Beschreibung:
Janet Valade has 20 years experience in the computing field. Her background includes experience as a technical writer for several companies, as a Web designer/programmer for an engineering firm, and as a systems analyst in a university environment where, for over 10 years, she supervised the installation and operation of computing resources, designed and developed a state-wide data archive, provided technical support to faculty and staff, wrote numerous technical papers and documentation, and designed and presented seminars and workshops on a variety of technology topics. Janet currently has two published books--PHP & MySQL for Dummies, Second Edition, and PHP 5 for Dummies. In addition, she has authored chapters for several Linux and Web development books. Barry Rosenberg wrote the cult classic, KornShell Programming Tutorial (AddisonWesley, 1991), which pioneered many of the chunk-oriented techniques found in the Spring Into... Series. He is the author of more than sixty corporate technical manuals, primarily on programming. An experienced instructor, Barry has taught everything from high-school physics to weeklong corporate seminars on data structures. Most recently, Barry spent four semesters at MIT where he taught advanced technical writing. Barry is also a professional juggler who has performed more than 1,200 shows, including a three-week run in Japan. Juggling serves as the backdrop for his novel, Cascade (not yet published). Barry currently works as the documentation manager at 170 Systems. Book Content - 1. Understanding Open Source Software 2. Choosing a Linux Distribution 3. Getting Ready to Install Linux 4. Installation 5. Interacting with Linux 6. Using Your Desktop 7. Using the Command Line 8. Linux Accounts 9. File Management 10. Applications and Programs 11. Word Processing 12. Spreadsheets 13. Graphics 14. Printing 15. The Internet 16. Multimedia 17. Email, Messaging, and News 18. Editing Text Files 19. Shell Scripts APPENDIX A: Regular Expressions APPENDIX B: Command Reference.