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Read this book before you need the 'recovery' part. This is a good book, using detailed example scenarios on how to backup, restore and recover Oracle servers. I have used the Oracle 7 version of this book and it has been a great help. This book even answers the question "How to backup Oracle when I can't take my database offline" which Oracle itself does not really like to answer in its standard manuals. For web services based on Oracle a great resource. This book handles scripting of backups under Unix, NT and OpenVMS.. a great thing since backups need as much automation as possible.. the computer has to do the work and just beg the operator for new tapes and tell the operator the backup went fine (or failed.. which should trigger red fl... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Web Site Usability: A Designer's Guide is a report that every person involved in Web design, commerce, or online marketing will want to have. This book is, undoubtedly, the most comprehensive data demonstrating how Web sites actually work when users need specific answers. Researched and compiled by User Interface Engineering, the results are written in an easy to understand style, illustrating the need to make Web sites useful, not complicated. Features: Based on an extensive study of actual users -- not theory, not graphic design principles, and not new tricks to make a "cool" Web sites Demonstrates how people actually na... Rest of this review on the detail page
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The authoritative guide to the new 1999 C standard! Up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest official C standard, by Derek M. Jones, a leader in the C standards community. Contains the entire standard with expert commentary on every sentence. An essential reference for every C programmer -- especially those working on embedded or mission-critical applications. C remains the language of choice wherever efficiency, reliability, and control of multiple platforms are essential -- and especially within the world of embedded systems. However, surprisingly little information exists on the official C standard -- especially the latest version, "99 C". Derek Jones The New C Standard fills the gap, presenting the entire standard with authoritative... Rest of this review on the detail page
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A legendary hacker reveals how to guard against the gravest security risk of all-human nature "...a tour de force, a series of tales of how some old-fashioned blarney and high-tech skills can pry any information from anyone. As entertainment, it's like reading the climaxes of a dozen complex thrillers, one after the other" --Publishers Weekly Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive from one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison in 2000, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's... Rest of this review on the detail page
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