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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: "Techies Unite" is the only book of its kind. Having been in the tech world for some time I have often felt and sensed the things that this book treats on. I'm amazed actually that someone out there actually wrote all this stuff down and used it so well. This guy knows this business. At least he seems to know me.I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who knows anything about the tech world. It's hilarious and true. And Helen is a totally cool and unorthodox character. Nothing like her I've ever seen.
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Summary: PRAISE FOR TECHIES UNITE!
Review: "Helen doesn't play by the rules. Oh, we longtime Helen fans all know that when somebody crosses Helen, or she encounters a situation she doesn't like, she finds their computer and re-creates their system more to her liking, but I'm talking about a deeper set of rules. Since the creation of the genre, the comic strip community has been filled with losers- pathetic characters that the world dumped on and the reader could sympathesize with, presumably because, deep inside, every reader is a pathetic loser who the world dumps on. Helen is talented, smart, beautiful, and very good at what she does. According to cartoon rules, she should be totally UNsympathetic. But this is where Helen turns her back on the rules yet again. Helen may be talented, etc., but it doesn't always help her in her search for happiness. She worries that, while she may have mastered every technological system known to man, her life may be over at 23. While she can shut down the northeast power grid with the touch of a keyboard, she's still looking for a relationship that fits. This makes her even MORE sympathetic to her readers, not to mention making her terribly human. There is an added benefit here. If someone as talented, etc. as Helen still has problems in the world, then we, her readers, can relax- we can let go of our own aspirations to genius, because it's obviously too much of a hassle. (This isn't a groundbreaking point, but I don't think it can be reinforced enough.) Released from this pressure, we are free to enjoy Helen even more." --John Klossner, editorial cartonist for Computer World magazine and creator of the online comic strip "Mason Darro, Non-Profit Lawyer". "Helen is smart, sexy, sophisticated and funny." --Mike Fry, creator of syndicated cartoons "Over the Hedge" and "Committed". "Peter's work is an inspiration to any creator who wants to do what he or she loves for a living. Not only is Helen a model of excellent cartooning, it's one of those rare comic strips that has an addictive quality akin to nicotine. You know it's probably bad for you, but dammit, you just have to have more." -- From Illiad (JD Frazier), creator of "User Friendly", the Comic Strip. "Helen: Sweetheart of the Internet Helen is cool!... Verdict: Hilarious, yet poignent.-JH Networth: 5 stars." --From "Internet.au" Australia's premier Internet magazine "I don't own a "Dilbert" book, a "Calvin and Hobbes", or even a "Peanuts" collection...In contrast, I've read every "Helen" comic strip available online or in print, and I've got (or will have) every paperbound collection of "Helen" that exists. What's the difference? Character. Humor. Variety. Insight to the tech mentality...I recommend "Helen" to anyone and everyone -- but especially if you are or know anyone who works in the computer/Internet industry. She'll knock your socks off." --Teddi Deppner
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: "Techies Unite" is the only book of its kind. Having been in the tech world for some time I have often felt and sensed the things that this book treats on. I'm amazed actually that someone out there actually wrote all this stuff down and used it so well. This guy knows this business. At least he seems to know me. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who knows anything about the tech world. It's hilarious and true. And Helen is a totally cool and unorthodox character. Nothing like her I've ever seen.
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Summary: She¿s gorgeous! She¿s brilliant! She¿s a stitch!
Review: "Techies Unite: Featuring Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet" is about the glamour of the Information Age. The title character is a beautiful and brilliant computer geek named Helen Nichols, who in her mid-twenties runs (with bemused despotism) the information systems department of a large company. Helen, her friends and co-workers inhabit an intense world where humor is as necessary as a good LAN.
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Summary: Turn on, tune in... Unite!
Review: Have you ever bumped into a Web site that kept your attention for an entire night - if not more? Well, when I first came across "Helen Sweetheart of the Internet" two years ago, that was my reaction. When we think of "a book you can't put down" it's usually a novel, but the wit - and the cartooning! - in this book will keep you reading until you've made it to the back cover...
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: Helen captured my heart when I first saw the comic strip because Peter Zale had first captured the soul of the information technology guru. Helen is the spiritual embodiment of those of us who competently labor to keep the information infrastructure running while constantly enduring the overwhelming "lost in the wilderness" dependency of the know-nothing "Wharton School of Business" idiots who surround us and unfortunately are ultimately responsible for our pitiful paychecks. If you like Helen you have to love this collection. Starting with the first Helen ever and following with the best of the best of the strips. Be careful where you take it though. I am ordering my second because I happened to show my first to the (female) instructor of a technology class I am taking, and the minute she saw it, I had to give it to her to under threat of instant flunking if I didn't. For those of us on the tail end of the Boomers or the X and Y genners who take fast processors and instant access as our birthright, Helen is our icon. This book is the PERFECT thing for taking a break when you finally look away from the monitor after four hours of serious debugging (or playing Doom, whatever).
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Summary: The soul of the Techie
Review: Helen captured my heart when I first saw the comic strip because Peter Zale had first captured the soul of the information technology guru. Helen is the spiritual embodiment of those of us who competently labor to keep the information infrastructure running while constantly enduring the overwhelming "lost in the wilderness" dependency of the know-nothing "Wharton School of Business" idiots who surround us and unfortunately are ultimately responsible for our pitiful paychecks. If you like Helen you have to love this collection. Starting with the first Helen ever and following with the best of the best of the strips. Be careful where you take it though. I am ordering my second because I happened to show my first to the (female) instructor of a technology class I am taking, and the minute she saw it, I had to give it to her to under threat of instant flunking if I didn't. For those of us on the tail end of the Boomers or the X and Y genners who take fast processors and instant access as our birthright, Helen is our icon. This book is the PERFECT thing for taking a break when you finally look away from the monitor after four hours of serious debugging (or playing Doom, whatever).
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Summary: Helen is original work with a new spin on the technogeek com
Review: Helen is a great comic, and the book is a reflection of that. Helen combines the techno geek aspect that's common in a lot of online comics with a more realistic twist. It gives a view of a reality we'd all like to live in. Helen is best in her role as omniscient computer god. Someone makes her mad in an airport?, she cancels their flight with her laptop. Helen is truly a wonder of the information age. Buy the book it's a great start on the Helen experience.
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Summary: Our Computer Sweetheart
Review: Helen is a wonderful strip. for those who are terrified of computers or for those who love them, she is still the goddess. This strip is bright and witty and feels like the life and times we live in today. What we truly worship, terrifies us; and what we are terrified by, we worship. That is Helen.
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Summary: Helen is a geek's dream girl.
Review: Helen, the comic, will likely be enjoyed by people who dig Dilbert and UserFriendly, but also has elements of more socially oriented strips like Sally Forth or Cathy. (Except that Cathy is terrible, IMHO, whereas Helen is actually funny.) Helen, the character, is the ultimate grrl-geek. She has all the arrogance and brilliance required to be an alpha-geek, codes artificial intelligences in her spare time, rules over the techno-illiterate, and inspires awe and fear in lesser geeks. Whether or not you're a techie yourself, you'll enjoy this caricature of social life inside the technocracy. (If you really get into the strip, it's also interesting to note that the author, Peter Zale, is quite accessible to his readers, maintaining a personal website and a mailing list about the strip's progress.)
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