Stuff I Think Is Great To Read

Hey, here's my read list. I've grouped them into various categories.

Programming, Coding, and Sysadmin

• C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software)
• Introduction to Algorithms
• Introduction to the Theory of Computation, Second Edition
• Operating System Concepts (7th Edition)
• Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages, and Computation (3rd Edition) (seriously, this book changed my life!)
• Advanced Programming in the UNIX(R) Environment (2nd Edition) (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
• Learning MySQL (Learning)
• High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More
• PHP and MySQL Web Development (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)
• Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition
• Learning Perl, Fourth Edition
• Advanced Perl Programming
• UNIX System Administration Handbook (3rd Edition)
• Essential System Administration (Nutshell Handbooks)

Team and Project Management

• Time Management for System Administrators
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
• Six Sigma for Dummies
• Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide (The Agile Software Development Series)
• Agile Estimating and Planning (Robert C. Martin Series)
• The Art of Agile Development
• The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))

Legal & HR

• HR Handbook for California Employers
• Doing Business in California: An Employment Law Handbook
• Labor and Employment in California: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices
• Equal Employment Opportunity: Labor Market Discrimination and Public Policy (Sociology and Economics)
• Discrimination, Jobs, and Politics: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity in the United States since the New Deal

Marketing/Advertising, Design, and User Interfaces

• Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
• Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies) (Interactive Technologies)
• Web Analytics: An Hour a Day

Food, Cooking, Eating

• I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0
• I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking
• Martin Yan's Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook (Yan, Martin)
• Martin Yan Quick and Easy
• Martin Yan's Invitation to Chinese Cooking (Yan, Martin)
• Martin Yan's Asian Favorites: From Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand

Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy (CESifo Seminar Series) asin: 0262112876

The Book of Letters: How to Write a Letter for Every Occasion author: Peter Breen asin: 186508669X

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author: Nitesh Dhanjani Justin Clarke asin: 0596007949 binding: Paperback list price: $34.95 USD amazon price: $31.46 USD

If you're an advanced security professional, then you know that the battle to protect online privacy continues to rage on. Security chat rooms, especially, are resounding with calls for vendors to take more responsibility to release products that are more secure. In fact, with all the information and code that is passed on a daily basis, it's a fight that may never end. Fortunately, there are a number of open source security tools that give you a leg up in the battle. Often a security tool does exactly what you want, right out of the box.  read more »

They Start Younger and Younger...

Let's face it. The last generation had to deal with the current generation, and the current generation is now dealing with a new generational wave of intelligent and young admins. How young? Try 11 years old.

Yup, you heard me right. 11 years old. Check it all out at the following news links:

• Network World Coverage
• Hard OCP Coverage
• Slashdot Coverage

Let's face it. The next generation is young and eager to take on the challenges that we currently face. And to be quite honest, a part of me is comforted to know that there are bright young lads taking on the challenge in a constructive manner! I'm cheering these new admins, who will be earning certification degrees before they earn their high school diploma.

In my mind, if we have individuals like this young student able to grasp and apply the concepts we are using now, then we have much to look forward to in the future. There is, in fact, a "standing upon shoulders" effect in play, not just in technology, but in the skills and abilities of people as well.  read more »

Building Out a Custom LiveCD Image Under Linux

Well, a friend was trying to build this out and after a bit of chatting, I just decided that hammering out a quick document would be easier, considering the times we're online. :)

In anycase, the word processor I use loves to add "extra" stuff to the page, making it difficult, currently to import into this site as HTML. So, I have added it as a PDF attachment.

Elements of Writing, Third Course, ACADEMIC AND WORKPLACE SKILLS WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWER KEYS, revised edition (Holt Rinehart) author: Holt Rinehart asin: 0030511720

Writing Training Materials That Work: How to Train Anyone to Do Anything author: Wellesley R. Foshay,Kenneth H. Silber,Michael Stelnicki asin: 0787964115

The Ecology of Wisdom: Writings by Arne Naess author: Arne Naess asin: 1582434018