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Geeks On Call Wireless Networking: 5-Minute Fixes (Geeks on Call)

Geeks on Call

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Taking the worry out of wireless

Once you get your wireless network up and running, you'll wonder how you got along without it. And you'll wonder how home and small business users survived before Geeks On Call. This book is jam-packed with simple steps, quick solutions, and basic information to make setting up and using your wireless network easier and safer than ever before. The Geeks give you the most efficient ways to build, secure, and troubleshoot a network that meets all your needs.

• Know what you need before you buy
• Set up and connect your network
• Install and configure wireless components
• Protect your wireless network
• Make the most of network features
• Add printers, video game adapters, and digital media players
• Maintain and troubleshoot your network
• Solve common problems

Geeks On Call is the premier provider of on-site computer services. The certified, trained and tested technicians from Geeks On Call provide expert computer installation and networking services, on-site repairs, security solutions and system upgrades for residential and commercial customers numbering in the hundreds of thousands each year. Founded in 1999, Geeks On Call began franchising in 2001. For more information, call 1-800-905-GEEK or visit www.geeksoncall.com. Geeks On Call franchises are independently owned and operated.
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Pro Android: Developing Mobile Applications for G1 and Other Google Phones (Pro)

Sayed Y. Hashimi, Satya Komatineni

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Pro Android is a detailed look at application development on Google’s Mobile OS. It uses the development of a sample application to work through all the options you might want to build a flexible mobile application. The focus is on making viable commercial applications work. The book includes detailed coverage of the Android API.

• Assumes knowledge of basic Java programming principles so that you can follow the code
• Written in an example–driven and practically minded style
• Serves as a tool for hobbyists and professionals who want to create production–quality applications

What you’ll learn

• Adapt existing applications to a mobile framework.
• Understand how an Android application functions and communicates with the handset that hosts it.
• Discover all aspects of developing the mobile features that Android enables including the complexities of timers, services, and multimedia playback.
• Create and display a rich mix of custom–rendered screens and tailored Android widgets.
• Find out all about the Android API and using it to create apps that work across the gamut of wireless devices.
• Understand how location–based services, which are becoming more and more important in the mobile world, work.
• Uutilize Google’s powerful Map tool.
• Understand network connectivity in the mobile world.

Who is this book for?

This book is for professional software engineers/programmers looking to move their ideas and applications into the mobile space with Android. The author assumes the reader has a passable understanding of Java. The reader should be able to write classes and handle basic inheritance structures. This book also targets hobbyist developers looking to navigate the complex minefield of mobile software.

About the Apress Pro Series

The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.

You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

Mobile Interaction Design

Matt Jones, Gary Marsden

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Mobile Interaction Design shifts the design perspective away from the technology and concentrates on usability; in other words the book concentrates on developing interfaces and devices with a great deal of sensitivity to human needs, desires and capabilities.

• Presents key interaction design ideas and successes in an accessible, relevant way
• Exercises, case studies and study questions make this book ideal for students.
• Provides ideals and techniques which will enable designers to create the next generation of effective mobile applications.
• Critiques current mobile interaction design (bloopers) to help designers avoid pitfalls.
• Design challenges and worked examples are given to reinforce ideas.
• Discusses the new applications and gadgets requiring knowledgeable and inspired thinking about usability and design.
• Authors have extensive experience in mobile interaction design, research, industry and teaching

Enterprise Architecture for Integration: Rapid Delivery Methods and Technologies (Artech House Mobile Communications Library)

Clive Finkelstein

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With the fast pace of change in today’s business environment, the need to transform organizations into agile enterprises that can respond quickly to change has never been greater. Methods and computer technologies are needed to enable rapid business and system change, and this practical book shows professionals how to achieve this agility. The solution lies in Enterprise Integration (both business and technology integration). For business integration, the book explains how to use enterprise architecture methods to integrate data, processes, locations, people, events and business plans throughout an organization.

To attain technology integration, this cutting-edge resource shows professionals how to use XML, enterprise portals, enterprise application integration (EAI), Web services, service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process management (BPM). These technologies and related products can be used with business methods to rapidly deliver priority systems into production.

CD-ROM Included! Contains a tutorial that takes professionals through a model driven approach to software development. The disc also includes an overview and sampling of practical tools that help users better plan and mange their enterprise architecture effort.

Mobile and Wireless Design Essentials

Martyn Mallick

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good introductory to the wireless world 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This book is mostly intended for non-technical people looking for a gentle introduction to the wireless/mobile devices world with a comprehensive survey of the existing technologies.

Confused by acronyms like GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, WAP, WI-FI, Bluetooth? This book will cover all that and much more. The author did a fine job by carefully and systematically explained the key wireless technologies in a high-level manner that appeals to a broader audience. Engineers and developers will be disappointed though by the lack of code samples, mobile development strategies and discussion of current mobile devices specifications

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• Describes mobile and wireless design techniques from the developer's perspective, offering in-depth analysis of the complete range of network technologies
• Details development options for building Smart Client, Thin Client, and messaging applications as well as PIM (personal information management) and location-based services
• The author is an experienced trainer who leads seminars and workshops worldwide for iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase

AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access: Radius, Diameter, EAP, PKI and IP Mobility

Madjid Nakhjiri, Mahsa Nakhjiri

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AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) describes a framework for intelligently controlling access to network resources, enforcing policies, and providing the information necessary to bill for services. 

AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access is an invaluable guide to the AAA concepts and framework, including its protocols Diameter and Radius.  The authors give an overview of established and emerging standards for the provision of secure network access for mobile users while providing the basic design concepts and motivations.

AAA and Network Security for Mobile Access:

• Covers trust, i.e., authentication and security key management for fixed and mobile users, and various approaches to trust establishment.
• Discusses public key infrastructures and provides practical tips on certificates management.
• Introduces Diameter, a state-of-the-art AAA protocol designed to meet today’s reliability, security and robustness requirements, and examines Diameter-Mobile IP interactions.
• Explains RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Services) and its latest extensions.
• Details EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) in-depth, giving a protocol overview, and covering EAP-XXX authentication methods as well as use of EAP in 802 networks.
• Describes IP mobility protocols including IP level mobility management, its security and optimizations, and latest IETF seamless mobility protocols.
• Includes a chapter describing the details of Mobile IP and AAA interaction, illustrating Diameter Mobile IP applications and the process used in CDMA2000.
• Contains a section on security and AAA issues to support roaming, discussing a variety of options for operator co-existence, including an overview of Liberty Alliance.

This text will provide researchers in academia and industry, network security engineers, managers, developers and planners, as well as graduate students, with an accessible explanation of the standards fundamental to secure mobile access.

Enterprise J2ME: Developing Mobile Java Applications

Michael Juntao Yuan

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Non-Beginner Advanced Reference 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This title is for the schooled j2me coder. The material is rather advanced, and the topics covered involve programming you will only really see on the corporate level. If you have just got that phone from xxxxx- service provider, don't start here if you want to write a quick app or game. Instead, go to J2ME The Complete Reference from Osborne/McGraw Hill- this will prove more beneficial. I was able to gain knowledge of what my future held with Java Micro if I chose the path, and this book put everything into perspective. Thanks IBM ;)
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Mobile enterprise information systems will soon be one of the major applications of wireless technology. Java 2 Micro Edition is poised to be an important platform for developing wireless enterprise applications. Enterprise wireless applications allow workers to access crucial business information from any place at any time. This book covers the design, architecture, tools and development methodology for the Web Services that will be the killer app for this very promising platform. The author explains the value of mobile commerce and discusses architecture and system design considerations. This book explains not only API usages but also the designs behind the APIs so that you can learn how to extend those technologies for your custom requirements!

Wireless Crime and Forensic Investigation

Gregory Kipper

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Security is always a concern with any new technology. When we think security we typically think of stopping an attacker from breaking in or gaining access. However, based on the broad reach of wireless, stopping someone from passively listening is just as critical. Intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and forensics are just a few of the key areas that must be understood and applied to proactively solve the wireless problem. From short text messaging to war driving, Wireless Crime and Forensic Investigation explores all aspects of wireless technology, how it is used in daily life, and how it will be used in the future. The book provides a one-stop resource on the types of wireless crimes that are being committed and forensic investigation techniques for wireless devices and wireless networks. The author's straightforward and easy to read style seamlessly integrates the topics of wireless security and computer forensics. He provides a solid understanding of modern wireless technologies, wireless security techniques and wireless crime techniques, as well as conducting forensic analysis on wireless devices and networks. Each chapter, while part of a greater whole, can stand on its own, making researching wireless technologies, security, crime, or forensics easy. With a problem space as big and complex as wireless, proactive measures must be put in place, and put in place immediately. To protect your organization, you need to be well versed in the new technology sooner rather than later. You can pay now or you can pay later. Later always costs more. This book not only has all the information required to become proficient in wireless technology, but also provides the information required for conducting a forensic analysis in a wireless environment.

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Windows, Mobile, Web, and Office Applications: Complete (Shelly Casman Series)

Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Corinne Hoisington

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Visual Basic Guide 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This books serves as a good tool to understanding how to use Microsoft Visual Basic.

Not worthy to buy 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I was cheated by the looking of preface. However there are too many graphics with a little explanations. How can you understand programming language like that? I do not recommand anyone to buy this book.

Editorial Review:

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Windows, Mobile, Web, and Office Applications: Complete is the first text of its kind to teach students the essentials of computer programming using the latest Visual Basic programming language, Visual Basic 2005. Nine chapters introduce topics such as designing a Visual Basic user interface, creating a windows application, variables and arithmetic operations, mobile applications using decision structures, loop structures, Web applications with ASP 2.0 and string manipulation, and Visual Studio tools for Office applications. Written in a straight-forward style, this text makes it easy for any novice programmer to understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2005.

Wireless Networks First-Step

Jim Geier

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Your First-Step into the World of Wireless Networks

• No experience required!
• Gain an understanding of wireless networking basics with this reader friendly guide
• The first book anyone should read about wireless networks with step-by-step instruction
• Learn from an author experienced in and known for writing to a generalist wireless audience with a clear, simple-to-understand style

As a basic introduction to wireless networking, Wireless Networks First-Step assumes that readers have no previous wireless experience. The book provides an overview of wireless networking, along with details of applicable standards and technologies. Newcomers to wireless technologies will find practical information along with an abundance of examples. Case studies throughout the chapters provide real-world implementation examples, presented in a non-technical fashion. Implementation details are discussed only to the extent that readers can identify what type of wireless network may be appropriate for their needs.

Wireless Networks First-Step, written by Jim Geier, begins with a basic introduction to wireless networks and an explanation of radio wave communications. It then reviews different types of wireless networks including WPANs (wireless personal area networks), WLANs (wireless local area networks), wireless MANs (metropolitan area networks), and WWANs (wireless wide area networks). The final section covers security threats to wireless networks, and solutions to combat these threats.

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