
        >>>>  1001 Komputer Answers From Kim Komando  <<<<
                      PC Answers With Attitude

                        Review by Ed Ellers

   If you're looking for a nice, thick reference book with lots of 
answers to your computer questions, this is probably it. Ms. Komando 
hosts the "Leave Questions, Get Answers" area on America Online as well 
as a radio talk show and a syndicated newspaper column, and she has 
collected questions on just about every PC-related subject.

   The book follows a question-and-answer format, covering everything 
from the general to the specific -- including nitty-gritty details on 
features in programs like WordPerfect and CorelDRAW!. She also covers 
hardware-related topics and has chapters on shareware, communications, 
CD-ROMs, Windows tips and one with helpful information about Windows 95. 
Kim's humorous comments on almost every topic might mildly offend a few 
people (like postal workers), but they do add a lighter side to a 
weighty subject.

   But there's another "lighter side" here -- a CD-ROM is included with 
a hypertext version of the whole book, so if you have a CD-ROM drive you 
can search for answers even more quickly than in the 852-page book. Not 
surprisingly, the CD also includes America Online's access software and 
a certificate for free sign-up and a 10-hour free trial offer, so -- in 
the unlikely event you have a question that isn't in the book -- you can 
ask Kim directly on AOL. All in all, a good value. 

{1001 Komputer Answers From Kim Komando: IDG Books, 919 E. Hillsdale 
Blvd., Suite 400, Foster City, CA 94404, (800) 762-2974 or (415) 655-
3000.}

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