CD and DVD Recording for Dummies 2nd Edition or Cisco Networking Simplified

CD and DVD Recording for Dummies, 2nd Edition

Author: Mark L Chambers

Most new PCs and Macs today are equipped with the latest in recording and storage equipment: CD-RW and DVD-R/RW drives. Even if your computer is a little older, you can still join the revolution with add-on hardware and software. You can record music and movies, store photos and data, and organize things you want to preserve for posterity, safely and easily.

CD and DVD Recording For Dummies®, Second Edition, takes the frustration out of choosing and using these cool recording systems. This easy-to-follow guide will help you find what you need and use it efficiently, and it covers all the newest equipment. You’ll discover how to

• Choose and install a CD or DVD recorder

• Pick the best software for your needs

• Store large data files safely on CD

• Use EasyCD and DVD Creator and Toast

• Record mixed media disks

• Create electronic photo albums, baby books, genealogies, and more

Once upon a time, videotape, vinyl record albums, and floppy disks were state of the art for preserving movies, music, and data. The superior durability and capacity of CDs and DVDs have made these tools as obsolete as the washboard, but never fear. CD and DVD Recording For Dummies®, Second Edition, makes it easy to

• Transfer your favorite VHS movies to DVD

• Preserve those classic LPs on CD

• Archive records and data files, and safely store treasured family photos

• Ask the right questions when shopping for CD or DVD recording hardware and software

• Record original material, copy and eraserewriteable disks, and make backups of important data

• Add menus to your disks, label them, and care for them properly

• Record a bootable CD-ROM

Today’s CD and DVD recorders can produce everything from superb sound quality to original movies you can play on your DVD player. CD and DVD Recording For Dummies® will get your recording career going in a jiffy.

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Cisco Networking Simplified

Author: Paul L Della Maggiora

A visual explanation of networking technologies

What you always wanted to know about networking but were afraid to ask!

• How the Internet works
• How e-mail, e-learning, and telephony work on the Internet
• What makes a network safe
• How traffic gets from here to there
• Disaster recovery and other ways to keep a network running
• How businesses share data
• See the world of Cisco networking with this illustrated guide's visual approach to learning
• Useful for both novices and networking professionals
• Covers a broad variety of internetworking topics-from e-mail to VPNs

At last-an illustrated guide to the world of Cisco networking. Cisco Networking Simplified breaks down the complicated world of internetworking into easy-to-understand parts. Learn quickly and easily the fundamentals of a variety of topics, such as security, IP telephony, and quality of service, from the full-color diagrams and clear explanations found in Cisco Networking Simplified.

This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, the only authorized publisher for Cisco Systems.

Library Journal

A clearly written and nicely illustrated overview of networking concepts, this will appeal to potential or beginning administrators, in addition to managers trying to understand just what it is their IT departments do. Most of the material is non-Cisco-specific, and terms are explained more plainly than in most other beginning networking manuals. "At a Glance" sidebars on topics ranging from voice-over IP to routing provide additional info and explain the importance of concepts. Content is basic but will provide a solid foundation for further study and exploration. Recommended for all libraries. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction
Pt. I	How the Internet Works	2
	How Computers Communicate	4
	TCP/IP and IP Addressing	12
	Internet Applications	24
Pt. II	Telephones and Movies on the Internet	32
	IP Telephony	34
	IP Call Center	44
	IP Convergence with Tunneling	52
	Multicast	58
	Videoconference	64
Pt. III	Making the Network Safe	70
	Security	72
	Hacking	84
	Firewall and IDS	92
	VPNs	100
	Client Authentication and Public Key Encryption	108
Pt. IV	How Traffic Gets from Here to There	114
	Ethernet	116
	LAN Switching	122
	Routing and Switching	128
	Mobility and Wireless Networks	138
Pt. V	Keeping the Network Running	144
	Disaster Recovery	146
	High Availability	152
	Network Management	160
	QoS	166
	Routing Protocols	174
	Spanning Tree	178
Pt. VI	Moving Traffic Across the Street and the World	184
	Campus Networks and Hierarchical Design	186
	Optical Technologies	192
	Broadband Technologies	198
	WAN Technologies	206
	Traffic Engineering with MPLS	214
Pt. VII	How Businesses Share Data	220
	Data Center	222
	Storage Area Networks	230
	Content Networking	238
	Caching	242
	Desktop Protocols	246
	SNA Infrastructure	252
	Index	256