Operating systems

Windows PowerShell, formerly know by its codename "e;Monad"e; and available now for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, and soon for Exchange Server 2007 and MOM, is the future of Windows administration.

O'Reilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.

In the last few years, security has become a hot-button issue for IT organizations of all sizes.

This book is the Windows Server version of the classic TCP/IP Network Administration.

Millions of people use Microsoft Word every day and, chances are, you're one of them.

Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation.

For many users, working in the UNIX environment means using vi, a full-screen text editor available on most UNIX systems.

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The Unix for Oracle DBAs Pocket Reference puts within easy reach the commands that Oracle database administrators need most when operating in a Unix environment.

The Tcl/Tk combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing utilities or programming libraries.

SharePoint Office Pocket Guide is the quick path to sharing documents and building lists.

For people who create and modify text files, sed and awk are power tools for editing.

Samba is a cross-platform triumph: it turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients.

The Perl/Tk Pocket Reference is a companion volume to Learning Perl/Tk, an O'Reilly Animal Guide.

Most Perl programmers know about the Perl debugger--the nifty little built-in utility that you can use to fully debug any programs that you write.

Any Outlook power user knows that Microsoft Outlook is more than just an email program: it's a suite of organizational tools that can help you manage your schedule, contacts, and deadlines with remarkable efficiency.

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The press has called Tekserve Corporation, the idiosyncratic Macintosh repair store in New York City, "e;The Epicenter of Mac Culture in NYC"e;, "e;The leader in Apple triage services"e; and "e;warm and eclectic - maybe even a little eccentric"e;.

There's a new cat in town, and Mac OS X Tiger is the next big thing from Apple.

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.

While Mac OS X garners all the praise from pundits, and Windows XP attracts all the viruses, Linux is quietly being installed on millions of desktops every year.

Knoppix is a portable Linux distribution replete with hundreds of valuable programs and utilities -- a veritable Swiss Army knife in bootable CD form.

Many Linux and Unix developers are familiar with the GNU debugger (GBD), the invaluable open source tool for testing, fixing, and retesting software.

From simple calculations and lists to critical business management systems, Excel is not just the dominant spreadsheet application, it's one of the most widely used software applications in the world.

If you're a Unix system administrator, then the information you need every day just to get your job done could fill a book--a very large book.

Eclipse is the world's most popular IDE for Java development.

The beauty of open source is making code freely available.

C# programmers all have one thing in common -- they're learning a new language.

Though most programmers use two or more languages, they usually have a mastery of one.

The rapid proliferation of mobile networks for both public use and private has made connectivity-on-the-go a desirable, if not absolutely essential, condition.

For a long time, a lot of Windows users have been clamoring for the opportunity to run the Mac OS X operating system on their Windows PCs.

Even the most devoted Mac OS X user may need to use Windows XP, or may just be curious about XP and its applications.

For years, support for scripting and command-line administration on the Windows platform has paled in comparison to the support offered by the Unix platform.

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 consistently proves to be worth its weight in gold, with new implementations thought up every day.

When Steve Jobs jumped on stage at Macworld San Francisco 2006 and announced the new Intel-based Macs, the question wasn't if, but when someone would figure out a hack to get Windows XP running on these new "e;Mactels.

A modern computer system that's not part of a network is even more of an anomaly today than it was when we published the first edition of this book in 1991.

If you think Knoppix is just a Linux demo disk, think again.

Quickly learn the most useful features of Microsoft Office 2007 with our easy to read four-in-one guide.

If you're preparing for the new CompTIA 2006 certification in A+, or the current Network+ and Security+ certifications, you'll find this book invaluable.

Ubuntu Linux--the most popular Linux distribution on the planet--preserves the spirit embodied in the ancient African word ubuntu, which means both "e;humanity to others"e; and "e;I am what I am because of who we all are.

This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of professionals how to use the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), the open source tool that lets you manage versions of anything stored in files.

This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008.

The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple and powerful building blocks for custom applications.

With iPhoto '09, Apple's popular photo organizer and editing program is better than ever.

Bursting with new features, Apple's iMovie '09 is vastly more usable and complete than iMovie '08 -- amazing right out of the box.

If you use Entity Framework in Visual Studio 2008 and .

This practical guide has exactly what you need to work with Windows Server 2008.

With iWork '09, Apple's productivity applications have come of age.

grep Pocket Reference is the first guide devoted to grep, the powerful Unix content-location utility.

"e;The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences.