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Explore the practical, fun, and creative things you can do right now with Windows® 7-with expert guidance from the editors of the only officially endorsed magazine for Windows® 7. This guide comes packed with smart-and-simple tips-and vibrantly illustrated how-to’s-on everything from navigating the Windows® interface to taking advantage of new operating system features to fun projects for home, school, and work. Topics include boosting your productivity with Windows Live™ and Windows® Internet Explorer® 8, thwarting hackers, organizing your photo and music collections, making movies, streaming to an Xbox 360®, controlling your TV from your PC, using Windows Calendar to get organized, setting up a home network in 10 minutes, and more.

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If you’re a network administrator, you’re under pressure to defend your systems from attack. But short of devoting your life to becoming a security expert, what can you do to ensure the safety of your mission critical systems? Using steps laid out by professional security analysts and consultants to identify and assess risks, Network Security Assessment offers an efficient testing model you can adopt, refine, and reuse to create proactive defensive strategies to protect your systems from the threats that are out there, as well as those still being developed. This thorough and insightful guide covers offensive technologies by grouping and analyzing them at a higher level–from both an offensive and defensive standpoint–hel (more…)

Announcing an all-new MCSA/MCSE Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exams 70-292 and 70-296, core exams for IT professionals already certified on Microsoft Windows® 2000 who want to upgrade their credentials for Windows Server 2003. Covering two exams and two certification tracks, this kit provides excellent value. It packs the tools and features exam candidates want most?including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from an expert exam-certified author; and a robust testing suite. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job. Ace you (more…)

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