This book attempts to provide a unified overview of the broad field of data and computer communications.
The organization of the book reflects an attempt to break this massive subject
into comprehensible parts and to build, piece by piece, a survey of the state of the art.The book
emphasizes basic...
In this age of universal electronic connectivity, of viruses and hackers, of electronic eavesdropping
and electronic fraud, there is indeed no time at which security does not matter.Two
trends have come together to make the topic of this book of vital interest. First, the explosive
growth in computer systems and their interconnections...
Joomla is an open source content management system (CMS) that anyone can download for free (see forge.joomla.org/sf/go/projects.joomla/frs). This makes it an ideal choice for small businesses. Don’t let the price tag fool you, though; Joomla is powerful and robust, and more big organizations are choosing to use open source software...
Former hacker Kevin Poulsen has, over the past decade, built a reputation as one of the top investigative reporters on the cybercrime beat. In Kingpin, he pours his unmatched access and expertise into book form for the first time, delivering a gripping cat-and-mouse narrative—and an unprecedented view into the twenty-first...
Change: It’s what we expect from technology, from the PC to
the web, through to HD TV. But nothing has been as disruptive
as the change the iPhone and Android phones have brought.
For the first time the power of a computer will fit in your hand,
you are always connected to the Internet, and these devices are
loaded with...
This book contains a detailed analysis of the International Standard for the C language,-3.1 excluding the
library from a number of perspectives. The organization of the material is unusual in that it is based on
the actual text of the published C Standard. The unit of discussion is the individual sentences from the C
Standard (2022 of...
The authors of this book are both practicing software architects who have
worked in this role, together and separately, on information system development
projects for quite a few years. During that time, we have seen a significant
increase in the visibility of software architects and in the importance
with which our role has been...
SketchUp is both simple and intuitive; there is no doubt about that. It usually
takes a couple of hours to get grips on it and to create your first 3D models.
But when you are using it for a professional project – with all the attendant
time and quality constraints – you have to get a few things straight first to
avoid the...
Doing business online is no longer an oddity, but the norm, and
companies desiring to remain competitive have to maintain
some form of online presence. Doing business online means a
company has to be able to efficiently, reliably, and securely take payments
from consumers and other merchants. This book is written to
provide the...
CSS has become so phenomenally successful—almost as successful as HTML itself—that it is sometimes hard to grasp. It’s everywhere now, from Web browsers to app stores to chat clients, and it doesn’t show any signs of fading away. As the language’s use continues to spread, its capabilities continue to advance.
The Galaxy Tab hit the market with a bang! It’s the first 7-inch tablet to
become available with the Android operating system (and a 10-inch version
is just on the horizon), a popular open source OS that is extremely
versatile, stable, and feature packed. Add in the ability for third-party software
developers to create new...
When asked 'who are you?', people in different cultures tend to define themselves
fundamentally differently in terms of what their respective culture considers to be
most important. In cultures where one's professional and economic status is most
important, people say 'I am an engineer', or 'a priest at St...
