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Use the GROUP BY clause to write SQL queries that group and aggregate data
January 3, 2007, 12:00am PST
Introduction to SQL, long the definitive SQL tutorial for database professionals, has been updated to reflect the latest SQL standards and newest versions of today's leading RDBMSs: Oracle,...
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Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills
April 28, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Hands-On Microsoft Access: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Access Skills, explains the basics of Microsoft Access' pivot tables and pivot charts. Pivot tables...
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An effective PowerPoint presentation requires more skill than clipart
July 14, 2005, 12:00am PDT
Effective communication with a PowerPoint presentation takes more skill than many of us want to believe. How effective was your last PowerPoint presentation? While it is relatively simple to...
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Stream video over a network or the Internet
November 8, 2007, 12:00am PST
Streaming video over the Internet is rarely a seamless experience. Streaming video often suffers from hiccups, delays, stop-outs, skips, and connection loss. In this chapter download from...
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Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale...
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Make a strong business case for good user interface and usability design
May 11, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Without good user interface design, users won't like your product, whether it's software, hardware, or a Web site. Without usability design and testing, you'll never know if your design is useful...
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Perfect your software by applying these critical testing processes
August 23, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The quality of any software project is unknown until the development team starts pounding on it, looking for ways to push the system under test as far out of control and away from the expected as...
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Book chapters
Select the appropriate transmission media for your network
January 30, 2007, 12:00am PST
Transmission media are the physical pathways that connect computers, other devices, and people on a network. Each transmission medium requires specialized network hardware that is compatible with...
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Book chapters
Optimize your PC hardware lifecycle with closed-loop lifecycle planning
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
It typically costs four times as much to support a PC as it does to purchase it--often, even more. The solution: Closed-loop lifecycle planning, touted since the 90's as an IT strategy that would...
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Mastering the Active Directory Schema
May 15, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide describes the Active Directory data model and the way in which the rules of the schema enforce it. This sample...
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Build security into your network design with an architectural risk analysis
February 3, 2006, 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Software Security: Building Security In, discusses why it's importance to apply risk analysis methods at the design level of your business applications. By...
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Fight corporate fraud through computer forensics
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Defend I.T.: Security by Example closely examines the computer forensics procedures used in a large, real-life corporate fraud investigation. While computer forensics has...
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Get up to speed on C# basic concepts
June 19, 2006, 12:00am PDT
C# is a simple, modern, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language that combines the high productivity of rapid application development languages with the raw power of C and C++. The C#...
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Use the Adapter design pattern in Java to interface consistently with clients
November 15, 2006, 12:00am PST
Leverage the power of design patterns in Java: learn how to use the Adapter pattern to provide consistent interfaces to clients in this sample chapter from Design Patterns in Java, 2nd Edition....
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Master the fundamentals of C#
July 6, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Explore the fundamentals of the C# programming language in this sample chapter from C# Primer: A Practical Approach. Investigate Web forms and type inheritance as well as predefined language...
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Detect rootkits and rootkit behavior with these techniques
April 24, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel, discusses two basic approaches to rootkit detection. Rootkits can be difficult to detect, especially when they operate in...
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Integrate C# code with Microsoft Excel
May 5, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Visual Studio Tools for Office: Using C# with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath, discusses how to integrate your C# code with Microsoft Excel. Excel is the...
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Managing OUs, Users, and Groups in Active Directory
May 15, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Inside Active Directory: A System Administrator's Guide discusses managing OUs and users, contacts, computers, and groups in Active Directory using Active Directory's...
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Explore the history of the .NET Framework and the fundamentals of Visual Basic 2005
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
The .NET Framework is a powerful system in which to develop software applications, but it can feel huge and confusing especially to those who don't understand the context in which it was created....
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Demystify Microsoft Office Project
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Microsoft Office Project is a very powerful project scheduling tool that enables you to easily review and track the effort, dates, and dependencies of your project activities, but it can also seem...
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Catch the rhythm of effective project execution and lead your IT projects to success
August 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Having performed a project at some time during your career doesn't automatically make you a project manager. Yet an understanding of project management is essential in most fields, including IT,...
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Uncover "deleted" file information that persists, hidden in your system
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
With many computer systems, deleted file information remains intact on the disk, in unallocated data blocks and unallocated file attribute blocks, until it is overwritten in the course of other...
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Build classes for the business logic layer in .NET
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Classes are central to development in .NET. In this chapter download from Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005, learn how to build classes for the business logic layer. Study the fundamentals of...
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Hack your way to system security: Internet penetration testing
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing describes a consistent approach to penetration testing that involves three steps: network enumeration, vulnerability...
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Transform your software development and software project management processes by adopting agile methods
March 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
It is not too extreme a statement to say that when it comes to software development and software project management in general, agile changes everything. In this sample chapter from Scaling...
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Take the guesswork out of software project estimation: Investigate size, effort, and scheduling of projects
March 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Heads of large IT organizations continue to be tormented by one of the most difficult facets of managing IT business: controlling their budgets. Estimates that cover costs towards discretionary...
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Build custom SharePoint site and list templates
May 5, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from SharePoint 2003 Advanced Concepts: Site Definitions, Custom Templates, and Global Customizations, discusses how to create custom SharePoint site and list...
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Identify and manage Fibre Channel SAN security risks
May 5, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Securing Storage: A Practical Guide to SAN and NAS Security, discusses Fibre Channel SAN security risks. The critical issues associated with SANs, combined with...
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Strengthen network security with these packet collection techniques
May 5, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter, taken from Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions, discusses packet collection techniques tp strengthen network security. Accessing traffic can be...
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Create a WMI/ADSI script that gathers Windows system information across your domain
May 11, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI offers systems administrators a straightforward guide to scripting, including a ready-made example script accompanied by complete...
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Investigate RFID: History and Controversy
May 23, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter fromRFID: Applications, Security, and Privacy offers a technical introduction to RFID technology, the Electronic Product Code (EPC), and the Object Name Service (ONS), then...
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Simplify web development with powerful new features in ASP.NET 2.0
August 3, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Explore powerful new features in ASP.NET 2.0 that reduce the code developers need to write, saving time and effort while building dynamic and interactive Web pages and applications. A...
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Optimize XML file size and performance with these developer tips and tricks
August 23, 2006, 12:00am PDT
XML has a reputation for being big and unwieldy, but the reputation isn't entirely justified. Many of the size and processing requirements for XML files are the result of inefficient development...
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Improve productivity, reduce costs, and deliver more effective solutions by practicing iterative software project management
September 27, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Iterative processes have gained widespread acceptance because they help software developers reduce risk and cost, manage change, improve productivity, and deliver more effective, timely solutions....
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Develop a framework to meet requirements for code and design reuse
November 1, 2006, 12:00am PST
Frameworks allow software architects and developers to reuse code, abstractions and designs, and are typically built with the intention of large-scale reuse. However, it is fairly common for a...
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Transform your company into a fearless learning organization: Adopt these patterns for introducing new ideas
November 29, 2006, 12:00am PST
To survive and even thrive in today's fast-paced, rapidly changing world, the degree to which a company functions as a learning organization and its ability to generate and exploit new ideas are...
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Successfully execute IT projects by using integrated project plans and standards for measurements
April 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Chapter four of CMMI for Outsourcing: Guidelines for Software, Systems, and IT Acquisition outlines how to execute projects using integrated project plans and standards for measurement. It covers...
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Write, compile, and execute a program in C++
June 15, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learning any new programming language requires writing programs. Learn how to write, compile, and execute simple programs in C++ in this sample chapter from C++ Primer, 4th Edition. First,...
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Improve the way you develop software: Apply principles from the Unified Process framework
October 18, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Improve the way you develop software by adopting software engineering best practices that operate within the proven, scalable framework of the Unified Process. The practices can be adopted...
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Hack online games
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Online games, including World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Second Life, and online poker have taken the computer world by storm. In this chapter download from Exploiting Online Games: Cheating...
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Making design collaboration work
March 31, 2010, 12:00am PDT
This chapter from The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist, by Fred Brooks (author of The Mythical Man-Month), offers a detailed look at the role of collaboration in modern...
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Exploit these online resources to promote healthier, lower-stress special-needs traveling
November 8, 2007, 12:00am PST
Over the past decade, the Internet has utterly transformed the travel industry. A wealth of online resources has allowed both business and holiday travelers to make savvier, more cost-effective...
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Stream video over a network or the Internet
November 8, 2007, 12:00am PST
Streaming video over the Internet is rarely a seamless experience. Streaming video often suffers from hiccups, delays, stop-outs, skips, and connection loss. In this chapter download from...
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Use honeypots to track and mitigate botnets
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Bots pose a serious threat to both individual and corporate environments. They are often used for DDoS attacks, to send spam, and as spyware to steal sensitive information from the victim's...
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Use Ruby on Rails to create a social networking Web site with full community searching and browsing functionality
October 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Ruby on Rails is fast displacing PHP, ASP, and J2EE as programmers' development framework of choice, thanks to its elegant design and emphasis on practical results. Learn how to build large-scale...
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Represent the Fibonacci Sequence as a collection in the form of an STL sequence class
October 4, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Anyone who appreciates mathematical elegance will appreciate the Fibonacci sequence and its associated relationship, the Golden Ratio. In this chapter download from Extended STL: Collections and...
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Defend your PC against spyware, adware, and Trojan horses
September 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Examine three distinct kinds of security risks (spyware, adware, and Trojan horses) in this chapter download from The Symantec Guide to Home Internet Security. Study the definition of each of...
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Build classes for the business logic layer in .NET
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Classes are central to development in .NET. In this chapter download from Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005, learn how to build classes for the business logic layer. Study the fundamentals of...
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Uncover "deleted" file information that persists, hidden in your system
August 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT
With many computer systems, deleted file information remains intact on the disk, in unallocated data blocks and unallocated file attribute blocks, until it is overwritten in the course of other...
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Perfect your software by applying these critical testing processes
August 23, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The quality of any software project is unknown until the development team starts pounding on it, looking for ways to push the system under test as far out of control and away from the expected as...
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Use story cards to estimate, prioritize, and plan agile projects
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
An agile software development team needs to define the software features that have value to the business, then plan their implementation to realize this value as quickly as possible. Proper...
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Write automated tests in xUnit using Test Double patterns
August 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Automated testing is a cornerstone of agile software development: an effective testing strategy delivers new functionality more aggressively, accelerates user feedback, and improves quality. In...
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Organize your Web Tools platform (WTP) development project
August 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Java Web application developers with a working knowledge of Java programming and some experience using Eclipse will benefit from the discussion of the architecture of Java Web applications and...
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Boost business productivity by leveraging powerful new features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007
August 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 is a powerful collaboration solution that can help you achieve new levels of personal and business productivity. Developers who already own a...
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Catch the rhythm of effective project execution and lead your IT projects to success
August 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Having performed a project at some time during your career doesn't automatically make you a project manager. Yet an understanding of project management is essential in most fields, including IT,...
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Book chapters
Optimize your PC hardware lifecycle with closed-loop lifecycle planning
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
It typically costs four times as much to support a PC as it does to purchase it--often, even more. The solution: Closed-loop lifecycle planning, touted since the 90's as an IT strategy that would...
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Create more secure software: Apply static analysis to your code review process
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Network security, judicious administration, and wise use are all important, but ultimately, software security cannot be left to the system administrator or the end user. It is the responsibility...
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Test your software security with these powerful fuzzing frameworks
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
The concept of fuzzing to test software security has been around for almost twenty years but only recently captured widespread attention. In 2006, a plague of vulnerabilities affected popular...
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Take a holistic approach to common systems administration problems
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Build a solid framework for thinking about system administration (SA) problems rather than simply mastering narrow how-to solutions to particular admin problems, and you'll be able to solve...
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Demystify Microsoft Office Project
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Microsoft Office Project is a very powerful project scheduling tool that enables you to easily review and track the effort, dates, and dependencies of your project activities, but it can also seem...
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Book chapters
Hack online games
July 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Online games, including World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Second Life, and online poker have taken the computer world by storm. In this chapter download from Exploiting Online Games: Cheating...
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Develop a more agile and effective software development process with continuous integration (CI)
July 12, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Developing software requires planning for change, continuously observing the results, and incrementally course-correcting based on the results. This is how continuous integration (CI) operates....
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Book chapters
Master the fundamentals of C#
July 6, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Explore the fundamentals of the C# programming language in this sample chapter from C# Primer: A Practical Approach. Investigate Web forms and type inheritance as well as predefined language...
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Scale OSPF and IS-IS without sacrificing stability or performance
June 22, 2007, 12:00am PDT
If you simply follow the OSPF and IS-IS standards, you may get a link state protocol implementation that is workable for small networks, but it will lack the stability, scalability, and accuracy...
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Book chapters
Write, compile, and execute a program in C++
June 15, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learning any new programming language requires writing programs. Learn how to write, compile, and execute simple programs in C++ in this sample chapter from C++ Primer, 4th Edition. First,...
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Make a strong business case for good user interface and usability design
May 11, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Without good user interface design, users won't like your product, whether it's software, hardware, or a Web site. Without usability design and testing, you'll never know if your design is useful...
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Study total architecture as a solution to the SOA challenge
April 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Architecture is no longer just an IT issue -- it is an enterprise issue. Succeeding with SOA: Realizing Business Value Through Total Architecture presents service-oriented architecture from the...
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Use the GROUP BY clause to aggregate data in MySQL
April 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
SQL is a compact and powerful language for working with databases, and MySQL offers a SQL dialect with particular power. SQL for MySQL Developers: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Reference helps you...
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Apply object-oriented analysis and design to the problem of software complexity
April 26, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Failure to master the complexity of software often results in projects that are late, over budget, and deficient in their stated requirements. In this sample chapter from Object-Oriented Analysis...
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Book chapters
Successfully execute IT projects by using integrated project plans and standards for measurements
April 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Chapter four of CMMI for Outsourcing: Guidelines for Software, Systems, and IT Acquisition outlines how to execute projects using integrated project plans and standards for measurement. It covers...
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Build a communicating, cooperative software development team
April 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Successful software projects require that the members of development teams notice important events and to be both willing and able to communicate to others what they notice. In this sample...
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Secure your network endpoints
April 10, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Understand what is missing in your present network, build a better model for your network, and use network endpoints to control the amount of risk introduced into your enterprise. In this sample...
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Persuasively present security data with these visualization techniques
April 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Security is a complex topic that defies easy description. In fact, most information security professionals have no real idea how to "show security," either literally or figuratively. Yet even the...
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Transform your software development and software project management processes by adopting agile methods
March 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
It is not too extreme a statement to say that when it comes to software development and software project management in general, agile changes everything. In this sample chapter from Scaling...
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Book chapters
Take the guesswork out of software project estimation: Investigate size, effort, and scheduling of projects
March 27, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Heads of large IT organizations continue to be tormented by one of the most difficult facets of managing IT business: controlling their budgets. Estimates that cover costs towards discretionary...
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Write Cascading Style Sheets with style: Use the amazing em unit and other best practices
March 20, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Learn how to write Cascading Style Sheets with style in this sample chapter from Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web, Third Edition. Investigate case studies and how they are...
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Get to know the .NET Framework
March 13, 2007, 12:00am PDT
While it's possible to write good code in almost any environment, creating good software is much easier when the right platform and tools are available. For most Windows developers today, that...
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Foster excellence and innovation within your software development team with these strategies
February 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
Learn why software development teams are needed, explore the innovative nature of development work, and identify the conditions required for teams to do such work in this sample chapter from...
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Maximize the benefits of software security testing with threat modeling
February 6, 2007, 12:00am PST
Given limited resources and the fact that time to market is critical in software development, we need to prioritize software security tests in order to maximize both the quantity and severity of...
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Book chapters
Select the appropriate transmission media for your network
January 30, 2007, 12:00am PST
Transmission media are the physical pathways that connect computers, other devices, and people on a network. Each transmission medium requires specialized network hardware that is compatible with...
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