Tagged: Book Review

Book Review: Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, A (5th Edition)

This is the single best Linux book I have ever read.  If you have been turned off before by the sometimes arcane nature of Linux/Unix, you will keep the pages turning in this one.  It took about 2 weeks for me to digest since it was around 1,000 pages.  What a worthwhile read it was.  It reminded me of things I have already done, and things that I can do to make things easier in the future.  Kudos to the author.  You can read the all positive reviews here at Amazon.

Book Review: The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary

Honestly I couldn’t finish this book.  I like learning things and I like technology, but this was kind of dry and full of factual errors.  I am not exactly sure who would benefit from reading this book.  I’m not exactly sure what Guy Kawasaki was thinking when he made this quote that features prominently on the front of the book “The most important book about technology today, with implications that go far beyond programming.”  You can read the Amazon reviews here.

Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Security and Mobility v10.6: A Guide to Providing Secure Mobile Access to Intranet Services Using Mac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard

So this covers some material that has been covered many times before in other Apple Training Series books.  It has some good information on Mobile Access Server if you are thinking of implementing that.  Worthwhile to read.  Here is the Amazon review. No reviews at present.

Apple Training Series: Xsan 2 Administration: A Guide to Designing, Deploying, and Maintaining Xsan

This book was disappointing.  It didn’t have many pictures, and it didn’t have background tips or tricks that you would need to know.  It had the basic information you might get from Apple.  Not worth buying in my opinion.  See if your local library has it.  Some Amazon reviews here.

Book Review: How to Peel a Peach: And 1,001 Other Things Every Good Cook Needs to Know

This is a good basic review of some techniques to be a better chef.  Some of the advice directly contracts what world famous chefs hold.  For example she believes in trussing a bird, and using a garlic press.  High reviews on Amazon.

Book Review: 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die

I thought this had some good foods that were uncommon, but there were many that were dangerous even poisonous if handled improperly.  In addition some foods are almost extinct which is a bit irresponsible to promote consumption of them.  You can read the Amazon review here.

Book Review: iPhone – The missing manual

Useful information.  More accessible than wading through some websites that cover the same info.  This should be required reading for all iPhone owners.  Want to see the Amazon reviews?