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[N1LAF]

My cousin Andy wrote a book on computer security. He also was a guest on CNBC where he called the Windows operating system the 'petri dish for viruses'.

Name of the book: Security Metrics: Replacing Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
by Andrew Jaquith

Reviews by IT peers here
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/03 ... ewpoints=1 (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0321349989/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_img?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1)

[N2RJ]

I should ask my boss if I can expense a copy.

[M0GLO]

Crazy good reviews!

I must have...

[n2ize]

Books are great in industry provided that people READ them. Unfortunately too many "experts" out there like to accomodate an impressive bookshelf and never read. Some people are allergic to reading. Probably an allergy to the paper or the print eh ?

Although I don;t work in IT we do often interface closely with a team of IT people...mostly programmers. Years ago we bought this one programmer all sorts of books on a variety of topics from network programming to object oriented design, to algorithm design. I was hoping it would make him a better programmer because basically... he stunk. One day I was taking a carefull look around his rather impressive bookshelf and I noticed that none of those books were ever touched. I guess he figured he knew too much already. Eventually this Chinese guy who worked there started using the books. He wasn't afraid to read, was not afraid to work, and, was a much better programmer as well.

[N2RJ]

My bookshelf is pretty small though.

Most of the stuff I read are HOWTOs online.

[n2ize]

My bookshelf is pretty small though.

Most of the stuff I read are HOWTOs online.

Yep, I've gotten along pretty well with HOWTO's and online docs and books.

Most of the printed books on my bookshelf are math books. As far as computer books go I usually used online info that is available for free. I also used to also be a member of the O'reilly Safari bookstore. Basically any book published by O'Reilly , and several other publishers, could be read online or downloaded in electronic form for a relatively small monthly subscription fee. I got quite a decent collection of books in electronic format from them. But these days I am no longer a member. I have been doing fine with free online documentation which is sometimes even better commercially published books.

[N2RJ]

Most of my bookshelf contains electrical engineering textbooks.

I have math books, but they were also my textbooks.

My wife has a bunch of I.T. books, which I rarely read.