Rating: 

As an intermediate user who prefers O'Reilly's books over others because the coverage and depth they offer is perfect for me, I was one again pleased with the scope, coverage, and depth provided here.

I consistently recommend O'Reilly more general books to library patrons who are savvy intermediate users. I also recommend their books because of their unique size and superb layout.

As a lover of literature, writing, and logic, I was dismayed to see many more errors than I would have ever expected in a technical publication. The errors I came across in the first 65+ pages were primary typos, easy for an author to miss, outright embarrassing for an editor to overlook. More alarming is that some figures (read: screenshots referred in the text) were the wrong shots. There was a disconnect between what was being referred to in the text and what was shown in the corresponding figure. That's unforgivable.

When a second, revised edition appears, I'll gladly spend money on it. Until then, it's something I'll borrow from the library. Too bad, as I like the series very much.

(As a side note, I recently purchased Windows XP Annoyances, and found an error of logic in its opening pages. It's minor, but I would expect technical writers and editors to be even more discerning and logical than general book editors. I'm a bit disappointed that these errors don't get caught, and a bit worried at what other errors might exist if these made it past the editor's desk.)

Keep printing these books, but please put out revised editions with corrections!