BSD Hacks
As an O’Reilly “Hacks” fan, I got myself a copy of BSD Hacks hoping to learn only a few tips and tricks. If that was the case it would have been worth it, however I greatly underestimated this title. Not only did I learn the tips and tricks one would expect from a “Hacks” [...]
Search Engine Positioning
by Fredrick W. Marckini
When this book was written (2001!), this title was the only book you could get on the topic. It covered lots of technical details on how each of the major engines work and lots of tips and tricks for SEO professionals or web developers alike. The world of search engines [...]
Update - This title is now in it’s second edition.
Google Hacks
Author: Tara Calishain , Rael Dornfest
Publisher: O’Reilly
Online Catalog: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/
ISBN: 0-596-00447-8
Price: $AUS39.00 approx.
Ok. I admit, I’m somewhat of a Google groupie. Having a keen interest in Search Engine trends and technologies, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of O’Reilly’s Google Hacks. Written [...]
Security Warrior
Author: By Cyrus Peikari, Anton Chuvakin
Publisher: O’Reilly
Online Catalog: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/
ISBN: 0-596-00545-8
Price: $AUS90.00 approx.
Having read most of the security books in the O’Reilly series, I was anxious to see what “Security Warrior” was all about. First things first, if you’re new to the topic of information security, perhaps try a title like “Practical Unix & Internet [...]
This guide was originally written for the Melbourne PHP User Group and the O’Reilly web site. It has been reproduced here in case someone finds it useful.
This document serves as a guide for book reviewers, however some of the same principals apply for reviewing software, hardware, services, events and web sites. Good reviews are [...]
Plone Content Management Essentials
by Julie C. Meloni
This is one of the shorter books on Plone, however it was the first of it’s kind and the first I read on the topic. If you’re in the market for a crash course on what Plone is, how to configure and use Plone, this title will deliver. Some [...]
