A new edition of the highly praised introduction to dBASE, now covering the latesst release of the software. Easy tutorials cover all the essentials of database management, but at a pace that won't intimidate newcomers. Step-by-step examples cover mailing list management, inventory, and accounting tasks.
Robert Cowart has written more than 45 books on computer programming and applications, with more than a dozen on Windows. His titles include Windows 7 In Depth. Using Windows Vista, Windows NT Unleashed, Mastering Windows 98, Windows NT Server Administrator's Bible, and Windows NT Server 4.0: No Experience Required. Several of his books have been best sellers in their category and have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written on a wide range of computer-related topics for such magazines as PC Week, PC World, PC Magazine, PC Tech Journal, Mac World, and Microsoft Systems Journal. In addition to working as a freelance consultant specializing in small businesses, he has taught programming classes at the University of California Extension in San Francisco. He has appeared as a special guest on the PBS TV series Computer Chronicles, CNN's Headline News, ZD-TV's The Screen Savers, and ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings Robert lives in Berkeley, California. In his spare time he is involved in the music world, producing chamber-music concerts and playing various genres of music. He meditates regularly in hopes of rewiring his inner computer. In 2008, Robert graduated with a masters degree in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He is now a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern in Emeryville, California.
