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Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks: Protocols, Performance, and Control

Publisher TF-CRC
Author(s) Jagannathan Sarangapani
ISBN 0824726758
Release Date 23 April 2007

Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks: Protocols, Performance, and Control addresses the basic theory, architectures, and technologies that are necessary to implement quality of service (QoS) control in wired and wireless networks. This book provides understanding of technical concepts related to computer network and wireless Internet control protocols as well as those specific to wired, cellular, wireless ad hoc, and sensor networks. With an overview of existing QoS methods, the text describes recent advances with practical approaches for implementation in high-speed networks. Coverage also includes underlying QoS techniques developed through Lyapunov-based design with simulation examples and proofs.

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Workflow: The Digital Photographer’s Guide

Publisher Sybex Inc
Author(s) Tim Grey
ISBN 0470119195
Release Date 16 April 2007

For far too long, photographers have “made do” with software tools designed for a variety of users. Now at last there’s a program specifically built to meet the needs of professional and serious amateur photographers, whether you’re on Mac or Windows: Adobe Lightroom. And there’s an expert ready to incorporate this great new program into photographic “best practices”: Tim Grey!

In Lightroom Workflow, bestselling author Tim Grey brings his knowledge of digital imaging and pro photography to the latest Adobe offering. Tim breaks down the modules of Lightroom in the same workflow-based approach to photography that has been so popular through all his books and workshops. Readers will discover a natural flow for capturing, storing, sorting, and adjusting images, getting better results all while reducing time and effort.

Tim explains how Lightroom offers file import, cataloging, archiving, processing, presentation, and printing under one roof, and how you can take best advantage of just the functions that are most appropriate for your individual needs. You’ll see why you should shoot Raw but also find out how to master Lightroom if you can’t or don’t choose to. And you’ll learn how to finish your images to their best advantage, whether you print or you output for screen.

Featuring elegant example images from the portfolios of professional photographers, Lightroom Workflow shares real-world expertise on how to get better results while reducing time and effort.

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How to Cheat at Configuring Open Source Security Tools

Publisher Syngress
Author(s) Raffael Marty
ISBN 1597491705
Release Date 25 April 2007

The Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdmin
This is the perfect guide if network security tools is not your specialty. It is the perfect introduction to managing an infrastructure with freely available, and powerful, Open Source tools. Learn how to test and audit your systems using products like Snort and Wireshark and some of the add-ons available for both. In addition, learn handy techniques for network troubleshooting and protecting the perimeter.

* Take Inventory
See how taking an inventory of the devices on your network must be repeated regularly to ensure that the inventory remains accurate.
* Use Nmap
Learn how Nmap has more features and options than any other free scanner.
* Implement Firewalls
Use netfilter to perform firewall logic and see how SmoothWall can turn a PC into a dedicated firewall appliance that is completely configurable.
* Perform Basic Hardening
Put an IT security policy in place so that you have a concrete set of standards against which to measure.
* Install and Configure Snort and Wireshark
Explore the feature set of these powerful tools, as well as their pitfalls and other security considerations.
* Explore Snort Add-Ons
Use tools like Oinkmaster to automatically keep Snort signature files current.
* Troubleshoot Network Problems
See how to reporting on bandwidth usage and other metrics and to use data collection methods like sniffing, NetFlow, and SNMP.
* Learn Defensive Monitoring Considerations
See how to define your wireless network boundaries, and monitor to know if theyre being exceeded and watch for unauthorized traffic on your network.

* Covers the top 10 most popular open source security tools including Snort, Nessus, Wireshark, Nmap, and Kismet
* Companion Web site contains dozens of working scripts and tools for readers
* Follows Syngress’ proven “How to Cheat” pedagogy providing readers with everything they need and nothing they don’t

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Building Automated Trading Systems: With an Introduction to Visual C++.NET 2005 Ebook

Publisher Academic Press
Author(s) Benjamin Van Vliet
ISBN 0750682515
Release Date 07 March 2007

Over the next few years, the proprietary trading and hedge fund industries will migrate largely to automated trade selection and execution systems. Indeed, this is already happening. While several finance books provide C++ code for pricing derivatives and performing numerical calculations, none approaches the topic from a system design perspective. This book will be divided into two sectionsprogramming techniques and automated trading system ( ATS ) technologyand teach financial system design and development from the absolute ground up using Microsoft Visual C++.NET 2005. MS Visual C++.NET 2005 has been chosen as the implementation language primarily because most trading firms and large banks have developed and continue to develop their proprietary algorithms in ISO C++ and Visual C++.NET provides the greatest flexibility for incorporating these legacy algorithms into working systems. Furthermore, the .NET Framework and development environment provide the best libraries and tools for rapid development of trading systems.

The first section of the book explains Visual C++.NET 2005 in detail and focuses on the required programming knowledge for automated trading system development, including object oriented design, delegates and events, enumerations, random number generation, timing and timer objects, and data management with STL.NET and .NET collections. Furthermore, since most legacy code and modeling code in the financial markets is done in ISO C++, this book looks in depth at several advanced topics relating to managed/unmanaged/COM memory management and interoperability. Further, this book provides dozens of examples illustrating the use of database connectivity with ADO.NET and an extensive treatment of SQL and FIX and XML/FIXML. Advanced programming topics such as threading, sockets, as well as using C++.NET to connect to Excel are also discussed at length and supported by examples.
The second section of the book explains technological concerns and design concepts for automated trading systems. Specifically, chapters are devoted to handling real-time data feeds, managing orders in the exchange order book, position selection, and risk management. A .dll is included in the book that will emulate connection to a widely used industry API ( Trading Technologies, Inc.s XTAPI ) and provide ways to test position and order management algorithms. Design patterns are presented for market taking systems based upon technical analysis as well as for market making systems using intermarket spreads.

As all of the chapters revolve around computer programming for financial engineering and trading system development, this book will educate traders, financial engineers, quantitative analysts, students of quantitative finance and even experienced programmers on technological issues that revolve around development of financial applications in a Microsoft environment and the construction and implementation of real-time trading systems and tools.

* Teaches financial system design and development from the ground up using Microsoft Visual C++.NET 2005.
* Provides dozens of examples illustrating the programming approaches in the book
* Chapters are supported by screenshots, equations, sample Excel spreadsheets, programming code and interactive CDROM

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MCITP Developer: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database Solutions Design Ebook

Publisher Sybex Inc
Author(s) Victor Isakov
ISBN 0470040521
Release Date 25 September 2006

* This comprehensive book guides readers through Microsoft’s brand- new SQL 2005 certification: Microsoft Certified IT Professional Developer for SQL Server 2005 (Exam 70441)

* Topics covered include writing SQL queries, designing and implementing programming objects, database optimization, designing databases at both the conceptual and logical levels, and implementing databases at the physical level

* Aimed at candidates for this exam, namely professional database developers who are responsible for designing and implementing database solutions using SQL Server 2005

* The CD-ROM features leading-edge exam prep software with test engine plus hundreds of practice questions and electronic flashcards

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SAS(R) Add-In 2.1 for Microsoft Office: Getting Started with Data Analysis

Publisher SAS Publishing
Author(s) SAS Publishing
ISBN 1599940868
Release Date 13 November 2006

Provides step-by-step instructions for analyzing data in Microsoft Excel. You will be guided through several SAS tasks and shown how you can harness the power of SAS in Microsoft Excel. The scenarios in the book use sample data that is provided with Base SAS software, so you can follow the instructions to perform this analysis.

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An Introduction to HTML and JavaScript for Scientists and Engineers Ebook

Publisher Springer-Verlag
Author(s) David R Brooks
ISBN 1846286565
Release Date 29 June 2007

The JavaScript language is widely used for simple online applications. This useful book presents HTML and JavaScript in a way that uniquely meets the needs of students in the sciences and engineering. It explains how to create simple, client-side applications for scientific and engineering calculations. It includes many complete HTML/JavaScript examples with science/engineering applications to guide the reader progressively and comprehensively through the subject.

This book is specifically targeted at a technical audience– but not one that is necessarily familiar with a programming language– and gives the reader a sufficient understanding of HTML and JavaScript to write their own online applications. The exposition emphasises basic programming principles in a modern Web-oriented environment, making it also highly suitable for an introductory programming course for non-computer-science majors.

Features and topics:

• Includes detailed code examples and output to guide the reader

• Is extremely accessible, and ideal for self-study

• Offers a working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript, which are essential for Web development and useful as a marketable skill

• Written specifically to meet the needs of science and engineering students and working professionals

• Provides an author-supported supplementary website containing code examples and all graphics files: www.pages.drexel.edu/~brooksdr/DRB_web_page/BookCode/BookCode.htm.

Introduction to HTML and JavaScript for Scientists and Engineers addresses directly the needs of engineers and scientists by explaining just those components of HTML and JavaScript needed to write their own online applications. The book will prove an indispensable introduction and guide for professionals, as well for students interested in learning about these useful tools.

Dr Brooks has authored the successful Springer titles, Problem solving with Fortran 90 for Scientists and Engineers, and C Programming: The Essentials for Engineers and Scientists.

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Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them

Publisher Apress
Author(s) Bob Walsh
ISBN 1590596919
Release Date 05 February 2007

Almost overnight, blogging has become a social, political, and business force to be reckoned with. Your fellow students, workers, and competitors are joining the blogosphere–and making money, influencing elections, getting hired, growing market share, and having fun–to the tune of 8,000 new bloggers a day.

Clear Blogging sets out to answer in nontechnical terms what blogging has to offer and why and how you should blog. If you’ve never read a blog, but you keep hearing that term on the news, Clear Blogging will show you why blogging has shaken up mainstream media, and how a blogger can end up on CNN. If you’re just starting to read blogs, Clear Blogging is your native guide to the blogosphere, covering how to get the best, most interesting information with the least amount of time and effort. The main course of Clear Blogging shows what you stand to gain from blogging, and how you can go from your first post to being welcomed aboard the blogosphere’s A-list.

Whether you’re already blogging or you’re considering it, you’ll want to get a copy of this book because it

* Covers how blogging can improve your job prospects, professional practice, business revenue, company reputation, and the world you live in
* Includes over 50 interviews with successful bloggers who are influencing products, policy makers, potential employers, and millions of the general public–all while earning an online reputation and real profits
* Shows you how to apply the best practices of news gathering to build your blog’s reputation and brand
* Is heavy on the specific benefits of blogging and light on the technological aspects

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Professional XML Ebooks

Publisher Wrox Press
Author(s) Sam Ferguson
ISBN 0471777773
Release Date 09 April 2007

From document type definitions and XQuery to Web services and form development, this book takes you through all of the XML capabilities that companies want to implement today. It not only covers the basics of XML and the XML specification, but also shows you the XML-based applications that are driving the tech industry forward, such as blogging and alerts.

Professional XML first guides you through the steps for utilizing XML and XML-based presentation technologies. It next delves into the steps you can follow to transform and program your XML documents. You’ll then discover best practices for integrating XML with Ajax, the .NET Framework, Java®, and more. Integrated throughout the chapters, you’ll also find proven tips and techniques on how to apply the discussed technology so that you can continue to build the best possible applications.

What you will learn from this book

* All about the XML specification and its related technologies
* Ways to define the structure and data types of an XML document
* How to build and work with XML documents using a number of different developer tools
* Tips for using RELAX-NG, XSLT, XPath, XML-DOM, and more
* How to effectively use RSS and Atom to aggregate data
* Techniques for integrating advanced Web services into your applications

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CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide

Publisher Cisco Press
Author(s) Amir Ranjbar
ISBN 1587201763
Release Date 21 May 2007

Amir Ranjbar, CCIE® No. 8669

CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks exam (642-845 ONT). Successfully passing the ONT 642-845 exam certifies that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to optimize and apply effective QoS techniques for converged networks.

CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide follows a logical organization of the CCNP® ONT exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your retention and recall of exam topics. You can organize your exam preparation through the use of the consistent features in these chapters. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and concise Foundation Summary information make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a topic-by-topic basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text. Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that can enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

Amir Ranjbar, CCIE® No. 8669, is a certified Cisco instructor and an internetworking consultant. He conducts Cisco official courses such as BCMSN, BSCI, ONT, CVOICE, BGP, and MPLS for Global Knowledge, the largest Cisco training partner. Amir has a bachelor’s degree in computing and information science and a master’s degree in knowledge-based systems from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP ONT exam, including

* Implementing a voice-over-IP (VoIP) network
* Implementing QoS on converged networks
* Specific IP QoS mechanisms for implementing the DiffServ QoS model

* AutoQoS
* Wireless security
* Basic wireless management

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SharePoint 2007 User’s Guide: Learning Microsoft’s Collaboration and Productivity Platform

Publisher Apress
Author(s) Tony Smith
ISBN 1590598296
Release Date 26 February 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is the next generation of Microsoft SharePoint technologies. These products expand on SharePoint’s information-sharing and collaboration capabilities, which allow you to create true enterprise information management, information sharing, and collaboration solutions.

SharePoint 2007 User’s Guide: Learning Microsoft’s Collaboration and Productivity Platform is the follow-up edition to the successful SharePoint 2003 User’s Guide (Apress, 2005). This book provides guidance about the new workflows, interface, and other technologies within SharePoint 2007. Authors Seth Bates and Tony Smith describe SharePoint in a variety of environments, and have the expertise and ability to stand behind this useful guide–catered to anyone who works with SharePoint technologies in any capacity.

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Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8

Publisher friends of ED
Author(s) David Powers
ISBN 1590595696
Release Date 19 December 2005

Want to add the power of a database to your websites? Build online forms that send feedback straight to your inbox? Incorporate live news feeds and XML data into your web pages? This book shows you how to do all that and more. Dreamweaver 8 takes a lot of the hard work out of integrating a database into your websites, but it cant do everything. So instead of just giving you a series of instructions to click this and click that, this book helps you understand whats going on in the background. As a result, youre more likely to remember and to get it right. Most books on PHP concentrate on code and throw all design considerations out the window. This one is different. It makes use of Dreamweaver 8s vastly improved CSS rendering, and shows you how to build a site thats smart in both senses of the word. It looks good and is intelligent too. Youll learn how to change the entire look of the site, using PHP to serve up different stylesheets each month. Youll also build a contact form protected against email injection attacks. All of Dreamweavers PHP server behaviors are put through their paces, and youll even make some custom server behaviors that will come in useful on any site you create. Two chapters take you through the setup process with step-by-step instructions for both Windows and Mac OS X, helping you make the right choices: Apache or IIS? Remote or local testing? There are even instructions on how to set up virtual hosts on your own computer. And in the unlikely event that things go wrong, theres plenty of troubleshooting advice too. In this book we look specifically at using Dreamweaver’s built-in server behaviors to build dynamic web sites using PHP and MySQL, the worlds most popular open source server-side language and database server combination, which are both reliable, powerful, and open source (and therefore free to use!) This latest version of Dreamweaver includes more powerful support for PHP and MySQL than ever before, and we’ll show you how to make this work for you. No previous experience of PHP or MySQL is necessary to use this book. Examples built throughout the book include a content management system, and an online image gallery. All examples are designed to meet modern usability requirements and be web standards compliant. Summary of Contents:

* Introduction
* Chapter 1: So, You Want to Build Dynamic Sites?
* Chapter 2: Dreamweaver and PHPA Productive Partnership
* Chapter 3: Getting the Work Environment Ready
* Chapter 4: Getting Ready for the Case Study
* Chapter 5: Integrating PHP into Your Site
* Chapter 6: Getting Feedback from an Online Form
* Chapter 7: Putting the Power of a Database
* Chapter 8: Building a Random Quotation Generator
* Chapter 9: Working with Multiple Tables
* Chapter 10: Using Sessions to Track
* Chapter 11: Displaying a Blog and Photo Gallery
* Chapter 12: Using XSLT to Display Live News Feeds and XML
* Appendix A: Using Languages Other Than English in MySQL
* Appendix B: Essential MySQL Maintenance
* Index

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Office 2007 Bible

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Lisa A. Bucki
ISBN 0470046910
Release Date 05 June 2007

The leading Microsoft Office application experts together in one book!

Here’s the best of the best on Office 2007

Microsoft designed Office 2007 to be used as a package. We designed this Bible as a package that combines the best from the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access Bibles with chapters covering Publisher, OneNote, and InfoPath, as well as Groove and SharePoint. It’s a veritable buffet of information from some of the leading Office application experts. You’ll learn to take advantage of every new feature and how they all work together to help you work better.

* Become familiar with the new across-the-board interface
* Polish your Word document formatting and learn to use tables, mail merge, and SmartArt
* Organize your Excel data, manipulate data with formulas and functions, and show off your data visually with charts
* Create PowerPoint presentations that engage your audience with the right layouts, art, and effects
* Build Access databases and forms and generate Access reports
* Manage contacts, appointments, and e-mail
* Create exciting publications, organize information, and create automated forms

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Maximum Performance

Publisher Focal Press
Release Date December 17, 2007
ISBN 0240520920

Free eBOOK Description

Truly Maximum Performance! This book has propelled my knowledge of Photoshop Elements to a very high competent professional level. I cannot express my absolute delight with my new skills.

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Programming and Problem Solving with Visual Basic .NET

Publisher Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Release Date September 25, 2002
ISBN 0763717630

Free eBOOK Description

This book continues to reflect our experience that topics once considered too advanced can be taught in the first course. The text addresses metalanguages explicitly as the formal means of specifying programming language syntax.

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CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 4th edition

Hardcover: 1145 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition (November 9, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071497870
ISBN-13: 978-0071497879

All-in-One is All You Need

Fully revised for the latest exam release, this authoritative volume offers thorough coverage of all the material on the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam. Written by a renowned security expert and CISSP, this guide features complete details on all 10 exam domains developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC²). Inside, you’ll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Fourth Edition will not only help you pass the test, but also be your essential on-the-job reference.

Covers all 10 subject areas on the exam:

Access control
Application security
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning
Cryptography
Information security and risk management
Legal, regulations, compliance, and investigations
Operations security
Physical (environmental) security
Security architecture and design
Telecommunications and network security

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The Microsoft Power Point XP, e-book

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Microsoft Office 2003 Super Bible

Welcome to the Microsoft Office 2003 Super Bible. As part ofthe Wiley Bible series, this book emphasizes “handiness”by giving you bonus material in an easy-to-use format.

In thisbook, you find all the information that you need to successfully andefficiently function within Office 2003 suite of applications bothwith other coworkers and other applications. To make it as easy aspossible to find, understand, and implement information, throughoutthe text the major tasks are clearly delineated. This guide is de-signed to facilitate your access to various functions within Office2003 System and get you quickly on your way to getting the mostout of this truly exciting and powerful new product.

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Visual Basic 6 Black Book

Publisher: Coriolis Group; 1 edition (August 12, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576102831
ISBN-13: 978-1576102831

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