iSongbook rocks well beyond its size
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Tivoli Audio has scored another major hit with the iSongbook. It is a Model Two with a fully-functional iPod dock and it's totally portable. The sound is amazing for its size or any size for that matter. It competes head-on with the Bose SoundDock, not quite as loud but it can be uncomfortably loud if that's what one wants. Stereo separation is enhanced by being able to move the right speaker six feet away and then reel up the cable to pull the system back together into one unit. Add in a terrific AM/FM-Stereo tuner and the ability to control an iPod via the wireless remote and it's quite a music system. Tivoli got it right.

The charging system recharges NiCd or NiMH batteries along with an iPod. When running off external power, the iPod shuts down immediately when switcing the unit off or to AM or FM but wakes and resumes what it was doing when one selects iPod as the source once again.

The sound is simply incredible across the audio range. It has good bass but makes no claim to thumo your house until plates creep off shelves. Like all other Tivoli Audio products it is equally at home with rock and roll or classical or voice. It reproduces it all very well.

Yes, it's on the spendy side but think about that 1980's boom box and what you paid for that. Then think about the lousy sound and the bulk. Now think about a portable "radio" which can slip into a carry-on bag which can charge and access an iPod and deliver sound which competes with products ten times the price. The iSongbook is a great value. It really delivers.

The countdown sleep timer and alarm functions are great. Wake to a song on your iPod or AM, FM or a tone. The blue light which can be activated from the front panel or from the remote makes the display very easy to read from all angles.

The iSongbook is the ultimate iPod accessory and a great stereo system to have in the kithcen, bedroom, office or RV...or all of the above. Just pick it up and take it with you.
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Installing Rockbox on this was fantastic.  Enabled use of a 32 gig mini-SD card and has hundreds of tweaks, features, and goodies.  Turns a little old player into a powerhouse.

Unlike the default OS, Rockbox takes some customization to get it to work just right and some of the navigation needs to get ironed out, but the good far outweighs the bad.
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This little net book is excellent. I won't go into a geek type review, but the XP operating system (no VISTA!) was one big reason I bought this little travel jewel. Fast and convenient, powerful enough for all of my on the go computing needs, small enough for a cramped airplane seat back tray, and an uncanny ability to find Wi-Fi hotspots almost anywhere, the Acer is so good I bought another one for my Japanese wife to take on her frequent extended trips to Japan.
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Red letter edition and excellent references - love the portability
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When this book arrived on my desk, I didn't know what to think.  Would it  be another 1000 page paperweight or something I could actually use?  Fortunately, it was the latter.  I can't say enough good things about this  book.  It's the best Delphi book I've ever come across, and I have most of  them.  There is an obsession with detail in this book that is refreshing in  these days of 10-pound books that say little and inform even less.  I can  only imagine the amount of work that went into getting the tutorial right.  A tutorial that spans several chapters?  You don't see those anymore -- not  in these days of books written before products are even released and then  rushed to print.  I especially liked the *specific* coverage of connecting  to and working with the various DBMS back-ends -- good stuff and quite  useful.  The Internet chapter is a real gem, too.  There is no glossing  over details in this book.  The author obviously worked his behind off to  cram as much helpful text as he could into this book.  And I really like  his writing style.  I agree that formal, stiff writing has no place in  technical how-to books.  It's refreshing to find a book where the author  focuses his attention on helping the reader understand his message rather  than on stroking his own ego.  Highly recommended.  (Ignore the D3 on the  cover -- this book applies just fine to D5).
855770
If you liked the first volume of this essential book, you'll love this revised edition -- because it's almost 3 times bigger, and stuffed with great new features! The book's a lifetime labor of love for Freddy Fresh -- an extensive discography that's got to be the most definitive book on early hip hop I've ever seen! The vintage of the titles listed in the book is 1979 to 1994 -- and as Freddy says in the preface, there's a few records listed that may fall outside the rap genre or that time span, including some disco and electro numbers -- The book's got tons of label scans -- plus entries listed alphabetically by label and then in order by catalog number -- and this exhaustive project reads like a dream want-list for years and years to come. Plus, in addition to the label and record listings, there's appendices with old school flyer scans, top picks from DJs and producers all over the globe, lists of resources for finding records and Freddy's own personal lists for records, including his "5 star" rated records, and songs and singles arranged by topic. An absolute must-have for any die hard fan of hip hop! Revised edition is 3 times bigger than the first one -- 740 pages, with over 1500 new photos, and also features an updated section on bootlegs vs originals, New York City record store photos, info on overseas labels, an Ebay auction guide, a comprehensive cross-index, and lots more great bits.
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I came accross ofbiz software and found it amazing. I decided to study it but then there was no book. then i saw this book but it had not yet being released. I placed an order before it was released and I am ssssooooooooooooooooooooooo glad I did. The guys just hold your hand and tell you all. He obviously made it a tutorial and went over it such that he anticipates the mistakes you will make and warns you. Its quite amazing. I am soo glad I have this. Now I create applications just like that and He even gives quick reference to the minilang guide at the back which comes in handy. The SVN tutorial at the back is itself worth the price of the book. The book is very very practical. Its not perfect. Its got some few typos here and there, but if you have a brain that can write computer programs, you will catch the typos very easily. I will recommend it anytime i have the opportunity
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I bought the hard copy about 6 months ago, when I got my camera. I have used it extensively and found it to be a really wonderful resource. It is well written, sensibly laid out, and the index etc works effectively.

The Sony DSC-RX100 is complex, with much to master. I am off travelling soon, and rather than carrying the hard copy around with me (not that it is other than a most convenient size, but still unnecessary weight), I purchased the electronic version so that I have it on my phone and iPad via the Kindle app.

PRETTY CLEVER, EH?
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I don't have goglobal_2000's experience with XML. (I probably don't have his tenacity either, but let's not get personal.) So I don't know if his criticism is on-point or completely made up. But I think highly enough of Que Publishing's "Using" series in general - and the Word titles in particular - to want to post some praise of its broader merits.
I have perused pretty much every Word instruction manual on the market, and this is the one I'd go with. Most importantly, it is *extremely* comprehensive. Speaking personally, I can figure out how to cut-and-paste for myself. It's programming macros and the other scarily powerful features at the far edges of Microsoft-space that I need my hand held with, and Camarda does it nicely. But as thick as this volume is, it's all muscle - no bad jokes, no time wasting.
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I've had this book for less than a day and it's already paid for itself.  I bought Studio 8, which now has been updated to version 8.10 (eight point ten, not 1.0).  I figured even if the book were good for the very first versions of Studio 8, OK.  As soon as you open the book, you see that Jan refers to changes made as recently as v. 8.6; I was thrilled.  This is a brand new book/edition.  Studio 8 ships with a 258 page manual right out of the box, which is somewhat amazing for a piece of software like this, but admittedly, the manual is very remedial.  This book, from the earliest pages, delves into some seriously useful components within Studio.  I have a bunch of these Visual QS books; I'm always ammazed at the bang for the buck in every one of them, this one no exception.
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It is clear that Toshiba spent money in just the right places to make this chromebook.

I've had it for about a year now, and I have given it particularly regular use as both a college student (1 full semester) and for business/personal use. I have a terrible habit of not pruning my bookmarks, which results in wanting to leave tabs open all the time instead of bookmarking. When I perform academic research I have dozens of tabs open. It multi-tasks, has an impeccable display, and the backlit keyboard is great. It is always snappy, boots up in a couple seconds and even installs system updates in at most 10 seconds.

It is true that the plastic casing material was probably a compromise on Toshiba's part, but I researched for months prior and knew going into this investment that if I can manage that minor compromise in the casing I should be able to get a spectacular use of my hard earned money.

And I was right. There is sometimes a small inconsistently metered ticking that comes from the upper left corner where the charging port was put, but it has become a progressively rarer occurrence with each passing month. I should also point out that I've been very protective of it. If it's not in my messenger bag, its still in its case unless being used.

After a year of this essentially replacing any regular need of a more robust operating system like Windows or OSX, it has allayed my fears and exceeded expectations.
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I am a fan of WordPerfect, especially the wonderful Reveal Codes feature. I have Versions X3, X5, and X6 on my various computers.  I already owned two reference books in the Que Using series which were (a)Using Corel WordPerfect 7, a 1209-page book about an older version of WordPerfect, and (b)Using WordPerfect Office X3, a 979-page book containing 591 pages about WordPerfect, the remainder covering QuattroPro spreadsheet software and additional pages on Presentations and publishing on the web.  I decided to order Que Using WordPerfect 12 so that I would have the newest title that I can find that's devoted only to WordPerfect word processing software.  Luckily, that is exactly what came in the mail today:  a book which devotes 887 pages to WordPerfect 12.  (The front cover says it covers versions 11 and 12.)
The book has two Tables of Contents (which comprise 17 pages), the first one giving main headings, and the second one giving more subheadings.  The 7 main headings are:
I Learning the Basics
II Formatting Documents
III Organizing Information
IV Working with Graphics
V Integrating Information from Other Sources
VI Publishing Documents
VII Automating Everyday Tasks

As is always the case in the QUE Using series, it's extremely user-friendly: it has the two Tables of Contents, an excellent index (from page 845 thru 887), meaningful chapter and sub-chapter and section titles,and well-described figures, plus Notes and Tips in text boxes.

I ordered mine used thru Amazon for less than $5.  I'm 100% certain it will be a valuable resource.
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Just a wonderful surprise.  The quality of the printing is excellent and the photos extraordinary.  Add to that the wonderful prose descriptions and technological explainations and it's a gem geeks' dream book.  I see they made a calendar a few years back, great idea.  When I initially purchased this book I had the idea that I could take it apart and frame the images, no way!  Perhaps this may be a good use for the out of date calendar.
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I was amazed that this much data could ever fit onto something this size. To do so at this price is simply incredible. I now do backups much more regularly as there is no need to use a larger unit. It is a satisfyingly robust device, and snaps open and closed reassurringly. It appears it would survive a decent fall. For people who travel frequently, and lightly, this is a must-have item. The reality of back-ups is that I used to do them a lot less frequently than I do now, so the day that the computer is stolen or collapses will be the final proof of how handy this device is.
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I'm a die-hard Kindle fan; I will *only* buy a book if it exists in Kindle format. Due to this habit, I avoided this book for far too long...

After constantly seeing this book in my search results and reading some recommendations from assorted blogs and tutorials, I finally ignored my Kindle impulse and purchased it. It has quickly become one of my favorite resources; it is just pleasurable to read. Every page is a beautifully-formatted garden of useful information.

I'm actually glad this book isn't sold in the Kindle format; it simply wouldn't do it justice. My Kindle habit has gotten me burned a few times by technical books that rely on images and other formats that don't translate well into the Kindle format. This book would be a nightmare on Kindle, so I'm glad they don't even present it as an option.

If you are interested in web development, do yourself a favor and buy this book. It is just a big, beautiful, easy-to-read manual that you will surely find indispensable.
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With a move to Microsoft's brilliant Surface laptop, at the same or better power than a regular "full size" laptop, but at half the weight, it's now also possible to move to a smaller and lighter bag. This is that bag, very well built and with multiple storage compartments. And still with room for extras, such as a Kindle. The total weight I now have to carry a business trip is at least halved. Great job, Microsoft and CaseCrown!
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Im very impressed with this ultrabook.  It has an unbelievable amount of power in such a small and attractive form factor.  The 1080p IPS touchscreen is simply gorgeous.  I usually prefer matte displays and was a little worried about the glossy finish, but this screen doesnt reflect too much light.  With Windows 8, UEFI, and the upgraded 256 GB SSD, this machine boots in seconds and applications load instantly.  Im glad that I maxed out the RAM to 12 GB  I use about 3 GB under casual use, more under heavy load, so 12 GB should help prevent any necessary upgrades in the near term.

The multi-gesture trackpad is large and performs very well  I always find myself using the two finger scroll gesture.  The keyboard is large and spacious, although I wish the up and down arrow keys weren't so small and close together.  Battery life is somewhat poor, but I knew that before purchasing.  I haven't run any rigorous battery tests yet, but it seems to only get about 4 hours with my current power settings.

Im still undecided as to how useful touchscreens are on a laptop, but I do find myself using it more and more.  However, I didn't want to buy a Windows 8 laptop without one.  Since Microsoft is pushing touch-centric applications, I didn't want to force myself into obsolescence in the event that it takes off.

Overall, Im extremely happy with this laptop and seller!