http://safari.oreilly.com/O'Reilly - Safari Books Onlineen-ushttp://safari.oreilly.com/images/logo.gifhttp://safari.oreilly.com/O'Reilly - Safari Books Onlinehttp://safari.oreilly.com/9780768683097In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will uncover the inner workings of TCP/IP. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of TCP/IP from the ground up.Step-by-step instructions walk you through the most common tasksQ&As at the end of each hour help you test your knowledgeNotes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions and help you steer clear of potential problemsLearn about… Protocols at each layer of the TCP/IP stack Routers and gateways IP addressing Subnetting TCP/IP networks Name resolution techniques TCP/IP utilities such as ping and trace route  TCP/IP over phone lines The World Wide Web and how it works TCP/IP mail protocols such as POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP Tactics of network attackers TCP/IP security techniques Version 6 Bluetooth and other emerging technologiesSamsJoe CasadTCP/IPOctober 06, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780768681970In the age of the Internet, we educate people much as we did during the Industrial Revolution. We educate them for a world that no longer exists, instilling values antithetical to those of a free, 21st century democracy. Worst of all, too many schools extinguish the very creativity and joy they ought to nourish.In Turning Learning Right Side Up, legendary systems scientist Dr. Russell Ackoff and “in-the-trenches” education innovator Daniel Greenberg offer a radically new path forward. In the year’s most provocative conversation, they take on the very deepest questions about education: What should be its true purpose? Do classrooms make sense anymore? What should individuals contribute to their own education? Are yesterday’s distinctions between subjects--and between the arts and sciences--still meaningful? What would the ideal lifelong education look like--at K-12, in universities, in the workplace, and beyond?Ackoff and Greenberg each have experience making radical change work--successfully. Here, they combine deep idealism with a relentless focus on the real world--and arrive at solutions that are profoundly sensible and powerfully compelling.Why today’s educational system fails--and why superficial reforms won’t helpThe questions politicians won’t ask--and the answers they don’t want to hearHow do people learn--and why do they choose to learn?Creating schools that reflect what we know about learningIn a 21st century democracy, what values must we nurture?...and why aren’t we nurturing them?How can tomorrow’s “ideal schools” be operated and funded?A plan that cuts through political gridlock and can actually workBeyond schools: building a society of passionate lifelong learnersLearning from childhood to college to workplace through retirementReinventing Learning for the Next Century: How We Can, and Why We Must  An extraordinary conversation about the very deepest questions...  Today, what is education for?Where should it take place? How? When?What is the ideal school?The ideal lifelong learning experience?Who should be in charge of education?And who pays for it all?Over the past 150 years, virtually everything has changed...except education. Schools were designed as factories, to train factory workers. The factories are gone, but the schools haven’t changed. It’s time for us to return to first principles...or formulate new first principles...and reimagine education from the ground up.In Turning Learning Right Side Up, two of this generation’s most provocative thinkers--and practical doers--have done just that. They draw on the latest scientific research, the most enduring human wisdom, and their unique lifelong personal experiences transforming institutions that resist change. And, along the way, they offer a powerful blueprint for a thriving society of passionate lifelong learners.Wharton School PublishingRussell L. AckoffDaniel GreenbergPersonal DevelopmentJune 02, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780321577856Straight from the lead developer on the VSTO team, Visual Studio Tools for Office: For Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath, Second Edition, is a new edition of the definitive guide to Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Office 2005. It has been extensively updated for new versions of Office and Visual Studio 2008.Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) is a set of development tools available in the form of a Visual Studio add-in and a runtime that allows Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 applications to host the .NET Framework Common Language Runtime (CLR) to expose their functionality via the .NET type system. As a result, it allows extensions to Office applications to be written in .NET languages (a task that was previously accomplished with VBA macros), as well as to use functionality and user interface constructs from Office applications in .NET applications. VSTO supersedes developer versions of Office 2000 and Office XP for Office development. The runtime, although part of VSTO, is also downloadable separately.Addison Wesley ProfessionalEric CarterEric LippertOfficeJanuary 09, 2009http://safari.oreilly.com/9780768678758This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.Microsoft Expression Blend (formerly code-named Interactive Designer) is a brand new technology from Microsoft. It is a design tool for creating rich user interfaces in both Windows and Web based applications. It will bring a whole new dimension to the application development process. This will be one of the first books on Expression Blend, and will be essential reading for any developer who wants to get up to speed quickly on this new tool. The author assumes that the reader is already familiar with the basics of .NET development, and shows how Blend fits into the whole .NET 3.0 universe of tools, especially with Windows Presentation Foundation and XAML. (Blend is essentially a WYSIWYG front-end for WPF and XAML.) The author also shows developers how to understand and appreciate the work a designer can do with this new UI design tool. This will help designers better understand their working lifecycle, and help them to integrate UI design as a seamless part of the application development lifecycle. In short, developers who have never touched any other design tools (such as Flash) will be lost when they need to write a new application using .NET 3.0. They will need this book to learn this new approach.SamsBrennon WilliamsInterfaceJune 02, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780321580771This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.Up till now there have been two main types of applications: desktop applications such as Microsoft Word and Internet applications. Adobe adds a hybrid model with Adobe AIR that combines the rich experience of a traditional desktop application with the power and reach of the Internet. Breaking out of the Web Browser with Adobe AIR provides information necessary to build well-architected Desktop applications using this new technology. AIR builds on the tremendous success of the Adobe flash platform and includes a series of Application Programming Interfaces that allow Adobe Flex and Flash developers to leverage their exiting knowledge to generate desktop applications that harness the tremendous power of the Internet.New RidersMichael LabriolaJeff TapperWeb DevelopmentJuly 16, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780321562494This course is your one-stop shop for learning how to use Adobe Lightroom from start to finish.Peachpit Press Matt Kloskowski Digital PhotographyMarch 14, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780321550194The best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide series is now available as online video! Video QuickStarts combine the practical, step-by-step approach of the Visual QuickStart Guide series with the immediacy of online learning to offer an all-new approach to mastering a new application or technology quickly. Each Video QuickStart offers short, task-based videos and rich graphics to demonstrate key concepts. Simply make your purchase online, log in, and within minutes you will be learning at your desktop. This Video Quickstart walks a viewer through all the basics of getting a Dreamweaver CS3 Web site up-and-running. It starts off with lessons on the interface and site set up and quickly moves on to creating a home page.  Other topics follow a logical progression and include: Adding media, working with tables, working with links, Using CSS, and publishing a site. Running time: 1h 35m. For more than 15 years, Peachpit Press has helped millions of users—from designers to developers and more—get up to speed on all sorts of computer programs. The Video QuickStarts provide a quick, convenient, computer-based alternative to learning your favorite creative applications.Peachpit Press  Peachpit Press DreamweaverNovember 26, 2007http://safari.oreilly.com/9780768678673This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.The Definitive Guide to Using, Programming, and Administering MySQL 5.0 and 5.1MySQL is an open source relational database management system that has experienced a phenomenal growth in popularity and use. Known for its speed and ease of use, MySQL has proven itself to be particularly well-suited for developing database-backed websites and applications.In MySQL, Paul DuBois provides a comprehensive guide to using and administering MySQL effectively and productively. He describes everything from the basics of getting information into a database and formulating queries, to using MySQL with PHP or Perl to generate dynamic web pages, to administering MySQL servers.MySQL has been completely updated to cover MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 and has been thoroughly reviewed for completeness, clarity, and technical accuracy by some of the leading developers in the MySQL community.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Getting Started with MySQLChapter 2: Using SQL to Manage DataChapter 3: Data TypesChapter 4: Stored ProgramsChapter 5: Query OptimizationChapter 6: Introduction to MySQL ProgrammingChapter 7: Writing MySQL Programs Using CChapter 8: Writing MySQL Programs Using Perl DBIChapter 9: Writing MySQL Programs Using PHPChapter 10: Introduction to MySQL AdministrationChapter 11: The MySQL Data DirectoryChapter 12: General MySQL AdministrationChapter 13: Access Control and SecurityChapter 14: Database Maintenance, Backups, and ReplicationAppendix A: Obtaining and Installing SoftwareAppendix B: Data Type ReferenceAppendix C: Operator and Function ReferenceAppendix D: System, Status, and User Variable ReferenceAppendix E: SQL Syntax ReferenceAppendix F: MySQL Program ReferenceAppendix G: C API ReferenceAppendix H: Perl DBI API ReferenceAppendix I: PHP API ReferenceIndexQuePaul DuBoisMySQLJuly 23, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780596517786Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their gray matter's ability to function, and with good reason. As this sensible and entertaining guide points out, your brain is easily your most important possession. It deserves proper upkeep. Your Brain: The Missing Manual is a practical look at how to get the most out of your brain -- not just how the brain works, but how you can use it more effectively. What makes this book different than the average self-help guide is that it's grounded in current neuroscience. You get a quick tour of several aspects of the brain, complete with useful advice about: Brain Food: The right fuel for the brain and how the brain commands hunger (including an explanation of the different chemicals that control appetite and cravings)Sleep: The sleep cycle and circadian rhythm, and how to get a good night's sleep (or do the best you can without it)Memory: Techniques for improving your recallReason: Learning to defeat common sense; logical fallacies (including tactics for winning arguments); and good reasons for bad prejudicesCreativity and Problem-Solving: Brainstorming tips and thinking not outside the box, but about the box -- in other words, find the assumptions that limit your ideas so you can break through themUnderstanding Other People's Brains: The battle of the sexes and babies developing brains Learn about the built-in circuitry that makes office politics seem like a life-or-death struggle, causes you to toss important facts out of your memory if they're not emotionally charged, and encourages you to eat huge amounts of high-calorie snacks. With Your Brain: The Missing Manual you'll discover that, sometimes, you can learn to compensate for your brain or work around its limitations -- or at least to accept its eccentricities. Exploring your brain is the greatest adventure and biggest mystery you'll ever face. This guide has exactly the advice you need.O'ReillyMatthew MacDonaldTech BooksMay 21, 2008http://safari.oreilly.com/9780768682755The MCITP 70-622 Exam Cram: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista Client for Enterprise Support Technicians is an efficient, effective, and concise guide that gives you exactly what you need to know to pass the newest exam from Microsoft. Organized according to the exam objectives--which helps you quickly and easily assess your understanding of key exam topics--the book also features test-taking strategies and timesaving tips to help you score better on the test. The book also features our ever-popular "Cram Sheet" tearcard, which is used for last minutes cramming before you enter your testing centers.The exam is the second requirement for the MCITP: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Microsoft Windows Vista Client for Enterprise Support Technicians certification from Microsoft. MCTS 70-620: Microsoft Windows Vista Client, Configuring is a pre-requisit to this exam. The 70-622 exam tests your knowledge of the skills and concepts necessary to deploy, manage security, maintain, troubleshoot, and support a Microsoft Desktop in the Enterprise.Exam CramPaul A. MancusoDavid R. MillerMicrosoftMay 29, 2008