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Leonardo’s Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing Technologies by Ben Shneiderman

wfzimmerman's review: "Schneiderman is perhaps the most respected scholar in the field."
The MIT Press (2002), Hardcover, 256 pages
tags: Human Factors, Interaction Design, UI, Computers

Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Tara Calishain

wfzimmerman's review: "An excellent book, well worth the investment. Tara Calishain knows both content and search technology."
O'Reilly (2003), Paperback, 325 pages
tags: Google, Hacks

The Internet Searcher’s Handbook: Locating Information, People, & Software (Neal-Schuman NetGuide Series) by Peter Morville, Louis B. Rosenfeld, Joseph Janes, Graceanne A. Decandido

wfzimmerman's review: "The cool thing about this book is that it was written by two leading information architects -- people who know how to think structurally and analytically about content."
Neal-Schuman Publishers (1999), Paperback, 172 pages
tags: Internet, Computers

Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton

wfzimmerman's review: "Very enjoyable book by the Star Trek: The Next Generation actor who documents "the next act" in his life after playing the insufferable Wesley Crusher."
O'Reilly Media, Inc. (2004), Hardcover, 296 pages
tags: Star Trek

Google: The Missing Manual

wfzimmerman's review: "I am not sure I should keep this. I rarely refer to it, and I"m not sure what it has that the online help files do not."
O'Reilly Media, Inc. (2004), Paperback, 311 pages

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition by Hugh E. Williams

wfzimmerman's review: "An essential desktop reference. I only wish I had time to learn everything in here."
O'Reilly Media, Inc. (2004), Paperback, 680 pages
tags: PHP, MySQL

How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing by James A. Whittaker

wfzimmerman's review: "An essential topic for anyone who is involved in developing computer products."
Addison Wesley (2002), Paperback, 208 pages
tags: quality assurance, computers

UNIX Power Tools (In a Nutshell) by Jerry Peek, Mike Loukides, Tim O’Reilly, et al.

wfzimmerman's review: "One of the best, if not the best, computer technical books I have ever read. Dozens, if not hundreds, of paragraph to chapter size how-tos for Unix. Anything you can think of, this book will show you."
O'Reilly (1993), Paperback, 1162 pages
tags: Unix, Computing

PDF Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools by Sid Steward

wfzimmerman's review: "Indispensable for anyone who uses PDF regularly (for example, small publishers like me). Must buy."
O'Reilly Media, Inc. (2004), Paperback, 296 pages
tags: computers, Internet, publishing, PDF

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 10 Minutes by Andrew H. Watt

wfzimmerman's review: "Useful intro by the curmudgeonly technical editor of my book oN Microsoft OneNote."
Sams (2002), Paperback, 304 pages
tags: XML, computers

In the Beginning…was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson

wfzimmerman's review: "Canonical."
Harper Perennial (1999), Paperback, 160 pages
tags: Computers, Internet, first edition

United States Marine Band – Dance Of The Hours From La Gioconda

http://www.last.fm/music/United+States+Marine+Band