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Operating System Concepts (Windows Xp Update)

Abraham Silberschatz, Greg Gagne, Peter Baer Galvin

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Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, 6/e Windows XP Update Edition, the best selling introductory text in the market, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The 6/e Update Edition offers improved conceptual coverage, added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations and a new chapter on the newest Operating System to capture the attention of critics, consumers, and industry alike: Windows XP.

* Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP.
* Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads.
* Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT.
* Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C.
* Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text.
* More, more, more... The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems.
* Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.

Hands-On ZigBee: Implementing 802.15.4 with Microcontrollers (Embedded Technology) (Embedded Technology)

Fred Eady

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Since its recent introduction, the ZigBee protocol has created an enormous amount of buzz in venues from magazine covers to trade show floors to water coolers. Its promise of providing a simpler, cheaper, more power-efficient WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) alternative to WiFi and Bluetooth has opened up new data collection possibilities in application areas from industrial controls to medical devices to intruder alarms. Yet, despite this widespread interest, there is still little information available that goes beyond detailing the spec itself. Missing from the current ZigBee lexicon is practical, application-oriented guidance from an expert, specifically geared to aid engineers in implementing this new technology. Enter respected designer and popular columnist Fred Eady! With his new book, he provides the only comprehensive how-to ZigBee guide available.

·The ONLY one-stop Zigbee resource available- from basics to sniffers to specs
·7 easy-to-assemble ZigBee projects allow the reader to follow along...hands-on!
·Working hardware and software examples included in every chapter

Advanced UNIX Programming (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)

Marc J. Rochkind

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Good Coverage 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

This is an exceptional introduction to Unix features that most people won't see in every-day programming. The feature that Rochkind starts with may be the most problematic: portability. There have historically been dozens of Unices (sp?), all slightly different from each other. Even today, there are a number of different implementations in use, with small but maddening incompatibilities between them. Rochkind not only addresses the more common ones, he shows the standards-based ways of dealing with their differences.

After that, Rochkind goes over read/write/open/close/ioctl again, dealing with [a]synchronous subtleties that can mean a 100x difference in performance, backed by code samples and timing measurements. The rest of the book deals with multi-process applications, including communication and distributed processing issues. That includes process groups, interprocess communication (with all its system-dependent weirdness), sockets, and signals.

This isn't for the beginner or for the kernel developer, but never meant to be for either. It is a good, readable introduction to protentially tricky parts of the Unix API. I recommend it strongly to anyone building their own library of Unix references.

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The changes to UNIX programming that have taken place since 1985 are extensive to say the least. The first edition of Advanced UNIX Programming is still used and considered to be a must have book on any UNIX programmer's shelf. With this new edition UNIX programmers now have a one-volume, comprehensive, in-depth guide to the essential system-level services provided to them by the UNIX family of operating systems - now including Linux, FreeBSD, and the Mac OS X kernel (Darwin). All UNIX application programs, regardless of what language they are written in, run on top of these services, so mastering them is essential for successful UNIX programming. And, with a movement towards open-source systems, programmers will appreciate the book's emphasis on portability.

Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks

Holger Karl, Andreas Willig

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Learn all you need to know about wireless sensor networks!

Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks provides a thorough description of the nuts and bolts of wireless sensor networks.

The authors give an overview of the state-of-the-art, putting all the individual solutions into perspective with one and other.  Numerous practical examples, case studies and illustrations demonstrate the theory, techniques and results presented.  The clear chapter structure, listing learning objectives, outline and summarizing key points, help guide the reader expertly through the material.

 Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks:            

• Covers architecture and communications protocols in detail with practical implementation examples and case studies.
• Provides an understanding of mutual relationships and dependencies between different protocols and architectural decisions.
• Offers an in-depth investigation of relevant protocol mechanisms. 
• Shows which protocols are suitable for which tasks within a wireless sensor network and in which circumstances they perform efficiently. 
• Features an extensive website with the bibliography, PowerPoint slides, additional exercises and worked solutions.

This text provides academic researchers, graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering, as well as practitioners in industry and research engineers with an understanding of the specific design challenges and solutions for wireless sensor networks. 

Check out www.wiley.com/go/wsn for accompanying course material!

"I am deeply impressed by the book of Karl & Willig. It is by far the most complete source for wireless sensor networks...The book covers almost all topics related to sensor networks, gives an amazing number of references, and, thus, is the perfect source for students, teachers, and researchers. Throughout the book the reader will find high quality text, figures, formulas, comparisons etc. - all you need for a sound basis to start sensor network research."

Prof. Jochen Schiller, Institute of Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin

Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition (Novell Press)

Jeffrey Harris, Mike Latimer

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As an administrator of a Novell® Open Enterprise Server (OES) on a SUSE® LINUX system, you are looking for ways to leverage it as a platform for delivering Novell's robust network services. Look no further. Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition  provides you with the information that you need to take advantage of Novell rich array of nework management tools on a SUSE-powered system. By focusing on the implementation of OES on the SUSE LINUX platform, administrators learn how to integrate the benefits of OES in an existing environment. While this is not a reference work for network theory, protocols or architectures, it will provide the reader with a brief introduction to the concepts necessary to understand features of the product.  Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrator's Handbook, SUSE LINUX Edition  provides you with quick access to the information about the technologies, concepts and techniques that you need to get the job done.

Mastering Windows XP Registry

Peter D. Hipson, Peter Hipson

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Expert Advice for Windows XP Power Users

Created for Windows power users and anyone who aspires to be one, Mastering Windows XP Registry provides focused, practical coverage of Windows' most important--and most challenging--element: the registry. Inside, you'll learn to customize Windows XP, optimize the network, and avoid scores of potential disasters, all by working with registry settings. If you're a power user, a system administrator, programmer, or consultant, this guide is absolutely essential.

Coverage includes:
* Understanding registry keys and data types
* Applying the secrets of the most important registry keys
* Adjusting the Windows GUI through registry settings
* Using the registry in networking
* Optimizing performance by editing registry settings
* Working with registry tools
* Recovering from disasters
* Eliminating unwanted keys, entries, applications, and files
* Taking advantage of the registry in your own programs
* Tracking registry changes made by applications
* Navigating registry entries

Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks (Networking Technology)

Jack Unger

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This book is the real thing 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

As an owner of a mid sized WISP, the author has captured the real life problem we experience both from a strategic and field perspective. From antenna alternatives, pros and cons of varying polarization, business issues to consider and multitudes of other factors that must be balanced to support a customer service organization delivering wireless internet services. Thanks! My entire staff was required to read this book cover to cover.

Best WISP guide Available 5 out of 5 stars.
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Great Book. The autor balances theory and practice perfectly. I just build a WISP from the scratch. I wouldn't be able to do this as fast and good as I did without the help of Mr. Unger's book.

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A real-world guide to designing and implementing license-free wireless WANs.

• Master "real-world" wireless design and installation principles, avoiding design and installation pitfalls.
• Save money by avoiding the high recurring monthly costs of leasing traditional broadband links.
• Learn to evaluate and select wireless networking equipment.
• Understand how to provide reliable and profitable broadband wireless Internet access service

Python Programming On Win32: Help for Windows Programmers

Mark Hammond, Andy Robinson

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Python is growing in popularity; based on download statistics, there are now over 450,000 people using Python, and more than 150,000 people using Python on Windows. Use of the language has been growing at about 40% per year since 1995, and there is every reason to believe that growth will continue. Despite Python's increasing popularity on Windows, Python Programming on Win32 is the first book to demonstrate how to use it as a serious Windows development and administration tool. Unlike scripting on Unix, Windows scripting involves integrating a number of components, such as COM or the various mail and database APIs, with the Win32 programming interface. While experienced Windows C++ programmers can find their way through the various objects, most people need some guidance, and this book is it. It addresses all the basic technologies for common integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code you need to glue things together. Topics include:

• The Python language and the PythonWin extensions
• Building a GUI with COM
• Adding a Macro language
• Distributing the application
• Client-side COM for output and data access
• Integration with mail and other internet protocols
• Managing users and drives

This is a vital and unique book. Python Programming on Win32 is an excellent presentation of Windows application development and a solid illustration of how to use Python in the Windows environment.

Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrator's Handbook (Novell Press)

Jeffrey Harris

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Another perspective 5 out of 5 stars.
33 of 35 people found this review helpful.

ok.. so now you know what Mr. Gates thinks of this. He's obviously quaking. That is who wrote the other review wasn't it? As someone who grew up on Macs and Win16 boxes (after 8080's), I didn't run into Netware until my professional life. I didn't get it at first either. But over the years I have come to understand and appreciate what Netware can and does do - & do incredibly well. There is a good reason that the vast majority of the Fortune 500 use it - as do other mission critical environments like gov't & military & financial that care about things like security, stability and TCO. That said, (ahem), 6.5 is the best thing Provo has ever put out IMHO, and this book is one of the best ways to get clued into what it's about. I have 6.5 in production and have used Netware since 4.11 SFT3 so I know a little bit about it. Try native file access for Unix, Mac & Win32 hosts, unmatched file system security, great management tools, support for open source projects like PHP, Perl, Apache, mySQL, *real* java and directory services that frankly shame AD.. did I mention snapshot volumes or the remote office appliance? Free server licenses? Drives that don't need defragmenting? Clusters up to 32 nodes? But like any great product there is a lot to it & it's useless if you don't know how to work it - or don't know it's there! So buy the book, ok? :) Change is good.
Meanwhile, pay no attention to the raving MCSE. They get like that after a while.

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Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrators Handbook is the Novell-authorized quick reference for NetWare administration covering all of the new features of NetWare 6.5. The release of NetWare 6.5 continues to redefine NetWare as a powerful Web-oriented platform for delivering a consistent, location independent view of users data and systems. The new features in NetWare 6.5 were designed around 3 main value propositions; The Virtual Office, Maintaining Business Continuity, and Delivering powerful new Web Services.Novell NetWare 6.5 Administrators Handbook helps the IT Professional integrate the benefits of NetWare 6.5 into an existing environment.

PCI Compliance: Understand and Implement Effective PCI Data Security Standard Compliance

Tony Bradley; Anton Chuvakin; Anatoly Elberg; Brian J. Koerner

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Identity theft has been steadily rising in recent years, and credit card data is one of the number one targets for identity theft. With a few pieces of key information. Organized crime has made malware development and computer networking attacks more professional and better defenses are necessary to protect against attack. The credit card industry established the PCI Data Security standards to provide a baseline expectancy for how vendors, or any entity that handles credit card transactions or data, should protect data to ensure it is not stolen or compromised. This book will provide the information that you need to understand the PCI Data Security standards and how to effectively implement security on the network infrastructure in order to be compliant with the credit card industry guidelines and protect sensitive and personally identifiable information.

*PCI Data Security standards apply to every company globally that processes or transmits credit card transaction data
*Information with helps to develop and implement an effective security strategy to keep their infrastructure compliant
*The authors are well known and each has an extensive information security background, making them ideal for conveying the information the reader needs