By explaining computer security and outlining methods to test computer systems for possible weaknesses, this guide to system security provides the tools necessary for approaching computers with the skill and understanding of an outside hacker. A useful tool for those involved in securing networks from outside tampering, this guide to CEH 312-50 certification provides a vendor-neutral perspective for security officers, auditors, security professionals, site admistrators, and others concerned with the integrity of network infrastructures. Complete coverage of footprinting, trojans and backdoors, sniffers, viruses and worms, and hacking Novell and Linux exposes common vulnerabilities and reveals the tools and methods used by security professionals when implementing countermeasures.

If you are reading this courseware, it is quite possible that you realize the importance of information systems security. However, we would like to put forth our motive behind compiling a resource such as this one, and what you can gain from this course.

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Are you building Visual Basic .NET applications that interact with a database? If so, this book is an essential guide to understanding how to program and use databases for real world applications. It covers a vast array of topics, useful for both beginners and experts. Don't let this book leave your side.

This book goes beyond telling you "how" to program using Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, but explains the "why" behind the code, The authors provide real-world examples, such as a shopping cart system, that you can use as a foundation for your own systems. By understanding why you should design applications in a certain way, you can design more efficient and scalable systems. Throughout the book, Asli and Evangelos point out tips and tricks for your application design to improve performance, reusability and scalability.

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With VB,Windows application development was no longer restricted to a privileged few. Anybody with moderate programming capabilities was able to develop a Windows application by dragging and dropping controls onto a form. In contrast to the more prevalent C and C++ programmers who wrote obscure code,VB programmers concentrated on writing applications that were meant to be prototypes. It is perhaps this ease of use and simplicity of language that gave VB the name of “toy” language. This is not the case anymore.

VB has come a long way. Since version 1.0, it has evolved from a toy language to a full-fledged Object-Oriented programming language. Today, with VB you are able to do almost everything possible with other programming languages. VB is finally a true-blue Object-Oriented language.

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A fun-to-read guide that shows would-be disc jockeys how to mix and scratch their way to nightclub fame From hip-hop and house music to trance and techno, DJs are stars-the people who match beats, create sonic textures and effects, and keep the crowds dancing. This fun and easy guide gives novice DJs the know-how they need to start mixing, create a personal style, put together mix tapes, and land gigs at parties and clubs. It covers basic and better-than-basic equipment (from turntables and headphones to amplifiers and mixers), mixing techniques for vinyl and CDs, the art of matching musical keys and tempos, and special effects like scratching. John Steventon (London, UK) is a semi-professional DJ who runs the DJing Web site Recess.co.uk, one of the leading online resources for learning how to DJ.

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MySpace is the place to connect with friends online and this book helps you make the most of it. Here's how to customize your profile so it stands out in a crowd, create or join groups, send event invites, share photos, steer clear of bad guys, and even show off your talents or get your band discovered!

Discover how to

• Set up your account and profile
• Add photos and music
• Use MySpace safety tools
• Find friends and keep in touch
• Market your talent
• Personalize your profile

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You've never taken a class in photography—and perhaps have never even taken a picture before. But you have a digital camera now—perhaps it was a gift, perhaps you purchased it yourself—and you want to use it properly. You may want to take photos of family and friends, probably vacation shots, maybe even some special "artsy" photos. Maybe you know your way around a camera, and perhaps you're only comfortable with the Auto mode. You might be intimately familiar with your camera's user guide, or you might have found that slim booklet either daunting or completely lacking. (Various camera manufacturers pay differing amounts of attention to their documentation.) This book is for you.

This book is not for professional studio photographers, fine-art photographers, or experienced commercial artists. It's for people who haven't been working in the field, who don't (yet?) get paid for their photos.

I suspect that this book will be given as a gift as often as it's purchased for personal use. It's great for folks just starting out with digital cameras—and perhaps should be wrapped up with the camera when given to a beginner.

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Cultural Politics in the Third World examines the subtle and multi-faceted relationship between culture and politics in developing countries. The book cautions against both politically reductionist examinations of Culture as well as culturally reductionist examinations of politics. By placing culture within its proper political perspective, it demonstrates that civilizations are not clashing, nor are they about to in the foreseeable future. With its contextualization of culture this book will be of interest to both academics and students studying political science, sociology and developmental studies.

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JavaServer Faces (JSF) is quickly emerging as the leading solution for rapid user interface development in Java-based server-side applications. Now, Core JavaServer™ Faces–the #1 guide to JSF–has been thoroughly updated in this second edition, covering the latest feature enhancements, the powerful Ajax development techniques, and open source innovations that make JSF even more valuable.

Authors David Geary and Cay Horstmann delve into all facets of JSF 1.2 development, offering systematic best practices for building robust applications, minimizing handcoding, and maximizing productivity. Drawing on unsurpassed insider knowledge of the Java platform, they present solutions, hints, tips, and “how-tos” for writing superior JSF 1.2 production code, even if you’re new to JSF, JavaServer Pages™, or servlets.

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