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) is an author, publisher, and musician. He has authored or coauthored more than two dozen computer-related books and multimedia CD-ROMs, and has served as author and editor of various magazine articles.
Career
Tony Bove wrote the book ''The Art of Desktop Publishing'' ( Bantam Books, 1986).
He is the cofounder, editor and publisher of '' Desktop Publishing Magazine'', ''User's Guide to CP/M'', and ''Bove and Rhodes Inside Report'' (with Cheryl Rhodes).
In 1991, Bove started doing multimedia development on personal computers. His ''Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties'' CD-ROM was produced with poet and ''
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Application Development For Dummies'' with Neal Goldstein. Bove coauthored ''The iLife '04 Book'' with
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. He wrote ''The GarageBand Book'', and ''The Well-Connected Macintosh'' with Cheryl Rhodes. He wrote ''Official
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Overview
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In 2005, Bove wrote the book ''Just Say No to Microsoft'' (
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added a foreword.
Tony Bove is a band member ( harmonica, vocals, and songwriting) of the
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rock band (which included
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Performances with
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Discography
* ''Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties'' (1991)
Bibliography
*''The Art of Desktop Publishing'' (1986)
*''Just Say No to Microsoft'' (2005)
*'' iPod and iTunesFor Dummies''
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Application Development For Dummies''
*''The iLife '04 Book''
*''The GarageBand Book''
*''The Well-Connected Macintosh''
*''Official
Macromedia Director
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Adobe Illustrator
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: The Official Handbook for Designers''
Reception
Bove's ''Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties'' CD-ROM was previewed in Wired.
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reviewed Bove's book ''Just Say No to Microsoft'', to which
John C. Dvorak
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added a foreword.
Bove's book ''The Art of Desktop Publishing'' ( Bantam Books, 1986) was reviewed by Erik Sandberg-Diment in ''The New York Times''.