VMware Cookbook
VMware is a powerful and flexible platform for pooling the resources from computer clusters or several hardware servers and distributing them quickly. This book provides a look into real-world use of VMware ESX and ESXi, with step-by-step solutions for problems that occur in a wide range of environments.
Many resources exist for learning virtualization technology and the foundations of the VMware software package, including installation and simple configuration. This book provides a deeper look into practical usage. Written by experts with experience using VMware in a production environment, VMware Cookbook (O’Reilly, US $39.99) by Ryan Troy and Matthew Helmke shares tips and tricks learned through trial and error, and supplies the background you need to apply them. You’ll view VMware as part of its environment, with attention to operating systems, storage, and logical and physical network components.
"’Virtualization is the future’ is a mantra we have heard repeated for some time now. We believe it is not only the future, but also the present," says Helmke.
He continues, "More and more accounting departments, executive officers and information technology professionals are finding virtualization to be a way to lower costs, maximize the use of resources, and make their infrastructure more secure, stable, and efficient. Of the various, quality implementations we have seen, VMware is the one we feel is best suited for certain tasks and environments because of its inherent capabilities that other platforms sometimes lack or include in less easy-to-use ways. It is our expectation that not only will virtualization continue to be chosen in greater measure by organizations, but that many and perhaps most will find that VMware is the specific platform that best meets their needs."
Major topics include:
- Installation best practices
- Disk storage implementations and configurations
- Logical and physical network configuration
- Security and monitoring
- Resource Management, using the Distributed Resource Scheduler, shares, and resource pools
- Cloning and migrating servers
- Configuration and fine-tuning
VMware Cookbook will ease the burden of system administrators who want more than a basic introduction to this complex and mission-critical technology.
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Programming F# – New from O’Reilly
A Comprehensive Guide for Writing Simple Code to Solve Complex Problems
Why learn F#? This multi-paradigm language not only offers you an enormous productivity boost through functional programming, it also lets you develop applications using your existing object-oriented and imperative programming skills. With Programming F# (O’Reilly Media, $44.99 USD), you’ll quickly discover the many advantages of Microsoft’s new language, which includes access to all the great tools and libraries of the .NET platform.
Learn how to reap the benefits of functional programming for your next project–whether it’s quantitative computing, large-scale data exploration, or even a pursuit of your own. With this comprehensive guide, F# team member Chris Smith gives you a head start on both the fundamentals and the advanced concepts of the F# language.
Smith has taken the time to write the one book that explains the F# language "from soup to nuts, without skipping important features because they weren’t finished yet." But he’s most excited by the importance of the language itself: "The most exciting thing about F# isn’t that it helps extend the reach of the .NET platform, but it also brings new developers to .NET," he says.
Smith continues, "F# is going to be an extremely important language for some people, but not everybody. Right now there are legions of C# and VB.NET developers who are happy with their language, so to them F# is just a blip on the radar. But for anybody who currently feels they are struggling against their language and fighting against the code, F# will have a huge impact."
Programming F# will help you:
- Get a clear understanding of functional programming, and how you can use it to simplify code
- Gain a solid understanding of the language’s core syntax, including object-oriented and imperative styles
- Simplify concurrent and parallel programming with F# Asynchronous Workflows and the Parallel Extensions to .NET
- Learn advanced F# concepts, such as quotations and computation expressions
Advance Praise:
"This book emphasizes simple, clear explanations of the foundational elements of F#, always with an eye on the enjoyment that comes from programming in general, and programming with F# in particular."
–Don Syme, Principal Researcher and F# Designer, Microsoft Research
Chris Smith is a Software Design Engineer on the F# team at Microsoft. Although he helped design the language, his official role is to test the product to make sure it is ready to ship. Which means he understands the details of F# better than anybody else on the team. You can read his blog at Chris Smith’s Complete Unique View.
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ZoneAlarm Pro Free Offer
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd is distributing its award winning firewall solution, ZoneAlarm Pro for the next 24 hours starting from October 13. This is a great opportunity to grab a great software at no extra cost.
Among other features, the product has multiple layers of protection as listed below
- Makes you invisible to hackers
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- Monitors your credit bureau reports
- Works great with any antivirus or anti-spyware
This offer is valid from 6am PST 10/13/09 to 6am PST 10/14/09 for one year (10/13/09 to 10/14/10) and is licensed for 3 systems. This offer is valid for new customers only with a limit of one request per customer.
The product is also compatible with Windows 7. So you can install it straight away after the release of Windows 7 on October 22.
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Windows 7: Up and Running
Looking for the quickest path to get started with Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system? With Windows 7: Up and Running (O’Reilly, US $24.99), by Microsoft MVP Wei-Meng Lee, you get the essential information you need to upgrade or install the system and configure it to fit your activities, along with a tour of Windows 7′s features and built-in applications.
And for those of you who have been around the block a few times with Windows, Lee says, "Even if you are already familiar with Windows, this book will still offer you some info that you may not already know."
Microsoft has learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista, and Windows 7 shows it—this new OS is much faster and more stable. Lee says, "When I tried Windows 7, it became clear to me that this was no Vista—Windows 7 is actually more stable and it runs beautifully even on older hardware."
With Windows 7: Up and Running, you’ll learn what’s new and what’s changed from XP and Vista, and get advice on ways to use this system for work, entertainment, instant communication, and more. Windows 7 is poised to be a big hit, and with this handy guide, you can be up and running—and productive—with it right away.
This book will show you how to:
- Master the user interface, including the taskbar, jump lists, desktop gadgets, Aero Shake, and notification area
- Discover the joys of networking with HomeGroup file sharing and improved Wi-Fi
- Tour the system’s improved security, including the Action Center, User Account Control, and Credential Manager
- Learn how to use Windows Live Essentials for messaging, photo sharing, moviemaking, emailing, and blogging
- Get to know built-in applications such as Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player 12, Microsoft Paint, and WordPad
- Learn about optional Microsoft software to enhance your Windows 7 experience
Wei-Meng Lee (Microsoft MVP) http://weimenglee.blogspot.com is a technologist and founder of Developer Learning Solutions http://www.developerlearningsolutions.com, a technology company specializing in hands-on training on the latest Microsoft technologies.
Windows 7: Up and Running
Wei-Meng Lee
ISBN: 9780596804046, 202 pages
Book Price: $24.99 USD
Ebook Price: $19.99 USD
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Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft has released a anti-virus utility named Microsoft Security Essentials. It has the ability to detect viruses, malwares, spyware, and other malicious software and provides real-time protection for your computer.
You can download the utility from http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/ and the installation file is around 8 MB in size. You have to perform an installation before you start using the product.
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Figure 2
The wizard automatically validates your system. It checks whether you have a genuine copy of Windows and the installation will be continued only if you have a legal version. After the successful installation you will be prompted to restart the system as shown in Figure 3. Please make sure to perform an update and scan the system for any threats.
NOTE: Please be aware that Microsoft Security Essentials will automatically activate Automatic Updates and hence your system will respond slow after restarting. I noticed this problem while testing it on my machine.
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