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Review of Look Both Ways

March 3rd, 2010 No comments
Look Both Ways: Help Protect Your Family on the Internet

I was impressed by this common-sense approach to online safety. Through a lot of the problems out there involve kids and teens, the authors really drive home the point that everybody is at some risk and everybody can be safer if they use their heads. Then the book tells you how to do just that. [...]

Review of Increase Your Web Traffic in a Weekend, Fifth Edition

February 18th, 2010 No comments
Increase Your Web Traffic in a Weekend, Fifth Edition

There are many books on the market about increasing web traffic; I have read several of them. After completing significant research, I have found that this book is one of the best available. It breaks the process down into simple “bite size” tasks that the reader can complete over a few days – provided they [...]

Review of Site-Seeing

January 3rd, 2010 No comments
Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability

This book lays a good foundation for web design by emphasizing planning, meeting clients’ goals, and understanding the target audience.Wroblewski emphasizes usability when describing the core of the site- structure, navigation, content- and how it will affect the experience of the audience.He uses numerous examples to illustrate layout, visual heirarchy, color schemes, and how they [...]

Review of Search Engine Optimization For Dummies

December 3rd, 2009 No comments
Search Engine Optimization For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

I suppose with an average of 5-Stars my review ranking makes me the curmudgeon since I offer only 3-Stars. Dummies books many times become complicated because they flounder around instead of getting straight to the subject matter, this book is no exception. While offering a plethora of important and valuable information the writings start, stop [...]

Review of Internet Guide to Personal Finance and Investment

November 21st, 2009 No comments
Internet Guide to Personal Finance and Investment

Since the advent of the web, many of us can now get financial information far more easily and quickly than in the past. So much so that one might need guidance to the best/most reliable websites. Hence Jiao has produced this book.
But this type of book ages quickly. The listing of over 1400 websites with [...]