The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect ...
 So much wasted paper...: One of the other reviews marks this books as "Great no nonsense look at the reality of corporate life" -- and is laughably wrong. It's not a great book due to the overwhelming presence on nonsense that makes me [... more]
CDN$31.20
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Building ASP.NET Server Controls
Excellent guide to creating custom ASP.NET server controls: I really like this book. Chapters 1-3 are rudimentary in that they explain the different types of server controls (html controls vs. web controls, and user controls vs. custom controls). Towards [... more]
CDN$62.50
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Dave Baum's Definitive Guide To LEGO MINDSTORMS, Second ...
Good content, but fatally flawed illustrations.: This is a first impression, and may be upgraded later. The textual content, including appendices, is good. Unfortunately, the illustrations have inadequate contrast, and are difficult to interpret even [... more]
CDN$31.25
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Introduction to 3D Game Engine Design Using DirectX 9 and C#
Read the Title Carefully: This book is focused on "Introduction to Game Design" and uses the C# language and DirectX 9 technology to illustrate the samples. This book does not teach C# nor does it provide sufficient DirectX programming concepts. [... more]
CDN$46.87
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Automating UNIX and Linux Administration
Average tech book for the Linux crowd - not Unix crowd: If what you want is a bok that's a cross platform as the title suggests, this might not be a book worth buying. Examples in this book make horrible assumptions, along the lines of removing all [... more]
CDN$52.08
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Geocaching: Hike and Seek with Your GPS
Handbook for geocachers: This book is extremely helpful for those just starting the sport of geocaching. Sherman explains geocaching from the very basics to getting you out there in the field. To be truthful, there are some parts I just scanned because [... more]
CDN$20.06
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Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET
From Amazon.com: Written for the IT manager or developer planning to bring software to today's global markets, Internationalization and Localization Using Microsoft .NET provides a solid blueprint for success with the new and improved support for [... more]
CDN$45.10
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Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, ...
Awful, unorganized list of function. Not for beginners, not for pros either!: To begin, I must cast my doubts on my fellow reviewers who also have only reviewed this book, or other apress books. This surprised me since I did indeed buy this book based on [... more]
CDN$48.96
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Software Development on a Leash
From Amazon.com: Suitable for any project manager or VB software professional willing to think outside the proverbial box, Software Development on a Leash presents some innovative ideas for building more flexible software based on patterns, and " [... more]
CDN$41.62
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Apache Jakarta-Tomcat
Terrible: This is quite possibly the worst book ever written. It is certainly the worst book I have ever read. It has absolutely no useful information at all. It's hard to imagine that someone would write a book on a J2EE server and provide ABSOLUTELY NO [... more]
CDN$57.75
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Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition
#1 Bible of .NET Framework Fundamentals: After the recent release of Visual Studio 2008 and .NET framework 3.5, I was eager to get my hands on a book that would allow me to quickly grasp all the new features in C# 2008. As always I look to the [... more]
CDN$62.50
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Computer Security for the Home and Small Office
As timely as it is up-to-date and "user friendly": It seems like every few weeks there are fresh announcements of invasions by computer viruses, worms, identity thefts, spam scams, and other unwanted (often destructive) incursion attempts [... more]
CDN$41.66
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