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William Stanek on Windows 7: The Definitive Guide
October 26 2009
We recently had the opportunity to hear from author William Stanek about his view of Windows 7 and his latest book, Windows 7: The Definitive Guide. Read on to see what he has to say. read moreWei-Meng Lee on Windows 7: Up & Running
October 15 2009
I recently shared some Earl Grey with author Wei-Meng Lee, who agreed to bring me up to speed on his latest book, Windows 7: Up & Running. He is truly an expert on Microsoft's upcoming OS, and he explained a bit of what his hands-on introduction covers. read morePre-OSCON, Free Webcast Lineup (and a special offer)
July 02 2009
The theme of this year's OSCON is Open for Business. Times are tough, making open source technology a smart choice for staying competitive. It gives you the means to drive down costs while increasing system and staff efficiencies. And OSCON 2009 is where you'll find the latest information on open… read moreiPhone Forensics -- The Unanswered Questions
June 17 2009
Last week, Jonathan Zdziarski, the author of iPhone Forensics and other books, took part in a webcast in which he shared his latest technique to recover the live user disk from an iPhone over USB, without the need to bypass the iPhone passcode security or re-enable a disabled phone. At… read moreReporting for ARRA Transparency - Reporting for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
May 11 2009
On Tuesday, May 12, Dux Raymond Sy, author of SharePoint for Project Management, is presenting a webcast on Leveraging SharePoint for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transparency. We had a chance to ask Dux why the ARRA is so important for today's business. According to Dux, SharePoint is… read moreMay 04 2009
XMPP: The Definitive Guide covers everything you need to know about Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). This open technology for real-time collaboration, social networking, microblogging, lightweight middleware, cloud computing, and more. This excerpt provides a high-level overview of the technology and introduces you to the ways it's being used.… read moreFavorite Linux Book of All Time: Linux in a Nutshell
May 01 2009
The Linux Journal's annual Readers' Choice Awards take the pulse of the Linux community, allowing readers to choose their favorites in a number of categories, and write-ins also are accepted. This year, more than 6,000 individuals voted for their favorite Linux solutions—one of the biggest turnouts in in Linux Journal… read moreWhat's new in Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory?
April 21 2009
Bring your Active Directory questions and come learn what's new in Active Directory for Windows Server 2008 R2. In this free webcast, taking place Friday, April 24, Active Directory MVPs and authors Brian Desmond (Active Directory, 4th Edition) and Laura E. Hunter (Active Directory Cookbook, 3rd Edition) discuss exciting new… read moreCloud Computing - an Excerpt from Cloud Application Architectures
April 09 2009
The hallmark of any buzzword is its ability to convey the appearance of meaning without conveying actual meaning. To many people, the term cloud computing has the feel of a buzzword. In this excerpt from Cloud Application Architectures, author George Reese explains just what the cloud is—in terms anyone can… read moreGuess the Book, Episode Two - Back on the Streets of Sebastopol
April 06 2009
This second episode of Guess the Book leads Sara Peyton and her trusty videographer, armed with a copy of Programming ASP.NET 3.5, to the offices of a local newspaper where one willing volunteer attempts to decipher the book's cover. Now it's your turn to help out—which book we should use… read moreMarch 17 2009
We're delighted to announce that High Performance MySQL, Second Edition, was awarded a Jolt Productivity Award in the category of Technical Books. The Jolts are the Oscars of the software development industry, showcasing the books, tools, and other products that have "jolted" the industry. Congratulations to the authors of this… read moreGuess the Book, Episode One: O'Reilly Media on the Streets of Sebastopol
March 10 2009
We're so used to the funny animals on our book covers that we don't give them a second thought, but what about the rest of the world? Especially the non-geek world? In this first episode of Guess the Book, we took to the streets of Sebastopol, CA—the world headquarters of… read moreA Rapidly Changing Threat Landscape
March 03 2009
We've heard it before: "gone are the days of script kiddies and teenagers out to wreak havoc just to show off." The late 1990s and early 2000s produced a staggering number of DoS attacks. Malware, the engine for the DoS attack, has progressed from simple programs that attack a single… read moreFebruary 24 2009
In the first chapter of RESTful .NET, author John Flanders introduces the concepts fundamental to using REST to build services. WCF in .NET 3.5 includes a sophisticated built-in mechanism that allows .NET developers to build RESTful services using the WCF programming model. In this excerpt from his book, John reveals… read moreContest: share advice for a chance to win 3 free books
February 23 2009
We're looking for your advice for software archictects: some wisdom you've gleaned through your experience or an observation that you can share. 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know is a book of advice for software architects, written by leading experts. But "experts" aren't the only ones with valuable advice.… read moreGetting Started with Silverlight 2
February 18 2009
You've learned how Silverlight can produce stylish interfaces and highly interactive applications in a variety of browsers, and now you want to build a Silverlight application. Not just a bouncing ball, an embedded video, or a spiffy-looking series of buttons, but a walking, talking, fully functional line-of-business application. Of course,… read moreIntroducting the ADO.NET Entity Framework
February 14 2009
Julia Lerman, the leading independent authority on Microsoft's Entity Framework, claims that this technology changes the game for .NET developers so that they no longer have to be concerned with the details of the data store as they write their applications. Now they can focus on the task of writing… read moreWhat do you think every software architect should know?
February 11 2009
97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know is a collection of short essays—only two pages each—by four dozen leading software architects such as Neal Ford, Michael Nygard, and Bill de h ra. It's a book of advice that deals with all sorts of development issues, some that go way beyond… read moreCommunicating Interactive Gestures
February 06 2009
Nintendo's Wii, Apple's iPhone and iPod touch have made gestural interfaces wildly popular, but have created a new set of challenges for designers who want to move beyond traditional interface design. Dan Saffer's Designing Gestural Interfaces covers the subject exhaustively, but also shows how carefully we need to look at… read moreThe Relational Model Is Much Misunderstood
February 02 2009
When it comes to relational theory, there is arguably no greater authority than C.J. Date. His newest book, SQL and Relational Theory presents a relational approach to SQL. As he says in the first chapter, "Of course, to treat such a topic adequately, I need to cover relational issues as… read moreIt's Twitter, right? What else do you need to know?
February 02 2009
Want to make sure people find you on Twitter? Do you know the best tools for monitoring your buzz? In this preview of Friday's webcast, Advanced Twitter for Business: Conversation, Community, and Profit—140 Characters at a Time, Sarah Milstein (that's @SarahM ) gives you tips for doing both of those.… read moreWant to make your taxes less taxing?
January 22 2009
Maybe you're thinking of doing your own taxes this year. A lot of people are. But how can you make sure that you're doing it right--keeping up with the tax laws, entering expenses correctly, and getting the deductions you deserve? It's easy: financial expert Bonnie Biafore shows you how in… read moreJuval Lowy explains Service-Orientation
November 18 2008
Juval Lowy's Programming WCF Services is considered to be the most definitive treatment of Microsoft's WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) available. In it, Juval provides both the guidance and insight needed to master the skills for building maintainable, extensible, and reusable WCF-based applications. Juval's talent as a teacher—that for tackling vast… read moreRelational Database Technology: A Crash Course
November 07 2008
The following is an excerpt from the newly released Programming ASP.NET 3.5 by Jesse Liberty, Dan Maharry, and Dan Hurwitz. According to them, ASP.NET 3.5 is possibly the fastest, most efficient, most reliable, and best-supported way to create interactive web applications today. Combined with the development tools available from Microsoft… read moreWhat will the night reveal to your digital camera?
October 13 2008
You may be surprised! The advent of digital photography has revolutionized the practice of night photography because a digital sensor can record the spectacular colors of the night. These colors are created by light waves in spectrums that are invisible to the naked human eye. For the first time we… read moreCan you make a living creating iPhone apps?
October 08 2008
There's been rapid change in the iPhone development world, leaving many would-be iPhone app developers wondering where they stand. In this free, one-hour live webcast, Bill Dudney and Raven Zachary, co-chairs of O'Reilly's upcoming iPhoneLive Conference on November 18 in San Jose, share a preview of the presentations they'll give… read moreHow much do you love your technology?
October 01 2008
Enough to wear it on your body? Leif Madsen, one of the authors of Asterisk: The Future of Telephony sports the animal from the cover of his book on the back of his leg. Now, that's commitment! Read more. read moreLearn to tell your stories -- Nancy Duarte's presentation available for viewing
September 24 2008
According to Nancy Duarte, author of slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, we're often afraid to unleash our natural storytelling instincts because we're afraid to be different—afraid to stand out from our corporate norm. And this leads to presentations that put our audiences to sleep—or worse—fail to… read moreVideo now available - iPhone Forensics 101: Bypassing the iPhone Passcode
September 18 2008
Last week, Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the just-released iPhone Forensics, delivered a much-talked about presentation on bypassing the iPhone 3G passcode, in which he revealed some little known "security" issues pertaining to that device. Most notable was the fact that the iPhone captures and stores screenshots of any place you… read moreYou are a Natural Born (Visual) Storyteller - live webcast by Nancy Duarte
September 10 2008
We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, means our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. In this free, live webcast, presented by Nancy Duarte, author of slide:ology, you'll learn how to step away from your traditional… read moreLearn how to bypass the iPhone 3G's Passcode - iPhone Forensics 101 Webcast
September 08 2008
In this free, live webcast, iPhone hacker and data forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski guides you through the steps used by law enforcement agencies to bypass the iPhone 3G's passcode lock by creating a custom firmware bundle. The presentation is aimed towards law enforcement and anyone else who has a need… read moreHuge iPhone Security Risk? It's nothing new, says Jonathan Zdziarski
August 27 2008
"There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2," writes Jesus Diaz in a story onGizmodo, "a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari." But this is nothing new, says iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the… read moreAugust 21 2008
At this year's OSCON, Terry Camerlengo, sat down with Damian Conway, author of Perl Best Practices and Perl Hacks, to get his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects, including the what-and-when of Perl 6 and what he thinks is important for the next generation of computer scientists. Watch the… read moreWhat developers should know about IP
August 12 2008
Author Van Lindberg is both software engineer and practicing attorney. His new book, Intellectual Property and Open Source tackles the slippery subject of intellectual property. In this interview, Van explains why intellectual property law is so important to developers—any developers—and shares his most important tips for developers starting out in… read moreRick Sammon shares his secrets
August 05 2008
Last month photographer Rick Sammon, author of 18 books on digital photography, including his latest, Face-to-Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People gave a live webcast, sharing some of his top tips for taking great digital photos and answering questions from the audience. His pictures—including some from his latest… read moreJuly 01 2008
"Need Press? Repeat: 'Green,' 'Sex,' 'Cancer,' 'Secret,' 'Fat'" Joanne Kaufman's story in yesterday's New York Times reveals some of the tricks PR people use to get their stories noticed, including the strategic placement of certain words in their press release headlines— which immediately gave me the idea for the title… read moreGive our authors Safari access? What next?
June 25 2008
An anonymous geek recently mused on the fact that O’Reilly authors were no longer being given free Safari accounts... read moreNew webcast: Rick Sammon's 10 Key Ingredients
June 25 2008
you’ve had the chance to see Rick Sammon’s work, then you know how utterly stunning his photos are. The stories that accompany them are pretty amazing, too. read moreJune 25 2008
We’ve just posted the recordings of two of our recent webcasts, both of which are on fascinating topics. The first was presented by Shelly Farnham, Ph.D., author of the recent O’Reilly Radar report The Facebook Application Ecosystem: Why Some Thrive—and Most Don’t. The seco read moreJune 25 2008
To keep up with news and other goings-on at O’Reilly, follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/oreillymedia. read moreWhat makes a good project manager?
June 23 2008
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Scott Berkun’s new book, Making Things Happen, and I asked people to post their ideas about what makes a good project manager. I said I’d arbitrarily select one winner from among those who posted and give away a free copy of Scott’s book. read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
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