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Inside Dreamweaver MX Review by anonymous
Buyer Beware!
Don't be fooled by people who may have read "Inside Dreamweaver MX" but didn't actually follow any of the step-by-step instructions. The three authors must have written the book using a beta version of Dreamweaver MX. Numerous commands that you are instructed to choose simply aren't there. Also, files you are instructed to copy from the CD aren't there or you have to be creative because the reference in the book doesn't match the name of the file on the CD.
It is painfully apparent that the collaborative efforts of the three authors failed (in my opinion). As a technical writer/web designer who is an expert in HTML, CSS and JavaScript but new to Dreamweaver, I read very carefully and follow instructions. When they repeatedly don't work as written, I place the book along with the others in my archives (I don't have the audacity to sell the used, poorly written copy to some unsuspecting fool on Amazon[.com] or eBay).
Bottom line? If you buy this book, open the package and immediately put it into the strongest vice you have. When you're through compressing the ten-pound volume, you might end up with one pound of accurate information. The last book of this magnitude that I bought online had 26 pages of errata on their website.
In summary, for those of you who are appalled because you gave "Inside Dreamweaver MX" 5 stars, my advice to you is, "follow some of the step-by-step instructions" and maybe you will feel my pain.