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Maximize Google Maps
Google Maps Hacks --
This cutting-edge book reveals dozens of tricks for combining the capabilities of Google Maps with your own data so you can create interactive maps for countless personal and commercial applications.
The authors begin with a complete introduction to the "standard" features of Google Maps and follow with 60 fascinating mapping projects that demonstrate ways other developers have added their own features.
Sys Admins: Simplify Your Life
Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two --
Whether you handle a small or large network, this handy reference offers 100 completely new server management tips and techniques designed to improve your productivity and sharpen your administrative skills. Each hack represents a clever way to accomplish a specific task, saving you countless hours of searching for the right answer. No more sifting through man pages, how-to websites, or source code comments--the only resource you need is right here.
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Five Years of Emerging Technology -- Five years into the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, we've blogged, ripped, remixed, tracked back, and tagged the ideas, projects, and technologies that alpha geeks are working on right now. The people and ideas at ETech don't just broaden your horizons, they help you peer over the edge to see what's coming. Featured ETech speakers this year include Ray Ozzie, Bruce Sterling, Jon Udell, Linda Stone, and Kevin Lynch, among many others. Join us March 6-9, 2006 in San Diego, California, and be sure to register before January 16th and save $300.
Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 1 -- Interviewing for podcasts is as easy as putting a microphone in a room and asking a few questionsÑ-as long as you're satisfied with your listeners turning you off after a minute or two. If you want your listeners to hang around for your conversation, read this article. Podcasting expert Jack Herrington reveals how to set up, conduct, and record an interview that will delight your audience. Jack is the author of Podcasting Hacks. Head First's Cover Model Contest -- JavaRanch is hosting a contest to choose a cover model for the next Head First book (Head First Objects), due out this Spring. Examine seven wannabees, decide which would work best, then craft an essay or poem describing why. Try your luck at winning one of five fabulous prizes, including the chance to have your name appear in the new book. Deadline for entries is January 29th. What Are Syndication Feeds -- O'Reilly recently commissioned Shelley Powers, a specialist in technology architecture and software development, to create a comprehensive PDF document that would help webmasters manage their incoming and outgoing feeds. Shelley produced nothing short of a must-have reference for online publishers, titled "What Are Syndication Feeds." You can download it today from the O'Reilly shopping cart for a $7.95, small change for a priceless doc. 
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Even though it's written for sys admins, Time Management for System Administrators has a lot of good info for anyone who has to handle client requests in a potentially chaotic situation. Like any time management book, it's best read with an eye for tips that work for you, rather than trying to follow it as gospel. Lots of the underlying ideas are similar to concepts discussed in Getting Things Done and on 43folders.com, but there are definitely new tricks here. I like the tips and examples of how to be more effective in some of your human interactions at work. If this book had been out during my days as a tech support supervisor, I would've made it required reading!
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Terrie Miller, Online Manager for MAKE Magazine
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