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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:32pm CEST by ganelon
In this authoritative book, widely respected practitioner and teacher Matt Bishop presents a clear and useful introduction to the art and science of information security. Bishop's insights and realistic examples will help any practitioner or student understand the crucial links between security theory and the day-to-day security challenges of IT environments.
Bishop explains the fundamentals [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:30pm CEST by Ruby
WiMax Operator’s Manual: Building 802.16 Wireless Networks is aimed at someone making primary decisions as to the design and implementation of an 802.16 based wireless public network.
This is a manual on how to architect and operate a service network offering broadband wireless "last mile" access.
The scope of the treatment includes all layers of the network [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:29pm CEST by ganelon
Many developers are already familiar with the basics of ASP.NET and have been impressed with its potential to ease the creation of Web applications. However, few resources exist for those looking to translate their knowledge of ASP.NET into tailored solutions for actual challenges developers face on a daily basis.
The applications in this book [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:21pm CEST by -cosmos-
Unfortunately, making a decent scan is harder than anyone wants to admit, which is what makes this fun and easy guide so useful. After demystifying terms such as "pixels" and explaining how to select a scanner, expert Mark Chambers walks you through the art of scanning and shows how to use scanned images in a [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:17pm CEST by -cosmos-
How to perform over 600 card tricks, devised by the world's greatest magicians. 66 illustrations.
Great starter for Street Magic tricks. Impress your friends and family with these great magic tricks/illusions/slights of hand!
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:13pm CEST by -cosmos-
This text provides a crash course in the wireless Internet. WAP, SMS, i-mode, and Bluetooth are all compared and contrasted for their respective strengths and weaknesses, along with the existing and potential wireless markets. Other topics are mobile applications development languages and interoperability issues.
Need to know how i-mode stacks up against SMS or WAP? [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:11pm CEST by Ibn
Conventional model-based data processing methods are computationally expensive and require experts’ knowledge for the modelling of a system; neural networks provide a model-free, adaptive, parallel-processing solution. Neural Networks in a Softcomputing Framework presents a thorough review of the most popular neural-network methods and their associated techniques. This concise but comprehensive textbook provides a powerful and [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:03pm CEST by ganelon
The last few years have been an extraordinary time for the digital video industry. Not long before the turn of the millennium, digital video editing systems were expensive capital items of equipment that only major broadcasters and production companies could afford. To think that now the same capability is available in a laptop that you [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 5:02pm CEST by Ibn
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1402033435.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpgKaren Spärck Jones is one of the major figures of 20th century and early 21st Century computing and information processing. Her ideas have had an important influence on the development of Internet Search Engines. Her contribution has been recognized by awards from the natural language processing, information retrieval and artificial intelligence communities, including being asked [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 4:56pm CEST by -cosmos-
As described by Lewis, liar's poker is a game played in idle moments by workers on Wall Street, the objective of which is to reward trickery and deceit. With this as a metaphor, Lewis describes his four years with the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers, from his bizarre hiring through the training program to his [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 10:11am CEST by Mr.Blue
Here's a handy household hint - getting control of all the clutter on your PC will make it run faster and more efficiently. This book is like a closet full of cleaning tools that help you organize your data and e-mail, archive the stuff you do need to keep, toss old cookies, tune up your [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 10:05am CEST by Mr.Blue
Love that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter’s lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there’s a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 3:37am CEST by Ibn
Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications is the essential reference for the most current research on Grid technologies. This first volume of the CoreGRID series addresses such vital issues as the architecture of the Grid, the way software will influence the development of the Grid, and the practical applications of Grid technologies for individuals [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 3:34am CEST by -cosmos-
Despite the enormous capacity of the human brain, we only utilise on average two per cent of our potential brainpower. There is, therefore, the potential for each of us to considerably expand our brainpower.
Maximise Your Brainpower provides readers with a series of mental workouts covering areas of creative thinking, problem solving, memory, logical thought, [...]
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Posted: May 4th, 2007, 3:32am CEST by ganelon
This is an excellent collection of XML best practices: essential reading for any developer using XML. This book will help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your XML applications remain practical and interoperable for as long as possible.
If you want to become a more effective XML developer, you need this book. You will learn [...]
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