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Microsoft Visual C++ Windows Applications by Example is a new book for C++ programmers published by Packt. Written by Stefan Björnander, this book will show users how to develop professional, real-life applications by examining real world examples.

CakePHP Application Development is a new book announced by Packt, which is designed as a step-by-step introduction to rapid web development using the CakePHP Framework. Written by Anupom Syam and Ahsanul Bari, the book aims to assist PHP programmers to develop and deploy well-crafted and robust web-based applications with the open source MVC CakePHP framework.

Packt is pleased to announce a new book which is an intense guide to creating ColdFuson applications. Written by ColdFusion expert John Farrar, ColdFusion 8 Developer Tutorial will teach users to integrate ColdFusion with other web 2.0 technologies to create web applications.

According to this article ( http://www.ij.org/first_amendment/tx_computer_repair/6_26_08pr.html ) any IT Pro who "repairs" a PC in Texas without a Private Investigators license will be doing just that.

This leads to other serious questions for our Texas brethren:
- Will this apply to in-house repairs?
- Will your school pay for such licensing?
- Will you throw away every computer at it's first BSOD for the next three years?
- Will this allow PC techies to carry guns?

With penalties up to $4,000, 1 year in jail, and civil liability up to $10,000 for both the tech and the customer, it looks like Texas may soon be forced into "outsourcing" computer repairs.

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Scott A. Clausnitzer
Director of I.T. Services
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
1422 W. Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
P: 404-872-3593 x104
F: 404-873-3802
E: sclausnitzer@johnmarshall.edu
W: http://www.johnmarshall.edu
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