Computer Book Reviews
Page Two of TwoSams Teach Yourself e-Personal Finance Today by Ken and Daria Dolan
Sams, April 2000.Trade Paperback, 232 pages.
ISBN: 0672318792
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Financial services and information
providers have quickly adapted to the
many advantages the Internet offers.
Online brokerages allow you to find
stock information quickly and place
buy and sell orders instantly. Online
banking services allow you to check
your balance online, pay your bills and
search for insurance and credit cards
that best fit your needs. E-Personal
Finance helps guide you to some of the best
websites in numerous financial
areas, such as investing, banking online,
estate planning, real estate, insurance,
credit, debt and taxes.
In addition to links and information about
Web financial resources, the book also
guides readers through specific tasks such
comparing insurance quotes, downloading tax
forms, using online financial calculators and
trading stocks.
The Web offers consumers a vast amount of valuable financial services and resources, and these services will only continue to improve. However, you want to make sure you visit websites with accurate information and trustworthy services. With e-Personal Finance you will be sure to find valuable resources and also learn how to use them. A valuable tool for managing your personal finances.
Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 21 Days by Laura Lemay
Sams, February 2000.Hardcover, 1191 pages.
ISBN: 0672318385
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML
4 is a comprehensive guide to learning how to
create webpages in HTML and other web
languages.
HTML concepts covered in the book include
basics, links, text formatting, images, colors,
background, style sheets, tables, multimedia,
imagemaps and forms.
The book also providers coverage of
web development concepts
and languages in addition to HTML, including
XHTML, CGI scripting, Java, CSS, JavaScript
and Dynamic HTML.
The massive reference (almost 1200 pages) contains
29 chapters called lessons, each designed to take the
reader about a day to cover -- although some chapters
may take more time to master.
Each day's lesson covers a different topic and includes
instruction, exercises and quizzes.
Appendixes in the book include quick reference sections
for HTML code, cross-browser tables, JavaScript code,
character entities, colors by hexadecimal value, MIME
types and additional resources.
Laura Lemay has been writing HTML and Web development references since the early days of the Web. Here she offers a comprehensive guide which covers all HTML concepts and dynamic HTML, and also gives insight into numerous other web publishing languages and tools, such as JavaScript and XML. The language, style and organization of the book makes for fast-learning of HTML concepts and helpful lessons like "Putting Your Site Online" and "Examples of Good and Bad Web Design" help readers learn how to put their new knowledge to good use. Overall, this is a great tool for beginners and a valuable reference for more experienced web publishers.
XML by Example by Benoit Marchal
Que, December 1999.Trade Paperback, 486 pages.
ISBN: 0789722429
Ordering information:
Amazon.com.
This XML guide aimed at beginners
teaches readers through the use of
real-life examples and instruction.
The reference begins with coverage
of basic XML concepts, and then builds
on these concepts to cover more
complex topics and help readers
create XML documents and applications.
XML topics covered in the book
include XML basics, XML syntax,
XML schemas, DTDs, namespaces,
XSLT, CSS, DOM, SAX, N-tiered
architecture and Xcommerce.
An appendix in the book includes a
crash course on Java and how it is
used with XML and a glossary of XML terms.
XML by Example helps readers learn the language by gradually building from basic to more complex topics. The reference also provides plenty of examples, code, tips and warnings to help the reader gain a thorough understanding of XML. An excellent introduction to XML concepts and programming for web developers.
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