Competent system administrators know their success hinges upon being able to perform often tedious tasks with rigor and punctuality. Such metrics are often achieved only by instituting a considerable degree of automation, something that has become even more crucial as IT environments continue to scale both in terms of size and complexity. One of...
The definitive guide to creating video for the Web
In Video with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Studio Techniques, Robert Reinhardt goes beyond the entry-level coverage found in other books to bring you a comprehensive look at what you really need to know to produce, host, and distribute Flash-compatible video on the Web,...
A few years ago, the idea of running multiple operating systems concurrently on the same computer captured the imagination of the computing industry. Virtualization became the hot buzzword and projects were launched to fulfill the dream.
With virtualization, you don’t need an extra computer every time you want to bring up a new...
The viruses belonging to the genus Orthopoxvirus of the family
Poxviridae are among the pathogens heading the list of microorganisms that
have had an important role in the interactions between the humankind and
infectious agents. Until recently, smallpox, caused by variola virus, was the
most dangerous epidemic disease of humans,...
Learn how to set up Nagios 4 in order to monitor your systems efficiently About This Book Set up, configure, and manage Nagios 4 to secure and monitor your system Learn how to use libnagios and NERD to process and handle queries Packed with lots of tips, tricks and illustrations to explain the Nagios configuration and monitoring concepts in a...
Have you ever been in a hurry and pounded in a nail using something other than a
hammer? Or perhaps settled an argument concerning distances with “the length of my
arm is about 20 inches, and that’s about two arm lengths...”? You might not be willing
to fall for such obviously flawed shortcuts, but...
Nokia's smartphones pack a powerful computer into a very small space. Unlike your desktop or laptop, your smallest computer can be connected to the Internet all the time, and can interact with the world around it through its camera, voice recognition, and its traditional phone keypad. Nokia smartphones combine these features with impressive storage...
MSC (mesenchymal stem cells) have been reported to initiate revascularization after injury, to facilitate engraftment of blood-forming stem cells, and to reduce the incidence of graft-vs. host disease through their immune-suppressive qualities. Finally, bone marrow-derived MSC have been reported to home to areas of solid tumor...
A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and managing robust, flexible, and productive data center facilities Includes step-by-step instructions on every major decision involved in designing flexible and productive data center facilities Shows how to maximize infrastructure, avoid downtime, and save millions by extending data center...
If you're looking for an easy way to work fast in Photoshop CS2, congratulations, you've found it! Matt Kloskowski, Education and Curriculum Developer for the NAPP, shows you how to use the power of automation to instantly save time, money, and frustration. Once you master these powerful tools, you'll wonder how you ever got along without them....
Advances in the treatment of cancer have continued at an intense pace over the 25 years since the Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy was first published in 1982. This is reflected in the expansion of the list of clinically useful antineoplastic drugs from 43 to over 115 and the growth of the ...
