Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing CCNA 3 Companion Guide is the official supplemental textbook for the CCNA 3 course of the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Completely revised from the previous edition with new examples and explanations, this textbook includes original material developed by the author, yet it fully aligns with the CCNA 3 curriculum. Written by an experienced instructor and author who presents material in a comprehensive manner–using his own voice and examples–this new edition augments student understanding of course material. The new edition incorporates improved features to aid instructors and enhance student comprehension. For example, chapters align with course modules in both name and number, and chapter objectives are stated as questions to encourage students to think about and find answers as they read chapters. End-of-chapter questions and summaries align with chapter objectives to emphasize key topics, while key terms are listed in each chapter opener in the order of occurrence to alert students to upcoming vocabulary words. In addition, new features include "How To" quick references for step-by-step tasks; real-world examples and all-new illustrations; concise explanations with a focus on word usage and sentence structure for improved readability; and correlations to the CCNA exam in Chapter Objectives and Check Your Understanding questions…

The letters GRE stand for Graduate Record Examination—a standardized exam given at various locations in the United States and around the world. You’ll be taking what is called the GRE CAT (which stands for Computer Adaptive Test).

The definitive guide to using Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services technologies to simplify IT infrastructure and improve business agility. Renowned experts Eric Newcomer and Greg Lomow offer practical strategies and proven best practices for every facet of SOA planning and implementation. Newcomer and Lomow pick up where Newcomer's widely read Understanding Web Servicesleft off, showing how to fully leverage today's latest Web services standards for metadata management, security, reliable messaging, transactions, and orchestration.

A graduate textbook presenting the underlying physics behind devices that drive today's technologies. The book covers important details of structural properties, bandstructure, transport, optical and magnetic properties of semiconductor structures…

Addresses the issue of why Web services exist, and how to create them using Microsoft .NET. Features a lot of code and many working examples. Softcover.

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Praise for .NET Web Services

“Keith Ballinger has been ‘Mr. Web Services’ at Microsoft for as long as there were Web services. Anyone doing work on the Microsoft Web Services platform would do themselves a favor by reading this book, as Keith’s insights are unique.”
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Chris Butler et al, IT Security Interviews Exposed: Secrets to Landing Your Next Information Security Job
Wiley | ISBN: 0471779873 | July 23, 2007 | 218 pages | PDF | 1.7 MB

It's not a job. It's THE job, and here's how to get it. What does your ideal IT security job look like? What will prospective employers expect you to know? What affects how they view you and your skills? What if you haven't had much experience? What if you're not 30 anymore? Here's the crash course in how to discover, apply for, and land the IT security job you want. Written by a squad of highly credentialed security professionals, this guide prepares you with the technical knowledge, interview skills, strategies, and job search techniques you need to find and get the perfect job.

Lasse Koskela, Test Driven: TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers
Manning Publications | ISBN: 1932394850 | October 15, 2007 | 470 pages | PDF | 4.5 MB

In test driven development, you first write an executable test of what your application code must do. Only then do you write the code itself and, with the test spurring you on, you improve your design. In acceptance test driven development (ATDD), you use the same technique to implement product features, benefiting from iterative development, rapid feedback cycles, and better-defined requirements. TDD and its supporting tools and techniques lead to better software faster. Test Driven brings under one cover practical TDD techniques distilled from several years of community experience. With examples in Java and the Java EE environment, it explores both the techniques and the mindset of TDD and ATDD. It uses carefully chosen examples to illustrate TDD tools and design patterns, not in the abstract but concretely in the context of the technologies you face at work. It is accessible to TDD beginners, and it offers effective and less well known techniques to older TDD hands.

Priscilla Walmsley, "XQuery"
O'Reilly Media | ISBN: 0596006349 | March 30, 2007 | 510 pages | PDF | 1.7 MB

With the XQuery 1.0 standard, you finally have a tool that will make it much easier to search, extract and manipulate information from XML content stored in databases. This in-depth tutorial not only walks you through the XQuery specification, but also teaches you how to program with this widely anticipated query language. XQuery is for query writers who have some knowledge of XML basics, but not necessarily advanced knowledge of XML-related technologies.

Essential Silverlight: Getting started now with Microsoft's new cross-platform plug-in for rich internet applications
Christian Wenz | O'Reilly Media| ISBN: 0596516118 | September 1, 2007 | 336 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Essential Silverlight teaches experienced .NET and ASP.NET developers how to add more interactive and graphically rich interfaces to their web applications using the new Microsoft Silverlight™ cross browser plug-in. Concise: Essential Silverlight is a concise introduction to Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight 1.1 that doesn't waste your time. Always Up-to-Date: Essential Silverlight will be published initially as an eBook with a print-on-demand option when Silverlight 1.0 ships and will be updated each time Microsoft releases a new beta or release candidate for Silverlight 1.1 releases. Day and date: The final edition of Essential Silverlight will be published when Silverlight 1.1 releases in 2008. Expert author: Christian Wenz is author of Programming ASP.NET AJAX (O'Reilly, 2007) and numerous books on JavaScript in English and in German. He has written on all of the competing RIA technologies – - Flash, PHP, ActionScript, ASP.NET – and understands the market well. Loaded with code: Essential Silverlight includes scores of tested examples readers can cut and paste for reuse in their own applications. All code is available for download from O'Reilly. Browser agnostic and platform aware: Essential Silverlight will cover all of the browsers supported by Silverlight (including IE, Firefox, Safari and Opera), and will also point out differences as they become known between the Windows and Mac OS platforms.

D & R Hawley, Excel Hacks: Tips & Tools for Streamlining Your Spreadsheets, 2nd Edition
O'Reilly Media | ISBN: 0596528345 | 2 edition (June 20, 2007) | 386 pages | PDF | 6 MB

Millions of users create and share Excel spreadsheets every day, but few go deeply enough to learn the techniques that will make their work much easier. There are many ways to take advantage of Excel's advanced capabilities without spending hours on advanced study. Excel Hacks provides more than 130 hacks – clever tools, tips and techniques – that will leapfrog your work beyond the ordinary. Now expanded to include Excel 2007, this resourceful, roll-up-your-sleeves guide gives you little known "backdoor" tricks for several Excel versions using different platforms and external applications. Think of this book as a toolbox. When a need arises or a problem occurs, you can simply use the right tool for the job. Hacks are grouped into chapters so you can find what you need quickly.

Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City is the only guide you'll need to discover these two gems of French Canada. You'll choose from a wide selection of accommodations, from grand hotels to charming guesthouses. Our author, a renowned food writer, has found the very best French cafes and bistros, from the classics to the cutting-edge, and his pull-no-punches reviews will help you find the perfect spot to suit your taste and budget.

Put the Best of the Bahamas in Your Pocket
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Frommer's Portable Chicago offers everything you need at a glance: the top hotel picks in all price ranges, the hottest restaurants, jazz and blues clubs, Magnificent Mile shopping, world-class museums, baseball at Wrigley, architecture tours, and detailed neighborhood maps. Ideal for weekend visitors and business or convention travelers, this handy guide captures the best of Chicago!

Let Frommer's show you how to experience the best of the nation's capital while keeping your budget balanced with Frommer's Washington, D.C., from $80 a Day. Meticulously researched by our expert author, a longtime resident, it's packed with tips that will help you save money and have you navigating the city like a pro in no time.

You'll discover the best places to buy regional arts and crafts; the top restaurants, from fabulous seafood joints to trendy brewpubs; the hippest coffee bars; and the best hiking, biking, kayaking, and fishing in the glorious landscapes nearby. All the top city sights are here, plus side trips to the lovely San Juan Islands, Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helen's.