"Linux for Non-Geeks" Recommended by Mr. Roboto

Linux for Non-Geeks
Price: $34.95

Martin O'Donnell has been getting a first-hand account of my foray into Fedora and has suggested that he too would like to break away from Microsoft Windows. I've warned him, repeatedly, that it's not for everyone and may not be most people for a while yet.

In my travels today, I noticed that Brendan Koerner, "Mr. Roboto" at the Village Voice , is suggesting a book called "Linux for Non-Geeks". Koerner said:

Sure, you'd like to join the open-source revolution and all that, but aren't those non-Windows operating systems just for eggheads? Of course not, and the good folks at No Starch Press are willing to show you why it's all very non-threatening. Their new Linux for Non-Geeks ($35), available at nostarch.com, has the full skinny on all the Linux basics: how to browse the Web, burn CDs, and do all those other modest tasks you've enjoyed as a Windows user.

Between Linux for Geeks and my favorite desk-side reference,
Linux for Windows Administrators, a Windows user could probably figure out 80 percent of the head-scratching features, design choices, and possible glitches.