| 1. | - Building Dynamic Systems with Expressions in .NET
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Bill Wagner
- Jul 29, 2010
- The Expression API and the capabilities of the DLR lower the barriers to entry for creating systems where code and algorithms are created at runtime. Bill Wagner, author of Effective C#: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#, Second Edition, shows how to use the Expression API and dynamic runtime support to build dynamic systems based on the data in your application.
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| 2. | - Microsoft Excel 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts
- By
Bill Jelen
- Jul 29, 2010
- This chapter points out which of the old Excel keyboard shortcuts still work, shows you some new Excel 2010 shortcuts, and introduces you to the new keyboard accelerators.
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| 3. | - Configuration of Frame Mode MPLS
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David Hucaby, Steve McQuerry, Andrew Whitaker
- Jul 28, 2010
- This chapter covers the background and configuration of frame mode Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
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| 4. | - Q & A with the Authors of "UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook"
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Matthew Helmke, Trent R. Hein, Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Ben Whaley
- Jul 28, 2010
- Matthew Helmke talks to the authors of UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook about their new book, interacting with readers, and whether after 4 editions they consider themselves sysadmins or authors.
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| 5. | - Using Ubuntu on the Desktop
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Benjamin Mako Hill, Corey Burger, Matthew Helmke
- Jul 28, 2010
- This chapter helps you get started with GNOME, Ubuntu's default desktop, and shows how you can use it to do the normal things you face every day with your computer — and a few not-so-normal things.
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| 6. | - A Practical Guide to Distributed Scrum: Distributed Daily Scrum Meetings
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Elizabeth Woodward, Matthew Ganis, Steffan Surdek
- Jul 27, 2010
- This chapter talks about how to answer the three Daily Scrum questions and provides some tested techniques for conducting effective Daily Scrum meetings with distributed teams.
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| 7. | - Configuring the Cisco Unified Personal Communicator
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Brian Morgan, Shane Lisenbea, Michael Popovich
- Jul 27, 2010
- This chapter covers the client installation, configuration, basic and advanced features, and client-side troubleshooting of the Cisco Unified Personal Communicator.
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| 8. | - Eleven Windows 7 Desktop Gadgets for IT Professionals
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Eric Geier
- Jul 27, 2010
- Eric Geier discusses eleven different Gadgets that help you stay-up-to-date with your social networks and email, view system stats, and save time with shortcuts and tools.
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| 9. | - The Promise of PowerPivot in Excel 2010
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Bill Jelen
- Jul 27, 2010
- This chapter walks you through one process of building a PowerPivot report in Excel 2010. You will learn how simple it is to merge data from two sources in a single PowerPivot pivot table.
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| 10. | - An Interview with Watts Humphrey, Part 23: IBM Tool Development, the Academic Advisory Board, and the Speak Out Article
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Watts S. Humphrey, Grady Booch
- Jul 26, 2010
- In this transcript of an oral history, Grady Booch interviews SEI Fellow Watts Humphrey. In Part 23, Humphrey discusses the quest for high quality code, the reason for bringing on an academic advisory board at IBM, and the to-do surrounding his article on Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" program.
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| 11. | - Web Graphics, Part 3: WebGL
- By
David Chisnall
- Jul 26, 2010
- In the final installment of his series on modern web graphics, David Chisnall considers a very new standard, WebGL, which enables rich 3D graphics in a web browser.
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| 12. | - Cool Things You Can Do with a USB Flash Drive
- By
Eric Geier
- Jul 22, 2010
- Flash drives aren't just great for storing and transferring your files. They can come in handy in many other ways, too. Eric Geier shows you five other cool things you can do with them.
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| 13. | - CCNP Wireless IAUWS Quick Reference: Describing Regulatory Compliance
- By
William G. Daniel
- Jul 21, 2010
- William G. Daniel describes common wireless vulnerabilities and industry standards organizations.
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| 14. | - Getting Started with the Linux Kernel
- By
Robert Love
- Jul 21, 2010
- This chapter introduces some of the basics of the Linux kernel. It then goes over the differences between the kernel and user-space programs and common programming constructs used in the kernel.
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| 15. | - CCNP Wireless IUWMS Quick Reference: Implementing Location-Based Services
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Jerome Henry
- Jul 20, 2010
- This chapter describes the location-tracking techniques used in providing location-based services — unique events tied to the physical location of an 802.11 device.
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| 16. | - Innovate the Future: What Color Is Your Innovation Box?
- By
David Croslin
- Jul 20, 2010
- David Croslin, author of Innovate the Future: A Radical New Approach to IT Innovation, continues his series on innovation by scolding most of us for building the very boxes that we challenge our employees to 'think outside.'
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| 17. | - An Interview with Watts Humphrey, Part 22: The Process Conferences and the PSP Course
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Watts S. Humphrey, Grady Booch
- Jul 19, 2010
- In this transcript of an oral history, Grady Booch interviews SEI Fellow Watts Humphrey. In Part 22, Humphrey explains why he stopped going to process conferences and why he decided to write a book and teach a course on PSP.
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| 18. | - Introduction to Cisco NX-OS
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David Jansen, Kevin Corbin, Ron Fuller
- Jul 19, 2010
- This chapter provides an introduction and overview of NX-OS and a comparison between traditional IOS and NX-OS configurations and terminology.
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| 19. | - Web Graphics, Part 2: Scalable Vector Graphics
- By
David Chisnall
- Jul 19, 2010
- David Chisnall continues his exploration of modern web graphics. Part 2 of this series examines SVG, a format for displaying static and animated vector art.
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| 20. | - Software [In]security: Obama Highlights Cyber Security Progress
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Gary McGraw
- Jul 16, 2010
- Software security expert Gary McGraw went to a White House meeting on cyber security attended by 100 public and private sector security experts. McGraw shares the details of the meeting, including an unannounced visit by President Obama.
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