GIMP is a graphics editor tool and there are not much resources available to learn it. The recently released The Book of GIMP by Olivier Lecarme and Karine Delvare provides a comprehensive coverage of GIMP in a consise style. Published by No Starch Publishing, the book is divided into 3 parts spread over 22 chapters. [...]
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Book Review: Ubuntu Made Easy: A Project-Based Introduction to Linux
Ubuntu is one of the popular Linux distribution. It is free and available as open source but it is not user friendly as Windows. Users often attempt to master the features on their own with online resources and articles. However, beginners will find it difficult to learn Ubuntu without a reference material. Ubuntu Made Easy [...]
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Book Review – Murach MySQL
MySQL is employed by numerous websites as a backend to PHP based applications such as WordPress, Drupal and Joomla. You need not have to learn MySQL in order to work with these CMS scripts. MySQL is also widely employed by many other third party software applications and web sites. However, if you would like to [...]
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Introducing Windows Server 2012
O’reilly Media introduces Introducing Windows Server 2012 well ahead of its official launch by Microsoft. Get a head start evaluating Window Server 2012—with technical insights from Mitch Tulloch, a Microsoft MVP who’s worked extensively with the beta release. Introducing Windows Server 2012 (Microsoft Press, $14.99 USD) illuminates new features and capabilities, with scenarios demonstrating how [...]
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Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
We live in an age of unparalleled opportunity for innovation, yet an entrepreneur’s odds of success haven’t improved much. Indeed, most startups either run out of resources before anything is produced, or worse, they build a product that people don’t want and won’t pay for. But success isn’t a matter of odds. In O’Reilly’s newest [...]
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Programming Perl, 4th Edition
Adopted as the undisputed Perl bible soon after the first edition appeared in 1991, Programming Perl is still the go-to guide for this highly practical language. Perl began life as a super-fueled text processing utility, but quickly evolved into a general purpose programming language that’s helped hundreds of thousands of programmers, system administrators, and enthusiasts, [...]
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Just Released – Making Embedded Systems
In this article, Anand examines the release of Making Embedded Systems book by O’Reilly Media. Jewellery that monitors vital signs. Credit cards that only work when we touch them. Smart dust and nanobots. Personalized learning. Self-driving cars. For my readers, science fiction isn’t so far away from fact,” says author Elecia White. Embedded systems control [...]
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Book Review – Apprenticeship Patterns
Every software programmer begins their career as an Apprentice. Apprenticeship Patterns by Dave Hoover and Adevale Oshineye provides concrete steps for software apprentices. The format of the book is in the form of patterns and they are based on the real world experiences of the authors. Inside the Book Chapter 2 examines how to begin [...]
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Book Review – Attract Visitors to Your Site – The Mini Missing Manual
Simply creating a website will not suffice. It needs to be properly marketed to attract visitors. Matthew MacDonald in his latest book Attract Visitors to Your Site provides a comprehensive coverage of the various techniques involved in promoting a website thereby generating targeted organic (search engine) traffic. The book is released under the brand The [...]
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