Books - Software Packages - General
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Dreamweaver 2 Bible by Joseph W. Lowery |
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out of stock I D G Books Worldwide Paperback - 1034 pages (April 1999) I D G Books Worldwide |
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Amazon.co.uk This comprehensive guide to Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 for Mac and Windows serves as both an introductory aid for beginners and a useful reference tool for more experienced users. Lowery does it all: He explains features and technologies fully, throws in lots of usage tips and cross-references and... Read more |
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DNS and BIND by Cricket Liu, Paul Albitz |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Paperback - 456 pages (September 1998) O'Reilly UK |
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Amazon.co.uk This is the definitive book on the Domain Name System (DNS), the powerful scheme that facilitates the translation of English-like domain names (www.amazon.com) into computer-comprehensible Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (208.216.182.15). If you run a DNS server of any kind, particularly under... Read more |
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Software Project
Survival Guide by Steve C. McConnell |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback - 250 pages (October 1997) Microsoft Press |
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The author, Steve McConnell , 5
August, 1997 SPSG is responsive to the fact that many people in the software industry are thrust into positions of responsibility for the outcome of a software project but are not given any formal or informal training in how to make that happen. SPSG describes the specific steps that successful software projects... Read more |
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Microsoft Sql Server
7.0 Database Implementation Training Kit (Training Kit) by Microsoft Corp(Editor) |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback - 593 pages (April 1999) Microsoft Press |
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John Read from Hampshire,
England , 17 October, 1999 Essential Training Kit & great book. I passed the exam using this training kit & the transcender exams. I had no previous experience of SQL Server. The 120 day licenced copy of SQL Server worked fine on my Windows 98 machine (desktop install). The exercises were very good & I liked the few multimedia videos on the CD. Read more |
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Apache: The
Definitive Guide (with CD-ROM) by Ben Laurie, Peter Laurie |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Paperback - 392 pages (January 1999) O'Reilly UK |
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Amazon.co.uk Now in it's second edition, Apache: The Definitive Guide is a revised and improved tome which has been expanded to cover the Win32 and Unix flavours of the Apache server. Counting a member of the Apache development team as one of its authors, the new edition deals with server versions up to (and... Read more |
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6. | Microsoft Windows
2000 Beta Training Kit by Microsoft Corporation, Corporation Microsoft |
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dispatched in 24 hours Microsoft Press Hardcover - 775 pages (March 1999) Microsoft Press |
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Archie@lemarchand.demon.co.uk
from Scotland , 18 January, 2000 Useable Information Pretty well laid out, but could have covered Active Directory in more depth. A good reference for the exams. Read more |
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7. | The Perl CD
Bookshelf by O'Reilly & Associates |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Hardcover (August 1999) O'Reilly UK |
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Amazon.co.uk This review only needs four words--O'Reilly's Perl compendium is, without a doubt, The ultimate Perl resource. Containing electronic editions of Perl in a Nutshell, Programming Perl (2ndEdition), Perl Cookbook, Advanced Perl Programming, Learning Perl and Learning Perl on Win32 Systems, together... Read more |
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8. | Professional Asp
Techniques for Webmasters by Alex Homer |
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dispatched in 24 hours Wrox Press Paperback - 500 pages (July 1998) Wrox Press |
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Amazon.co.uk HTML is all well and good for building static Web sites, but let's be honest--it doesn't do very much on it's own. Thank goodness then for ASP, Microsoft's software add-on to its IIS web server package which allows Webmasters to add dynamic content to their creation through the use of scripting. ... Read more |
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9. | Linux Device Drivers by Alessandro Rubini |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Paperback - 442 pages (November 1997) O'Reilly UK |
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Sean Reifschneider
(jafo-amazon@tummy.com) from Colorado, USA , 20 April, 1998 In-depth coverage of creating block and character drivers. I've not been happy with some of the O'Reilly books I've gotten lately, but this book is an exception. While there were a few problems that should have been caught in the review, it's a truely useful book. It even looks like the index is functional. The one thing I wished it had was coverage of the...Read more |
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10. | Xml in Action by William J. Pardi |
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dispatched in 24 hours Microsoft Press Paperback - 329 pages (January 1999) Microsoft Press |
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Amazon.co.uk Currently, XML is a bubbling cauldron of expectations and implementations. In XML in Action, William J. Pardi gives you a feel for what Microsoft is throwing into the mix by providing a general introduction to XML, with a focus on Internet Explorer 5.0's implementation in particular. Not... Read more |
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11. | Designing
Component-Based Applications by Mary Kirtland |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback - 400 pages (November 1998) Microsoft Press |
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A reader from Dorset, England ,
31 August, 1999 Good introduction to n-tier design This book provides a good introduction to n-tier design along with example code to help you get started. Read more |
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12. | Microsoft Sql Server
7.0 System Administration Training Kit by Microsoft Press |
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dispatched in 24 hours Microsoft Press Paperback - 800 pages (14 April, 1999) Microsoft Press |
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fizzle10@yahoo.com from
Berkeley, CA , 5 July, 1999 Good basic information - not sufficient for the test I took the Microsoft Course and purchased the book and the new book by Lance Mortensen. I nearly passed. The problem is that the material required for the test is in many cases not covered in the books. The new Transender exam is available in beta form. Read more |
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13. | Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2.0 Training Kit by MS Corp, Microsoft Corp (Editor) |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback - 500 pages (June 1999) Microsoft Press |
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A reader from UK , 20 December,
1999 Good But..... This book contains all the information you need, but I found it not very readable. Are all MS press authors propeller heads? I have just ordered an alternative as well, which has better reviews and is cheaper!! Read more |
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14. | Running Microsoft
Internet Information Server 4.0 by Matt Powell, et al |
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dispatched in 24 hours Microsoft Press Paperback - 739 pages (July 1998) Microsoft Press |
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A reader from Ottawa,Canada ,
14 May, 1999 Good information. But not from an exam standpoint. This book presents information that most exam oriented books do not have. It will not help you pass the exam by itself but will certainly help you understand your IIS 4.0 installation better. It is good for administrators and people who have some experience but not for the Paper MCSE's. Read more |
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15. | The Open GL
Programming Guide by M. Woo, et al |
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dispatched in 24 hours Addison Wesley Longman Higher Education Paperback - 800 pages (April 1997) Addison Wesley Longman Higher Education |
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Synopsis Explaining how to create graphics programs using Release 1.1 of OpenGL, this text includes coverage of GLUT, the OpenGL utility toolkit, which eases the learning curve for programmers wishing to explore the program. Read more |
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16. | Learning the Vi
Editor by Linda Lamb, Arnold Robbins (Editor) |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Paperback - 80 pages (1998) O'Reilly UK |
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jthomas@yahoo.com from New York
, 31 May, 1999 Everything that you need to know about vi I needed to learn to use vi and this book was a great help. Read more |
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17. | Open Sources by Chris DiBona, Sam Ockman |
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dispatched in 24 hours O'Reilly UK Paperback - 288 pages (15 February, 1999) O'Reilly UK |
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Amazon.co.uk It is described as a grass roots revolution. The age of freely available source code for all, developed by thousands of programmers around the world for anyone to access has dawned. As the editors point out, science is an ultimately Open Source enterprise. Why not computer programs? For in the end... Read more |
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18. | Prince 2: a
Practical Guide by Colin Bentley |
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dispatched in 24 hours Butterworth-Heinemann Paperback - 232 pages (13 January, 1997) Butterworth-Heinemann |
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Synopsis PRINCE (Projects in Controlled Environments) is the standard project management method for government IT departments, approved by the CCTA. Powerful and flexible, it is increasingly being used by private and public sector companies. SSADM (Structered System Analysis Design Methodology) is the set of... Read more |
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19. | Objects, Components,
and Frameworks With Uml : The Catalysis Approach (Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) by Desmond Francis D'Souza, Alan Cameron Wills |
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dispatched in 24 hours Addison Wesley Publishing Company Paperback - 816 pages (October 1998) Addison Wesley Publishing Company |
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Amazon.co.uk After a quick introduction to the design process Catalysis, this book moves on to carefully defining objects, their attributes, operations, and collaborations. (Generally, Catalysis objects and components are "decoupled" so that they can work more independently, leading to easier reuse and... Read more |
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20. | Mastering Microsoft
Outlook 98 by Gini Courter, Annette Marquis |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Sybex Inc Paperback - 816 pages (June 1998) Sybex Inc |
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Synopsis Outlook 98 is the newest upgrade to Microsoft's Desktop Information Manager. This book covers the basics of Outlook 98. It provides a complete troubleshooting section which should help users to overcome the frequent troublesome areas. Read more |
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22. | A+ Certification For
DummiesŪ by Ron Gilster |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks IDG Books Worldwide Inc Paperback - 528 pages (January 1999) IDG Books Worldwide Inc |
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The author, Ron Gilster
(rgilster@bmi.net) , 4 February, 1999 Prepare to pass the A+ Exam and maybe even enjoy it. I had three goals in mind when writing this book: prepare the reader with the knowledge needed to pass the A+ exam, limit the scope of the material to just what is needed for the A+ exams, and to let the reader have some fun doing it. This book does not assume you already know everything. It does... Read more |
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23. | Microsoft McSe
Readiness Review : Exam 70-068 Windows Nt 4.0 Server Enterprise (McSe Readiness Review) by Dave Perkovich, Microsoft Corp |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback (April 1999) Microsoft Press |
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djbird@tesco.net from London ,
25 October, 1999 Very good Book Having passed both NT4 Server and workstation with the help of the other two books in this series, i felt compled to use this one. And i wasn't surprized to find this a comprehensive book. Excellant CD with the book. I passed with a 958 ! Read more |
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24. | Microsoft Project 98
: Step by Step (Step by Step Series) by Inc Catapult |
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dispatched in 1-2 weeks Microsoft Press Paperback - 292 pages (October 1997) Microsoft Press |
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hgeorge@nhcolumbus.com from
Columbus, OH , 23 July, 1999 A fine example of how a Self- Study text should be written I am a Applications Software instructor for New Horizons Learning Centers and I haven't found a series of books as helpful as the Step by Step series... Great Aid to learning complex programs! Read more |
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25. | Microsoft Visual
Basic 6.0 Reference Library by Microsoft Corporation, MS Corp |
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dispatched in 24 hours Microsoft Press Paperback - 3245 pages (August 1998) Microsoft Press |
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Amazon.co.uk The first of the three volumes in this box set, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Language Reference compiles all the language features of today's Visual Basic, from basic data types and built-in control types (their methods, properties, and events) to advanced material (such as conditional compilation... Read more |
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