Rating: 
Summary: OK
Review: This is an OK Book. Much of the stuff you see in this book is available in SDK docs too. There are not many good examples.
Rating: 
Summary: Very Interesting
Review: This text is well written and very approachable. Basically, it covers how to handle script input on the new Tablet PC platform. There are many examples of programs that accept script directly. There is little mention of the Tablet PC Input Panel and how to use it. While overall the book is good, all of the example code is in C#. It would have been better to see the examples in straight C/C++ or even VB.
Rating: 
Summary: The only book on an important subject
Review: Well, I can't say it's the only book on Tablet PC development, but it's by far the most thorough and well documented. Rob does a really great job on this one, and my only gripe about it is that it starts out kind of slow and can be a bit dry at times. However, that's more a function of the subject matter than any fault of the writer, and I would say this book is a definite 5, and a must have for any Tablet PC developer. A lot of Tablet PC developement is identical to what one does on a traditional desktop app. The main difference being Ink. If you are buying a Tablet PC book, this is probably the main thing you are interested in and it does a great job of discussing it. It takes a few chapters for the rubber to start hitting the road as far as Inking, but I that would be the case in any book that covered Tab Development in depth. And once the book gets going...the discussion and analysis is pure gold. I found it very relevant and by and large pretty interesting. It's technical content is as good as it gets. All the code samples worked, the samples got to the point and were well explained and nothing critical was left out in order to get the examples running. This is the first 'real' book on Tablet Development that I've come across and it's never easy being the first to write on such a technology. I think the author shows a great deal of empathy toward the reader and definitely goes out of his way to help you along. Sure, I had my little gripe that I mentioned above, but this book is unquestionably one of the finer computer books I've come across recently (and there are a lot of great ones these days) and the author is to be commended on the professional and quality job he did on it. If you are going to write professional Tablet Apps, or if you are just developer looking at recreationally developing Tablet Apps, this book is a must have.
Rating:
Summary: The only book on an important subject
Review: Well, I can't say it's the only book on Tablet PC development, but it's by far the most thorough and well documented. Rob does a really great job on this one, and my only gripe about it is that it starts out kind of slow and can be a bit dry at times. However, that's more a function of the subject matter than any fault of the writer, and I would say this book is a definite 5, and a must have for any Tablet PC developer. A lot of Tablet PC developement is identical to what one does on a traditional desktop app. The main difference being Ink. If you are buying a Tablet PC book, this is probably the main thing you are interested in and it does a great job of discussing it. It takes a few chapters for the rubber to start hitting the road as far as Inking, but I that would be the case in any book that covered Tab Development in depth. And once the book gets going...the discussion and analysis is pure gold. I found it very relevant and by and large pretty interesting. It's technical content is as good as it gets. All the code samples worked, the samples got to the point and were well explained and nothing critical was left out in order to get the examples running. This is the first 'real' book on Tablet Development that I've come across and it's never easy being the first to write on such a technology. I think the author shows a great deal of empathy toward the reader and definitely goes out of his way to help you along. Sure, I had my little gripe that I mentioned above, but this book is unquestionably one of the finer computer books I've come across recently (and there are a lot of great ones these days) and the author is to be commended on the professional and quality job he did on it. If you are going to write professional Tablet Apps, or if you are just developer looking at recreationally developing Tablet Apps, this book is a must have.
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