This book review is not a review. It is a chapter-by-chapter summary. If Slashdot is going to do this "book review" section, could we please get some reviews? I know that most people don't read book reviews anyway (most Slashdotters aren't the literary type), but this kind of thing needs to be pointed out so that we can keep up the quality of news/submissions.
What we really need to know is whether this book sucks or doesn't, how well the material is presented, and what is lacking from an expert's perspective.
It's barely even a chapter summary! The descriptions tell you, for example, that the chapters contain something "AWESOME", without hinting as to what that might even be. I'm half-surprised it didn't just come out and say "You'll have to buy the book to find out!"
The perhaps failed point that I was trying to make was that literary-type people have heavier exposure to books and know what book reviews are or are supposed to be. Most people here have their heads glued to the computer screen and aren't sitting in an armchair reading all day. It's a completely different "culture." The literary type is more academic, so he is going to pick up on this kind of thing, but he is not going to have the time or energy to be as technical as your average Slashdotter.
This final chapter I really enjoyed since I like to play with layouts. The layout module is bundled as part of SketchUp Pro and is introduced in this final chapter for those who wish to explore the free trial before committing to Pro. You will learn how to bring together SketchUp models and artistic or rendered output into a screen presentation or printed portfolio, adding borders, text and dimensions.
Layout is bundled as part of SketchUp Pro and is introduced in this final chapter for those who wish to explore the free trial before committing to Pro. You will learn how to bring together SketchUp models and artistic or rendered output into a screen presentation or printed portfolio, adding borders, text and dimensions.
Either awful copy-paste, or awful slashvertisement. I suspect someone with an interest of selling a lot of these books, trying to push favorable reviews as many places as possible.
Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
-- Dave Olson
yes but, (Score:-1, Troll)
please point me to the linux version.
Re:yes but, (Score:2, Funny)
I'm pretty sure this version is compatible with linux, assuming you have a scanner that works and the patience to scan in each page.
Personally I would just sit down somewhere comfortable and read the book without going through linux, though...
Not to be nit picky, but... (Score:5, Insightful)
What we really need to know is whether this book sucks or doesn't, how well the material is presented, and what is lacking from an expert's perspective.
Re: (Score:2)
It's barely even a chapter summary! The descriptions tell you, for example, that the chapters contain something "AWESOME", without hinting as to what that might even be. I'm half-surprised it didn't just come out and say "You'll have to buy the book to find out!"
Speaking of literary... (Score:2)
I don't think a book about using free software is all that "literary", but maybe that's just me.
Re: (Score:2, Insightful)
Most technica
Copy-Paste advertisement. What the hell? (Score:2)
Hijacking an early post, because I am disgusted.
Comparing Chapter 11 reviews:
From TFR:
This final chapter I really enjoyed since I like to play with layouts. The layout module
is bundled as part of SketchUp Pro and is introduced in this final chapter for those who wish to explore the free trial before committing to Pro. You will learn how to bring together SketchUp models and artistic or rendered output into a screen presentation or printed portfolio, adding borders, text and dimensions.
From Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/SketchUp-7-1-Architectural-Visualization-Beginners/dp/1847199461/ [amazon.com]
Layout
is bundled as part of SketchUp Pro and is introduced in this final chapter for those who wish to explore the free trial before committing to Pro. You will learn how to bring together SketchUp models and artistic or rendered output into a screen presentation or printed portfolio, adding borders, text and dimensions.
Either awful copy-paste, or awful slashvertisement. I suspect someone with an interest of selling a lot of these books, trying to push favorable reviews as many places as possible.