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September 10, 2005 Show:   Topic: Google Power  Guest: Chris Sherman
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. McGraw-Hill/Osborne books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools.

Chris Sherman, the author of "Google Power" gives us a rare view of how Google thinks and gives us tips on how we can better use it to our advantage.
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August 20, 2005 Show:   Topic: Protecting Networks & Web Sites  Guest: Victor Oppleman and Brett Watson
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. McGraw-Hill/Osborne books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools.

Authors, Victor Oppleman and Brett Watson discuss the next level in protecting networks and Web sites. Some advanced methodologies include advanced attack and defense vectors, attack profiling and the theatre of war concept. You will learn how to prepare your network from threats that don't yet exist.
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June 4, 2005 Show:   Topic: XP Expert  Guest: Joli Ballew
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. McGraw-Hill/Osborne, books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools.

Microsoft Windows XP Expert Zone columnist Joli Ballew discusses her latest release from Osborne, "Hardcore Windows XP: The Step-by-Step Guide to Ultimate Performance". The book shows you everything from kick starting the boot process to disabling unnecessary applications and services to taking advantage of built-in administrative tools.
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February 12, 2005 Show:   Topic: eBay  Guest: Janelle Elms
McGraw-Hill/Osborne books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools. McGraw-Hill/Osborne, http://www.osborne.com, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. Janelle Elms is a lead instructor with eBay University and creator and teacher of the highly successful eBay 101 and 102 classes taught nationwide.

A Silver PowerSeller on eBay, Janelle specializes in coaching individuals and companies how to build successful eBay businesses and maximize their profits. Get tips on how to build your eBay business as she discussess her new book from McGraw-Hill/Osborne, "eBay Your Business: Maximize Profits and Get Results".
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January 15, 2005 Show:   Topic: Security  Guest: Roberta Bragg
McGraw-Hill Osborne books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools. McGraw-Hill/Osborne, http://www.osborne.com, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. A great number of all security breaches occur because appropriate security configurations, patches, and designs are not in place or not maintained on schedule. To help security professionals and network administrators take a proactive and preemptive approach to network security, McGraw-Hill/Osborne is publishing the new Hardening series of books. Books in this series break down the process of hardening networks and systems into logical parts, giving professionals just what they need to know to stop immediate threats.

Series editor, recognized security evangelist Roberta Bragg discusses the Hardening series and her release of "Hardening Windows Systems".
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November 6, 2004 Show:   Topic: Keeping Kids Safe Online  Guest: Simon Johnson
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials. McGraw-Hill Osborne, http://www.osborne.com, books include user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level but practical titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools.

Author Simon Johnson's latest release from Osborne is "Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet". He discusses how to spot the real threats and formulate a plan of action regardless of whether the threats are pedophiles, cyber-stalkers, hackers, spyware, viruses, or adware.
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August 14, 2004 Show:   Topic: Regain Your Computer  Guest: Ken Feinstein
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials, including user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools. McGraw-Hill/Osborne is the official press of Oracle, Corel, and Intuit.

Author Ken Feinstein discusses "How to Do Everything to Fight Spam, Viruses, Pop-Ups, and Spyware" the latest release from McGraw-Hill/Osborne's "How To" series. The book is divided into four sections, each dealing with a particular nuisance. Ken provides an overview of these particular annoyances with some ideas on what to do to regain control of your e-mail and make web surfing enjoyable again.
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March 27, 2004 Show:   Topic: JAVA Programming  Guest: Dwight Peltzer
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials, including user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools. McGraw-Hill/Osborne is the official press of Oracle, Corel, and Intuit. Java code was conceived as a platform-independent programming language and operating system. For regular people, this means that an application written in Java will run under virtually any operating system on the market.

Dwight Peltzer, author of Osborne's ".NET and J2EE Interoperability" discusses this virtual product and possibilities in the future.
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March 20, 2004 Show:   Topic: Quicksteps to Computing  Guest: Martin Matthews
McGraw-Hill/Osborne, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education and The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is a leading publisher of self-paced computer training materials, including user and reference guides, series on computer certification, and high-level titles on networking, programming, and Web development tools. McGraw-Hill/Osborne is the official press of Oracle, Corel, and Intuit. They have recently launched a new series called QuickSteps. Books in the QuickSteps series are perfect for complete beginners, those who are new to a program, or even intermediate users who need a quick reference for a specific task.

Series Editor and author, Marty Matthews has worked as a programmer, systems analyst, manager, vice president, and president of a software firm thus giving him the experience to write and edit authoritatively over a wide range of computer topics. He discusses the QuickSteps series for computer users, which provide sets of steps to accomplish the most common tasks in a particular program without a lot of extraneous fuss or bother.
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March 15, 2003 Show:   Topic: Malfuntion Junction - Technology Run Amok  Guest: Bruce Hallberg


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January 4, 2003 Show:   Topic: Author  Guest: Bruce Hallberg


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April 20, 2002 Show:   Topic: Author  Guest: Kris Jamsa


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November 10, 2001 Show:   Topic: Networking  Guest: David Strom


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June 30, 2001 Show:   Topic: Training  Guest: Laurie Ann Ulrich


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June 9, 2001 Show:   Topic: Windows ME  Guest: Curt Simmons


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August 26, 2000 Show:   Topic: Internet Auctions  Guest: Dave Taylor
The Internet has given rise to a wealth of items available to anyone who's interested. With hundreds of new items added each day in hundreds of auction sites online, how can you find what you need? Whether you are buying or selling,

Dave Taylor author of The e-Auction Insider by McGraw-Hill, discusses online auctions.
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February 26, 2000 Show:   Topic: Book-Author  Guest: Joel Scambray


Author of McGraw-Hill book, Hacking Exposed, Joel Scambray takes you down the tunnel hackers use to break into your computer systems. Find out about some of the most notorious breakins and how you can bulletproof your system to avoid down time.
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