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Customize your implementation of My Site in Microsoft¿ SharePoint¿ 2010—and capture the enthusiasm for social networking in your organization. With this concise, practical guide, SharePoint expert Michael Doyle shows you how to modify key My Site features to meet specific business needs. You’ll learn how to apply best practices, tackle hard-to-solve problems—and create a valuable sense of community for your employees. It’s the ideal quick reference for IT and business professionals alike. Tak...

A discussion of the technological issues associated with wireless local area networks (WLANs) as a means of providing cable-free data access, easy upgrading and flexible reconfiguration compared to the extensive multimedia and intensive application support provided by terrestrial and satellite asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks. It explores the benefits and the issues related to developing wireless ATM and provides an overview of both WLAN and WATM technologies, as well as their global st...

The virtual office is here: busineses are sending their people on the road with portable computers and more people are working from home. The demand for easy ways to connect to the main office network is growing, and this book gives users and administrators the tools they need to make these connections with a minimum of frustration and a maximum of dependability.

From downloading music and movies to accessing free software, digital media is forcing us to rethink the very idea of intellectual property. While big companies complain about lost profits, the individual has never enjoyed such freedom and autonomy. Berry explores this debate in a concise way, offering an ideal introduction for anyone not versed in the legalistic terminology that - up until now - has dominated coverage of this issue. Looking at the historical development of the free s...

Invaluable SharePoint 2013 advice from a team of Microsoft experts The new version of SharePoint boasts major updates and this updated resource shares the solid methodologies and business strategies you need to know for using SharePoint for using balance scorecards, information dashboards, and data visualization. The first half of the book explains the basics of reporting and data gathering techniques. The second half becomes shows how to actually create eye-catching, effective solutions with th...

System administrators often spend a great deal of time managing configuration information located on many different machines: usernames, passwords, printer configurations, email client configurations, and network filesystem configurations, to name a few. LDAPv3 provides tools for centralizing all of the configuration information and placing it under your control. Rather than maintaining several administrative databases (NIS, Active Directory, Samba, and NFS configuration files), you can make cha...

So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking. Laser beams in the operating room, cars with built-in guidance systems, cell phones with email access. There's just no getting around the fact that technology always has, and always will be, very cool. But technology isn't only cool; it's also very smart. That's why one of the hottest technological trends nowadays is the creation of smart homes. At an increasing rate, people are turning their hom...

This volume proposes novel transmission techniques that achieve multi-path mitigation, through orthogonal frequency-domain processing, in combination with a high bandwidth efficiency, through space division multiple access. It also pays special attention to the real-world problems encountered when integrating core detection algorithms into a complete system.

Written by Gursharan S. Sidhu, technical director of Network Systems Development at Apple Computer, and two of Apple's senior staff engineers - Richard F. Andrews and Alan B. Oppenheimer - "Inside AppleTalk" provides an in-depth discussion of the protocol architecture of the AppleTalk network system. This Second Edition features completely updated, detailed descriptions of the AppleTalk protocols, including the enhancements of AppleTalk Phase 2, as well as a fundamental overview by Mr. Sidhu.

The 'end of history' has not taken place. Ideological and economic crisis and the status quo of neoliberal capitalism since 2008 demand a renewed engagement with Marx. But if we are to effectively resist capitalism we must truly understand Marx: Marxism today must theorise how communication technologies, media representation and digitalisation have come to define contemporary capitalism. There is an urgent need for critical, Marxian-inspired knowledge as a foundation for changing the world and t...

Today's urban environments are layered with data and algorithms that fundamentally shape how we perceive and move through space. But are our digitally dense environments continuing to amplify inequalities rather than alleviate them? This book looks at the key contours of information inequality, and who, what and where gets left out. Platforms like Google Maps and Wikipedia have become important gateways to understanding the world, and yet they are characterised by significant gaps and biases, o...

Pro SharePoint with jQuery is all about how to work seamlessly with the two popular technologies to create rich and interactive web parts, application pages, and more. In this book, author Phill Duffy provides complete, meaningful and realistic examples to really help you understand the key concepts and their integration points. Inside, you'll find all the tools and resources you need to use jQuery to provide the next level of SharePoint functionality. Learn what it takes to get ready to use jQ...

Students who are beginning studies in technology need a strong foundation in the basics before moving on to more advanced technology courses and certification programs. The Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) is a new and innovative certification track designed to provide a pathway for future success in technology courses and careers. The MTA program curriculum helps instructors teach and validate fundamental technology concepts and provides students with a foundation for their careers as well...

The first practical guide to putting Peer to Peer technologies to work in your personal or business web site!@BULLET = Melds practical info with in-depth analysis, all in an easy-to-read, informal, and personal style@BULLET = Cuts through all the media hype to present a clear understanding of what can be done using P2P@BULLET = Provides an overview of P2P concepts, a practical guide to installation and deployment, information on specific protocols and tools, and discussions of legal and security...

Fully Updated to Reflect Major Improvements and Configuration Changes in Samba-3.0.11 through 3.0.20+! You’ve deployed Samba: Now get the most out of it with today’s definitive guide to maximizing Samba performance, stability, reliability, and power in your production environment. Direct from members of the Samba Team, The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide, Second Edition, offers the most systematic and authoritative coverage of Samba’s advanced features and capabilities. It has been...

Cisco routers and switches are the cornerstones of many networks. But when things break, repairs can intimidate even the most competent administrator. Luckily, just knowing the 'in case of emergency' basics will take you far. Just like the original, this second edition of the highly acclaimed Cisco Routers for the Desperate is written for the administrator in crisis mode. Updated to cover switches and the latest Cisco terminology, with a tighter focus on the needs of the small network administra...