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Suitable for most any programmer who wants to master ASP.NET with an eye toward real-world development, Programming ASP.NET is an excellent resource that mixes good coverage of APIs with actual programming techniques and advice using Visual Basic .NET and C#. The combination places it in the forefront of currently available titles on ASP.NET.
Written in part by veteran computer author Jesse Liberty, this book offers an excellent mix of coverage of important ASP.NET features that you will absolutely need to use for real-world programming. Readers with previous ASP experience will appreciate early sections that compare an older ASP sample with the new ASP.NET to highlight what's new and improved, with good explanation of the ASP.NET event model. The pace of this book is just excellent. The authors first move through the essentials, like basic ASP Web controls and data binding, before delving into data-driven applications using the (slightly complicated) ASP.NET database APIs. It also helps that the authors let you use Notepad (or another text editor) to create your ASP.NET programs first. (Later, they cover the details of Visual Studio .NET, pointing out how this tool can sometimes make it difficult to see where your code is generated.) There's also coverage of debugging and tracing techniques.
Standout sections on the calendar, Repeater, DataList, and DataGrid controls (all presented in good detail) will help you master these important controls. Coverage of techniques and support for validating user input in Web pages will also help you use these essential features.
The author's well-measured tutorial on Web services (much touted by Microsoft) is as good as any. Their demos (using a well-traveled example of a stock ticker server) will show you what all the fuss is about. They cut through the hype here and manage to show why Web services are a potentially better way toward distributed computing. Later sections look at deployment, configuration, and performance (as well as caching) options that you'll need to deploy and run your ASP.NET programs successfully. Coverage of security options in .NET rounds out the tour of what you'll need to create real applications.
Illustrated throughout with samples from VB .NET and C#, Programming ASP.NET is a worthy addition to the O'Reilly lineup and one of the best available titles for learning ASP.NET. The authors have achieved an excellent balance of practical, hands-on examples and essential programming techniques with the most important APIs and features, all without getting bogged down in the richness and complexity of .NET itself. --Richard Dragan
Topics covered: Introduction to the .NET platform and ASP.NET; basic programs in HTML; ASP and ASP.NET compared; events in ASP.NET (application, session, page, and control events); HTML and ASP controls compared; basic ASP controls APIs (including in-depth coverage of calendar support); code behind forms; using the Visual Studio .NET IDE; tracing, debugging, and error handling; validation controls in ASP.NET (including built-in and custom validators, plus regular expression support); basic data-binding techniques; list and DataGrid controls; ADO.NET tutorial (basic APIs and programming techniques); calling stored procedures; updating database records; Repeater and DataList controls used with ADO.NET; custom ASP.NET controls (including derived, composite, and full custom controls); overview of Web services (including SOAP, WSDL, and other standards); creating and consuming a sample Web service for a stock ticker; ASP.NET caching techniques explained (including fragment and object caching); security options in ASP.NET for authentication, authorization, and impersonation; configuration and deployment options in ASP.NET (including XCOPY deployment); and an appendix with a quick tutorial on database design.
Product Description
O'Reilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.NET, the world's leading web development tool from Microsoft. In Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition, authors Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz give you the lowdown on the technology's latest version, ASP.NET 2.0, as well as Visual Studio 2005.
Among the most significant improvements to ASP.NET 2.0 are new server controls and services that make you dramatically more productive. In fact, when compared to its predecessor, ASP.NET 2.0 reduces the amount of code you have to write by about 75%. Creating interactive web applications has never been easier-but that still doesn't mean it's hassle-free! The difficulty in ASP.NET 2.0 is that it's so complete and flexible that there are many pieces that must be woven together to build a robust, scalable, and efficient application.
Fortunately, Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition is on the case, dispensing all the information you need to be effective with this dynamic tool. For starters, the book features a comprehensive tutorial on Web Forms, the user interface that gives web applications their look and feel. It then offers detailed explanations of all new controls, including web server controls, HTML controls, and custom controls. Used properly, these controls are able to take care of nearly all the foundation work-security, data access, layout, etc.-that you would normally have to write yourself. Free of these burdensome tasks, you can instead focus on your specific application.
Other new material found in this updated edition even shows you how to create ASP.NET 2.0 pages for mobile devices. With Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition at your side, there's virtually no end to the programming possibilities.
Customer Reviews:
Subpar Liberty book.......2007-06-09
I am a big fan of Jesse Liberty books and rate him as one of the best and more experienced tech writers around, but this book is definitely not up to his excellent standard. To be more precise, the book starts out very well, with and introduction to the basic control of ASP.NET illustrated by many clear examples, and the only complaint I have about the first part of the book is that I would have loved to see the two chapters that he devote to webapp structure and configuration right at the start of the book. I think it would have given a clear picture of what one is doing with all those pages and controls and why things are the way they are. The second part of the book is where I was expecting to find more complete and advanced examples on how to build and configure a "real - life " web application, but here is where the book fails miserably. The chapters on ADO can be defined as confusing at best, and the remaining chapters are either a sequence of instructions fitter more to a "build a website visually for dummies" title, or missing crucial information. I have been also very annoyed by the organization of the example code. Every, and I say every example is in the format of a single website, and to make things worse these websites are not organized by chapter number but just by name.
It really looks like the kind of book a smart and experienced tech author could write after studying the documentation throughly but having no real experience with the subject in practice. I think I understand why.. even I find myself more interested in the foundations of a technology on language structure and on general CS subjects than in the structure of the Nth API or Framwork, but still I don't go about writing books on them!
So, a somewhat decent book, especially considering the low general quality standard of ASP books, but nothing to be enthusiastic about.
Clearing up misconceptions.......2007-03-10
This book is a C# book. The reviews here, along with Amazon's own review, are referring to one of the previous editions where VB.NET code samples were included.
When deciding to buy this book, or not, be wary of the reviews that were posted before the publication date. I can see that this situation has already caused others some grief.
VB.NET code gone.......2007-02-07
[...]This edition has no VB.NET code and assumes knowledge of C#. All the examples are in that language.
I bought it because of positive reviews and publishers description that stated the book had all examples in both languages,[...].
It may be a fine book for those who know C#
Pretty darn good.......2006-11-04
A good book to use both as a learning guide, and as a reference. Though some of the code examples could have been tightened up a little bit, they do a nice job of starting at the very bottom/core of ASP and working their way up -- teaching you how to use ASP to create quality applications instead of glue and popsickle stick nightmares.
Programming ASP.NET (3rd edition).......2006-04-25
I was reading this book as a sequel to "Programming C#" by Jesse
Liberty. . I come from a Java/ColdFusion (mainly web applications)
background and wanted to venture out onto the .Net platform for web
application development.
The book is divided into 19 chapters (over 900 pages) of detailed
and valuable information on the ASP.Net 2.0, as described below;
01. ASP.NET 2.0 Overview
02. Visual Studio 2005 examination
03. Controls in ASP.NET
04. Basic Controls
05. Advanced Controls
06. Web Site Basics
07. Tracing, Debugging, Error Handling
08. Validation in ASP.NET
09. Data Access
10. ADO.NET
11. Forms-Based Security
12. Master Pages
13. Personalizing in ASP.NET
14. Custom & User Controls
15. Creating Web Services
16. Using Web Services
17. Caching & Performance
18. Application Configuration
19. Deploying your site
The chapters and content is laid out logically with plenty of
textual and graphical information (charts, screenshots, e.t.c.)
which makes it very easy to follow for a novice to intermediate
user. For a user who is already experienced in other languages or
even the C# language, I felt it a bit of an overkill to explain each
component in 2.0 frameworks in detail. Each control that a .Net
programmer has heard of (or not) is explained with relevant control
properties in a tabular format and a small example to back it up.
The authors also point out several differences between 1.1 and 2.0
versions of this framework along the way. As with most O'Reilly
books, this one is extremely informative and comprehensive. At
times, however, it does feel overly informative.
Once you get past chapter 05, the conceptual information about
state, error handling, directives is presented. The chapters on data
access present exhaustive information on grids, data lists, repeater
controls, etc while the one on ADO.Net provides information on
establishing database connections, creating data relations (foreign
and primary keys). The chapters 12 and 13 cover the new feature in
2.0 like the Master Pages, Personalization, Themes, Web-Parts, etc.
Though the domain of this book is extraordinarily large, I did not
find anything on email objects (System.mail). I have known some
people who complained about not being able to see any Visual Basic
code. For me, however, I have been working with coldfusion,
javascripts, java and action scripts 2.0, so the C# syntax looks
familiar and more understandable.
In conclusion, this book is an excellent reference to anyone
experienced with ASP.Net 1.1 and a great learning guide to someone
new to ASP.net 2.0. If the [experienced] reader gets past the first
five chapters, then he/she should have no problem in mastering the
latest and greatest of the Microsoft framework in a short time. I
have definitely learned an incredible amount from this book, and I
can say with confidence that I have added ASP.Net to my repertoire.
Book Description
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1200 Screenshots
- The Revolutionary Way to Learn
Customer Reviews:
The worst windows 2000 book I've read to date.......2001-07-25
This book has been very poorly edited with numerous typos in the text and the illustrations which make it confusing and frustrating to read - I would hesitate to buy another book from this publisher again. Buy something else instead - this isn't worth the price.
Good way to learn AD.......2000-08-30
I read Curt Simmons'Creating Active Directory Infrastructures book and bought this one as well. This book is very easy to read and covers AD in a visual way. The book crawls all over the AD tools and shows you how to and why to configure this or that. It also has info about design and planning as well as DNS, DHCP, and other networking services. It's kind of a different way to learn a high level topic, but I liked it, and it will be a great reference book.
Book Description
This book looks at network security in a new and refreshing way. It guides readers step-by-step through the "stack" -- the seven layers of a network. Each chapter focuses on one layer of the stack along with the attacks, vulnerabilities, and exploits that can be found at that layer. The book even includes a chapter on the mythical eighth layer: The people layer.
This book is designed to offer readers a deeper understanding of many common vulnerabilities and the ways in which attackers exploit, manipulate, misuse, and abuse protocols and applications. The authors guide the readers through this process by using tools such as Ethereal (sniffer) and Snort (IDS). The sniffer is used to help readers understand how the protocols should work and what the various attacks are doing to break them. IDS is used to demonstrate the format of specific signatures and provide the reader with the skills needed to recognize and detect attacks when they occur.
What makes this book unique is that it presents the material in a layer by layer approach which offers the readers a way to learn about exploits in a manner similar to which they most likely originally learned networking. This methodology makes this book a useful tool to not only security professionals but also for networking professionals, application programmers, and others. All of the primary protocols such as IP, ICMP, TCP are discussed but each from a security perspective. The authors convey the mindset of the attacker by examining how seemingly small flaws are often the catalyst of potential threats. The book considers the general kinds of things that may be monitored that would have alerted users of an attack.
* Remember being a child and wanting to take something apart, like a phone, to see how it worked? This book is for you then as it details how specific hacker tools and techniques accomplish the things they do.
* This book will not only give you knowledge of security tools but will provide you the ability to design more robust security solutions
* Anyone can tell you what a tool does but this book shows you how the tool works
Customer Reviews:
Unique Concept - Good Introduction to Topics.......2007-02-10
Hack the Stack is a Syngress title that primarily focuses on security topics layer by layer. The book takes a concept most people know, the OSI model, and uses that approach to discuss security exploits, vulnerabilities, and defenses. I liked the concept and the manner in which the material was presented. The books takes the 7 layer model and adds one more for people, this made sense to me.
The book starts out with the physical layer and continues up through each layer. The final chapter is a kind of checklist that reviews the material covered in the other chapters. Each chapter provides a hands-on security project. The ones on Snort and Bluetooth were my favorites. The book uses a number of Open Source or free tools like Snort and Wireshark to explain concepts I often wondered about. The authors seem to know the material but as others have said I wish they would have provided more resources and a glossary. With that in mind I rated this book four stars.
Neat concept, not well executed.......2007-01-02
Trying to map the OSI 7-layer stack to network security isn't a novel idea, but I haven't seen it attempted on such a full scale. Probably the closest thing out there would be some of the pen-testing books or Zalewski's "Silence on the wire". Sadly, while this is a neat concept, it doesn't come off very well.
The 7-layer model is often jokingly extended to 9 layers (adding money and politics to the top of the stack). Here they go for 8 layers, and make the top "people". People, after all, can be tricked into bypassing any technology you throw in their way. This approach makes sense.
Layer 1, the physical layer, has a decent overview (with errors, like any chapter), and goes into two topics more deeply than the other ones: lock bypassing and Bluetooth adapter modifications. OK, not bad, but sort of incomplete. Layer 2 gives a sometimes confusing intro to the data link layer, and covers ARP layer attacks. While there are some errors in this chapter, it's a decent overview. The sections on cracking Wifi WEP keys could have been better organized for improved effect.
Layer 3 covers the network layer (IP and ICMP). If you want a good intro to these subjects, look at Stevens, Comer, or some of the other top notch TCP/IP guides. We start looking at some of the tools like NMAP and p0f. Sadly, the authors mix active and passive fingerprinting techniques under "Passive fingerprinting", adding to some confusion. The presentation of the IP topics isn't very strong or very complete. Layer 4 covers the transport layer (TCP, UDP, etc) and additional techniques for OS fingerprinting. Again, some confusing writing, some poor diagrams (which, I might add, are inconsistent thorough the book), and some incomplete descriptions. The section on installing Snort should have been moved to an Appendix.
By this point I'm seeing a pattern: the authors, it seems, didn't coordinate their diagrams and topics very well, it seems. This means that the book is spotty and chopping in places, and sometimes confusing. There's some mild repetition in the book, and in short you sometimes have to struggle to get what's going on. The clarity of the book suffers for this, unfortunately.
Layer 5 covers the session layer, and again some confusing bits. The section the ACK storm isn't well constructed in places, and the session hijack tools could have been better covered. Because this chapter jumps around from defense to attacks, authentication to pure packets, it seems poorly organized. The Snort rules at the end of the chapter appear to hang in the middle of nowhere, I'm not sure if this was complete. Layer 6 focuses on NetBIOS and SMB attacks, and talks a lot about using the Burp proxy to attack web browsing. The sections on IPsec and other encryption mechanisms are incomplete.
Layer 7 covers the application layer, and uses the FTP protocol as an example, and DNS as another example. A while host of other attacks (beyond plaintext data transmission) are covered, and we even get into some buffer overflow sections. This chapter feels very ambitious, and as a result of an incomplete treatment it's poorly executed. Everything feels too rushed and cursory. Finally in chapter 9 we cover the 8th layer, people. A very cursory overview of many attacks, including dumpster diving, phishing, social engineering, and password cracking is given. Again, ambitious and incomplete, unfortunately (whole books are written on this type of stuff). The book finishes with an appendix that reviews the attacks and defenses in the preceding chapters as you move up the stack, which is a nice addition.
I agree with many of the other reviewers, including Richard. This book simply looked like a good idea, but was poorly executed. In addition to the errors Richard found, I found several myself, so you'll want to be wary of trusting everything you read. A set of resources for every chapter, or even for the whole book, would have been welcome. URLs scattered in the text make them difficult to find.
While ambitious, Hack the Stack fails to truly deliver. It's plagued with consistency, organization, and completeness problems. A more focused book with tighter editing and review may have done a better job.
Now exactly what I expected, but a good reference starter.......2006-12-13
I anticipated the book going more in depth in certain areas, but the overview it provided for each section was a great starter. I do agree with another reviewer that stated it was missing references to certain website links or direction to where to gather more information. This was a downside, mainly in dealing with large technical references such as this book. An index or glossary, noting the pages used and full definitions would have gone a long way.
I did like some of the directions on testing and building of products, scripts or other methods to verify your own environment however. I do realize you can only fit so much detail, but some definition areas needed more explanation that a simple paragraph. I would have looked to eliminate those and expand on others to give the feeling of deeper information.
Now saying all that, I appreciated the adding of the 8th layer that is not mentioned anywhere else. The reading was fairly straightforward and simple for the intermediate level technical administrator. Some of the references are not for the basic entry level, as it jumps right into topics that assume basic knowledge of networks, protocols and even mail and messaging.
I shared this with some staff in the office for reading of particular areas and will be keeping it on the bookshelf (which means it is a keeper)
Don't make this your only security book..........2006-11-28
Hack the Stack introduces a novel approach to aid in the understanding of security exploits. It discusses the various attacks that can occur and maps the attacks to one of the layers in the OSI model. This has the potential to cut through some of the confusion that someone new to the space may encounter.
Unfortunately, this book has several problems preventing it from being as useful as it could otherwise be. There is no glossary containing definitions that can be referred to later when you have forgotten what a term means. When new terms are introduced there isn't always a definition and the definitions that are given are not formatted in a way that can easily be found later while skimming through the text. This makes the lack of a glossary all the more glaring.
There is no bibliography listing all of the web sites that are mentioned. This forces you to have to hunt through the text to find a link. On top of that, some terms are merely mentioned in passing without any mention where the reader can go for more information. This makes some sections of the book useful only as a very cursor introduction that can be used mostly for gleaning search terms to enter into Google.
Most of the information that is contained in the book is very good, if a bit light on in depth details. The book seems to be targeting at those who are new to the space, but the lack of a formal definitions, glossary, bibliography, and additional links do not make it the one stop shop for most of the information.
I really enjoyed the authors' approach, their use of little "security projects" at the end of most chapters that give you some hands on experience with some very interesting security tools, and the breadth of information they cover. They answer many questions that I have often wondered about for a long time and have given me the key terms I need to use to gather more information. The authors obviously know what they are talking about and it is quite a daunting challenge to try to cover the amount of data they attempt to cover in a single book. I was consistently amazed at how much the authors know, I just wish they would have provided more resources on where to go to learn more.
If you are looking for a very good reference manual that is thoroughly cross indexed with a good bibliography so you quickly know where to go for additional information as well as a glossary so you can remind yourself what that acronym stands for without having to hunt back through the book for where it was first used, then this book is not for you.
If, however, you are looking for a book that provides a novel approach to introducing security concepts, and you want to be guided through some basic hands on use with some very powerful security tools, and you don't mind having to scan through the book for links to additional information or having to go to Google for the definitions on some key terms then this book may be a good addition to your library, just don't expect it to be the one true source for security knowledge.
Good idea, inadequate execution.......2006-11-06
I teach a course called "TCP/IP Weapons School" that involves walking students up the OSI model. We look at network traces generated by tools and techniques to defeat security measures. When I saw "Hack the Stack" (HTS) I thought it might make a good resource for my class, since HTS seemed to advocate a similar approach. Unfortunately, technical errors, shoddy production, internal repetition and poor organization, and a lack of original material make me question the value of HTS.
A critical aspect of a security book is technical accuracy, but HTS does not deliver. In some cases the book is half-right, or it omits important elements. For example, p 9 implies only port 20 TCP is used for TCP data; that's true for the server in active FTP, but passive FTP uses arbitrary ports. p 15 says SOCKS is "Windows Sockets," when SOCKS is a proxy protocol. p 71 says CSMA/CA (wireless) is similar to CSMA/CD (traditional Ethernet), but the two protocols are very different; CSMA/CA is much more complex. p 115 should say IP proto 41 is "IPv6 in IPv4", and not imply that IP proto 41 is somehow "IPv6". p 118 says "ICMP messages cannot be sent in response to other ICMP messages." That's not true; otherwise, ICMP echo would not be able to elicit an ICMP echo reply. (The authors meant ICMP error messages cannot elicit ICMP errors.)
Several times the book makes odd statements. p 14 says the first virus concept appeared in 1984, but non-PC viruses existed in the 1970s and the first PC virus (Elk Cloner) was in the wild in 1982. p 3 says "IDS has a short history" by citing Dorothy Denning's work in 1983, but ignores James Anderson's 1980 work for the Air Force as the first real IDS pioneer. p 119 says "consider disabling ICMP," which ignores breaking path MTU discovery and other crucial ICMP services. p 131 says idle scans were developed in 1988; it's 1998. p 131 also says a SYN to a closed port elicits a RST response, but it's really a RST ACK.
On the production side, Syngress did a very poor job publishing screen shots. HTS advertises "using Snort and Ethereal" in the book's subtitle, but many of the Ethereal screen captures are either too tiny or fuzzy or blacked out to be legible. This defeats the purpose of including them.
As far as organization goes, HTS is supposed to take a layer-by-layer look at security issues. However, material that should stay in one section is sometimes repeated or introduced in other sections. For example, there is no need to be discussing ARP (layer 2) manipulation in the layer 5 chapter, or again in the layer 6 chapter. HTTP interception tools should not appear in the layer 6 chapter when they fit properly in layer 7. SYN floods should not pop up in layer 4 and 5 chapters; pick one and consolidate coverage there. p 162 even says "Exchanges at the Transport layer are typically in clear text... FTP is a good example of this." The first assertion is wrong, and why is FTP appearing in the layer 4 chapter anyway? p 92 should recognize that PGP is not "Pretty Good Protection."
I didn't think it made sense to introduce Ethereal in ch 3, and then split coverage of Snort between ch 5 and ch 6. Furthermore, HTS made the mistake frequently repeated elsewhere of configuring Snort to log directly to a database. Without using unified logging with a spool reader like Barnyard, such a setup is only useful in demonstration purposes where packet loss is not an issue. To the extent necessary, Ethereal and Snort should have appeared in appendices and not the main "layer" text.
Finally, I did not find anything in the technical realm I had not read elsewhere. All of the tools (Nmap, Nessus, Hping, Amap, etc.) are familiar to most every network security practitioner, or they have been documented in great books like Anti-Hacker Toolkit or even other Syngress titles. It's ok to cover such tools if they are used in a novel way, but that didn't happen in HTS. I hoped to read something more original, say in the layer 4 chapter. Instead HTS discusses port scanning, OS fingerprinting, and SYN floods.
The two chapters which may be of interest to readers include those on layer 1 and "layer 8." Layer 1 offers some basic lock picking information as well as the sort of physical security suggestions you'd find in a CISSP book. On a sad note, the vignette on Rick Rescorla on p 35 doesn't mention that he tragically died on 9/11. Layer 8 discusses policies, social engineering, and related "people issues."
Overall, I think there is room for a book like HTS. It's too bad this one did not deliver what I was expecting. I do appreciate the authors citing my network security monitoring methodology on p 232.
Book Description
Shows why networking is the most effective marketing tool today, and explains how you can build a successful networking lifestyle.
Customer Reviews:
Learn from the masters!.......2007-05-14
This book is so full of advice on networking on how to make, grow and keep your business relationships, written by the masters themselves. 23 Chapters, each with essays from two to six experts: Harvey Mackay, Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor Hansen, and many more!
The short essay format makes the book an easy one to read. Keep it in your briefcase or in your car to fill your time when you arrive early for an appointment, and you will be constantly filling your mind with nuggets of useful information that will help you improve your networking skills.
My friend, Carol Thompson, wrote and essay in chapter one called "Relationships Count More Than Ever". In this essay, which is follows the sage advice of Deepak Chopra, she reminds us that if you want to increase your bottom line, the human connection is always the place to begin. Amen!
You will be delighted with all the essays in this book and be exposed to the insight of so many experienced and successful networkers. A good book!!!
Net Giving is the Key to Networking.......2006-12-24
Making connections with others to foster your business is great but all too often business people forget that you cannot take advantage of associates and colleagues.
Networking is probably one of the most mis-used words in business vocabulary. Most people are Net Takers and not Net Givers. I happily give but became disappointed when I didn't receive after helping somebody many times for many years. I needed a bit of help in procuring reciprocity from my fellow networkers.
This book is well organized and explains what networking is all about. The goal is to help people:
1.) Networking is about giving and not taking
2.) Preparing for a networking event
3.) Go to a networking event with the intention of giving and analysing people who might fit in to your network
4.) Don't expect any immeadiate return
5.) Organizing yourself with business cards, rolodex etc.
6.) Learning to listen
7.) Do's and don'ts of networking
Best learning for me: When a one-way street networker (one who takes but doesn't give) tell them that you will happily give them the information or help they need but they owe you. The best practice is to avoid such people like this.
Networking explained right.......2006-11-05
Covers all the bases. Explains benifits, pitfalls and patience required to network effectively.
Strolling Through The Networking Garden.......2006-08-17
Many beginning network marketers are intimidated by the "marketing" word. This implies "selling", an even nastier word for those just entering the network marketing field. I have found this book to be useful in pointing out the effectiveness of networking, whether used to sell cosmetics or oneself. I feel that the value of reading the experiences of others in the networking garden (if done properly, it's not a jungle or an arena), gives a new network marketer confidence that they can "network". If they network effectively, a good product or service will sell itself.
Another issue is the uncertainty that those new to network marketing feel when they first step out of their protective cubicle or corporate shell, and attempting to stand on their own two feet. I well remember my first stammering and uncertain attempts to tell people who I was and what I did back in 1996 when I first began my network marketing career, and that in spite of having been a U.S. Army platoon sergeant! Having an insight into the first baby steps and the eventual bounding leaps is invaluable in helping settle some of those "okay, here I go" butterflies.
There are many books that give instructions on HOW to network and WHERE to network. I feel that the authors purposely attempted to show the value of the positive results and pleasures of networking for its own sake. This is indicated in the subtitle on the cover..."Building Relationships for Your Pocketbook And Soul".
When done properly, whether for the sake of one's pocketbook, or the sake of one's soul, networking can be a delightful way to spend your days (and sometimes nights). I feel that this is what the authors have attempted to capture in this book rather than simply providing the same old lists of places to go and things to do.
Learn from the "Master".......2004-09-20
Dr.Misner is the one all of us other little networkers look up to! When I was doing the research for "Networking Magic" all paths lead back to "the man" Dr Misner. This is a great book. One all networkers and want to be networkers should have in their library. After you read this one- read the others-
Rick Frishman Pres. Planned TV Arts www.plannedtvarts.com Co author "Networking Magic" and "Guerrilla Publicity" www.rickfrishman.com
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The Cisco Career Certifications program currently supports several professional level Specializations, allowing you to validate your mastery of LAN/ATM, network management, voice access, security, or SNA/IP Integration. These Specializations are available to those of you who have already achieved CCNP level certification, allowing you to add a strategic technology focus to your certification. Cisco ATM Solutions provides a comprehensive, self-paced training tool, helping you prepare for the CCNP specialization exam. Cisco has recently integrated coverage of ATM into the CCIE Routing and Switching exam. This book will be of interest to you, when you prepare for the CCIE exam and is a practical introduction to the complex topic of ATM technology and its application in a Cisco environment. The extensive use of configuration examples and lab scenarios will be attractive to anyone searching for a comprehensive reference guide for ATM internetworking using Cisco routers and switches.
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A solid book on ATM & its implementation on Cisco equipment.......2002-06-18
In 1997 I found myself configuring an ATM/SONET based WAN, with no documentation to turn to other than forum White Papers. What I would have given for this book then!
Having read a number of ATM books now, I can say that this is one of the better ones. The writing is relatively clear, and it moves quickly from topic to topic. In addition to the 560+ pages of core text, the book has hundreds of pages of lab exercises and with detailed solutions, and a thick glossary.
On the whole this book isn't so golden that I would rank it among the crown jewels of Cisco Press (i.e. the Routing TCP/IP series) but it is a solid book, and covers precisely what the title suggests that it does. If you had to read just ONE book on ATM, you could do worse than to pick this one.
I have to Disagree.......2001-12-29
After purchasing this book a year ago, I am about 400 pages in and totally frustrated. It is like a collection of white papers about ATM theory. Sure, good info, but I want to know how to IMPLEMENT and design ATM networks. The writing style is awful -ex. "the partner agrees on this, that, and the other stuff" (pg. 140). The English usage is suspect at best, leaving the reader with impression that a number of writers had their hands on this one, and that many had English as a second language. While there is some good info in here, as well as some lab exercises, a solid, well-written book on ATM has yet to appear. After about 500 pages of this, you won't even consider putting this technology into your WAN -it comes accross as an administrative nightmare, obtuse, arcane, and altogether incomprehensible.
Almost there !!.......2001-06-23
Nicely written & very informative.Though I was left with a lot of knowledge of the terms / build up of ATM ... I just did not get a real good enough 'grip' on this subject by reading this book !! Considering the reviews that this book already has from other readers, I'm sure I must be just the exception !!
AWESOME READ! Galina you have done it again!!!.......2001-04-03
Having had the benefit of having Galina be my instructor for my CCIE boot camp class, I was impressed right from the start! I walked in a pretty Vanilla NP/DP. 2 weeks when I stepped out of that classroom I had felt my skills and knowledge multiply by 3-4x. That is exactly what you will get from this book. You "WILL" be able to walk out to a customer site and not only pitch ATM and sell them on it, but also have the confidence to design, configure, and T.S. ATM if need be. This book gets brought along with my Cisco LAN Switching book now as part of my reference library when I am working on projects. It is also a very integral part of my library. My only complaint is WHY WASN'T THIS RELEASED 2 YEARS AGO??? Keep up the good work Galina, your an invaluable asset to the Cisco community and to the Networking community as a whole!
Best ATM book I've seen, or read........2001-02-24
Ms. Pildush both loves ATM, and believes in it. However, she is also a realist, and clearly aware of how well positioned ATM's competitors are. I found this highly technical book hard to put down, because it articulated a viewpoint. In an understated and very professional way she makes a strong case for ATM vs. Gigabit Ethernet, and ATM vs. IP over Sonet.
Still, there were a couple of minor disappointments. Firstly, I didn't get a clear picture of the physical network landscape. I would like someone to draw a map--either a nationwide or global map--that lays out existing wide area networks (ATM, Frame Relay, etc.), and clearly shows what their role is. Secondly, although she does say she prefers ATM as the protocol for DSL, there's almost no discussion of DSL. If ATM becomes the protocol of choice for ADSL, and Ethernet for cable modems, wouldn't the total amount of data strongly affect the overall competition?
There's discussion of enumerable routers (why am I not surprised?), and many details (standards, layered architectures, etc.), but even with all the detail, the material seems effortlessly presented, and is easily understood. On balance, a fine job.
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Best C++ Source Code available for MLFN........2001-06-29
"The principal focus of this book is the multiple-layer feedforward network (MLFN)." This network is the most common and most used type of neural network. I have all of Masters books and this is his best presentation and source code for the MLFN. Chaper 2. of the book is about a complex number version of the MLFN, but it also includes the common real number versions. Other chapters on Data Preparation, Frequency-Domain, Time/Frequency Localization (Gabor Transform, Fourier Transform, Morlet Wavelets) and applications.
The C++ source code is easy to compile, understand and use. Includes simulated annealing, conjugate gradient algorithms and hybrid learning methods.
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This Cubase SX 3 training CD-ROM covers key operational techniques and the cool features of Cubase for everyone from the newbie through the experienced Cubase user. If you prefer the âshow meâ style of learning, then CSi is for you. Sit down with a DAW pro and learn concepts, production techniques, and the new options available in Cubase SX. This CD-ROM covers the Project Window, Transport Panel, Key Editor, Drum Editor, Track Mixer, Sample Editor, Pool, and Menus. The Introduction topic takes you through set-up, first record, edit, and mix. Youâll also get a âWhatâs new in Cubase SX 2â movie and additional tutorials on the Score Edit Window. The CSi movie tutorials are designed to include not only basic functionality, but production techniques, special shortcuts, key commands, and before and after audio examples. In addition to the hours of movie tutorials, "Cubase SX CSi Master" includes a massive digital audio workstation-related glossary.
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- Worst read yet
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Real-World Java 1.2 Networking hands you the weightiest collection of ready-to-run-or-customize Java networking code samples, tested solutions, and high-level tips that's ever been assembled. A picture-perfect resource for advanced Java programmers and network administrators, itÕs here to help you build the bridges of communications in your network, no matter how complex. Sun insider Justin Couch takes you through all the zigs and zags of Java networking and serves up what you need to get your applications written, tested, and running before your deliverables date. YouÕll get solid help with such necessities as threading, Remote Method Invocation, and socket-level security. Plus, the book puts you on track with plenty of example code, as it shows you how to: Create platform- and protocol-independent networking with the Java Management API (JMAPI); Implement sharing between complex systems with the Java Shared Data Architecture (JSDA); Integrate TCP, UDP, and IP with Java communications and multithreading; Use Java to create answers for both client and server; Design and build fully functional Java networking solutions in real-time deliverables.
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Worst read yet.......2003-11-20
I am always amused by pathetic technical books but this one has got to take the cake. Well done.
lacks decent info.......2003-03-18
for those of us who are slightly beyond (and tired of) the comparisons between C++ and Java, this book presents scarcely any useful information at all. i also agree with the reviewer who believed that the author wrote with no personality - a tip to the author: try to limit the star trek jokes for the conventions - they would be appreciated more over there.
to the potential readers: try another book.
dry and confused.......2001-03-05
in the advanced chapters you can find some good technical stuff. However, the book is not clear and does not contain any special insights. Also it has some small technical mistakes, for example it says that threads that were instantiated using a Runnable cannot be restarted(which is not true -try for yourself). My advice is to spend your time reading a really good book on networking (like Java notwork programming by Merlin Hughes and co) and find specific technicalities in the web.
Good overall treatment of all the different types of problem.......2000-07-11
This is a good overall treatment of all the different types of problems one will need to solve when doing network programming.
It clearly explains the difference between the different socket types the pitfalls of each and goes on into more detailed examples on the more complicated topics like the JSDT.
Definately found a place on my bookshelf. I did by this right when Java 2 came out. It was the best Java 2 networking book at the time, there might be better ones now, but this one got me going enought to not need to look anymore.
Not very deep or inspiring.......1999-06-09
I had a basic java networking background, and was hoping to learn some advanced tricks or inspiring ideas. Not in this book. Author doesn't write with much personality either. I'm gonna look for a better book on networking.
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How to Master Networking is a networking survival guide. It provides a step-by-step plan to take the confusion out of attending networking events, exchanging business cards, keeping in touch without being pushy and building successful business and career networks.
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