For Windows 2003 SP1, Windows XP SP2, and Windows 2000
This fully updated third edition of Group Policy, Profiles, and IntelliMirror provides all the instruction and insight you need to take full advantage of your Active Directory with GPMC and other Group Policy tools. You'll also learn techniques for implementing...
Every business has a reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets. While you may be able to build some reports by pulling a few of these repositories together, actually performing any kind of analysis on the data that runs your business can range from problematic to impossible. Pro SQL Server 2008...
Learn to solve the world's most puzzling interview questions
Company recruiters are asking tough, new brain teasers during interviews that test your skills, creativity, and ability to think on your feet. How would you respond to puzzlers such as "What weighs more on the moon than on the...
Since computers were introduced to automate organization management, information system evolution has influenced data management considerably. Applications demand more and more services from information stored in computing systems. These new services impose more stringent conditions on the currently prevailing client/server...
Congratulations! You’re on Mars Base Alpha, the first human outpost on the red planet. Don’t relax, though. It’s not all roses and unicorns up here. Mars isn’t called "The Bringer of War" for nothing! You’ve just been rained on by a meteor shower and it’s up to you—you!—to put your...
GNU make is the most widely used build automation tool, but it can be challenging to master and its terse language can be tough to parse for even experienced programmers. Those who run into difficulties face a long, involved struggle, often leaving unsolved problems behind and GNU make's vast potential untapped.
There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects
Corporate Finance Demystified offers a comprehensive introduction to corporate finance principles, the time value of money, including present value, amortization schedules, and more. This self-teaching guide comes complete with...
ASP.NET’s new model for supporting language extensibility is intriguing to developers everywhere. With support for traditional, statically compiled languages like C# as well as dynamic languages like Python, ASP.NET now has a natural ability to support languages that developers want to work with, not ones they are forced to use. ASP.NET is...
This book focuses on database metadata (data about data) or annotation-based code recipes for JDBC API for use with Oracle and MySQL. The book provides complete and working solutions for performing database metadata tasks using JDBC. You can cut and paste solutions from this book to build your own database metadata applications. All...
ThoughtWorks is a collection of passionate, driven, intelligent individuals that delivers custom applications and no-nonsense consulting. Ask a ThoughtWorker what they like most about the company, and they will likely say it is the other ThoughtWorkers they get to meet, work with, and learn from. We’re a mixture of geeks, managers, analysts,...
A proactive new strategy for removing anxiety, and regaining control, throughout the job interview process
"Marky Stein's book is wonderful. She gives us a thorough analysis of the whole interviewing process. Fearless Interviewing is clear, kind, and full of good advice.... Highly...
Full-color graphics and screenshots throughout make Pro Silverlight 3 in C# an invaluable reference for professional developers wanting to discover the new features of Silverlight 3. Author Matthew MacDonald's expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you're...
