McGRAW-HILL/OSBORNE MEDIA PRESENTS
NEW TITLES FOR NOVEMBER 2002

Below you will find a list of select new titles to be released this 
month.
For a complete listing of our books, please visit our Website at
http://www.osborne.com. 

If you are a member of the media or a user group manager and would like 
to
obtain a review copy of a book and/or its press release, please contact
Bettina Faltermeier at bettina_faltermeier@mcgraw-hill.com.  Don't 
hesitate
to contact me at any time if you need more information about our books 
and
authors, would like to interview an author, or are interested in 
excerpts of
our books.

For bulk User Group purchases (10 books minimum and a 30% discount), 
please
email Karen Schopp at karen_schopp@mcgraw-hill.com
<mailto:karen_schopp@mcgraw-hill.com>.


Consumer Technology:

Xbox: Blow the Lid Off! by Brian Underdahl
ISBN: 0-07-222792-3; 176 pages; $14.99
Underdahl lists cool accessories and down-to-earth practical tips such 
as
how to get the best picture and sound and how to use the Xbox to play 
DVD
movies and audio CDs.  Official and unofficial hardware and software 
fixes
that allow users to modify every aspect of their system are introduced, 
as
well as information about which hardware is needed to unlock secret 
levels,
hidden characters, and more.  In short, this book is a must have for
everyone who has or is thinking about getting an Xbox.

PS2: Blow the Lid Off! by Brian Underdahl
ISBN: 0-07-222791-5; 176 pages; $14.99
A tell-all hardware guide, this book provides specs and info about
PlayStation 2's networking capabilities, and lists a number of radical
accessories available for the ultimate gaming experience.  Underdahl 
shows
how PS2 works, how to get the best picture and sound, and how to use it 
as a
DVD and audio CD player.  Plus, he throws in some of those 'forbidden' 
shots
of the inside of a PS2 and tells about taboo topics like PS2 mods.

The Extreme Gamer's PC: A Gamer's Guide to Ultimate PC Performance by 
Loyd
Case
ISBN: 0-07-222637-4; 320 pages; $19.99
PC hardware expert and avid computer gamer Loyd Case offers helpful 
tips for
tweaking, tuning and turbo charging PCs without spending a fortune in 
this
unique guide to hardware and operating system performance.  He helps 
gamers
develop a PC upgrade plan to fit their budget, provides information 
about
how to choose the right 3D hardware, demonstrates how graphics, audio,
physics, and AI game features affect PC performance, how to enable 
small-
and large-scale multiplayer game play via LAN or Internet, and much 
more.  

Windows XP Home Edition: The Complete Reference by Margaret 
Levine-Young &
John R. Levine 
ISBN: 0-07-222664-1; 960 pages; $39.99
Provides comprehensive coverage of Windows XP Home Edition.  Readers 
will
learn how to set up and configure XP on a PC or laptop, work with 
multimedia
applications, connect to the Internet, optimize the system for maximum
performance, and much more.


Networking: 

Windows XP Professional Security by Chris Weber & Gary Bahadur
ISBN: 0-07-222602-1; 448 pages; $49.99
Offers insider tips on how to deploy XP securely, manage it for ongoing
security, and configure security policies effectively.  It also 
provides
practical policies and problem-solving techniques and methodologies for
penetration testing and incident response.

Build Your Own Wi-Fi Network by Shelly Brisbin
ISBN: 0-07-222624-2; 400 pages; $24.99
Introducing introduces today's most popular and affordable wireless
technology, IEEE 802.11, a.k.a. Wi-Fi, this book provides step-by-step
information about how to buy, build, maintain, and secure a wireless
network.  It is a guide for anyone who wants to use wireless technology 
to
share Internet access, exchange files, or establish a cable-free 
computing
environment.  


Programming & Web Development:

Robert Penner's Programming Macromedia Flash MX by Robert Penner
ISBN: 0-07-222356-1; 460 pages; $39.99
Detailing renowned Flash developer Robert Penner's groundbreaking 
designs,
this book showcases his work that merges math and design with Flash, 
and
provides an inside look at his sophisticated and unique approach to 
design,
which incorporates advanced ActionScript programming.  He shares 
exclusive
techniques and teaches the elemental theories of space, math, color, 
motion,
and shape to let his readers discover practical methods of employing 
theory
to create a hybrid of organic and technological design.  

ActionScript: The Complete Reference by William Sanders
ISBN: 0-07-222643-9; 688 pages; $49.99
Covering fundamental ActionScript actions such as controlling motion, 
movie
clips, and interaction, this book offers information about new 
properties
and methods, object-oriented features, and user interface components.
Readers will learn how to handle variables, format text dynamically 
with new
formatting objects, and more.  

Learn to Program with C++ by John Smiley
ISBN: 0-07-222535-1; 704 pages; $29.99
Professor Smiley teaches essential skills in programming, coding, and 
more.
Using a student-instructor conversational format, this book starts at 
the
very beginning with crucial programming fundamentals.  More than 1,000 
C++
programming questions are asked and answered in this book!


Certification & Career Development:

Mike Meyer's CISSP Certification Passport by Shon Harris
ISBN: 0-07-222578-5; 432 pages; $29.99
This concise, affordable, and portable study tool for the CISSP
certification exam has an intensive focus on only what is needed to 
pass
this challenging exam.  Includes a free online practice test.


Databases:

Oracle 9iAS Building J2EE Applications by Nirva Morisseau-Leroy
ISBN: 0-07-222614-5; 544 pages; $59.99
Focusing exclusively on developing J2EE applications with the Oracle9i
Application Server, this book provides coverage of Java Servlets, Java
ServerPages (JSPs), JavaBeans, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI - and 
much
more.  


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