CCENT Exam Prep or Mastering VBA

CCENT Exam Prep (Exam 640-822)

Author: Jeremy Cioara

Your Complete Certification Solution

In this book you'll learn how to:

• Understand the foundations of network communication as described in the OSI and TCP/IP models
• Accurately design and troubleshoot networks using IP subnetting skills
• Understand the operational components and models of Cisco® routers and switches
• Perform basic navigation and configurations using Cisco IOS® Software and Cisco Secure Device Manager
• Apply techniques to secure networks
• Implement and troubleshoot Distance Vector (RIPv2) routing protocols
• Implement and troubleshoot NAT, DHCP, and DNS operation on a router
• Implement and secure wireless LANs (WLANs)
• Implement and verify basic WAN links

CD Features New Simulation Questions!
The CD features innovative testing software powered by MeasureUp, an electronic copy of the book, and 75 minutes of video instruction that highlight five scenarios to help prepare for simlet questions on the new exams. The MeasureUp testing software gives you an effective tool to assess your readiness for the ICND1 exam:

• Detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers
• Multiple test modes
• Random questions and order of answers
• Coverage of all CCENT™ ICND1 exam objectives
  
  
  

  Table of Contents:

  Cisco ICND1 Exam Objectives

  xxv
  Exam Description	xxv
  Exam Topics	xxv
  Describe the operation of data networks	xxv
  Implement a small switched network	xxv
  Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements for a small branch office	xxvi
  Implement a small routed network	xxvi
  Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN	xxvii
  Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to mitigate those threats	xxvii
  Implement and verify WAN links	xxvii
  Introduction	1
  How This Book Helps You	1
  Network Hardware and Software Requirements	3
  Advice on Taking the Exam	4
  Chapter 1: Standard Internetworking Models	7
  Introduction	10
  What Is an Internetwork?	10
  Types of Internetworks	11
  Local Area Network (LAN)	11
  Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)	12
  Wide Area Network (WAN)	12
  Storage Area Network (SAN)	13
  Virtual Private Network (VPN)	14
  Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model	14
  Upper Layers	15
  Application Layer	15
  Presentation Layer	17
  Session Layer	18
  Lower Layers	18
  Transport Layer	18
  Network Layer	20
  Data Link Layer	21
  Physical Layer	23
  OSI Layered Communications	23
  TCP/IP Model	25
  Application Layer	26
  Transport Layer	27
  Internet Layer	31
  Network Interface Layer	33
  Cisco 3-Layer Hierarchical Model	33
  Access Layer	34
  Distribution Layer	35
  Core Layer	35
  Chapter Summary	37
  Key Terms	37
  Apply Your Knowledge	40
  Exercises	40
  Review Questions	41
  Exam Questions	41
  Answers to Review Questions	45
  Answers to Exam Questions	47
  Suggested Readings and Resources	49
  Chapter 2: Physical Layer Networking Concepts	51
  Introduction	54
  Network Topologies	54
  The Bus Topology	54
  The Ring Topology	55
  The Star Topology	56
  The Mesh Topology	57
  Cabling	58
  Coaxial Cable	59
  Twisted-Pair Cable	60
  Fiber-Optic Cable	63
  Wireless	64
  Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)	65
  Infrared	65
  Bluetooth	66
  Physical Layer Devices	66
  Repeaters	66
  Hubs	67
  Network Interfaces	67
  Chapter Summary	68
  Key Terms	68
  Apply Your Knowledge	69
  Exercises	69
  Review Questions	70
  Exam Questions	70
  Answers to Review Questions	77
  Answers to Exam Questions	77
  Suggested Readings and Resources	79
  Chapter 3: Data Link Networking Concepts	81
  Introduction	84
  Data Link Protocols	84
  Token Ring	84
  FDDI	86
  Ethernet at the Data Link Layer	87
  Physical Ethernet Standards	93
  Ethernet	93
  Fast Ethernet	96
  Gigabit Ethernet	97
  10-Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE)	99
  Long Reach Ethernet	100
  Data Link Layer Devices	100
  Bridges	101
  Switches	104
  Duplex	105
  Microsegmentation	106
  Chapter Summary	107
  Key Terms	107
  Apply Your Knowledge	109
  Exercises	109
  Review Questions	110
  Exam Questions	110
  Answers to Review Questions	114
  Answers to Exam Questions	115
  Suggested Readings and Resources	117
  Chapter 4: General Network Security	119
  Introduction	122
  Classes of Attack	122
  Access Attacks	123
  Reconnaissance Attacks	125
  Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks	127
  Mitigating Network Threats	130
  AAA	130
  Cisco ACLs	130
  Cisco IOS Secure Management Features	131
  Encryption Protocols	132
  Security Appliances and Applications	132
  Chapter Summary	134
  Key Terms	134
  Apply Your Knowledge	135
  Exercise	135
  Review Questions	136
  Exam Questions	136
  Answers to Review Questions	138
  Answers to Exam Questions	138
  Suggested Readings and Resources	139
  Chapter 5: IP at the Network Layer	141
  Introduction	144
  Network Layer Functions	144
  IP Addressing and Formats	145
  Binary	145
  Hexadecimal	150
  IP Address Classes	151
  Subnet Masks	154
  Private (RFC 1918) Addressing	156
  Subnetting IP	156
  Calculating Hosts in a Subnet	159
  Calculating Networks in a Subnet	161
  The Increment	162
  Determining the Range of Valid IPs	165
  Network Layer Devices	167
  Routers	167
  Layer 3 Switches	170
  Chapter Summary	171
  Key Terms	171
  Apply Your Knowledge	172
  Exercises	172
  Review Questions	175
  Exam Questions	175
  Answers to Review Questions	179
  Answers to Exam Questions	181
  Suggested Readings and Resources	183
  Chapter 6: Introduction to Cisco Routers and Switches	185
  Introduction	188
  Interfaces and Modules	188
  LAN Interfaces	188
  WAN Interfaces	189
  Cisco Memory Components	192
  ROM	193
  Flash	193
  RAM	193
  NVRAM	193
  Cisco Internetworking Operating System	193
  Feature Sets	194
  IOS Image File Naming	195
  Cisco Router Models and Features	196
  Cisco Switch Models and Features	197
  Chapter Summary	199
  Key Terms	199
  Apply Your Knowledge	200
  Exercises	200
  Review Questions	200
  Exam Questions	201
  Answers to Review Questions	203
  Answers to Exam Questions	204
  Suggested Readings and Resources	205
  Chapter 7: Foundation Cisco IOS Operations	207
  Introduction	210
  Terminal Options	210
  Console Port	210
  Auxiliary Port	212
  Telnet	212
  HTTP and HTTPS	212
  SSH	213
  Router/Switch Startup Procedures	214
  POST	214
  Bootstrap	215
  IOS Loading	215
  Configuration Loading	217
  Navigating the IOS	220
  User EXEC	220
  Privileged EXEC	221
  Global Configuration	222
  Context-Sensitive Help	224
  Abbreviations	226
  Shortcut Keys	226
  Common Syntax Errors	227
  Chapter Summary	230
  Key Terms	231
  Apply Your Knowledge	231
  Exercises	231
  Review Questions	233
  Exam Questions	233
  Answers to Review Questions	235
  Answers to Exam Questions	236
  Suggested Readings and Resources	237
  Chapter 8: Foundation Cisco Configurations	239
  Introduction	242
  Global Configuration	242
  Altering the Boot Sequence	242
  Changing the Hostname	244
  Creating a Login Banner	244
  Assigning a Password for Privileged EXEC Mode	245
  Domain Name—Specific Commands	246
  Enabling SSH	247
  Line Configurations	248
  Securing Console Access to User EXEC	248
  Securing Auxiliary Access to User EXEC	250
  Securing Telnet and SSH Access to User EXEC	250
  Router Interface Configurations	253
  Assigning an IP Address	254
  Enabling the Interface	255
  LAN-Specific Commands	255
  WAN-Specific Commands	256
  Saving Configurations	256
  Using the show Command to Get Information	258
  Verifying Your Configurations	259
  Viewing Interface Statuses and Statistics	260
  IOS File Version show Commands	264
  Troubleshooting Commands	266
  Backing Up and Restoring Configurations and IOS Using TFTP	269
  Neighbor Discovery with CDP	272
  Using Telnet for Virtual Terminal Access	276
  Terminal Monitor	277
  IOS DHCP	278
  Chapter Summary	281
  Key Terms	282
  Apply Your Knowledge	284
  Exercises	284
  Review Questions	285
  Exam Questions	286
  Answers to Review Questions	289
  Answers to Exam Questions	290
  Suggested Readings and Resources	291
  Chapter 9: Understanding the Cisco SDM	293
  Introduction	296
  Getting Started	296
  Global Configurations	298
  Changing the Hostname, Banner, Domain Name, and Secret Password	299
  Router Access	303
  DNS	304
  DHCP	305
  Router Interface Configurations	308
  Assigning an IP Address	308
  Enabling the Interface	309
  Saving and Verifying Your Configurations	310
  Monitoring	310
  Chapter Summary	312
  Key Terms	312
  Apply Your Knowledge	312
  Exercise	312
  Review Questions	312
  Exam Questions	313
  Answers to Review Questions	315
  Answers to Exam Questions	316
  Suggested Readings and Resources	316
  Chapter 10: Introduction to Routing and Routing Protocols	317
  Introduction	320
  The Default Gateway	320
  Verifying and Troubleshooting the Default Gateway	322
  Routing Sources	323
  Administrative Distance	324
  Static Routes	325
  Configuring Static Routes	326
  Floating Static Routes	327
  Default Routes	328
  Configuring Static and Default Routes with SDM	329
  Verifying Static and Default Routes	330
  Dynamic Routing Protocols	331
  Routing Metrics	332
  Classful and Classless Routing Updates	333
  VLSM	336
  Interior and Exterior Gateway Routing Protocols	340
  Distance Vector Routing Protocols	340
  Link-State Routing Protocols	341
  Advanced Distance Vector/Hybrid Routing Protocols	341
  The Routing Table Revisited	342
  Routing Redistribution	343
  Chapter Summary	345
  Key Terms	346
  Apply Your Knowledge	347
  Exercises	347
  Review Questions	348
  Exam Questions	348
  Answers to Review Questions	351
  Answers to Exam Questions	351
  Suggested Readings and Resources	353
  Chapter 11: Distance Vector Routing Protocols	355
  Introduction	358
  Distance Vector Operations	358
  Routing Loops	360
  Routing Loop Mitigation	362
  Counting to Infinity	363
  Split Horizon	363
  Route Poison, Poison Reverse, and Hold-Down Timers	364
  Triggered Updates	366
  Invalid/Dead Timers	367
  RIP	367
  RIP Characteristics	367
  RIP Configuration	368
  Passive Interfaces	371
  RIPv2 Characteristics	371
  RIPv2 Configuration	372
  Configuring RIP with SDM	373
  RIP Verification	374
  Troubleshooting RIP	375
  Chapter Summary	379
  Key Terms	380
  Apply Your Knowledge	380
  Exercises	380
  Review Questions	382
  Exam Questions	382
  Answers to Review Questions	384
  Answers to Exam Questions	385
  Suggested Readings and Resources	386
  Chapter 12: Enabling Internet Connectivity with NAT	387
  Introduction	390
  NAT Concepts	391
  Static NAT	392
  Dynamic NAT	393
  NAT Overload and Port Address Translation	394
  NAT Terminology	395
  Configuring NAT Using Cisco SDM	397
  Configuring NAT Overload	397
  Verifying NAT Configuration	410
  Troubleshooting NAT	413
  Chapter Summary	415
  Key Terms	415
  Review Questions	416
  Apply Your Knowledge	416
  Exam Questions	416
  Answers to Review Questions	419
  Answers to Exam Questions	419
  Suggested Reading and Resources	421
  Chapter 13: Foundation Switching Operations	423
  Introduction	426
  Switching Functionality	426
  Frame Transmission Methods	427
  Store-and-Forward	428
  Cut-Through	428
  Fragment-Free	428
  Half- and Full-Duplex Connections	429
  Switching Design	430
  Spanning Tree Protocol	430
  Root Bridge	431
  Root Ports	432
  Designated Ports	434
  Blocked Ports	435
  Port State Transitions	437
  Initial Switch Configurations	438
  Assigning a Management IP Address to a Switch	439
  Defining a Default Gateway	439
  IP Assignment Using DHCP	440
  Configuring Multiple Switch Interfaces	441
  Verifying Spanning Tree Protocol	442
  Troubleshooting Basic Switch Connectivity	442
  Chapter Summary	445
  Key Terms	445
  Apply Your Knowledge	446
  Exercises	446
  Review Questions	448
  Exam Questions	449
  Answers to Review Questions	452
  Answers to Exam Questions	452
  Suggested Readings and Resources	454
  Chapter 14: Implementing Switch Security	455
  Introduction	458
  Securing Physical Access to the Catalyst Switch	458
  Securing Terminal Access to the Catalyst Switch	458
  To Telnet or Not to Telnet	460
  Additional IOS Security Practices	461
  Layer 2 Security	461
  Port Security	462
  “See”DP	464
  Chapter Summary	466
  Key Terms	466
  Apply Your Knowledge	467
  Exercises	467
  Review Questions	469
  Exam Questions	469
  Answers to Review Questions	471
  Answers to Exam Questions	472
  Suggested Readings and Resources	472
  Chapter 15: Understanding Wireless Networking	473
  Introduction	476
  The Business Case	476
  The Players in the 802.11 Market	477
  Entering the Radio Frequency World	478
  Understanding Wireless Transmission	478
  Unlicensed RF Bands	479
  The Key to Successful Wireless: Channel Surfing	480
  The 802.11 Standards Family	483
  Party Like It’s 1999: 802.11a and 802.11b	483
  2003 Delivers: 802.11g	483
  The Next Generation: 802.11n	484
  Chapter Summary	485
  Key Terms	485
  Apply Your Knowledge	486
  Exercise	486
  Review Questions	486
  Exam Questions	487
  Answers to Review Questions	489
  Answers to Exam Questions	489
  Suggested Readings and Resources	490
  Chapter 16: Wireless Security and Implementation Considerations	491
  Introduction	494
  Understanding the Threats	494
  War Driving	494
  Direct Hacking	495
  Employee Ignorance	495
  Deploying a Secure Wireless Network	496
  Wireless Encryption	496
  Wireless Authentication (802.1x)	499
  Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)	500
  Wireless Implementation Guidelines	501
  Understanding Wireless Topologies	501
  Understanding Wireless Data Rates	503
  General Wireless Implementation Steps	506
  Wireless Troubleshooting	506
  Chapter Summary	508
  Key Terms	508
  Apply Your Knowledge	509
  Review Questions	509
  Exam Questions	509
  Answers to Review Questions	512
  Answers to Exam Questions	512
  Suggested Readings and Resources	513
  Chapter 17: Wide Area Network Connections	515
  See also: Design to Sell Using Microsoft Publisher to Inform Motivate and Persuade or Visio 2007 Bible Mastering VBA Author: Guy Hart Davis Curious to learn how to write macros, automate Office applications, or create custom applications in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook or Access? With this comprehensive guide to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), you can master the language that underlines the Microsoft Office products. Revised for the new versions of the language and the Office suite, this book is completely up-to-date. Aimed at everyone from power users to system administrators and professional developers, it covers all Office products in depth. You'll discover that VBA is easily accessible by novice programmers, yet powerful enough for IT professionals who need to create specialized business applications.

Microsoft Visual C 2008 Express Edition or Agile Web Development with Rails

Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now!

Author: Patrice Pelland

In this lively, eye-opening, hands-on book, all you need is a computer and the desire to learn how to program with Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. Featuring a full edition of the software, this fun and highly visual guide walks you through a complete programming project-a desktop weather-reporting application-from start to finish. You'll get an introduction to the Microsoft Visual Studior development environment and learn how to put the lightweight, easy-to-use tools in Visual C# Express Edition to work right away-creating, compiling, testing, and delivering your first ready-to-use program. You'll get expert tips, coaching, and visual examples at each step of the way, along with pointers to additional learning resources.

Key Book Benefits:
• This dynamic, full-color, highly-visual book is designed to help novice programmers build fundamental programming skills for Windowsr-quickly and easily
• Provides a quick-start, project-based approach!
• Provides complete software for Visual C# 2008 Express Edition and all the instructions needed to understand and put those tools to work right away
• Features a complete desktop application that can be easily modified and reused-a great learn-by-doing example

Interesting book: La métrique et les Modèles dans l'Ingénierie de Qualité de Logiciel

Agile Web Development with Rails

Author: Dave Thomas

Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework that enables you to create full-featured, sophisticated web-based applications, but with a twist... A full Rails application probably has less total code than the XML you'd need to configure the same application in other frameworks.

With this book you'll learn how to use ActiveRecord to connect business objects and database tables. No more painful object-relational mapping. Just create your business objects and let Rails do the rest. You'll learn how to use the Action Pack framework to route incoming requests and render pages using easy-to-write templates and components. See how to exploit the Rails service frameworks to send emails, implement web services, and create dynamic, user-centric web-pages using built-in Javascript and Ajax support. There are extensive chapters on testing, deployment, and scaling.

You'll see how easy it is to install Rails using your web server of choice (such as Apache or lighttpd) or using its own included web server. You'll be writing applications that work with your favorite database (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, and more) in no time at all.

You'll create a complete online store application in the extended tutorial section, so you'll see how a full Rails application is developed---iteratively and rapidly.

Rails strives to honor the Pragmatic Programmer's "DRY Principle" by avoiding the extra work of configuration files and code annotations. You can develop in real-time: make a change, and watch it work immediately.

Forget XML. Everything in Rails, from templates to control flow to business logic, is written in Ruby, the language of choice for programmers who like to get the job donewell(and leave work on time for a change).

Rails is the framework of choice for the new generation of Web 2.0 developers. Agile Web Development with Rails is the book for that generation, written by Dave Thomas (Pragmatic Programmer and author of Programming Ruby) and David Heinemeier Hansson, who created Rails.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	The architecture of rails applications	11
3	Installing rails	21
4	Instant gratification	27
5	The depot application	47
6	Task A : product maintenance	53
7	Task B : catalog display	71
8	Task C : cart creation	79
9	Task D : checkout!	101
10	Task E : shipping	115
11	Task F : administrivia	125
12	Task T : testing	139
13	Rails in depth	181
14	Active record basics	199
15	More active record	253
16	Action controller and rails	289
17	Action view	339
18	The Web, V2.0	385
19	Action mailer	411
20	Web services on rails	423
21	Securing your rails application	439
22	Deployment and scaling	453
A	Introduction to Ruby	481
B	Configuration parameters	497

Wireless Guide to Wireless Communications or OpenGL ES Game Programming

Wireless# Guide to Wireless Communications

Author: Jorge Olenewa

Due to the recent emergence of wireless technologies in business, there has been an increase in demand for skilled wireless professionals. This comprehensive hands-on text explores the latest wireless technologies in the networking industry, including Bluetooth, SWAP, Wireless LANs, 802.11a and 802.11b, cellular telephone, broadband, infrared lasers, microwave, spread spectrum, and satellite. Designed for anyone taking an entry-level wireless technology course, this book also offers important historical coverage of wireless technology to show how we got to where we are today and where we can expect to see wireless networks in the future.

New interesting book: Overdosed America or Que Comeria Jesus

OpenGL-ES Game Programming

Author: Dave Astl

OpenGL ES Game Development provides an in-depth look into the new OpenGL ES standard and what the new embedded systems graphics library will provide for game developers. It compares OpenGL ES to OpenGL, EGL (the new standard windowing APIs for OpenGL ES), game development, and platforms that are currently available. It also provides coverage of the problems involved in mobile game development with OpenGL ES. Additional coverage includes an overview of fixed point math and other areas of cell phone limitation that game developers need to consider before they write mobile games. The authors walk the reader through the steps required to develop a game on multiple mobile platforms, which is the process involved with distributing their game via carriers. This book is ideally suited for readers who have some experience either in making games or in developing applications for cell phones, and who are comfortable with C++ and OpenGL?s core features.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	The EGL interface	5
Ch. 3	OpenGL ES	35
Ch. 4	A fixed point math primer	67
Ch. 5	Developing OpenGL ES games	89
Ch. 6	Limitations of the medium	125
Ch. 7	Audio for mobile devices	153
Ch. 8	3D game engines for mobile devices	195
Ch. 9	The future	239
Ch. 10	The mobile business model	263

XML or Haystack Syndrome

XML: Your visual blueprint for building expert Web sites with CSS, XHTML, and XSL

Author: Rob Huddleston

If you're a visual learner, you'll love the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. High-resolution screen shots demonstrate over 100 key XML techniques, including choosing a text editor, adding entities and CDATA to XML documents, restricting the recurrence of elements, and generating XML using Access or Excel. Learn to create an XHTML transitional page, loop and sort with XSLT, debug with Firebug, and much more. Succinct explanations walk you through step by step.

Table of Contents:

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK.

1 GETTING STARTED WITH XML.

Introducing XML.

Introducing XSLT.

Introducing XHTML.

Introducing CSS.

View XML in a Browser.

Introducing the Anatomy of an XML Document.

Choose a Good Text Editor.

2 CREATING XML DOCUMENTS.

Create Your First XML Document.

Add Child Elements and Data to Your Document.

Add Attributes.

Add Entities and CDATA.

Using a Namespace.

3 DEFINING THE STRUCTURE OF XML WITH SCHEMAS.

Introducing Schemas.

Using the Schema Namespace.

Add Complex Type Elements.

Add Data Types.

Add Attributes.

Add Simple Elements.

Add Mixed Elements.

Restrict the Recurrence of Elements.

Link Your XML to Your Schema.

Check the Validity of the Document.

Build a Schema Visually Using XMLSpy.

4 USING OTHER VALIDATION SCHEMAS.

Introducing DTDs.

Create a Simple DTD.

Add Attributes.

Add Entities.

Using Parameter Entities.

Introducing RELAX NG.

Create a RELAX NG Document in XML.

Using the RELAX NG Compact Syntax.

5 GENERATING XML FROM EXISTING DATA.

Using Microsoft Access 2003 to Generate XML.

Using Microsoft Access 2007 to Generate XML.

Using Microsoft Excel 2003 to Generate XML.

Using Microsoft Excel 2007 to Generate XML.

6 LEARNING XHTML BASICS.

Introducing XHTML.

Create a Basic XHTML Transitional Page.

Add a Title.

Add Headings.

Add Text.

Using Entities.

Add a Link.

Add an Image.

Add a Table.

Create Lists.

7 TRANSFORMING XML TO XHTML WITH XSLT.

Understanding XSLT.

Understanding the XSLT Namespace.

Understanding XPath.

Specify an Output Format.

Create an XSLT Template.

Transform Element Values.

Add Text to the Transformation.

Apply Templates.

Loop with XSLT.

Sort with XSLT.

Using Conditional Logic in XSLT.

Create an Element.

Include and Import Other XSLT Files.

Using Variables and Parameters.

Run the Transformation with a Web Browser.

Run the Transformation Using Altova XMLSpy.

Run the Transformation Using PHP.

Run the Transformation Using Adobe ColdFusion.

Run the Transformation Using ASP.NET.

Create an XSLT Document Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3.

8 FORMATTING YOUR WEB SITE USING CSS.

Understanding CSS.

Change the Font.

Change the Color of Text.

Add a Background Color and Image.

Add Borders.

Add Padding and Margins.

Position Elements.

Float Elements.

Combine Floats, Positioning, and Margins for Layout.

Apply Styles with a Class Selector.

Apply Styles with an ID Selector.

Using Contextual Selectors.

Style Headings.

Style Lists.

Style Links.

Using Other Pseudo-Classes and Pseudo-Elements.

Design Content Sections.

Create a Style Guide.

Create a Printable Version of Your Web Pages.

Create a Version of Your Page for Handheld Devices.

9 TRANSLATING LEGACY HTML TO XHTML.

Clean Up HTML with Tidy.

Convert HTML to XHTML Using Adobe Dreamweaver.

Remove Presentational Markup Using Dreamweaver’s Find and Replace.

Strip Tables in Dreamweaver.

Add Alternative Text to All Images.

10 DESIGNING AND BUILDING YOUR WEB SITE.

Lay Out Your Folder Structure.

Plan Your Site’s Navigation.

Create an Index Page.

Create an About You XML File.

Translate the About You File to XHTML.

Create a Favorite Movies XML File.

Translate the Favorite Movies File to XHTML.

Add a Site Icon.

Put Some Advertising on Your Site.

11 PUBLISHING YOUR WEB SITE.

Find a Host.

Get a Domain Name.

Publish Your Web Site Using Windows FTP.

Publish Your Web Site Using Adobe Dreamweaver.

Publish Your Web Site Using SmartFTP.

Get Your Site Found by Search Engines.

12 TESTING AND DEBUGGING.

Validate Your XHTML.

Debug with Firebug.

Validate CSS.

Check Your Site’s Accessibility.

Test Your Links.

Avoid Common XML Mistakes.

Avoid Common XHTML Mistakes.

Avoid Common CSS Mistakes.

Avoid Common XSLT Mistakes.

Avoid Common Browser-Specific Mistakes.

Avoid Common Usability Mistakes.

13 INTEGRATING YOUR WEB SITE WITH OTHER WEB SITES.

Understanding RSS.

Create an RSS Feed.

Show Your Photos with Flickr.

Embed a YouTube Video on Your Site.

Show Your del.icio.us Links.

Embed a Google Map on Your Site.

Add Google Search to Your Site.

APPENDIX A XHTML REFERENCE.

APPENDIX B CSS REFERENCE.

APPENDIX C XSD REFERENCE.

APPENDIX D XSLT REFERENCE.

APPENDIX E XPATH REFERENCE.

Book about: After Cancer Treatment or Silencing the Self

Haystack Syndrome: Sifting Information out of the Data Ocean

Author: Eliyahu M Goldratt

A must for every manager concerned with meeting the challenges of the 21st century. You'll see the differences between data and information in a new light, and understand precisely how misunderstanding those differences can affect the quality of your decision-making process. Starting with the structure of an organization, The Haystack Syndrome ends with a detailed description of the logic that must underpin the information system for any organization to maximize effectiveness.

Part One:
Formalizing the Decision Process - Defining the goal, the measurements, and how to continuously improve the whole system - the Theory of Constraints.

Part Two:
The Architecture of an Information System - Dealing with information as it relates to the real world; quantifying Murphy, the time-buffer concept, directing process improvements, measuring local performance.

Part Three:
Scheduling - how to implement a real process of ongoing improvement requiring interplay between the system and the manager, resolving all conflicts, considering capacity and protection.

Linux Toys II or Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets

Linux Toys II: 9 Cool New Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

Author: Christopher Negus

• Builds on the success of the original Linux Toys, with new projects you can build using different Linux distributions

• All-new toys in this edition include a MythTV entertainment center, eMoviX bootable home movies, a BZFlag game client and server, and an Icecast Internet radio station, plus five more.

• Companion Web site, LinuxToys.net, provides information for further enhancing your Linux Toys II projects

• Includes a CD-ROM with scripts, packages, and code for the projects

Interesting textbook: Migraines for Dummies or Pocket Guide to the 12 Steps

Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets

Author: Zubin Wadia

The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets
is an ideal reference if you're looking to develop real-world applications with the open source lightweight Apache MyFaces and Dojo (the Ajax API). The book focuses less on theory and more on aspects like scalability, design, optimization, and configurability.

This book emphasizes meeting real-world requirements for performance and scalability. It includes lucid code samples that reflect the pattern being described. The "In the Trenches" sections in each chapter give you advice and recommendations based on actual experiences with each pattern. What's more, the "Extreme Extensions" section at the end of each relevant chapter is dedicated to a "freestyle" expression of taking a particular pattern or set of patterns to the max. (This is a great way for you to learn because of the magnification effect.) This is also the first book to embrace the Dojo framework for Ajax (soon to be an Apache project).

Marketing Kit for Dummies or Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

Marketing Kit for Dummies

Author: Alexander Hiam

In his bestselling book Marketing For Dummies, Alexander Hiam revealed the secrets of effective marketing for every kind of business. In the first edition of Marketing Kit For Dummies, he presented a wealth of practical and effective tools and tactics for implementing effective campaigns quickly and cheaply. This new edition of Marketing For Dummies offers all the proven advice as the first edition, but with new information and state-of-the-art Internet marketing techniques.

Whether your business is large or small, staffed by a few people, a few hundred, or thousands, Marketing Kit For Dummies, 2^nd Edition offers everything you need to know — and all the tools you need to implement — for marketing campaigns that drive business results. Straight to the point and full of common wisdom on what works and what doesn’t, this book covers all the bases:

• Tap into the power of the Internet

• Create buzz with publicity

• Research, plan, and budget effectively

• Set up winning sales promotions

• Generate sales with action ads

• Launch winning Web campaigns

Expert author Alexander Hiam — marketing specialist, business professor, and operator of an independent consulting firm — gives you the handy specialized tools that make marketing a breeze. The accompanying CD-ROM is packed with practical tools from marketing plans, to advertising objective worksheet, to proven and effective Web page templates, and even free stock photography! With this marketing toolkit in hand, you’ll learn howto:

• Master the five Ps of marketing

• Evaluate the effectiveness of your marketing plans

• Design a marketing plan that works

• Perform customer research

• Improve your creative skills — and your campaigns

• Write winning marketing copy

• Develop a campaign budget and stick to it

• Brand your business

• Develop promotional campaigns

• Design brochures, catalogs, and newsletters

• Bring customers back with great customer service

In a world of mass media and global business, getting your business noticed is imperative to your success. After all, it doesn’t matter how great your product or service is if your customers don’t know about it. With Marketing Kit For Dummies, 2^nd Edition, you’ll have no trouble bringing in new business — and more dollars.

See also: By Invitation Only or Tea Cuisine

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Prima Official Game Guide

Author: Prima Temp Authors

* Written by the Pokémon Team! - The makers of the game will be writing the guide, so you can be sure nothing will be missed.
* Full stats on Pokémon - Pokémon battle with skills that are more or less effective depending on their opponent's attributes. So it's important to know what the Pokémon's powers are so you can choose wisely.
* Complete Mission Details - Our guide will provide complete mission information, including suggestions for what Pokémon to select.
* Covers both versions - The guide will cover both adventures for the DS and GBA.

Color Management in Digital Photography or Using R for Introductory Statistics

Body of Compassion: Ethics, Medicine, and the Church

Author: Brad Hinkel

In The Body of Compassion, Joel Shuman presents new theological treatment of contemporary bioethics, weaving together personal experience, a critical treatise on bioethics, and an exploration of a Christian theological alternative. This book is sure to be of interest to ethicists, medical professionals, and everyone who is troubled by the conflicts between science and religion.

Library Journal

Religion and ethics instructor Shuman's first book is the latest entry in Westview's ever-intriguing "Radical Traditions" series. Using examples from literature and personal experience, Shuman constructs an interesting case for the primacy of compassion--Christian compassion--in the delivery of healthcare. The standard of moral rectitude he sets for caregivers may seem impossibly high, but his work will be instructive and provocative for many readers. For most collections. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Shuman (theological ethics, Duke U.) weaves personal experience, contemporary bioethics, and a Christian theological alternative into his treatment. Taking his grandfather's lonely end in a sterile hospital as a goad, he explores how modern medicine has distanced itself from people as living being. He also explores various approaches to bioethics of the past 20 years and finds that each has failed due to the lack of a theological concern for the body that places it in a larger context. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	List of Credits
	Introduction
1	Before Bioethics: The Moral Paradox of Modern Medicine	1
2	The "Birth" of Bioethics: Scientific Expertise and the Justification of the Modern Project	47
3	After Bioethics: Toward a Christian Theology of the Body and Its Goods	79
4	Beyond Bioethics: Caring for Christ's Body	113
	Afterword: Awaiting the Redemption of Our Body - Life and Death in the Meantime	157
	Notes	161
	Bibliography	201
	Index	209

Go to: PlumpJack Cookbook or League of Our Own

Using R for Introductory Statistics

Author: John Verzani

The cost of statistical computing software has precluded many universities from installing these valuable computational and analytical tools. R, a powerful open-source software package, was created in response to this issue. It has enjoyed explosive growth since its introduction, owing to its coherence, flexibility, and free availability. While it is a valuable tool for students who are first learning statistics, proper introductory materials are needed for its adoption.

Using R for Introductory Statistics fills this gap in the literature, making the software accessible to the introductory student. The author presents a self-contained treatment of statistical topics and the intricacies of the R software. The pacing is such that students are able to master data manipulation and exploration before diving into more advanced statistical concepts. The book treats exploratory data analysis with more attention than is typical, includes a chapter on simulation, and provides a unified approach to linear models.

This text lays the foundation for further study and development in statistics using R. Appendices cover installation, graphical user interfaces, and teaching with R, as well as information on writing functions and producing graphics. This is an ideal text for integrating the study of statistics with a powerful computational tool.

MCSA MCSE 70 293 Exam Cram or C Programming

MCSA/MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram: Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

Author: Diana Huggins

MCSA/MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram, Second Edition is the perfect study guide if you need help passing the 70-293 exam. Among exam objectives, you must learn to use remote desktop for administration, manage IIS 6.0, revive a failed server, choose between forest and domain functional levels, and configure software update services. This new edition covers all these topics, includes two full practice exams, and has been updated against Microsoft's official courseware (MOC) that corresponds to this exam. MCSA/MCSE 70-293 Exam Cram, Second Edition is perfect for you if you need a refresher on important concepts as well as a guide to exam topics and objectives. You'll get test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, a CD-ROM testing engine, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else.

Book review: El Guía del Empresario de Derecho comercial

C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design

Author: DS Malik

Best-selling author D.S. Malik employs a student-focused approach, using complete programming examples to teach introductory programming concepts.

Table of Contents:

1. An Overview of Computers and Programming Languages
2. Basic Elements of C++
3. Input/Output
4. Control Structures I (Selection)
5. Control Structures II (Repetition)
6. User-Defined Functions I
7. User-Defined Functions II
8. User-Defined Simple Data Types, Namespaces, and the String Type
9. Arrays and Strings
10. Applications of Arrays (Searching and Sorting) and the Vector Type
11. Records (Structs)
12. Class and Data Abstraction
13. Inheritance and Composition
14. Pointers, Classes, Virtual Functions, and Abstract Classes
15. Overloading and Templates
16. Exception Handling
17. Recursion
18. Linked Lists
19. Stacks and Queues
Appendices A: Reserved Words B: Operator Precedence C: Character Sets D: Operators Overloading E: Additional C++ Topics F: Header Files G: Memory Size on a System and Random Number Generator H: Standard Template Library (STL) I: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises

Shoot an Iraqi or Truth about Avoiding Scams

Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun

Author: Wafaa Bilal

Wafaa Bilal's childhood in Iraq was defined by the horrific rule of Saddam Hussein, two wars, a bloody uprising, and time spent interned in chaotic refugee camps in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Bilal eventually made it to the United States to become a professor and a successful artist, but when his brother was killed at a checkpoint in Iraq in 2005, he decided to use his art to confront those in the comfort zone with the realities of life in a conflict zone.

Thus the creation and staging of "Domestic Tension," an unsettling interactive performance piece: for one month, Bilal lived alone in a prison cell-sized room in the line of fire of a remote-controlled paintball gun and a camera that connected him to Internet viewers around the world. Visitors to the gallery and a virtual audience that grew by the thousands could shoot at him twenty-four hours a day. The project received overwhelming worldwide attention, garnering the praise of the Chicago Tribune, which called it "one of the sharpest works of political art to be seen in a long time," and Newsweek's assessment "breath taking." It spawned provocative online debates, and ultimately, Bilal was awarded the Chicago Tribune's Artist of the Year Award.

Structured in two parallel narratives, the story of Bilal's life journey and his "Domestic Tension" experience, this first-person account is supplemented with comments on the history and current political situation in Iraq and the context of "Domestic Tension" within the art world, including interviews with art scholars such as Dean of the School of Art at Columbia University, Carol Becker,who also contributes the introduction. Shoot an Iraqi is equally pertinent reading for those who seek insight into the current conflict in Iraq and for those fascinated by interactive art technologies and the ever-expanding world of online gaming.

Wafaa Bilal, a professor of art and technology at the Art Institute of Chicago, has exhibited his art worldwide and lectured extensively. He has been interviewed on NPR, the BBC, CNN, MSNBC, and the History Channel.

Publishers Weekly

Weaving together accounts of Iraq and America, art and violence, performance and reality, past and present, this gripping account all but shakes the reader by the lapels. Iraqi-born artist Bilal records the month he spent confined in his 2007 interactive performance piece entitled Domestic Tension, living under constant fire from a chat room-controlled paintball gun 24 hours a day, his every move dogged and determined by the hostility-or benevolence-of his thousands of online viewers. The nerve-rattling conditions were intended to reflect both decades of suffering endured by millions of Iraqis and Bilal's own life and the costs of surviving Saddam's regime, Gulf War bombardment, Sunni-Shia violence, a brutal Saudi refugee camp and, finally, the difficulties and joys of the American immigrant experience. The author emerges as an Iraqi everyman, and his provocative book brilliantly juxtaposes images and time frames to convey the toll of war on Americans and Iraqis: "We may think we are surviving," Bilal writes, "but as I... twist and turn through sleepless nights, flailing between worlds of comfort and conflict, hope and despair, I wonder." (Dec.)

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Booklist

Ultimately the death of his brother back home via an unmanned American drone compelled Bilal to make his greatest artistic statement yet against all that makes the war in Iraq unreal to most outsiders.. . . a powerful and demanding read, that is, frankly, a literary punch to the gut.

John Freeman - Newark Star Ledger

Shoot an Iraqi' tells of Iraq's dissolution from a beacon of education in the Middle East to a locust-eaten state, mugged by a dictator and then punished from abroad for his offenses. Neither Bilal's exhibit nor this absorbing book about it can expiate Iraq's condition. Rather, they brilliantly demonstrate the lengths to which one man went to live history, and the disturbing-and occasionally hopeful-things he learned when he invited the entire world to do it with him.

Shelf Awareness

Shoot an Iraqi' is an invaluable work of political art and a clear-eyed view of the profoundly disturbing fate of present-day Iraq.

The Brooklyn Rail

What is most remarkable about Shoot an Iraqi isn't, however, the chronicle of the project that brought him worldwide attention, but the back story. Weaved amid a narrative of the 31-day experiment is a memoir of his life in Iraq and eventual flight to Kuwait and then Saudi Arabia, followed by his attempt to make a new life in the United States."

Bea Leal - The Socialist Review

[A] highly readable, moving book.

What People Are Saying

Mary Flanagan
Once I picked up this manuscript, I could not put it down. There is something so urgent and compelling about Bilal's story, as though he is speaking to our time. His story is not just for those interested in the arts; it is a human story of the horror, frustration, and tragedies of war. (Mary Flanagan, artist and author of re:skin (MIT Press))

Danny Postel
This is an unsettling and gripping book. It poignantly recounts a dark and imaginative experiment inspired by an excruciating and ghastly reality. Its unsettling effects couldn't be more welcome: we desperately need to be shocked out of our collective zombification, and this book does that by leading us through a wild labyrinth at once aesthetic, political, and existential. Potent stuff. (Danny Postel, author of Reading "Legitimation Crisis" in Tehran)

Read also Leah Chase or Food for Thought

Truth about Avoiding Scams (Truth About Series)

Author: Steve Weisman

"You should read this book and take Steve Weisman's advice. And from the money and assets he helps you protect, take a few dollars and buy a copy for a good friend."

--Alan Colmes, Syndicated radio talk show host and co-host of Hannity and Colmes on Fox News Channel

  

Scams are everywhere...now discover exactly how to protect yourself!

 

·        The truth about recognizing today’s newest scams--online and off

·        The truth about safeguarding your money, health, and reputation

·        The truth about phishing, vishing, pharming, slamming, and more

 

Scams have always been with us, and they always will be - except now, technology makes scammers' jobs even easier, enabling them to reach out from anywhere around the world, and take advantage of more people than ever before. No matter how smart you think you are, you can easily become a victim: in fact, scammers have discovered that educated, sophisticated individuals are among their best targets. The Truth About Avoiding Scams arms you with everything you need to protect yourself: real, up-to-the-minute knowledge, and the "internal sensors" you need to sniff out even the subtlest, most well-crafted scams. Consumer finance expert and nationally syndicated radio host Steve Weisman offers quick, bite-size, just-the-facts information about every type of fraud, from identity scams to computer-based fraud, travel and health scams to phony educational loans andscholarships. Weisman exposes the new epidemic of "affinity fraud," where "people just like you" target you based on your ethnicity, racial group, church, club, or fraternal organization. You'll find up-to-the-minute guidance on avoiding illegitimate online dating services; "cramming" and other phone frauds; tax and Social Security scams; employment, home repair, and investment scams; and a whole lot more.

 

Unlike some books on scams, this one's simple to read, simple to use, up to date, and complete: the only guide you need to keep yourself safe!

Table of Contents:

Introduction  ix

Part I               The Truth About Identity Theft  1

 

Truth 1             Identity theft  1

Truth 2             Go phish  5

Truth 3             Vishing down on the pharm  9

Truth 4             Do Not Call Registry, Patriot Act scams  13

Truth 5             Protect yourself from identity theft  15

 

Part II              The Truth About Computer Scams  19

Truth 6             Trojan horse  19

Truth 7             PayPal, eBay  21

Truth 8             Second chances–eBay  23

Truth 9             Free adult entertainment  25

Truth 10           Two more for the road  27

 

Part III             The Truth About Classic Scams  29

Truth 11           Ponzi scheme  29

Truth 12           Chain letters  33

Truth 13           A couple of the basics  37

Truth 14           Nigerian scam  41

Truth 15           Who knew? A flurry of old champs  45

Truth 16           More reasons to be wary  49

Truth 17           And you thought you’d heard it all  53

Truth 18           Money lost, borrowed, or gambled  57

Truth 19           Lottery and contest scams  61

 

Part IV             The Truth About Getting Personal  65

Truth 20           Exercise scams  65

Truth 21           Weight loss scams  67

Truth 22           The CIA medical scam  71

Truth 23           Education scams  73

Truth 24           Romance scams  77

Truth 25           Rental care insurance  81

Truth 26           Personal information privacy  83

 

Part V              The Truth About Telephone Scams  87

Truth 27           Cramming  87

Truth 28           900 numbers  89

Truth 29           Phony caller ID  93

Truth 30           Area code 809  95

 

Part VI             The Truth About Tax Scams  97

Truth 31           Fear and loathing of the IRS  97

Truth 32           More tax scams  101

Truth 33           It just doesn’t stop  105

 

Part VII            The Truth About Government Assistance  109

Truth 34           Social Security   109

Truth 35           Medicare  113

Truth 36           Veteran scams  115

 

Part VIII           The Truth About Credit Card Scams  119

Truth 37           Credit cards  119

Truth 38           More credit card offers  123

Truth 39           Skimmers and ATM scams  127

Truth 40           Free credit report  133

Truth 41           Credit repair services  139

Truth 42           Credit counseling agencies  143

Truth 43           Credit card rate reduction scam  147

Truth 44           Advance fee credit cards  149

Truth 45           Credit card alarms in the night  153

 

Part IX            The Truth About Employment Scams  155

Truth 46           Work-at-home schemes  155

Truth 47           Easy money  159

Truth 48           More wrong turns  161

Truth 49           Cruise ship employment scam  165

Truth 50           Get a job online scams  167

 

Part X             The Truth About Home Scams  169

Truth 51           Home sweet scam  169

Truth 52           Variations on a theme  173

 

Part XI            The Truth About Investment Scams  177

Truth 53           Stock scams  177

Truth 54           More investment scams  181

Truth 55           Unusual investment opportunities  185

Truth 56           Fees in legitimate investments  189

Truth 57           Free financial seminars  195

 

Part XII           The Truth About Solutions  197

Truth 58           Some solutions  197

Truth 59           Keeping your computer secure  199

Truth 60           Wi-Fi  205

Truth 61           Due diligence  207

 

About the Author  210

 

The iPod iTunes Pocket Guide or How to Do Everything with iPod iTunes

The iPod & iTunes Pocket Guide

Author: Christopher Breen

iPod users want to start using their devices as soon as they get their hands on them, and this guide shows them how. In these pages, trusted gadget teacher Christopher Breen reveals the secrets to using the leading portable player. This handy guide offers the quickest way to learn how to use the iTunes Store (including the new movie store!), import songs from CDs, and how to pick the right accessories. Readers will also find thorough coverage of the entire iPod family, including the iPod shuffle ($79-1GB; the world's smallest MP3 player), iPod nano ($149-2GB; $199-4GB; $249-8GB), and the updated iPod ($249-30GB and $349-80GB, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video). Along the way, Christopher offers hints for burning CDs, tips for making the most of the device's storage capabilities,and troubleshooting advice for when the gadgets become uncooperative.

Go to: Restaurant Recipes of the Ozarks Missouri or Make Mine Vodka

How to Do Everything with iPod & iTunes

Author: Guy Hart Davis

Listening to music is just the beginning!

With coverage of the iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPhone, How to Do Everything: iPod & iTunes, Fourth Edition shows you how to download and play podcasts and videos, load your calendar and contacts, choose accessories to add versatile features, and even use your iPod as an external drive. You'll also get detailed advice on managing your iTunes library, enhancing audio quality, syncing multiple iPods to the same computer, and much more, all in an easy-to-follow format.

• Configure your PC or Mac, install iTunes, and connect your iPod or iPhone
• Load songs, videos, photos, podcasts, contacts, calendars, and more
• Select accessories, including speakers, cases, adapters, docks, remote controls, and radio transmitters
• Use your iPod or iPhone as a stereo-at home or in the car
• Build and manage your iTunes library, and burn CDs and DVDs
• Create AAC, MP3, and Apple Lossless Encoder files from CDs, cassettes, vinyl, or other sources
• Recover your songs and videos from your iPod or iPhone
• Use your iPod as an external drive or backup device
• Troubleshoot problems with your iPod, iPhone, or iTunes