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Artificial Life: The Quest for a New Creation
by Steven LevyBiologists, mathematicians, and computer scientists learn what computers can do when given the opportunity to "think".
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
by Greg PalastA disturbing book about manipulation by the rich of the have-nots.
MCSE Training Kit Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
by Microsoft CorporationOfficial Microsoft study guide for MCP Exam 70-210 Installing, configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
Drive-By Journalism: The Assault on Your Need to Know
by Arthur RowseA sobering look at the effect of mega-corporate media dominance; puts the lie to the myth of liberal bias in the mass media.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database Administrator's Guidebook
by Carl H. SpeshockThis isn't just a start-to-finish guide to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database administration. It's a practical guide for those migrating from Oracle® or Sybase®plus an indispensable resource for managers who must hire and supervise SQL Server DBAs. Carl H. Speshock defines the SQL Server DBA role by covering every DBA skill required to administer and manage robust, secure, and scalable SQL Server environments-- both technical and managerial.
Red Hat Linux 9: Red Hat Linux x86 Installation Guide
by Red Hat Inc.Installation manual for Red Hat Linux 9
Ant: The Definitive Guide
by Eric M. Burke Jesse E. TillyAnt is the premier build-management tool for Java environments. Ant is part of Jakarta, the Apache Software Foundation?s open source Java project repository. Ant is written entirely in Java, and is platform independent. Using XML, a Java developer describes the modules involved in a build, and the dependencies between those modules. Ant then does the rest, compiling components as necessary in order to build the application.
Building Internet Firewalls, 2nd Edition
by D. Brent Chapman Simon Cooper Elizabeth D. ZwickyCompletely revised and much expanded, the new edition of the highly respected and bestselling Building Internet Firewalls now covers Unix, Linux, and Windows NT. This practical and detailed guide explains in step-by-step fashion how to design and install firewalls and configure Internet services to work with a firewall. It covers a wide range of services and protocols and offers a complete list of resources, including the location of many publicly available firewalls construction tools.
Building JavaTM Enterprise Applications Volume I: Architecture
by Brett MclaughlinVolume 1 of this advanced 3-volume guide explores the infrastructure issues so important to good application design. It isn?t just a book about Entity Beans and JNDI. It takes you step by step through building the back end, designing the data store so that it gives you convenient access to the data your application needs; designing a directory; figuring out how to handle security and where to store security credentials you need; and so on.
Building Oracle XML Applications
by Steve MuenchThis rich and detailed look at the many Oracle tools that support XML development shows Java and PL/SQL developers how to combine the power of XML and XSLT with the speed, functionality, and reliability of the Oracle database. The nearly 800 pages of entertaining text, helpful and time-saving hints, and extensive examples can be put to use immediately to build custom XML applications. Includes a CD-ROM with JDeveloper 3.1, an integrated development environment for Java developers.
Building Wireless Community Networks
by Rob FlickengerBuilding Wireless Community Networksoffers a compelling case for building wireless networks on a local level: They are inexpensive, and they can be implemented and managed by the community using them, whether it's a school, a neighborhood, or a small business. This book also provides all the necessary information for planning a network, getting the necessary components, and understanding protocols that you need to design and implement your network.
COM and .NET Component Services
by Juval LowyCOM and .NET Component Services provides both traditional COM programmers and new .NET component developers with the information they need to begin developing applications that take full advantage of COM+ services. This book focuses on COM+ services, including support for transactions, queued components, events, concurrency management, and security.
COM+ Programming with Visual Basic
by Jose MojicaCOM+ Programming with Visual Basic draws from the author's wide experience as a COM+ developer and instructor. The first part shows you how to create robust, efficient, high-performance COM+ applications. The second focuses on incorporating individual COM+ services, like transaction support, security, and asynchronous operations, into applications. Not for beginners, this book reveals how COM+ really works, as well as how to make COM+ components work with the upcoming Microsoft .NET architecture.
Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide
by Eric MeyerCascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the HTML 4.0-approved method for controlling visual presentation on web pages. This comprehensive guide to CSS and CSS1 explores in detail each property, how individual properties interact, how to avoid common mistakes in interpretation. For both beginning and advanced web authors, this is the first major CSS title to address actual current browser support, rather than the way things work in theory.
Cisco IOS Access Lists
by Jeff SedayaoThis book focuses on a critical aspect of the Cisco IOS--access lists, which are central to securing routers and networks. Administrators cannot implement access control or traffic routing policies without them. The book covers intranets, firewalls, and the Internet. Unlike other Cisco router titles, it focuses on practical instructions for setting router access policies rather than the details of interfaces and routing protocol settings.
Database Programming with JDBC and Java, Second Edition
by George ReeseThis book describes the standard Java interfaces that make portable object-oriented access to relational databases possible, and offers a robust model for writing applications that are easy to maintain. The second edition has been completely updated for JDBC 2.0, and includes reference listings for JDBC and the most important RMI classes. The book begins with a quick overview of SQL for developers who may be asked to handle a database for the first time, and goes on to explain how to issue database queries
Essential Blogging
by Cory Doctorow Rael Dornfest J. E. Johnson Shelley Powers Benjamin Trott Mena G. TrottWith weblogs or "blogs" exploding all over the Web, the only thing lacking for power users and developers is detailed advice on how choose, install, and run blogging software. Written by leading bloggers, Essential Bloggingincludes practical advice and insider tips on the features, requirements, and limitations of applications such as Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and Blosxom. This book will get you up and blogging in no time.
Essential System Administration Pocket Reference
by 198 Leen FrischThis pocket reference brings together all the important Unix and Linux system administration information in a single compact volume. Not only are all of the important administrative commands covered, but this reference also includes the locations and formats of important configuration files (including both general system databases like the password and group files as well as the configuration files for major subsystems like DNS, DHCP and sendmail). In addition, variations in command usage and file formats a
Excel 2000 in a Nutshell
by Jinjer SimonExcel 2000 in a Nutshellis a one-stop reference to every one of Excel's menu options and functions, for both professional and power users of Excel 2000. In typical Nutshell fashion, information is organized for quick and easy access, providing readers with everything they need to know about the premier spreadsheet application.
Incident Response
by Richard Forno Kenneth R. van WykAre you ready for a computer "incident," such as a security breach? Incident Responseshows you both the technical and administrative aspects of building an effective incident response plan. You'll learn about the different types of incidents and ways to respond to them, how to put together an incident response team, what procedures to use, what tools there are for investigating incidents, and where to find extensive online resources.
JavaTM Extreme Programming Cookbook
by Eric M. Burke Brian M. CoynerBrimming with over 100 "recipes" for getting down to business and actually doing XP, the Java Extreme Programming Cookbookdoesn't try to "sell" you on XP; it succinctly documents the most important features of popular open source tools for XP in Java-- including Ant, Junit, HttpUnit, Cactus, Tomcat, XDoclet-- and then digs right in, providing recipes for implementing the tools in real-world environments.
IP Routing
by Ravi MalhotraThis concise guide offers the basic concepts of IP routing, free of hype and jargon. It begins with the simplest routing protocol, RIP, and then proceeds in successive chapters to IGRP, EIGRP, RIP2, OSPF, and finally to the most complex, BGP. By the end, you will have mastered not only the fundamentals of all the major routing protocols, but also the underlying principles on which they are based.
.NET Framework Essentials, 2nd Edition
by Hoang Lam Thuan L. Thai.NET Framework Essentials, 2nd Edition is a concise and technical overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework. Covered here are all of the most important topics--from the underlying Common Language Runtime (CLR) to its specialized packages for ASP.NET, Web Forms, Windows Forms, XML and data access (ADO.NET). The authors survey each of the major .NET languages, including Visual Basic .NET, C# and Managed C++.