Whether you're new to networking or an experienced administrator, this book provides all the details you need to administer Mac OS X Server Version 10.2.3 or later. The first chapter surveys the features of individual services (directory, file, client management, print, Web, mail, and network services) and introduces the applications and tools for administering them. This chapter acquaints you with some of the server's most unique and powerful features, such as Open Directory (the open, extensible Mac OS X directory service architecture), Workgroup Manager (the graphical application for managing users, groups, and file sharing), and NetBoot and Network Install (just two examples of the server's comprehensive Macintosh workgroup management facilities). Each service has a chapter that includes an overview of how the service works, what it can do for you, strategies for using it, how to set it up for the first time, and how to administer it over time. Most chapters end with a section called Where to Find More Information, which points you to Web sites and other relevant reference material.

Vista is the most radical revamping of Windows since 1995. But along with all the fantastic improvements, there are a couple of things that drive you up the wall. Maybe you're not seeing the performance you expect. Security is better, but boy, is it annoying. And what's with that interface thing that's just in the way? Well, you can fix all that. When you and Steve Sinchak are finished, you'll think Microsoft designed Vista just for you.

Now that new features and services such as Google Maps, Google Talk, and Google Desktop have been added to the expanding Google universe, we've made the third edition of this bestseller into an infinitely more useful book for this powerful search engine. You'll not only find dozens of hacks for new Google services, but plenty of updated tips, tricks and scripts for hacking the old ones.

Everyone knows that Google lets you search billions of web pages. But few people realize that Google also gives you hundreds of cool ways to organize and play with information.

Since we released the last edition of this bestselling book, Google has added many new features and services to its expanding universe: Google Earth, Google Talk, Google Maps, Google Blog Search, Video Search, Music Search, Google Base, Google Reader, and Google Desktop among them. We've found ways to get these new services to do even more.