{\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Even if you're not a dummy, the sixth edition of \f1\i The Internet for Dummies \f0\i0 is one of the best user's guides to the Internet now available. Many so-called Internet books are nothing more than printed collections of Web addresses, but John Levine, Carol Baroudi, and Margaret Levine Young recognize that deciding to use the Internet involves financial commitments and computer-hardware decisions as much as it does looking at neat pictures. That said, don't expect to set up your own e-commerce site with this book, and don't expect to find step-by-step instructions for starting your computer. But do expect to get some good advice about picking an ISP (Internet Service Provider), protecting your privacy (and your kids), and connecting with Windows or a Mac. The authors also do an exceptional job of explaining such terms as PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) and what it is for, and they even talk about the old Unix shell account (with a Lynx text browser) for those not getting a PPP account. You'll find tips for optimizing your browser for speed, building your first Web page, managing e-mail, subscribing to mailing lists, and, yes, shopping. What is most impressive, however, is the balanced approach the authors take in evaluating Web sites (they \f1\i do \f0\i0 give some Web addresses), online services, and browser software. They offer the pros and cons and let you sort it out. They also include their own Web address so you can look for updates to the book and check on their latest favorites. \f1\i --Patrick O'Kelley} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 It is said that information wants to be free, but most days on the net, don't you feel that all it wants to do is be in your face every last minute? Did you ever feel yourself go "tilt" when a search engine retrieves 30,000 possible hits to your query? Or downloads 50 pieces of new e-mail? Perhaps some relief will come when you know the \f1\i Laws of Data Smog \f0\i0 that frame this book, among them: Silicon circuits evolve much more quickly than human genes; Equifax is watching; Beware of stories that dissolve all complexity; Too many experts spoil the clarity. David Shenk is certainly going to stir controversy with his conclusions, especially that government should get involved in reducing the information glut.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Communications providers operating in today's competitive business climate face the ultimate service management challenge: to balance the three key objective of reducing costs, improving services, and rushing new services to market as quickly as possible. Written by industry insiders and endorsed by the Network Management Forum, this guide provides a complete plan of action for achieving service management excellence and increased profitability. Filled with scenarios, case studies, and example solution sets, this highly readable resource is packed with hard-to-find information. It also reviews the results of extensive industry collaboration on improved service management, spearheaded by NMF.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 It is said that information wants to be free, but most days on the net, don't you feel that all it wants to do is be in your face every last minute? Did you ever feel yourself go "tilt" when a search engine retrieves 30,000 possible hits to your query? Or downloads 50 pieces of new e-mail? Perhaps some relief will come when you know the \f1\i Laws of Data Smog \f0\i0 that frame this book, among them: Silicon circuits evolve much more quickly than human genes; Equifax is watching; Beware of stories that dissolve all complexity; Too many experts spoil the clarity. David Shenk is certainly going to stir controversy with his conclusions, especially that government should get involved in reducing the information glut.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\i\fs24 \cf0 Design Patterns \f1\i0 is a modern classic in the literature of object-oriented development, offering timeless and elegant solutions to common problems in software design. It describes patterns for managing object creation, composing objects into larger structures, and coordinating control flow between objects. The book provides numerous examples where using composition rather than inheritance can improve the reusability and flexibility of code. Note, though, that it's not a tutorial but a catalog that you can use to find an object-oriented design pattern that's appropriate for the needs of your particular application--a selection for virtuoso programmers who appreciate (or require) consistent, well-engineered object-oriented designs.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 The book presents the few essential construction principles underlying the 'Gang-Of-Four' patterns of Erich Gamma et al. A case study illustrates the application of these meta patterns to document software, in particular to pinpoint the variation points of object/component frameworks.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 The book presents the few essential construction principles underlying the 'Gang-Of-Four' patterns of Erich Gamma et al. A case study illustrates the application of these meta patterns to document software, in particular to pinpoint the variation points of object/component frameworks.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 The book presents the few essential construction principles underlying the 'Gang-Of-Four' patterns of Erich Gamma et al. A case study illustrates the application of these meta patterns to document software, in particular to pinpoint the variation points of object/component frameworks.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 In this book, Douglas E. Comer -- one of the world's leading TCP/IP experts -- presents comprehensive, up-to-date guidance for developing robust, C-based TCP/IP applications. This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest ANSI C standards, and to deliver in-depth coverage of CIDR addressing, CIDR route lookup, and DHCP.This fully revised and updated Fourth Edition provides in-depth coverage of developing with every major TCP/IP protocol, including TCP, IP, ICMP, IGMPv2, UDP, APR, RIP2, SNMPv3, and OSPF -- including detailed ANSI C source code. Comer introduces the challenges of TCP/IP network programming, covers key design and architectural alternatives, and presents real-world implementation techniques. Using a complete TCP/IP working model, the authors demonstrate the interactions among protocols, walk through the entire implementation process, review the internal structure of TCP/IP applications, and provide a strong platform for readers to experiment. The book contains in-depth coverage of CIDR, demonstrating techniques for reducing the size of routing tables and making more IP addresses available within organizations. It also includes a full chapter on programming DHCP to automate the configuration of desktops for Internet access.For every network programmer building Internet applications with TCP/IP.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 In this book, Douglas E. Comer -- one of the world's leading TCP/IP experts -- presents comprehensive, up-to-date guidance for developing robust, C-based TCP/IP applications. This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest ANSI C standards, and to deliver in-depth coverage of CIDR addressing, CIDR route lookup, and DHCP.This fully revised and updated Fourth Edition provides in-depth coverage of developing with every major TCP/IP protocol, including TCP, IP, ICMP, IGMPv2, UDP, APR, RIP2, SNMPv3, and OSPF -- including detailed ANSI C source code. Comer introduces the challenges of TCP/IP network programming, covers key design and architectural alternatives, and presents real-world implementation techniques. Using a complete TCP/IP working model, the authors demonstrate the interactions among protocols, walk through the entire implementation process, review the internal structure of TCP/IP applications, and provide a strong platform for readers to experiment. The book contains in-depth coverage of CIDR, demonstrating techniques for reducing the size of routing tables and making more IP addresses available within organizations. It also includes a full chapter on programming DHCP to automate the configuration of desktops for Internet access.For every network programmer building Internet applications with TCP/IP.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Bold;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\sa240\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 This volume answers the question "How does one use TCP/IP?"\'d1focusing on the client-server paradigm, and examining algorithms for both the client and server components of a distributed program. \f1\b KEY TOPICS: \f0\b0 It presents an implementation that illustrates each design and discusses techniques like application-level gateways and tunneling. The book also reviews several standard application protocols and uses them to illustrate the algorithms and implementation techniques.\ } {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 Includes good coverage of behaviors and new introductions to Perl, Java, and JavaScript and their interaction with VRML. Written by experts at the San Diego Supercomputer Center.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\i\fs24 \cf0 Oracle DBA Test 1 and Test 2 Exam Cram \f1\i0 provides a concise study course in preparation for the first two tests in the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification program. Author Michael Ault focuses intently on the crucial information you will need to know to pass these critical examinations on SQL, PL/SQL, and database administration.\ After an introductory overview of the OCP testing process, the architectural concepts of Oracle are presented, including various components of the Oracle Shared Global Area and the Data Dictionary. A basic understanding of Oracle is a good prerequisite for this review-oriented title. After the first chapters, the book moves into the SQL language, including discussions of Database Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), and a critical examination of ALTER and DROP--two commands that figure prominently into any database administrator's daily duties.\ The book then details PL/SQL--the Oracle dialect of SQL that adds programming structure and power to the query language. User management, utilities, and database design concepts are covered in succeeding chapters. A final chapter on administration covers more advanced profile and resource issues.\ Each chapter includes an exam prep quiz, and icons mark tips and common trick questions. \f0\i Oracle DBA Test 1 and Test 2 Exam Cram \f1\i0 packs the key concepts of an enormous amount of information into a short, clearly organized package. With some foundational knowledge in Oracle as a starter, this title will get you ready for your first two certification exams. \f0\i --Stephen Plain \f1\i0 \ } {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 MICROSOFT OFFICE FOR WINDOWS RESOURCE KIT includes information on installing, configuring, and supporting Microsoft Office-information designed for system administrators, consultants, and power users. The book is for 32-bit Windows (Windows 95 and Windows NT(r) version 4) and will be a popular and invaluable reference for all those responsible for implementing Office in the workplace.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 This timely revision of one of the all time best-selling Data Communications and Networking book features the clarity and scope of a Stallings classic. Ideal for professional reference or self-study, this comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date coverage of the essential, need to know topics in data communications, networking, Internet technology and protocols, and standards. It emphasizes the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design. Features a convenient modular format. This edition features a major expansion of wireless networking, network security, and related standards; as well as a new chapter on TCP/IP, and the latest developments in Quality of Service, and high speed LAN and WAN technology. Protocol Architecture. Data Transmission. Guided and Wireless Transmission. Signal Encoding Techniques. Digital Data Communication Techniques. Data Link Control. Multiplexing. Spread Spectrum. Circuit Switching and Packet Switching. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Routing in Switched Networks. Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks. Cellular Wireless Networks. Local Area Network Overview. High-Speed LANs. Wireless LANs. Internetwork Protocols. Internetwork Operation. Transport Protocols. Network Security. Distributed Applications. For Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 This timely revision of one of the all time best-selling Data Communications and Networking book features the clarity and scope of a Stallings classic. Ideal for professional reference or self-study, this comprehensive volume provides the most up-to-date coverage of the essential, need to know topics in data communications, networking, Internet technology and protocols, and standards. It emphasizes the critical role of performance in driving protocol and network design. Features a convenient modular format. This edition features a major expansion of wireless networking, network security, and related standards; as well as a new chapter on TCP/IP, and the latest developments in Quality of Service, and high speed LAN and WAN technology. Protocol Architecture. Data Transmission. Guided and Wireless Transmission. Signal Encoding Techniques. Digital Data Communication Techniques. Data Link Control. Multiplexing. Spread Spectrum. Circuit Switching and Packet Switching. Asynchronous Transfer Mode. Routing in Switched Networks. Congestion Control in Switched Data Networks. Cellular Wireless Networks. Local Area Network Overview. High-Speed LANs. Wireless LANs. Internetwork Protocols. Internetwork Operation. Transport Protocols. Network Security. Distributed Applications. For Product Development personnel, Programmers, Systems Engineers, Network Designers and others involved in the design of data communications and networking products.} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 This authoritative reference is your solutions source for Office 97! Professional tips and techniques teach you how to create and edit worksheets, format charts and data, conduct advanced calculations, and work with frames, tables, and charts. You'll master file sharing, hypertext linking, and publishing Office 97 documents and spreadsheets onto the Web or intranet site. Network and workgroup computing is also detailed, making this book the only solutions source you need!} {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf330 {\fonttbl\f0\froman\fcharset77 Times-Roman;\f1\froman\fcharset77 Times-Italic;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} \pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\ql\qnatural \f0\fs24 \cf0 If you embark on the installation of a network card, modem, scanner card, or just about any other peripheral interface in your PC, be prepared: You can easily find yourself lost in an unnerving maze of interrupts, DMA channels, SCSI chains, and other arcane device-management issues. \f1\i IRQ, DMA & I/O: Resolving and Preventing PC System Conflicts \f0\i0 is an invaluable guide that will teach you enough to install and troubleshoot these devices while keeping your system running smoothly.\ This book's second edition includes valuable information on SCSI and PCI interfaces, Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 device management, and a preview of what Microsoft's PC97 spec for plug-and-play devices will bring to the world of upgrades in the very near future. A handy chapter on the Windows system registry tackles some of its hardware-related mysteries. Diagnostic software on a bundled diskette helps you locate IRQ conflicts, check DMA channel settings, and hunt down devious memory-address anomalies. Most impressive is how the author breathes life into this inherently dry and tedious subject. Aspinwall manages to be effective, erudite, and practical in a refreshingly brief presentation.\ }