During the past decade, Microsoft has created the some of the best Internet communication programs in the world and has installed them on every Windows computer--free, but mostly hidden. Until now, only a few knowledgeable computer users knew how to exploit the potential of these programs--and understood...

Wow — it's a phone, a PDA, and an Internet connection, and it's one-fourth the size of this book! You need the book, though, to explain in plain English what it can do. Find out how to use every terrific feature built into your...

On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call. As with many things, the test was purely accidental. Graham spilled acid on his leg, and Watson, his assistant, heard his call for help through the telephone. So, what has changed over the last 129 years? It would be easier to discuss what hasn’t...

This book provides a complete overview of connection-oriented networks, discussing both packet-switched and circuit-switched networks, which, though seemingly different, share common...

Looking at the past years of application development, as a developer you might have noticed a significant shift from desktop applications to web applications. The Web has evolved as the major platform for applications and is going to take over many facets—not only in development but also in everyday life, resulting in this shift...