Operating systems

What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad?

What do you get when you cross a Mac with an iPad?

Rich Text Format, or RTF, is the internal markup language used by Microsoft Word and understood by dozens of other word processors.

The Mono Project is the much talked-about open source initiative to create a Unix implementation of Microsoft's .

Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks.

Extreme Programming (XP) is a radical new approach to software development that has been accepted quickly because its core practices--the need for constant testing, programming in pairs, inviting customer input, and the communal ownership of code--resonate with developers everywhere.

Computer security is an ongoing process, a relentless contest between system administrators and intruders.

Perl is a versatile, powerful programming language used in a variety of disciplines, ranging from system administration to web programming to database manipulation.

Perl is a versatile, powerful programming language used in a variety of disciplines, ranging from system administration to web programming to database manipulation.

Access Database Design & Programming takes you behind the details of the Access interface, focusing on the general knowledge necessary for Access power users or developers to create effective database applications.

Get up to speed on Cocoa and Objective-C, and start developing applications on the iOS and OS X platforms.

For those of you who develop standalone Windows applications for PCs and other devices, Microsoft's .

For those of you who develop standalone Windows applications for PCs and other devices, Microsoft's .

Like most complex tasks, .

Like most complex tasks, .

Bigger in size, longer in length, broader in scope, and even more useful than our original Mac OS X Hacks, the new Big Book of Apple Hacks offers a grab bag of tips, tricks and hacks to get the most out of Mac OS X Leopard, as well as the new line of iPods, iPhone, and Apple TV.

Want to take real control of your Mac?

Want to take real control of your Mac?

Write software that draws directly on services offered by the Linux kernel and core system libraries.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) may very well turn out to be the world's most successful hack.

This complete field guide, authorized by Juniper Networks, is the perfect hands-on reference for deploying, configuring, and operating Junipers SRX Series networking device.

This complete field guide, authorized by Juniper Networks, is the perfect hands-on reference for deploying, configuring, and operating Junipers SRX Series networking device.

Ready to move to the Mac?

Want to build apps for Android devices?

Get the concise information you need to start using OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system.

Get the concise information you need to start using OS X Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac operating system.

Ready to move to the Mac?

If your organization plans to move to a cloud infrastructure from a LAN or WAN, this book shows you how to do it efficiently with Windows Server 2012.

If your organization plans to move to a cloud infrastructure from a LAN or WAN, this book shows you how to do it efficiently with Windows Server 2012.

Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement.

Open source software is changing the world of Information Technology.

Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder can't handle.

Unlock the secrets of the Terminal and discover how this powerful tool solves problems the Finder cant handle.

This pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job companion to Git, the distributed version control system.

Are you serious about network security?

With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yetand once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book.

Turn your iPhone or iPad into the hub of a distributed sensor network with the help of an Arduino microcontroller.

What really sets the iPhone apart from laptops and PCs is its use of onboard sensors, including those that are location-enabled.

Ready to move to the Mac?

With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yetand once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book.

With the addition of features and multi-touch gestures first pioneered on the iPhone and iPad, Lion is truly different than any other Mac OS.

With the addition of features and multi-touch gestures first pioneered on the iPhone and iPad, Lion is truly different than any other Mac OS.

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks famous.

CICS is an application server that delivers industrial-strength, online transaction management for critical enterprise applications.

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks famous.

What does it take to build well-engineered Android applications?

CICS is an application server that delivers industrial-strength, online transaction management for critical enterprise applications.

Now that multicore processors are coming to mobile devices, wouldn't it be great to take advantage of all those cores without having to manage threads?

When Practical Unix Security was first published more than a decade ago, it became an instant classic.

Now that multicore processors are coming to mobile devices, wouldn't it be great to take advantage of all those cores without having to manage threads?