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Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
©2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Provides advice and tools to help Linux system administrators solve problems, offering hacks devoted to concerns such as improving efficiency, tracking revisions to system files, and tracking system performance.
2) Excel hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Language
English
Description
If you think that getting creative with Excel means the underhanded tweaking of numbers, think again. Excel Hacks shows even the most experienced users how to do things with Excel they might never have thought of doing--and lets them have a little fun while they're at it. Microsoft Excel is not just the dominant spreadsheet in the world; it's also one of the most popular applications ever created. Its success lies not only in its power and flexibility,...
3) Mind hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
2004, ©2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxvii, 363 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Looks at the inner workings of the human brain, offering experiments that test vision, hearing perception, reasoning, memory, and emotion.
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Language
English
Description
In the fast-moving world of computers, things are always changing. Since the first edition of this strong-selling book appeared two years ago, network security techniques and tools have evolved rapidly to meet new and more sophisticated threats that pop up with alarming regularity. The second edition offers both new and thoroughly updated hacks for Linux, Windows, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X servers that not only enable readers to secure TCP/IP-based services,...
5) PayPal hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
If you've bought or sold items through eBay, or through hundreds of other online sites, then you're familiar with PayPal, the online payment service. With PayPal, a valid email address, and a credit card or bank account, you can easily send and receive payments online. Not a bank or financial institution itself, PayPal describes its service as one that builds on the financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards, and using advanced propriety...
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xx, 388 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Astronomy Hacks begins the space exploration by getting you set up with the right equipment for observing and admiring the stars in an urban setting. Along for the trip are first rate tips for making most of observations. The hacks show you how to: Dark-Adapt Your Notebook Computer. Choose the Best Binocular. Clean Your Eyepieces and Lenses Safely. Upgrade Your Optical Finder. Photograph the Stars with Basic Equipment.
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The BlackBerry has become an invaluable tool for those of us who need to stay connected and in the loop. But most people take advantage of only a few features that this marvelous communications device offers. What if you could do much more with your BlackBerry than just web surfing and email? BlackBerry Hacks will enhance your mobile computing with great tips and tricks. You'll learn that the BlackBerry is capable of things you never thought possible,...
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
©2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxi, 376 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking. Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. There's just no getting around the fact that technology always has, and always will be, very cool. But technology isn't only cool; it's also very smart. That's why one of the hottest technological trends nowadays is the creation of smart homes. At an...
9) Swing hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
©2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xix, 519 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Swing Hacks helps Java developers move beyond the basics of Swing, the graphical user interface (GUI) standard since Java 2. If you're a Java developer looking to build enterprise applications with a first-class look and feel, Swing is definitely one skill you need to master. This latest title from O'Reilly is a reference to the cool stuff in Swing. It's about the interesting things you learn over the years--creative, original, even weird hacks--the...
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
©2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xx, 478 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
With start-up templates for projects ranging from Windows applications to web services, and extensive help and on-line documentation, Visual Studio .NET might be mistaken for a tool for unsophisticated users. It's true that most developers soon discover that the basic operation of Visual Studio is fairly self-explanatory; less obvious are some of the suite's more advanced built-in features. Visual Studio .Net includes a wealth of little-used capabilities,...
11) Yahoo! hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiii, 464 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Yahoo! took the world by storm in the 1990s as a one-of-a-kind, searchable list of interesting web sites. But ten years later, it has expanded into a department store overflowing with useful and innovative tools and services-from email, blogging, social networking, and instant messaging, to news, financial markets, shopping, movie and TV listings, and much more. Today's Yahoo! keeps you connected with every aspect of your life and every corner of...
12) Baseball hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xviii, 448 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Baseball Hacks teaches you how to find and use Major League Baseball stats and how to load this data into a database for analysis. Learn how to calculate and interpret the most common formulas used to describe and rank baseball players, and then learn how to apply these formulas in new and different ways to get the knowledge you need. Beat the Money Line, pick the best players for your fantasy team, or just challenge yourself and find answers to...
13) Google hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxxii, 510 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
"Here's a sampling of the features of this book: search Google over IM with a Google Talk bot; build a customized Google Map and add it to your own Web site; cover your searching tracks and take back your browsing privacy; turn any Google query into an RSS feed that you can monitor in Google Reader or the newsreader of your choice; keep tabs on blogs in new, useful ways; turn Gmail into an external hard drive for Windows, Mac, or Linux, beef up your...
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xx, 308 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
You're smart. This book can make you smarter. Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively. Grounded in current research and theory, but offering practical...
15) Perl hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
A guide to getting the most out of Perl covers such topics as productivity hacks, user interaction, data munging, working with modules, object hacks, and debugging.
16) SQL hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Whether you're running Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL, this book will help you push the limits of traditional SQL to squeeze data effectively from your database. The book offers 100 hacks -- unique tips and tools -- that bring you the knowledge of experts who apply what they know in the real world to help you take full advantage of the expressive power of SQL. You'll find practical techniques to address complex data manipulation...
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
©2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 627 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Bigger in size, longer in length, and broader in scope, this new collection of tips, tricks, and hacks lets you get the most out of Mac OSX, your iPhone, the new line of iPods, and Apple TV. Want to tweak system preferences? Alter or add keyboard shortcuts? Connect drives and devices? These hacks take you under the hood with complete step-by-step instructions so you can tinker in ways that Apple doesn't expect."--Jacket
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Can Google applications really become an alternative to the venerable Microsoft Office suite? Conventional wisdom may say no, but practical wisdom says otherwise. Google Apps Hacks gets you in on the action with several ingenious ways to push Google's web, mobile, and desktop apps to the limit. The hacks and workarounds in this book help you get more than the obvious out of a whole host of Google's web-based applications for word processing, spreadsheets,...
19) Knoppix hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
Ã2008
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxv, 391 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Provides information on using Knoppix with a Linux operating system.
20) IPhone hacks
Author
Series
Publisher
O'Reilly
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xv, 459 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Presents series of tips, tricks, and techniques designed to unleash the device's little-known features, utilize Web-based applications, and employ it to sync with multiple computers, view RSS feeds, check email, attend conference calls, play games, control one's laptop, and install third-party apps.
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