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~ Carlton, III Egremont (Author)
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Surely, our society must have passed some technological milestone in order for component software to merit a comic novella. Mr. Bunny's Guide to ActiveX attempts to enlighten the reader about Microsoft's distributed-computing solution without actually explaining the technology, as more gauche programming books frequently do.

This book is funny! To wit (so to speak), an excerpt:

In Visual Basic, you form windows using forms. A form is a window that you form. At first forms are unformed. You must form your forms using the form designer (formerly the former). In the form former, an unformed form forms a uniform formation....

You get the idea. This book is a hoot and a half. The basic idea is that a smarty-pants bespectacled rabbit and a hick farmer travel around together, having metaphorical experiences that (more or less) help explain how ActiveX works. Hey, Mr. Bunny makes about as much sense as any other approach to COM documentation, and he's a lot less pretentious.

Mr. Bunny's Guide to ActiveX will appeal to people who already have a pretty good grasp of what Microsoft's component architecture is all about--and who have realized it's a complicated morass worth a laugh or two. --David Wall



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It's been pulled from the underground and pokes fun at technical books, Active X and all things Microsoft. With absolutely no promotional effort, this book has been raved about on newsgroups.
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company (July 31, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0201485362
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201485363
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny parody of ActiveX and computer geeks, May 30, 2004
By Charles Ashbacher "(cashbacher@yahoo.com)" (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com)) - See all my reviews
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First off, if you want to learn about ActiveX, then this is not the book for you. However, if you want to be entertained by a parody of ActiveX, where wordplay, innuendo and absurdity about ActiveX are used to create some very funny jokes, then it is right for you. Mr. Bunny, the smart one with the glasses and pocket protector, and Farmer Jake, the guy in the overalls with the rake, are the main characters in a story about a "quest" for knowledge.
Everything in the book is a joke; there is a very good one about CLSID registry entries, "Contrary to popular belief, the CLSID registry entries, when spelled backwards, do not contain the subliminal message `I worship Satan'." If you have ever had to write and use CLSID registry entries, you know how much devil there is in the details. Points of additional reading contain entries such as:

* New York City Phone Book.
* United States Internal Revenue Code.
* ActiveX For Bunnies.

I found the last especially funny, the parody in relation to the "For Dummies" series and this book is quite good. Even the exercises are jokes; the following are given as end of chapter exercises:

* Optimize the following Visual Basic code: n = 1
* Point
* Click
* Find the missing poodle.

The book is very funny and a welcome change from the relentless detail that appears in some programming books. I recommend it very highly as comic relief.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It was embarrassing!, December 20, 2000
By S. Cicoria "..." (Denville, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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I was on a train when I started to read this book. I usually don't laugh out loud, but when I was reading this, I just couldn't help it.

This is definitely one of the funniest "geek" books I've seen (haven't seen too many). My wife doesn't get it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars You May Enjoy This One, October 27, 2000
By Kim "Toddler Mom" (Grapevine, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
After reading through many books on ActiveX control and programming this book was a welcome relief. It is funny and witty and short.

This book is written largly based on using ActiveX control in VB. Anyone familiar with VB (even if they don't know ActiveX)will get most of the jokes and diagrams.

I would recommand this book to anyone that has had just a little too much technical documentation and would like a mental break. Hey, you may even learn something in the process.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible
It is an indespensible book for anyone in IT. I don't know how I survived without Mr. Bunny's Guide. It is that informative. Read more
Published on July 23, 2005 by J. Stiene

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the funniest things ever in any medium on any subject
I'm not exaggerating. This is one of the best examples of whimsical humour ever, and I speak as a life-long fan of Monty Python, The Goons, Steve Martin, Beachcomber, John... Read more
Published on July 5, 2003 by Daniel Earwicker

5.0 out of 5 stars The most enlightening experience I've had in months
An excellent book which clearly sets out the fundamentals of ActiveX programming in a concise and lucid manner. At 90 pages, there is no filler material.
Published on March 16, 2000 by Peter Crockford

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any Windows developer with sense of humor!
Absolutely the MAD magazine of Windows programming! If you have a an "out there" sense of humor, and develop in VB or VC++, this book will keep you in histerics... Read more
Published on March 13, 2000 by TJones

5.0 out of 5 stars Parody
This is not an Active X book. This is a parody of an Active X book written by an Addison-Wesley editor that has seen too many Active X books. Read more
Published on March 9, 2000 by Jonathan Meltzer

5.0 out of 5 stars Catch my breath, wipe my eyes...
Whew. This book was funny, in the purest sense of the word. Granted, the level of my enjoyment may have directly linked to the fact that I've been studying for the MCSD for the... Read more
Published on February 14, 2000 by stpaulsapprentice

5.0 out of 5 stars A litmus test for Honorable Geekhood
I'm amused at the angry souls who bought this book and 'didn't learn anything about java'. Mr. Bunny has a broad base of experience, and his constant note of wry amusement doesn't... Read more
Published on October 13, 1999 by Joshua Marker

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a Parody, Stupid!
This book is a satire and a parody. It's not intended to teach you anything--other than the fact that we all might be taking some of this computer stuff a little too... Read more
Published on September 3, 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars What is so funny about this?
This is the most painful humor book I have ever tried to read.

I understand that only certain types of people, computer programmers, may understand the humor in this book... Read more

Published on May 15, 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Humorous but not worth the price
I purchased this book at a Microsoft conference at the urging of one the speakers. At the time I was already quite familiar with ActiveX/OLE/COM via C++/ATL & VB. Read more
Published on May 7, 1999 by J. Gray

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