The Leading eBooks Store Online
for your Apple or Android device, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
Mastering VMware vSphere 5by Scott Lowe
John Wiley & Sons 2011; US$ 59.99A new and updated edition of bestselling Mastering VMware vSphere 4 Written by leading VMware expert, this book covers all the features and capabilities of VMware vSphere. You'll learn how to install, configure, operate, manage, and secure the latest release. Covers all the new features and capabilities of the much-anticipated new release of VMware vSphere Discusses the planning, installation, operation, and management for the latest release Reviews migration to the latest vSphere software Offers hands-on instruction and clear explanations with real-world examples Mastering VMware vSphere is the strategic guide you need to maximize the opportunities of virtualization. more...
In the Beginning...Was the Command Lineby Neal Stephenson
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 8.99This is "the Word" -- one man's word, certainly -- about the art (and artifice) of the state of our computer-centric existence. And considering that the "one man" is Neal Stephenson, "the hacker Hemingway" ( Newsweek ) -- acclaimed novelist, pragmatist, seer, nerd-friendly philosopher, and nationally bestselling author of groundbreaking literary works ( Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, etc., etc.) -- the word is well worth hearing. Mostly well-reasoned examination and partial rant, Stephenson's In the Beginning... was the Command Line is a thoughtful, irreverent, hilarious treatise on the cyber-culture past and present; on operating system tyrannies and downloaded popular revolutions; on the Internet, Disney World, Big Bangs, not to mention the... more...
Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design, Adobe Readerby Giles Colborne
Pearson Education 2010; US$ 23.99In a complex world, products that are easy to use win favor with consumers. This is the first book on the topic of simplicity aimed specifically at interaction designers. It shows how to drill down and simplify user experiences when designing digital tools and applications. It begins by explaining why simplicity is attractive, explores the laws of simplicity, and presents proven strategies for achieving simplicity. Remove, hide, organize and displace become guidelines for designers, who learn simplicity by seeing before and after examples and case studies where the results speak for themselves. more...
sed & awkby Dale Dougherty; Arnold Robbins
O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2010; US$ 31.99sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox. sed is a "stream editor" for editing streams of text that might be too large to edit as a single file, or that might be generated on the fly as part of a larger data processing step. The most common operation done with sed is substitution, replacing one block of text with another. awk is a complete programming language. Unlike many conventional languages, awk is "data driven" -- you specify what kind of data you are interested in and the operations to be performed when that data is found. awk does many things for you, including automatically opening and closing data files, reading records, breaking the records up ... more...
Just the Tips, Man for Microsoft Windows MEby Bob Flisser; Wendy Richardson
Nerdy Books, LLC 2001; US$ 9.95It's the most popular operating system in the universe. But we're betting that you're not going to believe what you don't know about Microsoft Windows Me. Why? Because the 500+ tips that have been collected in Just the Tips, Man? for Microsoft Windows Me include networking shortcuts, troubleshooting tricks, and even tips on the basics like file management and control settings that will make your life easier. They have been put together in a fun, easy-to read format that will have you impressing your friends, family and colleagues before you know it. more...
Highly Available Storage for Windows Servers (VERITAS Series)by Paul Massiglia
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 65.00The first how-to guide for online storage management with Windows 2000 In this book, expert Paul Massiglia first provides a clear tutorial on the principles of managed online storage and then walks you through the basics of how to manage your disks and RAID arrays in the Windows 2000 server environment. He provides all the information system administrators need to take advantage of Windows 2000's powerful new capabilities for handling large numbers of disks and RAID subsystems. Using both the embedded capabilities of the Windows 2000 operating system, VERITAS Volume Manager--the de-facto standard for application storage--and other working examples, Massiglia clearly illustrates how to organize disks so that all application data can be given... more...
Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Adobe Readerby Jim Cooper
Pearson Education 2006; US$ 39.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. Special Edition Using MS-DOS 6.22, Third Edition is an update to the successful best seller and the only up-to-date title on the market today. This edition will add to the second edition's coverage in the following areas: Updates the entire book to reflect current technology and provide better readability. Updates compatibility with the addition of Windows ME/2000 operating systems. more...
Oracle DBA on UNIX and Linux, Adobe Readerby Michael Wessler
Pearson Education 2001; US$ 39.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. Oracle DBA on Unix and Linux provides all the information needed to install, support, tune, and upgrade Oracle databases on the UNIX and Linux platforms. Maintain a robust, mission-critical Oracle8i database. This book provides administrative solutions for the day-to-day DBA. You'll learn how to install the database for maximum efficiency, upgrades, patches, migrations, tune, and maintain its security. The book also explains in detail how to build and support a fully functioning Oracle database. This authoritative text contains up-to-date information available on Oracle's latest release and shows you how to: configure database architecture; install and set up with UNIX requirements;... more...
Architecting Enterprise Solutionsby Paul Dyson; Andrew Longshaw
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2004; US$ 55.00A practical, nuts-and-bolts guide to architectural solutions that describes step-by-step how to design robustness and flexibility into an Internet-based system Based on real-world problems and systems, and illustrated with a running case study Enables software architects and project managers to ensure that nonfunctional requirements are met so that the system won't fall over, that it can be maintained and upgraded without being switched off, and that it can deal with security, scalability, and performance demands Platform and vendor independence will empower architects to challenge product-dictated limitations more...
Cleaning Windows XP For Dummiesby Allen Wyatt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 21.99This wide-ranging guide helps ordinary users fight back against Windows slowdowns, glitches, and annoyances Windows is the world's dominant desktop operating system, with 93.8 percent of the market as of 2002 Packed with savvy tips for decluttering a system, speeding up access to programs and data, customizing the interface, rooting out resource hogs, tuning up e-mail and Web browser performance, protecting against viruses, and more Focuses on Windows XP and covers the new Service Pack 2, but many techniques are applicable to older Windows versions more...









