Windows Vista For Dummies by Andy Rathbone Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Windows Vista For Dummies
Book Review: Vista for dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
this dummies book has been a great help being that I had no clue what Vista was and that is what my new Dell Laptop came with.Book Review: Love it!
Summary: 4 Stars
Just like the previous Windows book I find it very helpful. I enjoy his humor, and it is easy to read. Andy Rathbone takes you step by step, and makes it understandable. I would reccommend it to anyone.Book Review: Finally, the Dummies Series is Kaput - R.I.P.
Summary: 2 Stars
This marks the ultimate... although not the Windows Vista Ultimate edition!... of Dummies titles gone wrong.
What began years ago, Dos for Dummies, has turned into a mish-mesh of topics that do not relate, do not connect, and do nothing more than confuse newcomers.
As an advanced Windows user and programmer, I understood the concepts herein. It was my first exposure to Vista. But all through the book I kept wondering HOW anybody who does not already consider themself a master at operating systems could go from one point to the next.
The topics appear almost randomly.
The Dummies publisher does this intentionally, and it used to work because it would be a surprise and not a planned, contrived way to just look, well, dumb.
The more traditional titles, especially Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows Vista All in One (Sams Teach Yourself), go out of their way to address BOTH the newcomer's needs as well as getting the more advanced user up to speed.
This Dummies title, and unfortunately many others these days, rely on their series gimmicks to fill the book and rely far less on content that will truly help the newcomer to the topic.
If you know Vista or don't, you will get little value. I do like the cartoons! And I do like the top ten lists, but is the book worth buying just for those?
Book Review: I rate this book as a little past FAIR....
Summary: 3 Stars
I did not find this as helpful or as easy as another book I have gotten. The illustrations are not so bad. There is just not enough of them. The directions are not really in step by step, with illustration and not easy to understand as my other book on Vista is. It is not really done with a clear understanding of ease that a novice would need to be comfortable to use this book.Book Review: Vista For Dummies
Summary: 5 Stars
This book helps you find all the new features that you have a hard time finding on your own.