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Summary: Exceptional Companion to a Fastastic Program
Review: One of the major attractions of Eudora is it's incredible power and flexibility. Not suprisingly, a new (or even an experienced) user will likely fail to avail himself or herself of a number of the important features. The easiest and most enjoyable solution to this hurdle would be to read Adam Engst's Eudora 4.2: Visual QuickStart Guide. It is well organized and more readable than almost any other computer related book that I have ever encountered. Simply putÉbuy it, you'll like it!
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Summary: Well-Intentioned Jumble
Review: The author, Adam Engst, has a lot of good information about Eudora to share, but it's lost in a frustrating mish-mosh of cross-platform coverage.Engst covers both the Mac and the PC versions of Eudora 4.2 in the same book. Mac users account for 3% of the population, yet in the book, they're treated as if they're equal in number to Windows users: virtually every paragraph of text follows a structure of "Mac users do this..., Windows users do this". Whether you are a Mac user or a Windows user, it is difficult to absorb the material when you have to mentally train yourself to overlook or forgot inapplicable information. Even the screen shots are schizophrenic: on a single page, one screen shot is usually from a Mac, another from a PC, and the third from a Mac again. Since Eudora has slightly different menus for its Mac and Windows versions, it's not always easy to follow the procedures. I like Engst's writing style. I just wish he would have kept his Mac (or his PC - take your pick) out of it. Next time, I hope the publisher releases separate editions of the book, or makes a command decision to limit coverage to one platform.
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Summary: Easy to Read Guide to the Foremost E-mail Program
Review: This is the perfect guide to what very well may be one of the most powerful e-mail programs around. Whether you are a Windows or Macintosh user, this book will teach you everything you need to know to become very proficient, very quickly. Don't be intimidated by the nearly 300 pages; with plenty of screen shots from both platforms, and highly organized content, this is a quick read as well as a quick learn. Adam Engst starts off with a basic explanation of Eudora's features, to get you up and running quickly, then follows with an in-depth description of every feature. Also included are a wealth of links to Eudora help sites, newsgroups and mailing lists, both official and unofficial. Also, don't worry if you have the newer Eudora 4.3, it is virtually identical to the 4.2 version.
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