FROM CIRCUIT FAINT HEART TO CIRCUIT LION HEART IN 57 EASY AND FUN LESSONS

Featuring everything an electronics hobbyist could want to learn about circuits and circuit design, Dave Cutcher's Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius makes it fun to achieve genuine mastery, one simple lesson at a time. What's more, when you're done, you'll have 5 complete projects to show for your efforts!

5 FUN AND INSTRUCTIVE PROJECTS
Cutcher's 57 lessons build on each other and add up to projects you'll be proud to display, play with, and put to practical use. You don't need to know anything about electronics to begin building:

• A night light that turns itself on as darkness falls, and off at dawn's first light
• A professional-quality burglar alarm
• A toy that thinks for itself with logic gates
• An application that counts -- built on your own design
• A two-way intercom using transistors and op amps

BUILD HANDS-ON EXPERTISE
Designed to teach through doing, Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius provides hours of rewarding fun. That's not all. This book gives you valuable experience in circuit construction and design. You learn to test, modify, and observe results -- skills you can put to work in all the exciting circuit-building projects in your future.

Dave Cutcher makes it easy for you to master electronic circuits. Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius gives you:

• Illustrated instructions and plans for amazing pretested projects advanced enough for sophisticated electronics enthusiasts but described in sufficient detail to be built easily by newcomers
• Frustration-free plans -- needed parts are listed, along with sources
• Full instructions on using a digital multimeter and turning your computer into an oscilloscope
• Templates for CAD work and a link to a great public domain CAD program
• Online access to an inexpensive kit (around $50) containing all the materials you need to build these projects (you can, of course, buy parts individually, wherever you choose)

GO TO: www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/authors/cutcher for:

• Animations
• Answers to worksheet problems
• Links to other resources
• .WAV files to be used as frequency generators
• Freeware so you can apply your PC as an oscilloscope

Complete kit (including a printed circuit board), tailored to the book and its projects, is available from ABRA Electronics, Inc. for $55. See coupon inside for details.

DEVELOP POWERFUL CIRCUIT SKILLS THE FUN WAY!

About the Author

Dave Cutcher teaches electronics, technology, and industrial arts in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. An enthusiastic electronics hobbyist and member of the Vancouver Robotics Club and the Seattle Robotics Society, he shared the plans in this book with fellow teachers. They urged him to write this book.

The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture provides a one-semester introduction to computer organization and architecture. Created in direct correlation to the ACM-IEEE Computing Curricula 2001 guidelines, this text exposes the inner working of a modern digital computer through an integrated presentation of fundamental concepts and principles. With real-life examples and a focus on practical application, this text encourages its readers to develop a “big picture” understanding of how the essential organization and architecture concepts are applied in the world of computing.

Distinctive Features

• The authors write from a computer science perspective, without machine-specific terminology, motivating topics before covering them.
• I/O and data compression are comprehensively covered, and cache memories and paging are introduced in a clear, straightforward presentation.
• The text includes an overview of various architectures, including RISC, superscalar machines, instruction-level parallelism, neural networks, and distributed architectures.
• Learning Resources including the MARIE architecture, a memory tutorial and simulator, tutorial software and more are provided on the book’s web site.

Covers the ACM-IEEE Computing Curricula 2001 topics for Organization & Architecture:

• AR1. Digital logic and digital systems
• AR2. Machine-level representation of data
• AR3. Assembly-level machine organization
• AR4. Memory system organization and architecture
• AR5. Interfacing and communication
• AR6. Functional organization
• AR7. Multiprocessing and alternative architectures
• AR8. Performance enhancements
• AR9. Architecture for networks and distributed systems

This book provides a complete guide to the SSL VPN technology and discusses its implementation on Cisco SSL VPN–capable devices. Design guidance is provided to assist you in implementing SSL VPNs in an existing network infrastructure. This includes examining existing hardware and software to determine whether they are SSL VPN capable, providing design recommendations, and guiding you on setting up the Cisco SSL VPN devices.

Toward the end of Chapters 5 and 6, common deployment scenarios are covered to assist you in deploying an SSL VPN in your network.

This book serves as a guide for network professionals who want to implement the Cisco SSL VPN remote access solution in their network to allow users to access the corporate resources easily and safely. The book systematically walks you through the product or solution architecture, installation, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting the SSL VPN solution. Any network professional should be able to use this book as a guide to successfully deploy SSL VPN remote access solutions in their network. Requirements include a basic knowledge of TCP/IP and networking, familiarity with Cisco routers/firewalls and their command-line interface (CLI), and a general understanding of the overall SSL VPN solution.

You're no idiot, of course. You've heard that oysters are a great aphrodisiac, know that everybody looks better in candlelight, and can wink without making it look like something got caught in your eye. But when it comes to putting these talents together and seducing the one you want, you feel like cupid without a bow and arrow. Don't hang up your wings just yet! The complete Idiot's Guide to the Art of Seduction is here to teach you the tricks of the trade. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. With a complete rundown of ancient Egyptian history and culture alongside insights in to the everyday lives of the Egyptians, you’ll discover how they kept themselves entertained, the gory details of mummification, the amazing creation of the pyramids, the deciphering of hieroglyphs and much more.

Includes information on key archaeological discoveries

Unravel over 3,000 years of fascinating history

This lively guide walks you through the world of the ancient Egyptians and reveals intriguing insights into their history and culture along the way. Inside you'll find stories of kings and their harems, epic buildings, incredible art, fascinating funerary rites, and mysterious mummies – all helping you to make a connection with this ancient civilisation and the colourful individuals who created it. It's a journey you won't forget!

• Egyptian funerary rites and mummification

• How to decipher hieroglyphs

• The history behind the monuments and the personalities who built them

• Important religious and cultural beliefs

• Key Egyptologists and archaeological discoveries

About the Author

Charlotte Booth, MA, is an Egyptologist, lecturer, and founder of the Essex Egyptology Group.

Quickly learn to write macros, automate tasks, and create custom applications for Office 2007 with Microsoft’s Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) using the in-depth instructions in Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2007. Jump right into the basics of recording and running macros with Office’s built-in Macro Recorder, before you move quickly to the essentials of VBA syntax, using loops and functions, building effective code, and programming in Microsoft applications. Find page after page of easy-to-follow and fully up-to-date practical examples from Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access.

Get more done in less time by automating Office tasks

Even if you're not a programmer, you can quickly learn to write macros, automate tasks, and create custom applications for Office 2007 with Microsoft'sVisual Basic® for Applications (VBA) and the in-depth instruction in this comprehensive guide.

You'll jump right into the basics of recording and running macros with Office's built-in Macro Recorder, before quickly moving to the essentials of VBA syntax, using loops and functions, building effective code, and programming applications in Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, Outlook®, and Access®. You'll find pages of real-world examples as well as easy-to-follow techniques for topics such as accessing one application from another, programming the Ribbon, and much more.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding the essentials of VBA syntax

• Using the Macro Recorder in Word and Excel

• Creating code from scratch with the Visual Basic Editor

• Finding the objects, methods, and properties you need

• Using loops to repeat actions in your code and adding If statements for flexibility

• Adding more choices with message, input, and dynamic dialog boxes

• Modifying the Ribbon with XML code and callbacks

• Building, debugging, and securing your code

• Use VBA to Customize Your Office 2007 Applications

• Transform Complex Operations into a Single Keystroke

• Work with XML-based Files, the Ribbon, and ActiveX

• Add Embedded Macros and Add-ins to Improve Productivity

• Reinforce Your Skills with Real-World

• Examples

About the Author

Richard Mansfield is the author of more than 40 computer books, including CSS Web Design For Dummies (Wiley), Office 2003 Application Development All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (Wiley), Visual Basic .NET Power Tools (Sybex), and others. He is the former editor of COMPUTE! magazine and has written hundreds of magazine articles and two long-running columns.

Authoritative Answers to All Your Linux Security Questions—Specifically for Linux Administrators

This is the most complete, most advanced guide to Linux security you’ll find anywhere. Written by a Linux security expert with over a decade of experience, Linux Security teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to keep your Linux environment safe from threats of all kinds. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail -- so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:

• Understanding information and system security procedures
• Developing a corporate security policy
• Designing and deploying an effective system and network monitoring strategy
• Managing the network services offered by Linux servers
• Understanding Sendmail security, including authentication and privacy
• Providing application-level mail security using PGP
• Designing and deploying an Apache HTTP server, including SSL extensions
• Securing your Samba server
• Building a network layer firewall using IPtables and Linux kernel v.2.4
• Using the NEC SOCKS5 transport layer firewall
• Deploying the TIS firewall toolkit
• Offering secure remote connectivity with IPsec and PPTP VPNs
• Adding strong user authentication to Linux servers using Kerberos
• Understanding the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

About the Author

Ramón J. Hontañón has worked for more than a decade in the UNIX, TCP/IP internetworking, and information security fields, serving as UNIX application developer, UNIX systems administrator, information security consultant, and most recently senior manager of security product engineering at UUNET Technologies. He has extensive experience conducting security audits for government agencies and financial institutions and designing UNIX-based security solutions aimed at both internal and customer security.

The loss of sensitive data continues to be a signifi cant concern for both organizations as well as individuals whose information may be at risk of a breach. Organizations that experience a data breach can suffer reputational damage, loss of customer and constituent confi dence, legal and regulatory scrutiny, and the direct costs of managing an incident and complying with the legal requirements to notify customers that their private information has been breached.

If a data breach involves internal business information, the competitive damage to the organization can be severe. In the case of leakage of private customer information, this damage will be compounded by eroded customer trust and brand equity.

Data breaches represent a major category of organizational failures in the eyes of many individuals. Customers, constituents, and employees demand to have their personal information well protected and, in the event that sensitive data may have been exposed, require that they be notifi ed of such incidents. As a result, lawmakers and regulators have responded by passing laws to help identity theft victims and to require organizations to protect the security and confi dentiality of their customers’ and employees’ personal information.

Both organizations and individuals are acutely aware of the risk from the loss of sensitive information. One of the most nefarious consequences of a data breach is identity theft, a rapidly growing crime with devastating consequences to its victims. It still poses a major risk to the public as well as to the organization that mishandles private information with which it has been entrusted.

Since the consequences of identity theft are severe, a real concern arises even if only a small percentage of parties whose information was breached end up becoming victims. Moreover, any notifi cation of a data breach, even if it does not result in identity theft, will infl uence consumers’ behavior and confi dence and may lead to the termination of their relationship with the organization that mishandled their private and confi dential information. The consequence may be damage to an organization’s reputation as well as the opportunity cost of lost business. This loss of confi dence can also arise within the organization itself, since the loss of confi dence in the security of a particular system or data store can render it hesitant or unwilling to engage in new initiatives or ventures.

In information technology, unlike many other fields, the need to support the unique perspective of technologically advanced students and deliver technology-rich content presents unique challenges. Todays IT students need the ability to interact with their instructor in near-real time, interact with their peers and project team members, and access and manipulate technology tools in the pursuit of their educational objectives. The Handbook of Distance Learning for Real-Time and Asynchronous Information Technology Education delves deep into the construct of real-time, asynchronous education through information technology, pooling experiences from seasoned researchers and educators to detail their past successes and failures, discussing their techniques, hardships, and triumphs in the search for innovative and effective distance learning education for IT programs. This Premier Reference Source answers the increasing demand for a fundamental, decisive source on this cutting-edge issue facing all institutions, covering topics such as asynchronous communication, real-time instruction, multimedia content, content delivery, and distance education technologies.

About the Author

Solomon Negash specializes in e-Learning, business intelligence, and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for developing economies. He is the 2007 Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award recipient from his university and the 2005 recipient of the distinguished eLearning award from his department. His work is published in Information & Management, Communication of the ACM, Psychology and Marketing, Communication of AIS, International Journal in ICT Education, and at conference proceedings in the US, Canada, Spain, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Malaysia. Prof. Negash is the program coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems (BSIS) program at Kennesaw State University. With an engineering, management, and information systems background, his over 20 years of industry experience include consulting, entrepreneurship, management, and systems analysis. His teaching area includes system analysis and design, project management, information systems policy, and information technology management.

Mike Whitman is a professor of information systems at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, where he is also the director of the KSU Center for Information Security Education and the coordinator of the Bachelor of science in information security and assurance program,which is the first program of its kind in the Southeast. Dr. Whitman is an active researcher and author in information security policy and curriculum development, ethical computing, and information systems research methods. He currently teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in information security,local area networks, and data communications. Dr. Whitman has five information security textbooks currently in print and has published articles in Information Systems Research, Communications of the ACM, the Journal of International Business Studies, Information and Management, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Whitman earned his PhD and MBA at Auburn University, Al, and has taught previously for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Auburn University.

Amy Woszczynski is MSIS director and an associate professor of information systems at Kennesaw State University. She completed a bachelors in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech, an MBA from Kennesaw State University, and a PhD in industrial management from Clemson University. Dr. Woszczynskis current research interests include diversity in IT and distance learning pedagogy and curriculum initiatives. She has published papers on these and other topics in Journal of Information Systems Education, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, and Industrial Management & Data Systems. She also coedited The Handbook of Information Systems Research.

Herbert J. Mattord, MBA, CISM, CISSP recently completed 24 years of IT industry experience as an application developer, database administrator, project manager, and information security practitioner before joining faculty as a full time tenure-track instructor. During his career as an IT practitioner, he has been an adjunct professor at a number of universities throughout the south for over 20 years. He currently teaches courses in Information Security, Data Communications, Local Area Networks, Database Technology, Project Management, and Systems Analysis & Design. He is the co-author of Principles of Information Security, Management of Information Security, Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery, Readings and Cases in the Management of Information Security, and The Hands-On Information Security Lab Manual. He was formerly the Manager of Corporate Information Technology Security at Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

…a reference book of particular value to the power generation, petrochemical and other major industries.
— Metal Bulletin Monthly

Creep-resistant steels must be reliable over very long periods of time at high temperatures and in severe environments. Understanding and improving long-term creep strength is essential for safe operation of plant and equipment. This book provides an authoritative summary of key research in this important area. The first part of the book describes the specifications and manufacture of creep-resistant steels. Part two covers the behaviour of creep-resistant steels and methods for strengthening them. The final group of chapters analyses applications in such areas as turbines and nuclear reactors. Creep-resistant steels will be a valuable reference for the power generation, petrochemical and other industries which use high strength steels at elevated temperatures.