William Murray, Chris Pappas, “Creating Mac Widgets with Dashcode (Firstpress)” Apress | ISBN: 1430209674 | May 5, 2008 | 96 pages | PDF | 7.5MB In 100 pages, you will learn to create and use widgets using Dashcode. Widgets are simple, typically small applications for a specific purpose, such as a weather report, a calculator, a stock quote, and the like that reside on the Mac Dashboard. Building these before Dashcode was time consuming though not hard; but now, you can whip up a widget fast. Creating Mac Widgets with Dashcode teaches you how. Read the full story »

Amitabh Mishra, “Security and Quality of Service in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks” Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521878241 | March 17, 2008 | 194 pages | PDF | 2.5MB Ensuring secure transmission and good quality of service (QoS) in ad hoc wireless networks are key commercial concerns. Focusing on practical potential solutions, this text covers security and QoS in these networks. Starting with a review of the basic principles of ad hoc wireless networking, coverage progresses to vulnerabilities, and the requirements and solutions necessary to tackle them. QoS in relation to ad hoc networks is covered in detail, with specific attention to routing, QoS support in unicast communication, and recent developments in the area. Secure routing, intrusion detection, security in WiMax networks and trust management are also covered, the latter being based on principles and practice of key management and authentication in distributed networks. Representing the state-of-the-art in ad hoc wireless network security, this book is a valuable resource for researchers in electrical and computer engineering, as well as practitioners in the wireless communications industry. Read the full story »

Norbert Bieberstein, Robert G. Laird, Keith Jones, Tilak Mitra, “Executing SOA: A Practical Guide for the Service-Oriented Architect” IBM Press | ISBN: 0137149786 | May 5, 2008 | 240 pages | PDF | 5.1MB This book follows up where the authors’ best-selling Service-Oriented Architecture Compass left off, showing how to overcome key obstacles to successful SOA implementation and identifying best practices for all facets of execution—technical, organizational, and human. Among the issues it addresses: introducing a services discipline that supports collaboration and information process sharing; integrating services with preexisting technology assets and strategies; choosing the right roles for new tools; shifting culture, governance, and architecture; and bringing greater agility to the entire organizational lifecycle, not just isolated projects. Read the full story »

Lee Holmes, “Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference” O’Reilly Media, Inc. | ISBN: 0596521782 | May 20, 2008 | 174 pages | CHM | ~1MB This portable reference to Windows PowerShell summarizes both the command shell and scripting language, and provides a concise reference to the major tasks that make PowerShell so successful. It’s an ideal on-the-job tool for Windows administrators who don’t have time to plow through huge books or search online. Read the full story »

Ellie Quigley, “Perl by Example (4th Edition)” Prentice Hall PTR | ISBN: 0132381826 | November 15, 2007 | 1008 pages | PDF | ~11MB Perl by Example, Fourth Edition, is the easiest, most hands-on way to learn Perl. Legendary Silicon Valley programming instructor Ellie Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic to deliver the skills and information today’s Perl users need most–including all-new coverage of MySQL database programming and a Perl QuickStart designed to get experienced users up and running fast. Read the full story »

Ralph Bonnell, “Check Point NGX R65 Security Administration” Syngress | ISBN: 1597492450 | February 15, 2008 | 800 pages | CHM | ~8.2MB Check Point NGX R65 is the next major release of Check Point’s flagship firewall software product, which has over 750,000 registered users. Check Point’s NGX is the underlying security software platform for all of the company’s enterprise firewall, VPN and management solutions. It enables enterprises of all sizes to reduce the cost and complexity of security management and ensure that their security systems can be easily extended to adapt to new and emerging threats. This title is a continuation of Syngress’ best-selling Read the full story »