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Microsoft Press
Charles Petzold

Windows programming
legend chats about
Vista, WFP,and his big
Vista programming book:

Applications =
Code + Markup
A Guide to the
Microsoft Windows
Presentation Foundation

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Chapter 1: The Basics of Operations Management
by Randy Holloway,Telmo Sampaio, Marcus Oh, Russ Kaufmann, et al.
Excerpt from Professional MOM 2005, SMS 2003, and WSUS
August 2006
(Courtesy of Courtesy of John Wiley & Sons Inc.)

Chapter 1: Welcome to SQL Server Integration Services
by Brian Knight, Allan Mitchell, Darren Green, Douglas Hinson, et al.
Excerpt from Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
August 2006
(Courtesy of Courtesy of John Wiley & Sons Inc.)

Ajax and the Yahoo! Connection Manager
Article
by Nicholas C. Zakas
Chapter 1: What is Ajax?
Excerpt from Professional Ajax
August 2006
(Courtesy of Courtesy of John Wiley & Sons Inc.)

Various Single-Page Goodies/excerpts
By Anil Hemrajani
Over 10 one-pages of cheat sheets, best practices, comics, and more from
Agile Java Development with Spring, Hibernate and Eclipse
June 2006
(Courtesy of Sams Publishing)

What's New in Cisco PIX Firewall 7.0
by David Hucaby
Article
May 2006
(Courtesy of Cisco Press)

Improve Your Network's Security Using Network Admission Control
by Sean Convery
Article
May 2006
(Courtesy of Cisco Press)

Host Intrusion Prevention Systems: Defense-in-Depth's Best Friend
by Chad Sullivan
Article
May 2006
(Courtesy of Cisco Press)

Questions and Answers with Author Robert Virkus
By Robert Virkus
Author of Pro J2ME Polish: Open-Source Wireless Java Tools Suite
July 11, 2005
(Courtesy of Apress)

A Virtual Interview with Scott Meyers
By Scott Meyers and by Bookpool Contest Winners
Author of Effective C++
July 11, 2005
(Courtesy of contest sponsor Addison-Wesley)

Ten Questions with Adam Engst
By Adam Engst
Author of Take Control of Tiger
Article
May 12, 2005
(Courtesy of Peachpit Press)

Ten Questions with Maria Langer
By Maria Langer
Author of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide
Article
May 12, 2005
(Courtesy of Peachpit Press)

Ten Questions with Robin Williams
By Robin Williams
Author of The Little Mac Book, Tiger Edition
Article
May 12, 2005
(Courtesy of Peachpit Press)

Ten Questions with Ted Landau
By Ted Landau
Author of Mac OS X Help Line, Tiger Edition
Article
May 12, 2005
(Courtesy of Peachpit Press)

Interview with Firefox and Thunderbird Garage Co-Author John Hedtke
By John Hedtke
"...You've heard about Firefox, but what are the real advantages to moving over to the hottest browser out there..."
April 1, 2005
(Courtesy of Prentice Hall PTR)

SOHO and Corporate Networking with Linux
By James Turnbull
"...New Linux-based networking solutions and firewalls let you run sophisticated systems on cheap hardware..."
March 28, 2005
(Courtesy of Apress)

Making DVD Movies With Linux
By Marcel Gagné
"...Lights…cameras…action…transfer your movies to DVD and become the star..."
March 16, 2005
(Courtesy of Addison-Wesley Professional)

Using Group Policy to Manage Windows Firewall in Windows XP SP2
By Charlie Russel
"...Service Pack 2 allows significantly more control over configuring your firewall -- but exactly how do you use it? This article explains your options using Group Policy and highlights a few of the gotchas for you to avoid..."
February 9, 2005
(Courtesy of Microsoft Press)

Chapter 2: Unseen Planning
By Russ Rogers
Excerpt from Hacking a Terror Network: The Silent Threat of Covert Channels
"...Syngress has done it again. As mentioned in The New York Times, this books uses a fictional story to demonstrate how terrorists could work through the Internet to coordinate and launch a new series of attacks. But the security techniques and technologies are real. Read the excerpt and get a flavor for the book..."
December 30, 2004
(Courtesy of Syngress Publishing)

Get Your Email on Your iPod
By Hadley Stern Excerpt from iPod and iTunes Hacks
"...Do you want more out of your iPod than simply playing music? Start by reading this hack explaining how to get email on your iPod..."
December 13, 2004
(Courtesy of O'Reilly & Associates)

Why Can't You Tickle Yourself
By Tom Stafford and Matt Webb
Excerpt from Mind Hacks: Tips & Tools for Using Your Brain
"...Ever wonder why you can't tickle yourself? Finally find out why in this excerpt that explores the workings of your brain..."
December 13, 2004
(Courtesy of O'Reilly & Associates)

The Making of STC Appendix
By Kevin D. Mitnick, Ryan Russell, Joe Grand, Paul Craig, et al.
Excerpt from Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent
"...This appendix gives you the actual email threads of the authors, all noted security experts, as they exchanged expertise and insider knowledge on their way to building this fictional account of international crime..."
November 12, 2004
(Courtesy of Syngress Publishing)