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Book descriptionWAP, the Wireless Application Protocol, has managed to achieve fame and infamy in roughly equal parts as "the Internet on your mobile phone" - a claim that has not matched the experience of
some early users. Used well, however, WAP has enormous potential: the attraction of using existing Internet infrastructure to deliver timely information and services to mobile devices is undeniable,
and WAP offers exciting opportunities to those writing applications for it.
Beginning WAP provides a complete tutorial in the creation of WAP applications using the two languages defined for the purpose: WML, the Wireless Markup Language, and its companion
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Review:One issue that dampens enthusiasm for open-source products is a lack of mainstream documentation and tutorials that are written by professionals. PHP
4 Bible takes care of that little detail for PHP, the cross-platform (and free) server-side scripting language for the Web.
PHP 4 Bible is as comprehensive a discussion as you will find about this fascinating language, which can hold its own against commercial competitors like
Microsoft Active Server Pages and Allaire ColdFusion. It covers the core elements of the language and its syntax with critical applications of PHP, such as
database access and XML integration. The chapters follow a traditional tutorial style, which...
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Review:Once again an excellent job by the nutshell folks. Intended for system
administrators who need to set up and maintain UUCP connections or access
Usenet, the book realizes that in the UNIX world many sysadmins are just plain
folks. The necessary technical details are here, but presented in a logical
and non-threatening manner.
Not limiting themselves to the UNIX software, the authors provide hardware
guidance as well, particularly to those with Intel boxes. Chapters two and
three deal not only with the basic operations and configuration of UUCP, but
also with cabling, ports and modems. The material gives enough detail but does
not go on to flaunt knowledge of unnecessary trivia. Further chapters give
information on testing a...
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