The Linux Enterprise Cluster explains how to take a number of inexpensive computers with limited resources, place them on a normal computer network, and install free software so that the computers act together like one powerful server. This makes it possible to build a very inexpensive and reliable business system for a small business...
Make meetings more productive, hook up with resources, and present results
Have no fear – MindManager isn’t going to get inside your head and take control! But with this guide to help, it will take all those terrific ideas your team tosses out and turn them into plans...
"Dumpster diving" is an unfortunate term for a noble pursuit: reclaiming and reusing perfectly good things that are being thrown away by wasteful or lazy people. It is also a political act highly frowned upon in materialistic societies because it removes one from obligate consumerism. And John Hoffman has written the ultimate guide...
The "alarming and impassioned"* book on how the Internet is redefining constitutional law, now reissued as the first popular book revised online by its readers (*New York Times)
There's a common belief that cyberspace cannot be regulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from the government's (or anyone else's)...
The first edition of the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology was published in early 2003, reflecting many of the nanoscience possibilities envisioned by Richard Feynman in his 1959 address, “There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom.” In his address, Feynman speculated about what might be on the molecular scale, and...
Subclassing & Hooking with Visual Basic offers developers a unique way to customize Windows behavior.
Windows is a message-based system. Every action you request creates one or more messages to carry out the action. These messages are passed between objects and carry with them information that gives the...
"I am sure practitioners, auditors, and regulators will find the content of Mr Shaik's book of value. The accessible style is also welcome. All in all, a worthwhile addition to the finance literature and one that hopefully helps plug the knowledge gap in this field." — from the foreword by Professor Moorad Choudhry, Brunel...
This book is about the hidden, elusive motivations that cause capable employees to start questioning their decision to join your company, start thinking of leaving, eventually disengage, and finally, leave.
The true root causes of voluntary employee turnover are hiding in plain sight. If we really think about it, we already know what...
JavaScript lets you supercharge your HTML with animation, interactivity, and visual effects—but many web designers find the language hard to learn. This easy-to-read guide not only covers JavaScript basics, but also shows you how to save time and effort with the jQuery and jQuery UI libraries of prewritten JavaScript code....
UDDI: Building Web-based Web Services Solutions is a start-to-finish guide to using UDDI in real-world Web services. Naresh Apte and Toral Mehta begin with the fundamentals of business registries and Web services ecosystems. Then, using realistic case studies and example code, they illuminate every facet of...
Digital technologies have been engines of cultural innovation, from the virtualization of group networks and social identities to the digital convergence of textural and audio-visual media. User-centered content production, from Wikipedia to YouTube to Open Source, has become the emblem of this transformation, but the changes run deeper and wider...
