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 The Book is Dead; Long Live the Book! a specific technical question, you can probably just Google
This is not intended as a defense of the printed book as we for the answer. Nevermind the multitude of online tutorials.
know it. The fact is, when the technology arrives to replace the Surely, there is a paradigm shift in where consumers
printed book, we will probably use it. But it hasn’t arrived yet. are buying goods. Our business with online retailers is up
The printed book is a brilliant bit of technology, in significantly this year and that trend will likely continue
spite of our attempts to improve upon it. Attempts are being because, for most people, it’s simply easier to shop for hard
made to replace printed with electronic paper, and ulti- goods online. Is that a good thing? Not for brick and mor-
mately, these attempts will likely succeed, but they are not tar stores, of course, and I’m never happy to see another
yet able to mimic what the printed book does so well: display independent close. But in many ways, the Internet has
hundreds (even thousands of pages) at once with perfect con- become the great equalizer for many companies that now
trast and clarity, and without the need to render images. have an easy way to get the word out to a vast audience.
A short while ago I had convinced myself that the printed The upshots of all this is that readers are now better
book was dead and that the book business would go the way educated consumers, especially the more technical read-
of the dodo. While the death of the printed book would cer- ers, and books that suck will gather dust in warehouses
tainly be of great concern to brick and mortar stores without and on shelves. I think we’ll see this trend grow more and
an online sales component, replacing it with the electronic more over the next couple of years. It’s not enough simply
book (sorry, I just don’t like “e” anything) could actually be to dump the books out there, stuff the shelves, and hope
a boon to our business. People will continue to read using they sell. Publicity, quality, and proper packaging will sell
whatever electronic format emerges to fits their needs. For the worthwhile books, while the rest will languish if they can’t
publisher, it’s a lot easier to store, warehouse, and produce elec- compete on those terms. Going forward, I would expect
tronic books than it is print books; they’re just bits after all. that fewer books will lead categories, and fewer books
But the demand for printed books is still there. Yes, the book will garner larger shares of the sales in each category.
business is slower than it used to be, but I attribute that mainly Our goal through 2006 and in the coming years is to raise
to the ease with which readers can find out which books are the bar on quality, to innovate, to find new and interesting
worth buying. Remember the days before online book retail- subject areas, and to give the No Starch Press reader what
ing became so hot, when buying technical books meant a trip he or she wants: clear, honest, and straightforward books
to the local bookstore? You’d buy whatever was on the shelf, that are worth well more than the paper they’re printed on.
sometimes multiple titles, because it was too much of a pain to I hope you’ll agree. Thanks for your support.
read the book in the store, and it was hard to tell which books
were any good. Now, it’s a cinch to find out which books people
think are good, and to avoid wasting money on books that
probably aren’t worth buying. And if you still need to answer
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 FORTHCOMING
Steal This The Book of
Computer Book 4.0 JavaScript, 2/E
What They Won’t Tell You A Practical Guide to
About the Internet Interactive Web Pages
by WA L L AC E WA N G by T H AU!

Apr 06, ISBN 1-59327-105-0 May 06, ISBN 1-59327-106-9

432 pp., CD, $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn) 456 pp., CD, 2-color, $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn)

This offbeat, non-technical book examines what The Book of JavaScript teaches readers how to
hackers do, how they do it, and how readers can pro- add interactivity, animation, and other tricks to their
tect themselves. The completely revised fourth edition web sites with JavaScript. Rather than provide a series
of this bestseller (over 150,000 copies sold) adopts the of cut-and-paste scripts, thau! takes readers through
same informative, irreverent, and entertaining style a series of real world JavaScript code with an empha-
that made the first three editions a huge success. New sis on understanding. Each chapter focuses on a few
chapters discuss the hacker mentality, lock picking, important JavaScript features, shows how professional
exploiting P2P file sharing networks, and how people web sites incorporate them, and gives examples of how
manipulate search engines and pop-up ads. Includes a readers might add those features to their own web
cd with hundreds of megabytes of hacking and security- sites. This thoroughly updated 2nd edition includes
related programs that tie in to each chapter in the book. new chapters on Ajax, revised appendices, and new
WA L L AC E WA N G is the author of several best- examples throughout. Summary sections and assign-
selling computer books including of the Steal This ments close each chapter, and the companion cd
Computer Book series, Steal This File Sharing includes code and images for every example, answers
Book, The Book of Nero 6, and Visual Basic 2005 to assignments, script libraries for hard-to-program
Express: Now Playing (all No Starch Press). He is applications, and many useful software programs.
also a successful standup comic who has appeared on t h a u! has been creating Internet applications since
A&E’s “Evening at the Improv” and appears regu- 1993, starting with bianca.com, the first web-based com-
larly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas. munity on the Internet. He is currently creating data sharing
platforms for people studying biodiversity and working
towards a PhD degree in computer science at UC Davis.

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 The Book of Nero 7 The Art of RAW
CD and DV D Burning Made Easy Conversion
by WA L L AC E WA N G
How to Produce Art-Quality
May 06, ISBN 1-59327-110-7

216 pp., $24.95 ($32.95 Cdn) Photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2
With more than 120 million registered users, and Leading RAW Converters
Nero is the most popular cd and dvd burning soft-
by U W E S T E I N M U E L L E R , J Ü R G E N G U L B I N S
ware in the world, but it can be tricky to use. This
simple, step-by-step book covers the entire Nero pro- Apr 06, ISBN 1-59327-067-4

gram suite, including audio cd burning, data backup, 192 pp., 4-color, $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn)

managing photos, dvd video burning, designing

cd/dvd labels, editing sound, creating a virtual drive The Art of RAW Conversion teaches photographers
and cd/dvd data disk, and playing audio and video. the many advantages of working with RAW files (the
WA L L AC E WA N G is the author of several best- digital equivalents of film negatives). Mixing clear expla-
selling computer books including of the Steal This nation with striking photographic examples, the book
Computer Book series, Steal This File Sharing covers today’s most popular and innovative RAW con-
Book, The Book of Nero 6, and Visual Basic 2005 verters (including Adobe Photoshop CS2) and how and
Express: Now Playing (all No Starch Press). He is when to use them most effectively to produce art-quality
also a successful standup comic who has appeared on photos. Highlights include guidelines for calibrating a
A&E’s “Evening at the Improv” and appears regu- digital camera to work with RAW files, techniques for
larly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas. color to black-and-white conversion, coverage of basic
color management, and tips on batch processing.
Experienced photographers and writers, J Ü R G E N
G U L B I N S and U W E S T E I N M U E L L E R have worked with RAW
file processing and digital workflow for years. Gulbins
has written over 25 books on topics including digital
photography and computers. Steinmueller, founder of
the online magazine Digital Outback Photo (outback-
photo.com), has been a photographer since 1973, and
has exhibited internationally for almost 30 years.

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It’s Never Done Hacking
That Before OpenOffice.org
A Non-Beginner’s Guide to Tips, Tricks, and Untold Secrets
Windows XP Troubleshooting by B RU C E BY FI E L D

Mar 06, ISBN 1-59327-072-0

by J O H N RO S S
304 pp., $24.95 ($32.95 Cdn)
Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-076-3

304 pp., $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)

OpenOffice.org is a free, cross-platform office suite
that is the leading alternative to Microsoft Office. Hacking
It’s Never Done That Before is a guide to trouble- OpenOffice.org shows how to get the most out of this
shooting Windows XP for people who use computers but powerful program suite, without spending time on obvious
don’t necessarily feel comfortable poking around under basics that readers can easily figure out on their own.
the hood to make fixes. It includes basic troubleshoot- Rather than covering every aspect of OpenOffice.org,
ing techniques, specific instructions for solving the most author Bruce Byfield focuses on the tasks that are most
common problems in Windows XP, and general infor- likely to puzzle or frustrate users, whether they are new
mation for finding and fixing the more obscure ones. to the program or have some experience with it. The
It also provides explanations of BIOS beep codes and book also provides tips for how to use the program more
blue screen errors, instructions for using the trouble- efficiently and migrate successfully from MS Office.
shooting tools supplied with Windows XP, such as Safe B R U C E BY F I E L D is a prolific author who wrote
Mode and the Recovery Console, and advice for dealing the text of the Desktop Debian manual (originally the
with device drivers, the ROM BIOS, and the Windows Progeny Debian User’s Guide). He has been a con-
Registry. Viruses, spyware, and Internet connection tributing editor at Maximum Linux magazine, and
problems are all discussed, along with tips for getting his articles have appeared on the Linux Today and
the most out of the Microsoft Knowledge Base, and TECHWR-L websites. Byfield also contributes regularly
navigating help desks and technical support centers. to Newsforge and pens the bi-monthly “OpenOffice.org
J O H N R O S S is the author of Internet Power
Off-the-Wall” column on the Linux Journal website.
Tools (Random House), Connecting with Windows
(Sybex), The Book of Wi-Fi (No Starch Press), and
numerous other titles. He has worked as a consul-
tant on wired and wireless networking for several
manufacturers, including Motorola and AT&T.

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 Object Oriented PHP Wicked Cool PHP
by P E T E R L AV I N by W I L L I A M S T E I N M E T Z

Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-077-1 Mar 06, ISBN 1-59327-102-6

288 pp., $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn) 304 pp., $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)

Object Oriented PHP shows developers how Rather than explain the basics of PHP, Wicked
to take advantage of the new object oriented fea- Cool PHP provides scripts that can be implemented
tures of PHP. Working from concrete examples, the immediately to make programmers’ lives easier. It
book begins with code compatible with PHP 4 and includes scripts not found in any other book, including
5, and then focuses on object orientation in PHP 5. scripts for processing credit cards, getting live ship-
The author’s practical approach uses numerous code ping quotes, and accepting PayPal payments online.
examples, which will help developers get up to speed Author William Steinmetz approaches the limitations
quickly, and show them how to apply what they’ve of PHP frankly and honestly, showing readers where
learned to everyday situations. All code samples are security holes might be created by novice program-
available for download on the book’s companion site. mers and suggesting workarounds for when PHP fails.
P E T E R L AV I N writes regularly on all things tech, Readers will learn how to create robot-blocking security
from books to web design, and runs a web develop- images and on-the-fly graphs to embed in Web pages,
ment firm based in Toronto. He has been published design screen scrapers to connect to other sites and
in a number of magazines and online sites, includ- download information from them, and much more.
ing UnixReview.com and Doctor Dobb’s Journal, W I L L I A M S T E I N M E T Z is the author of LAN Party:
and is a contributor to PHP Hacks (O’Reilly). Hosting the Ultimate Frag Fest (Wiley) and co-author
of Paint Shop Pro for Dummies (IDG). He is the
webmaster and editor of StarCityGames.com, where
traffic has quadrupled as a result of the changes
he designed and implemented, all using PHP.

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The Book of Python Shell Script Pearls
by J O H N A . G O E B E L , A D I L H A S A N , FR A N C ES CO S A FA I T E H R A NI by RO N P E T E RS

Mar 06, ISBN 1-59327-103-4 Mar 06, ISBN 1-59327-075-5

1000 pp., $49.95 ($64.95 Cdn) 224 pp., $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)

The Book of Python is a complete reference to the Shell Script Pearls is a collection of useful shell
Python programming language. It begins with a discus- scripts that solve problems and help Unix and Linux
sion of Python’s programming environment, then moves users customize their computing environments. Each sec-
on to more advanced topics, including object oriented tion contains a script, an explanation of how it works,
programming, interacting with operating systems, and ideas for tailoring it. The book also describes vari-
creating GUIs and database interfaces, network program- ous other scripting techniques, so users can round out
ming, XML, web programming, and much more. To their knowledge of shell scripts. Perfect for command
aid programmers in their daily use of this book, func- line users who want to improve their scripting without
tions and modules are cross-referenced throughout. trudging through the exhaustive detail of a how-to book.
J O H N A . G O E B E L , A D I L H A N S A N , and F R A N C E S C O R O N P E T E R S has worked for Intel for nearly 10
S A FA I T E H R A N I have been working with Python for years, where he has been responsible for maintaining
many years. All three develop software in the field of various Unix machines in both a design environ-
physics using Python, Goebel for the Stanford Linear ment and a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
Accelerator Center (SLAC), Hasan for Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory (RAL), and Safai Tehrani for
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) in Italy.

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PGP & GPG Nagios

Email for the Practical Paranoid System and Network Monitoring
by M I C H A E L W. LU C A S by WO L F GA N G B A R T H

Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-071-2 Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-070-4

184 pp., 2-color, $24.95 ($32.95 Cdn) 400 pp., $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn)

PGP & GPG is an easy-to read, informal tutorial Nagios: System and Network Monitoring shows
for achieving electronic privacy on the cheap using the how to configure and use Nagios, an open source system
standard tools of the email privacy field — commercial and network monitoring tool. Nagios makes it pos-
PGP and non-commercial GnuPG (GPG). The book sible to continuously monitor network services (SMTP,
shows how to integrate these OpenPGP implementations POP3, HTTP, NNTP, PING, and so on), host resources
into the most common email clients and how to use PGP (processor load, disk and memory usage, running pro-
and GPG in daily email correspondence both to send cesses, log files, and so on), and environmental factors
and receive encrypted email. PGP & GPG is written for (such as temperature). When Nagios detects a problem,
the moderately skilled computer user who is unfamiliar it communicates the information to the sys admin via
with public key cryptography but who is, nevertheless, email, pager, SMS, or other user-defined method; cur-
interested in guarding his email privacy. Lucas’s relaxed rent status information, historical logs, and reports can
tone makes this complex topic clear and simple enough to also be accessed via a web browser. Nagios: System and
be understood by any reasonably savvy computer user. Network Monitoring covers the Nagios core, all standard
M I C H A E L W. L U C A S is a network/security engineer Nagios plug-ins and selected third-party plug-ins, and
with extensive experience working with high-avail- shows readers how to write their own plug-ins. The book
ability systems. He is the author of the critically covers Nagios 2.0 and is backwards compatible with
acclaimed Absolute BSD, Absolute OpenBSD, and earlier versions. Co-published with Open Source Press.
Cisco Routers for the Desperate (all No Starch Press). WO L F GA N G B A R T H has written several books
for professional network administrators, includ-
ing Firewall (Suse Press), Network Analysis (Suse
Press), and Backup Solutions with Linux (Open
Source Press). He is a professional system adminis-
trator with considerable experience using Nagios.

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Hacking the Inside the Machine
Cable Modem A Practical Introduction
to Microprocessors and
by D E R E N G E L

Apr 06, ISBN 1-59327-101-8

Computer Architecture
400 pp., $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)
by J O N M . S TO K ES

When freed from restrictions set by service pro- Apr 06, ISBN 1-59327-104-2

viders, cable modems can be tricked out to reach 432 pp., 4-color, $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn)

unbelievably fast speeds. An underground network of

hackers has discovered ways to get around the imposed Inside the Machine explains how microprocessors
speed limit, and those secrets are shared in Hacking operate — what they do, and how they do it. Written
the Cable Modem. Readers learn how cable modems by the co-founder of the highly respected Ars Technica
work, and how to bypass security, install firmware site, the book begins with the fundamentals of comput-
updates, customize cable modems, increase upload ing, defining what a computer is and using analogies,
and download speeds, unlock hidden features and numerous 4-color diagrams, and clear explanations to
more. Detailed illustrations and easily understand- communicate the concepts that form the basis of modern
able terminology show how to modify actual devices. computing. After discussing computers in the abstract,
Profiled by SecurityFocus, TechTV, and the the book goes on to cover specific microprocessors, dis-
Register, D E R E N G E L has been hailed as “the under- cussing in detail how they work and how they differ.
ground Prometheus of super-broadband.” He has J O N M . S T O K E S is co-founder of and Senior CPU
written several programs to simplify and streamline the Editor for Ars Technica. He has written extensively on
uncapping process since he started hacking into cable microprocessor architecture and the technical aspects
modems five years ago. He currently heads TCNiSO, of personal computing for a variety of publications.
a group of hackers who have revolutionized reverse Stokes holds a degree in computer engineering from
engineering techniques and produce free hackware. Louisiana State University and two advanced degrees
in the humanities from Harvard University. He is cur-
rently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.

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 The eBay Price Guide Creative
by J U L I A L . W I L K I N S O N

Jan 06, ISBN 1-59327-055-0

Computer Crafts
304 pp., CD, $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)
50 Fun and Useful Projects You Can
More than 140 million people are registered eBay Make with Any Inkjet Printer
users, creating a vast community of sellers and buy-
ers all looking for the right price. No one wants to pay by M A RC E L L E CO S TA N Z A
too much and everyone wants to get what they think
Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-068-2
they deserve for whatever they’re selling. The eBay
208 pp., 4-color, $24.95 ($32.95 Cdn)
Price Guide is a one-stop shop for pricing informa-
tion and tips for successful buying and selling on eBay.
The author has done extensive research to compile This eye-catching, 4-color book shows, step-by-
this exhaustive guide, which helps readers determine step, how to use a computer and an inkjet printer to
which items will fetch big bucks and which will go make fun and functional projects. Even with minimal
for rock-bottom prices. The companion cd contains a technical skills, readers will be able to jump right in
demo version of HammerTap’s DeepAnalysis auction and try their hand at the projects described. All proj-
research software and several informative eBook- ects include easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams,
lets. Fun stories, statistics, lists and eBay trivia round and photos of the finished product. A resource list
out the book. A must-have for the serious eBayer. of websites and message boards provides entrée into
J U L I A L . W I L K I N S O N has been buying and sell-
the computer crafting community, and an exhaus-
ing a wide variety of items on eBay since 1999. She tive directory of crafting material suppliers makes
is the author of eBay: Top 100 Simplified Tips & it even easier for readers to find what they need.
M A R C E L L E C O S TA N Z A started crafting 20 years ago,
Tricks (Wiley), My Life at AOL (Authorhouse), and
numerous ebooks including Making Big Bucks off making holiday gifts for family and friends and selling
Catalogs on eBay and What Sells on eBay for What. some items at local flea markets. When she got a PC in
1995, she was hooked on computer crafting. With the
skills she acquired for computer crafting, she made a
career change from medical practice administrator to
graphic designer, desktop publisher, and webmaster.
Costanza launched her business, The Crafty PC, in 2000.

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Visual Basic 2005 The Book of
Express: Now Playing Visual Basic 2005
by WA L L AC E WA N G .NET Insight for Classic VB Developers
Jan 06, ISBN 1-59327-059-3

480 pp., CD, $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn) by M AT T H E W M AC D O N A L D

Mar 06, ISBN 1-59327-074-7

A beginner’s guide to Visual Basic 2005 Express, 528 pp., $39.95 ($51.95 Cdn)
with a twist — short movies on the cd show exactly
how to write programs. Visual Basic 2005 Express: The Book of Visual Basic 2005 is a comprehensive
Now Playing provides a short primer on how pro- introduction to Microsoft’s newest programming lan-
gramming works in general, and then, once readers guage, Visual Basic 2005, the next iteration of Visual
understand the basic principles behind computer pro- Basic .NET. A complete revision to the highly-acclaimed
gramming, teaches how to use the Visual Basic Express Book of VB .NET, the book shows developers the VB
program itself and how to write programs using 2005 way of doing things through real-world examples
the Visual Basic language. The cd includes numer- and quick tours of all VB 2005’s features. Perfect for
ous short source code examples that readers can run old-school Visual Basic developers who haven’t made
and modify, and movies that show how to accom- the jump to .NET, the book is also useful to developers
plish specific tasks with Visual Basic 2005 Express. from other programming backgrounds (like Java) who
WA L L AC E WA N G is the best-selling author of
want to learn quickly how to program with VB 2005.
Visual Basic 6 For Dummies (Wiley), the Steal This M AT T H E W M AC D O N A L D is a developer, author,
Computer Book series, Steal This File Sharing Book, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He’s
and The Book of Nero 6 (all No Starch Press). He is worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial ver-
also a successful standup comic who has appeared on sions, and written over a dozen books on the subject,
A&E’s “Evening at the Improv” and appears regu- including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and
larly at the Riviera Comedy Club in Las Vegas. Visual Basic 2005: A Developer’s Notebook (O’Reilly).

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 Wicked Cool Write Great Code,
Perl Scripts Volume 2
Useful Perl Scripts That Solve Thinking Low-Level, Writing High-Level
Difficult Problems by R A N DA L L H Y D E

Feb 06, ISBN 1-59327-065-8

by S T E V E O UA L L I N E
664 pp., $44.95 ($58.95 Cdn)
Jan 06, ISBN 1-59327-062-3

336 pp., $29.95 ($38.95 Cdn)

Write Great Code, Volume 2: Thinking Low-
Level, Writing High-Level shows software engineers
Most Perl programmers have been frustrated at what too many college and university courses don’t:
one time or another because the system just wouldn’t how compilers translate high-level language state-
do what they wanted it to do. There was always that ments and data structures into machine code. Armed
one simple and obvious utility that was missing that with this knowledge, readers will be better informed
would make life so much easier — a tool to get a stock about choosing the high-level structures that will
quote, show off a photograph collection, or even dis- help the compiler produce superior machine code, all
play a collection of favorite comics. Wicked Cool without having to give up the productivity and por-
Perl Scripts is about writing those utilities quickly tability benefits of using a high-level language.
and easily. With more than 100 handy utilities that R A N DA L L H Y D E is the author of The Art of Assembly
solve difficult problems, Wicked Cool Perl Scripts is Language (No Starch Press), one of the most highly
a great resource for the savvy Perl programmer. recommended resources on assembly, and Volume 1 of
S T E V E O UA L L I N E has been a programmer for
Write Great Code. He is also the co-author of The Waite
35 years. He is the author of many best-selling com- Group’s MASM 6.0 Bible. He has written for Dr. Dobb’s
puter books, including Practical C Programming Journal and Byte, as well as professional journals.
(O’Reilly), Practical C++ Programming (O’Reilly),
and How Not to Program in C++ (No Starch Press).

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 RECENTLY RELEASED
Wicked Cool Java Just Say No to Microsoft
Code Bits, Open Source Libraries, How to Ditch Microsoft and Why
and Project Ideas It’s Not as Hard as You Think
by B R I A N D. EU B A N KS by TO N Y B OV E

Nov 05, ISBN 1-59327-061-5 Nov 05, ISBN 1-59327-064-X

248 pp., $29.95 ($40.95 Cdn) 264 pp., $24.95 ($33.95 Cdn)

Wicked Cool Java contains 101 fun, interesting, and Just Say No to Microsoft begins by tracing Microsoft’s
useful ways to get more out of Java. Full of example code rise from tiny software startup to monopolistic juggernaut and
and ideas for useful projects, this book is perfect for hob- explains how the company’s practices over the years have dis-
byists and professionals looking for tips and open source couraged innovation, stunted competition, and helped foster
projects to enhance their code and make their jobs easier. an environment ripe for viruses, bugs, and hackers. Readers
Topics include converting a non-XML text structure into learn how they can dump Microsoft products — even the
XML using a parser generator, experimenting with a Java Windows operating system — and continue to be productive.
simulator for the Cell Matrix, creating dynamic music and The book also shows how to work successfully and seamlessly
sound in Java, working with open source class libraries for with computers and people who are still hooked on Microsoft
scientific and mathematical applications, and many more. software. Includes full explanations of alternate operating sys-
tems, such as Linux and Mac, and outlines various software
applications that can replace the familiar Microsoft products.
The TCP/IP Guide
by C H A R L ES M . KOZ I E RO K

Oct 05, ISBN 1-59327-047-X

The Cult of iPod
by L E A N D E R K A H N E Y
1616 pp., hardcover, $79.95 ($107.95 Cdn)

Nov 05, ISBN 1-59327-066-6

The TCP/IP Guide is an encyclopedic, comprehen- 160 pp., 4-color, $24.95 ($33.95 Cdn)
sible, well-illustrated, and completely current guide to the
TCP/IP protocol suite for both newcomers and seasoned Wired editor and former Wired News reporter Leander
professionals. This complete reference details the core pro- Kahney follows up his best selling The Cult of Mac with The
tocols that make TCP/IP internetworks function, as well Cult of iPod, a comprehensive look at how Apple’s hit iPod is
as the most important TCP/IP applications. It includes full changing music, culture, and listening behavior. The Cult of
coverage of PPP, ARP, IP, IPv6, IP NAT, IPSec, Mobile iPod includes the exclusive back story of the iPod’s develop-
IP, ICMP, and much more. It offers a detailed view of ment; looks at the many ways iPod’s users pay homage to their
the TCP/IP protocol suite, and describes networking fun- devices; and investigates the quirkier aspects of iPod culture,
damentals and the important OSI Reference Model. such as iPod-jacking (strangers plugging into each other’s
iPods to discover new music) as well as the growing legions
of MP3Js (regular folks who use their iPods to become DJs).

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The Book of Postfix Silence on the Wire Linux Made Easy
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 The Linux Cookbook, How Linux Works Write Portable Code
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graphics), this edition includes hundreds kernel, how Linux boots, essential sys- through trial and error. This book is targeted at
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package management, file conversion, configuration and services, shell scripts, and will be a valuable resource for designers of
multimedia, working with sound files development tools, compiling software cross-platform software, programmers looking
(including OGG and MP3), Vi text edit- from source code, maintaining the kernel, to extend their skills to additional platforms,
ing, and advanced text manipulation. configuring and manipulating peripher- and programmers faced with the tricky task of
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Samba, network file transfer, buying hard-
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Take-It-Slow Guidebook Engineering
X, and UNIX Systems
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Using the Xbox as a teaching tool, bun-

A plain-English, highly accessible guide This useful book offers 101 fun shell nie introduces novices to basic hacking
to Linux for anyone. Readers will find cov- scripts for solving common problems and techniques, such as reverse engineering and
erage of installation, using the desktops, personalizing the computing environ- debugging. Hacking the Xbox also cov-
going online, customization, printing, ment. Readers will find shell scripts to ers Xbox security mechanisms and other
installing programs, the Linux terminal create an interactive calculator, a spell advanced topics of interest to more sea-
and command line, compiling programs checker, a disk backup utility, a weather soned hackers. A chapter contributed by
from source code, accessing Windows tracker, a web logfile analysis tool, a stock the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
partitions and USB devices, playing audio, portfolio tracker, and much more. The rounds out the book with a discussion of
adding fonts, Wi-Fi, and troubleshoot- cookbook style examples are all written in the rights and responsibilities of hackers.
ing. Based on Red Hat’s Fedora Core. Bourne Shell (sh) syntax; the scripts will
run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix.

Apple Confidential 2.0

BESTSELLER Hacking:
The Definitive History The Art of Exploitation
of the World’s Most BESTSELLER

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A comprehensive introduction to the
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sions, to its return to profitability, including stack-based overflows, heap-based overflows,
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 Cisco Routers for The Official The Art of
the Desperate Blender 2.3 Guide Assembly Language
by R A N DA L L H Y D E
Router Management, Free 3D Creation Suite
Sep 03, ISBN 1-886411-97-2
The Easy Way for Modeling, Animation,
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by M I C H A E L W. LU C A S
and Rendering
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Nov 04, ISBN 1-59327-049-6
high-level programmer’s point of view, so
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programmers can start writing meaningful
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programs within days. The cd includes the
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author’s High Level Assembler (HLA), the
routers that will make competent system
first assembler that allows programmers to
administrators comfortable with the Cisco Blender is a free 3d graphics creation suite write portable assembly language programs
environment, teach them how to trouble- that is immensely powerful and competes that run under either Linux or Windows
shoot problems, and take them through against expensive commercial packages like with nothing more than a recompile.
the basic tasks of router maintenance 3d Studio Max and Maya. The book covers
and integration into an existing network. such topics as designing models, materi-
Designed to be read once and then left on als, and light, as well as more advanced
top of the router until something breaks, tasks, including using Blender as a video
this is a book for those who don’t need to editor. Includes a 4-color insert and a cd
know a huge amount about routers but must containing Blender for all platforms.
still provide reliable network services.

Absolute BSD
Absolute OpenBSD
The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD
UNIX for the Practical Paranoid
by M I C H A E L W. LU C A S
by M I C H A E L W. LU C A S
Aug 02, ISBN 1-886411-74-3
Jul 03, ISBN 1-886411-99-9
612 pp., $39.95 ($61.95 Cdn)
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This complete guide to FreeBSD includes

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assumes a knowledge of basic Unix com- software, security, network services, system
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the intricacies of the platform and how SCSI and RAID configurations, SMP,
to manage an OpenBSD system. Includes upgrading, monitoring, crash debugging,
troubleshooting and copious examples. BSD in the office, and emulating other OSs.

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1-886411-74-3 Absolute BSD Aug 02 $39.95 $61.95 18

1-886411-99-9 Absolute OpenBSD Jul 03 $39.95 $59.95 18
1-59327-010-0 Apple Confidential 2.0 Jan 04 $19.95 $29.95 17
1-886411-97-2 The Art of Assembly Language Sep 03 $59.95 $89.95 18
1-886411-84-0 The Art of Interactive Design Dec 02 $29.95 $44.95 -
1-59327-067-4 The Art of RAW Conversion Apr 06 $39.95 $51.95 4
1-886411-81-6 The Book of FileMaker 6 Jul 03 $59.95 $89.95 -
1-886411-29-8 The Book of IRC Feb 00 $24.95 $36.50 -
1-886411-36-0 The Book of JavaScript Nov 00 $29.95 $46.50 -
1-59327-106-9 The Book of JavaScript, 2/E May 06 $39.95 $51.95 3
1-59327-043-7 The Book of Nero 6 Jul 04 $19.95 $27.95 -
1-59327-110-7 The Book of Nero 7 May 06 $24.95 $32.95 4
1-886411-76-X The Book of Overclocking Jan 03 $24.95 $37.95 -
1-59327-001-1 The Book of Postfix Mar 05 $44.95 $62.95 15
1-59327-103-4 The Book of Python Mar 06 $49.95 $64.95 7
1-886411-10-7 The Book of SCSI 2/E Jul 00 $49.95 $77.50 -
1-886411-82-4 The Book of VB .NET Jan 02 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-59327-074-7 The Book of Visual Basic 2005 Mar 06 $39.95 $51.95 11
1-886411-69-7 The Book of Visual Studio .NET Sep 02 $49.95 $74.95 -
1-886411-72-7 The Book of VMware Mar 02 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-886411-92-1 The Book of Webmin Jul 03 $34.95 $52.95 -
1-886411-45-X The Book of Wi-Fi Mar 03 $29.95 $44.95 -
1-886411-57-3 The Book of Zope Nov 01 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-59327-049-6 Cisco Routers for the Desperate Nov 04 $19.95 $27.95 18
1-886411-79-4 Crackproof Your Software Nov 02 $34.95 $52.95 -
1-59327-068-2 Creative Computer Crafts Feb 06 $24.95 $32.95 10
1-59327-066-6 The Cult of iPod Nov 05 $24.95 $33.95 13
1-886411-8-32 The Cult of Mac Nov 04 $39.95 $55.95 14
1-59327-069-0 The Debian System Sep 05 $44.95 $60.95 16
1-59327-055-0 The eBay Price Guide Jan 06 $29.95 $38.95 10
1-59327-063-1 The eBay Survival Guide Sep 05 $19.95 $26.95 14
1-59327-052-6 Ending Spam Jul 05 $39.95 $53.95 16
1-886411-96-4 Flash: The Future Oct 02 $49.95 $74.95 -
1-59327-006-2 Getting Started with Lego Trains Feb 03 $14.95 $21.95 -
1-59327-007-0 Hacking: The Art of Exploitation Nov 03 $39.95 $59.95 17
1-59327-072-0 Hacking OpenOffice.org Jan 06 $24.95 $32.95 5
1-59327-101-8 Hacking the Cable Modem Mar 06 $29.95 $38.95 9
1-59327-029-1 Hacking the Xbox Jul 03 $24.99 $37.99 17
1-59327-035-6 How Linux Works May 04 $37.95 $55.95 16
1-886411-95-6 How Not to Program in C++ Apr 03 $24.95 $37.95 -
1-59327-104-2 Inside the Machine Apr 06 $39.95 $51.95 11
1-59327-076-3 It’s Never Done That Before Feb 06 $29.95 $38.95 9
1-886411-56-5 Jin Sato’s LEGO MINDSTORMS Apr 02 $24.95 $37.95 -
1-886411-40-9 Joe Nagata’s Lego Mindstorms Idea Book May 01 $21.95 $32.95 -
1-59327-064-X Just Say No to Microsoft Nov 05 $24.95 $33.95 13
1-59327-031-3 The Linux Cookbook, 2nd Edition Aug 04 $39.95 $55.95 16
1-59327-036-4 The Linux Enterprise Cluster May 05 $49.95 $67.95 15
1-59327-034-8 Linux for Non-Geeks Mar 04 $34.95 $49.95 17
1-59327-057-7 Linux Made Easy Aug 05 $34.95 $47.95 15
1-886411-34-4 Linux Music & Sound Oct 00 $39.95 $61.95 -
1-59327-070-4 Nagios Feb 06 $39.95 $51.95 8
1-59327-077-1 Object Oriented PHP Feb 06 $39.95 $51.95 6
1-59327-041-0 The Official Blender 2.3 Guide Jun 04 $49.95 $69.95 18
1-59327-004-6 The Official Blender GameKit May 03 $34.95 $52.95 -
1-59327-030-5 The Official GNOME 2 Developer’s Guide Mar 04 $49.95 $72.95 -
1-59327-071-2 PGP & GPG Jan 06 $24.95 $32.95 8
1-886411-49-2 Programming Linux Games Aug 01 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-59327-075-5 Shell Script Pearls Feb 06 $29.95 $38.95 7
1-59327-046-1 Silence on the Wire Apr 05 $39.95 $53.95 15
1-886411-73-5 The Sound Blaster Live! Book Jan 03 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-59327-032-1 The Spam Letters Jun 04 $14.95 $19.95 -
1-59327-000-3 Steal This Computer Book 3 May 03 $24.95 $37.95 -
1-59327-105-0 Steal This Computer Book 4.0 Apr 06 $29.95 $38.95 3
1-59327-050-X Steal This File Sharing Book Nov 04 $19.95 $27.95 14
1-59327-047-X The TCP/IP Guide Oct 05 $79.95 $107.95 13
1-886411-26-3 Uncle Eli’s Passover Haggadah Feb 99 $12.95 $19.50 -
1-886411-27-1 Uncle Eli’s Passover Haggadah Feb 99 $17.95 $26.95 -
1-59327-054-2 The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide Sep 05 $24.95 $33.95 14
1-886411-94-8 Virtual LEGO Oct 03 $39.95 $59.95 -
1-59327-059-3 Visual Basic 2005 Express: Now Playing Jan 06 $29.95 $38.95 11
1-59327-011-9 The Web Programmer’s Desk Reference Sep 04 $59.95 $83.95 -
1-59327-061-5 Wicked Cool Java Nov 05 $29.95 $40.95 13
1-59327-062-3 Wicked Cool Perl Scripts Jan 06 $29.95 $38.95 12
1-59327-102-6 Wicked Cool PHP Mar 06 $29.95 $38.95 6
1-59327-012-7 Wicked Cool Shell Scripts Jan 04 $29.95 $43.95 17
1-59327-003-8 Write Great Code, Volume 1 Nov 04 $39.95 $55.95 15
1-59327-065-8 Write Great Code, Volume 2 Feb 06 $44.95 $58.95 12
1-59327-056-9 Write Portable Code Jul 05 $34.95 $47.95 16

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