Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies

Publisher For Dummies
Author(s) Andy Rathbone
ISBN 0470121025
Release Date 07 May 2007

Loaded with solid advice in the fun style typical of this series, Upgrading & Fixing PCs for Dummies is an excellent introduction to what makes your computer go. If you’re sure you can put your new modem or video card in by yourself (and you can), this book will provide you with the help you need.

Rathbone starts with an introduction to all the mysterious connections on the back of your computer’s case, teaching you how to distinguish a game port from a serial port and an audio jack from a network connection. He then moves inside the case, using drawings and diagrams to illustrate processors, peripheral cards, memory modules, and other internal components. Troubleshooting occupies much of this book, and the author explains the basic “identify and isolate” strategy very well. He also points out what to look and listen for, describing, for example, the meaning of the beeps you hear when you turn your computer on.

Some of Rathbone’s organizational decisions seem weird. He covers the procedure for replacing an internal modem in a chapter about all kinds of internal expansion cards, rather than in the modem chapter. But the information is there and it is well presented, so Upgrading & Fixing PCs for Dummies makes an excellent resource for hardware novices. –David Wall

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Simple Computer Tune-up: Speed Up Your PC

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Jim Geier
ISBN 0470068558
Release Date 23 January 2007

Jump-start your PC today with CA PC Pitstop Optimize and the easy-to-follow advice in this straightforward, reader-friendly guide. You’ll find state-of-the-art software that regains hard drive space, revs up your Internet connection, and fixes registry errors, a $30.00 value included with this book.

* Understand the typical and annoying problems that affect PCs
* Remove “junk” files and free up disk space
* Fine-tune Internet settings for better operation
* Adjust Windows settings to improve performance
* Follow easy instructions to install the software
* Get up to speed on troubleshooting
* Download regular updates

CA Founded in 1976, CA is a global company with 150 offices in more than 45 countries, and revenues of $3.5 billion in 2005. With over 15,000 employees, CA provides products and support to more than 980f Fortune 1000® companies, as well as government entities, educational institutions, and thousands of other companies in diverse industries worldwide. CA products cover systems, networks, security, storage, and databases.

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Xbox 360 For Dummies

Publisher For Dummies
Author(s) Duncan Mackenzie
ISBN 0471771805
Release Date 31 January 2006

Microsoft’s Xbox now accounts for 37 percent of the game console market, and the new Xbox 360 is due out for the 2005 holiday season, months before Sony’s PlayStation 3. When gamers take the new Xbox home, however, they’ll soon discover that it’s more than a just a game machine-it’s a full-fledged home media hub with more power than most PCs. This friendly guide shows how to maximize both gaming and non-gaming features of this amazing machine.

* Topics covered include hooking up Xbox 360, taking advantage of HDTV and Dolby capabilities, using built-in digital video recording and wireless functions, storing media files, playing music, and displaying photos
* Shows how to have even more fun by taking an Xbox online for massively multiplayer gaming, instant messaging, and more
* Discusses the social potential of the Xbox, which people can use to make new friends, join groups and teams, and even throw fantastic parties
* Includes tips for securing the Xbox from online threats

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RFID-A Guide to Radio Frequency Identification

Publisher Wiley
Author(s) Mike Puglia
ISBN 0470107642
Release Date 10 April 2007

This book provides an introduction to RFID technology. It describes and addresses the following: How RFID works, how it is and can be used in current and future applications. The History of RFID technology, the current state of practice and where RFID is expected to be taken in the future. The role of middleware software to route data between the RFID network and the information technology systems within an organization. Â Commercial and government use of RFID technology with an emphasis on a wide range of applications including retail and consumer packaging, transportation and distribution of products, industrial and manufacturing operations, security and access control. Industry standards and the regulatory compliance environment and finally, the privacy issues faced by the public and industry regarding the deployment of RFID technology.

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Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Reed Ghazala
ISBN 0764588877
Release Date 26 August 2005

Fans will get bent out of shape if they miss the first book to cover circuit-bending-”"bending,”" for short-the method by which an electronic toy or a device such as a keyboard is short-circuited and modified to create an entirely different sound Written by the inventor of the technology, this book covers the tools of the trade, shows how to build a bending workshop, and reveals secrets that will have readers of all levels making sweet music in no time Readers learn basic bends, body contacts, and other bending skills, as well as ways to create bent instruments from a variety of popular toys and electronic devices Features some of the author’s own unique creations

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Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications

Publisher Newnes
Author(s) Tim Wilmshurst
ISBN 0750667559
Release Date 13 November 2006

Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications is ideal for students of electronics, mechatronics and computer engineering. Engineers in industry and informed hobbyists will also find this book a valuable resource when designing and implementing both simple and sophisticated embedded systems using the PIC Microcontroller.

Support material, including new and supporting information, links to useful sites, and errata, is available from the book’s companion site.

* Gain the knowledge and skills required for developing todays embedded systems, through use of the PIC microcontroller.

* Explore in detail the 16F84A, 16F873A and 18F242 microcontrollers as examples of the wider PIC family.

* Learn how to program in Assembler and C.

* Work through sample designs and design ideas, including a robot in the form of an autonomous guided vehicle.

* Accompanied by a CD-ROM containing copies of all programs and software tools used in the text and a student version of the C complier.

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HP ProLiant Servers AIS : Official Study Guide and Desk Reference

Publisher Prentice Hall
Author(s) Shawn B. Rogers
ISBN 0131467174
Release Date 06 October 2004

The all-in-one HP ProLiant best-practice reference and HP Certified Professional AIS prep guide

Covers hardware, operating systems, storage, and much more

Authored by members of the HP ProLiant AIS and ASE exam development team

This book systematically reviews every HP ProLiant AIS exam objective and thoroughly covers technology-related exam components that are not addressed in HP’s 4-day AIS and 5-day ASE courses. Even if you’re not currently preparing for certification, its systematic “best practice” coverage makes it an indispensable single-source reference for deploying, optimizing, and maintaining HP ProLiant servers. Coverage includes

* Assessing business needs and planning for the implementation and growth of server-based IT infrastructure
* Understanding the HP ProLiant product line and choosing the right servers for any application
* Reviewing key server subsystem technologies: system boards, processors, memory, bus, chipsets, power, racks, and more
* The best practices for deploying servers using HP SmartStart and the Rapid Deployment Pack
* Managing servers using Insight Manager and Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE)
* Planning, selecting, deploying, and managing storage for ProLiant server environments
* Installing and configuring Windows, Linux, and NetWare operating systems on ProLiant servers
* Integrating, optimizing, performance tuning, and troubleshooting ProLiant servers
* Configuring, optimizing, and troubleshooting HP Array controllers and RAID subsystems

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Professional Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Publisher Wrox Press
Author(s) Ben Armstrong
ISBN 0470109173
Release Date 16 April 2007

Get ready to tap into the full potential of your system and dramatically improve your development and testing environment. From installation and configuration to clustering and performance enhancements, this book shows you how to get the most out of Microsoft Virtual Server. Written by a key member of the Virtual Server product team, it focuses on maintaining and developing Virtual Server environments so that you can get up and running quickly.

Some of the critical features you’ll learn how to take advantage of include integrated backup support, offline virtual hard disk manipulation, and the Virtual Server COM Interface. You’ll also discover how to get the best performance out of your virtual machines while creating a secure system. And you’ll find expert tips and techniques on how to use Virtual Server for general development and debugging of applications.

What you will learn from this book

* All about the new features of Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
* Steps for creating a virtual machine library for rapid and flexible deployment
* How to build applications that control and interact with Virtual Server using Visual Basic.NET, C#, and ASP.NET
* Ways to perform a P2V migration using Microsoft tools
* Methods for clustering and configuring virtual machines
* How to automate virtual machine operations using VBScript and PowerShell

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Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Anne Skamarock
ISBN 0471783951
Release Date 12 February 2007

The combination of blade servers and virtualization provides you with the flexibility, high availability, and manageability to deliver services on demand to users anywhere, anytime. Guiding you through these two technologies, this book clearly shows you why they are rapidly becoming key foundation building blocks for the next generation of data centers.

Experts Goldworm and Skamarock explore the benefits of blade servers and virtualization, presenting you with an architectural view of each. They also include an analysis of the major offerings along with case studies and tips for selecting products. This information will help you successfully implement these technologies on your own.

Here’s the information to power up your data center

* Assess the needs of your company and determine whether blade servers and virtualization are the right choices.
* Utilize the specific features of blade server systems and their components.
* Analyze the approaches and architectures of various alternatives.
* Compare and contrast different vendor solutions in order to make the best selection.
* Decide on hardware, system software, and data center facilities.
* Gain a better understanding of the trade-offs, pitfalls, and other considerations that must be taken into account.
* Learn how to successfully integrate blade servers and virtualization into your production environment.

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Smart Card Applications: Design models for using and programming smart cards

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Kenneth Cox
ISBN 047005882X
Release Date 15 June 2007

A practical guide to the specification, design, and programming of smart card systems for working applications.

More than 3 billion smartcards are produced every year. Generally defined as any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits or chips, they have a huge number of applications including travel cards, chip and pin cards, pet tags, mobile phone SIMs and pallet trackers. Now with modern Smart Card technology such as Java Card and Basic Card it is possible for everyone to create his or her own applications on a smart card.

This book provides generic solutions for programming smart cards, enabling the creation of working applications and systems.

Key features:

* Presents a comprehensive introduction to the topic of smart cards, explaining component elements and the smart card microcontrollers.
* Sets out information on operating systems with case studies of a range of applications including credit card security, mobile phones and transport payment cards.
* Gives detailed advice on the monitoring of smart card applications, recognizing potential attacks on security and improving system integrity.
* Provides modules and examples so that all types of systems can be built up from a small number of individual components.
* Offers guidelines on avoiding and overcoming design errors.

Ideal for practising engineers and designers looking to implement smart cards in their business, it is also a valuable reference for postgraduate students taking courses on embedded system and smart card design.

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Breaking Through the BIOS Barrier: The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide for PCs

Publisher Prentice Hall
Author(s) Adrian Wong
ISBN 0131455362
Release Date 27 August 2004

Readers learn to extend the useful life of their current PC and reduce overall cost of ownership by just simply upgrading your BIOS! Dissects the cryptic descriptions that accompany virtually every motherboard manual and clearly explains what each BIOS option does Dispenses advice on the best setting for each BIOS option in different situations For seasoned ‘tinkerers’ there is also a comprehensive look at the function of each BOS option What is a BIOS? BIOS, pronounced “bye-ose,” is an acronym that stands for Basic Input Output System. The BIOS is built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions. Furthermore, The BIOS is responsible for booting your PC by providing a basic set of instructions. The BIOS performs all the necessary tasks that need to be initiated at start-up time: POST(Power-On Self Test, booting an operating system from FDD or HDD). In essence, it is necessary to upgrade the BIOS on your PC in order to maintain or inevitably obtain compatibility with the PC industries latest hardware, software and operating systems.

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Virtualization with Xen(tm): Including Xenenterprise, Xenserver, and Xenexpress

Publisher Syngress
Author(s) David E. Williams
ISBN 1597491675
Release Date 28 May 2007

Virtualization with Xen is the first book to demonstrate to readers how to install, administer, and maintain a virtual infrastructure based on XenSources latest release, Xen 3.2. It discusses best practices for setting up a Xen environment correctly the first time, maximizing the utilization of server assets while taking advantage of the fastest and most secure enterprise-grade paravirtualization architecture. It covers both basic and advanced topics, such as planning and installation, physical-to-virtual migrations, virtual machine provisioning, resource management, and monitoring and troubleshooting guests and Xen hosts.

* Explore Xens Virtualization Model
Find a complete overview of the architecture model as well of all products: Xen 3.0 , Xen Express, XenServer, and Xen Enterprise.
* Deploy Xen
Understand the system requirements, learn installation methods, and see how to install Xen on a free Linux distribution.
* Master the Administrator Console
Learn how to use the command-line tools and the remote Java-based consoler that manages the configuration and operations of XenServer hosts and VMs.
* Manage Xen with Third-Party Tools
Use products like openQRM, Enomalism, and Project ConVirt to manage the VMM.
* Deploy a Virtual Machine in Xen
Learn about workload planning and installing modified guests, unmodified guests, and Windows guests.
* Explore Advanced Xen Concepts
Build a Xen Cluster, complete a XenVM migration, and discover XenVM backup and recovery solutions.
* See the Future of Virtualization
See the unofficial Xen road map and what virtual infrastructure holds for tomorrows data center.
* See Other Virtualization Technologies and How They Compare with Xen
Take a look at the different types of server virtualization, other virtual machine software available, and how they compare with Xen.

*Complete with a demonstration version of Xen 3.2 on CD-ROM
*Xen has the lead in the open-source community; now distributed as a standard kernel package for Novells SLES 10 and Red Hats RHEL 5 and Fedora Core 6 Linux distributions
*Covers installation, administration, management, monitoring, and deployment planning and strategies

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Professional VMwareServer

Publisher Wrox Press
Author(s) Eric Hammersley
ISBN 0470079886
Release Date 11 December 2006

Developing software and testing within virtual machines provides you with countless advantages in terms of automation, stability, disaster recovery, and overall code quality. With this book as your guide, you get the tools you need to create a fleet of virtual machine images that you can use to build your own secure applications.

Beginning with the basics of virtualization and its place within the development and testing environment, the book then delves into the APIs and provides a deep, example-rich reference to their function and purpose. VMware expert Eric Hammersley shares his vast experience in using VMware in the development process and shows you how you can streamline your own development with the new VMware Server.

You’ll learn to integrate VMware Server into your existing environment using CruiseControl.NET and Visual Studio(r) Team System as examples. Plus, you’ll get a clear understanding of virtual hardware, networks, and the server console, and find out how to build base images. You’ll discover the benefits of software development and testing within virtual machines and the advantages they have to offer. This will help you rapidly deploy new machines, set up multiple platforms on a single machine, and dramatically increase the utilization of your hardware.

What you will learn from this book
* Steps on how to install and configure VMware Server
* Tips to follow when creating development base images
* Methods on how to organize your image libraries and prepare them for use
* Best practices for using VmCOM, VmPerl, and the Programming API
* How to integrate VMware Server into your existing environment and automate its functionality
* Ways to leverage VMware Server to provide banks of testing machines on demand

Who this book is for

This book is for software developers, lead developers, and software testing engineers who want to integrate VMware Server into their existing systems in order to create and test applications on various platforms.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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Windows Forensics: The Field Guide for Corporate Computer Investigations

Publisher John Wiley and Sons
Author(s) Chad Steel
ISBN 0470038624
Release Date 15 May 2006

The evidence is in–to solve Windows crime, you need Windows tools

An arcane pursuit a decade ago, forensic science today is a household term. And while the computer forensic analyst may not lead as exciting a life as TV’s CSIs do, he or she relies just as heavily on scientific principles and just as surely solves crime.

Whether you are contemplating a career in this growing field or are already an analyst in a Unix/Linux environment, this book prepares you to combat computer crime in the Windows world. Here are the tools to help you recover sabotaged files, track down the source of threatening e-mails, investigate industrial espionage, and expose computer criminals.

* Identify evidence of fraud, electronic theft, and employee Internet abuse
* Investigate crime related to instant messaging, Lotus Notes(r), and increasingly popular browsers such as Firefox(r)
* Learn what it takes to become a computer forensics analyst
* Take advantage of sample forms and layouts as well as case studies
* Protect the integrity of evidence
* Compile a forensic response toolkit
* Assess and analyze damage from computer crime and process the crime scene
* Develop a structure for effectively conducting investigations
* Discover how to locate evidence in the Windows Registry

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Advanced Server Virtualization: VMware and Microsoft Platforms in the Virtual Data Center

Publisher Auerbach Publishing
Author(s) Dave McCrory
ISBN 0849339316
Release Date 17 May 2006

Presenting practical guidelines and examples, Advanced Server Virtualization emphasizes design, implementation, and management from both a technical and consultative point of view. It features step-by-step guidelines for planning, deployment, installing, configuring, and creating virtual servers. Covering Microsoft Virtual Server and VMware, it addresses platform-specific virtualization features such as virtual machines, hard drives, networking, and resource management. It offers best practices that allow users to avoid common pitfalls and achieve quicker success in server virtualization implementation. It also discusses software licensing issues and the cost-benefits of deploying virtual servers.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: A Guide to Selection and Implementation

Publisher Auerbach Publishing
Author(s) Judith M. Myerson
ISBN 0849330181
Release Date 20 November 2006

Helping readers bring their organizations into the future, this book explains RFID technology, its applications, data storage and retrieval, business processes, operational and implementation problems, risks, security and privacy, facility layout, handling systems and methods, and transportation costs. The book’s soup-to-nuts coverage ensures that RFID implementation’s are is successful and cost effective. The book includes selection guidelines and implementation examples, discusses the implementation of a business process model, and highlights the separate but equal concerns that business and IT executives have about the implementation of RFID applications.

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Understanding Intrusion Detection through Visualization

Publisher Springer-Verlag
Author(s) David Sands
ISBN 0387276343
Release Date 21 November 2005

With the ever increasing use of computers for critical systems, computer security that protects data and computer systems from intentional, malicious intervention, continues to attract attention. Among the methods for defense, the application of a tool to help the operator identify ongoing or already perpetrated attacks (intrusion detection), has been the subject of considerable research in the past ten years. A key problem with current intrusion detection systems is the high number of false alarms they produce. Understanding Intrusion Detection through Visualization presents research on why false alarms are, and will remain a problem; then applies results from the field of information visualization to the problem of intrusion detection. This approach promises to enable the operator to identify false (and true) alarms, while aiding the operator to identify other operational characteristics of intrusion detection systems. This volume presents four different visualization approaches, mainly applied to data from web server access logs.

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USB Mass Storage: Designing and Programming Devices and Embedded Hosts

Publisher Lakeview Research
Author(s) Jan Axelson
ISBN 1931448043
Release Date 01 September 2006

This developer’s guide for designers and programmers of mass-storage devices that use the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface provides developers with information on how to choose storage media, interface the media to a microcontroller or other CPU, and write device firmware to access the media and perform USB communications. Comparisons of popular storage-media options to help users choose a media type for a project are included, and the types described cover hard drives and flash-memory cards such as the MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, and CompactFlash card. Helpful tips on developing an embedded host that can access USB mass-storage devices are also covered.

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Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit

Publisher Syngress
Author(s) Harlan Carvey
ISBN 159749156X
Release Date 12 July 2007

The only book available on the market that addresses and discusses in-depth forensic analysis of Windows systems. Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit takes the reader to a whole new, undiscovered level of forensic analysis for Windows systems, providing unique information and resources not available anywhere else. This book covers both live and post-mortem response collection and analysis methodologies, addressing material that is applicable to law enforcement, the federal government, students, and consultants. This book also brings this material to the doorstep of system administrators, who are often the front line troops when an incident occurs, but due to staffing and budgets do not have the necessary knowledge to effectively respond. The companion DVD for the book contains significant, unique materials (movies, spreadsheet, code, etc.) not available any place else, as they were created by the author.

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Microcontroller Programming: The Microchip PIC

Publisher CRC Press
Author(s) Maria P. Canton
ISBN 0849371899
Release Date 19 December 2006

Using the popular and pervasive mid-range 8-bit Microchip PIC® as an archetype, Microcontroller Programming offers a self-contained presentation of the multidisciplinary tools needed to design and implement modern embedded systems and microcontrollers. The authors begin with basic electronics, number systems, and data concepts followed by digital logic, arithmetic, conversions, circuits, and circuit components to build a firm background in the computer science and electronics fundamentals involved in programming microcontrollers. For the remainder of the book, they focus on PIC architecture and programming tools and work systematically through programming various functions, modules, and devices.

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