TechTV Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac

by Leo Laporte

Book Overview

Includes a page dedicated to each weekday with special tips for Windows and Mac users, laptop tips, and more; coverage of consumer technologies such as Pocket PCs, cell phones, MP3 players, and more;... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078972829X
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Que Pub
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book of computer info..and tech

This book was awesome for both the expert and novice computer user.I bought this book for my husband who is a major computer geek, and my 73 year old father who knows little or nothing about computers. Both loved the book as I did.Not only was it full of computer info, but tidbits of technology that you always thought about, but no one quite knew.

Computer frustrations disappear

I've spent quality time with Leo Laporte's 2003 Technology Almanac and I must say it is one fine publication. I'm a librarian and I have to pass judgment on whether to buy or not to buy hundreds of books each year. I can't help myself; I always look at a book like this with a critical librarian's eyes even if I'm buying it for myself. Do you know how awful it is to have a book that is chock-full of wonderful information rendered completely useless because the aforementioned information can not be easily accessed? Believe me there are more of those than there are ones, like this, that is well arranged so you can get at the info you're looking for quickly and easily. This has an excellent Index (I love indexes!), Glossary (a great addition and a very good one too), Facts and Figures Section (nice touch) and Leo's Little Black Book (very useful). Each page is easy on the eyes and flows nicely. Over all just a nice, nice job! There are three things I've found computer books to be in the past, complicated, boring and useless for my needs. None of those things can be said about this book. Not only is the information on how to do things like online security, wireless networking, and troubleshooting easy to understand, it goes one step further and makes you understand why you need to know some of these things. It never overwhelms you, it makes you feel you can do these things and with Leo Laporte's sense of humor shining through it makes it entertaining too. How many times has a computer book made me laugh? Cry maybe, when I become so frustrated I toss it across the room but laugh, never until now! Computers are complicated and frustrating enough, why can't computer books have fun to break up that frustration while they are teaching you? I've found the best way to learn is to have fun and this is one entertainingly, informative book. If there is a question in anyone's mind as to whether to buy this book I can highly recommend it from a personal and a librarian's point of view.

answers and inspiration and a lot of fun

This book is for anyone who's interested in computers, the internet, and technology, for work or play, and who enjoys straightforward content written with humor (see the cover) from the perspective of many years of experience. It's written for you, whether you're a neophyte or an old hand, whether you're using Windows, Mac, or *nix. There's plenty in it for any user and, as much fun and as informative as the 2002 almanac was, the 2003 edition is even better. The content is extensive, relevant, varied, and refreshingly easy to read. The best additions/improvements over last year's, in my opinion, are the exhaustive index, killer glossary, and a really neat section of charts, graphs, trends, and stats, about computers, the web, technology, and how we use it all in real life. Every single day of the year has its own page with explanations, downloads, tips, and historical notes, and it has nearly 200 more pages in appendices, making it a true almanac.Part of my job involves helping people understand computers and the web, and this book has already paid for itself with answers and inspiration (in fact, now I have one at home and one at work, both bristling with post-it page markers). Information in it has saved the day for me personally on more than one occasion, and has made me look good to co-workers and others more than once as well...and who can't use that! Whether you're looking for a gift for a computer user or something for your own enrichment and enjoyment, this book is right on target. It's instructive, fun, and a terrific value.

St. Leo did it again!

"Poor Leo's 2002 Computer Almanac" was awesome, but I can't believe how much better the "2003 Technology Almanac" is. Whatever platforms you use, you're going to find lots of tips and tricks to make it work better for you, plus you get such other goodies as reviews of the latest tech toys, tech history, and contributions from other TechTV personalities.But first and foremost, it's just plain fun to read. And you're learning at the same time.

Buy Leo's Book

Being a fan of Leo Laporte on Tech TV for a couple of years now, I just had to go out and buy his book. This is the follow-up to the 2002 Technology Almanac, and what a great follow-up it is. It's clearly evident how much more work was put into this book, as there are is a lot more substance. For one, every day now is now dedicated one full page, full of tips and tricks. There is also a very extensive table of contents in the front, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something you're looking for right away. Also, Laura Burstein corroborated with Leo for writing this book; she has included important dates in computer/geek history all throughout. Finally, one more thing that I liked was a very extensive appendix with computer statistics. Maybe it's just because I love statistics, but I found some of the information fascinating.All in all, if you are interested at all in computers, this is a great book to buy. It may not be best suited for the über-geeky, but for beginning or intermediate users, it is great. Leo writes with a very down-to-earth personality that does not treat as you as brainless computer user.