Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:39am CET
Wi Fi Security:
Security is now an essential element that forms the cornerstone of every corporate network. Without privacy, however, your solution is incomplete! My expertise in the areas of security and privacy has provided me with a valuable perspective that has enabled me to save my clients hundreds of thousands of dollars of what would have been revenue lost to hackers.
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Red Hat Certified Engineer Study Guide:
If you want to learn how to administer a Red Hat Linux system, this is the book for you. In it, you'll find clear and comprehensive explanations of the concepts you need to understand and the procedures you need to be able to perform. If you plan to take the RHCE exam, you will find this book to be even more valuable, because it focuses on the topics identified by Red Hat, Inc., as central to the RHCE exam. It contains many practice questions and exercises that will help you to prepare for and assess your readiness to take the RHCE exam. The book includes both questions and exercises because the RHCE exam has two kinds of tests: written and performance-based exams. The questions prepare you for the written part of the RHCE exam, and the exercises prepare you for the performance-based part of the exam. Once you master the questions and exercises, you will be able to approach the RHCE exam with confidence. However, the RHCE exam and this book are not for everyone. The RHCE exam is mostly a hands-on exam that attempts to assess your system administration skills. This book will help you to learn and refine these skills, but unless you've had some experience with Unix or Linux, you probably won't make much sense of this book or the RHCE exam. To succeed, you don't need to be a Unix or Linux expert—although it certainly won't hurt if you are—but you should be at least a Unix or Linux power user who has some experience in system installation and administration. If you've installed Linux on several systems and spent some time figuring out some system administration commands such as mount and unmount, you can expect to understand the material in this book.
Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:23am CET
Microsoft 70-227 V19 ISA:
This book will provide you questions and answers along with detailed explanations carefully compiled and written by our experts. Try to understand the concepts behind the questions instead of cramming the questions. Go through the entire document at least twice so that you make sure that you are not missing anything.
Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:18am CET
MCSE 70-227 ISA Server Training Guide:
This book takes you on a self-guided tour of all the areas covered by the Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server exam and teaches you the specific skills you need to achieve your certification. You also find helpful hints, tips, real-world examples, and exercises, as well as references to additional study materials.
Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:13am CET
How Secure Is Your Wireless Network:
Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANs without falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leading wireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practical workarounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in today's WLANs, introduces high-security wireless protocols new to the marketplace, and offers step-by-step instructions for protecting all your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise.This is the definitive and easy-to-use WLAN security book you've been searching for-whether you're a network administrator,security specialist, manager, or home user.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:09am CET
Easy Microsoft Money:
Easy Microsoft Money 2004 is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft's financial software through a visual, full-color approach. Topics include the Credit Center, Bill Estimator, portfolio customization, importing Quicken files, tracking your income and expenses, budgeting, managing account activity and much more! More than 100 tasks are covered, teaching you the basics of Money and arming you to make wise financial choices.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:05am CET
Design Patterns Explained:
As you read this book, you will gain a solid understanding of the ten most essential design patterns. You will learn that design patterns do not exist on their own, but are supposed to work in concert with other design patterns to help you create more robust applications. You will gain enough of a foundation that you will be able to read the design pattern literature, if you want to, and possibly discover patterns on your own.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 6:01am CET
An Introduction to Cryptography:
Cryptography is the stuff of spy novels and action comics. Kids once saved up bubble-gum wrappers and sent away for Captain Midnight's Secret Decoder Ring. Almost everyone has seen a television show or movie involving a nondescript suit-clad gentleman with a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. The word "espionage" conjures images of James Bond, car chases, and flying bullets. And here you are, sitting in your office, faced with the rather mundane task of sending a sales report to a coworker in such a way that no one else can read it. You just want to be sure that your colleague was the actual and only recipient of the email and you want him or her to know that you were unmistakably the sender. It's not national security at stake, but if your company's competitor got a hold of it, it could cost you. How can you accomplish this? You can use cryptography. You may find it lacks some of the drama of code phrases whispered in dark alleys, but the result is the same: information revealed only to those for whom it was intended.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 5:55am CET
ActualTests Microsoft 070-291 Exam Cheat Sheet:
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Posted: March 12th, 2007, 4:51pm CET
Windows Server 2003 Exam Cram 2 (70-294):
This Exam Cram 2 helps you pass the 70-294 exam, which is a core exam in MCSE Windows Server 2003 certification program. This book is not intended to teach new material. Instead, it assumes that you have a solid foundation of knowledge but could use a refresher on important concepts, as well as a guide to exam topics and objectives. The book features test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else! The Cram Sheet is especially useful for last-minute review before the test begins.
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Posted: March 12th, 2007, 4:46pm CET
The Gurus Guide To SQL Server Architecture & Internals:
The latest book from the highly regarded and best-selling author Ken Henderson, The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals is the consummate reference to Microsoft SQL Server. Picking up where documentation and white papers leave off, this book takes an all-inclusive approach to provide the most depth and breadth of coverage of any book on SQL Server architecture, internals, and tuning.
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Posted: March 12th, 2007, 4:42pm CET
Secret Guide To Making Ninja Weapons Part3:
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Secret Guide To Making Ninja Weapons Part2:
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Secret Guide To Making Ninja Weapons Part1:
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A Mathematical Theory Of Communication:
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:37am CET by Betterbooks
Web Services Theory & Practice:
This is a soup-to-nuts reference guide on all aspects of Web Services - where Web Services is a fast emerging set of Internet-specific middle ware technology to further promote the growth of all aspects of e-business via standardization, collaboration and "franchising". This book is best characterized as an executive brief for IT and senior management rather than a nuts-and-bolts technical guide for portal implementers. Think of it as the "Cliffs Notes on Web Services". Given this audience, the book consistently focuses on business needs, value propositions, ROI, proven solutions and actual examples of current implementations. Each chapter also ends with a 10-item "Q&A" section that consolidates and summarizes the information discussed in the chapter. The book is illustrated with detailed technical diagrams, includes lots of arresting subtitles and contains many bullet lists and tables to facilitate (and encourage) productive skimming.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:33am CET by Betterbooks
The Ultimate Stretching Manual:
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The Secret of Good Posture:
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:24am CET by Betterbooks
The Science Of Sales Success:
The Science of Sales Success shows readers how to achieve the perfect win-win sales situation. Providing a system for giving customers more measurable benefits than competitors, Josh Costell shows how sales professionals can make fewer calls to win higher-profit orders. Costell used his "selling is a science" theory to propel him from rookie status to national sales manager of a Fortune 500 company just three years out of college. Now he reveals how to:
- Apply a quantifiable approach to selling in order to duplicate success
- Speed up "advance or abandon" decisions to make productivity explode
- Create bonds and motivate customers to share decision-making information.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:20am CET by Betterbooks
The Complete Home Veterinary Guide 3rd Edition:
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Teaching English Spelling A Practical Guide:
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:12am CET by Betterbooks
SQL For Dummies 6TH Edition Aug 2006:
See how SQL interfaces with today's environments. Start building and using relational databases with SQL's newest features.The database may be the twenty-first century filing cabinet, but building one is a little more complex than sliding drawers into a metal box. With this book to guide you through all the newest features of SQL, you'll soon be whipping up relational databases, using SQL with XML to power data-driven Web sites, and more! Discover how to:
- Use SQL in a client/server system
- Build a multitable relational database
- Construct nested and recursive queries
- Set up database security
- Use SQL within applications
- Map SQL to XML
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:07am CET by Betterbooks
Six Days of War:
In Israel and the West it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War, or simply as "the Setback." Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. The Yom Kippur War, the war in Lebanon, the Camp David accords, the controversy over Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in West Bank, the intifada and the rise of Palestinian terror: all are part of the outcome of those six days of intense Arab-Israeli fighting in the summer of 1967. Michael B. Oren's Six Days of War is the most comprehensive history ever published of this dramatic and pivotal event, the first to explore it both as a military struggle and as a critical episode in the global Cold War. Oren spotlights all the participants - Arab, Israeli, Soviet, and American - telling the story of how the war broke out and of the shocking ways it unfolded. Drawing on thousands of top-secret documents, on rare papers in Russian and Arabic, and on exclusive personal interviews, Six Days of War recreates the regional and international context which, by the late 1960s, virtually assured an Arab-Israeli conflagration. Also examined are the domestic crises in each of the battling states, and the extraordinary personalities - Moshe Dayan and Gamal Abdul Nasser, Hafez al-Assad and Yitzhak Rabin, Lyndon Johnson and Alexei Kosygin - that precipitated this earthshaking clash.
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Posted: March 14th, 2007, 9:03am CET by Betterbooks
Sams Python Phrasebook:
Python Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Python. Concise and Accessible, Easy to carry and easy to use�lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide, Flexible and Functional, Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets�so you can readily code functional Python in just about any situation.
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Posted: March 13th, 2007, 11:27am CET by Betterbooks
Marketing Insights From A To Z-80 Concepts Every Manager Needs to Know:
In Marketing Insights from A to Z, Philip Kotler, one of the undisputed fathers of modern marketing, redefines marketing’s fundamental concepts from A to Z, highlighting how business has changed and how marketing must change with it. He predicts that over the next decade marketing techniques will require a complete overhaul. Furthermore, the future of marketing is in company-wide marketing initiatives, not in a reliance on a single marketing department. This concise, stimulating book relays fundamental ideas fast for busy executives and marketing professionals. Marketing Insights from A to Z presents the enlightened and well-informed musings of a true master of the art of marketing based on his distinguished forty-year career in the business. Other topics include branding, experiential advertising, customer relationship management, leadership, marketing ethics, positioning, recession marketing, technology, overall strategy, and much more.Philip Kotler (Chicago, IL) is the father of modern marketing and the S. C. Johnson and Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, one of the definitive marketing programs in the world. Kotler is the author of twenty books and a consultant to nonprofit organizations and leading corporations such as IBM, General Electric, Bank of America, and AT&T.
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Posted: March 13th, 2007, 11:22am CET by Betterbooks
Making Your Fortune In Real Estate Investing:
This book can give you all of the basic information that you need to get started. Make this book the catalyst to get you started and to find within yourself the desire to succeed. I hope this book encourages you to start taking persistent actions toward becoming a real estate investor with various sources of income.
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Posted: March 13th, 2007, 11:18am CET by Betterbooks
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Contemporary Research in E-Marketing:
Contemporary Research in E-Marketing brings the intrinsically inter-disciplinary work of e-marketing, by academic researchers from various fields, to one outlet. This book fuels the cross-fertilization of ideas and greater dissemination of key research concepts. Contributions from fields as diverse as marketing, management, MIS, communication, computer science and finance offer exposure to cutting-edge ideas with broad scope and international focus.
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Posted: March 13th, 2007, 11:11am CET by Betterbooks
101 Healing Stories for Kids & Children:
101 Healing Stories for Children and Teens is a must read for everyone working with this age group. George Burns takes the reader on a wonderful journey, balancing metaphor, good therapeutic technique, and empirical foundations during the trip. Given that Burns utilizes all three aspects of the Confucian story referred to in the book�teaching, showing, and involving�any reader using this resource should increase their understanding of how stories can be used therapeutically.
Richard G.Whiteside,MSW
Author of The Art of Using and Losing Control and Working with Difficult Clients
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Posted: February 28th, 2008, 3:35pm CET by keem1201
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (January 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 059652773X
If you want to speed up the development of your .NET applications, you’re ready for C# design patterns — elegant, accepted and proven ways to tackle common programming problems. This practical guide offers you a clear introduction to the classic object-oriented design patterns, and explains [...]
Paperback: 420 pages
Publisher: Make Books; 2 edition (November 20, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 059651493X
If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again. Klaus Knopper created an entire Linux distribution on a bootable CD (and now a DVD) so he could use his favorite open source tools on any computer. This book includes a collection [...]
Paperback: 886 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (January 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 059651610X
Completely updated for C# 3.0 and the .NET 3.5 platform, the new edition of this bestseller offers more than 250 code recipes to common and not-so-common problems that C# programmers face every day. Every recipe in the book has been reconsidered with more [...]
Hardcover: 170 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 10, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 038734828X
This volume presents proceedings from the 19th IFIP World Computer Congress in Santiago, Chile. The proceedings of the World Computer Congress are a product of the gathering of 2,000 delegates from more than 70 countries to discuss a myriad of topics in the ICT domain. [...]
Paperback: 472 pages
Publisher: Wrox (December 10, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 047010161X
Beginning Spring Framework 2
Developing server-side applications with Java Enterprise Edition can be complex and time consuming. The Spring Framework is designed from the ground up to make it easier than ever. With this book as your guide, you quickly learn how to use the latest features of [...]
Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (December 7, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 032124642X
Cross-Platform Development in C++ is the definitive guide to developing portable C/C++ application code that will run natively on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix platforms without compromising functionality, usability, or quality.
Long-time Mozilla and Netscape developer Syd Logan systematically addresses all the technical and management challenges [...]
Paperback: 830 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 6 edition (November 19, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 007149247X
Your one-stop guide to Linux–fully revised and expanded
Get in-depth coverage of all Linux features, tools, and utilities from this thoroughly updated and comprehensive resource, designed for all Linux distributions. Written by Linux expert Richard Petersen, this book explains how to get up-and-running on [...]
Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (June 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 007148745X
Find real-world solutions to PHP programming problems
Simplify and shorten the PHP application development cycle using the in-depth information contained in this hands-on guide. PHP Programming Solutions clearly lays out more than 250 programming challenges alongside practical solutions, functioning code, detailed explanations, and usage [...]
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1st edition (May 8, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321154207
This handbook presents the laws that significantly impact software engineering. This book begins with requirements definitions and concludes with maintenance and withdrawl. Along the way, it identifies and discusses existing laws that significantly impact software engineering. Software engineers who wish to reacquaint (or ecquaint) [...]
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Academic Press; Spi edition (September 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0121016250
“Read the book from cover to cover… is rewarding and provides one with a feel for the state of the art in relation to data mining from genetics databases… I would highly recommend the book to anyone currently doing research in the biological sciences and [...]
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Academic Press (December 16, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0124705057
“…it has value as a tutorial and as a reference volume. The many illustrations and examples make the material easy to follow and visualize. …it offers an extensive set of references …a good starting point for those who want to enter the topic and the do [...]
Paperback: 554 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 28, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540427171
In this book, the author develops a generative theory of shape with two properties fundamental to intelligence: maximizing transfer of structure, and maximizing recoverability of generative operations. The theory is applied in considerable detail to CAD, perception, and robotics. A significant aspect of this book [...]
Hardcover: 376 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 29, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540241663
Bioinformatics as a discipline arose out of the need to introduce order into the massive data sets produced by the new technologies of molecular biology: large-scale DNA sequencing, measurements of RNA concentrations in multiple gene expression arrays, and new profiling techniques in proteomics. As such, [...]
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Focal Press (November 9, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0240520157
Software packages are complex. Shouldn’t software books make it easier? Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 5! This short, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. It covers only the key features [...]
Hardcover: 152 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 9, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0387699368
Understanding sequence data, and the ability to utilize this hidden knowledge, creates a significant impact on many aspects of our society. Examples of sequence data include DNA, protein, customer purchase history, web surfing history, and more.
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... essential reading for all those requiring a general understanding of the more advanced aspects of engineering dynamics.,Executive Engineer, --
Review 'Advanced Engineering Dynamics' bridges the gap between elementary dynamics and advanced specialist applications in engineering.
It begins with a reappraisal of Newtonian principles before expanding into analytical dynamics typified by the methods of Lagrange and by Hamilton's Principle and rigid body dynamics. Four distinct vehicle types (satellites, rockets, aircraft and cars) are examined highlighting different aspects of dynamics in each case. Emphasis is placed on impact and one dimensional wave propagation before extending the study into three dimensions. Robotics is then looked at in detail, forging a link between conventional dynamics and the highly specialised and distinctive approach used in robotics. The text finishes with an excursion into the Special Theory of Relativity mainly to define the boundaries of Newtonian Dynamics but also to re-appraise the fundamental definitions. Through its examination of specialist applications highlighting the many different aspects of dynamics this text provides an excellent insight into advanced systems without restricting itself to a particular discipline. The result is essential reading for all those requiring a general understanding of the more advanced aspects of engineering dynamics.
This book examines the many specialist applications of dynamics and provides insight into advanced systems without restricting itself to a particular discipline. The result is essential reading for all those requiring a general understanding of the more advanced aspects of engineering dynamics.
Master This Powerful Collaboration Tool for Windows Server Networks
Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 is the latest version of the collaboration tool found in Windows Server 2003 R2—a feature-rich product that can be deployed to help you manage and improve information-sharing across your company's network. WSS 3.0 is also the underlying technology of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007.
Now with this comprehensive book as your point-by-point guide, you'll go under the hood of WSS 3.0 and discover how to make it easy to share documents, track tasks, create common workspaces where teams can work collectively, set up surveys and discussion groups, and more.
The book provides step-by-step coverage of what system administrators need to know, including essential techniques for site creation, administration, customization, security, and disaster recovery—plus pages of detailed, real-world examples. You'll also find practical steps for migrating from version 2.0 to 3.0.
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Understanding the basics of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
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Adding, moving, removing, and customizing web parts
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Creating pre-built and new custom lists
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Setting up libraries for documents, pictures, forms, and wikis
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Checking documents in and out—and managing checked files
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Using global breadcrumbs to get back to where you started
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Managing security and permissions
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Backing up and restoring SQL databases, lists, libraries, and more
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Migrating from SharePoint Services 2.0 to 3.0
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Create Information-Sharing Solutions across People and Documents
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Set up and Use WSS 3.0 Basic, Stand-alone Server, or Server Farm
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'This book appeals to both practitioners and non-practitioners of procurement and contractual procedures and should be essential reading for both students on the undergraduate built environment-related degrees and practitioners involved within the project life-cycle' Building Engineer May 2006
This book provides over 160 model letters, with commentary for use with all the main JCT 2005 building contracts. It concentrates on problems which can arise during a project, and draws on the author’s extensive experience as a contracts consultant. It is a companion to the author’s Standard Letters in Architectural Practice which covers more routine matters.
The revised Fourth Edition takes account of:
the 2005 editions of the JCT Standard Building Contract, the Intermediate Building Contract and the Minor Works Building Contract, both with their contractor’s design versions, ICD and MWD the 2004 updates of the Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect changes to case law since the last edition was published in 1996 It will be an invaluable guide for architects, building surveyors and project managers.
About the Author
BA, MA, PhD, RIBA, David Chappell Consultancy Ltd, Wakefield
Praise for THE MAVERICK AND HIS MACHINE
"Like all great biographers, Kevin Maney gives us an engaging story and so much more. His fascinating and definitive book about IBM’s founder is replete with amazing revelations and character lessons that resonate today. Among the gems: how a demanding curmudgeon managed to shape a collaborative corporate culture–and create a legacy that changed the world."
–Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Harvard Business School, bestselling author of Evolve!
and When Giants Learn to Dance
"The gripping story of sky-high ambition, iron willpower, huge bet-the-company gambles, humiliating failure, and unparalleled success–one of the best books ever written about the technology industry, about one of the most fascinating people in twentieth-century America."
–Marc Andreessen
Cofounder of Opsware, Inc. and Netscape
"The story of Watson and IBM is a compelling–and, at times, cautionary–tale of a determined, charismatic, flawed, and ultimately successful leader. Anyone interested in the story of business in America, the birth of high-tech, or simply the rags-to-riches tale of one determined businessman should read this book."
–Robert M. Menschel
Senior Director, Goldman Sachs
author of Markets, Mobs, and Mayhem
"In an action-packed story that reads like a novel, Kevin Maney paints a convincing portrait of a man who, having been a convicted criminal, redeemed himself and reshaped the American business landscape. The career of Thomas Watson, the effective founder of IBM, is not only fascinating, but offers many critical lessons on management and personal conduct that remain extremely poignant today."
–Peter Krass
author of Carnegie
About the Author
KEVIN MANEY is a nationally syndicated, award-winning USA Today technology columnist. He was voted best technology columnist by the business journalism publication TJFR. Marketing Computers magazine has, four times, named him one of the most influential technology columnists. He is also the author of the BusinessWeek bestseller Megamedia Shakeout, from Wiley. Maney lives in Clifton, Virginia, with his wife and two children.
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:21am CEST
"This book will provide an excellent fundamental understanding of materials for the wide range of electrical and electronic appliances.”
This book on electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials differs from other introductory texts in solid state physics. First, it is written for engineers, particularly materials and electrical engineers, who want to gain a fundamental understanding of semiconductor devices, magnetic materials, lasers, alloys, and so forth. Second, it stresses concepts rather than mathematical formalism. Third, it is not an encyclopedia: The topics are restricted to material considered to be essential and which can be covered in one 15-week semester. The book is divided into five parts. The first part, "Fundamentals of Electron Theory," introduces the essential quantum mechanical concepts needed for understanding materials science; the other parts may be read independently of each other. Many practical applications are discussed to provide students with an understanding of electronic devices currently in use. The solutions to the numerical problems are given in the appendix. Previous editions have been well received by students and teachers alike. This third edition has again been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to take into account the explosive developments in electrical, optical, and magnetic materials and devices. In particular, the book contains expanded sections on flat-panel displays (liquid crystals, electroluminescent devices, and field-emission and plasma displays) as well as discussions of recent developments in ferro- and piezoelectricity, magneto-optical memories, photonic and magnetoresistive devices, blue- and green-emitting LED's, and dielectric and thermoelectric properties. Rolf E. Hummel is Professor of Materials Science at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He received his Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and the Max-Planck Institute for Materials Research, also in Stuttgart. His previous publications include Optical Properties of Metals and Alloys (1971) Electro- and Thermo-transport in Metals and Alloys (1977), the two-volume Handbook of Optical Properties (ed.) (1996) and Understanding Materials Science (1998).
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:20am CEST
The ultimate companion in classical horror discipline of engineering science! Contents of the book are the basics of mechanics as treated in engineering and physical sciences: Statics, Elastostatics, Kinematics & Kinetics in unconventional, humorous presentation with many cartoons, funny explanations and a chapter containing several exercises with detailed solutions.
While writing the book, we, the authors, met regularly in Hannover’s bar scene for the purpose of discussing mechanics, for brainstorming and especially for other reasons. The most fundamental part was: Every evening a new bar. We were able to derive stimulation for a non-academic presentation of mechanics from these work-related meetings, some of which lasted until the wee hours. We would like to express our thanks to each buyer of this book: Wehope, by means of the well-deserved profits, to be able at some point to pay thehuge number of remaining open bar tabs.
Criminology has been rather slow to recognise the importance of cyberspace in changing the nature and scope of offending and victimisation, and a comprehensive introductory textbook on cybercrime and its social implications is long overdue. One of the many strengths of Majid Yar's book is that it avoids 'techy' jargon and unites criminological and sociological perspectives in discussions of cybercrime, cyber-deviance and cyber-freedoms. Yar successfully de-mystifies a subject that causes many criminologists to feel out of their depth (or at least their comfort zone). Cybercrime & Society should be the first point of reference for any student of new media and crime.
Dr Yvonne Jewkes, Reader in Criminology, The Open University
An engaging book full of lively discussion and careful explanation of the issues. Majid Yar manages to achieve the seemingly impossible task of balancing theory with action. I shall certainly recommend it to my own cybercrime students.
Professor David S. Wall, Head of University of Leeds Law School, Professor of Criminal Justice and Information Technology
Cybercrime and Society provides a clear, systematic, and critical introduction to current debates about cybercrime. It locates the phenomenon in the wider contexts of social, political, cultural, and economic change. It is the first book to draw upon perspectives spanning criminology, sociology, law, politics, and cultural studies to examine the whole range of cybercrime issues.
The increasing societal dependence on information technology has pushed cyber-security to the forefront as one of the most urgent challenges facing the global community.
Cyber-Security and Global Information Assurance: Threat Analysis and Response Solutions provides a valuable resource for academicians and practitioners by addressing the most pressing issues facing cyber-security from both a national and global perspective. This reference source takes a holistic approach to cyber security and information assurance by treating both the technical as well as managerial sides of the field.
About the Author
Kenneth J. Knapp is the Deputy Head of the Department of Management at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado. He has over 20 years of experience working with information technology and security in the U. S. Air Force. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from DeSales University in Pennsylvania, an M. B. A. from Auburn University at Montgomery and a PhD in the Management of Information Technology from Auburn University, Alabama. Dr. Knapp has published in outlets such as the International Journal of Information Security & Privacy, Information Management & Computer Security, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Information Systems Management, Information Systems Security, and the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law. His research has also appeared in numerous chapter books such as the Information Security Management Handbook, 2007 and 2008 editions, edited by Hal Tipton and Micki Krause. He has presented his research at numerous conferences to include annual RSA conferences. Dr. Knapp's research results have appeared in online media outlets such as CIO, CSO, Networkworld and Computerworld and he has won numerous research and teaching awards. He recently accepted a tenure-track position in the Information and Technology Management Department at The University of Tampa, Florida.
The book provides an original approach in the research of structural analysis of free developed shear compressible turbulence at high Reynolds number on the base of direct numerical simulation (DNS) and instability evolution for ideal medium (integral conservation laws) with approximate mechanism of dissipation (FLUX dissipative monotone "upwind" difference schemes) and does not use any explicit sub-grid approximation and semi-empirical models of turbulence. Convective mixing is considered as a principal part of conservation law.
Appropriate hydrodynamic instabilities (free developed shear turbulence) are investigated from unique point of view. It is based on the concept of large ordered structures with stochastic core of small scale developed turbulence ("turbulent spot"). Decay of "turbulent spot" are simulated by Monte Carlo method. Proposed approach is based on two hypotheses: statistical independence of the characteristic of large ordered structures (LOS) and small-scale turbulence (ST) "and" weak influence of molecular viscosity (or more generally, dissipative mechanism) on properties of large ordered structures.
Two versions of instabilities, due to Rayleigh-Taylor and Richtmyer Meshkov are studied detail by the three-dimensional calculations, extended to the large temporal intervals, up to turbulent stage and investigation turbulent mixing zone (TMZ).
The book covers both the fundamental and practical aspects of turbulence and instability and summarizes the result of numerical experiments conducted over 30 years period with direct participation of the author.
In the book are cited the opinions of the leading scientists in this area of research: Acad. A S Monin (Russia), Prof. Y Nakamura (Japan, Nagoya University) and Prof. F Harlow (USA, Los-Alamos).
Contents: Constructive Modeling of Free Developed Turbulence -- Coherent Structures, Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Chaos; Modeling of Richtmyer Meshkov Instability; Rayleigh Taylor Instability: Analysis and Numerical Simulation; Direct Statistical Approach for Aerohydrodynamic Problems; Appendices:; Computational Experiment: Direct Numerical Simulation of Complex Gas-Dynamical Flows on the Basis of Euler, Navier Stokes, and Boltzmann Models; Formation of Large-Scale Structures in the Gap Between Rotating Cylinders: The Rayleigh Zeldovich Problem; Universal Technology of Parallel Computations for the Problems Described by Systems of the Equations of Hyperbolic Type: A Step to Supersolver; Supercomputers in Mathematical Modeling of the High Complexity Problems; On Nuts and Bolts Structural Turbulence and Hydrodynamic Instabilities.
This seminal, much-cited account begins with a fairly elementary exposition of basic concepts and a discussion of factor groups and subgroups. The topics of Nielsen transformations, free and amalgamated products, and commutator calculus receive detailed treatment. The concluding chapter surveys word, conjugacy, and related problems; adjunction and embedding problems; and more. Second, revised 1976 edition.
Hundreds of solved examples, exercises, and applications help students gain a firm understanding of the most important topics in the theory and applications of complex variables. Topics include the complex plane, basic properties of analytic functions, analytic functions as mappings, analytic and harmonic functions in applications, and transform methods. Perfect for undergrads/grad students in science, mathematics, engineering. A three-semester course in calculus is sole prerequisite. 1990 ed. Appendices.
This book is directed to academics, educators, and government policy-makers who are concerned about addressing emerging cyber-bullying and anti-authority student expressions through the use of cell phone and Internet technologies. There is a current policy vacuum relating to the extent of educators' legal responsibilities to intervene when such expression takes place outside of school hours and school grounds on home computers and personal cell phones. Students, teachers, and school officials are often targets of such expression. The author analyzes government and school responses by reviewing positivist paradigms. Her review of a range of legal frameworks and judicial decisions from constitutional, human rights, child protection, and tort law perspectives redirects attention to legally substantive and pluralistic approaches that can help schools balance student free expression, supervision, safety, and learning.
There is a current policy vacuum relating to the extent of educators' legal responsibilities to intervene when cyber-bullying and anti-authority student expression takes place outside of school hours and school grounds on home computers and personal cell phones. Students, teachers, and school officials are often targets of such expression. The author recommends an approach grounded in legal pluralism to replace zero-tolerance responses that are minimally effective.
About the Author
Professor Shariff is an Associate Professor in the faculty of education at McGill University. Her publications include Censorship!...or...Selection?: Confronting a Curriculum of Orthodoxy through Pluralistic Models and Cyber-Bullying: Issues and Solutions for the School, the Classroom, and the Home.
Carried in wallets and displayed in homes, photographs are a common, but often an overlooked feature of modern life. And, with the advent of digital technology many believe that the so called 'wet chemistry' behind old fashioned photography is a thing of the past - but is it?
The Chemistry of Photography endeavours to unravel the mysteries of picture taking and reflects on the diversity and complexity of the science. It gives readers an insight into the chemistry needed to generate pictures, spanning all mediums including still and motion picture as well as digital imaging.
Beginning with the components of conventional photography such as films and papers, the book also looks at light capture and amplification, negative films, processing solutions, colour transparencies, the chemistry of colour and motion picture films. The book concludes with a discussion of digital technology and new innovations in photography.
This fascinating book will appeal to scientists and those with a general interest in both the new and the old science behind photography.
"The book examines each program, offers various solutions and case studies for each disposal problem, and provides additional sources of information for each program for further reading or consultation."- The Hazardous Waste Consultant.
This book discusses the current and potential treatment technologies involved in chemical weapons destruction, remediation of explosives contaminated soil and lagoons, and unexploded ordnance detection, clearance, and extraction.
Some of the more difficult environmental problems facing the Department of Defense (DOD) include (1) chemical weapons destruction, (2) explosive waste remediation, and (3) unexploded ordnance clearance and extraction. It is conceivable that $50 to $100 billion will be spent by DOD for these three programs, offering unusual opportunities for environmental engineering and related firms.
Military installations are similar to small cities in terms of population, industrial activities, and some types of contaminated sites. However, some cover an area larger than a small state. DOD has operated industrial facilities on its installations for several decades that have generated, stored, recycled, or disposed of hazardous wastes. Many of these activities have contaminated the nearby soil and groundwater. To study and clean up contaminated sites, DOD established the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) in 1975. In 1984, the IRP was made part of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program.
The Secretary of Defense delegated cleanup responsibility to the Army, Navy, the Air Force, and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Cleanup actions are usually accomplished under contract with private firms, which are monitored by the services. Most cleanup actions are funded through the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) and the Base Realignment and Closure Account. Congress established DERA in 1984 to fund the cleanup of inactive contaminated sites on DOD installations.
The technology to clean up the conventional hazardous wastes on DOD sites are the same as those utilized for industrial sites, and well-documented by this publisher.
However, there are three DOD programs that require the utilization of somewhat unusual or different technologies that have not been as well documented. These three programs are:
1. Chemical weapons destruction
2. Remediation of explosives contaminated soils and lagoons
3. Unexploded ordnance detection, clearance, and extraction
This book discusses the current and potential treatment technologies involved in these three programs.
About the Author
Robert Noyes is a chemical engineer (Northwestern University), and was involved in various aspects of the chemical industry, with later graduate work in nuclear engineering. Prior to founding Noyes Data Corporation/Noyes Publications, he was nuclear sales manager for Burns & Roe, Inc., and Curtiss-Wright International; responsible for marketing nuclear research reactors. He is the author of four previous books: Nuclear Waste Cleanup Technology and Opportunities; Handbook of Pollution Control Processes; Handbook of Leak, Spill and Accidental Release Prevention Techniques; Pollution Prevention Technology Handbook," and Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering."
The discovery of Bose Einstein condensation (BEC) in trapped ultracold atomic gases in 1995 has led to an explosion of theoretical and experimental research on the properties of Bose-condensed dilute gases. The first treatment of BEC at finite temperatures, this book presents a thorough account of the theory of two-component dynamics and nonequilibrium behaviour in superfluid Bose gases. It uses a simplified microscopic model to give a clear, explicit account of collective modes in both the collisionless and collision-dominated regions. Major topics such as kinetic equations, local equilibrium and two-fluid hydrodynamics are introduced at an elementary level. Explicit predictions are worked out and linked to experiments. Providing a platform for future experimental and theoretical studies on the finite temperature dynamics of trapped Bose gases, this book is ideal for researchers and graduate students in ultracold atom physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics and condensed matter physics.
The first treatment of Bose Einstein condensation at finite temperatures, this book presents a thorough account of the theory of two-component dynamics and nonequilibrium behaviour in superfluid Bose gases for researchers and graduate students in ultracold atom physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics, and condensed matter physics.
About the Author
Allan Griffin is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research has been on superfluid helium, superconductivity and the theory of ultracold matter and quantum gases. He is co-editor of Bose-Einstein Condensation, and the author of Excitations in a Bose-condensed Liquid (1996, 2005, both Cambridge University Press).
Tetsuro Nikuni is Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of Science, Japan. His research focuses on the theory of quantum antiferromagnets and the theory of Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases.
Eugene Zaremba is Professor of Physics at Queen's University, Canada. He has had a wide range of interests in theoretical condensed matter physics, including surface physics, density functional theory of electronic structure, dynamical excitations in solids and mesoscopic physics. His current interest is on the theory of ultracold matter.
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:37pm CEST by admin
How to Build an Online Forum in 9 Easy Steps
by RJ Licata
“Build an Online Forum in 9 Easy Steps”, is a complete walk-through on how to successfully install and promote an internet forum. Using a forum he made for his friends and him to stay in touch as an example, author RJ Licata takes you through the process in an easy to understand, step-by-step system. If you have a similar desire to hang out with your college buddies, or talk gossip with the ladies, but don’t seem to have the time anymore, this ebook is for you. In this ebook you’ll learn how to:
- Choose and register a domain name for your forum
- Create a hosting account to store your site on the web
- Install the free forum software on your hosting account
- Setup and modify the forum to meet your needs
- Use your forum to earn you money
- And more!
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
How to Build an Online Forum in 9 Easy Steps – 51 pages, 1.4Mb (PDF)
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:36pm CEST by admin
Maximize Your Business with IT: 10 Surefire Ways to Succeed with Technology
by Andrei Parabellum
Businesses of all types and sizes know that innovation is the key to smooth, efficient, and profitable operations. But understanding and evaluating all the available technologies on the market today – and deciding which ones are best for your company – can be an overwhelming task. With thousands of products and vendors to choose from, and dozens of new offerings being introduced every day, many businesses find themselves completely lost. After reading this book, you will have gained vital insight into available tools and technologies, as well as an understanding of how each one can add value to your organization. This information will enable you to put a successful technology plan into place, so you can improve the way you do business and increase your competitive edge.
Click on the link below to start downloading this free ebook:-
Maximize Your Business with IT 10 Surefire Ways to Succeed with Technology – 2.1Mb (PDF)
Posted: June 27th, 2009, 4:17pm CEST by admin
Cirrus Configuration Management V3
by Ryan Jett
Cirrus is a powerful solution for managing configurations of network devices such as routers, switches, VPN concentrators, wireless access points and firewalls on complex, multi-vendor networks. Cirrus Configuration Management Software v3 makes it easy for network administrators to perform bulk changes, updates to IOSs and automatic backups of their network device configurations.
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Cirrus Configuration Management V3 – 13.3Mb (PDF)
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 6:14pm CEST by admin
The Google Story – Free Book Summary
by getAbstract
Know in ten minutes what takes others hours to learn, and keep up with the latest trends in the industry. In this summary you will learn:
- Why Sergey Brin and Larry Page started Google.
- How they kept control of it despite pressure from their investors and financial backers.
- How the acrimony between Microsoft and Google originated.
- What Google plans for the future.
Click here to read the full description and get this free book summary.
Posted: May 10th, 2009, 6:01pm CEST by admin
Windows 7 Free Ebook Chapters
by WebTLK.com
With the upcoming release of Windows 7, Microsoft has decided to release a couple of free ebooks covering this latest operating system. WebTLK.com covered this release and has listed down a few freely downloadable chapters from some of the ebooks available at Microsoft. Some of the chapters include:-
- Windows 7 Inside Out
Chapter 21: Performing Routine Maintenance
- Windows 7 Resource Kit
Chapter 23: Support Users & Remote Assistance
Chapter 29: Deploying IPv6
- Windows 7 Step by Step
Chapter 1: Explore Windows 7
Chapter 2: Navigate Windows & Folders
Click on the link below to download these free chapters:-
Windows 7 Free Chapters (PDF & XPS)
Posted: April 25th, 2009, 4:29pm CEST by admin
Cheat Sheets – You Just Can’t Live Without Them
A cheat sheet or a quick reference sheet is simply a manual-looking document, design to provide you with an all-in-one “summary” of a certain tool, hardware or application. The most common cheat sheets within the computer world today would be keyboard shortcuts, interface descriptions, quick tutorials, snippets, etc. Just imagine a hundred page ebook compressed into a one page manual, and you’ll get a cheat sheet. There’s a huge list of items that you can cover within this topic and there’s no other better site covering this than Cheat-Sheets.org. Over 100 cheat sheets and growing, this is the place to go if you’re still just starting with a new piece of software, or just simply new to Windows.
Check this site out:-
Cheat-Sheets.org
We have listed down a couple of cheat sheets here ourselves at Getfreeebooks.com, and we’re pretty sure that Cheat-Sheets.org will have them, but if it’s not, here are some of them:-
- Gimp & Photoshop Cheat Sheets
- CSS Cheat Sheets
Posted: April 23rd, 2009, 6:10pm CEST by admin
Squidoo Basics – How To Market and Promote Your Sites Using Squidoo.com
by Jim DeSantis
http://jim-desantis.blogspot.com/
Jim has been having great success driving free traffic to his blogs by creating Squidoo lenses. What is Squidoo, you ask? It’s a simple way to post a snippet of an article or website that visitors to your lens (free web page) on Squidoo will click through to read more. It really works and it only takes a few minutes to set up a lens. The advantage of this platform is you can set up as many lenses as you like in as many niches as you like. There is no known limit. This free ebook will teach you how to get started and how to make the most of this high traffic platform.
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Squidoo Basics – How To Market and Promote Your Sites Using Squidoo.com (PDF)
Posted: April 11th, 2009, 1:22pm CEST by admin
Don’t think Photoshop needs any form of introduction. Most of us knows and heard of it even though some of us never actually used it before. GIMP in the other hand, also needs no introduction and best known as the so called hottest emerging alternative Photoshop open source software. If you have no idea what open source means, it simple says that GIMP is free. I won’t be going into the context of debating the pros and cons for each software, but to jump straight into the available reading resources available for these 2 great softwares.
Get started by clicking on the link below:-
GIMP
GIMP Official Resources:-
- Official Site
- Features
- Downloads
- Documentations
- Plugins
- Tutorials
Grokking the GIMP
by Carey Bunks
The first part of this book focuses on mastering core tools: layers, selections, masks, and colorspaces. The second part builds on the first by presenting an in-depth treatment of touchup, enhancement, compositing, rendering, and image creation for the web. If you want to know more on the content of this ebook, click here.
Get this free ebook:-
Grokking the GIMP (HTML)
Introductory Ebooks
- Open source’s answer to Photoshop (PDF)
- Touring The GIMP: The GNU Image Manipulation Program (PDF)
- Introduction to GIMP (PDF)
- Another Introduction to GIMP (DocStoc)
- Thirty Second Guide to GIMP (DocStoc)
Quick References & Cheat Sheets
- Official GIMP Quick Reference Sheet (PDF)
- The GIMP Cheat Sheet (PDF)
- GIMP Quick Reference Card v1.0 (PDF)
Tips & Tutorials (PDF)
- GIMP Demonstration and Tutorial
- Digital Darkroom with the GIMP
- The Gimp 2.0 By Aaron Russell 2004 (Tutorial for an older version of Gimp 2.0)
- GIMP Paint Shop
- Image editing with GIMP
- Mastering Gimpfilters
- Color Imaging in GIMP
- GIMP for Photo Editing
- Masking in GIMP
- 3D Design With The GIMP (Scribd)
- GIMP Shadows & Reflections (Scribd)
PHOTOSHOP
We’ll start off the free ebook section of Photoshop by a number of collection from various sources. Check them out…
- Specky Boy’s list of 11 free Photoshop ebooks
- 3 Free EBooks from TutorialHell.com
- The Essentials of Drawing in Photoshop
- The Essentials of Design in Photoshop
- The Essentials of Web Layouts in Photoshop
- Photoshop for photographers and artists and all types of users (Spanish)
Tips & Tricks
- Adobe Photoshop CS Tricks & Tips (Wepapers)
- Computer Arts Photoshop Tips (Wepapers)
- Advanced Photoshop Techniques (Scribd)
- Worth 1000 Photoshop Tricks (Scribd)
- Adobe Photoshop Tips (DocStoc)
Cheat Sheets & Keyboard Shortcuts (PDF)
- Adobe Photoshop 5, 6, 7, CS, CS2, CS3 & CS4 (PC & MAC) Keyboard Shortcuts
All in one resource site from Trevor Morris. Check out the site for all versions of Photoshop keyboard shortcuts.
- Photoshop CS2 for Windows Shortcuts
- Photoshop CS3 for MAC Quick Reference
- Photoshop Cheat Sheet
- Photoshop Lasso Tool Cheat Sheet
- Photoshop Brush Tool Cheat Sheet
- Photoshop CS3 Keyboard Shortcuts
- Photoshop CS4 for MAC Keyboard Shortcuts
- Photoshop CS3 for MAC Keyboard Shortcuts
- Adobe Photoshop Cheat Sheet
- Adobe Photoshop Elements Cheat Sheet
- Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts
- Photoshop Shortcut Key
- Photoshop Cheat Sheet
Tutorials (Scribd & Wepapers)
- 100 Sites Where You Can Get Photoshop Tutorials
- Photoshop CS2 Tools Tutorial (PDF)
- Photoshop Basics
- Photoshop for Beginners
- 6 Totally Essential Photoshop Skills Even Your Mom Should Know
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 Tools & Basics
- Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide
- Photoshop Transparency Tricks
- Tutorial – Polished Text
- Tutorial – Blending 2 Images
- Tutorial – Levels Adjustments & Backscatter Retouching
- Tutorial – Color Correction & Retouching
- Photoshop Transparency
- Photoshop Selection Techniques
- Photoshop Mirror Effect
- Working In Layers – The Essence of Photoshop
- Tutorial – 3D Ball
- Photoshop Halftone Dots
- Tutorial – Converting Black & White to Color
- Tutorial – Creating a Sketch Out of A Photograph
- Tutorial – Painting Realistic Hair
- Creating Titles in Photoshop CS3 for use in Avid
- Creating A Border Background With Photoshop
- Color Managed Proofing and Printing with Photoshop CS3
- Tutorial – How to Put Stockings on a Person
- Tutorial – How to Create Brush From Any Full Image
- Photoshop CS2 Tutorial
- Top 5 Photoshop Tutorials
- Tutorial – Revive Old Pictures
- Fun With Gradients in Photoshop 6.0
- Creating Patterns in Photoshop CS2
- Build a website using Photoshop and Freeway Pro
- How to Make A Vector Using A Picture
- The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book
- Water Droplet Effect for Photoshop CS4
- Tutorial – Removing Blemishes
- How to Download Brushes for Photoshop
- Tutorial: Creating A Lightning Effect In Photoshop
- Photoshop Manual (Spanish)
- Photoshop Tutorials (Indonesian)
- 30 Photoshop Techniques (Thai)
Creating Ebook 3d Covers Using Photoshop Action Scripts
3 great free Photoshop Action Scripts for you to create great looking 3d covers for your ebook. Posted here previously, covering 4 other similar tools. Check it out by clicking here.
Posted: April 8th, 2009, 9:05pm CEST by admin
The Linux Starter Pack
by TuxRadar.com
Here’s your complete guide to using Linux, taking you from beginner level to an intermediate user with ease. This ebook will show you how to install Linux, navigate around the desktop, use common software, add more programs and fix any problems you may encounter. It’s based around a slightly older version of Ubuntu Linux so there may be some minor differences with newer releases, but you can always download the latest version from www.ubuntu.com or get a CD sent by post at shipit.ubuntu.com.
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
The Linux Starter Pack (PDF) 11.5MB
The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read
by Scott Morris
After several months of writing and revising, Scott has made available the “Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read”. It is a 160-page book geared towards people who are competent with using Windows, who have never attempted to use Linux but are interested in giving it a try. This ebook seems to be around for quite some time, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of you have already went through this copy. For a more thorough review of this ebook, click here, or click on the link below to grab it.
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read (PDF) 5.66MB
SUSE Linux Administration Guide
Too many authors to be listed here
The SUSE LINUX Administration Guide provides background information about the way your SUSE LINUX operates. This book introduces Linux system administration basics such as file systems, kernels, boot processes, an Apache web server, and secure authentication.
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
SUSE Linux Administration Guide (HTML)
Ubuntu: Pocket Guide and Reference
A concise companion for day-to-day Ubuntu use
by Keir Thomas
A comprehensive, 170 page ebook which will get you started with Ubuntu. I believe a lot of computer users have intentions of getting a Linux system up just to test and experience the power behind this free operating system. There are various types of Linux, but so far, and at least for me, Ubuntu seems the most popular so far. I’m no means an experienced user of Ubuntu, so I can’t really speak on why it’s popular, but I think the simplicity, compatibility and user friendliness should do the trick. Some of the chapters in this ebook include:-
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Installing Ubuntu
- Chapter Two: Configuring Ubuntu
- Chapter Three: Getting to grips with the desktop
- Chapter Four: Users and the filesystem
- Chapter Five: Hands-on at the command-line
- Chapter Six: Software management
- Chapter Seven: Securing the system
Click on the link below to download this free ebook:-
Ubuntu: Pocket Guide and Reference (PDF) 2MB
If these 4 ebooks are not enough, jump over to Linux-Books.us for more free Linux goodies. If this is still not enough, 25+ Sites to Download Your Free Linux Ebooks should do the trick.
Posted: March 31st, 2009, 7:06pm CEST by admin
3 great free ebooks for grabs…
- The Big Book of Itunes
50+ pages of great iTunes tips along with illustrative screenshots, written by their very own Mac writer Jackson Chung.
- The Idiot’s Ultimate Guide To Building Your Own Computer
MakeUseOf has teamed up with their very own Karl Gechlik at Ask The Admin to bring you nearly 50 pages full of screenshots, links to video demos and easy how-to instructions for every step involved.
- The Laptop Buying Guide For 2009
A quick 20 page guide with an abundance of screenshots and links to video reviews. This guide is intended to help buyers make an informed choice regardless of previous computer knowledge.
Click on the link below to download each of this free ebook:-
- The Big Book of Itunes (PDF)
- The Idiot’s Ultimate Guide To Building Your Own Computer (PDF)
- The Laptop Buying Guide For 2009 (need to subscribe to their newsletter before downloading), or just read the HTML version without subscribing here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- For more downloads from MakeUseOf, click here.
Posted: March 31st, 2009, 6:31pm CEST by admin
NerdDinner ASP.NET MVC Tutorial
by Scott Hanselman
This free tutorial / chapter-ebook is the first chapter from the ebook ASP.NET MVC 1.0, written by Scott Hanselman. This first chapter is a 185 page end-to-end tutorial that walks-through building a small, but complete, ASP.NET MVC application from scratch. This 14MB PDF file is available for download totally free and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives license which means you can share, distribute, print, or hand it out to anyone.
The application the tutorial builds is called “NerdDinner”. It provides an easy way for people to organize, host and search for new topic-based dinners online. For more information click on the link below to read the full description of this free chapter, get the PDF ebook and the full source code for this project.
Start programming with the link below:-
NerdDinner ASP.NET MVC Tutorial (PDF)
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 8:01pm CET by admin
Free CSS ebooks are definitely hard to come by these days, but there are still a few out there lying around for grabs. If you know any other free CSS ebooks missing in this post, do leave your comments. Majority of the ebooks listed below are from Scribd or Wepapers.
- Introduction to CSS
- Basic CSS – Needs to enter password to download, just click on the site’s feed and you’ll get the password right away.
- 70 Expert Ideas for Better CSS
- 19 Core CSS Part 1
- 25 Core CSS Part 2
- 34 Core CSS Part 3
- CSS Guide for Office Live Websites
- Five Common CSS Hangups in Dreamweaver
- Core Web Programming CSS
- 26 page ebook sample on CSS Layouts (FriendsofEd)
Various CSS Cheat Sheets
- CSS Cheat Sheet
- Blueprint CSS Framework version 08
- Yui CSS Cheat Sheet
- CSS Cheat Sheet v2
- CSS Conditional Cheat Sheet
- CSS Help Sheet
- Cheat Sheet CSS Shorthand Codes
- CSS Quick Cheat Sheet
- Outlook 2008 HTML CSS Cheat Sheet
- CSS Cheat Sheet
- Tableless CSS (Spanish)
Other CSS Resources
- Hongkiat’s 20 Useful CSS Tips for Beginners
- Maxdesign
- Tizag
- w3schools
- w3schools CSS reference
- Code-magazine
- Webreference
- Anaturb
- HTMLHelp
- W3.org
- WestCiv
- NCDesign
If you guys were aware of Sitepoint’s free giveaway of “The Art & Science of CSS” quite sometime back and managed to grab hold of it within the 14 day offer period – I think you’re in for some good read. I won’t be posting it here as the 14 day offer period has ended and is no longer available for download from Sitepoint’s site. To those who did miss it, try to Google for it – I’m sure you can find it somewhere 
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 6:14pm CET by admin
What Is Social Media Marketing? (7 Pages)
This eBook serves as a brief overview as to what Social Media Marketing is all about by looking at the various styles of online communication and a couple of case studies.
Getting Started with Social Media (11 Pages)
This eBook is written as a guide or checklist to get yourself or your small business started with social media. This is your starting point. Also included is a handy chart you can print and use to fill in your various social media profile information to have on file.
Click on the link below to download both of these ebooks:-
2 Free Ebooks on Social Media (PDF)
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 5:47pm CET by admin
Free IT and Business Resources
by Internet.com
Devx.com under Internet.com has a great section outlining free downloadable ebooks, whitepapers & reports under various topics from the IT category. All of the ebooks are in PDF format and requires registration. Some of the ebooks even require you to fill out a quick and simple survey before downloading. Just follow the on-screen instructions accordingly and check / uncheck any items whichever you see fit. The topics include:-
- IT Management
- Security
- Storage
- Networking
- Developer
- Architect
- ISP
- Personal Technology
- Project Management
Click on the link below to start downloading these free ebooks:-
Free IT and Business Resources (PDF)
Internet (18 unread)
Info-Hut
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