How many IT related Books do you own?

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How many IT related Books do you own?

  1. None - just starting out

    2 vote(s)
    5.4%

  2. Less than 10

    9 vote(s)
    24.3%

  3. 10-50

    17 vote(s)
    45.9%

  4. 50-100

    4 vote(s)
    10.8%

  5. 100+

    5 vote(s)
    13.5%
  1. zimbo
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    How many IT related Books do you own?
     
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  2. Mr.Cheeks

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    I have only MM AIO and MM Passport. I could get my hands on other books easily but they would be way over my head... plus i am more of a CBT person.
     
  3. Arroryn

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    I have about 70/80 or thereabouts.

    I have various A+ and N+ core and lab books. I have also started collecting CCNA/P and CCDA books. I won an auction on eBay for a huge load of them - it included CCIE. I won't be reading them for a while, but I own them.

    Then I have a few theory books, but if anyone has Tanenbaum's latest edition on Networking going begging, I'll snap it up.

    I've got a few Hacks books, some books on intrusion, one Visio guide, one Unix guide, one Nortel complete book...errr...a book on Wireless telecoms, a book on electronics for computing students...a Repair Bench book...

    Then there's my other bookcase, with my fiction books (mainly fantasy/sci fi, with some Terry Pratchett smattered between), my Maths books (algebrea, calculus), my books on German, Latin and Ancient history.

    Yes. I'm a geek. Yes. I'm proud. Yes. I've found someone that will sleep with me 8)
     
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  4. Kitkatninja
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    The books are great to:

    1. hold doors open.
    2. to balance out wobble tables/chairs
    3. for wood sub, when you're doing a BBQ
    4. to study (so I'm told)...

    :biggrin
     
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  5. Boycie
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    from memory;

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    MS Press Windows Server kit
     
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  6. Mr.Cheeks

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    Freddy seems to have a library in his house! cool :thumbleft
     
  7. Baba O'Riley

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    I got around 15 plus a shed-load of IT magazines I always keep because you never know when an old article will be needed.
     
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  8. hbroomhall

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    I have several hundred IT related books - some of them going back many years.

    The IT library is kept apart from the main one - that has about 2000 books or so.

    Harrry (who is lucky to live in a big house)
     
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  9. Arroryn

    Arroryn we're all dooooooomed Moderator

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    Harry, can I come round your house and sit near your books? :oops:
     
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  10. d4nsco

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    ive just bought A+ passport cos i started my course quite recently. it looks very well recomended. looking forward to getting it
     
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  11. noelg24

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    well I ony have 2 books...but a huge amount of PC Advisor mags...as I love reading that....kept all the CDs and DVDs I get with it as you never know when one of them will be needed....
     
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  12. simongrahamuk
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    Space (and the gf) limits the amount of books that I have. At one point I had close to 50 IT related books. I of course never read them all from cover to cover, but they did come in usefull for reference at times.

    These days I think that I have about 10 - 15, my favorites at the moment being the O'Reilley series of books, particularly the nutshell ones.

    I think that I offloaded all of my ones that were soley taylored to Certifications. 8)
     
  13. Sparky
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    Got around 20 books and 5 million PC mags, I will not throw any of them out! 8)
     
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  14. tomshawk

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    Well over 100 in Certification prep books alone, probably 500 IT related books total. :p

    I mean, Are you including manuals for video cards and modems? :p

    I still have old Isa modem manuals that showed the jumper settings.




    :eek:
    OK, I'm suddenly feeling very old.
    nevermind, I'm leaving now :blink
     
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  15. tripwire45
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    More than I can count. :oops:
     
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  16. Sandy

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    Some VERY old ones on my shelves...
     
  17. hbroomhall

    hbroomhall Petabyte Poster Gold Member

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    Well - if we are going for 'old' how about this one chosen at random from the shelves behind me:

    "PET/CBM Personal Computer Guide"

    Harry (the antique)
     
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  18. Bluerinse
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    LOL Harry the hoarder :twisted:
     
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  19. nugget
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    Around the 50-100 mark for me, but then I haven't been at this IT thing very long.:D
     
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