- How to Add the Start Menu Back to Windows 8
- Jun 26, 2013
- One of the biggest complaints about Windows 8 is Microsoft’s removal of the Start button and Start menu. In this article, author Michael Miller examines third-party applications that promise to put the Start menu back in Windows 8 – and tells you which are worth your while.
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- Finding, Downloading, and Using Windows 8 Apps
- Jun 20, 2013
- Windows 8 is built around a new class of full-screen apps, available from the Windows Store. In this article, author Michael Miller takes you on a tour of the Windows Store and shows you how to find and download Windows 8 apps—for purchase and for free.
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- Using Threads within a UNIX Process
- Jun 18, 2013
- This chapter, from Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition, looks inside a UNIX process to see how multiple threads can be used to perform multiple tasks within the environment of a single process.
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- Enterprise iDevice Management with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server
- May 30, 2013
- Unsure of how to integrate Apple devices (be they of the iOS or OS X variety) into your Microsoft- or Linux-based network? You’re not alone. IT expert Tim Warner shows how you can centrally manage iDevices in any corporate network environment with minimal cost and learning curve.
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- Dealing with Digital Photos
- May 22, 2013
- Windows 8 comes with some tools that help you view and perform some basic and helpful photo-related tasks. This chapter provides you with the details.
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- Windows 8 Touch On the Cheap
- May 22, 2013
- Ed Tittel explains why you may not need a touch display to take advantage of touch in Windows 8.
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- Preface to "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition"
- May 16, 2013
- This preface to the highly-anticipated 3rd edition of Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition contains Stephen Rago's current Introduction, his Introduction from the 2nd edition, and also W. Richard Stevens' original Introduction from the 1st edition.
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- Bringing the Start Menu Back to Windows 8
- May 15, 2013
- Ed Tittel examines two of the most popular Windows 8 Start menu replacements.
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- Windows 8 Driver Gotchas
- May 15, 2013
- Ed Tittel explains some of his favorite tips, tricks, and resources for updating Windows drivers.
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- Feature Overview and Benefits of Microsoft Lync Server 2013
- May 6, 2013
- Lync Server has transformed into a complete Unified Communications (UC) solution for business that encompasses presence, IM, web conferencing, audio/video (A/V) conferencing, and complete Voice over IP (VoIP) services. This chapter is a high-level overview of what Lync Server 2013 provides to an organization.
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- Essential Windows 8 Shortcuts, Clicks, and Gestures
- Apr 9, 2013
- Michael Miller provides an invaluable reference to everything you need to know to use Windows 8 to the fullest.
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- My iMac: Sharing Devices, Files, and Services on a Network
- Mar 18, 2013
- This chapter helps you make the most of your iMac network connections by showing you how to share files, folders, and devices across networks and between Mac and Windows machines.
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- "The Best Programming Advice I Ever Got" with Rand Morimoto
- Feb 19, 2013
- Rand Morimoto, Microsoft MVP and president of Convergent Computing, writes about the importance of learning PowerShell, even if you're comfortable with using GUIs.
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- Windows 8 Apps and the Windows Store
- Jan 25, 2013
- This chapter describes the basic apps that come with Windows 8. It also explains how to get new apps from the Windows Store as well as how to uninstall and share apps.
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- Managing Files and Folders in Windows 8
- Jan 24, 2013
- This chapter takes a beginner's look at working with individual files in Windows 8 and explains how to find, move, copy, delete, and organize them.
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- Advanced Windows 8 Configuration Options
- Jan 15, 2013
- This chapter shows how you can modify Windows 8 settings to customize your specific setup.
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- Ubuntu Command-Line Quickstart
- Jan 2, 2013
- This chapter covers some of the basic commands that you need to know to be productive at the command line. You find out how to get to the command line and discover some of the commands used to navigate the file system and perform basic operations with files, directories, and users.
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- Customizing Your Mac
- Dec 28, 2012
- In this chapter, you’ll learn how to customize the OS X Mountain Lion Finder, the Dock, the desktop, your screen saver, and your security preferences. You’ll also learn how to make your own Dashboard widgets
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- VMware View 5 Implementation
- Dec 25, 2012
- This chapter describes how to get the components of vSphere up and running. First, however, you need to install vCenter. Let’s run through the installation of vCenter, starting from the configuration of the database.
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- How to Contribute to Open Source Projects
- Dec 11, 2012
- As an experienced open source developer, David Chisnall gives an overview of some of the various ways that users can easily help ensure that the projects that they care about are of a high quality.
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