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Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy.
Just buy it! It's a good reference.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy.
Just buy it! It's a good reference.
a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either!
Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
Excellent for A Level Students, 09 Oct 2006
I am a teacher and having got my hands on a copy in recent weeks, I have subsequently ordered a copy for every student in my A Level class. It is a very handy book that you can use as the main reference book for ICT or Computing at A Level. The definitions are easy to read, and as the book is sectionalised, there are different levels of explanation depending in which section you are in (e.g, Section A is the general information and Section D is for advanced users). I recommend it for all A Level ICT/Computing students and teachers.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
Excellent for A Level Students, 09 Oct 2006
I am a teacher and having got my hands on a copy in recent weeks, I have subsequently ordered a copy for every student in my A Level class. It is a very handy book that you can use as the main reference book for ICT or Computing at A Level. The definitions are easy to read, and as the book is sectionalised, there are different levels of explanation depending in which section you are in (e.g, Section A is the general information and Section D is for advanced users). I recommend it for all A Level ICT/Computing students and teachers.
A lifesaver during my MSc., 21 May 2003
This is the one book that's got me through my master's Relational Database module. Once I'd got the hang of the SQL*Plus interface and learned some basic SQL I was able to use this book to solve almost every problem I was given. The sections on formatting reports are particularly useful. There's plenty more in here to keep me occupied for the time-being. If you are using Oracle at Uni or College you should take a look at this book.
Would make a great pocket reference if I had bigger pockets, 22 Mar 2002
Really good book, invaluable if you're starting to work with SQL*Plus and really want to get stuck in. I wouldn't say it's bedtime reading but it's my first reference point when I get stuck and usually has all the answers.
Very good ,at least, for me., 28 May 2000
Good. Gets right to the point. A bighelp to data extractors/analysts who are using Oracle for the first time
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
Excellent for A Level Students, 09 Oct 2006
I am a teacher and having got my hands on a copy in recent weeks, I have subsequently ordered a copy for every student in my A Level class. It is a very handy book that you can use as the main reference book for ICT or Computing at A Level. The definitions are easy to read, and as the book is sectionalised, there are different levels of explanation depending in which section you are in (e.g, Section A is the general information and Section D is for advanced users). I recommend it for all A Level ICT/Computing students and teachers.
A lifesaver during my MSc., 21 May 2003
This is the one book that's got me through my master's Relational Database module. Once I'd got the hang of the SQL*Plus interface and learned some basic SQL I was able to use this book to solve almost every problem I was given. The sections on formatting reports are particularly useful. There's plenty more in here to keep me occupied for the time-being. If you are using Oracle at Uni or College you should take a look at this book.
Would make a great pocket reference if I had bigger pockets, 22 Mar 2002
Really good book, invaluable if you're starting to work with SQL*Plus and really want to get stuck in. I wouldn't say it's bedtime reading but it's my first reference point when I get stuck and usually has all the answers.
Very good ,at least, for me., 28 May 2000
Good. Gets right to the point. A bighelp to data extractors/analysts who are using Oracle for the first time
A treasure box of ideas, 20 Mar 2001
I have been using this book for a few months now and the girls in my class, they really love it. Every week we do a different activity from the teaching ideas in the book, and now especially I feel enough confident to teach with the Internet and to make my classes more stimulating and global. If you wanna go online and use the Internet in your teaching then you should think definitely about buying this book.
Internet and Language Teaching for Dummies, 14 Mar 2001
I agree with the other reviewers here. The school I work at has recently invested in four new computers connected to the Internet. Nobody really knew what to do with them until I was given the job of training everbody. This book provided all the knowledge I needed to get started and explain to everyone else the enormous potential of the Internet in the language classroom. Since we had our training sessions using this book it's been almost impossible to book time in the computer lab - it's always full of teachers with their classes doing Internet lessons and projects which are clearly laid out and well-planned in this book. Now I don't know how we ever taught without the Internet. If you want to enrich your language teaching classes then this book is perfect for you.
Internet for the clueless, 08 Mar 2001
I bought this book as I've always been interested in the idea of using the internet in classroom, but have always seen it as a scary beast that I wasn't brave enough to try and tame. The book outlined all the things needed in a clear and concise fashion, even an internet novice such as myself was able to follow. On top of that there are lots of practical internet lessons and ideas that are easy to implement and were enjoyed by my students. I would readily recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of using the internet with their students, wether they're used to using it or a complete novice
Fantastic Resource!, 05 Mar 2001
I've had this book for a few months now, and I'm still finding new things in it. Apart from the practical advice on using the Web and email, there are loads of classroom activities - most of which I've used with a good deal of success. I've even worked up the nerve to try my first email penpal exchange and my students are loving it. If you want quick, easy, practical hlep and teaching ideas, then this is definitely the book for you.
Excellent resource for all language teachers, 19 Feb 2001
This book is one of three (I think) released by major ELT publishers last year in what proved to be the year when the publishing companies finally stood up and took notice. I own and have read all three publications and this is by far the best of the bunch. Easy to read, full of practical ideas and written by somebody who obviously knows the field backwards. If you're a language teacher and interested in using the Internet in your teaching, then this is definitely the book for you
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Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
Excellent for A Level Students, 09 Oct 2006
I am a teacher and having got my hands on a copy in recent weeks, I have subsequently ordered a copy for every student in my A Level class. It is a very handy book that you can use as the main reference book for ICT or Computing at A Level. The definitions are easy to read, and as the book is sectionalised, there are different levels of explanation depending in which section you are in (e.g, Section A is the general information and Section D is for advanced users). I recommend it for all A Level ICT/Computing students and teachers.
A lifesaver during my MSc., 21 May 2003
This is the one book that's got me through my master's Relational Database module. Once I'd got the hang of the SQL*Plus interface and learned some basic SQL I was able to use this book to solve almost every problem I was given. The sections on formatting reports are particularly useful. There's plenty more in here to keep me occupied for the time-being. If you are using Oracle at Uni or College you should take a look at this book.
Would make a great pocket reference if I had bigger pockets, 22 Mar 2002
Really good book, invaluable if you're starting to work with SQL*Plus and really want to get stuck in. I wouldn't say it's bedtime reading but it's my first reference point when I get stuck and usually has all the answers.
Very good ,at least, for me., 28 May 2000
Good. Gets right to the point. A bighelp to data extractors/analysts who are using Oracle for the first time
A treasure box of ideas, 20 Mar 2001
I have been using this book for a few months now and the girls in my class, they really love it. Every week we do a different activity from the teaching ideas in the book, and now especially I feel enough confident to teach with the Internet and to make my classes more stimulating and global. If you wanna go online and use the Internet in your teaching then you should think definitely about buying this book.
Internet and Language Teaching for Dummies, 14 Mar 2001
I agree with the other reviewers here. The school I work at has recently invested in four new computers connected to the Internet. Nobody really knew what to do with them until I was given the job of training everbody. This book provided all the knowledge I needed to get started and explain to everyone else the enormous potential of the Internet in the language classroom. Since we had our training sessions using this book it's been almost impossible to book time in the computer lab - it's always full of teachers with their classes doing Internet lessons and projects which are clearly laid out and well-planned in this book. Now I don't know how we ever taught without the Internet. If you want to enrich your language teaching classes then this book is perfect for you.
Internet for the clueless, 08 Mar 2001
I bought this book as I've always been interested in the idea of using the internet in classroom, but have always seen it as a scary beast that I wasn't brave enough to try and tame. The book outlined all the things needed in a clear and concise fashion, even an internet novice such as myself was able to follow. On top of that there are lots of practical internet lessons and ideas that are easy to implement and were enjoyed by my students. I would readily recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of using the internet with their students, wether they're used to using it or a complete novice
Fantastic Resource!, 05 Mar 2001
I've had this book for a few months now, and I'm still finding new things in it. Apart from the practical advice on using the Web and email, there are loads of classroom activities - most of which I've used with a good deal of success. I've even worked up the nerve to try my first email penpal exchange and my students are loving it. If you want quick, easy, practical hlep and teaching ideas, then this is definitely the book for you.
Excellent resource for all language teachers, 19 Feb 2001
This book is one of three (I think) released by major ELT publishers last year in what proved to be the year when the publishing companies finally stood up and took notice. I own and have read all three publications and this is by far the best of the bunch. Easy to read, full of practical ideas and written by somebody who obviously knows the field backwards. If you're a language teacher and interested in using the Internet in your teaching, then this is definitely the book for you
Practical lessons for the teacher new to the Internet., 16 Mar 2001
This is an excellent book which is all about practical and doable lessons about the Internet. I am a teacher trainer for the DELTA and also the person responsible for integrating ICT into the organisation I work for. I always recommend this book. One of its greatest strentgths is that it has a supporting web site,which you can consult. In a phrase, a book with lots of great lessons and that's what we all want, isn't it?
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Customer Reviews
Excellent dictionary, 24 Mar 2002
Computing science is a real subject since this decade. Most of the knowledge are not gathered into text or theory. Most of them are just programming language without comprehensive and basic theory support. Most students find hard to link the fundamentals together. This dictionary gathers all the important terms and technical names in there, which helped the confused students to make their study a lot more easy. Just buy it! It's a good reference. a bit faffy, 05 Sep 2007
I downloaded the cd contents to my ipod as instructed - all very easy to follow. You choose a topic that you want to learn such as food or emergencies then listen to the girls voice introducing common starter sentences that you can then build up using words that follow eg 'I would like' 'a beer' then 'I would like a beer. You learn the start of the sentence then common words so you are building up your vocabularly and your confidence as you go along. I didn't like the menu structure and found it a pain scrolling to the situation i wanted to learn. I found I learnt better when the girl was speaking AND I was looking at the words onscreen - when i just listened to the audio the words and sentences just didn't make sense or I repeated them wrongly. As a beginner I found it OK but am not sure this was the best medium for me to learn a new language. I didn't like the girls voice either! Awesome product!, 30 May 2007
This is awesome, not only can you easily find WHAT to say but you hear HOW to say it also Spaghetti, 04 Mar 2006
Programmers refer to spaghetti code; this book is spaghetti writing. It is practically useless for learning Applescript (even for a programmer like me) and the author wastes far too much time on pointless topics such as trying to impress the reader by showing why AppleScript is like LISP. It’s the worst computer book I have ever read and I don’t recommend it as a first book on Applescript for anyone.
Exhaustive and Serious 'Warts and All' Reference., 04 Dec 2004
One thing is very clear: Matt Neuberg has really fathomed the depths of Apple's unique little scripting language in a more or less successful attempt to document all the quirks, gotchas and roadblocks that plague the average scripter. I would question how useful this would be for a beginner, but it is a superb reference, going into exhaustive detail on every level of the language and its use. In fact, this book should have been called 'AppleScript Annoyances', because it really tackles the things which are likely to have you pulling your hair out, instead of pretending it is just going to be plain sailing. The book opens with one of the most interesting chapters, showing the thought process that Matt goes through in writing a script to perform some tedious authoring task for the book itself (hooking up illustrations in framemaker). He goes out of his way to describe things that are skimmed over in most other books, without dumbing down: Just because AppleScript is a scripting language from Apple, doesn't mean that it is designed for idiots who can't work out how to use a two button mouse. Matt clearly has a healthy disrespect for the whole thing, which I find refreshing. If you aren't put off by someone telling you how it really is (and it gets ugly sometimes: that chapter on scope... brrrr) then this book has all the answers. If you'd rather maintain the fantasy that everything in AppleScript makes perfect, intuitive sense, then this book will shake up your paradigms, but maybe make your life easier in the process.
Useful information presented in an unfocussed format., 15 Jul 2004
Unfortunately, this title doesn't live up to the standards typical of O'Reilly publications. The actual information content is good: the author definitely knows his stuff. But being a technical wizard doesn't impart the ability to write well. And it shows. It takes until chapter 5 before the actual basic syntax of the language is discussed, Chapters 1-4 are busy talking about how flexible AppleScript is (very); how to think when tackling a problem (pretty much the same way as with any other language, thanks); and presenting customised solutions to problems that the author has experienced but that everyone else will view as utterly irrelevent. In addition to this, the author has trouble keeping his eltitist ego under control, with examples of calling scripts from Ruby, Python, Perl and Objective-C: in each case, essentially nothing more than shelling out to 'osascript'. His deliberations on 'broken' parts of AppleScript are pompous, as is his comparison of just about every feature to another language in his repertoire at every opportunity. In this book on Apple's scripting language, he appears keen to remind us mere mortals how many 'real' languages he knows. The treatment of the AppleScript language and its quirks is thorough despite these criticisms, although the examples given are far from clear and the topics lack structure. In summary, there's information in this book that you'll have a hard time finding anywhere else, but you'll have to work to extract it and, if you're anything like me, won't enjoy the process.
iM eNGLISH AND QUAINT, 16 Oct 2004
I found this in a New York bookstore while on holiday and being English I bought it for a laugh. No wonder Americans think we're quaint this book is a right laugh. I've never heard most of the slang in this book but it made it real funny to read. I used the slang from this book at school the next day and they seemed to think I was speaking French but it's definitly worth it especiaally if your English. It's nice to see our language from another persons point of view.
Hilariously Helpful, 18 Jun 2001
This is an indispensible guide to British slang. Now when I listen to my fave Brit bands, the lyrics make sense. It's a delightful read--some of the words and phrases are hilarious. Teriffic book!
A to Z GIS, 23 Apr 2008
This GIS dictionary has been of immediate satisfying use: It has saved me the trouble of needing to trawl the internet for explanations of GIS vernacular and phraseology while reading complex GIS literature in a coffee shop somewhere. Wonderful. Definitely an item for the GIS bookshelf and itinerant reader.
~ Enzo Short
Excellent for A Level Students, 09 Oct 2006
I am a teacher and having got my hands on a copy in recent weeks, I have subsequently ordered a copy for every student in my A Level class. It is a very handy book that you can use as the main reference book for ICT or Computing at A Level. The definitions are easy to read, and as the book is sectionalised, there are different levels of explanation depending in which section you are in (e.g, Section A is the general information and Section D is for advanced users). I recommend it for all A Level ICT/Computing students and teachers.
A lifesaver during my MSc., 21 May 2003
This is the one book that's got me through my master's Relational Database module. Once I'd got the hang of the SQL*Plus interface and learned some basic SQL I was able to use this book to solve almost every problem I was given. The sections on formatting reports are particularly useful. There's plenty more in here to keep me occupied for the time-being. If you are using Oracle at Uni or College you should take a look at this book.
Would make a great pocket reference if I had bigger pockets, 22 Mar 2002
Really good book, invaluable if you're starting to work with SQL*Plus and really want to get stuck in. I wouldn't say it's bedtime reading but it's my first reference point when I get stuck and usually has all the answers.
Very good ,at least, for me., 28 May 2000
Good. Gets right to the point. A bighelp to data extractors/analysts who are using Oracle for the first time
A treasure box of ideas, 20 Mar 2001
I have been using this book for a few months now and the girls in my class, they really love it. Every week we do a different activity from the teaching ideas in the book, and now especially I feel enough confident to teach with the Internet and to make my classes more stimulating and global. If you wanna go online and use the Internet in your teaching then you should think definitely about buying this book.
Internet and Language Teaching for Dummies, 14 Mar 2001
I agree with the other reviewers here. The school I work at has recently invested in four new computers connected to the Internet. Nobody really knew what to do with them until I was given the job of training everbody. This book provided all the knowledge I needed to get started and explain to everyone else the enormous potential of the Internet in the language classroom. Since we had our training sessions using this book it's been almost impossible to book time in the computer lab - it's always full of teachers with their classes doing Internet lessons and projects which are clearly laid out and well-planned in this book. Now I don't know how we ever taught without the Internet. If you want to enrich your language teaching classes then this book is perfect for you.
Internet for the clueless, 08 Mar 2001
I bought this book as I've always been interested in the idea of using the internet in classroom, but have always seen it as a scary beast that I wasn't brave enough to try and tame. The book outlined all the things needed in a clear and concise fashion, even an internet novice such as myself was able to follow. On top of that there are lots of practical internet lessons and ideas that are easy to implement and were enjoyed by my students. I would readily recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of using the internet with their students, wether they're used to using it or a complete novice
Fantastic Resource!, 05 Mar 2001
I've had this book for a few months now, and I'm still finding new things in it. Apart from the practical advice on using the Web and email, there are loads of classroom activities - most of which I've used with a good deal of success. I've even worked up the nerve to try my first email penpal exchange and my students are loving it. If you want quick, easy, practical hlep and teaching ideas, then this is definitely the book for you.
Excellent resource for all language teachers, 19 Feb 2001
This book is one of three (I think) released by major ELT publishers last year in what proved to be the year when the publishing companies finally stood up and took notice. I own and have read all three publications and this is by far the best of the bunch. Easy to read, full of practical ideas and written by somebody who obviously knows the field backwards. If you're a language teacher and interested in using the Internet in your teaching, then this is definitely the book for you
Practical lessons for the teacher new to the Internet., 16 Mar 2001
This is an excellent book which is all about practical and doable lessons about the Internet. I am a teacher trainer for the DELTA and also the person responsible for integrating ICT into the organisation I work for. I always recommend this book. One of its greatest strentgths is that it has a supporting web site,which you can consult. In a phrase, a book with lots of great lessons and that's what we all want, isn't it?
For English learners perhaps, but not for language professionals, 15 Mar 2008
This dictionary may be useful for non-native speakers of English with limited vocabulary, but not for someone like myself - a copywriter looking for clear, concise explanations of technical terms. Many important concepts and abbreviations are missing (middleware, system availability, app, SLA). In many cases, this may be a sign of its age (RFID, SOA, VISTA). It is also bloated with everyday or barely relevant terms (found on one page randomly: intrinsic, invisible, invite, involve, ionosphere). And definitions often leave a lot to be desired (the extremely important design concept of "redundancy", for example, is poorly explained, and dubbed a "process").
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