No comments about Netware 5.1 Administrator Courseware.

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1 comments about Wireless Web Development, Second Edition.

1. I found this book to be very helpful in introducing the emerging world of WAP not just in technical terms, but in the significant and interesting paradigm differences between the wireless market and the established wired web marketplace. As one of the first books on the subject in a field that is very rapidly evolving, there exists the very likely possibility that the information becomes outdated quickly. Apparently mindful of this, the book steers clear from too many 'absolutes' and focuses instead on general 'how to do this' and 'follow this lead' sorts of examples. Very easy reading and clear writing style. Never condescending or elitist, a no-nonsense book for professionals written without pretense. Get this book, get the referenced standards and SDK materials and keep an eye out for updates to the state of the art, and you will have gotten a good primer on developing for this arena.

5 comments about COM and DCOM: Micrsoft's Vision for Distributed Objects.

1. The title is so misleading . This book is not meant for technical people . Guess it can even successfully put the marketing people to sleep . Probably thie best book meant to have put rip van winkle back to hibernation .



2. The book has good information about using COM and Visual J++. However, using the chip on his shoulder and assuming the general public is not capable of comprehending COM and DCOM directly, Sessions viciously attacks technologies he doesn't like and over sugar coats the topic in a third grade like method using his gnome theme, making the first two chapters a brutal experience. Unless you are interested in learning more insite about Sessions himself, I don't recommend the book.

   In a Session's-like summary, my brain, named Billy, working with my eys, Elen, and hands, Henry and Harry, attempted to interpret the speakings of the book, Bob. After a tremendous amount of negotiations between Billy and Elen, and numerous requests to Henry and Harry to ask Bob to back up and repeat himself, Elen and Billy finally got to the end of what Bob was attempting to say and agreed that Henry and Harry should issue a terminal close statement to Bob and find a new written topic object.

   Sorry, but that's my impression.




3. veyr good book for understanding what purpose these concepts have been designed to achieve. Not so useful if you are a techie, unless you have not used or worked in these technologies, in which case a very good starting point



4. Could not understand the head or tail of the book. if only he could get rid of the gnomes. My initial impression was that the gnomes must there only in the beginning of the chapters to start out the explaination of COM and DCOM...but unfortunately it dragged on and with it my attention..
   Highly not recommended..



5. Micro$oft is famous for its ability to push out new development technologies. The reason behind this planned obsolesence is obvious, every time they come out with something new people will have to open their wallets to "keep up."

   DCOM is just another disposable technology. As such, it was a complete failure; one that the marketing folks at M$ have tried to bury as quickly as possible under an avalanche of .NET hype.

   DCOM was hard to port because, like COM, it is based on a binary standard (i.e. a standard that changes when you leave x86 and go to 64-bit RISC). Not only that, but DCOM doesn't support distributed transactions. Worst of all, DCOM is a very, very complicated technology to use. Three strikes... YOU'RE OUT!

   The half-wit MBAs at Micro$oft realized their mistake and have abandoned DCOM, leaving it forever in the backwaters where the only record of its sorry existence are stupid books like this.

   I have no idea why someone would want to buy this book. Folks, this is a dead technology. It is no more. It is an ex-techology. If you buy this book, you are lying to yourself. This book will sit an gather dust, unless you can find more productive uses for it...like burning it to stay warm.

5 comments about GPRS and 3G Wireless Applications: Professional Developer's Guide.

1. If you're looking for a book on wireless application development from a code perspective this is the wrong book. The value of this book is it provides a solid foundation that needs to be in place before coding starts.

   It begins with basic concepts of how wireless infrastructure works. Developers can safely ignore this section of the book. I liked it because it sorted out the "moving parts" as well as the technological underpinnings. It also answered a lot of questions I had regarding where standards and the industry as a whole were headed, and the strengths and weaknesses of existing technologies and why 3G is so important. As an aside, I learned one trivial fact that had been bothering me: where did the name "Bluetooth" come from? Answer: It was named after a Danish king, Harald Blatand who brought unity among different groups of people. Blatand means Bluetooth in English. Not only does the name capture the spirit of Bluetooth as a technology, but this piece of trivia might gain you "Alpha Geek" status at a seminar or convention :-)

   From chapter 3 on, however, is of paramount interest to architects and developers because it gets into lower level details of GPRS, 3G and Bluetooth. The author provides all of the key characteristics of each technology from which a design and development strategy can be derived. Chapter 6 is where both developers and architects will gain information for performance aspects of their products. The author is meticulous in describing the issues and factors that will arise with protocols (the realities of TCP/IP over wireless in chapter 6 is priceless), and is supported with graphs and diagrams that a developer should carefully go over before writing a single line of code.

   Because of my focus in QA and SQA I thought chapter 14 on testing was particularly strong. Again, this is something that developers need to fully understand (as well as the rest of a project team), and the information provided in this chapter fills a large gap in the testing body of knowledge.

   In response to previous comments about this book: (1) Although the content on the CD ROM is out of date, the author's web site contains up-to-date artifacts and URLs. (2) I contacted the author directly (contact information is provided in the book) about the missing test documents cited on the cover of the book and found out that last minute copyright issues prevented their inclusion on the CD ROM. He sent me to where these documents could be obtained (for free) and they were well worth the effort. (3) The book is anything but basic - it gets into some low-level details such as timing and state diagrams that are essential for *properly* developing wireless applications.

   The author has a talent for packing an incredible amount of information into a paragraph and still holding your interest. He also comes across as authoritative and manages to cover a wide spectrum of issues and facts without compromising on details needed by developers and architects (or anyone who wants to update their knowledge on the latest wireless technologies).




2. I started this book with the yearning to know about all of these technologies: Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, UMTS, CDPD, HSCSD, Location-based services, and TDMA/CDMA/etc. I really have a decent understanding after this reading this book.

   It gets to the details of how handoffs between GPRS base stations and stuff like that. Things you might not need to know, but its the details that get you places. I'd recommend this book to anyone wanting to know about the general gamut of wireless technologies.




3. As mobile internet becomes increasingly rampant and soon to be a household word, it's vital for the individuals who are on the design and sales forefront to educate themselves on this evolving technology. I recommend for all of our sales and marketing staff to familiarize themselves with Andersson's Professional Developer's Guide. Andersson's book can assist even the novice wireless hopeful with fundamental terms and concepts vital to surviving in this era of cutting edge wireless technology.



4. Emzone develops state of art mobile applications for Sales Force Automation (SFA) . The Book iscomprehensive and helps for GPRS application develoment. It isvery helpful in Emzone current development.



5. This book is fine.

   The e-book is a ripoff unfortunately. Two reasons:
   (1) the cd packed with the printed book is omitted.
   (2) amazon's e-book download page doesn't work properly; you have to hit escape, then use "view source" then pick out the download URL.

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1 comments about Hands-On Novell NetWare 5.0/5.1 with Projects Enhanced.

1. This book is totally useless without the reader being told how to install the server first, so that the reader can then use the labs from the book. As it stands, the reader has to go to a school or get help from somebody else in setting up the server. There is no software enclosed, not even novell's demo kit which can be had ...that includes a 3 user license copy of the server and the workstation client. There is also no student disk that has the necessary data to perform the labs, and a textbook errata that one has to get from the course technology site. The book doesn't explain the material well in some sections and the same thing can be said for the lab instructions. This book in conjunction with its sister book network administration 5.0/5.1, need a revision upgrade ASAP.

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