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1. | ![]() #20: Running the Numbers: System, Network, and Environment Monitoring By: Daniel V. Klein; John Sellens Publisher: The USENIX Association Publication Date: 01-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 14-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: #20: Running the Numbers: System, Network, and Environment Monitoring
This booklet is about one aspect of system and network monitoring: collecting, storing, reviewing, and acting on numbers (or, more formally, data points) that tell us something relevant about our environment. We are concentrating on instrumenting our systems and networks rather than on examining or monitoring the services we provide. We focus on monitoring our environment and less on controlling the equipment that controls it.
But with any monitoring process comes the ability to influence the thing being monitored, either automatically or through conscious action on the part of the...
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2. | ![]() #21: Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4 By: John Arrasjid; Duncan Epping; Steve Kaplan Publisher: The USENIX Association Publication Date: 01-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: #21: Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4
Virtualization is recognized as a foundation for Cloud Computing. This book is an overview of the VMware technologies and how they can support the various services and management pieces required for Cloud architecture. Without diving overly deeply into specific design patterns, it provides insight into the tools to fit your design criteria.
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3. | ![]() By: J. S. McDougall Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 15-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 16-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: #tweetsmart "OK. I’ve got my Twitter account…now what can I do with it?" Sound familiar? #tweetsmart provides the answer with 25 creative projects to help your business, cause, or organization grow. But this isn’t just another social media marketing book—it’s the anti-marketing how-to community-engagement book. You’ll find projects to help you approach your Twitter audience in ways that are strategic, measurable, and fun....
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4. | Overview: $30 Music School
“Making art your full-time job is a full-time job.” If you’re ready to take on this job, then you’re ready to follow the advice that you’ll find inside $30 Music School. Do-it-Yourself recording, distribution, and promotion have made it easier than ever to make a living making music. Learn how to thrive in this new business model. $30 Music School is for people who want to be musicians, not just look like musicians. It’s all about cutting through the star-system garbage and getting to the heart of art, and making great music that can reach the world on no budget. No matter what type of...
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“Made in China”: The Ultimate Warning Label By: Peter Navarro Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 01-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: “Made in China”: The Ultimate Warning Label This Element is an excerpt from The
Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be
Won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Available in
print and digital formats.
A matter of life or death: why you
can’t trust the safety of any product that’s been made
in China.
China is flooding the world with a
staggering array of cancerous, contaminated, and defective
products. We’ve seen Barbie doll accessories decked out in
“designer lead”...cough syrup and toothpaste laced with
antifreeze...pajamas soaked in formaldehyde...cat and dog treats
spiked with deadly melamine. These...
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By: Jagmohan Raju; Z. John Zhang Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 01-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: “Pay As You Wish” Pricing This Element is an excerpt from Smart
Pricing (ISBN: 9780131494183) by Jagmohan Raju and Z. John
Zhang. Available in print and digital formats.
What your business can learn from
Radiohead’s successful experiment with “pay as you
wish” pricing.
On October 9, 2007, the English alternative
rock band Radiohead began an experiment: Rather than price their
music conventionally, they let their fans pay whatever they wanted
to download their latest 10-song album, In Rainbows. At the
inrainbows.com checkout page, visitors found an empty price box.
When they clicked on it, a message said, “It’s up...
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7. | ![]() <Webseiten professionell erstellen>: Programmierung, Design und Administration By: Stefan Münz Publisher: Addison-Wesley Verlag Publication Date: 10-JUN-2008 Insert Date: 18-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: <Webseiten professionell erstellen>: Programmierung, Design und Administration
Das Buch beleuchtet die gegenwärtige Situation im Web, die verfügbaren Technologien, den Browser-Markt und Erwartungen von Anwendern. Darauf aufbauend werden die meistverbreiteten Beschreibungs- und Programmiersprachen für Websites praxisnah und anhand von konkreten Beispielen vermittelt. Das Spektrum reicht dabei von HTML über CSS, JavaScript/DOM bis zu PHP/MySQL. Der Leser wird darüber hinaus aber auch in die Konfiguration eines Webservers wie Apache eingeführt und erwirbt wichtige Grundkenntnisse im servertypischen Betriebssystem Linux. Extra für dieses Kompendium wurde ein Wiki...
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8. | ![]() ... And the Clients Went Wild!: How Savvy Professionals Win All the Business They Want Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 14-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 12-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ... And the Clients Went Wild!: How Savvy Professionals Win All the Business They Want
Combine social media with traditional marketing techniques for breakthrough results!
While social media is doing much to change the marketing landscape, it doesn't mean you have to take an either/or approach between it and more traditional methods. ...And the Clients Went Wild! gives you the tools to take an eclectic approach and pick the best, most wildly successful marketing methods-traditional, online, or both-to win at a given marketing goal. And, whether by means of Facebook, Twitter, streaming video, or by old-fashioned word of mouth, public relations, or personal sales skill, the...
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9. | ![]() ...And Dignity for All: Unlocking Greatness through Values-Based Leadership By: James Despain; Jane Bodman Converse Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 04-FEB-2003 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ...And Dignity for All: Unlocking Greatness through Values-Based Leadership And Dignity for All is about leading with values, leading
by example, and - in so doing - unleashing the astonishing
commitment and innovation that are buried within your organization
right now. Discover how Jim Despain and his colleagues used
values-based management to transform Caterpillar's Track-Type
Tractors Division into one of the firm's key profit centers. Jim's
honesty and ability to rise from the ashes of his mistakes are
inspirational. His respect for the common worker and personal
search for dignity and self-worth lead him to a new kind of
leadership. And his transformation of a...
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10. | ![]() .Mac with iWeb, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide By: David Reynolds Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 28-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 31-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .Mac with iWeb, Second Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide Need to learn what’s new in .Mac fast? Try a Visual
QuickStart!
This best-selling reference’s visual format and step-by-step,
task-based instructions will have you up and running with .Mac in
no time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling
guide to .Mac leading software application expert David
Reynolds uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to
introduce you everything that’s new. Filled with
step-by-step, task-based instructions and loads of visual aids,
this book explains how to publish your photos, movies, podcasts and
blogs on the internet with iWeb; share...
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11. | Overview: .NET & XML
If you're seeking ways to build network-based applications or
XML-based web services, Microsoft provides most of the tools you'll
need. XML is integrated into the .NET Framework and Visual Studio
.NET, but if you want to get a grasp on how .NET and XML actually
work together, that's a different story. With .NET &
XML, you can get under the hood to see how the .NET Framework
implements XML, giving you the skills to write understandable
XML-based code that interoperates with code written with other
tools, and even other languages. .NET & XML starts by
introducing XML and the .NET Framework,...
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12. | Overview: .NET 4.0 Generics
"Enhance the type safety of your code and create applications easily using Generics in the .NET 4.0 Framework. Learn how to use Generics’ methods and generic collections to solve complicated problems. Develop real-world applications using GenericsKnow the importance of each generic collection and Generic class and use them as per your requirementsBenchmark the performance of all Generic collectionsIn DetailGenerics were added as part of .NET Framework 2.0 in November 2005. Although similar to generics in Java, .NET generics do not apply type erasure but every object has unique...
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13. | ![]() .NET and COM Interoperability Handbook, The By: Alan Gordon Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 30-DEC-2002 Insert Date: 23-AUG-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET and COM Interoperability Handbook, The .NET/COM interoperability in depth: comprehensive techniques and
strategies
The most in-depth guide to .NET/COM interoperability ever
published!
Covers every .NET/COM interop option, "gotcha," and
workaround
Offers practical strategies for .NET migration and long-term
.NET/COM coexistence
Compares .NET to COM and Java
Addresses many advanced issues, including Interop marshaling,
Primary Interop Assemblies, using ActiveX Controls from managed
code, using COM+ Services from managed code, converting your COM+
Applications to XML Web Services and .NET...
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14. | ![]() .NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide By: Adam Nathan Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 31-JAN-2002 Insert Date: 24-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET and COM: The Complete Interoperability Guide <> The focus of the book is on COM Interoperability (since
it's a much larger subject), and the heart of the discussion is
broken down into four parts:
Using COM Components Within the .NET Framework
Using .NET Framework Components from COM
Designing Good .NET Framework Components for COM Clients
Designing Good COM Components for .NET Framework Clients
The scope of the book is just about
everything related to using "unmanaged code" in the .NET Framework.
Technologies built on top of COM Interoperability are also
covered-Interoperability of Windows Forms Controls and...
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15. | ![]() .NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed By: Kevin Burton Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 04-APR-2002 Insert Date: 21-NOV-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed The .NET Framework provides a runtime environment called the
Common Language Runtime, which manages the execution of code and
provides services that make the development of robust software
easier. The Common Language Runtime (CLR) provides a solid
foundation for developers to build various types of applications.
Whether a developer is writing an ASP.NET application, a Windows
Forms application, a Web Service, a mobile code application, a
distributed application, or an application that combines several of
these application models, the CLR provides huge benefits such as
simplified development...
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16. | ![]() .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Data-Driven Applications By: Edmund Tan Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 30-APR-2010 Insert Date: 01-OCT-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Data-Driven Applications
Build robust and feature-rich mobile data-driven applications with the help of real-world examplesDevelop data-driven mobile applications from the ground up on top of the Oracle Lite and SQL Server Lite databases
Build ergonomic User Interfaces targeting the mobile platform that you can easily adapt for your business applicationsOptimize performance and security on the mobile platform as well as drawing useful charts and reports using .NET CF's graphics libraries for your data-driven applicationsUtilize the various tools provided by Microsoft to maintain and fine-tune your enterprise...
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17. | ![]() .NET Compact Framework Programming with Visual Basic .NET By: Paul Yao; David Durant Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 17-JUN-2004 Insert Date: 06-NOV-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET Compact Framework Programming with Visual Basic .NET
“For nearly two decades, Paul Yao and David Durant have
been acknowledged as experts on the Windows platform, so it’s
only natural that they would bring their experienced point of view
to the .NET Compact Framework. With a unique combination of
historical perspective and in-depth understanding of the subject
matter, Yao and Durant take the reader through not only the
technical guts of the Compact Framework but also the reasons behind
the design decisions.”
—Joshua Trupin, Executive Editor, MSDN Magazine
“Yao and Durant have written a book that, although it
assumes no prior...
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18. | ![]() .NET Domain-Driven Design with C#: Problem – Design – Solution By: Tim McCarthy Publisher: Wrox Publication Date: 28-APR-2008 Insert Date: 24-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET Domain-Driven Design with C#: Problem – Design – Solution
As the first technical book of its kind, this unique resource walks you through the process of building a real-world application using Domain-Driven Design implemented in C#. Based on a real application for an existing company, each chapter is broken down into specific modules so that you can identify the problem, decide what solution will provide the best results, and then execute that design to solve the problem. With each chapter, you'll build a complete project from beginning to end.
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19. | ![]() .NET Enterprise Design with Visual Basic® .NET and SQL Server 2000 By: Jimmy Nilsson Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 12-DEC-2001 Insert Date: 26-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET Enterprise Design with Visual Basic® .NET and SQL Server 2000 This book discusses factors and opinions developers should
consider in order to create higher quality designs and
applications. The author uses one large-scale business application
throughout the book as the basis for all examples to clearly
illustrate concepts being discussed.
Coverage also includes:
a variety of aspects about design in the world of .NET;
explanations of the business and data access layers of
application design;
solutions for problems such as code structure, solid error
trapping, and how to build in debugging support;
discussion of how to design larger...
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20. | ![]() .NET for Java Developers: Migrating to C# By: Jawahar Puvvala; Alok Pota Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 22-JUL-2003 Insert Date: 19-AUG-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: .NET for Java Developers: Migrating to C# .NET for Java Developers is the definitive guide
to leveraging your Java programming experience in the .NET
environment. Understanding the similarities and differences between
the C# and Java APIs enables Java programmers to quickly begin
rapid application Windows development using C#. The numerous code
examples, which have been tested using Visual Studio® .NET
2003 and Java 1.4, show readers how to create feature-rich .NET
applications by translating Java coding practices into C#.
The authors begin by detailing the .NET Framework and then
immediately introduce readers to coding and the...
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