Books

Getting started with the jQuery library is easy, but it can take years to fully realize its breadth and depth; jQuery Cookbook shortens the learning curve considerably. You’ll learn patterns and practices from 19 leading developers who use jQuery for everything from integrating simple components into Web sites and applications to developing complex, high-performance user [...]

The rules of marketing have changed. Savvy marketing professionals know that they must engage with individuals directly on the Web, and smart businesses know that customers can become friends — with benefits. Friends With Benefits shows you how to get into the online marketing game. A guide filled with tips, tricks, and real-world case studies, [...]

Some developers thrash around aimlessly looking for a bug without concrete results. Others have the knack of unerringly zeroing in on the root cause of a bug. Are they geniuses? Just lucky? No, they’ve learned the secrets of professional debugging. Debug It! will equip you with the tools, techniques and approaches-proven in the crucible of [...]

“…at 7:48 a.m. on a Tuesday, I am showered, cleaned, shaved, pruned, fed, and deodorized, wearing a pressed shirt and shiny shoes, in a cab on my way to the San Francisco waterfront. I’m far from home, going to an unfamiliar place, and performing for strangers, three stressful facts that mean anything can happen…”
In this [...]

Know in ten minutes what takes others hours to learn, and keep up with the latest trends in the industry.
In this summary you will learn:

What prospective employers will ask you
What you should answer and ask in return
How to avoid common job interview mistakes

Why you should read Acing the Interview
You got fired. How do you handle [...]

Get in front of Google Wave, the exciting new real-time communication and collaboration technology that unifies email, instant messaging (IM), wiki, and social networking functions on one integrated platform.
Getting Started with Google Wave gives you a good look at this game-changing technology while it’s still in the development stage. In the first two chapters, you’ll [...]

With QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual, you don’t just learn how to use this popular program, you learn why and when to use specific features. You also get basic accounting advice so that everything makes sense along the way. Get more out of QuickBooks 2010 whether you’re a beginner or an old pro.
QuickBooks 2010 has [...]

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!
MAKE continues to be a leader in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ensure the reliability of the data your SOA environment depends upon with Viral Data In SOA: An Enterprise Pandemic.
Service-oriented environments can share data more widely and rapidly than ever before. Incorrect data can easily trigger inappropriate actions, prevent urgent actions from being taken, disrupt customer transactions and relationships, generate compliance problems, and damage business performance. [...]

Are the machines in your office living isolated lives? Do you have a few computers at home that you want to connect to each other and the Internet? The best way to share files on a group of computers is to create a network. But how do you do that?
Network Know-How is your guide to [...]

The CompTIA A+ certification is the industry standard in terms of measuring a technician’s hardware and software knowledge. As the most popular entry-level certification, it is particularly popular among individuals switching from another career to computers.
Organized by objectives, this unparalleled study guide offers you a systematic approach to preparing for the CompTIA A+ certification, and [...]

Cisco routers and switches are the cornerstones of many networks. But when things break, repairs can intimidate even the most competent administrator. Luckily, just knowing the “in case of emergency” basics will take you far.
Just like the original, this second edition of the highly acclaimed Cisco Routers for the Desperate is written for the administrator [...]

Xen, the open source virtualization tool, is a system administrator’s dream. Xen is a free, high-performance virtual machine monitor that lets you consolidate your hardware and finally put those unused cycles to use — without sacrificing reliability, performance, or scalability.
The Book of Xen explains everything you need to know in order to use Xen effectively, [...]