IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIND THIS ONE IN THE DAYS BEFORE AMAZON.COM. ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT FIND ANY DIRT IN THIS BIOGRAPHY, IT STILL IN AN IMPORTANT READ BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON THOSE NEW ZEALAND DAYS OF KM. IT HAS A REMARKABLE FEEL FOR WELLINGTON. READ IT. R. CAPPUCCI

CompTia has changed the A+ exam and the newest exam has new objectives. With this book and lab manual you have a very good chance of passing and overall this book does cover each objective for the newest exam. It is broken down in to 2 section Hardware and Operating systems.

The 800 plus page book has 50 exercises. With part 1 tackling the Hardware test. Labs for safety, number systems, number conversions, CPUs, IRQs, memory types, expansion slots, POST, BIOS, CMOS, storage devices and systems, video, modems, printers and networking, although the last 2 sections needs a little more information.

Part 2 the Operating Systems include coverage of 95, 98, NT and 2000 which included installation, configuration, settings, virus, Windows CE, Novell, Linux, networking and finally troubleshooting, internet and email. Although each objective is covered areas outside the exam are also covered and should be removed and focused on the actual exam.

There is review questions, self test, activities at the end of each chapter. The first of 2 cds included has demo version of McAfee Utilities and the second had Exam Gear practice software with over 500 questions. Fix the small areas and re-release and this book may be the choice for those trying to self study for the exam.

Of the several books that I perused at a bookstore, this had the clearest methodology to resolve my problems related to RAS and dialup networking. Effectively used it to create a connect script to my ISP, and this was not clearly spelled out in other books. Well worth the price to help resolve just this one bothersome issue

This ia a lightwieght book about a sometimes heavy wieght subject. It takes a novice at history and helps put it in a light that makes it relevant for study. This book would be very good for those who hate to study history. For those who already love history, it is a great example of looking at it in a different way.

It got only 4 stars because it was too short. I wanted more however, the author gave the reader the tools to do it on their own.

A Must Read for all History Buffs

If you blow A balloon up and let it go it might go strate up in the air like a rocet ship. There are two space ships. One is a space shuttle and rocket. This was anisting book.

if you have an energetic child like my 5 year old who is always asking why - this is a great book. I got this book around summer soltice when my sun did not understand why he is going to bed when it is so bright outside. By doing the "experiment" with an orange and a flashlight, I think he understands why we have seasons.

...with it's ability to explain this twist of nature at a level young children can understand. I was most impressed with the fact that not only does it describe the scientific aspects of tornado formation in simple terms, it also discusses tornado safety by giving kids several examples of where they might be when a tornado hits and the best place to take cover for each situation. While the publisher lists ages 4-8 as the targeted reading level, I found with our library groups at school that our 9-11 year olds were very interested in it as well. If you have younger children and live in an area where tornadoes are a real threat, I highly recommend using this book to introduce tornado safety.

The authors use a good mix of humor and straight forwardness. They teach you what you need to know to take advantage of all the new elements of Windows ME, without getting too into the computer geek stuff. Easy read and has useful outlines at the begining of each chapter to give you an idea about what is covered.

This was a good Regency romance book that I enjoyed reading it's about a guy named Barnaby Traherne and a lady named Miranda Pardew. Ten years earlier during a ball a young and shy Barnaby asked Miranda for a dance but she turned him down and made a fool out of him but now ten years later Miranda is broke and working as a governess to the children of Barnaby's brother and Barnaby is still secretly smitten with Miranda. This is a good book.

This book is a disjointed collection of information freely available on a number of internet sites. It has little order, logic or useful (correct) information. After reading it, it became clear the author knows absolutely nothing about computer security, and the publisher did not employ a technical editor. The book is poorly organized, the information insufficient and after reading this a novice will be wide open to attack. Misinformation can be more dangerous than complete ignorance, the scary part is that novices reading this book don't know that they are being misinformed and may take the information as gospel. As for the author's statement "It is not my intention that this book offer hackers...specific recipes that show them precisely how, step-by-step, to steal information, break security, or otherwise do damage to others. Therefore, I describe various hacking techniques in general terms but usually do not provide the explicit details of the process itself." There are several books that provide explicit details of hacking techniques, this is necessary and teaches people how to defend themselves against specific attacks. So the idea that the author is trying to keep dangerous information out of criminal hands is ridiculous, the author is most likely trying to avoid explaining a subject that he obviously does not understand himself.
There are a number of books that do a better job of introducing the concepts of security to a beginner, avoid this one.

Tsk,tsk, Sybex! The graphics and title of this book misrepresent the contents inside.

The cover's funky neon design jumps at you shouting, "CAUTION, WARNING -- DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!!". The subtitle promises to "Shield Your Computer From Internet Crime" -- Hey, they even provide little green men on the cover to stomp on those bad guys. But does it deliver?

On page 24, the author gives you a CLUE as to how much you are going to learn, "It is not my intention that this book offer hackers...specific recipes that show them precisely how, step-by-step, to steal information, break security, or otherwise do damage to others. Therefore, I describe various hacking techniques in general terms but usually do not provide the explicit details of the process itself."

What you end up with is basically a glorified dictionary on computer hacking: Want to know what a hacker is?, a cracker? Here's a bunch of ways you could get attacked. Here's some terminology... a Glorified Dictionary--get the idea!

This book wouldn't have been half bad with a title such as an introduction to...a beginner's guide.... a dummy's/idiot's guide, etc. And as the "Dummy" publishers know, there is a market for this type of book. But don't get my heart racing thinking I'm going on a date with Raquel only to find out it's gonna be Bertha! (apologies to Berthas everywhere).

So let's assume this is like one of the Moron books, how then does it deliver. Well, on the down side I found no logic in the order the topics were presented (at least in a dictionary you have alphabetical order). On the plus side the author's style of writing was casual and entertaining as well as being clear and easily understandable. And there were a few BASIC things shown to help ward off an attack.

All in all, if someone wants to begin to understand what all this hacking stuff is all about, this is a good place to start. You can either read it all in an evening or spend a few days reading it during the commercials of a hockey game and come away with learning some of the BASIC things Hackers do.

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Unlike the other security books I tried to read, this one is easy to understand. It doesn't get mired in details that I don't care about. The information is practical and easy to follow. The author takes his time explaining security essentials. If you have a home network or just want to make you workstation more secure, this book is essential reading.