McKee, who has been building with LEGOs since he was a boy, gives budding engineers everything they need to know to build trains, from setting up tracks to designing custom freight cars.
OpenPGP is the most widely used email encryption standard in the world. It is based on PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) as originally developed by Phil Zimmermann. The OpenPGP protocol defines standard form
The Debian GNU/Linux operating system approaches Linux system administration differently than other popular Linux distributions, favoring text-based configuration mechanisms over graphical user inter
Describing the knowledge the average person must have to become a top programmer, this volume teaches the important concepts of machine organization in a language-independent fashion, giving programm
Who said dragon slaying was easy? I cading a guild in massively multiplayer online (MMO) games like World of Warcraft is more difficult than most players think. Your members look to you to keep a lid
The new edition of this best-selling guide to Ubuntu for beginners covers Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx. Topics build on each other in a way that keeps you moving forward without having to figure out how
Wireshark is the world's most popular "packet sniffer," allowing its users to uncover valuable information about computer networks by analyzing the TCP packets that travel through them. This signific
A task-oriented, friendly, hands-on, and practical guide to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Mac OS is a beautiful and reliable operating system, but it can still confuse brand new Mac owners-especially if the
The Art of Assembly Language is one of those classic texts that comes around only every once in a while. Widely respected by hackers of all kinds, it teaches programmers how to understand assembly la
Lego Mindstorms NXT thinking Robots will show you how to build and program two robots that think. You'll be awestruck when the HT Tickler ties you at tic-tac-toe and amazed when the One-Armed Wonder
The GNU Autotools make it easy for developers to create software that is portable across many Unix-like operating systems. Although the Autotools are used by thousands of open source software package
Python is fast becoming the programming language of choice for hackers, reverse engineers, and software testers because it's easy to write quickly, and it has the low-level support and libraries that
Explaining to home computer owners how to share printers and devices, connect videogame consoles, and stream movies directly to their TV, Ross goes over the fundamental principles of computer network
This is the latest volume in No Starch Press line of LEGO-related titles and a follow-on to our best-selling The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book. Volume 2 in this series dives headfirst into the creati
Do you sigh in frustration when your computer shows a blank screen for no apparent reason? Are you tired of waiting for your husband to install that wireless network? Have you felt belittled by the s
Girard, a management consultant, journalist, radio host, and author who has analyzed Google's innovations since 2000, details the management strategies used by Google that have made it a successful co
Covering nine animal robots constructed with the Nxt Robotics System, this work features detailed building and programming instructions to build animal-like models of a rabbit, spider, peacock, stego
Xen allows administrators to run many virtual operating systems on one physical server, including Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris, and Microsoft Windows. This text explains how to use this powerful technolog
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international program for kids ages 9-14 that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program and research presentation with a sports-like atmosphere. "FIRST LEGO Leag
Charming, easy-to-follow illustrations, description, and diagrams help simplify difficult concepts in this introductory guide to TCP/IP. Covers network services and protocols; the application, transpo
