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http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781118000151.do: The first book to cover the LPIC-2 certification Linux allows developers to update source code freely, making it an excellent, low-cost, secure alternative to alternate, more expensive operating systems. It is for this reason that the demand for IT professionals to have an LPI certification is so strong. This study guide provides unparalleled coverage…

The Data Journalism Handbook: This collaborative book coordinated by the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation aims to answer questions like: Where can I find data? How can I request data? What tools can I use? How can I find stories in data? How can I make data journalism sustainable? It had a…

Database Design and Relational Theory: Because databases often stay in production for decades, careful design is critical to making the database serve the needs of your users over years, and to avoid subtle errors or performance problems. In this book, CJ Date, a leading exponent of relational databases, lays out the principles of good database…

My FRITZ!Box 7390 synchronises properly with the NTP servers, but it does not take the DST (“daylight saving time”, in German: “Sommerzeit”) into account, that started last night over here in Germany (e.g.). When I log in to my box, it shows the date (day and time) like this: $ telnet fritz.box # date Sun…

Enabling Programmable Self with HealthVault: Microsoft HealthVault is the most prominent example of a personal health record (PHR). With its open API, flexibility, and connections with multiple health care providers, it gives people interested in monitoring their own health an unprecedented opportunity to do their own research on their own data. This concise book will…

I tried restarting it in the morning, but it did not wake up. I re-animated my 7270, and phone-wise it worked fine, but not DSL-wise – all that took quite a while. The guy at the Deutsche Telekom support hotline told me, the 7270 would not talk VDSL, and my access was configured to be…

Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers: There’s a wealth of data online, but sorting and gathering it by hand can be tedious and time consuming. Rather than click through page after endless page, why not let bots do the work for you? Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers will show you how to create simple programs with…

Programming Perl: Adopted as the undisputed Perl bible soon after the first edition appeared in 1991, Programming Perl is still the go-to guide for this highly practical language. In this much-anticipated update to “the Camel,” three renowned Perl authors cover the language up to its current version, Perl 5.14, with a preview of features in…

First: yes, QuickSSHd is very nice and useful software. Why does Android not come with something like that by itself? Second: Yes, a graphical SFTP browser (such as Cyberduck) can be quite nice for interacting with an SSH server. I have downloaded pictures from my tablet and my phone quite a few times now ……

BBC News – Faster-than-light neutrinos could be down to bad wiring