Amazon.co.uk Review
Microsoft Windows has always been complicated, and the latest version of this top- selling consumer operating system ranks as the most bewildering to date. While the upgrade is very powerful, most users don't know what Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is or how to use adjustable font tracking. Woody Leonhard and Barry Simon--experienced Windows professionals who write for respected industry magazines--explain these things and more in the thorough and often hilarious
The Mother of All Windows 98 Books.
This omnibus Windows 98 how-to book documents the entire operating system, explaining everything from how to double-click to how to pull off the coolest hacks by editing the Registry. Along the way, the authors give advice on installing the software properly, getting DOS applications to work right, tweaking multimedia, and much more.
Like any good how-to book, this one doesn't take itself too seriously. Its fact-dense pages feature comic relief in the form of cartoon characters--including a caricature of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates--spouting geek wit. The Mother of All Windows 98 Books is a pleasure to read and extraordinarily informative to boot. --David Wall, Amazon.com
Product Description
In this irreverent sequel to the bestselling The Mother of All Windows 95 Books, the irascible and irrepressible Mom and her loyal sidekicks return to give you the inside track on Windows 98. With a wacky sense of humor and in-depth insider knowledge, The Mother of All Windows 98 Books (a.k.a. MOM98) goes right to the heart of what you need to know to become a Win98 power user. MOM98 illustrates how--and more important, why--things work (or don't work) enabling even novices to quickly become wizards with Win98. Written in plain language (so even your Mom can understand it) MOM98 is packed with insight, unique tips, and shortcuts so you can customize and fine-tune Win98 to get the maximum benefit of this powerful new operating system. MOM98 isn't just another Win98 book; no way! Mom serves up a hearty helping of features and coverage for your benefit. Here's some samples of Mom's work: *Describes how Windows 98 really works, not how it's supposed to work *Includes a "fast track" chapter to get experienced Windows 95 users rapidly up-to-speed *Reveals what works, what doesn't, and how to work around the obstacles (this coverage is worth the price of the book alone!) *Explains all of Win98's snazziest features: the Update Manager, Multilink Channel Aggregation, Virtual Private Networking, FAT32, Win32 Driver Model, DirectX 5.0, The Tune-Up Wizard, HTML Help, VBScript, control panel applets, and more *Covers the Windows 98 Registry in depth *Based entirely on the final "shrink-wrapped" version of Windows 98; no beta stuff in here And, MOM98 has a comprehensive supporting Web site, that is updated regularly to give you the latest work-arounds as inherent bugs emerge. MOM98 offers you the most on the market--a comprehensive reference and timely updates when you need them. Reviews from previous MOM books: "Witty, idiosyncratic, sometimes cranky, and often corny, the book captures the feeling of a Windows expert sitting at your elbow, chatting away, listening to your complaints, agreeing, offering solutions."--Jim Seymour, PC Magazine "An exceptional value...written in a style that is at once irreverent, witty and, well, strange."--Brit Hume and T.R. Reid, The Washington Post 0201433125B04062001
