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The ACCU passes on review copies of computer books to its members for them to review. The result is a large, high quality collection of book reviews by programmers, for programmers. Currently there are 1949 reviews in the database and more every month.
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Title:
Windows 98 in a Nutshell
Author:
Tim O'Reilly
ISBN:
1 56592 486 X
Publisher:
O'Reilly
Pages:
618pp
Price:
£15-95
Reviewer:
Mike Mallett
Subject:
MS Windows
Appeared in:
13-1
Although Windows 98 has been with us for sometime and will continue for a few years yet, this title was published in 1999 and therefore includes coverage of Windows 98 second edition. Like other titles in the Nutshell series it assumes the reader has a working knowledge of the subject as it concentrates on a detailed list of almost every command and feature in Windows 98.

Each topic includes useful tips and explanations, which are a great improvement on the built in help; in some cases it suggests alternative resources, many of which are freely available on the Internet. DOS commands are also covered, as they are still useful for many tasks. There is a very interesting chapter on 'Hidden Gems on the Windows 98 CD-ROM', this includes TweakUI, which is one of the most useful Win98 utilities.

Further chapters give an insight into web integration, the windows script host, the batch language, start-up and the registry. The appendices cover keyboard accelerators, filename extensions, system files and special/reserved characters.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants to get the best out of Windows 98. It has already helped me to me resolve a few problems as well as discover many new features. I look forward to the Windows Millennium edition.

There is more information on this title and also a list of resources athttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/win98nut/