New reads for the New Year, part 2
Here's another set of books to consider for those long winter nights. I've given each book a ranking - with four stars being the best.
Cisco Routers for the Desperate
By Michael Lucas
No Starch Press
$19.95
***
This book describes itself as "a brief, meaty introduction to Cisco routers" and it easily lives up to this idea. The book covers the basics of installing, configuring and managing a router from the unpacking the box stage to the log management stage. If you are a new network admin, or a systems person just exploring routers and their use, this is probably a great investment. The tongue in cheek writing style and excellent descriptions make it a generally good read.
Wireless Hacking
By Lee Barken, with Matt Fanady, Debi Jones, Alan Koebrick, and Michael Mee
Syngress
$39.95
**
There is some pretty cool stuff in this one. If you are interested in playing/experimenting with/exploiting wifi systems, this is a pretty great book. The exercises are well explained and documented with photographs. From plastic containers as weather shields to building "cantennas", there are tons of wireless hacks. That said, if you are looking for a book on wireless security and defining the processes and policies of managing wireless deployments, this is not the book you are looking for. But, if you want to load Linux on your Linksys wireless access point
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Cell phone gaming: In search of good mobile games
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The guts of the iPhone 3GS
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Essential JavaFX
Get started building rich Web apps quickly with an introduction to the power of JavaFX key features -- scene node graphs, nodes as components, the coordinate system, layout options, colors and gradients, custom classes with inheritance, animation, binding, and event handlers.Enter now!
The Nomadic Developer
Consulting can be hugely rewarding, but it's easy to fail if you are unprepared. To succeed, you need a mentor who knows the lay of the land. Aaron Erickson is your mentor, and this is your guidebook. Enter now!
