Below you will find a list of select new titles to be released this
month. For a complete listing of
our books, please visit our Website at http://www.osborne.com.
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Consumer
Technology:
eBay QuickSteps
by
Carole Matthews & John Cronan
ISBN: 0-07-225506-4; 256 pages;
$16.99
Color screenshots and brief instructions show how to buy
and sell on eBay in no time.
Readers will learn how to bid at eBay auctions, find bargains and unusual
objects, sell all kinds of items, make products stand out, and much more.
PC QuickSteps
by
Guy
Hart-Davis
ISBN: 0-07-225872-1; 240 pages; $16.99
Guy Hart-Davis teaches beginners everything they need to
empower themselves as effective computer users, including using the Windows XP
operating system, sending and receiving email, navigating the Internet,
maintaining a PC, home networking, and more. The graphical approach, full-color
printing, and easy-to-follow writing style make the book especially appealing to
users who feel intimidated by computers.
The PC Doctor’s
Fix-it-Yourself Guide by
Adrian W. Kingsley-Hughes
ISBN: 0-07-225553-6; 504 pages;
$29.99
This
easy-to-use guide shows how to diagnose, fix, upgrade, and maintain PCs and
install software and peripherals.
Includes handy checklists at the end of each chapter to help with ongoing
maintenance.
How to Do
Everything to Fight Spam, Viruses, Pop-Ups, and Spyware by
Ken Feinstein
ISBN: 0-07-225655-9; 256 pages;
$24.99
Loaded with insightful advice, practical tips, and trial software,
this book-and-CD defense will help its readers rid their computer of the perils
and nuisances of Web surfing once and for all. Author and tech expert Ken Feinstein
gives easy-to-understand explanations of the technologies at work, and just
exactly what steps to take to avoid Spam, to surf the Web with enjoyment, and
protect users’ privacy.
Quicken 2005: The
Official Guide by
Maria Langer
ISBN: 0-07-225794-6; 512 pages;
$24.99
Reviewed
and endorsed by Intuit, makers of Quicken, this official guide provides full
coverage of all features of this personal finance software. Langer includes plenty of information
and online resources to assist in making financial decisions.
Business Technology:
CRM at the Speed of
Light, Third Edition: Essential Customer Strategies for the 21st
Century by
Paul Greenberg
ISBN: 0-07-223173-4; 608 pages;
$29.99
Updated
to reflect the major changes in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in the
last few years, this third edition is a must-read for executives looking to
leverage the latest technologies on the market to reach and retain
customers. Greenberg explains CRM
concepts, tools that are available and suitable for various businesses, and he
offers practical, expert advice on avoiding common pitfalls.
Networking/Security:
Hardening Linux
by
John Terpstra et al.
ISBN: 0-07-225497-1; 480 pages; $39.99
Written by a team of Linux security experts, this
hands-on resource presents concrete steps security professionals can take
immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long-term security. It provides the principles of system
hardening that are applicable regardless of the Linux distribution being
used.
Programming:
Java 2 v5.0 Tiger New
Features by
Herb Schildt
ISBN: 0-07-225854-3; 216 pages;
$24.99
This book is for people who already know
Java and want to utilize the impressive array of innovations contained in Java
2, v. 5.0. By covering only what is
new in Tiger, this fast-paced guide gets users up to speed quickly, without
rehashing what they already know.
Struts: Essential
Skills by
Steven Holzner
ISBN: 0-07-225659-1; 448 pages;
$29.99
This book gives a hands-on approach and
step-by-step examples that illustrate each topic. Users can follow along and create Web
and Struts applications, master view, model, and controller creation, and learn
the Struts HTML, bean, and logic tags.
Includes program-ready examples to build and deploy a wide range of
Struts applications.
Oracle:
Oracle Database 10g
PL/SQL 101 by
Christopher Allen
ISBN: 0-07-225540-4; 416 pages; $39.99
Step-by-step coverage
includes storing, retrieving, and manipulating data, and a broad range of SQL
and PL/SQL functions and tools.
Real-life examples and hands-on projects help users apply what they have
learned.
Certification:
CAPM Certified
Associate in Project Management All-in-One Exam Guide by
Joseph Phillips
ISBN: 0-07-225704-4; 608 pages;
$59.99
This book is filled with CAPM exam tips
and techniques, case studies, and CAPM-style end-of-chapter exams. A CD-ROM featuring two simulated exams
with 300 all-original questions is included with the book. For a limited time, project management
tools you can put to work today are available download-able free with the
purchase of this book.
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