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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Follow the rules to more effective C# programming
April 29, 2005, 12:00am PDT
For C# programmers, no single function generates more discussion and more confusion than GetHashCode(). Hash-based containers use hash codes to optimize searches. In .NET, every object has a hash...
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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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Explore the history, principles, and practice of lean software development
September 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Project managers, senior developers, and architects in enterprise IT and software companies can all benefit from the heightened efficiency that results from applying the principles of lean...
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Develop your information security program
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from The Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions identifies key concepts to consider when building a new security program or improving an...
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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 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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Become an Internet detective: Use standard Internet services to track an offender across the digital matrix
November 15, 2006, 12:00am PST
Given the pervasiveness of the Internet, a high percentage of every computer forensics specialist's investigations will inevitably involve either incoming or outgoing Internet traffic. Like...
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Master the basics of designing relational databases with Visual Studio and SQL Server 2005
November 15, 2006, 12:00am PST
For the most part, the process of creating a database is hidden from us by a database application's IDE: we just use drag-and-drop or use wizards to build the databases and tables we want. This...
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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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Investigate an agile, lightweight, "value-up" approach to software engineering
November 15, 2006, 12:00am PST
Most accepted project management wisdom comes from the world of roads and bridges, where design risks are low, design cost is small relative to build cost, and the opportunity to to deliver...
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Why software sucks and what you can do about it
November 8, 2006, 12:00am PST
It's no secret that software applications often suck. Unsafe, unreliable, and hard to use, they leave users feeling frustrated and inadequate. Why do programmers design applications that make...
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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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Explore the history, principles, and practice of lean software development
September 20, 2006, 12:00am PDT
Project managers, senior developers, and architects in enterprise IT and software companies can all benefit from the heightened efficiency that results from applying the principles of lean...
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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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Develop your information security program
May 30, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from The Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions identifies key concepts to consider when building a new security program or improving an...
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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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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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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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Computer archaeology: On the trail of deleted files
May 23, 2006, 12:00am PDT
This sample chapter from Forensic Discovery uncovers the trail of deleted files on several computer systems and examines them as clues to past system activity. This sample chapter from Forensic...
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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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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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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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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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Standardize your presentation for a more accurate project cost estimate
September 29, 2005, 12:00am PDT
This chapter from Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes illustrates the types of items that a good project estimating method should identify. Estimating the...
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Secure your databases with cryptography
November 18, 2005, 12:00am PST
This sample chapter, taken from Cryptography in the Database: The Last Line of Defense, discusses different types of cryptology and how they can be used to protect the confidentiality of your data...
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Follow the rules to more effective C# programming
April 29, 2005, 12:00am PDT
For C# programmers, no single function generates more discussion and more confusion than GetHashCode(). Hash-based containers use hash codes to optimize searches. In .NET, every object has a hash...
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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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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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