4/18/2011

Hands-on Guide to the Red Hat Exams: RHCSA and RHCE Cert Guide and Lab Manual - Free DownLoad

Book Description
Master every topic on Red Hat's new RHCSA™ and RHCE® exams.
  • Assess your knowledge and focus your learning.
  • Get the practical workplace knowledge you need!

Start-to-finish RHCSA™ and RHCE® preparation from leading Linux system administrator, IT trainer, and certification expert Damian Tommasino!

Master every RHCSA™ and RHCE® topic!

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 local and network installation
  • System services, runlevels, and bootup
  • Disks, partitions, and file systems, including LUKS encryption
  • Networking
  • Package management
  • User administration
  • Logging, monitoring, and automation
  • Kernel updates and tuning
  • Security, including SELinux, firewalls, and policies
  • Remote access, including SSH
  • Apache, Squid, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and email
  • NFS and Samba
  • Client and network troubleshooting
  • KVM virtualization

Test your knowledge, build your confidence, and succeed!

  • 22 hands-on RHCSA™ and RHCE® Labs, each with multiple real-world tasks
  • Downloadable troubleshooting scripts
  • Practical tutorials and real-world tips
  • Exam tips
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Command Quick Reference
  • Exclusive Red Hat exam prep advice and task lists
  • Two full length lab-based practice exams

Damian Tommasino (RHCE, RHCSA, MCSA, CCNA, CCENT, MCP, Security+, Network+, A+) is a Linux system administrator at TradeCard and CEO of Modular Learning Inc., an online IT training company. He blogs on Red Hat, Linux, and security at Security Nut (http://secnut.blogspot.com), and actively contributes to the popular IT exam certification forums at techexams.net.

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (March, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321767950
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321767950
  • File Size: 4.4 MiB
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Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed - Free DownLoad

Book Description
This book has one primary goal: to get you working in Expression Blend 4 effectively using the features and functionality of the tool.

This book is not about XAML, not about code nor explicit work flows. It is about simply dragging, dropping, drawing, and defining the experience and vision for a user interface and rich interactive experience.

You will learn how to work with the core features of Blend, edit Styles and Templates, and more importantly, understand what they all mean. You will also work in detail with Parts, States, and Behaviors to understand how collectively they can provide your solutions advanced functionality without the need for code or hand-cranked XAML.

Animations and Storyboards will allow you to bring life to your vision, as will working with data efficiently and learning how to create and manage Resources.

In short, this book will give you the answers to many questions asked in forums by new and experienced users alike.

Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Unleashed is a stunning, full-color resource with hundreds of screenshots and informative figure references. It has also been authored sequentially, to enable you to build your knowledge step-by-step and gain confidence through repartition and fearlessness in discovery.

Detailed information on how to…

  • Create, edit, and work effectively with Styles and Templates
  • Master Parts, States, and Behaviors to enable XAML and code free functionality
  • Use Blend's Animation and Storyboard workflows to bring life to your solutions
  • Create and manage Resource Dictionaries, Skins, and Themes
  • Create sample and live data
    Implement effective XML, CLR Data binding, and Control Template binding using Expression Blends advanced data support tools
  • Use Blend as part of your designer/developer workflow to create rapid prototypes with SketchFlow
  • Use design resources to start creating solutions for Windows Phone 7
  • Work with WPF, Silverlight, and Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 platforms

Book Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Sams (March, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672331071
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672331077
  • File Size: 19.7 MiB
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Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine - Free downLoad

Book Description
This readable overview covers the rise of medical genetics through the past century, and the eugenic impulses it has inspired. Nicholas Gillham reviews the linkages between genes and disease; ethnic groups' differential susceptibility to genetic traits and disorders; personalized medicine; and crucial social and ethical issues arising from the field's progress.

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100+ Years of Medical Genetics: An Authoritative History in Social and Ethical Context

This is an exceptionally readable overview of the rise and transformations of medical genetics throughout the past century. It thoroughly reviews the field, summarizes current scientific understanding, and encourages readers to seriously reflect on the ethical and social implications. Gillham explains

  • How genetic diseases arise and why some ethnic groups are more susceptible to specific disorders
  • How scientists are trying to identify the genetic factors underlying multifaceted conditions like diabetes and heart disease
  • The value and limitations of genetic information in prevention, treatment, and cure
  • The complex, subtle interrelationships between genes and cancer
  • What science knows–and doesn't know–about genetics and human behavior
  • The fraught, controversial history of attempts to link genes with intelligence
  • Gene therapy: what's worked and what hasn't
  • The potential and profound implications of personalized medicine

Extensive references are provided, along with a complete glossary.

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press (March, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0137075448
  • ISBN-13: 978-0137075447
  • File Size: 5.4 MiB
  • Hits: 281 times
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