When developers build software, they’re able to keep track of all the different versions and all the components they use with software configuration management (SCM) systems. One of the more popular SCM products is Perforce.

Authored by Perforce’s own VP of product technology, Practical Perforce is the ideal complement to the existing product manual, focusing less on the ‘how” and more on the “why” and “when.” The book is not only a helpful introduction to Perforce, it’s an enlightening resource for those already familiar with this versatile SCM product. Whether you’re a programmer, product manager, or build engineer, you stand to benefit from the many insider tips and ideas presented in this convenient guide.

Practical Perforce is divided into two main parts. Part I offers a whirlwind technical tour, complete with careful descriptions of basic and advanced Perforce commands designed to give you a baseline knowledge. Part II describes the big picture-using Perforce in a collaborative software development. It outlines recommended best practices and quickly shows how to implement them with the Perforce operations introduced in Part I. Throughout the book, you’ll learn how to maximize Perforce so it completes tasks like these in the most efficient manner possible:

* Keep track of changes as you conduct concurrent parallel work on files
* Log activity
* Generate reports on who did what when
* Compare, merge and branch files
* Store files and file configurations
* Restore lost bug fixes

Recognizing the pitfalls and practices of an SCM system like Perforce is absolutely essential to producing good software. Now, with Practical Perforce, you have the edge you need to ensure success.

OpenOffice.org 2.0 is all the office productivity software you’ll ever need for your Windows or Linux computer: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawing, even databases… and it’s free! Not sure it’s up to the job? It is. Not sure you can switch from Microsoft Office? You can. Just let OpenOffice.org expert and Open Source Technology Group (OSTG) editor-in-chief Robin ‘Roblimo’ Miller teach you OpenOffice.org the easy way—using the skills you already have!

Robin will help you become productive in minutes—and you don’t need to be a computer expert! His easy, visual instructions walk you through every step of every task you need to know… plus, you’ll find twenty how-to videos on CD! You’ll master everything from formatting text documents to creating presentation slide shows and building “what-if” projections to designing flowcharts. There’s even bonus coverage of Firefox and Thunderbird, the fast, safe, free software for Web browsing and e-mail!

• Master OpenOffice.org Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, and Base.

• Create Microsoft Office-compatible documents anyone can read and use.

• Analyze, manage, and manipulate business information with Calc.

• Design attractive charts and other visuals.

• Use mail merge to create great form letters or e-mails.

• Create and manipulate sophisticated databases—even if you have no previous database experience.

• Start using Firefox—the safest, most secure Web browser available for Windows!

• Filter out junk mail with Thunderbird and say goodbye to Outlook Express.

• Do things you can’t do with Microsoft Office—such as creating Flash slide shows for the Web!

Pinnacle Studio 10 is the latest version of the industry leading home video editing tool aimed at the Windows consumer market. In Pinnacle Studio 10 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, veteran journalist and teacher Jan Ozer tackles Pinnacle Studio version 10 in classic and popular QuickStart style–with step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and straightforward language. Jan provides the skinny on all popular Studio 10 features like built-in DVD authoring with motion menus and custom navigation; Pan and Zoom, enabling users to quickly create engaging video slideshows from digital photos; SmartMovie II, a tool that let’s you create home movies in minutes; dual monitor display; key framing special effects in real-time; and the Instant DVD Recorder. He also covers key Pinnacle Studio Plus 10 features including picture in picture (PIP); Chroma Key effects (green screen); and full HD editing, particularly creating HD slide shows from digital photos.

Novell ZENworks Linux Management Administrator’s Handbook is the official guide to ZENworks Linux Management, written by Ron Tanner, Novell ZENworks product manager, and Richard Whitehead, Novell ZENworks product marketing manager. Learn about the innovative combination of SUSE Linux and the advanced management capabilities of ZENworks that has positioned Novell as the leading enterprise Linux solution provider. You will learn about:

* The ZENworks family
* The ZENworks Management web console
* Registering devices into them system and system settings
* Reporting
* Common device management tasks
* Keeping servers synchronized
* Troubleshooting

Gather insight directly from the minds behind ZENworks Linux Management with the Novell ZENworks Linux Management Administrator’s Handbook.

Get straight to the essentials of Web site development with of this step-by-step goldmine. Learn to build your Web site using HTML and XHTML basics. Then, this easy-to-follow guide takes you through adding images, using tables for data and layout, creating framesets, enhancing visuals with style sheets, embedding objects, and even adding interactivity with forms.

Mastering Digital Photography, Second Edition moves beyond the typical digital camera book. It is a book about digital photography: how to take great pictures and make great images that leverage the strengths of computer technology, while taking into account the special needs of digital cameras. Whether you?re a snap-shooting tyro, or an experienced photographer moving into the digital realm, you?ll find the knowledge you need here. This is the book that will show you how to explore the fascinating world of photography with digital technology.

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication date: 2003
ISBN: 0071408657
Pages: 240

Today’s workplace is a bonanza of advancement opportunities for those who know how to seize them—and a maze of career-ending pitfalls for those who don’t. In this practical, straightforward guide, executive coach Linda Dominguez provides proven success strategies for anyone who holds a job—in any industry. Serving as a personal coach of your own, How to Shine at Work will help you define your goals—and achieve them.

Learn how to:
- Get along in your current work environment
- Create a plan for moving ahead in your career
- Recognize options, manage change——and take smart risks
- Turn any situation around——and have fun doing it
- Create visibility without arrogance
- Know when it’s time to move on—and make a graceful exit

plus much more, including case studies and real-world examples along with invaluable self-tests, worksheets, and checklists to help you take control of your future—and your life.

These C# samples include:

• Asynchronous/multithreaded programming
• Socket Programming
• Garbage Collection basics
• Automating Internet Explorer in your applications
• Encrypting and Decrypting data
• Thread Pooling
• Using Windows XP Themes

Managing A Network Vulnerability Assessment provides a formal framework for finding and eliminating network security threats. It focuses on the steps necessary to manage an assessment, including the development of a scope statement, the understanding and use of assessment methodology, the creation of an assessment team, and the production of a response report. The book also details what commercial, freeware, and shareware tools are available, how they work, and how to use them. By following the procedures outlined in this guide, a company can pinpoint what parts of their network need to be hardened, and avoid expensive and unnecessary purchases.

The CEH certification shows knowledge of network penetration testing skills. The CEH exam takes three hours and 125 questions, requiring a broad and deep knowledge of network security issues. The CEH Exam Prep is the perfect solution for this challenge, giving you the solid, in-depth coverage you’ll need to score higher on the exam.

Along with the most current CEH content, the book also contains the elements that make Exam Preps such strong study aides: comprehensive coverage of exam topics, end-of-chapter review, practice questions, Exam Alerts, Fast Facts, plus an entire practice exam to test your understanding of the material. The book also features MeasureUp’s innovative testing software, to help you drill and practice your way to higher scores.

The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam has become the leading ethical hacking certification available today. CEH is recognized by both employers and the industry as providing candidates with a solid foundation of hands-on security testing skills and knowledge. The CEH exam covers a broad range of security concepts to prepare candidates for the technologies that they are likely to be working with if they move into a role that requires hands-on security testing.

Let’s talk some about what this book is. It offers you a one-stop shop for what you’ll need to know to pass the exam. You do not have to take a class in addition to buying this book in order to pass the exam. However, depending on your personal study habits or learning style, you might benefit from buying this book and taking a class.