I really wanted to post on the 29th - but I haven’t finished anything recently. But here is what’s on deck right now.
Head First Java Script
AJAX The Definitive Guide
Wikipedia The Missing Manual
Mistborn
Children of Hurin
I’m not sure what order you will see the reviews show up - but they are in the works. As I finish the books, you’ll be the first to know.
E.A. Vander Veer’s “Facebook, The Missing Manual” is exactly what it says it is. A manual explaining how to sign up for and use the social networking site Facebook. Not very long ago Facebook was relatively unknown outside University students and those who knew them. Now it is reported to have over 64 million users world wide. As that number has grown, it is inevitable that some of those users could use a manual to help them to navigate the site. This is who I think some of those folks might be and how I think the book might help them.
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The Apache web server has been the number one http server on the internet since 1996. It has also become an integral part of many open source and proprietary software systems. It runs on diverse hardware, in locations all over the globe, hosting sites large and small. In November of 2003 Ken Coar and Rich Bowen had their “Apache Cookbook” published by O’Reilly. The duo brought years of experience in working with and documenting the Apache server to the plate. Now, over 4 years later they have published the second edition. Four years is a long time, but it would be reasonable to ask if this new edition is worth purchasing, especially if one already owns the first edition.
If you are a geek who loves books, you probably love to share reading with others. It is possible right now, to provide books for needy kids without moving away from your keyboard. Just head on over to Dewey Donation System and help out some kids. I just did.
If you fill out the form at Tor.com they will send you an email a week, with a link to download a free e-book from one of their authors. You also become entered in a drawing to win an Asus eee PC Galaxy. Not bad. There will be, I think, 12 ebooks total. They come as PDFs with no DRM. Nice.
I’ll have a review of the first, “Mistborn” by Brandon Sanderson as soon as I finish it.