i-mode Strategy


Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Author: Takeshi Natsuno
ISBN: 0470851015
Release Date: 14 January 2003

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“i-mode and Java join forces to open the door to global commerce Since its introduction in February 1999 i-mode has become the world’s largest wireless Internet service with more than 35 million subscribers and revenues of over ¥700 billion. Along with sharp increases in the number of users and the volume of revenues, the last 2 years have witnessed a dramatic improvement in the content of i-mode services. In January 2001 DoCoMo launched its i-appli service for downloading software applications - allowing users to install extra programs of their choice on their mobile phones. The programs are compiled using Java, and today’s 15 million i-appli users can be seen as arguably the largest Java community in the world. Widely acknowledged as the founder of i-mode, Takeshi Natsuno discusses the success story of i-mode to date by providing a behind-the-scenes look at the management concepts applied while formulating the i-mode strategy. This stimulating volume provides a hands-on look at how he managed to effectively introduce the Internet way of thinking rather than the telecoms way of thinking in order to implement the i-mode service. Written by the most highly respected expert in the field, i-mode Strategy is an absolute must for everyone wanting to know more about DoCoMo’s sustainable business model and i-mode strategy. ‘In this book I offer an extensive introduction both to the basic i-mode concept, which is grounded in the theory of complex systems, and to the actual operation of i-mode services. I hope that it will both contribute to an understanding of i-mode and offer hints for readers in developing their own IT businesses.’ Takeshi Natsuno”

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Linux For Dummies 8th Edition


Publisher: For Dummies
Author: Richard K. Blum
ISBN: 0470116498
Release Date: 30 July 2007

eBook Description

  • Focusing on Fedora Core 6, this accessible guide shows newcomers how to create a full-featured Linux desktop setup that’s comparable to a Windows system
  • Substantially revised and updated with new material on setting up a wireless home network, recycling an old Windows computer as a Linux home-networking server, running Linux on a laptop, editing digital photos, managing and playing audio and video, using open source productivity software, and more
  • The DVD features the full Fedora Core installation and Fedora Core CD ISOs; there’s also a coupon for readers who prefer to get Fedora Core on CD-ROM
  • A companion Web site provides installation options and information on other popular Linux distributions, including SuSE, Mandriva, Linspire, Knoppix, and Ubuntu

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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i-mode Strategy


Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Author: Takeshi Natsuno
ISBN: 0470851015
Release Date: 14 January 2003

eBook Description
“i-mode and Java join forces to open the door to global commerce Since its introduction in February 1999 i-mode has become the world’s largest wireless Internet service with more than 35 million subscribers and revenues of over ¥700 billion. Along with sharp increases in the number of users and the volume of revenues, the last 2 years have witnessed a dramatic improvement in the content of i-mode services. In January 2001 DoCoMo launched its i-appli service for downloading software applications - allowing users to install extra programs of their choice on their mobile phones. The programs are compiled using Java, and today’s 15 million i-appli users can be seen as arguably the largest Java community in the world. Widely acknowledged as the founder of i-mode, Takeshi Natsuno discusses the success story of i-mode to date by providing a behind-the-scenes look at the management concepts applied while formulating the i-mode strategy. This stimulating volume provides a hands-on look at how he managed to effectively introduce the Internet way of thinking rather than the telecoms way of thinking in order to implement the i-mode service. Written by the most highly respected expert in the field, i-mode Strategy is an absolute must for everyone wanting to know more about DoCoMo’s sustainable business model and i-mode strategy. ‘In this book I offer an extensive introduction both to the basic i-mode concept, which is grounded in the theory of complex systems, and to the actual operation of i-mode services. I hope that it will both contribute to an understanding of i-mode and offer hints for readers in developing their own IT businesses.’ Takeshi Natsuno”

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Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator


Publisher: Focal Press
Author: Tony White
ISBN: 0240806700
Release Date: 21 July 2006

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Just add talent!

Award-winning animator Tony White brings you the ultimate book for digital animation. Here you will find the classic knowledge of many legendary techniques revealed, paired with information relevant to today’s capable, state-of-the-art technologies.

White leaves nothing out. What contemporary digital animators most need to know can be found between this book’s covers - from conceptions to creation and through the many stages of the production pipeline to distribution. This book is intended to serve as your one-stop how-to animation guide. Whether you’re new to animation or a very experienced digital animator, here you’ll find fundamentals, key classical techniques, and professional advice that will strengthen your work and well-roundedness as an animator.

Speaking from experience, White presents time-honored secrets of professional animaton with a warm, masterly, and knowledgeable approach that has evolved from over 30 years as an award-winning animator/director.

The book’s enclosed CD-Rom presents classic moments from animation’s history through White’s personal homage to traditional drawn animation, “Endangered Species.” Using movie clips and still images from the film, White shares the ‘making of’ journal of the film, detailing each step, with scene-by-scene descriptions, technique by technique. Look for the repetitive stress disorder guide on the CD-Rom, called, “Mega-hurts.” Watch the many movie clips for insights into the versatility that a traditional, pencil-drawn approach to animaton can offer.

* Valuable CD-ROM contains a complete animated film made by the author and teaches how to apply the techniques in this book!
* Chock full of tips and secrets from this award-winning animation veteran
* The glossary of animation-related terms is worth its weight in gold

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Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS


Publisher: SitePoint
Author: Ian Lloyd
ISBN: 0975240293
Release Date: 02 May 2006

eBook Description
Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS teaches web development from scratch, without assuming any previous knowledge of HTML, CSS or web development techniques. This book introduces you to HTML and CSS as you follow along with the author, step-by-step, to build a fully functional web site from the ground up.

However, unlike countless other “learn web design” books, this title concentrates on modern, best-practice techniques from the very beginning, which means you’ll get it right the first time. The web sites you’ll build will:

  • Look good on a PC, Mac or Linux computer
  • Render correctly whether your visitors are using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, or Safari
  • Use web standards so your sites will be fast loading and easy to maintain
  • Be accessible to disabled users who use screenreaders to browse the Web

    By the end of the book, you’ll be equipped with enough knowledge to set out on your first projects as a professional web developer, or you can simply use the knowledge you’ve gained to create attractive, functional, usable and accessible sites for personal use.

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    Fedora 7 Unleashed


    Publisher: Sams
    Author: Paul Hudson
    ISBN: 0672329425
    Release Date: 20 August 2007

    eBook Description

    Continuing with the tradition of offering the most comprehensive coverage of Red Hat Linux on the market, Fedora 7 Unleashed includes new and additional material based on the latest release of Red Hat’s Fedora Core Linux distribution. Fedora 7 Unleashed thoroughly covers all of Fedora’s software packages, including up-to-date material on new applications, Web development, peripherals, and programming languages. It also includes updated discussion of the architecture of the Linux kernel, USB, KDE, GNOME, broadband access issues, routing, gateways, firewalls, disk tuning, GCC, Perl, Python, printing services (CUPS), wireless support, international support, Java programs support (Eclipse), and security.

    Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

    Part I Installation and Configuration

    1 Installing Fedora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

    2 Fedora Quick Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

    3 Working with GNOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

    4 Command Line Quickstart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

    Part II Desktop Fedora

    5 On the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

    6 Productivity Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

    7 Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

    8 Printing with Fedora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

    9 Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

    Part III System Administration

    10 Managing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

    11 Automating Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

    12 System-Monitoring Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

    13 Backing Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

    14 Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

    15 Remote Access with SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

    16 Xen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

    Part IV Fedora As a Server

    17 Apache Web Server Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

    18 Administering Database Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

    19 File and Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

    20 Remote File Serving with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

    21 Handling Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479

    22 Setting Up a Proxy Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501

    23 Managing DNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511

    24 LDAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551

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    Part V Programming Linux

    25 Using Perl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563

    26 Working with Python . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

    27 Writing PHP Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599

    28 C/C Programming Tools for Fedora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629

    29 Mono. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641

    Part VI Fedora Housekeeping

    30 Securing Your Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655

    31 Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669

    32 Command Line Masterclass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683

    33 Writing and Executing a Shell Script. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711

    34 Advanced Software Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737

    35 Managing the File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757

    36 Kernel and Module Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 787

    Part VII Appendices

    A The History of Red Hat and Fedora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813

    B Installation Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821

    C Fedora and Linux Internet Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847

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    Build Your Own AJAX Web Applications


    Publisher: SitePoint
    Author: Matthew Eernisse
    ISBN: 0975841947
    Release Date: 14 June 2006

    eBook Description
    AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a new approach for developing web applications. It essentially permits users to interact with a Webpage without forcing a slow & tedious reload of the entire page after every action. This means web applications become more responsive, easier to use, and more intuitive. Build Your Own Ajax Web Applications uses a step-by-step tutorial format that’s so easy to follow, you’ll be able to build sophisticated and intuitive Ajax web interfaces in no time!
    Read this book, and you’ll:

  • Get an overview of the basic technologies you’ll need to use to build Ajax applications.
  • Understand the XMLHttpRequest object, the core of Ajax applications.
  • Build a cross-browser XMLHttpRequest wrapper that you can use in all of your Ajax projects.
  • Build an Ajax application monitor that works in real time.
  • Learn how to use Ajax without breaking older browsers or causing accessibility issues.
  • Get your Ajax application working with screen readers.
  • Use dynamic animations to improve usability.
  • Build edit-in-place functionality.
  • Create an Ajax search application that pulls data from Amazon, del.icio.us, and Google.
  • Fix the “Back button” problem.
  • Use JSON, YAML, and XML to communicate with the server.
  • Build an Ajax drag ‘n’ drop chess game.
  • And a whole lot more!

    Throughout the text, the author stresses usability, accessibility, and graceful degradation for older, less-capable web browsers.

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    Linux System Administration


    Publisher: O’Reilly
    Author: Bill Lubanovic
    ISBN: 0596009526
    Release Date: 01 March 2007

    eBook Description

    If you’re an experienced system administrator looking to acquire Linux skills, or a seasoned Linux user facing a new challenge, Linux System Administration offers practical knowledge for managing a complete range of Linux systems and servers. The book summarizes the steps you need to build everything from standalone SOHO hubs, web servers, and LAN servers to load-balanced clusters and servers consolidated through virtualization. Along the way, you’ll learn about all of the tools you need to set up and maintain these working environments.

    Linux is now a standard corporate platform with users numbering in the hundreds of millions, and there is a definite shortage of talented administrators. Linux System Administration is ideal as an introduction to Linux for Unix veterans, MCSEs, and mainframe administrators, and as an advanced (and refresher) guide for existing Linux administrators who will want to jump into the middle of the book. Inside, you’ll learn how to:

    • Set up a stand-alone Linux server
    • Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot a DNS server using BIND
    • Build an Internet server to manage sites, perform email and file transfers, and more
    • Set up an email service for a small-to-medium-sized site, complete with authentication
    • Install and configure Apache, PHP, and MySQL on a web server built from scratch
    • Combine computers into a load-balanced Apache web server cluster based on the free Linux Virtual Server
    • Set up local network services from distributed file systems to DHCP services, gateway services, print services, user management and more
    • Use Linux virtualization with Xen or VMWare to run multiple kernels on one piece of hardware; manage each kernel’s access to processor time, devices, and memory
    • Create shell scripts and adapt them for your own needs
    • Back up and restore data with rsync, tar, cdrecord, Amanda, and MySQL tools

    Linux System Administration is not only knowledgeable and practical, but convenient. The ingredients for this book had been scattered throughout mailing lists, forums, and discussion groups, as well as books, periodicals, and the experiences of colleagues. Everything is now in one handy guide. In the course of their research, the authors also solved many problems whose solutions were completely undocumented. They now pass their lessons on to you.

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    Why Programs Fail: A Guide to Systematic Debugging


    Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
    Author: Andreas Zeller
    ISBN: 1558608664
    Release Date: 11 October 2005

    eBook Description
    Why Programs Fail is about bugs in computer programs, how to find them, how to reproduce them, and how to fix them in such a way that they do not occur anymore. This is the first comprehensive book on systematic debugging and covers a wide range of tools and techniques ranging from hands-on observation to fully automated diagnoses, and includes instructions for building automated debuggers. This discussion is built upon a solid theory of how failures occur, rather than relying on seat-of-the-pants techniques, which are of little help with large software systems or to those learning to program. The author, Andreas Zeller, is well known in the programming community for creating the GNU Data Display Debugger (DDD), a tool that visualizes the data structures of a program while it is running.

    * Winner of a 2006 Jolt Productivity Award for Technical Books
    * Shows how to reproduce software failures faithfully, how to isolate what is important about the failure, and to discover what caused it
    * Describes how to fix the program in the best possible way, and shows how to create your own automated debugging tools
    * Includes exercises and extensive references for further study, and a companion website with source code for all examples and additional debugging resources

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    The Flash Anthology: Cool Effects and Practical ActionScript


    Publisher: SitePoint
    Author: Steve Grosvenor
    ISBN: 095792187X
    Release Date: 01 June 2004

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    A practical and fun Flash book that shows readers over 60 practical techniques, solutions and cool effects to instantly use on their Website or project. The Flash Anthology makes an excellent task reference or it can be used for inspiration for future projects. The book tackles the majority of the most common building blocks for real world Flash applications-as one reviewer described “it covers everything that Flash does best”. Topics covered include working with external data, debugging, animation, sound and video effects, flash forms and getting indexed by search engines. All the solutions are based on ActionScript, are completely customizable and come with suggested modifications. Examples are compatible with ActionScript 2 and Flash MX 2004.

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