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2010-03-02T20:54:00.001-08:00

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.

The quake, the seventh strongest earthquake in recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds, according to research scientist Richard Gross at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

"Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth's axis," NASA officials said in a Monday update.

The computer model used by Gross and his colleagues to determine the effects of the Chile earthquake effect also found that it should have moved Earth's figure axis by about 3 inches (8 cm or 27 milliarcseconds).

The Earth's figure axis is not the same as its north-south axis, which it spins around once every day at a speed of about 1,000 mph (1,604 kph).

The figure axis is the axis around which the Earth's mass is balanced. It is offset from the Earth's north-south axis by about 33 feet (10 meters).

SPACE.com Space.com Staff

space.com – Tue Mar 2, 10:00 am ET

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2010-02-10T21:01:00.001-08:00

Breast Cancer Treatment in Large, Fewer Doses of Radiotherapy Lessens Side Effects

2010-02-10T20:48:00.001-08:00

Breast Cancer Treatment in Large, Fewer Doses of Radiotherapy Lessens Side Effects

February 8, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ The Institute of Cancer Research has found that women with breast cancer had more manageable side effects when their radiotherapy was delivered in larger – but fewer – doses.

The study found that women who received the larger doses experienced less skin changes than those subjected to the normal dose. These larger, less-frequent doses also reduce the total amount of radiation delivered over the course of the breast cancer treatment.

Meg McArthur, from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity, told The Telegraph: "Radiotherapy is important in reducing the chance of cancer coming back but women have told Breakthrough that attending many sessions can be both physically and emotionally draining. Anything that has the potential to deliver radiotherapy treatment in a way that could benefit a patient's quality of life is to be welcomed."

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2010-02-10T20:26:00.001-08:00

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2010-02-10T19:58:00.000-08:00

Google Goes Social with Google Buzz

It’s official: Google (Google) has just announced Google Buzz, its newest push into the social media foray. This confirms earlier reports of Gmail integrating a social status feature.

On stage revealing the new product was Bradley Horowitz, Google’s vice president for product management. While introducing the product, Mr. Horowitz focused on the human penchant for sharing experiences and the social media phenomenon of wanting to share it in real time. These two key themes were core philosophies behind Google Buzz.

“It’s becoming harder and harder to find signal in the noise,” Bradley stated before introducing the product manager for Google Buzz, Todd Jackson.

2009-10-22T01:08:00.000-07:00

free Windows 7 articles

Microsoft has just released the latest version of their operating system, Windows 7. We have a variety of learning products — from books to eBooks to video learning — that will make your transition to Windows 7 seamless!

7 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 7
Thinking of upgrading your Windows XP or Vista machine to Microsoft Windows 7? Michael Miller gives you seven good reasons why you should upgrade to Windows 7, no matter which version of Windows you're currently running.

Getting to Know the New Windows 7 Taskbar
One of the best new things about Windows 7 is its revamped Taskbar. Michael Miller walks you through all the new Taskbar features and shows you why it will make you more productive.

Tweaking the Windows 7 Registry
The secret to Windows 7's prodigious memory is the Registry—the central repository used to store anything and everything that applies to the configuration of your system. It's all stored in one central location, and thanks to a handy tool called the Registry Editor, it's yours to play with (carefully!) as you see fit—Paul McFedries explains how.

Free Lisp books

2009-07-31T01:55:00.001-07:00

Free Lisp books

Practical Common Lisp
Unlike many other Lisp books, this one doesn't just touch on a few of Lisp's greatest features and then leave you on your own to actually use them. It covers all the language features you'll need to write real programs, and to developing nontrivial software. pdf version

Successful Lisp: How to Understand and Use Common Lisp
This free online book is written with the professional programmer in mind. Using a hands on approach it introduces the ANSI Common Lisp standard. Practical examples of working code provide an in depth view of Common Lisp programming paradigms.

Common LISP, Second Edition : The Language
This is the Lisp programmers' bible. If you need to know the official specification, every function defined in Common Lisp can be found in here somewhere. It is not an introduction to programming in Lisp Common Lisp: The Language only offers the language specification.

On Lisp
On Lisp is a comprehensive study of advanced Lisp techniques. It gives the first complete description of macros and macro applications.

Lisp Primer
This free online Lisp book covers topics: LISt Processing, Defining Lisp functions, Recursion and Iteration, Programming Techniques, Simple Data Structures in Lisp, Input and Output, Functions, Lambda Expressions, and Macros.

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Free Smalltalk books

2009-07-31T01:54:00.003-07:00

Free Smalltalk books

Smalltalk by Example: The Developer's Guide
This free Smalltalk book covers the following topics: Handle errors using Smalltalk's handling mechanism, Change procedural code into object-oriented code, Write multithreaded applications with semaphores and mutexes, Use the Model View Controller paradigm to split applications into pieces that each focus on the domain problem and user interaction.

Smalltalk With Style
This free pdf book covers layout and structure, comments, code formatting, software reuse and overall program structure, reliability and portability, tips, tricks, and traps.

Inside Smalltalk (Volume One)
This free textbook provides an intro to the object-oriented programming language Smalltalk-80, with an emphasis on classes, subclassing, inheritance and message passing.

Inside Smalltalk (Volume Two)
This an exploration of the Smalltalk system as a powerful and efficient prototyping and development environment.

A Little Smalltalk
This is a wonderfull little book that not only introduces the reader to object-oriented programming, but also describes the implementaion of a SmallTalk-like language.

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Free Ruby books

2009-07-31T01:54:00.001-07:00

Free Ruby books

Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book
It covers the base syntax of the language, including working with values, flow control, and object oriented programming, into some of the library functionality of Ruby, such as databases, web services, and string manipulation. Download the free Ruby book in pdf format.

Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby
This is just a small Ruby book. It won't crush you. It's light as a feather. And there's a reason this book will stay light: because Ruby is simple to learn.

Learn To Program
Chris Pine's book will teach you how to program using Ruby. You'll learn to use your computer better, to get it to do what you want it to do. Starting with small, simple one-line programs to calculate your age in seconds, you'll see how to advance to fully structured, real programs. You'll learn the same technology used to drive modern dynamic websites and large, professional applications.

Programming Ruby: A Pragmatic Programmer's Guide
A guide to working with the object-oriented programming language, Ruby, which allows for programming without extra syntax or code. Shows how to easily mine the Ruby language, teaching the basics, plus how to write large programs, how to extend Ruby using C code, and more.

Ruby Cookbook (PLEAC-Ruby)
Following the Perl Cookbook spirit, the PLEAC Project aims to gather fans of programming, in order to implement the solutions in other programming languages. In this document, you'll find an implementation of the Solutions of the Perl Cookbook in the Ruby language.

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Free Project Management Books and Online Project Management Training

2009-07-31T01:53:00.001-07:00

Free Project Management Books and Online Project Management Training

The Principles Of Project Management
Every project you manage will be unique. Scope, budgets, team dynamics, and timeframes will differ. As a project manager, the most important factor in achieving project success will be your understanding of 'The Principles Of Project Management'. This book will show you that project management isn't rocket science. (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

Fundamentals of Project Management

Clear and down-to-earth, this step-by-step guide explains how to effectively spearhead every stage of a project from developing the goals and objectives to managing the project team and make project management work in any company. This updated second edition includes: New material on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Do's and don'ts of implementing scheduling software. Coverage of the PMP certification offered by the Project Management Institute. Updated information on developing problem statements and mission statements. Techniques for implementing today's project management technologies in any organization in any industry. You are required to sign in before you can download this free ebook. Registration is free.

Project Management and Programme Management

Free online project managment book by Simon Wallace. Topics covered: Project Definition, Benefit Tracking, Planning, Estimating, Resourcing and Mobilisation, Project Structure & Organisation, Control & Reporting, Documentation Control, Risk Management, Issue Management, Scope & Change Control, Configuration Management, Team Building, Collaboration & Communication, Quality Management, Quality Audit, Subcontractor and Contract Management, Automated Project Management Tools, Project Office, Procurement, Accounting and Financial Control, Organisational Change, Communication.

Project Management Book
Free online project managment book by Michael Harding Roberts. Topics covered: Introduction and Principles, Projects and Stages, Roles and Responsibilities, Project Definition, Risk Management, Estimating, Planning, Stage Agreement, Project Support, Tracking, Controlling and Reporting, Change and Issue Management, Quality Management, Stage and Project End, Project Management Routemap.

Project Management Guidebook
This free project management book provides a practical approach to what many consider a complex process: the management of projects. This Guidebook is designed to simplify the management processes required to manage a project successfully from end to end. It defines Project Management in simple terms and provides you with all of the documentation tools required to make your project a success.

A Project Management Primer
Free ebook A Project Management Primer or "a guide to making projects work (v2.0)" by Nick Jenkins. topics covered: Basic Principles, Scope, Planning, Execution and Implementation.

Free Hardware books

2009-07-31T01:52:00.003-07:00

Free Hardware books

Upgrading and Repairing PCs 16th Edition

Upgrading and Repairing PCs (6th-16th editions) book is available in pdf format free of charge from informIT. Upgrading and Repairing PCs is the runaway best-selling PC hardware book of all time and one of the best-selling computer books ever! This 16th Edition is loaded with the most up-to-date hardware information anywhere. You need to register/login at informIT.com first before you can access this free resource.

The Secret Guide to Computers
Learn about all of the parts of your computer and what they do. Use the buyer's guide to discover how to buy a great computer cheaply. Find out what to look for in a system and compare different brands.

How To Build A Computer
This free ebook includes sections: Choosing the parts, Assembling the Computer, Choosing and installing the computer's software, Optimizing and Overclocking Your New Computer and Conclusion.

How To Buy The Perfect Computer
Get educated on how to make the right decision on your next computer purchase.

How It Works...The Computer
This book was published in 1971, and the revised edition was published in 1979.

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Free Security books

2009-07-31T01:52:00.001-07:00

Free Security books

Intrusion Detection with SNORT
This free book explains and simplifies every aspect of deploying and managing Snort in your network. Includs custom scripts to integrate Snort with Apache, MySQL, PHP, and ACID so you can build and optimize a complete IDS solution in record time.

Open Source Security Tools
Free ebook Open-Source Security Tools is a practical, hands-on introduction to open-source security tools.

Firewalls and Internet Security
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker gives invaluable advice and practical tools for protecting our computers. You will learn how to plan and execute a security strategy that will thwart the most determined and sophisticated of hackers, while still allowing your company easy access to Internet services.

The Hacker Crackdown
The Hacker Crackdown is about far more than a series of police sting operations. It's a lively tour of three cyberspace subcultures--the hacker underworld, the realm of the cybercops, and the idealistic culture of the cybercivil libertarians.

Rethinking Public Key Infrastructures and Digital Certificates
Proposes the use of digital certificates to ensure the privacy of electronic communications. Offers many explanations why this would be a good system to use instead of traditional signatures paper methods, and gives potential applications for the technology such as electronic postage and health care information storage.

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Free JavaScript books

2009-07-31T01:51:00.001-07:00

Free JavaScript books

The JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks

Free 158 Page eBook. The JavaScript Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is a collection of over 100 thoroughly-tested, customizable and elegant solutions that will show you how to add usable and accessible interactivity to your site: from slick drop-down menus, to style sheet switchers, to AJAX applications, and much more. (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours
This is a free JavaScript book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself.

Core JavaScript 1.5 Guide
Free JavaScript book The Core JavaScript 1.5 Guide provides information about the core JavaScript language and its objects.

Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference
Free online JavaScript book The Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference provides reference material for the core JavaScript language.

Client-Side JavaScript Guide
This free online book explains how to use core and client-side JavaScript for version 1.3. JavaScript is Netscape's cross-platform, object-based scripting language for client and server applications.

JavaScript 1.5 Specification
The third, and most recent, revision of the ECMAScript standard; corresponds to JavaScript 1.5.

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Free Open Source books

2009-07-31T01:50:00.001-07:00

Free Open Source books

Innovation Happens Elsewhere
Free online book Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy is intended for anyone considering using Open Source. It describes what open source is, discusses business reasons for using open source, and describes how an open source project works in a day-to-day manner.

Producing Open Source Software
Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project is a book about the human side of open source development. It describes how successful projects operate, the expectations of users and developers, and the culture of free software.

Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing bridges the gap between the open source vision and the practical implications of its legal underpinnings. If open source and free software licenses interest you, this book will help you understand them. If you're an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity.

Free as in Freedom
Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement. It examines Stallman's unique personality and how that personality has been at turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement's overall success.

Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution is a fascinating look at the raging debate that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source code.

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Free PostgreSQL books

2009-07-31T01:49:00.003-07:00

Free PostgreSQL books

Practical PostgreSQL
Comprehensive new volume shows you how to compile PostgreSQL from source, create a database, and configure PostgreSQL to accept client-server connections. Discover quickly why this open source database is such a great open source alternative to proprietary products from Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft.

PostgreSQL: Introduction and Concepts
This free online PostgreSQL book assumes no background in databases at all, but still moves quickly, going beyond mechanics and into the applications of simple commands in working database applications. Highlights common pitfalls and offers time and trouble-saving tips.

PostgreSQL Manual
This PostgreSQL Manual can be downloaded in pdf and html formats. It is divided into following sections: Tutorial, The SQL Language, Server Administration, Client Interfaces, Server Programming, Reference, Internals and Appendixes.

PostgreSQL: Das offizielle Handbuch (PostgreSQL: The official manual)
PostgreSQL: Das offizielle Handbuch (PostgreSQL: The official manual) brings the official documentation of the PostgreSQL software as a book in German translation.

Free MySQL books

2009-07-31T01:49:00.001-07:00

Free MySQL books

MySQL Reference Manual
The MySQL Reference Manual covers most of the areas of MySQL use. This manual is for both MySQL Community Edition and MySQL Network. Yo can download this free book in many file formats.

Free Software Engineering books

2009-07-31T01:48:00.001-07:00

Free Software Engineering books

Essential Skills for Agile Development
This free book learns any developer how to apply the skills in Agile Development. Recommended reading for any software developer. This book covers the essential skills in: OO design, Test Driven Development (TDD), team development, planning, communication and pair programming.

Object-Oriented System Development
This free online book is intended to help the reader better understand the role of analysis and design in the object-oriented software development process.

Patterns for Effective Use Cases
This book is intended for anyone who deals with use cases and wishes to learn more about them. It assumes that you have a working knowledge of use cases, and have some experience writing them.

Software Engineering
This free software enineering online book includes the following chapters: Introduction, Software Specification, Software Design, Implementation, Software Verification, Documentation and Project Management.

Programming from Specifications
Programming from Specifications presents a rigorous treatment of most elementary program-development constructs, including iteration, recursion, procedures, parameters, modules and data refinement.

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Free Networking books

2009-07-31T01:47:00.001-07:00

Free Networking books

The TCP/IP Guide
This is the free online version of The TCP/IP Guide: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Internet Protocols Reference. It is one of the best books to learn TCP/IP.

Internetworking Technologies
Designed as an advanced text on internetworking technologies for senior undergraduate/graduate students of computer science, this unique book provides an introduction to the key concepts related to front line areas of internetwork-specific research and development.

Understanding OSI
Understanding OSI by Professor John Larmouth is freely available online.

DNS for Rocket Scientists
This free book is about DNS and (mostly) BIND 9.x on Linux (REDHAT Versions 6.x and 7.x) and the BSD's (FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD).

The Network Book
The Network Book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to networking and distributed computing technologies. Unlike traditional textbooks, it pursues a top-down approach to the topic, starting with the application layer and then describing the transport and network layers, finally covering the physical layer.

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Free Revision Control books

2009-07-31T01:46:00.001-07:00

Free Revision Control books

Version Control with Subversion
Version Control with Subversion introduces the powerful new versioning tool designed to be the successor to CVS. An introduction to Subversion is followed by a guided tour of its capabilities.

Open Source Development with CVS
Open Source Development with CVS, Third Edition, is an updated edition of the best-selling guide to the most widely used version control software for open source developers.

Subversion Version Control
Subversion Version Control: Using the Subversion Version Control System in Development Projects is a practical, hands-on guide. Readers will learn how to use Subversion and how to effectively merge a version control system into their development process.

Version Control with SVK
Version Control with SVK, a free book about SVK, a new version control system designed to supplant everything else out there.

CVS Best Practices
This free online book explores some of the best practices that can be adopted while using CVS as the configuration management tool in your software projects.

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Free Information Technology books

2009-07-31T01:43:00.002-07:00

Free Information Technology books

Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog
Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog is a textbook in informational research for students in higher education. Topics include Taking Charge, Databases, Information Fog, Periodical Maze, Internet Research, Other Resources, Case Studies, Learning to Read, Organizing Notes and Research Writing.

Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms
Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms is available free online. This book is divided into six parts as Data Compression, Noisy-Channel Coding, Further Topics in Information Theory, Probabilities and Inference, Neural networks, Sparse Graph Codes.

The Unicode Standard, Version 3.0
This is the online edition of The Unicode Standard, Version 3.0. It consists of PDF files, an online glossary, links to the charts, technical reports, and other files.

The Virtual Community
This is a free book about virtual communities on the Internet. Topics include Daily Life in Cyberspace, Visionaries and Convergences, Grassroots Groupminds, Multi-user Dungeons and Alternate Identities, Real-time Tribes, Japan and the Net, Telematique and Messageries Rose: A Tale of Two Virtual Communities, Electronic Frontiers and Online Activists and Disinformocracy.

Underground
Underground: Tales of hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier can be downloaded in variety of formats.

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Free FreeBSD books

2009-07-31T01:43:00.001-07:00

Free FreeBSD books

The Complete FreeBSD
The Complete FreeBSD is an eminently practical guidebook that explains not only how to get a computer up and running with the FreeBSD operating system, but also how to turn it into a highly functional and secure server that can host large numbers of users and disks, support remote access, and provide web service, mail service, and other key parts of the Internet infrastructure.

FreeBSD Handbook
The FreeBSD Handbook is the primary source of documentation produced by the FreeBSD Documentation Project. This handbook covers the installation and day to day use of FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE and FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE.

FreeBSD system programming
This free FreeBSD online book covers the following topics:FreeBSD's Make, Bootstrapping BSD, Processes and Kernel Services, Advanced Process Controls and Signals, Basic I/O, Advanced I/O, Processes Resources and System Limits and FreeBSD 5.x.

Comprehensive Guide to FreeBSD
Comprehensive Guide to FreeBSD is free and can be downloaded in several formats.

FreeBSD Developers' Handbook
FreeBSD Developers' Handbook is part of The FreeBSD Documentation Project.

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Free Unix books

2009-07-31T01:42:00.003-07:00

Free Unix books

Unix Text Processing
Unix Text Processing, by Dale Dougherty and Tim O'Reilly, was published by Hayden Books in 1987, back when O'Reilly & Associates wrote technical documentation for hire.

Porting UNIX Software
This book deals with the whole life cycle of porting, from setting up a source tree on your system to correcting platform differences and even testing the executable after it's built. It exhaustively discusses the differences between versions of UNIX and the areas where porters tend to have problems.

The Book of Webmin
How to use Webmin's unique features, including integrating the most popular services (Apache, BIND, Sendmail, and more) as well as the standard system features (network configuration, disk configuration, users and groups, etc.). Tutorials show how to accomplish common tasks with each service.

The UNIX Hater's Handbook
In the tradition of 12-step programs that help people overcome their addictions by sharing stories, The UNIX-Haters Handbook is the self-help guide for people affected by the world's most esoteric and most widely used operating system.

The Art of Unix Programming
This great free Unix book is a "why-to" book, rather than a "how-to" book. It aims to show new Unix programmers why they should work under the old "hacker ethic"--embracing the principles of good software design for its own sake and of code-sharing.

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Free Linux books

2009-07-31T01:42:00.001-07:00

Free Linux books

Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux & Apache

Free 191 Page eBook. Whether you're planning on running Linux at home, or on a leased Web Server, this book will walk you step-by-step through all of the common administration tasks, from managing traffic reporting to log-file rotation. This guide even includes step-by-step instructions on installing Linux (Fedora 4), Apache 2.0, PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1 on a home or office development server, so you can test all of your applications before rolling them out. (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
The Linux Cookbook is a good guide for beginners who want to learn about the standard commands that are available on all systems.

Linux in the Workplace
Linux in the Workplace introduces Linux users to the desktop capabilities of Linux and the K Desktop Environment (KDE) graphical user interface. Includes information on how to use email and surf the Internet; perform general office-related tasks; work with the command line; and much more.

Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition
This is the online version of Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition by Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman. Individual chapters can be downloaded in pdf format.

Free for All
Free for All: How Linux and the Free Software Movement Undercut the High-Tech Titans is available in various formats. Peter Wayner's Free for All explores the history of open-source programming, its emerging threat to Microsoft, and its struggle to retain its ideals in the face of big money.

Advanced Linux Programming

This book will help you to: Develop GNU/Linux software that works the way users expect it to, Write more sophisticated programs with features such as multiprocessing, multi-threading, interprocess communication, and interaction with hardware devices, Improve your programs by making them run faster, more reliably, and more securely, Understand the preculiarities of a GNU/Linux system, including its limitations, special capabilities, and conventions.

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Free Windows books

2009-07-31T01:40:00.001-07:00

Free Windows books

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours
This is a free Windows XP book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself Windows XP in 24 Hours is designed to teach the new Windows XP user how to get the most out of a desktop computer. It also provides additional coverage for the experienced Windows user.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes
This is a free Windows 2000 Professional book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes is a tutorial-based book, organized into a series of easy-to-follow, 10-minute lessons.

Terminal Services for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Advanced Technical Design Guide
This book is not an administrator's guide. Rather, it's written for IT consultants, system engineers, and architects who must plan, design, implement, and optimize Windows 2003-based Terminal Server systems.

Citrix MetaFrame XP, Advanced Technical Design Guide
A completely updated version of the bestselling first edition, this book is a real world field guide that details the design and deployment of MetaFrame XP environments.

Universal Command Guide: For Operating Systems
Topics covered in this free online book: Every administrative command in Sun Solaris 7 and 8; IBM AIX 4.3.3; OpenBSD 2.7; Red Hat Linux 7; Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.11, 5.1, and 6; Mac OS 9.1; MS-DOS 6.22; and Microsoft Windows 95 through XP. Every command-line command and many graphical command sequences are covered fully, with information on every parameter and command variation.

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Free Programming books

2009-07-31T01:39:00.001-07:00

Free Programming books

How to Design Programs
Free online book How to Design Programs is devided in to following sections - Processing Simple Forms of Data, Processing Arbitrarily Large Data, More on Processing Arbitrarily Large Data, Abstracting Designs, Generative Recursion, Accumulating Knowledge, Changing the State of Variables and Changing Compound Values.

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Free online book Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is devided in to following sections - Building Abstractions with Procedures, Building Abstractions with Data, Modularity, Objects, and State, Metalinguistic Abstraction and Computing with Register Machines.

Programming from the Ground Up
This is an introduction to programming using Linux assembly language. It takes you a step at a time through these concepts - How the processor views memory, How the processor operates, How programs interact with the operating system, How computers represent data internally, How to do low-level and high-level optimization.

Learn to Program Using Python
This free online programming book covers the basic theory of computer programming - what it is, some of its history and the basic techniques needed to solve problems.

Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions
Free online book Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions is devided in to following sections - Basic Theory - The Simplex Method and Duality, Network-Type Problems, Interior-Point Methods and Extensions.

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The Official Ubuntu Server Book

2009-07-23T01:44:00.001-07:00

The Official Ubuntu Server Book

Now, there's a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you're a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator.

Authors Kyle Rankin and Benjamin Mako Hill cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and much more. They walk through deploying each of the most common server applications, from file and print services to state-of-the-art, cost-saving virtualization.

Also by Benjamin Mako Hill, don't miss the new 4th edition of The Official Ubuntu Book.

Free SQL books

2009-07-19T10:07:00.001-07:00

Free SQL books

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours
This is a free sql book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Third Edition presents the key features of SQL (Structured Query Language) in an easy to understand format with updated code examples, notes, diagrams, exercises, and quizzes. New material covers more information.

Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

To help you choose from among the available configuration options and backup and recovery procedures, HP has conducted extensive laboratory tests to determine best practices. This paper discusses those test results so that users can understand the options and the limitations of implementing backup and recovery using Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape, disk-to-disk, and virtual tape devices. The audience for this paper is HP users in an enterprise environment currently running or planning to run SQL Server 2005. (For visitors from USA only.)

High availability for SQL Server 2005

Array-based remote replication solutions for Microsoft SQL Server have existed for years, and SQL Server 2005 provides a built-in, host-based feature called database mirroring as an alternative for disaster-recovery solutions. Although these technologies are widely available, users may lack the information needed to select the replication, mirroring, or high availability method(s) suitable for their environment; they need information on how to configure the database, storage, and software. (For visitors from USA only.)

SQL for Web Nerds
This is a free online sql book by Philip Greenspun. It covers topics - data modeling, simple queries, complex queries, transactions, triggers, views, style, PL/SQL and Java, trees, handling dates in Oracle, limits in Oracle, tuning, data warehousing, foreign and legacy data and normalization.

Structured Query Language (SQL): a Practical Introduction
This is a good introductory text for learning SQL. There is no simpler text for learning the syntax and structure of SQL. Download it for free.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 21 Days
This is a free sql server book from Sams Reference Library. Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SQL Server 7 in 21 Days gives you the new features and capabilities of SQL Server 7, in a tutorial environment.

Essential SQL
This is a bonus chapter provided with Mastering Delphi 6. It is a basic introduction to SQL.

Free Perl books

2009-07-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

Free Perl books

Beginning Perl
This free online perl book covers the following topics - Installing Perl on Windows and UNIX, Making use of online Perl resources like CPAN, First principles in programming and the Perl syntax, Working with files and databases, Writing web pages in Perl and Using Perl as an object-oriented language.

Perl 5 by Example
Reading Perl 5 by Example is the easiest way to learn Perl! Teach yourself Internet programming and CGI scripting. Topics covered - Basic Perl, Intermediate Perl, Advanced Perl and Perl and the Internet.

Perl for the Web
Perl for the Web is a free online perl book. Topics covered - The Problems, The Solutions and Planning For the Future.

Extreme Perl
Extreme Perl is a book about Extreme Programming using the programming language Perl. This free perl ebook can be downloaded in html and pdf formats.

Impatient Perl
This free perl book is for people who either want to learn perl or are already programming in perl and just don't have the patience to scrounge for information to learn and use perl. This document should also find use as a handy desk reference for some of the more common perl related questions.

Free Python books

2009-07-19T10:05:00.001-07:00

Dive Into Python: Python from novice to pro
Dive Into Python: Python from novice to pro is a Python book for experienced programmers. It is a free python book by Mark Pilgrim. You can download it in various formats.

Text Processing in Python
Text Processing in Python by David Mertz is available in smart ASCII(text) format. The book contents are python basics, basic string operations, regular expressions, parsers and state-machines, internet tools and techniques, a selective and impressionistic short review of python, a data compression primer, understanding unicode, a state-machine for adding markup to text and glossary terms.

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python by Allen Downey, Jeff Elkner and Chris Meyers can be download in various formats. How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python 2nd Edition.

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python by Bruno R. Preiss.

Python Standard Library
Ideal for any working Python developer, Fredrik Lundh's Python Standard Library provides an excellent tour of some of the most important modules in today's Python 2.0 standard. Mixing sample code and plenty of expert advice, this title will be indispensable for programmers.

Free PHP books

2009-07-19T10:04:00.001-07:00

Free PHP books

The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition
Free 207 Page eBook. The PHP Anthology will save you time, and eliminate the frustration of completing PHP tasks, with a comprehensive collection of ready-to-use solutions. If you're building web applications with PHP you'll never let this book out of your site! (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

PHP 5 Power Programming
This is a free php book from Bruce Perens' Open Source Series. In this book, PHP 5's co-creator and two leading PHP developers show you how to make the most of PHP 5's industrial-strength enhancements in any project - no matter how large or complex.

A Programmer's Introduction to PHP 4.0
This is a free php book from Apress. Beginning with a rapid introduction to PHP's syntax and basic functionality, you will swiftly understand PHP. The book then steers you toward advanced issues, like PHP's role in database manipulation, sessions, and user interactivity.

Practical PHP Programming
Free online php book by Paul Hudson. It covers topics like Simple variables and operators, Functions, Arrays, Objects, HTML Forms, Files, Databases, Cookies and Sessions, Multimedia, XML & XSLT, Output Buffering and Java and COM.

PHP Manual
The official php documentation PHP manual is available in many formats.

Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL
Four chapters can be downloaded from Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL.

Free ASP.NET books

2009-07-19T10:02:00.001-07:00

Free ASP.NET books

The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks
Free 156 Page eBook. The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is a collection of solutions to the most common ASP.NET problems. Let five world-class ASP.NET professionals guide you through countless practical solutions using C#. (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with VB 2005
Two chapters can be downloaded freely from Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with VB 2005. Chapter 1 - An introduction to ASP.NET web programming and Chapter 2 - How to develop a one-page web application.

Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with C# 2005
Two chapters can be downloaded freely from Murach's ASP.NET 2.0 Web Programming with C# 2005. Chapter 1 - An introduction to ASP.NET web programming and Chapter 2 - How to develop a one-page web application.

Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET
Four chapters(183 pages) can be downloaded freely from Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# & VB.NET. Free chapters are Chapter 1 - Introduction to .NET and ASP.NET, Chapter 2 - ASP.NET Basics, Chapter 3 - VB.NET and C# Programming Basics and Chapter 4 - Web Forms and Web Controls.

Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005
Three chapters can be downloaded freely from Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005. Free chapters are Chapter 9 - Data Binding, Chapter 10 - Rich Data Controls, Chapter 34 - Advanced Web Services.

Inside ASP.NET Web Matrix
Inside ASP.NET Web Matrix is a free ASP.NET ebook by Alex Homer and Dave Sussman. It has 3 parts: Part 1 - What is Web Matrix?, . Part 2 - Putting Web Matrix to Work and Part 3 - Configuring and Extending Web Matrix.

Quick and Dirty Performance Testing With Apache Bench

2009-07-16T10:53:00.001-07:00

If you need a quick and dirty way to throw some load onto a load balancer/ADC or web server, Apache comes with a great tool called Apache Bench. Since it's an HTTP client, it will of course work with any server, not just Apache-based servers.

Typically, Apache Bench (ab) is installed with the base Apache install, from at least Apache 1.3 on. This includes when Apache is installed on Windows.

You can check all of the available options on the ab documentation page, but here's a (very) quick reference to using it.

Two of the most important options are "-n" for the number of total connections, and "-c" for how many concurrent connections are done at the same time.

For instance, using the option "-n 1000″ will do 1,000 requests, one at a time, to a target URL.

ab -n 1000 http://website.com/

One at a time is rarely an effective test, so it's best to use the "-c" option to specify a high number of concurrent connections, such as 100.

ab -n 1000 -c 100 http://website.com/

If you use concurrency, ab will split the total number of requests up amongst the concurrent settings. For instance, using the option "-n 1000″ will do 1,000 connections, but "-n 2000 -c 100″ will only do 20 requests from 100 different connections (2,000 / 100 = 20). So it's best to use a much larger number of total connections if you're doing concurrency.

ab -n 100000 -c 100 http://website.com/

When ab is finished running, it will spit out a performance report, including such info as the time taken for tests, requests per second, wait time, etc.

Finished 1000 requests

Server Software:        Apache/2.2.9
Server Hostname:        localhost
Server Port:            80

Document Path:          /
Document Length:        45 bytes
 
Concurrency Level:      10
Time taken for tests:   0.427 seconds
Complete requests:      1000
Failed requests:        0
Write errors:           0
Total transferred:      320640 bytes
HTML transferred:       45090 bytes
 Requests per second:    2341.45 [#/sec] (mean)
Time per request:       4.271 [ms] (mean)
Time per request:       0.427 [ms] (mean, across all concurrent requests)
Transfer rate:          733.17 [Kbytes/sec] received
 
Connection Times (ms)
              min  mean[+/-sd] median   max
Connect:        0    2   0.4      2       3
Processing:     0    2   0.5      2       7
Waiting:        0    2   0.5      2       6
Total:          0    4   0.7      4       8
 
Percentage of the requests served within a certain time (ms)
  50%      4
  66%      4
  75%      5
  80%      5
  90%      5
  95%      5
  98%      5
  99%      5
 100%      8 (longest request)

The ab utility defaults to one request per TCP connection (KeepAlive turned off). If you want to use KeepAlive, where multiple requests are made through a TCP connection, use the "-K" option, open up as many TCP connections as you specify in concurrency ("-c") and make the total number of quests through those few open TCP connections.

The utility is a simple but power tool for testing load balancers and web servers. It doesn't tend to reflect real-world usage, but it can be useful for baseline testing and troubleshooting. I've found it quite useful over the years.

Free Web Design books

2009-07-16T10:39:00.001-07:00

Free Web design and Development books

Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business
Outsourcing Web Projects: 6 Steps to a Smarter Business provides you with tried and tested techniques that will ensure that you can deliver complex, high quality web projects using outsourced development resource, both on time and on budget!. (For visitors from USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom only.)

Web Style Guide, 2nd edition

Free online book Web Style Guide covers all the basic elements of creating a Web site. The book begins the presentation of its helpful and forward-looking advice with a discussion of the overall process of defining the objectives and users of your Web site, as well as the goals you will use to measure your progress. The authors then use time-tested, traditional print concepts to clearly illustrate how to make your site interface welcoming and efficient. High-quality illustrations show how to design for overall style and professional appeal.

Building Accessible Websites
Topics covered in this online book include The structure of accessible pages, Text and links, Navigation, Type and colour, Tables and frames, Stylesheets, Forms and interaction and Multimedia.

Client vs. Developer Wars
Client vs. Developer Wars: Communicating the Web Development Experience is for anyone who has been, or will be, involved in developing a web site.

The Art and Science of Web Design
Free pdf book about web design. Topics covered: Technology history, Interface consistency, Site structure, Interactivity and self-aware content, Browsers, Performance, Web advertising, Database-driven content.

Software Engineering for Internet Applications
Free pdf book about web application development. Topics covered: Basics, Planning, Software Structure, User Registration and Management, Content Management, Software Modularity, Discussion, Adding Mobile Users To Your Community, Voice (VoiceXML), Scaling Gracefully, Search, Planning Redux, Distributed Computing with HTTP, XML, SOAP, and WSDL, Metadata, User Activity Analysis and Writeup.

Free C books

2009-07-16T10:38:00.003-07:00

The New C Standard: An Economic and Cultural Commentary
The New C Standard: A Cultural and Economic Commentary can be downloaded in pdf format as a free download.

C Elements of Style
This is a free C book and it can be downloaded in pdf and html formats. The book contents are Style and Program Organization, File Basics, Comments, and Program Headings, Variable Names, Statement Formatting, Statement Details, Preprocessor, Directory Organization and Makefile Style, User-Friendly Programming and Rules.

The C Book
This is the online version of The C Book, second edition. The book contents are Introduction, Variables & arithmetic, Control flow, Functions, Arrays & pointers, Structures, Preprocessor, Specialized areas, Libraries, Complete Programs and Answers.

Numerical Recipes in C
Numerical Recipes in C book can be accessed as individual chapters in pdf format.

Writing Bug-Free C Code
This free C book is online. Chapters are Understand Why Bugs Exist, Know Your Environment, Rock-Solid Base, The Class Methodology, A New Heap Manager, Designing Modules, General Tips, Style Guide.

Free C++ books

2009-07-16T10:38:00.001-07:00

C++ In Action: Industrial-Strength Programming Techniques
C++ In Action: Industrial-Strength Programming Techniques is a free online C++ book by Bartosz Milewski. The contents are Introduction, Language, Techniques, Windows Techniques and Software Project. Source Code of sample projects is also available.

Thinking In C++ Second Edition Volume One: Introduction To Standard C++
This is a popular free C++ book by Bruce Eckel. It covers topics like Introduction to Objects, Making & Using Objects, Data Abstraction, Hiding the Implementation, Initialization & Cleanup, Function Overloading & Default Arguments, Operator Overloading, Dynamic Object Creation, Inheritance & Composition, Polymorphism & Virtual Functions and Introduction to Templates.

Thinking In C++ Second Edition Volume Two: Practical Programming
This is a popular free C++ book by Bruce Eckel and Chuck Allison. It covers topics like Exception handling, Strings in depth, Iostreams, Templates in depth, Runtime type identification, Multiple inheritance, Design patterns, Concurrency.

Optimizing C++
Free online book Optimizing C++ provides working programmers and those who intend to be working programmers with a practical, real-world approach to program optimization.

C++: A Dialog - Programming with C++ Standard Library
This book have free chapters - Introduction to Programming, Hardware Fundamentals, Basics of Programming, More Basics, Functional Literacy, Taking Inventory, Creating a Homegrown string class, Inheritance, Polymorphism and etc.

Free XML Books

2009-07-16T10:37:00.001-07:00

Free XML Books

Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days
Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, written by expert author Steve Holzner, offers hundreds of real-world examples demonstrating the uses of XML and the newest tools developers need to make the most of it. Read it online from sams reference library.

Essential XML Quick Reference
Essential XML Quick Reference: A Programmer's Reference to XML, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, SOAP, and More is provided as a free download from theserverside.net.

XML Programming: Web Applications and Web Services With JSP and ASP
XML Programming: Web Applications and Web Services with JSP and ASP provides a fast-moving introduction to the XML family of technologies for programmers. It can be downloaded from Apress free book section.

Google, Amazon, and Beyond: Creating and Consuming Web Services
Based on the publicly available Google and Amazon Web Services, this book presents a variety of cross-platform examples showing how to create, provide, deploy, and consumer Web Services. It can be downloaded from Apress free book section.

XML 1.1 Bible
Access 5 sample chapters Chapter 15: XSL Transformations, Chapter 16: XSL Formatting Objects, Chapter 17: XLinks, Chapter 18: XPointers and Chapter 20: Schemas of XML 1.1 Bible.

Free Ajax books

2009-07-16T10:36:00.001-07:00

Free Ajax EBooks and Online Books

Ajax in Action
Chapter 4 - The page as an application and Chapter 9 - Dynamic double combo are available in PDF format from Ajax in Action book.

Foundations of Ajax
Chapter 5 - Building the Ultimate Ajax Developer's Toolbox from Foundations of Ajax. It contain Documenting JavaScript Code with JSDoc, Validating HTML Content with Firefox Extensions, Searching for Nodes Using DOM Inspector and Performing JavaScript Syntax Checking with JSLint...

Ajax Patterns and Best Practices
Chapter 3 - Content Chunking Pattern of Ajax Patterns and Best Practices book. This book addresses the server side with the REST protocol. REST and Ajax blend elegantly together, but REST can also be used alone, with just a computer-to-computer solution.

Pro JSF and Ajax: Building Rich Internet Components
Chapter 4 - Using Rich Internet Technologies of Pro JSF and Ajax: Building Rich Internet Components. This book provides a blueprint for building custom JSF UI components and shows how to leverage the best browser technologies, such as AJAX, Mozilla XUL and Microsoft HTC, to deliver Rich Internet Applications.

Pragmatic Ajax : A Web 2.0 primer
Partial extracts from Google Maps Made Easy, Ajax Frameworks and Ajax UI, Part II chapters from Pragmatic Ajax : A Web 2.0 primer book.

Free Microsoft Office Books

2009-07-16T10:35:00.001-07:00

Introduction to Microsoft Office 2003 10 Minute Guide
Get 10 Minute Guide to Microsoft Office 2003 from QUE publishing for free to quickly learn how to use Office task panes, customize your Office applications, use the Office web integration features, and migrate from your older version of Microsoft Office to the 2003 edition.

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2003 in 24 Hours
For readers who are new to Office 11 and want to get up and running quickly, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office 2003 in 24 Hours will do the trick. This book includes shortcuts and ways to accomplish the most common tasks in Office.

Microsoft Office Reference Guide
A reference guide from InformIT. It covers topics like working with Microsoft Word, accelerating your knowledge of Excel, presenting professionally with PowerPoint and posting a web site with FrontPage.

Microsoft Office Live: Take Your Business Online

Learn how to use Microsoft Office Live and take your business online! In this tutorial, well-known author and columnist Katherine Murray gives you an insider's look at the features and capabilities of Microsoft Office Live offerings: Office Live Basics, Office Live Collaboration, and Office Live Essentials. With this practical tutorial, you ll discover how to create, manage, and track statistics for your business Web site; manage and store critical business information; and improve business processes. 30-day limited time offer!

The 20 Minute Guide to Using MS Access 2007
Free Microsoft Access 2007 book. This is a quick start guide to get you up and running with MS Access 2007. It takes you through some of the new features of the product as well as how to create a database from scratch.

Are you looking for a Linux distribution with an ultramodern look with plenty of eye candy

2009-07-12T21:38:00.001-07:00

Kubuntu 9.04 ("Jaunty") is the KDE version of the new release of Ubuntu-Jaunty. It uses the new KDE4.2.2, the bug-fixed version of KDE4.x. Figure 1 shows how Kubuntu looks on an Eee PC900 netbook with the panel to the left populated with my choice of applications and the clock swapped out. The font on the default clock is too small for comfortable reading on a small display. (What you can do about this is spelled out later in the article.)

Figure 1 Jaunty desktop

Free VB.NET books

2009-07-12T20:48:00.001-07:00

Programming VB .NET: A Guide For Experienced Programmers
Comprehensive, hands-on guide to the Visual Basic .NET programming language addressed to people with some programming background, although a background in Visual Basic, is not required. It can be downloaded from Apress free book section.

Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Developers
Free full VB.NET book by Microsoft. It includes chapters - Microsoft .NET Framework Primer for the Visual Basic Developer, Language Enhancements for Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005 Integrated Development Environment, Building Datacentric Applications, Constructing User Interfaces, Building Web Applications, Microsoft .NET Framework Enhancements and Deploying Applications.

Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
Free full VB.NET book by Microsoft. Upgrading Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET is the complete technical guide to upgrading Visual Basic 6 applications to Visual Basic .NET, covering all upgrade topics from APIs to ZOrders.

Visual Basic.NET
Visual Basic.NET book by Vijay Mukhi. It covers Classes, WinForms, Access Modifiers, Database Handling, XML and Exception Handling.

Murach's Beginning Visual Basic .NET

First 3 chapters are freely available from Murach's Beginning Visual Basic .NET. Chapter 1 introduces you to the .NET Framework and the integrated development environment. Chapter 2 teaches you the basics of designing, coding, and testing VB.NET applications. Chapter 3 gets you going with Visual Basic language elements like assignment statements, arithmetic and conditional expressions, nested If statements, and Select Case statements.

Free C# Books

2009-07-11T20:31:00.001-07:00

Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours from Sams reference library.

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C#
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in C# is a free web book by Bruno R. Preiss. It covers topics like Foundational Data Structures, Data Types and Abstraction, Stacks, Queues, and Deques and Ordered Lists and Sorted Lists.

Dissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop
Learn advanced .NET programming techniques by getting an insiders' look at a complete application! SharpDevelop is a complete Integrated Development Environment, written in C#.

C# - The Basics
C# - The Basics by Vijay Mukhi is available online.

Visual Studio.Net with C#
Visual Studio.Net with C# by Vijay Mukhi is available online.

Free .NET books

2009-07-11T10:50:00.001-07:00

Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET 2003 in 21 Days
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 Days will help developers that are new to application development and experienced developers understand how to use the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET to rapidly develop any type of computer software.

COM and .NET Interoperability
COM and .NET Interoperability provides a complete overview on the process of building .NET applications which interact (interoperate) with existing COM code. This can be downloaded in Apress free book section.

CodeNotes for .NET
This edition of CodeNotes will review the core .Net architecture and then use code examples to help developers solve real-world problems, such as XML support, security and authentication, data access with ADO+, type development and parsing, string manipulation.

CodeNotes for J#
CodeNotes for J# will introduce you to the J# language and demonstrate how Java language syntax can be used inside the .NET framework. In addition to basic J# syntax, this book provides an introduction to Windows Forms, ASP.NET, and Web Services.

Crystal Reports for .NET
This will train you how to create reports in no time. Add reports to ASP.NET and Windows Forms. Use the Report Wizards to quickly create reports. Modify reports during runtime. Learn the report object models. Code listings in VB.NET.

Free Java books

2009-07-11T10:48:00.001-07:00

Free Java Books, Free Java eBooks and Java books in pdf

Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches someone with no previous programming experience how to create simple Java programs and applets.

Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition
A great Java book by Bruce Eckel. It covers topics like Introduction to Objects, Controlling Program Flow, Reusing Classes, Error Handling with Exceptions and Java Programming Guidelines.

Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Java
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Java is a free web book by Bruno R. Preiss. It covers topics like Foundational Data Structures, Data Types and Abstraction, Stacks, Queues, and Deques and Ordered Lists and Sorted Lists.

Introduction to Programming Using Java
Introduction to Programming Using Java by David J. Eck , the fifth edition of the free, on-line textbook on introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction.

The Java Tutorial Third Edition
The Java Tutorial Third Edition is a complete beginners guide on Java Language. It covers topics like Learning the Java Language, Writing Applets, Essential Java Classes, Creating a User Interface and Custom Networking.

Free J2EE books

2009-07-11T10:46:00.001-07:00

Mastering Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0
The best selling book Mastering EJB is now in its fourth edition and has been updated for EJB 3.0. This edition features chapters on session beans and message-driven beans, EJB-Java EE integration and advanced persistence concepts.

The J2EE Architect's Handbook
This book is written for technical architects and senior developers tasked with designing and leading the development of J2EE java applications.

Servlets and JavaServer Pages: The J2EE Technology Web Tier
Servlets and JSP the J2EE Web Tier is designed for developers of all levels. The book assumes a reader is familiar with HTML and the basics of Java. The book starts by covering how to installing a Servlet/JSP environment and what is in the JSP 2.0, Servlet 2.4, and JSTL 1.0 specifications.

Jakarta-Struts Live
Servlets and JSP the J2EE Web Tier is designed for developers of all levels. The book assumes a reader is familiar with HTML and the basics of Java. The book starts by covering how to installing a Servlet/JSP environment and what is in the JSP 2.0, Servlet 2.4, and JSTL 1.0 specifications.

Java Testing and Design
Java Testing and Design: From Unit Testing to Automated Web Tests teaches you a fast and efficient method to build production-worthy, scalable, and well performing Web-enabled applications.

Using Java's Scanner Class to Read Input

2009-07-08T18:31:00.001-07:00

The Scanner class must be imported from java.util. It provides a wrapper class that encapsulates an input stream, such as stdin, and it provides a number of convenience methods for reading lines and then breaking a line into tokens. This set of notes will cover the set of Scanner methods that you will use most frequently. You can look at the Scanner's API to get the full list of methods that a Scanner provides.

A simple text scanner which can parse primitive types and strings using regular expressions.

A Scanner breaks its input into tokens using a delimiter pattern, which by default matches whitespace. The resulting tokens may then be converted into values of different types using the various next methods.

For example, this code allows a user to read a number from System.in:

     Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
     int i = sc.nextInt();

As another example, this code allows long types to be assigned from entries in a file myNumbers:

      Scanner sc = new Scanner(new File("myNumbers"));
      while (sc.hasNextLong()) {
          long aLong = sc.nextLong();
      }

The scanner can also use delimiters other than whitespace. This example reads several items in from a string:

     String input = "1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish";
     Scanner s = new Scanner(input).useDelimiter("\\s*fish\\s*");
     System.out.println(s.nextInt());
     System.out.println(s.nextInt());
      System.out.println(s.next());
     System.out.println(s.next());
     s.close();

prints the following output:

     1
     2
     red
     blue

The same output can be generated with this code, which uses a regular expression to parse all four tokens at once:

     String input = "1 fish 2 fish red fish blue fish";
     Scanner s = new Scanner(input);
     s.findInLine("(\\d+) fish (\\d+) fish (\\w+) fish (\\w+)");
     MatchResult result = s.match();
      for (int i=1; i<=result.groupCount(); i++)
         System.out.println(result.group(i);
     s.close();

IT Books Online, J2EE Design Patterns Applied, Developing Java Web Services

2009-07-07T09:21:00.001-07:00

J2EE Design Patterns Applied

Developing Java Web Services

Architecting and Developing Secure Web Services Using Java

One of the first books to cover Sun Microsystem's new Java Web Services Developer Pack Written by top Sun consultants with hands-on experience in creating Web services, with a foreword from Simon Phipps, Chief Evangelist at Sun Case studies demonstrate how to create Web services with the tools most used by Java developers, including BEA WebLogic, Apache Axis, Systinet WASP, and Verisign

Free eBooks eMagazines New eBooks

2009-07-07T09:18:00.001-07:00

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'God Hates Fags' church to picket Michael Jackson's funeral

2009-07-06T09:13:00.001-07:00

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, who blame homosexuality for the world's ills, have said they will picket the funeral of Michael Jackson.

The star is to be buried tomorrow at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He died of a suspected heart attack on June 25th.

The church, headed by pastor Fred Phelps, usually prefer to picket the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq and AIDS victims. They claim they were killed by God as a punishment for homosexuality.

According to the group's picket schedule, they will be holding a protest outside the star's funeral.

An announcement on their website said: "Michael Wacko Jacko Jackson is in hell! WBC will be there to remind you to stop worshiping the dead. We will be there to tell you to Thank God for the death of this filthy, adulterous, idolatrous, gender-confused, nationality-confused, unthankful brute beast. We will be there to remind you that God Killed Wacko Jacko."

Phelps and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper are now banned from entering the UK. They are on a list of 16 individuals banned from entering the country since October due to their extremist views.

Final tally for Michael Jackson memorial: 1.6 million people register!

2009-07-06T09:12:00.001-07:00

The registration process for free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service has closed. Now AEG, the company behind the memorial, is charged with the unenviable task of sorting through 1.6 million registers, "scrubbing" all entries to eliminate duplicates and those suspected to have been made by auto-entry, and randomly drawing 8,750 tickets. Fans selected will receive an email on July 5 after 11 am PST with instructions on how to obtain their two free tickets. Tickets will be distributed on July 6 at an off-site location. The service will be held on July 7 at the Staples Center or the live simulcast at the Nokia Theatre.

XML Serialization of Java Objects

2009-07-06T07:03:00.001-07:00

Java serialization was initially used to support remote method invocation (RMI), allowing argument objects to be passed between two virtual machines.

RMI works best when the two VMs contain compatible versions of the class being transmitted, and can reliably transmit a binary representation of the object based on its internal state. When an object is serialized, it must also serialize the objects to which its fields refer - resulting in what is commonly called an object graph of connected components. Although the transient keyword can be used to control the extent to which the serialization process penetrates the object graph, this level of control is seldom enough.

Free Java Books Downloads absolutely free

2009-07-03T04:54:00.001-07:00

Java Language Specification: Third Edition (PDF) The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the Java programming language. It provides full coverage of all new features added in since the previous edition including generics, annotations, asserts, autoboxing, enums, for each loops, variable arity methods and static import clauses. Downloads to Edition One and Two also available.
Java Native Interface: Programmer's Guide and Specification: The (JNI) enables integration of Java code with that written in other languages like C and C++. Programmers can take full advantage of the Java platform without having to abandon any previous investment in code. This book is a comprehensive guide to working with the Java Native Interface. Included are a tutorial, a detailed description of JNI features and programming techniques, JNI design justifications, and the official specification for all JNI types and functions. Important topics like Writing Native Methods, Pass Data Types between Java and Native Programming Languages, Embedding JVM Implementation in Native Applications and Leveraging Legacy Native Libraries are covered.
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Thinking in Java - Bruce Eckel's renowned book
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2009-07-03T04:48:00.001-07:00

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2009-07-03T03:58:00.000-07:00

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2009-07-03T02:57:00.001-07:00

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2009-06-30T02:21:00.000-07:00

Revealed: Intimate pictures from Michael Jackson's family album seen for first time

For decades, he went to extraordinary lengths to shroud his family life in secrecy.

Now with his passing, photographs of the troubled star are emerging online that give a remarkable insight into his world.

These personal photos show a far more normal father and man than any of his bizarre showbusiness appearances of recent years.

Happy family? Michael Jackson holds 'Blanket' and Paris while Prince, right, looks into the camera

Family fun: Jackson with Prince and Paris in fancy dress at a children's party in 2003

Proud father: Jackson poses with daughter Paris

Party time: Jackson cuddles 'Blanket' while Prince and Paris, both in paper hats, look on

2009-06-30T02:18:00.001-07:00

Lisa Marie Presley said he was a passionate lover. So what WAS the truth about Jackson's sexuality?

They met as children and for 40 years, he was Michael Jackson's confidant. Now, in this deeply personal series, J. Randy Taraborrelli writes exclusively of the Michael Jackson he knew. Yesterday, he told the story of his friend's fall as he witnessed it first hand. Here, he examines Jackson's sexuality, investigating his questionable relationships with children - and providing a fascinating glimpse into a very passionate marriage with Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie...

Michael Jackson's personal maid dashed into his bedroom in the superstar's mock-Tudor mansion at Neverland, his ranch-cum-children's fairground, and frantically snatched up the sheets, pillows, bedspreads, towels and dirty clothes - anything that might implicate him.

Then she loaded all his make-up, eyeliner, lipstick, creams and gels into a box. 'My job was to hide all the bottles of women's perfumes. Michael only used female fragrances, not male, and I guess someone thought that might look bad.'

This was the night in 1993 when it emerged that Jackson, a global icon, was under investigation for the sexual abuse of 12-year-old Jordie Chandler.

Jackson with Lisa Marie Presley at an MTV awards ceremony in New York. From their very first date, at a dinner party staged by a mutual friend, the pair hit it off

Jackson with Brooke Shields at a party in 1984. No one believed he'd had romances with girls such as Brooke or Tatum O'Neal, no matter how much he insisted he had

2009-06-30T02:03:00.001-07:00

Eerie pictures show Michael Jackson
rehearsing on stage for London comeback gigs just 48 hours before he died

These are the last pictures of Michael Jackson on stage, taken just two days before he died.

The images of the singer hard at work rehearsing for upcoming tour This Is It give a glimpse of what was in store for fans at his planned gigs in London's 02.

Jackson was due to begin the first of 50 dates at the arena on July 13, but died on Thursday after being rushed to hospital in Los Angeles.

Putting on a thriller: Michael Jackso strikes a familiar pose as he practises his routine in the Staples Centre, LA, for the This Is It comeback concerts

In another photo, he smiles broadly, microphone in hand, dressed in a long shimmering mac over a top and trousers.

Man in the mac: Microphone in hand, the singer appears to be enjoying himself as he rehearses

More than 800,000 tickets costing up to £1,000 had been sold for the concerts at London's O2 arena which were hailed as the most 'expensive and technically advanced' live shows ever.

The concerts, which were due to start in two weeks' time, had been expected to be the highest grossing pop production of all time.

Hundreds of thousands of fans who bought tickets for the cancelled gigs have been told they will be entitled to a refund.
ON DVD, THE FINAL PERFORMANCE

Footage from Jackson’s final rehearsals is already being compiled for a DVD and album.

The star is believed to have been filmed running through his songs and dance routines the day before he died.

In the groove: Footage of star rehearsing could be released on DVD although it's unclear who owns the rights

It is expected that when released this could become one of the star’s biggest selling works.

It is understood filming took place last Wednesday during Jackson’s rehearsals at the Los Angeles Staples Centre for the 50-date This Is It tour.

It remains unclear who has official ownership of the footage. A spokesman for concert promoter AEG
declined to comment. It is expected that the star’s estate will make more money in the next year from his music than he did in the last decade of his life.

The king of pop’s family will release a series of posthumous albums, starting this Christmas. It is understood Jackson wrote a number of songs for his three children, which were not to be released until after his death.

There are also songs left over from his last album, Invincible, released in 2001.

A tribute show is planned for September with Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Barbra Streisand said to be in talks to appear.

2009-06-30T01:28:00.000-07:00

'I'm better off dead. I'm done': Michael Jackson's fateful prediction just a week before his death

* Genetic condition had ruined his lungs and left him unable to sing
* He became so skeletal, doctors believed he was anorexic
* He had nightmares about being murdered – and wanted to die
* He used swine flu as an excuse to avoid coming to England
* He thought he was agreeing to 10 concerts – it was 50

Whatever the final autopsy results reveal, it was greed that killed Michael Jackson. Had he not been driven – by a cabal of bankers, agents, doctors and advisers – to commit to the gruelling 50 concerts in London’s O2 Arena, I believe he would still be alive today.

During the last weeks and months of his life, Jackson made desperate attempts to prepare for the concert series scheduled for next month – a series that would have earned millions for the singer and his entourage, but which he could never have completed, not mentally, and not physically.

Ailing: Michael Jackson may have worn a mask in public to protect his diseased lungs

Michael knew it and his advisers knew it. Anyone who caught even a fleeting glimpse of the frail old man hiding beneath the costumes and cosmetics would have understood that the London tour was madness. For Michael Jackson, it was fatal.

I had more than a glimpse of the real Michael; as an award-winning freelance journalist and film-maker, I spent more than five years inside his ‘camp’.

Many in his entourage spoke frankly to me – and that made it possible for me to write authoritatively last December that Michael had six months to live, a claim that, at the time, his official spokesman, Dr Tohme Tohme, called a ‘complete fabrication’. The singer, he told the world, was in ‘fine health’. Six months and one day later, Jackson was dead.

Some liked to snigger at his public image, and it is true that flamboyant clothes and bizarre make-up made for a comic grotesque; yet without them, his appearance was distressing; with skin blemishes, thinning hair and discoloured fingernails.

I had established beyond doubt, for example, that Jackson relied on an extensive collection of wigs to hide his greying hair. Shorn of their luxuriance, the Peter Pan of Neverland cut a skeletal figure.

It was clear that he was in no condition to do a single concert, let alone 50. He could no longer sing, for a start. On some days he could barely talk. He could no longer dance. Disaster was looming in London and, in the opinion of his closest confidantes, he was feeling suicidal.

To understand why a singer of Jackson’s fragility would even think about travelling to London, we need to go back to June 13, 2005, when my involvement in his story began.

As a breaking news alert flashed on CNN announcing that the jury had reached a verdict in Jackson’s trial for allegedly molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch in California, I knew that history had been made but that Michael Jackson had been broken – irrevocably so, as it proved.

Nor was it the first time that Michael had been accused of impropriety with young boys. Little more than a decade earlier, another 13-year-old, Jordan Chandler, made similar accusations in a case that was eventually settled before trial – but not before the damage had been done to Jackson’s reputation.

Frail: In a wheelchair last year, Michael Jackson looked in no state to perform 50 tough gigs

Michael had not helped his case. Appearing in a documentary with British broadcaster Martin Bashir, he not only admitted that he liked to share a bed with teenagers, mainly boys, in pyjamas, but showed no sign of understanding why anyone might be legitimately concerned.

I had started my investigation convinced that Jackson was guilty. By the end, I no longer believed that.

I could not find a single shred of evidence suggesting that Jackson had molested a child. But I found significant evidence demonstrating that most, if not all, of his accusers lacked credibility and were motivated primarily by money.

Jackson also deserved much of the blame, of course. Continuing to share a bed with children even after the suspicions surfaced bordered on criminal stupidity.

He was also playing a truly dangerous game. It is clear to me that Michael was homosexual and that his taste was for young men, albeit not as young as Jordan Chandler or Gavin Arvizo.

In the course of my investigations, I spoke to two of his gay lovers, one a Hollywood waiter, the other an aspiring actor. The waiter had remained friends, perhaps more, with the singer until his death last week. He had served Jackson at a restaurant, Jackson made his interest plain and the two slept together the following night. According to the waiter, Jackson fell in love.

The actor, who has been given solid but uninspiring film parts, saw Jackson in the middle of 2007. He told me they had spent nearly every night together during their affair – an easy claim to make, you might think. But this lover produced corroboration in the form of photographs of the two of them together, and a witness.

Other witnesses speak of strings of young men visiting his house at all hours, even in the period of his decline. Some stayed overnight.

When Jackson lived in Las Vegas, one of his closest aides told how he would sneak off to a ‘grungy, rat-infested’ motel – often dressed as a woman to disguise his identity – to meet a male construction worker he had fallen in love with.

Jackson was acquitted in the Arvizo case, dramatically so, but the effect on his mental state was ruinous. Sources close to him suggest he was close to complete nervous breakdown.

Death scene: The rented home in Bel Air where Michael Jackson passed away

The ordeal had left him physically shattered, too. One of my sources suggested that he might already have had a genetic condition I had never previously come across, called Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency – the lack of a protein that can help protect the lungs.

Although up to 100,000 Americans are severely affected by it, it is an under-recognised condition. Michael was receiving regular injections of Alpha-1 antitrypsin derived from human plasma. The treatment is said to be remarkably effective and can enable the sufferer to lead a normal life.

But the disease can cause respiratory problems and, in severe cases, emphysema. Could this be why Jackson had for years been wearing a surgical mask in public, to protect his lungs from the ravages of the disease? Or why, from time to time, he resorted to a wheelchair? When I returned to my source inside the Jackson camp for confirmation, he said: ‘Yeah, that’s what he’s got. He’s in bad shape. They’re worried that he might need a lung transplant but he may be too weak.

‘Some days he can hardly see and he’s having a lot of trouble walking.’

Even Michael Jackson’s legendary wealth was in sharp decline. Just a few days before he announced his 50-concert comeback at the O2 Arena, one of my sources told me Jackson had been offered £1.8million to perform at a party for a Russian billionaire on the Black Sea.

‘Is he up to it?’ I had asked.

‘He has no choice. He needs the money. His people are pushing him hard,’ said the source.

Could he even stand on a stage for an hour concert?

‘He can stand. The treatments have been successful. He can even dance once he gets in better shape. He just can’t sing,’ said the aide, adding that Jackson would have to lip-synch to get through the performance. ‘Nobody will care, as long as he shows up and moonwalks.’

He also revealed Jackson had been offered well over £60million to play Las Vegas for six months. ‘He said no, but his people are trying to force it on him. He’s that close to losing everything,’ said the source.

Forced: Michael Jackson thought he was agreeing to 10 concerts at London's O2 Arena not 50

Indeed, by all accounts Jackson’s finances were in a shambles. The Arvizo trial itself was a relative bargain, costing a little more than £18million in legal bills.

But the damage to his career, already in trouble before the charges, was incalculable. After the Arvizo trial, a Bahraini sheikh allowed Jackson to stay in his palace, underwriting his lavish lifestyle. But a few years later, the prince sued his former guest, demanding repayment for his hospitality. Jackson claimed he thought it had been a gift.

Roger Friedman, a TV journalist, said: ‘For one year, the prince underwrote Jackson’s life in Bahrain – everything including accommodation, guests, security and transportation. And what did Jackson do? He left for Japan and then Ireland. He took the money and moonwalked right out the door. This is the real Michael Jackson. He has never returned a phone call from the prince since he left Bahrain.’

Although Jackson settled with the sheikh on the eve of the trial that would have aired his financial dirty laundry, the settlement only put him that much deeper into the hole. A hole that kept getting bigger, but that was guaranteed by Jackson’s half ownership of the copyrights to The Beatles catalogue. He owned them in a joint venture with record company Sony, which have kept him from bankruptcy.

‘Jackson is in hock to Sony for hundreds of millions,’ a source told me a couple of months ago. ‘No bank will give him any money so Sony have been paying his bills.

‘The trouble is that he hasn’t been meeting his obligations. Sony have been in a position for more than a year where it can repossess Michael’s share of the [Beatles] catalogue. That’s always been Sony’s dream scenario, full ownership.

‘But they don’t want to do it as they’re afraid of a backlash from his fans. Their nightmare is an organised 'boycott Sony' movement worldwide, which could prove hugely costly. It is the only thing standing between Michael and bankruptcy.’

Legacy: Michael Jackson wanted to ensure the future of his children by leaving them 200 unpublished songs

The source aid at the time that the scheduled London concerts wouldn’t clear Jackson’s debts – estimated at almost £242million – but they would allow him to get them under control and get him out of default with Sony.

According to two sources in Jackson’s camp, the singer put in place a contingency plan to ensure his children would be well taken care of in the event of bankruptcy.

‘He has as many as 200 unpublished songs that he is planning to leave behind for his children when he dies. They can’t be touched by the creditors, but they could be worth as much as £60million that will ensure his kids a comfortable existence no matter what happens,’ one of his collaborators revealed.

But for the circle of handlers who surrounded Jackson during his final years, their golden goose could not be allowed to run dry. Bankruptcy was not an option.

These, after all, were not the handlers who had seen him through the aftermath of the Arvizo trial and who had been protecting his fragile emotional health to the best of their ability. They were gone, and a new set of advisers was in place.

The clearout had apparently been engineered by his children’s nanny, Grace Rwaramba, who was gaining considerable influence over Jackson and his affairs and has been described as the ‘queen bee’ by those around Jackson.

Rwaramba had ties to the black militant organisation, the Nation of Islam, and its controversial leader, Louis Farrakhan, whom she enlisted for help in running Jackson’s affairs.

Before long, the Nation was supplying Jackson’s security detail and Farrakhan’s son-in-law, Leonard Muhammad, was appointed as Jackson’s business manager, though his role has lessened significantly in recent years.

In late 2008, a shadowy figure who called himself Dr Tohme Tohme suddenly emerged as Jackson’s ‘official spokesman’.

Tohme has been alternately described as a Saudi Arabian billionaire and an orthopaedic surgeon, but he is actually a Lebanese businessman who does not have a medical licence. At one point, Tohme claimed he was an ambassador at large for Senegal, but the Senegalese embassy said they had never heard of him.

Misguided: Michael Jackson showed no sign of understanding why anyone might be legitimately concerned about him sharing a bed with young boys

Tohme’s own ties to the Nation of Islam came to light in March 2009, when New York auctioneer Darren Julien was conducting an auction of Michael Jackson memorabilia.

Julien filed an affidavit in Los Angeles Superior Court that month in which he described a meeting he had with Tohme’s business partner, James R. Weller. According to Julien’s account, ‘Weller said if we refused to postpone [the auction], we would be in danger from 'Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam; those people are very protective of Michael'.

He told us that Dr Tohme and Michael Jackson wanted to give the message to us that 'our lives are at stake and there will be bloodshed'.’

A month after these alleged threats, Tohme accompanied Jackson to a meeting at a Las Vegas hotel with Randy Phillips, chief executive of the AEG Group, to finalise plans for Jackson’s return to the concert stage.

Jackson’s handlers had twice before said no to Phillips. This time, with Tohme acting as his confidant, Jackson left the room agreeing to perform ten concerts at the O2.

Before long, however, ten concerts had turned into 50 and the potential revenues had skyrocketed. ‘The vultures who were pulling his strings somehow managed to put this concert extravaganza together behind his back, then presented it to him as a fait accompli,’ said one aide.

‘The money was just unbelievable and all his financial people were telling him he was facing bankruptcy. But Michael still resisted. He didn’t think he could pull it off.’

Eventually, they wore him down, the aide explained, but not with the money argument.

‘They told him that this would be the greatest comeback the world had ever known. That’s what convinced him. He thought if he could emerge triumphantly from the success of these concerts, he could be the King again.’

The financial details of the O2 concerts are still murky, though various sources have revealed that Jackson was paid as much as £10million in advance, most of which went to the middlemen. But Jackson could have received as much as £100million had the concerts gone ahead.

It is worth noting that the O2 Arena has the most sophisticated lip synching technology in the world – a particular attraction for a singer who can no longer sing. Had, by some miracle, the concerts gone ahead, Jackson’s personal contribution could have been limited to just 13 minutes for each performance. The rest was to have been choreography and lights.

‘We knew it was a disaster waiting to happen,’ said one aide. ‘I don’t think anybody predicted it would actually kill him but nobody believed he would end up performing.’

Their doubts were underscored when Jackson collapsed during only his second rehearsal.

Hidden life: It was 'clear Michael Jackson was gay' but he married twice, firstly to Lisa Marie Presley, above

‘Collapse might be overstating it,’ said the aide. ‘He needed medical attention and couldn’t go on. I’m not sure what caused it.’

Meanwhile, everybody around him noticed that Jackson had lost an astonishing amount of weight in recent months. His medical team even believed he was anorexic.

‘He goes days at a time hardly eating a thing and at one point his doctor was asking people if he had been throwing up after meals,’ one staff member told me in May.

‘He suspected bulimia but when we said he hardly eats any meals, the doc thought it was probably anorexia. He seemed alarmed and at one point said, 'People die from that all the time. You’ve got to get him to eat.'’

Indeed, one known consequence of anorexia is cardiac arrest.

After spotting him leave one rehearsal, Fox News reported that ‘Michael Jackson’s skeletal physique is so bad that he might not be able to moonwalk any more’.

On May 20 this year, AEG suddenly announced that the first London shows had been delayed for five days while the remainder had been pushed back until March 2010. At the time, they denied that the postponements were health-related, explaining that they needed more time to mount the technically complex production, though scepticism immediately erupted. It was well placed.

Behind the scenes, Jackson was in rapid decline. According to a member of his staff, he was ‘terrified’ at the prospect of the London concerts.

‘He wasn’t eating, he wasn’t sleeping and, when he did sleep, he had nightmares that he was going to be murdered. He was deeply worried that he was going to disappoint his fans. He even said something that made me briefly think he was suicidal. He said he thought he’d die before doing the London concerts.

‘He said he was worried that he was going to end up like Elvis. He was always comparing himself to Elvis, but there was something in his tone that made me think that he wanted to die, he was tired of life. He gave up. His voice and dance moves weren’t there any more. I think maybe he wanted to die rather than embarrass himself on stage.’

The most obvious comparison between the King of Pop and the King of Rock ’n’ Roll was their prescription drug habits, which in Jackson’s case had significantly intensified in his final months.

‘He is surrounded by enablers,’ said one aide. ‘We should be stopping him before he kills himself, but we just sit by and watch him medicate himself into oblivion.’

Jackson could count on an array of doctors to write him prescriptions without asking too many questions if he complained of ‘pain’. He was particularly fond of OxyContin, nicknamed ‘Hillbilly heroin’, which gave an instant high, although he did not take it on a daily basis.

According to the aide, painkillers are not the only drugs Jackson took.

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Performer: Michael Jackson was unable to dance and sing like he once could due to his illnesses

‘He pops Demerol and morphine, sure, apparently going back to the time in 1984 when he burned himself during the Pepsi commercial, but there’s also some kind of psychiatric medication. One of his brothers once told me he was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger, so it may be to treat that.’

His aides weren’t the only ones who recognised that a 50-concert run was foolhardy. In May, Jackson himself reportedly addressed fans as he left his Burbank rehearsal studio.

‘Thank you for your love and support,’ he told them. ‘I want you guys to know I love you very much.

'I don’t know how I’m going to do 50 shows. I’m not a big eater. I need to put some weight on. I’m really angry with them booking me up to do 50 shows. I only wanted to do ten.’

One of his former employees was particularly struck by Jackson’s wording that day. ‘The way he was talking, it’s like he’s not in control over his own life any more,’ she told me earlier this month. ‘It sounds like somebody else is pulling his strings and telling him what to do. Someone wants him dead.

'They keep feeding him pills like candy. They are trying to push him over the edge. He needs serious help. The people around him will kill him.’

As the London concerts approached, something was clearly wrong. Jackson had vowed to travel to England at least eight weeks before his first shows, but he kept putting it off.

‘To be honest, I never thought Michael would set foot on a concert stage ever again,’ said one aide, choking back tears on the evening of his death.

‘This was not only predictable, this was inevitable.’

On June 21, Jackson told my contact that he wanted to die. He said that he didn’t have what it would take to perform any more because he had lost his voice and dance moves.

‘It’s not working out,’ Jackson said. ‘I’m better off dead. I don’t have anywhere left to turn. I’m done.’

Michael’s closest confidante told me just two hours after he died that ‘Michael was tired of living. He was a complete wreck for years and now he can finally be in a better place. People around him fed him drugs to keep him on their side. They should be held accountable.’

Michael Jackson was undoubtedly a deeply troubled and lonely man. Throughout my investigation, I was torn between compassion and anger, sorrow and empathy.

Even his legacy is problematic. As I have already revealed, he has bequeathed up to 200 original songs to his three children, Prince Michael, aged 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II (also known as Blanket), seven. It is a wonderful gift.

Yet I can reveal that his will, not as yet made public, demands that the three of them remain with Jackson’s 79-year-old mother Katherine in California. It promises an ugly row.

Ex-wife Deborah Rowe, the mother of the eldest two, has already made it clear to her legal team that she wants her children in her custody, immediately.

The mother of the third child has never been identified. I fully expect that it will emerge that the children had a ‘test tube’ conception, a claim already made by Deborah Rowe.

Michael Jackson may very well have been the most talented performer of his generation, but for 15 years that fact has been lost to a generation who may remember him only as a grotesque caricature who liked to share his bed with little boys. Now that he’s gone, maybe it’s time to shelve the suspicions and appreciate the music.

2009-06-28T03:22:00.000-07:00

What's new in Java
SCJP Mock exams section has more than 5600 questions for Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition certification.
SCJP Study Guides and SCJP Mock Exams sections have been updated.
What you will find here
Java Certification Exams provides free study guides, free study notes, free mock exams, free practice exams and other resources for the following Sun certifications for Java technology.

* Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition (SCJA)
* Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (SCJP)
* Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (SCJD)
* Sun Certified Web Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (SCWCD)
* Sun Certified Business Component Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (SCBCD)
* Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services (SCDJWS)
* Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (SCEA)
* Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer for the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (SCMAD)

2009-06-04T05:04:00.000-07:00

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (CX-310-055) - SCJP Community

JavaRanch Programmer Certification (SCJP) forum
Popular discussion forum for the Sun Certified Java Programmer Exam.

JDiscuss SCJP forum
SCJP forum by Enthuware.

Whizlabs SCJP forum
SCJP forum by Whizlabs.

scjp_meda Yahoo Group
Yahoo Group for SCJP 1.4 Exam.

JavaBeat_SCJP Yahoo Group
Yahoo Group for SCJP 1.4 and SCJP 5.0 Exams.

scjp5 Yahoo Group
Yahoo Group for SCJP 5.0 Exam.

2009-06-04T05:03:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5।0 (CX-310-055) -Free SCJP Mock Exams and Practice Exams

2009-06-04T05:01:00.000-07:00

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5।0 (CX-310-055) -SCJP Study Guides and Study Notes

2009-06-04T05:00:00.000-07:00

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (CX-310-055) - SCJP Exam Objectives

2009-06-04T04:58:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 (CX-310-055) - SCJP Exam details

The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 5.0 certification exam is for programmers experienced using the Java programming language.

Exam number	:CX-310-055
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:None
Other exams/assignments required for this certification	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and Drag and Drop
Cost	:150 USD
Number of questions	:72
Pass score	:59% (43 of 72 questions)
Time Limit	:175 minutes (2 hrs and 55 minutes)

Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 Upgrade Exam (CX-310-056)

The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 5.0 certification exam is for programmers experienced using the Java programming language.

Exam number	:CX-310-056
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:Successful completion of previous version of Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform exam
Other exams/assignments required for this certification	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and Drag and Drop
Cost	:100 USD
Number of questions	:46
Pass score	:58% (27 of 46 questions)
Time Limit	:105 minutes (1 hr and 45 minutes)

Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.4 (CX-310-035)

The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.4 certification exam is for programmers experienced in using the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language.

Exam number	:CX-310-035
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:6-12 months of experience
Other exams/assignments required for this certification	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and short answer
Cost	:150 USD
Number of questions	:61
Pass score	:52% (32 of 61 questions)
Time Limit	:120 minutes (2 hrs)

Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.2 (CX-310-025)

The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 1.2 certification exam is for programmers experienced in using the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language.

Exam number	:CX-310-025
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:None
Other exams/assignments required for this certification	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and short answer
Cost	:150 USD
Number of questions	:59
Pass score	:61%
Time Limit	:120 minutes (2 hrs)

Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform Upgrade Exam (CX-310-036)

The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform Upgrade Exam certification exam is for candidates who have already successfully completed the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform examinations.

Exam number	:CX-310-036
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:Successful completion of previous version of Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform exam
Other exams/assignments required for this certification	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and short answer
Cost	:100 USD
Number of questions	:33
Pass score	:51% (17 of 33 questions)
Time Limit	:75 minutes (1 hr and 15 minutes)

2009-06-03T01:12:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1.0 (CX-310-019) - SCJA Community

JavaRanch SCJA forum
Discussion of the Sun Certified Java Associate Exam.

Sun Certified Java Associate Yahoo Group
Yahoo Group preparing for Sun Certified Associate for the J2SE, Version 1.0 (SCJA).

2009-06-03T01:09:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1.0 (CX-310-019) - SCJA Mock Exams

Whizlabs SCJA Certification Exam Simulator Trial Version
There are 2 free exams available in this trial version. Trial exam has 16 questions with answers and reports. Diagnostic exam has 51 questions without answers and reports.

Sun ePractice Sample Questions for the Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform
There are 10 free sample questions in this exam simulator by Sun Microsystems. Free registration is required to access this exam.

2009-06-03T00:59:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1.0 (CX-310-019) - SCJA Study Guides

UML study guide for the SCJA exam
All the UML you need to know for the SCJA exam is covered in this 10-page PDF by Dave Wood.

SCJA Study Notes by Oliver Chua
Oliver Chua has posted some useful study material he used for the SCJA beta exam on his weblog.

SCJA Revision Notes by Whizlabs
Quick revision notes for the SCJA exam by Whizlabs.

SCJA Preparation Guide by Whizlabs
SCJA Preparation Guide for the SCJA exam by Whizlabs.

J2EE Platform Specification 1.4
Section 2.6 of the J2EE Platform Specification 1.4 is useful for the exam.

The Java Tutorial
Read sections: Getting Started, Learning the Java Language, Essential Java Classes Collections

J2EE 1.4 Tutorial
J2EE 1.4 Tutorial is available in html and pdf formats.

J2ME Datasheet
J2ME datasheet is available here.

Sample chapters from A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification
Chapter 2: Language Fundamentals, Chapter 7: Inner Classes and Chapter 10: Fundamental classes.

Sample chapters from The Complete Java 2 Certification Guide
Chapter 1: Language Fundamentals and Chapter 6: Objects and Classes.

Sample chapter from Java 2 Exam Notes (Programmer's Exam)
Chapter 1: Declarations and Access Control.

Sample chapter from Sun Certified Programmer & Developer for Java 2 Study Guide
Chapter 1: Language Fundamentals.

Sample chapter from Java Programmer Certification Mock Exam
Chapter 12: Method Overloading.

2009-06-03T00:52:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1।0 (CX-310-019) - SCJA Exam Objectives

Section 1: Fundamental Object-Oriented Concepts

Describe, compare, and contrast primitives (integer, floating point, boolean, and character), enumeration types, and objects.
Describe, compare, and contrast concrete classes, abstract classes, and interfaces, and how inheritance applies to them.
Describe, compare, and contrast class compositions, and associations (including multiplicity: (one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many), and association navigation.
Describe information hiding (using private attributes and methods), encapsulation, and exposing object functionality using public methods; and describe the JavaBeans conventions for setter and getter methods.
Describe polymorphism as it applies to classes and interfaces, and describe and apply the "program to an interface" principle.

Section 2: UML Representation of Object-Oriented Concepts

Recognize the UML representation of classes, (including attributes and operations, abstract classes, and interfaces), the UML representation of inheritance (both implementation and interface), and the UML representation of class member visibility modifiers (-/private and +/public).
Recognize the UML representation of class associations, compositions, association multiplicity indicators, and association navigation indicators.

Section 3: Java Implementation of Object-Oriented Concepts

Notes: code examples may use the 'new' operator.
Develop code that uses primitives, enumeration types, and object references, and recognize literals of these types.
Develop code that declares concrete classes, abstract classes, and interfaces, code that supports implementation and interface inheritance, code that declares instance attributes and methods, and code that uses the Java access modifiers: private and public.
Develop code that implements simple class associations, code that implements multiplicity using arrays, and recognize code that implements compositions as opposed to simple associations, and code that correctly implements association navigation.
Develop code that uses polymorphism for both classes and interfaces, and recognize code that uses the "program to an interface" principle.

Section 4: Algorithm Design and Implementation

Describe, compare, and contrast these three fundamental types of statements: assignment, conditional, and iteration, and given a description of an algorithm, select the appropriate type of statement to design the algorithm.
Given an algorithm as pseudo-code, determine the correct scope for a variable used in the algorithm, and develop code to declare variables in any of the following scopes: instance variable, method parameter, and local variable.
Given an algorithm as pseudo-code, develop method code that implements the algorithm using conditional statements (if and switch), iteration statements (for, for-each, while, and do-while), assignment statements, and break and continue statements to control the flow within switch and iteration statements.
Given an algorithm with multiple inputs and an output, develop method code that implements the algorithm using method parameters, a return type, and the return statement, and recognize the effects when object references and primitives are passed into methods that modify them.
Given an algorithm as pseudo-code, develop code that correctly applies the appropriate operators including assignment operators (limited to: =, +=, -=), arithmetic operators (limited to: +, -, *, /, %, ++, --), relational operators (limited to: <, <=, >, >=, ==, !=), logical operators (limited to: !, &&, ||) to produce a desired result. Also, write code that determines the equality of two objects or two primitives.
Develop code that uses the concatenation operator (+), and the following methods from class String: charAt, indexOf, trim, substring, replace, length, startsWith, and endsWith.

Section 5: Java Development Fundamentals

Describe the purpose of packages in the Java language, and recognize the proper use of import and package statements.
Demonstrate the proper use of the "javac" command (including the command-line options: -d and ?classpath), and demonstrate the proper use of the "java" command (including the command-line options: -classpath, -D and ?version).
Describe the purpose and types of classes for the following Java packages: java.awt, javax.swing, java.io, java.net, java.util.

Section 6: Java Platforms and Integration Technologies

Distinguish the basic characteristics of the three Java platforms: J2SE, J2ME, and J2EE, and given a high-level architectural goal, select the appropriate Java platform or platforms.
Describe at a high level the benefits and basic characteristics of RMI.
Describe at a high level the benefits and basic characteristics of JDBC, SQL, and RDBMS technologies.
Describe at a high level the benefits and basic characteristics of JNDI, messaging, and JMS technologies.

Section 7: Client Technologies

Describe at a high level the basic characteristics, benefits and drawbacks of creating thin-clients using HTML and JavaScript and the related deployment issues and solutions.
Describe at a high level the basic characteristics, benefits, drawbacks, and deployment issues related to creating clients using J2ME midlets.
Describe at a high level the basic characteristics, benefits, drawbacks, and deployment issues related to creating fat-clients using Applets.
Describe at a high level the basic characteristics, benefits, drawbacks, and deployment issues related to creating fat-clients using Swing.

Section 8: Server Technologies

Describe at a high level the basic characteristics of: EJB, servlets, JSP, JMS, JNDI, SMTP, JAX-RPC, Web Services (including SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, and XML), and JavaMail.
Describe at a high level the basic characteristics of servlet and JSP support for HTML thin-clients.
Describe at a high level the use and basic characteristics of EJB session, entity and message-driven beans.
Describe at a high level the fundamental benefits and drawbacks of using J2EE server-side technologies, and describe and compare the basic characteristics of the web-tier, business-tier, and EIS tier.

2009-06-03T00:31:00.000-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1।0 (CX-310-019) - SCJA Exam Details

The Sun Certified Java Associate (or SCJA), the newest of Sun's Java certifications, concentrates on basic knowledge of object oriented programming, UML, and the essentials of the Java programming language and platform. It is targeted at newcomers to Java who are not necessarily working in technical positions, such as project managers, students, or developers for whom Java is not a primary development platform.

Exam number	:CX-310-019
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and Drag and Drop
Cost	:100 USD
Number of questions	:51
Pass score	:68% (35 of 51 questions)
Time Limit	:115 minutes

2009-06-02T02:47:00.001-07:00

Xalan-Java Interpretive samples:

* SimpleTransform
* UseStylesheetPI
* UseStylesheetParam
* SAX2SAX
* DOM2DOM
* Pipe
* UseXMLFilters
* AppletXMLtoHTML
* Extensions
* Trace
* Validate
* trax (JAXP transform samples)
* TransformThread
* ApplyXPath
* ApplyXPathDOM
* ApplyXPathJAXP
* XPathResolver
* ExtensionFunctionResolver

2009-06-02T02:43:00.000-07:00

Taking the size of an Array at runtime & generate random numbers to populate the Array

//Author     : Ganesh Iyer, Mobile (0)9176148207

//Program    : Taking the size of an Array at runtime & generate random numbers to populate the Array

//Written on : 29th May 2009





//Include java packages



import java.io.*;

import java.lang.*;

import java.util.*;



class generateRan

{



public static void main(String[] args)



{



      int buffer, cnt;



try {   // To catch error





    //One of the method provided by JAVA in taking input from the screen





     BufferedReader r = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));



     System.out.println(\"Input the Array length in [0-9]\");





   //Casting string to Integer



     buffer = Integer.parseInt(r.readLine());





   //Check for zero & negative input through screen



        if (buffer==0 || buffer<0) mx =" new" cnt="0;">

2009-06-02T02:32:00.000-07:00

Java Standards

Setting The CLASSPATH

The CLASSPATH setting can be used to set the user class path, overriding the user class path in the CLASSPATH environment variable. If neither CLASSPATH or -classpath is specified, the user class path consists of the current directory. If you DO use either option, then the current directory WILL NOT be included in the class path.
Click here for a more in-depth discussion on setting the class path.
If the -sourcepath option is not specified, the user class path is searched for source files as well as class files.

Setting The SOURCEPATH

Specify the source code path to search for class or interface definitions. As with the user class path, source path entries are separated by semicolons (;) and can be directories, JAR archives, or ZIP archives.
If packages are used, the local path name within the directory or archive must reflect the package name.
Note that classes found through the classpath are subject to automatic recompilation if their sources are found.
Sourcepath is similar to classpath, the difference being the sourcepath contains .java files and the classpath contains .class files. They both represent search paths for dependencies.
For example, say one has the directory structure:
foo/src/TestFoo.java
baz/src/TestBaz.java
with class TestFoo:
package com.foo.test;
public class TestFoo {;}
and class TestBaz:
package com.baz.test;
import com.foo.test.TestFoo;
class TestBaz extends TestFoo {;}
These two classes have a dependency: TestBaz requires TestFoo to compile. To compile TestBaz, the following would NOT work:
javac -d baz/classes baz/src/TestBaz.java
because the compiler would not be able to find TestFoo So, you have two options for compiling TestBaz.
The way most of us are accustomed to: compile TestFoo, then add it to the classpath while compiling TestBaz
javac -d foo/classes foo/src/TestFoo.java
javac -d baz/classes -classpath foo/classes baz/src/TestBaz.java
Add TestFoo to the sourcepath while compiling TestBaz
javac -d baz/classes -sourcepath foo/src baz/src/TestBaz.java
(Actually, I lied. You really have a third option. Put dependencies in both sourcepath and classpath. Then, if the .class file in the classpath goes out of date, the .java file in sourcepath will be recompiled. See Sun's javac page for a description of how sourcepath and classpath work together.

Separating Source Files and Class Files

It often makes sense to keep source files and class files in separate directories, especially on large projects. We use -d to indicate the separate class file destination. Since the source files are not in the user class path, we use -sourcepath to help the compiler find them.
C:> dir
classes\  lib\      src\
C:> dir src
farewells\
C:> dir src\farewells
Base.java      GoodBye.java
C:> dir lib
Banners.jar
C:> dir classes
C:> javac -sourcepath src -classpath classes;lib\Banners.jar \
  src\farewells\GoodBye.java -d classes
C:> dir classes
farewells\
C:> dir classes\farewells
Base.class      GoodBye.class
Note that the compiler compiled src\farewells\Base.java, even though we didn't specify it on the command line. To trace automatic compiles, use the -verbose option.

2009-05-31T03:13:00.000-07:00

Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition, Exam Version 1।0 (CX-310-019) - Exam details

The Sun Certified Java Associate (or SCJA), the newest of Sun's Java certifications, concentrates on basic knowledge of object oriented programming, UML, and the essentials of the Java programming language and platform। It is targeted at newcomers to Java who are not necessarily working in technical positions, such as project managers, students, or developers for whom Java is not a primary development platform.

Exam number	:CX-310-019
Available at	:Authorized Prometric testing centers
Prerequisites	:None
Exam Type	:Multiple choice and Drag and Drop
Cost	:100 USD
Number of questions	:51
Pass score	:68% (35 of 51 questions)
Time Limit	:115 minutes

2009-05-31T02:58:00.000-07:00

knowledge needed to become a SCJA, SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCBCD, SCDJWS, SCMAD, & SCEA.

Sun's certification program in Java technology is an industry recognized, worldwide program that focuses on critical job roles in software application development and enterprise architecture. Since these certifications focus on the technology, the knowledge and skills learned while preparing for Sun's certifications are transportable from one company to another.

Sun's philosophy is that certification is central to the learning process as it provides validation of skill sets for specific job roles. Sun certification also offers a natural progression to support your career goals.

First, by becoming a Sun Certified Associate Sun verifies that you have a base set of knowledge that enables entry into a career in application development or software project management using Java technology.
Second, we train developers on a foundational set of skills, which can then be validated by becoming a Sun Certified Programmer.
Afterwards, you can pursue advanced or specialty training and certifications that help enable career growth into more specific job roles making you more valuable to an organization.

Sun offers the following Java technology professional certifications:

- Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA)
- Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
- Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD)
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
- Sun Certified Business Component Developer (SCBCD)
- Sun Certified Developer For Java Web Services (SCDJWS)
- Sun Certified Mobile Application Developer (SCMAD)
- Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA)

Please note that the goal of Sun certification is to test on a particular job role. Thus, to prepare for a certification exam we recommend Sun training and a working knowledge of the technology, prior to taking the exam. Sun does not claim that by taking courses you are guaranteed to pass the certification exams, however we do state that Sun training is an important component in certification preparation. Please see training preparation methods corresponding with each certification listed above.

2008-12-01T03:25:00.000-08:00

The Rise, Fall and Rise—Again—of Britney Spears

Follow along as we chart Britney’s biggest ups (that hot-as-hell boa constrictor moment!) and downs (the infamous shaved-head battle with an SUV!), including—we’re happy to say—her steady climb back to pop royalty।

1999: A 17-year-old Spears poses for her …Baby One More Time album cover।

2008-12-01T03:19:00.000-08:00

Britney Spears Starts

She has her health (and body) back, an album she says is her best yet and the whole world rooting for her. In this Glamour exclusive, Britney Spears talks about surviving her “crazy year” and trying to set a good example for her boys।

her “crazy year” and trying to set a good example for her boys.

November 30, 2008

by James Patrick Herman

More about Britney Spears

“America’s reigning pop princess has a firm grip on fame, fortune and, more important, reality.” At least that’s how it looked the last time Glamour profiled Britney Spears, in December 2003, when we named her one of our Women of the Year. Back then, the 22-year-old was a certified pop music powerhouse. With her most recent CD perched on top of the charts, she’d already sold 28 million albums in the United States alone, was pulling in a staggering $39 million a year and had created an arts immersion camp for underprivileged children.

And then the trouble began. Over the past five years, our hearts have broken again and again for Spears. No, not because of her career (she continues to be a hit-making machine), but because of everything else. To recap: two failed marriages, a custody battle and what seemed like a slow-motion breakdown. In 2006 she called herself an “emotional wreck” in an interview with Matt Lauer, then flashed the entire world in numerous no-underwear paparazzi shots. In 2007 she stunned us by shaving her head for the cameras, made several visits to rehab and attacked a photographer’s car with—remember this?—a green umbrella. She attempted a sexy “See, I’m OK” performance on the VMAs that September,only to be ravaged by critics and fans for her drowsy dancing and off-time lip-synching. Her peers went public with their concern: “She can call me and come live in our house with us for a couple of months,” Heidi Klum said in a show of support. “I would help set her straight.”

Of course it wasn’t that easy. Within a month, Spears was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run and lost custody of her kids to K-Fed. Then, on January 3, 2008, the pop star was carried out of her L.A. home on a gurney and whisked to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Her diagnosis was widely rumored to be bipolar disorder, but her mother, Lynne Spears, has a different opinion. “I believe Britney had postpartum depression, which [in addition to]…the end of her marriage to Kevin and the enormous pressures of her career, brought her to the breaking point,” Lynne claims in her tell-all book, Through the Storm. “Something inside of her had broken and needed to be healed.”

Spears was released January 5 but hospitalized again within a few weeks. (That ambulance ride was attended by a dozen motorcycle officers, a pair of police cruisers and two helicopters.) The next day, while she was in a psychiatric ward, her father, Jamie Spears, signed documents in a Los Angeles court that stated his daughter was “in an immediate and substantial medical emergency.” He then became her court-appointed temporary conservator, with a say in her medical care and control over her financial and personal decisions.

2008-12-01T03:06:00.000-08:00

RUGBY HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE (FOR THE GIRLS):
Straight Jackets
Style

As much as we hate to admit it, it’s jacket season. And if you’re in a cold climate like we New Yorkers, this is the time of year when 80 percent of the people you meet are going to see only your top layer — so you gotta make it count. Stand out in the crowd with a unique outerwear piece. Click through to see our top three picks of the season, for gifting or wearing yourself.
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Old, fat dudes aren't really known for setting fashion trends, but that's exactly what a Edward VII of England did in the early 1900s. Really. Legend has it the chubby British ruler couldn’t squeeze into his vest while dressing for some aristocratic shindig — so he just up and left the bottom button undone. It should have caused a scandal; instead, the look was immediately copied for its air of negligent nonchalance. Leaving the last button undone has remained one of those esoteric sartorial rules ever since, and it’s one that very few guys actually know. (Same rule goes for cardigans.) So next time you're rocking a vest, whether layered over an oxford-cloth buttondown or a rocker T-shirt, leave the bottom button undone (or take it a step further and leave the bottom two undone, like Andre does with our herringbone version)। It's one time where following a rule, rather than breaking it, is the road less taken.

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Bring on the mistletoe. ‘Tis the season of epic nights, smoldering fires and piles and piles of layers (all the more fun to peel off, in our opinion). New on our home page today, get the first look at our Holiday Collection Video, set to the song “First Sight” by These United States and featuring the freshest looks of the season worn by our very favorite models. Love it? We thought you might. Download it to your phone, iPod or hard drive here (for free, of course). And, because Rugby loves you, we're also giving you a free MP3 of "First Sight." Happy holidays.

2008-12-01T02:49:00.000-08:00

Latest Italian Fashion Shows & Trends, Makeup Tips & More

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Vis.A.Vis is proving to have a tremendous appeal to a worldwide audience with members from all over the globe including Beijing, Sydney, London, Milan, Mumbai, Dubai, Miami, Los Angeles, Oslo, Montreal, Beirut, New York, and more. As an online magazine it embraces the most exciting social trends in the world today and explores how multiculturalism drives fashion, impacts culture and shapes our lifestyles. This publication aims to charm and engage readers with a frank, delightful exchange of information and ideas.

Vis.A.Vis is the place to find the latest fashion trends from all over the globe. As cultures continue to intersect in our increasingly shrinking world, the latest fashion developments intermix and influence each other. Styles from an Italian fashion show can instantly impact the development of fall fashion trends in America. Vis.A.Vis recognizes that the influences of global fashion tend to commingle. As styles from various fashion shows converge, new creative elements emerge. Vis.A.Vis offers a modern perspective of this global mélange.

Each issue of Vis.A.Vis features different cities and uses models from these locales to give our fashion editorials an authentic feel and a distinctive look. Stunning visuals combined with relevant editorial content make Vis.A.Vis among the premiere fashion destinations on the Internet.

In addition to the latest in global fashion and style, Vis.A.Vis also provides insightful commentary on books, movies, music, makeup tips and more. Want to learn about the finest spots to enjoy French cuisine ? You'll find a variety of discerning reviews at Vis.A.Vis. Our travel section will point you towards lavish honeymoon vacations in exotic locations all over the world. We frequently report on premium luxury vacations that will pamper you and make you feel like an indulgent celebrity. Whether you're looking for romantic getaways or cushy spa vacations, Vis.A.Vis provides you with original and marvelous travel ideas.

If you are style-savvy and your reading habits have slowly gravitated towards online resources, check out Vis.A.Vis - the Web's global online fashion magazine and community. For a fresh perspective on fashion, beauty and more, register at visavismag.com for free unlimited access.

2008-12-01T02:41:00.000-08:00

Time President Obama

Barack Obama's path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this special publication that is sure to become an instant collector's item, TIME will mark Obama's rise with an illustrated 96-page book. TIME Obama will contain original TIME magazine reporting and analysis from the magazine's political experts. The book will showcase the unrivaled, intimate behind-the-scenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, who has been visually documenting Obama's journey since he began his run for President. And it will provide readers with a colorful and concise account of how Obama rose to power - from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon.

2008-11-25T02:17:00.000-08:00

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Glossary
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2008-11-25T02:04:00.001-08:00

Achieve IELTS 1 Intermediate - Upper Intermediate Student's Book
Author: Harrison, L & Cushen, C
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish ELT
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0462007472
ISBN-13: 9780462007472
Publication Date: 2005
Price: £17.99
Description: Level: Intermediate to Upper Intermediate (4.5 to 6.0)

Developed and tested at UK and European universities and language schools by experienced IELTS teachers and examiners, Achieve IELTS recognises students' real aims and ambitions by preparing them for examination success and student life in international education.

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2008-11-25T02:03:00.001-08:00

Achieve IELTS 2 Upper Intermediate - Advanced Student's Book
Author: Harrison, L
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish ELT
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0462007510
ISBN-13: 9780462007519
Publication Date: 2006
Price: £17.99
Description: Upper Intermediate to Advanced (band 6+)

Developed and tested at UK and European universities and language schools by experienced IELTS teachers and examiners, Achieve IELTS recognises students' real aims and ambitions by preparing them for examination success and student life in international education.

Achieve IELTS provides:
a student-centred communicative approach to learning
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2008-11-25T02:01:00.001-08:00

IELTS to Success; Preparation, Tips and Practice
Author: Van Bemmel, E. & Tucker, J.
Publisher: John Wiley
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0470801808
ISBN-13: 9780470801802
Publication Date: 2001
Price: £16.99
Description: IELTS to Success; Preparation, Tips and Practice with Revised Speaking Test Supplement (2001) provides full explanations of the format of each test, skills and strategies for approaching the questions and practice tests for the Listening, Reading and Writing modules. These tests are suitable for the IELTS Academic module.

2008-11-25T01:59:00.000-08:00

New Prepare for IELTS - The IELTS Preparation Course Book
Author: Cameron, Penny
Publisher: Insearch
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1863658017
ISBN-13: 9781863658010
Publication Date: 2002
Price: £11.95
Description: The Preparation course develops skills and strategies in reading, listening and writing required for both the Academic and General Training Modules.

2008-11-25T01:57:00.000-08:00

Step up to IELTS Self-Study Student's Book
Author: Jakeman, V. & McDowell, C.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0521532981
ISBN-13: 9780521532983
Publication Date: 2004
Price: £10.75
Description: Step up to IELTS is a short preparation course for students at an intermediate to upper intermediate level. It offers essential skills and language practice for both the academic and general training modules of the IELTS exam by introducing IELTS type tasks with short practice activities, and familiarising students with every part of the test with regular practice sections.

2008-11-25T01:34:00.000-08:00

American group promotes silent revolution in rural India

Many of us in the United States and elsewhere take for granted that schools provide education which helps build lives, communities, and economies. Not so in many parts of rural India. International Labor Organization estimates that there are 24 million unemployed youth in India. What is critical is the type of education and quality of education.

IBT (Introduction to Basic Technology) is a “Plan 100″ program promoted by New York-based Indian American group “Lend-A-Hand India.” It has been a stunning success in training and equipping rural youth in India with job and life skills to set up and run viable small entrepreneurial units. It’s now well on its way to achieving an ambitious plan to equip 20,000 boys and girls across 100 high schools in rural India with job and life skills.

Many NGOs claim to be making a difference in the lives of those whom they serve. But how do you know what’s really happening on the ground? The folks at Lend-A-Hand India have produced A Silent Revolution, a brief web video of the Plan 100 program that brings these impressive facts and figures to life.

One sees the youth who are served by the technical, skills, and entrepreneurial training, in their learning environments. One hears from the boys and girls themselves, listens to the parents and other villagers who form the fabric of the local economies that benefit from their children’s training and development.

But the story doesn’t end there. The inspiring documentary goes on to show - and hear from - actual entrepreneurs who created businesses and invented products as a result of their experience in the training they received. Their track record is such that they even let us hear from people who graduated from the program ten years ago as they tell us the difference it has made in their lives and communities. To top it off, we also hear from some of the very leaders in local governments and large corporations who support the Plan 100 program and help make it possible.

How often do you get to hear good news about rural India? How often do you get to hear it from people whose lives are being changed for the better? Give yourself a treat for the next 14 minutes. See what’s possible when good intentions combine with good works. You will enjoy watching A Silent Revolution now.

Once you have seen it, just reflect on whether you would like to have the program extended to the village/district/state you or your ancestors or your friends hailed from? If you or your friends would like to bring about a similar revolution in your (their)preferred village or area, do let me know and I will put you (them) in touch with this committed group whose ONLY objective is to ensure that the youth of India’s villages are trained to successfully settle down in productive vocations.

2008-11-05T20:47:00.000-08:00

Galatta Cinema was born in April 2007

Galatta Cinema was born in April 2007 and the high hasn't come down even a bit even today. In fact, we're kicked about another year (and another, and another...) of churning out fantastic movie content in myriad cool, fun, authentic and yet, out-of-the-box ways! Raring to go! And you know what? We couldn't have done it without YOU. You, the readers who write to us with accolades and critique. You, the fans who quietly subscribe to or buy GC off the stands, month after month. You, the celebrities who call us every time you read something you like. You, the valuable members of the industry who keep us on our toes with your support and vigil over our content. Looking forward to keeping this relationship interesting and going strong issue after issue

2008-10-28T21:53:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-16T05:47:00.000-07:00

There's a New Java Certification in Town, and You NEED It!!!

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2008-09-11T02:48:00.001-07:00

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Step 1 of 3) (CX-310-052)
This exam is for enterprise architects responsible for architecting and designing Java Platform, Enterprise Edition technology-compliant applications that are scalable, flexible, and highly secure. This exam is designed for candidates with experience in the following areas (typically 5 or more years: Application design: concepts and principles, common architectures, integration and messaging, business-tier technologies, web-tier technologies, Java EE technology, patterns and security. If a candidate has NOT taken the SCEA 5 certification exam, Sun recommends the candidate take the new SCEA 5 certification exam. If a candidate has taken and passed all three steps to the SCEA (CX-310-051/CX-310-300A,CX-310-052), Sun recommends that the candidate take the SCEA 5 Upgrade exam. The upgrade exam is for candidates who have successfully been certified on a previous version of the SCEA.

2008-09-11T02:40:00.000-07:00

SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065 (Hardcover)
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2008-09-11T02:37:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-11T02:34:00.000-07:00

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