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I received this email today, and I got David's permission to post and share here...
My name is David Platt. I've just published a book for computer users, entitled Why Software Sucks … and What You Can Do About It. It's not a how-to book; it's the world's first "why-you-shouldn't-have-to" book. "I was reading this on the train to Ottawa last week, and laughing so hard that the other passengers were all looking at me like I had three heads. This is the first time I've gotten real belly laughs from a computer book," said reviewer Shane Schick (audio at http://www.itbusiness.ca/OutLoud/11132006_platt.mp3). You can read a free sample chapter online at www.whysoftwaresucks.com.
I'm offering a free 1-hour presentation to any computer user group or book reading group that would like to feature it. All you need is 10 attendees at a meeting. The closer you are to Boston, or someplace else I'd like to be, such as Hawaii in February, the more likely I am to show up in person. Otherwise we can run any sort of remote link you like, from a simple speaker phone to Internet video. I promise you an enjoyable and rewarding evening.
The book has been featured in the online editions of such media as Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241578,00.html) PC Magazine, and the New York Times. I have been featured on a number of radio shows and podcasts, with excellent reviews. For example, I was on the syndicated show Let's Talk Computers (audio at http://www.lets-talk-computers.net/asx/2006/10_oct/10-21-06/102106a.asx ). Phil Windley interviewed me for his ITConversations show, http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1694.html.
If you're interested, feel free to contact him at newsl <at> rollthunder.com.
And just because someone will ask... No, I haven't reviewed this book, and I'm not quite sure how it slipped under my radar. I *do* have a copy being mailed to me now, however... :)
I received this email today, and I got David's permission to post and share here...
My name is David Platt. I've just published a book for computer users, entitled Why Software Sucks … and What You Can Do About It. It's not a how-to book; it's the world's first "why-you-shouldn't-have-to" book. "I was reading this on the train to Ottawa last week, and laughing so hard that the other passengers were all looking at me like I had three heads. This is the first time I've gotten real belly laughs from a computer book," said reviewer Shane Schick (audio at http://www.itbusiness.ca/OutLoud/11132006_platt.mp3). You can read a free sample chapter online at www.whysoftwaresucks.com.
I'm offering a free 1-hour presentation to any computer user group or book reading group that would like to feature it. All you need is 10 attendees at a meeting. The closer you are to Boston, or someplace else I'd like to be, such as Hawaii in February, the more likely I am to show up in person. Otherwise we can run any sort of remote link you like, from a simple speaker phone to Internet video. I promise you an enjoyable and rewarding evening.
The book has been featured in the online editions of such media as Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241578,00.html) PC Magazine, and the New York Times. I have been featured on a number of radio shows and podcasts, with excellent reviews. For example, I was on the syndicated show Let's Talk Computers (audio at http://www.lets-talk-computers.net/asx/2006/10_oct/10-21-06/102106a.asx ). Phil Windley interviewed me for his ITConversations show, http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1694.html.
If you're interested, feel free to contact him at newsl <at> rollthunder.com.
And just because someone will ask... No, I haven't reviewed this book, and I'm not quite sure how it slipped under my radar. I *do* have a copy being mailed to me now, however... :)
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