Computing for Dummies Reviews

People say that you should pursuit your life ambition and I have taken this into account as I am only 13 Ii have plenty of time to think in what I choose to do in the future. I eventually decided that I would like to be a C++ programmer and there's no better time to start learning than as a child so I went and bought this book……C++ for dummies by ...  Read the complete review

I currently own two books from the ‘for dummies’ series: windows 95 for dummies which I bought years ago when I got my first computer and Unix for dummies which I bought in the summer last year as I’d developed an interest in the Unix/Linux variants of computer operating systems. Both books were quite cheep compared to alot of ...  Read the complete review

I bought this book because I had to work on a project that was runing on Unix machines. The good points: The book is relatively simple and fun to read (a computing book that is fun?). The authors seem to know exactly where you'll get into trouble and tell you how to get out of it. As Unix has many different versions ...  Read the complete review

“This book feels your pain and prescribes a chuckle” When I started out in computers, all right they weren’t still using punch cards, but I had to build up a working knowledge of what was a rather complex subject. For example, learning the MS DOS language was something I never mastered, and it wasn’t that I was ...  Read the complete review

These books explain computers in plain english and with humour. They explain the simple things that other books just don't bother with and they also answer those questions that you were always too afraid to ask. You can read the book from cover to cover or just dip in when you need some help. Important information that you need to ...  Read the complete review

This is a good book. The problem with some of the dummies series, is that some of them aren't actually best suited for absolute beginners. This is one of them. The book introduces progamming concepts in a clear way, and offers sources of further information. The only thing wrong with it is that it ...  Read the complete review

This book is pretty good stuff – in this book there is plenty of information about home networking and also a fair bit of information on business side of things. It covers a wide spectrum of operating systems, including NT, Me, 98, Netware, Unix, Linux and much more, and even goes one step further and gives a brief guide on how to ...  Read the complete review

Networking for Dummies ---------------------- I bought his book expecting something of a beginners guide to home networking, and was sadly disappointed. While the book does give an introduction to home networking (and a good enough one at that), it tried hard to be more than it is, and fails miserably. By this, I mean the sections ...  Read the complete review

The IDG Books "for dummies" franchises have proved extremely popular and I am sure will continue to be so as more and more of the population start to own and use PC's, either at home or for business. The series covers a range of subject areas from common software applications to programming languages, and are intended to be written ...  Read the complete review

C For Dummies The '...For Dummies' series of books have always been a good introductory read for virtually all the subjects that they have covered which is why they have been so popular over the years. This book is no different as it gives an uncomplicated introduction to the art of programming in the C language which anyone with ...  Read the complete review

This book is a must for all those people who are unsure how windows works. How many of us can truthfully say that we know all there is to know about windows. I am not ashamed to say that having bought windows 98 for dummies has helped me a great deal in understanding how files and folders, cut, copy and paste etc work. (everything you ...  Read the complete review

When I first got hold of a computer mouse, like most people of a certain age who can actually remember using a slide-rule in 'O' level maths, I admit to being a little confused. My limited experience of computers and the jargon surrounding them meant that I relly hadn't a clue about the power and scope of the modern machine. ...  Read the complete review

The manuals that came with my Packard Bell computer eighteen months ago were just fine, if I'd already had some knowledge of computers, but I was a complete computer virgin. I struggled with the jargon and made many mistakes, some of them resulting in expensive phone call to the Helplines to sort me out of my tangled mess. I ...  Read the complete review

These books are absolutely wonderful for novice and experienced users alike. They are found in just about every bookshop with their distinguishable black and yellow covers and they cover every aspect of computing from Windows to upgrading and repairing PC's. I do not consider myself a novice when it comes to computers but when I recently ...  Read the complete review