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D&D 4th Edition Reinvents Itself, but in a Good Way
WotC's Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition introduces a slew of changes to the venerable franchise, from a new modern look and feel to streamlined gameplay rules and a completely redesigned class and skill system. Today I take a look at the Player's Handbook, and I will review the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual in upcoming articles.
Continue reading...Book Review: The Way Toys Work
15. August 2008
Did you know that the inventor of the erector set won an Olympic gold medal in the pole vault in 1908? Or that the Slinky was named by thumbing through a dictionary looking for a word that sounded like the motion of a toy? Or that (despite popular belief), Furbies do not listen for new words to add to their vocabularies (and therefore should never have been banned from government property)? Neither did I, until I read The Way Toys Work:The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch A Sketch, Boomerang, and More.
Continue reading...Tor.com launches, with a great new short story
20. July 2008
The new Tor website launched today - they are the publishers of one of my favorite new authors, John Scalzi. Mr. Scalzi penned the great novel, Old Man's War and several sequels, all of which are a fun read. John has a way with dialog, and weaves a wonderful story. I highly recommend his work.
Continue reading...Review: Day by Day Armageddon
10. July 2008
It’s the new year, you’re a Navy pilot and you decide that keeping a journal would be a good idea. Little did you know that in the ensuing weeks and months, the world as you knew it would be going to Hell. That’s the premise behind Day by Day Armageddon by J. L. Bourne. The book [...]
Continue reading...ArsGeek Reviews Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
6. August 2007
Title: Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection Author(s): Niels Provos & Thorsten Holz ISBN10: 0-321-33632-1 ISBN13: 978-0-321-33632-1 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Cost: $49.99 Format: Paperback, 440 pages. Published: July 16, 2007 Here is a concise, step by step guide to creating virtual honeypots. Honeypots are sweetened servers or services made available to the public where those seeking to compromise systems (either [...]
Continue reading...Review: ArsGeek reviews Practical Packet Analysis
7. July 2007
Title: Practical Packet Analysis Author(s): Chris Sanders ISBN10: 1593271492 ISBN13: 978-1593271497 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $39.95 Format: Soft Cover, 192 pages Published: May 2007 Once again I am impressed with a No Starch Press book. Practical Packet Analysis is a wonderful, simple to use and well laid out guide to getting useful information out of captured packets. Wireshark is [...]
Continue reading...Ubuntu for Non-Geeks 2nd Edition
25. June 2007
Title: Ubuntu for Non-Geeks 2nd Edition Author: Rickford Grant ISBN10: 1593271522 ISBN13: 978-1-59327-152-7 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $34.95 Format: Paperback, 328 pages. CD included Published: June 15, 2007 Ubuntu for Non-Geeks is a pain-free, project-based, get-things-done guidebook. It even says so right on the cover. As with all of the No Starch Press books I’ve encountered before, Ubuntu for Non-Geeks [...]
Continue reading...ASP.NET AJAX in Action
23. May 2007
Title: ASP.NET AJAX in Action Author: Alessandro Gallo, David Barkol, and Rama Vavilala ISBN10: 1933988142 ISBN13: 978-1933988146 Publisher: Manning Publications Cost: $44.99 Format: Paperback Published: August 2007 ASP.net AJAX in Action contains just about anything and everything you’d ever want to know about developing AJAX enabled web services. Despite the title sounding a bit complex, the book itself is accessible and easy to [...]
Continue reading...Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators
16. May 2007
Title: Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators Authors: Robbie Cooper, Julian Dibble and Tracey Spaight ISBN10: 1905712022 ISBN13: 978-1905712021 Publisher: Chris Boot Cost: $29.95 Format: Hardcover, 160 Pages Published: May 2007 Alter Ego is a book I was genuinely excited to read. It’s about about Avatars – our extensions into the virtual worlds that act as ambassadors, representations and alter egos for [...]
Continue reading...Beginning Ubuntu Linux
10. May 2007
Title: Beginning Ubuntu Linux (2nd edition) Author: Keir Thomas ISBN10: 1590598202 ISBN13: 978-1590598207 Publisher: Apress Cost: $39.99 Format: Paperback, 684 pages. Published: 2007 Thomas should have called this book Everything You’ll Ever Want To Know About Using Ubuntu. Not only is this a great guide to getting started with Ubuntu specifically and Linux in general but it contains just about anything anyone would [...]
Continue reading...Windows PowerShell in Action
8. May 2007
Title: Windows PowerShell in Action Author: Bruce Payette ISBN10: 1932394907 ISBN13: 978-1932394900 Publisher: Manning Publications Cost: $44.99 Format: Paperback, Published: Februrary 2007 Windows PowerShell in Action is an encyclopedic tome of PowerShell scripting bringing the reader through the basics with simple shell scripts through powerful and flexible scripts any Windows systems administrator will find immediately useful. The book is divided into 13 chapters and [...]
Continue reading...Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scapers
2. May 2007
Title: Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scapers: A Guide to Developing Internet Agents with PHP/CURL Author: Michael Schrenk ISBN10: 1593271204 ISBN13: 978-1593271206 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $39.99 Format: Paperback, 328 pages Published: 2007 Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers contains everything you would need to start writing your own internet agents to perform a variety of tasks. Data aggregation, image capture, link verification [...]
Continue reading...Ret Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed
1. May 2007
Title: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 administration Unleashed Author: Tammy Fox ISBN10: 0672328925 ISBN13: 978-0672328923 Publisher: SAMS Cost: $49.99 Format: Paperback, 624 pages Published: April 20, 2007 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration, part of SAMS Unleashed series is a comprehensive overview of installing, configuring, maintaining and securing RHEL5 servers. This book covers everything from the various install methods in the [...]
Continue reading...Forbidden Lego
27. April 2007
Title: Forbidden Lego Author(s): Ulrik Pilegaard, and Mike Dooley. ISBN10: 1593271379 ISBN13: 978-1593271374 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $24.95 Format: Paperback, 192 pages. Published: July 2007 Here’s a book that I’ve been waiting to review for some time now. The folks at No Starch Press were kind enough to offer me an advanced copy and I eagerly dug into [...]
Continue reading...Linux Appliance Design: A Hands-on Guide to Building Linux Appliances
26. April 2007
Title: Linux Appliance Design: A Hands-on Guide to Building Linux Appliances Authors: Bob Smith, John Hardin, Graham Phillips and Bill Pierce ISBN10: 1593271409 ISBN13: 978-1593271404 Publisher: No Starch Press Cost: $59.95 Format: Paperback, 356 pages, CD Included Published: Linux Appliance Design may be the only book around right now that deals exclusively with building a true Linux appliance – that is an embedded [...]
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19. August 2008
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