Books: A User's Report
Elizabeth Zinkann
With each column, I endeavor to review books that are not only
interesting, but also current and helpful. This issue's selections
feature a hardware and review book, a security topic, a consumer's
aid to software, and a beginning administration textbook. The
specific reviewed books include: Tom's Hardware Guide by Dr.
Thomas Pabst with Michael Desmond, Larry Barber, and Frederick
Gross (Que Corporation, Sams Publishing); Protecting Networks
with SATAN by Martin Freiss (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.);
Bad Software: What to Do When Software Fails by Cem Kaner
and David Pels (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Professional Trade
Division); and the UNIX System Administrator's Interactive
Workbook by Joe Kaplenk (Prentice Hall Interactive). I believe
that each of these selections will assist UNIX administrators and
users.
Tom's Hardware Guide
By Dr. Thomas Pabst with Michael Desmond,
Larry Barber, and Frederick Gross
Que Corporation
Sams Publishing
ISBN 0-7897-1686-0
$29.99
603 Pages
http://www.tomshardware.com/
http://www.quecorp.com/
The computer user in search of a new system, component, or
peripheral has recently encountered lower prices. This welcome
trend allows experienced users to upgrade to more powerful machines
with state-of-the-art features and also encourages previously
cautious consumers to purchase their first systems. Deciding what
choices will produce the optimum performance can be a confusing and
difficult task. The Web site that inspired this book
(http://www.tomshardware.com) consistently provides product
information and reviews beyond the flurry of four-color
advertisements and industry rumors.
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