- Perform System Boot and Shutdown Procedures
- Jan 9, 2006
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- CCNA Practice Questions: Basic IOS Configuration and Basic Serial WAN Connectivity
- Jan 6, 2006
- Test your knowledge and preparedness for the CCNA exam with 50 practice questions and answers from Exam Cram 2.
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- Get Caller ID Information on Your PCs via YAC: Yet Another Caller ID Program
- Jan 6, 2006
- In this article, Kulvir Bhogal shows you how to use a free program called Yet Another Caller ID Program (YAC). YAC allows you see who's calling you immediately—right on your computer screen.
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- GMAT Verbal Section: Critical Reasoning
- Jan 6, 2006
- Prepare for the Critical Reasoning section of the GMAT with strategies, tips, and practice questions in this chapter from the bestselling Exam Cram 2 series.
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- Java 2 Platform Security
- Jan 6, 2006
- This chapter explains the Java 2 platform architecture and its security features as they apply to building Java applications. In particular, it describes the various Java platforms and the core security features that contribute to the end-to-end security of Java-based applications running on various systems—from servers to stand-alone computers, computers to devices, and devices to smart cards.
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- MPLS Network Design Nuts and Bolts
- Jan 6, 2006
- Network convergence is upon us as legacy networks across the world are being upgraded to MPLS. However, this relatively new technology requires a broad range of skills, not least of which is design. The same was true in the old days, when separate teams of boffins managed voice, video, and data networks, except that now it's all IP-based! As Stephen Morris shows, it's really not too difficult to get an overview of the skills required to design the latest MPLS networks without reading a gazillion books and RFCs.
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- Working on the GNOME Desktop in Novell Linux
- Jan 6, 2006
- NLD uses the GNOME desktop to provide an easy-to-use desktop environment. In this chapter Joe Habraken takes a look at the basics of navigating the GNOME desktop including how to use the desktop menus, work with application windows and virtual desktops, and access a command shell to execute NLD command-line tools.
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- Access Fear Factor I: Basics
- Dec 30, 2005
- Afraid of the dark? Spiders? Heights? If you are an experienced Word/Excel user who has Access-phobia, this article is for you. Herb Tyson shows you how to use Word and Excel to start creating what should be a simple database. When limitations become obvious, you learn how to use an Excel spreadsheet as the starting point for an Access database that ultimately will be more useful.
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- Customizing Your Linux Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own)
- Dec 30, 2005
- In this chapter, you will learn how to make your system truly your own. You'll learn how to change your background, your colors, your fonts, and anything else you'll need to create a desktop as individual as you are.
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- eBay to the Max: How to Become a PowerSeller, Trading Assistant, and Trading Post Owner
- Dec 30, 2005
- eBay developed the PowerSeller program to recognize exemplary sellers. The PowerSeller program gives you extra credibility in the eBay community itself. Buyers often have more confidence in PowerSellers, reasoning correctly that experience counts. This chapter explains the many perks of being a PowerSeller, and how to become one.
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- Exploring Excel's Functions Part 2: ADDRESS() and INDIRECT()
- Dec 30, 2005
- Excel functions might seem a bit complex, but sometimes there's no avoiding a complicated formula to achieve the worksheet results you need. The ADDRESS() and INDIRECT() functions can provide you with flexibility that is not available any other way. Continuing Peter Aitken's series on Excel's advanced functions, this article explores the INDIRECT() and ADDRESS() functions and shows you how they can be used together to make your Excel life easier.
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- Great Age Entertainment Gadgets
- Dec 30, 2005
- Many of us grew up with radio. Some of us grew up with vinyl records and black-and-white television. We have all watched technology bring us new and better ways to entertain ourselves. We now have satellite radio, digital video recorders, portable music players, and noise-canceling headphones. The array of gadgets and gizmos that were made purely for our listening enjoyment is astonishing. This chapter details some of the most exciting media gadgets on the market.
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- How to Get a Construction Loan for Your New House
- Dec 30, 2005
- Let's face it: homes are expensive. Fortunately, you can take out a construction loan to cover the costs. Unfortunately, the process is complicated and can be daunting to first-time builders. This chapter covers the basics of taking out a construction loan, including qualifications and estimates.
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- Introducing Fireworks 8: New Features and Best Practices
- Dec 30, 2005
- This chapter gives you a rundown of Macromedia Fireworks 8, with a focus on the new features added to this edition. Novices and experts alike will find this chapter useful as they explore the new version of Fireworks.
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- Methodology Design: The Way We Do Things Around Here
- Dec 30, 2005
- When people talk about "improving" software methodology, they rarely talk about tradeoffs. Requirements freeze, for example, runs the risk of delivering exactly what the customer asked for - and not what he needs. Concrete, detailed estimates take a considerable amount of time to create, and that's time that could be spent writing code or executing tests. Matthew Heusser discusses the tradeoffs and choices you'll have to make when the goal is improving (or even initially developing) your methodology.
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- Planning a New Installation of Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS)
- Dec 30, 2005
- Regardless of the actual installation approach you may choose, many aspects of the customer's network environment must be considered when bringing SBS into the mix. This chapter focuses on gathering the information necessary to successfully bring the SBS product into any environment.
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- Ten Things I Hate About Entourage
- Dec 30, 2005
- Owen Linzmayer is not exactly a big fan of Entourage, the personal information manager component of Microsoft Office 2004. Read his top 10 list of "features" that are turning him into a disgruntled user.
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- Toys to Overcome Time, Distance, and Gravity: The World of Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Dec 30, 2005
- This chapter describes two major innovations that would shape the thinking of a young Ludwig Wittgenstein, 20th century philosopher: heavier-than-air flight and the mass production of musical sound recordings.
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- Using Your Gmail Account as a Virtual Drive
- Dec 30, 2005
- Kulvir Bhogal introduces GMail Drive, a nifty program that lets you use space in your GMail account just like a drive on your computer.
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- XML at Interop 2005: Is XML Still Relevant?
- Dec 30, 2005
- Frank Coyle went to Interop 2005 this year to see what impact, if any, XML was having on the movers and shakers in the world of networking. His foray gave him new insights into how XML’s success is impacting the world of networking. For the overhead associated with XML processing, he sees hardware-based solutions as one viable option for alleviating the pressure on servers to parse, extract and route XML traffic. But the challenges associated with the increased bandwidth have fewer ready made solutions. The explosion of asynchronous XML traffic, generated by Ajax styled web applications, are beginning to keep network managers from getting a good night’s sleep.
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