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Summary: Anyone owning a computer will relate to this book!
Review: This book will not help one bit if you're looking for answers-but anyone who has ever sat in front of a computer monitor and wondered "what did I do, and how can I make it stop?" will LOVE this book! I laughed so hard, I had to read this book during the day, so I wouldn't wake everyone up with all the noise!
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Summary: Not a happy ending
Review: Cruising through cyberspace with Dave Barry is quick, fun, and funny, that is until the chapter on MsPtato & RayAdverb. It's beyond me why Barry departs from humor to end the book on a potentially depressing note. The bulk of the book, however, is enjoyable and while it may not offer information to really get your PC up and running, it gives plenty of opportunity to laugh at the crisis that every PC novice has endured. If the book were a chess match, I would say it had a strong opening and middle game, but a poor finish.
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Summary: Really Funny!
Review: I found this thing hillarious and right on the nose about the internet and computing in general. I listened to the Books on Tape version and found Shadoe Stevens (Who read it) quite annoying and hard to understand at times. For some reason he would almost whisper some parts and start screaming soon thereafter. I drove everyone in the car nuts turning the volume up and down the whole time. I found the little story about the woman contemplating an affair on the internet a little too much, the book was going along funny as hell and suddenly (flump flump flump) it got a flat tire on the way to serious and somewhat depressing story of this woman getting ready to throw her marriage away over some internet romance. This whole section really didnt fit with the rest of the book and was quite distracting. The material in some parts may be too explicit for children.My Favorite part: (Loosely quoted) Your child has a book report on space due tomorrow and hasnt even started on it, it is sunday night and all the libraries and bookstores are closed, but thanks to the global resources of the internet, you child can get online and use a simple search engine to get near INSTANT access to pornography.
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Summary: The funniest book I've ever read
Review: All of Dave Barry's book are hilarious, but I'd have to say this one was my favorite.
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Summary: The gem in this book is the "novelette" about meeting online
Review: This book is really funny for techie types, and Shadoe Stevens does an unbelievably great job of reading it on the tapes, but the key thing is the long story in the middle about a non-techie housewife meeting someone online ... she created a chat room called "knows how to spell", which kept the riff raff out. It's a must for anyone, not just computer types. It's so funny that I can't believe they haven't made it into a movie and won all the academy awards.
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Summary: My two cents
Review: Well, everybody and his dog has already reviewed Dave Barry in Cyberspace, but I had to throw my two cents in: Thanks, Dave, for coining the term "WGU" (Whirring Grinding Unit). Now everybody I know who uses a computer uses that term. Congratulations on making the already over-wordy English language one word wordier - it's a word we desperately needed.
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Summary: not my parents' christmas present
Review: I bought this book to share with may parents who are just beginning to enjoy sailing through cyberspace. I was constantly <LOL> and embarrassed when someone walked into my room and wondered what was wrong. I particularly related to Dave's frequent instructions: "Ask a 14 year to do it," as our 14 year old is our own Cyberspace techie. My only objection (and the reason for not giving this to my parents) is the semi-hard core sexual references in the book. Hysterical, but not for MOM and DAD from ME... One questions: Are those addresses real? I'd try them out, but I have loaned the book to a coworker and can't get it back!
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Summary: Sarcastic
Review: This is one of the most funniest books I ever read. Eventhough I am what you would call a "Geek", I enjoyed everyone minute reading it. It's worth reading it, even if you don't know much about computers. Of course it's more intreting if you know all the "little insight" and already have experienced it yourself. Enjoy it!
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Summary: It's time to tape up your glasses and read this book!
Review: You don't *need* a pocket protector to enjoy this book, but it couldn't hurt. Let down your guard and, just for a few minutes, revel in your geek-hood with Dave Barry. I can't imagine a funnier read.
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Summary: A must-read for regular visitors to cyberspace!
Review: There is no doubt that Dave Barry has actually BEEN in cyberspace and encountered all the frustrations and hilarity this alien world has to offer. From buying a computer, dealing with customer service personnel, to untangling the World Wide Web, this book will make you shake you head and say, 'Yeah, I've had that happen to me!'. The book ends with an encounter between two strangers on AOL that left me wanting more! Hey Dave, what happened to those two love puppies????
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