Oracle DBA
Pocket Guide -- This handy reference is designed
to help administrators make more effective use of their time by
presenting a compact summary of DBA tasks in an easy-to-use form. With
this book by your side, you'll have instant access to the most
important concepts, best practices, tips, and checklists. Key topics
include architecture, installation, configuration, tuning, and
backup/recovery.
Start Your Engines: Developing Driving and Racing Games (Paraglyph) -- This book will teach you all of the secrets and programming techniques of developing one of the most popular style of games. It features the physics, AI, and 3D techniques of driving--from road conditions to collisions--presented in a unique step-by-step format. The book is based on a customizable construction-kit approach and is the first hands-on programming guide that shows you how to build and customize these popular games.
Windows XP Cookbook -- Useful to anyone that has to use, deploy, administer, or automate Windows XP, this handy reference guide provides practical solutions for the most common Windows XP tasks. The over 300 step-by-step recipes enable you to install, manage, and support your operating system with ease. Each recipe even includes a discussion that explains how and why it works. This book also covers Microsoft's XP Service Pack 2. Sample Chapter 6, "System Properties, Startup, and Shutdown" (PDF), is available free online.
Digital Identity -- This fascinating book shows how an enterprise-wide "identity management architecture" (IMA) can provide security while ensuring that interactions with customers, employees, partners, and suppliers are richer and more flexible. Through a detailed, real-world view of the concepts, issues, and technologies behind IMA, this book shows CIOs, other IT professionals, product managers, and programmers how security planning can support business goals and opportunities rather than holding them at bay. Sample Chapter 13, An Architecture for Digital Identity (PDF), is available free online.
Agile Web
Development with Rails (Pragmatic) -- This
book shows you how easy it is to install Rails using your web server of
choice. In the extended tutorial sections, you'll create a complete
online store application to see how a full Rails application is
developed. Further, you'll learn how to exploit the Rails service
frameworks to send emails, implement web services, and create dynamic,
user-centric web pages. There are also extensive chapters on testing,
deployment, and scaling.
PC Pest Control -- This comprehensive guide helps you
guard against internet pests like adware, spyware, homepage hijackers,
Trojans, spam, phishing, and more. Written in a friendly and engaging
manner, it describes each problem and its symptoms, rates the danger
level, and then shows you how to solve the problem step by step,
allowing you to surf the web with a whole new level of confidence.
Computer
Privacy Annoyances -- Written by privacy pro Dan
Tynan, and based on interviews with privacy experts from all over the
globe, this book serves up real-world advice in bite-sized portions
that will help you stop snoops in their tracks. You'll learn how to
keep private information private, stop nosy bosses, get off that
incredibly annoying mailing list, and more. It's your complete guide to
a safer, saner, and more private life. Sample Chapter 2, Privacy at Home (PDF), is
available free online.
Linux in a
Nutshell, 5th Edition -- Considered by many to be
the most complete and authoritative command reference for Linux
available, this book covers all substantial user, programming,
administration, and networking commands for the most common Linux
distributions and has been updated to cover all new features.
Everything that system administrators, developers, and power users need
to know about Linux is referenced here. Sample Chapter 4, Boot Methods (PDF), is available
free online.
Degunking Your
Mac, Tiger Edition (Paraglyph) -- This
Tiger edition shows all Mac users the tried-and-true techniques they
need to to run Tiger at peak performance. It explains how to get the
most from the new Tiger features, including Spotlight, Dashboard,
Safari RSS, iChat AV, OS X Tiger Mail, and many others. Mac users will
love this book because it will help them get organized, optimize their
workspace, solve clutter problems, and keep their Macs running
smoothly.
Open Source
for the Enterprise -- The authors of this
important book have each used open source software for some 15 years at
IT departments large and small, and they have collected the wisdom of a
host of experts from IT departments, open source communities, and
software companies. This book provides a top to bottom view not only of
the technology available, but of the skills required to manage it and
the organizational issues that must be addressed.
