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.Web Analytics: An Hour a Day
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by: Avinash Kaushik

June 05, 2007
Technologies evolve, but the PROCESS by which we should collect and analyze online data in order to gain solid, actionable insights will remain constant for the foreseeable future.

I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the smartest online marketers in the business, and, to say the very least, most of these people -- especially those in the analytics community -- seem content to share their expertise in the most confusing and theoretical manner possible. But not Avinash Kaushik. And in "An Hour a Day," Avinash proves why he is the world's most trusted name in analytics: he brings us up to his level without unnecessary jargon, so we can actually understand how to do this stuff!

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.CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 4th Ed. (All-in-One)
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by: Shon Harris

November 09, 2007
This book is presented in novel format where huge paragraphs dominate.
People don't mentally store information in paragraph format; they store it in bullets or chunks of data so you first have to read the paragraph, then deduce the bullets for mental storage. It's weird but I think most books are written like this.

There are endless stories about security using sometimes inappropriate metaphors for security which don't always equate to the technology at hand.

Also, the chapters aren't laid out in the 10 Domains covered by the CISSP exam so you have to jump around to go through the domains.

By comparison, the Sybex CISSP book does a worse job because the chapters aren't even named in relation to ... Read More:
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.Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management, Eighth Edition
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by: Peter Rob, Carlos Coronel

December 20, 2007
The online content is finally up, but that's still the stupid part about it. It comes with a sleave in the back to fit a CD, they should've just waited and released the content with the book. It's very annoying to have to log in and find this crap all the time.

Another thing, as a student, I hate how much this book wants you to keep drawing ERDs! Relationships are not that hard to understand, we don't need to keep drawing ten diagrams each chapter. It's even worse for students that are required to turn in digital copies for assignments, because that means you should probably already have Visio and the understanding of how to use it. Maybe if they wrote a preface chapter on some Visio basics of how to make ERDs look like theirs would ... Read More:
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.CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (CCNA Exam 640-802) (Exam Certification Guide)
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by: Wendell Odom

September 14, 2007
Just amazing... Both books, and the Video-Class...
But it's not news, if we talking about CiscoPress, and Wendell Odom work.

Certainly will help me to get my CCNA.
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.Business Driven Information Systems with MISource 2007 and Student CD
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by: Paige Baltzan, Amy Phillips

December 28, 2006
You can pretty much judge this one by its cover. It's very shiny and contains a grammatical error right in the title. Nearly half of the book is occupied by graphics and other visual aids. Personally, I felt like I was developing ADD reading this book. I was constantly being diverted away from the text by figures that more often than not added nothing of value. The book is fairly shallow and is oriented to young business majors with zero technical background. One positive aspect was that it provided plenty of real-world examples. For those from CS or MIS backgrounds, this is certainly not worth the ~$120; you probably already know half the book already. For business majors I can't judge, although I would consider it to be a light introduction. A must ... Read More:
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.PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide
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by: Larry Ullman

December 29, 2007
Extremely well written, good learning curve, the author knows and explains the problems that you'll encounter in real life, rather to babble about some useless theory.

Highly recommended!
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.Modern Database Management (8th Edition)
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by: Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary Prescott, Fred McFadden

March 20, 2006
I loved, loved, loved this text. I wasn't really thrilled with having to take a database management class but I couldn't have enjoyed this text more. It was clear and thorough with great examples. It is a great foundation book for someone wanting to get their feet wet in database management and all that entails.
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.Information Systems Today: Managing in the Digital World (3rd Edition)
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by: Leonard Jessup, Joseph Valacich

April 08, 2007
The product was exactly how the buyer described it would be. Excellent condition and fast delivery! Thanks!!

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.Access 2007: The Missing Manual
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by: Matthew MacDonald

December 29, 2006
After reading this book cover to cover, I was able to put together my first database and understand alot more of Access. I have had a difficult time grasping this software and have read 3 other books before this one. The Missing Manual was filled with great information and was easy to read.
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.Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning
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by: Thomas H. Davenport, Jeanne G. Harris

March 06, 2007
I was excited by the title, some of the reviews and rushed to buy this. Read it quite fast and got little disappointed. Probably the correct title could be ''Advocacy for Competing on Analytics''. To be clear, the book is very good if you are: a student, a junior project manager, a junior consultant, a manager looking for Business Intelligence ideas, an expert looking for tools to sell analytics, or Business Intelligence, to your top managers.
If you are experienced in using analytics, design and use data collection tools, or using Business Intelligence, the book might bring you little value. I was constantly reading it and looking forward for the real meat, but it didn't really appeared. I certainly will keep it to use as a reference in the future, but still ... Read More:
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