Posts Tagged ‘admin’

Upgrading and Repairing PCs

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

book coverUpgrading and Repairing PCs 19th ed., Scott Mueller, Que, 2010

1100 pages, with DVD videos.

Windows 7 Secrets

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

book coverWindows 7 Secrets, Paul B. Thurrott, 2009

This is not just another Windows user guide. Advanced users and admins will find it useful. 1000 pages.

Oracle Self-service Applications

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

book coverOracle Self-service Applications, Melanie Anjele Cameron, McGraw-Hill, 2010

This book is for admins in charge of Oracle’s e-business apps, including

    • Oracle iProcurement for automating both the requesting and approval of requisitions
    • Oracle Internet Expenses for streamlining the entry, approval, and auditing of expense reports, including credit card processing
    • Oracle iSupplier Portal to allow secure supplier collaboration
    • Oracle iReceivables to enable customers and employees to review account information online The order management portal for granting inquiry-only viewing and tracking of orders and delivery status
    • Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture for customizing invoices
    • Oracle Approvals Management to accommodate complex rules for approving transactions
    • Oracle Application Framework to customize both the options and usability of the self-service applications

    Ubuntu on A Dime

    Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

    book coverUbuntu on A Dime – The Path to Low-cost Computing, James Floyd Kelly, 2009

    If you want a cheap but powerful computer, this book will help. It has 30 pages discussing hardware selection for Linux, then 200 pages introducing you to Ubuntu. It suggests you spend $250 on components to build the PC, but I know of surplus stores that sell equivalent PC’s for $100.

    CWNA Certified Wireless

    Monday, August 16th, 2010

    book coverCWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator & CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional
    All-in-one Exam Guide (PWO-104 & PWO-204), Tom Carpenter, 2010

    If you want to get certified, this will be useful. Hardcover, 700 pages.

    Mac OS X System Admin

    Monday, August 16th, 2010

    book coverMac OS X System Administration, Guy Hart-Davis, McGraw-Hill, 2010

    This is for Mac admins. 500 pages.

    VCP VMware Certified

    Monday, August 16th, 2010

    book coverVCP VMware Certified Professional VSphere 4 Study Guide (Exam VCP410), Robert Schmidt, McGraw-Hill, 2010

    If you want to get certified on VMware virtualization, this book will be helpful. 350 pages.

    CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Wireless Exam 640-721

    Saturday, April 17th, 2010

    book coverCCNA Cisco Certified Network associate wireless study guide (Exam 640-721) / Henry Chou, Michael Kang, McGraw-Hill, 2010

    If you need to be certified, this book will help. 500 pages.

    CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide 220-701

    Thursday, April 15th, 2010

    book coverCompTIA A+ Certification Exam Guide : exams 220-701 & 220-702 / Michael Meyers.

    If you need to be certified, this leviathan will help. Hardcover, 1300 pages, with CD.

    Windows Server 2008 all-in-one for dummies

    Thursday, March 25th, 2010

    book coverWindows Server 2008 all-in-one desk reference for dummies / by John Paul Mueller, Wiley, 2008

    Yet another Microsoft admin book. Well written, 850 pages.