I've bought a couple of those "Dummies" books in the past, never opened them yet, do they have any good info in them ?

Have e bay for Dummies, internet for Dummies, just collecting dust !

Before you start, I think you should buy "Dummies Guides for Dummies":D

Nice to see you back, Poppins.

Dummies books are brilliant. I work in IT and they are used as an encyclopedia. The name unfortunately puts people off. Get them, open them, read them, use them. Forget the word Dummie. Just use them for reference.

What ones you got, pm me, if you dont want them, and I aint got them, I may be interested in opening them for you!

Originally posted by cgksheff
Before you start, I think you should buy "Dummies Guides for Dummies":D

Nice to see you back, Poppins.

Thanks cgksheff, nice to be back.

Bruce, not worth the postage to send Dummies accross the pond, only have a couple anyhow.

Poppins.

Yeah, we've got one and I'd certainly consider buying more. Useful info in laymans terms instead of jargon. Brilliant.

i have a dummies guide to word but as i have nvqs and an ibt3 in word processing etc it doesnt really come in handy, unless i need to look for a feature ive forgotten :P

however i bought dummies guide to dos books 1 and 2 from a charity shop for about £1.95 each and they helped enormously when i did my cisco pc essentials college course :)
helped me pass

I've got the Visual Basic one - was very helpful...

I find they can be a good introduction to a topic written without jargon. If you're wanting something more in-depth then look elsewhere.

Yup, they're really good at getting you started on a topic. If I already know a fair bit about want I want to do, just not exactly how to do it, then I'd probably get something a bit more advanced, but if I'm starting from scratch then I'll often go for a Dummies book. But as with any series, individual books do vary, it depends quite a bit upon the author.

'Dummies' ain't bad, but I prefer the 'Complete Idiots' series. They use a more beginner-friendly, progressive step-by-step approach.

I bought The Complete Idiots Guide to Writing Poetry. Ok so it's American. But it's the best beginner's guide to writing poetry I've ever come across.

Here's the link to their website (http://www.idiotsguides.com/)

Try this book.

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