I started looking at Lego Mindstorms becauseI thought the robotic nature would make it interesting for some presentations that I have to give on programming to people who know very little about computers and are not programmers.

This book was a super "Jump Start" that includes 10 quick projects so you can dive right into it.

It's a quick, understandable read. AND FUN !

You can get it HERE.

I've spent allot of time in my career focusing on Software Security.

I'm also a bit of a VoIP geek.

So Hacking VoIP: Protocols, Attacks, and Countermeasures  was a treat for me, especially since it uses Asterisk which is a hobby of mine.

I'd never really thought about the subject and this book was a great intro. Not too light and a good read. (197 Pages, I read it in a single day.)

I highly recommend it if you are remotely interested din the subject !

At the top of this book it says "TRANING AND REFERENCE" in capital letters.

That sums it up :) 1000 pages of soup to nuts learning about developing ASP.NET applications in C#, updated for ASP.NET 3.5 and C# / Visual Studio 2008.

In addition to all the concepts for ASP.NET, C#, OOP, IIS, etc, the book has sections on Data Access (AND LINQ), AJAX, Listview & Datapager, CSS and more.

Murach's makes great textbook style learning material. As I've said before. if I were teaching a college class on the subject, this would be on the short list for the textbook of choice.

[ Click HERE to check it out on AMAZON.com ]

Monday here at PDC in Los Angeles, Sara Ford will be doing a book signing of her new book with coppies available at 20% discount and proceeds going to a great cause.

[ You can get the book HERE ]

[ You can read about Sara's book related scholarship charity HERE ]

The folks at O'Reilly recently published this gem !

From the book description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to the tips, techniques, secrets, standards, and methods of website optimization. From increasing site traffic to maximizing leads, from revving up responsiveness to increasing navigability, from prospect retention to closing more sales, the world of 21st century website optimization is explored, exemplified and explained.

Though I've just started readying it I'm already convinced it's a must have !

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