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Get ready for the coolest issue of MAKE. Our special kids issue is filled with exciting and fun projects to make your weekend or science fair a blast. Hydrogen rockets, catapults, electric animals, chemical batteries, flying bird automatons, and more await you in the pages of MAKE: Volume 20!
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Learn about the scope of the malware problem and strategies that can help you defend against evolving malware threats.
Managing and protecting against endpoint security threats continues to get more difficult for most organizations regardless of their size. Malware of all types are becoming more virulent, their authors are becoming better at getting around current defenses, [...]

If you want to gain insight into the real-world uses of VMware ESX and ESXi, this book provides scores of step-by-step solutions for working with these products in a wide range of network environments. You’ll not only learn the basics — how to pool resources from hardware servers, computer clusters, networks, and storage, and then [...]

Find out which tool is right for you in this informative white paper.
With the increasing popularity of workflow software, many IT departments are wrestling with the distinction between workflow programs and application automation tools. In this free white paper, you will learn the important distinctions between both and why your ultimate goal should be full [...]

Platform: Windows - New Apps
DonateBot 1.0
Donate to charity for free simply by running a small program in the background. In exchange for your unused CPU processing power, you will give to the charity of your choice. This application contains absolutely NO POPUPS, NO SPYWARE, NO ADWARE. Most likely, you won’t even know that it’s [...]

On November 17, 2009, the Nob Hill Masonic Center will open its doors to thousands of cleantech industry professionals for the Third Annual Cleantech Open Grand Expo & Awards Gala. The event will commence with an exposition floor filled with over 120 cleantech companies, followed by a series of demonstrations and business plan pitches from [...]

Why learn F#? This multi-paradigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, it also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. With Programming F#, you’ll quickly discover the many advantages of Microsoft’s new language, which includes access to all the great tools and libraries of [...]

Learn how other midsize companies are staying poised for economic recovery by maintaining staff and spending in their most crucial areas.
There are always key areas of any business that cannot be cut if the business is to remain ready for an economic upswing. Find out how some companies consider the current climate a window of [...]

The Sustainable Network demonstrates how we can tackle challenges, ranging from energy conservation to economic and social innovation, using the global network — of which the public Internet is just one piece. To help solve a myriad of problems today, author Sarah Sorensen points out that the best tool for enacting change already exists, lying [...]

MissionCritical Communications delivers wireless voice and data solutions for mobile and remote mission-critical operations.
To explore innovative applications, integrate wireless data, scan industry news, compare equipment features, choose the right product for your workforce, stay ahead of regulatory issues and technology trends or source a new supplier, turn to MissionCritical Communications. We provide the information you [...]

The GNU Autotools (the GNU Build System) is a group of utilities designed to make it easy for developers to create software that is portable across many Unix-like operating systems.
Unfortunately, most Autotools documentation is merely reference material, and a serious guide to the tools is needed. With its solution-oriented instruction and cookbook-style approach, Autotools: A [...]

Like any network technology, wireless local area networks (WLANs) need to be protected from security threats.
Though recent developments in IEEE standards have been designed to help ensure privacy for authenticated WLAN users, WLAN clients and enterprise infrastructure can still be vulnerable to a variety of threats that are unique to WLANs.
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FierceBroadbandWireless is an easy to read, twice weekly email service that brings broadband wireless executives the latest news and developments in the broadband wireless industry including news on Wi-Fi, WiMAX, VoWLAN, Muni Wi-Fi, and cellular-Wi-Fi convergence.
In two quick emails per week, FierceBroadbandWireless will get you up to speed on the latest technologies and developments in [...]

Platform: Windows - New Apps
The Three Musketeers: The Game 1.0.0.0
Take on the role of d’Artagnan in his quest to become a Musketeer. Beginning in a small 17th century village, you will journey to Paris and befriend the famous three Musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. When the evil Cardinal Richelieu launches a plot to disgrace [...]

Windows 7: The Definitive Guide provides everything you need to manage and maintain Windows 7. You’ll learn all of the features and enhancements in complete detail, along with specifics for configuring the operating system to put you in full control.
Bestselling author and Windows expert William Stanek doesn’t just show you the steps you need to [...]

CorneliOS is a virtual Web based multi-user OS that runs in your Web browser.
All applications and files are stored on the CorneliOS server and are always accessible from anywhere. CorneliOS is platform and browser independent and offers a Web application development framework.
CorneliOS can be downloaded for free as it has been released as open source [...]

Packed with full-color examples, Simply JavaScript is all you need to start programming in JavaScript the right way.
Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript to solve real-world problems, build smarter forms, track user events (such as mouse clicks and key strokes), and design eye-catching animations. Then move on to more powerful techniques using the [...]

For many companies, one Web site is no longer enough. Business strategy requires multiple Web sites, each with carefully targeted audiences and marketing approaches. However, managing multiple sites introduces costs and management headaches that conventional Web architectures and methodologies can’t handle. In Multisite Commerce, Lev Mirlas — the architect who pioneered the concept of a [...]

In this RunAs Radio podcast, Richard and I talk to Dana Epp about DirectAccess.
DirectAccess is Microsoft’s new technology using Windows 7 (Enterprise or Ultimate) and Server 2008 R2 together to create remote connectivity that acts in all respects like you’re still inside the corporate network. DirectAccess has the potential to put client-initiated VPN connection out [...]

Discover how hosted email archiving cuts risk and improves employee productivity.
Today’s businesses are especially vulnerable to accidental email loss, compliance demands, and the threat of e-discovery. Yet these same companies often have the fewest resources for combating these risks on their own. Many businesses today are turning to email archiving services to eliminate losses.
Additional benefits [...]