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Fantastic Book for a Unix guy like me
For a Unix guy like me, command line tools (and scripting) is essential. This book is truly fantastic for that. It has stuff that I could not find even with google. Very well organized and well-presented.

EXCELLENT RESOURCE!
Stanek's Command-line Pocket Consultant is hands-down the best on the subject. It's clear, concise and packed with useful details. It covers just about everything I've ever wanted to do from the command-line, and has extremely detailed information on some areas (such as printers, performancing monitoring, and advance hard disk config) covered nowhere else. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

A nice compact reference to the Windows command-line.
If you use the Windows command-line then this book should be very usefull. The most usefull section is the batch script reference. It can be a real time saver when you writing a batch script and you cant remember how to do something. This book also contains the most usefull commands you will use when you are maintaning computers and servers. One thing I dont like about this book is that it containsinformation about using the command-line for Windows Server 2003, I think this should be left out and put in a seperate pocket consultant. ... Read more

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Good work
This is a great reference guide to use when programming on Windows CE. The examples are good to use as templates. The author is good at explaining and for sure the information covered in the book is relevant. There were several pages in the book that hadn't been printed, but luckily the whole book also came in digital format on a CD with the book. The book is quite thick but I can't say there is any nonsense in it. Now I'm just waiting for an update to Windows Mobile 5.0. Hey Doughlas, get busy!
.net and CE
Looks can deceive (title). It's a good book to learn all (almost) about windows CE but it's a pitty that only the last chapter treats a small piece of the .net approach. So if you are interested in learning windows CE in using the last visual studio 2005 beta this isn't the book need !

Excellent book.
This book is awsome! This book is for someone that has a strong C++ background but does not have to have experience with the windows api in order to begin programming on a CE box. If you know the windows API a lot of this book might be review. The book also does not go into a lot of depth about the architecture of windows CE. It also only skims over sections about bluetooth, smartphone, pocket pc and other technologies that you may want to use on your ce box. Along with this book you will probably want a reference book specifically on Embeded studio and on whichever technologies you are using. For the price and the coverage this cant be beat. ... Read more

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Palm Handheld,Fifth Edition
In general the book is well organized and lucid. It is easy to read and useful. The only drawback I found was that the Palm T/X is not covered.

Save a tree
Agree with the others, a well-organized, pretty, but no-depth, chitty-chatty "Dummies" rendition of the manual.For people who like reading about using technology, rather than people who are trying to solve a organizational problem. Read the PDF version of the manual and save a tree.

Don't waste your time.
I do not usually leave comments about purchases but this Johnson/Broida offering is so dismal it deserves a mention.You will be much better off with Palm's online documentation/help files and forget about wasting your money on this turkey.Truly a real disappointment.
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Very good, but a bit dated
A good overview...lots of useful information. Just be aware that this was written for CE 3.0, and 5.0 is current, with 6.0 in Beta, so there are detail differences. Still, a good starting point, and I can't find any more current books on the subject. So if you need to learn to use the Microsoft Platform Builder to do Windows CE embedded sysgens, this is the only game in town.

Overpriced for out of date information
Book is out of date and is exteremly overpriced.Anyone who attends a DevConference receives more information that is upto date than what was covered in the entire book.Waste of time and money.

Too out of date to be of use.
This book was written in 2001 (as were most of the positive reviews for it here on Amazon.)It only covers up to Platform Builder and WinCE 3.0, which are now up to version 5.As a result, the how-to parts, as well as the references, are mostly useless.In fact, I'm not sure any of the sections are relevant or can be trusted since WinCE has changed so much.
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I can see why people become addicted to these...
Seems like all the tech talk lately has been about the potential shutdown of RIM and the BlackBerry network.But it dawns on me that I really don't know *why* these devices have been dubbed "CrackBerry" by those addicted to them.After reading BlackBerry for Dummies by Robert Kao and Dante Sarigumba, I can see the appeal...
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Hacks Indeed
This IS the Blackberry bible. The shortcuts are excellent time savers. Dave shows many ways of maximizing the uses of your device. If you have a Blackberry you need this book.

Excellent Resource
As a new user of the Blackberry, this book has helped me tremendously. I especially like the "time-savings" tips and shortcuts the author provided as well as hacks that have enabled me to get the most out of my Blackberry. Well-worth the money in my view.

Great source of ideas
I wish I had gotten this book the day I got my 8700c.It would have saved me a lot of time, as I spent a lot of hours browsing forums and doing web searches to figure out how to do the kinds of things that are explained in this book.
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Valuable but "thin"
Professional BlackBerry by Craig James Johnston & Richard Evers covers sundry facets of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), deployment of BlackBerry devices as well as BlackBerry-application development. As such it is targeted at system administrators and developers. Having been published in 2005, Professional BlackBerry is of course only current up to version 4.0 of the enterprise software.
Useful content, but a little light
One of few Blackberry books available, "Professional Blackberry" has much of its content aimed at hosting BES servers and integrating handhelds while the other offerings concentrate on the heldhelds themselves and largely treat the server as a black box.
For BlackBerry Developer
Finally, a roadmap for BlackBerry application developers. I would have
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How to Do Everything with Your IPAQ Oicjet OC
Excellent!As a new user of an older model IPAQ with NO documentation, this book got me up and running very quickly.

Lacking in Details
This book does a good job of telling you what your IPAQ can do but a very poor job of telling you how to do it.I wanted more information about how to set up my IPAQ to connect with the internet.The book told me it could be done and how wonderful it was, but lacked specific information about which screen to go to and how to actually make it work.
Only if you suffer from severe tech phobia
I bought this book based on highly favorable reviews here.I found this book to be a total waste of time and money. This book may be useful if you are a complete newbie, don't have access to an IT guy/gal and haven't a clue how to do a web search for info/tips. Read more

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Editorial Review

This guidebook shows you how to be productive quickly using Visual Basic (VB) tools for the Windows CE platform. The book starts with a guide to installing and using the Microsoft VBCE Toolkit, and then outlines the major differences between ordinary VB development and the (restricted) CE version. After introducing a simple time-manager sample, Roof offers helpful tips for dealing with the reduced capabilities of hand-held devices.Read more

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Good basis for productive development
In earlier versions of this work, I found Larry Roof's text and examples to be a very good foundation for VB programmers who are getting into the Windows CE/Pocket PC world.When Microsoft first released Visual Basic for the CE environment, it was a frustrating experience for developers.You were never quite sure which bits of code would work the same and which would not, and the online help and debugging tools were nowhere near the level of "regular" Visual Basic.Well, Microsoft has incrementally improved the product, but a good book on VB for CE is almost essential for any VB programmer who wants to work on the handheld systems.And Larry Roof's book meets that requirement. Good intro & intermediate information
I agree that 'professional' is a stretch with the title.The material's scope is from beginner to intermediate.Also, because I am working with Windows CE 3 & Visual Tools 3, some of the information is clealy dated(time for the next version of the book).However, as an experienced VBdeveloper, new to the windows CE platform, the book was an excellent firststep.There are several books on windows CE, but few devoted to VB &CE.The reason is obvious -- VB tools for Windows CE 3 is very limited,and any serious application development will require C++.I recommend thisbook for VB developers new to the CE platform.Just don't expect to beable to run all the examples as is.

Visual Basic Windows CE Programming --- another review
I thought the book was very well documented with helpful examples. One of the other reviews was simply put "out of date". Concepts and ideas never go out of date, and this book is the first one with completeexamples covering topics which are directed at the type of product itsupports. I have not found any other book with the explicit subject matterof VB for CE development as this one. I would suggest this book to anyonewho is interested in getting directly into VB-CE development especiallyASP/internet access for data. Cheers....! ... Read more

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Excellent book for Pocket PC Programming
If you want to start programming network and distributed systems in Pocket PC platform this is the book for you.
A Definitive Guide to Pocket PC Programming
The content is amazing covering a lot of issues on Pocket PC programming. Very detailed and easy to understand. A lot of code samples making life so much easier! A must for every Pocket PC developer.

Way cool...
There is somewhat of a dearth of books on Pocket PC development in general, and so that there is a book of this quality devoted to Pcoket PC Networking is pretty amazing.And "Networking" really means more than just what most folks might consider Networking, like Desktop Synchronization, Infared and a chapter on Pocket PC Phone issues. ... Read more

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Too many bad raps for this book!
I had all but given up on CE after struggling with the miserable VB CE kit on and off for several years, till I opened up Burdick's book and tried several of his programs.I was astounded! They all worked flawlessly and I was off to a start with CE and C development.I'm by no means an expert at C but had no problems in following the code examples and getting some serious applications to work.I've looked at some other CE programming books but I really wouldn't be without this one.

where is the "how-to"
I recently had a chance to review this book. It's very normal. I've been doing WinCE for 4 yrs, can't find anything up-to-date in this book. Any WIN32 programmer will feel the same. It's more than a Programmer's Guide
Robert Burdick's "Microsoft Windows CE Programmer's Guide is more than a guide.It is an indispensable reference.The introduction had the overview I needed to understand Windows CE and how I can use it.This is abook that assumes you understand programming, but is easy to understand anduse.The chapters are in logical order, but can also be used for readyreference.The enclosed CD has the emulation software, Microsoft's onlinehelp and programmer's reference as well as the device driver kit and otheruseful documentation.I'd recommend it to anyone who is (or wants to be) aCE coder. ... Read more

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Gets the Job Done Without Enthusiasm
I don't own a blackberry. I have heard of them and am a bit intrigued and wanted to see if I really wanted to get one. I've been fed up with the variable reliability of my IPaq and my current phone is on its last days. So I bought the book.
Review of Mobile Guide to BlackBerry
Is it ever possible to have too much of a good thing? The answer is arguably a resounding NO! at least when it comes to advice, suggestions, and tips in using the world's most addictive device, Research in Motion's BlackBerry. That is precisely what Bill Foust's essential Guide offers in a straightforward, easily understandable, and organized fashion. Quite simply, this is the definitive handbook for all BlackBerry users, from the neophyte to the most experienced, from the technically challenged to the technically sophisticated. There is a myriad of valuable suggestions that will benefit all users who pick it up. In fact, if you are a BlackBerry user or plan to become one shortly, you will do yourself a huge favour by scouring through this two hundred page Bible.
several Electronic Communication Modalities
Foust shows how your BlackBerry can do significantly more than just read email in a wireless fashion. Many applications are described, but the key ones involve electronic messages. The latter word is used deliberately in the text. For it turns out that email is just one type of electronic communication modality.
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Pocket PC: Visual Quickstart Guide
Trying to use the Dell manual left me frustrated but this book has been invaluable.Even things that were mentioned briefly or not at all in the manual, are outlined step by step in this book.

Excellent Instructional Guide
This is a great book.The authors know their subject well, and more important they know how to explain it in language that is easily understood.(Plus, it's even kind of funny sometimes.)To put it simply, I'm getting more out of my Pocket PC than I was before--much more than if I'd just tried to figure the thing out on my own.Again, this is an excellent aid--and for me, necessary. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

The Palm OS, the functional core of the Palm series of handheld computers from 3Com and the Visor series from Handspring, is easy to learn and fun to use. With its simple elegance and range of available software, it's great for people who need to keep track of details and don't want to use a big laptop computer all the time. In Read more

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Useless
This book is now five years old. It has no information on any Palm device likely to still be out there. A waste of money.

Skip this book if you've got Graffiti 2
Wait until the 3rd edition comes out as this book is too old. Dyszel is certainly no dummy!
Bill obviously knows the ins and outs of the Palm OS through and through and it really shows in this book. Extremely well written and does a great job of highlighting some of the strong points of the Palm OS. I especially found this book to be one of the funniest, if not THE funniest, of all the Dummies books I've read. Also having also purchased two other Palm OS books at the same time I bought this one, I can tell you this book is easily the best of the three. If you want a little more than the meat and potatoes the other Palm OS books out there offer then pick this book up. You'll be extremely glad you did, trust me! Outstanding. ... Read more

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Pocket PC Game Programming
Excellent tutorial for becoming familiar with programming for the Pocket PC platform, but also for novices to windows programming in general. Harbour starts at the ground up, explaining the differences between the two in an easier to understand writing style. I have tried for years to grasp c++ programming after working with BASIC and countless other languages but for some reason could not. After working through the book, not only did I have a working, infinitely expandable 2D game engine for programming for PPC, but I had finally gained a much better understanding of the language.

A great book about C++ Pocket PC Game Programming
This is an easy read and it contains valuable game programming source code.This book makes getting into C++ game programming on the Pocket PC much easier than you would have imagined.The emBedded C++ version 3.0 is a little dated but the same code easily transfers to the new emBedded C++ Version 4!

A Pocket PC Programmers Must Have!
If you're into programming games for Pocket PC this is the book for you!An incredible resource that integrates the basics into an easily solvable puzzle! ... Read more

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All the basics of programming PDAs
While I do not currently write anything for PDAs, it is clear that the majority of the growth in the use of new computing devices will be in handheld devices. This will of course require an enormous amount of new software to be built. While the power of the handheld devices continues to grow, convenience, if nothing else, will demand that the size remains small. This will limit the size of the screen and the amount of memory available. Therefore, while it is possible to port software used on desktop platforms to handhelds, it is not an easy task and even in the best of circumstances, significant changes have to be made.
Review of "Java Development on PDAs"
So this book started well, with lots of sensible thoughts like making all the source code available for download to avoid long listings in the book itself. Although as I read through there still seemed to be a fair amount of code (e.g. p109 -113 is all code) but presumably this was still only the "critical" bits of code needed to understand thte points being made.Generally I thought the first three chapters of the book were very strong - the description of CDC, CLDC and MIDP left me feeling more certain about what they actually are: Do yourself a favor: Buy this book
When you want to dive into the field of actually program a wireless device you can easily find yourself become confused. One question is simply: What do I need to get going with the first project. And although it is a simple question to ask, it is not yet a simple question to answer, because it depends! The dependency is what device you want to address and what options you have when you want to develop an application.Read more

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Editorial Review

Handheld organizers rapidly are becoming more important than the PC as acomputing device, in large part due to the popularity of the PalmPilot. True,the beauty of these devices--aside from their portability--is that they're easyto use. Nonetheless, you still could use a guide to show you how to get the mostout of them--and this is a good one.Read more

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Just what I was looking for
The book worked very well to get me up to speed quickly without making me read every page and understand every feature of my new Zire.

New 4th Edition Now Available
Jeff Carlson here. I want to point out that a new 4th edition of the book is now out, but Amazon's search engine doesn't always bring it up (this was a problem with the 3rd edition, too). Look for ISBN #0321287665.
Up-to-date complete reference
This is a complete reference for PalmOS PDAs. The form is a step-by-step walkthrough of each function. Each page is cut in half with text on one side explaining the screenshots on the other side of the page. The chapters go through each function from managing contacts, using the calendar, reading and writing email, to surfing the web and synchronizing with your Mac or Windows box. This is very thorough and up-to-date book for Palm users who like the step-by-step approach that is thick with screenshots. ... Read more

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THIS IS NOT A BEGINNERS BOOK
Of all the Palm Programming books I have on my desk, I generally look at this book second for hints. Here are the Cons:- It is heavy on CodeWarrior (fyi.. I use CW) and if you haven't bought CW then don't buy this book either. Second, the book is getting somewhat dated. Third, if you want to dabble with Palm programming then I would say this book is not for you. On the Pro side: if you are going to be doing this for a living, the topics it covers are generally very useful and that's why I consider it good to have around.

Buy the Palm OS Programming Bible instead
This was the first book I bought on Palm OS programming and I wish it had not been. On the plus side it does a good job of explaining the basics of Codewarrior and it includes some good basic examples of programs. should be called CodeWarrior Palm Programming
Another book that pushes the "drag and drop" programming.