Customer Review: This is an exhaustive reference manual for AppleScript, a scripting language included with all Macintoshes. It is not a tutorial, but if you have some programming experience of any kind you will be able to use this manual to construct AppleScripts. The book was published in January 2006 and is... more info
Customer Review: That is just one example of the many errors in this book. Note: For those new to modern technology, MCSE stands for Microsoft Certified SYSTEMS [not software] Engineer -- systems engineers and software engineers have very different roles. Hopefully, the next edition will be edited before going into... more info
Customer Review: Well written and easy to follow. Lots of examples. Maybe the author could have spent a little more time on Oracle SQL, but then again, the book was written for SQL*Plus. Overall, a good reference.
Customer Review: I am coming from a VBA background learning about this new software. This book is a great resource tool for making such a transition. Mr. McAmis stepped me through the learning process in a clear and concise manner. The information was learned in progressive manner, in that, the further through the... more info
Customer Review: Have you rummaged through a GIS textbook for half an hour looking for a simple definition, never to find it? Have you wondered why a $100 "introductory" textbook has loads of extraneous information but not a simple glossary, or how it can be written so obtusely and still get past an editing staff?... more info
Customer Review: The Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, is, in my opinion, still the best all-around computer dictionary out there. For technical writers, consultants and anyone who needs to use technology related words precisely, this is the place to go. (There is also another volume from Microsoft Press... more info
Customer Review: Ray Horak's "Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary" is an invaluable reference for anyone studying or working in the telecommunications and/or computer fields. These disciplines are well-known for their excessive use of acronyms, but Horak's clear, explanatory prose makes sense of the alphabet... more info
Customer Review: As a student enrolled with CareerStep, I learned about Saving Keystrokes from the student's chatroom. From Amazon, I purchased the textbook. After receiving it, I promptly read it and I was favorably impressed. I plan to incorporate the suggestions from Saving Keystrokes with my use of InstantText.