Operating systems

Expect is quickly becoming a part of every UNIX user's toolbox.

Yes, it is possible to be all things to all people, if you're talking about the Emacs editor.

Expect is quickly becoming a part of every UNIX user's toolbox.

sed & awk describes two text processing programs that are mainstays of the UNIX programmer's toolbox.

Linux deployment continues to increase, and so does the demand for qualified and certified Linux system administrators.

You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail.

A Note from the Author and from O'Reilly Media about what this bookdoes--and doesn't--do:Palm webOS is a brand new platform and represents a very different type ofoperating system where the web runtime is used as the basis for the UI andApplication model.

If you need to parse or process text data in Linux or Unix, this useful book explains how to use flex and bison to solve your problems quickly.

Whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user, this handy book is the quickest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard.

Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book.

If you use UNIX, you probably use csh to type commands even if you've never heard of it.

Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away.

Windows XP is the most popular operating system on the planet--and the most annoying.

Ubuntu for everyone!

Windows 7 may be faster and more stable than Vista, but it's a far cry from problem-free.

If you use UNIX, you probably use csh to type commands even if you've never heard of it.

Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away.

Windows XP is the most popular operating system on the planet--and the most annoying.

Anyone who interacts with today's modern databases needs to know SQL (Structured Query Language), the standard language for generating, manipulating, and retrieving database information.

Multi-core chips from Intel and AMD offer a dramatic boost in speed and responsiveness, and plenty of opportunities for multiprocessing on ordinary desktop computers.

It used to be that two laptops, sitting side by side, couldn't communicate with each other; they may as well have been a thousand miles apart.

Cocoa is more than just a collection of classes, and is certainly more than a simple framework.

Ubuntu for everyone!

Windows 7 may be faster and more stable than Vista, but it's a far cry from problem-free.

This compact book offers the quickest path for Windows users to get started with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.

In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7.

Since Test-Driven Infrastructure with Chef first appeared in mid-2011, infrastructure testing has begun to flourish in the web ops world.

Windows 8.

Windows 8.

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix and other computer systems.

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix and other computer systems.

Written by experts on the Microsoft .

Written by experts on the Microsoft .

FreeBSD and OpenBSD are increasingly gaining traction in educational institutions, non-profits, and corporations worldwide because they provide significant security advantages over Linux.

FreeBSD and OpenBSD are increasingly gaining traction in educational institutions, non-profits, and corporations worldwide because they provide significant security advantages over Linux.

With more than 16 million PDAs shipped to date, Palm has defined the market for handhelds, having dominated this class of computing devices ever since it began to outpace competitors six years ago.

With more than 16 million PDAs shipped to date, Palm has defined the market for handhelds, having dominated this class of computing devices ever since it began to outpace competitors six years ago.

For a company that promised to "e;put a pause on new features,"e; Apple sure has been busy-there's barely a feature left untouched in Mac OS X 10.

Is Windows giving you pause?

This compact book offers the quickest path for Windows users to get started with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.

Whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user, this handy book is the quickest way to get up to speed on Snow Leopard.

ASP in a Nutshell provides the high-quality reference documentation that web application developers really need to create effective Active Server Pages.

Written by members of the development team that maintains Subversion, this is the official guide and reference manual for the popular open source revision control technology.

If you need to parse or process text data in Linux or Unix, this useful book explains how to use flex and bison to solve your problems quickly.

Everything you need to know about Linux is in this book.

Mac users everywhere--even those who know nothing about programming--are discovering the value of the latest version of AppleScript, Apple's vastly improved scripting language for Mac OS X Tiger.

Following the common-sense O'Reilly style, Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell cuts through the chaff and gives you practical details you can use every day.

You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail.

MySQL is the world's most popular open source database.

Firewalls, Network Address Translation (NAT), network logging and accounting are all provided by Linux's Netfilter system, also known by the name of the command used to administer it, iptables.