View Review Details


Book:   Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
Subject:   Windows Vista For Starters, The Missing Manual
Date:   2007-08-07 07:39:12
From:   Darry D
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

Since shortly before Windows Vista arrived and began to overtake other Windows operating system versions, there have been a lot of books published - all of which claim to tell you "all you need to know."
This is one book that fulfills that promise.
There are splashier, drawing- and photo-filled books, but this 385-page book cuts to the bottom line in telling and in showing you what you really need to know to use this operating system.
The 16-page index, alone, is worth the price of this book because it lists the key concepts and tasks a user needs to know and links you directly to the page or pages that will make that information useful.
There is no fluff in this book; only the facts and tasks needed to become a master at using this new operating system.
The illustrations and reproductions of screens are focused upon showing you what you need to see to understand the word descriptions surrounding them.
This knowledge-filled manual should be on every serious Windows Vista user's shelf with its well-worn pages revealing new concepts and better understanding every time the user opens it.
If you want cartoons and pretty pictures, buy a colorful book.
If you want to expand your horizons and your understanding of the power offered by Windows Vista, buy this book.
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
See larger cover

"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
--Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post