Added on 10/15/09
As its title implies, this book targets non-geeks: anyone who today uses a computer, whether it be a windows machine or a mac, or linux. I find the author is true to the book's audience, and its objectives. Whether you just recently started using...
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As its title implies, this book targets non-geeks: anyone who today uses a computer, whether it be a windows machine or a mac, or linux. I find the author is true to the book's audience, and its objectives. Whether you just recently started using Ubuntu, or whether you're thinking about making the switch, this book will help you. The author's experience with computers, with Linux, and with Ubuntu specifically really shows through. Although I'm a geek, and although I've been using Ubuntu for approximately a year and a half, there were still a number of things I learned from this book. A practical book, easy to read. Also a quick read. You won't find yourself spending an inordinate amount of time wading through the book. The book invites you to your computer and to follow along and get things done in your environment as you go through each chapter. Also, you're not forced into having to follow the book sequentially. You can easily skip around to the chapters that interest you. I like the... See less 
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