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In This Issue:
1)... Editor's
Greeting
2)... The Best New
Free I.T. Training & Tutorial Sites
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Books & Book Sites
4)... University
Computer Science Course Sites
5)... The Best
Suggested Sites from Website Users
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7)... I.T. Sites
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8)... Frequently
Asked Questions about Technical Training
9)... Please Support
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This section of our newsletter contains the best new
free IT training and tutorial sites that we have found and researched
in the last few weeks. These resources will be added to our Free IT
Training & Courses page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat1.html,
our Free IT Tutorials and Guides page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat2.html,
or to our members' site.
Control-Escape: Linux and Open Source
Software:
http://www.control-escape.com/
Step-by-step articles and detailed tutorials on how
to obtain, install, and use open and alternative software for your PC
or workstation. Includes an Introduction to Linux for new users,
written in plain English.
IT and communication: Yucca's free information site: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/indexen.html
This site has several good tutorials and articles
covering IT topics and programming. Here is their Programming - Perl
and C Tutorials page: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/prog/index.html
Downloads for Deitel Publications:
http://www.deitel.com/books/downloads.html
Lots of learning materials from this publisher's
books, samples chapters, free code, free lecture notes and slides, etc.
Hotscripts.com:
http://www.hotscripts.com/
Good link site for scripts and tutorials, each topic
has its own tutorial section. 17849 Resources Listed in Over 1000
Categories.
Zhanshou Yu's Home:
http://zhanshou.hypermart.net/
Leverage the Power of XML:
http://zhanshou.hypermart.net/XML/index.html
Object-Oriented Design Patterns:
http://www.mycgiserver.com/~zhanshou/jsp/patterns.html
Java Applet WorkShop:
http://zhanshou.hypermart.net/applet.html
Zhanshou's CGI Tutorial:
http://zhanshou.hypermart.net/CGITutorial/content.html
TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview:
http://web.archive.org/.../tcpip/pru/3376fm.htm
This document explains connectivity of IBM systems
to equipment manufactured by other equipment manufacturers. It should
be used to gain a basic understanding of the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. Please note that
this is an archived site and it's connection is somewhat slow.
Linuxlookup Guides:
http://www.linuxlookup.com/html/main/guides.html
Here you will find custom-made guides written by
their staff and members of the Linux community. Guides deal with a
variety of issues, with more of an in-depth "walk me through" approach.
Linux Tutorials, Guides, Manuals, HowTos: http://www.linuxpowered.com/html/tutorials/tutorials_main.html
This is a repository for many Linux Guides, Manuals,
and HowTos, and also GNU Manuals.
Here are Free Online Linux Books:
http://www.linux.org/docs/online_books.html
Two Certification Study Sites:
MCSE Braindumps:
http://www.mcsebraindumps.com
-resource for MCSE Braindumps, MCSE exams, certifications, mcp, study
guides.
Free Certification Practice Exams:
http://www.msexpert.com/exams/examlist.asp
HELPPC:
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/info/helppc21.zip
HELPPC is a Quick Reference Utility for the
intermediate to advanced programmer, written by David Jurgens. The
topics distributed in an easy database format are: BIOS interrupts; DOS
interrupts and DOS functions; EMS and Mouse functions; BIOS and DOS
data structures; diagnostic codes; DOS commands; 80x86 assembler
instructions; standard and vendor specific C functions; and various
hardware specifications.
Project Management Tutorials:
http://www.baselinemag.com/category2/0,3960,655838,00.asp
Project Management Primers:
http://www.baselinemag.com/category2/0,3960,655837,00.asp
How-to articles and hands-on explanations of how to
implement technology to reach business decisions.
J2EE Best Practices:
http://www.theserverside.com/resources/article.jsp?l=TMCBestPractices
This whitepaper will teach you the best practices
that will help you get the most reliability and scalability out of your
J2EE based application and the most productivity out of your
developers. It covers all elements of the software development cycle,
from design through deployment.
Robert J. Morton: Personal Study Notes:
http://robmorton.20m.com/studies/
These well written study notes cover The Internet
for Dummies by Levine & Baroudi, The Java Programming Language by
Arnold & Gosling, and Unix for Dummies by Levine & Young.
Oracle Documentation and Support:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/
This site contains the following:
Oracle Database Administration Best Practices:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/misc1_best_pract.pdf
9i Oracle Database Administration Best Practices:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/9i_dba-best_practices.pdf
Oracle 8i Pocket Quick Reference guide:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/8iquickref.pdf
Oracle DBA Checklist:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/Oracle DBA
checklist.doc
DBA checklist.doc Oracle 8i Tuning DBA Advice:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/Oracle8_Tuning_DBA_Advice.pdf
RAID on Oracle:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/its/isg/dba/docs/useful_docs/RAIDonOracle.pdf
SANS' Information Security Reading Room:
http://www.sans.org/rr/
This site contains over 1300 computer security
articles in 63 different categories. The following pages features
articles that have been written by students seeking GIAC certification:
Windows 2000 Issues :
http://www.sans.org/rr/win2000/
Linux Issues:
http://www.sans.org/rr/linux/
WebTechGeek.com:
http://www.webtechgeek.com
A computer news oriented website that provides news,
Windows Tips, How-to-Repair, free software downloads, and upgrade your
computer.
Windows 2000 tips:
http://www.webtechgeek.com/Windows_2000_tips.htm
HowTos:
http://www.webtechgeek.com/center-Frame-Index-Reviews-page.htm
Faculty Computer Support Group:
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/fsg/
Technical support and help tutorials For Windows XP,
Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98, and Unix/Linux.
Free Lessons in ASP.Net:
http://www.learnasp.com/freebook/learn/index.aspx
Free Lessons in classic ASP:
http://www.learnasp.com/learn/index.asp
Provides detailed information about creating ASP
pages and developing Web applications. It also describes the special
event methods and interfaces available for creating components for
access by ASP or ISAPI extensions. Also, here is their Internet
Information Services 5.0 (IIS) Documentation: http://www.learnasp.com/iishelp/iis/misc/default.asp
How-To Index for Microsoft Technologies: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/default.asp
Here is some of the content offered at this
Microsoft site:
Windows 2000 Server How-Tos:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/admhow.asp
Windows XP How-Tos:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/winxphow.asp
Exchange Server How-Tos:
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...=Titles&sd=gn
SQL Server How-Tos:
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...=Titles&sd=gn
Networking How-Tos:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/nethow.asp
Security How-Tos:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/sechow.asp
3) New Free Computer IT Books,
Publications & Book Sites:
Some of these web resources will be added to our
Free IT Books page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/free_computer_books.html
and some will be added to our members site.
AllFreeTech E-Books:
http://www.allfreetech.com/EBookCategory.asp
These free books are a little dated, but free
nonetheless (registration required). Contains 62 programming books, 20
operating system books, and 10 application books, including the
following:
XML Complete:
http://www.allfreetech.com/ShowEBook.asp?EBookID=90
Red Hat Linux Unleashed:
http://www.allfreetech.com/ShowEBook.asp?EBookID=67
UNIX Unleashed, Internet Edition:
http://www.allfreetech.com/ShowEBook.asp?EBookID=80
Teach Yourself Photoshop in 14 Days:
http://www.allfreetech.com/ShowEBook.asp?EBookID=46
Technical Reference:
http://techref.mine.nu/
This site has 81 books online, including these:
Windows Cryptic Error Messages Explained:
http://techref.mine.nu/books/winerrors/index.html
Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition:
http://techref.mine.nu/books/SQL-3w/index.htm
TCP/IP Illustrated:
http://techref.mine.nu/books/TCP_IP_Illustrated_Volume_One/index.htm
Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours:
http://techref.mine.nu/books/STY_Samba_In_24_Hours/index.htm
10 Minute Guide to PC Hardware:
http://techref.mine.nu/books/10-minutes-guide-to-pc-hardware/index.html
National Academy Press Computer related books:
http://search.nap.edu/nap-cgi/naptitle.cgi?Search=computer
Over 40 publications found for a search on
"computer", including these:
Embedded, Everywhere: A Research Agenda for
Networked Systems of Embedded Computers: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309075688/html/index.html
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence:
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309058317/html/index.html
Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet :
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309068436/html/index.html
Cybersecurity Today and Tomorrow: Pay Now or Pay
Later: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309083125/html/index.html
So you want to be a Computer Game Developer?:
http://www.makegames.com/intro.html
The chapters in this web site deal with the
programming aspects of game development, and it focuses on game
development from the point of view of the programmer.
IT Security Cookbook:
http://www.boran.com/security/
This book is intended as a 'self help' guide to
computer & network security, primarily for security managers,
programmers and system administrators. New material the author has
written since he wrote this books is here: http://www.boran.com/security/sp
Reusable Software Components:
http://a-sync.com/contents.htm
This book introduces you to new and useful
techniques of programming microcontrollers with the high level language
C. The concept of reusable components evolved from research aimed at
object oriented programming for microcontrollers in C. It was found that
classes written in C can be packaged as components for easy reuse and
modification needed to extend their capability.
Fundamentals of Grid Computing:
http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedpaperAbstracts/redp3613.html
The purpose of this IBM Redpaper is to provide
discussion material about grid computing, concepts, use, and
architecture. Grid computing represents unlimited opportunities in
terms of business and technical aspects.
Various Free Book Chapters:
Programming .NET Web Services: Chapter 2: Creating
ASP.NET Web Services: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/prognetws/chapter/ch02.html
Chapter 7- Inner Classes - from Programmers Guide to
Certification: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/certification/certbook.pdf
Chapter 6: Objects and Classes from The Complete
Java 2 Certification Study Guide: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/certification/page1.html
Test Yourself from The Complete Java 2 Certification
Study Guide: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/certification/testyourself.html
Chapter 3, Methods Common to All Objects from
Effective Java: Programming Language Guide: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/effectivejava/Chapter3.pdf
Chapter 5, Substitutes for C Constructs from
Effective Java: Programming Language Guide: http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/Books/effectivejava/Chapter5.pdf
4 Free Chapters from Effective Java Programming
Language Guide: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/effective/chapters.html
Using Windows Systems chapter from Learning the Unix
Operating System, 5th Edition: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lunix5/chapter/ch02.html
4) University Computer Science Course
Sites
Free to Browse and Study:
These web sites will be added to our Free University
IT Course Webs page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat3.html
SCI204: Mutlimedia Technology:
http://139.132.118.116/sci204/index.html
Great lecture notes for understanding the current
technology of multimedia computers, both stand-alone and networked; and
a theoretical and practical introduction to design criteria relating to
the presentation of information delivered by multimedia.
SCC313: GUI Programming:
http://139.132.118.116/scc313/index.html
Learn to construct Microsoft Windows applications
using Visual Basic. The project material considers techniques such as
menus, multiple document interfaces, message passing, timers, database
access and so on. Be sure to click on the "Roadmap" link for good
learning material.
Information Systems -- Lecture notes:
http://www.business.utah.edu/~pactsc/www/lecture.htm
This is one page of high-level notes covering
information systems.
5) The Best Suggested Sites from our Website Users - Every
month we feature the best suggested IT training and tutorial sites from
our website visitors. Here are this month's sites:
Effective C++ and More Effective C++:
http://tartley.com/docs/ref/effective%20c++/INDEX.HTM
In these two free online C++ books, you'll find
advice on what you should do, and why, and what you should not do, and
why not. Unlike most books on C++, the author's presentation is not
organized around particular language features, but rather each
discussion in the book is tailored to the guideline it accompanies, and
coverage of the various aspects of a particular language feature are
dispersed throughout the book. The advantage of this approach is that it
better reflects the complexity of the software systems for which C++ is
often chosen.
Webwasp.co.uk:
http://www.webwasp.co.uk
A resource site for Macromedia Flash MX movies and
Actionscript. You will find excellent tutorials, examples of
ActionScript, shockwave and flash files for the beginner, intermediate
and advanced user.
Webware:
http://www.webwareindex.com
Links to free tutorials on all scripting languages
such as Asp, Perl, Cgi, Tcl/Tk, Jsp, and links to also programming
tutorials for many languages.
Reference Library:
http://books.phatmax.net/more/
Several IT and programming books online.
6) New Computer & IT Training
& Tutorial Link & Resource Sites:
These web sites will be added to our IT Links and
Resources page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat6.html
Unixguide.net:
http://www.unixguide.net/
A comparative UNIX system administration guide,
covering AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, LINUX , Solaris & Tru64 commands,
tasks, links and news.
The GrayLIT Network, A Science Portal of Technical
Reports:
http://graylit.osti.gov/
This is a portal for technical report information
generated through federally funded research and development projects.
Try a search using keywords like "Java", "programming", "tutorial",
etc. Related site is Preprint Network: http://preprints.osti.gov/DistributedSearch.shtml
The Info Service:
http://info-s.com/program.html
http://info-s.com/help.html
Java Links:
http://info-s.com/java.html
C/C++ Links:
http://info-s.com/c.html
Javascript Links:
http://info-s.com/java-s.html
Visual Basic Links:
http://info-s.com/vb.html
Perl Links:
http://info-s.com/perl.html
VRML Links:
http://info-s.com/vrml.html
Windows 2000 Links:
http://info-s.com/win2000.html
Unix Links:
http://info-s.com/unix.html
7) I.T. Sites Worth Mentioning:
Free Hard Drive Security Utility:
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
Eraser is a free, GNU license program that will
securely remove all files and folders from any Windows computer.
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary List 2002: http://www.activewin.com/bugs/secb2002.shtml
This is a list of all the Microsoft Security
Bulletins by year.
8) Frequently Asked Questions about
Technical Training:
Each month Scott Turton will answer one of the
frequently asked questions we receive about computer and IT training
and career development.
March 2003 FAQ #1: What are some good firewall
programs that are inexpensive or free?
Answer:
A good Firewall keeps your personal data and privacy
safe from Internet hackers and data thieves. There are many free and
free-to-try firewall applications available to download. Many of them
are listed on this search results from ZDNet Downloads:
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=firewall&tg=dl-20
One of the more popular free firewalls is ZoneAlarm,
located here: http://www.zonelabs.com/.../userComm_agreement.jsp
ZoneAlarm has started a user forum at their site, so you can now get
help setting up and managing this security tool.
I hope this helps you.
Scott Turton
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