example, a freeway overpass surmounts a twistingmountain path to demonstrate Windows 98 shortcuts. Then a series ofscreen shots shows what appears on your monitor as you perform thetask. Lines and labels clarify the names and functions of keyinterface elements, while succinct captions explain what's goingon. All the illustrations appear in full color, so what you see onthese pages is what you see on your screen.

You'll learn all the keytasks here, including mouse manipulation, file organization, the useof the important Windows 98 accessories, networking essentials,electronic mail, and Web-page creation. It would be nice if there weresome mention of full-featured productivity applications--no one reallyuses WordPad for serious work--but as a Windows 98 text, this bookcovers all the bases.

Like the more shallow but very similar Windows 98 Simplified(from the same author), Teach Yourself Windows 98 Visuallyrepresents the ultimate in Windows 98 hand holding. --DavidWall ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Good book for curious beginners
I think these are useful books for beginners.Many (but not all) of the "Teach Yourself Visually" series books are good -- check reviews first on the one you are considering.This one (Windows 98) is a good one. (or was, that is, back in the day).

GREAT FOR REFERECE
This is a great book for reference. This WONDERFUL book is great for new computer owners, it is also good for ones who already know how to use and run Windows 98 to use for reference. The company sure does know what they are talking about when they say VISUALLY, it has GREAT graphics and instructions!!! This is a GREAT book. I would recommend it to any computer user or owner who has Windows 98.

INTELLIGENT SYSTEM 2001
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Pictures say 1000 words!
I work in Computer Sales & Consulting. Most of my customers are buying a computer for their first time and need as much help as they can get. I always recommend Teach Yourself Windows 98 Visually. It's understandableand doesn't bore you with a lot of reading.EVERY Customer I'verecommended this book to has come back to thank me. Telling me that"it's the best book" and how much it's helped them.I HIGHLYRECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

Me, Dad & Mom
When my 80 year old Dad told me that he and Mom were going to "step up" and get a computer, I thought "Great! Now I can email them when they're in Arizona for the winter."The salesman, Ron, atCircuit City in Peoria, did them a great service by selling them a copy of"Teach Yourself Windows98 Visually".When I was down visiting,we started going through the book and I was very impressed how clear itwas.I am a network administrator as well as resident instructor for ourbusiness and am accustomed to taking "screen shots" (Print Screenkey) then pasting them into MSWord and adding instructional text boxes. This book not only does all that BUT MORE!I was so impressed with it,when we got home, I bought one for my family so they could expand theirknowledge of Windows98...I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! ... Read more

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In "Teach With Discipline", William Prince McLemore devotes his experience to one of the most pressing, but least addressed, issues in public education today-discipline. The objective of this book is to assist teachers with a variety of approaches, strategies, and concrete examples of not only how to resolve discipline problems but also how to prevent these incidents from occurring in the first place. Contents: Classroom Discipline; Multiple Techniques and Methods; Interaction and Classroom Climate; School Personnel, Students, and Parents; Discipline With Determination. "Teach With Discipline" is a collection of articles by numerous contributors: Sharon Knoll, Robert L. Major, John R. Ban, Paula C. Wood, William Stainback, Susan Stainback, Len Froyen, Tom Lovitt, Hugh H. Carberry, Kirby Morgan, Hilmar Wagner, Patricia H. Berne, Joseph P. Cangemi, John F. Lordon, and Kenneth Polakowski. ... Read more