Forget everything you’ve heard about previous versions of Windows Server; this all-new variation has been designed for people who don’t wear white lab coats or pocket protectors. Woody Leonhard has tested it and it passed with flying colors. If you have a home or small business network, this book shows you how Windows Home Server helps you

• Share files among all the PCs in your home
• Access your files from anywhere
• Make regular backups automatically
• Store files securely
• Play music, TV shows, or movies on your Xbox
• Share multimedia across your network
• Keep your virus protection and system upgrades up to date
• Get regular reports on the overall health of your network

Windows Home Server For Dummies provides sage advice on choosing a version of Windows Home Server, installing it, setting up users and passwords, using remote access, scheduling automatic scans and backups, and having fun with multimedia.   Trust Woody— you’ll sleep better. ]]> http://www.ebooksabouteverything.com/ebooks/item/9780470287002/Woody-Leonhard-Windows-Home-Server-For-Dummies-(Mobipocket).html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 54:11:53 GMT http://www.ebooksabouteverything.com/ebooks/item/9780470287002/Woody-Leonhard-Windows-Home-Server-For-Dummies-(Mobipocket).html

SaaS - The Complete Cornerstone Guide to Software as a Service Best Practices Concepts, Terms, and Techniques for Successfully Planning, Implementing and Managing SaaS Solutions

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is one of the fastest growing segments of the information technology (IT) industry because it provides a more cost-effective alternative for enterprises to achieve their business objectives than traditional packaged applications.

This book covers just about every aspect of SaaS, from high-level overviews of the different technologies that might be appropriate for upper management, to a very nice series of "hands on" chapters that walk you through experimenting with several of the SaaS options.

Whether you need a quick primer on SaaS so you can talk shop with those with more detailed knowledge, or want to get a sense of the benefits of the different technologies and how they fit into the big picture of the data center, this book is an invaluable resource. It gives you the vocabulary and understanding of how all the pieces fit together than websites and technical manuals often miss.

All of the major SaaS technologies are discussed, along with the various drivers for implementing SaaS, and how to manage migrating to a SaaS environment.

This book delivers precisely what CEOs, CIOs, IT managers, and technologists need to know.

Ruby on Rails is a highly-productive and industrial-strength web application framework. It scales from the simplest expense tracking application to full-featured applications with respectable numbers of users.

Ruby is a pure object-oriented programming language with a super clean syntax that makes programming elegant and fun. Ruby successfully combines Smalltalk's conceptual elegance, Python's ease of use and learning, and Perl's pragmatism.

Maybe you've heard about Ruby on Rails, the super productive new way to develop web applications, and you'd like to give it a try, but you don't know anything about Ruby or Rails.

This book steps through the development of a web application using Rails. It won't teach you how to program in Ruby, but if you already know another object-oriented programming language, you should have no problem following along.

This book is a great introduction to Ruby on Rails.

The Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) credential is the global benchmark for information system security professionals. It gives you the technical know-how and full understanding of IS issues to perform information security functions for your organization.

This book provides the full foundation for your CISSP knowledge: Protect and serve your business at your very best.

The Certification That Inspires Utmost Confidence: If you plan to build a career in information security one of todays most visible professions - then the CISSP credential should be your next career goal.

The CISSP was the first credential in the field of information security, accredited by the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) to ISO (International Standards Organization) Standard 17024:2003. CISSP certification is not only an objective measure of excellence, but a globally recognized standard of achievement.

This book covers the following CISSP domains:

* 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 CISSP
* Security Architecture and Design
* Telecommunications and Network Security

This guide has an amazing amount of coverage over the concepts ISC2 indicates in their outline of topics that is on the exam. 10-12 Books have been combined into one Guide and Overview , which makes it a lot easier to understand and digest.

Harness the Power of Social Networking with Facebook Applications: Everything you need to know to build a Facebook application, If you are interested in or getting started with building Facebook applications, then this book is for you.

Facebook is taking the world by storm! With more than 100 million connected users and an open platform that allows developers to have full access to those users, you now have one of the most powerful opportunities ever to put your web app in front of thousands, even millions in little time.

This jam-packed book covers the very basics you need to get started in the Facebook platform for developers.

In this book you'll learn how your apps talk to Facebook, how Facebook talks back, where to find the information you need, viral integration points to promote your app, and learn the very basics of creating a fully functional Facebook application.

Get this book now and get your web apps recognized through the great tools Facebook provides.

The Ubuntu 8.10 desktop covers the latest Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) features of interest to users. The emphasis here is on what users will face when using Ubuntu, covering topics like installation, applications, software management, the GNOME and KDE4 desktops, shell commands, and  both the Ubuntu 8.10 administration and network tools. Office, multimedia, mail, and Web applications are reviewed in detail. Desktops are examined including new features like the GNOME file manager capability to directly eject both removable media and network shared directories. The KDE4 desktop provides a completely new KDE desktop with a new panel, menu, desktop, configuration tools, and plasmoid applets. Though administrative topics are covered, the emphasis is on what a user would need to know to perform tasks. Desktop effects as implemented by GNOME's Compiz-fusion and KDE's KWin with 3D workspace and windows switching are examined. Certain new tools are covered in detail like Network Manager which now supports both wireless 3G and Ethernet connections. A new version of the Printing configuration tool adds support for online access to printer drivers as well as new interface features. Gufw provides a user interface for managing ufw firewall, the default firewall. Advanced components of Ubuntu 8.10 are also examined such as Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) now use for vendor graphics drivers, Private Encrypted Directories, and the creation of Ubuntu Live USB drives, as well as UMPC and MID installs. Numerous smaller enhancements are also discussed like the Synaptic Package Manager quick searches, the PulseAudio Device Chooser applet for accessing all Pulse Audio tools, GNOME's file manager support for tabs, and the new combined user switcher and quit applet, as well as the new quit and logout menus. Alternate multimedia releases like Ubuntu Studio and Mythbuntu are also referenced. The ebook version features hyper-linked overview, contents, index, chapters, sections, and Web sites. 

With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, MCTS Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Study Guide covers what you need to know-and shows you how to prepare-for this challenging exam.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam 70-640
• Exam Readiness Checklist at the front of the book--you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all the exam topics, including:

Directory Services · DNS · AD DS Forest and Domain Structure · Global Catalog Servers · Flexible Single Master Operation Roles · AD DS Site Topology · Organizational Units and Delegation · Replication · Troubleshooting, Backup, and Recovery · Groups and User Accounts · User Authentication · Group Policy · AD Certificate Services · AD Federated Services · AD Lightweight Directory Service · AD Rights Management Service

CD-ROM includes:

• Complete MasterExam practice testing engine, featuring: one full practice exam; detailed answers with explanations; and Score Report performance assessment tool
• MasterSim interactive task simulation software
• Electronic book for studying on the go

Now it's easier than ever to get the most out of this wildly popular version of Linux. How to Do Everything: Ubuntu leads you through the interface, the built-in applications, and the process of installing software and peripherals. You'll get details on the full-featured OpenOffice.org productivity suite, as well as the fun side of Ubuntu, including graphics, photos, music, videos, and games. Maximize the power of Ubuntu-on PCs or Macs-with help from this practical guide.

• Install Ubuntu and navigate the GNOME desktop
• Add hardware, software, and peripheral devices
• Secure your computer with Firestarter, anti-virus programs, and backup/restore software
• Use the OpenOffice.org suite components-Writer, Calc, Base, Impress, Math, and Draw
• Set up a network and connect to the Internet via Firefox
• Create and publish your own website
• Use Windows applications in Ubuntu
• Play games and enjoy multimedia applications
• Work with Linux shell commands
• Learn to use the vi and Emacs text editors

Essential Skills--Made Easy!

Learn how to build dynamic, data-driven Web applications using PHP. Covering the latest release of this cross-platform, open-source scripting language, PHP: A Beginner's Guide teaches you how to write basic PHP programs and enhance them with more advanced features such as MySQL and SQLite database integration, XML input, and third-party extensions. This fast-paced tutorial provides one-stop coverage of software installation, language syntax and data structures, flow control routines, built-in functions, and best practices.

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge
• Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Fully updated for the most current Linux distributions, Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide, Fifth Edition, shows you how to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux on a single server or an entire network. Get full details on granting user rights and permissions, configuring software and hardware, providing Internet and intranet services, and customizing Linux kernel 2.6. You'll also learn how to get your network services IPv6 ready, implement sound security, create foolproof system backups, and use the latest virtualization technologies. Real-world, hands-on examples are included throughout.

• Install and configure popular Linux distributions, including Fedora 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenSuSE, and Ubuntu
• Manage users, permissions, files, folders, and applications
• Administer Linux servers from the GUI or from the command line (shell)
• Understand and manage file systems in Linux
• Compile, tune, and customize Linux kernel 2.6
• Build robust firewalls and routers using netfilter and Linux
• Manage the Linux TCP/IP networking stack and services for both IPv4 and IPv6
• Build and deploy Web, e-mail, and FTP servers
• Use NIS, NFS, LDAP, and Samba for resource sharing and identity management
• Set up and administer print, DNS, POP3, IMAP3, and DHCP servers
• Implement Linux virtualization technologies, including the native KVM platform

Integrate Web 2.0 trends and technologies into the enterprise

Written by a team of experts from the Web 2.0 community and Oracle Corporation, this innovative guide provides a blueprint for leveraging the new culture of participation in an enterprise environment. Reshaping Your Business with Web 2.0 offers proven strategies for the successful adoption of an enterprise 2.0 paradigm and covers the technical solutions that best apply in specific situations. You will find clear guidelines for using Web 2.0 technologies and standards in a productive way to align with business goals, increase efficiency, and provide measurable bottom line growth.

• Foster collaboration and accelerate information dissemination with blogs and wikis
• Implement folksonomic strategies to achieve business intelligence, analytics, and semantic web goals
• Capture and broadcast connection graphs and activity streams via social networks
• Bring together application data, business analytics, unstructured information, and collaborative interactions in enterprise mashups
• Enable rich Internet applications with Ajax, Ruby on Rails, Flash, FLEX, and other technologies
• Connect your Web 2.0 ecosystem through Web services, such as REST and JSON
• Ensure security and compliance management