About two months ago, everyone in my apartment was getting dissatisfied with the state of our cable internet provider. We had slowdowns, odd errors, and fixes that weren't really fixes. So we decided to try AT&T's DSL service. Since having a good internet provider is of interest to many of us progeeks (or regular geeks), I wanted to give a quick review – and because there's a special extra I discovered . . .
Reviews
Book Review: Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success
Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success
by Dan Schwabel
# ISBN-10: 1427798206
# ISBN-13: 978-1427798206
PRO: A snappy, positive, clever book on personal branding that makes it exciting and interesting, explains its importance, and has a lot of good advice. Helps anyone get going into personal branding in the internet age.
CONS: An erratic writing style. Depth of information varies erratically. Its pitch to Gen Y may turn off Gen Xers who would benefit. Some questionable social conclusions.
SUMMARY: Me 2.0 is an excellent guide to personal branding in the internet age – what it is, how to do it, why to do it, and its impact. A must-buy for serious professionals.
Review: Guerrilla Networking
Guerrilla Networking: A Proven Battle Plan to Attract the Very People You Want to Meet
by Jay Conrad Levinson and Monroe Mann
# ISBN-10: 1600370160
# ISBN-13: 978-1600370168
Pros: Tells the hard truth about Networking. Extremely enthusiastic. Has actual examples. Easy to read.
Cons: Book may be too simple for those that grasped its main point. Enthusiasm can get overdone. Repetitive.
Summary: A good book for people stuck in the mire of old-fashioned networking and in need of a lift. Of questionable quality for a sophisticated professional.