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The first thing the preface says is that the book is not for administrators. This is, of course, incorrect. The book *is* for system administrators--not to read, but to beg, cajole or browbeat the users to read, so that the said administrators can actually get some system work done. This book might also be described as the second volume in the "Learning the UNIX Operating System" trilogy. After you know the basics, you need enough system information to start solving, or exploring, problems for yourself. There are chapters on general approaches to troubleshooting, logging on, programs, file sharing and security, printing, system resources (disk space and processing time), and other users. Some of the material may be too advanced fo... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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* Updated and enhanced to cover version 10.2 (Jaguar), including enhanced information on using OS X's powerful Unix features * Offers scores of undocumented tips and secrets on installation; taking advantage of hot new features; setting up OS X on a network; running older applications in emulation mode; and using Sherlock 3, AirPort, iChat, iCal, Address Book, Apple Mail, and QuickTime 6 * Expanded and enhanced troubleshooting tips * Covers exciting new interface changes and includes tricks for multitasking and customizing a system
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This book is for any home user who has switched or is thinking of switching to Linux. Based on Red Hat's Fedora Core, Linux For Non-Geeks avoids geeky subjects like server and network setup and concentrates on the subjects of interest to the average home user: Installation, the Internet, playing CDs and audio files, desktop customization, games, downloading software and fonts, USB storage devices, printing, and more. Readers with only basic experience with Windows or another Linux distribution will learn how to do everything on their Linux machine that they are used to doing with Windows.
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Even if you never touch a line of code, High Performance Computing will help you make sense of the newest generation of workstations. A must for anyone who needs to worry about computer performance, this book covers everything, from the basics of modern workstation architecture, to structuring benchmarks, to squeezing more performance out of critical applications. It also explains what a good compiler can do--and what you have to do yourself. The author also discusses techniques for improving memory access patterns and taking advantage of parallelism. Another valuable section of the book discusses the benchmarking process, or how to evaluate a computer's performance. Kevin Dowd discusses several of the "standard" industry benchmarks, explai... Rest of this review on the detail page
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