My Notes to Myself and Others... : Books

“Introducing Windows Server 2008 R2” eBook Available as Free Download

Erik Rozman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:09:50 GMT

If you have been wondering what’s new in Windows Server 2008 R2, there is a free e-book
out that can help you. The eBook is short and to the point.

Download it here.

Free E-Book:Windows Server(r) 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services by Joseph Davies

Erik Rozman — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:14:32 GMT

MSPress is celebrating 25 years, so they are giving away free e-books (one per month).

This month it’s:

Windows Server(r) 2008 TCP/IP Protocols and Services by Joseph Davies

Book Review – Administering Windows Vista Security ,The Big Surprises

Erik Rozman — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:46:24 GMT

Haven’t managed to go through a book from cover to back in a long time. Well,
the draught has been broken. I picked up “Administering Windows Vista Security
The big surprises” (known henceforth as ‘the book’) and just finished reading it
cover to back. Summing it up:One of the better technical books I read in a long time.

The book covers security issues related to Windows Vista with the correct balance of
theory and practice, while the authors (Mark Minasi, Byron Hynes and Jennifer Allen)
do a great job of keeping you interested.

The book covers the following topics (and a few additional topics):

UAC
File and Registry Virtualization
Mandatory Integrity Control (wrote about this a while back)
BitLocker (Part 1,Part 2,Part 3[I hope])

Pros

A relatively short and to the point book (255 pages)
Focused on the topic (ok,I said that already,but I was so happy to read book
that cuts down on the fluff that I had to mention it twice)
Well written,easy to read
Correct balance between theory and practice

Cons

Written a long time ago (how about a second edition?)
A few technical inaccuracies (due to the usage of pre-RTM software)

http://www.minasi.com/vistsecbook/

http://www.amazon.com/Administering-Vista-Security-Big-Surprises/dp/0470108320/sr=11-1/qid=1168300170

Free TCP/IP book

Erik Rozman — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:51:28 GMT

Microsoft has placed a free TCP/IP fundamentals for download. Enjoy:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c76296fd-61c9-4079-a0bb-582bca4a846f&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista reosurce kit out now

Erik Rozman — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:52:00 GMT

The resource kit for Windows Vista is out now as published on the
Vista team's blog. 25 lucky/quick readers received a free copy:

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/04/03/announcing-the-windows-vista-resource-kit.aspx

Inside Active Directory (Second Edition): System Admin Guide

Erik Rozman — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 00:51:00 GMT

I always have an odd feeling when buying a technical book- should I buy it or not?
Will it help me better my technical skills or will it simply repeat information I already read?
I am happy to say that my search for the ultimate Active Directory book is finally over!!

The best AD book I found is called:
Inside Active Directory (Second Edition): System Admin Guide (Sakari Kouti,Mika Seitsonen)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321228480/qid=1105115274/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-5923926-5704448

This book is actually the second edition and it covers and compares AD2000 and AD2003, if you were ever interested
in in-depth information this is the book you are looking for.

Books by Dan Brown

Erik Rozman — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 16:37:00 GMT

After the success of the The Da Vinci Code I decided to try the other books from Dan Brown.

Up until now he wrote 4 books:
Digital Fortress
Deception Point
Angels and Demons
The Da Vinci Code

All four are great- they follow the same equation but they are very thrilling.

Check out his website:
http://www.danbrown.com/novels/index.html

In addition take a look at the codes on The Da Vinci Code's cover!