Blackpool Linux User Group

These are reference books and are not to be removed from the reading area unless the current replacement cost is left as security.

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Beginning Rails, From novice to professional--Hardy, Carneiro
This is a beginners guide to programming web apps with Ruby on Rails.
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Simple C++ -- Cogswell
C Clearly an introduction to C programming -- PK McBride
Learning to program in C -- N Kantaris
C Simply an introduction to C programming -- Mike Parr
Advanced C tips and tricks -- Anderson&Anderson
C for programmers -- Leendert Ammeraal
Mastering C programming -- Chapman
C# Developers headstart--Michaelis and Spokas
C++ Nuts&Bolts for experienced programmers --Herbert Schildt
Getting started with Borland C++ 4.5 Borland
Borland C++ 3.0 User guide, Programmers guide,Library reference,Tools and utilities guide.

Code complete -- Steve McConnell

Teach yourself Python in 24 hours -- Ivan van Laningham

Assembly language book for the IBM PC -- Peter Norton John Socha
New inside the PC -- Peter Norton
Assembly language for the PC -- Peter Norton John Socha
Advanced assembly language -- Steven Holzner Peter Norton
Assembler for the IBM PC and PC-XT
Advanced assembly language -- Allen L Wyatt
Programming the 8086/8088 -- James W Coffron

Crafting a compiler -- Chales N Fischer Richard J LeBlanc

Advanced windows (3.1) programming -- Martin Heller

Windows 95 connectivity -- Rob Cima
Microsoft Access for windows 95 -- Simpson Olson
Windows 95 instant reference Carol&Martin Mathews
Windows for workgroups -- Microsoft guide
Concise guide to Batch Files -- Kris Jamsa

Microsoft Works -- Microsoft
GW Basic (MS-DOS) -- Microsoft
Windows98 for dummies --Andy Rathbone
Using windows98 -- Bott&Person

Build an eBay Business -- John Cronan Carole Mathews
PHP fast and easy -- Julie c Meloni
PHP advanced -- Larry Ullman
Teach yourself PHP4 in 24 hours -- Matt Zandstra

Teach yourself web publishing with HTML4 in a week -- Laura Lemay
MySQL -- Paul DuBois

Successfull ICT projects in Access PM Heathcote
Macromedia dreamweaver MX -- J Tarin Towers
WAP in easy steps -- Mike McGrath

Linux bible -- Candance Leiden Terry collings
Red hat Linux unleashed --Kamran Husain Timothy Parker
Linux pocket guide -- Daniel J Barrett
Hacking exposed -- McClure Scambray Kurtz
Security complete -- Sybex
Red hat linux pocket administrator -- Richard Peterson Ibrahim Haddad
A complete hackers handbook -- Carlton books
Unix for application developers -- Parrette

Teach yourself Perl 5 in21 days (2nd ed) -- David Till

Managing memory with MS-DOS -- Dan Gookin
IBM Technical reference personal computer AT
Upgrading and repairing PCs (2nd ed)--Scott Mueller
Upgrading and repairing PCs (12nd ed)--Scott Mueller
PC users pocket book -- Jim Reid

Designing web usability -- Jakob Nielson
Teach yourself Ajax in 10 minutes --Phil Ballard
XML for the world wide web -- Elizabeth Castro
Javascript for the world wide web -- Tom Negrino Dori Smith
XML pocket reference -- Robert Eckstein
Step by step XML -- Michael j Young
Teach yourself CSS in 24 hours -- Kynn Bartlett
Beginning XML -- David Hunter
Teach yourself Delphi in21 days -- Wozniewicz, Shammas

Java 1.1 unleashed (3rd ed) -- Michael Morrison et al
The Java handbook -- Patrick Naughton
Using Visual J++ --Scott Mulloy
Just java --Peter van der Linden
Mastering Java -- Buchanan

Servicing and supporting IBM PCs and compatibles -- JV Moss

The hard disk pocket book -- Mike Allen and Tim Kay

Success in electronics -- Tom Duncan
Understanding digital troubleshooting -- Radio shack learning centre
Computer digital design -- Cambridge learning
Teach yourself electronics -- WP Jolly
The I2C Bus -- Elektor electronics
MCS 51 Microcontroller family user's Manual
Microprocessor interfacing -- Vears
High level programmers guide to the 68000 -- Francis g McCabe

Virus Prevention 101
http://www.tourbus.com/vp101.htm

virtualisation AMD style

You can get a virus even without an attachment
www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/36362.html

When you use webmail, e.g. hotmail, gmail, yahoo or ippimail, there is less chance of a virus appearing on your computer because the mail remains on the server.

Security pages
http://www.userlocal.com/security/securitytips.php
http://aymanh.com/tips-to-secure-linux-workstation

The IBM guide to securing Linux :-
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/lbrary/l-seclnx1.html

http://www.whydrupal.com/
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=696595
http://drupal.org/project/simplenews

Web page redirector code
is here

making a floppy image file from a bootable floppy to use when making a bootable cd
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/tmp/floppy.img

Using DansGaurdian and anti virus with Smoothwall firewall
DGAV combines the DansGuardian content filter with a 3rd party patch enabling content to also be scanned for infection (viri, trojans & worms). If questionable content or an infection is found the page is replaced with a 'blocked' page alerting the end user.
http://community.smoothwall.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8488

Moving from Windows to Linux: IBM Guide:-
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html

Setting up spam assassin
http://member.melbpc.org.au/~parsonsd/filtering/spamass.html

Smoothwall on CF (flash card)
http://community.smoothwall.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16604&highlight=usb+install