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ICQ for Dummies

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A little bit too much hand holding in places, but I got a lot out of tis one. Didn't know you could do this much in icq.

(the other reviewer was wrong -- there is an icon list in the cheat sheet at the start of the book.)

It is true that with each new version (as of this writing, they're now up to ICQ 2000b) ICQ adds more and more bells and whistles, and it gets a little more complicated, and overall I love the DUMMIES series, but the truth is, everything you need to know about ICQ can be found at their web site, or perhaps your ICQ buddy can walk you through it. On the other hand, at times the web site seems more difficult to navigate than the program (its great... but BIG) Still, I couldn't totally put this book down... you can't read ICQ on the toilet or curl up in the bed with it,or read "ICQ" during your lunch break or on the bus to work or school, so maybe that would warrent the purchase of a book about it. I guess it would make a nice gift to for a new ICQ buddy, however, if you think you need a book to learn how to use ICQ, you're getting it for the wrong reason - - and also, by the time it arives in a few days, ICQ will probably have added 30,000 more features.

Remarkably thin on content. Entire domains such as ActiveLists are ignored. Obvious needs such as a complete lexicon of icons are ignored. They're right about one thing--trying to get this information out of the ICQ Web site is very difficult. That's why I bought the book. But trying to find information in this book is just as futile.

I love the Dummies books. However, I did not enjoy the ICQ service. The chats I tried were dull, weird, or both. I finally decided there was no intelligent life on the ICQ world and beamed the application into the recycle bin.

I would think that a person who can't figure out by his- or herself how to use the chat program ICQ would probably have a hard time reading this book or any other. Sad anthology to the times we live in, I suppose.

i will to know asvantage of icq

ik zoek meisjes om mee te communiceren