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The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Performance Optimization and Tuning Handbook
by Ken EnglandLearn from a SQL Server performance authority how to make your database run at lightning speed. Ken England's SQL Server 6.5 Performance Optimization and Tuning Handbook is recognized by SQL Server administrators as the indispensable guide to tuning and optimization. Now he's revised the book for Microsoft's new SQL Server 2000, the most advanced and powerful version yet of SQL Server, which takes full advantage of Windows 2000's new processing capabilities. The book details the factors that determine database performance and offers readers tools, techniques and best practices they can use to tweak and tune SQL Server's configuration and operation. Readers will learn how to enhance performance through good physical design and effective internal storage structures. The book spells out methods for creating efficient indexes and techniques for tuning SQL Server's new query optimizer.A new edition of the authoritative and bestselling guide, SQL Server 6.5 Performance Optimization and Tuning Handbook, 1555581803Targets SQL Server 2000Helps IT professionals run SQL Server more powerfully and efficiently and optimize it for e-commerce and knowledge management
Microsoft SharePoint Technologies: Planning, Design and Implementation (HP Technologies)
by Kevin Laahs Emer McKenna Veli-Matti VanamoMicrosoft SharePoint Technologies: Planning, Design and Implementation provides an in-depth examination of the tasks involved in planning, designing and deploying SharePoint in your enterprise. The book examines SharePoint from the user's perspective, the administrator's perspective, and the application developer's perspective and looks at how you can maximize your investment by integrating SharePoint features with Office 2003 and other enterprise applications in your environment. The authors are experienced consultants that have helped many large corporations deploy Microsoft technologies within their enterprise. This book is filled with practical experience and knowledge gained from working with customers in the field.* Complete guide to getting the most out of your SharePoint deployments* Critical techniques for system architects to design and deploy SharePoint Technologies* Features most important issues for day to day efficient management and usage* How to customize and extend your SharePoint environment for your own needs
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server: Building Knowledge Sharing Applications (HP Technologies)
by Kevin Laahs Emer McKenna Don VickersUse Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001 as a foundation for building knowledge sharing applications. This book details how IT professionals can plan, design and implement web based solutions using Microsoft's Intranet Portal. Written by experts from Compaq, the world's prime integrator of Exchange systems and Microsoft's Partner of the Year, the book illustrates how easy it is to create sophisticated knowledge based applications using SharePoint Portal Server. It provides an excellent overview of the built-in features and functionality of SharePoint Portal Server, and describes how a Portal coordinator can easily customize the product to fit their business needs. The book blends expert instruction, best practices, and project blueprints, and effectively guides readers through the process of creating a knowledge sharing solution using Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001.Explains Microsoft's strategy for knowledge sharing and its foundation on the Microsoft SharePoint TechnologiesDetails how to build enhanced collaborative applications with SharePoint Portal Server 2001Shows SharePoint Portal Server 2001 as a tool enabling a rigorous and comprehensive knowledge management strategy
The Mezonic Agenda: Hack along with the heroes and villains as the American Presidency hangs in the balance of cyber-space... (Cyber-Fiction)
by Herbert ThomsonThe Mezonic Agenda deals with some of the most pressing topics in technology and computer security today including: reverse engineering, cryptography, buffer overflows, and steganography. The book tells the tale of criminal hackers attempting to compromise the results of a presidential election for their own gain. The accompanying CD contains real, working versions of all the applications described in the fictional narrative of the book. Computer users, programmers, IT professionals, and policy makers need to be made aware of the risks involved with deploying new technologies and see how attackers can leverage these technologies for their own purposes. While the story in The Mezonic Agenda is fictional, the technologies, exploits, and hacking techniques are all very real.* The first cyber-thriller" that allows the reader to "hack along" using the accompanying CD which contains working versions of all the applications described in the book. * To be published in October 2004 when interest in the American Presidential election will be at its highest. * Provides IT professionals with the most advanced, timely, and accurate information available on security exploits in a fascinating, fictional narrative.
MCSE (Exam 70-296): Study Guide & DVD Training System
by SyngressMCSE Exam 70-296 Study Guide & DVD Training System: Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000 is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives you 100% coverage of the official Microsoft 70-296 exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try.In June, 2003 Microsoft will launch beta exams for the Windows Server 2003 certification line. Exams will likely go live the following August and September. This launch is a comprehensive revamping of the MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Enginner) track with all new core exams and all new electives. In addition, the MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator) certification will expand its program to include an additional upgrade exam for MCSAs wanting to become MCSEs. The launch of this new certification track means that all current MCSEs, representing an installed base of approximately 200,000 (source: MCP Magazine) will need to recertify under Windows Server 2003. In addition, any MCP looking to become an MCSE--estimates are about 1.2 million (source: MCP Magazine)--will also have to continue their certifications under the new program. Many industry experts expect the Windows 2003 certification, and product line as well, to be a more popular track since many organziations are still using NT and plan to skip 2000 and go directly to 2003.* DVD Provides a "Virtual Classroom": Get the benefits of instructor led training at a fraction of the cost and hassle.* Guaranteed Coverage of All Exam Objectives: If the topic is listed in Microsoft's Exam 70-296 objectives, it is covered here.* Fully Integrated Learning: This system includes a study guide, DVD training and Web-based practice exams.
MCSE/MCSA Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2000 Network (Exam 70-214): Study Guide and DVD Training System
by SyngressThis book covers Exam 200-14 in great detail, digging into some of the most important details involved in locking down Windows systems and networks and taking a systemic approach to keeping Windows networks and systems secured.Boasting a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation, this study guide & DVD training system gives students 100% coverage of official Microsoft MCSA exam objectives plus realistic test prep.The System package consists of:1) MCSE Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2000 Network Study Guide: Syngress's 1 million study guide users will find tried-and-true features and exciting new enhancements; included are step-by-step exercises plus end-of-chapter bulleted objectives reviews, FAQs, and realistic test prep questions in the same format as those on the actual exam.2) Security DVD: A full hour of instructor-led training, complete with on-screen configurations and networking schematics, demystifying the toughest exam topics.3) Security from solutions@syngress.com. Accompanying Web site provides students with authentic interactive exam-simulation software that grades their results and automatically links to e-book study guide for instant review of answer concepts.Covers Critical Security Exam. This exam was created to meet the demand for a security-based examination which verifies an administrator's ability to implement and maintain secure Windows 2000 network.Fast growing certification gains in popularity. The new MCSE certification launched in March and already there are 17,000 MCSA-certified professionals (data as of May, 31, 2002, Microsoft Corp.). This exam also serves as an elective for MCP status and other certifications.Best selling author with over 150,000 copies in print. Tom Shinder's books have over 150,000 copies in print and he's a regular speaker at the security industry's leading Black Hat Briefings. His Configuring ISA Server 2000, has sold over 45,000 units worldwide in a year.First in-depth security exam from Microsoft. As Microsoft certification guru Ed Tittell points out, "this is the first real, nuts-and-bolts security exam in the MCP line-up. This exam is the first MCP test to really dig into some of the most important details involved in locking down Windows systems and networks in the first place, and to step systematically through the processes involved in keeping Windows networks and systems secured thereafter."$2,000 worth of training wrapped in a $60 book/DVD/Web-enhanced training system. Certification Magazine's 2001 reader survey revealed that the average certification costs nearly $2,000. So our low-priced study package delivers unsurpassed value for cost-conscious IT departments and trainees.
MCSE Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-293): Guide & DVD Training System
by SyngressSyngress Study Guides guarantee comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives. There are no longer any short cuts or gimmicks that allow candidates to pass Microsoft's new, more rigorous exams. The days of cramming to become a "paper MCSE" are over; candidates must have a full grasp of all core concepts and plenty of hands-on experience to become certified. This book provides complete coverage of Microsoft Exam 70-293 and features one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation, this study guide & DVD training system gives students 100% coverage of official Microsoft exam objectives plus realistic test prep. The System package consists of:1) STUDY GUIDE. 800 pages of coverage explicitly organized in the identical structure of Microsoft's exam objectives. Sections are designed to "standalone", allowing readers to focus on those areas in which they are weakest and skim topics they may have already mastered. 2) DVD: A full hour of instructor-led training, complete with on-screen configurations and networking schematics, demystifying the toughest exam topics.3) ONLINE PRACTICE EXAMS AND E-BOOK. Most exam candidates indicate that PRACTICE EXAMS are their single most valuable exam prep tool. Buyers of our Study Guides have immediate access to our exam simulations located at WWW.SYNGRESS.COM/SOLUTIONS. Syngress practice exams are highly regarded for rigor or the questions, the extensive explanation of the right AND wrong answers, and the direct hyperlinks from the exams to appropriate sections in the e-book for remediation.Readers will be fully prepared to pass the exam based on our 100% Certified guarantee.Readers may save thousands of dollars required to purchase alternative methods of exam preparation.Because of its breadth of coverage, this book will serve as a post-certification reference for IT professionalsSyngress Study Guides are the only products that include a DVD of actual instructor led training on the topic
MCSE Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (Exam 70-294): Study Guide and DVD Training System
by SyngressSyngress Study Guides guarantee comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives. There are no longer any short cuts or gimmicks that allow candidates to pass Microsoft's new, more rigorous exams. The days of cramming to become a "paper MCSE" are over; candidates must have a full grasp of all core concepts and plenty of hands-on experience to become certified. This book provides complete coverage of Microsoft Exam 70-277 and features one-of-a-kind integration of text, instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation, this study guide gives students 100% coverage of official Microsoft exam objectives plus realistic test prep. The System package consists of: STUDY GUIDE. 800 pages of coverage explicitly organized in the identical structure of Microsoft's exam objectives. Sections are designed to "standalone", allowing readers to focus on those areas in which they are weakest and skim topics they may have already mastered. ONLINE PRACTICE EXAMS AND E-BOOK. Most exam candidates indicate that PRACTICE EXAMS are their single most valuable exam prep tool. Buyers of our Study Guides have immediate access to our exam simulations located at WWW.SYNGRESS.COM/SOLUTIONS. Syngress practice exams are highly regarded for rigor or the questions, the extensive explanation of the right AND wrong answers, and the direct hyperlinks from the exams to appropriate sections in the e-book for remediation.Readers will be fully prepared to pass the exam based on our 100% Certified guaranteeReaders may save thousands of dollars required to purchase alternative methods of exam preparationBecause of its breadth of coverage, this book will serve as a post-certification reference for IT professionals
MCSE Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure(Exam 70-297): Study Guide & DVD Training System
by SyngressMCSE Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-297) Study Guide and DVD Training System is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives readers 100% coverage of the official Microsoft exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge needed to pass the exam on your first try.* DVD Provides a "Virtual Classroom": Get the benefits of instructor led training at a fraction of the cost and hassle.* Guaranteed Coverage of All Exam Objectives: If the topic is listed in Microsoft's exam objectives, it is covered here.* Fully Integrated Learning: This system includes a study guide, DVD training, and Web-based practice exams
MCSE Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network (Exam 70-298): Study Guide and DVD Training System
by SyngressMCSE Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network (Exam 70-298) Study Guide and DVD Training System is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives you 100% coverage of the official Microsoft 70-298 exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try:DVD Provides a "Virtual Classroom": Get the benefits of instructor led training at a fraction of the cost and hassleGuaranteed Coverage of All Exam Objectives: If the topic is listed in Microsoft's Exam 70-298 objectives, it is covered hereFully Integrated Learning: This system includes a study guide, DVD training and Web-based practice exams
MCSA/MCSE Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 (Exam 70-292): Study Guide & DVD Training System
by Will SchmiedMCSA/MCSE Exam 70-292 Study Guide & DVD Training System: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives you 100% coverage of the official Microsoft 70-292 exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try.In June, 2003 Microsoft will launch beta exams for the Windows Server 2003 certification line. Exams will likely go live the following August and September. This launch is a comprehensive revamping of the MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Enginner) track with all new core exams and all new electives. In addition, the MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator) certification will expand its program to include an additional upgrade exam for MCSAs wanting to become MCSEs. The launch of this new certification track means that all current MCSEs, representing an installed base of approximately 200,000 (source: MCP Magazine) will need to recertify under Windows Server 2003. In addition, any MCP looking to become an MCSE--estimates are about 1.2 million (source: MCP Magazine)--will also have to continue their certifications under the new program. Many industry experts expect the Windows 2003 certification, and product line as well, to be a more popular track since many organziations are still using NT and plan to skip 2000 and go directly to 2003.* DVD Provides a "Virtual Classroom": Get the benefits of instructor led training at a fraction of the cost and hassle.* Guaranteed Coverage of All Exam Objectives: If the topic is listed in Microsoft's Exam 70-292 objectives, it is covered here.* Fully Integrated Learning: This system includes a study guide, DVD training and Web-based practice exams.
MCSA/MCSE Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment (Exam 70-290): Study Guide & DVD Training System
by SyngressMCSA/MCSE Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment: Exam 70-290 Study Guide and DVD Training System is a one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation. This system gives you 100% coverage of the official Microsoft 70-290 exam objectives plus test preparation software for the edge you need to pass the exam on your first try.In June, 2003 Microsoft will launch beta exams for the Windows Server 2003 certification line. Exams will likely go live the following August and September. This launch is a comprehensive revamping of the MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Enginner) track with all new core exams and all new electives. In addition, the MCSA (Microsoft Certified System Administrator) certification will expand its program to include an additional upgrade exam for MCSAs wanting to become MCSEs. The launch of this new certification track means that all current MCSEs, representing an installed base of approximately 200,000 (source: MCP Magazine) will need to recertify under Windows Server 2003. In addition, any MCP looking to become an MCSE--estimates are about 1.2 million (source: MCP Magazine)--will also have to continue their certifications under the new program. Many industry experts expect the Windows 2003 certification, and product line as well, to be a more popular track since many organziations are still using NT and plan to skip 2000 and go directly to 2003.* DVD Provides a "Virtual Classroom": Get the benefits of instructor led training at a fraction of the cost and hassle.* Guaranteed Coverage of All Exam Objectives: If the topic is listed in Microsoft's Exam 70-290 objectives, it is covered here.* Fully Integrated Learning: This system includes a study guide, DVD training and Web-based practice exams.
MCSA/MCSE Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-291): Study Guide and DVD Training System
by SyngressSyngress Study Guides guarantee comprehensive coverage of all exam objectives. There are no longer any short cuts or gimmicks that allow candidates to pass Microsoft's new, more rigorous exams. The days of cramming to become a "paper MCSE" are over; candidates must have a full grasp of all core concepts and plenty of hands-on experience to become certified. This book provides complete coverage of Microsoft Exam 70-291 and features one-of-a-kind integration of text, DVD-quality instructor-led training, and Web-based exam simulation and remediation, this study guide and DVD training system gives students 100% coverage of official Microsoft exam objectives plus realistic test prep. The System package consists of: 1) STUDY GUIDE. 800 pages of coverage explicitly organized in the identical structure of Microsoft's exam objectives. Sections are designed to "standalone", allowing readers to focus on those areas in which they are weakest and skim topics they may have already mastered. 2) DVD: A full hour of instructor-led training, complete with on-screen configurations and networking schematics, demystifying the toughest exam topics. 3) ONLINE PRACTICE EXAMS AND E-BOOK. Most exam candidates indicate that PRACTICE EXAMS are their single most valuable exam prep tool. Buyers of our Study Guides have immediate access to our exam simulations located at WWW.SYNGRESS.COM/SOLUTIONS. Syngress practice exams are highly regarded for rigor or the questions, the extensive explanation of the right AND wrong answers, and the direct hyperlinks from the exams to appropriate sections in the e-book for remediation.Readers will be fully prepared to pass the exam based on our 100% Certified guaranteeReaders may save thousands of dollars required to purchase alternative methods of exam preparationBecause of its breadth of coverage, this book will serve as a post-certification reference for IT professionals
Managing Cisco Network Security
by SyngressAn in-depth knowledge of how to configure Cisco IP network security is a MUST for anyone working in today's internetworked world "There's no question that attacks on enterprise networks are increasing in frequency and sophistication..." -Mike Fuhrman, Cisco Systems Manager, Security Consulting Managing Cisco Network Security, Second Edition offers updated and revised information covering many of Cisco's security products that provide protection from threats, detection of network security incidents, measurement of vulnerability and policy compliance and management of security policy across an extended organization. These are the tools that network administrators have to mount defenses against threats. Chapters also cover the improved functionality and ease of the Cisco Secure Policy Manger software used by thousands of small-to-midsized businesses and a special section on the Cisco Aironet Wireless Security Solutions. Security from a real-world perspectiveKey coverage of the new technologies offered by the Cisco including: 500 series of Cisco PIX Firewall, CiscoIntrusion Detection System, and the Cisco Secure ScannerRevised edition of a text popular with CCIP (Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional) studentsExpanded to include separate chapters on each of the security products offered by Cisco Systems
Managing and Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network
by David WallManaging and Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network is essential reading for any network admin, network engineer, or security consultant responsible for the design, deployment and/or management of a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network. It covers all product features, with particular attention to the challenges of integrating legacy Cisco products into a Wireless-Aware network. Specifically, Managing and Securing a Cisco Structured Wireless-Aware Network also includes coverage of Cisco IOS Software-based Cisco Aironet Series access points, Cisco and Cisco Compatible client adapters and the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE).Emphasis on AUTOMATING and SIMPLIFYING the management of mixed environment (wired and wireless) networksDescribes how to centralized control and configuration of thousands of networking devicesSecurity blueprint to help detect rogue access points and achieve fast, secure roaming for mobile applications
Joe Celko's SQL Programming Style (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)
by Joe CelkoAre you an SQL programmer that, like many, came to SQL after learning and writing procedural or object-oriented code? Or have switched jobs to where a different brand of SQL is being used, or maybe even been told to learn SQL yourself? If even one answer is yes, then you need this book. A "Manual of Style" for the SQL programmer, this book is a collection of heuristics and rules, tips, and tricks that will help you improve SQL programming style and proficiency, and for formatting and writing portable, readable, maintainable SQL code. Based on many years of experience consulting in SQL shops, and gathering questions and resolving his students’ SQL style issues, Joe Celko can help you become an even better SQL programmer.Help you write Standard SQL without an accent or a dialect that is used in another programming language or a specific flavor of SQL, code that can be maintained and used by other people.Enable you to give your group a coding standard for internal use, to enable programmers to use a consistent style.Give you the mental tools to approach a new problem with SQL as your tool, rather than another programming language — one that someone else might not know!
IT Ethics Handbook: Right and Wrong for IT Professionals
by Stephen Northcutt Cynthia Madden Cynthia WeltiThe target audience for this book is any IT professional responsible for designing, configuring, deploying or managing information systems. This audience understands that the purpose of ethics in information security is not just morally important; it equals the survival of their business. A perfect example of this is Enron. Enron's ultimate failure due to a glitch in the ethics systems of the business created the most infamous example of an ethics corporate breakdown resulting in disaster. Ethics is no longer a matter of morals anymore when it comes to information security; it is also a matter of success or failure for big business.* This groundbreaking book takes on the difficult ethical issues that IT professional confront every day.* The book provides clear guidelines that can be readily translated into policies and procedures.* This is not a text book. Rather, it provides specific guidelines to System Administrators, Security Consultants and Programmers on how to apply ethical standards to day-to-day operations.
IPv6 Network Programming
by Jun-ichiro itojun HaginoThis book contains everything you need to make your application program support IPv6. IPv6 socket APIs (RFC2553) are fully described with real-world examples. It covers security, a great concern these days. To secure the Internet infrastructure, every developer has to take a security stance - to audit every line of code, to use proper API and write correct and secure code as much as possible. To achieve this goal, the examples presented in this book are implemented with a security stance. Also, the book leads you to write secure programs. For instance, the book recommends against the use of some of the IPv6 standard APIs - unfortunately, there are some IPv6 APIs that are inherently insecure, so the book tries to avoid (and discourage) the use of such APIs. Another key issue is portability. The examples in the book should be applicable to any of UNIX based operating systems, MacOS X, and Windows XP.* Covers the new protocol just adopted by the Dept of Defense for future systems* Deals with security concerns, including spam and email, by presenting the best programming standards * Fully describes IPv6 socket APIs (RFC2553) using real-world examples * Allows for portability to UNIX-based operating systems, MacOS X, and Windows XP
Investigating Child Exploitation and Pornography: The Internet, Law and Forensic Science
by Eoghan Casey Monique FerraroInvestigating Child Exploitation and Pornography provides the historical, legal, technical, and social background for the laws prohibiting child exploitation, in particular, child pornography. It offers a history of child exploitation cases and studies, outlining the roles of technology in this type of crime and the evidence they can contain, and documenting new research performed by the authors. It details how successful undercover Internet operations are conducted, how the associated evidence is collected, and how to use the evidence to locate and apprehend the offender. The heart of this work is a legal section, detailing all of the legal issues that arise in Internet child exploitation cases. A forensic examination section presents evidentiary issues from a technical perspective and describes how to conduct a forensic examination of digital evidence gathered in the investigative and probative stages of a child exploitation case. The book will become an indispensable resource for those involved in the investigation, prosecution, and study of computer-assisted child sexual exploitation.The first comprehensive title in this subject areaUses real cases and examples of criminal behavior and the means to detect itProvides guidelines for developing a Field Manual and a Checklist to supplement the investigation and legal processEstablishes a reliable system and legal, procedural-backed protocol by which to conduct an online sexual investigation and collect evidence
Integrating Wireless Technology in the Enterprise: PDAs, Blackberries, and Mobile Devices
by William WheelerIntegrating Wireless Devices in the Enterprise provides a solution that every enterprise can use, described in terms of scope, feasibility and return on investment, architecture, and data structures. The solution Wheeler offers here is scalable from a single handheld and single desktop to small workgroup to large enterprise environments. The number of devices is not a determinant of success or failure. It's more often the planning and managing of them that's crucial. This book also provides tools to deal with the increase of devices, and the corresponding complexity of managing those resources and the increase in cost to the firm.*Synchronize networked data with the mobile device fleet*Synchronize a mobile device with networked data that is mission critical*Connect any device to any data source, over any network
Inside the SPAM Cartel: By Spammer-X
by Spammer-X Spammer-XAuthored by a former spammer, Inside the SPAM Cartel is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the inner workings of the SPAM economy. Readers will be shocked by the sophistication and sheer size of this underworld. From the author: "You may hate spam and think all spammers are evil, but listen to my story and see why I do this and more importantly, HOW." For most people, the term "SPAM" conjures up the image of hundreds of annoying, and at times offensive, e-mails flooding their inbox every week. But for a few, SPAM is a way of life that delivers an adrenaline rush fueled by cash, danger, retribution, porn and the avoidance of local, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. Inside the SPAM Cartel offer readers a never-before seen view inside this dark sub-economy. You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running. You may disagree with their objectives, but you can't help but to marvel at their ingenuity and resourcefulness in defeating spam filters, avoiding being identified, and staying one step ahead of the law.Spam makes up now 64% of all email sent and it is said to be the most annoying part of being online.You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running.Authored by a former spammer, this is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the innerworkings of the SPAM economy.
Information Visualization: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies)
by Colin WareInformation Visualization is the major revision of a classic work on information visualization. This book explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Based on the science of perception and vision, the author presents the key principles at work for a wide range of applications - resulting in visualization of improved clarity, utility, and persuasiveness. This is the first work to use the science of perception to help serious designers and analysts optimize understanding and perception of their data visualizations. This unique and essential guide to human visual perception and related cognitive principles will enrich courses on information visualization and empower designers to see their way forward. Its updated review of empirical research and interface design examples will do much to accelerate innovation and adoption of information visualization. New to this edition are a new chapter on visual thinking, new sections on face perception and flow visualization, and a much-expanded chapter on color and color sequences. This book will appeal to interaction designers; graphic designers of all kinds (including web designers); financial analysts; research scientists and engineers; data miners; and managers faced with information-intensive challenges.*First work to use the science of perception to help serious designers and analysts optimize understanding and perception of their data visualizations.* Major revision of this classic work, with a new chapter on visual thinking, new sections on face perception and flow visualization, and a much expanded chapter on color and color sequences. *New to this edition is the full color treatment throughout, to better display over 400 illustrations.
How to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003: In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is King (How to Cheat)
by Susan SnedakerHow to Cheat at Managing Windows Small Business Server 2003 deals only with the vital, and will be a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of managers who probably never imagined they would be managing the operating system equivalent of the Space Shuttle.The "80/20" Rule applied to managing a Windows Small Business Server 2003 network. Concise coverage, with ready-to-use solutions, of the most commonly encountered W2K3 Server tasks and problems.Written for the non-MCSE, with little technical training, who is responsible for running a small to medium sized network.Microsoft has announced it will no longer support Windows NT 4 products, effective Dec. 31, 2004. Millions of small businesses that did not upgrade to Windows Server 2000 will choose to upgrade directly to Windows Server 2003, and this will be a timely book.
Higher-Order Perl: Transforming Programs with Programs
by Mark Jason DominusMost Perl programmers were originally trained as C and Unix programmers, so the Perl programs that they write bear a strong resemblance to C programs. However, Perl incorporates many features that have their roots in other languages such as Lisp. These advanced features are not well understood and are rarely used by most Perl programmers, but they are very powerful. They can automate tasks in everyday programming that are difficult to solve in any other way. One of the most powerful of these techniques is writing functions that manufacture or modify other functions. For example, instead of writing ten similar functions, a programmer can write a general pattern or framework that can then create the functions as needed according to the pattern. For several years Mark Jason Dominus has worked to apply functional programming techniques to Perl. Now Mark brings these flexible programming methods that he has successfully taught in numerous tutorials and training sessions to a wider audience.* Introduces powerful programming methods-new to most Perl programmers-that were previously the domain of computer scientists* Gradually builds up confidence by describing techniques of progressive sophistication* Shows how to improve everyday programs and includes numerous engaging code examples to illustrate the methods
High Dynamic Range Imaging: Acquisition, Display, and Image-Based Lighting (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
by Erik Reinhard Greg Ward Sumanta Pattanaik Paul DebevecHigh dynamic range imaging produces images with a much greater range of light and color than conventional imaging. The effect is stunning, as great as the difference between black-and-white and color television. High Dynamic Range Imaging is the first book to describe this exciting new field that is transforming the media and entertainment industries. Written by the foremost researchers in HDRI, it will explain and define this new technology for anyone who works with images, whether it is for computer graphics, film, video, photography, or lighting design.* Written by the leading researchers in HDRI* Covers all the areas of high dynamic range imaging including capture devices, display devices, file formats, dynamic range reduction, and image-based lighting* Includes a DVD with over 4 GB of HDR images as well as source code and binaries for numerous tone reproduction operators for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X