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Tony Stevenson

Tony Stevenson is a director of MKD Software Consulting, an Australian company that specializes in explaining the use of information technology to both business people and the wider community. A professional Visual Basic developer (he has a Master of Computing degree), he is also a freelance computer and business writer. He contributes articles on a regular basis to a range of publications including newspapers, computer journals, business magazines, and Web sites. In addition, he is the editor of Internet Update, a free email newsletter designed to keep its readers up-to-date on the latest Web developments.
Email: tony.stevenson@mkdsoftware.com.au

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The Software IP Detective's Handbook: Measurement, Comparison, and Infringement Detection

By Tony Stevenson, 05/15/2012

Bob Zeidman, the author of “The Software IP Detective's Handbook: Measurement, Comparison, and Infringement Detection” explains that the objective he had in mind, when writing his ...

Scalability Rules: 50 Principles for Scaling Web Sites

By Tony Stevenson, 03/20/2012

Martin L. Abbott and Michael T. Fisher wrote “Scalability Rules: 50 Principles for Scaling Web Sites” because, in their opinion, “there simply aren’t many good books on ...

The Rules of Management: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success (Expanded Edition)

By Tony Stevenson, 12/20/2011

To carve out a successful career for yourself in the IT profession (or for that matter, any profession), you must possess more than just the technical/technological skills ...

Documents, Presentations, and Workbooks: Using Microsoft Office to Create Content That Gets Noticed

By Tony Stevenson, 10/18/2011

With so much information readily available today, it is vital to produce content that stands out. That is the reason why the book, “Documents, Presentations, and Workbooks: Using ...

Driving Technical Change: Why People on Your Team Don't Act on Good Ideas, and How to Convince Them They Should

By Tony Stevenson, 09/20/2011

The book “Driving Technical Change: Why People on Your Team Don't Act on Good Ideas, and How to Convince Them They Should”, will enable you to convince co-workers to adopt new ...

Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out

By Tony Stevenson, 06/14/2011

As an IT Professional, you may be wondering if you need to read this book. However, even though Windows 7 is a more stable, configurable and reliable OS, things can still go ...

Microsoft Project 2010 Step by Step

By Tony Stevenson, 05/17/2011

In order to deliver IT projects on time and within budget, it is imperative that you have a practical system is in place for the ongoing management of those projects from their ...

Network Security Auditing

By Tony Stevenson, 01/19/2011

In this book, "Network Security Auditing", its author, Chris Jackson, reveals a secret about security when he says that "security isn't about hacking, nasty, malicious software, ...

Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing Is Transforming Businesses And Why You Can’t Afford to Be Left Behind

By Tony Stevenson, 12/15/2010

In his book, “Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing Is Transforming Businesses And Why You Can’t Afford to Be Left Behind”, Charles Babcock, a ...

Reflections on Management: How to Manage Your Software Projects, Your Teams, Your Boss, and Yourself

By Tony Stevenson, 11/17/2010

Insights into, and advice about all the different project management skills required are presented in the book Reflections on Management: How to Manage Your Software Projects, ...

Network Flow Analysis

By Tony Stevenson, 10/19/2010

If you are a network administrator and you want some practical assistance in quieting the complaints from your network's users, grab yourself a copy of Network Flow Analysis. The ...

Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG): Administrators Companion

By Tony Stevenson, 10/06/2010

There's no doubt that the book, "Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG): Administrators Companion", is a comprehensive read a lot of useful information has been ...

Technical Support Essentials: Advice You Can Use to Succeed in Technical Support

By Tony Stevenson, 10/06/2010

In order to become successful in technical support, you need to not only develop a particular mindset; you also have to equip yourself with a unique set of technical skills to ...

Anywhere: How Global Connectivity is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business

By Tony Stevenson, 10/06/2010

Employees of businesses, and especially IT professionals who are in a privileged position to best understand the technologies underpinning global connectivity, have a ...

Social Networking Spaces: From Facebook to Twitter and Everything In Between

By Tony Stevenson, 10/06/2010

All of us are "time poor" and most likely don't have the time, nor the desire, to investigate each social networking application in depth. Preferably, what is required is a guide ...



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