Computer Books 

This is the perfect solution if you have 3 computers in your house.  Trust me, you can't live without an anti-Virus program of some sort.  It's this or MacAfee if you want the best.  

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This is the 2003 version of the program I use to make these web pages.  It is the perfect tool for a person with a writer's mind, while Dreamweaver or a hand-coder like Arachnophilia is the perfect tool for someone who loves math and science and accounting.  

Wireless home networking is still a headache.  This goodie works in some situations and fails miserably in others.  See my review on amazon - it worked for me.  You plug this into the USB port, feed the cd into the drive, and you're connected to the internet IFF you have a router connected to a modem and your service subscription up to date.  

IF YOU HAVE A HACKER FOR A CHARACTER YOU NEED THIS BOOK NOW

A lot of computer-security textbooks approach the subject from a defensive point of view. "Do this, and probably you'll survive a particular kind of attack," they say. In refreshing contrast, Hacking Exposed, Second Edition talks about security from an offensive angle. A Jane's-like catalog of the weaponry that black-hat hackers use is laid out in full. Readers see what programs are out there, get a rundown on what the programs can do, and benefit from detailed explanations of concepts (such as wardialing and rootkits) that most system administrators kind of understand, but perhaps not in detail. The book also walks through how to use the more powerful and popular hacker software, MORE

by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, George Kurtz
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Don't quarrel - network.  Drop a phone line, and it'll pay for the network equipment in less than a year - and the fighting will stop.  

Read this book, think about peace.   

......This is the type of book you can blow through in a couple of evenings. But despite its conciseness, it will give you an expert's ability to judge Web design. You'll never form a first impression of a site in the same way again. --Stephen W. Plain

Writers today must do much of their own publicity and having a website that works is vital.  Take an evening to soak up some principles then go surfing around some author's websites so you'll know what you want.

Where to surf author's websites? -- click here.  You will find a list of the URLs of home pages for the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America on SFFWA's own site.

Seybold outlines the principles of the "customer economy" and looks at 14 companies, including Charles Schwab, Snap-on, and Hewlett-Packard, who are in the process of refocusing their businesses to meet customer needs and expectations by measuring and running their businesses on metrics such as customer satisfaction, acquisition, retention rates, and wallet share. In the customer economy, building brand means more than creating a clever logo--it requires creating an "experience that your customers love." She offers up a set of practices--what she calls a "Customer Flight Deck"--that allows companies to monitor and tune the success of their customer contacts.

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If you expect to be successful as a writer in the internet world, take these changes into account.  

Also see my review on amazon.com 

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I think you need to read both those books to understand either one.  

The interviewer asked if the meltdown in tech prices in the latter part of 2000 was the beginning of this depression, and the answer was maybe.  The interviewer asked what can be done to avert this predicted depression, and the answer was that the Fed must cut interest rates while employment is still at the highest level.  

You don't have to be an expert to calculate the odds of the Fed doing that.

simegen.com expects to survive this downswing, but to do it we'll need more volunteers. 

Highly regarded by telecom professionals, this book is nevertheless vividly illustrative, and creates memorable definitions.