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Amazon Prime Free Trial

December 31, 2005 by debbie T | Books • Internet

There is an opportunity to receive a free trial to Amazon’s Prime membership.

Google “amazon prime free trial” and there are several forums that are posting information on this. It isn’t offered to everyone, but it is worth a shot if you can get it.

I clicked on the link http://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/signup/main.html/ and was pleased to be offered a free 3 month trial.

I signed up, placed an order for Rachel Andrew’s The CSS Anthology : 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks book and it worked perfectly. I received free 2 day shipping. Granted the order will not be shipped until Tuesday due to the holiday weekend, but I will receive the book on Thursday.

Amazon Wish List Menu

December 31, 2005 by debbie T | Books • Internet

Is this new?

I love adding items to my Amazon Wish Lists, in fact I have 4 different wish lists to categorize my items.

In the past, when I added an item, it would be added to my default list. I wanted to add a new book (Mac OS X Unix 101 Byte-Sized Projects) and I noticed there was a little arrow next to the “Add to Wish List” link. Now I can choose a specific list. NICE!

GarageBand 2 Missing Manual

November 16, 2005 by debbie T | Books • Mac Software

I just received my copy of the GarageBand 2 : The Missing Manual from the MacCompanion.com “Switcher Contest” I entered a few weeks ago.

I am a fan of the Missing Manuals and David Pogue, ever since I purchased the Mac OS X Tiger: The Missing Manual.

GarageBand is such complex software, and I admit I have barely even launched the program. I guess I am a little intimated.

The GarageBand Missing Manual is a beautifully published book with full color screen shots and I am looking forward to learning the basics as well as advanced features of GarageBand. Maybe this will be a great time to start my own podcast! yeah, right!

Designing With Web Standards

November 23, 2003 by debbie T | Books • Web Development

“Designing With Web Standards” by Jeffrey Zeldman is one [computer] book that I couldn’t put down!

My favorite chapters are chapters 7, 8, & 10. I thought I knew a few things about standards, but this book opened a whole new world for me. It truly is one of the most thought-provoking web design books!

This book is not for someone who does not understand general html and css coding. I do recommend it to anyone who wants to expand on their html knowledge. You will learn to code Web pages that are trim, organized, and standards complient. And it is easier than you think! No need to read every word in every chapter, you can benefit from learning just what you need to know. Skip around. It works!

This is not a “reference” book per say….Yes, you could probably find all the info in the book on different Web sites somewhere online, but this book puts it into a nice neat package for you. You can unwrap it and enjoy it right away without searching for the answers. And Jeffrey explains it in plain English!

Jeffrey has a great writing style. If you are not familiar with him, please check out http://www.zeldman.com/ along with http://www.alistapart.com/ and http://www.webstandards.org/.

If you didn’t realize it by now, I really love this book. Very much.

CSS - The Definitive Guide

November 23, 2003 by debbie T | Books • CSS • Web Development

The book Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer is a bit older (published in 2000) but the content still stands up today. This is an excellent guide to learning the in’s and out’s of css. Everything in CSS 1 (and a fair amount of CSS2) is included with detailed explanations and examples.

It can be read chronologically or in bits and pieces learning only the areas you are interested in. I highly recommend this book!