Computers & Internet

Some people get certified just to look good to the pointy-haired boss, but you're not that type. You want to pass the Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD) exam, but you also need to put EJBs to work in real life. Tfou have apps to build, deadlines to meet, and you can't afford to take ... More

After 25 years of avoiding the public eye, Steve Wozniak breaks his silence and tells the full story of the Apple computer, from its conception to his views on the iconic cult status it enjoys today. But for Steve's dream to build himself a computer, Apple would never have happened. In June, it was ... More

This book focuses on the most important new DBA features of Oracle 10g as they relate to database administration and Oracle tuning. It provides honest feedback about those features that you should use, and those you should not use. The text takes an in-depth look at the features that are the most im... More

This small slim volume is a concise guide to using Oracle's SQL*Plus tool which acts as a front-end to the SQL querying language. Oracle SQL*Plus Pocket Reference does not attempt to teach you how to use the language but provides a quick reference to the commands available and the ways in which they... More

Description: The first edition of Programming Pearls was one of the most influential books I read early in my career, and many of the insights encountered in that book stayed with me ling after I read it Jon has done a wonderful Job updating the material. I am very impressed at how fresh the new exa... More

This practical, hands-on book offers deep, thorough coverage of the internals of architecture and resource management in SQL Server 2005, focusing on the Storage Engine. The book features extensive code samples and table examples. Understanding the internals of storage in SQL Server helps database d... More

I  Artificial Intelligence1. Introduction2. Intelligent AgentsII  Problem-Solving3. Solving Problems by Searching4. Informed Search and Exploration5. Constraint Satisfaction Problems6. Adversarial SearchIII  Knowledge and Reasoning7. Logical Agents8. First-Order Logic9. Inference in Firs... More

A Caffeinated Learning Guide to the world of Dynamic Web pages Sick of creating web sites that reload every time a user moves the mouse? Tired of servers that wait around to respond to users requests for movie tickets? It sounds like you need a little (or maybe a lot of) Ajax in your life. Asynchron... More