Author: Michael Jang
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: system, world, way, flexible, getting, annoyances, geeks, linux
Number of Pages: 502
Published: 2006-04-05
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 0596008015
ISBN-13: 9780596008017

GNU/Linux is an immensely popular operating system that is both extremely stable and reliable. But it can also induce minor headaches at the most inopportune times, if you’re not fully up to speed with its capabilities. A unique approach to running and administering Linux systems, Linux Annoyances for Geeks addresses the many poorly documented and under-appreciated topics that make the difference between a system you struggle with and a system you really enjoy. This book is for power users and system administrators who want to clear away barriers to using Linux for themselves and for le

Author: James Persse
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: sigma, iso, six, cmmi, improvement, essentials, process
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2006-09-14
List price: $44.99
ISBN-10: 0596102178
ISBN-13: 9780596102173

Today, technology has become too much a part of overall corporate success for its effectiveness to be left to chance. The stakes are too high. Fortunately, the idea of ’quality management’ is being reinvigorated. In the last decade process programs have become more and more prevalent. And, out of all the available options, three have moved to the top of the chain. These three are: The 9001:2000 Quality Management Standard from the International Standards Organization; The Capability Maturity Model Integration from the Software Engineering Institute; and Six Sigma, a methodo

Author: Bruce Frey
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: world, beating, odds, measuring, tools, hacks, tips, statistics
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2006-05-09
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0596101643
ISBN-13: 9780596101640

Want to calculate the probability that an event will happen? Be able to spot fake data? Prove beyond doubt whether one thing causes another? Or learn to be a better gambler? You can do that and much more with 75 practical and fun hacks packed into "Statistics Hacks," These cool tips, tricks, and mind-boggling solutions from the world of statistics, measurement, and research methods will not only amaze and entertain you, but will give you an advantage in several real-world situations-including business. This book is ideal for anyone who likes puzzles, brainteasers, games, gambling, magic trick

Author: Juval Lowy
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: components, net, programming
Number of Pages: 644
Published: 2005-07-27
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0596102070
ISBN-13: 9780596102074

Brilliantly compiled by author Juval Lowy, "Programming .NET Components," Second Edition is the consummate introduction to the Microsoft .NET Framework--the technology of choice for building components on Windows platforms. From its many lessons, tips, and guidelines, readers will learn how to use the .NET Framework to program reusable, maintainable, and robust components. Following in the footsteps of its best-selling predecessor, "Programming .NET Components," Second Edition has been updated to cover .NET 2.0. It remains one of the few practical books available on this topic. This invaluabl

Author: Thomas Limoncelli
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: administrators, system, management, time
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2005-11-22
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0596007833
ISBN-13: 9780596007836

Time is a precious commodity, especially if you’re a system administrator. No other job pulls people in so many directions at once. Users interrupt you constantly with requests, preventing you from getting anything done. Your managers want you to get long-term projects done but flood you with requests for quick-fixes that prevent you from ever getting to those long-term projects. But the pressure is on you to produce and it only increases with time. What do you do? The answer is time management. And not just any time management theory--you want "Time Management for System Administrators

Authors:Richard Monson-Haefel, David Chappell,
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: java, series, reilly, service, message
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2000-12
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0596000685
ISBN-13: 9780596000684

This book is a thorough introduction to Java Message Service (JMS), the standard Java application program interface (API) from Sun Microsystems that supports the formal communication known as "messaging" between networked computers. JMS provides a common interface to standard messaging protocols and to special messaging services in support of Java programs. Messaging involves crucial data exchange between computers, and is often used to coordinate programs in dissimilar systems or different programming languages. Using the JMS interface, a programmer can invoke the messaging services of IBM&#

Author: Chris McNab
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Keywords: network, assessment, security
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2007-11-01
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0596510306
ISBN-13: 9780596510305

How secure is your network? The best way to find out is to attack it. Network Security Assessment provides you with the tricks and tools professional security consultants use to identify and assess risks in Internet-based networks-the same penetration testing model they use to secure government, military, and commercial networks. With this book, you can adopt, refine, and reuse this testing model to design and deploy networks that are hardened and immune from attack. Network Security Assessment demonstrates how a determined attacker scours Internet-based networks in search of vulnerable com