If you are experienced in computers, don't waste your time or money.
344831
This book goes beyond simplistic.  Perhaps for most who buy this book, that's fine.  For me, it was extremely disappointing once I started reading it.

I have a habit of reading every word on every page of my books.  I read highly technical books.  This book is the negation of them, and in fact doesn't even begin working with code until page 83 (chapter 7) of a 314-pages-of-content book.  Once it does, it's rather idiot-like:  "Create a password box this way."  Chapter 10 starts on variables.  Chapter 11 is about looping constructs.  Half-way through the book we finally get to subroutines.

The earlier chapters really are fluff.  If I wanted to know how to set up my own web server, I'd find one first and read documentation.  After all, the best way to learn about the software you use is to RTFM, where "F" obviously stands for "friendly."  If the manual isn't sufficient, I can look elsewhere or get a web server that I can understand because it is either more intuitive or has better documentation.  I should not see three chapters on configuring web servers for Windows, Mac, and UNIX and its derivatives.  Nor should I see chapters on how to use FTP, for example.

Once I got through the fluff, the examples were incredulous:  "1)  Type <this>.  2)  Type <that>.  3)  Type <that other thing>."  Please, I know how to type.  Tell me how things work.  I was really expecting some meaningful, thorough, well-coded and well-styled code.  If you are teaching beginners, teach good coding style.  It's not here, not in this book.

To the beginners, or the ones who've bought this book and it's the right book for them:  Good, I'm glad you got something useful out of it.  For me, this book was misleading from the cover page and I wouldn't have bought it if I had known what I know now.  Take it as a given that this book barely scratches at the depth of computer programming, and doesn't touch the art of computer science at all.  If you use this book as a first jumping point to real coding, real design, or something real, again, great.  If you are using this book and you will never program again, wonderful.  If you are looking to score big on a career in web design or Perl expertise or CGI, or you are anything above beginner steps, you will need much more than what this book has to offer.

I think you should skip it anyway.  Understanding why we do what we do is more important than understanding how to do it.  Once it's time to do what we want to do, do it right.  Do it as well as it can be done.  This book doesn't do that.
1480122
This was a $75 mistake (I bought it locally, not from Amazon, because I needed it even quicker than Prime).  Because of the software's inability to be reasonably configured (it apparently is unable to move files that are not under users' home folders), and (even worse) its repeated failure to make a connection between otherwise perfectly functioning ethernet ports on my two computers (one Win7, one Win8.1), I was not even able to get it to attempt to copy.  Stay away, stay far away.  My experience may not be everyone's, but I got ZERO (or actually, even negative) value from buying this, and a whole lot of frustration.  (For what it's worth, I used to head up software for half of one of the world's largest computer companies, so I'm not exactly clueless.  I was hoping to avoid having to do everything the hard way, but PCmover was "unhelpful" at best.)

Also, my new PC has a smaller SSD disk than the hard disk on my old machine, but there is apparently no way to tell PCmover to move only the things I want, even if they are under my home folder - my home folder on the old machine is considerably larger than the entire disk on the new machine.  If you select a user profile, it seems to be all or nothing, so crash and burn in my case appeared inevitable.

Given the difficulties with Win 7 and Win 8, it appears that Win 10 would be completely out of the question.
883628
The process to get this set up was so aggravating that I would NEVER have bought this had I known - which is probably why they leave out all the pertinent information about set up.  IT REQUIRES WINDOWS BASED computer to set it up, which is made clear nowhere -  I chose this printer because it was said to be Chromebook compatible.  This is NOT a quick set-up for Google/chrome.  Once you've gotten a windows-based computer arranged to do this setup, the real fun starts (mine took several online tech support chats with people from India that only advanced the process a bit each lengthy session).  The initial download takes forever on an old Windows-based system to set up this printer's cloud-capability.  Then the printer requires a process of coordinating a WPS button on the machine with a WPS button on my home router (that I didn't know my router even HAD) in order to get an IP number to use later in this long, convoluted process of setup.  The second step involves registering with Samsung - an ambiguous process that requires a code numbers that have to be entered, and bizarrely one snag was that, unlike the upper case letters given on the prompt, what it really wanted was lower case numbers.  Then got ahold of a tech support person on the phone that I literally could not understand.  Then got stuck again and by then was seeking a return authorization.  A guy named Eduardo politely walked me back through the process and by trying the lower case number, the registration with Samsung went through at last.  Online, there isn't really enough information to make the setup clear, and the troubleshooting information available doesn't begin to cover the problems.  A few weeks later, after working for a short time, I can no longer print and keep getting various error codes.  In addition, you get nothing like "1,000 pages" out of this laser cartridge.  If I got 100 pages out of this cartridge before it ran out - including all the pages of 5-line error messages, that would be an upper estimate.  This was a complete waste of time and money.

Those of us who are not IT specialists wouldn't know any of this beforehand and wouldn't have any idea how to understand this process. I did not sign on to use technology thinking I'd have to endlessly learn and relearn complicated processes each time I got a new device.  It is aggravating to see this technology constantly passed off as user-friendly when what is really involved is nothing but endless aggravation.
3532593
As a retired computer professional I have used Trend Micro Products for over a decade and have been very happy with them.  However, upon expiration of my current subscription to their service I decided to get this version of their product to use on a desktop HP computer.  Bad, Bad, mistake.  After ten or more hours attempting to install and multiple error messages that required getting to command prompt level to deal with I gave up.  The install program is so stupid it won't even overwrite its own previously unpacked files and identifies them as "incompatible" software.  In other words, one blown install for any reason will cause you to find and delete a number of files and a reboot of your machine before you can try again.

Do yourself a favor and buy anything else as this product is not even remotely satisfactory, especially if you apparently can't install it on any machine that isn't new just out of the box.
1571451
The only people I could see possibly benefiting from this product are those with no computer experience whatsoever.  The service is expensive for what it offers, which isn't much.  They aren't going to solve issues you are having with your computer, they just do basic preventive maintenance that can be accomplished with programs you set-up to perform certain processes on a monthly basis - and they come on your computer for free!

The part I disliked the most is just how much control they have over your computer.  I watched them several times in the early morning hours (1 or 2 AM) take over the computer and have the power to do whatever they want as if they were sitting in front of it.  They say that they have strict "rules" to prevent anyone from hacking into your private stuff, but it makes me uneasy nevertheless.

All in all, unless you are a fan of monthly recurring fees and having someone messing with your computer in the middle of the night, stay away
2628691
Yeah these computers, at least the ones sold by MicroBee, are garbage. The one I got had missing screws, spray paint on it, missing drive, wrong power cord that didn't even fit, this is a joke.
3161734
This product is awful. Documentation is minimal, operation is difficult. My computer sometimes recognizes the unit, sometimes not. I did a few trial runs around the neighborhood, and nothing was recorded accurately. A waste of my time.
3436096
Definitely wouldn't recommend this computer, even to non computer junkies who don't know much about computer and don't use a lot of vigorous programs. Had a lot of issues trying to connect to the wifi, this laptop always had issues finding the network I was trying to connect to. Doesn't hold a good charge what-so-ever, although the specs look promising like it might be speedy IT IS NOT. Takes forever to turn on/off...very slow and not for me being a student in an Information Technology program in school. Switched over to a macbook pro and I can boot to windows 7 too, works perfectly and has 4GB of ram, faster working than this laptop.
4390484
When I installed the software, it made my computer unstable. After turning off the computer I had to restart the computer several times to get it to fully boot.  The instructions were meager at best. After spending all night trying to figure it all out, including several installs, I had to give up.  It worked, but not the way I thought. I picked up signal from local networks but  I thought I could hook up my wireless printer and couldn't. I Found It still needs a wireless router. It was scary to think I might have  ruined my computer over $8.  Knowing what you need to know is key.  I sure did learn a few things!
425568
Don't buy this if you are not an IT person.  The manual and setup, configuration software is full of jargon and quite difficult to understand.  The marketing says: easy to use with iTunes.  When you try to enable for iTunes, you get an error message: must be configured differently for this option to work.  Everything is like that, completely unhelpful.  If you set these up for a living, it is probably easy, but if you don't, well, I recommend you buy another brand which has reviews saying it is super easy and great for non IT people.  I should have paid a lot more attention to the reviews myself.  I selected the check RAID feature and my NAS has been grinding away for 15+ hours.  No estimate for when it will finish, no progress bar, nothing.  I don't know if I should power cycle or just let it go.  They obviously did not so any usability tests with their manual or software.
2210122
This is, perhaps, the most useless computer-related book that I have read. There is no target audience. The book is useless for sysadmins and programmers, because it does not give any technical details and has no novelties. It is useless for managers, because it is very dry and, basically, provides an overwhelming list of all variations of the technologies known to the authors, including definitions of web-services, public and private key authentication, etc. I failed to understand the purpose of this book except for making easy money.
On top of that, the book has horrendous illustrations. They are low resolution, sometimes blurry, screen dumps of some diagrams. Furthermore, because the original images were in color, the authors did not have to think about contrast and object separation. The book is printed in b&w, so all colors are reduced to shades of grey. And because no one had thought about the contrast, objects are indistinguishable, and black print on dark grey background is illegible.
My advice: stay away from this book, save yourself time, money and good mood.
404392
Despite having once worked as a software developer (assembly language), and today being able to do some simple Python programming, I found this book to be difficult to use. I therefore can't recommend it to anyone who doesn't have both some previous programming experience plus the desire to do a fair amount of independent JavaScript research and problem solving.

At the core of the problem is editing. The book contains a fair number of typos, terminological inconsistencies, and other detritus that creates confusion or ambiguity where clarity is required. Other annoyances include downloadable HTML and JS code samples that trigger warnings or errors in sytax checkers and code samples that reference image files that are not provided in the samples' ZIP archive.

The book's end-of-chapter Exercises are also not well integrated with their chapters. The JavaScript features and concepts needed to complete a given chapter's exercises are often not only not explained in the immediately preceding chapter, they aren't explained in any chapter. And no answers are provided. The result was that I regularly needed to spend a non-trivial amount of time using StackOverflow and other learning resources to acquire the JavaScript information I needed. (I will only half jokingly say that the book's "in 24 Hours" comprised four hours for the book and twenty hours for the independent research necessary to make the book usable.)

If you already have the ability to use some other programming language to write and debug programs, and so only want this book to acquire a quick orientation to JavaScript's salient features, you'll be OK. But if you have no previous experience working through syntax and program logic errors, and aren't eager to research JavaScript solutions on the Web, this book will confuse and frustrate you.
3449821
If you enjoy spending large amounts of time (I mean hours wasted) trying to 'fix' issues with computer equipment, then this is the printer for you.  I am running Windows 8 on an Acer Laptop and this is by far the worst piece of computer equipment I have every purchased.

The first issues I had were the printer would go offline, and you would need to keep re-installing it to get it to work.  So I went through the process of giving it a static IP address (which wasn't simple for me), and that fixed that issue.  Then the printer would only print partial pages sometimes - like I'd print a document, and it would only print half of the second page.  I read that the fix for this was to re-install the drivers, which I did, and it still didn't fix the issue.

Now, when I'm planning a big trip and I need this printer the most, it quits on me.  Entirely.  There isn't anything wrong with it mechanically, it just won't connect to the computer through a wireless or wired connection.  Granted, the wireless issue probably has something to do with my router, since I have a shared connection and its probably blocking the MAC address.  At the very least I would expect to be able to use a wired connection, but nope.  The HP printer assistant program doesn't see the printer, and it doesn't appear in the control panel.  I have had no other issues connecting devices to my computer, other than this printer.  It has been the most awful experience with a piece of computer equipment, and has been a complete waste of time.

Seriously, unless you like wasting your time, I would look elsewhere.  Its a great printer when its working, but is definitely not worth the trouble.  I'd take my old Deskjet over this thing any day.  At least it worked.
3469987
This was my first computer so I have some sentimental attachment to it, but honestly this was a very sub par computer.
The biggest problem was Windows Vista. It can't organize files, it's slow, it's clumsy, it's awkward, and it's generally terrible. With Windows 7 the computer performs a little better, but by the time I upgraded my hardware was very degraded and I didn't get a whole lot of improvement in performance.
The hardware was the other problem. The capacitive buttons were absolutely terrible. They got stuck all time (causing the volume to decrease or increase or disks to suddenly eject), and even when they weren't stuck they didn't work most of the time. The internals were equally terrible. I had uncountable crashes, and it's the only computer I've had that has actually died on me (leading me to install Ubuntu on it, and it worked much better from then on until it had some sort of fatal hardware error and permanently "died"). The RAM woefully underperformed for what it was, and the core 2 duo processor it had in it was just inadequate and the performance was generally poor. The integrated graphics made any sort of real gaming impossible, and photo/video editing were poor (I didn't do a lot of this, but I did try it just out of curiosity).
I most likely should've gotten a more powerful computer. For VERY basic stuff, this computer will probably do the trick for a year or so. But if you're in the market for a cheap computer that'll be able to do basic computing, I'd suggest a refurbished Macbook Air, a higher end Netbook, or a Chromebook.
607325
I admittedly have zero savvy when it comes to building or upgrading a pc. That's why I shouldn't have bought this. I know I'm being a little unfair, but I hate to see someone wasting their money. The product might actually be fine, but if you don't know what you're doing, don't bother kidding yourself. You're going to waste your money and your computer is still going to suck. ( If it even still works after you tear it apart. )
2656919
I got the item and was very excited about using the low cost, high effeciency system. After fourty five minutes of downloads before the drivers would load, my new PC still was not finished.  I saved time by returning the unit and buying an HP.  Avoid this machine, or at least refuse to accept online updates.
688570
Even though I am very computer and software literate, I found this software to be very user unfriendly.  It is far too complex, so complex in fact, that during the help files review I totally lost interest and uninstalled it.  In my view, a complete waste of money.  I am much better off using the free book writing templates provided by CreateSpace for writing my books.  No learning curve on those and when you publish, they are exactly the perimeters and settings that will publish perfectly.  in short, I simply found that the huge amount of effort to understand and use this software was not worth any benefit it was supposed to offer.  Sorry I wasted my money.