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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: z4ck on November 07, 2004, 05:45:41 pm
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Hi All,
Just thought I'd mention that finally Z4CK has made it to paperb4ck. Its at Amazon.com, I changed Amazon.co.uk text myself, although as the publishers aren't too good, it doesn't have a description yet...but the cover is there. I'd like you say thanks to you all for the support you have given me with the book. Its been great. I'm just about to start the second, and final book entitled CyberSec. Finally, I'll manage to purchase a new Zaurus at Christmas, to replace the Zaurus I wrote Z4CK on, which was stolen in a Starbucks in Boston...
Anyway thanks again....hopefully Z4CK will make more people think about buying a Zaurus, if only Sharp would make the units more available and a bit cheaper.
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Congrats!
Expecting no less than dozens of new OpenZaurus developers thanks to that
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Congratulations
I look forward to reading it. I like reading paper much better than a screen, so this was a good idea on your part
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Grats!
Make sure you'll tell us when the second book is out. I am really looking forward to it.
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And if you buy the book via the link on the main front page (with the book cover), you can help the zug through the amazon affiliates program!
Great job Z4ck!
I'm going to buy my paper copy now
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z4ck,
Love the concept. Might pick one up myself... keep it up.
-Daniel
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Hi all,
Just started the first chapter of the second book, with a working title of CyberSec, and Duncan still has his Zaurus...its going to get a bit hairy for him this time round. Anyway, a question. A short time ago I was contacted by Vitals Mag (A New York publication) www.vitalsmag.com, who were doing a review on the SL-6000. They were also planning to write a piece on Z4CK. Can anyone tell me if the info on the Zaurus, and Z4CK in fact appeared. Would it be possible for anyone to send me a copy of the story (paper or electronic) Being in Scotland, there is no way I can buy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Kev
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Congratulations !!!!
I would LOVE to buy your book !!! but for now, I am forced to ask if there is a digital version of it to buy / download / grab ... I live in south america, and buying from Amazon, generally is a NONO
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sigmaX,
You can purchase the book in PDF or Plucker version from http://www.z4ck.org (http://www.z4ck.org), just go to the Buy Z4CK section and pay $3 through PayPal, then read it on your Zaurus!
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Kev
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Hi all,
Just started the first chapter of the second book, with a working title of CyberSec, and Duncan still has his Zaurus...its going to get a bit hairy for him this time round. Anyway, a question. A short time ago I was contacted by Vitals Mag (A New York publication) www.vitalsmag.com, who were doing a review on the SL-6000. They were also planning to write a piece on Z4CK. Can anyone tell me if the info on the Zaurus, and Z4CK in fact appeared. Would it be possible for anyone to send me a copy of the story (paper or electronic) Being in Scotland, there is no way I can buy it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Kev
Vitals Mag has no website, but I signed for the FREE subscription....Once I get that, perhaps I can order a back issue.
Here the link for the Free subscription:
Vitals Mag Free Subscription. (NOT a Spammish 40 page registration....just one page long) (https://www.pubservice.com/subcnew1.asp?PC=VT)
Off topic: They have computers in Scotland?
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Unfortunately we have no computers in Scotland. I simply wrote this down on a piece of parchment, and took it to the towns computer scribe, who on his most up to date 80386 computer system, and new 14,400 us robotics modem has entered this text into this user group forum. We are Scotland, our technology rules...remember Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell...etc etc.
Cheers for the help.
Kev
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I have this book, in Plucker format and just finished it last night.
Amazing! It's a very good story.
And yes, I read it on my Zaurus.
Congrats on getting it to paperback, good luck with your sales.
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Hi, I read the first half and look forward to reading the whole book.
I'd like to know if you've had more PDF downloads or actual printed
purchases? I have a friend that wants to publish some stuff, and has
had a hard time finding a publisher, so she wants to provide them as
PDFs for download. Keep us posted on the next in the series...Thanks!
The following items were included in this shipment:
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Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal
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1 Z4CK $12.95 1 $12.95
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Item Subtotal: $12.95
Shipping & Handling: $2.49
Super Saver Discount: -$2.49
Total: $12.95
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Hi, I read the first half and look forward to reading the whole book.
I'd like to know if you've had more PDF downloads or actual printed
purchases? I have a friend that wants to publish some stuff, and has
had a hard time finding a publisher, so she wants to provide them as
PDFs for download. Keep us posted on the next in the series...Thanks!
The following items were included in this shipment:
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Qty    Item              Price  Shipped  Subtotal
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1 Â Â Â Â Z4CK Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $12.95 Â 1 Â Â Â $12.95
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       Item Subtotal:  $12.95
    Shipping & Handling:  $2.49
    Super Saver Discount: -$2.49
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Hi,
Thanks for buying the book. Yep, it's tough getting a publisher. I think the statistic is one in every thousand books get published? Something ridiculous anyway. You may know that I'm starting a subsidised publishing company named at publish-it.org. Most of the books we publish, such as Zaurus Hacks and Digital Force (Z4CK 2) which offroadgeek is providing feedback for (cheers!) will be published by ourselves. Basically it will be an 'at cost' publishing service, but if people want to distiribute PDFs via their own site then that would be fine as we wouldn't own the copyright to individuals work. We're starting to look at books we can publish so anyone out there with an idea give us a shout at kevin at z4ck.org (until publish-it.org) is ready. As for the PDF sales, there is marginally more PDF sales, but this may be due to the fact that it interests technologists like us.
Cheers,
Kev
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I just finished reading it, and I really enjoy it, actually I loved it, great thriller, I just could not puttin it down, I loved how he integrated the Zaurus, I recommend this book to all.
Enjoy it.
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Book comments (no spoilers):
I cannot see a better way to spend $12.95 than on a great mystery/ adventure/ spy/ thriller novel! I loved the fact that Duncan had an SL-5500! I love my 5500, and it's cool to now have a fiction work based on it. I also loved the plot twists and decriptions...especially of the hacking techniques. Way better than the Net or even Sneakers. If (the author) got the funding for a movie, I'd definitely be keen on it. I'd love to see Kurt Russell as Duncan and Lucy Liu as Lin! Perhaps Atkins (his arch-nemisis) could be played by someone real mean and crazy like Jesse Ventura...or is he still busy running Minnesota? HA!
The only technical flaw I saw was that when Duncan was on the run for a few days and using his Z. Where did he charge it? I must have to assume he some kind of portable charger. <grin> Anyway, great story and thank you for sharing it with the ZaurusUsersGroup!
I am in the process of moving and giving away/ keeping a bunch of books that I don't want to move or would never read again. This book is staying on my shelf and I hope to turn other Zaurus owners and lovers of technology/ fiction on to this well written novel.
P.S. I really liked the novel "Takedown" and it's website to go along with this non-fiction story of the arch hacker Kevin Mitnick. http://www.takedown.com/ (http://www.takedown.com/) If you enjoyed the fiction novel Z4CK, then you may enjoy this non-fiction work as well!
P.P.S. Where can I download Z4CK.source??? Perhaps we should post a request in the "User Requests for Applications" forum??? HA!
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Hmmm, it looks like I'll definitely have to pick this up. I've been meaning too for a while now.
You liked Takedown? Did you also read The Fugitive Game? You can't read one without the other. :-) It's like they're both orthogonal to the truth, but it's interesting to see how the same actions are viewed from two different vantage points.
Did you read ``@ Large'' ?
http://www.reed.edu/~gronkep/webofpolitics...el-atlarge.html (http://www.reed.edu/~gronkep/webofpolitics/reviews/stempel-atlarge.html)
also, telnet takedown.com 4001 through like 4022 or so... enjoy. hehe, do you remember when takdown.com was hijacked and rediected to takendown.com.
Oh man... if the kiddies only put 1/2 the effort into building things instead of destroying them, we night have some pretty neat tech/toys :->
Scott
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The fugitive game and @ large, I'll check 'em out. I heard about taken down but never saw it. I have seen the telnet toys that he put up there that is a neat addition when you are reading takedown.
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Wow! My college network is going to let me POST today!
I bought it in pdf and book. XD
I'm sure I introduced myself as "Graham" not "Ferret" though.
Everyone who'se seen it on my desk has thought it hilarious that I actually have a book signed to "Ferret Simpson" though.
The only problem, is that QPDF/QPDF2 displayed the book really badly on my SharpR Poodle (Yeah, not on OZ for a while yet I don't think. I need my instant access GPRS XD) So I ended up reading it on a Clie. Yes, I'm sick twisted and evil.
Wait, I should order a PDA watch! Theoretically, it should be possible to boot ucLinux on it as it's a PALMOS 4.1 DB66 system. . . Further Geekdom here I come. . . .
Looking forward to the next!