Customer Reviews:
A must read for CLR Insight .......2004-08-29
If you havn't read this book, Buy it! I really enjoyed the style, flow, and great insight into the CLR.
Excellent but.......2004-07-23
only for advanced readers. If you are a beginner, you may get lost. I had to read a couple of times to get 100%. Excellent. Some concepts are pretty difficult to understand.
Solidify your understanding.......2004-02-25
This is not the book to dive into first if you want to really get .NET. It's actually a fairly interesting mixture of what I now consider obvious and what I never stopped to consider. If you are just starting out, I would begin with Richter's book, and then digest this one quickly afterwards. There is a significant amount of overlap, but your final understanding will be very balanced.
A dry subject made interesting.......2003-11-21
There are like a zillion CLR books out there and overall, it's not the type of subject that normally keeps you glued to it. When I got Jeffrey Richther's Microsoft .NET Framework book, I was convinced no one was going to outdo him. Well, it's a close call, but I think they are both Superb books by excellent authors. I've purchased Don's stuff before and really liked it. This book lived up to its expectations.
I think his ability to communicate some of the more obscure areas of the CLR in a very clear matter is what makes this book shine. This book can be understood by anyone because of the writer's gift for writing...but that's not to say it's a novice's book. Wherever you are in the .NET learning curve, there's something for you in this book.
If you really want to learn the CLR, this is a great place to start.
35 days of insights.......2003-11-05
In my POV this is a masterpiece!
I read both (Don Box's book and Stutz's Book)!
Stutz's book has an "inside-out POV" to expose the CLR features,
Don Box's book has an "outside-in POV" to expose the CLR features.
These two books are really cool... Any review less than 3 stars must be ignored!
Customer Reviews:
Stop writing out of date information!.......2007-03-06
I purchased the entire 2007 collection for my CIS (computer information systems) class. I have been working professionally with computers for close to 10 years. These books all have the exact same introductions in full coor which boost the price ($200 for the lot). The information has not been updated for years even though the title of the book is 2007 version. How long does it take to realize that Adobe purchased Macromedia? Why is there a section talking baout how to chat online? These books are awful, slowly updated, overly expensive, and a waste of space.
I feel as if i have become dumber after reading these... things. There are some highly complex terms in the book that are tried to be defined by a single line. This ends up becoming more confusing.
If you do not HAVE to by the book for class, do not even look at it. If it is in your hands, drop it and go wash them.
Book Description
The only authorized journal and workbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program
The IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Engineering Journal and Workbook, Second Edition, supplements the web-based course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The exercises in the Engineering Journal and Workbook help you become thoroughly knowledgeable in the material in this course by including additional topical coverage and vocabulary exercises. This workbook also provides review questions to help study to pass the CompTIA A+ Certification exam.
Completing this workbook allows you to develop and express a clear understanding of computer hardware and operating systems, the functionality of hardware and software components, and best practices in maintenance and safety. You will find that your studies are best complemented by a text that describes the theory and foundational concepts introduced in the course. To that end, the IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, Second Edition, includes thorough treatments of the topics and the IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Lab Companion, Second Edition, provides opportunities for hands-on experience with the components and software studied in the course. You will study:
Information Technology Basics
How Computers Work
Operating System Fundamentals
Windows 95/98 Operating Systems
Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems
Windows XP Operating System
Multimedia Capabilities
Advanced Hardware Fundamentals for Servers
Assembling a Computer Networking Fundamentals
Printers and Sharing
Preventive Maintenance
Troubleshooting PC Hardware
Troubleshooting Software
Each chapter includes concept questions and review questions that test your knowledge of the material in different ways. Concept questions range from real-life scenarios to reflective ideas where the answers are not always obvious. Review questions provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate and strengthen your understanding of the concepts to begin preparing for the CompTIA A+ Certification exam or to pursue a career in the IT industry.
Companion Titles:
IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide Second Edition
ISBN: 1-58713-136-6
IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Lab Companion Second Edition
ISBN: 1-58713-138-2
This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Customer Reviews:
An expanded & strongly recommended, 256 page second edition.......2004-12-12
Now in an updated, expanded and strongly recommended, 256 page second edition, The Cisco Networking Academy Program HP IT Essentials: PC Hardware And Software Engineering Journal And Workbook, supplements the Hewlett-Packard sponsored web-based course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The exercises in the Engineering Journal and Workbook help you become thoroughly knowledgeable in the material in this course by including additional topical coverage and vocabulary exercises. This Cisco Systems and Academic Business consultants jointly developed workbook also provides review questions to help study to pass the CompTIA A+ Certification exam. Completing this workbook allows the development and expression of a clear understanding of computer hardware and operating systems, the functionality of hardware and software components, and best practices in maintenance and safety.
Book Description
The IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Lab Companion, Second Edition, is a complete collection of all the labs and worksheets from the web-based course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The labs and worksheets complement the theory and foundational concepts introduced in the course and the IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, Second Edition. You will study:
- Information Technology Basics
- Multimedia Capabilities
- How Computers Work
- Advanced Hardware Fundamentals for Servers
- Assembling a Computer
- Networking Fundamentals
- Operating System Fundamentals
- Printers and Sharing
- Windows 95/98 Operating Systems
- Preventive Maintenance
- Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems
- Troubleshooting PC Hardware
- Windows XP Operating System
- Troubleshooting Software
By working through this manual, you prepare for a future in the IT industry, and you begin to prepare for the CompTia A+ certification exam. This Lab Companion provides you with ample opportunities for hands-on practice and thought-provoking review questions.
By completing these labs, you learn:
- How to successfully assemble a computer by installing its internal components
- How to install an operating system and troubleshoot using system tools and diagnostic software
- How to work with architectures to connect to the Internet
- How to share resources in a network environment
Each of the 47 labs provides an objective that you must accomplish to successfully complete the lab. A provided list of the required equipment and a scenario allows you to relate the exercises to real-world environments. The labs show the step-by-step procedures and provide troubleshooting notes. To help elicit particular points of understanding of the concepts covered, a reflection question is provided at the end of the lab. Additionally, the worksheets are developed with fill-in-the-blank and other exercises to be used as a study guide for the course.
Companion Titles:
IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide Second Edition
ISBN: 1-58713-136-6
IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software Engineering Journal and Workbook Second Edition
ISBN: 1-58713-137-4
This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
CompTIA A+ Certification Program
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In a dry fashion, Packard tells the true story of the mighty Hewlett-Packard Company: Two college buddies begin a partnership by producing an audio oscillator in a Palo Alto garage in 1938 and wind up 60 years later with a $25-billion-dollar electronics company on their hands. He wraps the book up tidily with a timeline of the company's development milestones. Packard chalks up success to many things, including government contracts during wartime, but mostly to the company's management outlook ("The HP Way"), which champions openness, honesty, and flexibility throughout the organization. Entrepreneurs and technologists alike will be interested in this journey of an American giant. Packard's tone sometimes veers toward the self-congratulatory, but in this case, it somehow seems justified.
Book Description
Much more personal than standard corporate histories, David Packard's The HP Way provides insights into managing and motivating people and inspiration for would–be entrepreneurs. This bestselling classic joins the Collins Business Essentials line–up with a new Note from Steve Jobs.
From a one–car–garage company to a multibillion–dollar industry, the rise of Hewlett–Packard is an extraordinary tale of vision, innovation and hard work. Conceived in 1939, Hewlett–Packard earned success not only as a result of its engineering know–how and cutting–edge product ideas, but also because of the unique management style it developed – a way of doing things called 'the HP way'.
Decades before today's creative management trends, Hewlett–Packard invented such strategies as 'walk–around management', 'flextime', and 'quality cycles'. Always sensitive to the needs of its customers and responsive to employee input, Hewlett–Packard earned massive steady growth that far outshone its competitors' vacillating fortunes, even with radically different products from those responsible for its initial boom.
For entrepreneurs and managers alike, the wisdom found in these pages is invaluable if they want their businesses to gain steady growth and consistent success.
Customer Reviews:
A must read classic because of the importance of HP to world business.......2007-10-09
This is a wonderful business classic that should be read and studied by everyone interested in business. David Packard and Bill Hewlett created one of the great American companies and that alone is worth knowing. That it is one of the great foundations of Silicon Valley is another reason that you need to know this story. However, as far as I am concerned, the most important reason to know this story is the set of principles these two men used in founding, building, and running their company.
While they were technically brilliant men, they were also geniuses in gathering and grooming talent. However, their ability to inspire amazing loyalty in their employees is something that seems all but lost in our modern age of disposable firms and transient employment. They pioneered open plan offices (few walls and no doors), management by walking around, and much more. They had profit sharing from the very beginning. Not only did they have annual company picnics, they also bought a camp for use by employees. I know there are many reasons for the transition to where we are now, but I still have to ask if we really are better off today than we were then. Well, are we?
The stories about the development of various products are all interesting, but the stories are all in the service of illustrating the principles he is trying to get across. His emphasis on conservative financing is well aware of the use many companies make of leverage. The rejection of Wall Street's focus on the present quarter is heartfelt, and primacy of sound business principles and corporate culture resonate strongly in our time and its emphasis on simply winning in any way possible. The pictures also add to the story.
The recent book, "Bill & Dave" provides background material and fills in some of the gaps you will notice in reading this book, and I recommend it, as well. Still, this is the original and written by the man himself (well, by his staff with his supervision, right?) and deserves our attention.
A must read. Really.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
A decent book but could have told more about the company.......2006-12-21
Hewlett Packard is a now disgraced company that has severe problems to face in the future but this book will take you back to the HP of old. It tells how a printer company was developed to fill a need and the way in which they did business. I am normally not a fan of these books (The .... Way) but this one did a good job. It is short and to the point filling in the gap of an interesting company. It is worth a quick glance over if you are interested in the tech industry to see how a company should be run.
Nice guys sometimes win...........2006-10-17
Bill Hewlett & Dave Packard were two nice guys who worked hard, played fair, and won. An interesting tale with some good homespun advice.
What Happened?.......2006-10-05
I've read through this book 5 times and I don't recall the part where Mr Packard says to spy on the board of directors!
Hewlett Packard's Rise to the Top.......2006-05-26
Hewlett- Packard is a giant in the PC industry and one of the best- known names in high tech. Most every business in America owns at least one product from this company. From its humble beginnings in a Palo Alto garage, HP has grown into a massive electronics machine, racking up more than $45 billion in revenue for the 2001 year.
As far as the company itself goes, Hewlett- Packard is definitely a success story and it's a respectable company from most every standpoint. William Hewlett and Dave Packard deserve credit for running an ethical organization that pays attention to its surroundings and strives to treat others fairly. However, this book, "The HP Way", is somewhat lacking in its coverage of the company and as a source of business inspiration. Dave Packard wrote the book by himself, with a little help from two friends who provided some editing assistance. Packard might be outstanding as a businessman, but he is not a professional writer. And his choice of two amateur editors doesn't help matters. He really should have hired a professional to help him compose this book.
Packard gets a little sidetracked at times, too. The book starts out as a timeline, recounting important events and achievements from the past. Then, it strays from that course and starts talking about business planning and the ingredients for success. There's nothing wrong with this approach to writing a book, but Packard doesn't write in a smooth, continuous way. Instead, he reminisces about his times with Hewlett- Packard as though he is trying to cram as many tidbits of facts into one short book as he possibly can. Instead of providing the reader with stories about business struggles, personality conflicts, and resolutions, the book jumps around and includes snippets from events in the past. Because of this, there is no suspense at all in this book. It's basically just a summary of facts.
Hewlett- Packard is a very large U.S. corporation, with a strong presence in both domestic and foreign markets. This book is just over 200 pages in length. In my opinion, this is far too little space to adequately cover an industry behemoth like Hewlett- Packard. The large- size print makes the book a quick read, but it also contributes to its inadequate coverage of the company.
Dave Packard, and his partner William Hewlett, are legendary in the high tech business world. They built a huge corporate empire, starting with a simple electronic device assembled in a garage. The HP Way attempts to present the story of Hewlett- Packard and its rise to the top, but it fails to keep the interest of the reader, due to its unfocused style and lack of continuity. A corporation like Hewlett- Packard deserves better.
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