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We asked some of our (and your!) favorite authors to share with us their
favorite 10 computer books from the past 10 years. Here's what we got back.
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Kim Heldman
is the Chief Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 15 years
of project management experience working on projects ranging from day-to-day in
scope to large multi-million-dollar projects. Kim is the best-selling author of
the PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Project Management JumpStart
and other books on project management. She recently served as series editor on the
Project Manager's Spotlight series for Sybex books and her newest book,
Project Manager's Spotlight on Risk Management, was published this April.
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Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror for Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP
by Jeremy Moskowitz -- This book will answer all your questions and enhance your knowledge
of Group Policy and Active Directory. It's a must-have for anyone administering Windows.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out
by William R. Stanek -- This is one of the best and most important Windows 2003 Server
books on the market. It covers every topic you can think of in regards to W2K3.
Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide
by Craig Larman -- This book quickly and concisely explains why agile development is
important and how to implement agile development techniques and it explains various
techniques and why you'd use one over the other.
Adobe Photoshop CS: One-on-One
by Deke McClelland -- Whether Photoshop CS is a hobby or something you use in a work setting,
this is the book to have to get up to speed quickly. It comes with a CD loaded with
step-by-step tutorials that's great for people like me who don't know where to start
with this overwhelming product.
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (640-801)
by Todd Lammle -- This was the first guide on the market for CCNA certification and it's
still the one to have today if you're interested in obtaining your certification.
(The author's original choice was an older edition that is now out of print. This link is to the current edition)
The Book of SCSI
by Peter M. Ridge and Gary Field -- This book teaches you everything you need to
know about SCSI and why you should know it.
UNIX for Dummies
by John R. Levine and Margaret Levine Young --
UNIX is an element of heterogeneous system environments but if you have
this book by your side, you don't need to be a UNIX subject matter expert.
Linux for Windows Administrators
by Mark Minasi and Dan York -- Linux is becoming a strong player in
the server world and for Window's administrators, this is a must-have book.
Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets & Science of Hiring Technical People
by Johanna Rothman and Gerald M. Weinberg -- Do you want to know how to assess the IT
proficiency levels of potential candidates, screen their resumes and know whether
or not they can perform once hired? This book answers those questions and gives
some great information on interviewing techniques, reference checking and making the job offer.
Systems Analysis and Design Fifth Edition
by Shelly Chashman, Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Chashman and Harry J. Rosenblatt --
This book takes a very dry topic and clearly illustrates (with lots of graphics)
systems analysis and design. When you're done with this, you'll understand every
facet of systems analysis.
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