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 The author gives a great overview of
 linux, different distros, and the most commonly
 used programs. The book is written with humor
 and without insulting anyones intelligence. He
 coveres a broad range of topics and gives enough
 information without overwhelming the reader.
 References are made to where a person can go to
 a web site to read more info on the particular
 topic. Try the CD, its great.
 
 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
 Are you annoyed at times by Windows?, January 20, 2004
 Reviewer: [71]C Jones (Flippin, AR) -
 
 Are you tired of Windows crashing all of the
 time? You have to admit that "Blue Screen of
 Death" is annoying to say the least. Are you
 looking for an inexpensive way to do all the
 things you're doing with Windows?Well... this
 book explains how to do it.
 
 This is the 'how-to' book for those interested
 in moving from Windows to Linux... and it's done
 in a simple, easy-to-read format. I'm sure that
 most could completely go from Windws to Linux in
 a few hours...  the book is that easy to
 understand!
 
 It also includes a Knoppix CD... which is the
 easiest way to see how Linux works, while still
 using Windows. I absolutely loved this... I was
 able to see what I was getting into... instead
 of jumping in without a clue, and messing
 something up!
 
 This book is not for those that are familiar
 with Linux, though...  it's written purely to
 explain how the Windows user can move to Linux
 without having issues, and what kind of programs
 exist in order to make the transition fairly
 seamless.
 
 If you want to move to Linux, or you've even
 thought about it, this is definitely a must-read
 book... you'll be hooked. :)
 
 11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
 Entertaining and Easy to Follow, January 10, 2004
 Reviewer: [76]Todd Hawley (San Francisco Bay Area)
 
 ThiS book takes the reader on a journey to that
 "other" operating system known as Linux. The one
 that is so seemingly mysterious and "geeky,"
 except this book proves Linux is neither of
 those things and is in fact a wonderful and easy
 to use alternative to Windows. The book's
 beginning chapters do a lot to demystify Linux
 and along with a CD featuring a bootable Linux
 system, you're off and running in just a few
 minutes.
 
 And what fun it was for me to start playing
 around with Linux. Of course, I do have
 experience using UNIX so it was easier for me to
 get used to using it than some. But for those
 not used to using UNIX, the book's author makes
 learning about using Linux easy. There's an
 introduction to Linux followed by a chapter on
 how to acquire a copy of a Linux OS. Then comes
 the instalation which actually is not as hard as
 I was previously led to believe.
 
 Subsequent chapters discuss getting familiar
 with your Linux desktop (customizing it,
 creating file directories, moving files aroun,
 etc) and also describing Konqueror, a kind of
 combination file manager and web browser.
 There's also information here about connecting
 to the Internet, email, net surfing, and also
 basic applications (word processors,
 spreadsheets, and graphics). I also enjoyed
 reading about how to play video or music files
 in Linux (good for when I might want to listen
 to some mp3's), and even discovering what games
 are out there for Linux users. Appendix B was
 near and dear to my heart, a list of shell
 commands, which reminded me of my days using the
 UNIX shell. Fun stuff.
 
 All in all, I found this book to be an excellent
 introduction to Linux and how to "convert" from
 the wild and wooly world of Windows over to it.
 
 

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