My latest blog entries:
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
SQL Essentials for Dummies
Part of the new "Essentials for Dummies" series, our "SQL Essentials for Dummies" book is a condensed version of our massive "SQL All-in-One for Dummies, 4th Edition" book. It's a handy quick reference for core SQL statements, as well as a great tool for beginners to quickly get started creating databases, tables, and queries.
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
SQL All-in-One for Dummies, 4th Edition
I was honored to have the opportunity to help Allen Taylor update his popular SQL All-in-One for Dummies book to incorporate the latest SQL:2023 standards. The book is a wealth of information not only in SQL, but in the behind-the-scenes work required to design and implement a database. This is a great resource for both beginning and advanced database programmers!
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2022
Linux All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition
I'm happy to announce the release of Linux All-in-One For Dummies, 7th Edition! The All-in-One version covers lots more ground than the Linux for Dummies 10th Edition book, including managing Linux servers, and more content oriented toward topics covered in popular Linux certification exams. I think it'll make for a handy reference resource for any level of Linux admin, whether you're studying for exams or just trying to keep a Linux server running. Many thanks to Emmett Dulaney for his work on the 6th Edition that I was able to update and expand upon!
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Useful Web sites:
Linux
DistroWatch
Here's where I keep up to date on the latest Linux distribution news.
Ubuntu
The most popular desktop Linux distribution.
openSUSE
A popular full-featured Linux distribution, great for both desktops and servers.
CentOS
A popular Linux server distribution.
Web Programming
PHP online manual
The ultimate resource in all PHP programming topics
MySQL online manual
The MySQL database online manual.
W3Schools
A great online tutorial and reference for many Web programming languages.
Bass Guitar
Fender basses
One of my favorites, I love the Fender Jazz bass. It's such a versatile instrument you can take it to just about any gig!
Lakland basses
The Lakland Skyline 55-01 bass is yet another of my favorite basses!
Bible Study
Reformed Theological Seminary
When I'm not reading computer books, I'm doing bible studies. The Reformed Theological Seminary has some great online courses for free that cover the basics of reformed theology.
BiblicalTraining.org
A smorgasbord of more reformed and evangelical seminary course recordings, all for free!