March 2004 Computer IT Education & Training Newsletter
- From: "Scott Turton-intelligentedu.com" <intel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: intelinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 15 Mar 2004 22:24:21 -0800
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Newsletter for Computer IT Education,
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In This Issue:
1)... Editor's Greeting
2)... The Best New Free I.T. Training & Tutorial Sites
3)... New Free I.T. Books & Book Sites
4)... University Computer Science Course Sites
5)... The Best Suggested Sites from Website Users
6)... New I.T. Training & Tutorial Link Sites
7)... I.T. Sites and Free Downloads Worth Mentioning
8)... Question of the Month about Technical Training
9)... Please Support Our Computer Training Mission
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1) Editor's Greeting:
Hello everyone, and welcome to our new subscribers!
This is the March 2004 issue of our free monthly newsletter for
Computer IT Education, Training, & Tutorial Resources providing
you with the latest Free online IT Training Resources that we
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from a user's perspective.
*** Current News ***
In this issue we describe and link to a total of 48 computer, IT
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various IT certification exams, including Linux, Cisco, and
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2) The Best New Free I.T. Training & Tutorial Sites:
This section of our newsletter contains the best new free IT
training and tutorial sites that we have found and researched in
the last few weeks. These resources will be added to our Free IT
Training & Courses page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat1.html,
our Free IT Tutorials and Guides page at
http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat2.html, or to our members' site.
Certificationsuccess.com:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com
This site provides the following Free Study Guides for
Certification Exams, in pdf format.
Explanations Of Computer Application Terms:
http://tinyurl.com/2xf3m
A+ Hardware:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/A+_Hardware_Study_Guide.pdf
A+ Software:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/A+_Software_Study_Guide.pdf
iNET:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/iNET_study_guide.pdf
Security+:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/Security+.pdf
Security+ Overview and Practice Questions:
http://tinyurl.com/2o5et
CCNA Study Guide:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/CCNA.pdf
CitrixMetaframeXP Study Guide:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/CitrixMetaframeXP.pdf
20 Wireless Tips:
http://tinyurl.com/29jxc
Encryption and Decrypion:
http://tinyurl.com/3aab8
Oracle9i vs SQL Server 2000:
http://tinyurl.com/2vf5l
Network Port Numbers Explained:
http://tinyurl.com/25xzh
Server Back-up Strategy:
http://tinyurl.com/3dyk5
Setting up RAS Connections in Windows:
http://tinyurl.com/yvkuo
Tech Salary Survey:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/Tech_Salary_Survey.pdf
The Top 20 Security Threats:
http://tinyurl.com/2rqqp
Top Tricks:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/Top_Tricks.pdf
Understanding Kerberos:
http://tinyurl.com/3fpt2
Unix Command Line Basics:
http://tinyurl.com/2kh3x
Using the Replace Command:
http://tinyurl.com/ystlr
MCSE 70-215 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_215.pdf
MCSE 70-210 exam:
http://tinyurl.com/3gmwy
MCSE 70-216 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70-216_Study_Guide.pdf
MCSE 70-219 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_219.pdf
MCSE 70-220 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_220.pdf
MCSE 70-214 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_214.pdf
MCSE 70-218 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_218.pdf
MCSE 70-270 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_270.pdf
MCSE 70-217 exam:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/70_217.pdf
Windows 2000 Server Exam:
http://tinyurl.com/2n8bu
Deploy and Distribute the .Net Framework:
http://tinyurl.com/28lud
Moving from Visual Basic to .NET:
http://tinyurl.com/2uz2m
http://tinyurl.com/2fvl5
Security with Windows 2000 Server:
http://tinyurl.com/2qtnq
DOS Memory:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/DOSmemory.pdf
.Net Active Directory:
http://tinyurl.com/2ea3d
Analyzing Your Security in Windows 2000:
http://tinyurl.com/2ca99
Windows 2000 DNS Dynamic Update:
http://tinyurl.com/3hk2x
What is .NET:
http://tinyurl.com/2ljr5
Using Oracle in ADO.NET
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/Using_Oracle_in_ADO_NET.pdf
Windows XP Security:
http://www.certificationsuccess.com/guides/WindowsXPSecurity.pdf
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Toggit.com:
http://www.toggit.com/
This site offers you the following Free Study Guides for
Certification Exams.
CompTIA A+ Exam:
Concepts for the A+ Operating Systems Exam (2003):
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/Concepts.asp
Concepts for the A+ Core Hardware Exam (2003):
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/conceptsCH.asp
Detailed Exam Objectives for A+ Operating Systems 2003:
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideaosct.asp
Study Tools and Materials for A+ Core and OS Exams:
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideachCT.asp
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideachK.asp
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideaos1.asp
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideaos2.asp
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideaos3.asp
http://www.toggit.com/Aplus/guideaos4.asp
Cisco CCNA Exam:
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/CCNA/217cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Cisco's website:
http://www.toggit.com/CCNA/217tguide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/CCNA/217cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/CCNA/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-210:
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows 2000
Professional:
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/210/210cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/210/210tguide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/210/210cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/210/Concepts.asp
Two Practice Tests, 20 Questions Each:
http://www.toggit.com/210/test/teststart.asp
Exam 70-215:
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000
Server
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/215/215cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/215/215tguide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/215/215cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/215/Concepts.asp
40 Practice Questions:
http://www.toggit.com/215/test/teststart.asp
Exam 70-216:
Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Infrastructure
Study guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/216/216tguide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/216/216cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/216/Concepts.asp
40 Practice Questions:
http://www.toggit.com/216/test/teststart.asp
Exam 70-217:
Implementing and Administering Windows 2000 Directory Services
Infrastructure
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/217/217cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/217/217tguide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/217/217cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/217/Concepts.asp
40 Practice Questions:
http://www.toggit.com/217/test/teststart.asp
Exam 70-218:
Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment
Study guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/218/218ceuide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/218/218cyuide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/218/Concepts.asp
"What to know" Checklist
http://www.toggit.com/218/wtkguide.asp
Exam 70-219:
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services
Infrastructure
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/219/219cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/219/219tguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/219/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-220:
Designing Security for a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Network
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/220/220cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/220/220tguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/220/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-221:
Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Study Guide based on a standard curriculum layout:
http://www.toggit.com/221/221cguide.asp
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/221/221tguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/221/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-224:
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Exchange
2000 Server
Study Guide based on concepts in Microsoft's website:
http://www.toggit.com/224/224tguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/224/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-270:
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Study Material:
http://www.toggit.com/270/Guide.asp
Conceptual Guide:
http://www.toggit.com/270/270cgguide.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/270/Concepts.asp
Exam 70-290:
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Environment
What's new in Windows 2003 Server:
http://www.toggit.com/290/2003new.asp
Installing and Deploying Windows Server 2003:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide1.asp
Managing Windows Server 2003:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide2.asp
Windows Server 2003 Networks:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide3.asp
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide4.asp
Terminal Services:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide5.asp
Creating and Managing User and Computer Accounts:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide6.asp
Group Policy in Windows 2003:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide6a.asp
Controlling Access to Network Resources:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide7.asp
Monitoring Network Resources:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide8.asp
Deploying Software Applications:
http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguideS.asp
Concepts:
http://www.toggit.com/290/Concepts.asp
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Download your Free Examforce Cram Sheets:
CompTIA Bundle:
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Microsoft MCSE Bundle:
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These Cram Sheets contain valuable information for the MCSE and
CompTiA certification exams. You can study these to help you pass
the exams, you may find it useful to review the appropriate Cram
Sheet just prior to sitting for the actual exam. They are in
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You can download Acrobat Reader at:
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You can download 7zip, a free zip file archiver tool at:
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Unix Tutorial for Beginners:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/
The UNIX operating system is made up of three parts; the kernel,
the shell and the programs. This tutorial takes you through 8
tutorial sessions to help you learn this important operating
system.
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Red Hat Linux Documentation:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/contents.html
Red Hat Linux 9 Customization Guide:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-cg-en-9/index.html
Red Hat Linux 9 Getting Started Guide:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-gsg-en-9/index.html
Red Hat Linux 9 x86 Installation Guide:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-ig-x86-en-9/index.html
Red Hat Linux 9 Reference Guide:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-rg-en-9/index.html
Red Hat Linux 9 System Administration Primer:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-sap-en-9/index.html
Red Hat Linux 9 Security Guide:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/rhl-sg-en-9/index.html
Intel Kernel Math Library:
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/mkl/index.htm
Intel Fortran and C++ Compilers Documentation (8.0 Release):
http://rsusu1.rnd.runnet.ru/linux/linux/comp.html
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MySQL Documentation:
http://ftp6.us.freebsd.org/pub/mysql/documentation/index.html
The MySQL manual covers most of the areas of MySQL use. The
available material here includes the MySQL Reference Manual,
articles and presentations, MySQL++ API Manual, MyODBC
Programmer's Reference Manual, and MySQL Connector/J
Documentation. Also translations into German, French, Portuguese,
and Russian.
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Dreamweaver Training:
http://web.umr.edu/~mhays/ITCommResources/DWtraining/
Intermediate Dreamweaver Training (3.5M):
http://web.umr.edu/~mhays/ITCommResources/DWtraining/intermediate.doc
Training Manual (1.2M):
http://web.umr.edu/~mhays/ITCommResources/DWtraining/training.doc
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UK Borland User Group - Downloads:
http://www.craigmurphy.com/bug/
Technical Articles, Presentations, and related source code,
mostly Delphi related.
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Bitsavers.org:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/
Lots of older computer manuals and documentation. This site
contains sources of information on obsolete computers and
electronics.
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3) New Free Computer IT Books, Publications & Book Sites:
Some of these web resources will be added to our Free IT Books
page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/free_computer_books.html and
some will be added to our members site.
Free IT Books from books.pdox.net:
http://books.pdox.net/Computers/
The following are some of the books on this site, in pdf format:
Algorithmic Information Theory:
http://tinyurl.com/277tt
An Introduction to Cryptography.pdf:
http://tinyurl.com/2ehkl
Building Secure and Reliable Network Applications.pdf:
http://tinyurl.com/3angm
Executing Temporal Logic:
http://tinyurl.com/23jzx
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist:
http://tinyurl.com/2z5wh
Learning How to Design:
http://tinyurl.com/2cnen
Logic Programming and Prolog:
http://tinyurl.com/3bkjl
Mastering Regular Expressions in Perl:
http://tinyurl.com/2bqbo
Network Administrator's Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/3xuy8
Programming Visual C++, 5th Edition (chm format):
http://tinyurl.com/2j32g
Programming Windows, 5th Edition (chm format):
http://tinyurl.com/29w5q
Redhat Linux Unleashed (zip format):
http://tinyurl.com/2xd7k
Securing and Optimizing Red Hat Linux:
http://tinyurl.com/2zlyx
The Design Patterns Java Companion:
http://tinyurl.com/yrumq
The Linux Programmer's Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/35nxb
The Linux Programmer's Guide Examples (tar.gz format):
http://tinyurl.com/2gqs2
The Linux Sysadmin Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/2d5g6
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Documentation (Books):
http://custom.lab.unb.br/pub/books/docs.rinet.ru/
Books on Web Development, Perl, JavaScript, Java, Databases,
Oracle, Networking, and Unix. There are more books on this site,
look in the pub/books folder.
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Servlet Essentials:
http://tinyurl.com/2h54e
This document explains the concepts of Java Servlets and provides
a step-by-step tutorial for writing HTTP Servlets with complete
source code for the example Servlets. The tutorial and the other
chapters cover all facets of Servlet programming from a simple
"Hello World" Servlet to advanced Servlet features like session
tracking and Cookies.
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Peter Norton's Guide to Java Programming
http://tinyurl.com/3dbxf
This is a guide to the Java programming language. It is designed
to meet the needs of today's Web publishers and programmers by
helping you set the pace for the future of Internet and object-
oriented programming.
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Swing:
http://tinyurl.com/267yq
All chapters for the first edition of this book are free on this
site. Code examples are also available.
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Big Technical Library: Certification:
http://freebooks.by.ru/Certification.html
Here are some of the Free Microsoft Certification Books linked on
this site:
MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Active directory
Services (CHM):
http://www.mcse2001.boom.ru/mmads.html
MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (CHM):
http://www.mcse2001.boom.ru/mmserver.html
MCSE Training Kit: Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
Administration (CHM):
http://www.mcse2001.boom.ru/mmnet.html
MCSE Tutorial on Windows 2000 Server:
http://www.ftq.com/w2ks/index.html
MCSE Tutorial on Windows Networking Essentials:
http://www.ftq.com/ne/
MCSE/MCDBA SQL Server 7 Administration Study Guide:
http://freebooks.by.ru/view/MSSQL7Admin/toc.htm
Here are other IT subject areas covered on this site:
Linux Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/Linux.html
Unix Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/UNIX.html
CCNA Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/CiscoCCNA.html
Computer Security Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/Security.html
Web Design Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/WebDesign.html
C and C++ Programming Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/CandCpp.html
Perl Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/Perl.html
Oracle Books:
http://freebooks.by.ru/Oracle.html
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Goals-Based Testing:
http://etnaweb02.conxion.com/products/extreme/Goals_Based_Testing.pdf
This white paper is billed as a new approach to performance
testing and management.
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4) University Computer Science Course Sites
Free to Browse and Study:
These web sites will be added to our Free University IT Course
Webs page at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat3.html
Foundations of Software Engineering:
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~ldnel/3104winter2004/
Look at Notes for learning materials covering requirements,
modeling, RUP and more.
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Database Management Systems:
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~ldnel/3005fall03/
Look at the Lecture Notes.
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Design and Implementation of Computer Applications with Java:
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~courses/1406/
Look at the Notes, extra slides and examples.
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Programming in C++:
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~ldnel/2404fall03/
Look at Course Notes.
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5) The Best Suggested Sites from our Website Users - Every month
we feature the best suggested IT training and tutorial sites from
our website visitors. Here are this month's sites:
Impatient Perl:
http://www.greglondon.com/impatient.html
Impatient Perl is a Teach-Yourself-Perl document. It is written
for people who have basic programming skills and can navigate
their way around a command line prompt. It is written as to-the-
point as possible. Impatient Perl is just over 100 pages long but
covers everything from basic variables to Object Oriented
Programming in Perl.
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Linux Tutorials:
http://www.linuxforums.org/tutorials/
Here are several well written Linux Tutorials, including ones
covering Apache, ATA RAID, and Installing Software. And here are
some more from this site:
Linux FAQ:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4638
Cron Tutorial:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4017
VNC Tutorial:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=973
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Free AutoCAD Training:
http://www.dgcad.com/
Free videos for basic AutoCAD, AutoCAD architectural desktop and
Revita software. They are all up to date with the latest versions
(2004).
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XML Design Patterns:
http://www.xmlpatterns.com
Since XML design patterns are an excellent way to pass knowledge
on from the experts to XML newcomers, they have become more
important then ever. Designing good XML structure using DTDs or
W3C XML Schema does not always come easily, and hopefully the
patterns on this site will be able to help out. Here is the
introductory material: http://www.xmlpatterns.com/intro.shtml
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Designing Without Tables Using CSS:
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/css1/
You can get some free chapters of this book sent to your email
address: http://www.sitepoint.com/books/css1/signoff.php
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6) New Computer & IT Training & Tutorial Link & Resource Sites:
These web sites will be added to our IT Links and Resources page
at http://www.intelligentedu.com/cat6.html
Programming-x.com:
http://www.programming-x.com/
This is an excellent link farm site for free IT training set up
alphabetically by topic.
Here is their C++ Tutorials page:
http://www.programming-x.com/programming/c++-tutorials.html
Here is the Quick References page:
http://www.programming-x.com/programming/quick-reference.html
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Thetutorial.com:
http://www.thetutorial.com/
This is a very good link site to IT and programming tutorials,
but it looks like it may be down. It is also archived at this
url:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030607230727/http://www.thetutorial.com/
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7) I.T. Sites and Free Downloads Worth Mentioning:
Password Generator:
http://www.webattack.com/get/wmpwgen.shtml
This free utility creates random passwords based on different
criteria, including length, upper and lower case letters,
numbers, special characters and more. The lists displayed can
then be copied to the clipboard or saved.
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OmniFormat:
http://www.omniformat.com
OmniFormat is a free document conversion utility which allows
dynamic conversion and image manipulation of over 75 file formats
including HTML, DOC, XML, XLS, WPD, PDF, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG, PCX,
PS, TXT, Photo CD, FAX and MPEG.
Simple to use, OmniFormat "watches" a folder for image files.
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8) Question of the Month about Technical Training:
Each month Scott Turton will answer a current or important
question that we have received about computer and IT training and
career development.
March 2004 Question of the Month: Can you give me some free new
materials about UML (Unified Modeling Language) and RUP (Rational
Unified Process)?
Answer:
Here are some newly available free training and tutorials on UML
and RUP:
UML and Rational manuals, etc.:
http://www.cs.odu.edu/~ibl/public/software/rational/
RUP Training Video:
http://www.pscit.monash.edu.au/~kendall/CPE4004/RUP/
Quicktime required, if you need it then download both files in
QuickTime Installer folder and execute QuickTimeInstaller.exe.
Lectures and notes for Analysis and Design of Distributed
Information Systems class using use case, object and dynamic
models and applying patterns:
http://www.pscit.monash.edu.au/~kendall/CPE4004/
UML learning slides:
http://www.cs.ut.ee/~kiho/SE/fall01/UML/
RUP Slide Presentation:
http://www.cs.ut.ee/~kiho/SE/fall01/RUP/
RUP and Extreme Programming document:
http://263.aka.org.cn/Docs/latest/RUP%20and%20XP.pdf
Papers, includes one on RUP:
http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~ldnel/3104notes/Papers/
Learning materials and slides for Object-Oriented Design and
Software Engineering Software Development using UML and Java:
http://www.cpe.ku.ac.th/~pp/classes/204432/material/
Includes content on RUP, Use Cases, UML, and Rose.
Developing a Pet Store using RUP and XDE:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/1072.html
This is a sample application that provides insight into the
combined power of RUP and XDE.
RUP Library, Articles and Learning Resources:
http://www-140.ibm.com/wps/portal/_s.155/545
Get a free CD: Inside the UML CD:
http://www.rational.com/forms/rosemodeling.jsp
Rational Unified Process Windows Evaluation:
http://tinyurl.com/2zh8t
Very good overview of RUP:
http://www.rational.com/media/whitepapers/rup_bestpractices.pdf
RUP Documentation:
http://wiki.cs.uiuc.edu/SmalltalkCentral/RUP+Documentation
UML Slide Presentation (150K):
http://www.craigmurphy.com/bug/umlrup/UML.zip
RUP Slide Presentation (120K):
http://www.craigmurphy.com/bug/umlrup/RUP.zip
Using the RUP for Small Projects: Expanding upon eXtreme
Programming (pdf):
http://tinyurl.com/yrqum
Reaching CMM Levels 2 and 3 with the Rational Unified Process:
http://tinyurl.com/2v9hf
http://tinyurl.com/2gn2v (pdf)
A Comparison of RUP and XP:
http://tinyurl.com/3csvw
http://tinyurl.com/yvf9z (pdf)
The Estimation of Effort Based on Use Cases:
http://tinyurl.com/25pxa
http://tinyurl.com/3yutb (pdf)
More RUP related papers:
http://tinyurl.com/28g97
I hope this helps you.
Scott Turton
Web Master and Editor
http://www.intelligentedu.com
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