In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to install and configure Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and its various services for any size network. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Windows Server 2008 from the ground up.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common tasks.
Q&As at the end of each hour help you test your knowledge.
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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to build advanced web sites and applications with ASP.NET Ajax--and upgrade existing pages to deliver more power and business value. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson equips you with sufficient information and guides you to mastery of Ajax in real-world applications.
In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to build full-featured production websites using Django, the powerful web development framework based on Python.
Designed for experienced website developers who have at least some familiarity with the Python programming language, this book uses a straightforward, step-by-step approach. Each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of implementing the Django framework on a website from the ground up.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Django tasks.
Author: Mark Slagell
Publisher: Sams Publishing
Publish date: April 2002
Format: PDF
File size: 1.75 MB

Ruby is a high-level, fully object-oriented programming (OOP) language. It is very powerful and relatively easy to learn, read, and maintain. Sams Teach Yourself Ruby in 21 Days provides the best introduction to this language and addresses one of the key constraints it faces: "The paucity of quality English-language documentation is one of the few things holding Ruby back from widespread adoption," according to Dr. Curtis Clifton of Iowa State University's Department of Graduate Computer Science.
There currently no books on the market that offer to teach FreeBSD to a novice. This book will be very attractive to the rushed and impatient, as well as to those who simply have a desire to learn the benefits of FreeBSD when compared to other proprietary operating systems. The book covers the most beneficial uses of FreeBSD, as well as the information needed to install and configure the operating system. This book will be the definitive tutorial reference for the growing FreeBSD market.
Linux is an operating system, based on Unix, that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration.
This book covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Linux up and running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The book covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment, and also includes:
Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 10 Minutes provides a no-fluff, just-the-answers guide to building and managing MySQL databases. It is carefully organized and thoughtfully written to provide just the information that you need in order to gain a rapid working knowledge of MySQL. Get up to speed quickly with Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 10 Minutes.
Author: Robyn Ness, John Ray
Publisher: Sams
Publish date: December 2007
Format: CHM
File size: 83.54 MB

You've got a Mac. You've got Leopard. And you've got iLife, Safari, Mail, iChat…and all the rest.
Now all you need to do is figure out how to get them to work together--so that you can stop thinking about your computer and start thinking about getting things done, having fun, and enjoying everything your Mac has to offer.
This one book is your answer--the answer to any questions you might have today, and the answer to all the questions about Leopard and your Mac that you're likely to have in the future.
Find out how to...
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Author: Brad Miser
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
Publish date: March 2008
Format: PDF
File size: 117.27 MB

If you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long-winded explanations, then this book is for you. Youll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 MacBook tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including using the Dock and Dashboard, managing Exposé and Spaces, video chatting with iChat, and creating albums and photos in iPhoto. Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task so that you can get started using your MacBook today.
This book is aimed at those who want to learn PHP, even if they don't have any previous programming or scripting experience. You can even use this book to learn PHP as a first programming language if you do not have any previous experience.
If you have some previous programming experience but have not written for the web before, you can use this book to learn about the PHP language and how to apply programming techniques to the web environment.