TechTV Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac - Softcover

Leo Laporte; Laura Burstein

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078972829X ISBN 13: 9780789728296

Publisher: Que Pub, 2002

Synopsis

Get your daily dish of technology! The Tech TV Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac, follow-up to the smash hit Poor Leo's 2002 Computer Almanac, includes ALL NEW content. Some of this new content includes an entire page dedicated to each weekday with special tips for Windows and Mac users, laptop tips, and more; expanded coverage of consumer technologies such as Pocket PCs, cell phones, MP3 players, and many more; essays by Leo; new glossary including "Leo-fied" definitions; and a resource section that puts Leo's Rolodex right on your desk.

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Review

Personal computers mean different things to different people. For some, they're similar to carrot peelers: tools to be used for a purpose and then put away. For others, they're magical things, foundations on which to build castles of data and software. Leo Laporte has made his name explaining why personal computers, for all their idiotic quirks and obscure ways of going about their work, are essentially benevolent. In TechTV: Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac, he and a group of collaborators deliver day-by-day insight into the machines that entertain us, provide us with jobs, find us dates, and enable us to blow up demons without making a mess.

As an almanac, this book devotes a page to each day of the year 2003, and packs each one with three or four elements. Usually, an essay on a single topic (such as ergonomics, Easter eggs in popular programs, processor overclocking, or discount-travel Web sites) fills most of the page. The rest of the space hosts hints, tips, references to worthwhile software, and goofy factoids. There's also some technology-related general-interest material, such as the anniversaries of the first robot-related fatality and the opening of the first garbage-fired electrical power plant. Written for people past the novice level but well shy of nerdiness, this book holds tons of facts. --David Wall

Topics covered: In daily doses, the authors of this book show how to keep personal-computer hassles to a minimum while experiencing maximum fun and learning something about technology and its effects on society.

About the Author

Leo Laporte is the host of "The Screen Savers" on TechTV. He has been a television and radio personality for more than two decades, focusing exclusively on high tech since 1991. He won an Emmy award in 1997 for his work as the virtual character, Dev Null, on MSNBC's "The Site." Leo lives on a small farm in Northern California with his wife, Jennifer, two children, two goats, two sheep, and two cats. The farm is equipped with high-speed wireless networking, but so far none of the animals has shown an interest.

Laura Burstein is a writer and performing artist who grew up in Silicon Valley. A former Web producer at TechTV, Laura attended college in Ireland and France and holds a B.S. in journalism from San Jose State University. She enjoys music, travel, and gourmet cooking, and is an avid car enthusiast.

About this edition

• Publisher: Que Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 078972829X
• ISBN 13: 9780789728296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512