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Archive for the ‘Tech Books’ Category

“Starting an Online Business for Dummies,” Greg Holden

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Pros: Lots of practical advice
Cons: Some not-so-useful advice
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“Building a Web Site for Dummies,” David and Rhonda Crowder

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Pros: Great tone; some wonderful practical know-how and philosophy
Cons: …And then it all goes bad…
Rating: 2 out of 5
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“HTML Complete, Second Edition,” Sybex

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Pros: Good reference and refresher work
Cons: Audience problems (says all levels, but not good for beginners)
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“HTML 4 For the World Wide Web, Visual Quickstart Guide, Fourth Edition,” Elizabeth Castro

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Pros: How and why; straightforward and focused; lots of small helpful things
Cons: Could use more context in places
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“creative html design.2: a hands-on web design tutorial,” Weinman and Weinman

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Pros: Lots of graphics stuff; step-by-step; lots of topics
Cons: Some attitudes; a little dull
Rating: 4 out of 5
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