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Humble Bundle: 13 O'Reilly Python books for $15
MalwareMike
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Current: GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GWAPT, GYPC, RHCSA, WCNA
2019 Goals: CISSP, Splunk certifications (Certified Core, Power User, Admin, and Architect)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Malware_Mike
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2019 Goals: CISSP, Splunk certifications (Certified Core, Power User, Admin, and Architect)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Malware_Mike
Website: https://www.malwaremike.com
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LonerVamp
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I've gotten to really dislike these. For me, personally, if I get a tech book in PDF, I never look at it again. But physical copies? I'll pick those back up.If these bundles were more expensive, but had physical books, I'd be all over them.
Security Engineer/Analyst/Geek, Red & Blue Teams
OSCP, GCFA, GWAPT, CISSP, OSWP, AWS SA-A, AWS Security, Sec+, Linux+, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCSK
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MalwareMike
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Different strokes for different folks. I like PDF's so I can quickly go through them and search.Current: GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GWAPT, GYPC, RHCSA, WCNA
2019 Goals: CISSP, Splunk certifications (Certified Core, Power User, Admin, and Architect)
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JoJoCal19
Mod Posts: 2,835 Mod
For me programming books are best in PDF since I can pull them up next to an IDE or text editor and work right alongside it.Have: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, eJPT, GCIA, GSEC, CCSP, CCSK, AWS CSAA, AWS CCP, OCI Foundations Associate, ITIL-F, MS Cyber Security - USF, BSBA - UF, MSISA - WGU
Currently Working On: Python, OSCP Prep
Next Up: OSCP
Studying: Code Academy (Python), Bash Scripting, Virtual Hacking Lab Coursework -
DFTK13
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Same here, my kindle is an absolute must for any of my IT books. I try to get them specifically for the kindle when I can because I don't have to manually send them to each device where I have a kindle on because pdfs don't convert well to kindle format in my experience. Also, staying in one place for a long time isn't an option for me due to married life, work and school, so I'm lugging around my laptop to most places I go to and I appreciate not having to carry 10+lbs of books, lol.Certs: CCNA(200-301), Network+, A+, LPI Linux Essentials
Goals: CCNP Enterprise(ENCOR + ENARSI), AWS CSA - Associate, Azure AZ-104, Become better at python, learn docker and kubernetes
Degree: A.S. Network Administration
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chrisone
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I love PDF's I tend to not pick the book up lol at least for technical based books. Other books, novels, etc I like to sit back and open the actual book from time to time.MalwareMike said:Different strokes for different folks. I like PDF's so I can quickly go through them and search.Certs: CISSP, EnCE, OSCP, CRTP, eCTHPv2, eCPPT, eCIR, LFCS, CEH, SPLK-1002, SC-200, SC-300, AZ-900, AZ-500, VHL:Advanced+
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tedjames
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I have hundreds of tech books on PDF. I can't imagine where in my already-crowded house I would put the hardcopies. I do, however, prefer my novels to be in hardcopy.
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MontagueVandervort
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I prefer hardcopies for studying.
It's easier to study from as I can look at multiple pages simultaneously to compare. Also, when I'm done I have something to donate to someone else who might need it.
That all said, I find myself often studying from PDFs because I get them either free or very reduced in price.
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yoba222
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I could only imagine how much time it would take me to attempt to chug through all 13 of these.A+, Network+, CCNA, LFCS,
Security+, eJPT, CySA+, PenTest+,
Cisco CyberOps, GCIH, VHL,
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Infosec_Sam
Admin Posts: 527 Admin
Picked this up yesterday - thanks for reminding me! I've been looking into building a web scraper with Python, so I'll definitely be checking that out this weekend.