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• WordPress Bible, 2nd Edition
• The Facebook Guide for People Over 50
• Security Administrator Street Smarts, 3rd Edition
• Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
• AutoCAD 2012 For Dummies
• Moodle For Dummies

WordPress Bible, 2nd Edition Posted: 29 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Book Description Get the latest word on the biggest self-hosted blogging tool on the market Within a week of the announcement of WordPress 3.0, it had been downloaded over a million times. Now you can get on the bandwagon of this popular open-source blogging tool with WordPress Bible, 2nd Edition. Whether you’re a casual blogger or programming pro, this comprehensive guide covers the latest version of WordPress, from the basics through advanced application development. If you want to thoroughly learn WordPress, this is the book you need to succeed. Explores the principles of blogging, marketing, and social media interaction Shows you how to install and maintain WordPress Thoroughly covers WordPress basics, then ramps up to advanced topics Guides you through best security practices as both a user and a developer Helps you enhance your blog s findability in major search engines and create customizable and dynamic themes Author maintains a high-profile blog in the WordPress community, Technosailor.com Tech edited by Mark Jaquith, one of the lead developers of WordPress The WordPress Bible is the only resource you need to learn WordPress from beginning to end. From the Back Cover Master the blog platform of choice around the world Whether you’re a casual blogger or programming pro, this detailed guide will help you get the very most out of the new version of the hottest blogging platform on the planet. A complete step-by-step reference, this book covers WordPress 3.1 from the basics through advanced application development. Learn how to use custom plugins and themes, build navigation menus on the fly with no coding, leverage the WordPress multisite API, and much more. Explore various Web servers and all modules, then install and configure the software Enhance your blog’s findability with SEO, keywords, and meta tags Create events with actions, apply hooks, and expand functionality with plugins Leverage Twitter widgets, the Facebook Like button, or other social media devices to extend your blog’s reach Integrate navigation menus with custom dynamic themes Set up WordPress as a Content Management System Build your own self-contained social network with BuddyPress Visit www.wiley.com/go/wordpressbible2e for all of the author’s example files from the book. Install, configure, and manage WordPress Turn a blog into a social network Create a dynamic, full-fledged CMS Book Details Paperback: 744 pages Publisher: Wiley; 2nd Edition (April 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470937815 ISBN-13: 978-0470937815 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts WordPress In Depth (19-02-2010) Wordpress and Flash 10x Cookbook (05-05-2010) WordPress All-in-One For Dummies (22-04-2011) WordPress 24-Hour Trainer, 2nd Edition (28-10-2011) Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, 2nd Edition (31-05-2011) WordPress MU 2.8: Beginner's Guide (08-11-2009) WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition (07-02-2011) WordPress Bible (29-08-2010) WordPress 3.0 Search Engine Optimization (11-05-2011) WordPress 3 Site Blueprints (27-08-2010)

The Facebook Guide for People Over 50 Posted: 29 Oct 2011 09:59 AM PDT Book Description The Facebook guide for people over 50 People over 50 are the fastest-growing segment of the Facebook population, and they have some unique interests and concerns. This one-of-a-kind guide addresses issues of specific interest to older generations, helping them create a profile, connect with old friends and relatives, communicate with others, and maintain their safety online. If you're among this group, you'll find these tips and instructions will give you confidence and help you enjoy all that Facebook has to offer. People over 50 are joining Facebook in record numbers; an estimated 6 million such people are Facebook users This Facebook guide for people over 50 focuses on topics of particular interest to older generations, such as finding and connecting with relatives, friends from the past, former colleagues, and classmates Helps you set up your profile, find old and new friends, communicate with others through the site, and protect your privacy Facebook insiders contribute plenty of tips and ideas to make the Facebook experience more fulfilling If you’re over 50 and already on Facebook or thinking of joining, The Facebook Guide For People Over 50 can help you make the most of the experience. From the Back Cover Get connected and start enjoying the world of Facebook You’re older. You’re wiser. And if you’re ready to be more connected by joining Facebook, then this is the book for you. Written in short, clear chapters, this guide walks you through creating a profile and taking advantage of all of Facebook’s features. Veteran author Paul McFedries uses his informative-yet-easygoing writing style to show you how to connect with relatives, old friends, colleagues, and classmates. In addition, insider tips and proven best practices will help you make the most of your Facebook experience and, in turn, enhance your life! Keep up with the latest goings-on of family and friends Share photos with family and friends Discover new information about your favorite hobbies Make new friends who have similar interests and tastes Learn the Facebook lingo Display and share your photos Plan your next trip Research fitness, hobbies, finances, and more Book Details Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Wiley (July 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470875178 ISBN-13: 978-0470875179 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts The Social Media Marketing Book (20-11-2009) The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web (24-07-2009) The Facebook Marketing Book (20-01-2011) The Facebook Era (02-01-2010) Social Networking Spaces: From Facebook to Twitter and Everything In Between (25-03-2010) Social Network Analysis for Startups (15-10-2011) Sams Teach Yourself Facebook in 10 Minutes, 2nd Edition (09-10-2010) PHP 5 Social Networking (06-11-2010) Mining the Social Web: Finding Needles in the Social Haystack (20-01-2011) Friends with Benefits: A Social Media Marketing Handbook (01-02-2010)

Security Administrator Street Smarts, 3rd Edition Posted: 29 Oct 2011 09:59 AM PDT Book Description A step-by-step guide to the tasks involved in security administration If you aspire to a career in security administration, one of your greatest challenges will be gaining hands-on experience. This book takes you through the most common security admin tasks step by step, showing you the way around many of the roadblocks you can expect on the job. It offers a variety of scenarios in each phase of the security administrator’s job, giving you the confidence of first-hand experience. In addition, this is an ideal complement to the brand-new, bestselling CompTIA Security+ Study Guide, 5th Edition or the CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide, 2nd Edition, the latest offerings from Sybex for CompTIA’s Security+ SY0-301 exam. Targets security administrators who confront a wide assortment of challenging tasks and those seeking a career in security administration who are hampered by a lack of actual experience Walks you through a variety of common tasks, demonstrating step by step how to perform them and how to circumvent roadblocks you may encounter Features tasks that are arranged according to four phases of the security administrator’s role: designing a secure network, creating and implementing standard security policies, identifying insecure systems in an existing environment, and training both onsite and remote users Ideal hands-on for those preparing for CompTIA’s Security+ exam (SY0-301) This comprehensive workbook provides the next best thing to intensive on-the-job training for security professionals. From the Back Cover Develop the skills you need in the real world Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you’ll find in this practical guide to security administration. Using a “year in the life” approach, it gives you an inside look at the common responsibilities of security administrators, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you’ll face in the field. Updated for CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301, this valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of a security administrator’s job, including: Designing a secure network environment Creating and implementing standard security policies and practices Identifying insecure systems in physical and digital environments Providing training to onsite and remote users An invaluable study tool This no-nonsense book also covers common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its Security+ candidates to know how to perform. So whether you’re preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you’ll find the instruction you need, including: Performing an initial risk assessment Hardening all systems—services, ports, OS,and more Encrypting files and securing data storage Creating and managing user accounts Deploying IPSec and securing remote systems Securing Internet activity, networks, and wireless Testing, pen testing, tracking, profiling, and troubleshooting The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring IT professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. And because the exercises are based upon exam objectives from leading technology certifications, each Street Smarts book can be used as a lab manual for certification prep. Step-by-step exercises teach you hands-on skills Real world scenarios put those skills in perspective REVISED FOR THE UPDATED SECURITY+ EXAM (SY0-301) Book Details Paperback: 624 pages Publisher: Sybex; 3rd Edition (June 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118061160 ISBN-13: 978-1118061169 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts CompTIA Security+ SYO-201 Cert Guide (27-01-2011) Zend Enterprise PHP Patterns (17-09-2009) WordPress 3 Ultimate Security (06-07-2011) Windows Server 2008 Security Resource Kit (23-05-2009) Web Security, Privacy and Commerce, 2nd Edition (10-05-2011) Thor's Microsoft Security Bible (15-09-2011) The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Flaws (23-05-2009) The Myths of Security (20-06-2009) The Design of Rijndael: AES - The Advanced Encryption Standard (09-01-2010) The Basics of Information Security: Understanding the Fundamentals of InfoSec in Theory and Practice (17-06-2011)

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Book Description A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk’s Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this authoritative Autodesk Official Training Guide has been completely revised and modernized to offer you a fresh perspective on this powerful engineering package. Packed with new examples, new datasets, and new tutorials, this book shows how elements of the dynamic engineering program work together and discusses the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all of a civil engineering project’s elements. The book features in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, LandXML and LDT Project Transfer, cross sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, and project management as well as Vault and data shortcuts. Practical tutorials, tips, tricks, real-world examples and easy-to-follow explanations detail all aspects of a civil engineering project. This Mastering book is recommended as a Certification Preparation study guide resource for the Civil 3D Associate and Professional exams. Features in-depth, detailed coverage of AutoCAD Civil 3D, the enormously popular civil engineering software Shows how elements of the dynamic engineering program work together and discusses the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all of a civil engineering project’s elements Shares straightforward explanations, real-world examples, and practice tutorials on surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, and much more In addition to teaching you vital Civil 3D tips, tricks, and techniques, Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D will also help you prepare for the Civil 3D 2011 Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams. From the Back Cover Dig Deep into Civil 3D with This Expert Guide The new version of this Autodesk Official Training Guide has been completely revised and updated by two renowned Civil 3D experts, who bring a fresh perspective on using Civil 3D 2012 in professional environments. Quickly build your skills and effectively manage every stage of your projects with this detailed reference and tutorial, which covers everything from the Civil 3D user interface to surveying and alignments, advanced corridors and roundabouts, sanitary and storm analysis, cost estimating, styles, and much more. This in-depth guide not only teaches you how to use Civil 3D in production environments, it also helps you prepare for Autodesk’s Civil 3D Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams. Coverage includes: Understanding Civil 3D 2012, including new tools and functionality Creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all project elements Using intersection tools to shorten the design of complex corridors, including roundabouts Calling on Partbuilder to create pipe networks without pain Performing storm and sewer analysis and assessing impact with the new SSA tools Producing plans quickly and easily with Production Wizard Estimating costs in a flash with Quantity Takeoff A detailed new chapter on using Civil 3D Templates and Styles Sharpen Your Civil 3D 2012 Skills with This In-Depth Guide Lay Out Subdivisions, Lots, and Roundabouts with Ease Master Surveying, Alignment, Surfaces, Grading, and More Learn Real-World Tips, Tricks, and Techniques That Improve Results Prepare for the Civil 3D 2012 Certified Associate or Certified Professional Exams Book Details Paperback: 936 pages Publisher: Sybex (July 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118016815 ISBN-13: 978-1118016817 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts Mastering AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011 (31-08-2010) Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012 (03-06-2011) Introducing Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 (16-09-2011) Autodesk Inventor 2012 and Inventor LT 2012 Essentials (25-07-2011) AutoCAD 2012 & AutoCAD LT 2012 Bible (29-07-2011) ZBrush 4 Sculpting for Games: Beginner's Guide (08-04-2011) XNA Game Studio 4.0 Programming: Developing for Windows Phone 7 and Xbox 360 (26-01-2011) XNA 3D Primer (15-01-2011) Windows Phone 7 Game Development (21-12-2010) Up and Running with AutoCAD 2011: 2D Drawing and Modeling (25-12-2010)

AutoCAD 2012 For Dummies Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Book Description A full-color guide to the #1 architectural drafting program—AutoCAD 2012! AutoCAD is the leading software used to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. Used by engineers, architects, and drafting professionals, it can be complex and is a perfect subject for the tried-and-true For Dummies format. Full-color illustrations make the instructions even easier to follow, because examples in the book appear exactly as they will on the screen. Explains AutoCAD and gets readers quickly up to speed on the latest version Features full-color illustrations that look the same as the AutoCAD 2012 screens, making the interface and the all-important Model view easier to understand Covers all the new features, creating a basic layout, using AutoCAD DesignCenter, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, adding text, and more Newcomers to AutoCAD will easily master the software with help from this full-color edition of AutoCAD 2012 For Dummies. Table of Contents Part I: AutoCAD 101. Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Chapter 2: Le Tour de AutoCAD 2012. Chapter 3: A Lap around the CAD Track. Chapter 4: Setup for Success. Chapter 5: Planning for Paper. Part II: Let There Be Lines. Chapter 6: Manage Your Properties Chapter 7: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness. Chapter 8: Down the Straightaway. Chapter 9: Dangerous Curves Ahead. Chapter 10: Get a Grip on Object Selection. Chapter 11: Edit for Credit. Chapter 12: A Zoom with a View. Part III: If Drawings Could Talk. Chapter 13: Text with Character. Chapter 14: Entering New Dimensions. Chapter 15: Down the Hatch. Chapter 16: The Plot Thickens. Part IV: Advancing with AutoCAD. Chapter 17: The ABCs of Blocks. Chapter 18: Going Dynamic and External. Chapter 19: Call the Parametrics! Chapter 20: Drawing on the Internet. Part V: On a 3D Spree. Chapter 21: It’s a 3D World After All. Chapter 22: From Drawings . . . to Models. Chapter 23: On a Render Bender. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Great AutoCAD Resources. Chapter 25: Ten Differences between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Chapter 26: Ten System Variables to Make Your Life Easier. Book Details Paperback: 560 pages Publisher: For Dummies (May 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1118024400 ISBN-13: 978-1118024409 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts AutoCAD 2011 For Dummies (15-09-2010) XML For Dummies, 4th Edition (30-05-2009) WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition (07-02-2011) WordPress All-in-One For Dummies (22-04-2011) Windows Server 2008 For Dummies (21-07-2009) Windows Server 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (21-07-2009) Windows Phone 7 For Dummies (02-03-2011) Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (21-07-2009) VMware vSphere For Dummies (16-09-2011) Visual Studio 2010 All-in-One For Dummies (17-09-2010)

Moodle For Dummies Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:52 AM PDT Book Description The fun and friendly guide to the world’s most popular online learning management system Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment, also known as Moodle, is an online learning management system that creates opportunities for rich interaction between educators and their audience. However, the market has been lacking a simple, easy-to-understand guide that covers all the essentials of Moodle until now. Using straightforward language and an entertaining tone to decipher the intricate world of Moodle, this book provides you with the resources you need to take advantage of all the eLearning and eTraining possibilities that Moodle offers. Offers a hands-on approach to learning Moodle, the revolutionary online learning management system Uses simple language peppered with good humor to break down the complexities of Moodle into easily digested pieces of information Caters to the specific needs of teachers and business trainers by providing the resources they need Moodle For Dummies provides you with the tools you need to acquire a solid understanding of Moodle and start implementing it in your courses. From the Back Cover Stop noodling, start Moodling! This guide helps you get your course online with Moodle You’ve heard about the learning content management system with the funny name — Moodle. You’ve been wondering if it’s right for your students. This book explains Moodle and what you can do with it. Then it helps you create your front page, add content and resources, incorporate chats and blogs, build and score quizzes, and become a true Moodler! Make sense of Moodle — learn what Moodle does, how to navigate it, what goes into a great Moodle course, and how to understand your learners Class act — develop and manage class content, incorporate audio and video, and evaluate student progress Interact — generate interest by adding forums and chats and let students collaborate using wikis Make the grade — create assignments, manage submissions, and develop and score quizzes Manage Moodle — use Moodle tools to manage your courses and users, track and report class data, keep logs, and reuse courses Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/moodlefd for bonus chapters, source code, and additional information about Moodle Open the book and find: Moodle terms, conventions, and roles How to use the Web-based editor Different eLearning methods Things to consider when creating a Moodle course How the grade book works Effective ways to use blogs and chats Tips on using databases and RSS feeds Creative ways to keep your students engaged and encourage participation Learn to: Set up Moodle, add learners, and manage your online courses Develop your own custom courses and use Moodle’s collaboration features Create assessment tools and add media Add forums and wikis for group projects Book Details Paperback: 408 pages Publisher: For Dummies (May 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470949422 ISBN-13: 978-0470949429 Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file. Related Posts XML For Dummies, 4th Edition (30-05-2009) WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition (07-02-2011) WordPress All-in-One For Dummies (22-04-2011) Windows Server 2008 For Dummies (21-07-2009) Windows Server 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies (21-07-2009) Windows Phone 7 For Dummies (02-03-2011) Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies (21-07-2009) VMware vSphere For Dummies (16-09-2011) Visual Studio 2010 All-in-One For Dummies (17-09-2010) Technical Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition (05-03-2011)

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