- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Introducing the Ubuntu Forums
- May 5, 2011
- This chapter introduces the Ubuntu Forums by describing what they are, why they exist, and some of the history and fun quirks that make them a place where people come for the tech support and end up staying for the community.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Ubuntu-Related Projects
- May 4, 2011
- This chapter introduces some of the derivatives and variations of Ubuntu that are available.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Mobile and Netbook Editions
- May 3, 2011
- Installing Ubuntu on a netbook is different from installing it on a typical laptop or a desktop. This chapter outlines how to create a bootable USB flash drive to help us get the Ubuntu Netbook Edition installed.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: The Ubuntu Community
- May 3, 2011
- This chapter provides a bird's-eye view of the venues and processes in which the Ubuntu community is active.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: More Applications for Ubuntu
- May 2, 2011
- This chapter shows just a few of the thousands of additional applications that you can install on your Ubuntu system.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Using Kubuntu
- May 2, 2011
- This chapter covers information ranging from what exactly Kubuntu is to how to manage and keep your Kubuntu system up to date with the latest applications and fixes.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: The Ubuntu Server
- Apr 29, 2011
- The aim of this chapter is thus not to teach you how to be a system administrator, but to give you a quick crash course. It also highlights the specific details that set Ubuntu Server apart from other server platforms, offers tips on some of the most common server uses, and givespointers on where to find other relevant information.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Gaining Greater Proficiency
- Apr 28, 2011
- Most users want to change their software, add and experiment with other software options, install and use hardware devices like printers, access remote files, use the terminal, and maybe even run some Windows programs. Ubuntu provides many ways to do each of these things, and this chapter gets you started with each of them and more.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Installing Ubuntu
- Apr 27, 2011
- This chapter covers choosing your Ubuntu distribution and multiple methods of installation.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 5th Edition: Introducing Ubuntu
- Apr 26, 2011
- This chapter introduces the Ubuntu project, its distribution, its development processes, and some of the history that made it all possible.
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- Eloquent Ruby: An Interview with Russ Olsen
- Mar 24, 2011
- Pat Eyler interviews Russ Olsen about his new book, Eloquent Ruby, recommended programming practices, why it's beneficial to learn a new programming language, and why it's sometimes worthwhile to color outside the lines.
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- Working with SOAP Messages in PHP
- Mar 9, 2011
- Octavia Anghel shows you how to write a PHP web service using the NuSOAP library, as well as a JavaScript client to consume it using the AJAX technology and the SOAP protocol.
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- Eloquent Ruby: Embrace Dynamic Typing
- Mar 2, 2011
- In this chapter from his book, Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen In looks at how dynamic typing allows you to build programs that are simultaneously compact, flexible, and readable. Unfortunately, nothing comes for free, so he also looks at the downsides of dynamic typing and at how the wise Ruby programmer works hard to make sure the good outweighs the bad.
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- Eloquent Ruby: Use Symbols to Stand for Something
- Mar 1, 2011
- In this chapter from his book, Eloquent Ruby, Russ Olsen shows symbols in Ruby for what they really are: very simple, useful programming language constructs that are a key part of the Ruby programming style.
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- Ubuntu Command Line Quickstart
- Feb 3, 2011
- This chapter looks at some of the basic commands that you need to know to be productive at the Ubuntu command line.
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- The Meta-Guide To Learning Ruby
- Feb 1, 2011
- Really mastering a new programming language, certainly one as flexible and fluid as Ruby, is not easy. Russ Olsen offers some tips to ease the pain and speed yourself down the road to Ruby mastery.
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- REST, Resources, and Rails
- Jan 12, 2011
- Obie Fernandez tackles the tough subject of using REST principles to guide the design of your Rails applications, mainly as they apply to the routing system and controller actions.
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- Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: From Zero to Deploy
- Jan 11, 2011
- Michael Hartl gets you started with Ruby on Rails by installing all the necessary software and setting up your development environment He'll then show you how to create your first Rails application, called (appropriately enough) first_app.
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- Before You Open-Source Your Code
- Dec 27, 2010
- Matthew Helmke provides an overview of the issues that should be considered before contributing code to open source projects, and, as a result, helps interested companies and individuals know where and how to start the process of opening their code.
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- The Official Ubuntu Book, 4e: Welcome to the Command Line
- Dec 21, 2010
- Take advantage of the power of the Ubuntu command line with clear, easy-to-use examples in this brief primer.
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