Tips are useful and more than a text book
349526
Many books assume the readers are students, but this book is taking a very practical approach.  I particularly like the 'tips'.
3776311
This is a great guide for giving some tips about financial planning practices to work with clients who may have complex money issues.  What I really enjoyed about the text is that it also gives practical and useful tips that one may use with clients.  It is not a work that is simply constrained by theory.
3563545
If you only get a couple of good tips out of this book, it is well worth the time spent reading it.  I DID.
2648061
I got this book when it was listed for free on the Kindle.  This book is well written and I found it to have a lot of useful tips.  I have started to apply a few of them already and they seem to be helping.  I like how easy it is to read.
3897905
Like other excellent titles in Wiley's Visual series, Rob Sheppard's book on digital photography is well organized and makes extremely good use of photos to illustrate techniques described in the text. In some ways, the title of the book may do it a disservice: don't think that you will only get 100 tips; there are tips and tricks lodged within the 100 labeled tips. Also, the book provides sound advice for taking better photos, be they digital or not.

In this book I saw great explanations of fundamental photographic information such as WHAT METERS REALLY DO (Tip 22) -- and why it really is important to understand. In the past I've often drawn blank stares when I've tried to explain this topic, and Sheppard (with the help of some great photos) does it simply and succinctly in a way that most people would be able to grasp. In similar manner, more advanced topics are handled such that photographers are encouraged to stretch their abilities to new levels.

Readers who like to flip open a book in random places will really enjoy Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks, 3rd Edition, as it is definitely not necessary to read through methodically starting at page one. You can just crack open the book, pick a tip, any tip, and give it a try the next time you are out with a camera or sitting at a computer with some photo files to play with.

As is customary in Wiley's Visual series, each tip is assigned a Difficulty Level so the readers has some ideas of what they are getting into. The book covers a broad range of topics beyond the fundamentals of taking good photos. While not getting too deep into the fine points, space is devoted to basic digital editing for taking advantage of photo-improvement techniques that were unavailable when darkrooms were full of nasty chemicals. That said, this isn't a book of advanced photo-editing techniques using Photoshop CS3, but it does a dandy job of demonstrating some of the amazing improvements that can be made using Photoshop Elements.

Sheppard gets bonus points for not assuming that everyone uses a PC; key combinations are given for Macs as well as PCs. Just because Mac users are substantially smarter than a typical shoulder roast and can usually translate instructions given for PCs, it is nice that we are not taken for granted as happens in many books on digital editing.

Maybe after taking some great photos and then doing some digital editing to bring out their strong points and minimize any flaws, readers will want to explore some of the many ways that they can make use of their images. Sheppard doesn't let them down here either, as several Tips and Tricks are devoted to various ways of sharing photos on the web, DVDs, and in print.

If this book isn't worth the price of ten cups of java, I don't know what is. It adroitly covers many of the issues involved with the taking, improving, and use of digital photos and does so in ways that are accessible to readers of varied skill levels. It is hard to give a comprehensive review of such a wide ranging book, but I'm quite certain that many people will part with about twenty bucks if they visit a bookstore and flip through the pages. And most of these people will shortly find themselves understanding something that was fuzzy in the past, or trying new ways of taking photos, or getting a little bolder with their digital editing, or trying new ways of sharing their photos. If so, buying and working through Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks, 3rd Edition will have been money well spent.

MyMac.com Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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The tips and resources touched upon in the book was extremely useful and made me feel not as lost as I thought I was. I wish I have discovered this book sooner, as in before I started my undergrad at a private institution. The only issue is that some of the references are dated as legislation has since changed but the overall theme and jist are helpful for young people and people over the age of 29.
819860
Don't let the cover fool you, this book is full of practical and useful advice.
3042515
I write and design ebooks, and even as an existing professional, I have to admit that this book is worth reading. The author shares a lot of small tips that add up to very valuable advice!
4156579
I didn't expect the information/resources in the book to be so helpful, so it was a nice surprise to see how much good information there is.

I bought this book with the intent of hoping to find something temporary to carry me through the current economic crisis. I just needed something part time.

The first impressive item in the book is a self-assessment to determine if working independently at home is really the right choice for the reader. I have a lot of friends who talk about working from home, but know that there would be too many distractions. I learned, though, that working from home is right for me.

The information on how to look for jobs using Google were helpful too. I'm an internet athlete - I use Google 40-50 times a day. However, the tips on how to really fine tune your search was new to me and proved to be helpful.

The job options listed in the book were helpful too. I have a small library on resume design & power words, and have been making resumes for friends for several years. In the upcoming week, I hope to make contact with one of the resume writing resources in the book to see if I can secure a position with them.

But in the meantime, I have landed a position as a secret shopper. I was a secret shopper in the past, and while the work is easy, it's kind of hand to find reputable companies to do it for. Even if I only have time to do one shop a week, that will pay my cell phone bill for the month for a total of 2 hours work.

I highly recommend this book!
3509206
The beginning chapters share several hints about the product that is very helpful. I haven't had very much time to read this book, but from what I have read I have enjoyed and use the tips.
308410
There is useful advice here, whether you are an artist trying to make art your career, or a business person who does/wants to do art.  I found advice useful to help me get better organized and some things I wish I'd thought to teach my children!  Chandra does a great job addressing the attitudinal blocks that may get in the way of being organized in the first place or could block the necessary changes that go with implementing the recommendations.  This book is convincing regarding the benefits of being organized and clear about how to accomplish that goal.  It goes beyond organizing workspace and establishing consistent processes to good advice on things like NOT hiring relatives, how to write a press release and more.
4267582
Jeff Davidson has many great tips and advice on how to manage your time and live an orderly life. He has written other good books such as "Breathing Space," which is what he is known for. The book teaches you how to keep your attention to a variety of writing style and grasp what he is trying to teach you. If you're looking for a book to teach you how to be efficient and effective, then this is a promising book for you.

He has other books that people can check out on his website. They're all similar in subject but with a different sense of flair in each one. The cover is kind of odd but other than that, the content in the book is really helpful and worth reading.
3785491
Some of the important topics covered include technical mastery, mentoring, sponsorship, self-development, and skill acquisition. Importantly, Clark emphasizes what she calls soft skills, and effectively putting some of these skills into practice often involves a different approach than is usually taken by men. Soft skills include things like diplomacy, seeing things from other perspectives, how to conduct effective business meetings, business etiquette, and when and how to ask for help or advice.

There is lots of good practical advice, and even if you aren't motivated enough to actually put it into practice, it will still improve your understanding of office dynamics and much of the advice carries over to various social situations. She includes many well-chosen anecdotes from national business leaders to illustrate her points, and some of these resonated strongly with me.

I tend to notice typos and errata more than most readers, and since she emphasizes the need for accuracy and careful presentation in the workplace, it would have been disappointing if her book had not lived up to that expectation, but fortunately the book was exceptionally well edited.

I am not the target audience for this book, and for various reasons, I had not always applied Clarks advice to my own career, but I was surprised to find that I agreed with her suggestions about almost everything. Despite, essentially being a how-to book, the text flows well and the clear writing style make it an easy, worthwhile read, especially for women just starting out in their career.
3065750
Most of the research mentioned in this book is not new. But reading about it in a neatly organized way has a powerful effect that left me thinking. The author's personal journey makes it more interesting and approachable than a purely academic text.

This book doesn't promise to fix you, and it won't. It might offer some ideas, but the solutions are not simple, nor easy. The whole point of it is that self help is not enough. It's time we start helping each other.
261155
This book has a wealth of useful tips that any boat owner can (and should) use.
2049335
The examples aren't only helpful to visualize the point, but they are giving me ideas on how to implement some of these things in my own code, for instance displaying linking info when hovering over a link. Very well thought out. This book is crammed with useful and pertinent info. No editorial comments that add to the heft (but not the content). For getting the  basics - and also as a handy reference - this hits the spot. It's also not so technical that it's either boring or frustrating to read.
4466235
Great book full of useful tips, some of them helped me a lot, especially the fake dinner concept and a few other useful ideas.