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Summary: I wished I had it earlier.
Review: As the target of this book is beginners, it is the BEST book on how to get started hacking. Carolyn's knowledge about what is lawfully right or wrong makes this book confidently exposes step-by-step instructions on how to hack.Although I finished computer science degree in New York, and a master degree in telecommunication in the UK, I had no idea on how to break into computer until I met this book. The university teaches 'good' stuffs only, while this book tells something 'cool' using simple commands that I'd been using thousand of times without realising their 'other' power! If you are an expert in computer security, this book is useful on how to get other information in the net. This is convenient for a busy person like me, minimizing search by taking advice from an expert. The book also directs and recommends what other useful books are! Yes, you can find the content free in the net, thanks to Carolyn's humble initiative to feed the hungry knowledge seeker. Since time is important for me, having the book helps me to have the information content more portable and searchable. One thing for sure, your teenage friend/niece/nephew will be tremendously happy to get it as a present.
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Summary: A perfectly FINE book, darn it.
Review: I am not a computer wizard by any stretch of the imagination. I am a nice girl with secret dreams of hackerdom, and as such, I found this book educational and enjoyable. After reading halfway through it, I've already learned many useful things about computers, and discovered some nifty tricks to impress my less technologically literate friends. No, it didn't teach me anything really complex, or anything I couldn't have found on the Internet, but that's alright. It was useful to have all the information available in one, easily understandable and locatable source, and nice to have it in a form that I could read during lunch or in bed. Although it's definitely aimed at newbies like me, it isn't nearly as simplistic or stupid as other reviewers have made it out to be (I have to wonder whether they've actually read it . . .). Carolyn Meinel's _The Happy Hacker_ is both a good instructor and a good read.
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Summary: Lame for hackers, elite for Lamers..
Review: OK this is the thing. I think this book is really good for all the newbies out there. But I sure do agree that you can get all that info from "the guide to mostly harmless hacking".
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Summary: the more you use the net the less you need the book
Review: there are a ton of resources on the net ... and gasp ... not for profit .
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Summary: Get the online version
Review: hey...why buy this when you can get all the "guide to mostly harmless hacking" articles at a well known hacker website? been there, done that...
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Summary: a ridiculous book written by a ridiculous person
Review: I'm horrified to see that there are actually people out there (like the reader from Ohio) who give this book more than one star. I pitty those people who can actually learn from this book, because that means that they have no technical knowledge at all. And a word about the author: this self-proclaimed security consultant wasn't even able to protect her website techbroker.com against Hacking For Girliez...well, what can be expected of someone who doesn't even understand the difference between a FIN-scan and a half-scan... Carolyn you're pathetic, please stop...thanks
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Summary: decent.....
Review: As, I look over these reviews, I can't help but wonder how many of these slobs who voted one star actually read the book. And if they did, how many actually understand anything about computers...
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Summary: 066-02-2313250
Review: it a good for me ...
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Summary: lame
Review: 1) Read books published by o'Reily. 2) C,Unix Security,TCP/IP,BIND,Sendmail,Perl would be a good start. 3) type format c: and press yes. 4) Install Linux,FreeBSD,netBSD,Solaris x86 5) try hacking your own box before bothering the rest of us. Carolyns book is going to create a big waste of bandwith. Any annoy the real security professionals.
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Summary: worst book on hacking ever !!!!!!
Review: this book is so badly written and has so little informational value, it even outdoes the ridiculous 'secrets of a superhacker'....compared to Happy Hacker this book looks like the work of a genius...... the only fun you'll ever get out of this book is when you tear out every single page and burn it....and of course, when you look at the cover
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