Showing posts with label links. Show all posts
Showing posts with label links. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Network and SysAdmin, Scripting, Debugging, O.S. Books


[System Administration]
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (4th Edition) by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein and Ben Whaley (Jul 24, 2010)
Essential System Administration, Third Edition by Æleen Frisch (Aug 15, 2002)
Linux in a Nutshell by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love and Arnold Robbins (Sep 29, 2009)
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[Network Administration]
Linux Network Administrator's Guide by Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson and Gregor N. Purdy (Feb 10, 2005)
LINUX Network Administrators Guide: 508 pages by Olaf Kirch and Terry Dawson (Jan 5, 2009)
Linux TCP/IP Network Administration by Scott Mann (Jul 26, 2001)  TCP/IP stack understand, configure and troubleshoot servers
Linux Firewalls (3rd Edition) by Robert L. Ziegler
Linux Networking Cookbook by Carla Schroder
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[Network and System Administration]
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[Troubleshooting]
Linux Troubleshooting Bible by Christopher Negus and Thomas Weeks (Jul 30, 2004)
Debugging Embedded Linux (Digital Short Cut) by Christopher Hallinan (Aug 22, 2007)
Linux Troubleshooting for System Administrators and Power Users 2006
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Wireshark Network Analysis: The Official Wireshark Certified Network Analyst Guide by Laura Chappell
Network Flow Analysis by Michael W. Lucas
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[Performance Tuning]
Performance Tuning for Linux® Servers by Sandra K. Johnson, Gerrit Huizenga and Badari Pulavarty (Jun 6, 2005)

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[RHCE]
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[Scripting]
Perl Best Practices by Damian Conway
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[Linux Operating System]
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[Parallel and Multi threading]
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[Enterprise]
Restful Web Services by Leonard Richardson
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Learning Python - Collection of Resources and Links



Beginner:
BeginnersGuide
BeginnersGuide/Download
BeginnersGuide/Overview
HowToEditPythonCode
BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers
BeginnersGuide/Programmers
How do I Run a Program Under Windows
PythonEditors
BeginnersGuide/Programmers (Cpp2Python.pdf)
Good Presentation by a C guy on Python features


Blogs:
Dorai's blog post on Learning Python

CookBooks:


BeginnersGuide/Programmers/SimpleExamples
Python Snippets and Recipes
Python by Example
Common programming tasks in Python
Pythonic File Searches


Using Pythonic Idioms and Style:
Definition of "Pythonic" here
Presentations:
How to Write Pythonic" code by Christopher Arndt
Presentation on "Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python" by David Goodger
Presentation on "Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python" (Crunchy Remix) by Jeff Hinrich 
How to produce slides like above using Python tools

Style Guide for Python Code

My blog on Exploring the Python standard library source code

Books:
IntroductoryBooks
Python books
How to think like a computer scientist with Python
Bruce Eckel's community contributed book: Python 3 - Patterns & Idioms

Version Issues:
Python2orPython3
What's New in Python 3.0
What's New in Python 2.6
What's New in Python 2.7
Moving from Python 2 to Python3 (PDF)
Porting Code to Python 3 with 2to3
Case Study: Porting chardet to Python 3

Learning Resources:
Installing Python

MultiMedia:
Video on "Head First into Python 3"
5-minute videos on Python Capability
ShowMeDo Screencast of Python 2.5 Development on XP
Audio/Visual Talks on Python
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (videos from MIT course)
Podcast Python411

Python3:
"What an IronPython user should know about Python 3"

Python 3 focused version of Dive Into Python
Teaching programming with Python 3

Python 3.1:
Setup
Documentation

Python2.x:

Python Tutorial
Dive Into Python
A Byte of Python
Instant Python
Download Thinking in Python (Old) by Bruce Eckel here
Python for Java programmers


Moving to Python From Other Languages
Python is not Java


MovingToPythonFromPerl
Practice Problems for Python


Reference:
Official Python website
Python Wiki
Python 2.7 FAQ
Python 2.7 Windows FAQ
Python Quick Reference
Python Language Reference manual 
Python's Standard Library Reference manual
Module Index of the Python docs
Python's reply to Perl's CPAN: Python Package Index (PYPI)
Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter
Python/C API Reference Manual

See Also:
Eric S. Raymond article on moving to Python: 'Why Python?"

Friday, September 24, 2010

Howto subscribe to this (and other) RSS Feeds.

RSS feeds push the blog content to you, instead of you having to check for updates to the site.
All this from within your browser or RSS feed client s/w.


You can very simply subscribe to any of the below options:
  1. The whole blog, (or)
  2. Individual blog-posts, (or)
  3. Even just the comments part of the blog.

Howto:

0) Just use the newly added gadgets at top of the blog:
   Subscribe to: Posts Comments

1) If you're using Firefox just click on the Orange Icon in your address-bar.
    And choose which folder to save your "Live Bookmark"/RSS feed into.
   Howto subscribe to RSS feeds in FireFox in seconds: http://johnbokma.com/firefox/rss-and-live-bookmarks.html


2) You can also use the below URLs:


3) Also Rss feeds to subscribe to blog comments can be found at the bottom of the blog:
        "Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)"

Reference Links:

List of useful addons for FireFox (with links) Part 2

List of useful addons for FireFox (with links) Part 1

Note: These addons have been added on Firefox version 3.6.10

+ScribeFire Blog Editor
        Description: Edit and post your blog from inside firefox with this plugin.
                              Note: ScribeFire Next is a bit buggy i.e. publish button disappears too fast to click.
        Download: Add to Firefox


+ DownThemAll
Description:
The first and only download manager/accelerator built inside Firefox!
Download: Add to Firefox

+ Easy YouTube Video Downloader
Description:
Easiest Youtube video downloader ever, single click non-intrusive direct download buttons for FLV, 3GP, MP3, MP4, 720p HD and 1080p Full-HD qualities.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ NetVideoHunter Video Downloader
Description:
Download videos and music from video sites like Youtube.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ ImgLikeOpera
Description:
ImgLikeOpera allows load only the images that you want in Firefox browser. This extension is very useful for non broadband users...
Download: Add to Firefox
Not available for Firefox 3.6.

+ SessionManager
Description:
Session Manager saves and restores the state of all windows - either when you want it or automatically at startup and after crashes. It can also automatically save the state of open windows individually.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ SpeedDial
Description:
Direct access to your most visited websites
Download: Add to Firefox

+ WOT - Safe Browsing Tool
Description:
Would you like to know which websites you can trust? The WOT add-on is a safe surfing tool for your browser. Traffic-light rating symbols show which websites you can trust when you search, shop and surf on the Web.
Download: Add to Firefox

[BOOKMARKS]
+ TagSieve (Note: This has NOT been reviewed by Mozilla)
Description:
This is a continuation of the excellent but abandoned TagSifter extension.
Firefox lets you tag your bookmarks, but it doesn't give you a great way to browse your bookmarks by their tags.
Download:

+ Xmarks Sync (NOTE: Xmarks is SHUTTING DOWN. Don't use it.  
                     This will backup your ALL bookmarks so DON'T use for official links)
          Description:
          Xmarks is the #1 bookmarking add-on.
          Keep your bookmarks, passwords and open tabs backed up and synchronized across computers
          and browsers. Search smarter with website ratings and reviews displayed with your search results.
          Download: Add to Firefox

+ Firefox Sync by Mozilla Labs
    Description:
    Free browser add-on that lets you stay in sync with your Firefox.
    Access your history, passwords, bookmarks and even open tabs across all your devices.
    Download: Add to Firefox 

+ Bookmarks Duplicate Detector
Description:
Detects Duplicate Bookmarks when bookmarks are added and specify where is the previous URL. You can also search and delete duplicates URL already in your Bookmarks.
Download: Add to Firefox
Not available for Firefox 3.6.10

WikiSeer Keynotes
Description: WikiSeer Keynotes finds the most significant content in any English web page; shrinking the original up to 99%. It serves as a middle ground between skimming the titles and reading the entire article, providing a faster / richer reading experience.
Download: Continue to Download →

Lazarus: Form Recovery

Description: Never lose anything you type into a web form again! Lazarus securely auto-saves all forms as you type, so after a crash, server timeout, or whatever, you can go back to the form, right click, "recover form", and breathe a sigh of relief
Download:  Add to Firefox

Reframe It
Description: Commenting tool to add comments right next to Web pages without permission and share with others.
Download: Continue to Download →

DejaClick

Description: Record and bookmark your browser activities, then with a single click, replay the entire sequence all over again.
Download: Add to Firefox

FloatNotes

Description:
With this add-on you can put notes anywhere on a website. Add comments, links or even images. It can help you doing research on the web, remind you of topics you want to blog about, etc. It is simple and easy to use.
Download: Add to Firefox

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

List of useful addons for FireFox (with links) Part 1

 Addons for firefox (3.6.10)

+ Pixlr Grabber
Description: Making screen grabs and pulling down images from the web just got a bit more easy. With the Pixlr grabber add-on you can choose to Edit, Share, Save or Copy your final grabs. You also get the possibility to right-click any image or background to edit
Download: Add to Firefox
+ ClickCutter AutoCopy
Description:
Highlight a text and automatically Copy it to the clipboard.
Based on unique Smart Autocopy technology!
You have full control of what to copy and what not to copy when you highlight text.
Middle button Paste option.
Super-easy.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ ClickCutter AutoSearch
Description:
Highlight text and AUTOMATICALLY SEARCH it in your favorite search site.
Includes:
- Automatic Copy of highlighted text (AUTOCOPY)
- Automatic websearch for highlighted text (AUTOSEARCH).
- Middle button Paste
NO annoying context menus !
Download: Add to Firefox

+ Lizardtech DjVu (Many rare ebooks are available in this format)
Description:
DjVu is a web-centric format and software platform for distributing documents and images. DjVu can advantageously replace PDF, PS, TIFF, JPEG, and GIF for distributing scanned documents, digital documents, or high-resolution pictures. DjVu content downloads faster, displays and renders faster, looks nicer on a screen, and consume less client resources than competing formats. DjVu images display instantly and can be smoothly zoomed and panned with no lengthy re-rendering. DjVu is used by hundreds of academic, commercial, governmental, and non-commercial web sites around the world.
DjView4 is a new portable DjVu viewer and browser plugin.
Download:
http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

+ All In One Gestures
Description:
This extension allows you to execute common commands using mouse gestures, rocker navigation, scroll wheel navigation and page..
Download: Add to Firefox


+ All In One Sidebar
Description:
AiOS lets you open various windows as sidebar panels, and quickly switch between them. So it put an end to the window chaos! In addition to bookmarks and history it opens dialogues such as downloads, add-ons and more in the sidebar.
Download: Add to Firefox

+Wikipedia Lookup Add-on

Description:
Looks up up the selected word in the Wikipedia encyclopedia in the language specified in your user preferences.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ CHMReader
Description:
An extension to make firefox support Compiled HTML(.chm) file.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ ClipMarks
Description:
Clipmarks lets you clip and share specific parts of articles, blog posts or anything else you read on the web. With our newly integrated Amplify service, you can post clips directly to Twitter or Facebook - or share them on clipmarks.com and more.
Download: Add to Firefox

+ ColorfulTabs
Description:
The most beautiful yet the simplest add-on that makes a strong colorful appeal. Colors every tab in a different color and makes them easy to distinguish while beautifying the overall appearance of the interface. For Seamonkey & Flock. An essential.
Download: Add to Firefox