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Summary: St. Leo did it again!
Review: "Poor Leo's 2002 Computer Almanac" was awesome, but I can't believe how much better the "2003 Technology Almanac" is. Whatever platforms you use, you're going to find lots of tips and tricks to make it work better for you, plus you get such other goodies as reviews of the latest tech toys, tech history, and contributions from other TechTV personalities.But first and foremost, it's just plain fun to read. And you're learning at the same time.
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Summary: Awesome book
Review: A great comprehensive book pointing out the best and worst of computer technology.
A must have book for everyone.
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Summary: This Years Almanac is a Hit!
Review: As an avid computer enthusiast, I found that "Leo Laporte's 2002 Technology Almanac" satisfied my quench for a technology-filled read. Since it's not a computer manual, but rather an almanac, you digest the information given to you in daily portions. Each day is packed with little tid-bits of information that will surprise the computer guru in your house, yet at the same time the average person will understand. Leo will you keep you laughing throughout the book, yet maintains the professionalism you would expect him. I recommend this book for everyone: friends, family; you name it! Everyone can benefit from this wonderfully written book!
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Summary: This Years Almanac is a Hit!
Review: As an avid computer enthusiast, I found that "Leo Laporte's 2002 Technology Almanac" satisfied my quench for a technology-filled read. Since it's not a computer manual, but rather an almanac, you digest the information given to you in daily portions. Each day is packed with little tid-bits of information that will surprise the computer guru in your house, yet at the same time the average person will understand. Leo will you keep you laughing throughout the book, yet maintains the professionalism you would expect him. I recommend this book for everyone: friends, family; you name it! Everyone can benefit from this wonderfully written book!
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Summary: Buy Leo's Book
Review: Being a fan of Leo Laporte on Tech TV for a couple of years now, I just had to go out and buy his book. This is the follow-up to the 2002 Technology Almanac, and what a great follow-up it is. It's clearly evident how much more work was put into this book, as there are is a lot more substance. For one, every day now is now dedicated one full page, full of tips and tricks. There is also a very extensive table of contents in the front, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something you're looking for right away. Also, Laura Burstein corroborated with Leo for writing this book; she has included important dates in computer/geek history all throughout. Finally, one more thing that I liked was a very extensive appendix with computer statistics. Maybe it's just because I love statistics, but I found some of the information fascinating. All in all, if you are interested at all in computers, this is a great book to buy. It may not be best suited for the über-geeky, but for beginning or intermediate users, it is great. Leo writes with a very down-to-earth personality that does not treat as you as brainless computer user.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: even better than the first... lots of good info
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Summary: Leo's Book
Review: Everyone in my family and all of my friends enjoyed reading this book, including myself. I consider myself a pretty advanced user and I got a lot out of this book. That's not to say it was an advanced read -- my friends who don't know much about computing also found a lot of stuff in it that they could use themselves. I commend Leo for writing yet another excellent book, and I can't wait for the next one!
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Summary: A years worth of information on technology
Review: For each day in 2003, this book has a paragraph about an event in the history of science and technology and a URL containing more information about the event. After that, there is a short description of a topic related to computing technology, a tip of the day with specific information about the topic and a download of the day. Most of the referenced downloads are either shareware or freeware, which can easily keep you busy for a long time.
The topics are well chosen, as they kept my interest throughout the entire book. In general, several pages are devoted to a theme, for example eight days are used to describe aspects of computer gaming. Other themes are an introduction to Linux, health, privacy, macintosh, blogging and a guide for buying gifts for geeks. Of course, a few pages are not enough to impart extensive information, but that is not the goal. As a primer and a pointer to detailed information, it is an excellent resource.
You could easily spend the better part of a year following through with all the information and software pointed to in the book. I have noted many locations so that I will able to return to them when I have the need for more data on that specific topic.
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Summary: Yuck! I don't get the appeal of this book
Review: For free, you can get all this information, better organized, and more up to date, through Google. The authors add nothing to the appeal of the material, and Leo's incessent harping of the book on his show belies the fact that this book is much ado about NOTHING.
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Summary: Wonderful Computer & Technology Resource!
Review: His 2002 Almanac was an awesome source of information. I still turn to it from time to time as a very handy computer resource. So, I just had to pre-order his 2003 Almanac. I was not disappointed! It was even better than his first Almanac! When I first got it, I read through a large chunk of the book. It is chock full of useful and fun information. I find myself turning to it each day to read that day's entry. I also turn to it as needed to look up something that I remembered reading, but now want to do on my computer, or for work. This book is a very valuable tool. I look forward to any more books like this from Leo Laporte!
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