A developer’s guide to Mercurial, an easy to use and excellently scalable revision control system.

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Here are many freely available eBooks from Betah.co.il. This site provides links to approximately 2,500 ebooks covering many areas, as listed and linked to below. Some of these topics include the following: databases, graphics and design, hardware, project management (IT), networking, Windows, Linux, programming, web development, web applications, security, software and MS Office, and software engineering. eBook Topics: Business Career Databases Design and Graphics Economics Education Finance Game Guides Hardware IT Journals Management Marketing and Selling Networking Operating System Photography Programming and Application Development Science Security and Hacking Software and MS […]

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Here are some very well written StyleGuides for Java and C++, along with Guidesfor Unit Testing, Makefile, and Emacs. this are provided freeby GeoSoft, which offers software strategy, architecture,design and development services.StyleGuidesLinks to the much cited GeoSoft programmingstyle guidlines:     JavaProgramming Style Guide    C++Programming Style Guide    C++Programming Practice Guide UnitTestingProgram language […]

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Here are 32 web application, server, and database ebooksavailable from hostingmania.co.yu/Howto.  These ebooksinclude cover mostly open source server and database topics, such asApache, Bash Shell, MySQL, Network Administration, Postfix, Sendmail,Web Applications with PHP and MySQL, LAMP, Linux Commands, Securing andOptimizing Linux, and Linux System Administration.eBooksTopics:Advanced Bash Shell Scripting (pdf)ApacheServer eBook (pdf)Building and Managing VPN’s (pdf)Anti-SpamGateway […]

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Chapter 4: Basic practices for implementing iSCSI storage
by Jim McBee

This chapter will cover some of the ways you can avoid common mistakes that new system administrators make when they implement an iSCSI SAN as well as best practices you can follow to ensure that you avoid problems and run your iSCSI SAN system as efficiently as possible. Topics in this chapter include:• iSCSI volume (LUN) management• Operations and performance monitoring of iSCSI volumes• Ways to improve performance and storage availability• Backup recommendations

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Complete eBook: The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market
by Greg Shields

Successfully managing a computer network means keeping straight dozens or hundreds of network devices. And, unfortunately, too many network administrators don’t have the time or the experience to implement processes to monitor and automate network management. The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market, specifically written for SMB and mid-market businesses, outlines real-world technologies, processes, and guiding steps necessary to transform your network operations from reactive to proactive.

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Here are three helpful Linux learning documents thatrecently were posted on the web: 1) a 2-part Guide on How toBuild a Linux Server, 2) a 2-part Tutorial onInstalling and Configuring LAMP on Ubuntu, and3) a Linux Command Cheat Sheet.1)Guideon How to Build a Linux Server - Part 1This2-part tutorial guide will show you how to build a […]

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Here is  Xpressionsz -The eBooks Heaven. This site calls itself theinternet’s biggest and best collection of ebooks. They do have a verylarge selection of over 7,000 freely available ebook pages on theirsite, with many categories to select from. One thing that is differentabout this site is that the links are not actually hyperlinks that willtake […]

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Introduces reader to symfony, the leading framework for PHP developers, showing reader how to wield its many features to develop web applications faster and more efficiently, even if he/she only knows a bit of PHP.

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Here are three articles that explain and describe theprocessof creating your own Customized Linux Kernel. Youmay want to do thisfor a number of reasons, including these: to access extrafunctionality, to remove unneeded features, to obtain betterperformance, to assist with testing new Linux patches,or because you wantto know and understand more about how the Linux kernel works […]

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