Whether you’re shopping for clothes from your computer or mobile
phone, or selling artworks around the globe, you face a dizzying array of
choices and decisions. How do I pay? How do I get paid? What if something
goes wrong?
Just fifteen years ago, the Web was as simple as it
was unimportant: a quirky mechanism that allowed a
handful of students, plus a bunch of asocial, basementdwelling
geeks, to visit each other’s home pages dedicated
to science, pets, or poetry. Today, it is the platform
of choice for writing...
An essential element of secure coding in the Java programming language is a welldocumented and enforceable coding standard. The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java provides rules for secure coding in the Java programming language. The goal of these rules is to eliminate insecure coding practices that can lead to exploitable...
Today, Java is used at the heart of the world’s largest and most critical computing
systems. However, when I joined the Java team in 1997 the platform was young and
just gaining popularity. People loved the simplicity of the language, the portability
of bytecodes, and the safety of garbage collection (versus traditional...
A company’s most important asset next to its people is its
information.
This information includes intellectual property,
company
financial information, confidential employee information,
customer information, and so much more. Company
information
may be stored in databases, spreadsheets, flat files,
and so on. Loss of...
There still exists considerable uncertainty in many countries about the contribution of drinking water to sporadic cases of disease. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), led the Workshop on Molecular Technologies for Safe Drinking Water in 1998 to address...
Facebook's spreading about as far and fast as the Web itself: 500 million members and counting. But there's a world of fun packed into the site that most folks miss. With this bestselling guide, learn how to unlock Facebook's talents as personal website creator, souped-up address book, and bustling community forum....
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next version of the protocol that is used for communications on
the Internet. IPv6 is a protocol that has been in existence for many years, but it has not yet replaced
IPv4. IPv4 has some limitations that were not anticipated when it was first created. Because IPv6 overcomes
many of these...
Haskell is a deep language; we think learning it is a hugely rewarding experience. We
will focus on three elements as we explain why. The first is novelty: we invite you to
think about programming from a different and valuable perspective. The second is
power: we’ll show you how to create software that is short, fast, and safe....
With more than 400 million active users and growing, it’s hard to ignore
the buzz about Facebook. It’s a hot topic these days, and shows no signs of
letting up. If you’re ready to get to the bottom of this Internet sensation
and find out how to use this social networking phenomenon for yourself,...
This book is for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of how to use and confi gure
Windows 7. If you’re using Windows 7 at home or managing a small network at your offi ce,
the Windows 7 Digital Classroom is for you. It is fi lled with useful, easy-to-understand advice
and instructions. The Windows 7 Digital Classroom...
Getting started with MongoDB is easy, but once you’re building applications with it more complex questions emerge. Is it better to store data using this schema or that one? Should I break this into two documents or store it all as one? How can I make this faster? The advice in this book should help you answer these...
