I purchased this book based on the reviews and am disappointed in it. Yes, it does show you exactly what to do but the examples are disjointed. Instead of actually working on a project, you make absolutely minute changes to a pre-existing file. In fact, in one section the authors have you open a blank presentation and save it without having typed a thing!I thought that maybe each chapter or maybe the whole book would be devoted to creating a project and that the CD would have the supporting files. I had not anticipated that each section of the book would have its own file and so you never build on what you had done in the previous section.I had used a book on MS Publisher that did just that - you created a project and the authors provided the supporting text and graphics but you actually made something.Perhaps the book will improve as I am only on chapter 4 but I'm not real hopeful.

As described and arrived on time. No complaints and would order again if I needed again for a project. .

Agreed - this mixer has got a TON of power!!! I actually had to purchase a high-walled mixing bowl to go with this mixer. It splatters liquids all over the place with a regular bowl. However, now that I have the high-walled bowl, I find it to be a very good mixer that gets the job done. I love the new design of the beaters (no center post) - its makes it immensely easier to clean and less waste!

It may have a strong motor, but it howls like a military jet on afterburers. What's worse, the beaters are made of flimsy wire. After a few uses, nothing very hard, they were bent and out of balance. Now the off-kilter beaters make a terrible racket as they bang together. We had an old Cuisinart food processor that was pretty reliable, so we bought this mixer based on the brand. We bought one of their coffee grinders as well. Both have been only fair to poor. Be warned.

Yes, the mixer is powerful, but I only got about a handful of uses out of it before the beaters quit turning. I emailed Cuisinart who didn't care because they said it was past warranty. Warranty or not, I expected more than 10 uses out of mixer made by Cuisinart! Very unhappy.

Electronic controls on a hand mixer are annoying. Press a button to turn it on, then press another button to increase speed, repeat, repeat, then press another button to turn off. Problem was that in no time, the "on" button stuck "on" and the mixer couldn't be turned off. Threw it away.