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Your computer is being stalked right now, what are you going to do about it?: Hacking into computer systems isn't just some innocent fun past time anymore; increasingly, a hacker wants access to your computer because it is profitable. In this chapter excerpt from Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet, by Wallace Wang, you will learn how your...; Tags: computer, Computer Book 4.0, hacker, hacking, Internet, TechRepublic Inc., Wallace Wang, Web, Web site; Download resources 2006-05-19
Learn to use data structures with VB 2005 Express: Visual Basic 2005 Express is designed to help novice programmers get a handle on the fundamentals of Windows programming This chapter from No Starch Press' Visual Basic 2005 Express: Now Playing, scheduled for release in January 2006, teaches the essential concepts of advanced data structures. Topics include methods for adding...; Tags: Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, Visual Basic 2005 Express, Microsoft Visual Basic, Starch Press, Visual Basic 2005, queue, fundamentals, handle, programmer, programming, Microsoft Windows; Download resources 2005-12-20
Learn to build a high availability server pair using the Linux Heartbeat package: No Starch Press recently released The Linux Enterprise Cluster, which explains how you can build a reliable business system using inexpensive machines and free software. This excerpt will give you a taste of the focus and detail the book offers, as well as introducing the Heartbeat package and describing how...; Tags: Enterprise, excerpt, heartbeat, high availability, Linux, Linux Enterprise Cluster, Linux Heartbeat, server, software, Starch Press, taste, theory; Download resources 2005-08-18
Write better code by understanding how computers operate on binary data: In Write Great Code, Volume I, from No Starch Press, author Randall Hyde focuses on the concepts of machine organization without bringing assembly language into the picture. He delves into language-independent subjects that are useful for high-level language programmers. This sample chapter explains what you need to understand about arithmetic,...; Tags: computer, programmer, Starch Press, Volume, Write Great Code, Randall Hyde, Value at Risk; Download resources 2005-08-10

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Something for nothing: Take a lighter look at spam scams: The Spam Letters is a collection of entertaining and illuminating correspondence with the people who send out mass junk e-mailings aka spam. Compiled from the nearly 200 entries written by Jonathan Land, The Spam Letters taunts, prods, and parodies the faceless salespeople in your inbox, giving you a...; Tags: Chapter, Publisher, Spam Letters, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing; Book chapters 2007-07-26

Tour the Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) desktop: Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition is the essential newbie guide to Ubuntu, recently updated for Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn and packed with tips, tricks, and helpful pointers. In this chapter download, take a guided visual tour of the GNOME desktop environment. Chapter coverage includes: Navigating the ...; Tags: Ubuntu, GNOME, Chapter Coverage, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Explore functional programming techniques in Ruby: There may be no better way to learn how to program than by dissecting real, representative code samples. Accordingly, Ruby by Example analyzes a series of Ruby scripts, examining how the code works, explaining the concepts it illustrates, and showing how to modify it to suit your...; Tags: Technique, Functional Programming, Ruby, Chapter Coverage, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Secure your e-mail with OpenPGP: Governments, major manufacturers, and medical facilities around the world trust their secure communications to PGP Pretty Good Privacy. While PGP works impressively when all is in order, it isn't always easy to configure and can be very tricky to troubleshoot -- and e-mail security is hardly the sort...; Tags: PGP Corp., E-mail, Online Communications; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Use visualization software to analyze your network traffic and identify security vulnerabilities: Security Data Visualization creates graphical windows into the world of computer security data, revealing fascinating and useful insights into networking, cryptography, and file structures. In this chapter download from the book, use various visualization techniques to analyze the complex and unpredictable, live Internet traffic collected from a home...; Tags: Computer Security, Software, Network, Security Data Visualization, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Productivity, Security, Networking, Internet; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Analyze capture files and investigate some common protocols in Wireshark: In this chapter download from Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems, learn how to use Wireshark to analyze capture files and to use those capture files to discover how some common protocols work. First, receive an overview of some of the more common protocols that appear...; Tags: Protocol, Wireshark, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Animate a character in Blender: Blender is a free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D creation suite that has proven to be a powerful alternative to commercially available 3D design software and is now one of the world's most popular 3D design tools. Get up to speed on Blender quickly with modular tutorials that include...; Tags: 3D, Open Source, Animation, Blender; Book chapters 2007-10-19
Don't let Windows XP startup problems leave you dead in the water: When everything works the way it should, we take Windows startup for granted. But if something fails, it's important to be able to diagnose the problem and effect a solution. This chapter from It's Never Done That Before! A Guide to Troubleshooting Windows XP starts by explaining what normally happens...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software; Book chapters 2006-06-02
Learn how spam filtering works: Explore tokenization, the building blocks of spam: Learn how spam filtering works and how language classification and machine learning combine to produce remarkably accurate spam filters in Ending Spam: Bayesian Content Filtering and the Art of Statistical Language Classification. The book describes, in depth, how statistical filtering is being used by next-generation spam filters to...; Tags: Spam Filtering, Bayesian, Spam Filter, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing; Book chapters 2007-05-17
Learn semantic tagging techniques for Java developers: Java developers who wish to participate in building the Semantic Web need to be familiar with official standards such as Resource Description Framework RDF in order to tag documents appropriately and enable RDF Site Summary RSS feeds. However, RSS enabling is only the first step in moving toward...; Tags: Technique, Java Developer, Java, Tagging, RDF, Semantic Web, XML, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Hack the FreeBSD kernel with call hooking: Though rootkits have a fairly negative image, they can be used for both good and evil. Designing BSD Rootkits: An Introduction to Kernel Hacking arms you with the knowledge you need to write offensive rootkits, to defend against malicious ones, and to explore the FreeBSD kernel and operating system in...; Tags: FreeBSD, Kernel, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware; Book chapters 2007-06-15
Create professional-quality photographic and text effects for free with the GIMP: The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease of use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software applications. In this chapter download from The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers, learn how to harness...; Tags: Technique, GIMP, Productivity; Book chapters 2007-08-08
Design an infrared remote control for Linux appliances: Remotes have become our most natural means of controlling certain appliances, so much so that in the future, we can expect to see more appliances forfeiting the front control panel altogether in favor of the keypad of a simple remote. If you are building an appliance that might...; Tags: Appliance, Chapter Coverage, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software; Book chapters 2007-05-31
Use the QtSql module to build Qt applications that work with various relational database management systems: Nowadays, it's difficult to imagine many applications being able to function without relational databases to back them up. For this reason, Qt provides a range of classes in the QtSql module that work with various relational database management systems. In this chapter download from The Book of...; Tags: Module, Database Management System, RDBMS, Chapter Coverage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Book chapters 2007-07-26
Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot: LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is a lot of power under the hood in NXT-G. In this chapter download...; Tags: Chapter, LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, NXT-G, Chapter Coverage, Robots, Blogging, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing; Book chapters 2007-10-04
Learn to use data structures with VB 2005 Express: This preview chapter from Visual Basic 2005 Express: Now Playing offers a solid introduction to using queues, stacks, and hash tables to manipulate data. Visual Basic 2005 Express is designed to help novice programmers get a handle on the fundamentals of Windows programming This chapter from No...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Queue, Visual Basic 2005 Express, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Book chapters 2005-12-20

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