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Computer/Web Design Book ReviewsMicrosoft Access 2002 10 Minute Guide by Joe HazbrakenQue, August, 2001Trade Paperback, 211 pages ISBN: 0789726319 Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
This concise guide helps readers quickly
learn fast tips and tricks for using Microsoft
Access 2002. Each chapter in the book is
actually a quick lesson which teaches the
reader how to perform a specific task in
Access 2002, complete with screen shots
and samples illustrating some of the
steps involved. Lessons helping readers
create new databases, creating and
formatting tables, creating forms, sorting
data, using queries and printing objects
are just a few of the lessons provided.
More in-depth Access textbooks
and courses can sometimes over-complicate the instruction and be
extremely time consuming. Quick learners
can save time by using this Access guide.
A handy book for those looking for
a quick introduction or refresher for
Access 2002 tasks, this book is also
useful for those upgrading from an earlier
Access edition who want a quick and
cheap book about Access 2002.
MySQL: Building User Interfaces by Matthew StuckyNew Riders, July, 2001.Trade Paperback, 632 pages. ISBN: 073571049X Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
This specialty MySQL book provides
instruction and sample code for
programmers seeking to
develop GUI database applications
using MySQL and GTK+.
The first part of the book, called
Quick and Dirty, teaches readers
the development tools MySQL,
GTK+ and Glade. The book also
includes instructions on developing code
that can be compiled on
Linux or Windows platforms.
The rest of the book walks the developer through
several sample ecommerce
GUI applications with explanations of
the code and functions involved.
MySQL: Building User Interfaces focuses primarily on using GTK, C and MySQL to build GUI database applications, and is an effective tool for developers using these tools. The book is also excellent for developers switching from a Windows to Linux platform. The book is very specialized and developers using Perl or PHP for MySQL applications will want to seek a different MySQL title. Prior experience using VB or SQL Server and web databases is recommended. Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott MuellerQue, August, 2001.Trade Paperback, 1556 pages. ISBN: 0789725428 Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
Some people actually love to tinker with
the inside of their PCs. Others will do it
only when necessary, e.g., if they need to
install new hardware or could do some
quick maintenance that might save them
money. This book will appeal to both
types of people. The enormous book (1556 pages)
contains a wealth of information about upgrading
and repairing PCs. There are chapters covering
everything from internet connections to upgrading
your computer's memory.
This latest edition also includes coverage of
the new Pentium 4, Itanium, Athlon and Duran
processors. The book covers older hardware
as well as the brand new stuff, so even if you own
an old PC you can find relevant instruction.
An information-packed CD-ROM that
comes with the book includes a two hour
video showing step-by-step upgrading and repairing
procedures, hundreds of pages of technical documentation,
a searchable vendor database, searchable hard drive
specifications and entire previous editions of the book.
There is also more information and updates
on the author's website.
This is an extremely useful book for PC users who are interested in upgrading or repairing their own computers. The book is also quite user-friendly. There are plenty of technical diagrams, specs and charts, but the text is written so laymen as well as experts can implement the procedures. Highly recommended. Return to Book Reviews Index ** For an archive of computer books reviewed in The IWJ, please click here. |