This book will provide engineering and science students with a basic understanding of laser diode and optical amplification through the analysis of the performance characteristics of these devices both in theory and application. Practising device engineers wishing to consolidate their knowledge in lightwave technology will also find this book an invaluable reference.
Students of engineering and science, and practising device engineers.
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Optical communications technology is growing increasingly in importance, with a rapid pace of development. Innovative optical devices have emerged from the integration of semiconductor laser diodes, amplifiers and filters with optical waveguide technology. This well-researched volume traces the evolution of semiconductor laser amplifiers (SLAs) from these technologies. Focusing on the principle applications of SLAs, the author illustrates the growing importance of these functional components in the future of optical communications systems.
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The term public sector refers to the functioning agencies and units at the federal, state, county, municipal, and local levels of government. The sector includes all agencies, government corporations, the military, and departments, agencies, and miscellaneous units that perform some form of public service. They range in size from the largest federal department down to the smallest special district, such as a mosquito abatement district or a community library district. For this text, the public sector does not include those organizations considered to be nonprofit organizations (NPOs), although many similar management principles apply to both NPOs and government. All business enterprises, regardless of their form, their structure, or the focus of their activities, constitute the profit-centered portion of the economy, and are part of the private sector. As such, they are not a major concern in this text.
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Organizations are among the most valuable and yet most fragile structures of our civilization. We rely on organizations to obtain information, to comprehend and process information, to accumulate and internalize information, to make decisions based in part on that information, and to execute those decisions. Organizations are ubiquitous because they are indispensable. From the most primitive to the most complex societies, organizations of various types have constituted the backbone of societal decision-making.
This book explores recent developments in computational solutions to problems of exploiting or mitigating vulnerabilities within organizational decision-making processes. It describes a range of computational techniques that can help to guide attacks on an adversary’s organization or the defense of one’s own.
From an engineering perspective, the applications of the techniques described in this book cover a broad range of practical problems. They include planning and command of military operations against an enemy command organization, military and foreign intelligence, antiterrorism and domestic security, information security, organizational design, military psychology and training, management practice, and organizational computing. In particular, one discipline—information warfare [1]—traditionally paid special attention to issues related to attacking and defending military command organizations.
Computational approaches applicable to such problems originate in several scientific disciplines: computational organization theory, organizational and management sciences, artificial intelligence planning, cognitive modeling, and game theory. A key objective of this work is to demonstrate important close relations between ideas coming from such diverse areas.
This book explores recent developments in computational solutions to problems of exploiting or mitigating vulnerabilities within organizational decision-making processes. It describes a range of computational techniques that can help to guide attacks on an adversary’s organization or the defense of one’s own.
From an engineering perspective, the applications of the techniques described in this book cover a broad range of practical problems. They include planning and command of military operations against an enemy command organization, military and foreign intelligence, antiterrorism and domestic security, information security, organizational design, military psychology and training, management practice, and organizational computing. In particular, one discipline—information warfare [1]—traditionally paid special attention to issues related to attacking and defending military command organizations.
Computational approaches applicable to such problems originate in several scientific disciplines: computational organization theory, organizational and management sciences, artificial intelligence planning, cognitive modeling, and game theory. A key objective of this work is to demonstrate important close relations between ideas coming from such diverse areas.
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A comprehensive, must-have handbook of matrix methods with a unique emphasis on statistical applications
This timely book, A Matrix Handbook for Statisticians, provides a comprehensive, encyclopedic treatment of matrices as they relate to both statistical concepts and methodologies. Written by an experienced authority on matrices and statistical theory, this handbook is organized by topic rather than mathematical developments and includes numerous references to both the theory behind the methods and the applications of the methods. A uniform approach is applied to each chapter, which contains four parts: a definition followed by a list of results; a short list of references to related topics in the book; one or more references to proofs; and references to applications. The use of extensive cross-referencing to topics within the book and external referencing to proofs allows for definitions to be located easily as well as interrelationships among subject areas to be recognized.
A Matrix Handbook for Statisticians addresses the need for matrix theory topics to be presented together in one book and features a collection of topics not found elsewhere under one cover. These topics include:
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Complex matrices
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A wide range of special matrices and their properties
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Special products and operators, such as the Kronecker product
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Partitioned and patterned matrices
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Matrix analysis and approximation
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Matrix optimization
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Majorization
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Random vectors and matrices
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Inequalities, such as probabilistic inequalities
Additional topics, such as rank, eigenvalues, determinants, norms, generalized inverses, linear and quadratic equations, differentiation, and Jacobians, are also included. The book assumes a fundamental knowledge of vectors and matrices, maintains a reasonable level of abstraction when appropriate, and provides a comprehensive compendium of linear algebra results with use or potential use in statistics. A Matrix Handbook for Statisticians is an essential, one-of-a-kind book for graduate-level courses in advanced statistical studies including linear and nonlinear models, multivariate analysis, and statistical computing. It also serves as an excellent self-study guide for statistical researchers.
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George A. F. Seber, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Statistics at The University of Auckland in New Zealand. A Fellow of the New Zealand Royal Society, he is the author or coauthor of several books, including Nonlinear Regression, Multivariate Observations, Adaptive Sampling, Chance Encounters, and Linear Regression Analysis, Second Edition, all published by Wiley. Dr. Seber's research interests have included statistical ecology, genetics, epidemiology, and adaptive sampling.
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The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the radiation left over from the Big Bang. Recent analysis of the fluctuations in this radiation has given us valuable insights into our Universe and its parameters. Examining the theory of CMB and recent developments, this textbook starts with a brief introduction to modern cosmology and its main successes, followed by a thorough derivation of cosmological perturbation theory. It then explores the generation of initial fluctuations by inflation. The Boltzmann equation governs the evolution of CMB anisotropies and polarization is derived using the total angular momentum method. Cosmological parameter estimation and the lensing of CMB fluctuations and spectral distortions are also discussed. This textbook is the first to contain a full derivation of the theory of CMB anisotropies and polarization. Ideal for graduate students and researchers in this field, it includes end-of-chapter exercises, and solutions to selected exercises are provided.
Examining the theory of the cosmic microwave background and recent developments, this textbook is the first to contain a full derivation of the theory of CMB anisotropies and polarization. Ideal for graduate students and researchers, it includes end-of-chapter exercises, and solutions to selected exercises are provided.
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Ruth Durrer is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Genève. Her research focuses on the cosmic microwave background, cosmic magnetic fields, and braneworld cosmology.
Examining the theory of the cosmic microwave background and recent developments, this textbook is the first to contain a full derivation of the theory of CMB anisotropies and polarization. Ideal for graduate students and researchers, it includes end-of-chapter exercises, and solutions to selected exercises are provided.
About the Author
Ruth Durrer is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Genève. Her research focuses on the cosmic microwave background, cosmic magnetic fields, and braneworld cosmology.
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Beginning XML with C# 2008 focuses on XML and how it is used within .NET 3.5. As you’d expect of a modern application framework, .NET 3.5 has extensive support for XML in everything from data access to configuration, from raw parsing to code documentation. This book demystifies all of this. It explains the basics of XML as well as the namespaces and objects you need to know in order to work efficiently with XML. You will see clear, practical examples that illustrate best practices in action. With this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know from the basics of reading and writing XML data to using the DOM, from LINQ and SQL Server integration to SOAP and web services.
What you’ll learn
- The basics of XML in .NET 3.5
- Validating and transforming XML
- Using XML with LINQ
- Integrating with ADO.NET, SQL Server, and WCF
- Configuring the .NET Framework with XML
Developers wanting to use XML in the .NET Framework
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the AuthorBipin Joshi has been programming since 1995 using a variety of tools and technologies including C, C++, Clipper, FoxPro, VB, COM, and ASP before embracing the .NET platform in 2000. Bipin is the webmaster of two popular web sites: www.dotnetbips.com and www.binaryintellect.net. In addition, he is the coauthor of several well–received .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 titles and is a Microsoft MVP with MCT and MCAD certification.
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Perform your own Windows XP maintenance and save $$$ Maintaining Windows XP 10 Easy Steps to Success By Ron Nykiforuk Heres an easy-to-follow program for maintaining your operating system for Windows XP. Dont wait until a virus sneaks in. Or slowness in startup, accessing files and starting programs occurs. It may be much more expensive and time consuming to fix the problem. If you take the time to follow these steps every month, you will save time and money and increase efficiency and effectiveness over the long run. The author draws from 20 years of hands-on experience installing, maintaining and troubleshooting microcomputers. In this book, he outlines a simple 10-step program complete with screen shots you can follow to:
· Scan and remove viruses from your hard drive.
· Use disk cleanup to remove unwanted files from your hard drive.
· Clean out temporary Internet files and offline files in Internet Explorer for faster Internet startup.
· Use spyware software to find and remove spyware programs.
· Use disk defragmenter to reorganize your file structure on the hard drive.
· Update Windows XP with the latest security updates from Microsoft.
· Check Windows XP startup list for unnecessary startup programs.
· Remove unnecessary desktop icons you havent used recently.
· Activate Windows XP firewall to keep computer hackers from accessing your computer.
· Turn system restore back on to recover from computer problems.
· Scan and remove viruses from your hard drive.
· Use disk cleanup to remove unwanted files from your hard drive.
· Clean out temporary Internet files and offline files in Internet Explorer for faster Internet startup.
· Use spyware software to find and remove spyware programs.
· Use disk defragmenter to reorganize your file structure on the hard drive.
· Update Windows XP with the latest security updates from Microsoft.
· Check Windows XP startup list for unnecessary startup programs.
· Remove unnecessary desktop icons you havent used recently.
· Activate Windows XP firewall to keep computer hackers from accessing your computer.
· Turn system restore back on to recover from computer problems.
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A concise, direct examination of general relativity and black holes, Exploring Black Holes provides tools that motivate tools that motivate readers to become active participants in carrying out their own investigations about curved spacetime near earth and black holes. The authors use calculus and algebra to make general relativity accessible, and use quotes from well-known personalities, including Einstein, to offer further insight. Five chapters introduce basic theory. The book also includes seven projects regarding the analysis of major applications. Discussions provide the background needed to carry out projects. The book's projects guide readers as they fill in steps, compute outcomes and carry out their own investigations. For astronomers, mathematicians and people interested in learning about the relativity of black holes.
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About the Author
Exploring Black Holes: An Introduction to General Relativity was written by Oersted Medal winner Edwin Taylor and foremost relativist John Archibald Wheeler.
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Imagine yourself stuck in a busy airport chock full of business commuters, watching delay after delay post to the digital screen that announces incoming and departing flights. You have your e-ticket confirmation in one hand and a handheld device in the other. Rather than allowing your time to be completely wasted by circumstances beyond your control, you are absorbing some continuing education—with posted learning materials, or better yet a live instructor from hundreds if not thousands of miles away.
What if, in the not-too-distant future, you could gain back hours of such useful time each day. How can this be possible?
Considering the growing trends of mobility in our society, it’s easy to see that gaining back some of the time we spend on the road, in airports, and even waiting in lines could be a great source of productivity. According to a 2002 study by Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute, the average U.S. commute to work is more than 25 minutes. Multiply that by two, and you have a significant amount of time that people commute and travel to work every single day (Schrank & Lomax, 2002).
What if, in the not-too-distant future, you could gain back hours of such useful time each day. How can this be possible?
Considering the growing trends of mobility in our society, it’s easy to see that gaining back some of the time we spend on the road, in airports, and even waiting in lines could be a great source of productivity. According to a 2002 study by Texas A&M University’s Transportation Institute, the average U.S. commute to work is more than 25 minutes. Multiply that by two, and you have a significant amount of time that people commute and travel to work every single day (Schrank & Lomax, 2002).
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This book was born out of a desire to help teachers teach their students math by being engaged in its study, and by showing teachers how they can custombuild visual examples of some of the concepts they are trying to get across to their students. Microsoft Excel is an extremely powerful spreadsheet with literally hundreds of built-in mathematical, statistical, and other functions to accomplish the mundane calculations encountered in the world of business. However, the Excel program has tools and features hidden in arcane menus that do not enable self-discovery. A person using Excel often thinks, "there MUST be a way to do this, but where would they have hidden it?".
Our hope is that this book will help you to discover more features available in Excel and your students to become better at mathematics by using Excel. If you are also inspired to alter, refine, or completely redesign what you will find in here, even better. And, if you would rather not spend a lot of time trying to learn Excel, you can download all these files in their completed state by going to the “secret” web page at http://www.MrExcel.com/mathfiles/html .
One final note to Mac users: all of our screen shots were done using the Windows version of Excel 2003. Instructions for the Mac should be similar, except that the Windows right-click on the Mac is accomplished by holding down the Control key on the keyboard while clicking on the right mouse button.
Our hope is that this book will help you to discover more features available in Excel and your students to become better at mathematics by using Excel. If you are also inspired to alter, refine, or completely redesign what you will find in here, even better. And, if you would rather not spend a lot of time trying to learn Excel, you can download all these files in their completed state by going to the “secret” web page at http://www.MrExcel.com/mathfiles/html .
One final note to Mac users: all of our screen shots were done using the Windows version of Excel 2003. Instructions for the Mac should be similar, except that the Windows right-click on the Mac is accomplished by holding down the Control key on the keyboard while clicking on the right mouse button.
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Explores the role of dreams in spiritual work.
In Dreaming about the Divine, Bonnelle Lewis Strickling argues that people dream about the divine in forms that fit their current emotional and spiritual condition. Using Jungian psychology and the philosophy of Karl Jaspers, Strickling contends that dreams about the divine occur in the context of existential issues; psychic and emotional crises which open us to the experience of the divine. She concludes that working with dreams of the divine can be spiritually, psychically, and emotionally helpful both to people who are engaged in a spiritual search and also to people who are already committed to a spiritual tradition.
"Bonnelle Lewis Strickling has written a compelling book that illustrates powerfully the point that, as Jacques Derrida said, it is when we are `hoping, sighing, dreaming' that we give form to what is really going on in our hearts, that we give shape to our deepest desire beyond desire. A beautiful and moving work." -- John D. Caputo, author of Philosophy and Theology
In Dreaming about the Divine, Bonnelle Lewis Strickling argues that people dream about the divine in forms that fit their current emotional and spiritual condition. Using Jungian psychology and the philosophy of Karl Jaspers, Strickling contends that dreams about the divine occur in the context of existential issues; psychic and emotional crises which open us to the experience of the divine. She concludes that working with dreams of the divine can be spiritually, psychically, and emotionally helpful both to people who are engaged in a spiritual search and also to people who are already committed to a spiritual tradition.
"Bonnelle Lewis Strickling has written a compelling book that illustrates powerfully the point that, as Jacques Derrida said, it is when we are `hoping, sighing, dreaming' that we give form to what is really going on in our hearts, that we give shape to our deepest desire beyond desire. A beautiful and moving work." -- John D. Caputo, author of Philosophy and Theology
"The texture of this work is intellectually stimulating, emotionally engaging, and spiritually brave. It also reflects the author's own deep psychospiritual journey." -- Jeremy Taylor, author of The Living Labyrinth: Exploring Universal Themes in Myths, Dreams, and the Symbolism of Waking Life
"Strickling creates a totally original, yet deeply satisfying approach to the psychospiritual dynamics of dreaming and provides excellent practical methods for helping people develop a fruitful, open-ended dialogue with the dreaming imagination." -- Kelly Bulkeley, author of Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology
About the Author
A practicing Jungian therapist, Bonnelle Lewis Strickling is also Chair of Philosophy at Langara College and Clinical Associate of Psychology at Simon Fraser University.
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Posted: September 30th, 2008, 5:46am CEST
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Taking its cue from practices of reading texts in literary and cultural studies, this book considers the computer game as a new and emerging mode of contemporary storytelling. In a carefully organized study, Barry Atkins discusses questions of narrative and realism in four of the most significant games of the last decade: Tomb Raider, Half-Life, Close Combat and SimCity. This is a work for both the student of contemporary culture and those game-players who are interested in how computer games tell their stories.
The origins of this project can be located in an experience that could not have been further distanced, at the time, from the academic practice and teaching of cultural and literary criticism which usually fills my days: the successful conclusion of Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far (1997), a strategic wargame set in the Second World War. In addition to the usual feelings of unease at the amount of potentially productive research time that I had spent in solitary ‘communication’ with the intriguingly named, and necessarily limited, ‘artificial intelligence’ that was produced at the intersection between the game’s designers and my even then lowly Pentium 166 MHz processor, I had a growing feeling of disquiet at what I had been engaged in as the final clip of film rolled. Black and white archive footage of a ceremony at which bearded and exhausted Wehrmacht soldiers received decorations in the field was accompanied with a stentorian voice-over delivered in a thick Hollywood-German accent. Apparently, my leadership qualities had earned me the personal thanks of Berlin. In destroying the bridgehead at Arnhem, and stalling the Allied armoured advance well before it reached Nijmegen, I had been responsible, potentially, for altering the course of the war in the West. Bully for me.
The origins of this project can be located in an experience that could not have been further distanced, at the time, from the academic practice and teaching of cultural and literary criticism which usually fills my days: the successful conclusion of Close Combat II: A Bridge Too Far (1997), a strategic wargame set in the Second World War. In addition to the usual feelings of unease at the amount of potentially productive research time that I had spent in solitary ‘communication’ with the intriguingly named, and necessarily limited, ‘artificial intelligence’ that was produced at the intersection between the game’s designers and my even then lowly Pentium 166 MHz processor, I had a growing feeling of disquiet at what I had been engaged in as the final clip of film rolled. Black and white archive footage of a ceremony at which bearded and exhausted Wehrmacht soldiers received decorations in the field was accompanied with a stentorian voice-over delivered in a thick Hollywood-German accent. Apparently, my leadership qualities had earned me the personal thanks of Berlin. In destroying the bridgehead at Arnhem, and stalling the Allied armoured advance well before it reached Nijmegen, I had been responsible, potentially, for altering the course of the war in the West. Bully for me.
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“There is no other information retrieval/search book where the heart is the mathematical foundations. This book is greatly needed to further establish information retrieval as a serious academic, as well as practical and industrial, area." ---Jaime Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University. “Berry and Browne describe most of what you need to know to design your own search engine. Their strength is the description of the solid mathematical underpinnings at a level that is understandable to competent engineering undergraduates, perhaps with a bit of instructor guidance. They discuss the algorithms used by most commercial search engines, so you may find your use of Google and its kind becomes more effective, too.” --George Corliss, Marquette University. “This book gives a valuable, generally non-technical, insight into how search engines work, how to improve the users' success in Information Retrieval (IR), and an in-depth analysis of a mathematical algorithm for improving a search engine's performance. …Written in an informal style, the book is easy to read and is a good introduction on how search engines operate…” —Christopher Dean, Mathematics Today, October 1999. The second edition of Understanding Search Engines: Mathematical Modeling and Text Retrieval follows the basic premise of the first edition by discussing many of the key design issues for building search engines and emphasizing the important role that applied mathematics can play in improving information retrieval. The authors discuss important data structures, algorithms, and software as well as user-centered issues such as interfaces, manual indexing, and document preparation. Readers will find that the second edition includes significant changes that bring the text up to date on current information retrieval methods. For example, the authors have added a completely new chapter on link-structure algorithms used in search engines such as Google, and the chapter on user interface has been rewritten to specifically focus on search engine usability. To reflect updates in the literature on information retrieval, the authors have added new recommendations for further reading and expanded the bibliography. In addition, the index has been updated and streamlined to make it more reader friendly. Instructors will find that the book serves as an excellent companion text for courses in information retrieval, applied linear algebra, and scientific computing. Because of the authors’ informal, conversational tone, readers with nonmathematical backgrounds also will appreciate the less technical chapters of the text.
The second edition of this text covers many of the key design issues for building search engines, emphasizing the important role that applied mathematics plays in improving information retrieval. Important data structures, algorithms, and software are discussed, as well as user-centered issues such as interfaces, manual indexing, and document preparation.
About the Author
Michael W. Berry is a Professor and Interim Department Head in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee and a faculty member in the Graduate School in Genome Science & Technology Program at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His current research interests include information retrieval, data mining, scientific computing, computational science, numerical linear algebra, and parallel computation. Murray Browne is a Research Associate in the Computer Science Department at the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the American Society for Information Science and Technology and has published numerous essays, book reviews, newspaper articles, and feature stories.
The second edition of this text covers many of the key design issues for building search engines, emphasizing the important role that applied mathematics plays in improving information retrieval. Important data structures, algorithms, and software are discussed, as well as user-centered issues such as interfaces, manual indexing, and document preparation.
About the Author
Michael W. Berry is a Professor and Interim Department Head in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee and a faculty member in the Graduate School in Genome Science & Technology Program at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His current research interests include information retrieval, data mining, scientific computing, computational science, numerical linear algebra, and parallel computation. Murray Browne is a Research Associate in the Computer Science Department at the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the American Society for Information Science and Technology and has published numerous essays, book reviews, newspaper articles, and feature stories.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 8:40pm CEST
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The last couple of years have seen big changes in server-side web programming. Now it's the client's turn; Dojo is the toolkit to make it happen and Mastering Dojo shows you how.
augments the core JavaScript library
fixes the event system
simplifies DOM programming
provides a complete class definition facility
includes a powerful remote scripting (XHR) framework
... and much more.
Dojo is a set of client-side JavaScript tools that help you build better web applications. Dojo blurs the line between local, native applications and browser based applications; the browser becomes the user interface platform. "Modern" browsers provide an incomplete, inconvenient, and incompatible programming environment, but Dojo eliminates these problems. While there are many JavaScript libraries available, most focus on just one thing (for example, effects libraries, perceived JavaScript omissions, or HTML widgets). Dojo addresses all of these functional areas-and many others-extensively.
In Mastering Dojo, you'll get the whole story, from basic usage to advanced idioms. Mastering Dojo starts out with a fast moving tutorial that will give you techniques that you can start using right away. You'll learn all about Dojo Core--the foundation on which all things Dojo stand. See how you can modularize your project for development and automatically package your release for optimal download performance. You'll also learn how Dojo:
You'll love using Dojo's HTML user interface control widget system, Dijit. See how to use over 40 widgets, including the rich yet easy-to-use tree and grid controls.
Finally, you'll get an in-depth look at how to design and build a single-page, rich Internet Application.
About the Author
Craig Riecke is a Dojo committer and a writer and editor for the Book of Dojo, Dojo's online documentation. He is currently Manager of Application Development for CXtec in Syracuse, NY. While programming he listens to old, scratchy blues musicon his iPod. His motto is "I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log than write a redundant line of code."
Rawld Gill has served as chief architect of five major lines of commercial, enterprise- class software targeted at the pharmaceutical industry over the last 25 years. He co-invented the concept of distributed data collection for clinical trials. A former U.S. Air Force officer and instructor fighter pilot, he has logged more than 2000 hours in supersonic jet fighter aircraft.
Alex Russell is the project lead for The Dojo Toolkit and president of the Dojo Foundation.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 8:39pm CEST
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Computer access is the only way to retrieve up-to-date nucleic acid and protein sequence and structure information.
This book, edited by Martin Bishop, describes the available information and where to find it, and is essential reading for any researcher puzzled by the wealth of on-line data.
The reader will be guided through the maze of URLs, sites and searches to reach information on:
* DNA, RNA, protein sequence, and structure databases
* Sequence comparison and alignmen
* Phenotype, mutation and genetic linkage databases
* Simple repetitive DNA sequences
* Gene feature identification
* Prediction of structure and function of proteins from sequence information
The book includes a directory of URLs for easy reference and it will be invaluable to those starting a career in life sciences research and also for established researchers wishing to make full use of available resources.
About the Author
Martin Bishop works for the British Medicinal Resource Council as Bioinformatics Manager at the U.K. Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre.
This book, edited by Martin Bishop, describes the available information and where to find it, and is essential reading for any researcher puzzled by the wealth of on-line data.
The reader will be guided through the maze of URLs, sites and searches to reach information on:
* DNA, RNA, protein sequence, and structure databases
* Sequence comparison and alignmen
* Phenotype, mutation and genetic linkage databases
* Simple repetitive DNA sequences
* Gene feature identification
* Prediction of structure and function of proteins from sequence information
The book includes a directory of URLs for easy reference and it will be invaluable to those starting a career in life sciences research and also for established researchers wishing to make full use of available resources.
About the Author
Martin Bishop works for the British Medicinal Resource Council as Bioinformatics Manager at the U.K. Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre.
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Affect and emotion play an important role in our everyday lives: They are present whatever we do, wherever we are, and wherever we go, without us being aware of them for much of the time. When it comes to interaction, be it with humans, technology, or humans via technology, we suddenly become more aware of emotion, either by seeing the other’s emotional expression, or by not getting an emotional response while anticipating one.
Given this, it seems only sensible to explore affect and emotion in human-computer interaction, to investigate the underlying principles, to study the role they play, to develop methods to quantify them, and to finally build applications that make use of them. This is the research field for which, over ten years ago, Rosalind Picard coined the phrase "affective computing".
The present book provides an account of the latest work on a variety of aspects related to affect and emotion in human-technology interaction. It covers theoretical issues, user experience and design aspects as well as sensing issues, and reports on a number of affective applications that have been developed in recent years.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Applied Reconfigurable Computing, ARC 2008, held in London, UK, in March 2008.
The 21 full papers and 14 short papers presented together with the abstracts of 3 keynote lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on programming and compilation, DNA and string processing applications, scientific applications, reconfigurable computing hardware and systems, image processing, run-time behavior, instruction set extension, as well as random number generation and financial computation.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning, IJCAR 2008, held in Sydney, Australia, in August 2008. The 26 revised full research papers and 13 revised system descriptions presented together with 4 invited papers and a summary of the CASC-J4 systems competition were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 full paper and 17 system description submissions. The papers address the entire spectrum of research in automated reasoning and are organized in topical sections on specific theories, automated verification, protocol verification, system descriptions, modal logics, description logics, equational theories, theorem proving, CASC, the 4th IJCAR ATP system competition, logical frameworks, and tree automata.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:13pm CEST
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Like the lament of Coleridge’s ancient mariner who finds himself adrift at sea surrounded by water yet dying of thirst, many organizations find they are surrounded by data, yet much of it does not truly satisfy their information needs. Today we have at our disposal vast stores of information that come in a variety of forms: records, instructions, designs, blueprints, maps, images, sounds, metadata, detailed data, and summarized data, to name just a few. This information may be stored in places ranging from file cabinets to databases and from library shelves to the Internet. Today’s organizations have achieved quantity of data and information, but not necessarily quality of either, meaning that the data or information lacks one or more vital characteristics necessary for it to be fit for use. Problems with the quality of data and information are further compounded by the struggles many organizations are experiencing as they try to improve their systems for knowledge management and organizational memory.
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Covering the use of Microsoft OneNote in a wide variety of situations, this handbook provides tips for anyone who takes notes, organizes materials, or keeps a to-do list. In addition to providing the basic information on using the product's interface, this guide teaches how to use OneNote to do specific tasks such as brainstorming, mind mapping, storyboarding, and minutes taking. Also discussed are using OneNote on a Tablet PC, using the existing stationery files to organize notes for a wide variety of classes, and finding OneNote resources online.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:20am CEST
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'I recommend this book to anyone who wants to appreciate the often subtle interactions between algorithm research and engineering applications. For the engineer, it comprehensively summarizes 25 years of intellectual development in the understanding of the basic Lanczos algorithm and its many variants. For the numerical analysts, it describes the variety of practical considerations, which are of critical importance in such applications as structural analysis.' Horst Simon, Director, NERSC Division, Berkeley National Laboratory
'Detailed development of the method and its algorithmic structure, illustrations by industrial grade examples make this book a welcome addition to the literature on this important subject. The book is a valuable reference …' Barna A. Szabo, Professor of Mechanics, Washington University, St. Louis.
'The Lanczos method is perhaps the least understood numerical technique used on a daily basis by structural analysts. This book illuminates the mysteries of the method and its real-world examples demonstrate its relevance.' Albert Danial, Application Engineer, TRW, Inc.
The Lanczos Method: Evolution and Application is divided into two distinct parts. The first part reviews the evolution of one of the most widely used numerical techniques in the industry. The development of the method, as it became more robust, is demonstrated through easy-to-understand algorithms. The second part contains industrial applications drawn from the author’s experience. These chapters provide a unique interaction between the numerical algorithms and their engineering applications. This is a valuable reference for numerical analysts and engineers and can be used as a supplementary or reference text at the graduate level. Readers should be familiar with basic linear algebra and numerical analysis.
This graduate level text is divided into two distinct parts. The first part reviews the evolution of one of the most widely used numerical techniques in the industry. The second part contains industrial applications drawn from the author’s experience. This is a valuable reference for numerical analysts and engineers.
'Detailed development of the method and its algorithmic structure, illustrations by industrial grade examples make this book a welcome addition to the literature on this important subject. The book is a valuable reference …' Barna A. Szabo, Professor of Mechanics, Washington University, St. Louis.
'The Lanczos method is perhaps the least understood numerical technique used on a daily basis by structural analysts. This book illuminates the mysteries of the method and its real-world examples demonstrate its relevance.' Albert Danial, Application Engineer, TRW, Inc.
The Lanczos Method: Evolution and Application is divided into two distinct parts. The first part reviews the evolution of one of the most widely used numerical techniques in the industry. The development of the method, as it became more robust, is demonstrated through easy-to-understand algorithms. The second part contains industrial applications drawn from the author’s experience. These chapters provide a unique interaction between the numerical algorithms and their engineering applications. This is a valuable reference for numerical analysts and engineers and can be used as a supplementary or reference text at the graduate level. Readers should be familiar with basic linear algebra and numerical analysis.
This graduate level text is divided into two distinct parts. The first part reviews the evolution of one of the most widely used numerical techniques in the industry. The second part contains industrial applications drawn from the author’s experience. This is a valuable reference for numerical analysts and engineers.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:18am CEST
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This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT solutions.
The main argument of the book is that the complexity of ICT solutions has continued to grow throughout the history of ICT, and that it has now reached a level that goes beyond our current understanding of solutions and our methods of dealing with them. The contributors demonstrate how the complexity of ICT solutions is increased by various integration efforts. Drawing upon theories of risk society and reflexive modernization, various case studies are used to demonstrate efforts aimed at controlling and managing the complexities of various ICT solutions. Paradoxically, these control and management measures are shown to increase rather than decrease complexity and risk.
Researchers, academics and students with an interest in information systems management, organization studies, and science and technology will find much to interest them in this illuminating book, as will ICT practitioners and information systems managers.
About the Author
Edited by Ole Hanseth, Professor of Information Systems, University of Oslo, Norway and the late Claudio Ciborra, was formerly Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
The main argument of the book is that the complexity of ICT solutions has continued to grow throughout the history of ICT, and that it has now reached a level that goes beyond our current understanding of solutions and our methods of dealing with them. The contributors demonstrate how the complexity of ICT solutions is increased by various integration efforts. Drawing upon theories of risk society and reflexive modernization, various case studies are used to demonstrate efforts aimed at controlling and managing the complexities of various ICT solutions. Paradoxically, these control and management measures are shown to increase rather than decrease complexity and risk.
Researchers, academics and students with an interest in information systems management, organization studies, and science and technology will find much to interest them in this illuminating book, as will ICT practitioners and information systems managers.
About the Author
Edited by Ole Hanseth, Professor of Information Systems, University of Oslo, Norway and the late Claudio Ciborra, was formerly Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:16am CEST
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ASP Made Simple provides a brief introduction to ASP for the person who favours self teaching and/or does not have expensive computing facilities to learn on. The book will demonstrate how the principles of ASP can be learned with an ordinary PC running Personal Web Server, MS Access and a general text editor like Notepad.
After working through the material readers should be able to:
* Write ASP scripts that can display changing information on a web browser * Request records from a remote database or add records to it * Check user names & passwords and take this knowledge forward, either for their own web-development projects or as a stepping-stone to understanding more formal texts KEY FEATURES: *Exercises and material builds up into a simple project, which is a customizable shell *Starts from first principles and does not assume the reader is a scripting expert *Constructed to give all the information needed to build a web site with database connectivity
About the Author
Sharon is a computer programmer. She has a B.A.(Hons) degree in Psychology/Sociology, an MSc in Health Psychology, both from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Interactive Multimedia Systems from Liverpool John Moores University. Presently she is interested in online education and has just developed an entire BSc Multimedia Course (available online and off line) for Undergraduate students at Liverpool John Moores University. She has also worked as a professional freelance web developer and designer and is also interested in the psychology behind the computing industry specializing in the Human Computer Interaction field (HCI). Robert is a computer programmer. He has a BSc degree in Computer Technology and an MSc in Interactive Multimedia Systems, both from Liverpool John Moores University. Presently he is interested in online education, particularly ways of improving the teaching of programming skills.
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Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:15am CEST
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Ideal for individual exam practice or for use on a revision course!
CIMA Exam Practice Kits consolidate learning by providing an extensive bank of practice questions. Each solution provides an in depth analysis of the correct answer and highlights why the alternatives are incorrect.
CIMA Exam Practice Kits are ideal for students studying independently or attending a tutored revision course. It supplements the Official CIMA Study Systems and CIMA Revision Cards with a wealth of additional questions and material focused purely on applying what has been learnt to passing the exam.
CIMA Exam Practice Kits help students prepare with confidence for exam day, and to pass the new syllabus first time.
* Helps CIMA students to prepare and pass the new syllabus first time
* Practice applying and displaying knowledge so CIMA examiners can award you marks
* Provides worked answers to fully explain the correct answer, and analysis of incorrect answers - helping CIMA students avoid common pitfalls
CIMA Exam Practice Kits consolidate learning by providing an extensive bank of practice questions. Each solution provides an in depth analysis of the correct answer and highlights why the alternatives are incorrect.
CIMA Exam Practice Kits are ideal for students studying independently or attending a tutored revision course. It supplements the Official CIMA Study Systems and CIMA Revision Cards with a wealth of additional questions and material focused purely on applying what has been learnt to passing the exam.
CIMA Exam Practice Kits help students prepare with confidence for exam day, and to pass the new syllabus first time.
* Helps CIMA students to prepare and pass the new syllabus first time
* Practice applying and displaying knowledge so CIMA examiners can award you marks
* Provides worked answers to fully explain the correct answer, and analysis of incorrect answers - helping CIMA students avoid common pitfalls
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:45pm CEST
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"Coming at the process of making interactive worlds from a non-gaming viewpoint proves to be a refreshing break...Provided is a version of the Virtools pre-visualisation package, which is used to set up the interaction between objects, cameras and players. And this is where Gauthier comes into his own with paticularly thought-provoking chapters on issues such as camera set-up and pathfinding." - Edge magazine
Create functional and artistic virtual worlds!
In Building Interactive Worlds in 3D readers will find turnkey tutorials that detail all the steps required to build simulations and interactions, utilize virtual cameras, virtual actors (with self-determined behaviors), and real-time physics including gravity, collision, and topography. With the free software demos included, 3D artists and developers can learn to build a fully functioning prototype. The book is dynamic enough to give both those with a programming background as well as those who are just getting their feet wet challenging and engaging tutorials in virtual set design, using Virtools. Other software discussed is: Lightwave, and Maya. The book is constructed so that, depending on your project and design needs, you can read the text or interviews independently and/or use the book as reference for individual tutorials on a project-by-project basis. Each tutorial is followed by a short interview with a 3D graphics professional in order to provide insight and additional advice on particular interactive 3D techniques-from user, designer, artist, and producer perspectives.
* Create interactive, 3D sets - virtual buildings, terrains, as well as other virtual prototypes for games, film/video pre-visualization, and virtual reality design for the Web from sketch to fully-working prototype
* Interviews with experts in the field provide additional insight into each tutorial
* Dozens of tutorials on CD-ROM, and dozens more on author's website
About the Author
Professor at New York University in the graduate studies department of Interactive Telecommunications; consultant; award-winning 3D artist.
Create functional and artistic virtual worlds!
In Building Interactive Worlds in 3D readers will find turnkey tutorials that detail all the steps required to build simulations and interactions, utilize virtual cameras, virtual actors (with self-determined behaviors), and real-time physics including gravity, collision, and topography. With the free software demos included, 3D artists and developers can learn to build a fully functioning prototype. The book is dynamic enough to give both those with a programming background as well as those who are just getting their feet wet challenging and engaging tutorials in virtual set design, using Virtools. Other software discussed is: Lightwave, and Maya. The book is constructed so that, depending on your project and design needs, you can read the text or interviews independently and/or use the book as reference for individual tutorials on a project-by-project basis. Each tutorial is followed by a short interview with a 3D graphics professional in order to provide insight and additional advice on particular interactive 3D techniques-from user, designer, artist, and producer perspectives.
* Create interactive, 3D sets - virtual buildings, terrains, as well as other virtual prototypes for games, film/video pre-visualization, and virtual reality design for the Web from sketch to fully-working prototype
* Interviews with experts in the field provide additional insight into each tutorial
* Dozens of tutorials on CD-ROM, and dozens more on author's website
About the Author
Professor at New York University in the graduate studies department of Interactive Telecommunications; consultant; award-winning 3D artist.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:40pm CEST
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This book covers the problem of control and intelligent systems design using soft-computing techniques in an integrated manner. It presents both theory and applications, including industrial applications, and contains numerous worked examples, problems and case studies. The book covers the state-of-the-art in soft-computing techniques, giving the reader sufficient knowledge to tackle a wide range of complex systems for which traditional techniques are inadequate. It integrates theory and practice through the use of numerous worked examples and includes extensive coverage of control applciations. Anyone interested in artificial intelligence and/or control engineering.
Soft computing has changed the way we think about artificial intelligence. Its biology-inspired approach to intelligent systems design combines approximate reasoning, artificial neural networks and evolutionary computing to solve real-world problems where conventional "crisp" computing techniques may have limitations.
Soft computing has changed the way we think about artificial intelligence. Its biology-inspired approach to intelligent systems design combines approximate reasoning, artificial neural networks and evolutionary computing to solve real-world problems where conventional "crisp" computing techniques may have limitations.
If you are studying soft computing, intelligent machines or intelligent control then this book will give you the theory you need together with a vast array of examples and practical material, providing you with a thorough grounding in this exciting field. Practising professionals will find the introductory material, application-oriented techniques and case studies especially helpful.
Key features
- Theory meets practice through numerous examples and solved real-world problems.
- Comprehensive case studies demonstrate a wide range of applications across science and engineering.
- Extensive coverage of intelligent systems design including intelligent control and time series prediction.
Fakhreddine Karray is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He was Program Chair of the 2002 IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control, is Associate Editor of four related journals and writes extensively in the area.
Clarence de Silva is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Control and Intelligent Systems, writes extensively in the area and has served as a consultant for IBM and Westinghouse in the US.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:39pm CEST
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The second edition of this book incorporates two relational database design methodologies to teach readers how databases can be implemented in Microsoft Access and Oracle. Not only does the book provide a comprehensive methodology for relational database design, but the authors also show readers how to use the latest installation of UML. Fifteen sample database designs chosen from seven common business areas are located in an Appendix, and an evaluation copy of Rational Rose software is included on the accompanying CD-ROM. Database designers wanting to learn more about relational database theory as well as those just wanting to expand there general database technology knowledge.
Database Solutions: A step-by-step guide to building databases 2/e
Are you responsible for designing and creating the databases that keep your business running? Or are you studying for a module in database design? If so, Database Solutions is for you! This fully revised and updated edition will make the database design and build process smoother, quicker and more reliable.
Recipe for database success
- Take one RDMS - any of the major commercial products will do: Oracle, Informix, SQL Server, Access, Paradox
- Add one thorough reading of Database Solutions if you are an inexperienced database designer, or one recap of the methodology if you are an old hand
- Use the design and implementation frameworks to plan your timetable, use a common data model that fits your requirements and adapt as necessary
Features
- Includes hints and tips for success with comprehensive guidance on avoiding pitfalls and traps
- Shows how to create data models using the UML design notation
- Includes two full-length coded example databases written on Microsoft Access 2002 and Oracle 9i, plus 15 sample data models to adapt to your needs, chosen from seven common business areas
New for this edition!
- New chapters on SQL (Structured Query Language) and QBE (Query by Example), plus a chapter on database administration and security. A new chapter on current and emerging trends in the area ensures that the book is up to date
- The database design methodology has been improved and simplified
- A companion website contains an implementation of the StayHome database that runs throughout the book, plus SQL scripts for 15 sample data models, lecture slides, sample solutions for all exercises from the book plus suggested exam questions and answers, and a variety of possible courseworks
The authors
Thomas Connolly was a designer of RAPPORT, the world's first commercial portable DBMS, and of the LIFESPAN configuration management tool - a winner of the British Design Award. Carolyn Begg specializes in the application of database systems in biological research. They are both authors of the best selling Database Systems, also published by Pearson Education, which has sold nearly 200,000 copies since publication in 1995.
About the Author
Thomas Connolly was a designer of RAPPORT, the world's first commercial portable DBMS, and of the LIFESPAN configuration management tool -- a winner of the British Design Award.
Carolyn Begg specializes in the application of database systems in biological research. They are both authors of the best-selling book Database Systems, also published by Addison-Wesley.
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the C# programming language introduced by Microsoft with the first official release in February 2002. C# is part of a much larger project called .NET, which provides a vast library of classes allowing software developers to create applications to meet almost any need in the industrial and research areas.
A prospective reader of this book will no doubt want to know what is expected of him or her. As the title implies, this book is written primarily for readers who have some (but not necessarily a lot of) programming experience using Java, such as might be gained from an introductory programming course. At the moment, Java is a very popular language in such courses at colleges and universities worldwide, due to its clean structure and relatively shallow learning curve.
However, readers who have some experience with object-oriented programming in other languages such as C++ should also be able to follow the book, as although in the early chapters there are numerous comparisons with Java, the material on C# itself does not actually depend on the reader understanding Java code specifically.
Those of you who have glanced at the table of contents will notice that the later chapters in the book deal with topics such as graphics, databases and so on, and may wonder if they will be able to understand the material in them. This book assumes no prior knowledge of any of these topics, so you should be confident that the material here will be accessible. Most introductory courses are taught using only programs that produce textual output, since dealing with graphical interfaces involves concepts that beginners find rather daunting.
A prospective reader of this book will no doubt want to know what is expected of him or her. As the title implies, this book is written primarily for readers who have some (but not necessarily a lot of) programming experience using Java, such as might be gained from an introductory programming course. At the moment, Java is a very popular language in such courses at colleges and universities worldwide, due to its clean structure and relatively shallow learning curve.
However, readers who have some experience with object-oriented programming in other languages such as C++ should also be able to follow the book, as although in the early chapters there are numerous comparisons with Java, the material on C# itself does not actually depend on the reader understanding Java code specifically.
Those of you who have glanced at the table of contents will notice that the later chapters in the book deal with topics such as graphics, databases and so on, and may wonder if they will be able to understand the material in them. This book assumes no prior knowledge of any of these topics, so you should be confident that the material here will be accessible. Most introductory courses are taught using only programs that produce textual output, since dealing with graphical interfaces involves concepts that beginners find rather daunting.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:17pm CEST
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Safeguard Your Organization’s Information!
Now that information has become the lifeblood of your organization, you must be especially vigilant about assuring it. The hacker, spy, or cyber-thief of today can breach any barrier if it remains unchanged long enough or has even the tiniest leak. In Information Assurance Architecture, Keith D. Willett draws on his over 25 years of technical, security, and business experience to provide a framework for organizations to align information assurance with the enterprise and their overall mission.
The Tools to Protect Your Secrets from Exposure
This work provides the security industry with the know-how to create a formal information assurance architecture that complements an enterprise architecture, systems engineering, and the enterprise life cycle management (ELCM). Information Assurance Architecture consists of a framework, a process, and many supporting tools, templates and methodologies. The framework provides a reference model for the consideration of security in many contexts and from various perspectives; the process provides direction on how to apply that framework. Mr. Willett teaches readers how to identify and use the right tools for the right job. Furthermore, he demonstrates a disciplined approach in thinking about, planning, implementing and managing security, emphasizing that solid solutions can be made impenetrable when they are seamlessly integrated with the whole of an enterprise.
Understand the Enterprise Context
This book covers many information assurance subjects, including disaster recovery and firewalls. The objective is to present security services and security mechanisms in the context of information assurance architecture, and in an enterprise context of managing business risk. Anyone who utilizes the concepts taught in these pages will find them to be a valuable weapon in the arsenal of information protection.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:38pm CEST
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Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery have been widely accepted as key technologies for enterprises and organizations as a means of improving their abilities in data analysis, decision support, and the automatic extraction of knowledge from data. With the exponentially growing amount of information to be included in the decision making process, the data to be processed is becoming more and more complex in both structure and semantics. Consequently, the process of retrieval and knowledge discovery from this huge amount of heterogeneous complex data constitutes the reality check for research in the area.
During the past few years, the International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK) has become one of the most important international scientific events to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners. The DaWaK conferences serve as a prominent forum for discussing the latest research issues and experiences in developing and deploying data warehousing and knowledge discovery systems, applications, and solutions. This year’s conference, the 10th International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK 2008), continued the tradition of facilitating the cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, experience and potential research directions. DaWaK 2008 sought to disseminate innovative principles, methods, algorithms and solutions to challenging problems faced in the development of data warehousing, knowledge discovery and data mining applications.
The papers presented covered a number of broad research areas on both theoretical and practical aspects of data warehousing and knowledge discovery. In the areas of data warehousing, the topics covered included advanced techniques in OLAP and multidimensional designing and modeling, advanced OLAP and Cube Processing, innovation of ETL processes and data integration problems, materialized view optimization, distributed and parallel processing in data warehousing, data warehouses and data mining applications integration, multidimensional analysis of text documents, and data warehousing for real-world applications such as medical applications, spatial applications, and bioinformatics data warehouses. In the areas of data mining and knowledge discovery, the topics covered included text mining and taxonomy, web information discovery, stream data analysis and mining, ontology-based data and nonstandard data mining techniques, machine learning, constraint-based mining, and traditional data mining topics such as mining frequent item sets, clustering, association, classification, ranking, and applications of data mining technologies to real-world problems. It is especially notable to see that some papers covered emerging realworld applications such as bioinformatics, geophysics, and terrorist networks, as well as integration of multiple technologies such as conceptual modeling of knowledge discovery process and results, integration of semantic web into data warehousing and OLAP technologies, OLAP mining, and imprecise or fuzzy OLAP. All these papers show that data warehousing and knowledge discovery technologies are maturing and making an impact on real-world applications.
During the past few years, the International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK) has become one of the most important international scientific events to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners. The DaWaK conferences serve as a prominent forum for discussing the latest research issues and experiences in developing and deploying data warehousing and knowledge discovery systems, applications, and solutions. This year’s conference, the 10th International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK 2008), continued the tradition of facilitating the cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, experience and potential research directions. DaWaK 2008 sought to disseminate innovative principles, methods, algorithms and solutions to challenging problems faced in the development of data warehousing, knowledge discovery and data mining applications.
The papers presented covered a number of broad research areas on both theoretical and practical aspects of data warehousing and knowledge discovery. In the areas of data warehousing, the topics covered included advanced techniques in OLAP and multidimensional designing and modeling, advanced OLAP and Cube Processing, innovation of ETL processes and data integration problems, materialized view optimization, distributed and parallel processing in data warehousing, data warehouses and data mining applications integration, multidimensional analysis of text documents, and data warehousing for real-world applications such as medical applications, spatial applications, and bioinformatics data warehouses. In the areas of data mining and knowledge discovery, the topics covered included text mining and taxonomy, web information discovery, stream data analysis and mining, ontology-based data and nonstandard data mining techniques, machine learning, constraint-based mining, and traditional data mining topics such as mining frequent item sets, clustering, association, classification, ranking, and applications of data mining technologies to real-world problems. It is especially notable to see that some papers covered emerging realworld applications such as bioinformatics, geophysics, and terrorist networks, as well as integration of multiple technologies such as conceptual modeling of knowledge discovery process and results, integration of semantic web into data warehousing and OLAP technologies, OLAP mining, and imprecise or fuzzy OLAP. All these papers show that data warehousing and knowledge discovery technologies are maturing and making an impact on real-world applications.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:32pm CEST
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With the power of today's personal computer, game developers no longer need to rely on low-level "tricks" to write computer games. Increasingly, object-oriented programming languages, such as Java, are being used to create cutting-edge games. "Java 2 Game Programming" gives you an inside look at how Java can be used to create powerful gaming applications more quickly and easily than ever before. With topics ranging from Java basics for newbie Java programmers to advanced coverage of animation and scene management, this book has it all. Put your new skills to use as you create a fully functional 2D game development engine and sample game. Get ready to take your programming skills to the next level as you master the concepts you need to create the hot new game of tomorrow!
About the Author
Thomas Petchel has been a computer programmer for six years and an avid gamer all his life. A recent graduate of Shippensburg University, he completed an internship at Xtreme Games LLC and lectured at the 2000 Xtreme Game Developer's Conference. He may be best known for his retail 3D game Shogun: Mahjong Warriors.
About the Author
Thomas Petchel has been a computer programmer for six years and an avid gamer all his life. A recent graduate of Shippensburg University, he completed an internship at Xtreme Games LLC and lectured at the 2000 Xtreme Game Developer's Conference. He may be best known for his retail 3D game Shogun: Mahjong Warriors.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:27pm CEST
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Lecture Objectives: This electronic textbook presents lectures that may be used in a college or university semester class dealing with the writing of business programs using C++ from Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005. The major programming emphasis is upon the creation of Object Oriented Programs for business and the use of data structures.
Prerequisite requirements: These lectures assume that the student already has taken business courses including accounting. Since this is an intermediate business programming course, it is assumed that the student has experience in introductory programming business applications using the C++ programming language. There are lectures included which will assist the student in reviewing topics that would have been in an introductory business programming class.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:24pm CEST
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The first and only guide to one of today’s most important new cryptography algorithms The Twofish Encryption Algorithm A symmetric block cipher that accepts keys of any length, up to 256 bits, Twofish is among the new encryption algorithms being considered by the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) as a replacement for the DES algorithm. Highly secure and flexible, Twofish works extremely well with large microprocessors, 8-bit smart card microprocessors, and dedicated hardware. Now from the team who developed Twofish, this book provides you with your first detailed look at:
About the Author
BRUCE SCHNEIER is President of Counterpane Systems, a worldwide cryptography and information security consulting firm. A world-renowned expert on computer cryptography, Mr. Schneier is the inventor of Blowfish, a cryptography method built into more than 100 commercial products which continues unbroken. He is also the author of the bestselling Applied Cryptography (also available from Wiley). JOHN KELSEY, DAVID WAGNER, CHRIS HALL, and NIELS FERGUSON are well-known cryptographers and Counterpane consultants. DOUG WHITING is a security scientist with Hi/fn, a company specializing in compression technology.
- All aspects of Twofish’s design and anatomy
- Twofish performance and testing results
- Step-by-step instructions on how to use it in your systems
- Complete source code, in C, for implementing Twofish
- A direct link to Counterpane Systems for updates on Twofish
- A link to the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) for ongoing information about the competing technologies being considered for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for the next millennium
- www.wiley.com/compbooks/schneier
- www.counterpane.com
- www.nist.gov/aes
About the Author
BRUCE SCHNEIER is President of Counterpane Systems, a worldwide cryptography and information security consulting firm. A world-renowned expert on computer cryptography, Mr. Schneier is the inventor of Blowfish, a cryptography method built into more than 100 commercial products which continues unbroken. He is also the author of the bestselling Applied Cryptography (also available from Wiley). JOHN KELSEY, DAVID WAGNER, CHRIS HALL, and NIELS FERGUSON are well-known cryptographers and Counterpane consultants. DOUG WHITING is a security scientist with Hi/fn, a company specializing in compression technology.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:20pm CEST
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How to use Algorithms to solve complex design issues
Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is his philosophy still puzzling today? This unique volume challenges the reader to tackle all these complex questions and more.
Algorithmic Architecture is not a typical theory-based architectural book; it is not a computer programming or language tutorial book either. It contains a series of provocative design projects, and yet it is not just a design or graphic art book per se. Following the tradition of architecture as a conglomeration of various design fields - engineering, theory, art, and recently, computation - the challenge of this book is to present a concept that, like architecture, is a unifying theme for many diverse disciplines. An algorithm is not only a step-by-step problem-solving procedure, a series of lines of computer codes or a mechanistic linguistic expression, but is also an ontological construct with deep philosophical, social, design, and artistic repercussions. Consequently, this book presents many, various and often seemingly disparate points of view that lead to the establishment of one common theme; algorithmic architecture.
* Guides readers in the increasingly popular practice of using algorithms to solve complex design issues
* Demonstrates a technique used by many of the big name architecture firms, now cascading down to educational level
* Shows architects how to use algorithms to go beyond the mouse and transcend the factory set limitations of current 3D CAD software
Why does the word design owe its origin to Latin and not Greek roots? Where do the limits of the human mind lie? How does ambiguity enter the deterministic world of computation? Who was Parmenides and why is his philosophy still puzzling today? This unique volume challenges the reader to tackle all these complex questions and more.
Algorithmic Architecture is not a typical theory-based architectural book; it is not a computer programming or language tutorial book either. It contains a series of provocative design projects, and yet it is not just a design or graphic art book per se. Following the tradition of architecture as a conglomeration of various design fields - engineering, theory, art, and recently, computation - the challenge of this book is to present a concept that, like architecture, is a unifying theme for many diverse disciplines. An algorithm is not only a step-by-step problem-solving procedure, a series of lines of computer codes or a mechanistic linguistic expression, but is also an ontological construct with deep philosophical, social, design, and artistic repercussions. Consequently, this book presents many, various and often seemingly disparate points of view that lead to the establishment of one common theme; algorithmic architecture.
* Guides readers in the increasingly popular practice of using algorithms to solve complex design issues
* Demonstrates a technique used by many of the big name architecture firms, now cascading down to educational level
* Shows architects how to use algorithms to go beyond the mouse and transcend the factory set limitations of current 3D CAD software
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This book is for anyone interested in health, fitness, or the healing arts. It teaches you the basics of stretching, breathing, and meditation, with exercises designed to help you relax, become more flexible, more productive, and more self-satisfied.
About the Author
Joan Budilovsky began her yoga and meditation studies in 1976 and currently serves on several college faculties in Illinois as a yoga, massage, and meditation instructor.
Eve Adamson is a freelance writer, student of meditation, and co-author of many Complete Idiot’s Guides.
Carolyn Flynn is editor of SAGE, a women’s magazine that appears in the Albuquerque Journal.
About the Author
Joan Budilovsky began her yoga and meditation studies in 1976 and currently serves on several college faculties in Illinois as a yoga, massage, and meditation instructor.
Eve Adamson is a freelance writer, student of meditation, and co-author of many Complete Idiot’s Guides.
Carolyn Flynn is editor of SAGE, a women’s magazine that appears in the Albuquerque Journal.
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A vibrant private sector—with firms making investments, creating jobs, and improving productivity— promotes growth and expands opportunities for poor people. To create one, governments around the world have implemented wide-ranging reforms, including macro-stabilization programs, price liberalization, privatization, and trade-barrier reductions. In many countries, however, entrepreneurial activity remains limited, poverty high, and growth stagnant. And other countries have spurned orthodox macro reforms and done well. How so?
Although macro policies are unquestionably important, there is a growing consensus that the quality of business regulation and the institutions that enforce it are a major determinant of prosperity. Hong Kong (China)’s economic success, Botswana’s stellar growth performance, and Hungary’s smooth transition experience have all been stimulated by a good regulatory environment. But little research has measured specific aspects of regulation and analyzed their impact on economic outcomes such as productivity, investment, informality, corruption, unemployment, and poverty. The lack of systematic knowledge prevents policymakers from assessing how good legal and regulatory systems are and determining what to reform.
Although macro policies are unquestionably important, there is a growing consensus that the quality of business regulation and the institutions that enforce it are a major determinant of prosperity. Hong Kong (China)’s economic success, Botswana’s stellar growth performance, and Hungary’s smooth transition experience have all been stimulated by a good regulatory environment. But little research has measured specific aspects of regulation and analyzed their impact on economic outcomes such as productivity, investment, informality, corruption, unemployment, and poverty. The lack of systematic knowledge prevents policymakers from assessing how good legal and regulatory systems are and determining what to reform.
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In this addendum to Learn Excel from Mr. Excel, the amazing new features offered in Excel 2007 are introduced. Revealing the features that make this new version the best new release of Excel since 1997, this guide provides the necessary information to teach users to quickly unleash the powerful new features in Excel 2007, create incredible-looking charts, customize color themes to match their corporate logo, utilize data-visualization tools, and learn Pivot Table improvements.
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Bill Jelen is the host of MrExcel.com and the author of sixteen books about Microsoft Excel including Special Edition Using Excel 2007, Pivot Table Data Crunching for Excel 2007, VBA & Macros for Microsoft Excel, Learn Excel 2007 from MrExcel, Excel for Marketing Managers and Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel. He has made over 50 guest appearances on TV’s Call for Help with Leo Laporte. You can fi nd him entertaining people with his Power Excel seminar anywhere that a room full of accountants will gather. He has produced over 300 episodes of his daily 2-minute video podcast, available for free for anyone with a computer.
About the Author
Bill Jelen is the host of MrExcel.com and the author of sixteen books about Microsoft Excel including Special Edition Using Excel 2007, Pivot Table Data Crunching for Excel 2007, VBA & Macros for Microsoft Excel, Learn Excel 2007 from MrExcel, Excel for Marketing Managers and Guerilla Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel. He has made over 50 guest appearances on TV’s Call for Help with Leo Laporte. You can fi nd him entertaining people with his Power Excel seminar anywhere that a room full of accountants will gather. He has produced over 300 episodes of his daily 2-minute video podcast, available for free for anyone with a computer.
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Posted: September 28th, 2008, 2:11pm CEST
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Soon after the launch of the first Sputnik in 1957, Hannah Arendt observed in The Human Condition that for the first time 'an earth-born object made by m a n . . . moved in the proximity of the heavenly bodies as though it had been admitted tentatively to their sublime company', an event which she described as 'second in importance to no other, not even the splitting of the atom' (1989, p. 1). For Arendt, the significance of Sputnik was as much to do with the reaction it provoked as with the 'uncomfortable military and political circumstances attending it', a response which she noted was not one of triumph, but of relief — relief, in the words of one American newspaper, that we might at last 'escape' from our 'imprisonment [on] the earth' (ibid. ). 'The banality of this statement', she writes, 'should not make us overlook how extraordinary in fact it was'; for notwithstanding the Christian longing for other-worldly salvation, according to Arendt 'nobody in the history of mankind has ever conceived of the earth as a prison for men's bodies or shown such eagerness to go literally from here to the moon' (ibid., p. 2). The broader significance of this drive to escape the earth is understood by Arendt in terms of a fundamental rearrangement of human vision.
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Networks are groups of computers that communicate by either cable or wireless transmissions. By the use of computer networking, we can share data with others. Today, all businesses, small or large use some type of computers and most use computer networking to handle their daily business operations such as bookkeeping, inventory tracking, document storing, and e-mail.
Networks are growing in size and complexity and this trend has created a rapid increase for networking engineers to provide practical and efficient solutions. Networking needs vary from one network to another; there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” Also, a properly designed network must allow for expansion. The management of a small company may feel that this advanced technology is of no use to them since their monetary budget is limited. However, with proper planning, small companies can start with an affordable and versatile network and later expand on the next level of affordability.
This text is the outgrowth of lecture notes that this author prepared and passed on to the students at UC Berkeley Extension as handouts. The word “design” on the title of this book implies the purchasing and installation of the essential hardware and software that one must collect to assemble an effective computer network. Basically, it means the building of a network. The word “management” is used to denote the duties and responsibilities of a network administrator. Of course, one may argue that network management should include the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON). While this is true, a detailed treatment of those two topics are beyond the scope of this book.
Networks are growing in size and complexity and this trend has created a rapid increase for networking engineers to provide practical and efficient solutions. Networking needs vary from one network to another; there is no such thing as “one size fits all.” Also, a properly designed network must allow for expansion. The management of a small company may feel that this advanced technology is of no use to them since their monetary budget is limited. However, with proper planning, small companies can start with an affordable and versatile network and later expand on the next level of affordability.
This text is the outgrowth of lecture notes that this author prepared and passed on to the students at UC Berkeley Extension as handouts. The word “design” on the title of this book implies the purchasing and installation of the essential hardware and software that one must collect to assemble an effective computer network. Basically, it means the building of a network. The word “management” is used to denote the duties and responsibilities of a network administrator. Of course, one may argue that network management should include the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON). While this is true, a detailed treatment of those two topics are beyond the scope of this book.
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This book includes step-by-step examples and case studies that teach users the many power tricks for analyzing data in Excel. These are tips honed by Bill Jelen, “MrExcel,” during his 10-year run as a financial analyst charged with taking mainframe data and turning it into useful information quickly. Topics include perfectly sorting with one click every time, matching lists of data, data consolidation, data subtotals, pivot tables, and much more.
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Develop and fine-tune your programming skills the easy way - by example! For beginning and intermediate users, SAS Programming by Example guides you, with a series of annotated examples, through basic tasks to more complex ones. Problems and solutions are provided to make the most of the programming tools available in base SAS software. Conversational in tone, this book is useful both as a tutorial for learning programming and as a convenient quick-reference filled with tips and strategies for solving your programming problems. Among the clearly explained examples are models that show you how to build SAS data sets, use SAS functions for data translation, program more efficiently, relate information from multiple sources, and chart and plot data. You will also learn to work with SAS date values, produce descriptive and summary statistics, and write reports.
Supports releases 6.09E and higher of SAS software.
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Ron Cody
Ronald P. Cody, Ed.D., co-author of Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, has over 15 years of experience using the SAS System. A professor and researcher in the medical field, Cody has also taught SAS software classes and been a prolific contributor to national, regional, and local users group conferences.
Ray Pass
Raymond Pass, Ph.D., a well-known founding member of the NorthEast SAS Users Group, has also been a Section Chair at several annual SAS Users Group International meetings. A frequent speaker at various local, regional, and national users group conferences, Pass offers you the benefit of more than 15 years of experience as a researcher and instructor of the SAS System.
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`... a timely, complete and useful review of the arterial wall in states of health and disease. This is the first book that I am aware of that covers recent advances in such a thorough manner under a single cover. Although the editors have aimed it at clinicians and researchers, it will be more valuable to the latter.'
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 32:2 (2000)
Biology of the Arterial Wall is intended as a general reference text concerned with the biology of the vascular cells and the blood vessel wall under physiological and pathological conditions. One of the major functions of the arteries is to maintain a continuous blood flow to the organs whatever the pressure conditions, thanks to the vasomotor tone of the smooth muscle cells. Great advances have been made over the last decade in the understanding of the endothelial cells as integrators and transducers of signals originating from the blood stream. The pluripotent control functions of the endothelial cells in the vessel wall are now well recognized. A review of endothelial functions and dysfunctions is presented.
Cell biology and molecular genetic studies have now identified an array of molecules elaborated by endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells and by the blood-borne elements which interact with artery cells, defending the artery against injury and modulating evolving abnormal processes. Molecules which induce or inhibit endothelial and/or smooth muscle cells are currently under great scrutiny. Angiogenesis, which plays a major role in tumor growth, but may also be beneficial as a healing process in muscle ischemia, is discussed.
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, has only recently been recognized as an essential process in blood vessel modeling and remodeling. An overview of apoptosis in the vascular system is presented.
It is increasingly evident that the adjustments of the blood vessel wall are made in the presence of deforming disease processes such as hypertension and atherosclerosis.
The second part of the book is concerned with the blood vessel wall in disease conditions. Several chapters review the role of the vessel and vascular cells in inflammation, and vascular remodeling during arterial hypertension and aging. One chapter is devoted to atherogenesis, atheroma and plaque instability, followed by the pathophysiology of post-angioplasty restenosis, which is a crucial issue in modern interventional cardiology.
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 32:2 (2000)
Biology of the Arterial Wall is intended as a general reference text concerned with the biology of the vascular cells and the blood vessel wall under physiological and pathological conditions. One of the major functions of the arteries is to maintain a continuous blood flow to the organs whatever the pressure conditions, thanks to the vasomotor tone of the smooth muscle cells. Great advances have been made over the last decade in the understanding of the endothelial cells as integrators and transducers of signals originating from the blood stream. The pluripotent control functions of the endothelial cells in the vessel wall are now well recognized. A review of endothelial functions and dysfunctions is presented.
Cell biology and molecular genetic studies have now identified an array of molecules elaborated by endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells and by the blood-borne elements which interact with artery cells, defending the artery against injury and modulating evolving abnormal processes. Molecules which induce or inhibit endothelial and/or smooth muscle cells are currently under great scrutiny. Angiogenesis, which plays a major role in tumor growth, but may also be beneficial as a healing process in muscle ischemia, is discussed.
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, has only recently been recognized as an essential process in blood vessel modeling and remodeling. An overview of apoptosis in the vascular system is presented.
It is increasingly evident that the adjustments of the blood vessel wall are made in the presence of deforming disease processes such as hypertension and atherosclerosis.
The second part of the book is concerned with the blood vessel wall in disease conditions. Several chapters review the role of the vessel and vascular cells in inflammation, and vascular remodeling during arterial hypertension and aging. One chapter is devoted to atherogenesis, atheroma and plaque instability, followed by the pathophysiology of post-angioplasty restenosis, which is a crucial issue in modern interventional cardiology.
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With the roots of the BASIC language now firmly established throughout the world, it is necessary to make its many dialects understandable so programs can be transported between different computer. After you've found just the program you've been looking for, you know how frustrating it is only to discover that it won't RUN on your computer. This HANDBOOK addresses that problem by discussing in detail evey commonly used BASIC Statement, Function, Operator and Command
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Simulation is the preferred approach for engineers and scientists who design complex systems because it allows them to test a system design's performance standards. This book explores simulation, starting with Galileo and ending with the lunar landing. It provides an introduction to computer-aided system design with Simulink®, a robust, accurate, and easily used simulation tool. The author takes readers on a tour of the Simulink environment that shows how to develop a system model and execute the design steps needed to make the model into a functioning design laboratory. Included along the way is the mathematics of systems: difference equations and z-transforms, ordinary differential equations (both linear and nonlinear) and Laplace transforms, and numerical methods for solving differential equations. Volume II will show how to use Simulink in the modeling and analysis of complex systems.
Because specific applications require specific tools, the author introduces additional software packages that work within the Simulink environment. The Signal Processing Blockset® extends Simulink into the areas of both analog and digital signal processing; Stateflow® is used for state charts and signal flow for modeling event-driven systems; SimPowerSystems® handles physical modeling, in particular the modeling of electrical circuits including power systems, motor drives, power generation equipment, and three-phase power transmission lines; and SimMechanics® develops models of mechanical systems such as robots. In all, the author covers more than 70 applications taken from several disciplines, and he describes numerous tested, annotated, and reusable models and blocks to help readers apply the book s material to their own applications.
The text's supplementary Web page offers additional material about Simulink and its associated tools created by The MathWorks and the author.
An introduction to computer-aided system design with Simulink®: a robust, accurate, and easily used simulation tool. The author provides a tour of the Simulink environment that shows how to develop a system model and execute the design steps needed to make the model into a functioning design laboratory.
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Richard J. Gran is CEO of The Mathematical Analysis Company, a group of affiliates headquartered in Norfolk, Massachusetts, that develops mathematical models and simulations of complex engineering systems. He is author or co-author of over 150 technical papers and reports and holds half a dozen patents related to engineering systems.
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Presentation of the main approaches developed for a posteriori error estimation in various problems.
Recent decades have seen a very rapid success in developing numerical methods based on explicit control over approximation errors. It may be said that nowadays a new direction is forming in numerical analysis, the main goal of which is to develop methods ofreliable computations. In general, a reliable numerical method must solve two basic problems: (a) generate a sequence of approximations that converges to a solution and (b) verify the accuracy of these approximations. A computer code for such a method must consist of two respective blocks: solver and checker.
In this book, we are chiefly concerned with the problem (b) and try to present the main approaches developed for a posteriori error estimation in various problems.
The authors try to retain a rigorous mathematical style, however, proofs are constructive whenever possible and additional mathematical knowledge is presented when necessary. The book contains a number of new mathematical results and lists a posteriori error estimation methods that have been developed in the very recent time.
· computable bounds of approximation errors
· checking algorithms
· iteration processes
· finite element methods
· elliptic type problems
· nonlinear variational problems
· variational inequalities
Recent decades have seen a very rapid success in developing numerical methods based on explicit control over approximation errors. It may be said that nowadays a new direction is forming in numerical analysis, the main goal of which is to develop methods ofreliable computations. In general, a reliable numerical method must solve two basic problems: (a) generate a sequence of approximations that converges to a solution and (b) verify the accuracy of these approximations. A computer code for such a method must consist of two respective blocks: solver and checker.
In this book, we are chiefly concerned with the problem (b) and try to present the main approaches developed for a posteriori error estimation in various problems.
The authors try to retain a rigorous mathematical style, however, proofs are constructive whenever possible and additional mathematical knowledge is presented when necessary. The book contains a number of new mathematical results and lists a posteriori error estimation methods that have been developed in the very recent time.
· computable bounds of approximation errors
· checking algorithms
· iteration processes
· finite element methods
· elliptic type problems
· nonlinear variational problems
· variational inequalities
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PRINCE 2 is a flexible project management method, suitable for use on any type of project. It has been derived from professional Project Managers' experiences and refined over years of use in a wide variety of contexts.
Assessed as conformant with the concepts of PRINCE Version 2 by the PRINCE User Group Ltd
Fully updated and revised to reflect the year 2001 changes to PRINCE 2
Relates PRINCE 2 to the practical issues of setting up and running a project
'PRINCE 2: a practical handbook' demonstrates how using PRINCE 2 can provide a business-like start to a project, ensuring its viability and the effective use of resources before any large-scale expenditure is undertaken.It covers the main management concerns about a project such as initiation, controlling products, quality, risks, change and project closure, and concludes with descriptions of the normal management products of a project.
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Independent IT Consultant
Assessed as conformant with the concepts of PRINCE Version 2 by the PRINCE User Group Ltd
Fully updated and revised to reflect the year 2001 changes to PRINCE 2
Relates PRINCE 2 to the practical issues of setting up and running a project
'PRINCE 2: a practical handbook' demonstrates how using PRINCE 2 can provide a business-like start to a project, ensuring its viability and the effective use of resources before any large-scale expenditure is undertaken.It covers the main management concerns about a project such as initiation, controlling products, quality, risks, change and project closure, and concludes with descriptions of the normal management products of a project.
About the Author
Independent IT Consultant
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Posted: September 27th, 2008, 7:16am CEST
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People acquire information from many sources other than libraries. For example, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Amazon .com sell and distribute books, videos, and CDs and compete for the time and attention of our library’s customers. Barnes & Noble also provides children’s programming and Internet-related classes for families. These competitors for our library’s customers can afford to spend an enormous amount of money creating in-depth, user-friendly Web sites that customers access on a daily basis. Their Web sites are often state-of-the-art, with phenomenal graphics and interactivity that help attract and maintain new clientele. In addition, these competitors often have money and resources to do in-depth usability studies to find out if customers are easily navigating their Web sites and finding information effectively.
Although the main purpose of these competitors’Web sites is to ultimately sell products and services, many of today’s library customers are used to slick advertising, beautiful graphics, and very little text.Most libraries do not have enough money or resources to contract with consultants or companies to create extensive and exciting Web sites.However, all libraries can make sure that their library interfaces are easy to navigate, are understandable, and have instructions that make all customers—those who come into the library and those who do not—as self-sufficient as possible.
Although the main purpose of these competitors’Web sites is to ultimately sell products and services, many of today’s library customers are used to slick advertising, beautiful graphics, and very little text.Most libraries do not have enough money or resources to contract with consultants or companies to create extensive and exciting Web sites.However, all libraries can make sure that their library interfaces are easy to navigate, are understandable, and have instructions that make all customers—those who come into the library and those who do not—as self-sufficient as possible.
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'To interlace or not to interlace' is a hot issue currently. Traditionally interlace has been part of the video standard as it reduces the transmission and display demands, while hardly affecting the perceived quality of the pictures.
With the current explosion of new video formats due to emerging technologies as multimedia PC's, videotelephony and flat matrix display the question whether or not interlace is a relict from the past is more relevant than ever.
This book provides a broad overview of advanced motion estimation and de-interlacing techniques to enable a profound scientific basis for answering the above question. An extensive evaluation of the algorithms, including many screen photographs is an imt part of the book. But also system questions, such as whether interlace is a good choice in combination with modern video compression methods (MPEG), and which currently would be the optional choice for a display format are extensively treated.
The combination of scientific profoundness and completions, with the focus on practical hot issues, makes the book unique in its kind.
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Now an established handbook of principles and techniques, this text develops an understanding of the relevance of four fundamental properties of the analyte: shape, polarity, charge and size, to the three key types of analysis: separation, identification and quantification. The third edition of Analytical Biochemistry has now been fully updated in content and format, making it even more accessible to students learning how to select analytical techniques and recognise their scope and limitations.
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In addition to being a rewarding branch of mathematics in its own right, the theory of functions of a complex variable underlies a large number of enormously powerful techniques which find their application not only in other branches of mathematics but also in the sciences and in engineering. Chapters 1, 2, and 5 of this book provide concisely but honestly the classical aspects of the theory of functions of a complex variable; the rest of the book is devoted to a detailed account of various techniques and the ideas from which they evolve. Many of the illustrative examples are phrased in terms of the physical contexts in which they might arise; however, we have tried to be consistent in including a mathematical statement of each problem to be discussed.
For the acquisition of skill in the use of these techniques, practice is even more important than instruction. Accordingly, we have inserted many exercises, including some which are essential parts of the text. The reader who fails to carry out a substantial number of these exercises will have missed much of the value of this book.
The individual chapters segregate specific topical items, but many readers will find it profitable to study selected parts of Chaps. 3 to 7 as they encounter the related underlying theory in Chap. 2.
We hope that through our presentation the reader will be able to discern the fascination of complex-function theory, recognize its power, and acquire skill in its use.
For the acquisition of skill in the use of these techniques, practice is even more important than instruction. Accordingly, we have inserted many exercises, including some which are essential parts of the text. The reader who fails to carry out a substantial number of these exercises will have missed much of the value of this book.
The individual chapters segregate specific topical items, but many readers will find it profitable to study selected parts of Chaps. 3 to 7 as they encounter the related underlying theory in Chap. 2.
We hope that through our presentation the reader will be able to discern the fascination of complex-function theory, recognize its power, and acquire skill in its use.
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About the Art & Imagination Series: Explore a range of interests, philosophies, religions, and cultures—from Kabbalah to Freemasonry, Buddhism to Hinduism, myth to magic. The distinguished authors bring a wealth of knowledge, visionary thinking, and accessible writing to each intriguing subject in these lavishly illustrated, large-format paperback books.
In science today we are witnessing a general shift away from the assumption that the fundamental nature of matter can be considered from the point of view of substance (particles, quanta) to the concept that the fundamental nature of the material world is knowable only through its underlying patterns of wave forms.
Both our organs of perception and the phenomenal world we perceive seem to be best understood as systems of pure pattern, or as geometric structures of form and proportion. Therefore, when many ancient cultures chose to examine reality through the metaphors of geometry and music (music being the study of the proportional laws of sound frequency), they were already very close to the position of our most contemporary science.
In science today we are witnessing a general shift away from the assumption that the fundamental nature of matter can be considered from the point of view of substance (particles, quanta) to the concept that the fundamental nature of the material world is knowable only through its underlying patterns of wave forms.
Both our organs of perception and the phenomenal world we perceive seem to be best understood as systems of pure pattern, or as geometric structures of form and proportion. Therefore, when many ancient cultures chose to examine reality through the metaphors of geometry and music (music being the study of the proportional laws of sound frequency), they were already very close to the position of our most contemporary science.
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Posted: September 27th, 2008, 6:51am CEST
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This is the definitive presentation of the history, development and philosophical significance of non-Euclidean geometry as well as of the rigorous foundations for it and for elementary Euclidean geometry, essentially according to Hilbert. Appropriate for liberal arts students, prospective high school teachers, math. majors, and even bright high school students. The first eight chapters are mostly accessible to any educated reader; the last two chapters and the two appendices contain more advanced material, such as the classification of motions, hyperbolic trigonometry, hyperbolic constructions, classification of Hilbert planes and an introduction to Riemannian geometry.
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This book is designed as a companion to the graduate level physics texts on classical mechanics, electricity, magnetism, and quantum mechanics. It grows out of a course given at Columbia University and taken by virtually all first year graduate students as a fourth basic course, thereby eliminating the need to cover this mathematical material in a piecemeal fashion within the physics courses. The two volumes into which the book is divided correspond roughly to the two semesters of the full..year course. The consolidation of the mathematics needed for graduate physics into a single course permits a unified treatment applicable to many branches of physics. At the same time the fragments of mathematical knowledge possesed by the student can be pulled together and organized in a way that is especially relevant to physics. The central unifying theme about which this book is organized is the concept of a vector space. To demonstrate the role of mathematics in physics, we have included numerous physical applications in the body of the text, as well as many problems of a physical nature.
Although the book is designed as a textbook to complement the basic physics courses, it aims at something lTIOre than just equipping the physicist with the mathematical techniques he needs in courses. The mathematics used in physics has changed greatly in the last forty years. It is certain to change even more rapidly during the working lifetime of physicists being educated today. Thus, the physicist must have an acquaintance with abstract mathematics if he is to keep up with his own field as the mathematical language in which it is expressed changes. It is one of the purposes of this book to introduce the physicist to the language and the style of mathematics as well as the content of those particular subjects which have contemporary relevance in physics.
The book is essentially self..contained, assuming only the standard underelgraduate preparation in physics and mathematics; that is, intermediate mechanics, electricity and magnetism, introductory quantum mechanics, advanced calculus and differential equations. The level of mathematical rigor is generally comparable to that typical of mathematical texts, but not uniformly so. The degree of rigor and abstraction varies with the subject. The topics treated are of varied subtlety and mathematical sophistication, and a logical completeness that is illuminating in one topic would be tedious in another.
Although the book is designed as a textbook to complement the basic physics courses, it aims at something lTIOre than just equipping the physicist with the mathematical techniques he needs in courses. The mathematics used in physics has changed greatly in the last forty years. It is certain to change even more rapidly during the working lifetime of physicists being educated today. Thus, the physicist must have an acquaintance with abstract mathematics if he is to keep up with his own field as the mathematical language in which it is expressed changes. It is one of the purposes of this book to introduce the physicist to the language and the style of mathematics as well as the content of those particular subjects which have contemporary relevance in physics.
The book is essentially self..contained, assuming only the standard underelgraduate preparation in physics and mathematics; that is, intermediate mechanics, electricity and magnetism, introductory quantum mechanics, advanced calculus and differential equations. The level of mathematical rigor is generally comparable to that typical of mathematical texts, but not uniformly so. The degree of rigor and abstraction varies with the subject. The topics treated are of varied subtlety and mathematical sophistication, and a logical completeness that is illuminating in one topic would be tedious in another.
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ATTENTION MEDICAL STUDENTS:
DON’T CHOOSE YOUR SPECIALTY WITHOUT READING THIS BOOK!
Finally! Someone who conquered the obstacle course himself writes the essential book to help you answer the most urgent question of your career — what specialty? Brian Freeman knows the anxiety of that all-important choice. He knows what information you need to choose the specialty that’s just right for you and that will make all you’ve invested in medical school --- and all that you will invest in your residency training — pay off.
AVOID AGONIZING UNCERTAINTY AND THE WRONG CHOICE
Dr. Freeman’s The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty delivers a user-friendly, anxiety-calming mix of real-life answers—insights from his own personal experiences, candid reports from current residents in each specialty, and a wealth of hard-dug research. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty brings you—
*All the information the author—a recent medical school graduate—wishes he had when choosing his specialty
*“Vital Signs,” detailing each specialty’s average salary, type of practice, hours worked per week, job satisfaction rankings, match statistics, and much more
*Detailed reports “from the trenches” on the excitement, challenges, and rhythm of their lives from current residents in the twenty major medical specialties
*“The Inside Scoop,” exposing specialties’ lifestyle realities, training requirements, and predominant personality types
*Answers to the question: “Does personality really matter?”
*Specialty-specific tips to enhance your chances for acceptance in your chosen field
*What to do if you still can’t decide
*Bonus— a complete Internet resources guide, advice for women and couples, and much more
THE PERFECT GUIDE FOR BEFORE, DURING, AND END OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
About the Author
Brian S. Freeman, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Advanced Grammar in Use contains 120 units of grammar explanation and practice exercises. It provides coverage of those language areas advanced-level students will find most rewarding to study. It retains the clarity of presentation of other books in the 'in Use' family. Two-page units present grammar explanation and examples, including typical student mistakes, on left-hand pages, and useful and varied practice on right-hand pages. Extra practice exercises at the back provide further challenging and contrastive practice of grammar points from different units. A study guide helps students find those areas most appropriate for their study. Grammar areas are cross-referenced throughout. There are useful appendices dealing with verb forms, and a glossary and all answers are given at the back.
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"An essential how-to guide." -- Shutterbug
For aspiring photographers ready to transform their work from average to expert, here is the "bible" to lighting any subject and space effectively. In specific but nontechnical terms, Photographic Lighting Simplified explains how to take light sources–from outdoor bright sunlight to indoor household lighting–and recreate their effects in the studio. A series of enjoyable, hands-on assignments show readers tips for selecting the right camera format, film, and lenses; the basics of metering and testing; overviews of essential equipment for studio lighting; and much more. Plus, dozens of step-by-step illustrations demonstrate an array of techniques for lighting reflective metal and glass objects; lighting different face types and groups; and special lighting considerations for digital cameras. For anyone who is serious about taking better photographs, this is the ultimate success guide.
More so than new developments in camera technology or changes in photographic styles, the use of light distinguishes an average photograph from an accomplished one. In the pursuit to master photographic lighting, emerging photographers are often frustrated by the complexities of lighting effects, conflicting expert opinions, and the plethora of expensive lighting equipment. Help is on the way. In Photographic Lighting Simplified, veteran photographer Susan McCartney offers a comprehensive guide to lighting any subject and space effectively.
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For aspiring photographers ready to transform their work from average to expert, here is the "bible" to lighting any subject and space effectively. In specific but nontechnical terms, Photographic Lighting Simplified explains how to take light sources–from outdoor bright sunlight to indoor household lighting–and recreate their effects in the studio. A series of enjoyable, hands-on assignments show readers tips for selecting the right camera format, film, and lenses; the basics of metering and testing; overviews of essential equipment for studio lighting; and much more. Plus, dozens of step-by-step illustrations demonstrate an array of techniques for lighting reflective metal and glass objects; lighting different face types and groups; and special lighting considerations for digital cameras. For anyone who is serious about taking better photographs, this is the ultimate success guide.
More so than new developments in camera technology or changes in photographic styles, the use of light distinguishes an average photograph from an accomplished one. In the pursuit to master photographic lighting, emerging photographers are often frustrated by the complexities of lighting effects, conflicting expert opinions, and the plethora of expensive lighting equipment. Help is on the way. In Photographic Lighting Simplified, veteran photographer Susan McCartney offers a comprehensive guide to lighting any subject and space effectively.
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Susan McCartney has traveled the world on assignment for corporate clients such as British Airways, the U.S. Army, and Warner Brothers Records. Her photographs have appeared in Time, The Economist, Glamour, the New York Times, Popular Photography, and other leading publications. Having taught at the School of Visual Arts and Cooper Union, she continues to conduct a wide variety of workshops. Her other books include Mastering the Basics of Photography, Travel Photography, and Nature and Wildlife Photography, all published by Allworth Press. She lives in New York City.
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Posted: September 27th, 2008, 5:55am CEST
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E-Collaboration in Modern Organizations: Initiating and Managing Distributed Project combines comprehensive research related to e-collaboration in modern organizations, emphasizing topics relevant to those involved in initiating and managing distributed projects. Providing authoritative content to scholars, researchers, and practitioners, this book specifically describes conceptual and theoretical issues that have implications for distributed project management, implications surrounding the use of e-collaborative environments for distributed projects, and emerging issues and debate related directly and indirectly to e-collaboration support for distributed project management.
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Ned Kock is associate professor and founding chair of the Division of International Business and Technology Studies at Texas A&M International University. He holds degrees in electronics engineering (BEE), computer science (MS), and management information systems (PhD). Dr. Kock has authored and edited several books, including the best-selling Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals: A Business Process Redesign Approach. Dr. Kock has published his research in a number of high-impact journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, IEEE Transactions, Information & Management, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of e-Collaboration, associate editor of the Journal of Systems and Information Technology, and associate editor for information systems of the journal IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. His research interests include action research, ethical and legal issues in technology research and management, e-collaboration, and business process improvement.
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Ned Kock is associate professor and founding chair of the Division of International Business and Technology Studies at Texas A&M International University. He holds degrees in electronics engineering (BEE), computer science (MS), and management information systems (PhD). Dr. Kock has authored and edited several books, including the best-selling Systems Analysis and Design Fundamentals: A Business Process Redesign Approach. Dr. Kock has published his research in a number of high-impact journals including Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, IEEE Transactions, Information & Management, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of e-Collaboration, associate editor of the Journal of Systems and Information Technology, and associate editor for information systems of the journal IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. His research interests include action research, ethical and legal issues in technology research and management, e-collaboration, and business process improvement.
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Posted: September 27th, 2008, 5:54am CEST
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Describes how to use the Stat Studio GUI to conduct exploratory data analysis and standard statistical analyses.
The following release notes pertain to SAS Stat Studio 3.1.
• Stat Studio requires SAS 9.2.
• The phase 1 release of SAS 9.2 does not support running SAS as a remote workspace server. Consequently, Stat Studio for the phase 1 release of SAS 9.2 provides access only to the SAS Workspace Server installed on the same computer as Stat Studio. The local SAS server is called “My SAS Server” in Stat Studio.
• An updated release of Stat Studio is included with the phase 2 release of SAS 9.2. This version enables access to remote SAS Workspace Servers.
• If you need to open a data set containing Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters, it is important that you configure the “Regional and Language Options” in the Windows Control Panel for the appropriate country. It is not necessary to change the Windows setting called “Language for non-Unicode programs,” which is also referred to as the system locale.
The following release notes pertain to SAS Stat Studio 3.1.
• Stat Studio requires SAS 9.2.
• The phase 1 release of SAS 9.2 does not support running SAS as a remote workspace server. Consequently, Stat Studio for the phase 1 release of SAS 9.2 provides access only to the SAS Workspace Server installed on the same computer as Stat Studio. The local SAS server is called “My SAS Server” in Stat Studio.
• An updated release of Stat Studio is included with the phase 2 release of SAS 9.2. This version enables access to remote SAS Workspace Servers.
• If you need to open a data set containing Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters, it is important that you configure the “Regional and Language Options” in the Windows Control Panel for the appropriate country. It is not necessary to change the Windows setting called “Language for non-Unicode programs,” which is also referred to as the system locale.
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This book contains selected papers from the proceedings presented at the Sixth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP05). Continuing the TFP series with its previous instances held in Stirling (1999), St. Andrews (2000), Stirling (2001), Edinburgh (2003) and Munich (2004) the symposium was held in Tallinn, Estland in co-location with ICFP 2005 and GPCE 2005.
TFP (www.tifp.org) aims to combine a lively environment for presenting the latest research results with a formal post-symposium refereeing process leading to the publication by Intellect of a high-profile volume containing a selection of the best papers presented at the symposium. Compared to the earlier events in the TFP sequence the sixth symposium in 2005 was proud to host more participants than ever. This was partly due to the financial support given to many participants via the APPSEM II Thematic Network.
The 2005 Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP05) was an international forum for researchers with interests in all aspects of functional programming languages, focusing on providing a broad view of current and future trends in Functional Programming. Via the submission of abstracts admission to the symposium was made possible upon acceptance by the program chair. The Tallinn proceedings contain 30 full papers based on these abstracts.
After the Symposium all authors were given the opportunity to improve their papers incorporating personal feedback given at the symposium. These improved papers were refereed according to academic peer-review standards by the TFP05 programme committee. Finally, all submitted papers (student and non-student) were reviewed according to the same criteria. Out of 27 submitted papers the best 14 papers were selected for this book. These papers all fulfill the criteria for academic publication as laid down by the programme committee.
TFP (www.tifp.org) aims to combine a lively environment for presenting the latest research results with a formal post-symposium refereeing process leading to the publication by Intellect of a high-profile volume containing a selection of the best papers presented at the symposium. Compared to the earlier events in the TFP sequence the sixth symposium in 2005 was proud to host more participants than ever. This was partly due to the financial support given to many participants via the APPSEM II Thematic Network.
The 2005 Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP05) was an international forum for researchers with interests in all aspects of functional programming languages, focusing on providing a broad view of current and future trends in Functional Programming. Via the submission of abstracts admission to the symposium was made possible upon acceptance by the program chair. The Tallinn proceedings contain 30 full papers based on these abstracts.
After the Symposium all authors were given the opportunity to improve their papers incorporating personal feedback given at the symposium. These improved papers were refereed according to academic peer-review standards by the TFP05 programme committee. Finally, all submitted papers (student and non-student) were reviewed according to the same criteria. Out of 27 submitted papers the best 14 papers were selected for this book. These papers all fulfill the criteria for academic publication as laid down by the programme committee.
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The newly revised edition of this best-seller is a complete guide to the deployment of the newest version of the Internet protocol, IPv6.
The second edition of IPv6: Theory, Protocol, and Practice guides readers through implemetation and deployment of IPv6. The Theory section takes a close, unbiased look at why so much time and effort has been expended on revising IPv4. In the Protocol section is a comprehensive review of the specifics of IPv6 and related protocols. Finally, the Practice section provides hands-on explanations of how to roll out IPv6 support and services.
This completely rewritten edition offers updated and comprehensive coverage of important topics including router and server configuration, security, the impact of IPv6 on mobile networks, and evaluating the impact of IPv6-enabled networks globally. Pete Loshin's famously lucid explanations benefit readers at every turn, making Ipv6: Theory, Protocol, and Practice the best way for a large diverse audience to get up to speed on this groundbreaking technology.
* The comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date resource needed by network engineers and support staff, product developers and managers, programmers, and marketing professionals
* Divided into sections on theory, the protocol's technical details, and techniques for building Ipv6 networks, this book covers not only the protocol but the ways in which the protocol can be integrated into networks.
* Covers critical topics in depth, including router and server configuration, security, value assessment, and the impact of Ipv6 on global networks
About the Author
Pete Loshin writes and consults about Internet protocols and open source network technologies. Formerly on staff at BYTE Magazine, Information Security Magazine and other publications, his work appears regularly in leading trade publications and websites including CPU, Computerworld, PC Magazine, EarthWeb, Internet.com, and CNN.
Pete Loshin, Independent Consultant
The second edition of IPv6: Theory, Protocol, and Practice guides readers through implemetation and deployment of IPv6. The Theory section takes a close, unbiased look at why so much time and effort has been expended on revising IPv4. In the Protocol section is a comprehensive review of the specifics of IPv6 and related protocols. Finally, the Practice section provides hands-on explanations of how to roll out IPv6 support and services.
This completely rewritten edition offers updated and comprehensive coverage of important topics including router and server configuration, security, the impact of IPv6 on mobile networks, and evaluating the impact of IPv6-enabled networks globally. Pete Loshin's famously lucid explanations benefit readers at every turn, making Ipv6: Theory, Protocol, and Practice the best way for a large diverse audience to get up to speed on this groundbreaking technology.
* The comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date resource needed by network engineers and support staff, product developers and managers, programmers, and marketing professionals
* Divided into sections on theory, the protocol's technical details, and techniques for building Ipv6 networks, this book covers not only the protocol but the ways in which the protocol can be integrated into networks.
* Covers critical topics in depth, including router and server configuration, security, value assessment, and the impact of Ipv6 on global networks
About the Author
Pete Loshin writes and consults about Internet protocols and open source network technologies. Formerly on staff at BYTE Magazine, Information Security Magazine and other publications, his work appears regularly in leading trade publications and websites including CPU, Computerworld, PC Magazine, EarthWeb, Internet.com, and CNN.
Pete Loshin, Independent Consultant
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:10pm CEST
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Compression for Great Digital Video is an essential reference for encoding digital video and audio for the Web, CDROM, DVD, and other media. Digital video professionals achieve better and faster results by learning everything that happens before compression (shooting, editing, and capturing) and after compression (getting files on the server, getting reliable bandwidth, and end-user configuration). This book provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of light, vision, and compression technology applicable to any compression software. It also teaches how to use the most popular applications to optimize files for maximum quality, efficiency, and manageability.
Compression for Great Digital Videoshows readers how to achieve better results quicker when encoding digital video and audio for the Web, CD-ROM, DVD, and other media.
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Self-proclaimed 'World's Greatest Compressionist' Ben Waggoner compressed his first video file in 1989. He co-founded Journeyman Post in 1994, becoming one of the nation's first full-time compressionists. He later founded Terran Interactive's consulting services division and subsequently the consulting and workflow automation services for Media 100. Ben now runs his own video compression consulting, training, and encoding company - advising clients on technology, automation, and integration issues. He is a regular presenter at industry conferences and contributes to industry publications such as DV magazine. Ben lives with his wife, son, and many, many computers in Portland, Ore., where he finds the weather very conducive to staring at computer screens.
Compression for Great Digital Videoshows readers how to achieve better results quicker when encoding digital video and audio for the Web, CD-ROM, DVD, and other media.
About the Author
Self-proclaimed 'World's Greatest Compressionist' Ben Waggoner compressed his first video file in 1989. He co-founded Journeyman Post in 1994, becoming one of the nation's first full-time compressionists. He later founded Terran Interactive's consulting services division and subsequently the consulting and workflow automation services for Media 100. Ben now runs his own video compression consulting, training, and encoding company - advising clients on technology, automation, and integration issues. He is a regular presenter at industry conferences and contributes to industry publications such as DV magazine. Ben lives with his wife, son, and many, many computers in Portland, Ore., where he finds the weather very conducive to staring at computer screens.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:05pm CEST
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Many of the questions and problems I have encoutered during my experience with the ZX Spectrum have provided material for this book. The masses of hints and tips contained will help you the programmer to get a deeper understanding of the ZX Spectrim microcomputer - hopefully much more than you ever thought possible.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:04pm CEST
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The aim of this volume is to provide both the beginner and the experienced computer user with a ready source of reference on a number of useful, interesting or entertaining machine code routines for the ZX Spectrum. To this end the book is divided into two sections. The Section A describes the features of the Spectrum which are of interest to the machine code programmer—what is meant by a machine code routine, the important internal features and routines of the Spectrum and the structure of the machine language itself.
The Section B presents the routines themselves. They are laid out in a standard format which is explained in detail at the beginning of the section. The routines are complete in themselves so that they can be loaded individually without reference to any other routines.
It is not necessary to understand how a routine works in order to use it because each routine can be loaded using the simple M/C Loader listed at the beginning of Section B. Hence if you are really impatient to use, say the List Variables routine simply turn to the relevant page, enter and RUN the M/C Loader and enter the decimal numbers listed in the column headed "Numbers to be entered". When all the numbers are loaded compare the value of the Check sum PRINTed by the M/C Loader with the value given with the routine. If they are the same you can be sure that the numbers have been entered correctly (unless you have made two or more errors which cancel out exactly). The routine is now ready for you to use.
The Section B presents the routines themselves. They are laid out in a standard format which is explained in detail at the beginning of the section. The routines are complete in themselves so that they can be loaded individually without reference to any other routines.
It is not necessary to understand how a routine works in order to use it because each routine can be loaded using the simple M/C Loader listed at the beginning of Section B. Hence if you are really impatient to use, say the List Variables routine simply turn to the relevant page, enter and RUN the M/C Loader and enter the decimal numbers listed in the column headed "Numbers to be entered". When all the numbers are loaded compare the value of the Check sum PRINTed by the M/C Loader with the value given with the routine. If they are the same you can be sure that the numbers have been entered correctly (unless you have made two or more errors which cancel out exactly). The routine is now ready for you to use.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:01pm CEST
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Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago because of its crucial role in the construction of the pentagram, to which magical properties had been attributed. Since then it has shown a propensity to appear in the most astonishing variety of places, from mollusk shells, sunflower florets, and rose petals to the shape of the galaxy. Psychological studies have investigated whether the Golden Ratio is the most aesthetically pleasing proportion extant, and it has been asserted that the creators of the Pyramids and the Parthenon employed it. It is believed to feature in works of art from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper, and poets and composers have used it in their works. It has even been found to be connected to the behavior of the stock market!
The Golden Ratio is a captivating journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist.
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The Golden Ratio is a captivating journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist.
About the Author
Mario Livio is head of the Science Division at the Hubble Space Telescope Institute, where he studies a broad range of subjects in astrophysics, particularly the rate of expansion of the universe. He is the author of one previous book, The Accelerating Universe (2000). He is a frequent public lecturer at such venues as the Smithsonian Institution and the Hayden Planetarium. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:46am CEST
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At its core, the process of designing reports hasn’t changed substantially in the past 15 years. The report designer lays out report objects, which contain data from a known data source, in a design application such as Business Objects Reports or Microsoft Access. He or she then tests report execution, verifies the accuracy of the results, and distributes the report to the target audience.
Sure, there are enough differences between design applications to mean that the designer must become familiar with each particular environment. However, there’s enough crossover functionality to make this learning curve small. For example, the SUM function is the same in Business Objects Reports as it is in Microsoft Access as it is in Structured Query Language (SQL). With Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (referred to as SSRS throughout the book), there is, again, only a marginal difference in the way reports are designed from one graphical report design application to another. So, if you do have previous reporting experience, your learning curve for SSRS should be relatively shallow. This is especially true if you come from a .NET environment, because the report designer application for SSRS is Visual Studio 2008 or the application included with SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). Having said all this, several differences set SSRS apart from other reporting solutions:
• It provides a standard reporting platform based on Report Definition Language (RDL), which is the XML schema that dictates the common structure of all SSRS reports. This allows for report creation from any third-party application that supports the RDL schema.
• SSRS is an integral part of the SQL Server 2008 release.
• SSRS offers features out of the box that in other products would be expensive additions to a basic deployment. These features include subscription services, report caching, report history, and scheduling of report execution.
• SSRS, being a Web-based solution, can be deployed across a variety of platforms.
This book was written in parallel with a real SSRS deployment for a health-care application, so it covers almost every design and deployment consideration for SSRS, always from the standpoint of how to get the job done effectively. You’ll find step-by-step guides, practical tips, and best practices, along with code samples that you’ll be able to modify and use in your own SSRS applications.
Sure, there are enough differences between design applications to mean that the designer must become familiar with each particular environment. However, there’s enough crossover functionality to make this learning curve small. For example, the SUM function is the same in Business Objects Reports as it is in Microsoft Access as it is in Structured Query Language (SQL). With Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (referred to as SSRS throughout the book), there is, again, only a marginal difference in the way reports are designed from one graphical report design application to another. So, if you do have previous reporting experience, your learning curve for SSRS should be relatively shallow. This is especially true if you come from a .NET environment, because the report designer application for SSRS is Visual Studio 2008 or the application included with SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). Having said all this, several differences set SSRS apart from other reporting solutions:
• It provides a standard reporting platform based on Report Definition Language (RDL), which is the XML schema that dictates the common structure of all SSRS reports. This allows for report creation from any third-party application that supports the RDL schema.
• SSRS is an integral part of the SQL Server 2008 release.
• SSRS offers features out of the box that in other products would be expensive additions to a basic deployment. These features include subscription services, report caching, report history, and scheduling of report execution.
• SSRS, being a Web-based solution, can be deployed across a variety of platforms.
This book was written in parallel with a real SSRS deployment for a health-care application, so it covers almost every design and deployment consideration for SSRS, always from the standpoint of how to get the job done effectively. You’ll find step-by-step guides, practical tips, and best practices, along with code samples that you’ll be able to modify and use in your own SSRS applications.
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Pro PerformancePoint Server 2007 is Microsoft’s latest product in its line of business intelligence applications, a piece of software that gathers data from corporate databases and delivers it to an end user in a friendly, graphical fashion. PerformancePoint offers the next step in the digitization world. Businesses now have gigabytes upon terabytes of data in databases; there’s a need to interpret the data and glean key business insights from it and PerformancePoint.
Author Philo Janus walks you through the business process management and architecture of the PerformancePoint product before delving into developing a complete business intelligence solution, from start to finish.
What you’ll learn- Develop an end–to–end business intelligence solution.
- Harness and massage data using SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, and SQL Server Reporting Services.
- Use ProClarity Analytics to get a better view on corporate performance data.
- Build a portal with key performance indicators and business scorecards using PerformancePoint, Excel Services, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
- Build out a complete business scorecard.
- Develop tools for business planning and forecasting.
If you’re interested in harvesting data from your corporate databases, developing solutions to represent it visually to different audiences in your business, and slicing and dicing that information in a variety of different ways, PerformancePoint—and this book—are for you.
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
About the AuthorPhilo Janus is a senior technology specialist with Microsoft. Over the years he has presented InfoPath to thousands of users and developers, and assisted with enterprise implementations of InfoPath solutions. With that background, he is particularly sensitive to the difficulties users and developers have had with InfoPath.
He graduated from the US Naval Academy with a BSEE in 1989 to face a challenging career in the US Navy. After driving an aircraft carrier around the Pacific Ocean and a guided missile frigate through both the Suez and Panama Canals, and serving in the US Embassy in Cairo, a small altercation between his bicycle and an auto indicated a change of career (some would say that landing on his head in that accident would explain many things).
Philo's software development career started with building a training and budgeting application in Access 2.0 in 1995. Since then he's worked with Oracle, Visual Basic, SQL Server, and .NET building applications for federal agencies, commercial firms, and conglomerates. In 2003 he joined Microsoft as a technology specialist evangelizing Office as a development platform.
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This amply illustrated book is about building some of Leonardo da Vincis most famous inventions with LEGOs new breathtaking robot technology, the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. In this book, you will revive such fascinating devices as the flying machine, the aerial screw, the revolving bridge, the double leaf spring catapult, and the armored car, five centuries after their creation by the great Renaissance engineer. Using some of the most advanced programming environments for the NXT, you will make robots that work, move, and respond the way Leonardo intended his original inventions to do 500 years ago.
By engineering the LEGO models contained in this book you will not only become acquainted with the MINDSTORMS NXT technology but also with strategies to build advanced robots with NXT and to program them using different state-of-the-art NXT programming languages such as NXT-G, NXC, RobotC, pbLua, and leJOS NXJ.
For all five robots, historical background information is provided. Detailed high-quality step-by-step building instructions as well as an elaborate guide for each single program enable both the inexperienced LEGO user as well as the NXT aficionado to become acquainted with the art of producing marvelous NXT creations and make use of many sophisticated features of the NXT.
This book will unleash the creative powers that slumber in everyone and combine them with the pure joy of playing. But beware: you might be surprised by the stupendous results this combination is apt to spawn.
In this book, you'll:- Get to know Leonardos most famous inventions and the theory behind them
- Build LEGO robots with the NXT kit
- Make use of advanced features of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
- Program NXT robots with state-of-the-art NXT programming environments
- Meet the bustling worldwide community that has developed around the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Advanced
Matthias Scholz is a member of the LEGO Mindstorms Community Partners Program. His NXT-related Web site is extremely popular. He is also a frequent contributor to the well-known NXT blog, The NXT STEP. He majored in Mathematics at the University of Bayreuth and has held various positions in German IT enterprises.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:42am CEST
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Wireless and mobile telemedicine has drawn attention from health care providers and recipients, governments, industry, and researchers. Th ough various practices have been exercised, the realization of telemedicine depends on advances in computing and networking techniques. In recent decades technological development in computing and networking has largely made the delivery of health services, including medical diagnosis and patient care, possible from a distance. Many funded projects have evaluated the use of communications technology in the implementation and performance of telemedicine activities, and examined the impact of telemedicine on medical care in terms of cost, quality, and access. Telemedicine has become a growing new interdisciplinary fi eld, which will eventually contribute to improving the quality of health care for everyone. However, successful implementation of this vision depends not only on innovative telemedicine applications but also networking and computing technical readiness. Furthermore, many ethical, social, and political problems arising in telemedicine need technical solutions.
Th is book studies computing and networking problems which arise from wireless and mobile telemedicine. It is a contribution of many prominent researchers working on the telemedicine fi eld around the world. Th e book is divided into six parts: patient care and monitoring, cardiology, diabetes, security and privacy in telemedicine, networking support, and opportunities and challenges, including 20 chapters on a wide range of topics associated with novel telemedicine applications and pertinent networking and computing techniques. Th e book will shed light on future research of these areas. Th is book will serve as a good reference for researchers to know the state of the art and to discover uncovered territory and develop new applications, especially from a networking and computing perspective.
Th is book studies computing and networking problems which arise from wireless and mobile telemedicine. It is a contribution of many prominent researchers working on the telemedicine fi eld around the world. Th e book is divided into six parts: patient care and monitoring, cardiology, diabetes, security and privacy in telemedicine, networking support, and opportunities and challenges, including 20 chapters on a wide range of topics associated with novel telemedicine applications and pertinent networking and computing techniques. Th e book will shed light on future research of these areas. Th is book will serve as a good reference for researchers to know the state of the art and to discover uncovered territory and develop new applications, especially from a networking and computing perspective.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:37am CEST
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AS A STUDENT forced to flee Cambridge University during an epidemic in 1665–66, Isaac Newton—later knighted, becoming Sir Isaac—found a lot of time to do experiments. He put this time to good use, discovering the basis for many of the laws of physics he would go on to publish a few decades later. Newton’s equations accurately described acceleration and motion, and his universal law of gravitation explained in a concise and mathematical way gravity on Earth as well as in the solar system.
The physics of Newton dominated physics for more than 200 years. In Newton’s viewpoint, forces caused changes in motion, which could be precisely determined and calculated, and concepts such as space and time were absolute, the same for everyone. Physicists continued to accept this point of view until, in the 20th century, exceptions began to appear. With improved instruments and more imaginative theories, people began to probe objects and events that were not encountered in everyday life—tiny particles inside an atom, immense objects such as the entire universe, and small or large objects moving at exceptionally fast speeds. Laws described by Newton failed to hold true in many cases. New laws, and occasionally entirely new concepts, were needed. The new laws reduce to the old laws in familiar situations but increase their scope and accuracy.
The physics of Newton dominated physics for more than 200 years. In Newton’s viewpoint, forces caused changes in motion, which could be precisely determined and calculated, and concepts such as space and time were absolute, the same for everyone. Physicists continued to accept this point of view until, in the 20th century, exceptions began to appear. With improved instruments and more imaginative theories, people began to probe objects and events that were not encountered in everyday life—tiny particles inside an atom, immense objects such as the entire universe, and small or large objects moving at exceptionally fast speeds. Laws described by Newton failed to hold true in many cases. New laws, and occasionally entirely new concepts, were needed. The new laws reduce to the old laws in familiar situations but increase their scope and accuracy.
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JET AIRPLANES MADE their first appearance during World War II (1939–1945), almost 40 years after American inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first airplane. Although jet engines are powerful and efficient, early airplanes had to settle for slow, cumbersome propellers, driven by piston engines quite similar to automobile motors. The reason that jets failed to appear first is interesting and was not due to a lack of knowledge. Engineers knew about jets all along and even had a few examples in nature to study, such as squid, which propel themselves in the sea by using water jets. The reason it took so long to build jets was that people lacked the proper materials.
Ever since Democritus of ancient Greece proposed that all matter is made up of tiny particles, people have wondered how bits of matter interact and combine. An understanding of how matter behaves gives people a satisfying explanation for many of the materials of the world, as well as the ability to construct new ones. Jet engines, for instance, burn fuel continuously and become extremely hot during operation. This heat would melt most materials, so for a long time there was no way to build a functional jet engine. Then scientists discovered mixtures of metals that can withstand exceptionally high temperatures. These materials made jet engines possible.
Ever since Democritus of ancient Greece proposed that all matter is made up of tiny particles, people have wondered how bits of matter interact and combine. An understanding of how matter behaves gives people a satisfying explanation for many of the materials of the world, as well as the ability to construct new ones. Jet engines, for instance, burn fuel continuously and become extremely hot during operation. This heat would melt most materials, so for a long time there was no way to build a functional jet engine. Then scientists discovered mixtures of metals that can withstand exceptionally high temperatures. These materials made jet engines possible.
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SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS ago people believed that vision involved the emission of some kind of radiation by the eye. Everyone realized the eyes are necessary—an eye injury causes a loss of vision—but people in ancient times imagined the eye sent out rays and bounced them off distant objects, providing a sense of vision by analyzing the returning radiation. If vision really worked this way, then eyesight would result from the eye actively exploring the environment.
But vision works differently. Arab scholar Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haitham (965–1040) correctly proposed that the eye receives radiation emitted by other sources; some of the radiation travels straight to the eye, which makes the source visible, and some of the radiation reaches the eye after bouncing off objects that do not otherwise emit radiation, which is how these objects become visible. The major source of this radiation, called light, is the Sun. Light is the messenger of vision, and the eye is tuned to detect it.
But vision works differently. Arab scholar Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Al-Haitham (965–1040) correctly proposed that the eye receives radiation emitted by other sources; some of the radiation travels straight to the eye, which makes the source visible, and some of the radiation reaches the eye after bouncing off objects that do not otherwise emit radiation, which is how these objects become visible. The major source of this radiation, called light, is the Sun. Light is the messenger of vision, and the eye is tuned to detect it.
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Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:36am CEST
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A LEGEND OF the ancient Greeks tells the story of a god called Prometheus, who taught people how to make fire. This gave a tremendous boost to humanity, and the other gods were furious with Prometheus for allowing humans to wield such potency.
Although the story of Prometheus is a myth, the ability to harness fire and heat did provide people with some of their earliest technology. Steam powered much of the Industrial Revolution, a period of time beginning in the late 18th century in which machines tremendously advanced the productivity of manufacturing and transportation. But heat, temperature, and their relationships are much broader subjects than just steam-powered machines. Warmth is associated with life and activity; cold is associated with death and stillness. Some organisms rely on the environment to provide warmth, and some organisms can generate their own, but all living beings must adapt and interact in a world in which temperature is not constant.
Although the story of Prometheus is a myth, the ability to harness fire and heat did provide people with some of their earliest technology. Steam powered much of the Industrial Revolution, a period of time beginning in the late 18th century in which machines tremendously advanced the productivity of manufacturing and transportation. But heat, temperature, and their relationships are much broader subjects than just steam-powered machines. Warmth is associated with life and activity; cold is associated with death and stillness. Some organisms rely on the environment to provide warmth, and some organisms can generate their own, but all living beings must adapt and interact in a world in which temperature is not constant.
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:44pm CEST
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Computational physics book that emphasizes the physics that can be done with numerical/computational methods rather than just the methods themselves. Uses True Basic. (Representative programs on WWW). Praised for its coverage of many interesting topics in pure and applied physics.
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Conveying the excitement and allure of physics, this progressive text uses a computational approach to introduce students to the basic numerical techniques used in dealing with topics and problems of prime interest to today's physicists.
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Conveying the excitement and allure of physics, this progressive text uses a computational approach to introduce students to the basic numerical techniques used in dealing with topics and problems of prime interest to today's physicists.
About the Author
Nicholas Giordano obtained his B.S. at Purdue University and his Ph.D. at Yale University. He has been on the faculty at Purdue since 1979, served as an Assistant Dean of Science from 2000-2003, and is currently the Hubert James Distinguished Professor of Physics. His research interests include electrical conduction, superconductivity, and magnetism in ultra-small metallic structures, along with musical acoustics and the physics of the piano. Ideas for this book grew out of the course on computational physics that he developed and taught in the early 1990s. Professor Giordano earned a Computational Science Education Award from the Department of Energy in 1997, and in 2004 was named Indiana Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
Hisao Nakanishi earned his B.S. from Brown University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His Ph.D. research concerned scaling and universality in a geometric phase transition called percolation and he has been interested in scale-invariance ever since. During his first postdoctoral work at Cornell he was introduced to the problem of surface critical phenomena such as wetting phase transitions, and later at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he started working on the statistics of diffusion and polymers in earnest. .In 1992 Professor Nakanishi was a part of the team that won a Gordon Bell Prize for the application of parallel computing to a problem in polymer statistics. More recently he has also put on another hat as a developer of a computer-based interactive exercise system which is used by a few thousand students at Purdue each year.
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Computational physics book that emphasizes the physics that can be done with numerical/computational methods rather than just the methods themselves. Uses True Basic. (Representative programs on WWW). Praised for its coverage of many interesting topics in pure and applied physics.
From the Publisher
Conveying the excitement and allure of physics, this progressive text uses a computational approach to introduce students to the basic numerical techniques used in dealing with topics and problems of prime interest to today's physicists.
About the Author
From the Publisher
Conveying the excitement and allure of physics, this progressive text uses a computational approach to introduce students to the basic numerical techniques used in dealing with topics and problems of prime interest to today's physicists.
About the Author
Nicholas Giordano obtained his B.S. at Purdue University and his Ph.D. at Yale University. He has been on the faculty at Purdue since 1979, served as an Assistant Dean of Science from 2000-2003, and is currently the Hubert James Distinguished Professor of Physics. His research interests include electrical conduction, superconductivity, and magnetism in ultra-small metallic structures, along with musical acoustics and the physics of the piano. Ideas for this book grew out of the course on computational physics that he developed and taught in the early 1990s. Professor Giordano earned a Computational Science Education Award from the Department of Energy in 1997, and in 2004 was named Indiana Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
Hisao Nakanishi earned his B.S. from Brown University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His Ph.D. research concerned scaling and universality in a geometric phase transition called percolation and he has been interested in scale-invariance ever since. During his first postdoctoral work at Cornell he was introduced to the problem of surface critical phenomena such as wetting phase transitions, and later at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he started working on the statistics of diffusion and polymers in earnest. .In 1992 Professor Nakanishi was a part of the team that won a Gordon Bell Prize for the application of parallel computing to a problem in polymer statistics. More recently he has also put on another hat as a developer of a computer-based interactive exercise system which is used by a few thousand students at Purdue each year.
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Human Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation presents research from academics and industry experts, covering various aspects of human computer interaction (HCI) Web design from theories to evaluation. This book highlights the use of methods from the HCI area in Web design, and how these methods can be used in a practical sense. Human Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation is a comprehensive book on HCI and Web design that focuses on various areas of research, including: theories, analysis, design, and evaluation. This book not only features the human aspect of Web design, but also highlights the social and cultural issues in designing for a wider audience.
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Dr Zaphiris is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in HCI. His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing.
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Dr Zaphiris is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in HCI. His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing.
Dr Kurniawan is a lecturer at the School of Informatics of the University of Manchester and a visiting lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. She joined the University of Manchester upon completion of her Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and her postgraduate research assistantship at the Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University. Her research focuses on facilitating access to information for people who are technologically-frail, including older persons and persons with disabilities. She has published numerous articles and has been invited to provide seminars and keynote speeches in the areas of assistive technology, HCI for technologically-frail user group, and design and evaluation of user interfaces for this user group.
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Human Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation presents research from academics and industry experts, covering various aspects of human computer interaction (HCI) Web design from theories to evaluation. This book highlights the use of methods from the HCI area in Web design, and how these methods can be used in a practical sense. Human Computer Interaction Research in Web Design and Evaluation is a comprehensive book on HCI and Web design that focuses on various areas of research, including: theories, analysis, design, and evaluation. This book not only features the human aspect of Web design, but also highlights the social and cultural issues in designing for a wider audience.
About the Author
Dr Zaphiris is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in HCI. His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing.
About the Author
Dr Zaphiris is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. Before joining City University, he was a researcher at the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University from where he also got his Ph.D. in HCI. His research interests lie in HCI with an emphasis on inclusive design and social aspects of computing.
Dr Kurniawan is a lecturer at the School of Informatics of the University of Manchester and a visiting lecturer at the Centre for Human-Computer Interaction Design, School of Informatics of City University, London. She joined the University of Manchester upon completion of her Ph.D. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and her postgraduate research assistantship at the Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University. Her research focuses on facilitating access to information for people who are technologically-frail, including older persons and persons with disabilities. She has published numerous articles and has been invited to provide seminars and keynote speeches in the areas of assistive technology, HCI for technologically-frail user group, and design and evaluation of user interfaces for this user group.
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:07pm CEST
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This multivolume work is widely recognized as the definitive description of classical computer science. The first three volumes have for decades been an invaluable resource in programming theory and practice for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.
The bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today’s software developers most of what they know about computer programming.
–Byte, September 1995
Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth’s work. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his “cookbook” solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.
I can’t begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home… and even at a Little League game when my son wasn’t in the line-up.
–Charles Long
Primarily written as a reference, some people have nevertheless found it possible and interesting to read each volume from beginning to end. A programmer in China even compared the experience to reading a poem.
If you think you’re a really good programmer… read [Knuth’s] Art of Computer Programming… You should definitely send me a résumé if you can read the whole thing.
–Bill Gates
Whatever your background, if you need to do any serious computer programming, you will find your own good reason to make each volume in this series a readily accessible part of your scholarly or professional library.
It’s always a pleasure when a problem is hard enough that you have to get the Knuths off the shelf. I find that merely opening one has a very useful terrorizing effect on computers.
–Jonathan Laventhol
For the first time in more than 20 years, Knuth has revised all three books to reflect more recent developments in the field. His revisions focus specifically on those areas where knowledge has converged since publication of the last editions, on problems that have been solved, on problems that have changed. In keeping with the authoritative character of these books, all historical information about previous work in the field has been updated where necessary. Consistent with the author’s reputation for painstaking perfection, the rare technical errors in his work, discovered by perceptive and demanding readers, have all been corrected. Hundreds of new exercises have been added to raise new challenges.
About the Author
Donald E. Knuth is known throughout the world for his pioneering work on algorithms and programming techniques, for his invention of the Tex and Metafont systems for computer typesetting, and for his prolific and influential writing. Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University, he currently devotes full time to the completion of these fascicles and the seven volumes to which they belong.
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This multivolume work is widely recognized as the definitive description of classical computer science. The first three volumes have for decades been an invaluable resource in programming theory and practice for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.
The bible of all fundamental algorithms and the work that taught many of today’s software developers most of what they know about computer programming.
–Byte, September 1995
Countless readers have spoken about the profound personal influence of Knuth’s work. Scientists have marveled at the beauty and elegance of his analysis, while ordinary programmers have successfully applied his “cookbook” solutions to their day-to-day problems. All have admired Knuth for the breadth, clarity, accuracy, and good humor found in his books.
I can’t begin to tell you how many pleasurable hours of study and recreation they have afforded me! I have pored over them in cars, restaurants, at work, at home… and even at a Little League game when my son wasn’t in the line-up.
–Charles Long
Primarily written as a reference, some people have nevertheless found it possible and interesting to read each volume from beginning to end. A programmer in China even compared the experience to reading a poem.
If you think you’re a really good programmer… read [Knuth’s] Art of Computer Programming… You should definitely send me a résumé if you can read the whole thing.
–Bill Gates
Whatever your background, if you need to do any serious computer programming, you will find your own good reason to make each volume in this series a readily accessible part of your scholarly or professional library.
It’s always a pleasure when a problem is hard enough that you have to get the Knuths off the shelf. I find that merely opening one has a very useful terrorizing effect on computers.
–Jonathan Laventhol
For the first time in more than 20 years, Knuth has revised all three books to reflect more recent developments in the field. His revisions focus specifically on those areas where knowledge has converged since publication of the last editions, on problems that have been solved, on problems that have changed. In keeping with the authoritative character of these books, all historical information about previous work in the field has been updated where necessary. Consistent with the author’s reputation for painstaking perfection, the rare technical errors in his work, discovered by perceptive and demanding readers, have all been corrected. Hundreds of new exercises have been added to raise new challenges.
About the Author
Donald E. Knuth is known throughout the world for his pioneering work on algorithms and programming techniques, for his invention of the Tex and Metafont systems for computer typesetting, and for his prolific and influential writing. Professor Emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University, he currently devotes full time to the completion of these fascicles and the seven volumes to which they belong.
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:05pm CEST
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Before I became a world-famous nonfiction author (no, really, this guy in Hong Kong knows me and he thinks I’m pretty good at what I do), I tried my typewriter at spinning fictional yarns. Lucky for me (and you) this creative writing venture didn’t pan out.
During this short “fictional” period of my life, I wrote two screenplays and one serialized teleplay. For those of you who really care to learn more about this financially unrewarding point in my career, let me give you a brief overview of each of these dismal failures.
First, there was the serialized teleplay. It was supposed to be a specific genre of TV comedy— situation comedy, both figuratively and literally, and spiced with witty wordplay.
The teleplay was pitched to the one television network that I felt would most benefit from my wit. So much for wit and comedy. It was met with complete disdain from th
During this short “fictional” period of my life, I wrote two screenplays and one serialized teleplay. For those of you who really care to learn more about this financially unrewarding point in my career, let me give you a brief overview of each of these dismal failures.
First, there was the serialized teleplay. It was supposed to be a specific genre of TV comedy— situation comedy, both figuratively and literally, and spiced with witty wordplay.
The teleplay was pitched to the one television network that I felt would most benefit from my wit. So much for wit and comedy. It was met with complete disdain from th
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 4:58pm CEST
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... for all readers interested in specific aspects of perturbation methods, path integrals, and their applications in classical field theory, this book provides a valuable source for their studies. -- Mathematical Reviews
It will be useful for theoretical physicists who wish to enlarge their skill in quantum mechanics and for postgraduate students studying quantum mechanics on a deep level.
After a consideration of basic quantum mechanics, this introduction aims at a side by side treatment of fundamental applications of the Schrödinger equation on the one hand and the applications of the path integral on the other. Different from traditional texts and using a systematic perturbation method, the solution of Schrödinger equations includes also those with anharmonic oscillator potentials, periodic potentials, screened Coulomb potentials and a typical singular potential, as well as the investigation of the large order behavior of the perturbation series. On the path integral side, after introduction of the basic ideas, the expansion around classical configurations in Euclidean time, such as instantons, is considered, and the method is applied in particular to anharmonic oscillator and periodic potentials. Numerous other aspects are treated on the way, thus providing the reader an instructive overview over diverse quantum mechanical phenomena, e.g. many! other potentials, Green’s functions, comparison with WKB, calculation of lifetimes and sojourn times, derivation of generating functions, the Coulomb problem in various coordinates, etc. All calculations are given in detail, so that the reader can follow every step.
It will be useful for theoretical physicists who wish to enlarge their skill in quantum mechanics and for postgraduate students studying quantum mechanics on a deep level.
After a consideration of basic quantum mechanics, this introduction aims at a side by side treatment of fundamental applications of the Schrödinger equation on the one hand and the applications of the path integral on the other. Different from traditional texts and using a systematic perturbation method, the solution of Schrödinger equations includes also those with anharmonic oscillator potentials, periodic potentials, screened Coulomb potentials and a typical singular potential, as well as the investigation of the large order behavior of the perturbation series. On the path integral side, after introduction of the basic ideas, the expansion around classical configurations in Euclidean time, such as instantons, is considered, and the method is applied in particular to anharmonic oscillator and periodic potentials. Numerous other aspects are treated on the way, thus providing the reader an instructive overview over diverse quantum mechanical phenomena, e.g. many! other potentials, Green’s functions, comparison with WKB, calculation of lifetimes and sojourn times, derivation of generating functions, the Coulomb problem in various coordinates, etc. All calculations are given in detail, so that the reader can follow every step.
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... for all readers interested in specific aspects of perturbation methods, path integrals, and their applications in classical field theory, this book provides a valuable source for their studies. -- Mathematical Reviews
It will be useful for theoretical physicists who wish to enlarge their skill in quantum mechanics and for postgraduate students studying quantum mechanics on a deep level.
After a consideration of basic quantum mechanics, this introduction aims at a side by side treatment of fundamental applications of the Schrödinger equation on the one hand and the applications of the path integral on the other. Different from traditional texts and using a systematic perturbation method, the solution of Schrödinger equations includes also those with anharmonic oscillator potentials, periodic potentials, screened Coulomb potentials and a typical singular potential, as well as the investigation of the large order behavior of the perturbation series. On the path integral side, after introduction of the basic ideas, the expansion around classical configurations in Euclidean time, such as instantons, is considered, and the method is applied in particular to anharmonic oscillator and periodic potentials. Numerous other aspects are treated on the way, thus providing the reader an instructive overview over diverse quantum mechanical phenomena, e.g. many! other potentials, Green’s functions, comparison with WKB, calculation of lifetimes and sojourn times, derivation of generating functions, the Coulomb problem in various coordinates, etc. All calculations are given in detail, so that the reader can follow every step.
It will be useful for theoretical physicists who wish to enlarge their skill in quantum mechanics and for postgraduate students studying quantum mechanics on a deep level.
After a consideration of basic quantum mechanics, this introduction aims at a side by side treatment of fundamental applications of the Schrödinger equation on the one hand and the applications of the path integral on the other. Different from traditional texts and using a systematic perturbation method, the solution of Schrödinger equations includes also those with anharmonic oscillator potentials, periodic potentials, screened Coulomb potentials and a typical singular potential, as well as the investigation of the large order behavior of the perturbation series. On the path integral side, after introduction of the basic ideas, the expansion around classical configurations in Euclidean time, such as instantons, is considered, and the method is applied in particular to anharmonic oscillator and periodic potentials. Numerous other aspects are treated on the way, thus providing the reader an instructive overview over diverse quantum mechanical phenomena, e.g. many! other potentials, Green’s functions, comparison with WKB, calculation of lifetimes and sojourn times, derivation of generating functions, the Coulomb problem in various coordinates, etc. All calculations are given in detail, so that the reader can follow every step.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Pairing-Based Cryptography, Pairing 2008, held in London, UK, in September 2008.
The 20 full papers, presented together with the contributions resulting from 3 invited talks, were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The contents are organized in topical sections on cryptography, mathematics, constructing pairing-friendly curves, implementation of pairings, and hardware implementation.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Pairing-Based Cryptography, Pairing 2008, held in London, UK, in September 2008.
The 20 full papers, presented together with the contributions resulting from 3 invited talks, were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The contents are organized in topical sections on cryptography, mathematics, constructing pairing-friendly curves, implementation of pairings, and hardware implementation.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Measurement, IWSM-Mensura 2007, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in November 2007.
The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers deal with aspects of software measurement like function-points measurement, effort and cost estimates, prediction, industrial experiences in software measurement, planning and implementing measurement, measurement-based software process improvement, best practices in software measurement, usability and user interaction measurement, measurement of open source projects, teaching and learning software measurement as well as new trends and ontologies for software measurement.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Measurement, IWSM-Mensura 2007, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in November 2007.
The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers deal with aspects of software measurement like function-points measurement, effort and cost estimates, prediction, industrial experiences in software measurement, planning and implementing measurement, measurement-based software process improvement, best practices in software measurement, usability and user interaction measurement, measurement of open source projects, teaching and learning software measurement as well as new trends and ontologies for software measurement.
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This dictionary is one of a series covering the terminology and concepts used in important branches of science. The Facts on File Dictionary of Organic Chemistry has been designed as an additional source of information for students taking Advanced Placement (AP) Science courses in high schools. It will also be helpful to older students taking introductory college courses. This volume covers organic chemistry and includes basic concepts, classes of compound, reaction mechanisms, and important named organic compounds.
In addition, we have included a number of compounds that are important in biochemistry, as well as information on certain key biochemical pathways. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are a number of appendixes, including structural information on carboxylic acids, amino acids, sugars, and nitrogenous bases and nucleosides. There is also a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. The appendixes also include a short list of useful webpages and a bibliography.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of AP Biology.
In addition, we have included a number of compounds that are important in biochemistry, as well as information on certain key biochemical pathways. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are a number of appendixes, including structural information on carboxylic acids, amino acids, sugars, and nitrogenous bases and nucleosides. There is also a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. The appendixes also include a short list of useful webpages and a bibliography.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of AP Biology.
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This dictionary is one of a series covering the terminology and concepts used in important branches of science. The Facts on File Dictionary of Organic Chemistry has been designed as an additional source of information for students taking Advanced Placement (AP) Science courses in high schools. It will also be helpful to older students taking introductory college courses. This volume covers organic chemistry and includes basic concepts, classes of compound, reaction mechanisms, and important named organic compounds.
In addition, we have included a number of compounds that are important in biochemistry, as well as information on certain key biochemical pathways. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are a number of appendixes, including structural information on carboxylic acids, amino acids, sugars, and nitrogenous bases and nucleosides. There is also a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. The appendixes also include a short list of useful webpages and a bibliography.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of AP Biology.
In addition, we have included a number of compounds that are important in biochemistry, as well as information on certain key biochemical pathways. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are a number of appendixes, including structural information on carboxylic acids, amino acids, sugars, and nitrogenous bases and nucleosides. There is also a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. The appendixes also include a short list of useful webpages and a bibliography.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of AP Biology.
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Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promotes a healthy skepticism about these easy-to-manipulate models of reality. Monmonier shows that, despite their immense value, maps lie. In fact, they must.
The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps.
To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
"Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space."—Scientific American
"A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
". . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. [The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book."—Wilson Library Bulletin
"A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense."—John Van Pelt, Christian Science Monitor
"Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . [His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers."—Jeffrey S. Murray, Canadian Geographic
The second edition is updated with the addition of two new chapters, 10 color plates, and a new foreword by renowned geographer H. J. de Blij. One new chapter examines the role of national interest and cultural values in national mapping organizations, including the United States Geological Survey, while the other explores the new breed of multimedia, computer-based maps.
To show how maps distort, Monmonier introduces basic principles of mapmaking, gives entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports, and covers all the typical kinds of distortions from deliberate oversimplifications to the misleading use of color.
"Professor Monmonier himself knows how to gain our attention; it is not in fact the lies in maps but their truth, if always approximate and incomplete, that he wants us to admire and use, even to draw for ourselves on the facile screen. His is an artful and funny book, which like any good map, packs plenty in little space."—Scientific American
"A useful guide to a subject most people probably take too much for granted. It shows how map makers translate abstract data into eye-catching cartograms, as they are called. It combats cartographic illiteracy. It fights cartophobia. It may even teach you to find your way. For that alone, it seems worthwhile."—Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times
". . . witty examination of how and why maps lie. [The book] conveys an important message about how statistics of any kind can be manipulated. But it also communicates much of the challenge, aesthetic appeal, and sheer fun of maps. Even those who hated geography in grammar school might well find a new enthusiasm for the subject after reading Monmonier's lively and surprising book."—Wilson Library Bulletin
"A reading of this book will leave you much better defended against cheap atlases, shoddy journalism, unscrupulous advertisers, predatory special-interest groups, and others who may use or abuse maps at your expense."—John Van Pelt, Christian Science Monitor
"Monmonier meets his goal admirably. . . . [His] book should be put on every map user's 'must read' list. It is informative and readable . . . a big step forward in helping us to understand how maps can mislead their readers."—Jeffrey S. Murray, Canadian Geographic
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"There is terror in numbers," writes Darrell Huff in How to Lie with Statistics. And nowhere does this terror translate to blind acceptance of authority more than in the slippery world of averages, correlations, graphs, and trends. Huff sought to break through "the daze that follows the collision of statistics with the human mind" with this slim volume, first published in 1954. The book remains relevant as a wake-up call for people unaccustomed to examining the endless flow of numbers pouring from Wall Street, Madison Avenue, and everywhere else someone has an axe to grind, a point to prove, or a product to sell. "The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed to sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify," warns Huff.
Although many of the examples used in the book are charmingly dated, the cautions are timeless. Statistics are rife with opportunities for misuse, from "gee-whiz graphs" that add nonexistent drama to trends, to "results" detached from their method and meaning, to statistics' ultimate bugaboo--faulty cause-and-effect reasoning. Huff's tone is tolerant and amused, but no-nonsense. Like a lecturing father, he expects you to learn something useful from the book, and start applying it every day. Never be a sucker again, he cries!
Even if you can't find a source of demonstrable bias, allow yourself some degree of skepticism about the results as long as there is a possibility of bias somewhere. There always is.
Read How to Lie with Statistics. Whether you encounter statistics at work, at school, or in advertising, you'll remember its simple lessons. Don't be terrorized by numbers, Huff implores. "The fact is that, despite its mathematical base, statistics is as much an art as it is a science." --Therese Littleton
A pleasantly subversive little book, guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic. -- The Atlantic
This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining, highly readable manner. -- Management Review
Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to fool rather than inform.
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IF YOU GO fox-hunting will you shoot a fox? Will a fox shoot you?
Could life on earth have begun spontaneously?
How many of an item must a storekeeper stock to be reasonably certain he won't run out?
How far can you trust an opinion poll?
When is insurance a good buy?
What does "probable» mean?
How likely is it that the eventual winner in an election will be ahead all the way?
What's the doctrine of the maturity of chances? Why is it so costly?
These are a few of the mass of questions with which the theories of probability deal. This tiny list barely touches on the whole field of probability because probability touches on almost everything.
Could life on earth have begun spontaneously?
How many of an item must a storekeeper stock to be reasonably certain he won't run out?
How far can you trust an opinion poll?
When is insurance a good buy?
What does "probable» mean?
How likely is it that the eventual winner in an election will be ahead all the way?
What's the doctrine of the maturity of chances? Why is it so costly?
These are a few of the mass of questions with which the theories of probability deal. This tiny list barely touches on the whole field of probability because probability touches on almost everything.
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:49am CEST
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Governments, their agencies, and businesses are perpetually battling to protect valuable, classified, proprietary, or sensitive information but often find that the restrictions imposed upon them by information security policies and procedures have significant, negative impacts on their ability to function. These government and business entities are beginning to realize the value of information assurance (IA) as a tool to ensure that the right information gets to the right people, at the right time, with a reasonable expectation that it is timely, accurate, authentic, and uncompromised. Intended for those interested in the construction and operation of an IA or Information Security (InfoSec) program, Building a Global Information Assurance Program describes the key building blocks of an IA development effort including: · Information Attributes · System Attributes · Infrastructure or Architecture · Interoperability · IA Tools · Cognitive Hierarchies · Decision Cycles · Organizational Considerations · Operational Concepts Because of their extensive and diverse backgrounds, the authors bring a unique perspective to current IT issues. The text presents their proprietary process based on the systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodology specifically tailored for an IA program. This process is a structured, cradle-to-grave approach to IA program development, from program planning and design to implementation, support, and phase out. Building a Global Information Assurance Program provides a proven series of steps and tasks that you can follow to build quality IA programs faster, at lower costs, and with less risk.
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The 6th Conference on Security and Cryptography for Networks (SCN 2008) was held in Amalfi, Italy, on September 10–12, 2008. The first four editions of the conference where held in Amalfi, while, two years ago, the fifth edition was held in the nearby Maiori. This year we moved back to the traditional location.
Security and privacy are increasing concerns in computer networks such as the Internet. The availability of fast, reliable, and cheap electronic communication offers the opportunity to perform, electronically and in a distributed way, a wide range of transactions of a most diverse nature. The conference brought together researchers in the fields of cryptography and security in communication networks with the goal of fostering cooperation and exchange of ideas. The main topics of the conference this year included anonymity, implementations, authentication, symmetric-key cryptography, complexity-based cryptography, privacy, cryptanalysis, cryptographic protocols, digital signatures, public-key cryptography, hash functions, identification.
The international Program Committee consisted of 24 members who are top experts in the conference fields. The PC received 71 submissions and selected 26 papers for presentation at the conference. These proceedings include the 26 accepted papers and the abstract of the invited talk by Shai Halevi.
The PC selected papers on the basis of originality, quality and relevance to the conference scope. Due to the high number of submissions, paper selection was a difficult task and many good papers had to be rejected. Each paper was refereed by three or four reviewers. We thank the members of the PC for the effort invested in the selection process. We also gratefully acknowledge the help of the external reviewers who evaluated submissions in their area of expertise. The names of these reviewers are listed on page VIII, and we apologize for any inadvertent omissions or mistakes.
Finally, we would like to thank the authors of all submitted papers and the conference participants, who ultimately made this conference possible.
Security and privacy are increasing concerns in computer networks such as the Internet. The availability of fast, reliable, and cheap electronic communication offers the opportunity to perform, electronically and in a distributed way, a wide range of transactions of a most diverse nature. The conference brought together researchers in the fields of cryptography and security in communication networks with the goal of fostering cooperation and exchange of ideas. The main topics of the conference this year included anonymity, implementations, authentication, symmetric-key cryptography, complexity-based cryptography, privacy, cryptanalysis, cryptographic protocols, digital signatures, public-key cryptography, hash functions, identification.
The international Program Committee consisted of 24 members who are top experts in the conference fields. The PC received 71 submissions and selected 26 papers for presentation at the conference. These proceedings include the 26 accepted papers and the abstract of the invited talk by Shai Halevi.
The PC selected papers on the basis of originality, quality and relevance to the conference scope. Due to the high number of submissions, paper selection was a difficult task and many good papers had to be rejected. Each paper was refereed by three or four reviewers. We thank the members of the PC for the effort invested in the selection process. We also gratefully acknowledge the help of the external reviewers who evaluated submissions in their area of expertise. The names of these reviewers are listed on page VIII, and we apologize for any inadvertent omissions or mistakes.
Finally, we would like to thank the authors of all submitted papers and the conference participants, who ultimately made this conference possible.
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This book constitutes the joint refereed proceedings of three workshops held in conjunction with the 9th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand, September, 2008. The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions for presentation in the following workshops: The First International Workshop on Web Information Systems Engineering for Electronic Businesses and Governments (E-BAG 2008), The Second International Workshop on Web Usability and Accessibility (IWWUA 2008), and The First International Workshop on Mashups, Enterprise Mashups and Lightweight Composition on theWeb (MEM and LCW 2008).
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:44am CEST
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Transactional Information Systems is the long-awaited, comprehensive work from leading scientists in the transaction processing field. Weikum and Vossen begin with a broad look at the role of transactional technology in today's economic and scientific endeavors, then delve into critical issues faced by all practitioners, presenting today's most effective techniques for controlling concurrent access by multiple clients, recovering from system failures, and coordinating distributed transactions.
The authors emphasize formal models that are easily applied across fields, that promise to remain valid as current technologies evolve, and that lend themselves to generalization and extension in the development of new classes of network-centric, functionally rich applications. This book's purpose and achievement is the presentation of the foundations of transactional systems as well as the practical aspects of the field what will help you meet today's challenges.
* Provides the most advanced coverage of the topic available anywhere--along with the database background required for you to make full use of this material.
* Explores transaction processing both generically as a broadly applicable set of information technology practices and specifically as a group of techniques for meeting the goals of your enterprise.
* Contains information essential to developers of Web-based e-Commerce functionality--and a wide range of more "traditional" applications.
* Details the algorithms underlying core transaction processing functionality.
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Geometry is the study of shape, form, and space, and is of interest for its own sake as well as for its many applications in the sciences and the arts. Geometry is an integral part of mathematics, drawing upon all other areas in its development, and in turn contributing to the development of other parts of mathematics.
The roots of geometry lie in many different cultures, including the ancient Vedic, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, and Greek civilizations. The development of geometry as a deductive science began with Thales and reached maturity with the Elements of Euclid around 300 B.C.E.
In the Elements, Euclid sets out a list of statements called postulates and common notions, which are fundamental, self-evident truths of geometry. These statements express common experiences and intuitions about space: It is flat, it extends infinitely in all directions, and it has everywhere the same structure.
From the postulates and common notions, Euclid derives 465 proposition that form the body of Euclidean geometry. Euclid’s presentation is systematic, beginning with simple statements that depend only on the postulates and common notions and concluding with intricate and exquisite propositions. Each proposition is supported by a logical deduction or proof, based only on the postulates, the common notions, and other propositions that have already been proved.
The roots of geometry lie in many different cultures, including the ancient Vedic, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, and Greek civilizations. The development of geometry as a deductive science began with Thales and reached maturity with the Elements of Euclid around 300 B.C.E.
In the Elements, Euclid sets out a list of statements called postulates and common notions, which are fundamental, self-evident truths of geometry. These statements express common experiences and intuitions about space: It is flat, it extends infinitely in all directions, and it has everywhere the same structure.
From the postulates and common notions, Euclid derives 465 proposition that form the body of Euclidean geometry. Euclid’s presentation is systematic, beginning with simple statements that depend only on the postulates and common notions and concluding with intricate and exquisite propositions. Each proposition is supported by a logical deduction or proof, based only on the postulates, the common notions, and other propositions that have already been proved.
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Posted: September 25th, 2008, 5:43am CEST
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In 1995 I needed a book of statistical quotations. When I went to the library I found that there wasn’t such a book and so decided to compile my own. That book of statistical quotations has now grown into a series of six science quotation books. Scientifically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations, the sixth book of the series, is the largest compilation of published science quotations available to readers. It is a book that is designed to be entertaining but not authoritive; informative but not instructive. The purpose of the book is to present quotations so that the reader can gain an idea as to the depth and breadth of the subject of science and, also, to help the reader ‘capture the visions and the styles of the scientists’ of both the past and of the present. The bibliography is intended for those individuals who may wish to search for more details about the quotations listed.
With so many well-written books of quotations on the market is another book of quotations really needed? We and our publisher agreed that there was a need since the standard dictionaries of quotations, for whatever cause, are sorely weak in providing entries devoted to quotations on science. Scientifically Speaking fills that need.
With so many well-written books of quotations on the market is another book of quotations really needed? We and our publisher agreed that there was a need since the standard dictionaries of quotations, for whatever cause, are sorely weak in providing entries devoted to quotations on science. Scientifically Speaking fills that need.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:54pm CEST
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This essential guide to paradoxes takes the reader on a lively tour of puzzles that have taxed thinkers from Zeno to Galileo and Lewis Carroll to Bertrand Russell. Michael Clark uncovers an array of conundrums, such as Achilles and the Tortoise, Theseus' Ship, Hempel's Raven, and the Prisoners' Dilemma, taking in subjects as diverse as knowledge, ethics, science, art and politics. Clark discusses each paradox in non-technical terms, considering its significance and looking at likely solutions. He also includes a full glossary. A refreshing alternative to traditional philosophical introductions, Paradoxes from A to Z is guaranteed to stimulate and entertain.
About the Author
Michael Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham.
About the Author
Michael Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:52pm CEST
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Chris Date, one of the founders of the relational model, has updated and expanded his relational database dictionary to be current with over 900 terms.
What you’ll learn
- Over 900 relational database terms defined
- Precise and concise definitions, unlike those found on Wikipedia and other sources
- Clear examples used where appropriate
- Hyperlinks included in the eBook for easy reference
People who need to know something about databases, although it is not their main line of work, people new to databases, and noncomputer people looking to be conversant in databases
About the AuthorC. J. Date is an independent author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant, specializing in relational database technology (a field he helped pioneer). He is best known for his book, An Introduction to Database Systems (8th edition, 2004), which has sold over 750,000 copies and is used by several hundred colleges and universities worldwide. He is also author of many other books on relational database management, including most recently Logic and Databases: The Roots of Relational Theory (2007). He was inducted into the Computing Industry Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:51pm CEST
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On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders is an absorbing chronicle of the inventive, individualistic, and often cantankerous individuals who set the Internet free. Michael A. Banks describes how the online population created a new culture and turned a new frontier into their vision of the future.
This book will introduce you to the innovators who laid the foundation for the Internet and the World Wide Web, the man who invented online chat, and the people who invented the products all of us use online every day. Learn where, when, how and why the Internet came into being, and exactly what hundreds of thousands of people were doing online before the Web. See who was behind it all, and what inspired them.
You’ll also find these stories of people and events on the way to the Web:
- CIA agents in search of military hardware for sale online.
- The first online privacy scandal, three decades ago.
- The first instance of online censorship in 1979
- How in 1980 the FBI demanded the ID of a CompuServe user who tried to sell 3,000 M16 rifles online
- Early con artists
- Online romance scams
- Identify theft
- Who really created AOL. (Hint: it wasn’t Steve Case.)
- The wireless Internet that was built in 1978.
- Why the @ sign is used in email addresses.
On the Way to the Web is a book that will appeal to all readers, but one that computer enthusiasts will find especially interesting. Most readers will have played a part in the story it tells, and anyone who uses the Internet and Web on a day–to–day basis will find this book an absorbing read.
About the AuthorMichael A. Banks is the author of more than 40 books, among them several titles that deal with Internet topics, including The eBay Survival Guide; Web Psychos, Stalkers, and Pranksters; The Modem Reference; PC Confidential; and Welcome to CompuServe. He is coauthor of CROSLEY: The Story of Two Brothers and the Business Empire that Transformed the Nation (Clerisy, 2006), the biography of twentieth–century industrialist/entrepreneur and communications magnate Powel Crosley, Jr. (This book made the New York Times extended bestseller list, the Wall Street Journal hardcover business book bestseller list, and the Business Week bestseller list. Having sold 45,000 copies during its first three months of existence, it received a full–page writeup in the February 12, 2007, issue of Publishers Weekly.)
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:50pm CEST
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Mootools is a light, modular JavaScript framework that makes adding Ajax, animations, and interactive elements to your site a breeze. But it’s more than fancy effects and shortcuts; Mootools enhances the JavaScript language and makes writing clean, object–oriented code almost pleasant. Unlocking the power of Mootools, and therefore JavaScript, isn’t that hard, but knowing where to start can be. Mootools Essentials aims to help you accomplish that task with the following:
- Illustrations of nearly every class and function in the library
- Real–world examples of how to use them
- Written by Mootools user/contributor and Mootorial author, Aaron Newton.
You can see how Mootools makes JavaScript more powerful.
What you’ll learn- Access the complete reference to the Mootools library.
- See how to use the library and understand how JavaScript/Mootools is different from other programming languages.
- Get step–by–step code authoring examples.
- Explore real–world examples of how to accomplish common fundamental tasks.
This firstPress book is for web developers who want to learn an easier and productive way to develop/use JavaScript and Ajax.
About the AuthorAaron Newton is a product manager, developer, interface designer, and writer. He is a contributor to the Mootools Javascript framework where he writes code, the documentation, free online tutorials and the first Mootools book published by Apress. His experience includes founding music startup, Epitonic.com, launching CNET’s Download.com Music, and several years product managing application development for various projects at CNET Networks. His current startup, Iminta.com, launched this spring and is based in San Francisco.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:48pm CEST
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Write to the Point is designed to provide practical, proven techniques for making writing for business both more effective and less stressful. All levels of business and technical personnel-whose writing skills are essential to job performance and productivity-will find this easy-to-read guide invaluable and immediately useful every day. Write to the Point will also benefit the general writer and those for whom English is a second language. You will learn proven techniques developed in Dr. Iacone's seminars that will enable you to write with greater ease, proficiency, and clarity. A conversational, instructional format walks you through the actual stages of the writing process-from planning and writing the first draft to editing and proofreading. Helpful guidelines to correct punctuation, lists of often-confused words, and step-by-step procedures for generating effective e-mail, memos, letters, and reports are also included in this invaluable handbook.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:41pm CEST
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Despite the astronomical number of hours invested in developing websites for commercial and other uses, it is now clear that many websites are poorly designed and have floundered as a result.
There are four main aspects of website design that can affect a site's success: usability, content, navigation and aesthetics. The last three aspects all contribute in some way to the first. One possible solution to the problem of ineffective website design is to develop and follow a set of guidelines for designing usable websites.
One of the most important recent ideas in software development is that of design patterns. Design patterns are standard solutions to recurring problems, defined to help people discuss them easily and to share solutions to common design problems. This book introduces and details a pattern language that will help you to address all four aspects crucial to website design success.
As well as defining the 79 patterns that make up his pattern language, Ian Graham provides a handy reference to existing best practice, organized in a way that reflects the structure of a typical web design project. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples of good and bad websites to help you grasp clearly the essentials of successful website design. The full color pattern language is ready for you to apply to your own design projects.
This book:
- defines 79 web usability patterns linked into a comprehensive pattern language;
- will help designers write better sites and avoid errors of omission;
- covers everything from understanding requirements to detailed design guidelines.
A Pattern Language for Web Usability is a practical guide for web designers and managers of website development projects and can be used as a simple checklist to aid the design process and ensure that websites are usable and successful.
About the AuthorIan Graham is an industry consultant with over 20 years experience, and has been a practitioner in IT for over 25. He is internationally recognized as an authority on business modeling, object-oriented software development methods, software development processes, and expert systems. Ian is currently Principal Consultant with TriReme International Ltd. Previously he spent six years in senior management positions with Chase Manhattan Bank and the Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS Warburg). Ian is well known as a public speaker and writer on advanced computing and has published over 60 articles and papers. He is the author or editor of 13 books on the subject and has lectured in 16 countries across 4 continents.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:36pm CEST
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DEVELOP THE MECHATRONIC SIDE OF YOUR GENIUS WITH 25 FUNTASTIC PROJECTS!
Newton Braga is one of the most famous electronics authors in the world. An educator and writer in computer science and related technologies, he has written over 90 books and contributed more than 2000 articles to magazines in Brazil, Spain, the Untied States, Portugal, Japan, Argentina, and other countries. He name is internationally synonymous with electronics, and McGraw-Hill is proud to add his name to the popular Evil Genius series.
If you're fascinated by electronics and mechanics, this hands-on tour of the junction where they meet will bring you hours of fun and learning. Noted electronics author Newton Braga's Mechatronics for the Evil Genius guides you step by step through 25 complete, intriguing, yet inexpensive projects developed especially for this book.
You will build your own mechanical race car, combat robot, ionic motor, mechatronic head, light beam remote control, and 20 other entertaining learning projects that take you to the heart of mechatronics.
More than just hours of entertainment, these stimulating projects provide a solid grounding in mechatronics, the discipline at the core of robotics where electronics, mechanics, and other sciences merge. Each experiment builds on those before it so you develop a hands-on, practical understanding of mechatronics. You don't need to know electronics or mechanics to get started. But by the end, you'll be showing off your own exciting projects!
MECHATRONICS FOR THE EVIL GENIUS:
- Introduces you to mechatronics step-by-step -- you don't need to be a electromechanical whiz to get started, but you will be when you're finished
- Teaches all the skills you need for the projects, including how to solder, recognize components, and read schematics
- Provides complete lists of tools and parts -- all of them inexpensive and easily obtained
- Vividly explains the mechanics, electronics, and science underlying each project
- Gives you fully illustrated,step-by-step directions that build your skills, one small increment at a time
- Provides directions for 25 tantalizing projects, including a robotic arm, an electronic cannon, a coin tosser, an analog computer, and many more
- Helps you develop skills you can bring to other hobby projects, such as more sophisticated robots
- Encourages you to improvise with secondary components to devise your own unique creations
- Suggests related activities for customization and going steps beyond
Newton Braga is one of the most famous electronics authors in the world. An educator and writer in computer science and related technologies, he has written over 90 books and contributed more than 2000 articles to magazines in Brazil, Spain, the Untied States, Portugal, Japan, Argentina, and other countries. He name is internationally synonymous with electronics, and McGraw-Hill is proud to add his name to the popular Evil Genius series.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:35pm CEST
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The best-selling Evil Genius format provides hobbyists with a fun and inexpensive way to learn bionics via 25 complete projects. Once the focus of popular 70's TV, bionics (integrating mechanical and electronic materials with living matter) are being used more than ever to replace or repair physiological or anatomical functions or disorders.
THE EVIL GENIUS TACKLES BIONICS!
THE EVIL GENIUS TACKLES BIONICS!
Step into the future -- (or the past, if you have a touch of Dr. Frankenstein in your soul) -- with these 25 incredibly cool bionic experiments! Demonstrating how life forms can be enhanced, combined, manipulated, and measured with electronic and mechanical components, these inexpensive projects from internationally renowned electronics guru Newton Braga provide hours of fun and learning.
Totally safe, Bionics for the Evil Genius guides you step by step through 25 complete, intriguing, yet low-cost projects developed especially for this book -- including an electric fish, a bat ear, a lie detector, an electronic nerve stimulator, a panic generator, and 20 other exciting bioelectric/mechanical projects!
BIONICS FOR THE EVIL GENIUS:
- Introduces you to bionics step-by-step -- you don't need to be a science whiz to get started, but you will be when you're finished
- Teaches all the skills you need, including how to solder, recognize components, and read schematics
- Provides complete lists of tools and parts for each project -- all of them inexpensive and easily obtained
- Vividly explains the biology, electronics, and mechanics underlying each project
- Gives you enjoyable step-by-step directions that build your skills, one small increment at a time
- Provides directions for 25 wild and wacky projects, including an electronic insect repellent, an animal conditioner, audio and visual biofeedback devices, white noise, and many more
- Helps you develop skills you can apply to other bionic and scientific projects
- Encourages you to go beyond the book's experiments -- they're intentionally designed to encourage your own unique creations
- Provides even more fun in the popular Evil Genius format
SUPER-COOL, INEXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT TEACH BIONICS -- WHILE PROVIDING HOURS OF FUN!
About the Author
Newton C. Braga is one of the most famous electronics authors in the world. An educator and writer in computer science and related technologies, he has written over 70 books and contributed more than 2000 articles to magazines in Brazil, Spain, the United States, Portugal, Japan, Argentina, and other countries. His name is internationally synonymous with electronics, and McGraw-Hill is proud of his contributions to the popular Evil Genius series. Dr. Braga also wrote Mechatronics for the Evil Genius.
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:31pm CEST
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Transfer function form, zpk, state space, modal, and state space modal forms. For someone learning dynamics for the first time or for engineers who use the tools infrequently, the options available for constructing and representing dynamic mechanical models can be daunting. It is important to find a way to put them all in perspective and have them available for quick reference. It is also important to have a strong understanding of modal analysis, from which the total response of a system can be constructed. Finally, it helps to know how to take the results of large dynamic finite element models and build small MATLAB® state space models. Vibration Simulation Using MATLAB and ANSYS answers all those needs. Using a three degree-of-freedom (DOF) system as a unifying theme, it presents all the methods in one book. Each chapter provides the background theory to support its example, and each chapter contains both a closed form solution to the problem-shown in its entirety-and detailed MATLAB code for solving the problem. Bridging the gap between introductory vibration courses and the techniques used in actual practice, Vibration Simulation Using MATLAB and ANSYS builds the foundation that allows you to simulate your own real-life problems. Features · Demonstrates how to solve real problems, covering the vibration of systems from single DOF to finite element models with thousands of DOF · Illustrates the differences and similarities between different models by tracking a single example throughout the book · Includes the complete, closed-form solution and the MATLAB code used to solve each problem · Shows explicitly how to take the results of a realistic ANSYS finite element model and develop a small MATLAB state-space model · Provides a solid grounding in how individual modes of vibration combine for overall system response
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Posted: September 24th, 2008, 5:31pm CEST
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The first edition of The Electronics Handbook was published in 1996. Between then and now, tremendous changes have occurred in electronics engineering. During this same period, the value of The Electronics Handbook has been recognized by thousands of readers all over the world, for which the editor and authors are very grateful.
The numerous changes in technology over the past few years have led to the publication of a second edition of The Electronics Handbook. This new edition builds upon the solid foundation of fundamental theory and practical applications of the original work. All chapters have been reviewed and updated as needed, and many new chapters have been added to explain new developments in electronics engineering.
The Electronics Handbook is intended for engineers and technicians involved in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems. This publication covers a broad range of technologies with emphasis on practical applications. In general, the level of detail provided is limited to that necessary to design electronic systems based on the interconnection of operational elements and devices. References are provided throughout the handbook to direct readers to more detailed information on important subjects.
The purpose of The Electronics Handbook is to provide in a single volume a comprehensive reference for the practicing engineer in industry, government, and academia. The book is divided into 23 chapters that encompass the field of electronics. The goal is to provide the most up-to-date reference on subjects ranging from classical devices and circuits to emerging technologies and applications.
The fundamentals of electronics have evolved to include a wide range of knowledge, empirical data, and a broad range of practice. The focus of this handbook is on the key concepts, models, and equations that enable the engineer to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of complex electrical devices, circuits, instruments, and systems. The reader will find the key concepts of each subject defined, described, and illustrated; where appropriate, practical applications are given as well.
The numerous changes in technology over the past few years have led to the publication of a second edition of The Electronics Handbook. This new edition builds upon the solid foundation of fundamental theory and practical applications of the original work. All chapters have been reviewed and updated as needed, and many new chapters have been added to explain new developments in electronics engineering.
The Electronics Handbook is intended for engineers and technicians involved in the design, production, installation, operation, and maintenance of electronic devices and systems. This publication covers a broad range of technologies with emphasis on practical applications. In general, the level of detail provided is limited to that necessary to design electronic systems based on the interconnection of operational elements and devices. References are provided throughout the handbook to direct readers to more detailed information on important subjects.
The purpose of The Electronics Handbook is to provide in a single volume a comprehensive reference for the practicing engineer in industry, government, and academia. The book is divided into 23 chapters that encompass the field of electronics. The goal is to provide the most up-to-date reference on subjects ranging from classical devices and circuits to emerging technologies and applications.
The fundamentals of electronics have evolved to include a wide range of knowledge, empirical data, and a broad range of practice. The focus of this handbook is on the key concepts, models, and equations that enable the engineer to analyze, design, and predict the behavior of complex electrical devices, circuits, instruments, and systems. The reader will find the key concepts of each subject defined, described, and illustrated; where appropriate, practical applications are given as well.
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Updated from the highly successful first edition, this easy-to-use tutorial takes a light-hearted approach to creating and customizing Web pages-with ease. With the upcoming releases of Netscape and Internet Explorer, this book will be a must for new Web users.CD-ROM includes everything you need to create your own Web page: All HTML examples in the book, WS_FTP to transfer files on the Web, WinZip to compress and decompress files, and graphic conversion programs and sample images --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
The friendly, market-proven approach of The Complete Idiot's Guides combines solid instructions with a light-hearted style of wit and humor. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page will provide users with the tools they need to create and customize their web page. This edition will cover HTML version 4.0 which includes HTML tags for Netscape Communicator 4 and the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 4.
The Upcoming new releases of Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape Communicator 4 will make it even easier for users to create their own Web pages, enabling casual users to create their own presence on the Internet and WWW
The second edition of the title has almost outsold the first edition (app. 19,000 net domestic units) in less than five months
The Book will include a CD-ROM that will be a "WebMaster's Tool Kit" containing everything the reader will need to create, publish, customize and manage their web page --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited. He has worked with (yelled at, kicked) computers since 1975, yet still manages to keep his sanity relatively intact. Paul is the author of more than 30 computer books that have sold nearly two million copies worldwide. Some of his titles include The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Windows® 98, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to MORE Windows 98, and The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Windows® 2000 Professional.
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A representative of a major publishing house is on her way home from a conference in Singapore, excited about the possibility of a new book series. On the flight home to New York she opens her blackberry organizer, adding names of new contacts, and is disappointed to realize she may have caught the bug that was bothering her friend Alex at the caf´e near the conference hotel. When she returns home she will send Alex an email to see how she’s doing, and make sure this isn’t a case of some new dangerous flu.
Of course, the publisher is aware that she is part of an interconnected network of other business men and women and their clients: Her value as an employee depends on these connections. She depends on the transportation network of taxis and airplanes to get her job done, and is grateful for the most famous network today that allows her to contact her friend effortlessly even when separated by thousands of miles. Other networks of even greater importance escape her consciousness, even though consciousness itself depends on a highly interconnected fabric of neurons and vascular tissue. Communication networks are critical to support the air traffic controllers who manage the airspace around her. A supply chain of manufacturers make her book business possible, as well as the existence of the airplane on which she is flying.
Of course, the publisher is aware that she is part of an interconnected network of other business men and women and their clients: Her value as an employee depends on these connections. She depends on the transportation network of taxis and airplanes to get her job done, and is grateful for the most famous network today that allows her to contact her friend effortlessly even when separated by thousands of miles. Other networks of even greater importance escape her consciousness, even though consciousness itself depends on a highly interconnected fabric of neurons and vascular tissue. Communication networks are critical to support the air traffic controllers who manage the airspace around her. A supply chain of manufacturers make her book business possible, as well as the existence of the airplane on which she is flying.
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Our experience of theworld leads us to conclude that many events are unpredictable and sometimes quite unexpected. These may range from the outcome of seemingly simple games such as tossing a coin and trying to guess whether it will be heads or tails to the sudden collapse of governments or the dramatic fall in prices of shares on the stock market. When we try to interpret such events, it is likely that we will take one of two approaches – we will either shrug our shoulders and say it was due to ‘chance’ or we will argue that we might have have been better able to predict, for example, the government’s collapse if only we’d had more ‘information’ about the machinations of certain ministers. One of the main aims of this book is to demonstrate that these two concepts of ‘chance’ and ‘information’ are more closely related than you might think. Indeed, when faced with uncertainty our natural tendency is to search for information that will help us to reduce the uncertainty in our own minds; for example, think of the gambler about to bet on the outcome of a race and combing the sporting papers beforehand for hints about the form of the jockeys and the horses.
Before we proceed further, we should clarify our understanding of the concept of chance. It may be argued that the tossing of fair, unbiased coins is an ‘intrinsically random’ procedure in that everyone in the world is equally ignorant of whether the result will be heads or tails. On the other hand, our attitude to the fall of governments is a far more subjective business – although you and I might think it extremely unlikely, the prime minister and his or her close advisors will have ‘inside information’ that guarantees that it’s a pretty good bet. Hence, from the point of view of the ordinary citizen of this country, the fall of the government is not the outcome of the play of chance; it only appears that way because of our ignorance of a well-established chain of causation.
Before we proceed further, we should clarify our understanding of the concept of chance. It may be argued that the tossing of fair, unbiased coins is an ‘intrinsically random’ procedure in that everyone in the world is equally ignorant of whether the result will be heads or tails. On the other hand, our attitude to the fall of governments is a far more subjective business – although you and I might think it extremely unlikely, the prime minister and his or her close advisors will have ‘inside information’ that guarantees that it’s a pretty good bet. Hence, from the point of view of the ordinary citizen of this country, the fall of the government is not the outcome of the play of chance; it only appears that way because of our ignorance of a well-established chain of causation.
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This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of practice-based organizational learning and knowing.
* Based on the author's detailed study of safety practices in different corporate settings.
* The author uses this study to empirically describe how learning, knowing and organizing are practised.
* Centred on the concepts of "knowing in practice" and the "texture" of organizational knowledge.
* Gives a rich account of how organizations learn and how corporate practices and policies evolve.
Why has the issue of learning and knowledge in organizations been the subject of such lively debate over the last 20 years? This book furnishes an answer to this question, supported with arguments, and founded on data and examples from empirical research. The author uses her detailed study of safety practices in different corporate settings to ground her theories of organizational learning. She shows how safety can be interpreted as an organizational practice and, using this example, she empirically describes how learning, knowing and organizing are practised. Her account centres on the transformative concepts of "knowing in practice" and the "texture" of organizational learning. This book gives readers a rich account or how organizations learn and how corporate practices and policies evolve, and in this way makes an important contribution to our understanding of organizational knowledge.
About the Author
* Based on the author's detailed study of safety practices in different corporate settings.
* The author uses this study to empirically describe how learning, knowing and organizing are practised.
* Centred on the concepts of "knowing in practice" and the "texture" of organizational knowledge.
* Gives a rich account of how organizations learn and how corporate practices and policies evolve.
Why has the issue of learning and knowledge in organizations been the subject of such lively debate over the last 20 years? This book furnishes an answer to this question, supported with arguments, and founded on data and examples from empirical research. The author uses her detailed study of safety practices in different corporate settings to ground her theories of organizational learning. She shows how safety can be interpreted as an organizational practice and, using this example, she empirically describes how learning, knowing and organizing are practised. Her account centres on the transformative concepts of "knowing in practice" and the "texture" of organizational learning. This book gives readers a rich account or how organizations learn and how corporate practices and policies evolve, and in this way makes an important contribution to our understanding of organizational knowledge.
About the Author
Silvia Gherardi is Professor of Organization and Management at the University of Trento.
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As it is with building a house, most of the work necessary to build a data warehouse is neither visible nor obvious when looking at the completed product. While it may be easy to plan for a data warehouse that incorporates all the right concepts, taking the steps needed to create a warehouse that is as functional and user-friendly as it is theoretically sound, is not especially easy. That’s the challenge that Building and Maintaininga Data Warehouse answers.
Based on a foundation of industry-accepted principles, this work provides an easy-to-follow approach that is cohesive and holistic. By offering the perspective of a successful data warehouse, as well as that of a failed one, this workdetails those factors that must be accomplished and those that are best avoided.
Organized to logically progress from more general to specific information, this valuable guide—
· Presents areas of a data warehouse individually and in sequence, showing how each piece becomes a working part of the whole
· Examines the concepts and principles that are at the foundation of every successful data warehouse
· Explains how to recognize and attend to problematic gaps in an established data warehouse
· Provides the big picture perspective that planners and executives require
Those considering the planning and creation of a data warehouse, as well as those who’ve already built one will profit greatly from the insights garnered by the author during his years of creating and gathering information on state-of-the-art data warehouses that are accessible, convenient, and reliable.
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Multimedia service provisioning is believed to be one of the prerequisites to guarantee the success of next-generation wireless networks. Examining the role of multimedia in state-of-the-art wireless systems and networks, Broadband Mobile Multimedia: Techniques and Applications presents a collection of introductory concepts, fundamental techniques, the latest advances, and open issues in this important area.
Divided into four sections, the volume begins with an introduction to various broadband wireless multimedia systems. Using video as an application example, it then focuses on the routing and cross-layer design issue of multimedia communication over multihop wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. The next section discusses issues related to multimedia communications over WLANs—a dominant part of today’s broadband wireless access networks. The book concludes with recent developments in quality-of-service (QoS) provisioning mechanisms and other enabling technologies, including middleware, mobility management, scheduling, and power control.
With numerous illustrative figures and extensive references, this useful technical guide gives in-depth treatments of basic topics, a solid overview of cutting-edge advances, and a representative sampling of important research outcomes.
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CakePHP is a leading PHP–based web app development framework. When asking a question on forums or chat rooms, many CakePHP beginners get little help from the experts. Simple questions can get a response like, “Well, just read the online manual and API.” Unfortunately, the online manual is depreciated, and who wants to absorb a programming language or framework from an API? Beginning CakePHP will do the following:
Leads you from a basic setup of CakePHP to building a couple applications that will highlight CakePHP’s functionality and capabilities without delving too deeply into the PHP language, but rather what the CakePHP framework can offer the developer.
Teaches you to use CakePHP by incorporating advanced features into your web development projects.
Targets beginners of CakePHP or web frameworks in general as well as experienced developers with limited exposure to CakePHP. A secondary audience may include developers undecided on adopting CakePHP or business managers trying to assess the value of incorporating CakePHP into their toolbox.
What you’ll learn
DAVID GOLDING began developing web sites in 1999 and first started using CakePHP on a bet he couldn’t complete a web application in five minutes. Golding has a degree in European Studies from Brigham Young University and currently works in technology consulting and freelance web development. He lives with his wife, Camille, and his son, Kenny, in southern California and spends his free time playing golf and studying history. His musings can be found at www.davidgolding.net.
- Install and configure the CakePHP web framework.
- Create your first CakePHP web application: to–do lists.
- Progress by building a more complex blogging application.
- Incorporate Ajax and Web 2.0 principles and techniques into your blogging and other CakePHP applications.
- Apply these sample applications along with advanced techniques as a framework or template for building your own web applications with CakePHP going forward.
This book will speak to an audience of developers already familiar with PHP but who may not be PHP experts. This book is tailored for those new to CakePHP and who want a thorough tutorial.
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the AuthorDAVID GOLDING began developing web sites in 1999 and first started using CakePHP on a bet he couldn’t complete a web application in five minutes. Golding has a degree in European Studies from Brigham Young University and currently works in technology consulting and freelance web development. He lives with his wife, Camille, and his son, Kenny, in southern California and spends his free time playing golf and studying history. His musings can be found at www.davidgolding.net.
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This volume consists of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Formal Modelling and Analysis of Timed Systems (FORMATS 2008). The main goal of this series of conferences is to bring together diverse communities of researchers that deal with the timing aspects of computing systems. Both fundamental and practical aspects of timed systems are addressed. Further, three invited talks that survey various aspects of this broad research domain were presented at the conference: “Composing Web Services in an Open World: QoS Issues” (Albert Benveniste); “Recent Results in Metric Temporal Logic” (Jo¨el Ouaknine); “Comparing the Expressiveness of Timed Automata and Timed Extensions of Petri Nets” (Jiri Srba).
FORMATS 2008 was co-located with QEST 2008 (Fifth International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems) and took place in Saint-Malo, France, during September 14–17, 2008. Detailed information about FORMATS 2008 can be found at http://formats08.inria.fr/, while, the generic link for the QEST conference series is http://www.qest.org. This was a great opportunity for researchers of both communities to share their scientific interests in timed systems.
This year we received 37 submissions and the Programme Committee selected 17 submissions for presentation at the conference. FORMATS 2008 used the EasyChair conference system to manage the reviewing process. The topics dealt with by the accepted papers cover: the theory of timed and hybrid systems, analysis and verification techniques and case studies. We wish to thank the Programme Committee members and the other reviewers for their competent and timely review of the submissions. We also wish to sincerely thank the three invited speakers, Albert Benveniste, Jo¨el Ouaknine, and Jiri Srba, for accepting our invitation and providing extended abstracts of their talks to be included in the proceedings. As always, the Springer LNCS team provided excellent support in the preparation of this volume.
FORMATS 2008 was co-located with QEST 2008 (Fifth International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems) and took place in Saint-Malo, France, during September 14–17, 2008. Detailed information about FORMATS 2008 can be found at http://formats08.inria.fr/, while, the generic link for the QEST conference series is http://www.qest.org. This was a great opportunity for researchers of both communities to share their scientific interests in timed systems.
This year we received 37 submissions and the Programme Committee selected 17 submissions for presentation at the conference. FORMATS 2008 used the EasyChair conference system to manage the reviewing process. The topics dealt with by the accepted papers cover: the theory of timed and hybrid systems, analysis and verification techniques and case studies. We wish to thank the Programme Committee members and the other reviewers for their competent and timely review of the submissions. We also wish to sincerely thank the three invited speakers, Albert Benveniste, Jo¨el Ouaknine, and Jiri Srba, for accepting our invitation and providing extended abstracts of their talks to be included in the proceedings. As always, the Springer LNCS team provided excellent support in the preparation of this volume.
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This volume contains the best papers presented at the 12th East-European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2008) held during September 5–9, 2008, in Pori, Finland. The series of ADBIS conferences is the successor of the annual international workshops with the same title that during 1993-1996 were organized in Russia by the Moscow ACM SIGMOD Chapter. ADBIS 2008 continues the series of ADBIS conferences held in St. Petersburg, Russia (1997), Poznan, Poland (1998), Maribor, Slovenia (1999), Prague, Czech Republic (2000), Vilnius, Lithuania (2001), Bratislava, Slovakia (2002), Dresden, Germany (2003), Budapest, Hungary (2004), Tallinn, Estonia (2005), Thessaloniki, Greece (2006), and Varna, Bulgaria (2007). The conferences are initiated and supervised by an international Steering Committee chaired by professor Leonid Kalinichenko.
The ADBIS conferences established an outstanding reputation as a scientific event of high quality serving as an internationally highly visible showcase for research achievements in the field of databases and information systems. ADBIS 2008 aimed to create conditions for experienced researchers to impart their knowledge and experience to the young researchers at pre- or post-doctoral level, and to promote interaction and collaboration between European research communities (especially from Central and East Europe) and the rest of the world. The conference encourages contacts between the participants who are nationals of, but active outside, the Member States and Associated States and their colleagues in Member States and Associated States. Special attention is paid to collaboration of researchers in Central and East Europe.
The call for papers attracted 66 submissions from 21 countries. In a rigorous reviewing process the international Program Committee selected 22 papers for publishing in this volume. These papers were reviewed by three reviewers who evaluated their originality, significance, relevance as well as presentation and found their quality suitable for international publication. Topically, the accepted research papers span a wide spectrum of the database and information systems field: from query optimization and transaction processing via design methods to application oriented topics like XML and data on the Web.
The ADBIS conferences established an outstanding reputation as a scientific event of high quality serving as an internationally highly visible showcase for research achievements in the field of databases and information systems. ADBIS 2008 aimed to create conditions for experienced researchers to impart their knowledge and experience to the young researchers at pre- or post-doctoral level, and to promote interaction and collaboration between European research communities (especially from Central and East Europe) and the rest of the world. The conference encourages contacts between the participants who are nationals of, but active outside, the Member States and Associated States and their colleagues in Member States and Associated States. Special attention is paid to collaboration of researchers in Central and East Europe.
The call for papers attracted 66 submissions from 21 countries. In a rigorous reviewing process the international Program Committee selected 22 papers for publishing in this volume. These papers were reviewed by three reviewers who evaluated their originality, significance, relevance as well as presentation and found their quality suitable for international publication. Topically, the accepted research papers span a wide spectrum of the database and information systems field: from query optimization and transaction processing via design methods to application oriented topics like XML and data on the Web.
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Internationally renowned success philosopher, business speaker, and humorist, Larry Winget offers advice that flies in the face of conventional self-help. He believes that the motivational speakers and self-help gurus seem to have forgotten that the operative word in self-help is "self." That is what makes this book so different. Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life forces all responsibility for every aspect of your life right where it belongs—on you. For that reason, this book will make you uncomfortable. Winget won't let you escape to the excuses that we all find so comforting. The only place you are allowed to go to place the blame for everything that has ever happened to you is to the mirror. The last place most of us want to go.
Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is simply a self-help book like no other. It takes on every idea you hold sacred. It trashes the motivational platitudes we have all grown up with and learned to trust. Larry attacks the importance of a positive attitude, the sanctity of marriage, sex, religion, fitness, friendship, money, stress, and happiness. This is anything but conventional wisdom, yet makes so much sense that his ideas are nearly impossible to argue with.
Larry Winget, also known as The Pitbull of Personal Development®, is confrontational in his style, direct in his approach, irritational in his manner, yet Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is still hilarious. You will find yourself laughing out loud as he discusses his frustration with people who refuse to take responsibility for their lives and their results. Yet the most interesting part of this book is Winget's emphasis on the importance of love and service to others. He explains that these two factors are the key to all success, happiness, and prosperity in both your personal and professional life.
You probably won't agree with all Larry Winget says in this one-of-a-kind book. You may not like the concepts and ideas he believes will change your life. Winget doesn't care. His ideas aren't for everyone and he readily admits that. He just wants you to look at your life and your business, and if you aren't totally happy with your results, then give his advice a try. If it works, you are way ahead. If it doesn't, you haven't lost anything.
About the Author
LARRY WINGET is known as The Pitbull of Personal Development® and The World's Only Irritational Speaker®. An inductee into the International Speaker's Hall of Fame, he is one of the busiest professional speakers working today.
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Although much of the hubris and hyperbole surrounding the 1990's Internet has softened to a reasonable level, the inexorable momentum of information growth continues unabated. This wealth of information provides resources for adapting to the problems posed by our increasingly complex world, but the simple availability of more information does not guarantee its successful transformation into valuable knowledge that shapes, guides, and improves our activity. When faced with something like the analysis of sense-making behavior on the web, traditional research models tell us a lot about learning and performance with browser operations, but very little about how people will actively navigate and search through information structures, what information they will choose to consume, and what conceptual models they will induce about the landscape of cyberspace.
Thus, it is fortunate that a new field of research, Adaptive Information Interaction (AII), is becoming possible. AII centers on the problems of understanding and improving human-information interaction. It is about how people will best shape themselves to their information environments, and how information environments can best be shaped to people. Its roots lie in human-computer interaction (HCI), information retrieval, and the behavioral and social sciences.
This book is about Information Foraging Theory (IFT), a new theory in Adaptive Information Interaction that is one example of a recent flourish of theories in adaptationist psychology that draw upon evolutionary-ecological theory in biology. IFT assumes that people (indeed, all organisms) are ecologically rational, and that human information-seeking mechanisms and strategies adapt the structure of the information environments in which they operate. Its main aim is to create technology that is better shaped to users. Information Foraging Theory will be of interest to student and professional researchers in HCI and cognitive psychology.
About the Author
Peter Pirolli is a Research Fellow in the User Interface Research Area at the Palo Alto Research Center where he has been pursuing studies of human information interaction since 1991. He is an elected Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery Computer-Human Interaction Academy, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Psychological Science, and the National Academy of Education.
Thus, it is fortunate that a new field of research, Adaptive Information Interaction (AII), is becoming possible. AII centers on the problems of understanding and improving human-information interaction. It is about how people will best shape themselves to their information environments, and how information environments can best be shaped to people. Its roots lie in human-computer interaction (HCI), information retrieval, and the behavioral and social sciences.
This book is about Information Foraging Theory (IFT), a new theory in Adaptive Information Interaction that is one example of a recent flourish of theories in adaptationist psychology that draw upon evolutionary-ecological theory in biology. IFT assumes that people (indeed, all organisms) are ecologically rational, and that human information-seeking mechanisms and strategies adapt the structure of the information environments in which they operate. Its main aim is to create technology that is better shaped to users. Information Foraging Theory will be of interest to student and professional researchers in HCI and cognitive psychology.
About the Author
Peter Pirolli is a Research Fellow in the User Interface Research Area at the Palo Alto Research Center where he has been pursuing studies of human information interaction since 1991. He is an elected Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery Computer-Human Interaction Academy, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Psychological Science, and the National Academy of Education.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 7:34pm CEST
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The primary reason for this book, the fourth edition of sendmail, is the release of version 8.14 of the sendmail program. Since the release of the third edition, V8.13 and V8.14 sendmail have been released. Each sendmail release has shown marked improvements over earlier releases and, together, they call for a full update of this book.
In addition to folding the new V8.14 information into this book, we have fixed all the errata in the third edition to make this fourth edition much more accurate.
This edition of the sendmail book assumes you are using V8.14, the current version of the sendmail program. It follows the same general format as earlier editions, but we realize this might not be the most convenient arrangement for readers who are primarily interested in what has changed since the last edition. To help minimize this problem, we have added Appendix B, in which the many improvements of the intervening versions of sendmail are categorized by chapter, complete with references to the appropriate sections within this book.
In addition to folding the new V8.14 information into this book, we have fixed all the errata in the third edition to make this fourth edition much more accurate.
This edition of the sendmail book assumes you are using V8.14, the current version of the sendmail program. It follows the same general format as earlier editions, but we realize this might not be the most convenient arrangement for readers who are primarily interested in what has changed since the last edition. To help minimize this problem, we have added Appendix B, in which the many improvements of the intervening versions of sendmail are categorized by chapter, complete with references to the appropriate sections within this book.
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The promise of the Semantic Web to provide a universal medium to exchange data information and knowledge has been well publicized. There are many sources too for basic information on the extensions to the WWW that permit content to be expressed in natural language yet used by software agents to easily find, share and integrate information. Until now individuals engaged in creating ontologies-- formal descriptions of the concepts, terms, and relationships within a given knowledge domain-- have had no sources beyond the technical standards documents.
Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist transforms this information into the practical knowledge that programmers and subject domain experts need. Authors Allemang and Hendler begin with solutions to the basic problems, but dont stop there: they demonstrate how to develop your own solutions to problems of increasing complexity and ensure that your skills will keep pace with the continued evolution of the Semantic Web.
Provides practical information for all programmers and subject matter experts engaged in modeling data to fit the requirements of the Semantic Web.
De-emphasizes algorithms and proofs, focusing instead on real-world problems, creative solutions, and highly illustrative examples.
Presents detailed, ready-to-apply recipes for use in many specific situations.
Shows how to create new recipes from RDF, RDFS, and OWL constructs.
About the Author
Jim Hendler is the Tetherless World Senior Constellation Chair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he has appointments in the Department of Computer Science and the Cognitive Science Dept. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Web Science Research Initiative headquartered at MIT. Hendler has authored about 200 technical papers in the areas of artificial intelligence, Semantic Web, agent-based computing and high performance processing. One of the inventors of the Semantic Web, Hendler was the recipient of a 1995 Fulbright Foundation Fellowship, is a former member of the US Air Force Science Advisory Board, and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and the British Computer Society. He is also the former Chief Scientist of the Information Systems Office at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was awarded a US Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Medal in 2002, and is a member of the World Wide Web Consortium's Semantic Web Coordination Group. He is the Editor in Chief of IEEE Intelligent Systems and is the first computer scientist to serve on the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science.
Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist transforms this information into the practical knowledge that programmers and subject domain experts need. Authors Allemang and Hendler begin with solutions to the basic problems, but dont stop there: they demonstrate how to develop your own solutions to problems of increasing complexity and ensure that your skills will keep pace with the continued evolution of the Semantic Web.
Provides practical information for all programmers and subject matter experts engaged in modeling data to fit the requirements of the Semantic Web.
De-emphasizes algorithms and proofs, focusing instead on real-world problems, creative solutions, and highly illustrative examples.
Presents detailed, ready-to-apply recipes for use in many specific situations.
Shows how to create new recipes from RDF, RDFS, and OWL constructs.
About the Author
Jim Hendler is the Tetherless World Senior Constellation Chair at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he has appointments in the Department of Computer Science and the Cognitive Science Dept. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Web Science Research Initiative headquartered at MIT. Hendler has authored about 200 technical papers in the areas of artificial intelligence, Semantic Web, agent-based computing and high performance processing. One of the inventors of the Semantic Web, Hendler was the recipient of a 1995 Fulbright Foundation Fellowship, is a former member of the US Air Force Science Advisory Board, and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and the British Computer Society. He is also the former Chief Scientist of the Information Systems Office at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was awarded a US Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Medal in 2002, and is a member of the World Wide Web Consortium's Semantic Web Coordination Group. He is the Editor in Chief of IEEE Intelligent Systems and is the first computer scientist to serve on the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science.
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Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, 2nd edition presents the core mathematics necessary for sophisticated 3D graphics and interactive physical simulations. The book begins with linear algebra and matrix multiplication and expands on this foundation to cover such topics as color and lighting, interpolation, animation and basic game physics. Essential Mathematics focuses on the issues of 3D game development important to programmers and includes optimization guidance throughout.
The new edition Windows code will now use Visual Studio.NET. There will also be DirectX support provided, along with OpenGL - due to its cross-platform nature. Programmers will find more concrete examples included in this edition, as well as additional information on tuning, optimization and robustness.
The book has a companion CD-ROM with exercises and a test bank for the academic secondary market, and for main market: code examples built around a shared code base, including a math library covering all the topics presented in the book, a core vector/matrix math engine, and libraries to support basic 3D rendering and interaction. There is also an associated website with updates and code patches, and PowerPoint slides from presentations.
--Simple game engine with math, rendering, and input libraries on the CD-ROM, so that game developers can immediately start applying the techniques they learn in a basic codebase.
--Exercises on the CD-ROM for educators to use for course material
--Code samples shown throughout the book for real-world application
About the Author
James M. Van Verth is a founding member of Red Storm Entertainment, a division of Ubisoft, where he has been a lead engineer for nine years. For the past eight years he has also been a regular speaker at the Game Developers Conferences, teaching the all-day tutorial Math for Game Programmers, on which this book is based. He has a B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Dartmouth College and M.S. degrees in computer science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lars M. Bishop is an engineer in the Handheld Developer Technologies group at NVIDIA. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Lars was the Chief Technology Officer at Numerical Design Limited, leading the development of the Gamebryo3D cross-platform game engine. He received a BS in Math/Computer Science from Brown University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His outside interests include photography, drumming, and playing bass guitar.
The new edition Windows code will now use Visual Studio.NET. There will also be DirectX support provided, along with OpenGL - due to its cross-platform nature. Programmers will find more concrete examples included in this edition, as well as additional information on tuning, optimization and robustness.
The book has a companion CD-ROM with exercises and a test bank for the academic secondary market, and for main market: code examples built around a shared code base, including a math library covering all the topics presented in the book, a core vector/matrix math engine, and libraries to support basic 3D rendering and interaction. There is also an associated website with updates and code patches, and PowerPoint slides from presentations.
--Simple game engine with math, rendering, and input libraries on the CD-ROM, so that game developers can immediately start applying the techniques they learn in a basic codebase.
--Exercises on the CD-ROM for educators to use for course material
--Code samples shown throughout the book for real-world application
About the Author
James M. Van Verth is a founding member of Red Storm Entertainment, a division of Ubisoft, where he has been a lead engineer for nine years. For the past eight years he has also been a regular speaker at the Game Developers Conferences, teaching the all-day tutorial Math for Game Programmers, on which this book is based. He has a B.A. in mathematics and computer science from Dartmouth College and M.S. degrees in computer science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lars M. Bishop is an engineer in the Handheld Developer Technologies group at NVIDIA. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Lars was the Chief Technology Officer at Numerical Design Limited, leading the development of the Gamebryo3D cross-platform game engine. He received a BS in Math/Computer Science from Brown University and an MS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His outside interests include photography, drumming, and playing bass guitar.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm CEST
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The mathematics that we teach and learn today includes concepts and ideas that once were pondered only by the most brilliant men and women of ancient, and not so ancient, times. Numbers such as 1,000, for example, or two, or zero, were at one time considered very abstract ideas. There was a time when a quantity more than two or three was simply called “many.” Yet we have grown up learning all about quantities and how to manipulate them. We teach even young children the concept of fractions as we ask them to share, or divide, their candy between them. Today, in many ways, what used to be stimulating thought for only the privileged few is now considered child’s play.
Yet scholars, philosophers, scientists, and writers of the past have spent lifetimes devising ways to explain these concepts to benefit merchants, kings, and countries. The idea that two items of different weight could fall to the Earth at the same rate was, in its time, controversial. Creating calculations that pointed to the fact that the Earth revolved around the Sun was heresy. Mathematicians have, in fact, been beheaded by kings, imprisoned by churches, and murdered by angry mobs for their knowledge. Times have changed, thankfully. It is fair to say we have come a long way.
This book is designed to help you come even further in your understanding of algebra. To start with, there is a lot of algebra that you already know. The Additive Identity Property, the Commutative Property of Multiplication, the Multiplicative Property of Equality, and the Zero Product Theorem are already concepts that, while you might not know them by name, are in your personal database of mathematical knowledge. This book will help you identify, and make a connection with, the algebra that you already do know, and it will give you the opportunity to discover new ideas and concepts that you are about to learn.
Yet scholars, philosophers, scientists, and writers of the past have spent lifetimes devising ways to explain these concepts to benefit merchants, kings, and countries. The idea that two items of different weight could fall to the Earth at the same rate was, in its time, controversial. Creating calculations that pointed to the fact that the Earth revolved around the Sun was heresy. Mathematicians have, in fact, been beheaded by kings, imprisoned by churches, and murdered by angry mobs for their knowledge. Times have changed, thankfully. It is fair to say we have come a long way.
This book is designed to help you come even further in your understanding of algebra. To start with, there is a lot of algebra that you already know. The Additive Identity Property, the Commutative Property of Multiplication, the Multiplicative Property of Equality, and the Zero Product Theorem are already concepts that, while you might not know them by name, are in your personal database of mathematical knowledge. This book will help you identify, and make a connection with, the algebra that you already do know, and it will give you the opportunity to discover new ideas and concepts that you are about to learn.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm CEST
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Understand how to effectively manage stakeholders by taking account of their personal needs and goals
As stakeholder relationships and business in general have become increasingly central to the unfolding of stakeholder thinking, important new topics have begun to take centre stage in both the worlds of practitioners and academics. The role of project management becomes immeasurably more challenging, when stakeholders are no longer seen as simple objects of managerial action but rather as subjects with their own objectives and purposes.
This book will aim to explain some of the complexities of project management and managerial relationships with stakeholders by discussing the practice of stakeholder engagement, dialog, measurement and management and the consequences of this practice for reporting and productivity, and performance within project management.
* Covers new concerns and emerging concepts in stakeholder management
*Written from a practioner's perspective
* Includes relevent case studies and readings
About the Author
John McManus is a practising manager, speaker, teacher and consultant and author in the fields of strategy, project management, software development, business reengineering, total quality management, and change management. A senior manager, John has 15 years front-line software, project, and general management experience. He has managed the development of a variety of software projects, utilizing Rapid Application Development, Structured Software Analysis Design Method, PRINCE and other software led project methodologies. He has managed large project teams and is responsible for providing independent assessments on numerous software projects. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a professional member of the British Computer Society, a Chartered Software Engineer and holds degrees from Manchester and London Universities.
As stakeholder relationships and business in general have become increasingly central to the unfolding of stakeholder thinking, important new topics have begun to take centre stage in both the worlds of practitioners and academics. The role of project management becomes immeasurably more challenging, when stakeholders are no longer seen as simple objects of managerial action but rather as subjects with their own objectives and purposes.
This book will aim to explain some of the complexities of project management and managerial relationships with stakeholders by discussing the practice of stakeholder engagement, dialog, measurement and management and the consequences of this practice for reporting and productivity, and performance within project management.
* Covers new concerns and emerging concepts in stakeholder management
*Written from a practioner's perspective
* Includes relevent case studies and readings
About the Author
John McManus is a practising manager, speaker, teacher and consultant and author in the fields of strategy, project management, software development, business reengineering, total quality management, and change management. A senior manager, John has 15 years front-line software, project, and general management experience. He has managed the development of a variety of software projects, utilizing Rapid Application Development, Structured Software Analysis Design Method, PRINCE and other software led project methodologies. He has managed large project teams and is responsible for providing independent assessments on numerous software projects. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a professional member of the British Computer Society, a Chartered Software Engineer and holds degrees from Manchester and London Universities.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 6:59pm CEST
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Tackles the mismatch of business expectations and IT activities
Business expectations of their IT departments are simple: Deliver IT without fuss, get involved in achieving business results, and provide leadership. But while business emphasis is on business results and leadership, IT is focused on the technology.
How to get your IT Department to Add Real Value to Business presents a practical framework that defines the roles and activities for the CIO to meet business expectations. It introduces a new approach to IT in large organizations, which shifts the focus from day to day technological operations to three critical areas of performance for IT: IT management, business results and information leadership.
The concepts are simple and elegant but the implementation is increasingly demanding. However, these changes are essential if in-house IT functions are to survive and prosper in organizations.
The author's framework has already proven itself in changing business and IT perspectives significantly. Large organisations have commenced the implementation process, and are reporting significant results. The book offers ground-breaking perspectives on the role of IT in organisations. These perspectives are finding favour with business and IT people alike. The book offers practical and anecdotal examples and plans to assist in implementing the framework.
*CIOs will benefit from a radically changed perspective on how they can gain real alignment and add real value to their business
*Business management will benefit from a new understanding of what they should expect from their IT functions
*Offers a new common language to talk meaningfully about IT and business issues
About the Author
Terry White is one of the most original thinkers in IT management to surface in recent years. He was one of the first IT gurus to identify the need for IT Departments to radically transform themselves to accommodate the business realities of the 21st century. This has been Terry's clarion call for the past 10 years.
Before becoming a consultant and author, Terry was the CIO for a large industrial concern for many years. He has written numerous articles and academic papers. His last book was titled: "Reinventing the IT department" and he has given seminars and workshops and consulted widely on this topic.
Terry consults to large organisations on business strategy, strategic information management and IT organisation.
He has lectured on a number of MBA and other academic programs.
Business expectations of their IT departments are simple: Deliver IT without fuss, get involved in achieving business results, and provide leadership. But while business emphasis is on business results and leadership, IT is focused on the technology.
How to get your IT Department to Add Real Value to Business presents a practical framework that defines the roles and activities for the CIO to meet business expectations. It introduces a new approach to IT in large organizations, which shifts the focus from day to day technological operations to three critical areas of performance for IT: IT management, business results and information leadership.
The concepts are simple and elegant but the implementation is increasingly demanding. However, these changes are essential if in-house IT functions are to survive and prosper in organizations.
The author's framework has already proven itself in changing business and IT perspectives significantly. Large organisations have commenced the implementation process, and are reporting significant results. The book offers ground-breaking perspectives on the role of IT in organisations. These perspectives are finding favour with business and IT people alike. The book offers practical and anecdotal examples and plans to assist in implementing the framework.
*CIOs will benefit from a radically changed perspective on how they can gain real alignment and add real value to their business
*Business management will benefit from a new understanding of what they should expect from their IT functions
*Offers a new common language to talk meaningfully about IT and business issues
About the Author
Terry White is one of the most original thinkers in IT management to surface in recent years. He was one of the first IT gurus to identify the need for IT Departments to radically transform themselves to accommodate the business realities of the 21st century. This has been Terry's clarion call for the past 10 years.
Before becoming a consultant and author, Terry was the CIO for a large industrial concern for many years. He has written numerous articles and academic papers. His last book was titled: "Reinventing the IT department" and he has given seminars and workshops and consulted widely on this topic.
Terry consults to large organisations on business strategy, strategic information management and IT organisation.
He has lectured on a number of MBA and other academic programs.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 9:06am CEST
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How Does Your Website Measure Up?
Are you getting the most out of your website? Google insider and web metrics expert Brian Clifton reveals the information you need to get a true picture of your site's impact and stay competitive using Google Analytics (GA) and the latest web metrics methodologies.
Which marketing campaigns work best? How do you quantify their success? What indicators should you track? Packed with techniques and insider secrets not documented elsewhere, Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics has the expert guidance you need to enhance your brand and increase your site's ROI. Learn how to:
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Measure your web traffic and understand its impact on ROI
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Configure your data collection parameters, then extract and analyze the collected data
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Drill down to the precise visitor segments or time periods you choose
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Discover how long it takes for your visitors to convert to customers
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Follow best practices for page tagging and tracking dynamic web pages, Flash events, banners, and more
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Optimize checkout systems, pay-per-click campaigns (including AdWords), SEO, and e-mail marketing, and use ad version testing in conjunction with multivariate testing
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Centralize your data collection and track offline campaigns
About the Author
Brian Clifton, Ph.D., leads the Google Web Analytics team for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is a noted web analytics and search engine marketing expert who speaks at industry trade shows (including Search Engine Strategies, Emetrics Summit, and Search Marketing World), maintains a blog on web metrics and Google Analytics (www.advanced-web-metrics.com), and has written numerous white papers.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 9:02am CEST
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Explore new worlds . . .
William Buhlman is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated radio shows Coast to Coast A.M. and Dreamland, and has been featured on the national television show Sightings. Visit the author online.
If you ever wondered what might lie beyond the reality we experience every day, if you've ever thrilled to accounts of out-of-body travel and longer to go alone for the ride, this fascinating, practical guide is for you. America's leading expert on out-of-body travel tells the riveting story of his travels to other realms and offers easy-to-use techniques to guide you on your journey of a lifetime'and beyond.
Travel into parallel realities . . .
William Buhlman has trained out-of-body travelers in his workshop for more than a decade, teaching people how to project their consciousness outside the limits of their physical bodies and to explore dimensions and worlds beyond everyday life. Now he vividly recounts how own adventures in the parallel universe described in the new-physics theories of Stephen Hawkins, Paul Davies, and Fred Alan Wolf and presents his step-by-step guide to astral travel'including exercises, tips, techniques, and answers to your every question about out-of-body experiences.
And discover surprising truths about reality, past lives, the soul, and life after death.
Astral travel, Buhlman reveals, not only can expand your conscious'it can help verify the existence of the soul, teach you about past lives, and enhance your daily life. Find out in this compelling handbook for everyone who wants to venture beyond the body and take the ultimate trip.
About the AuthorWilliam Buhlman is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated radio shows Coast to Coast A.M. and Dreamland, and has been featured on the national television show Sightings. Visit the author online.
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Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 9:01am CEST
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At its essence, computer science is the study of problems and their solutions. More specifically, computer science is concerned with finding systematic procedures that guarantee a correct solution to a given problem. Such procedures are called algorithms.
This book is about a particular class of algorithms, called recursive algorithms, which turn out to be quite important in computer science. For many problems, the use of recursion makes it possible to solve complex problems using programs that are surprisingly concise, easily understood, and algorithmically efficient. For the student seeing this material for the first time, however, recursion appears to be obscure, difficult, and mystical. Unlike other problemsolving techniques which have closely related counterparts in everyday life, recursion is an unfamiliar idea and often requires thinking about problems in a new and different way. This book is designed to provide the conceptual tools necessary to approach problems from this recursive point of view.
Informally, recursion is the process of solving a large problem by reducing it to one or more subproblems which are (1) identical in structure to the original problem and (2) somewhat simpler to solve. Once that original subdivision has been made, the same decompositional technique is used to divide each of these subproblems into new ones which are even less complex. Eventually, the subproblems become so simple that they can be then solved without further subdivision, and the complete solution is obtained by reassembling the solved components.
This book is about a particular class of algorithms, called recursive algorithms, which turn out to be quite important in computer science. For many problems, the use of recursion makes it possible to solve complex problems using programs that are surprisingly concise, easily understood, and algorithmically efficient. For the student seeing this material for the first time, however, recursion appears to be obscure, difficult, and mystical. Unlike other problemsolving techniques which have closely related counterparts in everyday life, recursion is an unfamiliar idea and often requires thinking about problems in a new and different way. This book is designed to provide the conceptual tools necessary to approach problems from this recursive point of view.
Informally, recursion is the process of solving a large problem by reducing it to one or more subproblems which are (1) identical in structure to the original problem and (2) somewhat simpler to solve. Once that original subdivision has been made, the same decompositional technique is used to divide each of these subproblems into new ones which are even less complex. Eventually, the subproblems become so simple that they can be then solved without further subdivision, and the complete solution is obtained by reassembling the solved components.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 9:34am CEST
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Boris plug-in applications, including Graffiti, FX, and Red, permit video editors to add titling, effects, compositing, and 3D capabilities to their nonlinear editing (NLE) systems. Documentation and training materials have been notoriously lacking for these applications. Instant Boris Effects is a complete guide for novice and intermediate users of Boris Graffiti, FX, and Red applications. Beginning with an orientation to the user interface, readers learn how masks, splines, containers, and filters work. They'll learn how to apply Boris effects through their NLE, and the benefits of using them as stand-alone applications. The second section provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on building example effects that readers can incorporate into their own work - including rotoscoping effects, animating still images, text on a path, 3D extruded objects with media mapping, and clean chroma-key effects.
Create your own awesome effects and titles with this complete guide for users of Boris Graffiti, FX, and Red.
About the Author
Chris Vadnais works as a television and radio producer for the U.S. Air Force Broadcasting Service. He has extensive experience in motion effects software to include Adobe After Effects and Boris Red. He also has years of experience including formal training with many of today's leading non-linear editors such as Avid systems and Sony's Vegas. He is the host of the Digital Media Network's Boris FX online user forum and serves as a software beta tester and Vegas application interaction expert for Boris FX. His electronic news gathering work in Iraq earned him a first place award in the Air Force Media Contest, a Communicator Crystal Award of Excellence, and an Honorable Mention in the Department of Defense Thomas Jefferson Broadcast Journalism Awards. His job as a military broadcaster and producer has also taken him to Slovenia, Turkey, Germany, and finally Italy where he currently lives.
Create your own awesome effects and titles with this complete guide for users of Boris Graffiti, FX, and Red.
About the Author
Chris Vadnais works as a television and radio producer for the U.S. Air Force Broadcasting Service. He has extensive experience in motion effects software to include Adobe After Effects and Boris Red. He also has years of experience including formal training with many of today's leading non-linear editors such as Avid systems and Sony's Vegas. He is the host of the Digital Media Network's Boris FX online user forum and serves as a software beta tester and Vegas application interaction expert for Boris FX. His electronic news gathering work in Iraq earned him a first place award in the Air Force Media Contest, a Communicator Crystal Award of Excellence, and an Honorable Mention in the Department of Defense Thomas Jefferson Broadcast Journalism Awards. His job as a military broadcaster and producer has also taken him to Slovenia, Turkey, Germany, and finally Italy where he currently lives.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 9:33am CEST
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ZBrush's popularity is exploding giving more CG artists the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel. ZBrush Character Creation: Advanced Digital Sculpting is the must-have guide to creating highly detailed, lush, organic models using the revolutionary ZBrush software. Digital sculptor Scott Spencer guides you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures and detailing. With a focus on both the artistry and the technical know-how, you'll learn how to apply traditional sculpting and painting techniques to 3D art while uncovering the "why" behind the "how" for each step. You'll gain inspiration and insight from the beautiful full-color illustrations and professional tips from experienced ZBrush artists included in the book. And, above all, you'll have a solid understanding of how applying time-honored artistic methods to your workflow can turn ordinary digital art into breathtaking digital masterpieces.
Break Free from the 3D Mold
Break Free from the 3D Mold
ZBrush is taking the world of 3D modeling by storm, allowing CG artists to create spectacular organic models in a way that feels like traditional sculpting and painting. Like the software itself, this beautiful four-color guide perfectly blends technology with artistry to give you a thorough, hands-on tutorial in creating 3D characters with this revolutionary software.
Digital sculptor Scott Spencer guides you through the full array of ZBrush tools, including brushes, textures, and detailing. You'll learn how to sculpt in ZBrush, design a character bust, and dazzle viewers with your creations. Above all, you'll discover how to apply time-honored methods of traditional sculpting and painting to a digital format—and emerge a better artist, no matter what the medium.
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Bridge the transition from traditional sculpting to digital
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Explore the ZBrush interface and toolsets
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Learn valuable techniques for texturing, posing, and rendering in ZBrush
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Master ZScripts, macros, and other methods for customizing the interface
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Transfer your ZBrush creations into Maya® and prepare for use in film, game, or other formats
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Gain valuable insights and tips from guest artists throughout the book
VALUABLE COMPANION DVD
Support files for the book's tutorials are included on the DVD, so you can try out the techniques as you go. It also includes ZBrush movies to further illustrate the step-by-step sculpting process, as well as a trial version of ZBrush 3.1 for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
About the Author
Scott Spencer is Digital Art Director at Gentle Giant Studios. Creating creatures and characters for film, games, and the collectable figure market, Scott's credits include Iron Man, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Golden Axe, Species 3, and others. He teaches digital sculpting and anatomy at The Gnomon School of Visual Effects, and serves as beta tester and consultant to Pixologic.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 9:31am CEST
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STARTING from the somewhat vague notion of symmetry = harmony of proportions, these four lectures gradually develop first the geometric concept of symmetry in its several forms, as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental and crystallographic symmetry, etc., and finally rise to the general idea underlying all these special forms, namely that of invariance of a configuration of elements under a group of automorphic transformations. I aim at two things: on the one hand to display the great variety of applications of the principle of sYl.l1metry in the arts, in inorganic and organic nature, on the other hand to clarify step by step the philosophicomathematical significance of the idea of symmetry. The latter purpose makes it necessary to confront the notions and theories of symmetry and relativity, while numerous illustrations supporting the text help to accomplish the former.
As readers of this book I had a wider circle in mind than that of learned specialists. It does not shun mathematics (that would defeat its purpose), but detailed treatment of most of the problems it deals with, in particular complete mathematical treatment, is beyond its scope. To the lectures, which reproduce in slightly modified version the Louis Clark Vanuxem Lectures given by the author at Princeton University in February 1951, two appendices containing mathematical proofs have been added.
As readers of this book I had a wider circle in mind than that of learned specialists. It does not shun mathematics (that would defeat its purpose), but detailed treatment of most of the problems it deals with, in particular complete mathematical treatment, is beyond its scope. To the lectures, which reproduce in slightly modified version the Louis Clark Vanuxem Lectures given by the author at Princeton University in February 1951, two appendices containing mathematical proofs have been added.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 9:30am CEST
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This is the only official, EC-Council-endorsed CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator) study guide. It was written for security professionals, systems administrators, IT consultants, legal professionals, IT managers, police and law enforcement personnel studying for the CHFI certification, and professionals needing the skills to identify an intruder's footprints and properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute. Key features include:
. The Only Official Study Guide for CHFI
Provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives.
. Full Web-based Exam
Modeled after the real exam, it also includes explanations of correct and incorrect answers.
. Exam Objectives
Each is clearly explained at the beginning of the chapter.
. Notes and Alerts
Highlight crucial points of the exam modules.
. Exam Objectives Fast Track
Bulleted highlights emphasize the important points from the exam's perspective at the end of the chapter.
. Key Terms
All concepts are defined and explained as they appear.
. Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions
Test what you have learned by reading FAQs based on the material covered in the chapter. Log on to the Syngress Web site to access review questions based on the exam.
About the Author
Dave Kleiman (CAS, CCE, CIFI, CISM, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, MCSE) has worked in the Information Technology Security sector since 1990. Currently, he is the owner of SecurityBreachResponse.com, and is the Chief Information Security Officer for Securit-e-Doc, Inc. Before starting this position, he was Vice President of Technical Operations at Intelliswitch, Inc., where he supervised an international telecommunications and Internet service provider network. Dave is a recognized security expert. A former Florida Certified Law Enforcement Officer, he specializes in computer forensic investigations, incident response, intrusion analysis, security audits, and secure network infrastructures. He has written several secure installation and configuration guides about Microsoft technologies that are used by network professionals.
. The Only Official Study Guide for CHFI
Provides 100% coverage of all exam objectives.
. Full Web-based Exam
Modeled after the real exam, it also includes explanations of correct and incorrect answers.
. Exam Objectives
Each is clearly explained at the beginning of the chapter.
. Notes and Alerts
Highlight crucial points of the exam modules.
. Exam Objectives Fast Track
Bulleted highlights emphasize the important points from the exam's perspective at the end of the chapter.
. Key Terms
All concepts are defined and explained as they appear.
. Exam Objectives Frequently Asked Questions
Test what you have learned by reading FAQs based on the material covered in the chapter. Log on to the Syngress Web site to access review questions based on the exam.
About the Author
Dave Kleiman (CAS, CCE, CIFI, CISM, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, MCSE) has worked in the Information Technology Security sector since 1990. Currently, he is the owner of SecurityBreachResponse.com, and is the Chief Information Security Officer for Securit-e-Doc, Inc. Before starting this position, he was Vice President of Technical Operations at Intelliswitch, Inc., where he supervised an international telecommunications and Internet service provider network. Dave is a recognized security expert. A former Florida Certified Law Enforcement Officer, he specializes in computer forensic investigations, incident response, intrusion analysis, security audits, and secure network infrastructures. He has written several secure installation and configuration guides about Microsoft technologies that are used by network professionals.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 6:34am CEST
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I am a psychiatric geneticist but my degree is in neuroscience, which means that I now do far more statistics than I have been trained for. I cannot overstate to you the magnitude of the change in my productivity since finding this book. Even after reading the first few chapters, which explain why data analysis is painful and how one can implement a long-term solution, my research moved forward greatly.
(Amber Baum, National Institute of Mental Health )
Modeling with Data fully explains how to execute computationally intensive analyses on very large data sets, showing readers how to determine the best methods for solving a variety of different problems, how to create and debug statistical models, and how to run an analysis and evaluate the results.
Ben Klemens is a senior statistician at the National Institute of Mental Health. He is also a guest scholar at the Center on Social and Economic Dynamics at the Brookings Institution.
(Amber Baum, National Institute of Mental Health )
Modeling with Data fully explains how to execute computationally intensive analyses on very large data sets, showing readers how to determine the best methods for solving a variety of different problems, how to create and debug statistical models, and how to run an analysis and evaluate the results.
Ben Klemens introduces a set of open and unlimited tools, and uses them to demonstrate data management, analysis, and simulation techniques essential for dealing with large data sets and computationally intensive procedures. He then demonstrates how to easily apply these tools to the many threads of statistical technique, including classical, Bayesian, maximum likelihood, and Monte Carlo methods. Klemens's accessible survey describes these models in a unified and nontraditional manner, providing alternative ways of looking at statistical concepts that often befuddle students. The book includes nearly one hundred sample programs of all kinds. Links to these programs will be available on this page at a later date.
Modeling with Data will interest anyone looking for a comprehensive guide to these powerful statistical tools, including researchers and graduate students in the social sciences, biology, engineering, economics, and applied mathematics.
About the AuthorBen Klemens is a senior statistician at the National Institute of Mental Health. He is also a guest scholar at the Center on Social and Economic Dynamics at the Brookings Institution.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 6:20am CEST
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Stop looking for needles in haystacks.
There's a better way.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has made quality testing crucial to the software development process. William Perry's Quality Assurance Institute has developed a proven set of guidelines and checklists to help you filter out defects and produce software that works effectively, saving you time, money, and hassle. The tools are provided on the CD-ROM, and this comprehensive manual shows you how to use them.
Instead of a generalized what-to-do format, you'll find clear how-to directions for building an effective testing system and procedure. You'll learn to establish baseline assessments, create an effective testing environment, set up a seven-step testing process, and make it serve your needs.
- Use self-assessment tools to evaluate your organization's current level of performance
- Define the software testing system your organization needs
- Set up a plan for getting from where you are to where you want to be
- Develop a testing process, select tools, and build the competency of your testers
- Discover how to adapt your testing to the developmental methodology used to build the software
- Incorporate agile methods into the testing process
- Ensure the security of your testing procedures
What's on the CD-ROM
The CD contains work papers and quality control checklists your organization needs to implement an effective software testing process.
About the Author
WILLIAM E. PERRY is the founder and executive director of the Quality Assurance Institute, which sponsors professional certification for Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Software Project Leaders, and Business Analyst Professionals. He is a former examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and has served on standards committees for several disciplines.
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Posted: September 21st, 2008, 6:18am CEST
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"This treatise on bioinformatics is an excellent reference set to use as additional reading in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses..."
(ChemMedChem, October 2007)
Once again, Thomas Lengauer has succeeded in creating a comprehensive and immensely useful resource that meets even the high standards of professionals in the pharmaceutical and medical sector.
(ChemMedChem, October 2007)
Once again, Thomas Lengauer has succeeded in creating a comprehensive and immensely useful resource that meets even the high standards of professionals in the pharmaceutical and medical sector.
By extending the classical application areas of bioinformatics to the latest approaches in analyzing molecular networks and predicting molecular function, this handbook serves as a one-stop resource for every bioinformatics user in the life and medical sciences. With contributions by more than 80 of the world's leading bioinformaticians, it is unrivalled in terms of both scientific authority and accuracy. Its coverage extends beyond the biological background and methodological basics to include such topical aspects as the optimization of drug leads, personalization of drug therapies, and disease-specific applications, such as bacterial or viral infections, supported by numerous references to bioinformatics software and data resources throughout.
The best single information source available—written by professionals for professionals.
Thomas Lengauer is Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrucken, Germany. He has been involved in computational biology research since the beginning of the 1990s, focusing on protein bioinformatics, computational drug screening and design, as well as bioinformatics for understanding and curing diseases. He is a founding member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), a member of the steering board of the international conference series RECOMB, and headed the steering board of the European bioinformatics conference series ECCB since its foundation in 2002 until 2005. In 2001 he co-founded BioSolveIT GmbH, which develops and distributes chemoinformatics software. A member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, in 2003 Professor Lengauer received the Konrad Zuse Medal of the German Informatics Society and the Karl Heinz Beckurts Award.
About the Author
Thomas Lengauer (born 1952) studied Mathematics and Informatics at Berlin and Stanford. After a brief stay at the Bell Laboratories, he held various academic positions at the universities of Saarbruecken, Paderborn, and Bonn. From 1992 to 2001, he headed the Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing at the GBM in Sankt Augustin (Germany). Since 2001, he is director at the Max-Planck-Institute for Informatics in Saarbruecken (Germany).
Professor Lengauer has recently been awarded the Konrad-Zuse-Medal, the highest honor of the German Informatics Society.
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This book focuses exclusively on the application of PowerPoint to the creation of online training programs. Better than Bullet Points, Creating Engaging e-Learning with PowerPoint fills that gap. By providing in-depth guidance, specific instructions, and helpful exercises, the book will enable training practitioners to create impactful learning interactions in PowerPoint. The author steps readers through the powerful features of this popular desktop application, covering everything from text to art, animation to interactivity. Provided that the reader owns a copy of PowerPoint, this book will immediately put free real-world tools into the hands of those who need it. The information is practical rather than theoretical and immediately applicable. Most importantly, this book will help make e-learning accessible to those who have previously been excluded from taking advantage of the opportunities e-learning can provide.
Jane Bozarth is e-learning coordinator for the central personnel office for North Carolina State government. A popular conference presenter, she also reviews books for Training magazine's monthly "In Print" column. She is the author of e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring also from Pfeiffer.
Learn to leverage Powerpoint® to create superior training programs!
Better Than Bullet Points offers a practical guide for tapping into the force of PowerPoint and PowerPoint-based authoring tools (such as Articulate® or Adobe Presenter®) to create effective and memorable e-learning programs. Perfect for front-line trainers as well as instructional designers, this book includes step-by-step instructions and exercises for creating successful, compelling learning interactions. Better Than Bullet Points offers a wealth of information for harnessing the powerful features of PowerPoint, including everything from animation to tracking tools.
About the AuthorJane Bozarth is e-learning coordinator for the central personnel office for North Carolina State government. A popular conference presenter, she also reviews books for Training magazine's monthly "In Print" column. She is the author of e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring also from Pfeiffer.
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The papers in this volume were presented at the Second International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA 2008), held August 21–24, 2008, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. The topics cover most areas in combinatorial optimization and applications.
A total of 84 papers were submitted, of which 44 were accepted for presentation at the conference. The selection was based on the papers’ originality, quality and relevance to combinatorial optimization. The papers were evaluated by an international Program Committee consisting of Tetsuo Asano, Sergey Bereg, Binay Bhattacharya, Hans Bodlaender, Leizhen Cai, Bo Chen, Zhixiang Chen, Francis Chin, Kyung-Yong Chwa, Andreas Dress, Ding-Zhu Du, Michael Fellows, Fedor Fomin, Gena Hahn, Pavol Hell, Wen-Lian Hsu, Minghui Jiang, Ming-Yang Kao, Evangelos Kranakis,Michael Langston, Guohui Lin, Rolf H. M¨ohring, Xuehou Tan, Dimitrios M. Thilikos, Adrian Vetta, Cao An Wang, Lusheng Wang, Todd Wareham, Peter Widmayer, Jinhui Xu, Yinfeng Xu, Boting Yang, Yinyu Ye, Guochuan Zhang, Xiao Zhou, and Binhai Zhu. It is expected that most of the accepted papers will appear in a more complete form in scientific journals.
We received papers from Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,Korea,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Romania,Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and USA. Each paper was evaluated by at least three Program Committee members, assisted in some cases by external referees. In addition to the selected papers, the conference also included two invited presentations by Francis Y.L. Chin and Vijay V. Vazirani.
We thank all the people who have made this meeting possible: the authors for submitting papers, the Program Committee members and external referees (listed in the proceedings) for their excellent work, and the two invited speakers. Finally, we thank the Memorial University of Newfoundland for their support and the local organizers and their colleagues for their assistance.
A total of 84 papers were submitted, of which 44 were accepted for presentation at the conference. The selection was based on the papers’ originality, quality and relevance to combinatorial optimization. The papers were evaluated by an international Program Committee consisting of Tetsuo Asano, Sergey Bereg, Binay Bhattacharya, Hans Bodlaender, Leizhen Cai, Bo Chen, Zhixiang Chen, Francis Chin, Kyung-Yong Chwa, Andreas Dress, Ding-Zhu Du, Michael Fellows, Fedor Fomin, Gena Hahn, Pavol Hell, Wen-Lian Hsu, Minghui Jiang, Ming-Yang Kao, Evangelos Kranakis,Michael Langston, Guohui Lin, Rolf H. M¨ohring, Xuehou Tan, Dimitrios M. Thilikos, Adrian Vetta, Cao An Wang, Lusheng Wang, Todd Wareham, Peter Widmayer, Jinhui Xu, Yinfeng Xu, Boting Yang, Yinyu Ye, Guochuan Zhang, Xiao Zhou, and Binhai Zhu. It is expected that most of the accepted papers will appear in a more complete form in scientific journals.
We received papers from Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,Korea,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Romania,Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, and USA. Each paper was evaluated by at least three Program Committee members, assisted in some cases by external referees. In addition to the selected papers, the conference also included two invited presentations by Francis Y.L. Chin and Vijay V. Vazirani.
We thank all the people who have made this meeting possible: the authors for submitting papers, the Program Committee members and external referees (listed in the proceedings) for their excellent work, and the two invited speakers. Finally, we thank the Memorial University of Newfoundland for their support and the local organizers and their colleagues for their assistance.
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The present volume arose from the need for a comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in security protocol analysis. It aims to serve as an overall course-aid and to provide self-study material for researchers and students in formal methods theory and applications in e-commerce, data analysis and data mining. The volume will also be useful to anyone interested in secure e-commerce.
The book is organized in eight chapters covering the main approaches and tools in formal methods for security protocol analysis. It starts with an introductory chapter presenting the fundamentals and background knowledge with respect to formal methods and security protocol analysis. Chapter 2 provides an overview of related work in this area, including basic concepts and terminology. Chapters 3 and 4 show a logical framework and a model checker for analyzing secure transaction protocols. Chapter 5 explains how to deal with uncertainty issues in secure messages, including inconsistent messages and conflicting beliefs in messages. Chapter 6 integrates data mining with security protocol analysis, and Chapter 7 develops a new technique for detecting collusion attack in security
protocols. Chapter 8 gives a summary of the chapters and presents a brief discussion of some emerging issues in the field.
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The LNCS journal Transactions on Rough Sets is devoted to the entire spectrum of rough sets related issues, from logical and mathematical foundations, through all aspects of rough set theory and its applications, such as data mining, knowledge discovery, and intelligent information processing, to relations between rough sets and other approaches to uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness, such as fuzzy sets and theory of evidence.
This book, which constitutes the eighth volume of the Transactions on Rough Sets series, contains a wide spectrum of contributions to the theory and applications of rough sets.
The 17 papers presented explore several research streams and introduce a number of new advances in the foundations and applications of artificial intelligence, engineering, logic, mathematics, and science.
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This volume provides a source wherein academics, researchers and practitioners may derive high-quality, original and state-of-the-art papers describing theoretical aspects, systems architectures, analysis and design tools and techniques, and implementation experiences in intelligent systems where information and knowledge management should be mainly characterised as a net-centric infrastructure riding on the fifth wave of "distributed intelligence".
An urgent need for editing such a volume has occurred as a result of vivid discussions and presentations at the “IEEE-IS’ 2006 – The 2006 Third International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Systems” held in London, UK, at the University of Westminster in the beginning of September, 2006. This book is a compilation of many valuable inspiring works written by both the conference participants and some other experts in this new and challenging field.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, EPCE 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007 in the framework of the 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2007 with 8 other thematically similar conferences.
The 95 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the thematic area of Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, addressing the following major topics: cognitive and affective issues in user interface design, cognitive workload and human performance, cognitive modeling and measuring, as well as safety critical applications and systems.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications, ISPA 2004, held in Hong Kong, China in December 2004.
The 78 revised full papers and 38 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 361 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on parallel algorithms and systems, data mining and management, distributed algorithms and systems, fault tolerance protocols and systems, sensor networks and protocols, cluster systems, grid applications and systems, peer-to-peer and ad hoc networking, grid scheduling and algorithms, data replication and caching, software engineering and testing, grid protocols, context-aware and mobile computing, distributed routing and switching protocols, cluster resource scheduling and algorithms, security, high performance processing, networking and protocols, artificial intelligence systems, hardware architecture and implementations, high performance computing architecture, and distributed systems architecture.
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Nonlinear, or digital, editing permits editors to move film bites around and place them anywhere in the sequence of the film with much greater ease than was ever possible with conventional film editing techniques. Instant Vegas 5 is a PC-platform, nonlinear application distributed by Sony. Carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas software in a concise, time-efficient way. Readers learn the rudiments of navigating the application and using it to perform a complete range of tasks, from editing video and audio, to compositing and outputting - including the use of the DVD authoring tool, DVD Architect. This is the fourth book in the new VASST Instant Series produced in cooperation with the Sundance Media Group.
This book features carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions that illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas 5 software in a concise, time-efficient way.
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Douglas Spotted Eagle has established himself as a virtuoso performer, preeminent music producer, and noted videographer. The recipient of the first-ever award for Native American music in 2001, he also has received Emmy, Peabody, Dupont, and Telly awards. Currently under contract with Virgin/Higher Octave, he has recorded 14 solo albums and collaborated on more than 300 CD, film, and television projects. Recognized as a world leader in the Vegas product knowledgebase, he has authored numerous articles for this application and sister applications. He also hosts two web sites for users of Vegas and related products.
This book features carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions that illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas 5 software in a concise, time-efficient way.
About the Author
Douglas Spotted Eagle has established himself as a virtuoso performer, preeminent music producer, and noted videographer. The recipient of the first-ever award for Native American music in 2001, he also has received Emmy, Peabody, Dupont, and Telly awards. Currently under contract with Virgin/Higher Octave, he has recorded 14 solo albums and collaborated on more than 300 CD, film, and television projects. Recognized as a world leader in the Vegas product knowledgebase, he has authored numerous articles for this application and sister applications. He also hosts two web sites for users of Vegas and related products.
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Discover how easy RIA development can be with this one-of-a-kind handbook from the Adobe Developer Library. Several clear, step-by-step mini-tutorials teach you about web services, event handling, designing user interfaces with reusable components, and more. After finishing this guide, you'll be able to build Flash applications ranging from widgets to full-featured RIAs using the Flex SDK and Flex Builder 3.0. With Getting Started with Flex 3, you will: Walk through sample RIA projects and see examples of amazing applications people have built with Flex Work with ActionScript 3.0 and the MXML markup language Build user interfaces using the controls and tools available with the framework Get a tour of controls available commercially and through open source Learn how Flex integrates with ASP.NET, ColdFusion, PHP, and J2EE in the server Build Flex-based widgets that let you display real-time data Use advanced controls to build 3D graphs, data dashboards, mapping applications, and more You'll find complete code for video players, a slideshow, a chat client, and an RSS reader, just to name a few. You also get plenty of tips, tricks, and techniques to leverage your existing programming skills, whether you come from an open source or Visual Studio-intensive background.
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Jack D. Herrington is an engineer, author and presenter who lives and works in the Bay Area. His mission is to expose his fellow engineers to new technologies. That covers a broad spectrum, from demonstrating programs that write other programs in the book Code Generation in Action. Providing techniques for building customer centered web sites in PHP Hacks. All the way writing a how-to on audio blogging called Podcasting Hacks. All of which make great holiday gifts and are available online here, and at your local bookstore. Jack also writes articles for O'Reilly, DevX and IBM Developerworks.
Emily Kim, President, Trilemtry, Inc., has co-authored and contributed to a number of books including a college-level workbook about the Internet and various ColdFusion books. Besides being a writer, Emily is also a programmer, designer and a Abobe Master Instructor.
About the Author
Jack D. Herrington is an engineer, author and presenter who lives and works in the Bay Area. His mission is to expose his fellow engineers to new technologies. That covers a broad spectrum, from demonstrating programs that write other programs in the book Code Generation in Action. Providing techniques for building customer centered web sites in PHP Hacks. All the way writing a how-to on audio blogging called Podcasting Hacks. All of which make great holiday gifts and are available online here, and at your local bookstore. Jack also writes articles for O'Reilly, DevX and IBM Developerworks.
Emily Kim, President, Trilemtry, Inc., has co-authored and contributed to a number of books including a college-level workbook about the Internet and various ColdFusion books. Besides being a writer, Emily is also a programmer, designer and a Abobe Master Instructor.
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Find out about TCP/IP-based network attack methods and threats to Windows NT/2000 computers and the preventive measures you can use to protect your infrastructure. Bulletproofing TCP/IP-based Windows NT/2000 Networks details the use of router access lists, firewalls, virus scanners and encryption. It includes examples of the configuration of hardware and software to prevent or minimize the effect of a wide range of communications-based attacks against TCP/IP networks and Windows NT/2000 hosts connected to such networks.
- Covers how TCP/IP operates and how TCP/IP attacks occur.
- Detailed coverage on how to secure both TCP/IP networks and the Windows NT/2000- host on such networks against different attack methods.
- Describes a new attack method, 'script-form attack', which could cause a company financial problems, and its prevention.
- Uses practical real-world examples of methods used to block potential attacks.
Aimed at TCP/IP network managers, LAN admiistrators, Windows NT/2000 administrators and network professionals. It can also be used for high level undergraduate and graduate electrical engineering and computer science courses covering network security.
Details how to discover TCP/IP-based network attack methods and threats to Windows 2000 or higher computers and the countermeasures that may be taken. Includes real-world examples, and detailed coverage of securing both Windows and TCP/IP networks against multiple types of attacks. Includes a companion Web site. Softcover. DLC: TCP/IP (computer network protocol).
- Covers how TCP/IP operates and how TCP/IP attacks occur.
- Detailed coverage on how to secure both TCP/IP networks and the Windows NT/2000- host on such networks against different attack methods.
- Describes a new attack method, 'script-form attack', which could cause a company financial problems, and its prevention.
- Uses practical real-world examples of methods used to block potential attacks.
Aimed at TCP/IP network managers, LAN admiistrators, Windows NT/2000 administrators and network professionals. It can also be used for high level undergraduate and graduate electrical engineering and computer science courses covering network security.
Details how to discover TCP/IP-based network attack methods and threats to Windows 2000 or higher computers and the countermeasures that may be taken. Includes real-world examples, and detailed coverage of securing both Windows and TCP/IP networks against multiple types of attacks. Includes a companion Web site. Softcover. DLC: TCP/IP (computer network protocol).
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Sitting at the foundation of every site is HTML. It's the only language that's essential to a web site's very existence. On the surface HTML may seem simple but there's much more to it that meets the eye. With different versions, many infrequently used elements and attributes, and varying ways that browsers interpret the language, only a comprehensive and up-to-date reference, like this book, has it completely covered.
Every element and attribute in the HTML and XHTML Specifications, including an example of its correct use
Coverage of deprecated and proprietary elements
Detailed browser compatibility information will save you hours of painful debugging and frustration
About the Author
Ian works as a senior Web designer for Nationwide Building Society in the UK where he's largely responsible for promoting the Web accessibility ethic. Outside of this, Ian's also responsible for a site devoted to accessibility, called Accessify. Ian wrote the SitePoint book, "Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS" 
The Ultimate HTML Reference is your definitive resource for mastering HTML. The entire language is clearly and concisely covered, along with browser compatibility details, working examples, and easy-to-read descriptions. Authored by one of the world's most renowned HTML experts, this is a comprehensive reference that you'll come back to time and time again.
This cross-referenced, easy-to-use book covers:
About the Author
Ian works as a senior Web designer for Nationwide Building Society in the UK where he's largely responsible for promoting the Web accessibility ethic. Outside of this, Ian's also responsible for a site devoted to accessibility, called Accessify. Ian wrote the SitePoint book, "Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS"
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Next Generation Networks (NGN) provide ubiquitous connectivity with pervasive accessibility to service, application, content and information. NGN will bring tremendous advantages to companies and individuals, in terms of access to information, education and knowledge, efficiency, dematerialisation and new user experiences.
Next Generation Networks: Perspectives and Potentials explores the potentials of NGN and provides an outlook of future services for the end users and opportunities for the traditional network operators and new players. It creates a framework to aid the understanding of NGN, exploring the strategic development and practical deployment of NGN. This book provides a complete and comprehensive picture of the future directions, substantial benefits, issues, applications and services for NGN.
- Offers an in-depth exploration of NGN covering both basic and advanced concepts
- Examines critical issues with the implementation of NGN
- Covers NGN technology, architecture, transport, services, and evolution and standardization.
- Written by industry experts focusing on the business opportunities of NGN with chapters on NGN standardization, development and corporate responsibility
Next Generation Networks is ideal for network operators, equipment vendors, researchers, Telecoms regulators and engineers working in next generation networking. It will also be of interest to graduate students on electrical engineering and computer science programmes with a focus on networks.
About the Author
Jingming Li Salina works and owns her own consultancy company LiSalina Telecom Consulting. She obtained her doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. She has worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Swisscom R&D department and as a Strategy & Planning Manger in the Mobile Technical Operation Department at Swisscom. Her research interests include WLAN, WiMAX, wireless access networks such as GSM, UMTS, and technical solutions for mobile operators.
Pascal Li Salina works as a Corporate Responsibility Manager at Swisscom AG.
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"Video can be hard to explain and contextualize. This book does a great job of making it easy to understand." - - Algie Abrams, Professional Systems Architect, Microsoft
How Video Works has been a bible for professionals in the video world since 1985. It offers easy to understand explanations of the entire world of video. A complete guide from analog video to all the new digital technologies, including HD, compression, and encoding. This book is a must-have for any broadcast or video production department. It is also perfect for the new video technician or non-tech creative professional who is just beginning to discover the digital world. Update your library with the brand new version of an industry standard.
* Now with full-color image section!
* Complete explanation of the new ATSC digital and HDTV video and audio standards
* New sections on optical media and fiber optics, updated MPEG material
* In-depth coverage of the new Broadband and cell phone standards
* Extensive explanation of new digital test signals and measurements
* A hands-on approach to learning about video recording, transmission, and playback.
* Complete glossary of terms covering both analog and digital video
About the Author
MARCUS WEISE has over thirty-five years experience in the television industry. As an expert in the new digital technology, he has operated in both production and post production as an Associate Director, Online Editor, and a Technical Consultant. He designed and oversaw the construction and eventually the operation of worldwide cable television facilities for TV GUIDE in Hollywood. Among his many credits as a Hi-definition online editor are CSI and CSI MIAMI.
How Video Works has been a bible for professionals in the video world since 1985. It offers easy to understand explanations of the entire world of video. A complete guide from analog video to all the new digital technologies, including HD, compression, and encoding. This book is a must-have for any broadcast or video production department. It is also perfect for the new video technician or non-tech creative professional who is just beginning to discover the digital world. Update your library with the brand new version of an industry standard.
* Now with full-color image section!
* Complete explanation of the new ATSC digital and HDTV video and audio standards
* New sections on optical media and fiber optics, updated MPEG material
* In-depth coverage of the new Broadband and cell phone standards
* Extensive explanation of new digital test signals and measurements
* A hands-on approach to learning about video recording, transmission, and playback.
* Complete glossary of terms covering both analog and digital video
About the Author
MARCUS WEISE has over thirty-five years experience in the television industry. As an expert in the new digital technology, he has operated in both production and post production as an Associate Director, Online Editor, and a Technical Consultant. He designed and oversaw the construction and eventually the operation of worldwide cable television facilities for TV GUIDE in Hollywood. Among his many credits as a Hi-definition online editor are CSI and CSI MIAMI.
Diana Weynand is an award winning producer, director, editor, and co-founder of Weynand Training International (www.weynand.com), an Apple Authorized Training Center and leader in training and curriculum development for emerging technologies. Diana was supervising editor for "The Barbara Walters Specials," directed and co-produced the Emmy nominated PBS series, ³Cinematic Eye,² and was online editor for "Real World." She is author of four best selling books on Final Cut Pro and co-author of "The Secrets of Videoblogging." Diana also writes on High Definition production.
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"...there isn't anything he has left out in this small but powerful, full-color, 340 page guide -- a remarkable accomplishment in a book with a list price of US $25.00. This book can help motion graphics artists, broadcast designers, 3D animators, web artists, compositors and visual effects artists working for video and film based productions...I highly recommend The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet combustion 3 by Gary M. Davis without reservation.."
- Jack Pfeiffer, Creative Cow
"Davis is a veteran of the computer graphics industry and that certainly shines through with this exceptional gem of a book...With its easy-to-follow tutorials and clear, concise layout, you'll find everything you need to get started, and in comparison to the other literary training aids that are available for Combustion, this offering certainly ranks top of the tree." - 3D World
New edition of the market-leading book on this software package!
Software programs are complex, the books that explain them shouldn't be. This thoroughly illustrated, full-color guide explains everything you need to know to get up and running quickly with Combustion. Get a jump-start learning the major features or the software without bogging you down with unnecessary detail.
The author shares his professional insight and extensive training experience to ensure you'll get the most out of all the professional paint, animation, editing and 3D compositing tools Combustion offers. Also featured are many workflow tips which show how to tap into the full power of Combustion 4 in your effects and motion graphics work.
For useful tips and tutorials, visit the book's companion site at www.focalpress.com/companions/0240520106
* Unique, fast introduction to Combustion 4, but relevant to all versions
* Concise color coverage, written by an experienced professional and trainer
* Ideal for professionals, new users and those migrating to Combustion from other compositing or effects packages
About the Author
Gary M. Davis is a thirteen-year industry veteran and certified Autodesk Training Specialist for combustion, 3ds Max and Toxik--currently the only person in the world certified to teach all three. In this guide he shares his professional insight and extensive production and training experience to ensure you get the most out of the professional tools combustion offers.
- Jack Pfeiffer, Creative Cow
"Davis is a veteran of the computer graphics industry and that certainly shines through with this exceptional gem of a book...With its easy-to-follow tutorials and clear, concise layout, you'll find everything you need to get started, and in comparison to the other literary training aids that are available for Combustion, this offering certainly ranks top of the tree." - 3D World
New edition of the market-leading book on this software package!
Software programs are complex, the books that explain them shouldn't be. This thoroughly illustrated, full-color guide explains everything you need to know to get up and running quickly with Combustion. Get a jump-start learning the major features or the software without bogging you down with unnecessary detail.
The author shares his professional insight and extensive training experience to ensure you'll get the most out of all the professional paint, animation, editing and 3D compositing tools Combustion offers. Also featured are many workflow tips which show how to tap into the full power of Combustion 4 in your effects and motion graphics work.
For useful tips and tutorials, visit the book's companion site at www.focalpress.com/companions/0240520106
* Unique, fast introduction to Combustion 4, but relevant to all versions
* Concise color coverage, written by an experienced professional and trainer
* Ideal for professionals, new users and those migrating to Combustion from other compositing or effects packages
About the Author
Gary M. Davis is a thirteen-year industry veteran and certified Autodesk Training Specialist for combustion, 3ds Max and Toxik--currently the only person in the world certified to teach all three. In this guide he shares his professional insight and extensive production and training experience to ensure you get the most out of the professional tools combustion offers.
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Includes advice on making a great first impression
Kate Burton is an independent executive coach, author, and trainer who enables individuals and organisations to focus their energy with confidence. She is co–author of the best selling Neuro–linguistic Programming For Dummies with Romilla Ready. Her business career began in corporate advertising and marketing with Hewlett–Packard. Since then she has worked with varied businesses across industries and cultures on how they can be great and confident communicators. What she loves most is delivering custom–built coaching and training programmes. She thrives on supporting people in boosting their motivation, self–awareness, and confidence. Her belief is that people all have unique talents, abilities, and core values. The skill is about honouring them to the full.
Be more confident in all walks of life
We could all use a little more confidence in our lives. With a push in the right direction, you can discover how to carry yourself confidently at work, at home, and even in relationships. This friendly guide shows you what confidence is and where it comes from, and offers practical tips and techniques to build on your skills, challenge your fears, and channel your energy into a more effective you.
Discover how to
- Recognise your strengths
- See things from a brighter perspective
- Say ′No′ with confidence
- Build confidence in others
- Raise confident children
Kate Burton is an independent executive coach, author, and trainer who enables individuals and organisations to focus their energy with confidence. She is co–author of the best selling Neuro–linguistic Programming For Dummies with Romilla Ready. Her business career began in corporate advertising and marketing with Hewlett–Packard. Since then she has worked with varied businesses across industries and cultures on how they can be great and confident communicators. What she loves most is delivering custom–built coaching and training programmes. She thrives on supporting people in boosting their motivation, self–awareness, and confidence. Her belief is that people all have unique talents, abilities, and core values. The skill is about honouring them to the full.
Brinley Platts is a leading executive coach, researcher, and consultant to FTSE 100 companies. He is one of the UK’s leading authorities on CIO and IT executive careers and works with international companies on the integration of senior executive life and career goals. He is a behavioural scientist by training, and his passion is to enable large organisations to become places where ordinary decent people can grow and express their talents freely to the benefit of all stakeholders. He is a co–founder of the Bring YourSELF To Work campaign, which aims to release the pent–up talent and passion of today’s global workforce to create the better world we all desire and want our children to inherit.
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Posted: September 20th, 2008, 6:33am CEST
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Numerous books have been written on Radar Systems and Radar Applications. A limited set of these books provides companion software. There is need for a comprehensive reference book that can provide the reader with hands-on-like experience. The ideal radar book, in my opinion, should serve as a conclusive, detailed, and useful reference for working engineers as well as a textbook for students learning radar systems analysis and design. This book must assume few prerequisites and must stand on its own as a complete presentation of the subject. Examples and exercise problems must be included. User friendly software that demonstrates the theory needs to be included. This software should be reconfigurable to allow different users to vary the inputs in order to better analyze their relevant and unique requirements, and enhance understanding of the subject.
Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB® concentrates on radar fundamentals, principles, and rigorous mathematical derivations. It also provides the user with a comprehensive set of MATLAB1 5.0 software that can be used for radar analysis and/or radar system design. All programs will accept user inputs or execute using the default set of parameters. This book will serve as a valuable reference to students and radar engineers in analyzing and understanding the many issues associated with radar systems analysis and design. It is written at the graduate level. Each chapter provides all the necessary mathematical and analytical coverage required for good understanding of radar theory. Additionally, dedicated MATLAB functions/programs have been developed for each chapter to further enhance the understanding of the theory, and provide a source for establishing radar system design requirements. This book includes over 1190 equations and over 230 illustrations and plots. There are over 200 examples and end-of-chapter problems. A solutions manual will be made available to professors using the book as a text. The philosophy behind Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB is that radar systems should not be complicated to understand nor difficult to analyze and design.
Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB® concentrates on radar fundamentals, principles, and rigorous mathematical derivations. It also provides the user with a comprehensive set of MATLAB1 5.0 software that can be used for radar analysis and/or radar system design. All programs will accept user inputs or execute using the default set of parameters. This book will serve as a valuable reference to students and radar engineers in analyzing and understanding the many issues associated with radar systems analysis and design. It is written at the graduate level. Each chapter provides all the necessary mathematical and analytical coverage required for good understanding of radar theory. Additionally, dedicated MATLAB functions/programs have been developed for each chapter to further enhance the understanding of the theory, and provide a source for establishing radar system design requirements. This book includes over 1190 equations and over 230 illustrations and plots. There are over 200 examples and end-of-chapter problems. A solutions manual will be made available to professors using the book as a text. The philosophy behind Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB is that radar systems should not be complicated to understand nor difficult to analyze and design.
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This book is a revision and extension of notes I wrote for a graduate seminar in relational database theory given at Stony Brook. The purpose of that course was to give students enough background in relational database theory to enable them to understand the current research being done in the field. I have not attempted to be exhaustive in covering all results in relational database theory-the field has already grown too large to cover everything. Instead, I have attempted to get within “one paper” of all current work: This book should give a student sufficient background to read recent papers in relational theory.
While most of the material presented here has been presented before, there is some new material, particularly on annular covers and in the chapter on database semantics. I have tried to bring material together that was available previously only in separate papers, and give some coherence to the results. That task has involved translating many of the results into standard notation, redoing some of the definitions, and constructing some new proofs for previously known theorems.
The book is aimed at a second course in databases, presumably at the graduate level, but possibly at the advanced undergraduate level. While an introductory course in database management systems is not an absolute prerequisite for this book, it is certainly desirable for some concrete motivation and intuition for the abstractions presented here. No specific course in mathematics is assumed, but there should be an acquaintance with set theory and the rudiments of formal logic. Some of the exercises require some sophisticated combinatorics, but those exercises are not central to the topic being developed-they are included for fun. Exercises that are deemed particularly difficult are marked with an asterisk.
Of course, I hope the book also will be a useful reference for researchers already working in the area. The bibliography is current through October 1981; some of the technical reports presumably have since appeared in journals and conference proceedings. I am grateful to Jeff Ullman for an advance copy of the bibliography to the second edition of Principles of Database Systems.
While most of the material presented here has been presented before, there is some new material, particularly on annular covers and in the chapter on database semantics. I have tried to bring material together that was available previously only in separate papers, and give some coherence to the results. That task has involved translating many of the results into standard notation, redoing some of the definitions, and constructing some new proofs for previously known theorems.
The book is aimed at a second course in databases, presumably at the graduate level, but possibly at the advanced undergraduate level. While an introductory course in database management systems is not an absolute prerequisite for this book, it is certainly desirable for some concrete motivation and intuition for the abstractions presented here. No specific course in mathematics is assumed, but there should be an acquaintance with set theory and the rudiments of formal logic. Some of the exercises require some sophisticated combinatorics, but those exercises are not central to the topic being developed-they are included for fun. Exercises that are deemed particularly difficult are marked with an asterisk.
Of course, I hope the book also will be a useful reference for researchers already working in the area. The bibliography is current through October 1981; some of the technical reports presumably have since appeared in journals and conference proceedings. I am grateful to Jeff Ullman for an advance copy of the bibliography to the second edition of Principles of Database Systems.
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As a final exam preparation tool, the CCNP Quick Reference provides a concise review of all objectives on the four CCNP exams, including BSCI (642-901), BCMSN (642-812), ISCW (642-825) and ONT (642-845). This book provides you with detailed, graphical-based information, highlighting only the key topics in cram-style format. The easy-to-reference format and succinct presentation help you drill on key exam topics.
With this document as your guide, you will review topics on routing, switching, secure remote access networks, network security, and quality of service (QoS). This fact-filled Quick Reference allows you to get all-important information at a glance, helping you to focus your study on areas of weakness and to enhance memory retention of essential exam concepts.
CCNP Quick Reference is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/ authorizedtraining.
Denise Donohue, CCIE® No. 9566, is manager of Solutions Engineering for ePlus Technology in Maryland. Denise was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and did network consulting for many years.
Brent Stewart, CCNP®, CCDP®, CCSI, MCSE, is a network administrator for CommScope. He is responsible for designing and managing a large-scale worldwide IP network. He participated in the development of BSCI with Cisco and has written and taught extensively on CCNA® and CCNP.
Jerold Swan, CCIE No. 17783, CCNP, CCSP®, is a senior network engineer for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund in Ignacio, CO. Prior to that he was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge.
About the Author
Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566, is manager of Solutions Engineering for ePlus Technology in Maryland. She is responsible for designing and implementing data and VoIP networks, supporting companies based in the National Capital region. Prior to this role, she was a systems engineer for the data consulting arm of SBC/AT&T. Denise was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and did network consulting for many years.
Brent Stewart, CCNP, CCDP, CCSI, MCSE, is a network administrator for CommScope. He is responsible for designing and managing a large-scale worldwide IP network. He participated in the development of BSCI with Cisco and has written and taught extensively on CCNA and CCNP.
Jerold Swan, CCIE No. 17783, is a senior network engineer for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund in Ignacio, CO. Prior to that he was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge. He has also worked in IT in the higher education and service provider fields. He holds CCNP and CCSP certifications.
With this document as your guide, you will review topics on routing, switching, secure remote access networks, network security, and quality of service (QoS). This fact-filled Quick Reference allows you to get all-important information at a glance, helping you to focus your study on areas of weakness and to enhance memory retention of essential exam concepts.
CCNP Quick Reference is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/ authorizedtraining.
Denise Donohue, CCIE® No. 9566, is manager of Solutions Engineering for ePlus Technology in Maryland. Denise was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and did network consulting for many years.
Brent Stewart, CCNP®, CCDP®, CCSI, MCSE, is a network administrator for CommScope. He is responsible for designing and managing a large-scale worldwide IP network. He participated in the development of BSCI with Cisco and has written and taught extensively on CCNA® and CCNP.
Jerold Swan, CCIE No. 17783, CCNP, CCSP®, is a senior network engineer for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund in Ignacio, CO. Prior to that he was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge.
About the Author
Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566, is manager of Solutions Engineering for ePlus Technology in Maryland. She is responsible for designing and implementing data and VoIP networks, supporting companies based in the National Capital region. Prior to this role, she was a systems engineer for the data consulting arm of SBC/AT&T. Denise was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and did network consulting for many years.
Brent Stewart, CCNP, CCDP, CCSI, MCSE, is a network administrator for CommScope. He is responsible for designing and managing a large-scale worldwide IP network. He participated in the development of BSCI with Cisco and has written and taught extensively on CCNA and CCNP.
Jerold Swan, CCIE No. 17783, is a senior network engineer for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund in Ignacio, CO. Prior to that he was a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge. He has also worked in IT in the higher education and service provider fields. He holds CCNP and CCSP certifications.
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Posted: September 20th, 2008, 6:27am CEST
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Acne is the most common skin disease in the United States, affecting more than 60 million adults and teenagers each year. Acne For Dummies addresses the causes of acne, and, most importantly, what can safely be done to cover it up, treat it, and minimize scarring. The book covers everything from daily skin care, over-the-counter acne preparations, and when to see a dermatologist to the hazards and benefits of prescription acne medications and the range of dermatological procedures available to erase aftereffects. Also covered are specific issues common to acne as seen in various ethnic groups and other skin problems, such as rosacea, a condition that people often mistake for acne.
Clear up acne misconceptions and get effective treatment!
Herbert P. Goodheart, MD, has been in the private practice of dermatology for over 25 years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the Greater New York Dermatological Society. For 20 years, Dr. Goodheart was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and is now an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai College of Medicine in New York City.
Clear up acne misconceptions and get effective treatment!
Pimples. Blemishes. Zits. Spots. Whatever you call them, they aren't pretty. But these days, there are lots of treatments. In this friendly guide, a dermatologist explains how you can clear up your complexion, whether you're a teenager or an adult, complete with color photos to help you identify your skin condition. From purchasing over-the-counter products to visiting a dermatologist, find the answers you need for optimal skin care.
Discover how to
- Understand your type of acne
- Assess your treatment options
- Safely use prescription medications, including Accutane®
- Get treatment for scarring
- Clear up rosacea, razor bumps, and other acne impostors
Herbert P. Goodheart, MD, has been in the private practice of dermatology for over 25 years. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the Greater New York Dermatological Society. For 20 years, Dr. Goodheart was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and is now an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai College of Medicine in New York City.
Dr. Goodheart is the author of Goodheart’s Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, Diagnosis and Management, a clinical guide to assist the primary care provider and dermatologist-in-training in the identification and treatment of common skin disorders. The book, which is in its second edition, was a unanimous choice for first prize in dermatology at the annual British Medical Association Book Awards for 2004. He also is a contributing editor of Women’s Health in Primary Care, a medical journal for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Dr. Goodheart’s monthly column, “Dermatology Rounds,” provides information on the wide spectrum of skin disorders affecting women.
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Posted: September 20th, 2008, 6:24am CEST
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The International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL) is an annual international forum that provides opportunities for librarians, researchers and experts to exchange their research results, innovative ideas, service experiences and state-ofthe-art developments in the field of digital libraries. Building on the success of the first six ICADL conferences, the 7th ICADL conference hosted by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Shanghai Library in Shanghai, China aimed to further strengthen the academic collaboration and strategic alliance in the Asia- Pacific Region in the development of digital libraries.
The theme of ICADL 2004 was: Digital library: International Collaboration and Cross-fertilization, with its focus on technology, services, management and localization.
The conference began with an opening ceremony and the conference program featured 9 keynote speeches and 5 invited speeches by local and international experts. During the 3-day program, 40 research paper presentations were given in 3 parallel sessions. The conference also included 6 tutorials and an exhibition. The conference received 359 submissions, comprising 248 full papers and 111 short papers. Each paper was carefully reviewed by the Program Committee members. Finally, 44 full papers, 15 short papers and 37 poster papers were selected.
On behalf of the Organizing and Program Committees of ICADL 2004, we would like to express our appreciation to all authors and attendees for participating in the conference. We also thank the sponsors, Program Committee members, supporting organizations and helpers for making the conference a success. Without their efforts, the conference would not have been possible.
Finally, we hoped everyone who attended enjoyed the conference program and also their stay in Shanghai. We firmly look forward to the impact of ICADL 2004 in the promotion of digital libraries in Asia and beyond.
The theme of ICADL 2004 was: Digital library: International Collaboration and Cross-fertilization, with its focus on technology, services, management and localization.
The conference began with an opening ceremony and the conference program featured 9 keynote speeches and 5 invited speeches by local and international experts. During the 3-day program, 40 research paper presentations were given in 3 parallel sessions. The conference also included 6 tutorials and an exhibition. The conference received 359 submissions, comprising 248 full papers and 111 short papers. Each paper was carefully reviewed by the Program Committee members. Finally, 44 full papers, 15 short papers and 37 poster papers were selected.
On behalf of the Organizing and Program Committees of ICADL 2004, we would like to express our appreciation to all authors and attendees for participating in the conference. We also thank the sponsors, Program Committee members, supporting organizations and helpers for making the conference a success. Without their efforts, the conference would not have been possible.
Finally, we hoped everyone who attended enjoyed the conference program and also their stay in Shanghai. We firmly look forward to the impact of ICADL 2004 in the promotion of digital libraries in Asia and beyond.
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Posted: September 20th, 2008, 6:23am CEST
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2004, held in Hiroshima, Japan in November 2004.
The 55 revised full papers presented together with abstracts of 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 227 submitted papers. The papers are organized in topical sections on data semantics, p2p systems, semantic Web mining, tools and methodologies for Web agents, user interfaces and visualization, large scale knowledge management, semantic Web services, inference, searching and querying, semantic Web middleware, integration and interoperability, ontologies, and industrial track.
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This book contains the written contributions to the International Symposium on Medical Simulation (ISMS 2004) held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on June 17–18, 2004.
The manuscripts are organized around five thematic sections relating to the multidisciplinary field of medical simulation: soft tissue properties and modeling, haptic rendering, real-time deformable models, anatomical modeling, and development frameworks.
The objectives of the symposium were to gather researchers to present their most recent, and promising work, to highlight research trends, and to foster dialogue and debates among participants. Live demonstrations were also included at the meeting, but could not be included in this volume. Finally, to address questions about areas for improvement and future directions of the field, we organized a panel of experts, including technical, medical and educational representatives.
This event followed the successful symposium organized by Hervé Delingette and Nicholas Ayache in France in June 2003. At that meeting we agreed that it would be beneficial for the community to have an annual gathering for the medical simulation community where researchers could exchange ideas and share their work in this emerging field. ISMS 2004 was co-organized by CIMIT/Harvard Medical School and Rutgers University.
We received 50 submissions from 14 different countries. Each was evaluated by three members of the scientific committee. We selected 16 manuscripts for oral presentation and 16 for poster presentation. All accepted manuscripts were allowed a written contribution of equal length. These published contributions are from research institutes, universities or companies from our diverse research community, including: Germany, Russia, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Israel, Canada and the United States of America.
The quality of the selected contributions implies that the conference will be an important milestone in the development of this new, but rapidly growing field at the convergence of several disciplines with key applications for the future of health care. We hope all the participants enjoyed this intense and stimulating scientific event.
The manuscripts are organized around five thematic sections relating to the multidisciplinary field of medical simulation: soft tissue properties and modeling, haptic rendering, real-time deformable models, anatomical modeling, and development frameworks.
The objectives of the symposium were to gather researchers to present their most recent, and promising work, to highlight research trends, and to foster dialogue and debates among participants. Live demonstrations were also included at the meeting, but could not be included in this volume. Finally, to address questions about areas for improvement and future directions of the field, we organized a panel of experts, including technical, medical and educational representatives.
This event followed the successful symposium organized by Hervé Delingette and Nicholas Ayache in France in June 2003. At that meeting we agreed that it would be beneficial for the community to have an annual gathering for the medical simulation community where researchers could exchange ideas and share their work in this emerging field. ISMS 2004 was co-organized by CIMIT/Harvard Medical School and Rutgers University.
We received 50 submissions from 14 different countries. Each was evaluated by three members of the scientific committee. We selected 16 manuscripts for oral presentation and 16 for poster presentation. All accepted manuscripts were allowed a written contribution of equal length. These published contributions are from research institutes, universities or companies from our diverse research community, including: Germany, Russia, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Israel, Canada and the United States of America.
The quality of the selected contributions implies that the conference will be an important milestone in the development of this new, but rapidly growing field at the convergence of several disciplines with key applications for the future of health care. We hope all the participants enjoyed this intense and stimulating scientific event.
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An Optimized Translation Process and Its Application to ALGOL 68 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Posted: September 20th, 2008, 6:21am CEST
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In the late sixties, the definition of ALGOL 68 I 11 , for a long time called ALGOL X, reached some stability. It is at that period (1967) our team started the project of writing a compiler for that language. We had two goals in mind : (I) to make significant research in the field of compiler methodology, (2) to point out the special difficulties encountered in the design of the compiler and thus possibly influence the definition of the language.
This book is concerned with the first goal only ; ALGOL 68 should be considered a support to explain and develop compiling principles and techniques.
The whole book is directly based on the actual compiler we have written for the Electrologica-X8 computer ; this compiler has been operational since early 1973o Since May 1975, it is available on the "BS-computer", the Philips prototype developed by MBLE and which is at the origin of the UNIDATA 7720. In fact, the X8 has been microprogrammed on the BS [22] ; it is worthwhile to mention that microprogramming did not introduce any significant loss in efficiency.
The book does not require a very deep knowledge of ALGOL 68 except in some special cases described here for the sake of completeness only. The reading of some general description of the language as provided by 117] is however assumed.
This book is concerned with the first goal only ; ALGOL 68 should be considered a support to explain and develop compiling principles and techniques.
The whole book is directly based on the actual compiler we have written for the Electrologica-X8 computer ; this compiler has been operational since early 1973o Since May 1975, it is available on the "BS-computer", the Philips prototype developed by MBLE and which is at the origin of the UNIDATA 7720. In fact, the X8 has been microprogrammed on the BS [22] ; it is worthwhile to mention that microprogramming did not introduce any significant loss in efficiency.
The book does not require a very deep knowledge of ALGOL 68 except in some special cases described here for the sake of completeness only. The reading of some general description of the language as provided by 117] is however assumed.
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This book is dedicated to the people who practise IT service management. Through their knowledge and experiences we have shaped the present and can see further toward the future along our journey to service excellence.
Over the past two decades the world of IT has changed dramatically. The IT Infrastructure Library framework has grown along with it and has shaped a community of practice that has spawned an entire industry. What hasn’t changed in all that time is the need for us as practitioners of service management to learn how best practices evolve and how they support and influence the customer’s successes or failures.
In a world of growing complexity, choice and globalization, ITIL has remained at the heart of the industry, growing and evolving to meet the needs of service providers. The current version of ITIL is a product of this evolution.
Within the pages of this book, we will introduce ITIL to the novice, further educate the practitioner and transform our understanding of IT service management best practices.
This book captures the basic concepts of the ITIL Service Lifecycle and its benefits. It serves as a reference to ITIL service management practices, but should not be considered a substitute for the ITIL core practice set.
It is from here we begin the journey into the ITIL service management practices.
Over the past two decades the world of IT has changed dramatically. The IT Infrastructure Library framework has grown along with it and has shaped a community of practice that has spawned an entire industry. What hasn’t changed in all that time is the need for us as practitioners of service management to learn how best practices evolve and how they support and influence the customer’s successes or failures.
In a world of growing complexity, choice and globalization, ITIL has remained at the heart of the industry, growing and evolving to meet the needs of service providers. The current version of ITIL is a product of this evolution.
Within the pages of this book, we will introduce ITIL to the novice, further educate the practitioner and transform our understanding of IT service management best practices.
This book captures the basic concepts of the ITIL Service Lifecycle and its benefits. It serves as a reference to ITIL service management practices, but should not be considered a substitute for the ITIL core practice set.
It is from here we begin the journey into the ITIL service management practices.
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Posted: September 19th, 2008, 6:55pm CEST
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Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives takes a global approach to the diverse ethical issues created by information and communication technologies and their possible resolutions. Comprehensive chapters describe the problems and possibilities of genuinely global information ethics, which are urgently needed as information and communication technologies continue their exponential growth. International experts from diverse backgrounds address both theoretical and culture-specific issues in explicit detail. This Premier Reference Source provides the most thorough examination of the information technology ethics field.
About the Author
Dr. Soraj Hongladarom is an associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He obtained a B.A. degree (First Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He has published books and articles on such diverse issues as bioethics, computer ethics, and the roles that science and technology play in the culture of developing countries. His works have appeared in Eubios: Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, The Information Society, AI & Society, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and Social Epistemology, among others. Dr. Charles Ess is a Distinguished Research Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, and a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Drury University, USA. He completed his undergraduate majors in Philosophy (with Honors) and German from Texas Christian University, USA. Ess earned his Masters and Ph.D. in philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, USA, with additional Ph.D. research as a Bundesstipendiat at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. Dr. Ess has received awards for teaching excellence and scholarship, and published in comparative (East-West) philosophy, applied ethics, discourse ethics, history of philosophy, feminist Biblical studies, and computer-mediated communication (CMC).
About the Author
Dr. Soraj Hongladarom is an associate professor of philosophy and Director of the Center for Ethics of Science and Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He obtained a B.A. degree (First Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He has published books and articles on such diverse issues as bioethics, computer ethics, and the roles that science and technology play in the culture of developing countries. His works have appeared in Eubios: Journal of Asian and International Bioethics, The Information Society, AI & Society, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, and Social Epistemology, among others. Dr. Charles Ess is a Distinguished Research Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, and a Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Drury University, USA. He completed his undergraduate majors in Philosophy (with Honors) and German from Texas Christian University, USA. Ess earned his Masters and Ph.D. in philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, USA, with additional Ph.D. research as a Bundesstipendiat at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. Dr. Ess has received awards for teaching excellence and scholarship, and published in comparative (East-West) philosophy, applied ethics, discourse ethics, history of philosophy, feminist Biblical studies, and computer-mediated communication (CMC).
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Posted: September 19th, 2008, 5:44pm CEST
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Digital watermarking is a key ingredient to copyright protection. It provides a solution to illegal copying of digital material and has many other useful applications such as broadcast monitoring and the recording of electronic transactions. Now, for the first time, there is a book that focuses exclusively on this exciting technology. Digital Watermarking covers the crucial research findings in the field: it explains the principles underlying digital watermarking technologies, describes the requirements that have given rise to them, and discusses the diverse ends to which these technologies are being applied. As a result, additional groundwork is laid for future developments in this field, helping the reader understand and anticipate new approaches and applications.
Ingemar J. Cox holds a B.Sc. from University College London and a Ph.D. from Oxford University. He worked at AT&T Bell Labs from 1984 until 1989 and in 1989 joined NEC Research Institute as a senior research scientist. From 1997 to 1999, he served as CTO of Signafy, an NEC subsidiary responsible for commercialization of watermarking, In 1999, he returned to the NEC Research Institute as a Research Fellow.
Features
- Emphasizes the underlying watermarking principles that are relevant for all media: images, video, and audio.
- Discusses a wide variety of applications, theoretical principles, detection and embedding concepts and the key properties of digital watermarks--robustness, fidelity, data payload, and security
- Examines copyright protection and many other applications, including broadcast monitoring, transaction tracking, authentication, copy control, and device control.
- Presents a series of detailed examples called "Investigations" that illustrate key watermarking concepts and practices.
- Includes an appendix in the book and on the web containing the source code for the examples.
- Includes a comprehensive glossary of watermarking terminology
Ingemar J. Cox holds a B.Sc. from University College London and a Ph.D. from Oxford University. He worked at AT&T Bell Labs from 1984 until 1989 and in 1989 joined NEC Research Institute as a senior research scientist. From 1997 to 1999, he served as CTO of Signafy, an NEC subsidiary responsible for commercialization of watermarking, In 1999, he returned to the NEC Research Institute as a Research Fellow.
Matthew L. Miller began working in graphics and image processing at AT&T Bell Labs in 1979. He obtained a B.A. in cognitive science from the University of Rochester in 1986, and has subsequently written several commercial software applications and delivered lecture courses at a number of universities in Europe. Since 1993, he has worked as a researcher at NEC.
Jeffrey A. Bloom, a researcher in digital watermarking at the Sarnoff Corporation, began working in the field in 1998 at Signafy, Inc. and later at NEC Research Institute. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Bloom has expertise in the areas of signal and image processing, image and video compression, and human visual models.
Matthew L. Miller began working in graphics and image processing at AT&T Bell Labs in 1979. He obtained a B.A. in cognitive science from the University of Rochester in 1986, and has subsequently written several commercial software applications and delivered lecture courses at a number of universities in Europe. Since 1993, he has worked as a researcher at NEC.
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Posted: September 19th, 2008, 9:23am CEST
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In the deep dark night, lying down on Kande beach on the shores of Lake Malawi, we looked up into the cloudless sky. Countless tiny stars were blinking at us. A little tired, or perhaps just mesmerized by those distant, mysterious lights, we closed our eyes and began to hear more, the peaceful slap of water on the little beach, and the small, almost concerted sounds of the dark night, throbbing inwhat seemed like a deep, rhythmic breathing. Nature is an incomprehensible concert of rhythms. Our Earth in its solar orbit spins through space composing the rhythmof day and night, endlessly recycling its four seasons. Following natures rhythm, we wake to learn and sleep to remember, writing and rewriting our own programs in accordance with the very best universal software practice in a flawless symphony of rhythms. From heartbeats to footsteps, rhythms are a sustaining, momentum-creating vital force. In a world where complexity appears very much like chaos, we seek the confidence of being able to assign causes and identify correlations, but sometimes it is only the discovery of rhythms that allows us to see the order that sustains all.
Like any human endeavor, software development is complex and full of generalizations and correlations, but it is devoid of rules. To help us build software, we have disciplined software models and software project management methodologies. But the ferment of software development, with constantly changing teams and requirements and new tasks, means that there is no guarantee that any past successful method will succeed on the next software project. In fact, some project leaders who appear to adopt no method or methods that are scorned as ad hoc are able to get their software projects done on time. The secret of their success is the understanding of software development rhythms.
Like any human endeavor, software development is complex and full of generalizations and correlations, but it is devoid of rules. To help us build software, we have disciplined software models and software project management methodologies. But the ferment of software development, with constantly changing teams and requirements and new tasks, means that there is no guarantee that any past successful method will succeed on the next software project. In fact, some project leaders who appear to adopt no method or methods that are scorned as ad hoc are able to get their software projects done on time. The secret of their success is the understanding of software development rhythms.
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Posted: September 19th, 2008, 9:04am CEST
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Typically, there are over twenty radio systems on board the average commercial jet aircraft dealing with communication, navigation and surveillance functions. Very high frequency (VHF) air-to-ground communication is usually the main method of information and control exchange between pilot and air traffic control. Satellite and high frequency radio links are used to complement this system for long range or oceanic information exchanges. Other communications systems are required between the airline operation centre and the pilot and sometimes between the passengers and the ground.
A comprehensive guide to current systems, networks and topologies, this book covers application requirements for communication and related radio-navigation and surveillance functions in aeronautical systems. There is also an insight into future possibilities as technologies progress and airspace operation and control scenarios change.
Ideal for civil aviation authorities, airspace management providers and regulatory organizations, Aeronautical Radio Communication Systems and Networks will also appeal to aircraft and radio equipment manufacturers and university students studying aeronautical or electronic engineering.
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"Each presentation Matthew has done...has had the same electrifying effect. And it's always followed by a question and answer period, featuring the same questions: "How did you do that? And that? And THAT??!!" The question and answer session is always too short. I've been waiting for this book a long time. And I'm here to say, it was worth the wait. This book will show you, step by step, how to do things you never suspected were even possible. This is the master wizard's recipe book."
-From the foreword by Steven Gulie, author of QuickTime for the Web
Interactivity is one of the most captivating topics for today"s online community. It is a fast-growing field pushed by the rapid development and dispersion of Java, Shockwave, Flash, and QuickTime. While several good books are available about the interactive capabilities of Java, Shockwave, and Flash, until now there hasn"t been a book about QuickTime interactivity. A logical follow-up to QuickTime for the Web, this eagerly awaited book by Matthew Peterson details the power of QuickTime"s wired media technology and provides a resource for professionals developing and deploying interactive QuickTime content. This content can extend far beyond simple movies-it can act as application user interfaces, educational multimedia, scientific display panels, musical instruments, games and puzzles, etc., and can interact with you, your browser, a server, or with other movies.
Features
*Describes concepts and techniques of interactivity applicable to technologies beyond QuickTime-including Flash.
*Features real-world, hands-on projects of progressive sophistication allowing developers to start with a project appropriate to their own level of QuickTime experience.
*A companion CD-ROM contains the book's source code, tutorials, and demo software, including a demo version of Live Stage Pro (with a discount offer for the full version).
About the Author
Matthew Peterson is a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley, and is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of the M.I.N.D. Institute, in Costa Mesa, California. Matthew has made many contributions to the QuickTime community in the form of open source projects, libraries, and applications. He is a familiar speaker at QuickTime Live!, MacWorld, and Apple's World Wide Developer Conferences.
-From the foreword by Steven Gulie, author of QuickTime for the Web
Interactivity is one of the most captivating topics for today"s online community. It is a fast-growing field pushed by the rapid development and dispersion of Java, Shockwave, Flash, and QuickTime. While several good books are available about the interactive capabilities of Java, Shockwave, and Flash, until now there hasn"t been a book about QuickTime interactivity. A logical follow-up to QuickTime for the Web, this eagerly awaited book by Matthew Peterson details the power of QuickTime"s wired media technology and provides a resource for professionals developing and deploying interactive QuickTime content. This content can extend far beyond simple movies-it can act as application user interfaces, educational multimedia, scientific display panels, musical instruments, games and puzzles, etc., and can interact with you, your browser, a server, or with other movies.
Features
*Describes concepts and techniques of interactivity applicable to technologies beyond QuickTime-including Flash.
*Features real-world, hands-on projects of progressive sophistication allowing developers to start with a project appropriate to their own level of QuickTime experience.
*A companion CD-ROM contains the book's source code, tutorials, and demo software, including a demo version of Live Stage Pro (with a discount offer for the full version).
About the Author
Matthew Peterson is a neuroscientist at the University of California, Berkeley, and is co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of the M.I.N.D. Institute, in Costa Mesa, California. Matthew has made many contributions to the QuickTime community in the form of open source projects, libraries, and applications. He is a familiar speaker at QuickTime Live!, MacWorld, and Apple's World Wide Developer Conferences.
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Digital video students and enthusiasts must learn lighting fundamentals and techniques to enhance the visual quality of their work. Moreover, since lighting specifications for digital video differ significantly from those for analog video or film, professional videographers and cinematographers must learn how to adapt their lighting skills for this new digital medium to ensure that the final product meets broadcast standards.
This complete course in digital video and television lighting begins with how the human eye and the camera process light and color, progresses through the basics of equipment and setups, and culminates with practical lessons on how to solve common problems. It features clear illustrations and real-world examples that demonstrate proper equipment use, safety issues, and staging techniques. Detailed diagrams, figures, and photos illustrate techniques that enable novices to complete basic lighting setups. This new edition also features a 16-page color insert and new chapters on interview setups and lighting for low budgets.
Get a complete course in video and television lighting from a seasoned pro. Detailed illustrations and real-world examples demonstrate proper equipment use, safety issues, troubleshooting, and staging techniques. This new edition features an 8-page 4-color insert and new chapters on interview setups, as well as low-budget lighting set-ups.
Offers a complete course in digital television and video lighting. Novices learn how to complete basic lighting setups reliably, and readers with an artistic eye and imagination learn to create unique film lighting styles and dramatic imagery that adheres to the legal exposure standards for digital video. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
is the head of Inspirata Films, an independent film production company based in the North Carolina, and an ordained pastor in the Moravian Church. John shares the wisdom he has gained in producing video for 30 years as a contributing editor and columnist for 'DV Magazine,' in lighting and digital video production workshops for film schools, the American Film Institute, and the DV Expo.
This complete course in digital video and television lighting begins with how the human eye and the camera process light and color, progresses through the basics of equipment and setups, and culminates with practical lessons on how to solve common problems. It features clear illustrations and real-world examples that demonstrate proper equipment use, safety issues, and staging techniques. Detailed diagrams, figures, and photos illustrate techniques that enable novices to complete basic lighting setups. This new edition also features a 16-page color insert and new chapters on interview setups and lighting for low budgets.
Get a complete course in video and television lighting from a seasoned pro. Detailed illustrations and real-world examples demonstrate proper equipment use, safety issues, troubleshooting, and staging techniques. This new edition features an 8-page 4-color insert and new chapters on interview setups, as well as low-budget lighting set-ups.
Offers a complete course in digital television and video lighting. Novices learn how to complete basic lighting setups reliably, and readers with an artistic eye and imagination learn to create unique film lighting styles and dramatic imagery that adheres to the legal exposure standards for digital video. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
is the head of Inspirata Films, an independent film production company based in the North Carolina, and an ordained pastor in the Moravian Church. John shares the wisdom he has gained in producing video for 30 years as a contributing editor and columnist for 'DV Magazine,' in lighting and digital video production workshops for film schools, the American Film Institute, and the DV Expo.
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Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
If you want to learn Visual Basic 2008 so you can create powerful, database-driven applications, then this is the book for you. It walks you through this robust programming language and shows you how to build a variety of different Windows® applications and web services. Along the way you'll discover how to utilize object-oriented techniques as well as create your own business objects and Windows controls.
After a brief introduction to Visual Studio® 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework, you'll explore the fundamentals of the Visual Basic language. Exercises at the end of each chapter provide you with a deeper understanding of how to use these features to build rich and professional-looking applications for Microsoft Windows, intranet and Internet use, and mobile devices. The concepts covered are invaluable and will take your Visual Basic development skills to the next level.
What you will learn from this book
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All about the features of Visual Studio 2008 and Windows programming
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Techniques for incorporating error handling in your application
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How to create and use Windows Forms controls
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Strategies for accessing databases using Microsoft Access® and Visual Basic 2008
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Tips for incorporating XML in Visual Basic 2008
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How to write applications for mobile devices using Windows Presentation Foundation
Who this book is for
This book is for beginning programmers who have chosen to start with Visual Basic 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework.
Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.
About the Author
Thearon Willis currently works as a senior developer and builds Windows applications and add - ins for Microsoft Office products using Microsoft Visual Basic 2008. Over the years, Thearon has worked on a variety of systems from mainframe to client - server development.
Bryan Newsome works as a director for a custom software solutions company specializing in Microsoft applications. Since starting his career building Visual Basic 5 solutions, he has embraced each new version Visual Basic and now creates all new solutions leveraging the .NET platform and VB.NET. He provides clients with solutions and mentoring on leading - edge Microsoft technologies. For VB.NET, Bryan is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer.
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Professional ASP.NET 3.5 In C# and VB
ASP.NET 3.5 brings the power of Visual Studio 2008 along with the multitude of language improvements in C# 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 as well as powerful new technology called LINQ, together with the ASP.NET 2.0 Framework you already know and love. Combine all this with the release of IIS 7.0 and its new managed code request processing pipeline, and you have a truly revolutionary leap forward in web application development.
ASP.NET 3.5 also brings with it new server controls, like the ListView and theincredibly flexible GridView. It also includes new advancements in AJAX technologycombined with the new JavaScript debugging features in Visual Studio 2008. Greatly expanded from the original best-selling Professional ASP.NET 2.0, this new edition adds hundreds of pages and dozens of code samples so you'll be prepared to put these new technologies into action.
What you will learn from this book
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The concepts underlying the server control and its pivotal role in ASP.NET development
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How to create templated ASP.NET pages using the master page feature
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How to work with data from enterprise databases including SQL Server
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Ways to debug, package and deploy ASP.NET applications, monitor their health and performance, and handle errors
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How to retrieve, update, and delete data quickly and logically using LINQ with side-by-side examples comparing LINQ to existing techniques
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How to localize your web site in multiple languages for a world-wide audience
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How to add AJAX capabilities to your ASP.NET applications
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How to integrate Silverlight interactivity into existing ASP.NET applications
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An understanding of how to use and extend the Provider Model for accessing data stores, processes, and more
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What freeware tools you need in Scott Hanselman's ASP.NET Ultimate Developer Tools appendix.
Who this book is for
This book is for programmers and developers who are looking to make the transition to ASP.NET 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and either C# 3.0 (2008) or Visual Basic 9 (2008).
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
About the Author
Bill Evjen is an active proponent of .NET technologies and community-based learning initiatives for .NET. He has been actively involved with .NET since the first bits were released in 2000. In the same year, Bill founded the St. Louis .NET User Group (www.stlnet.org), one of the world’s first such groups. Bill is also the founder and former executive director of the International .NET Association (www.ineta.org), which represents more than 500,000 members worldwide.
Scott Hanselman works for Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Division, aiming to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he worked in eFinance for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant a Microsoft Partner for nearly 7 years. He was also involved in a few things like the MVP and RD programs and will speak about computers (and other passions) whenever someone will listen to him. He blogs at http://www.hanselman.com and podcasts at http://www.hanselminutes.com and contributes to http://www.asp.net, http://www.windowsclient.net, and http://www.silverlight.net.
Devin Rader is a Product Manager on the Infragistics Web Client team, responsible for leading the creation of Infragistics ASP.NET and Silverlight products. Devin is also an active proponent and member of the .NET developer community, being a co-founder of the St. Louis .NET User Group, an active member of the New Jersey .NET User Group, a former board member of the International .NET Association (INETA), and a regular speaker at user groups. He is also a contributing author on the Wrox title Silverlight 1.0 and a technical editor for several other Wrox publications and has written columns for ASP.NET Pro magazine, as well as .NET technology articles for MSDN Online. You can find more of Devin’s musings at www.geekswithblogs.com/devin.
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"Bryan Pfaffenberger details the configuration and use of GNOME (as well as Enlightenment and KDE) in greater detail than anyother Linux book out there" David Wall of Amazon.com on Linux Clearly Explained
Bryan Pfaffenberger and Michael Jang bring their focused, step-by-step approach which made Linux Clearly Explained a success to the task of networking with Linux. Linux Netowrking Clearly Explained walks you through the creation of a TCP/IP-based Linux-driven local area netowrk, beginning with a "sandbox" installation involving just two or three computers. Within the sandbox system, you will learn how to implement all the major network services, including DNS servers, network information services (NIS), a network file system (NFS); and the most important TCP/IP services, including email, Web, and newsgroups. You will learn to setup AppleTalk and Windows NT domain servers to enable your network to support both Macintosh and Windows systems. When you have mastered all the fundamentals of system and network administration, including handling user accounts and ensuring security, you will go 'live' with an Internet connection. Linux Networking Clearly Explained is a passionate advocate for end users to gain the knowledge needed to create network installations for small businesses, for workgroups within an enterprise, and for families in high-tech homes.
Topics include:
* Essential networking concepts and hardware
* Configuration and use of NFS and Damba
* Compatibility with Macintosh and Qindows systems
* How to establish high-speed Internet connections to your network
* Creating Web servers and intranets with an introduction to Apache
* Maintaining and troubleshooting Linux networks
* Firewalls and security
About the Author
Bryan Pfaffenberger is the best-selling author of more than 75 books on computers and the Internet including Publish It On The Web! and The Elements of Hypertext Style. Praised for his clear, accessible style, his books have been described as required reading for any Internet user..., information-rich but remarkably readable..., and Fantastic, crisply written, sure-footed. An authority on technical communication and the Internet, Bryan is Associate Professor of Technology, Culture, and Communication at the University of Virginia, and is a nationally recognized expert on the Web, an accomplished Webmaster, and a late-night hyperlink addict.
Michael Jang is a full-time writer on networks, certification, and operating systems. He is the author or co-author of a number of works on Linux, including Linux+ Exam Cram, Mastering Linux Second Edition, and Sair Linux/GNU Installation and Configuration Exam Cram.
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Facilitating high data transfers over long distances at a reasonable cost, Carrier Ethernet is solidifying its fundamental position as the core of next-generation networks. Since it first dazzled the IT world 40 years ago with its ability to move data over local networks, Ethernet has dramatically evolved in both form and function. And now, Carrier Ethernet, flexing its multi-gigabit muscle, is rapidly emerging as the undisputed technology of choice.
Examines the differences between the so-called flavors of Ethernet
Provides refreshers on virtual LANs (VLANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Details Carrier advantages over other modalities with regard to network performance
Delves into Service Level Agreements, including ways to obtain a quality of service for the movement of voice and real-time video, as well as the creation of VLANs to facilitate the movement of data
Describes various services that can be enabled over an Ethernet infrastructure
As engaging as it is comprehensive, this volume—
All You Need to Know about this Carrier-Class System
Ensuring seamless migration to Carrier Ethernet from existing technologies, as well as integration with emerging services, this text provides readers with the expert guidance needed to make full use of Ethernet technology, both now and into the future.
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Discussing new and existing features, SQL Server designer and administrator Michael Coles takes you on an expert guided tour of Transact–SQL functionality in SQL Server 2008 in his book Pro T–SQL 2008 Programmer’s Guide. Fully functioning examples and downloadable source code bring Coles’ technically accurate and engaging treatment of Transact–SQL into your own hands. Step–by–step explanations ensure clarity, and an advocacy of best–practices will steer you down the road to success.
Pro T–SQL 2008 Programmer’s Guide is every developer’s key to making full use of SQL Server 2008’s powerful, built–in Transact–SQL language. Transact–SQL is the language developers and DBAs use to interact with SQL Server. It’s used for everything from querying data, to writing stored procedures, to managing the database. New features in SQL Server 2008 include a spatial data type, SQLCLR integration, the MERGE statement, a dramatically improved and market–leading XML feature set, and support for encryption—all of which are covered in this book
What you’ll learn- Write stored procedures, functions, and triggers using Transact–SQL
- Apply best–practices when centralizing procedural logic inside your SQL Server database.
- Seamlessly work with XML data using XQuery, XPath, and the XML type.
- Use SQLCLR to write .NET code that runs inside SQL Server.
- Implement full–text search within your database.
- Load data more efficiently using the new MERGE statement.
- Learn about the new geography type for storing spatial data.
Pro T–SQL 2008 Programmer’s Guide is written for SQL Server and Transact–SQL developers who want to implement best–practices and take full advantage of all that SQL Server has to offer. .NET programmers will find the book helpful in showing how to run .NET code within SQL Server. Database administrators who need to write triggers and the occasional stored procedure will also benefit from the book.
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
About the AuthorMichael Coles has over a decade’s experience designing and administering SQL Server databases. A prolific writer of articles on all aspects of SQL Server, particularly on the expert use of T–SQL, he holds MCDBA and MCP certifications. He received a bachelor’s of science (magna cum laude) in information technology from American Intercontinental University. A member of the United States Army Reserve, he was activated for two years following 9/11.
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Recently, the Java world has witnessed a dramatic shift away from so-called “heavyweight” architectures such as Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) toward lighter weight frameworks such as Spring. Complex and container-dependent services, such as CMP, and transaction management systems have been replaced with simpler alternatives such as Hibernate and aspect-oriented programming (AOP). At the core, Spring provides a comprehensive, lightweight container based on the principle of Inversion of Control (IoC), on which you can build your own applications. On top of this container, Spring provides a myriad of useful services, bringing together a large range of highly competent open source projects into a single cohesive framework.
The quality of the Spring Framework has seen it replacing traditional Java EE architectures in many cases; as a result, more and more developers see the need for comprehensive Spring skills. Despite Spring having quite an extensive suite of documentation and examples, we feel that many developers are still struggling to understand how to use Spring and, more importantly, how to use it effectively. Because of this, we decided to write a new edition of Pro Spring.
At first, we thought we would just update a few chapters and call it Pro Spring 2.5. However, we quickly realized that Spring 2.5 brought so many new features and improvements that, although we kept the old Pro Spring name, this is a completely new book.
Through this book, you will learn how to use Spring to build better web and stand-alone applications and how to sift through the many choices available to you through the framework. Our aim is to provide you with all the knowledge you need to use Spring effectively in your own applications and to give you insight into what is happening behind the scenes in Spring.
For example, you will
• Learn the fundamentals of IoC in the context of AOP.
• Become aware of the seamlessness and power of Spring by referencing the easy-to-understand sample applications we provide.
• Learn how to replace common EJB features with Spring alternatives, including Spring’s comprehensive AOP-based transaction management framework.
• Effectively manage your Spring components and applications using Spring’s built-in JMX engine.
• Learn how to add scheduling to your Spring application with Quartz.
After reading this book, you will be equipped with all the knowledge you need to build applications effectively using Spring and its related open source projects.
The quality of the Spring Framework has seen it replacing traditional Java EE architectures in many cases; as a result, more and more developers see the need for comprehensive Spring skills. Despite Spring having quite an extensive suite of documentation and examples, we feel that many developers are still struggling to understand how to use Spring and, more importantly, how to use it effectively. Because of this, we decided to write a new edition of Pro Spring.
At first, we thought we would just update a few chapters and call it Pro Spring 2.5. However, we quickly realized that Spring 2.5 brought so many new features and improvements that, although we kept the old Pro Spring name, this is a completely new book.
Through this book, you will learn how to use Spring to build better web and stand-alone applications and how to sift through the many choices available to you through the framework. Our aim is to provide you with all the knowledge you need to use Spring effectively in your own applications and to give you insight into what is happening behind the scenes in Spring.
For example, you will
• Learn the fundamentals of IoC in the context of AOP.
• Become aware of the seamlessness and power of Spring by referencing the easy-to-understand sample applications we provide.
• Learn how to replace common EJB features with Spring alternatives, including Spring’s comprehensive AOP-based transaction management framework.
• Effectively manage your Spring components and applications using Spring’s built-in JMX engine.
• Learn how to add scheduling to your Spring application with Quartz.
After reading this book, you will be equipped with all the knowledge you need to build applications effectively using Spring and its related open source projects.
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Carefully detailed screen shots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use Encore DVD software in a time-efficient way. Readers learn to harness the full scope of Encore DVD's functions, including importing and organizing content to build the DVD, using Photoshop to create menus, and finish authoring. Professional tips about workflow and other topics are also provided throughout.
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Douglas Spotted Eagle, is a virtuoso performer, preeminent music producer, and noted videographer. Recognized as a world leader in the Vegas product knowledgebase, he is a regular contributor to professional publications, web forums and conferences.
About author
Douglas Spotted Eagle, is a virtuoso performer, preeminent music producer, and noted videographer. Recognized as a world leader in the Vegas product knowledgebase, he is a regular contributor to professional publications, web forums and conferences.
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics, PPAM 2003, held in Czestochowa, Poland, in September 2003.
The 149 papers presented were carefully selected and improved during two rounds of reviewing and revision. The papers are organized in topical sections on parallel and distributed architectures, scheduling and load balancing, performance analysis and prediction, parallel and distributed non-numerical algorithms, parallel and distributed programming, tools and environments, applications, evolutionary computing, soft computing data and knowledge management, numerical methods and their applications, multi-dimensional systems, grid computing, heterogeneous platforms, high performance numerical computation, large-scale scientific computation, and bioinformatics applications.
Proceedings of the 4th Intl Conference, PPAM 2001, held September 9-12, 2001 in Naleczow, Poland. Offers topical sections on distributed and grid architectures, scheduling and load balancing, performance analysis and prediction, and neural networks. Softcover.Full download
Posted: September 18th, 2008, 6:31pm CEST
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Digital editing gives editors far greater freedom than ever before to move scenes of information around and place them anywhere in a film's sequence. Apple's Final Cut Pro is the most widely used Mac-based digital editor, and is especially popular with independent filmmakers and graphic artists. Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials enables readers to master the craft of digital editing on Apple's Final Cut Pro. This full-color editing workshop features eight tutorials that provide firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. Covering the essentials - capturing material, organizing it, editing, adding transitions, basic titling and sound techniques, and outputting from the application - the tutorials are explained in jargon-free language by a seasoned teacher and digital editor. This book includes a companion DVD filled with graphic files for the tutorial projects to help users hone their editing craft.
Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials enables new users to develop a working knowledge of the principles and methods of editing taught in film schools.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials enables new users to develop a working knowledge of the principles and methods of editing taught in film schools.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
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Posted: September 18th, 2008, 6:24pm CEST
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Welcome to SharePoint 2007 Development Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach! What you’re about to read is the result of an idea thread that’s been rolling around in my head for several years—the need for a practical guide that empowers and enables developers to leverage the full potential of SharePoint in the enterprise.
Early on in my work with SharePoint 2001, I came to view it more as a platform than a product. Since that time, SharePoint has grown tremendously in scope. With SharePoint 2003, we saw the development of robust .NET and web services APIs, as well as a fully thought-out templating model. Just when I thought I understood SharePoint pretty well, the 2007 version was released.
Early on in my work with SharePoint 2001, I came to view it more as a platform than a product. Since that time, SharePoint has grown tremendously in scope. With SharePoint 2003, we saw the development of robust .NET and web services APIs, as well as a fully thought-out templating model. Just when I thought I understood SharePoint pretty well, the 2007 version was released.
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Posted: September 18th, 2008, 6:16pm CEST
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The globalization of manufacturing industries leads to a thirst for rapid advancements in technological development and expertise in advanced design and manufacturing. Both industry and academia have an urgent need to equip themselves of the latest knowledge and trends relating to design and manufacture. “Advanced Design and Manufacture to Gain a Competitive Edge” collects together papers from the 2008 International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacture (ICADAM). This conference solicits both cutting edge fundamental research and recent industrial application papers, with a goal towards bringing together from all over the world design and manufacture practitioners from academia, government organizations and industry. Recent advancements, emerging trends and new challenges in the fields of design and manufacturing are covered, with a particular focus on the understanding of the impact of distributed team-based design and manufacture on research and industrial practices for global companies.
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Posted: September 18th, 2008, 6:11pm CEST
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For centuries, artists and designers have been creating communicative graphics. With the advent of new forms of media, the emergence of paradigms such as ubiquitous computing, and the rapid evolution of interaction devices, there is a continuous cycle of renewal of the technologies and methods to support artists, interaction designers and developers.
Developing new approaches requires an understanding of the fundamentals of perception and cognition as they relate to interaction and communication technologies, together with artificial intelligence and computer graphics techniques to automate reasoning and enhance cognition. Smart Graphics is in essence an interdisciplinary endeavor and brings together the fields of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, graphic design and fine art.
The International Symposium on Smart Graphics 2008 was held on August 27–29 in Rennes, France. It was the ninth event in a series which originally started in 2000 as an American Association for Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium and has taken place every year since then. Due to the high quality of the papers submitted this year, the Program Committee decided to accept 17 full papers (instead of the usual 15), 9 short papers and 3 system demonstrations. The acceptance rate for full papers was 34%.
This year’s meeting included a discussion as to the nature of the shape, content and future of the event. Representatives from different communities were invited to give their opinions, and the organizing committee would like to warmly thank them here. Such questions as the ongoing viability of the symposium and the consequences of co-locating Smart Graphics with other larger research events led to interesting debates and have prepared the groundwork for what could be the future of the Smart Graphics conference series.
We would like to thank all authors and speakers for making this year’s event such a success, the reviewers for their careful work, and the program committee for selecting and ordering the contributions for the final program. Special thanks go to the INRIA research institute and to the local organizers of the event (especially Edith Blin and Lena Baudoin) for taking care of all the financial and organizational aspects of the symposium.
Developing new approaches requires an understanding of the fundamentals of perception and cognition as they relate to interaction and communication technologies, together with artificial intelligence and computer graphics techniques to automate reasoning and enhance cognition. Smart Graphics is in essence an interdisciplinary endeavor and brings together the fields of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, graphic design and fine art.
The International Symposium on Smart Graphics 2008 was held on August 27–29 in Rennes, France. It was the ninth event in a series which originally started in 2000 as an American Association for Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium and has taken place every year since then. Due to the high quality of the papers submitted this year, the Program Committee decided to accept 17 full papers (instead of the usual 15), 9 short papers and 3 system demonstrations. The acceptance rate for full papers was 34%.
This year’s meeting included a discussion as to the nature of the shape, content and future of the event. Representatives from different communities were invited to give their opinions, and the organizing committee would like to warmly thank them here. Such questions as the ongoing viability of the symposium and the consequences of co-locating Smart Graphics with other larger research events led to interesting debates and have prepared the groundwork for what could be the future of the Smart Graphics conference series.
We would like to thank all authors and speakers for making this year’s event such a success, the reviewers for their careful work, and the program committee for selecting and ordering the contributions for the final program. Special thanks go to the INRIA research institute and to the local organizers of the event (especially Edith Blin and Lena Baudoin) for taking care of all the financial and organizational aspects of the symposium.
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This book combines the Java EE design patterns with the Spring Framework. The Java EE design pattern catalog provides an invaluable reference for any Java EE application design and architecture. The Spring Framework, on the other hand, is the de facto standard for Java EE. Spring, with its inherently simple programming model and emphasis on object design best practices, has helped revive and increase the adoption of the Java EE platform.
I have been using the Spring Framework in combination with design patterns to build Java EE applications for a long time now. This book is an effort to document a catalog of frequently used design strategies with the Spring Framework, which is relevant in the context of the latest Java 5 EE specifications. I am sure this book will be a reference for designers and developers who are interested in building enterprise applications with Java EE and the Spring Framework.
I have been using the Spring Framework in combination with design patterns to build Java EE applications for a long time now. This book is an effort to document a catalog of frequently used design strategies with the Spring Framework, which is relevant in the context of the latest Java 5 EE specifications. I am sure this book will be a reference for designers and developers who are interested in building enterprise applications with Java EE and the Spring Framework.
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Why do people lie?
Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie?
How can lies be detected?
Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the working and efficacy of the most commonly used lie detection tools, including:
- Behaviour Analysis Interview
- Statement Validity Assessment
- Reality Monitoring
- Scientific Content Analysis
- Several different polygraph tests
- Voice Stress Analysis
- Thermal Imaging
- EEG-P300
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
All three aspects of deception are covered: nonverbal cues, speech and written statement analysis and (neuro)physiological responses. The most common errors in lie detection are discussed and practical guidelines are provided to help professionals improve their lie detection skills.
Detecting Lies and Deceit is a must-have resource for students, academics and professionals in psychology, criminology, policing and law.
Published in the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Seried Editors: Professor Graham Davies and Professor Ray Bull, University of Leicester, UK
About the Author
Aldert Vrij is a Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology the University of Portsmouth (UK). He has Published more than 300 articles and book chapters to date, mainly on the subjects of nonverbal and verbal cues to deception and lie detection. He also advises the police about conducting interviews with suspects, acts as an Expert Witness in court, and gives invited talks and workshops on lie detection to practitioners and scholars across the world. he is at present Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology, a forensic journal published by the British Psychological Society.
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Crime Mapping Case Studies: From Research to Practice provides a series of key examples from practice and research that demonstrate applications of crime mapping and its effect in many areas of policing and crime reduction. This book brings together case studies that show how crime mapping can be used for analysis, intelligence development, monitoring performance, and crime detection and is written by practitioners for practitioners.
Leading researchers in the field describe how crime mapping is developing and exposing analytical methodologies and critiquing current practices. Including global case studies that demonstrate a particular application, analytical technique or new theoretical concept, this text offers a truly global overview of this rapidly growing area of interest.
Unlike other texts on this topic, this book identifies mistakes and challenges in this field of enquiry to aid the reader in understanding the basics of this technique, giving them the opportunity to learn further.
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Posted: September 18th, 2008, 5:43pm CEST
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This dictionary is one of a series covering the terminology and concepts used in important branches of science. The Facts on File Dictionary of Inorganic Chemistry has been designed as an additional source of information for students taking Advanced Placement (AP) Science courses in high schools. It will also be helpful to older students taking introductory college courses.
This volume covers inorganic chemistry and includes basic concepts in physical chemistry, classes of compound, reaction mechanisms, and many important named inorganic compounds. The entries on individual chemical elements are designed to give a basic survey of the chemistry of the element. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are appendixes providing a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. A short list of useful webpages and a bibliography are also included.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of metallurgy and other related fields.
This volume covers inorganic chemistry and includes basic concepts in physical chemistry, classes of compound, reaction mechanisms, and many important named inorganic compounds. The entries on individual chemical elements are designed to give a basic survey of the chemistry of the element. The definitions are intended to be clear and informative and, where possible, we have illustrations of chemical structures. The book also has a selection of short biographical entries for people who have made important contributions to the field. There are appendixes providing a list of all the chemical elements and a periodic table. A short list of useful webpages and a bibliography are also included.
The book will be a helpful additional source of information for anyone studying the AP Chemistry course, especially the section on Descriptive Chemistry. It will also be useful to students of metallurgy and other related fields.
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This dictionary is one of a series designed for use in schools. It is intended for students of mathematics, but we hope that it will also be helpful to other science students and to anyone interested in science. Facts On File also publishes dictionaries in a variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, forensic science, marine science, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate.
The Facts On File Dictionary of Mathematics was first published in 1980 and the third edition was published in 1999. This fourth edition of the dictionary has been extensively revised and extended. The dictionary now contains over 2,000 headwords covering the terminology of modern mathematics. A totally new feature of this edition is the inclusion of over 800 pronunciations for terms that are not in everyday use. A number of appendixes have been included at the end of the book containing useful information, including symbols and notation, symbols for physical quantities, areas and volumes, expansions, derivatives, integrals, trigonometric formulae, a table of powers and roots, and a Greek alphabet. There is also a list of Web sites and a bibliography. A guide to using the dictionary has also been added to this latest version of the book.
We would like to thank all the people who have cooperated in producing this book. A list of contributors is given on the acknowledgments page. We are also grateful to the many people who have given additional help and advice.
The Facts On File Dictionary of Mathematics was first published in 1980 and the third edition was published in 1999. This fourth edition of the dictionary has been extensively revised and extended. The dictionary now contains over 2,000 headwords covering the terminology of modern mathematics. A totally new feature of this edition is the inclusion of over 800 pronunciations for terms that are not in everyday use. A number of appendixes have been included at the end of the book containing useful information, including symbols and notation, symbols for physical quantities, areas and volumes, expansions, derivatives, integrals, trigonometric formulae, a table of powers and roots, and a Greek alphabet. There is also a list of Web sites and a bibliography. A guide to using the dictionary has also been added to this latest version of the book.
We would like to thank all the people who have cooperated in producing this book. A list of contributors is given on the acknowledgments page. We are also grateful to the many people who have given additional help and advice.
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Many techniques, algorithms, protocols, and tools have been developed in the different aspects of cyber-security, namely, authentication, access control, availability, integrity, privacy, confidentiality, and non-repudiation as they apply to both networks and systems. Web Services Security and E-Business focuses on architectures and protocols, while bringing together the understanding of security problems related to the protocols and applications of the Internet, and the contemporary solutions to these problems. Web Services Security and E-Business provides insight into uncovering the security risks of dynamically created content, and how proper content management can greatly improve overall security. This book also researches the security lifecycle and how to respond to an attack, as well as the problems of site hijacking and phishing.
About the Author
Dr.G.Radhamani received her PhD from Multimedia University, Malaysia and M.Sc., M.Phil (Computer Science) degrees from PSG College of Technology, India. She was working with Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science, India and currently in the Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. She has published several papers in International Journal and Conferences. She is a Senior Member of IEEE and CSI. Her research interests are Computer Security, Databases and Mobile Computing. Dr G Subrahmanya VRK Rao is currently associated with the Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University. He obtained his Masters and Ph.D degrees from Andhra University, India. He worked in various capacities in the IT industry such as Systems Analyst, Programmer Analyst and Senior software engineer and also he is a current Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Telkom Center of Excellence in Developmental e-Commerce at University of Fort Hare, South Africa. His research interests include Information Security, Rural Telecommunications, Microwaves, WiMax, Network Processors, Hyperthreading Technology, Databases and Operating Systems.
About the Author
Dr.G.Radhamani received her PhD from Multimedia University, Malaysia and M.Sc., M.Phil (Computer Science) degrees from PSG College of Technology, India. She was working with Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science, India and currently in the Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. She has published several papers in International Journal and Conferences. She is a Senior Member of IEEE and CSI. Her research interests are Computer Security, Databases and Mobile Computing. Dr G Subrahmanya VRK Rao is currently associated with the Faculty of Information Technology, Multimedia University. He obtained his Masters and Ph.D degrees from Andhra University, India. He worked in various capacities in the IT industry such as Systems Analyst, Programmer Analyst and Senior software engineer and also he is a current Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Telkom Center of Excellence in Developmental e-Commerce at University of Fort Hare, South Africa. His research interests include Information Security, Rural Telecommunications, Microwaves, WiMax, Network Processors, Hyperthreading Technology, Databases and Operating Systems.
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Use MFC, ActiveX, ATL, ADO and COM+ to develop COM applications Implement client/server applications with ease with this example-oriented approach to the details and implementation of COM technology in network applications. If there was ever a subject th
Implement client/server applications with ease! You get a quick, thorough overview of COM technology, and dozens of real-life examples that can be used to accomplish virtually all of the requirements of a COM project. Contains source code to insert into your applications.
Implement client/server applications with ease! You get a quick, thorough overview of COM technology, and dozens of real-life examples that can be used to accomplish virtually all of the requirements of a COM project. Contains source code to insert into your applications.
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Every empirical researcher knows that randomized experiments have major advantages over observational studies in making causal inferences. Randomization of subjects to different treatment conditions ensures that the treatment groups, on average, are identical with respect to all possible characteristics of the subjects, regardless of whether those characteristics can be measured or not. If the subjects are people, for example, the treatment groups produced by randomization will be approximately equal with respect to such easily measured variables as race, sex, and age, and also approximately equal for more problematic variables like intelligence, aggressiveness, and creativity.
In nonexperimental studies, researchers often try to approximate a randomized experiment by statistically controlling for other variables using methods such as linear regression, logistic regression, or propensity scores. While statistical control can certainly be a useful tactic, it has two major limitations. First, no matter how many variables you control for, someone can always criticize your study by suggesting that you left out some crucial variable. (Such critiques are more compelling when that crucial variable is named). As is well known, the omission of a key covariate can lead to severe bias in estimating the effects of the variables that are included. Second, to statistically control for a variable, you have to measure it and explicitly include it in some kind of model. The problem is that some variables are notoriously difficult to measure. If the measurement is imperfect (and it usually is), this can also lead to biased estimates. So in practice, causal inference via statistical adjustment usually runs a poor second to the randomized experiment.
In nonexperimental studies, researchers often try to approximate a randomized experiment by statistically controlling for other variables using methods such as linear regression, logistic regression, or propensity scores. While statistical control can certainly be a useful tactic, it has two major limitations. First, no matter how many variables you control for, someone can always criticize your study by suggesting that you left out some crucial variable. (Such critiques are more compelling when that crucial variable is named). As is well known, the omission of a key covariate can lead to severe bias in estimating the effects of the variables that are included. Second, to statistically control for a variable, you have to measure it and explicitly include it in some kind of model. The problem is that some variables are notoriously difficult to measure. If the measurement is imperfect (and it usually is), this can also lead to biased estimates. So in practice, causal inference via statistical adjustment usually runs a poor second to the randomized experiment.
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Posted: September 18th, 2008, 6:46am CEST
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Information Modeling and Relational Databases provides an introduction to ORM (Object Role Modeling)-and much more. In fact, it's the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction you need to transform knowledge from domain experts into a sound database design.
Inside, ORM authority Terry Halpin blends conceptual information with practical instruction that will let you begin using ORM effectively as soon as possible. Supported by examples, exercises, and useful background information, his step-by-step approach teaches you to develop a natural-language-based ORM model and then, where needed, abstract ER and UML models from it. This book will quickly make you proficient in the modeling technique that is proving vital to the development of accurate and efficient databases that best meet real business objectives.
Features
- The most in-depth coverage of Object Role Modeling available anywhere-written by a pioneer in the development of ORM.
- Provides additional coverage of Entity Relationship (ER) modeling and the Unified Modeling Language-all from an ORM perspective.
- Intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, instructors, managers, and programmers.
- Explains and illustrates required concepts from mathematics and set theory.
- Via a companion Web site, provides answers to exercises, appendices covering the history of computer generations, subtype matrices, and advanced SQL queries, and links to downloadable ORM tools.
Dr. Terry Halpin is a professor at Northface University. He has led database research teams at several companies including Visio Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, where he worked on the conceptual and logical database modeling technology in Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects. His publications include over 100 technical papers and five books.
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Service Broker is a key Microsoft product in support of message–based processing between applications. Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker helps you to take full advantage of this key Microsoft technology, beginning from the fundamentals, moving through installation and application development, and ultimately showing you how to develop highly available and scalable applications based upon the Service–Oriented Architecture that is fast gaining ground as the way forward in application development.
- Comprehensive approach to developing with Service Broker
- Strong focus on best practices and real–world scenarios
- Covers the key aspects of distributed application design
- Understand the fundamentals of message–based processing.
- Install Service Broker and manage the environment.
- Design databases for service–oriented applications.
- Develop distributed applications.
- Build in scalability and high availablity.
- Apply best practices to avoid future trouble.
Pro SQL Server 2008 Service Broker is written for new and existing users of Service Broker who wish to develop service–oriented and distributed transactions that scale well, that are resilient against failure, and that are as future–proofed as possible from the application of current best practices in Service Broker development.
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
About the AuthorKlaus Aschenbrenner is a Software Architect for ANECON in Vienna, Austria. He has worked with .NET since its release in 2000 and is an internationally recognized .NET expert and a two-time MVP for Visual C#. He currently he travels around the world helping clients design and develop highly-scalable solutions using SQL Server 2005 and Service Broker. Klaus is the founder of .NET User Group Styria and also the country lead for SQLPASS Austria.
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READINGS in Multimedia Computing is a collection of seminal research papers culled from the literature of the last ten years. Although the origins of multimedia computing and networking can be traced back to the development of systems such as the AT&T Picturephone in the late 1960s, it wasn't until the 1990s that the field came into its own.
The development and mass marketing of the "cheap" personal computer with a CD-ROM drive and a processor powerful enough to process and display multimedia streams enabled the widespread development of multimedia applications for education and training, as well as entertainment and gaming. The privatization and the accessibility of the Internet motivated the use of personal computers as communication devices that could integrate applications such as audio and video conferencing into your desktop computing environment to create a computer-supported collaborative system. And then came the World Wide Web! The text and command-line oriented applications such as ftp and gopher were replaced overnight by Web browsers, and shared files were largely replaced by multimedia Web pages and streaming media. These developments fueled a boom in multimedia research. Indeed, virtually every subdiscipline of computer science research has considered the problem of supporting or processing multimedia data types. As a result, the field of multimedia computing is spread out across such diverse fields as image and signal processing, user interface design, operating systems, computer-supported cooperative work, networking, databases, and programming languages. To gain an overall perspective on the field you would have to search numerous proceedings and journals and follow the threads of research across several communities.
The goal of this text is to provide a roadmap through the field of multimedia computing and networking. We have assembled a dozen of the leading multimedia researchers and charged them with selecting the most important papers in their area of expertise. Each set of papers is presented as a chapter in the readings with an introduction to the field and the selected papers written by the chapter editor. By reading a given chapter you will learn about the fundamental problems, solutions, and research trends in a specific area of importance in multimedia computing. Given the chapter introductions, the papers are accessible to most professional computer scientists as well as graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
The development and mass marketing of the "cheap" personal computer with a CD-ROM drive and a processor powerful enough to process and display multimedia streams enabled the widespread development of multimedia applications for education and training, as well as entertainment and gaming. The privatization and the accessibility of the Internet motivated the use of personal computers as communication devices that could integrate applications such as audio and video conferencing into your desktop computing environment to create a computer-supported collaborative system. And then came the World Wide Web! The text and command-line oriented applications such as ftp and gopher were replaced overnight by Web browsers, and shared files were largely replaced by multimedia Web pages and streaming media. These developments fueled a boom in multimedia research. Indeed, virtually every subdiscipline of computer science research has considered the problem of supporting or processing multimedia data types. As a result, the field of multimedia computing is spread out across such diverse fields as image and signal processing, user interface design, operating systems, computer-supported cooperative work, networking, databases, and programming languages. To gain an overall perspective on the field you would have to search numerous proceedings and journals and follow the threads of research across several communities.
The goal of this text is to provide a roadmap through the field of multimedia computing and networking. We have assembled a dozen of the leading multimedia researchers and charged them with selecting the most important papers in their area of expertise. Each set of papers is presented as a chapter in the readings with an introduction to the field and the selected papers written by the chapter editor. By reading a given chapter you will learn about the fundamental problems, solutions, and research trends in a specific area of importance in multimedia computing. Given the chapter introductions, the papers are accessible to most professional computer scientists as well as graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
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Nonlinear, or digital, editing involves the manipulation of digitized video. Software applications permit the editor to cut, splice, make transitions, and edit film more precisely than was ever possible with conventional film editing techniques. Final Cut Express 2 is an inexpensive version of Apple's Final Cut Pro software, the leading nonlinear editing program for the Mac platform. In its first year, Final Cut Express proved to be a compelling alternative for hobbyists, students, and professionals who had formerly been limited to iMovie.
Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop is a classroom-in-a-book that teaches readers the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Express 2. It features a series of tutorials that cover the complete range of tasks, from installing the application to outputting. All of the necessary materials, including raw video footage and sequences, detailed instructions, and techniques taught in film schools, guide the reader to a working knowledge of Final Cut Express 2. The companion DVD includes a video introduction to Final Cut Express 2 specially designed for iMovie users, as well as tutorial media and plug-ins.
Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 2?learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual?this workshop gives you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop is a classroom-in-a-book that teaches readers the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Express 2. It features a series of tutorials that cover the complete range of tasks, from installing the application to outputting. All of the necessary materials, including raw video footage and sequences, detailed instructions, and techniques taught in film schools, guide the reader to a working knowledge of Final Cut Express 2. The companion DVD includes a video introduction to Final Cut Express 2 specially designed for iMovie users, as well as tutorial media and plug-ins.
Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 2?learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual?this workshop gives you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
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Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:21am CEST
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Systems, Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation, SAMOS 2008, held in Samos, Greece, in July 2008.
The 24 revised full papers presented together with a contamplative keynote and additional papers of two special workshop sessions were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on architecture, new frontiers, SoC, application specific contributions, system level design for heterogeneous systems, programming multicores, sensors and sensor networks; and systems modeling and design.
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Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:18am CEST
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Electronic Commerce technologies have been studied widely in the field of Economics and Informatics. In recent years, there are multiple aspects of researches in electronic commerce including supply chain model, Internet auctions, Internet volume discounts, electronic bank and stock trading, and several others. The increase of Electronic Commerce research activities can be observed in a variety of the fields. The aim of this book is to encourage activities in this field, and to bring researchers with an interest in Electronic Commerce. This book is edited from some aspects of e-commerce researches including theoretical mechanism design of trading based on auctions, allocation mechanism based on negotiation among multi-agent, case-study and analysis of e-trading, data engineering issues in e-commerce, and so on. The reason why the many aspects are included is to show the outline of the newest research result of e-commerce research.
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Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:13am CEST
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Prof. Elgar Fleisch, ETH Zürich and University of St. Gallen:
"A comprehensive, clear and practical introduction for RFID designers."
Prof. Rolf Jansen, Faculty of Logistics, Dortmund University:
"The book comprehensively deals with the topic in a solution-oriented way, expertly conveying the knowledge necessary, from logistical business operations right down to detailed matters of packaging logistics."
RFID, complemented by other Auto-ID technologies such as Barcode, NFC and sensor technology, can unlock huge benefits for enterprises and users, creating successful businesses with the combination of technology and processes. It is important to have an understanding of all aspects and properties of the technology, in order to see its potential.
This solution-orientated book contains a comprehensive overview of RFID, explaining which elements can be applied with respect to specific project environments, and how RFID systems can be integrated into existing IT systems. It includes chapters and project guidelines written by top experts in the industry, covering global privacy issues and the history of EPCglobal, as well as:
- a discussion on current trends and developments in the RFID market, and the process-based and technological drivers behind it;
- a chapter on RFID legislation with a global perspective;
- descriptions of practical applications and twelve application scenarios, demonstrating the possibilities that have already been discovered with RFID.
RFID for the Optimization of Business Processes is a descriptive introduction to the technology for business and technical managers, IT consulting experts and business process designers, as well as marketers of RFID technologies. The text will also be of great use to technical experts interested in business processes and also students studying the subject.
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“Successful companies have known the importance of continuous change and learning for a long time; this is the first book that describes these concepts in an organic way in the context of software development. A must read for everybody involved in this business.”
Giovanni Asproni, Director, Asprotunity Limited
“Do you want to improve software development in your organization? Do you believe in agile methodologies but struggle to introduce them? You will find help in this book. Allan has done an excellent job of combining modern business management principles with modern software methodology so you can draw on the knowledge of both business and software experts.”
Lise B. Hvatum, Software Development Manager, Schlumberger
Changing Software Development links the software world of technology and processes to the business world of knowledge, learning and change. This book explains why software development is an exercise in change management and organizational intelligence. Using knowledge management theory, the author gives developers and managers the tools to enhance learning and adopt new innovative approaches such as Agile and Lean software development.
This book is peppered with practical advice and case studies to explain how and why knowledge, learning and change are important in the development process. In addition, Allan offers direct actions that can be undertaken to enhance and build a learning environment.
Chapter highlights include:
- Understanding Agile Development
- Information Technology – Bringer of Change
- Change Model
- Making Change Happen
Changing Software Development provides the necessary skills in change management to enable developers to use new approaches to deliver successful projects.
About the Author
Allan Kelly worked as a developer for over 10 years, and now helps software teams and companies improve their ability to deliver software. Patterns, other writing and more information can be found on his website: http://www.allankelly.net
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Quickly develop dynamic Flash applications with PHP
The demand for rich Internet applications (RIAs) such as complete storefronts and interactive surveys is skyrocketing, as is the pressure to create these dynamic apps overnight and at low cost. This in-depth Bible provides the step-by-step instructions you need to quickly create RIAs in Flash using cost-effective, open-source PHP programming tools. You'll learn how PHP works, when you should use it in Flash, and above all, vital security techniques for keeping your interactive sites secure.
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Install, configure, and explore the basics of PHP
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Connect Flash to PHP and PHP to MySQL
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Create contact forms and search capabilities
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Clean, store, and check your interactive data
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Apply advanced security techniques
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Develop an RSS reader or banner tracking with PHP
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Extend Flash and PHP with third-party libraries
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Learn best practices for backing up and updating your server
Companion Web Site
On the book's Web site you can see real-world examples of Flash applications and how they were developed. The Web site also includes all the source files associated with the examples. Visit www.wiley.com/go/flashandphpbible.
About the Author
Matthew Keefe is a new-media designer and developer with a strong background in application development for the Web as well as offline. He has worked with companies such as Delphi, PhotoshopCafe, and Organi Studios, to name a few. Examples of his work can be found on xm411.com (XM Satellite Radio Fan site).
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Modern operating systems such as Microsoft’s Windows, Apple’s MacOS, and the different Unix-based versions such as Linux or Solaris use a graphical interface to communicate with the user. The communication consists of information displayed by programs and actions and commands issued by the user. This book is an introduction to graphic programming in Java. It is assumed that the reader knows the basic concepts of Java such as object-orientation, inheritance, interfaces, exceptions and use of packages.
There are two libraries for graphics components in Java: the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) and Swing. The first is the older one. It contains all the components needed to design graphical user interfaces. However, using AWT is not easy and the library is not free of bugs. The components of the Swing library are easier to work with and are much better implemented. Some Swing components need classes from the AWT library.
There are two libraries for graphics components in Java: the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) and Swing. The first is the older one. It contains all the components needed to design graphical user interfaces. However, using AWT is not easy and the library is not free of bugs. The components of the Swing library are easier to work with and are much better implemented. Some Swing components need classes from the AWT library.
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"Crammed with everything you need, and I mean everything. Simple explanations with brilliant illustrations, every conceivable studio tip and trick, a few 'rock star' anecdotes and, as usual, Tim's humor is great." Bob Schwall, Battery Studios
Over a thousand easy-to-use tips, hints, tricks, how-tos, setups, explanations and suggestions for today's recording engineer, musician and home studio user.
Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Tim Crich's bestselling Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts.
Great for engineers of all levels, this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference.
Includes:
* Tips on proper microphone choice, setup and placement
* Full sections on equalization and compression methods
* Guidance on recording drums, guitars and vocals
* Advice on creating professional mixes
* Best ways to take control of your recording environment
* Packed with insider tips and short-cuts to achieve the very best recordings
* Written in a concise and entertaining style for fast, in-session reference
* Learn from an experienced pro who has worked on records by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, US, David Bowie, Bon Jovi and many more!
About the Author
Tim Crich has over 20 years of experience in the recording studio, and worked on records by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, U2, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Ozzy, Cher, Bryan Adams, Tuff Beans and many more. He has engineered for some of the biggest producers in the world.
He is also author of the bestselling 'Assistant Engineers Handbook' (Black Ink Publishing).
Over a thousand easy-to-use tips, hints, tricks, how-tos, setups, explanations and suggestions for today's recording engineer, musician and home studio user.
Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Tim Crich's bestselling Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts.
Great for engineers of all levels, this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference.
Includes:
* Tips on proper microphone choice, setup and placement
* Full sections on equalization and compression methods
* Guidance on recording drums, guitars and vocals
* Advice on creating professional mixes
* Best ways to take control of your recording environment
* Packed with insider tips and short-cuts to achieve the very best recordings
* Written in a concise and entertaining style for fast, in-session reference
* Learn from an experienced pro who has worked on records by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, US, David Bowie, Bon Jovi and many more!
About the Author
Tim Crich has over 20 years of experience in the recording studio, and worked on records by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, U2, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Ozzy, Cher, Bryan Adams, Tuff Beans and many more. He has engineered for some of the biggest producers in the world.
He is also author of the bestselling 'Assistant Engineers Handbook' (Black Ink Publishing).
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Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:09am CEST
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Today's non-linear editing systems are equipped with a wide range of color correction tools that were previously only available in dedicated color correction suites. This book shows video editors how to take full advantage of their power. Clear, step-by-step instructions are included for Avid XPress DV, Avid Symphony, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and more. Beyond that, you'll learn the importance of "selling" the color correction you've achieved to clients, while making sure the client realizes the impact color correction gives the final product.
In addition to non-linear editing systems, there are now many plug-in applications for color correction. These plug-ins, including ColorFix, Composite Suite Color Correct, Vixen Pro, and Color Finesse, are covered in detail. There is ample information on how to work with the various video recording formats a client may present you, and the pros and cons of each. Rounding out the text are numerous hints, tips, common pitfalls, and tutorials for real-world practice. The CD contains images can practice color correction on; popular software tools, including trial versions of AfterEffects, Premiere, and various plug-ins; and QuickTime movies demonstrating color correction techniques. Lastly, ample reference material makes this an excellent resource.
*Take advantage of new color correction tools in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid XPress DV, and plug-ins
*Includes a CD with tutorials and do-it-yourself color correction exercises
*Gain a colorist's point of view on when certain types of color correction should be used and tips for achieving specific looks
About the Author
Stuart Blake Jones has over twenty years of experience as a senior telecine colorist. He is a consultant and instructor in the US and Europe and demonstrates color correction equipment at trade shows. He is also an expert on telecine and is the author of Film into Video, second edition, also published by Focal Press.
In addition to non-linear editing systems, there are now many plug-in applications for color correction. These plug-ins, including ColorFix, Composite Suite Color Correct, Vixen Pro, and Color Finesse, are covered in detail. There is ample information on how to work with the various video recording formats a client may present you, and the pros and cons of each. Rounding out the text are numerous hints, tips, common pitfalls, and tutorials for real-world practice. The CD contains images can practice color correction on; popular software tools, including trial versions of AfterEffects, Premiere, and various plug-ins; and QuickTime movies demonstrating color correction techniques. Lastly, ample reference material makes this an excellent resource.
*Take advantage of new color correction tools in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid XPress DV, and plug-ins
*Includes a CD with tutorials and do-it-yourself color correction exercises
*Gain a colorist's point of view on when certain types of color correction should be used and tips for achieving specific looks
About the Author
Stuart Blake Jones has over twenty years of experience as a senior telecine colorist. He is a consultant and instructor in the US and Europe and demonstrates color correction equipment at trade shows. He is also an expert on telecine and is the author of Film into Video, second edition, also published by Focal Press.
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Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:09am CEST
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Step-by-Step, Full-Color Graphics!
Get started using Outlook 2007 right away--the QuickSteps way. Color screenshots and clear instructions show you how to use all the new and improved features. Follow along and learn to work with the new Office interface and ribbon; send, receive, and manage e-mail; enter contact information; schedule appointments; set up tasks; and use the Journal.
You'll also find out how to manage files and folders, secure your e-mail, and block junk mail and spam. Plus, you can flip straight to the information you need easily using the color-coded tabs. Get the book that gets you started using Outlook 2007 in no time.
In each chapter:
- Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
- Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
- Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
- Bonus information related to the topic being covered
- Errors and pitfalls to avoid
Marty and Carole Matthews are the authors or coauthors of more than 70 books, including Windows Vista QuickSteps and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 QuickSteps. They are the creators of the QuickSteps series.
Bobbi Sandberg is a consultant, an instructor, and a retired CPA, as well as the coauthor of Quicken 2007 QuickSteps and two other books.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 3:38pm CEST
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Published in conjunction with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Statistical Applications for Health Information Management, Second Edition covers the basic biostatistics, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics that are unique to health information management (HIM). The text provides the essential theory while emphasizing practical applications that health information management professionals use in the real world every day. A single case study is woven throughout the book to serve as an example for each statistical process presented. Computer applications used in the real world are emphasized throughout the book, with only a minimal focus on manual applications.
Ohio State University, Columbus. Focuses on showing students and professionals how to apply statistical techniques to problems in health care. Text is set up so students can either use the companion Web site or input the data for each problem using their own statistical software. Softcover.
Ohio State University, Columbus. Focuses on showing students and professionals how to apply statistical techniques to problems in health care. Text is set up so students can either use the companion Web site or input the data for each problem using their own statistical software. Softcover.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:21pm CEST
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Mathematics educators agree that problem solving is one of the essential skills their students should possess, yet few mathematics courses or textbooks are devoted entirely to developing this skill. Supported by narrative, examples, and exercises, Ants, Bikes, and Clocks: Problem Solving for Undergraduates is a readable and enjoyable text designed to strengthen the problem-solving skills of undergraduate students. The book, which provides hundreds of mathematical problems, gives special emphasis to problems in context, often called story problems or modeling problems, that require mathematical formulation as a preliminary step. Both analytical and computational approaches, as well as the interplay between them, are included. This engaging book will strengthen students' mathematical skills, introduce them to new mathematical ideas, demonstrate the connectedness of mathematics, and improve both their analytical and computational problem solving. Students are encouraged to use the computer, or any tool at hand, for experimentation or to test their ideas.
Supported by narrative, examples, and exercises, Ants, Bikes, and Clocks: Problem Solving for Undergraduates is a readable and enjoyable text designed to strengthen the problem-solving skills of undergraduate students. This book, which provides hundreds of mathematical problems, demonstrates the connectedness of mathematics, and improves students analytical and computational problem solving.
About the Author
William Briggs is Professor of Mathematics, University of Colorado at Denver. He is Vice-President for Education of SIAM; Associate Editor of SIAM Review, Education Section; and a recipient of the Burton W. Jones Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, awarded by the Rocky Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America. He has authored or coauthored five books and published articles on mathematics education and applied mathematics.
Supported by narrative, examples, and exercises, Ants, Bikes, and Clocks: Problem Solving for Undergraduates is a readable and enjoyable text designed to strengthen the problem-solving skills of undergraduate students. This book, which provides hundreds of mathematical problems, demonstrates the connectedness of mathematics, and improves students analytical and computational problem solving.
About the Author
William Briggs is Professor of Mathematics, University of Colorado at Denver. He is Vice-President for Education of SIAM; Associate Editor of SIAM Review, Education Section; and a recipient of the Burton W. Jones Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, awarded by the Rocky Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America. He has authored or coauthored five books and published articles on mathematics education and applied mathematics.
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Rational homotopy is a very powerful tool for differential topology and geometry. This text aims to provide graduates and researchers with the tools necessary for the use of rational homotopy in geometry. Algebraic Models in Geometry has been written for topologists who are drawn to geometrical problems amenable to topological methods and also for geometers who are faced with problems requiring topological approaches and thus need a simple and concrete introduction to rational homotopy. This is essentially a book of applications. Geodesics, curvature, embeddings of manifolds, blow-ups, complex and Kahler manifolds, symplectic geometry, torus actions, configurations and arrangements are all covered. The chapters related to these subjects act as an introduction to the topic, a survey, and a guide to the literature. But no matter what the particular subject is, the central theme of the book persists; namely, there is a beautiful connection between geometry and rational homotopy which both serves to solve geometric problems and spur the development of topological methods.
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Yves Felix, author of books on raional homotopy and more than eighty papers in algebraic topology, received his Ph.D. in 1979. From 1981 to 1989 he worked as a researcher for the FNRS (Belgium) and in 1989 he took up the position of Professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, which he has held since. John Oprea received his Ph.D. in 1982 from Ohio State University and has been at Cleveland State University since 1985. His interests lie in both algebraic topology and differential geometry and he has written papers and books in these areas. Oprea was awarded the Lester R. Ford award from the Mathematical Association of America in 1996. He is currently an associate editor for the Journal of Geometry and Symmetry in Physics. Daniel Tanre received his Ph. D. from the University of Paris in 1972 and has been a Professor at the University of Lille, France, since 1988. He has been an author of books and articles on Algebraic Topology and applications since 1972.
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Yves Felix, author of books on raional homotopy and more than eighty papers in algebraic topology, received his Ph.D. in 1979. From 1981 to 1989 he worked as a researcher for the FNRS (Belgium) and in 1989 he took up the position of Professor at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, which he has held since. John Oprea received his Ph.D. in 1982 from Ohio State University and has been at Cleveland State University since 1985. His interests lie in both algebraic topology and differential geometry and he has written papers and books in these areas. Oprea was awarded the Lester R. Ford award from the Mathematical Association of America in 1996. He is currently an associate editor for the Journal of Geometry and Symmetry in Physics. Daniel Tanre received his Ph. D. from the University of Paris in 1972 and has been a Professor at the University of Lille, France, since 1988. He has been an author of books and articles on Algebraic Topology and applications since 1972.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:18pm CEST
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Attention Right-Brainers!
You're an artistic visionary, right? In your head you imagine clever image fixes, fanciful photo manipulations, and artworks of startling genius. But when it comes to bringing these visions to life on your computer -- well, that’s the hard part. If this sounds familiar, then Photoshop wiz Al Ward’s innovative and personal guide to the art of photo manipulation might just be the key to making your dreams come true.
Photoshop for Right-Brainers doesn't hamstring you with follow-the-leader, cookie-cutter techniques. Instead, the book explores the artistic creation process, demonstrating how Photoshop can open pathways for originality and keep you from getting stuck creatively. You'll start off doing real-world Photoshop work to get a firm grounding in the essential tools and techniques. Then you'll work through complex projects, honing your skills and learning how to translate even your wildest visions into reality. By the end you’ll be able to generate mind-blowing photographic art of your own.
Inside you'll learn how to:
Al Ward is a prominent figure in the Photoshop community. His web site, actionfx.com, supplies Photoshop actions and information to users. He has authored and contributed to numerous Photoshop books, including Photoshop Most Wanted, Photoshop Elements 2 Special Effects, and Photoshop 7 Effects Magic. He has written for Planet Photoshop, Photoshop Café, and Photoshop User Magazine, and he is the official actions guru for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).
You're an artistic visionary, right? In your head you imagine clever image fixes, fanciful photo manipulations, and artworks of startling genius. But when it comes to bringing these visions to life on your computer -- well, that’s the hard part. If this sounds familiar, then Photoshop wiz Al Ward’s innovative and personal guide to the art of photo manipulation might just be the key to making your dreams come true.
Photoshop for Right-Brainers doesn't hamstring you with follow-the-leader, cookie-cutter techniques. Instead, the book explores the artistic creation process, demonstrating how Photoshop can open pathways for originality and keep you from getting stuck creatively. You'll start off doing real-world Photoshop work to get a firm grounding in the essential tools and techniques. Then you'll work through complex projects, honing your skills and learning how to translate even your wildest visions into reality. By the end you’ll be able to generate mind-blowing photographic art of your own.
Inside you'll learn how to:
- Expertly blend multiple photographs into composites that are incredibly real
- Add sharpness and detail to any image
- Retouch a portrait like a pro: soften wrinkles, erase blemishes, whiten teeth, and more
- Create mind-boggling mirror effects
- Control reflections and highlights as you manipulate reflective surfaces like chrome and glass
- Turn any photograph into a line drawing or an oil painting
- Map patterns onto contoured surfaces for greater realism
- Subtly adjust colors to make them more vivid -- or replace them completely
- Prepare your artwork for display online or in printed contact sheets and picture packages
- And much more!
Al Ward is a prominent figure in the Photoshop community. His web site, actionfx.com, supplies Photoshop actions and information to users. He has authored and contributed to numerous Photoshop books, including Photoshop Most Wanted, Photoshop Elements 2 Special Effects, and Photoshop 7 Effects Magic. He has written for Planet Photoshop, Photoshop Café, and Photoshop User Magazine, and he is the official actions guru for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:15pm CEST
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One thing I (Sarah) have learned over the last 20 or so years is that a sure way to derail a promising conversation at a party is to tell people what I do for a living. And rest assured that I’m neither a tax auditor nor captain of a sludge barge.No, I’m merely a biostatistician and statistics instructor, a revelation which invariably provokes a response such as “statistics was my worst class in school” or the sudden inspiration to quote that old chestnut popularized by Mark Twain that there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Personally, I find statistics fascinating and I love working in this field.I like teaching statistics as well, and I like to believe that I communicate some of this enthusiasm to my students, most of whom are physicians or other healthcare professionals required to take my classes as part of their fellowship studies.It’s often an uphill battle, however: some of them arrive with a negative attitude toward everything statistical, possibly augmented by the belief that statistics is some kind of magical procedure that will do their thinking for them, or a set of tricks and manipulations whose purpose is to twist reality in order to mislead other people.
I’m not sure how statistics got such a bad reputation, or why so many people have a negative attitude toward it.I do know that most of them can’t afford it: the need to be competent in statistics is fast becoming a necessity in many fields of work. It’s also becoming a requirement to be a thoughtful participant in modern society, as we are bombarded daily by statistical information and arguments, many of questionable merit.I have long since ceased to hope that I can keep everyone from misusing statistics: instead I have placed my hopes in cultivating a statisticseducated populace who will be able to recognize when statistics are being misused and discount the speaker’s credibility accordingly.We (Sarah and Paul) have tried to address both concerns in this book: statistics as a professional necessity, and statistics as part of the intellectual content required for informed citizenship.
Personally, I find statistics fascinating and I love working in this field.I like teaching statistics as well, and I like to believe that I communicate some of this enthusiasm to my students, most of whom are physicians or other healthcare professionals required to take my classes as part of their fellowship studies.It’s often an uphill battle, however: some of them arrive with a negative attitude toward everything statistical, possibly augmented by the belief that statistics is some kind of magical procedure that will do their thinking for them, or a set of tricks and manipulations whose purpose is to twist reality in order to mislead other people.
I’m not sure how statistics got such a bad reputation, or why so many people have a negative attitude toward it.I do know that most of them can’t afford it: the need to be competent in statistics is fast becoming a necessity in many fields of work. It’s also becoming a requirement to be a thoughtful participant in modern society, as we are bombarded daily by statistical information and arguments, many of questionable merit.I have long since ceased to hope that I can keep everyone from misusing statistics: instead I have placed my hopes in cultivating a statisticseducated populace who will be able to recognize when statistics are being misused and discount the speaker’s credibility accordingly.We (Sarah and Paul) have tried to address both concerns in this book: statistics as a professional necessity, and statistics as part of the intellectual content required for informed citizenship.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:11pm CEST
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There's a great deal of excitement surrounding the use of Linux in embedded systems -- for everything from cell phones to car ABS systems and water-filtration plants -- but not a lot of practical information. Building Embedded Linux Systems offers an in-depth, hard-core guide to putting together embedded systems based on Linux.
Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new edition gives you the basics of building embedded Linux systems, along with the configuration, setup, and use of more than 40 different open source and free software packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a discussion of licensing issues, and an introduction to real-time, with a discussion of real-time options for Linux.
This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures for:
Updated for the latest version of the Linux kernel, this new edition gives you the basics of building embedded Linux systems, along with the configuration, setup, and use of more than 40 different open source and free software packages in common use. The book also looks at the strengths and weaknesses of using Linux in an embedded system, plus a discussion of licensing issues, and an introduction to real-time, with a discussion of real-time options for Linux.
This indispensable book features arcane and previously undocumented procedures for:
- Building your own GNU development toolchain
- Using an efficient embedded development framework
- Selecting, configuring, building, and installing a target-specific kernel
- Creating a complete target root filesystem
- Setting up, manipulating, and using solid-state storage devices
- Installing and configuring a bootloader for the target
- Cross-compiling a slew of utilities and packages
- Debugging your embedded system using a plethora of tools and techniques
- Using the uClibc, BusyBox, U-Boot, OpenSSH, thttpd, tftp, strace, and gdb packages
By presenting how to build the operating system components from pristine sources and how to find more documentation or help, Building Embedded Linux Systems greatly simplifies the task of keeping complete control over your embedded operating system.
About the Author
Karim Yaghmour is the founder and president of Opersys, a company providing expertise and courses on the use of open source and free software in embedded systems, and Kryptiva, a a provider of email security services. Being himself an active member of the open source and free software community, Karim has firmly established Opersys's services around the core values of knowledge sharing and technical quality promoted by this community. As part of his community involvement, Karim is the maintainer of the Linux Trace Toolkit and the author of a series of white-papers that led to the implementation of the Adeos nanokernel, which allows multiple operating systems to exist side-by-side.
Karim's quest for understanding how things work started at a very young age when he took it upon himself to break open all the radios and cassette players he could lay his hands on in order to "fix" them. Very early, he developed a keen interest in operating system internals and embedded systems. He now holds a B.Eng. and an M.A.Sc. from the ?cole Polytechnique de Montr?al. While everyone was hacking away at Linux, Karim even took a detour to write his own distributed micro-kernel in order to get to the bottom of operating system design and implementation. When not working on software, Karim indulges in his passion for history, philosophy, sociology, and humanities in general. He's especially addicted to essays and novels by Umberto Eco and Gerald Messadi.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:07pm CEST
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This book addresses how program teams can develop complex games within the constraints of deadlines, budgets, and changing technologies. It establishes a set best practices taken from real-world experiences, while making sure readers understand that there are not any absolute solutions. Readers are taught how to write reusable code that they will actually reuse along with games that require component technology. Practical object-oriented design methodologies with examples drawn directly from commercial code are also discussed. This book is useful for the entire game development team, including producers, designers, artists, and programmers.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:04pm CEST
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ECOOP is the premier forum in Europe for bringing together practitioners, researchers, and students to share their ideas and experiences in a broad range of disciplines woven with the common thread of object technology. It is a collage of events, including outstanding invited speakers, carefully refereed technical papers, practitioner reports reflecting real-world experience, panels, topic-focused workshops, demonstrations, and an interactive posters session.
The 18th ECOOP 2004 conference held during June 14–18, 2004 in Oslo, Norway represented another year of continued success in object-oriented programming, both as a topic of academic study and as a vehicle for industrial software development. Object-oriented technology has come of age; it is now the commonly established method for most software projects. However, an expanding field of applications and new technological challenges provide a strong demand for research in foundations, design and programming methods, as well as implementation techniques. There is also an increasing interest in the integration of object-orientation with other software development techniques. We anticipate therefore that object-oriented programming will be a fruitful subject of research for many years to come.
This year, the program committee received 132 submissions, of which 25 were accepted for publication after a thorough reviewing process. Every paper received at least 4 reviews. Papers were evaluated based on relevance, significance, clarity, originality, and correctness. The topics covered include: programming concepts, program analysis, software engineering, aspects and components, middleware, verification, systems and implementation techniques. These were complemented by two invited talks, from Matthias Felleisen and Tom Henzinger. Their titles and abstracts are also included in these proceedings.
The success of a major conference such as ECOOP is due to the dedication of many people. I would like to thank the authors for submitting a high number of quality papers; selecting a subset of papers to be published from these was not easy. I would also like to thank the 22 members of the program committee for producing careful reviews, and for sometimes lengthy discussions during the program committee meeting, which was held February 5th and 6th in Lausanne. I thank the general chair of the conference, Birger Møller-Pedersen, and the local organizer, Arne Maus, for productive collaborations in planning the conference and for helping on a number of logistical issues. The AITO Executive Board gave useful guidance. Richard van de Stadt provided invaluable computerassisted support for the electronic reviewing process, the PC meeting, as well as the production of these proceedings. Finally, Yvette Dubuis at EPFL provided administrative and logistic assistance for running the PC meeting.
The 18th ECOOP 2004 conference held during June 14–18, 2004 in Oslo, Norway represented another year of continued success in object-oriented programming, both as a topic of academic study and as a vehicle for industrial software development. Object-oriented technology has come of age; it is now the commonly established method for most software projects. However, an expanding field of applications and new technological challenges provide a strong demand for research in foundations, design and programming methods, as well as implementation techniques. There is also an increasing interest in the integration of object-orientation with other software development techniques. We anticipate therefore that object-oriented programming will be a fruitful subject of research for many years to come.
This year, the program committee received 132 submissions, of which 25 were accepted for publication after a thorough reviewing process. Every paper received at least 4 reviews. Papers were evaluated based on relevance, significance, clarity, originality, and correctness. The topics covered include: programming concepts, program analysis, software engineering, aspects and components, middleware, verification, systems and implementation techniques. These were complemented by two invited talks, from Matthias Felleisen and Tom Henzinger. Their titles and abstracts are also included in these proceedings.
The success of a major conference such as ECOOP is due to the dedication of many people. I would like to thank the authors for submitting a high number of quality papers; selecting a subset of papers to be published from these was not easy. I would also like to thank the 22 members of the program committee for producing careful reviews, and for sometimes lengthy discussions during the program committee meeting, which was held February 5th and 6th in Lausanne. I thank the general chair of the conference, Birger Møller-Pedersen, and the local organizer, Arne Maus, for productive collaborations in planning the conference and for helping on a number of logistical issues. The AITO Executive Board gave useful guidance. Richard van de Stadt provided invaluable computerassisted support for the electronic reviewing process, the PC meeting, as well as the production of these proceedings. Finally, Yvette Dubuis at EPFL provided administrative and logistic assistance for running the PC meeting.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:02pm CEST
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Addressing the fast-growing need to integrate effective security features into wireless communication systems, this cutting-edge book offers a broad overview of wireless security, so engineers can choose the methods and techniques that are most appropriate for their projects. Professionals gain a solid understanding of critical cryptography techniques, such as private/public key encryption, digital signatures, and block and stream ciphers. The book provides expert guidance on how to evaluate cryptography deployment impact on current wireless network architectures and implement an effective cryptography architecture for any organization. This forward-looking resource offers the technical know-how practitioners need to understand and work with the security concepts and techniques used for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation mobile networks.
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Hideki Imai is a full professor in the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo. Dr. Imai is the author/coauthor of 35 books and is a renowned speaker at conferences worldwide. He received his B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo.
About the Author
Hideki Imai is a full professor in the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo. Dr. Imai is the author/coauthor of 35 books and is a renowned speaker at conferences worldwide. He received his B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 1:01pm CEST
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The ideal book for quickly developing DSP systems by integrating MATLAB or C code into the LabVIEW graphical programming environment.
Reflecting LabView's new MathScripting feature, the new edition of this book combines textual and graphical programming to form a hybrid programming approach, enabling a more effective means of building and analyzing DSP systems. The hybrid programming approach allows the use of previously developed textual programming solutions to be integrated into LabVIEW's highly interactive and visual environment, providing an easier and quicker method for building DSP systems.
Features
* The only DSP laboratory book that combines both textual and graphical programming
* 12 lab experiments that incorporate C/MATLAB code blocks into the LabVIEW graphical programming environment via the new MathScripting feature.
* Lab experiments covering basic DSP implementation topics including sampling, digital filtering, fixed-point data representation, frequency domain processing.
* Interesting applications using the hybrid programming approach, such as a keypad phone system, a software-defined radio system, and a cochlear implant simulator system
* A CD-ROM providing all the lab codes
This book is an ideal introduction for engineers and students seeking to develop DSP systems in quick time.
* The only DSP project book that combines textual and graphical programming
* 12 Lab projects that incorporate MATLAB code blocks into the LabVIEW graphical programming environment via the MathScripting feature.
* Interesting applications such as the design of a cochlear implant simulator and a software-defined radio system.
Reflecting LabView's new MathScripting feature, the new edition of this book combines textual and graphical programming to form a hybrid programming approach, enabling a more effective means of building and analyzing DSP systems. The hybrid programming approach allows the use of previously developed textual programming solutions to be integrated into LabVIEW's highly interactive and visual environment, providing an easier and quicker method for building DSP systems.
Features
* The only DSP laboratory book that combines both textual and graphical programming
* 12 lab experiments that incorporate C/MATLAB code blocks into the LabVIEW graphical programming environment via the new MathScripting feature.
* Lab experiments covering basic DSP implementation topics including sampling, digital filtering, fixed-point data representation, frequency domain processing.
* Interesting applications using the hybrid programming approach, such as a keypad phone system, a software-defined radio system, and a cochlear implant simulator system
* A CD-ROM providing all the lab codes
This book is an ideal introduction for engineers and students seeking to develop DSP systems in quick time.
* The only DSP project book that combines textual and graphical programming
* 12 Lab projects that incorporate MATLAB code blocks into the LabVIEW graphical programming environment via the MathScripting feature.
* Interesting applications such as the design of a cochlear implant simulator and a software-defined radio system.
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 12:57pm CEST
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Information is widely regarded as the lifeblood of modern business, but organizations are facing a flood of threats to such “intellectual capital” from hackers, viruses, and online fraud. Directors must respond to increasingly complex and competing demands regarding data protection, privacy regulations, computer misuse, and investigatory regulations. IT Governance will be valuable to board members, executives, owners and managers of any business or organization that depends on information.
Covering the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (in the US) and the Turnbull Report and the Combined Code (in the UK), the book examines standards of best practice for compliance and data security. Written for companies looking to protect and enhance their information security management systems, it allows them to ensure that their IT security strategies are coordinated, coherent, comprehensive and cost effective.
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Your Hands-on Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal Technology
Master SAP NetWeaver Portal with the most comprehensive, step-by-step reference available on the entire portal implementation life cycle. Written by SAP architect Rabi Jay, this book provides everything you need to plan, design, install, configure, and administer SAP NetWeaver Portal, including SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java.
SAP NetWeaver Portal Technology: The Complete Reference is filled with detailed descriptions, numerous illustrations, and hundreds of expert tips. Design and deploy portals with high availability, scalability, and performance. Implement single sign-on to backend systems and integrate SAP and non-SAP applications. Configure reliable J2EE engine and portal security, and devise a flawless portal backup and restore strategy. Improve performance using portal workload, GC, thread dump, and HTTP analysis.
- Plan futuristically using PAM, release planning, and maintenance strategy
- Design global portals using federated portal networks and external-facing portals
- Implement self-registration and delegated user and content administration
- Enable authorization using security zones, UME actions, and ACL permissions
- Manage users centrally using LDAP, UME, and Identity Management
- Implement user-, type-, and attribute-based authentication
- Brand your portal using portal desktop rules, themes, and framework pages
- Configure portal transports, and deploy patches and business packages using JSPM
- Monitor your portal using CCMS and GRMG Availability Monitoring
- Manage your portal centrally using NWA and maintain systems using SLD
Rabi Jay, a certified SAP professional, has architected and implemented CRM, ERP, and B2B portal solutions for Fortune 100 firms. He has extensive management, consulting, development, and training experience. Rabi also mentors SAP consultants and has built a team of SAP experts
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Posted: September 14th, 2008, 12:55pm CEST
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Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Pro 3 - learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual - this editing workshop gives you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Pro 3(FCP). It includes in-depth i
Final Cut Pro 3 Editing Workshop goes beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Pro with a tutorial guide to the art and technique of editing. This comprehensive series of editing lessons gives you a working knowledge of the principles and methods taught in film schools.
Complements Apple's documentation with a series of tutorials that reach readers the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Pro by working through 13 lessons. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
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Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
Final Cut Pro 3 Editing Workshop goes beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Pro with a tutorial guide to the art and technique of editing. This comprehensive series of editing lessons gives you a working knowledge of the principles and methods taught in film schools.
Complements Apple's documentation with a series of tutorials that reach readers the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Pro by working through 13 lessons. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
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A simple macro language appeared in version 3 of VisiCalc. When Lotus 1-2-3 introduced the keystroke macro recorder, accountants everywhere began developing arcane little macros to automate the daily task of importing and formatting sales data in their spreadsheets. When Excel 5 shipped with a new macro language called VBA in 1993, the world changed. Using VBA, it became possible for every one of the 400 million users of Microsoft Office to develop great looking and powerful applications.
The message board at MrExcel.com hosts over 30,000 questions per year and over a third of these questions are posed by people who have questions about VBA in Excel. Clearly – there are very many people using VBA around the world. However – the typical VBA coder is someone is not necessarily a programmer. You will have someone who is very good at a certain Office application – perhaps I would go so far as to call him or her a guru with a particular application. Soon, our coder has mastered every aspect of the application and starts to explore the macro recorder and then get in to writing VBA macros to automate the use of that application.
However – it is rare to find someone who is a guru in both Excel and PowerPoint. Either you work somewhere where you process lots of data or somewhere where you design a lot of presentations and your expertise in one app or another allows you to climb the learning curve for that VBA app.
At MrExcel Consulting, I prefer to write applications for Excel, but occasionally a client needs Excel to interface with PowerPoint or Word and things generally come to a halt. We know Excel VBA inside and out. We know the gotchas and the peculiarities that don't quite work. But, when we need to tread in the PowerPoint VBA object model, we are rookies.
The idea for this book was to gather together VBA experts from each of the Microsoft Office applications and to have them all design really cool applications for their individual application. The goal is for an expert in Excel VBA to be able to pick up the book and learn from example how things are done in PowerPoint or Word or Access or Outlook. There are many books on the bookstore shelves that address VBA for one particular Office app or another – my goal with this book is that you can comfortably write useful macros in all of your Office apps.
The message board at MrExcel.com hosts over 30,000 questions per year and over a third of these questions are posed by people who have questions about VBA in Excel. Clearly – there are very many people using VBA around the world. However – the typical VBA coder is someone is not necessarily a programmer. You will have someone who is very good at a certain Office application – perhaps I would go so far as to call him or her a guru with a particular application. Soon, our coder has mastered every aspect of the application and starts to explore the macro recorder and then get in to writing VBA macros to automate the use of that application.
However – it is rare to find someone who is a guru in both Excel and PowerPoint. Either you work somewhere where you process lots of data or somewhere where you design a lot of presentations and your expertise in one app or another allows you to climb the learning curve for that VBA app.
At MrExcel Consulting, I prefer to write applications for Excel, but occasionally a client needs Excel to interface with PowerPoint or Word and things generally come to a halt. We know Excel VBA inside and out. We know the gotchas and the peculiarities that don't quite work. But, when we need to tread in the PowerPoint VBA object model, we are rookies.
The idea for this book was to gather together VBA experts from each of the Microsoft Office applications and to have them all design really cool applications for their individual application. The goal is for an expert in Excel VBA to be able to pick up the book and learn from example how things are done in PowerPoint or Word or Access or Outlook. There are many books on the bookstore shelves that address VBA for one particular Office app or another – my goal with this book is that you can comfortably write useful macros in all of your Office apps.
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It has been more than 10 years since the introduction of the Mosaic Web browser from NCSA when the Web first achieved widespread notice. Early Web pages were generally simple, as people slowly learned the new Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) concepts. As the Internet-browser wars heated up, more people entered the fray, and different technologies, including Java, appeared to assist in the creation of dynamic Web sites. These dynamic sites are what we are accustomed to visiting on the current Web. Of these new technologies, several dominant candidates emerged, including ASP, CGI, and later PHP.
With all these existing technologies, one might wonder why even bother with JavaServer Pages (JSPs)? Although there are many reasons, the answer can be summarized by noting that no other competing technology offers a simple and intuitive interface that supports the full power and portability of the Java programming language.
With the introduction of the JSP 2.0 specification, which is covered in this book, writing JSP pages has become considerably easier, which will soon be reflected in the variety of development tools available. As a result, the number of potential JSP developers will soon increase, as will the corresponding number of JSP Web applications. In summary, now is a great time to learn JavaServer Pages.
With all these existing technologies, one might wonder why even bother with JavaServer Pages (JSPs)? Although there are many reasons, the answer can be summarized by noting that no other competing technology offers a simple and intuitive interface that supports the full power and portability of the Java programming language.
With the introduction of the JSP 2.0 specification, which is covered in this book, writing JSP pages has become considerably easier, which will soon be reflected in the variety of development tools available. As a result, the number of potential JSP developers will soon increase, as will the corresponding number of JSP Web applications. In summary, now is a great time to learn JavaServer Pages.
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"The real value of this tome lies in its concise technical approach, offering newcomers various route-maps through the storytelling maze." - Imagine magazine
Become a successful Animation Writer!
The art. The craft. The business. Animation Writing and Development takes students and animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters, developing a television series, feature, or multimedia project, and writing professional premises, outlines and scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles and pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air. Animation Writing and Development includes chapters on animation history, on child development (writing for kids), and on storyboarding. It gives advice on marketing and finding work in the industry. It provides exercises for students as well as checklists for professionals polishing their craft. This is a guide to becoming a good writer as well as a successful one.
* Filled with writing exercises that will challenge your writing limits
* Understand inspiration, idea gathering, and story development
* Tips on how to write for kids and why certain stories appeal to different ages
* The how and why of dialogue-what works, and what doesn't
About the Author
Jean Ann Wright serves as an animation pre-production consultant, specializing in writing and development, design, storyboard, casting, and voice-overs. Over the past few years she's enjoyed judging animation (including voice-overs) for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the Emmys). She judges periodically for the High School Drama Teachers Association in California. She also reads new plays for the Pasadena Playhouse, and critiques high school animation students' artwork for www.acmeanimation.org.
B.A. degrees in Theatre Arts from Pasadena Playhouse and Art from California State University Northridge capped Jean's college education. Jean worked at Hanna-Barbera for eight years as an assistant animator. Her animation training included classes in writing and development, voice-overs, storyboard, layout, character design, and animation. She took voice-over classes from Michael Bell, a well-known voice-over professional. She's currently a member of the Women In Animation voice-over group, and worked briefly on the films Revelation and Another Bobby O'Hare Story as part of the WIA loop group ADRists. Jean has acted in scores of plays and musicals, on TV, and in a couple of short independent films.
Become a successful Animation Writer!
The art. The craft. The business. Animation Writing and Development takes students and animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters, developing a television series, feature, or multimedia project, and writing professional premises, outlines and scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles and pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air. Animation Writing and Development includes chapters on animation history, on child development (writing for kids), and on storyboarding. It gives advice on marketing and finding work in the industry. It provides exercises for students as well as checklists for professionals polishing their craft. This is a guide to becoming a good writer as well as a successful one.
* Filled with writing exercises that will challenge your writing limits
* Understand inspiration, idea gathering, and story development
* Tips on how to write for kids and why certain stories appeal to different ages
* The how and why of dialogue-what works, and what doesn't
About the Author
Jean Ann Wright serves as an animation pre-production consultant, specializing in writing and development, design, storyboard, casting, and voice-overs. Over the past few years she's enjoyed judging animation (including voice-overs) for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the Emmys). She judges periodically for the High School Drama Teachers Association in California. She also reads new plays for the Pasadena Playhouse, and critiques high school animation students' artwork for www.acmeanimation.org.
B.A. degrees in Theatre Arts from Pasadena Playhouse and Art from California State University Northridge capped Jean's college education. Jean worked at Hanna-Barbera for eight years as an assistant animator. Her animation training included classes in writing and development, voice-overs, storyboard, layout, character design, and animation. She took voice-over classes from Michael Bell, a well-known voice-over professional. She's currently a member of the Women In Animation voice-over group, and worked briefly on the films Revelation and Another Bobby O'Hare Story as part of the WIA loop group ADRists. Jean has acted in scores of plays and musicals, on TV, and in a couple of short independent films.
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Remote Sensing deals with the fundamental ideas underlying the rapidly growing field of remote sensing. John Schott explores energy-matter interaction, radiation propagation, data dissemination, and described the tools and procedures required to extract information from remotely sensed data using the image chain approach. Organizations and individuals often focus on one aspect of the remote sensing process before considering it as a whole, thus investigating unjustified effort, time, and expense to get minimal improvement. Unlike other books on the subject, Remote Sensing treats the process as a continuous flow. Schott examines the limitations obstructing the flow of information to the user, employing numerous applications of remote sensing to earth observation disciplines. For this second edition, in addition to a thorough update, there are major changes and additions, such as a much more complete treatment of spectroscopic imaging, which has matured dramatically in the last ten years, and a more rigorous treatment of image processing with an emphasis on spectral image processing algorithms. Remote Sensing is an ideal first text in remote sensing for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the physical or engineering sciences, and will also serve as a valuable reference for practitioners.
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John R. Schott is Professor of Imaging Science and Director of the Digital Image and Remote Sensing Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
About the Author
John R. Schott is Professor of Imaging Science and Director of the Digital Image and Remote Sensing Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Posted: September 13th, 2008, 6:13am CEST
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In Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain described his lifelong fascination with the Mississippi River and with the influence that the river had on the people and towns in the surrounding area. Through a series of stories and anecdotes about river life, Twain portrays the river not simply as a moving body of water, as a geographical entity, but as a dynamic component of life and culture in that time and place.
One of Twain's most telling experiences occurred when, as a young man, he was serving as an apprentice to a riverboat captain. While at the helm one day, Twain perceived danger lurking under the surface and, without consulting the captain, suddenly changed course. The captain, a man named Bixby, immediately asked him to account for his action and Twain replied that he had seen an underwater hazard, a bluff reef, just ahead. Bixby, however, declares that Twain has made a mistake and that he should resume the original course.
One of Twain's most telling experiences occurred when, as a young man, he was serving as an apprentice to a riverboat captain. While at the helm one day, Twain perceived danger lurking under the surface and, without consulting the captain, suddenly changed course. The captain, a man named Bixby, immediately asked him to account for his action and Twain replied that he had seen an underwater hazard, a bluff reef, just ahead. Bixby, however, declares that Twain has made a mistake and that he should resume the original course.
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Posted: September 13th, 2008, 6:10am CEST
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Join the leagues of thousands of programmers and learn C++ from some of the best. The fifth edition of the best seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, written by Jesse Liberty, a well-known C++ and C# programming manual author and Bradley L. Jones, manager for a number of high profiler developer websites, has been updated to the new ANSI/ISO C++ Standard. This is an excellent hands-on guide for the beginning programmer. Packed with examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code, fundamentals such as managing I/O, loops, arrays and creating C++ applications are all covered in the 21 easy-to-follow lessons. You will also be given access to a website that will provide you will all the source code examples developed in the book as a practice tool. C++ is the preferred language for millions of developers-make Sams Teach Yourself the preferred way to learn it!
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About the Author
Jesse Liberty is the author of numerous books on software development, including best-selling titles in C++ and .NET. He is the president of Liberty Associates, Inc. (http://www.LibertyAssociates.com) where he provides custom programming, consulting, and training.
Bradley Jones, Microsoft MVP, Visual C++, can be referred to as a webmaster, manager, coding grunt, executive editor, and various other things. His time and focus are on a number of software development sites and channels, including Developer.com, CodeGuru.com, DevX, VBForums, Gamelan, and other Jupitermedia-owned sites. This influence expands over sites delivering content to over 2.5 million unique developers a month.
His expertise is in the area of the big "C"s—C, C++, and C#—however, his experience includes development in PowerBuilder, VB, some Java, ASP, COBOL I/II, and various other technologies too old to even mention now. He has also been a consultant, analyst, project lead, associate publisher for major technical publishers, and author. His recent authoring credits include Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days, a 6th edition of Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days, and now this edition of Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days. He is also the cofounder and president of the Indianapolis .NET Developers Association, which is a charter INETA group with membership of over 700. You can often hear his ramblings on the CodeGuru.com or VBForums.com discussion forums, and he also does the weekly CodeGuru newsletter that goes out to tens of thousands of developers.
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This second edition of the book Exploring Scanning Probe Microscopy with Mathematica is a revised and extended version of the first edition. It consists of a collection of self-contained, interactive, computational examples from the fields of scanning tunneling microscopy, scanning force microscopy, and related technologies, using Mathematica notebooks. It was written in Mathematica version 5.1 as a series of notebooks and was then translated into the TEX typesetting language. The software includes the code belonging to each chapter of the book. The files can be run independently of each other on any platform that supports Mathematica versions 5 and higher.
The main motivation for writing a book such as this arises from oftenencountered situations where published models in the field of scanning probe microscopy require prior knowledge of other theoretical results. The reader of such material, therefore, needs to track down other publications that sometimes use different notations. A self-consistent, self-contained presentation would therefore be a real time-saver. A second motivation is the time-consuming effort required to code models that contain subtleties that are not easy to spot. The code presented in this book, being self-contained, alleviates this problem. A third motivation is associated with the benefit of working interactively with a live mathematical model and being able to change the values of its parameters. The computational results, which might range over unanticipated values, could provide better insight into the intricacies of a given problem than, say, reading plain text and browsing through several examples. The advantage of this book is that it provides an active approach to the study of and research in scanning probe microscopy.
The main motivation for writing a book such as this arises from oftenencountered situations where published models in the field of scanning probe microscopy require prior knowledge of other theoretical results. The reader of such material, therefore, needs to track down other publications that sometimes use different notations. A self-consistent, self-contained presentation would therefore be a real time-saver. A second motivation is the time-consuming effort required to code models that contain subtleties that are not easy to spot. The code presented in this book, being self-contained, alleviates this problem. A third motivation is associated with the benefit of working interactively with a live mathematical model and being able to change the values of its parameters. The computational results, which might range over unanticipated values, could provide better insight into the intricacies of a given problem than, say, reading plain text and browsing through several examples. The advantage of this book is that it provides an active approach to the study of and research in scanning probe microscopy.
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Inter-organizational information systems play a major role in improving communication and integration between partnering firms to achieve an integrated global supply chain. Current research in enterprise resource planning and electronic commerce is crucial to maintaining efficient supply chain management and organizational competitiveness.
Techniques and Tools for the Design & Implementation of Enterprise Information Systems enables libraries to provide an invaluable resource to academicians and practitioners in fields such as operations management, Web engineering, information technology, and management information systems, providing insight into the effective design and implementation of enterprise information systems to improve communication and integration between partnering firms to achieve an integrated global supply chain.
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Angappa Gunasekaran is a Professor of Management in the Charlton College of Business at the University of Massachusetts (North Dartmouth, USA). Previously, he has held academic positions in Canada, India, Finland, Australia and Great Britain. He has BE and ME from the University of Madras and a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology. He teaches and conducts research in operations management and information systems. He serves on the Editorial Board of 20 journals and edits a journal. He has published about 160 articles in journals, 60 articles in conference proceedings and 2 edited books. In addition, he has organized several conferences in the emerging areas of operations management and information systems. He has extensive editorial experience that includes the guest editor of many high profile journals. He has received outstanding paper and excellence in teaching awards. His current areas of research include supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, e-commerce, and benchmarking.
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The book consists of a collection of works on utilising the automatic identification technology provided by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to address the problems of global counterfeiting of goods. The book presents current research, directed to securing supply chains against the efforts of counterfeit operators, carried out at the Auto-ID Labs around the globe. The collection of works and the organisation of the book assume very little knowledge on the part of the reader on Networked RFID systems as the material provided in the introduction familiarises the reader with concepts, underlying principles and vulnerabilities of modern RFID systems. The collection of works presented on highlighting the counterfeiting problem and problems with existing low cost RFID technology is an important guide to practitioners, professionals and graduates in the area of RFID systems application, implementation and integration.
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it takes more than just precise timing and picking the right stocks to achieve exceptional results in today's markets. In order to capture consistent success, you need to strike the right balance between position sizing and risk management.
Nobody understands this better than author Philip McDonnell, and with Optimal Portfolio Modeling, he looks to share his extensive experiences in this field with you. As a thirty-year trading veteran, McDonnell knows what it takes to make it in a variety of markets, and now, by focusing on the relatively unexplored realm of money management and portfolio modeling, he'll show you how to do the same.
Optimal Portfolio Modeling is an easily accessible introduction to portfolio modeling for those who prefer an intuitive approach to this discipline. While early chapters provide engaging insights on the statistical properties of markets, this book quickly moves on to illustrate invaluable trading and risk control models based on popular programs such as Excel and the statistical modeling language R.Through both empirical and statistical techniques, this reliable resource presents modeling formulas that will allow you to maxi-mize the performance, minimize the drawdown, and manage the risk of your portfolio.
Specific issues explored throughout these pages include:
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Modeling market microstructure randomness
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The distribution of price changes—from the Reflection Principle to choosing between empirical distributions and theoretical distributions
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Modeling risk management and debunking stop-loss myths
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The salient properties of a good utility model and its importance in optimal long-term growth of capital at the portfolio level
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Proper backtesting for portfolio models
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Plus much more
And through the book's companion CD-ROM—which skillfully parallels the information presented in the text and contains numerous program examples written in either Excel or R—you'll continue to cultivate your trading skills by learning how to use the tools that will allow you to develop distinct models.
As more smart money chases market returns, individual and professional traders need to take a more mathematical and statistically accurate approach to trading. Optimal Portfolio Modeling will show you how to do this, and much more, as you strive to achieve your personal investment objectives.
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Philip J. Mcdonnell is a trader and software/trading methodologies developer who has created proprietary data collection and analysis tools for real-time analysis of market direction and stock selection, with an emphasis on options analysis. He has handled network operations for a venture capital incubator, The Inception Group, and developed and sold options analysis software packages. McDonnell served as a research assistant at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Business, under Victor Niederhoffer. He holds degrees in mathematics and computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Save time & resources with this comprehensive guide to automation configuration for the value-added IP services of the future.
As the Internet becomes the medium of choice for value-added IP service offerings such as TV broadcasting, videoconferencing, and Voice over IP, the ability of automating configuration processes has become a key challenge for service providers. In fact, this feature has become crucial with the ever-growing level of expertise required to deploy such services and the scope of the techniques that need to be activated in order to provide such services with a guaranteed level of quality.
Service Automation and Dynamic Provisioning Techniques in IP/MPLS Environments:
•Discusses architectures and protocols for services information, covering the state-of-the-art in current implementations of Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), Diameter, Common Open Policy Service (COPS), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and NETCONF
•Explains various application examples, covering the dynamic enforcement of QoS, security, and IP Traffic Engineering policies.
•Covers the automated production of MPLS-based VPNs.
The authors offer an invaluable guide for IT facilitators, network managers, and researchers in industry and academia, as well as students studying advanced IP/MPLS networking communications courses. System designers and architects will also find this book helpful.
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Posted: September 13th, 2008, 5:51am CEST
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This well-accepted introduction to computational geometry is a textbook for high-level undergraduate and low-level graduate courses. The focus is on algorithms and hence the book is well suited for students in computer science and engineering. Motivation is provided from the application areas: all solutions and techniques from computational geometry are related to particular applications in robotics, graphics, CAD/CAM, and geographic information systems. For students this motivation will be especially welcome. Modern insights in computational geometry are used to provide solutions that are both efficient and easy to understand and implement. All the basic techniques and topics from computational geometry, as well as several more advanced topics, are covered. The book is largely self-contained and can be used for self-study by anyone with a basic background in algorithms.
In this third edition, besides revisions to the second edition, new sections discussing Voronoi diagrams of line segments, farthest-point Voronoi diagrams, and realistic input models have been added.
Presents a well-accepted introduction to computational geometry for high-level undergraduate and low-level graduate courses. Focuses on algorithms and is well suited for students of computer science and engineering.Full download
Posted: September 13th, 2008, 5:26am CEST
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Business rules engines can make organizations more agile by allowing them to manage diverse sets of operating rules, such as many different contracts for goods and services with different clients. For example, business rules engines can contain interfaces that allow users to define business rules to add specific functionality to software applications in order to take advantage of particular business arrangements. This enables organizations to overcome the barriers of time, money, and reliability that traditional programming approaches present when trying to include variable business situations within information systems. Rules engines can also speed software implementation, provide increased auditability, and ensure engineering compliance. The capacity to understand and manage business rules outside of the "black box" of program code can improve the overall quality of IT infrastructures.
How to Build a Business Rules Engine is the first book to provide a detailed roadmap, with examples, for building a business rules engine. Written from the author"s 12 years of experience building business rules functionality, this book covers the necessary background and concepts, as well as the specific steps needed to build a rules engine. The book describes not only the components that a rules engine must have, but also the organizational issues that may determine its success after it has been built and implemented.
Features
· The only book that demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. Covers user requirements, data modeling, repository design, metadata engineering, and more.
· Includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, and development and implementation considerations.
· A sample application is used throughout the book to illustrate concepts. The code for the sample application is available online at http://www.bizrulesengines.com.
About the Author
How to Build a Business Rules Engine is the first book to provide a detailed roadmap, with examples, for building a business rules engine. Written from the author"s 12 years of experience building business rules functionality, this book covers the necessary background and concepts, as well as the specific steps needed to build a rules engine. The book describes not only the components that a rules engine must have, but also the organizational issues that may determine its success after it has been built and implemented.
Features
· The only book that demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. Covers user requirements, data modeling, repository design, metadata engineering, and more.
· Includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, and development and implementation considerations.
· A sample application is used throughout the book to illustrate concepts. The code for the sample application is available online at http://www.bizrulesengines.com.
About the Author
Malcolm Chisholm holds an M.A. from the University of Oxford, a Ph.D.from the University of Bristol, and has over 20 years of experience in information technology. His expertise has allowed him to work in various industries focusing on systems development and data administration. Recently he has worked with the United Nations Development Program and Deloitte and Touche.
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Maor attempts to give the irrational number e its rightful standing alongside pi as a fundamental constant in science and nature; he succeeds very well.... Maor writes so that both mathematical newcomers and long-time professionals alike can thoroughly enjoy his book, learn something new, and witness the ubiquity of mathematical ideas in Western culture.
The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number ^Ie^N. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest background in mathematics, this biography of ^Ie^N brings out that number's central importance in mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science. "This is a gently paced, elegantly composed book, and it will bring its readers much pleasure.... Maor has written an excellent book that should be in every public and school library." --Ian Stewart, New Scientist "Maor wonderfully tells the story of ^Ie^N. The chronological history allows excursions into the lives of people involved with the development of this fascinating number. Maor hangs his story on a string of people stretching from Archimedes to David Hilbert. And by presenting mathematics in terms of the humans who produced it, he places the subject where it belongs--squarely in the centre of the humanities." --Jerry P. King, Nature "Maor has succeeded in writing a short, readable mathematical story. He has interspersed a variety of anecdotes, excursions, and essays to lighten the flow.... [The book] is like the voyages of Columbus as told by the first mate." --Peter Borwein, Science
About the Author
Eli Maor is the author of To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite (Princeton) and Trigonometric Delights (Princeton; see page 20 in this catalog). He teaches the history of mathematics at Loyola University in Chicago.
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Teach Yourself Visually
Brad Miser has written more than 25 books, his favorite topics being anything related to Mac computers or products starting with "i," such as iTunes, iPhones, and iPods. In addition to Teach Yourself Visually MacBook, Brad has written My iPhone, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to iPod and iTunes; Sleeping with the Enemy: Running Windows on a Mac; and Special Edition Using Mac OS X, v10.5 Leopard. He has also been a co-author, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles.
In addition to his passion for silicon-based technology, Brad enjoys steel-based technology and rides his motorcycle whenever and wherever possible. A native of California, Brad now lives in Indiana with his wife Amy; their three daughters, Jill, Emily, and Grace; and a rabbit named Bun-Bun.
Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly).
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 MacBook tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including:
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Using the Dock and Dashboard
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Managing Exposé and Spaces
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Video chatting with iChat
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Setting up a .Mac account
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Creating albums and photos in iPhoto
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Protecting your system and data
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Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
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Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
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Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
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Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Brad Miser has written more than 25 books, his favorite topics being anything related to Mac computers or products starting with "i," such as iTunes, iPhones, and iPods. In addition to Teach Yourself Visually MacBook, Brad has written My iPhone, Absolute Beginner’s Guide to iPod and iTunes; Sleeping with the Enemy: Running Windows on a Mac; and Special Edition Using Mac OS X, v10.5 Leopard. He has also been a co-author, development editor, or technical editor on more than 50 other titles.
In addition to his passion for silicon-based technology, Brad enjoys steel-based technology and rides his motorcycle whenever and wherever possible. A native of California, Brad now lives in Indiana with his wife Amy; their three daughters, Jill, Emily, and Grace; and a rabbit named Bun-Bun.
Brad would love to hear about your experiences with this book (the good, the bad, and the ugly).
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How soon can you learn Adobe Flex 3? With this book's unique hands-on approach, you will be able to tinker with examples right away, and create your own Rich Internet Applications with Flex within the first few chapters. As you progress, you learn how to build a layout, add interactivity, work with data, and deploy your applications to either the Web or the desktop.
Learning Flex 3 offers step-by-step instructions that are clear and concise, along with tips and tricks that author Alaric Cole has gathered after years of using Flex and teaching it to fellow developers at Yahoo! You'll understand how Flex works, how to use the MXML markup language and work with ActionScript, how to deploy RIAs to the desktop using Adobe AIR, and much more.
Whether you're a beginner, or an experienced web developer coming to Flex from another platform, Learning Flex 3 is the ideal way to learn how to:
Learning Flex 3 offers step-by-step instructions that are clear and concise, along with tips and tricks that author Alaric Cole has gathered after years of using Flex and teaching it to fellow developers at Yahoo! You'll understand how Flex works, how to use the MXML markup language and work with ActionScript, how to deploy RIAs to the desktop using Adobe AIR, and much more.
Whether you're a beginner, or an experienced web developer coming to Flex from another platform, Learning Flex 3 is the ideal way to learn how to:
- Set up your environment with FlexBuilder and Eclipse
- Create a new Flex project
- Use the different design views in Flex
- Write code with MXML
- Lay out your Flex application
- Embed images and graphics
- Build a user interface
- Add interactivity with ActionScript
- Handle user input
- Move, display, and collect data
- Add custom components with MXML
- Add sound effects, filters, and transitions
- Style your applications with CSS, skins, and themes
- Deploy applications to the Web, or to the desktop using Adobe AIR
Also included are brief explanations of objects, classes, components, properties, methods, types, and other Flex attributes. You will find that Learning Flex 3 is not only the most complete tutorial for Flex, it's also the quickest way to get going with the latest version of this powerful framework.
About the Author
Alaric Cole has been working with Flash technologies since the introduction of ActionScript. Once it came on the scene, he's been focused primarily on Flex development, creating enterprise applications with rich data visualization, interactive media, and advanced user interface components. Pushing Flex beyond its comfort zone, he has worked with Adobe to discover ways to improve the technology.
A leader in the industry, Alaric has spoken at conferences such as Adobe MAX and 360|Flex, and has contributed a number of open-source components to the Flex community. He uses Flex in his daily work at Yahoo!, leading development and consulting on projects across the company.
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DAPSYS (International Conference on Distributed and Parallel Systems) is an international biannual conference series dedicated to all aspects of distributed and parallel computing. DAPSYS 2008, the 7th International Conference on Distributed and Parallel Systems was held in September 2008 in Hungary.
Distributed and Parallel Systems: Desktop Grid Computing, based on DAPSYS 2008, presents original research, novel concepts and methods, and outstanding results. Contributors investigate parallel and distributed techniques, algorithms, models and applications; present innovative software tools, environments and middleware; focus on various aspects of grid computing; and introduce novel methods for development, deployment, testing and evaluation. This volume features a special focus on desktop grid computing as well.
Designed for a professional audience composed of practitioners and researchers in industry, this book is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science.
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Maximize your potential as a web designer with Adobe CS3 Web Workflows: Building Websites with Adobe Creative Suite 3, a guide to all the tools in Adobe CS3 and how to use them together to create dynamic web pages. Understand the workflow from one product to another and learn how to use the essential techniques in each program so that you can complete your work skillfully and efficiently. Discover ways you can maximize your productivity with workflows like Photoshop to Dreamweaver, Fireworks to Dreamweaver, Flash to Dreamweaver and Photoshop to Fireworks to Bridge to Dreamweaver.
CS3 is more than the sum of its parts
CS3 is more than the sum of its parts
Today's Web is an artful blend of images, illustrations, text, animations, and video, all skillfully woven into a single package that is instantly delivered to the site visitor. And you, the Web designer, create that package. It's much easier when you know how to use all the tools in Adobe CS3 as they were intended to be used — together. This book describes the workflow from one product to another and details essential techniques in each program, so you can get your work done.
Maximize your productivity with these workflows:
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Photoshop® to Dreamweaver®
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Fireworks® to Dreamweaver
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Flash® to Dreamweaver
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Photoshop to Fireworks to Bridge to Dreamweaver
Companion Web site
Visit www.wiley.com/go/adobecs3webworkflows to download exercise files for each chapter as well as a sample AVI file.
About the Author
Joseph W. Lowery is a professional Web developer who has been writing about computers and technology since 1981. He is the author of numerous editions of the Dreamweaver Bible and Fireworks Bible as well as CSS Hacks and Filters, all published by Wiley. He is well-known for his presentations at Web conferences, including Adobe MAX, in the U.S. and Europe, and is currently Vice President of Marketing for WebAssist, the leading provider of Adobe extensions.
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No digital photographer should be without this Corel recommended guide!
Great pictures don't just happen, you make them.
Unleash your creative potential with this essential guide to the myriad of features in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Written specifically for photographers by a working professional, it tells you exactly what you need to know to master the powerful creation and editing techniques of this award-winning software.
* Unlock the full potential of your photographs to get professional-looking results every time, turning everyday images into exceptional ones
* Let your creativity flourish, seeing every tool, feature and technique of this powerful package through a photographer's eyes
* Log on to the accompanying website, www.guide2psp.com, to follow along with the projects in the book as you learn.
Packed with a wide variety of real life workflow projects, eye-catching visuals and numerous tips and tricks, Paint Shop Pro X2 for Photographers shows you how to:
* expertly utilize Express Lab to quickly view and fix several photos at a time
* use Layer Styles to apply a wide range of effects including embossing, drop shadows, and reflections
* enhance your workflow, organize your files, and easily share your photos
Every chapter in the book is methodically organized and easily accessible, so you can pick and choose to get the effect you need, when you need it. No matter what your skill level, this lavishly illustrated resource provides detailed, step-by-step instruction that guarantees stunning results every time.
Ken McMahon is a graphic designer, freelance journalist and best-selling author. He runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specializing in design and artwork production for print media and the web.
* Unlock the full potential of your photographs to get professional-looking results every time, turning everyday images into exceptional ones
* Let your creativity flourish, seeing every tool, feature and technique of this powerful package through a photographer's eyes
* Log on to the accompanying website, www.guide2psp.com, to follow along with the projects in the book as you learn.
About the Author
Ken McMahon runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specialising in design and artwork production for print media and the web. He is also a freelance journalist, wirting for PCWorld, Mac User and PC Pro in the UK, and a best-selling author.
Great pictures don't just happen, you make them.
Unleash your creative potential with this essential guide to the myriad of features in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Written specifically for photographers by a working professional, it tells you exactly what you need to know to master the powerful creation and editing techniques of this award-winning software.
* Unlock the full potential of your photographs to get professional-looking results every time, turning everyday images into exceptional ones
* Let your creativity flourish, seeing every tool, feature and technique of this powerful package through a photographer's eyes
* Log on to the accompanying website, www.guide2psp.com, to follow along with the projects in the book as you learn.
Packed with a wide variety of real life workflow projects, eye-catching visuals and numerous tips and tricks, Paint Shop Pro X2 for Photographers shows you how to:
* expertly utilize Express Lab to quickly view and fix several photos at a time
* use Layer Styles to apply a wide range of effects including embossing, drop shadows, and reflections
* enhance your workflow, organize your files, and easily share your photos
Every chapter in the book is methodically organized and easily accessible, so you can pick and choose to get the effect you need, when you need it. No matter what your skill level, this lavishly illustrated resource provides detailed, step-by-step instruction that guarantees stunning results every time.
Ken McMahon is a graphic designer, freelance journalist and best-selling author. He runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specializing in design and artwork production for print media and the web.
* Unlock the full potential of your photographs to get professional-looking results every time, turning everyday images into exceptional ones
* Let your creativity flourish, seeing every tool, feature and technique of this powerful package through a photographer's eyes
* Log on to the accompanying website, www.guide2psp.com, to follow along with the projects in the book as you learn.
About the Author
Ken McMahon runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specialising in design and artwork production for print media and the web. He is also a freelance journalist, wirting for PCWorld, Mac User and PC Pro in the UK, and a best-selling author.
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This is not a book for beginners. You are expected to have a working knowledge of Z80 Assembly Language, and of course a knowledge of BASIC. But for the first time, Stuart Nicholls describes the tehniques of writing arcade games and other fast-moving programs for the Spectrum. Controlled high-resolutions movement on the screen, separate movement of foreground and background, collision detection, randomizing and counting, are just a few of the sublects dealt with in this book. Routines for sound include lasers, white noise (for explosions etc) and music.
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Posted: September 11th, 2008, 1:03pm CEST
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Covers OS X v.10.3, Panther!
Todd Stauffer is the author or co-author of over 25 books covering topics such as Web publishing, upgrading Macintoshes, and using the iMac. He's a contributor to MacAddict and a writer for a number of other publications, a humor columnist, car reviewer, speaker and the publisher of a news and entertainment magazine.
On the Prowl for In-Depth, Step-by-Step, Mac OS X Coverage? Your Search Is Over
Whether you're new to the Mac, upgrading from a previous Mac OS version, or converting from Windows or Unix, Mastering Mac OS X, Third Edition is your one-stop resource for Apple's powerhouse operating system. Filled with detailed explanations, step-by-step instructions, and thorough examples for newbies and old-timers alike, this book answers all your questions and shows you how to take advantage of every aspect of Mac OS X. Expert authors Stauffer and McElhearn divulge their Mac OS X troubleshooting and problem-solving know-how. Over 900 pages of coverage includes:
- Personalizing Mac OS X: Dock, Desktop, and Finder
- Using the latest features including iChat AV, FontBook, FileVault and Exposé
- Encrypting data, storing passwords, and using built-in applications
- Connecting to, troubleshooting, and securing your Internet connection
- Using, automating, and securing e-mail from viruses
- Using QuickTime 6, QuickTime Pro, and iMovie to play, edit, and export movie files
- Burning audio and data CDs and playing MP3s, Internet radio, and DVD movies
- Importing, exporting, and editing digital images using iPhoto
- Building a secure network and sharing files locally and over the Internet
- Using Windows and Unix documents, networking protocols, and applications
- Working with Terminal and Darwin command lines and Darwin applications
- Backing up and recovering data, managing your disks and peripherals
- Configuring and tweaking Apache, FTP serving, PHP, and MySQL
- Quickly diagnosing and solving common system-level problems
- Troubleshooting Classic and native applications
Todd Stauffer is the author or co-author of over 25 books covering topics such as Web publishing, upgrading Macintoshes, and using the iMac. He's a contributor to MacAddict and a writer for a number of other publications, a humor columnist, car reviewer, speaker and the publisher of a news and entertainment magazine.
Kirk McElhearn is a freelance writer, journalist and translator. He has written user manuals for many popular Macintosh programs, and articles for publications including MacWorld magazine and TidBITS. He is also a translator for leading computer and telecommunications companies. A native New Yorker, Kirk currently lives in the French Alps.
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Initial value ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs) are among the most widely used forms of mathematics in science and engineering. However, insights from ODE/PDE-based models are realized only when solutions to the equations are produced with acceptable accuracy and with reasonable effort.
Most ODE/PDE models are complicated enough (e.g., sets of simultaneous nonlinear equations) to preclude analytical methods of solution; instead, numerical methods must be used, which is the central topic of this book. The calculation of a numerical solution usually requires that wellestablished numerical integration algorithms are implemented in quality library routines. The library routines in turn can be coded (programmed) in a variety of programming languages. Typically, for a scientist or engineer with an ODE/PDE- based mathematical model, finding routines written in a familiar language can be a demanding requirement, and perhaps even impossible (if such routines do not exist).
The purpose of this book, therefore, is to provide a set of ODE/PDE integration routines written in six widely accepted and used languages. Our intention is to facilitate ODE/PDE-based analysis by using the library routines to compute reliable numerical solutions to the ODE/PDE system of interest.
However, the integration of ODE/PDEs is a large subject, and to keep this discussion to reasonable length, we have limited the selection of algorithms and the associated routines. Specifically, we concentrate on explicit (nonstiff) Runge Kutta (RK) embedded pairs. Within this setting, we have provided integrators that are both fixed step and variable step; the latter accept a userspecified error tolerance and attempt to compute a solution to this required accuracy. The discussion of ODE integration includes truncation error monitoring and control, h and p refinement, stability and stiffness, and explicit and implicit algorithms. Extensions to stiff systems are also discussed and illustrated through an ODE application; however, a detailed presentation of stiff (implicit) algorithms and associated software in six languages was judged impractical for a book of reasonable length.
Further, we have illustrated the application of the ODE integration routines to PDEs through the method of lines (MOL). Briefly, the spatial (boundary value) derivatives of the PDEs are approximated algebraically, typically by finite differences (FDs); the resulting system of initial-value ODEs is then solved numerically by one of the ODE routines.
Most ODE/PDE models are complicated enough (e.g., sets of simultaneous nonlinear equations) to preclude analytical methods of solution; instead, numerical methods must be used, which is the central topic of this book. The calculation of a numerical solution usually requires that wellestablished numerical integration algorithms are implemented in quality library routines. The library routines in turn can be coded (programmed) in a variety of programming languages. Typically, for a scientist or engineer with an ODE/PDE- based mathematical model, finding routines written in a familiar language can be a demanding requirement, and perhaps even impossible (if such routines do not exist).
The purpose of this book, therefore, is to provide a set of ODE/PDE integration routines written in six widely accepted and used languages. Our intention is to facilitate ODE/PDE-based analysis by using the library routines to compute reliable numerical solutions to the ODE/PDE system of interest.
However, the integration of ODE/PDEs is a large subject, and to keep this discussion to reasonable length, we have limited the selection of algorithms and the associated routines. Specifically, we concentrate on explicit (nonstiff) Runge Kutta (RK) embedded pairs. Within this setting, we have provided integrators that are both fixed step and variable step; the latter accept a userspecified error tolerance and attempt to compute a solution to this required accuracy. The discussion of ODE integration includes truncation error monitoring and control, h and p refinement, stability and stiffness, and explicit and implicit algorithms. Extensions to stiff systems are also discussed and illustrated through an ODE application; however, a detailed presentation of stiff (implicit) algorithms and associated software in six languages was judged impractical for a book of reasonable length.
Further, we have illustrated the application of the ODE integration routines to PDEs through the method of lines (MOL). Briefly, the spatial (boundary value) derivatives of the PDEs are approximated algebraically, typically by finite differences (FDs); the resulting system of initial-value ODEs is then solved numerically by one of the ODE routines.
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This book was born of the need for a simple, yet engaging tutorial that would help beginners step into the world of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT without feeling intimidated. That tutorial has evolved over the years into a full introduction to the ways in which architects and civil and structural engineers use AutoCAD to increase their efficiency and ability to produce state-of-the-art computerized production drawings and designs.
Because AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are so similar, it makes sense to cover the basics of both programs. For most of the book, the word AutoCAD stands for both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
When you come to a section of a chapter that applies to AutoCAD only, an icon (shown here) is displayed in the margin to alert you. When appropriate, extra information for AutoCAD LT users is provided to give you a workaround or otherwise keep you in step with the tutorial.
The last two chapters, which are an introduction to drawing in 3D, apply only to AutoCAD, because AutoCAD LT doesn’t have the 3D commands and features. But LT users can be assured that LT is much the same program as AutoCAD, with only minor differences. You’ll be prompted when those differences, most of which are 3D features, come along.
This book is directed toward AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT novices—users who know how to use a computer and perform basic file-managing tasks, such as creating new folders and saving and moving files, but who know nothing or little about AutoCAD or LT (as we’ll call AutoCAD LT throughout the book). If you’re new to the construction and design professions, this book will be an excellent companion as you learn AutoCAD. If you’re already practicing in those fields, you’ll immediately be able to apply the skills you’ll pick up from this book to real-world projects. The exercises have been successfully used to train architects, engineers, and contractors, as well as college and high-school students, in the basics of AutoCAD.
For those of you in other trades and professions, the project that runs through the book—drawing a small cabin—has been kept simple so that it doesn’t require special training in architecture or construction. Also, most chapters have additional information and exercises specifically designed for non-AEC users. Anyone wanting to learn AutoCAD will find this book helpful.
Because AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are so similar, it makes sense to cover the basics of both programs. For most of the book, the word AutoCAD stands for both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
When you come to a section of a chapter that applies to AutoCAD only, an icon (shown here) is displayed in the margin to alert you. When appropriate, extra information for AutoCAD LT users is provided to give you a workaround or otherwise keep you in step with the tutorial.
The last two chapters, which are an introduction to drawing in 3D, apply only to AutoCAD, because AutoCAD LT doesn’t have the 3D commands and features. But LT users can be assured that LT is much the same program as AutoCAD, with only minor differences. You’ll be prompted when those differences, most of which are 3D features, come along.
This book is directed toward AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT novices—users who know how to use a computer and perform basic file-managing tasks, such as creating new folders and saving and moving files, but who know nothing or little about AutoCAD or LT (as we’ll call AutoCAD LT throughout the book). If you’re new to the construction and design professions, this book will be an excellent companion as you learn AutoCAD. If you’re already practicing in those fields, you’ll immediately be able to apply the skills you’ll pick up from this book to real-world projects. The exercises have been successfully used to train architects, engineers, and contractors, as well as college and high-school students, in the basics of AutoCAD.
For those of you in other trades and professions, the project that runs through the book—drawing a small cabin—has been kept simple so that it doesn’t require special training in architecture or construction. Also, most chapters have additional information and exercises specifically designed for non-AEC users. Anyone wanting to learn AutoCAD will find this book helpful.
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Underneath the colorful interface of Mac OS X is a powerful, complicated operating system based on BSD Unix. And, Mac users of all kinds continue to need help both in figuring out how to run OS X and in understanding how OS X works underneath the covers as well as how to get the most out it. In late summer 2003 Apple is expected to release a new version of OS X, code-named Panther, that will add performance and interface enhancements, and that will further extend the capabilities of the underlying Unix-based subsystem. The third edition of Mac OS X Unleashed takes the same approach as the best selling first and second editions. The book is known for helping the reader deal with the most trouble-prone aspects of the user interface, including the new features in the latest version, but focusing to a much greater extent on the BSD environment and how the user or administrator can get the most out of both the current operating system as well as the new components expected in the latest version.
About the Author
John Ray is an award-winning application developer and security consultant with more than 20 years of programming and administration experience. He has worked on projects for the National Regulatory Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Xerox and the state of Florida, as well as serving as the IT director for a multimillion dollar design and technology firm. A Macintosh owner and programmer since 1984, John has written/contributed to numerous titles including Maximum Mac OS X Security, Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All in One, Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X and Panther All In One.
William Ray is a mathematician turned computer scientist turned biophysicist who has gravitated to the field of bioinformatics for its interesting synergy of logic, hard science, and human-computer-interface issues. Will is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbus Children's Research Institute Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and the Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, where he is investigating tools that work at the interface between humans, computers, and information, and working to build a core computational research and training facility for his institute.
Joan Ray (Contributing Author) is a Unix system administrator and Webmaster for the College of Biological Sciences at The Ohio State University. Joan has a degree in French from OSU and is working toward additional degrees in Japanese and geology. When not helping with this or other books, Joan is administering a cluster of SHI and Sun Unix workstations and servers; helping and providing training for users with Unix, Classic Mac OS, and Mac OS X questions; and serving as college Webmaster.
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What made you write the book? In November 2006 I started working on an index for editors of Wikipedia – a single page that had links to all relevant policies, guidelines, how-to pages, reference pages, tools, and other things that an editor might conceivably want to read. The more I worked on the index, the more I discovered of the complexity of editing Wikipedia. As the index developed, I realized that I had the basis for the book. I also realized, given how incredibly complex Wikipedia is, why there hadn’t yet been a book about editing Wikipedia.
Why is your book especially important now?
Wikipedia is immensely popular as a source of information. But it needs many more active editors than it has now, because it is so incomplete. It also needs many more editors who are experts in a particular subject matter. This book helps such potential editors avoid a lot of the mistakes that newcomers make, and shows them how to deal with various situations as they are encountered.
What is the single most important thing readers of your book will be able to do after buying your book?
Readers will be able to find specific things in Wikipedia that they’re particularly interested in editing, and other editors with the same interests.
How important is the subject matter of your book? What do you think is on the horizon for your readers? I think as more and more people grow up computer-immersed, Wikipedia will become even more important, and the idea of editing it will be intimidating to an ever-increasing percentage of people. Someday perhaps chatting about recent Wikipedia editing experiences may be almost as common as talking about the weather or the traffic or sports.
In researching the book, did you come across any surprising facts, figures, or statistics that the world might be interested in? Before I did the book, I had no idea that Wikimedia Commons – the central "stock photo" site for all language versions of Wikipedia – had more than 2 million images available for encyclopedia articles. I sometimes find the sheer volume of transactions at Wikipedia to be astonishing. 100 million article views per day. More than a quarter of a million edits per day. Several thousand new articles added every day. More than a thousand articles deleted every day. More than 7,000 new registered user accounts every day. And that’s just for the English language Wikipedia - the other 250+ non-English language versions combined are more than three times the size of the English Wikipedia. Then there’s this odd statistic: The vast majority of the more than 6 million registered user accounts have never actually done an edit. Perhaps that says something about how easy it is to register versus how easy it is to edit? Finally, I still find it astonishing that Wikipedia and the Commons and a bunch of sister projects (Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikiversity, and Wikibooks), in all languages across the globe, are all being run by a non-profit foundation that has only a handful of employees and a budget of only a couple of million dollars per year. And that even includes developing and distributing – for free - the wiki software that all these projects run on. It shows what the Internet makes possible, given a good idea, inspired leadership, and the opportunity for everyone to contribute their time and knowledge.
About the Author
John Broughton has been a registered editor at Wikipedia since August 2005, with more than 15,000 edits by the time he wrote this book. His biggest Wikipedia endeavor was to build the Editor's index to Wikipedia (just type that in the "search" box at the left of any Wikipedia page). This index lists every important reference page on Wikipedia, as well as hundreds of off-Wikipedia Web pages with useful information and tools for Wikipedia editors. John's first experience with programming computers was in a 1969 National Science Foundation program. Since then, he's held various computer-related management positions in the headquarters of a U.S.
Army Reserve division, worked in internal audit departments as a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and was the Campus Y2K Coordinator at U.C. Berkeley. A Certified Management Accountant, John has B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins University; an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University; an M.S. in Education from the University of Southern California; and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.
Why is your book especially important now?
Wikipedia is immensely popular as a source of information. But it needs many more active editors than it has now, because it is so incomplete. It also needs many more editors who are experts in a particular subject matter. This book helps such potential editors avoid a lot of the mistakes that newcomers make, and shows them how to deal with various situations as they are encountered.
What is the single most important thing readers of your book will be able to do after buying your book?
Readers will be able to find specific things in Wikipedia that they’re particularly interested in editing, and other editors with the same interests.
How important is the subject matter of your book? What do you think is on the horizon for your readers? I think as more and more people grow up computer-immersed, Wikipedia will become even more important, and the idea of editing it will be intimidating to an ever-increasing percentage of people. Someday perhaps chatting about recent Wikipedia editing experiences may be almost as common as talking about the weather or the traffic or sports.
In researching the book, did you come across any surprising facts, figures, or statistics that the world might be interested in? Before I did the book, I had no idea that Wikimedia Commons – the central "stock photo" site for all language versions of Wikipedia – had more than 2 million images available for encyclopedia articles. I sometimes find the sheer volume of transactions at Wikipedia to be astonishing. 100 million article views per day. More than a quarter of a million edits per day. Several thousand new articles added every day. More than a thousand articles deleted every day. More than 7,000 new registered user accounts every day. And that’s just for the English language Wikipedia - the other 250+ non-English language versions combined are more than three times the size of the English Wikipedia. Then there’s this odd statistic: The vast majority of the more than 6 million registered user accounts have never actually done an edit. Perhaps that says something about how easy it is to register versus how easy it is to edit? Finally, I still find it astonishing that Wikipedia and the Commons and a bunch of sister projects (Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikispecies, Wikiversity, and Wikibooks), in all languages across the globe, are all being run by a non-profit foundation that has only a handful of employees and a budget of only a couple of million dollars per year. And that even includes developing and distributing – for free - the wiki software that all these projects run on. It shows what the Internet makes possible, given a good idea, inspired leadership, and the opportunity for everyone to contribute their time and knowledge.
About the Author
John Broughton has been a registered editor at Wikipedia since August 2005, with more than 15,000 edits by the time he wrote this book. His biggest Wikipedia endeavor was to build the Editor's index to Wikipedia (just type that in the "search" box at the left of any Wikipedia page). This index lists every important reference page on Wikipedia, as well as hundreds of off-Wikipedia Web pages with useful information and tools for Wikipedia editors. John's first experience with programming computers was in a 1969 National Science Foundation program. Since then, he's held various computer-related management positions in the headquarters of a U.S.
Army Reserve division, worked in internal audit departments as a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and was the Campus Y2K Coordinator at U.C. Berkeley. A Certified Management Accountant, John has B.S. in Mathematical Sciences from Johns Hopkins University; an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University; an M.S. in Education from the University of Southern California; and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Beginning Ubuntu Linux, the award–winning and best–selling Ubuntu book for beginners, is now in its third edition, presenting readers with an up–to–the–minute introduction to the world of Linux and the open source community. A detailed overview of Ubuntu’s installation and configuration process encourages you to take the plunge and switch to Linux, and from there you’ll learn how to wield total control over your newly installed operating system. Guided through the most commonly desired tasks such as printer configuration, listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, performing office and Internet–related tasks, as well as general system maintenance matters, authors Keir Thomas and Jaime Sicam will soon have you using and enjoying Ubuntu Linux and never looking back.
Jaime Sicam occasionally works as an IT instructor and consultant. Prior to his hiatus from working full time, he indulged himself as one of the system administrators in the engineering team of Defender Technologies Group. Jaime takes pride in being part of DOST-ASTI (Advanced Science and Technology Institute) on Bayanihan Linux. His team advocated the use of open source software for the computing needs of government agencies, schools, and small and medium–size enterprises in the Philippines. He enjoys technology, road trips, and keeping up–to–date on news of the Utah Jazz.
You’ll also find a series of comprehensive tutorials on Linux internals and the command–line prompt—essential for any Linux user—along with special sections on optimization, security, and system maintenance that will broaden your knowledge to professional level.
The complete Ubuntu Linux distribution is included free on the DVD inside the book. Simply insert the DVD and follow the instructions in the book to install Ubuntu Linux!
- The ultimate guide to Ubuntu, the hottest Linux distribution on the planet
- Avoids introductions to esoteric Linux topics that are commonly found in other books and focuses on everyday tasks for everyday users: printer and file sharing configuration, office document management, listening to MP3s, watching movies, and much more
- Includes a DVD containing not only the complete Ubuntu version, but also versions of Ubuntu’s sister projects, including Edubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu
- Use Ubuntu as a daily desktop replacement.
- Complete all manner of office tasks, such as creating Microsoft Office–compatible documents and spreadsheets, using e–mail, and managing contacts.
- Listen to MP3s and CDs, and watch movies using user–friendly Linux desktop applications.
- Configure Ubuntu’s printer– and file–sharing features to share resources seamlessly with other computers on your network.
- Become a proficient user of the Linux command line.
Beginning Linux users seeking to explore the popular Ubuntu distribution
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the AuthorKeir Thomas is an award-winning author who has written several best-selling beginning-level Linux titles for Apress. A former computer magazine editor, he has been writing about computers, operating systems, and software for a decade. He has also edited many computing titles.
Keir currently works as a full-time author and has written four books for Apress. He lives on the side of a mountain in England, and his hobbies include hiking and playing musical instruments.Jaime Sicam occasionally works as an IT instructor and consultant. Prior to his hiatus from working full time, he indulged himself as one of the system administrators in the engineering team of Defender Technologies Group. Jaime takes pride in being part of DOST-ASTI (Advanced Science and Technology Institute) on Bayanihan Linux. His team advocated the use of open source software for the computing needs of government agencies, schools, and small and medium–size enterprises in the Philippines. He enjoys technology, road trips, and keeping up–to–date on news of the Utah Jazz.
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Embark on a career in embedded engineering; this practical guide will show you how to succeed!
In this new, highly practical guide, expert embedded designer and manager Lewin Edwards answers the question, "How do I become an embedded engineer?" Embedded professionals agree that there is a treacherous gap between graduating from school and becoming an effective engineer in the workplace, and that there are few resources available for newbies to turn to when in need of advice and direction. This book provides that much-needed guidance for engineers fresh out of school, and for the thousands of experienced engineers now migrating into the popular embedded arena.
This book helps new embedded engineers to get ahead quickly by preparing them for the technical and professional challenges they will face. Detailed instructions on how to achieve successful designs using a broad spectrum of different microcontrollers and scripting languages are provided. The author shares insights from a lifetime of experience spent in-the-trenches, covering everything from small vs. large companies, and consultancy work vs. salaried positions, to which types of training will prove to be the most lucrative investments. This book provides an expert's authoritative answers to questions that pop up constantly on Usenet newsgroups and in break rooms all over the world.
* An approachable, friendly introduction to working in the world of embedded design
* Full of design examples using the most common languages and hardware that new embedded engineers will be likely to use every day
* Answers important basic questions on which are the best products to learn, trainings to get, and kinds of companies to work for
In this new, highly practical guide, expert embedded designer and manager Lewin Edwards answers the question, "How do I become an embedded engineer?" Embedded professionals agree that there is a treacherous gap between graduating from school and becoming an effective engineer in the workplace, and that there are few resources available for newbies to turn to when in need of advice and direction. This book provides that much-needed guidance for engineers fresh out of school, and for the thousands of experienced engineers now migrating into the popular embedded arena.
This book helps new embedded engineers to get ahead quickly by preparing them for the technical and professional challenges they will face. Detailed instructions on how to achieve successful designs using a broad spectrum of different microcontrollers and scripting languages are provided. The author shares insights from a lifetime of experience spent in-the-trenches, covering everything from small vs. large companies, and consultancy work vs. salaried positions, to which types of training will prove to be the most lucrative investments. This book provides an expert's authoritative answers to questions that pop up constantly on Usenet newsgroups and in break rooms all over the world.
* An approachable, friendly introduction to working in the world of embedded design
* Full of design examples using the most common languages and hardware that new embedded engineers will be likely to use every day
* Answers important basic questions on which are the best products to learn, trainings to get, and kinds of companies to work for
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The new edition of Computer Systems Architecture has been brought up to date with extended descriptions of ARM and Itanium processors and an extended
introduction to the field of data communications. Its established approach emphasizes that the vast majority of modern computers are not stand-alone devices, but cooperate with others in a networked environment. Numerous practical exercises underline the importance of thoroughly understanding the hardware/software interaction to achieve optimum performance.
Highlights of the Second Edition include:
A new chapter on Distributed Computing, introducing parallel, cluster and grid configurations including IBM’s Cell processor;
A separate chapter on Intel’s 64-bit Itanium processor, a key architecture for the post-RISC era;
The ARM CPU is used as the primary example of microcontroller design;
Updated and expanded coverage of USB communications and ADSL broadband equipment;
New coverage of MPEG algorithms for audio and video compression in portable devices.
Computer Systems Architecture is an ideal introductory text for students of Computer Science or Engineering, laying the foundations for more detailed courses on Networking.
Dr Rob Williams is Head of the Computer Systems Technology School at the University of the West of England in Bristol, specializing in Real-Time systems. He has also worked as a Microprocessor Systems Engineer for GWE/GKN, Marconi Avionics and Nexos Office Systems.
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Mobile phones are no longer just a means of calling another person. In several countries, mobile devices are used to pay for merchandise, receive time sensitive information and send e-mail messages. Additionally, corporations use mobile phones to access critical business information and send tasks to field workers, regardless of time or location.
In recent years, several global mega-trends have started to emerge, creating exciting business opportunities and concepts. Widespread usage of credit cards, the phenomenal explosion of the internet and rising mobile phone penetration have paved the way for advanced mobile applications that enable both consumers and corporations to access personalized services. Therefore, mobile devices are becoming an important part of the lives of ordinary people. Using a mobile phone, they can buy a soft drink when passing a vending machine, receive e-mails immediately after they are sent, order a taxi without knowing their current location and get notified if they forgot to pay the electricity bill. Ubiquity, intimacy, time sensitivity and location awareness are key concepts that make mobile business so different from ‘traditional’ e-commerce.
Business professionals can no longer wait until colleagues have time to replicate their e-mails. Instead, for urgent matters, they send an instant message or push e-mail.Travellers can use location-based hotel finders to find their way in strange cities. Consumers subscribe to instant stock quote services, pushed into their mobile phones, to keep up with the stock market. Ordinary people install credit and payment cards into their mobile phones to be able to buy online, regardless of their location.Without doubt, the mobile revolution offers interesting business opportunities to everybody. At the same time, it transforms existing business structures and poses threats to traditional players, especially those in the fields of telecommunications and finance.
In recent years, several global mega-trends have started to emerge, creating exciting business opportunities and concepts. Widespread usage of credit cards, the phenomenal explosion of the internet and rising mobile phone penetration have paved the way for advanced mobile applications that enable both consumers and corporations to access personalized services. Therefore, mobile devices are becoming an important part of the lives of ordinary people. Using a mobile phone, they can buy a soft drink when passing a vending machine, receive e-mails immediately after they are sent, order a taxi without knowing their current location and get notified if they forgot to pay the electricity bill. Ubiquity, intimacy, time sensitivity and location awareness are key concepts that make mobile business so different from ‘traditional’ e-commerce.
Business professionals can no longer wait until colleagues have time to replicate their e-mails. Instead, for urgent matters, they send an instant message or push e-mail.Travellers can use location-based hotel finders to find their way in strange cities. Consumers subscribe to instant stock quote services, pushed into their mobile phones, to keep up with the stock market. Ordinary people install credit and payment cards into their mobile phones to be able to buy online, regardless of their location.Without doubt, the mobile revolution offers interesting business opportunities to everybody. At the same time, it transforms existing business structures and poses threats to traditional players, especially those in the fields of telecommunications and finance.
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From circuit design to finished product - a guide to selecting tools, techniques and components with step-by-step explanations of the essential practical techniques
As a step-by-step guide from circuit design to finished product, this practical electronics book actually explains how to select the right tools and components for the job, use a soldering iron, etch a printed circuit board and mount the finished product in a case - and puts skills into practice through simple self-build projects.
Whilst most electronics texts focus on theoretical knowledge, Keith Brindley presents a genuinely 'practical' bench guide and reference for electronics experimenters. The straightforward, interactive style of this book makes it ideal for home electronics work and particularly suitable as an introduction to university lab courses for students who are not familiar with hands-on electronics construction. The book also lends itself as a self-contained resource for secondary school and vocational course classroom projects.
* Master the practical techniques of electronics construction, from using a soldering iron to etching a printed circuit board, and mounting the finished product in a case
* Apply practical electronics skills through a series of simple self-build projects
* A bench reference guide to selecting and using the right tools, techniques and components, whatever your project
As a step-by-step guide from circuit design to finished product, this practical electronics book actually explains how to select the right tools and components for the job, use a soldering iron, etch a printed circuit board and mount the finished product in a case - and puts skills into practice through simple self-build projects.
Whilst most electronics texts focus on theoretical knowledge, Keith Brindley presents a genuinely 'practical' bench guide and reference for electronics experimenters. The straightforward, interactive style of this book makes it ideal for home electronics work and particularly suitable as an introduction to university lab courses for students who are not familiar with hands-on electronics construction. The book also lends itself as a self-contained resource for secondary school and vocational course classroom projects.
* Master the practical techniques of electronics construction, from using a soldering iron to etching a printed circuit board, and mounting the finished product in a case
* Apply practical electronics skills through a series of simple self-build projects
* A bench reference guide to selecting and using the right tools, techniques and components, whatever your project
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Among the myriad of constants that appear in mathematics, p, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is g, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery.
Julian Havil is a Master at Winchester College, England, where he has taught mathematics for nearly thirty years. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Oxford University. Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author of several books, including "Disturbing the Universe" and "Origins of Life".
In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamma, toward the first account of gamma's place in mathematics.
Introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who figures prominently in this book, gamma is defined as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. . .. But unlike its more celebrated colleagues p and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery--we don't even know if gamma can be expressed as a fraction.
Among the numerous topics that arise during this historical odyssey into fundamental mathematical ideas are the Prime Number Theorem and the most important open problem in mathematics today--the Riemann Hypothesis (though no proof of either is offered!).
Sure to be popular with not only students and instructors but all math aficionados, Gamma takes us through countries, centuries, lives, and works, unfolding along the way the stories of some remarkable mathematics from some remarkable mathematicians.
About the AuthorJulian Havil is a Master at Winchester College, England, where he has taught mathematics for nearly thirty years. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Oxford University. Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author of several books, including "Disturbing the Universe" and "Origins of Life".
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The objective of this book is to outline the best practice in designing, installing, commissioning and troubleshooting industrial data communications systems. In any given plant, factory or installation there are a myriad of different industrial communications standards used and the key to successful implementation is the degree to which the entire system integrates and works together.
With so many different standards on the market today, the debate is not about what is the best - be it Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Devicenet or Industrial Ethernet but rather about selecting the most appropriate technologies and standards for a given application and then ensuring that best practice is followed in designing, installing and commissioning the data communications links to ensure they run fault-free. The industrial data communications systems in your plant underpin your entire operation. It is critical that you apply best practice in designing, installing and fixing any problems that may occur. This book distills all the tips and tricks with the benefit of many years of experience and gives the best proven practices to follow.
The main steps in using today's communications technologies involve selecting the correct technology and standards for your plant based on your requirements; doing the design of the overall system; installing the cabling and then commissioning the system. Fiber Optic cabling is generally accepted as the best approach for physical communications but there are obviously areas where you will be forced to use copper wiring and, indeed, wireless communications. This book outlines the critical rules followed in installing the data communications physical transport media and then ensuring that the installation will be trouble-free for years to come.
The important point to make is that with today's wide range of protocols available, you only need to know how to select, install and maintain them in the most cost-effective manner for your plant or factory - knowledge of the minute details of the protocols is not necessary.
About the Author
Deon Reynders is a professional engineer working for IDC Technologies, with over thirty years' experience. He has worked as a consulting engineer and focussed particularly on data communications and industrial networking. He has presented training courses to over 12,000 engineers and technicians throughout the world.
Steve Mackay is a professional engineer with over twenty-five years' experience throughout the world with a particular interest in data acquisition techniques, industrial data communications and process control. He is the Technical Director of IDC Technologies and consults widely to clients in the oil and gas, mining and manufacturing industries. Steve has presented courses to over 12,000 engineers and technicians throughout the world.
With so many different standards on the market today, the debate is not about what is the best - be it Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Devicenet or Industrial Ethernet but rather about selecting the most appropriate technologies and standards for a given application and then ensuring that best practice is followed in designing, installing and commissioning the data communications links to ensure they run fault-free. The industrial data communications systems in your plant underpin your entire operation. It is critical that you apply best practice in designing, installing and fixing any problems that may occur. This book distills all the tips and tricks with the benefit of many years of experience and gives the best proven practices to follow.
The main steps in using today's communications technologies involve selecting the correct technology and standards for your plant based on your requirements; doing the design of the overall system; installing the cabling and then commissioning the system. Fiber Optic cabling is generally accepted as the best approach for physical communications but there are obviously areas where you will be forced to use copper wiring and, indeed, wireless communications. This book outlines the critical rules followed in installing the data communications physical transport media and then ensuring that the installation will be trouble-free for years to come.
The important point to make is that with today's wide range of protocols available, you only need to know how to select, install and maintain them in the most cost-effective manner for your plant or factory - knowledge of the minute details of the protocols is not necessary.
About the Author
Deon Reynders is a professional engineer working for IDC Technologies, with over thirty years' experience. He has worked as a consulting engineer and focussed particularly on data communications and industrial networking. He has presented training courses to over 12,000 engineers and technicians throughout the world.
Steve Mackay is a professional engineer with over twenty-five years' experience throughout the world with a particular interest in data acquisition techniques, industrial data communications and process control. He is the Technical Director of IDC Technologies and consults widely to clients in the oil and gas, mining and manufacturing industries. Steve has presented courses to over 12,000 engineers and technicians throughout the world.
A professional engineer working for IDC Technologies with over thirty-five years' experience focussing mainly on the telecommunications and data communications industries who has consulted in these areas and presented training courses to over 15,000 engineers and technicians throughout the world.
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IT Performance Management addresses the way organizations should balance the demand and the supply of information technology, optimizing the cost and maximizing the business value of IT.
In this book several aspects of IT performance management are described. The way this management is executed and the techniques, which should be used, depend on the maturity of the relationship between the IT function and the lines of business of an organization. The foundation of the authors' approach is based on the flow of money and related management objectives. However, performance management is primarily based on perceptions. Therefore, this book introduces the IT value perception model. This model describes four separate levels of perception for the business value of IT. If the demand and the supply of IT do not share the same perception level, the balance is lost, which will lead to friction and inefficiency within an organization.
This book is not about what is good or what is bad, but rather is about the 'what', the 'why' and to a limited extent the 'how' of managing the performance of IT. Therefore, the book finishes with a 'back-to-business' section in which a self-assessment checklist, a potential growth path and ten next steps are provided. This enables the reader to start applying this book in his every day working environment immediately.
IT Performance Management:
* Provides an overview of best practices and available thinking on the subject of IT cost and value
* Describes the subject of IT cost and value related to management issues on IT strategy, portfolio management, service management, architecture and sourcing
* Addresses differing degrees of maturity between IT and the business, illustrated by case studies
Practical and easy to integrate into day to day decision making immediately
Deals with multiple perceptions on the role of the IT organisation in the business
Discusses the topics currently on the CIO's agenda
Text describes several aspects of IT performance management, introducing the IT value perception model.
About the Author
Peter Wiggers is a senior consultant with IBM Business Consulting Services in the Netherlands and focuses on IT Strategy issues. He is a member of IBM's international IT Cost and Value community core team. He has 15 years of IT experience of IT Cost and Value, IT strategy and the effectiveness of application development. Before joining IBM, he worked for a market leading software house. Peter has a master degree in Business Economics with a specialization in Information Technology. 
In this book several aspects of IT performance management are described. The way this management is executed and the techniques, which should be used, depend on the maturity of the relationship between the IT function and the lines of business of an organization. The foundation of the authors' approach is based on the flow of money and related management objectives. However, performance management is primarily based on perceptions. Therefore, this book introduces the IT value perception model. This model describes four separate levels of perception for the business value of IT. If the demand and the supply of IT do not share the same perception level, the balance is lost, which will lead to friction and inefficiency within an organization.
This book is not about what is good or what is bad, but rather is about the 'what', the 'why' and to a limited extent the 'how' of managing the performance of IT. Therefore, the book finishes with a 'back-to-business' section in which a self-assessment checklist, a potential growth path and ten next steps are provided. This enables the reader to start applying this book in his every day working environment immediately.
IT Performance Management:
* Provides an overview of best practices and available thinking on the subject of IT cost and value
* Describes the subject of IT cost and value related to management issues on IT strategy, portfolio management, service management, architecture and sourcing
* Addresses differing degrees of maturity between IT and the business, illustrated by case studies
Text describes several aspects of IT performance management, introducing the IT value perception model.
About the Author
Peter Wiggers is a senior consultant with IBM Business Consulting Services in the Netherlands and focuses on IT Strategy issues. He is a member of IBM's international IT Cost and Value community core team. He has 15 years of IT experience of IT Cost and Value, IT strategy and the effectiveness of application development. Before joining IBM, he worked for a market leading software house. Peter has a master degree in Business Economics with a specialization in Information Technology.
Maritha de Boer-de Wit is a senior consultant with IBM Global Services, she focuses on IT Cost and Value. She has performed several studies in the area of IT optimization and performed project management roles in executing the optimisation activities. Before joining IBM five years ago, she worked for two years in several IT-management roles. Mrs. De Boer has studied Computer Science at the University of Twente with a focus on Business Administration and Ergonomics. She has in depth knowledge of CMM and Information Economics
Henk Kok recently joined the Essent Corporate CIO organization as an IT Strategist. Essent is the largest Utility and Energy Company in the Netherlands. He has over 35 years of IT experience within the areas of Strategy, IT Architecture and IT Economics and include operational, consultancy and managerial responsibilities. Before joining Essent he worked as a senior IT strategy consultant with IBM Global Services.
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Acustomer stumbling upon this book in a bookstore might ask, “Why is a book on directories and security is so important?”
The Internet is connecting enterprises into a global economy, and the interaction of directories is critical to the success of the New Economy. Consider, for example, Internet commerce in the United States. According to a January, 2002 report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org), overall, 29 million American shoppers bought gifts online during the 2001 holiday season, spending an average of $392, up from $330 last year. A quarter of all U.S. Internet users did some of their buying online this year, versus a fifth of them last year. If Web-based retailers could not offer secure Web Services, then consumers would not feel safe on the Internet. As with any venture, security is as important as the venture itself. In order to communicate with the outside world, a company may need to securely publish part of their directory. This has certain risks and benefits: If a company’s directory structure were compromised, the entire enterprise could be at risk.
Today, we live in a world of Internet technologies: messaging services, e-business enterprises, business-to-business value chain integrations, and now Web Services. The state-of-the-art value chain is now executed through both intranets and extranets. More and more of most companies’ internal employee support systems (employee-initiated activities, such as registering for the company medical package, making a change to a personnel record, requesting help, etc.) are based on Internet technologies.
The Internet is connecting enterprises into a global economy, and the interaction of directories is critical to the success of the New Economy. Consider, for example, Internet commerce in the United States. According to a January, 2002 report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org), overall, 29 million American shoppers bought gifts online during the 2001 holiday season, spending an average of $392, up from $330 last year. A quarter of all U.S. Internet users did some of their buying online this year, versus a fifth of them last year. If Web-based retailers could not offer secure Web Services, then consumers would not feel safe on the Internet. As with any venture, security is as important as the venture itself. In order to communicate with the outside world, a company may need to securely publish part of their directory. This has certain risks and benefits: If a company’s directory structure were compromised, the entire enterprise could be at risk.
Today, we live in a world of Internet technologies: messaging services, e-business enterprises, business-to-business value chain integrations, and now Web Services. The state-of-the-art value chain is now executed through both intranets and extranets. More and more of most companies’ internal employee support systems (employee-initiated activities, such as registering for the company medical package, making a change to a personnel record, requesting help, etc.) are based on Internet technologies.
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Tony Redmond does it again! He provides detailed real-world information that will make you an expert on Exchange 2003. This book is a clear, to-the-point source of information filled with sound practical advice. Whether you're new to Exchange or upgrading your existing Exchange
systems, this detailed guide can help you tap all the power, performance, and features of Exchange 2003. This is recommended reading for my staff and it should be for yours as well. David Espinoza, Group Manager Exchange Engineering, Operations and Technology Group, Microsoft
"Tony Redmond peels away the myths, mysteries and misconceptions surrounding Exchange 2003 and guides the reader safely through the many trip-wires that lie in wait. This book is mandatory reference material for any corporation embarking on a phased migration to Exchange 2003 while keeping the corporate messaging infrastructure running. Another great text from the master of the subject." --Kevin Barrett, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Elan Corporation plc.
With over 40% new and revised material throughout the book, this updated version provides thorough coverage of implementation, migration and management issues for Exchange 2000 and 2003, all backed up by best practices developed by HP, Microsofts only world-wide Prime Integrator for Exchange.
The best and most comprehensive coverage of Exchange from the Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, Microsofts only worldwide Prime Integrator for Windows and Exchange.
Features:
* Now Includes SP 1 for Exchange 2003 and critical updates since the original release of Exchange 2003 in July 2003
* Coverage of Exchanges Intelligent Message Filter
* Revised and updated coverage of best practices for the design, deployment, and operation of Exchange 2003
* Comprehensive treatment of major issues facing email deployments, including anti-virus and anti-spam techniques
* Review of Microsoft's future strategy and challenges for Exchange
Tony Redmond is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett-Packard Services, and the author of many outstanding books on Microsoft Exchange Server.
About the Author
Tony Redmond is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, the largest consulting company for enterprise-scale deployments of Microsoft technology in the world. He is one of the worlds leading authorities on Exchange Server. In his position at HP, Tony works alongside many skilled professionals who work with Fortune 1000 companies to plan, deploy, and manage technology integration to achieve business success and so lay the foundation for the best practice explained in his books. Tony writes regularly in Windows IT Pro magazine (www.windowsitpro.com) and has written ten other books for Digital Press.
systems, this detailed guide can help you tap all the power, performance, and features of Exchange 2003. This is recommended reading for my staff and it should be for yours as well. David Espinoza, Group Manager Exchange Engineering, Operations and Technology Group, Microsoft
"Tony Redmond peels away the myths, mysteries and misconceptions surrounding Exchange 2003 and guides the reader safely through the many trip-wires that lie in wait. This book is mandatory reference material for any corporation embarking on a phased migration to Exchange 2003 while keeping the corporate messaging infrastructure running. Another great text from the master of the subject." --Kevin Barrett, Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Elan Corporation plc.
With over 40% new and revised material throughout the book, this updated version provides thorough coverage of implementation, migration and management issues for Exchange 2000 and 2003, all backed up by best practices developed by HP, Microsofts only world-wide Prime Integrator for Exchange.
The best and most comprehensive coverage of Exchange from the Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, Microsofts only worldwide Prime Integrator for Windows and Exchange.
Features:
* Now Includes SP 1 for Exchange 2003 and critical updates since the original release of Exchange 2003 in July 2003
* Coverage of Exchanges Intelligent Message Filter
* Revised and updated coverage of best practices for the design, deployment, and operation of Exchange 2003
* Comprehensive treatment of major issues facing email deployments, including anti-virus and anti-spam techniques
* Review of Microsoft's future strategy and challenges for Exchange
Tony Redmond is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett-Packard Services, and the author of many outstanding books on Microsoft Exchange Server.
About the Author
Tony Redmond is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, the largest consulting company for enterprise-scale deployments of Microsoft technology in the world. He is one of the worlds leading authorities on Exchange Server. In his position at HP, Tony works alongside many skilled professionals who work with Fortune 1000 companies to plan, deploy, and manage technology integration to achieve business success and so lay the foundation for the best practice explained in his books. Tony writes regularly in Windows IT Pro magazine (www.windowsitpro.com) and has written ten other books for Digital Press.
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This book provides you with comprehensive knowledge about Linux Security. The book is aimed at readers who are familiar with Linux concepts but now want to gain a solid foundation in Linux security features. It is assumed these readers already understand some Linux and networking concepts, such as network protocols, network servers, and so on. This book contains detailed information to help you fortify your Linux environment and provides questions that enable you to check your understanding at the end of key chapters.
Chapters 1 through 5 cover security basics in the Linux environment. These chapters give you an overview of Linux security, covering the precautions to be taken while installing and administering Linux. This part of the book also gives you an overview of the various authentication and encryption techniques you can use to protect your data.
Chapters 6 through 9 deal with securing networks in the Linux environment. Various kinds of possible network attacks are discussed in this part of the book, and you are given guidelines for preventing these attacks. Securing network servers—such as Apache Web server, FTP server, Sendmail, DNS, and SAMBA—is the core of this second part of the book.
Chapters 10 through 13 focus on preventing intrusion and data recovery. In these chapters, you are provided with an extensive list of signs of intrusions. You will learn to use various tools and security utilities to detect and avoid intrusion.
Maintaining logs regularly is a good practice for system administrators. Logs can give you indications of methods used to attack your system, and at times, you can get information about the attacker as well. Chapter 12, “System Logs,”educates you about using logs. In the last chapter of the book, I discuss the importance of making backups. You’ll realize how important backups are if you ever lose data due to system crashes or other reasons. Various commercial and non-commercial tools that you can use to maintain backups are discussed in this chapter.
Finally, this book also includes several appendices. The appendices include best Linux practices and FAQs for Linux security. An appendix on the future of Linux also is included at the end of the book.
Chapters 1 through 5 cover security basics in the Linux environment. These chapters give you an overview of Linux security, covering the precautions to be taken while installing and administering Linux. This part of the book also gives you an overview of the various authentication and encryption techniques you can use to protect your data.
Chapters 6 through 9 deal with securing networks in the Linux environment. Various kinds of possible network attacks are discussed in this part of the book, and you are given guidelines for preventing these attacks. Securing network servers—such as Apache Web server, FTP server, Sendmail, DNS, and SAMBA—is the core of this second part of the book.
Chapters 10 through 13 focus on preventing intrusion and data recovery. In these chapters, you are provided with an extensive list of signs of intrusions. You will learn to use various tools and security utilities to detect and avoid intrusion.
Maintaining logs regularly is a good practice for system administrators. Logs can give you indications of methods used to attack your system, and at times, you can get information about the attacker as well. Chapter 12, “System Logs,”educates you about using logs. In the last chapter of the book, I discuss the importance of making backups. You’ll realize how important backups are if you ever lose data due to system crashes or other reasons. Various commercial and non-commercial tools that you can use to maintain backups are discussed in this chapter.
Finally, this book also includes several appendices. The appendices include best Linux practices and FAQs for Linux security. An appendix on the future of Linux also is included at the end of the book.
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"Michael has unquestionable knowledge about how organizations today are linking their systems across enterprise-wide networks and virtual private networks (VPNs), as well as increasing their exposure to customers, competitors, browsers, hackers, and physical threats to the facility equipment and network(s). This book will show you how each connection magnifies the vulnerability to attack. This book also provides the fundamental knowledge you need to analyze electronic and physical risks to your networks and systems." John Vacca, Author of numerous computer security books
The physical security of IT, network, and telecommunications assets is equally as important as cyber security. We justifiably fear the hacker, the virus writer and the cyber terrorist. But the disgruntled employee, the thief, the vandal, the corporate foe, and yes, the terrorist can easily cripple an organization by doing physical damage to IT assets. In many cases such damage can be far more difficult to recover from than a hack attack or malicious code incident. It does little good to have great computer security if wiring closets are easily accessible or individuals can readily walk into an office and sit down at a computer and gain access to systems and applications.
Even though the skill level required to hack systems and write viruses is becoming widespread, the skill required to wield an ax, hammer, or fire hose and do thousands of dollars in damage is even more common. Although many books cover computer security from one perspective or another, they do not thoroughly address physical security. This book shows organizations how to design and implement physical security plans. It provides practical, easy-to-understand and readily usable advice to help organizations to improve physical security for IT, network, and telecommunications assets.
This book provides:
* Expert advice on identifying physical security needs
* Guidance on how to design and implement security plans to prevent the physical destruction of, or tampering with computers, network equipment, and telecommunications systems
* Explanation of the processes for establishing a physical IT security function
* Step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish physical security objectives
* Illustrations of the major elements of a physical IT security plan
* Specific guidance on how to develop and document physical security methods and procedures
Michael Erbschloe is an author, educator, and security advisor. He has authored hundreds of articles for technology newsletters and magazines as well as several books including Trojans, Worms, and Spyware; Implementing Homeland Security in Enterprise IT; and Socially Responsible IT Management. Michael has also taught and developed technology-related curriculum for several universities including a graduate program in electronic commerce for the University of Denver. He speaks at conferences and industry events around the world. Michael has provided consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Michael Erbschloe an information technology consultant, educator, and author. Michael has also taught and developed technology related curriculum for several universities including the University of Denver, and speaks at conferences and industry events around the world. He has authored hundreds of articles on technology and several books including Information Warfare: How to Survive Cyber Attacks.
The physical security of IT, network, and telecommunications assets is equally as important as cyber security. We justifiably fear the hacker, the virus writer and the cyber terrorist. But the disgruntled employee, the thief, the vandal, the corporate foe, and yes, the terrorist can easily cripple an organization by doing physical damage to IT assets. In many cases such damage can be far more difficult to recover from than a hack attack or malicious code incident. It does little good to have great computer security if wiring closets are easily accessible or individuals can readily walk into an office and sit down at a computer and gain access to systems and applications.
Even though the skill level required to hack systems and write viruses is becoming widespread, the skill required to wield an ax, hammer, or fire hose and do thousands of dollars in damage is even more common. Although many books cover computer security from one perspective or another, they do not thoroughly address physical security. This book shows organizations how to design and implement physical security plans. It provides practical, easy-to-understand and readily usable advice to help organizations to improve physical security for IT, network, and telecommunications assets.
This book provides:
* Expert advice on identifying physical security needs
* Guidance on how to design and implement security plans to prevent the physical destruction of, or tampering with computers, network equipment, and telecommunications systems
* Explanation of the processes for establishing a physical IT security function
* Step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish physical security objectives
* Illustrations of the major elements of a physical IT security plan
* Specific guidance on how to develop and document physical security methods and procedures
Michael Erbschloe is an author, educator, and security advisor. He has authored hundreds of articles for technology newsletters and magazines as well as several books including Trojans, Worms, and Spyware; Implementing Homeland Security in Enterprise IT; and Socially Responsible IT Management. Michael has also taught and developed technology-related curriculum for several universities including a graduate program in electronic commerce for the University of Denver. He speaks at conferences and industry events around the world. Michael has provided consulting services to the U.S. Department of Defense, General Dynamics, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank and the Department of Homeland Security.
About the Author
Michael Erbschloe an information technology consultant, educator, and author. Michael has also taught and developed technology related curriculum for several universities including the University of Denver, and speaks at conferences and industry events around the world. He has authored hundreds of articles on technology and several books including Information Warfare: How to Survive Cyber Attacks.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 6:20pm CEST
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* Choose the right programmable logic devices and development tools * Understand the design, verification, and testing issues * Plan schedules and allocate resources efficiently Choose the right programmable logic devices with this guide to the technolog
Designing with FPGAs and CPLDs guides readers through choosing the right programmable logic devices, understanding the design, verification, and testing issues involved with them, and more.
Author presents the proprietary architectures and processes of the assortment of CPLDs and FPGAs on the market to help the reader select the appropriate device. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Bob Zeidman is the president of The Chalkboard Network, an e-learning company for high-tech professionals. He is also president of Zeidman Consulting, a hardware and software contract development firm. Since 1983, he has designed CPLDs, FPGAs, ASI
Designing with FPGAs and CPLDs guides readers through choosing the right programmable logic devices, understanding the design, verification, and testing issues involved with them, and more.
Author presents the proprietary architectures and processes of the assortment of CPLDs and FPGAs on the market to help the reader select the appropriate device. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Bob Zeidman is the president of The Chalkboard Network, an e-learning company for high-tech professionals. He is also president of Zeidman Consulting, a hardware and software contract development firm. Since 1983, he has designed CPLDs, FPGAs, ASI
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"What I really like about this book is that it cuts through the vast amount of noise about QoS in the Internet, and pulls out the core ideas (integrated and differentiated services, MPLS, and traffic engineering) in plain and simple technical prose. Internet QoS presents a balanced view of the various technologies and relates them to their practical use. It's up to date, but unlikely to go out of date quickly either, so should prove useful to engineers and students alike."
--Jon Crowcroft, University College London
Guaranteeing performance and prioritizing data across the Internet may seem nearly impossible because of an increasing number of variables that can affect and undermine service. But if you're involved in developing and implementing streaming video or voice, or other time-sensitive Internet applications, you understand exactly what's at stake in establishing Quality of Service (QoS) and recognize the benefits it will bring to your company.
What you need is a reliable guide to the latest QoS techniques that addresses the Internet's special challenges. Internet QoS is it-the first book to dig deep into the issues that affect your ability to provide performance and prioritization guarantees to your customers and users! This book gives a comprehensive view of key technologies and discusses various analytical techniques to help you get the most out of network resources as you strive to make, and adhere to, meaningful QoS guarantees.
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- Includes valuable insights from a Bell Labs engineer with 14 years of experience in data networking and Internet protocol design.
- Details the enhancements to current Internet architectures and discusses new mechanisms and network management capabilities that QoS will require.
- Focuses on the four main areas of Internet QoS: integrated services, differentiated services, MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching), and traffic engineering.
Dr. Zhendi Wang is a senior research scientist and Head of Oil Spill Research of Environment Canada, working in the oil and toxic chemical spill research field. His specialties and research interests include: development of oil spill fingerprinting and tracing technology, environmental forensics of oil spill; oil properties, fate and behavior of oil and other hazardous organics in the environment; oil burn emission and products study; oil bioremediation; identification and characterization of oil hydrocarbons; and, spill treatment studies; applications of modern analytical techniques (such as GC, GC/MS, HPLC, LC/MS, SFE and SFC, and IC) to oil spill studies and other environmental science and technology.
Dr. Wang has continually and extensively led and been involved in various scientific projects, technology transfer, and national and international cooperative researches with the total funding over 3 million dollars. He has authored over 270 academic publications including 72 peer-reviewed articles and 4 invited reviews in the most respected journals in the environmental science and chemistry, and 8 books and book chapters. The productivity, excellence and achievements of Dr. Wang have established him as a national and international leading authority on the topic. He has won a number of national and international scientific honours and awards. Wang is also a member of America Chemical Society (ACS), the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), and the International Society of Environmental Forensics.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 5:25pm CEST
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Networking technologies and concepts are often difficult to explain, even through careful description and well thought out examples. One method for making this information "stick" is done by creating an environment where networking professionals and students can visualize how networks work, utilizing a software tool that simulates the functions within a network. The tool itself is highly useful in that it provides a virtual environment for an assortment of desirable features such as modeling a network based on specified criteria and predicting its performance.
The Network Simulation Experiments Manual takes this instructional tool a step further and provides detailed experiments on core networking topologies for use in this simulation environment. Various scenarios are presented within each topology: Review questions, a lab report, and exercises accompany each assignment as well. The manual also comes with directions for downloading the free easy-to-install software, the OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition. This software provides a virtual environment for modeling, analyzing, and predicting the performance of IT infrastructures, including applications, servers, and networking technologies.
Prepared by Professor Emad Aboelela of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the experiments in the manual are closely tied to the organization of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3e, and when used together are a complete tool for understanding how and why computer networks function as they do.
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*Written by an instructor who has used OPNET simulation tools in his classroom for numerous demonstrations and real-world scenarios.
*Software download based on an award-winning product made by OPNET Technologies, Inc., whose software is used by thousands of commercial and government organizations worldwide, and by over 500 universities.
*Useful experimentation for professionals in the workplace who are interested in learning & demonstrating the capability of evaluating different commercial networking products, i.e., Cisco routers.
*Covers the core networking topologies and includes assignments on the ethernet, token rings, ATM, Switched LANs, Network Design, RIP, TCP, Queuing Disciplines, QoS, etc.
About the Author
Dr. Emad Aboelela received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami (Florida); M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Alexandria University (Egypt). He received many academic related awards including the Award of Academic Merit from the University of Miami. Dr. Aboelela's current research interests are in applying fuzzy multiobjective optimization techniques in the area of Quality-of-Service for multimedia networking. His work has appeared in several journal publications and has been presented by him in prestigious conferences.
The Network Simulation Experiments Manual takes this instructional tool a step further and provides detailed experiments on core networking topologies for use in this simulation environment. Various scenarios are presented within each topology: Review questions, a lab report, and exercises accompany each assignment as well. The manual also comes with directions for downloading the free easy-to-install software, the OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition. This software provides a virtual environment for modeling, analyzing, and predicting the performance of IT infrastructures, including applications, servers, and networking technologies.
Prepared by Professor Emad Aboelela of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the experiments in the manual are closely tied to the organization of Computer Networks: A Systems Approach, 3e, and when used together are a complete tool for understanding how and why computer networks function as they do.
Features:
*Written by an instructor who has used OPNET simulation tools in his classroom for numerous demonstrations and real-world scenarios.
*Software download based on an award-winning product made by OPNET Technologies, Inc., whose software is used by thousands of commercial and government organizations worldwide, and by over 500 universities.
*Useful experimentation for professionals in the workplace who are interested in learning & demonstrating the capability of evaluating different commercial networking products, i.e., Cisco routers.
*Covers the core networking topologies and includes assignments on the ethernet, token rings, ATM, Switched LANs, Network Design, RIP, TCP, Queuing Disciplines, QoS, etc.
About the Author
Dr. Emad Aboelela received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami (Florida); M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Alexandria University (Egypt). He received many academic related awards including the Award of Academic Merit from the University of Miami. Dr. Aboelela's current research interests are in applying fuzzy multiobjective optimization techniques in the area of Quality-of-Service for multimedia networking. His work has appeared in several journal publications and has been presented by him in prestigious conferences.
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The First International Conference on Hybrid Learning was organized by City University of Hong Kong, Caritas Francis Hsu College and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers in August 2008. ICHL2008 was an innovative and consolidative experience for Hong Kong tertiary higher education. The conference aims to unify the traditional classroom face-to-face learning and Internet eLearning into one teaching and learning method––hybrid learning––for both teachers and students. Its audience are educators and eLearning practitioners. The conference obtained sponsorship from six local universities in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Lingnan University. It was also sponsored by Pei Hua Education Foundation Limited, and K.C. Wong Education Foundation Limited.
Hybrid learning originated from North America in 2000 and is an ongoing trend. It is not merely a simple combination of direct teaching and eLearning, but comprises different learning strategies and important elements for teaching and learning. It focuses on student center learning and provides an environment for knowledge learning. Students are given more opportunities to be active learners and practice practical skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, self-management, self-study, problem solving, analysis and numeracy.
It was our pleasure to have three keynote talks for the conference, namely, “You Can’t Do That in a Classroom! Realizing the Potential of Distributed Learning for On-Campus Students” by Cath Ellis, “A Proposal for a Lifecycle Process for Hybrid Learning Programs” by Won Kim, and “Just-in-Time Knowledge for Effective Hybrid Learning” by Michel Desmarais.
We are thankful for the effort of all the conference Organizing Committee members for organizing the conference, and also all the conference Program Committee members for reviewing the papers. Special thanks must go to Frances Yao for the support of City University of Hong Kong in holding the conference. The conference attracted about 142 submissions, and only 38 papers were accepted for the conference proceedings in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science published by Springer.
On behalf of the conference Steering Committee members––Reggie Kwan from Caritas Francis Hsu College, Philips Fu Lee Wang from City University of Hong Kong, Victor Lee from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Joseph Fong from City University of Hong Kong––we trust you will enjoy the papers in this volume.
Hybrid learning originated from North America in 2000 and is an ongoing trend. It is not merely a simple combination of direct teaching and eLearning, but comprises different learning strategies and important elements for teaching and learning. It focuses on student center learning and provides an environment for knowledge learning. Students are given more opportunities to be active learners and practice practical skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, self-management, self-study, problem solving, analysis and numeracy.
It was our pleasure to have three keynote talks for the conference, namely, “You Can’t Do That in a Classroom! Realizing the Potential of Distributed Learning for On-Campus Students” by Cath Ellis, “A Proposal for a Lifecycle Process for Hybrid Learning Programs” by Won Kim, and “Just-in-Time Knowledge for Effective Hybrid Learning” by Michel Desmarais.
We are thankful for the effort of all the conference Organizing Committee members for organizing the conference, and also all the conference Program Committee members for reviewing the papers. Special thanks must go to Frances Yao for the support of City University of Hong Kong in holding the conference. The conference attracted about 142 submissions, and only 38 papers were accepted for the conference proceedings in the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science published by Springer.
On behalf of the conference Steering Committee members––Reggie Kwan from Caritas Francis Hsu College, Philips Fu Lee Wang from City University of Hong Kong, Victor Lee from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Joseph Fong from City University of Hong Kong––we trust you will enjoy the papers in this volume.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 8:03am CEST
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The engineer's guide to the planning and implementation of UMTS networks for 3G telecoms deployment.
UMTS is the wireless network technology behind the rollout of Third Generation (3G) mobile telecoms networks which will bring video, music and internet services to the cellphone and a range of electronic products.
Chris Braithwaite and Mike Scott use their extensive experience of training engineers across Europe, and their backgrounds in working with Nokia, Ericsson and Orange to deliver a uniquely practical guide written from the perspective of the engineer and network planner. This guide is a valuable addition to the literature on UMTS which to date has been dominated by theoretical and reference works. The authors consider each of the key topics of UMTS/WCDMA and 3G rollout in terms of Coverage, Capacity and Quality of Service- the key considerations for all engineers and managers working in 3G telecoms.
*A real-world design guide with cookbook-style instructions and rules of thumb, not another R&D-level book or crib to the standards.
*Covers the hot engineering issues in UMTS planning, design and implementation.
*UMTS is the natural evolutionary choice for operations of GSM networks, currently representing a customer base of more than 747 million end users in over 180 countries and representing over 70% of today's digital wireless market[source: GSM Association]
UMTS is the wireless network technology behind the rollout of Third Generation (3G) mobile telecoms networks which will bring video, music and internet services to the cellphone and a range of electronic products.
Chris Braithwaite and Mike Scott use their extensive experience of training engineers across Europe, and their backgrounds in working with Nokia, Ericsson and Orange to deliver a uniquely practical guide written from the perspective of the engineer and network planner. This guide is a valuable addition to the literature on UMTS which to date has been dominated by theoretical and reference works. The authors consider each of the key topics of UMTS/WCDMA and 3G rollout in terms of Coverage, Capacity and Quality of Service- the key considerations for all engineers and managers working in 3G telecoms.
*A real-world design guide with cookbook-style instructions and rules of thumb, not another R&D-level book or crib to the standards.
*Covers the hot engineering issues in UMTS planning, design and implementation.
*UMTS is the natural evolutionary choice for operations of GSM networks, currently representing a customer base of more than 747 million end users in over 180 countries and representing over 70% of today's digital wireless market[source: GSM Association]
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:46am CEST
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It's your job to make email safe.
Sean Turner, a founding member of the International Electronic Communication Analysts (IECA), has helped develop numerous standards including S/MIME, X.400, X.500, and P772, the content type for the US DMS. He is co-chair of the IETF S/MIME WG.
Where do you start?
In today's national and global enterprises where business is conducted across time zones and continents, the "e" in email could stand for "essential." Even more critical is rock-solid email security. If you're the person charged with implementing that email security strategy, this book is for you. Backed with case studies, it offers the nuts-and-bolts information you need to understand your options, select products that meet your needs, and lock down your company's electronic communication systems.
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Review how email operates and where vulnerabilities lie
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Learn the basics of cryptography and how to use it against invaders
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Understand PKI (public key infrastructure), who should be trusted to perform specific tasks, how PKI architecture works, and how certificates function
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Identify ways to protect your passwords, message headers, and commands, as well as the content of your email messages
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Look at the different types of devices (or "tokens") that can be used to store and protect private keys
Sean Turner, a founding member of the International Electronic Communication Analysts (IECA), has helped develop numerous standards including S/MIME, X.400, X.500, and P772, the content type for the US DMS. He is co-chair of the IETF S/MIME WG.
Russ Housley founded Vigil Security and has worked in the computer and network security field since 1982. He is the IETF chair.
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Praise for Marketing to the Social Web
"Weber understands that the world is going digital and that competitive advantage will accrue to those who understand the transformation. CEOs should heed this transformation and learn from Weber's insights how to navigate this new landscape to fully maximize their business opportunities."
—Mark Fuller, Chairman, Monitor Group
"Consumers are using technology to grab power from companies, the media, and the government. Marketing to the Social Web succinctly outlines how institutions can survive and win in this chaotic new world, and lays out the revised rules of engagement—ignore them at your peril."
—George F. Colony, CEO, Forrester Research, Inc.
"Larry has brought pragmatic and useful recommendations to help brand builders manage the complexity of social interaction in a digital age. I was pleased to read a book that actually suggests how to do something with social networks, instead of just ponder them."
—David Kenny, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Digitas Inc.
"Where's the allure of social 2.0? Brands can talk . . . customers talk louder! Digital influence has arrived."
—Jeff Taylor, CEO, Eons and Founder of Monster.com
"Larry Weber provides a simple and effective roadmap of the new customer information highway. Marketing to the Social Web is a valuable tool that will give everyone the confidence and know-how to compete in this fast-growing marketplace of ideas."
—Steve Harris, Vice President, Global Communications, General Motors Corporation
"As all lines and boundaries are washed away by the Web, Weber describes how to become part of the sea versus the sand."
—Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman, One Laptop per Child
About the Author
Larry Weber has spent the last three decades building global communications companies, including Weber Shandwick Worldwide and the W2 Group. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, the nation's largest interactive advocacy association.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:44am CEST
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Get up and running with Java in no time using this innovative virtual classroom approach!
Do you know how to harness the exciting power of object-oriented programming? Focusing on the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE™), this revolutionary book and companion online presentation take you through 19 one-hour lessons that teach you how to use Java APIs, design a GUI program, and create applets in no time. You’ll quickly gain all the skills that are critical to any Java application!
- Explore Java fundamentals such as keywords, the built-in data types, strings, and references
- Learn how to think like an object-oriented programmer
- Write, compile, and execute a Java program using the J2SE Standard Developer Kit
- Progress through important Java concepts like exception handling, interfaces, collections, packages and the javadoc tool
- Develop your own fully functional Java GUI applications using Swing
- Perform database programming using JDBC and network programming using secure sockets and datagram packets
- Write multi-threaded Java applications
- Understand and develop software components following the JavaBeans specification
Join the author on the companion Web site in a training session. Follow along as he walks you through the online presentation for each chapter provided in streaming video or audio only. Source code is also available for download.
About the Author
RICH RAPOSA works for JLicense, Inc., a Java training firm, where he teaches and develops Java courseware. One of the first Sun Certified Java Instructors, he has provided classroom training all over the country in Java, XML, C++, Visual C++/MFC, Win32 internals, UML, and other object-oriented topics.
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If you’re in business, you’re selling something–a product, an opinion, a new way of doing things. The truth is, even if you don’t think of yourself as a pitchman, you might as well be one. This powerful guide to ethical influence shows you how to use effective persuasion techniques to get what you want the right way–from getting a raise to getting a deal on a car, from convincing one person to a thousand.
Joel Bauer is a professional corporate pitchman, and his career rests on his ability to persuade. Over the years, he has turned to nontraditional sources for truly potent influence techniques. Now, Bauer shares the secrets he picked up from the world’s greatest persuaders–carneys, gamblers, hypnotists, and even magicians.
Bauer’s methods don’t involve cheating, controlling, manipulating, or forcing others to submit to his will. His experience proves that the best way to influence others is to employ fun and entertainment to make a more convincing pitch. Using compelling, often whimsical strategies that tap into people’s emotions, you’ll make your audience more receptive to your message. But these techniques aren’t intended only to help you win a single negotiation (although they will); they’re intended to help you win at every aspect of life!
By applying these strategies to your everyday life, How to Persuade People Who Don’t Want to Be Persuaded will show you how to:
- Conquer your fear of attention
- Draw in your listener
- Use metaphors to make your point
- Master the quick pitch
- Use the power of free gifts
- Be dynamic and distinct in your pitch
- Overcome resistance
- Look the part
- Make the platform pitch
- And much more
So, step right up and learn from the master. Bauer’s unique methods and principles work for everyone, at any time, in any situation. By applying the secrets of the showman to your own life–in the boardroom, at home, and anywhere else–you’ll achieve at a higher level than ever before.
About the Author
JOEL BAUER is one of the most sought-after public speakers in America, addressing some 200 audiences each year. His clients include such organizations as 3M, Canon, General Motors, IBM, Intel, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Panasonic, and Philips. The Wall Street Journal Online has referred to him as "undoubtedly the chairman of the board" of corporate tradeshow rainmaking.
MARK LEVY is the founder of Levy Innovation, a marketing strategy firm that makes people and companies compelling. He has also written or co-created four books, including Accidental Genius: Revolutionize Your Thinking Through Private Writing, which has been translated into five languages.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:39am CEST
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The peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus is the dominant bus system used to connect the different elements making up today's high-performance computer systems. Different PCI implementations have also been developed for such applications as telecommunications and embedded computing. If an application calls for high speed, high reliability, flexible configuration, and bus mastering, then PCI is the only logical bus choice. This book is an applications-oriented introduction to the PCI bus, with an emphasis on implementing PCI in a variety of computer architectures. Special attention is given to industrial and mission-critical applications of PCI bus.
·Fully describes PCI electrical specifications, mechanical requirements, and signal types
·Covers advanced topics through numerous design examples to increase the readers understanding of the subject
·Includes updated coverage of PCI-X 2.0
Text examines all aspects of PCI design and standards, including hot-plug and hot-swap support, 'plug and play' operation, and PCI BIOS support. Includes updated coverage of PCI-X 2.0. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover. DLC: PCI bus (Computer bus).
About the Author
Doug Abbott is the principal of Intellimetrix, a consulting firm in Silver City, NM, specializing in hardware and software for industrial and scientific data acquisition and embedded product applications. Among his past and pre-sent clients are Agilent Technologies, Tektronix, Sandia National Laboratory and numerous smaller high-tech com-panies in Silicon Valley.
Mr. Abbott has over thirty years experience in various aspects of computer hardware and software design and has been an independent consultant for the past fifteen years. Prior to founding Intellimetrix, he managed software de-velopment for DSP Technology, Inc, a leading supplier of high-speed instrumentation.
Doug is also a popular instructor and seminar leader, who teaches classes in PC technology and real-time program-ming for University of California Berkeley Extension. He has taught the techniques of real-time programming and multi-tasking operating systems to hundreds of professional engineers. These classes can also be customized and made available for on-site presentation.
Mr. Abbott received an MSEE degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
·Fully describes PCI electrical specifications, mechanical requirements, and signal types
·Covers advanced topics through numerous design examples to increase the readers understanding of the subject
·Includes updated coverage of PCI-X 2.0
Text examines all aspects of PCI design and standards, including hot-plug and hot-swap support, 'plug and play' operation, and PCI BIOS support. Includes updated coverage of PCI-X 2.0. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover. DLC: PCI bus (Computer bus).
About the Author
Doug Abbott is the principal of Intellimetrix, a consulting firm in Silver City, NM, specializing in hardware and software for industrial and scientific data acquisition and embedded product applications. Among his past and pre-sent clients are Agilent Technologies, Tektronix, Sandia National Laboratory and numerous smaller high-tech com-panies in Silicon Valley.
Mr. Abbott has over thirty years experience in various aspects of computer hardware and software design and has been an independent consultant for the past fifteen years. Prior to founding Intellimetrix, he managed software de-velopment for DSP Technology, Inc, a leading supplier of high-speed instrumentation.
Doug is also a popular instructor and seminar leader, who teaches classes in PC technology and real-time program-ming for University of California Berkeley Extension. He has taught the techniques of real-time programming and multi-tasking operating systems to hundreds of professional engineers. These classes can also be customized and made available for on-site presentation.
Mr. Abbott received an MSEE degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:09am CEST
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This guide to the contemporary toolbox of methods for data analysis will serve graduate students and researchers across the biological sciences. Modern computational tools, such as Maximum Likelihood, Monte Carlo and Bayesian methods, mean that data analysis no longer depends on elaborate assumptions designed to make analytical approaches tractable. These new 'computer-intensive' methods are currently not consistently available in statistical software packages and often require more detailed instructions. The purpose of this book therefore is to introduce some of the most common of these methods by providing a relatively simple description of the techniques. Examples of their application are provided throughout, using real data taken from a wide range of biological research. A series of software instructions for the statistical software package S-PLUS are provided along with problems and solutions for each chapter.
This graduate text introduces some of the most common computer-intensive methods, including Maximum Likelihood, Monte Carlo and Bayesian methods. Examples of their application using biological data are provided, along with a series of software instructions for the statistical software package S-PLUS and problems and solutions are included to aid understanding.
About the Author
Derek A. Roff is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside.
This graduate text introduces some of the most common computer-intensive methods, including Maximum Likelihood, Monte Carlo and Bayesian methods. Examples of their application using biological data are provided, along with a series of software instructions for the statistical software package S-PLUS and problems and solutions are included to aid understanding.
About the Author
Derek A. Roff is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of California, Riverside.
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Posted: September 8th, 2008, 5:22pm CEST
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Use the industry's most popular RTOS/processor combination to develop embedded applications that are small, fast, reliable, and deterministic. Beginning with a discussion of embedded and real-time concepts and terminology, this book uses a specific demon
About the Author
Edward L. Lamie is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science. His areas of academic emphasis during his 31 years in higher education have been in the areas of software engineering and operating systems. He was also the founding chair of computer science departments at Central Michigan University and California State University, Stanislaus. Ed continues to teach occasional graduate-level courses and conducts hands-on RTOS training classes for Express Logic, Inc.
About the Author
Edward L. Lamie is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science. His areas of academic emphasis during his 31 years in higher education have been in the areas of software engineering and operating systems. He was also the founding chair of computer science departments at Central Michigan University and California State University, Stanislaus. Ed continues to teach occasional graduate-level courses and conducts hands-on RTOS training classes for Express Logic, Inc.
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Exchange 2007 represents the biggest advance in the history of Microsoft Exchange Server technology. Given Exchange's leap to x64 architecture and its wide array of new features, it isn't surprising that the SP1 release of 2007 would be particularly robust in terms of hotfixes, security enhancements and additional functionality.
Tony Redmond's upgraded edition of his popular Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 bible features extensive coverage of the significant changes and additions offered with SP1. Every chapter has been updated, with particular focus on the most pivotal aspects of SP1, including:
*install enabling on Windows Server 2008
*IVp6 support
*Unified Messaging inclusion
*EMC enhancements
*Client Access Improvements for Outlook Web Access and Activesync
*New user interfaces for POP3 and IMAP4
*System resource monitoring and message routing improvements
*New features for the mailbox server role
*.pst file data managment improvements
*new high-availability features
*optimization for mobile access
*and much more!
*Complete coverage of all the updates in SP1 ensure admins skip the initial 2007 release's bugs and upgrade with ease
*Written by HP Services CTO Tony Redmond, the world's most trusted author of Exchange books for over a decade
*250+ pages of updates throughout, including totally new sections on Windows 2008 compatibility, Microsoft Yona, Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 devices, Apple iPhone, and more!
About the Author
Tony Redmond is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, the largest consulting company for enterprise-scale deployments of Microsoft technology in the world. He is one of the worlds leading authorities on Exchange Server. In his position at HP, Tony works alongside many skilled professionals who work with Fortune 1000 companies to plan, deploy, and manage technology integration to achieve business success and so lay the foundation for the best practice explained in his books. Tony writes regularly in Windows IT Pro magazine and has written ten other books for Digital Press.
Tony Redmond's upgraded edition of his popular Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 bible features extensive coverage of the significant changes and additions offered with SP1. Every chapter has been updated, with particular focus on the most pivotal aspects of SP1, including:
*install enabling on Windows Server 2008
*IVp6 support
*Unified Messaging inclusion
*EMC enhancements
*Client Access Improvements for Outlook Web Access and Activesync
*New user interfaces for POP3 and IMAP4
*System resource monitoring and message routing improvements
*New features for the mailbox server role
*.pst file data managment improvements
*new high-availability features
*optimization for mobile access
*and much more!
*Complete coverage of all the updates in SP1 ensure admins skip the initial 2007 release's bugs and upgrade with ease
*Written by HP Services CTO Tony Redmond, the world's most trusted author of Exchange books for over a decade
*250+ pages of updates throughout, including totally new sections on Windows 2008 compatibility, Microsoft Yona, Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 devices, Apple iPhone, and more!
About the Author
Tony Redmond is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of HP Services, the largest consulting company for enterprise-scale deployments of Microsoft technology in the world. He is one of the worlds leading authorities on Exchange Server. In his position at HP, Tony works alongside many skilled professionals who work with Fortune 1000 companies to plan, deploy, and manage technology integration to achieve business success and so lay the foundation for the best practice explained in his books. Tony writes regularly in Windows IT Pro magazine and has written ten other books for Digital Press.
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Parallel computing has become a practical approach to industrial modeling. It brings formerly insoluble problems into solution range and makes formerly difficult-to-solve problems routine. The software challenges for the development of industrial-quality codes for parallel computers, however, are great. In this book, we provide in-depth case studies of 17 applications that were either redesigned or designed from scratch to solve industrial strength problems on parallel computers. We document both the solution process and the resulting performance of the application software. Additionally, we provide an overview of the terminology, basic hardware, performance issues, programming models, software tools, and other details that are necessary for researchers and students to become able parallel programmers. Finally, we show how, in order for industry to continue to participate in the parallel-computing arena, the applications must be portable and tailored to accommodate a rapidly changing hardware environment.
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Anyone who develops software for a living needs a proven way to produce it better, faster, and cheaper. The Productive Programmer offers critical timesaving and productivity tools that you can adopt right away, no matter what platform you use. Master developer Neal Ford not only offers advice on the mechanics of productivity-how to work smarter, spurn interruptions, get the most out your computer, and avoid repetition-he also details valuable practices that will help you elude common traps, improve your code, and become more valuable to your team. You'll learn to: Write the test before you write the code Manage the lifecycle of your objects fastidiously Build only what you need now, not what you might need later Apply ancient philosophies to software development Question authority, rather than blindly adhere to standards Make hard things easier and impossible things possible through meta-programming Be sure all code within a method is at the same level of abstraction Pick the right editor and assemble the best tools for the job
This isn't theory, but the fruits of Ford's real-world experience as an Application Architect at the global IT consultancy ThoughtWorks. Whether you're a beginner or a pro with years of experience, you'll improve your work and your career with the simple and straightforward principles in The Productive Programmer.
About the Author
Neal Ford is an Application Architect at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery. Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training and development firm. Neal has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia State University specializing in languages and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing in statistical analysis. He is also the designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, video presentations, and author of the books Developing with Delphi: Object-Oriented Techniques (Prentice-Hall, 1996), JBuilder 3 Unleashed (Sams, 1999) (as the lead author), Art of Java Web Development (Manning, 2003), and No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology: The 2006 Edition (editor and contributor). His language proficiencies include Java, C#/.NET, Ruby, Object Pascal, C++, and C. His primary consulting focus is the design and construction of large-scale enterprise applications. Neal has taught on-site classes nationally and internationally to all phases of the military and to many Fortune 500 companies. He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken at numerous developer conferences worldwide.If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal, visit his web site at http://www.nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.
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"...you'll find that the audio concepts, terminology, and schematics are all explained in terminology that visual people can grasp pretty easily. Jay Rose is one of those audio technicians that's had to work with visual people long enough to learn how to speak in such a way that their eyes don't glaze over." -Jeremy Hanke, MicroFilmmaker Magazine (online review).
Written in the author's clear conversational style, with ample illustrations and visual analogies, this book features software agnostic tutorials and "cookbook recipes" for each phase of postaudio processing. The author begins with a section of FAQs from readers of the author's magazine column. After summarizing the significant points of audio theory, the author describes the preliminaries of setting up a post studio. From there he details every aspect of postproduction - from getting the tracks into the computer, to 'fixing and mixing,' to dealing with details of compression and streaming. The companion audio CD contains diagnostics, tutorial tracks, and demonstrations.
Audio Postproduction for Digital Video helps you make your soundtracks as good as your pictures with this compendium of professional audio techniques that can be adapted to desktop post. Specializing in sound after the shoot, this book features many practical examples, cookbook recipes, and tutorials.
Specializing in sound after the shoot, this book features many practical examples, cookbook recipes, and tutorials. Audio theory, when necessary, is presented in plain English with plenty of visual analogies. Experienced producers will learn how to solve technical and creative problems quickly. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Clio-and Emmy-award-winning sound engineer Jay Rose is creative director of the Digital Playroom. Specializing in post-production audio, his clients include PBS, Buena Vista Home Video, and Turner Network Television. Rose has written about audio for Videography, Recording, and Premiere Full Motion magazines.
Written in the author's clear conversational style, with ample illustrations and visual analogies, this book features software agnostic tutorials and "cookbook recipes" for each phase of postaudio processing. The author begins with a section of FAQs from readers of the author's magazine column. After summarizing the significant points of audio theory, the author describes the preliminaries of setting up a post studio. From there he details every aspect of postproduction - from getting the tracks into the computer, to 'fixing and mixing,' to dealing with details of compression and streaming. The companion audio CD contains diagnostics, tutorial tracks, and demonstrations.
Audio Postproduction for Digital Video helps you make your soundtracks as good as your pictures with this compendium of professional audio techniques that can be adapted to desktop post. Specializing in sound after the shoot, this book features many practical examples, cookbook recipes, and tutorials.
Specializing in sound after the shoot, this book features many practical examples, cookbook recipes, and tutorials. Audio theory, when necessary, is presented in plain English with plenty of visual analogies. Experienced producers will learn how to solve technical and creative problems quickly. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Clio-and Emmy-award-winning sound engineer Jay Rose is creative director of the Digital Playroom. Specializing in post-production audio, his clients include PBS, Buena Vista Home Video, and Turner Network Television. Rose has written about audio for Videography, Recording, and Premiere Full Motion magazines.
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A self-contained treatment of fuzzy systems engineering, offering conceptual fundamentals, design methodologies, development guidelines, and carefully selected illustrative material
Forty years have passed since the birth of fuzzy sets, in which time a wealth of theoretical developments, conceptual pursuits, algorithmic environments, and other applications have emerged. Now, this reader-friendly book presents an up-to-date approach to fuzzy systems engineering, covering concepts, design methodologies, and algorithms coupled with interpretation, analysis, and underlying engineering knowledge. The result is a holistic view of fuzzy sets as a fundamental component of computational intelligence and human-centric systems.
Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the direct applicability and limitations of the concepts being discussed, and historical and bibliographical notes are included in each chapter to help readers view the developments of fuzzy sets from a broader perspective. A radical departure from current books on the subject, Fuzzy Systems Engineering presents fuzzy sets as an enabling technology whose impact, contributions, and methodology stretch far beyond any specific discipline, making it applicable to researchers and practitioners in engineering, computer science, business, medicine, bioinformatics, and computational biology. Additionally, three appendices and classroom-ready electronic resources make it an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in engineering and science.
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Witold Pedrycz, PhD, is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Computational Intelligence at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research interests include granular computing, including fuzzy set technology, neural networks and evolutionary computing, pattern recognition, data mining, and emerging behavior and adaptive systems. He has authored or edited eight books, over 200 papers in journals or volumes, and over forty conference papers. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and IFSA.
Fernando Gomide, PhD, teaches in the Department of Computer Engineering and Industrial Automation at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil. His areas of interest include fuzzy sets and logic, artificial intelligence, and genetic algorithms.
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"I think this book will be the first standard introductory book on mobile agents." José M. Vidal, University of South Carolina
Mobile agents are software nomads that act as your personal representative, working autonomously through networks. They are able to visit network nodes directly using available computing power and are not limited by platform. This emerging field is now poised to become a cornerstone for new Web-based ubiquitous computing environments. Mobile Agents provides a practical introduction to mobile agent technology and surveys the state of the art in mobile agent research. Students and researchers can use the book as an introduction to the concepts and possibilities of this field and as an overview of ongoing research. Developers can use it to identify the capabilities of the technology to decide if mobile agents are the right solution for them. Practioners can also gain hands-on experience in programming mobile agents through exploration of the source code for a complete mobile agent environment available through the companion website.
Features
*Summarizes the state of the art in mobile agent research
*Identifies the benefits and limitations of current mobile agent technology to help developers understand the possibilities of this new field
*Extensive mobile agents web portal (www.mobile-agents.org) with the Java source code for a complete industrial-quality environment for mobile agents, with significant parts of the system open source
About the Author
Peter Braun is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Intelligent and Multi-Agent Systems in the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Previously he was a faculty member in the Software Engineering Group of the computer science department at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany. He received a M.S. degree and a Ph.D. in computer science from FSU Jena. His research interests include mobile agents, especially agent migration protocols, and Grid services. Willi Rossak is professor of Software and Systems Engineering at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. He specializes in the modeling and development of distributed dynamic systems with a focus on the upstream tasks of the software life cycle. He received his Diploma and Ph.D. in computer science from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. He has published more than sixty research papers on a wide variety of topics in software and systems engineering. He also works as a consultant for the IT industry and research institutions in many countries.
Mobile agents are software nomads that act as your personal representative, working autonomously through networks. They are able to visit network nodes directly using available computing power and are not limited by platform. This emerging field is now poised to become a cornerstone for new Web-based ubiquitous computing environments. Mobile Agents provides a practical introduction to mobile agent technology and surveys the state of the art in mobile agent research. Students and researchers can use the book as an introduction to the concepts and possibilities of this field and as an overview of ongoing research. Developers can use it to identify the capabilities of the technology to decide if mobile agents are the right solution for them. Practioners can also gain hands-on experience in programming mobile agents through exploration of the source code for a complete mobile agent environment available through the companion website.
Features
*Summarizes the state of the art in mobile agent research
*Identifies the benefits and limitations of current mobile agent technology to help developers understand the possibilities of this new field
*Extensive mobile agents web portal (www.mobile-agents.org) with the Java source code for a complete industrial-quality environment for mobile agents, with significant parts of the system open source
About the Author
Peter Braun is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Intelligent and Multi-Agent Systems in the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Previously he was a faculty member in the Software Engineering Group of the computer science department at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany. He received a M.S. degree and a Ph.D. in computer science from FSU Jena. His research interests include mobile agents, especially agent migration protocols, and Grid services. Willi Rossak is professor of Software and Systems Engineering at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. He specializes in the modeling and development of distributed dynamic systems with a focus on the upstream tasks of the software life cycle. He received his Diploma and Ph.D. in computer science from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. He has published more than sixty research papers on a wide variety of topics in software and systems engineering. He also works as a consultant for the IT industry and research institutions in many countries.
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.NET 3.5 will help you create better Windows applications, build Web Services that are more powerful, implement new Workflow projects and dramatically enhance the user's experience. But it does so with what appears to be a collection of disparate technologies. In Programming .NET 3.5, bestselling author Jesse Liberty and industry expert Alex Horovitz uncover the common threads that unite the .NET 3.5 technologies, so you can benefit from the best practices and architectural patterns baked into this newest generation of Microsoft frameworks. While single-topic .NET 3.5 books delve into Windows Presentation Foundation and the other frameworks in greater detail, Programming .NET 3.5 offers a "Grand Tour" of the release that describes how the four principal technologies can be used together, with Ajax, to build modern n-tier and service-oriented applications. Developers have struggled to implement these patterns with previous versions of the .NET Framework, but this hands-on guide uses real-world examples and fully annotated source code to demonstrate how .NET 3.5 can make it easy. The concepts and technologies that this book covers include:
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XAML -- Microsoft's new XML-based markup language for UI, used with WPF
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Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) -- a new presentation framework and graphics subsystem for Windows that puts Vista-like effect in your grasp
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Ajax
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Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - a new standards-based framework that enables applications to communicate across a network using a variety of protocols
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Workflow Foundation (WF) -- framework for defining, executing, and managing workflows
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CardSpace -- framework for managing the identities of your users
You'll learn how to use each of the four frameworks alone and in concert to build a series of meaningful example applications. Examples are written in C#, and all of the source code will be available for download at both the O'Reilly and the authors' site, which offers access to a free support forum. Between them, authors Jesse Liberty and Alex Horovitz have nearly forty years of experience in delivering commercial applications for companies such as Citibank, Apple, AT&T, NeXt, PBS, Ziff Davis, and dozens of smaller organizations. Their combined experience is valuable for telling the story of .NET 3.5 and how it will shorten the development life cycle for applications developers, and enhance your productivity.
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The goal of this book is to help you make the most of XSLT, the Extensible Stylesheet Language for Transformations. It covers both XSLT 1.0 and XSLT 2.0, along with versions 1.0 and 2.0 of XPath, the XML Path Language. The two languages are designed to work together: XPath identifies the parts of an XML document that should be transformed, and XSLT says how the transformation should be done.
The first few chapters of the book cover the features of XSLT by solving common problems using the language. Once you’ve mastered those techniques, the last section of the book contains a complete set of examples for all the features of XSLT and XPath.
The book is designed as a tutorial for learning the language as you’re getting started. Once you’re comfortable with XSLT, the book can be used as a dictionary-style reference for the features and functions of the language.
The first few chapters of the book cover the features of XSLT by solving common problems using the language. Once you’ve mastered those techniques, the last section of the book contains a complete set of examples for all the features of XSLT and XPath.
The book is designed as a tutorial for learning the language as you’re getting started. Once you’re comfortable with XSLT, the book can be used as a dictionary-style reference for the features and functions of the language.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Artificial Immune Systems, ICARIS 2008, held in Phuket, Thailand, in August 2008.
The 40 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computational immunology, applied AIS, and theoretical AIS. Position papers and conceptual papers are also included.
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Discover Object Pascal, the basis for Borland's Delphi 6 development environment, and get togrips with it quickly. Addison-Wesley's Nitty Gritty Delphi 6 leads you right to the core ofDelphi. The author, Frank Eller, tells you about the most important classes and components.Thanks to the many examples in the practical section, you will quickly be able to understandhow things are done and how the different elements of Delphi work together, before putting theminto practice yourself.
Let's get down to the nitty gritty of:
- The most important classes and components
- The new features of Delphi 6
- Programming DLLs
- Delphi and databases
- Delphi and the internet
- Developing components
Addison-Wesley Nitty Gritty Programming Series provides the most important facts that you willneed to know to get up and running in new programming topics quickly and when you have becomeproficient you can use it as an on-going reference book for all the fundamentals.
Divided into three sections, this book provides everything you need to know to startprogramming in Delphi 6.
- Introduction -- all the main topics that you'll need to get working now.
- Reference section -- all the necessary instructions and topics in one easy reference section so that you can refer back to the book again and again.
- Practical tips and tricks -- find out how to put those important concepts into practice and get expert tips on how to improve your programming.
About the Author
Frank Eller has many years' experience as a computer programmer.
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With the wide and rapid deployment of wireless LANs technology, WiMAX is an emerging technology in wireless communication and is one of the hottest subjects in wireless communications.
Mobile WiMAX is based on selected papers and plenary speeches from the 2007 IEEE Mobile WiMAX Symposium, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art mobile WiMAX technology, including MIMO OFDMA physical layer transmission, WiBRO, medium access control, network architecture and relay networks. Multimedia applications and services are also examined and deployment and business models are explored. Following the ITU’s announcement that it has adopted mobile WiMAX as IMT-2000 TDD OFDMA, the sixth version of global 3G standards, this book is one of the first to supply advanced information and trials.
- Summarises the fundamental theory and practice of mobile WiMAX
- Presents topics at introductory level for readers interested in understanding the communication and networking theories
- Progresses to advanced, specialised subjects related to mobile WiMAX
- Contains the latest advances and research from the field and shares knowledge from the key players working in and researching this area
Mobile WiMAX is an essential text for engineers working in telecommunication, wireless multimedia applications and system integration and also for business development professionals and academic researchers in mobile WiMAX, 3G TDD and mobile communications. It will also be of interest to graduate students conducting research and studying mobile WiMAX and next generation wireless communications.
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Professor. Kwang-Cheng Chen is a Professor at Institute of Communication Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and is an Irving T. Ho Chair-Professor. He received a BSc from the National Taiwan University in 1983, MSc and PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, United States, in 1987 and 1989, all in electrical engineering. From 1987 to 1991, Dr. Chen worked with SSE, COMSAT, and IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in mobile communication networks.
Professor J. Roberto B. de Marca received his undergraduate engineering degree from the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Prof. de Marca was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Southern California, where he earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1977. He then joined the faculty of the Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he has held several positions including Associate Academic Vice President for Sponsored Research. In 1990, Prof. de Marca was appointed, by the Minister of Science and Technology, Scientific Director of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq), responsible for a 300 million dollar research funding program which included all individual research grants and fellowships in all areas of knowledge.
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Posted: September 8th, 2008, 11:34am CEST
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, UC 2008, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2008.
The 16 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers are devoted to all aspects of unconventional computation ranging from theoretical and experimental aspects to various applications. Typical topics are: natural computing including quantum, cellular, molecular, neural and evolutionary computing, chaos and dynamical system-based computing, and various proposals for computations that go beyond the Turing model.
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This comprehensive guide gives readers with basic music compositional skills the information they need to become commercially viable artisans. In addition to providing a foundation of prerequisite technical skills, including basic audio considerations and sound file formats, the book teaches the business skills needed to work successfully as an audio technician in the game development business. How-to features take the reader step-by-step, from purchasing the right equipment, understanding the various game platforms, and composing music and creating sound effects specifically for games, to the ins and outs of marketing, producing demo reels, determining fees, bidding projects, and negotiating contracts.
Turn your musical passion into a career with this valuable guide to the business and technical skills you need to succeed in the multi-billion dollary game industry.
About the Author
Music had always been a part of Aaron Marks' life. But it wasn't until 1995, when his overgrown hobby became On Your Mark Music Productions, that he began selling it to the world. He started with the local radio and television scene, composing jingles and scoring public service announcements. With his sights set firmly on Hollywood, he bumped into the games industry. Ever since that fated redirect, he has been cranking out music and sound effects for games. His credits include a PlayStation 2 game, five CD-ROM game projects, 56 on-line casino games, a dozen touch-screen arcade games, and numerous multimedia projects. As an occasional diversion, Aaron sidelines as a writer for Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, and Music4Games.net.
Turn your musical passion into a career with this valuable guide to the business and technical skills you need to succeed in the multi-billion dollary game industry.
About the Author
Music had always been a part of Aaron Marks' life. But it wasn't until 1995, when his overgrown hobby became On Your Mark Music Productions, that he began selling it to the world. He started with the local radio and television scene, composing jingles and scoring public service announcements. With his sights set firmly on Hollywood, he bumped into the games industry. Ever since that fated redirect, he has been cranking out music and sound effects for games. His credits include a PlayStation 2 game, five CD-ROM game projects, 56 on-line casino games, a dozen touch-screen arcade games, and numerous multimedia projects. As an occasional diversion, Aaron sidelines as a writer for Game Developer magazine, Gamasutra.com, and Music4Games.net.
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A practical overview of OMA specifications and how they enable mobile multimedia services & much more …!
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is an industry forum, which develops open specifications to help in the creation of applications and services to be deployed over converged networks. The alliance is the leading industry forum for generating market-driven specifications for interoperable mobile service enablers that facilitate global user adoptions of mobile multimedia services. Members include traditional wireless industry segments, such as mobile operators mobile operators (e.g. AT&T, China Mobile, Orange, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone), equipment and mobile systems manufacturers (e.g. Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Sony-Ericsson), and Information Technology vendors (e.g. BEA Systems, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems and NEC). Since its formation in 2002, the OMA has made significant progress in areas such as push-to-talk over cellular, device management, presence and group management, and messaging.
The Open Mobile Alliance:
The Open Mobile Alliance Alliance is an invaluable resource for OMA members, product managers, network architects and planners, standards managers, standards engineers and IT professionals. Advanced Students and lecturers on mobile application development and standardization courses will also find this book of interest."The success of OMA is due to its individual members' contributions, and this book is testament to their hard work. The individual members' efforts and the authors of this book are to be congratulated on their magnificent achievements." Mark Cataldo, Senior Advisor, Orange SA, OMA Technical Plenary Chairman
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Musa Unmehopa,Alcatel-Lucent, The Netherlands
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'Tom Wolsky's years of practical experience in editing shine through in page after page. Essentials will get you up and running quickly and you'll share some of Tom's deep industry experience and editorial insight.' —Philip Hodgetts, 'The Softw
Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Essentials complements Apple's software documentation with a series of tutorials that teach readers the rudiments of editing with Final Cut Pro 4.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Essentials complements Apple's software documentation with a series of tutorials that teach readers the rudiments of editing with Final Cut Pro 4.
About the Author
Tom Wolsky is an honors graduate of the London School of Film Technique with nearly 40 years of professional experience spanning film, tape, and digital production. Career highlights include working on BBC documentaries and dramas; producing ABC News programs; managing tape operations and news editors; as well as the occasional screenwriting gig. Tom operates an independent studio, South Coast Productions. In recent years, he has acted as a guide on a number of online forums, published articles in DV and Macworld magazines, and taught in many venues including the Digital Media Academy at Stanford University.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:52pm CEST
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C#(C Sharp) is a simple, modern, object-oriented and type-safe programming language that provides the simplicity of Visual Basic with the power of C++. Written by Christoph Wille, one of only a handful of developers with early access to this exciting new language, this book covers the C# language from the ground up with rich coding examples, and expert insight into issues you will need to understand to fully take advantage of the power of C#. Presenting C# assumes you are already familiar with key programming concepts such as variables, and programming constructs. With this concise, code-intensive guide, you can get up to speed on Microsoft's new C# language, and begin creating next-generation applications and Web services today.
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About the Author
Christoph Wille, a Microsoft MVP (Most Valued Professional) for ASP, is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) as well as a Microsoft Certified Developer (MCSD.) Christoph was one of only a few developers invited to Microsoft to learn about C# and Microsoft's next generation of Windows services, Microsoft.NET. Christoph brought his past experiences with C, C++, Visual Basic, and ASP into fully understanding this new programming language. Christoph is the author of several books, including the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages in 24 Hours.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:43pm CEST
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 33rd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2008, held in Torun, Poland, in August 2008.
The 45 revised full papers presented together with 5 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 119 submissions. All current aspects in theoretical computer science and its mathematical foundations are addressed, ranging from algorithmic game theory, algorithms and data structures, artificial intelligence, automata and formal languages, bioinformatics, complexity, concurrency and petrinets, cryptography and security, logic and formal specifications, models of computations, parallel and distributed computing, semantics and verification.
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Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:40pm CEST
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A benchmark guide for keeping networks safe with the Certified Ethical Hacker program
Seasoned authors Ronald Krutz and Russell Dean Vines continue in the tradition of their CISSP security franchise by bringing you this comprehensive guide to the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program. Serving as a valuable tool for acquiring the necessary knowledge to prepare for and pass the CEH exam, this book offers clear, concise, and easy-to-understand explanations of key ethical hacking topics as well as hundreds of review questions. Krutz and Vines equip you with in-depth coverage of the latest hacking techniques you'll need to know in order to pass the qualifying examinations, and they arm you with both offensive and defensive approaches to help organizations identify vulnerabilities and protect their information systems.
In addition to its technical content, The CEH Prep Guide examines the legal and ethical requirements and ramifications that are associated with ethical hacking, the rationale behind it, relevant technologies and terminology, and the increased professional responsibility that accompanies the CEH certification. You'll get essential information on penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation, countermeasures, and upgrading defenses in an effective and cost-efficient manner. Plus, the knowledge gained from this guide is applicable to commercial, industrial, military, and government organizations. Greatly increasing your chances of success when taking the CEH exam, The CEH Prep Guide also covers:
- Footprinting, scanning, and enumeration
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Trojans, backdoors, and sniffers
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Denial of service and social engineering
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Linux hacking, cryptography, and buffer overflows
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Honeypots, firewalls, viruses, and worms
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Web application vulnerabilities and Web-based password cracking techniques
The accompanying CD-ROM features hundreds of questions and answers, and also serves as a self-paced examination review and knowledge reinforcement tool.
About the Author
RONALD L. KRUTZ, Ph.D., P.E., CISSP, ISSEP, is the Chief Knowledge Officer of Cybrinth, LLC. Dr. Krutz is the author of numerous bestselling publications in the area of information systems security, and is a consulting editor for John Wiley and Sons for its information security book series.
RUSSELL DEAN VINES, CISSP, CISM, Security +, CCNA, MCSE, MCNE, is Chief Security Advisor for Gotham Technology Group, LLC. He is the author or coauthor of numerous bestselling information system security publications, and is a consulting editor for John Wiley and Sons for its information security book series.
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Love Manga? The newest features of Manga Studio help you bring your ideas to life! The tools available in the latest version of this powerful program make it easy to turn your computer into your drawing board, and Manga Studio For Dummies makes it easy to get started.
Doug Hills has been drawing ever since high school. Originally influenced by the superhero comics of the early- to mid-1990s, his style has adapted towards his other favorite genre: manga. Learning and studying techniques from both the East and West, he’s constantly striving to create a style that can truly be called his own.
In recent years, he has taken that love and desire for comics onto the Internet with two webcomics: Place Name Here and Chibi Cheerleaders From Outer Space, which he works on with his wife, Stacey. His webcomic work led him to Ten Ton Studios, where he worked on a story for their book, Anthologica, and eventually became a member of the group.
Discover how to use Manga Studio to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public. It’s a breeze once you know your way around the program. Manga may have begun in Japan, but Manga Studio For Dummies is written in plain English, and shows you how to:
- Build and use page templates
- Rough in your comic with penciling techniques
- Work 100 0igital, or use a combination of digital and traditional tools if you prefer
- Work with layers, rulers, and panels
- Add speech bubbles and sound effects text
- Ink your work and add tones
- Prepare your creations for print or distribution on the Web
Written by a working digital artist, Manga Studio For Dummies covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versions. As an added bonus, it even gives you a peek into the world of manga and comics in general. With the help of Manga Studio For Dummies, you just might find yourself among the comic artists whose work populates the Web and gathers thousands of fans!
Doug Hills has been drawing ever since high school. Originally influenced by the superhero comics of the early- to mid-1990s, his style has adapted towards his other favorite genre: manga. Learning and studying techniques from both the East and West, he’s constantly striving to create a style that can truly be called his own.
In recent years, he has taken that love and desire for comics onto the Internet with two webcomics: Place Name Here and Chibi Cheerleaders From Outer Space, which he works on with his wife, Stacey. His webcomic work led him to Ten Ton Studios, where he worked on a story for their book, Anthologica, and eventually became a member of the group.
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Secure Computer and Network Systems
Modeling, Analysis and Design
Nong Ye, Arizona State University, USA
Computer and network systems have given us unlimited opportunities of reducing cost, improving efficiency, and increasing revenues, as demonstrated by an increasing number of computer and network applications. Yet, our dependence on computer and network systems has also exposed us to new risks, which threaten the security of, and present new challenges for protecting our assets and information on computer and network systems. The reliability of computer and network systems ultimately depends on security and quality of service (QoS) performance.
This book presents quantitative modeling and analysis techniques to address these numerous challenges in cyber attack prevention and detection for security and QoS, including:
the latest research on computer and network behavior under attack and normal use conditions;
new design principles and algorithms, which can be used by engineers and practitioners to build secure computer and network systems, enhance security practice and move to providing QoS assurance on the Internet;
mathematical and statistical methods for achieving the accuracy and timeliness of cyber attack detection with the lowest computational overhead;
guidance on managing admission control, scheduling, reservation and service of computer and network jobs to assure the service stability and end-to-end delay of those jobs even under Denial of Service attacks or abrupt demands.
Secure Computer and Network Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Design is an up-to-date resource for practising engineers and researchers involved in security, reliability and quality management of computer and network systems. It is also a must-read for postgraduate students developing advanced technologies for improving computer network dependability.
About the Author
Professor Ye received her Ph.D. degree (1991) in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and holds MS (1988) and BS (1985) degrees in Computer Science. With her multi-disciplinary educational background, Dr. Ye has devoted her academic career to establishing the scientific and engineering foundation for assuring quality/reliability of information systems and industrial systems.
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XML Companion – 3/e This fully revised edition of this popular book is now up-to-date and even more comprehensive than before. If you're a current or potential XML user looking for just one reference to get you up to speed on XML with clarity, comprehensive coverage and precision, then this book will be your essential and constant companion. Whether you're a programmer, analyst or consultant involved in the management, processing, transfer or publication of XML data and documents all your questions will be answered here. Building on the success of the first and second editions of The XML Companion, Neil Bradley has up-dated this accessible, in-depth reference to cover many of the new supporting standards that have emerged since XML was released in 1998. Apart from the core chapters on the XML standard itself, this book concentrates on related standards developed by the W3C and on the two most popular applications of this technology: document publishing and data exchange. The XML Companion
- Provides accessible, comprehensive description of each XML feature
- Does not assume experience of HTML or SGML
- Detailed study of the standard is supported by the inclusion of cross-referenced ‘roadmaps' of the building blocks that comprise the standard.
- Includes an extensive glossary
- Related standards for cataloguing, processing, linking and styling XML are covered in detail.
- Xpath
- XML Schema
- SAX 2.0
- DOM 2.0
- XSLT
- XHTML 1.0
- XML Base
- Xlink
- Xpointer
- XML Inclusions
Neil Bradley is an XML consultant with 15 years practical experience in the field. He is an experienced trainer, a regular speaker at industry events and contributes to specialist magazines and journals. He is author of the Concise SGML Companion and the XSL Companion both published by Addison Wesley.
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The aim of this little book is essentially to make you familiar with the hardware environment of the computer. Most people have heard of software programs, whether they are involved directly with computers or not. Many people know roughly how they work and what they are used for. The hardware of the PC, however, is less well understood.
Designed clearly and simply, this book will help you to teach yourself in a day the ABC of the PC. There’s no need to follow the lessons in order as each new chapter forms a unit in itself. After reading this book, you will have mastered the common technical terms and will be able to get the most out of your computer, whether at home or at work.
Designed clearly and simply, this book will help you to teach yourself in a day the ABC of the PC. There’s no need to follow the lessons in order as each new chapter forms a unit in itself. After reading this book, you will have mastered the common technical terms and will be able to get the most out of your computer, whether at home or at work.
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This book will help you to become acquainted with Office XP and to discover all the new features that have been introduced. Whether you are a beginner or an expert user, this book is meant for you, because it explains all the procedures proposed by Microsoft for you to be able to work quickly and easily. It also suggests expert tips and tricks to improve your performance.
Since the chapters are independent of each other, you can read them in the order you choose. To find a command quickly, consult the index at the end of the book. The book is structured as follows:
Since the chapters are independent of each other, you can read them in the order you choose. To find a command quickly, consult the index at the end of the book. The book is structured as follows:
- Chapters 1 and 2 are a quick introduction to Office XP. You will discover the various interface features as well as the commands which are shared by all the applications: opening a file, saving, and so on.
- Chapters 3 and 4 teach you how to use basic and more advanced Word functions.
- Chapters 5 and 6 explain how to use Excel.
- Chapters 7 and 8 are dedicated to creating presentations with PowerPoint.
- Chapters 9 and 10 deal with Outlook.
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Most IT systems fail to meet expectations. They don't meet business goals and don't support users efficiently. Why? Because the requirements didn't address the right issues. Writing a good requirements specification doesn't take more time. This book shows how it¿s done - many times faster and many times smarter. What are the highlights?
Everyone involved in the software supply chain, from analysts and developers to end users, will learn new techniques, benefit from requirements written by other specialists, and discover successes and failures from other companies. Software supplierswill find ideas for helping customers and writing competitive proposals. Programmers and other developers will learn how to express requirements without specifying technical details, and how to reduce risks when developing a system. Students aspiring to IT careers will learn the theory and practice of requirements engineering, and get a strong foundation for case studies and projects.
About the Author
- Two complete real-life requirements specifications (the traditional and the fast approach) and examples from many others.
- Explanations of both traditional and fast approaches, and discussions of their strengths and weaknesses in different project types (tailor-made, COTS, and product development).
- Real-life illustrations of all types of requirements, stakeholder analysis, cost/benefit and other techniques to ensure that business goals are met.
- Proven methods for dealing with difficult or complex requirements, such as specifying ease-of-use, or dealing with 200 reports that might be needed because they are in the old system.
Everyone involved in the software supply chain, from analysts and developers to end users, will learn new techniques, benefit from requirements written by other specialists, and discover successes and failures from other companies. Software supplierswill find ideas for helping customers and writing competitive proposals. Programmers and other developers will learn how to express requirements without specifying technical details, and how to reduce risks when developing a system. Students aspiring to IT careers will learn the theory and practice of requirements engineering, and get a strong foundation for case studies and projects.
About the Author
Soren Lauesen has close to forty years' industrial and academic experience in software development. He has worked as a developer of real-time systems and other software, co-founded software development centers at two companies, and worked as a management consultant for ILO in Ghana. He is currently a professor at the IT University, Copenhagen, Denmark, dividing his time between research, teaching and consulting.
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Learning Perl is designed for those who seek a rapid working knowledge of Perl. A public domain language, Perl has established itself as the premier UNIX scripting language--replacing facilities such as the shell, sed and awk. It is currently taking root in non-UNIX markets as well. Perl is a high-level, multi-purpose language. It is used in diverse system administration tasks, while also playing an endless variety of roles in other areas. These range from data reduction and report generation to distributed computing and assorted auxiliary roles in software development. Perl has even encroached upon the territory of C and other programming languages. Perl allows the programmer to combine in one script functions that previously had to be divided between the shell, sed, awk, various other UNIX utilities, and C programs. With this breadth of capability, Perl is an extraordinarily powerful and flexible language. Learning Perl, written by a leading Perl instructor, provides a systematic, step-by-step, tutorial approach to learning the language. There are numerous short code examples punctuating a relaxed, informal, and precise tour of all the main features of the language. In addition, each chapter contains exercise problems, together with their solutions. Anyone who works through the book will be capable of programming with a broad and productive range of Perl features. For a comprehensive and detailed guide to advanced programming with Perl, read O'Reilly's companion book, Programming Perl.
About the Author
Randal L. Schwartz is a two-decade veteran of the software industry. He is skilled in software design, system administration, security, technical writing, and training. Randal has coauthored the "must-have" standards: Programming Perl, Learning Perl, Learning Perl for Win32 Systems, and Effective Perl Learning, and is a regular columnist for WebTechniques, PerformanceComputing, SysAdmin, and Linux magazines.
Tom Phoenix has been working in the field of education since 1982. After more than thirteen years of dissections, explosions, work with interesting animals, and high-voltage sparks during his work at a science museum, he started teaching Perl classes for Stonehenge Consulting Services, where he's worked since 1996. Since then, he has traveled to many interesting locations, so you might see him soon at a Perl Mongers' meeting. When he has time, he answers questions on Usenet's comp.lang.perl.misc and comp.lang.perl.moderated newsgroups, and contributes to the development and usefulness of Perl. Besides his work with Perl, Perl hackers, and related topics, Tom spends his time on amateur cryptography and speaking Esperanto. His home is in Portland, Oregon.
brian d foy has been an instructor for Stonehenge Consulting Services since 1998, a Perl user since he was a physics graduate student, and a die-hard Mac user since he first owned a computer. He founded the first Perl user group, the New York Perl Mongers, as well as the Perl advocacy nonprofit Perl Mongers, Inc., which helped form more than 200 Perl user groups across the globe. He maintains the perlfaq portions of the core Perl documentation, several modules on CPAN, and some stand-alone scripts. He's the publisher of The Perl Review, a magazine devoted to Perl, and is a frequent speaker at conferences including the Perl Conference, Perl University, MarcusEvans BioInformatics '02, and YAPC. His writings on Perl appear in The O'Reilly Network, The Perl Journal, Dr. Dobbs, and The Perl Review, on use.perl.org, and in several Perl usenet groups.
About the Author
Randal L. Schwartz is a two-decade veteran of the software industry. He is skilled in software design, system administration, security, technical writing, and training. Randal has coauthored the "must-have" standards: Programming Perl, Learning Perl, Learning Perl for Win32 Systems, and Effective Perl Learning, and is a regular columnist for WebTechniques, PerformanceComputing, SysAdmin, and Linux magazines.
Tom Phoenix has been working in the field of education since 1982. After more than thirteen years of dissections, explosions, work with interesting animals, and high-voltage sparks during his work at a science museum, he started teaching Perl classes for Stonehenge Consulting Services, where he's worked since 1996. Since then, he has traveled to many interesting locations, so you might see him soon at a Perl Mongers' meeting. When he has time, he answers questions on Usenet's comp.lang.perl.misc and comp.lang.perl.moderated newsgroups, and contributes to the development and usefulness of Perl. Besides his work with Perl, Perl hackers, and related topics, Tom spends his time on amateur cryptography and speaking Esperanto. His home is in Portland, Oregon.
brian d foy has been an instructor for Stonehenge Consulting Services since 1998, a Perl user since he was a physics graduate student, and a die-hard Mac user since he first owned a computer. He founded the first Perl user group, the New York Perl Mongers, as well as the Perl advocacy nonprofit Perl Mongers, Inc., which helped form more than 200 Perl user groups across the globe. He maintains the perlfaq portions of the core Perl documentation, several modules on CPAN, and some stand-alone scripts. He's the publisher of The Perl Review, a magazine devoted to Perl, and is a frequent speaker at conferences including the Perl Conference, Perl University, MarcusEvans BioInformatics '02, and YAPC. His writings on Perl appear in The O'Reilly Network, The Perl Journal, Dr. Dobbs, and The Perl Review, on use.perl.org, and in several Perl usenet groups.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 9:40am CEST
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Discover which keywords attract customers and make money
Howie Jacobson, PhD, is an Internet marketing strategist who specializes in helping his clients use Google AdWords successfully. He creates direct marketing courses and conducts training sessions on AdWords.
Use your $25 Google AdWords credit to start boosting your bottom line today!
What's the good word? It's AdWords, the marketing solution that helps turn clicks into cash by attracting the right visitors to your Web site. This book shows how to find the best search terms to help build your business, as well as how to research your market, build a direct marketing strategy, analyze ad success, and turn a tidy profit.
- Activate and manage an AdWords account
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Determine your market's profitability
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Write and test your ads
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Measure ad results
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Choose the perfect keywords
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Keep your customers happy
Howie Jacobson, PhD, is an Internet marketing strategist who specializes in helping his clients use Google AdWords successfully. He creates direct marketing courses and conducts training sessions on AdWords.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 9:23am CEST
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AutoCADet: A person who uses AutoCAD directly or indirectly to create or analyze graphic images and is in possession of one or more of the following traits: wants to learn; has an interest in improving the way AutoCAD works; is a visionary AutoCAD user; i
Customize AutoCAD to include productivity enhancements like new commands, combinations of existing commands or list processing scripts to store and manipulate data. This tutorial offers a complete introduction to the Visual LISP language, environment and editor. Advanced topics include data manipulation and programming dialog boxes.
Offers a complement of AutoLISP programming skills-from the basic concepts to advanced programming techniques-that you can use to enhance your AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, and 2002 environments. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Bill Kramer is a computer scientist with 20+ years experience in CAD systems. He is a leading authority on AutoCAD customization regularly leading tutorial presentations at Autodesk University, and contributing articles to industry publications, including his 'Programmer's Toolbox' column in Cadence magazine. In addition to writing for Cadence since its inception in 1986, Bill is the author of AutoLISP Treasure Chest and co-author of AutoCAD VBA Programming Tools and Techniques. Bill has recently taken time away from his duties as president of Auto-Code Mechanical to organize and lead the popular CAD-Cruise for programming and system management training.
Customize AutoCAD to include productivity enhancements like new commands, combinations of existing commands or list processing scripts to store and manipulate data. This tutorial offers a complete introduction to the Visual LISP language, environment and editor. Advanced topics include data manipulation and programming dialog boxes.
Offers a complement of AutoLISP programming skills-from the basic concepts to advanced programming techniques-that you can use to enhance your AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, and 2002 environments. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
About the Author
Bill Kramer is a computer scientist with 20+ years experience in CAD systems. He is a leading authority on AutoCAD customization regularly leading tutorial presentations at Autodesk University, and contributing articles to industry publications, including his 'Programmer's Toolbox' column in Cadence magazine. In addition to writing for Cadence since its inception in 1986, Bill is the author of AutoLISP Treasure Chest and co-author of AutoCAD VBA Programming Tools and Techniques. Bill has recently taken time away from his duties as president of Auto-Code Mechanical to organize and lead the popular CAD-Cruise for programming and system management training.
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By the end of the 1960s, when I started to get interested in how the TV set at home really worked, color television and the second national TV channel was introduced in Sweden. The old medium-wave radio, with glowing electron tubes underneath its cover, made it possible to listen to voices from distant countries, but the TV programming choices were quite small at this time. I only had Swedish TV 1 and TV 2 and the one national Danish channel to watch during my childhood. But I was lucky to live on the south coast of Sweden, which gave me some special opportunities.
During the summer, and sometimes during winter high pressure weather conditions, we could receive TV channels from other countries. The proximity to the European continent meant we received two East German channels in black and white and three West German channels in color. In those days, Germany was divided, and these two parts used different color TV systems.
To my parents’ consternation, I put large antenna constructions on the roof of our house. And after a while, I succeeded in bringing even more exotic channels in our house. In addition to more East European TV signals, we could also watch TV from Spain and Italy. A very special event occurred in June, 1978, when I succeeded in receiving an Icelandic test card.
The most challenging task for a DXer in Europe has always been to be able to receive a trans-Atlantic signal. After reading about this in one of the few books that existed at the time about TV DXing, receiving trans-Atlantic broadcasts became my quest. I believe that I did succeed for a short while, somewhere in the lower VHF bands. Using my (in those days) well-trained eyes, I saw what I think was a North American station identification sign. But to be honest, I’m not 100 percent sure that I really saw that sign deep down in the noise a quarter of a century ago. Sometime you just see what you want to see.
During the summer, and sometimes during winter high pressure weather conditions, we could receive TV channels from other countries. The proximity to the European continent meant we received two East German channels in black and white and three West German channels in color. In those days, Germany was divided, and these two parts used different color TV systems.
To my parents’ consternation, I put large antenna constructions on the roof of our house. And after a while, I succeeded in bringing even more exotic channels in our house. In addition to more East European TV signals, we could also watch TV from Spain and Italy. A very special event occurred in June, 1978, when I succeeded in receiving an Icelandic test card.
The most challenging task for a DXer in Europe has always been to be able to receive a trans-Atlantic signal. After reading about this in one of the few books that existed at the time about TV DXing, receiving trans-Atlantic broadcasts became my quest. I believe that I did succeed for a short while, somewhere in the lower VHF bands. Using my (in those days) well-trained eyes, I saw what I think was a North American station identification sign. But to be honest, I’m not 100 percent sure that I really saw that sign deep down in the noise a quarter of a century ago. Sometime you just see what you want to see.
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"The author, who specialises in digital and interactive media, sets out the arguments with a view to readers being able to make informed decisions on the issues before them." -Book Shelf
Digital rights management (DRM) is a type of server software developed to enable secure distribution - and perhaps more importantly, to disable illegal distribution - of paid content over the Web. DRM technologies are being developed as a means of protection against the online piracy of commercially marketed material, which has proliferated through the widespread use of Napster and other peer-to-peer file exchange programs.
With the flourish of these file exchange programs, content owners, creators and producers need to have a plan to distribute their content digitally and protect it at the same timea seemingly impossible task. There are numerous books dealing with copyright, eBusiness, the Internet, privacy, security, content management, and related technical subjects. Additionally, there are several research papers, and almost daily newspaper and magazine articles dealing with digital piracy. However, there are only a few books and documents that bring these together as a basis for profitable exchange of digital content. Digital Rights Management can help content providers make money by unifying the confusing array of concepts that swirl around current presentations of DRM in newspapers and business publications.
* Learn from an award winning author and Emmy nominee
* Perfect for the non-technical decision maker, content owner or DRM implementation manager
* Details all the options from legal to technical
Digital rights management (DRM) is a type of server software developed to enable secure distribution - and perhaps more importantly, to disable illegal distribution - of paid content over the Web. DRM technologies are being developed as a means of protection against the online piracy of commercially marketed material, which has proliferated through the widespread use of Napster and other peer-to-peer file exchange programs.
With the flourish of these file exchange programs, content owners, creators and producers need to have a plan to distribute their content digitally and protect it at the same timea seemingly impossible task. There are numerous books dealing with copyright, eBusiness, the Internet, privacy, security, content management, and related technical subjects. Additionally, there are several research papers, and almost daily newspaper and magazine articles dealing with digital piracy. However, there are only a few books and documents that bring these together as a basis for profitable exchange of digital content. Digital Rights Management can help content providers make money by unifying the confusing array of concepts that swirl around current presentations of DRM in newspapers and business publications.
* Learn from an award winning author and Emmy nominee
* Perfect for the non-technical decision maker, content owner or DRM implementation manager
* Details all the options from legal to technical
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Symposium on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems - Technologies and Applications, KES-AMSTA 2007, held in Wroclaw, Poland in May/June 2007. China in November 2006.
The 110 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 464 submissions and contain 4 papers from the doctoral track, and 38 papers from 3 special sessions. The papers are organized in topical sections representing the following conference tracks: methodological aspects of agent systems, agent-oriented Web applications, mobility aspects of agent systems and ontology management, multi-agent resource allocation, negotiating agents, agents for network management, agent approaches to robotic systems, market agents and other applications; the doctoral track; special sessions on mobile agent application and its development, agent on networked media and its applications on next-generation convergence network, as well as on intelligent and secure agent for digital content management.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:47am CEST
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"It's certainly a challenging read, but one that's worth spending some brain power on if you're keen to create a successful computer-based production company. Getting into such a competitive market means doing some research, and for aspiring imageers this is a great first step." - Advanced Photoshop
In situations where quality, shorter time to market and staying within budget are basic project requirements, you cannot afford to overlook digital asset management (DAM). Anyone who has felt the pain of a poorly organized production, knows that a great DAM system isnt just desirable, its critical.
Learn how the top CG film, computer game and web development companies have saved significant time and money on their projects by optimizing a digital asset management systems and streamlining production processes. Success stories of Sony Pictures Imageworks, Lionhead and other big players illustrate the way of working in big companies. Success stories of several small but very agile companies show the reader how the techniques are applied when the budget is small.
Implementing a Digital Asset Management System teaches you that DAM is more than just technology, and covers all the essentials including workflow, teamwork, testing, quality assurance, demo version production, and versioning.
Product neutral, this book is for computer-based media productions large and small, with hardware and software selection and configuration recommendations for a wide variety of project types.
* A must read for anyone who wants to run a profitable and successful computer-based media production
* Teaches how to improve workflow, digital content security, speed-to-market and profit margin for projects large and small
* Written by the team that created the DAM system for such hits as Monsters Inc. and the video game Medal of Honor
About the Author
Tilman Schlenker (Munich, Geramany) has been working as an Application Engineer and Product Specialist for the Alienbrain product line at Avid/NXN Software in the last 4 years. He is currently putting his experience to good use in a variety of customer projects.
In situations where quality, shorter time to market and staying within budget are basic project requirements, you cannot afford to overlook digital asset management (DAM). Anyone who has felt the pain of a poorly organized production, knows that a great DAM system isnt just desirable, its critical.
Learn how the top CG film, computer game and web development companies have saved significant time and money on their projects by optimizing a digital asset management systems and streamlining production processes. Success stories of Sony Pictures Imageworks, Lionhead and other big players illustrate the way of working in big companies. Success stories of several small but very agile companies show the reader how the techniques are applied when the budget is small.
Implementing a Digital Asset Management System teaches you that DAM is more than just technology, and covers all the essentials including workflow, teamwork, testing, quality assurance, demo version production, and versioning.
Product neutral, this book is for computer-based media productions large and small, with hardware and software selection and configuration recommendations for a wide variety of project types.
* A must read for anyone who wants to run a profitable and successful computer-based media production
* Teaches how to improve workflow, digital content security, speed-to-market and profit margin for projects large and small
* Written by the team that created the DAM system for such hits as Monsters Inc. and the video game Medal of Honor
About the Author
Tilman Schlenker (Munich, Geramany) has been working as an Application Engineer and Product Specialist for the Alienbrain product line at Avid/NXN Software in the last 4 years. He is currently putting his experience to good use in a variety of customer projects.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:43am CEST
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:37am CEST
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Computers have changed the way physics is done, but those changes are only slowly making their way into the typical physics curriculum. This textbook is designed to help speed that transition.
Computational physics is now widely accepted as a third, equally valid complement to the traditional experimental and theoretical approaches to physics. It clearly relies upon areas that lie some distance from the traditional physics curriculum, however. In this text, I attempt to provide a reasonably thorough, numerically sound foundation for its development. However, I have not attempted to be rigorous; this is not meant to be a text on numerical analysis. Likewise, this is not a programming manual: I assume that the student is already familiar with the elements of the computer language, and is ready to apply it to the task of scientific computing.
The FORTRAN language is used throughout this text. It is widely available, continually updated, and remains the most commonly used programming language in science. Recent FORTRAN compilers written by Microsoft provide access to many graphics routines, enabling students to generate simple figures from within their FORTRAN programs running on PCcompatible microcomputers. Such graphics capabilities greatly enhance the value of the computer experience.
Computational physics is now widely accepted as a third, equally valid complement to the traditional experimental and theoretical approaches to physics. It clearly relies upon areas that lie some distance from the traditional physics curriculum, however. In this text, I attempt to provide a reasonably thorough, numerically sound foundation for its development. However, I have not attempted to be rigorous; this is not meant to be a text on numerical analysis. Likewise, this is not a programming manual: I assume that the student is already familiar with the elements of the computer language, and is ready to apply it to the task of scientific computing.
The FORTRAN language is used throughout this text. It is widely available, continually updated, and remains the most commonly used programming language in science. Recent FORTRAN compilers written by Microsoft provide access to many graphics routines, enabling students to generate simple figures from within their FORTRAN programs running on PCcompatible microcomputers. Such graphics capabilities greatly enhance the value of the computer experience.
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Trying to trade stock, bond, commodity and currency markets without intermarket awareness is like trying to drive a car without looking out the side and rear windows--very dangerous. In this guide to intermarket analysis, the author uses years of experience in technical analysis plus extensive charts to clearly demonstrate the interrelationshps that exist among the various market sectors and their importance. You'll learn how to use activity in surrounding markets in the same way that most people employ traditional technical indicators for directional clues. Shows the analyst how to focus outward, rather than inward, to provide a more rational understanding of technical forces at work in the marketplace.
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Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:35am CEST
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The importance of IT Service Management is becoming widely recognized. Whereas in the 1960s and 1970s interest was still focused mainly on the improvement of hardware, and whereas the development of software was the major concern until well into the 1980s, the 1990s was the decade that saw the rise of service management.
For decades, Service Management had been seen as an extension of development, more of a necessary evil than a valuable element in automation. But recent years have been characterized by a turnaround in this view, supported not least by Gartner Group publications, which show that around 70–80 percent of the life-cycle costs of an information system are incurred in the exploitation phase.
This shows that the exploitation area is a rewarding area of activity when it comes to cost control. This is further supported by the discovery that developers spend around 60 per cent of their time on maintenance. In addition, it is evident that there is a strong growth in the awareness that many primary business processes can no longer function without the contributions made by information systems; in many industries, IT is already one of the primary business processes. Think, for instance, of telecommunications, banking, insurance and other data-intensive industries. The developments in e-commerce also show that IT has become a crucial factor for operational management.
And on closer inspection it will be found that the main day-to-day activities of a very large number of IT staff seem to consist of management activities. Therefore the business needs to get control of information technology and the services based on it.
All in all, there is a flood of signals showing that the organization of IT Service Management is a field to which very careful attention should be paid. And this is in a world that is characterized by an avalanche of technological developments and increasing demands on the time-to-market, flexibility and performance of information systems.
For decades, Service Management had been seen as an extension of development, more of a necessary evil than a valuable element in automation. But recent years have been characterized by a turnaround in this view, supported not least by Gartner Group publications, which show that around 70–80 percent of the life-cycle costs of an information system are incurred in the exploitation phase.
This shows that the exploitation area is a rewarding area of activity when it comes to cost control. This is further supported by the discovery that developers spend around 60 per cent of their time on maintenance. In addition, it is evident that there is a strong growth in the awareness that many primary business processes can no longer function without the contributions made by information systems; in many industries, IT is already one of the primary business processes. Think, for instance, of telecommunications, banking, insurance and other data-intensive industries. The developments in e-commerce also show that IT has become a crucial factor for operational management.
And on closer inspection it will be found that the main day-to-day activities of a very large number of IT staff seem to consist of management activities. Therefore the business needs to get control of information technology and the services based on it.
All in all, there is a flood of signals showing that the organization of IT Service Management is a field to which very careful attention should be paid. And this is in a world that is characterized by an avalanche of technological developments and increasing demands on the time-to-market, flexibility and performance of information systems.
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The OPEN Process Framework provides a template for generating flexible, yet disciplined, processes for developing high-quality software and system applications within a predictable schedule and budget. Using this framework as a starting point, you can create and tailor a process to meet the specific needs of the project.
If you are a project manager, process engineer or developer evaluating or thinking of adopting the OPEN Process Framework, this book is for you.
You will:
- Learn what the OPEN Process Framework is and how its use differs from specific development methods
- Master the basic concepts of the OPEN Process Framework and understand their structure and interrelationships
- Learn how to instantiate the OPEN Process Framework to construct a process that meets the needs of specific projects and organizations
Donald Firesmith is President of Firesmith Consulting where he provides high-impact consulting and training in object development. He has worked exclusively with object technology since 1984. During this time, he has fulfilled many roles including director of data processing, technical project leader, requirements engineer, architect, designer, programmer, tester, process engineer, configuration manager, data manager, quality engineer, and trainer.
The author of five books on object technology, including Documenting a Complete Java Application using OPEN, he is internationally known as an object methodologist specializing in the areas of project management, requirements engineering, system and software architecting, and testing. For the last four years he has concentrated on web development including business and technical strategy, digital branding, and website architecting.
Brian Henderson-Sellers is Director of the Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research and Professor of Information Systems at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is author of nine books on object technology and is well-known for his work in Object Oriented methodologies and metamodelling (MOSES, COMMA and OPEN) and in Object Oriented metrics. He was recently voted number 3 in the Who's Who of Object Technology (Handbook of Object Technology, 1999, Appendix N) and, in July 2001, was awarded a DSc by the University of London for his extensive and significant contributions to object-oriented methodologies.
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High Performance MySQL is the definitive guide to building fast, reliable systems with MySQL. Written by noted experts with years of real-world experience building very large systems, this book covers every aspect of MySQL performance in detail, and focuses on robustness, security, and data integrity. High Performance MySQL teaches you advanced techniques in depth so you can bring out MySQL's full power. Learn how to design schemas, indexes, queries and advanced MySQL features for maximum performance, and get detailed guidance for tuning your MySQL server, operating system, and hardware to their fullest potential. You'll also learn practical, safe, high-performance ways to scale your applications with replication, load balancing, high availability, and failover. This second edition is completely revised and greatly expanded, with deeper coverage in all areas. Major additions include: Emphasis throughout on both performance and reliability Thorough coverage of storage engines, including in-depth tuning and optimizations for the InnoDB storage engine Effects of new features in MySQL 5.0 and 5.1, including stored procedures, partitioned databases, triggers, and views A detailed discussion on how to build very large, highly scalable systems with MySQL New options for backups and replication Optimization of advanced querying features, such as full-text searches Four new appendices The book also includes chapters on benchmarking, profiling, backups, security, and tools and techniques to help you measure, monitor, and manage your MySQL installations.
About the Author
Baron Schwartz is a software engineer who lives in Charlottesville, Virginia and goes by the online handle of "Xaprb," which is his first name typed in QWERTY on a Dvorak keyboard. When he's not busy solving a fun programming challenge, he relaxes with his wife Lynn and dog Carbon. He blogs about software engineering at http://www.xaprb.com/blog/.
A former manager of the High Performace Group at MySQL AB, Peter Zaitsev now runs the mysqlperformanceblog.com site. He specializes in helping administrators fix issues with Web sites handling millions of visitors a day, dealing with terabytes of data using hundreds of servers. He is used to making changes and upgrades both to hardware to software (such as query optimization) in order to find solutions. He also speaks frequently at conferences.
Vadim Tkachenko was a Performance Engineer in at MySQL AB. As an expert in multithreaded programming and synchronization, his primary tasks were benchmarks, profiling, and finding bottlenecks. He also worked on a number of features for performance monitoring and tuning, and getting MySQL to scale well on multiple CPUs.
Jeremy Zawodny and his two cats moved from Northwest Ohio to Silicon Valley in late 1999 so he could work for Yahoo!--just in time to witness the .com bubble bursting first-hand. He's been at Yahoo!® ever since, helping to put MySQL and other Open Source technologies to use in fun, interesting, and often very big ways. Starting with the popular and high-traffic Yahoo! Finance site, he worked to make MySQL part of the site's core infrastructure in large batch operations as well as real-time feed processing and serving content directly on the site. He then helped to spread "the MySQL religion" to numerous other groups within Yahoo!, including News, Personals, Sports, and Shopping. Nowadays he acts as Yahoo!'s MySQL guru, working with Yahoo!'s many engineering groups to get the most out of their MySQL deployments.
About the Author
Baron Schwartz is a software engineer who lives in Charlottesville, Virginia and goes by the online handle of "Xaprb," which is his first name typed in QWERTY on a Dvorak keyboard. When he's not busy solving a fun programming challenge, he relaxes with his wife Lynn and dog Carbon. He blogs about software engineering at http://www.xaprb.com/blog/.
A former manager of the High Performace Group at MySQL AB, Peter Zaitsev now runs the mysqlperformanceblog.com site. He specializes in helping administrators fix issues with Web sites handling millions of visitors a day, dealing with terabytes of data using hundreds of servers. He is used to making changes and upgrades both to hardware to software (such as query optimization) in order to find solutions. He also speaks frequently at conferences.
Vadim Tkachenko was a Performance Engineer in at MySQL AB. As an expert in multithreaded programming and synchronization, his primary tasks were benchmarks, profiling, and finding bottlenecks. He also worked on a number of features for performance monitoring and tuning, and getting MySQL to scale well on multiple CPUs.
Jeremy Zawodny and his two cats moved from Northwest Ohio to Silicon Valley in late 1999 so he could work for Yahoo!--just in time to witness the .com bubble bursting first-hand. He's been at Yahoo!® ever since, helping to put MySQL and other Open Source technologies to use in fun, interesting, and often very big ways. Starting with the popular and high-traffic Yahoo! Finance site, he worked to make MySQL part of the site's core infrastructure in large batch operations as well as real-time feed processing and serving content directly on the site. He then helped to spread "the MySQL religion" to numerous other groups within Yahoo!, including News, Personals, Sports, and Shopping. Nowadays he acts as Yahoo!'s MySQL guru, working with Yahoo!'s many engineering groups to get the most out of their MySQL deployments.
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In the first year of the iPhone’s existence, Apple sold 6 million of them; brought the thing to 70 countries; and inspired an industry of misbegotten iPhone lookalikes from other companies. By the end of Year One, you could type iPhone into Google and get 229 million hits.
Now there’s a new iPhone, the iPhone 3G. More importantly, there’s a new version of the iPhone’s software, called iPhone 2.0. And then there’s the iPhone App Store, which offers thousands of add-on programs written by individuals, software companies, and everything in between.
This is huge. Remember how mystified everyone was when Apple called its music player the iPod—instead of, say, iMusic or iSongs or something? The reason was that Apple had much bigger plans for the iPod—photos, videos, documents, and so on. Maybe they should have saved that name for the iPhone.
Yes, the iPhone is still an iPod. And it’s still the best Internet phone you’ve ever seen. It shows fully formatted email (with attachments, thank you) and displays entire Web pages with fonts and design intact. It’s still tricked out with a tilt sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and that amazing multitouch screen.
Therefore, it’s still a calendar, address book, calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, stock tracker, traffic reporter, RSS reader, and weather forecaster. It even stands in for a flashlight and, with the screen off, a pocket mirror.
But now, thanks to the App Store, the iPhone is a fast, wicked fun pocket computer. All those free or cheap programs can turn it into a medical reference, musical keyboard, time tracker, remote control, voice recorder, tip calculator, e-book reader, and so on. And whoa, those games! Hundreds of them, with smooth 3-D graphics and tilt control.
All of this sends the iPhone’s utility and power through the roof. Calling it a phone is practically an insult.
Now there’s a new iPhone, the iPhone 3G. More importantly, there’s a new version of the iPhone’s software, called iPhone 2.0. And then there’s the iPhone App Store, which offers thousands of add-on programs written by individuals, software companies, and everything in between.
This is huge. Remember how mystified everyone was when Apple called its music player the iPod—instead of, say, iMusic or iSongs or something? The reason was that Apple had much bigger plans for the iPod—photos, videos, documents, and so on. Maybe they should have saved that name for the iPhone.
Yes, the iPhone is still an iPod. And it’s still the best Internet phone you’ve ever seen. It shows fully formatted email (with attachments, thank you) and displays entire Web pages with fonts and design intact. It’s still tricked out with a tilt sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and that amazing multitouch screen.
Therefore, it’s still a calendar, address book, calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, stock tracker, traffic reporter, RSS reader, and weather forecaster. It even stands in for a flashlight and, with the screen off, a pocket mirror.
But now, thanks to the App Store, the iPhone is a fast, wicked fun pocket computer. All those free or cheap programs can turn it into a medical reference, musical keyboard, time tracker, remote control, voice recorder, tip calculator, e-book reader, and so on. And whoa, those games! Hundreds of them, with smooth 3-D graphics and tilt control.
All of this sends the iPhone’s utility and power through the roof. Calling it a phone is practically an insult.
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"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!" -- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society
If you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with intellectual property rights for code and other content. You'll get a clear look at intellectual property issues from a developer's point of view, including practical advice about situations you're likely to encounter.
Written by an intellectual property attorney who is also a programmer, Intellectual Property and Open Source helps you understand patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licenses, with special focus on the issues surrounding open source development and the GPL. This book answers questions such as:
How do open source and intellectual property work together? What are the most important intellectual property-related issues when starting a business or open source project? How should you handle copyright, licensing and other issues when accepting a patch from another developer? How can you pursue your own ideas while working for someone else? What parts of a patent should be reviewed to see if it applies to your work? When is your idea a trade secret? How can you reverse engineer a product without getting into trouble? What should you think about when choosing an open source license for your project?
Most legal sources are too scattered, too arcane, and too hard to read.Intellectual Property and Open Source is a friendly, easy-to-follow overview of the law that programmers, system administrators, graphic designers, and many others will find essential.
About the Author
Van Lindberg is a software engineer and practicing attorney. What he does most, though, is translate - from "lawyer" to "engineer" and back. He likes working with both computer code and legal code to get things done. Van's current work touches both traditional intellectual property and the emerging field of open source law, where he advises businesses and open source groups on intellectual property issues.
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Intuitive consciousness/ wisdom is also one of the frontline areas in soft computing, which has to be always cultivated by meditation. This book is an introduction to some new fields in soft computing with its principal components of fuzzy logic, ANN and EA and it is hoped that it would be quite useful to study the fundamental concepts on these topics for the pursuit of allied research.
The approach in this book is to provides an understanding of the soft computing field, to work through soft computing using examples, to integrate pseudo - code operational summaries and Matlab codes, to present computer simulation, to include real world applications and to highlight the distinctive work of human consciousness in machine.
"I believe the chapters would help in understanding not only the basic issues and characteristic features of soft computing, but also the aforesaid problems of CTP and in formulating possible solutions. Dr. Chaturvedi deserves congratulations for bringing out the nice piece of work." Sankar K. Pal, Director Indian Statistical Institute
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This volume presents the most exciting results of the Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit, held 2007 in Budapest. It contains worked out contributions from all areas of wireless communications, physical layer, access methods, techniques and technologies, networks, applications and systems.
Lectori Salutem!
This is another book – among the myriads – dealing with wireless communications. The reader might be aware: this topic is really among bestsellers in technology – bestsellers in technology itself and that in technical literature. Communications is one of the leading techniques in information society and mobile/wireless communications is one among the (maybe not more than two with optics the second) leading techniques in communications.
Development of wireless communications was and is really spectacular in the last decade of the 20th and first decade of the 21st century. Such topics as MIMO, wireless networking, security in the technological field, new business models in the service providing field, various applications in the users’ side, to mention a few only, were undergoing an unprecedented evolution. So it is not surprising that the number of conferences and the number of books in this field grows and grows, in a nearly unbounded way.
I strongly hope that in spite of this abundance our book yields some valid contribution to this mass. It is a sample (I feel and hope: a rather significant sample) of what was achieved in the last year/last few years in this field in the world. It is also a sample of what topics are felt as important in Information Society Technology by the European Union. And also a sample of what was felt as important by this conference, the 16th IST Mobile and Wireless communication Summit. Our effort was to put together a valid show of communications’ art by these samples.
Lectori Salutem!
This is another book – among the myriads – dealing with wireless communications. The reader might be aware: this topic is really among bestsellers in technology – bestsellers in technology itself and that in technical literature. Communications is one of the leading techniques in information society and mobile/wireless communications is one among the (maybe not more than two with optics the second) leading techniques in communications.
Development of wireless communications was and is really spectacular in the last decade of the 20th and first decade of the 21st century. Such topics as MIMO, wireless networking, security in the technological field, new business models in the service providing field, various applications in the users’ side, to mention a few only, were undergoing an unprecedented evolution. So it is not surprising that the number of conferences and the number of books in this field grows and grows, in a nearly unbounded way.
I strongly hope that in spite of this abundance our book yields some valid contribution to this mass. It is a sample (I feel and hope: a rather significant sample) of what was achieved in the last year/last few years in this field in the world. It is also a sample of what topics are felt as important in Information Society Technology by the European Union. And also a sample of what was felt as important by this conference, the 16th IST Mobile and Wireless communication Summit. Our effort was to put together a valid show of communications’ art by these samples.
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“This is a source book for the history of the future.
Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President, Internet Architecture and Engineering, MCI Communications
Ian Foster is Senior Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, where he also leads the Distributed Systems Laboratory, and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. His research concerns techniques, tools, and algorithms for high-performance distributed computing, parallel computing, and computational science. Foster led the research and development of software for the I-WAY wide-area distributed computing experiment, which connected supercomputers, databases, and other high-end resources at 17 sites across North America (a live experiment at the Supercomputing conference of 1995).
Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President, Internet Architecture and Engineering, MCI Communications
The grid promises to fundamentally change the way we think about and use computing. This infrastructure will connect multiple regional and national computational grids, creating a universal source of pervasive and dependable computing power that supports dramatically new classes of applications. The Grid provides a clear vision of what computational grids are, why we need them, who will use them, and how they will be programmed.
- Inside The Grid
- Written by over 30 distinguished experts in high-performance computing and networking, including Francine Berman, Tom DeFanti, Jack Dongarra, Dennis Gannon, Roch Guerin, Ken Kennedy, Miron Livny, Paul Messina, Reagan Moore, Clifford Neuman, Larry Peterson, Jon Postel, and Daniel Reed.
- Edited by the winners of the prestigious 1998 Global Information Infrastructure Next Generation Award—an awards program characterized by U.S. Vice President Al Gore as “confirm[ing] our brightest hopes: that the positive uses of high technology will truly open up new opportunities for all Americans and improve our quality of life.”
- Introduced by Larry Smarr, director of National Center for Supercomputing Applications and director of the National Computational Science Alliance, with a chapter that puts grids in context.
Ian Foster is Senior Scientist in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, where he also leads the Distributed Systems Laboratory, and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago. His research concerns techniques, tools, and algorithms for high-performance distributed computing, parallel computing, and computational science. Foster led the research and development of software for the I-WAY wide-area distributed computing experiment, which connected supercomputers, databases, and other high-end resources at 17 sites across North America (a live experiment at the Supercomputing conference of 1995).
Most recently Carl Kesselman received international recognition for GUSTO, the worlds first high-performance computational grid. GUSTO pushes the technological envelope by using high-speed networks and software to provide global access to advanced supercomputers and other devices.
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Whether you're an IT professional, a telecom professional, an office administrator, or just starting out in the business world, this book provides you with an organized, easy-to-use introduction to business telecommunications systems and services. It does
The Telecom Handbook helps you get up-to-speed on business telecom systems and services with this updated bestseller by industry authority Jane Laino.
Covers the basics of purchasing and managing telephone systems and services, presented in easyto-understand terms. Focuses on the functional and practical side of telephony. Softcover.
About the Author
Jane is President of New York City's DIgby 4 Group, Inc. DIgby 4 helps clients to manage telecommunications resources. Visit their website is at www.digby4.com
The Telecom Handbook helps you get up-to-speed on business telecom systems and services with this updated bestseller by industry authority Jane Laino.
Covers the basics of purchasing and managing telephone systems and services, presented in easyto-understand terms. Focuses on the functional and practical side of telephony. Softcover.
About the Author
Jane is President of New York City's DIgby 4 Group, Inc. DIgby 4 helps clients to manage telecommunications resources. Visit their website is at www.digby4.com
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Dreamweaver MX In No Time is designed as a guide to web developers at all levels of experience. For the novice the guide walks you through the program from the simplest steps of setting up a page, through to pulling in dynamic content for that page from a database. There is a clear explanation of HTML and how it works and a description of other web technologies you’ll come across. If you are an experienced developer wanting more of a reference for Dreamweaver MX this guide covers all the major program features and includes tips and tricks to improve your workflow and avoid common development pitfalls
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Welcome to the third book in the Computeractive StepbyStep series. If you’ve read any of the others, you’ll know what to expect: a direct approach that leads you through everything you need to know about tuning your PC, with lots of examples and a step-by-step workshop at the end of each chapter.
As before, we avoid jargon wherever we can (anything you do need to know is explained in the jargon busters at the end), and we’ve arranged things so that if you work through the book chapter by chapter, you can be sure of doing the right things in the right order. You don’t need to bring any special skills or experience with you, apart from being able to work comfortably with Windows®.
While we don’t promise to turn your PC into the fastest piece of silicon this side of Seattle, we can help you get it back to the reliable state it should have been in when you bought it, and with a little luck we can show you how to make a few tweaks here and there that will make your PC run even faster than it did when new.
As before, we avoid jargon wherever we can (anything you do need to know is explained in the jargon busters at the end), and we’ve arranged things so that if you work through the book chapter by chapter, you can be sure of doing the right things in the right order. You don’t need to bring any special skills or experience with you, apart from being able to work comfortably with Windows®.
While we don’t promise to turn your PC into the fastest piece of silicon this side of Seattle, we can help you get it back to the reliable state it should have been in when you bought it, and with a little luck we can show you how to make a few tweaks here and there that will make your PC run even faster than it did when new.
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Dreamweaver MX is part of the MX Web development ‘family’ at Macromedia and offers a sophisticated development interface for both beginners and advanced users. Dreamweaver enables you to get your hands dirty with visible and accessible HTML code or lets you work in blissful ignorance while it builds code for you behind the scenes.
With Dreamweaver you can build a Website from scratch, integrate complex Web technologies and scripts on your page, develop dynamic Websites with database integration, test the site in different browsers, upload and download your site and manage your site in a team environment – all from within the program interface.
This guide is designed to help you get started in Dreamweaver and covers all of the major aspects of the program without getting bogged down in overly complex detail. Along the way you’ll discover many tips and extras which should help you to use the program well, and also avoid many of the common pitfalls of building a Website.
With Dreamweaver you can build a Website from scratch, integrate complex Web technologies and scripts on your page, develop dynamic Websites with database integration, test the site in different browsers, upload and download your site and manage your site in a team environment – all from within the program interface.
This guide is designed to help you get started in Dreamweaver and covers all of the major aspects of the program without getting bogged down in overly complex detail. Along the way you’ll discover many tips and extras which should help you to use the program well, and also avoid many of the common pitfalls of building a Website.
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Emphasizes architectural issues in the design of new hardware and software system.
The series covers new developments in computer technology. Most chapters present an overview of a current subfield within computer science, with many citations, and often include new developments in the field by the authors of the individual chapters. Topics include hardware, software, theoretical underpinnings of computing, and novel applications of computers. This current volume emphasizes architectural issues in the design of new hardware and software system. An architectural design evaluation process is described that allows developers to make sure that their source programs adhere to the architectural design of the specifications. This greatly aids in the maintenance of the system. Telecommunications issues are covered from the impact of new technology to security of wireless systems. Quantum computing, an exciting development that may greatly increase the speed of present computers, is described.
The book series is a valuable addition to university courses that emphasize the topics under discussion in that particular volume as well as belonging on the bookshelf of industrial practitioners who need to implement many of the technologies that are described.
· In-depth surveys and tutorials on new computer technology
· Well-known authors and researchers in the field
· Extensive bibliographies with most chapters
· All chapters discuss aspects of architectural design of new hardware and software
· Quantum computing is an exciting new prospect for future machine design
Praise for the Series "Mandatory for academic libraries supporting computer science departments" (CHOICE)
About the Author
Marvin Zelkowitz, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.
The series covers new developments in computer technology. Most chapters present an overview of a current subfield within computer science, with many citations, and often include new developments in the field by the authors of the individual chapters. Topics include hardware, software, theoretical underpinnings of computing, and novel applications of computers. This current volume emphasizes architectural issues in the design of new hardware and software system. An architectural design evaluation process is described that allows developers to make sure that their source programs adhere to the architectural design of the specifications. This greatly aids in the maintenance of the system. Telecommunications issues are covered from the impact of new technology to security of wireless systems. Quantum computing, an exciting development that may greatly increase the speed of present computers, is described.
The book series is a valuable addition to university courses that emphasize the topics under discussion in that particular volume as well as belonging on the bookshelf of industrial practitioners who need to implement many of the technologies that are described.
· In-depth surveys and tutorials on new computer technology
· Well-known authors and researchers in the field
· Extensive bibliographies with most chapters
· All chapters discuss aspects of architectural design of new hardware and software
· Quantum computing is an exciting new prospect for future machine design
Praise for the Series "Mandatory for academic libraries supporting computer science departments" (CHOICE)
About the Author
Marvin Zelkowitz, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.A.
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This book provides an easy to understand overview of nonlinear behavior in digital filters, showing how it can be utilized or avoided when operating nonlinear digital filters. It gives techniques for analyzing discrete-time systems with discontinuous linearity, enabling the analysis of other nonlinear discrete-time systems, such as sigma delta modulators, digital phase lock loops and turbo coders.
Features:
Uses new methods based on symbolic dynamics, enabling the engineer more easily to operate reliable nonlinear digital filters
Gives practical, real-world applications of nonlinear digital filter
Includes many examples, together with Matlab source code available on an accompanying website
Nonlinear Digital Filters: Analysis and Applications is ideal for professional engineers working with signal processing applications, as well as advanced undergraduates and graduates conducting a nonlinear filter analysis project.
Companion website at http://books.elsevier.com/9780123725363
About the Author
Dr. Ling received the B.Eng.(Hons) and M.Phil. degrees from the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in 1997 and 2000, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in the department of Electronic and Information Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003. In 2004, he joined the King's College London as a Lecturer. His research interests include discontinuous nonlinear system theory with applications to digital filters with two's complement arithmetic and sigma delta modulators, continuous constrained optimization theory with applications to filters, filter banks and sigma delta modulators design, filter banks and wavelets theory with applications to multimedia and biomedical signal processing, and fuzzy, impulsive and optimal control theory with applications to sigma delta modulators and power electronics.
Features:
Uses new methods based on symbolic dynamics, enabling the engineer more easily to operate reliable nonlinear digital filters
Gives practical, real-world applications of nonlinear digital filter
Includes many examples, together with Matlab source code available on an accompanying website
Nonlinear Digital Filters: Analysis and Applications is ideal for professional engineers working with signal processing applications, as well as advanced undergraduates and graduates conducting a nonlinear filter analysis project.
Companion website at http://books.elsevier.com/9780123725363
About the Author
Dr. Ling received the B.Eng.(Hons) and M.Phil. degrees from the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, in 1997 and 2000, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in the department of Electronic and Information Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2003. In 2004, he joined the King's College London as a Lecturer. His research interests include discontinuous nonlinear system theory with applications to digital filters with two's complement arithmetic and sigma delta modulators, continuous constrained optimization theory with applications to filters, filter banks and sigma delta modulators design, filter banks and wavelets theory with applications to multimedia and biomedical signal processing, and fuzzy, impulsive and optimal control theory with applications to sigma delta modulators and power electronics.
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A great resource for the inexperienced cybertraveler. Introduces you to Web multimedia, gopher, chat, and telnet and teaches you how to create your own Web page. Previous edition c1999. Softcover.
Easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offerThe new edition weeds out some coverage of lesser used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with hot up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push mediaThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, 4th Edition is an updated version of one of Que's best-selling Complete Idiot's GuidesSpecial Lycos Yellow Pages section highlights the best of the most popular Lycos Web sitesNew users are especially concerned about security and online transactions according to recent surveys. This book will cut through the myths and explain the tools and concepts surrounding these for this audience - Provides an easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offer
Easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offerThe new edition weeds out some coverage of lesser used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with hot up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push mediaThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, 4th Edition is an updated version of one of Que's best-selling Complete Idiot's GuidesSpecial Lycos Yellow Pages section highlights the best of the most popular Lycos Web sitesNew users are especially concerned about security and online transactions according to recent surveys. This book will cut through the myths and explain the tools and concepts surrounding these for this audience - Provides an easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offer
- Weeds out some coverage of lesser-used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with hot up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push media
- Includes a special Lycos Yellow Pages section, which highlights the best of the most popular Lycos Web sites
You're nobody's fool. You figure the Internet is more than a place for people who gamble with their credit cards, online chatterers, and celebrity adoration pages, but you've never really explored it. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, Sixth Edition, makes sense of the Web World. From an Internet overview, through email and browsers, and newsgroups and more, this book untangles it all, and makes the most of your Internet navigation. Written in a language that speaks to you, makes you laugh, and heck, might even make you money, this best-seller has you up and surfing successfully in no time.
About the Author
Peter Kent is the author of all six of the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Internet books. He has been training computer users and documenting software for the past 18 years. He has also written articles that have appeared in Internet World, Windows Magazine and Computer World, and writes the syndicated column Geek News. Peter is the founder of BizBlast.com, a major e-business service provider.
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The Internet really hit the headlines in 1994. People started talking about it, newspapers started writing articles about it, and those weird-looking addresses full of dots and dashes started popping up at the end of TV shows and adverts. Ah yes, everyone said, knowingly. Hype. It’ll be something different next year. But something unexpected happened…
Unlike most other objects of media hype in recent years, after the dust has settled, millions of people are still using the Internet every day – for entertainment, for business, for leisure, to communicate with others, to learn or research, to buy goods, the list is almost endless. And every day the number of people using the Internet grows by thousands. If these people weren’t finding it useful or enjoyable, that number would instead be getting smaller.
These people can’t all be computer whiz-kids either, can they? In fact, you don’t have to be a technical genius to use the Internet. As long as you’re reasonably comfortable with using a PC and Windows, it’s no more tricky than anything else you use your computer for. That’s the thing that really happened in 1994: although the Internet has been around since the 1960s, in 1994 software that made it friendly and easy to use started to appear.
But that’s history, and I’m not going to bore you with lengthy history lessons, or throw a lot of impressive but unnecessary jargon at you. The aim of this book is twofold – first, to help you connect your computer to the Internet and find your way around it, and second, to point you towards the practical, useful, or just plain fun things that the Internet has to offer.
Unlike most other objects of media hype in recent years, after the dust has settled, millions of people are still using the Internet every day – for entertainment, for business, for leisure, to communicate with others, to learn or research, to buy goods, the list is almost endless. And every day the number of people using the Internet grows by thousands. If these people weren’t finding it useful or enjoyable, that number would instead be getting smaller.
These people can’t all be computer whiz-kids either, can they? In fact, you don’t have to be a technical genius to use the Internet. As long as you’re reasonably comfortable with using a PC and Windows, it’s no more tricky than anything else you use your computer for. That’s the thing that really happened in 1994: although the Internet has been around since the 1960s, in 1994 software that made it friendly and easy to use started to appear.
But that’s history, and I’m not going to bore you with lengthy history lessons, or throw a lot of impressive but unnecessary jargon at you. The aim of this book is twofold – first, to help you connect your computer to the Internet and find your way around it, and second, to point you towards the practical, useful, or just plain fun things that the Internet has to offer.
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Practical TCP/IP is the only book you need to ensure that your networks work. With this book you learn by doing as well as reading. Split into 4 Parts, this book has a unique modular approach that facilitates in-depth and easy learning. The detailed appendices make this a desktop book you cannot be without.
Based on years of practical experience this hands-on book explains the principles of networking, and the TCP/IP protocols in depth. Covering both Linux and Windows, Practical TCP/IP is applicable to just about any network.
Skills you will learn
- Tells you how to build a network
- Starts with a simple two-machine network and goes onto a full network connected to the Internet with a firewall and internal routers, and DNS and e-mail servers.
- Explains the software tools you need to diagnose problems and to understand how your network is operating
- Explains why you would want to do things as well as how to do them
- Includes practical troubleshooting and diagnostic techniques that you can apply just about everywhere so you can solve problems in your own network and in systems configured by others
- Assumes that things may go wrong rather than work first time. So error messages are explained and solutions to problems found.
- Ties together the various networking components so that the network is viewed as a whole not just disjointed pieces.
After reading this book you end up with a working network, you understand what is happening at a detailed level, the ability to diagnose and fix problems, and to identify bugs in the software you are using.
This book appeals to both beginners and experienced TCP/IP practitioners.
About the AuthorNiall Mansfield graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with an MA in physics and maths. He has been working in a UNIX environment since 1987 and founded the European X window system User Group. In 1992 he founded UIT who specialize in UNIX tools, e-mail systems and Internet security. He is still very involved with training and consultancy, running tailored networking courses, designing and installing Ethernet and wireless networks and providing Internet security and firewall systems.
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"Be part of the revolution."
—Leo Laporte, This Week in Tech
Go beyond the basics to mastery of the art and craft of digital photography in this new edition of the landmark book from award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland. Aaland draws upon his thirty years of experience in the field, plus the wisdom of more than two dozen contributing professional photographers, to provide authoritative coverage of the latest technologies and best photographic practices. You'll find a wealth of pro tips, shooting techniques, technical recommendations, and step-by-step examples accompanied by stunning photographs that illustrate the practical aspects as well as the aesthetics of digital photography. Build your skills and get inspired with this striking and practical book.
- Capture high-impact images of people, landscapes, products, and more
- Shoot RAW and get the most quality and flexibility out of your digital camera
- Create stunning black-and-white photographs
- Learn to compensate for the main drawbacks of digital cameras
- Photograph underwater, from the sky, beyond visible light, and at night
- Use JPEG 2000, panorama stitching, and other new editing tools
- Focus in depth on technical topics such as histograms and sensors
Stop the action, blur the scene, convert to B&W all in camera or on your computer.
Shoot better so your images will need less editing.
Tag, sort, store, and find your photos more efficiently.
About the Author
Mikkel Aaland is an award-winning photographer and author of ten books, including Photoshop Elements 4 Solutions from Sybex. His photography has been published in Wired, Newsweek, and several European periodicals, and he is a regular guest on the television show Call for Help, hosted by Leo Laporte. His work has been exhibited in major institutions around the world, including the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris and the former Lenin Museum in Prague.
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If you’re a PHP developer, you can build Rails-like applications without learning a new language by following the hands-on tutorials in Professional CodeIgniter. In this book, find an overview of MVC and agile technologies, model and schema for products, helpers and libraries, Ajax and Scriptaculous, and explanations of the creation of applications like content management, blogs, and forums. Follow the step-by-step instructions for building and perfecting each application with CodeIgniter, and you will learn how to avoid everyday problems that other reference manuals don’t address.
Professional Codelgniter®
Professional Codelgniter®
Welcome to the world of CodeIgniter! CodeIgniter is a powerful and flexible MVC framework for PHP, and it will completely revolutionize the way you build applications. Imagine being able to build complete applications in just a matter of days, being able to respond to client needs with speed and power, and being able to maintain your well-organized code weeks, months, and even years afterward. All of this is now within your grasp thanks to CodeIgniter.
Author and CodeIgniter developer Thomas Myer guides you through building a typical web application with CodeIgniter, introducing important topics from the MVC framework and Agile methodologies along the way. From typical installation and configuration through setup and all phases of a hypothetical project, Myer explains the inner workings of CodeIgniter in a way that will get you up and running quickly. If you're already well-versed in PHP, you'll learn how to take what you already know and apply it to CodeIgniter. In very little time, you'll be using the powerful tools and shortcuts in CodeIgniter to build applications in half the time.
What you will learn from this book
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The basics of models, views, and controllers
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How to take advantage of CodeIgniter's many helpers and libraries
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How to create a working application from inception through launch
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How to apply Agile methodologies to any project
Who this book is for
This book is for developers familiar with PHP and MYSQL who want to become more proficient with CodeIgniter.
Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.
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The Programmer's Ultimate Security DeskRef is the only complete desk reference covering multiple languages and their inherent security issues. It will serve as the programming encyclopedia for almost every major language in use. While there are many books starting to address the broad subject of security best practices within the software development lifecycle, none has yet to address the overarching technical problems of incorrect function usage. Most books fail to draw the line from covering best practices security principles to actual code implementation. This book bridges that gap and covers the most popular programming languages such as Java, Perl, C++, C#, and Visual Basic.
About the Author
James C. Foster, Fellow, is the Deputy Director of Global Security Solution Development for Computer Sciences Corporation where he is responsible for the vision and development of physical, personnel, and data security solutions. Preceding CSC, Foster was the Director of Research and Development for Foundstone Inc. and was responsible for all aspects of product, consulting, and corporate R&D initiatives. Prior to joining Foundstone, Foster was an Executive Advisor and Research Scientist with Guardent Inc. and an adjunct author at Information Security Magazine, subsequent to working as Security Research Specialist for the Department of Defense. Foster is also a well published author with multiple commercial and educational papers; and has authored, contributed, or edited for major publications to include Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-04-3), Hacking Exposed, Fourth Edition, Anti-Hacker Toolkit, Second Edition, Advanced Intrusion Detection, Hacking the Code: ASP.NET Web Application Security (Syngress, ISBN: 1-932266-65-8), Anti-Spam Toolkit, Google Hacking for Penetration Techniques (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-36-1), and Sockets, Shellcode, Porting and Coding (Syngress ISBN: 1-597490-05-9).
About the Author
James C. Foster, Fellow, is the Deputy Director of Global Security Solution Development for Computer Sciences Corporation where he is responsible for the vision and development of physical, personnel, and data security solutions. Preceding CSC, Foster was the Director of Research and Development for Foundstone Inc. and was responsible for all aspects of product, consulting, and corporate R&D initiatives. Prior to joining Foundstone, Foster was an Executive Advisor and Research Scientist with Guardent Inc. and an adjunct author at Information Security Magazine, subsequent to working as Security Research Specialist for the Department of Defense. Foster is also a well published author with multiple commercial and educational papers; and has authored, contributed, or edited for major publications to include Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-04-3), Hacking Exposed, Fourth Edition, Anti-Hacker Toolkit, Second Edition, Advanced Intrusion Detection, Hacking the Code: ASP.NET Web Application Security (Syngress, ISBN: 1-932266-65-8), Anti-Spam Toolkit, Google Hacking for Penetration Techniques (Syngress, ISBN: 1-931836-36-1), and Sockets, Shellcode, Porting and Coding (Syngress ISBN: 1-597490-05-9).
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Learn to sculpt detailed, lush, organic models with the hottest tool on the 3D market - ZBrush - and this step-by-step guide. Introducing ZBrush is the ideal initiation to this revolutionary software. Starting with the basics, it builds from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples that make it fun to learn ZBrush's core tools and concepts. Professional animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller walks you through the hands-on tutorials and teaches you the skills you need to create hyper-realistic digital models like a pro. From creating illustrations in 2.5 dimensions to sculpting with digital clay, you'll master ZBrush's powerful tools for creating fantastic images and 3D models for use in animation programs like 3ds Max and Maya. Whether your new to the ZBrush interface or a CG veteran looking for the latest techniques, Introducing ZBrush will help you fulfill your artistic potential by giving you the power to create stunning digital art with a distinctively fine art feel.
Create Hyper-Realistic Digital Models
Eric Keller has been working professionally as a digital artist and 3D animator since 1998. He is a high-end animator for film, television, and scientific visualization with clients including Disney, ESPN, Warner Brothers, Hewlett-Packard, Sony Imageworks, and ABC, and has created animations for scientific research and visualization at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Harvard Medical School. Eric is the author of Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide, a contributing author to Mastering Maya 8.5 and Mastering Maya 7 (all from Sybex), and has written articles and tutorials for industry magazines.
Create Hyper-Realistic Digital Models
If you want to take advantage of one of the hottest CGI tools available, Introducing ZBrush is the perfect place to start. Professional Hollywood animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller dispels any anxieties beginners might have by offering the careful, step-by-step instruction you need to soon feel right at home with this revolutionary software.
Each chapter explains core concepts, then reinforces them with fun, hands-on tutorials that will amaze you with your growing ability to create hyper-detailed, realistic, organic sculptures on your computer. From creating illustrations in 2.5 dimensions to sculpting with digital clay, you'll master ZBrush's powerful tools for creating fantastic images and 3D models for use in animation programs, such as 3ds Max and Maya.
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Understand ZBrush's unique painting and sculpting technology
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Take a tour of the innovative ZBrush interface and tools
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Master 2.5D painting, digital sculpting, and texture painting
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Learn how to set lighting, create materials, and render in ZBrush
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Go through a production pipeline, from modeling to rendering to exporting models, textures, and displacement maps
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Transfer your ZBrush creations into Maya and other 3D applications for use in film, games, and illustration
VALUABLE COMPANION DVD
The DVD includes example files and models to help guide you through each lesson as well as ZBrush Macro scripts and movies to show you the sculpting process used in each chapter. It also includes a trial version of ZBrush 3.1 for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Learn ZBrush's Material Capture technology to create surfaces from photographs
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Work with subtools to create creature sculptures from multiple objects
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Use lighting and rendering in ZBrush to create 2.5D compositions
Eric Keller has been working professionally as a digital artist and 3D animator since 1998. He is a high-end animator for film, television, and scientific visualization with clients including Disney, ESPN, Warner Brothers, Hewlett-Packard, Sony Imageworks, and ABC, and has created animations for scientific research and visualization at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Harvard Medical School. Eric is the author of Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide, a contributing author to Mastering Maya 8.5 and Mastering Maya 7 (all from Sybex), and has written articles and tutorials for industry magazines.
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Welcome to Introducing Reason 4. Whether you already have experience with digital music creation or are completely new to it, you are probably aware that the possibilities available today for creating music in the digital environment are truly staggering. Over the last decade as computers have gotten faster and available storage space has increased, the many software companies creating digital audio programs have kept pace, upping the ante with new features, instruments, effects, and available options with every new release.
Along with the virtually unlimited opportunities now available for professional musicians and recording engineers, the average home computer has more than enough resources to run many of today’s most powerful digital audio programs, including Reason. These advances have put the ability to build powerful digital audio-based home studios well within the reach of students, hobbyists, professionals, and amateur musicians alike. From the beginning, Propellerhead’s Reason program has represented a new way of working with digital audio and thinking about digital music creation. Their revolutionary idea of presenting the user with an entirely self-contained rack of virtual instruments, effects, and routing devices places all of the tools needed for recording, editing, sequencing, saving and exporting at the user’s disposal in a single interface. And, as you’ll learn in these pages, not only can Reason be used on its own, but the ability to combine Reason with other digital audio programs through the ReWire protocol has made the program an indispensable tool in many studios that use other programs as their primary digital audio workstation.
Today’s digital audio programs continue to grow and expand both in feature sets and complexity. With its unique combination of multiple instrument and effect devices, flexible routing, and MIDI control functionality, Reason in particular offers literally limitless possibilities for creating and sequencing digital audio. Above all, what this book aims to do is to give you the tools and information you need to create your own workflow and to best
harness Reason 4’s resources to make your own original music.
Along with the virtually unlimited opportunities now available for professional musicians and recording engineers, the average home computer has more than enough resources to run many of today’s most powerful digital audio programs, including Reason. These advances have put the ability to build powerful digital audio-based home studios well within the reach of students, hobbyists, professionals, and amateur musicians alike. From the beginning, Propellerhead’s Reason program has represented a new way of working with digital audio and thinking about digital music creation. Their revolutionary idea of presenting the user with an entirely self-contained rack of virtual instruments, effects, and routing devices places all of the tools needed for recording, editing, sequencing, saving and exporting at the user’s disposal in a single interface. And, as you’ll learn in these pages, not only can Reason be used on its own, but the ability to combine Reason with other digital audio programs through the ReWire protocol has made the program an indispensable tool in many studios that use other programs as their primary digital audio workstation.
Today’s digital audio programs continue to grow and expand both in feature sets and complexity. With its unique combination of multiple instrument and effect devices, flexible routing, and MIDI control functionality, Reason in particular offers literally limitless possibilities for creating and sequencing digital audio. Above all, what this book aims to do is to give you the tools and information you need to create your own workflow and to best
harness Reason 4’s resources to make your own original music.
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Since the emergence of the World Wide Web less than a decade ago, graphic artists have demanded more and more from their software whilst also requiring fast download times for their finished masterpieces. In the past few years, Macromedia® Flash™ has become the de facto standard Web design tool for creating interactive animated presentations on the Internet.
Flash is now in its sixth incarnation (known as MX) and works by placing sequences of images along a Timeline, in much the same way as traditional cartoon artists produced acetate movies. Flash takes much of the effort out of the creation process by automating many of the tasks that traditional artists have had to do by hand. It also gives you total control over how the elements of the program interact with one another and with the end user.
Deceptively complex pages and animations can be put together in incredibly small files, which download very much faster than traditionally coded HTML pages. Most Web browsers support the display of Flash files, and – in short – no serious Web developer can now afford to be without it.
Flash is now in its sixth incarnation (known as MX) and works by placing sequences of images along a Timeline, in much the same way as traditional cartoon artists produced acetate movies. Flash takes much of the effort out of the creation process by automating many of the tasks that traditional artists have had to do by hand. It also gives you total control over how the elements of the program interact with one another and with the end user.
Deceptively complex pages and animations can be put together in incredibly small files, which download very much faster than traditionally coded HTML pages. Most Web browsers support the display of Flash files, and – in short – no serious Web developer can now afford to be without it.
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This second handbook represents the efforts of many individuals at XYPRO, who collectively have over 250 years of experience with the HP NonStop platform. In addition, we’ve been privileged to work with a group of contributors and expert reviewers from the HP NonStop Server user community. Their cooperation and experience added dimension to this publication and we believe the reader will greatly benefit from their contributions.
As a vendor of third party security software for the HP NonStop server platform, we were very careful to ensure that this handbook was useful for security administrators, system resource personnel, auditors and the general HP NonStop server community whether or not they chose to use our suite of software tools.
The lack of reference material for the Guardian Operating system prompted us to author our previous book in the hopes that it would facilitate securing the HP NonStop server. HP NonStop Server Security, A Practical Handbook was such a success that we received many requests to tackle more subject matter in a second book. We at XYPRO believe in this platform and have dedicated over 23 years to developing software to take advantage of its unmatched functionality, reliability and scalability. So clearly we also felt a second volume was well worth the effort.
As a vendor of third party security software for the HP NonStop server platform, we were very careful to ensure that this handbook was useful for security administrators, system resource personnel, auditors and the general HP NonStop server community whether or not they chose to use our suite of software tools.
The lack of reference material for the Guardian Operating system prompted us to author our previous book in the hopes that it would facilitate securing the HP NonStop server. HP NonStop Server Security, A Practical Handbook was such a success that we received many requests to tackle more subject matter in a second book. We at XYPRO believe in this platform and have dedicated over 23 years to developing software to take advantage of its unmatched functionality, reliability and scalability. So clearly we also felt a second volume was well worth the effort.
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Governance, risk, and compliance—these three big letters can add up to one giant headache. But GRC doesn't have to be a boil on your corporate behind. SAP GRC For Dummies untangles the web of regulations that confronts your company and introduces you to software solutions the not only keep you in compliance, but also make your whole enterprise stronger.
This completely practical guide starts with a big-picture look and GRC and explains how it can help your organization grow. You'll find out why these regulations were enacted; what you can do to ensure compliance; and how compliance can help you prevent fraud, bolster your corporate image, and envision and execute the best possible corporate strategy. This all-business handbook will help you:
- Understand the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
- Control access effectively
- Color your company a greener shade of green
- Source or sell goods internationally
- Keep your employees safe and healthy
- Ensure that data is kept secret and private
- Manage information flow in all directions
- Enhance your public image through sustainability reporting
- Use GRC as the basis for a powerful new corporate strategy
Complete with enlightening lists of best practices for successful GRC implementation and conducting global trade, this book also puts you in touch with thought leadership Web sights where you can deepen your understanding of GRC-based business strategies. You can't avoid dealing with GRC, but you can make the most of it with a little help from SAP GRC For Dummies.
About the Author
Holly A. Roland: Holly is the vice president of marketing for SAP’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business unit. In this role, she is responsible for product strategy and marketing for SAP’s GRC products. Holly created the industry-leading executive advisory board for GRC, composed of customers, partners, and SAP executives, which facilitates collaboration among business executives and industry leaders to identify common GRC challenges, develop GRC best practices, and conceive of supporting technology solutions. Holly was instrumental in the integration of Virsa Systems and the successful design and execution of SAP’s GRC product launch in 2006. She publishes articles and serves as an expert speaker for international events and forums on GRC topics. Holly has more than 15 years of experience in financial accounting and reporting, regulatory compliance, business analytics, and enterprise software marketing and development. Prior to joining SAP, she led product strategy, marketing, and product management operations at Virsa Systems, Oracle Corporation, Hyperion Solutions, and Movaris. Holly also served as a public accountant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers where she audited large public companies and provided business consulting. Holly graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University with a BS in Commerce. She is based in SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California.
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Matthew MacDonald is an author, educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He is a regular writer for developer journals such as Inside Visual Basic, ASPToday, and Hardcore Visual Studio .NET, and he's the author of several books about programming with .NET, including User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, The Book of VB .NET, and .NET Distributed Applications. In a dimly remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics. Send e-mail to him with praise, condemnation, and everything in between, to p2p@prosetech.com. --sources
The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in VB 2008 guides you through Microsoft's latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of VB 2008. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. Within these pages, you'll find tips for "best practices" and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code behind, which will start you off on the track to building real-world web sites right from the beginningrather than just faking it with simplified coding practices. By the time you've finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.
About the Author
Matthew MacDonald is an author, educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He is a regular writer for developer journals such as Inside Visual Basic, ASPToday, and Hardcore Visual Studio .NET, and he's the author of several books about programming with .NET, including User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, The Book of VB .NET, and .NET Distributed Applications. In a dimly remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics. Send e-mail to him with praise, condemnation.
The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory ASP.NET book you'll find on any shelf, Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in VB 2008 guides you through Microsoft's latest technology for building dynamic web sites. This book will enable you to build dynamic web pages on the fly, and it assumes only the most basic knowledge of VB 2008. The book provides exhaustive coverage of ASP.NET, guiding you from your first steps right up to the most advanced techniques, such as querying databases from within a web page and tuning your site for optimal performance. Within these pages, you'll find tips for "best practices" and comprehensive discussions of key database and XML principles you need to know in order to be effective with ASP.NET. The book also emphasizes the invaluable coding techniques of object orientation and code behind, which will start you off on the track to building real-world web sites right from the beginningrather than just faking it with simplified coding practices. By the time you've finished the book, you will have mastered the core techniques and have all the knowledge you need to begin work as a professional ASP.NET developer.
About the Author
Matthew MacDonald is an author, educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He is a regular writer for developer journals such as Inside Visual Basic, ASPToday, and Hardcore Visual Studio .NET, and he's the author of several books about programming with .NET, including User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, The Book of VB .NET, and .NET Distributed Applications. In a dimly remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics. Send e-mail to him with praise, condemnation.
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IBM’s DB2 Express Edition is one of the most capable of the free database platforms available in today’s marketplace. In Beginning DB2, author Grant Allen gets you started using DB2 Express Edition for web sites, desktop applications, and more. The author covers the basics of DB2 for developers and database administrators, shows you how to manage data in both XML and relational form, and includes numerous code examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work. In this book, you’ll find
Install and manage DB2 Express Edition on Linux and Windows.
Manage IML data seamlessly using IBM’s pureXML storage engine.
Connect DB2 databases to web and desktop applications via languages such as PHP, Ruby, C#, Python, and more.
Protect your data with a sound backup and restore strategy.
Design and manage database schemas and security within the database.
Know when and why to upgrade to more powerful editions of DB2.
Who is this book for?
- A friendly introduction to DB2 Express Edition, an industrial–strength, relational database from IBM
- Dozens of examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work
- Coverage of important language interfaces, such as from PHP, Ruby, C#, Python, and more
- Aimed at developers who want a robust database to back their applications
Application developers, including web application developers, looking for a robust, zero–cost database to back their applications. Database administrators looking to get up to speed quickly with DB2.
About the Apress Beginning SeriesThe Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry–level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You’ll start your journey by seeing what you need to know—but without needless theory and filler. You’ll build your skill set by learning how to put together real–world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there—it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
About the AuthorGrant Allen has worked in the IT field for nearly 20 years, specializing in relational database management systems from a variety of vendors. For the past decade, he has worked in the Asia–Pacific region and Europe as a principal database consultant and enterprise architect for several organizations, and he now works in the database field for Google. Grant is a certified DB2 database administrator for DB2 under Linux, Unix, and Windows, and is a past presenter at the International DB2 Users Group conferences.
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This book is a thoroughly practical way to explore the 8051 and discover C programming through project work. Through graded projects, Dogan Ibrahim introduces the reader to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. The specific device used for examples is the AT89C2051 - a small, economical chip with re-writable memory, readily available from the major component suppliers.
A working knowledge of microcontrollers, and how to program them, is essential for all students of electronics. In this rapidly expanding field many students and professionals at all levels need to get up to speed with practical microcontroller applications. Their rapid fall in price has made microcontrollers the most exciting and accessible new development in electronics for years - rendering them equally popular with engineers, electronics hobbyists and teachers looking for a fresh range of projects.
Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051 is an ideal resource for self-study as well as providing an interesting, enjoyable and easily mastered alternative to more theoretical textbooks.
Dogan Ibrahim has been Associate Professor and Head of Department at the Near East University, Cyprus, lecturer at South Bank University, London, Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre, and is now a hardware and software systems consultant to London's Traffic Control Systems Unit.
Practical projects that enable students and practitioners to get up and running straight away with 8051 microcontrollers
A hands-on introduction to practical C programming
A wealth of project ideas for students and enthusiasts
(Newnes) Covers programming the 8051 family of microcontrollers using the C language. Readers are introduced to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. Light, sound, temperature, and RS232 serial communication projects are included. Softcover.
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Dogan Ibrahim works for the Traffic Control Systems Unit in London, UK. He was formerly a lecturer at South Bank University and Head of Department at Near East University, Cyprus in the UK.
A working knowledge of microcontrollers, and how to program them, is essential for all students of electronics. In this rapidly expanding field many students and professionals at all levels need to get up to speed with practical microcontroller applications. Their rapid fall in price has made microcontrollers the most exciting and accessible new development in electronics for years - rendering them equally popular with engineers, electronics hobbyists and teachers looking for a fresh range of projects.
Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051 is an ideal resource for self-study as well as providing an interesting, enjoyable and easily mastered alternative to more theoretical textbooks.
Dogan Ibrahim has been Associate Professor and Head of Department at the Near East University, Cyprus, lecturer at South Bank University, London, Principal Research Engineer at GEC Hirst Research Centre, and is now a hardware and software systems consultant to London's Traffic Control Systems Unit.
Practical projects that enable students and practitioners to get up and running straight away with 8051 microcontrollers
A hands-on introduction to practical C programming
A wealth of project ideas for students and enthusiasts
(Newnes) Covers programming the 8051 family of microcontrollers using the C language. Readers are introduced to the fundamentals of microelectronics, the 8051 family, programming in C, and the use of a C compiler. Light, sound, temperature, and RS232 serial communication projects are included. Softcover.
About the Author
Dogan Ibrahim works for the Traffic Control Systems Unit in London, UK. He was formerly a lecturer at South Bank University and Head of Department at Near East University, Cyprus in the UK.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:25am CEST
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The Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D is an ideal camera for first-time digital SLR users. Unfortunately if you don't know photography lingo you might find yourself never veering from your camera's default settings and into all the cool features that help you take outstanding photos. This book takes care of that problem. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D For Dummies comes to the aid of new and inexperienced XTi/400D users by walking them through all the features of their camera. The book not only explains that camera's controls, but also demonstrates how each feature contributes to creating great photos. Illustrated with hundreds of full-color photos, this guide helps you get up-to-speed on the XTi/400D and in control of this popular camera.
Make friends with your Rebel XTi/400D and enjoy all its features
Julie Adair King is the author of many books about digital photography and imaging, including the best-selling Digital Photography For Dummies. Her most recent titles include Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers, Digital Photo Projects For Dummies, Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop For Photographers, Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop Elements, and Shoot Like a Pro!: Digital Photography Techniques. When not writing, King teaches digital photography at such locations as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. A graduate of Purdue University, she resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Make friends with your Rebel XTi/400D and enjoy all its features
Take creative control by adjusting exposure, color, and focus
It's the digital SLR you've dreamed of, and now it's yours. Make the most of it with this handy guide! Understand camera lingo, get great results in automatic and manual modes, and preserve, protect, and print your pictures. This book shows you how to snap super shots every time.
Discover how to:
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Choose the right camera settings
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Shoot beautiful portraits and travel photos
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Capture action and nature scenes
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Download and organize your picture files
Julie Adair King is the author of many books about digital photography and imaging, including the best-selling Digital Photography For Dummies. Her most recent titles include Digital Photography Before & After Makeovers, Digital Photo Projects For Dummies, Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop For Photographers, Julie King’s Everyday Photoshop Elements, and Shoot Like a Pro!: Digital Photography Techniques. When not writing, King teaches digital photography at such locations as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. A graduate of Purdue University, she resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:24am CEST
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A report is only useful if those who receive it understand what it means. Knowing how to use Crystal Reports gives you the edge in producing reports from your database that really are crystal clear.
Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies is a quick and easy guide to get you going with the latest version of this bestselling report-writing software. In fact, it’s so popular that previous editions have made it a bestseller too. Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies gives you just what you should know to produce the reports you’ll need most often, including how to:
- Pull specific information from your database, sort and group it, and find the details you need
- Use dynamic or cascading prompts
- Troubleshoot and print reports and save time with templates
- View reports on your LAN
- Write formulas to retrieve specific information
- Create and update OLAP reports
- Format reports, control page breaks, and even add graphics or Flash files
- Enhance your reports with charts and maps
- Use Crystal Reports in the enterprise
There’s also a companion Web site with sample reports from the book and links to sites with more related information. With Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies by your side, you’ll soon be able to create reports from simple to spectacular, whenever the need arises.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:19am CEST
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This book has been written in precise and technical language with the intention of eliminating marketing hype and other inappropriate descriptions. (Indeed the book is no light read as the topics covered are taken most seriously by myself.) The terminology used is derived from standard use (i.e. internationally approved through the standardization process), and new terms are defined to avoid any confusion. However, occasionally, even among the creators of the technology, the terminology is not consistent so I have chosen those terms which seem most appropriate for consistency throughout the text. Although I personally do not always feel comfortable with the terms that have been endorsed, I do believe that the developers always try to advance the most appropriate terminology and so should not be castigated unduly afterwards.
Routing and Switching: Time of Convergence? provides a global and complex overview of the issues surrounding internetworking, together with sufficient detail to satisfy the internet professional as well as provide a proper understanding of the underlying principles. The primary aim of the text is to show what is behind the evolution in network interconnection, and give some clue as to where industry developments and standardization efforts are heading: to gain performance by avoiding unnecessary processing in the internetworking device, whether router or switch.
To make the book easier to use I have broken the text into sections of reasonable length and included a wealth of illustrations and tables to complement the individual topics. More importantly, I have included highlighted Snapshots and Hints to summarize the important concepts in a nutshell to aid comprehension, while the Quick Tips will help the reader to get to the bottom of ideas that may not be quite so obvious. Also included throughout are highlighted references to the appropriate standards and RFCs — Standards and RFC Watches — with additional details of the organizations from which they originate. The chapters or major sections also conclude with a complete list of all standards and RFCs mentioned throughout the text.
A word of caution should be added here. Due to the speed of developments in the areas on which this book concentrates it has not been possible to avoid mentioning enhancements which are ‘only’ at the proposal stage (usually in the form of Internet Drafts). New drafts appear every day and a great many of them will — directly or partially — relate to the topics of interest here. I have tried to concentrate on those proposals which have already gathered significant attention and seem viable for future development. However, readers should consider sections where ‘work in progress’ is mentioned with care and check how far any proposals have been taken by the time the book is read. For similar reasons I have not included the links to or names of such drafts as they may well be renamed, their current versions become obsolete, or their status may have changed by the time the section is read.
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The most effective web sites are those that can attract and keep customers by being user-friendly and easy to navigate -- using a web site is a discretionary activity, where the user is king and can easily move elsewhere if presented with ambiguities or confusing options. Web sites MUST be designed with the user as the primary concern if they are to succeed.
User Centred Web Design is an original and practical guide to designing or transforming successful interactive web sites, focussing on designing for the end-user. In a concise, readable text it presents an overview of user-centred interactive website project management and design, providing practical advice and proven methodology, as well as ideas and tips for ensuring that the final design meets the needs of both client and end-user.
This book questions the usefulness and purpose behind commonly-used methods and thinking, and will encourage you to develop more creative and user-centred solutions and to embrace more effective management of web design projects.
User Centred Web Design:
* Offers clear, concise, practical wisdom on the design process
* Covers new perspectives and techniques for designing successful web sites
* Contains a wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques for creative design
* Is your personal web design workshop!
About the Author
John Cato has 27 years experience designing software and interactive systems for clients such as Hewlett-Packard, Anderson Consulting, Microsoft, Rio Tinto plc, Westinghouse Systems, and Datastream International, specialising in usability engineering, HCI, and project management mentoring. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and runs a number of workshops and focussed training courses, as well as providing user-centred design consultancy and carrying out usability evaluations for a wide range of clients.
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This is a book about Photoshop 7. Photoshop is Adobe’s venerable imageediting software, the darling of creative professionals everywhere. With Photoshop, you can prepare artwork for print and the Web, create and edit pixel-based graphics, repair damaged photographs, apply special effects, and convert graphics files from one format to another. In fact, there is very little that you can’t do in Photoshop.
This book explores the essential features of Photoshop 7. Other guides may catalogue every button, switch and menu command, and still others maybe guile you with vivid colour images, but this book doesn’t need the excess clutter. It goes right to the heart of the matter. It assumes nothing, providingtheory and practice in good measure towards a thorough understanding of Photoshop’s capabilities. You can go into this guide a graphics novice and come out a competent, capable Photoshop user.
I can say these things about the book because I’m not the original author. My task was to update the existing material to bring it in line with the latest Photoshop release. If you’re familiar with the previous book, you’ll notice a number of changes just by thumbing through this new edition. I tried to preserve the spirit of the earlier edition as completely as possible, though, so I hope that reading this book is like reacquainting oneself with an old friend.
This book explores the essential features of Photoshop 7. Other guides may catalogue every button, switch and menu command, and still others maybe guile you with vivid colour images, but this book doesn’t need the excess clutter. It goes right to the heart of the matter. It assumes nothing, providingtheory and practice in good measure towards a thorough understanding of Photoshop’s capabilities. You can go into this guide a graphics novice and come out a competent, capable Photoshop user.
I can say these things about the book because I’m not the original author. My task was to update the existing material to bring it in line with the latest Photoshop release. If you’re familiar with the previous book, you’ll notice a number of changes just by thumbing through this new edition. I tried to preserve the spirit of the earlier edition as completely as possible, though, so I hope that reading this book is like reacquainting oneself with an old friend.
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Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:18am CEST
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Easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offerThe new edition weeds out some coverage of lesser used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with hot up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push mediaThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, 4th Edition is an updated version of one of Que's best-selling Complete Idiot's GuidesSpecial Lycos Yellow Pages section highlights the best of the most popular Lycos Web sitesNew users are especially concerned about security and online transactions according to recent surveys. This book will cut through the myths and explain the tools and concepts surrounding these for this audience - Provides an easily accessible and fun overview of everything the Internet has to offer
- Weeds out some coverage of lesser-used Internet features (such as Archie and Gopher) replacing them with hot up-to-date coverage of live audio, conferencing, and push media
- Includes a special Lycos Yellow Pages section, which highlights the best of the most popular Lycos Web sites
You're nobody's fool. You figure the Internet is more than a place for people who gamble with their credit cards, online chatterers, and celebrity adoration pages, but you've never really explored it. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet, Sixth Edition, makes sense of the Web World. From an Internet overview, through email and browsers, and newsgroups and more, this book untangles it all, and makes the most of your Internet navigation. Written in a language that speaks to you, makes you laugh, and heck, might even make you money, this best-seller has you up and surfing successfully in no time.
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Peter Kent is the author of all six of the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Internet books. He has been training computer users and documenting software for the past 18 years. He has also written articles that have appeared in Internet World, Windows Magazine and Computer World, and writes the syndicated column Geek News. Peter is the founder of BizBlast.com, a major e-business service provider.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:11pm CEST
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The Second Edition if this successful text offers a systematic exposition of the basic ideas and results of Hilbert space theory and functional analysis. It includes a simple introduction to the Lebesgue integral and a new chapter on wavelets. The book provides the reader with revised examples and updated diverse applications to differential and integral equations with clear explanations of these methods as applied to optimization, variational and control problems, and problems in approximation theory, nonlinear instability, and bifurcation.
Key Features and Enhancements in the New Edition
* Systematic exposition of the basic ideas and results of Hilbert space theory
* Introduction to the Lebesgue integral
* New chapter on wavelets
* Improved presentation on results and proof
* Revised examples and updated applications
* Completely updated list of references --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Lokenath Debnath is Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in pure mathematics from the University of Calcutta, and obtained D.I.C. and Ph.D. degrees in applied mathematics from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and has had visiting appointments to several universities in the United States and abroad. His many honors and awards include two Senior Fulbright Fellowships and an NSF Scientist award to visit India for lectures and research. Dr. Debnath is author or co-author of several books and research papers in pure and applied mathematics, and serves on several editorial boards for scientific journals. He is the current and founding Managing Editor of the International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences.
Key Features and Enhancements in the New Edition
* Systematic exposition of the basic ideas and results of Hilbert space theory
* Introduction to the Lebesgue integral
* New chapter on wavelets
* Improved presentation on results and proof
* Revised examples and updated applications
* Completely updated list of references --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Lokenath Debnath is Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in pure mathematics from the University of Calcutta, and obtained D.I.C. and Ph.D. degrees in applied mathematics from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge and has had visiting appointments to several universities in the United States and abroad. His many honors and awards include two Senior Fulbright Fellowships and an NSF Scientist award to visit India for lectures and research. Dr. Debnath is author or co-author of several books and research papers in pure and applied mathematics, and serves on several editorial boards for scientific journals. He is the current and founding Managing Editor of the International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences.
Piotr Mikusinski received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1983, he became visiting lecturer at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he spent two years. He is currently a member of the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. His main research interests are the theory of generalized functions and real analysis. He has published many research articles and is co-author with his father, Jan Mikusinski, of An Introduction to Analysis: From Number to Integral.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Concurrency Theory, CONCUR 2008, held in Toronto, Canada, August 19-22, 2008.
The 33 revised full papers presented together with 2 tool papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The topics include model checking, process calculi, minimization and equivalence checking, types, semantics, probability, bisimulation and simulation, real time, and formal languages.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 7:33am CEST
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If a physical system has only internal interactions and if space is isotropic, then intrinsic properties of the system must be independent of its orientation and must be indistinguishable in all directions. From this fundamental rotational symmetry concept the theory of angular momentum has been developed into a sophisticated analytical and computational technique, especially when applied to quantum mechanics. I aim in this book to develop angular momentum theory in a pedagogically consistent way, starting from the geometrical concept of rotational invariance rather than from the dynamical idea of orbital angular momentum and its quantization. The latter approach, though hallowed by tradition, needlessly confuses quantum mechanics with geometry.
Topics are presented in an order so that new concepts are introduced and relevant formulas are derived in ways arising naturally in the treatment rather than by appealing to unfamiliar concepts or ud hoc methods. Modern notation and terminology are used in a geometric and algebraic approach. Some concepts of group theory are introduced and are related to this approach, but knowledge of group theory is not required. Those who plan to use continuous groups that are more abstract than the rotation group may thereby develop their insight and skills by practicing with rotations. I try to distinguish carefully results that depend only on rotational symmetry and are generally valid from those having their most fruitful interpretation from the viewpoint of quantum mechanics. Applications to quantum mechanics therefore usually appear toward the end of sections and chapters.
Topics are presented in an order so that new concepts are introduced and relevant formulas are derived in ways arising naturally in the treatment rather than by appealing to unfamiliar concepts or ud hoc methods. Modern notation and terminology are used in a geometric and algebraic approach. Some concepts of group theory are introduced and are related to this approach, but knowledge of group theory is not required. Those who plan to use continuous groups that are more abstract than the rotation group may thereby develop their insight and skills by practicing with rotations. I try to distinguish carefully results that depend only on rotational symmetry and are generally valid from those having their most fruitful interpretation from the viewpoint of quantum mechanics. Applications to quantum mechanics therefore usually appear toward the end of sections and chapters.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 7:29am CEST
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This book is addressed to business management and project managers as well as researchers who are evaluating the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) for tracking uniquely identified objects. In an effort to make RFID project management less of an art form and more of a science RFID Technology and Applications brings together pioneering RFID academic research principals to analyze engineering issues that have hampered the deployment of RFID and to share ‘‘best practices’’ learnings from their work. By extending the original work of the Auto-ID Center at MIT and the subsequent Auto-ID Labs consortium led by MIT that now comprises seven world-renowned research universities on four continents, this book seeks to establish a baseline for what RFID technology works today and identifies areas requiring research on which other researchers in academic, commercial, and regulatory agencies can build.
The researchers represented in these pages have gathered on three continents in the course of the RFID Academic Convocations, a research collaboration hosted by the Auto-ID Labs that started in January of 2006, at MIT, and was followed by events co-hosted with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Auto-ID Labs at Fudan University in Shanghai, as RFID Live! 2007 pre-conference events, and by the event in Brussels organized with the European Commission Directorate-General for Informatics (DGIT) and the Auto-ID Labs at Cambridge University. These Convocations bring together academic researchers with industry representatives and regulatory stakeholders to collaborate across disciplines and institutions to identify challenges faced by industry in adopting RFID technology. As summarized by Robert Cresanti, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, United States Department of Commerce in his remarks that day, ‘‘the two primary challenges facing this new technology are standards and interoperability issues across various RFID systems, companies, and countries,
and privacy and security concerns.’
The researchers represented in these pages have gathered on three continents in the course of the RFID Academic Convocations, a research collaboration hosted by the Auto-ID Labs that started in January of 2006, at MIT, and was followed by events co-hosted with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Auto-ID Labs at Fudan University in Shanghai, as RFID Live! 2007 pre-conference events, and by the event in Brussels organized with the European Commission Directorate-General for Informatics (DGIT) and the Auto-ID Labs at Cambridge University. These Convocations bring together academic researchers with industry representatives and regulatory stakeholders to collaborate across disciplines and institutions to identify challenges faced by industry in adopting RFID technology. As summarized by Robert Cresanti, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, United States Department of Commerce in his remarks that day, ‘‘the two primary challenges facing this new technology are standards and interoperability issues across various RFID systems, companies, and countries,
and privacy and security concerns.’
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Recent advancement and increased growth in Web technologies have resulted in an even greater need for more efficient scheduling and data transmission strategies. An increased reliance on wireless communications devices, with their constraint issues, has further complicated the problem. While both push and pull strategies provide certain solutions, each has limitations that compromise performance. What is becoming clear is that any optimal solutions will require novel push-pull hybrid approaches.
Data Scheduling and Transmission Strategies in Asymmetric Telecommunications Environments helps systems architects and engineers take on this challenge by providing a thorough discussion of major data and scheduling and transmission strategies. Written by two highly respected pioneering researchers, this work takes a comparative and practical approach that incorporates much of the authors’ original research.
They discuss basic push and pull strategies and examine the challenges posed by customer requests and behavior, before defining ideal hybrid strategies. Exceptionally thorough in this practical approach, they demonstrate the value of separating clients by class and introduce the concept of an importance factor to properly prioritize a system. They also look at a new on-line hybrid solutions for multichannel broadcast problems and go on to address future problems that are likely to remain open.
For those seeking to extract the best performance out of data transmission schemes in asymmetric environments, this invaluable resource is unparalleled in its depth of coverage and innovation.
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Posted: September 4th, 2008, 7:28am CEST
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Coming to web development with a blank slate can be pretty intimidating. There are a lot of things to learn about the proper construction of a website. The most successful websites have a great deal of thought and work put into them before they’re even put into production.
Although it can be scary, there has never been a better time to get started than the present. Web browsers are finally starting to reach a point where they all follow standards (more or less). You have to do less fiddling with things to get them working properly now than ever before. We don’t want to jinx it, but we think we can finally start letting our guard down a bit and start trusting browser manufacturers more (yes, even Microsoft).
Although it can be scary, there has never been a better time to get started than the present. Web browsers are finally starting to reach a point where they all follow standards (more or less). You have to do less fiddling with things to get them working properly now than ever before. We don’t want to jinx it, but we think we can finally start letting our guard down a bit and start trusting browser manufacturers more (yes, even Microsoft).
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Proceedings of the First Intl Conference on Web-Based Learning in China, held August 17-19, 2002 in Hong Kong. An up to date study of technical, pedagogical and managerial issues in Web-based learning. Softcover.
Nowadays, our society has entered into the information age, in which people intend to acquire the information as quickly as possible. The widely used World Wide Web can be featured by the high availability in Internet, short learning time in using the graphic interface browsers and open standard, and portability between different operating systems and platforms. The information released in the Internet is no longer limited to text and graphics as normally presented in the conventional textbooks. The linked material could be in a variety of formats including sound, picture, video, 3-D modeling, animation or application. When new packages of educational materials are developed, these characteristics are capable to enhance the feasibility of the standard HyperText Markup Language (HTML) generally used in the World Wide Web [1].
Nowadays, our society has entered into the information age, in which people intend to acquire the information as quickly as possible. The widely used World Wide Web can be featured by the high availability in Internet, short learning time in using the graphic interface browsers and open standard, and portability between different operating systems and platforms. The information released in the Internet is no longer limited to text and graphics as normally presented in the conventional textbooks. The linked material could be in a variety of formats including sound, picture, video, 3-D modeling, animation or application. When new packages of educational materials are developed, these characteristics are capable to enhance the feasibility of the standard HyperText Markup Language (HTML) generally used in the World Wide Web [1].
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2008, held in Urbana, IL, USA, in July 2008.
The 28 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. Among the topics covered are all current issues in formal methods related to algebraic and logical foundations, software technology, and to programming methodology including concurrent and reactive systems, evolutionary software/adaptive systems, logic and functional programming, object paradigms, constraint programming and concurrency, program verification and transformation, programming calculi, specification languages and tools, formal specification and development case studies, logic, category theory, relation algebra, computational algebra, algebraic foundations for languages and systems, coinduction, theorem proving and logical frameworks for reasoning, logics of programs, as well as algebra and coalgebra.
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The book presents mechanisms, protocols, and system architectures to achieve end-to-end Quality-of-Service (QoS) over heterogeneous wired/wireless networks in the Internet. Particular focus is on measurement techniques, traffic engineering mechanisms and protocols, signalling protocols as well as transport protocol extensions to support fairness and QoS. It shows how those mechanisms and protocols can be combined into a comprehensive end-to-end QoS architecture to support QoS in the Internet over heterogeneous wired/wireless access networks. Finally, techniques for evaluation of QoS mechanisms such as simulation and emulation are presented.
The book is aimed at graduate and post-graduate students in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with focus in data communications and networking as well as for professionals working in this area.
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This book contains the final reports of 19 workshops held during the 20th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, ECOOP 2006, held in Nantes, France in July 2006.
The 19 reports cover the entire range of object technology and related topics. Their contents was provided by the respective workshops organizers and picked out in a twofold selection process. Thus the reports present a coherent and highly representative snapshot of the major trends in the field.
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This year, for the eighth time, the European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP) series, in cooperation with Springer, is glad to offer the object-oriented research community the ECOOP 2004 Workshop Reader, a compendium of workshop reports pertaining to the ECOOP 2004 conference, held in Oslo from June 15 to 19, 2004.
ECOOP 2004 hosted 19 high-quality workshops covering a large spectrum of hot research topics. These workshops were chosen through a tight peer review process following a specific call for proposals ending on November 30, 2003. We are very grateful to the members of the Workshop Selection Committee for their careful reviews and hard work to put together the excellent workshop program.
We also want to thank all submitters, accepted or not, to whom the workshop program equally owes its quality. This selection process was then followed by a selection of workshop participants, done by each team of organizers based on an open call for position papers. This participant selection process ensured that we gathered the most active researchers in each workshop research area, and therefore a fruitful working meeting.
Following the tradition of the ECOOP Workshop Reader, we strove for high quality, value-adding and open-ended workshop reports. The result, as you can judge from the following pages, is a thought-provoking snapshot of the current research
in object-orientation, full of pointers for further exploration of the coveredtopics. We want to thank our workshop organizers who, despite the additional burden, did a great job in putting together these reports.
Each report you will find in this volume provides you with a starting point to understand and explore the currently debated issues in each area of concern. To achieve this, after summarizing the workshop goals, each report offers a critical summary of the participants’ position papers as well as a transcript of the actual debates aroused by the talks. You will also find the full list of participants, with contact information, as well as the list of contributed position papers. Several of the reports also add a list of relevant publications and Web sites, including the workshop home page, where you will usually find the contributed position papers themselves as well as other material that goes into each covered topic more closely.
Finally, as editors, we harmonized the report titles to mention only the topics of the workshops and to avoid repeated references to ECOOP 2004. However, each workshop report should be referenced as “Report from the ECOOP 2004 Workshop on ...” where you fill in the blanks with the workshop title.
ECOOP 2004 hosted 19 high-quality workshops covering a large spectrum of hot research topics. These workshops were chosen through a tight peer review process following a specific call for proposals ending on November 30, 2003. We are very grateful to the members of the Workshop Selection Committee for their careful reviews and hard work to put together the excellent workshop program.
We also want to thank all submitters, accepted or not, to whom the workshop program equally owes its quality. This selection process was then followed by a selection of workshop participants, done by each team of organizers based on an open call for position papers. This participant selection process ensured that we gathered the most active researchers in each workshop research area, and therefore a fruitful working meeting.
Following the tradition of the ECOOP Workshop Reader, we strove for high quality, value-adding and open-ended workshop reports. The result, as you can judge from the following pages, is a thought-provoking snapshot of the current research
in object-orientation, full of pointers for further exploration of the coveredtopics. We want to thank our workshop organizers who, despite the additional burden, did a great job in putting together these reports.
Each report you will find in this volume provides you with a starting point to understand and explore the currently debated issues in each area of concern. To achieve this, after summarizing the workshop goals, each report offers a critical summary of the participants’ position papers as well as a transcript of the actual debates aroused by the talks. You will also find the full list of participants, with contact information, as well as the list of contributed position papers. Several of the reports also add a list of relevant publications and Web sites, including the workshop home page, where you will usually find the contributed position papers themselves as well as other material that goes into each covered topic more closely.
Finally, as editors, we harmonized the report titles to mention only the topics of the workshops and to avoid repeated references to ECOOP 2004. However, each workshop report should be referenced as “Report from the ECOOP 2004 Workshop on ...” where you fill in the blanks with the workshop title.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Graph Transformation, ICGT 2004, held in Rome, Italy, in September/October 2004.
The 26 revised full papers presented together with three invited contributions and summaries of 2 tutorials and 5 workshops were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on integration technology, chemistry and biology, graph transformation concepts, DPO theory for high-level structures, analysis and testing, graph theory and algorithms, application conditions and logic, transformation of special structures, and object-orientation.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 5:42pm CEST
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APPLIED SECURITY VISUALIZATION
“Collecting log data is one thing, having relevant information is something else. The art to transform all kinds of log data into meaningful security information is the core of this book. Raffy illustrates in a straight forward way, and with hands-on examples, how such a challenge can be mastered. Let's get inspired.”
–Andreas Wuchner, Head of Global IT Security, Novartis
Use Visualization to Secure Your Network Against the Toughest, Best-Hidden Threats
As networks become ever more complex, securing them becomes more and more difficult. The solution is visualization. Using today’s state-of-the-art data visualization techniques, you can gain a far deeper understanding of what’s happening on your network right now. You can uncover hidden patterns of data, identify emerging vulnerabilities and attacks, and respond decisively with countermeasures that are far more likely to succeed than conventional methods.
In Applied Security Visualization, leading network security visualization expert Raffael Marty introduces all the concepts, techniques, and tools you need to use visualization on your network. You’ll learn how to identify and utilize the right data sources, then transform your data into visuals that reveal what you really need to know. Next, Marty shows how to use visualization to perform broad network security analyses, assess specific threats, and even improve business compliance.
He concludes with an introduction to a broad set of visualization tools. The book’s CD also includes DAVIX, a compilation of freely available tools for security visualization.
You'll learn how to:
• Intimately understand the data sources that are essential for effective visualization
• Choose the most appropriate graphs and techniques for your IT data
• Transform complex data into crystal-clear visual representations
• Iterate your graphs to deliver even better insight for taking action
• Assess threats to your network perimeter, as well as threats imposed by insiders
• Use visualization to manage risks and compliance mandates more successfully
• Visually audit both the technical and organizational aspects of information and network security
• Compare and master today’s most useful tools for security visualization
Contains the live CD Data Analysis and Visualization Linux (DAVIX). DAVIX is a compilation of powerful tools for visualizing networks and assessing their security. DAVIX runs directly from the CD-ROM, without installation.
About the Author
Raffael Marty is Chief Security Strategist and Senior Product Manager for Splunk, the leading provider of large-scale, high-speed indexing and search technology for IT infrastructures. As customer advocate and guardian, he focuses on using his skills in data visualization, log management, intrusion detection, and compliance. An active participant on industry standards committees such as CEE (Common Event Expression) and OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language),Marty created the Thor and AfterGlow automation tools and founded the security visualization portal secviz.org. Raffy’s passion for security visualization is evident in the many presentations he gives at conferences around the world. Prior to writing Applied Security Visualization, he contributed to a number of books on security and visualization. Before joining Splunk, Raffy managed the solutions team at ArcSight, served as IT security consultant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and was a member of the IBM Research Global Security Analysis Lab.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 5:34pm CEST
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Tools of data comparison and analysis are critical in the field of archaeology, and the integration of technological advancements such as geographic information systems, intelligent systems, and virtual reality reconstructions with the teaching of archaeology is crucial to the effective utilization of resources in the field.
E-Learning Methodologies and Computer Applications in Archaeology presents innovative instructional approaches for archaeological e-learning based on networked technologies, providing researchers, scholars, and professionals a comprehensive global perspective on the resources, development, application, and implications of information communication technology in multimedia-based educational products and services in archaeology.
About the Author
Dionysios Politis is a lecturer of the multimedia lab, in the Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has earned his BS in physics (1987), MSc in radio engineering and electronics (1990), and PhD in computer science (1998) from the same university. He is a holder of a Graduate Diploma in Computing Studies (1991) from RMIT University as a scholar of the Australian government. He has served as coordinator of the EU funded multinational project SEEArchWeb South Eastern Europe Archaeology Web (2004-2006). He has been a collaborator of the Centre of International and European Economic Law (1992-2002) and has participated in various computer law projects, mainly focusing on the preaccession route of southeastern Europe countries to EU integration. His research interests focus on multimedia reconstructions and visualizations, mainly with an e-learning orientation. He has edited, published or presented more than 50 books, chapters in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, radio-television emissions and international conferences.
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Digital Media Tools is a clearly focused introduction to acquiring skills in the use of major software tools to create multimedia. It will help you in the practical preparation of illustrations and still images, video animation and sound as well as multimedia authoring for the Web. With the benefit of these experts coaching you, as you turn your hand to the exercises and get plenty of practice, you will acquire a mastery of the
tools. You will learn what they do best and what their limitations are.
tools. You will learn what they do best and what their limitations are.
Movies on the CD-ROM provide step-by-step demonstrations of application functions and the accompanyintg website has supplementary chapters covering some other popular tools such as Fireworks and GoLive
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Common Features
Bitmapped Images: Photoshop
Web Graphics: ImageReady
Animation with Interactivity: Flash
Vector Graphics: Illustrator
Web Sites: Dreamweaver
Video and Audio: Premiere
Colour; Typography; Bezier Curves
Optimizing Images for the WWW
Projects
Visit Nigel and Jenny Chapman's exciting new experimental Flash website
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This book comprehensively surveys the results of research investigation and technologies used to secure, verify, recognize, track, and authenticate objects and information from theft, counterfeiting, and manipulation by unauthorized persons and agencies. This book will draw on the diverse expertise in optical sciences and engineering, digital image processing, imaging systems, information processing, computer based information systems, sensors, detectors, and biometrics to report innovative technologies applied to information security issues.
Optical and Digital Techniques for Information Security is the first book in a series focusing on Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications.
The Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications series focuses on research monographs in the areas of:
-Recognition and identification (including optical imaging, biometrics, authentication, verification, and smart surveillance systems)
-Biological and chemical threat detection (including biosensors, aerosols, materials detection and forensics)
-Secure information systems (including encryption, and optical and photonic systems)
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Most workplaces rely on local area networks (LANs) to connect their computers and the right LAN is increasingly important in promoting effective communication both within the organisation and with the world at large.
Local Area Network Management, Design and Security is a practical and thorough introduction to managing and designing a LAN. It explains the underlying technology and gives a theoretical foundation for the vast technical field of LAN management and design. Practical examples are based on the most common systems (hardware and software) on the market today. This book also gives an overview of such current trends as intranets and provides useful examples to help you develop your own.
Features of the book include:
* A practical introduction to the world's most popular network operating systems - Windows 2000, Novell NetWare and Linux.
* A look at the organisational/ business issues related to LANs and in particular the impact of intranets.
* Coverage of data communication in networks, including OSI, TCP/IP and LAN standards.
* A discussion of network operating systems (NOS).
* A description of design features of LAN infrastructure, hardware and wireless LANs.
* Security issues with LAN management, including users, backup systems and standards for network administration (SNMP, RMON)
An ideal book for system administrators with responsibility for a LAN or students studying network technology.
About the Author
Arne B. Mikalsen and Per Borgesen work as associate professors at the Faculty of Informatics and E-learning, Sør-Trøndelag University College, where they teach courses in LAN management, network theories and data communication.
Local Area Network Management, Design and Security is a practical and thorough introduction to managing and designing a LAN. It explains the underlying technology and gives a theoretical foundation for the vast technical field of LAN management and design. Practical examples are based on the most common systems (hardware and software) on the market today. This book also gives an overview of such current trends as intranets and provides useful examples to help you develop your own.
Features of the book include:
* A practical introduction to the world's most popular network operating systems - Windows 2000, Novell NetWare and Linux.
* A look at the organisational/ business issues related to LANs and in particular the impact of intranets.
* Coverage of data communication in networks, including OSI, TCP/IP and LAN standards.
* A discussion of network operating systems (NOS).
* A description of design features of LAN infrastructure, hardware and wireless LANs.
* Security issues with LAN management, including users, backup systems and standards for network administration (SNMP, RMON)
An ideal book for system administrators with responsibility for a LAN or students studying network technology.
About the Author
Arne B. Mikalsen and Per Borgesen work as associate professors at the Faculty of Informatics and E-learning, Sør-Trøndelag University College, where they teach courses in LAN management, network theories and data communication.
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An easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide to installing, configuring, and using Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux is the most popular choice among Linux users in the U.S., with about 80% of the U.S. Linux market. Includes complete coverage of the new features of the upgrade to Red Hat, due out in Fall 2002. Assumes no prior knowledge of Linux and is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step tutorial for new Linux users. Linux is an open-source, UNIX-like operating system that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration. Red Hat Linux has remained a leading choice of Linux distributions for years, owning more than 80% of the U.S. Linux market. Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux in 24 Hours covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up and running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The book covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment. Judith Samson is a writer and the principal of the Linux consulting company SamsonSource. She regularly contributes to TechRepublic and other publications, as well as the GNOME Documentation project. Jason Byars is a graduate student in computer engineering at Purdue University and has been involved with Linux for more than four years. Dallas Releford is the CEO of American Electronic Publishing and has worked as a writer, technical editor, reviewer, and consultant in the technology publishing field.
Linux is an open-source, Unix-like operating system that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration.
Linux is an open-source, Unix-like operating system that has become a viable desktop system for many users, especially those involved with system and network administration.
Red Hat Linux has remained a leading choice of Linux distributions for years, owning more than 80 percent of the U.S. Linux market.
Sams Teach Yourself Red Hat Linux in 24 Hours covers all the most important topics for the reader who wants to get Red Hat Linux up-and-running and to become productive with the operating system as quickly as possible. The book covers topics such as installing, setting up, and negotiating the new desktop environment.
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Aron Hsiao is a computing entrepreneur and freelance network consultant with a background in Unix-like operating systems stretching back to the mid 80's. He has spent time both as an independent contractor and as a proprietor, working in computer hardware and software retail, real-time software development, network deployment, Internet development, and Internet marketing. He is author of Sams Teach Yourself Linux Security Basics in 24 Hours and The Concise Guide to Xfree86 for Linux.
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An updated and revised edition of Data Broadcasting: The Technology and the Business, c1999. Features new sections on wireless communications, and explains how data broadcasting can solve traffic problems on the Internet. For executives and developers in the telecommunications, software, hardware and media industries. Softcover.
Data broadcasting will produce global changes to the way media is created, distributed and used, both professionally and privately. Now fully updated this revised edition continues to be a truly groundbreaking volume presenting an exhaustive overview of the specific data broadcasting and bordering technologies concerned.
- Features new sections on wireless communications
- Explains how data broadcasting can solve traffic problems on the internet
- Discusses the technical implications of data broadcasting over different network infrastructures
- Examines the process of developing and launching multimedia channels in a data broadcasting environment
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This is the first book on space-time coding for wireless communications, one of the most promising techniques for ensuring bandwidth efficiency. The text describes theoretical principles as well as engineering applications; discusses key criteria in the design of practical space-time codes; and covers single-carrier and multi-carrier transmission for both single- and multi-user communications.
The state of the art in space-time code design
The state of the art in space-time code design
This cutting-edge text presents the state of the art in space-time (ST) coded multi-antenna systems operating over broadband wireless mobile channels, including an analysis of the most recent research findings. Specifically, the authors focus on the algorithms and performance analysis of ST coded systems at the physical layer.
This text is a complement to previously published works covering ST coded multi-antenna systems and offers several unique features and benefits:
- Systematic coverage of one of the most promising techniques that will support the next generation of broadband multimedia services
- Unified and comprehensive exposition on the design of ST codes, which places all the latest research in context
- Thorough designs of ST codes for the gamut of frequency-selective, time-selective, and doubly-selective MIMO channels that are encountered with broadband wireless mobile links, in addition to ST codes for flat fading MIMO channels
- Recent advances in complex field coded transmissions, sphere decoding algorithms, closed-loop ST coded systems, operation in the presence of colored interference, and multi-user, multi-antenna systems
- Development and analysis of novel algorithms and techniques that have arisen from recent research
Numerical and simulated examples are given for most of the algorithms presented in the text to help readers better visualize and understand how they work. In addition, the authors provide background information on wireless communications basics, diversity techniques, and capacity of MIMO channels, giving readers the necessary foundation to grasp all the key concepts and techniques presentedin the text.
This text will not only bring engineers, network designers, and graduate students in wireless communications up to date with the latest findings, it will also provide them with the latest applications.
About the Author
GEORGIOS B. GIANNAKIS, PhD, is ADC Endowed Chair Professor in Wireless Telecommunications with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a (co-)recipient of six IEEE best paper awards (including the IEEE Communication Society's 2004 Guglielmo Marconi Prize Paper), and a recipient of the IEEE Signal Processing Society's Technical Achievement Award. His interests and expertise span the areas of wireless communications, wireless networks, sensor networks, and statistical signal processing.
ZHIQIANG LIU, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iowa. His research interests include space-time coding and processing, wireless communications theory, synchronization, channel estimation, and sensor networks.
XIAOLI MA, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research interests include signal processing for communications and networking, signal estimation algorithms, wireless communications theory, and sensor networks.
SHENGLI ZHOU, PhD, is Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include wireless communications and signal processing, underwater acoustic communications and networking, and wireless positioning and synchronization.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:36am CEST
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Managing the Email Office is for all people who feel email is taking over their lives. It provides practical help and guidance on how to manage both their own volume of email as well as their organization's. It will enable you to develop winning ways with email and to re-claim some of those valuable resources which email consumes.
The authors offer solutions to managing email that will help you save time and use email to communicate effectively and send the right message, right first time. These solutions are based on personal preferred patterns of work and management styles. The authors show you how to use email to support you and your team, to become more productive and reduce stress. Case histories are included throughout, to help you understand and apply the contents to you own and your organisation's situation.
This book addresses:
* how time management and personal effectiveness can be improved through better use of email.
* how to develop and implement an email best practice policy for the organization.
* how email can be used constructively to support customer relationship management and knowledge management
Tackles the issues of email best practice from a management perspective
Includes case histories which provide frameworks from which users can locate themselves and how they operate
Provides help for both individuals and groups of users such as teams and business divisions
Text provides practical help and guidance on how to manage your own volume of email as well as your organization's. Shows how to develop methods of handling email to reclaim some of those valuable resources which email consumes. For individuals trying to manage their own email and those having responsibility for their team or organization.
About the Author
Dr Monica Seeley is an expert in helping senior executives unlock the personal and corporate benefits of information technology (IT). Using her innovative 'Executive Lifestyle IT Fitness' process she has successfully mentored and coached numerous board level executives from a wide range of organizations in both the public and private sector. She has developed an email inbox audit methodology to help individuals and their organization improve their use of email for communications and knowledge management. Dr Seeley's research focuses on how executive use IT to enhance their work-life balance and performance both as individuals and collectively as members of the top management team. Dr Seeley founded Mesmo Consultancy in 1989 to enable senior executives and their organizations to derive personal and business benefits from their IT investments. Prior to that Dr Seeley held senior positions with NatWest, British Gas and several international software houses. From 1990 to 1997 she was an Associate of PA Consulting. Her first book 'Using the PC to Boost Executive Performance' has been translated into Spanish and she has a number of regular columns including Dr Seeley's Surgery in 'Director' magazine, and Board Room Briefing in 'Computer Weekly' magazine. 
The authors offer solutions to managing email that will help you save time and use email to communicate effectively and send the right message, right first time. These solutions are based on personal preferred patterns of work and management styles. The authors show you how to use email to support you and your team, to become more productive and reduce stress. Case histories are included throughout, to help you understand and apply the contents to you own and your organisation's situation.
This book addresses:
* how time management and personal effectiveness can be improved through better use of email.
* how to develop and implement an email best practice policy for the organization.
* how email can be used constructively to support customer relationship management and knowledge management
Text provides practical help and guidance on how to manage your own volume of email as well as your organization's. Shows how to develop methods of handling email to reclaim some of those valuable resources which email consumes. For individuals trying to manage their own email and those having responsibility for their team or organization.
About the Author
Dr Monica Seeley is an expert in helping senior executives unlock the personal and corporate benefits of information technology (IT). Using her innovative 'Executive Lifestyle IT Fitness' process she has successfully mentored and coached numerous board level executives from a wide range of organizations in both the public and private sector. She has developed an email inbox audit methodology to help individuals and their organization improve their use of email for communications and knowledge management. Dr Seeley's research focuses on how executive use IT to enhance their work-life balance and performance both as individuals and collectively as members of the top management team. Dr Seeley founded Mesmo Consultancy in 1989 to enable senior executives and their organizations to derive personal and business benefits from their IT investments. Prior to that Dr Seeley held senior positions with NatWest, British Gas and several international software houses. From 1990 to 1997 she was an Associate of PA Consulting. Her first book 'Using the PC to Boost Executive Performance' has been translated into Spanish and she has a number of regular columns including Dr Seeley's Surgery in 'Director' magazine, and Board Room Briefing in 'Computer Weekly' magazine.
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Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:21am CEST
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This book takes an object-oriented approach to introduce Visual Basic .NET. The author begins by covering object-oriented analysis, design, and modeling using UML. He then moves into a detailed discussion of objects and clasess, after which, readers begin develoing their own short programs. Advanced topics such as data structures, components, and distributed/Internet programming are also covered. Programmers interested in learning the Visual Basic .NET programming language.
Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .Net (VB .NET) has been a radical departure from previous versions of Visual Basic. The language is now fully object-oriented, and can be used either to write programs, or to create components that fit within the .NET architecture. If you are learning to program, VB .NET will give you a previously unheard-of mix of power, flexibility and ease of use.
The book approaches the language from an object-oriented (OO) perspective, demonstrating that Visual Basic can now be used to develop real industrial-strength OO systems and software components. It starts by covering OO analysis, design and modelling using UML, and then moves on to a full discussion of OO concepts. Advanced topics such as data structures, database applications and software design patterns are also covered. Throughout, students are shown how to develop short programs in order to illustrate the fundamentals of algorithm design and structured programming.
Features
- Object-oriented programming is placed fully in the context of the software development life cycle
- Includes a chapter on database development, covering database design principles, data access techniques and presenting data to the user-interface
- The book is accompanied by a website at www.booksites.net/mcmonnies containing code for all programs in the book, additional program examples and information on using VB to program database applications. Instructor¿s materials include slides, tutorial sheets, lab sheets and assessment materials, all with solutions.
Alistair McMonnies is currently a lecturer in the Computing and Information Systems department at the University of Paisley. He teaches software development using Visual Basic and C++ and is a Microsoft Certified Professional.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 10:31am CEST
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A comprehensive introduction to the underlying technologies of e-commerce. This book explores the full range of technologies, protocols, and techniques necessary for building successful e-commerce sites. The authors begin with an overview of the Internet and the Web, then quickly move on to explain server-side programming techniques, cryptography and Internet security, and how to take advantage of leading-edge technologies such as mobile agents, WAP, XML, and data mining tools. Placing this technical know-how in business context, the authors then walk readers through actual e-commerce applications, from Internet payment systems to Web advertising and publishing. A running case study depicting a Virtual Book Store (VBS), step-by-step programming exercises, and real-world examples round out this highly practical, easily accessible guide.
This is a book that brings breadth in its coverage of technologies and discusses how to integrate them to achieve business aims. Covers the full range of relevant web technologies and protocols and it focuses particularly on techniques that are most suitable for e-commerce application building. Softcover.
Learning how to build useful e-commerce applications is challenging and exciting because it involves knowing a little about a lot of different computing technologies including networking, security, programming, human computer interface design and database design. This is a book that brings breadth in its coverage of technologies and discusses how to integrate them to achieve business aims.
It covers the full range of relevant web technologies and protocols and it focuses particularly on techniques that are most suitable for e-commerce application building.
"highly recommendable ...The major strength of the book is the fact that it is comprehensive, and that by following the code examples, readers will be able to actually see how e-commerce web sites can be put together. "
Fintan Clear , Brunel University
"the text clearly provides an extremely full and appropriate coverage of the issues. As such it has major market potential as a core text for both postgraduate and undergraduate e-commerce programmes."
Ian Chaston, Reader in Management University of Plymouth, UK
"a very comprehensive and up to date description of the use of the internet to buy and sell goods and services. It covers all the major types of e-commerce, Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B) and Consumer to Consumer (C2C)."
David Wortley, Mass Mitec.
"the technical content is excellent"
Maxime Bombardier, Senior Computer Systems Analyst, Sintaks, a Canon USA Division
This is a book that brings breadth in its coverage of technologies and discusses how to integrate them to achieve business aims. Covers the full range of relevant web technologies and protocols and it focuses particularly on techniques that are most suitable for e-commerce application building. Softcover.
Learning how to build useful e-commerce applications is challenging and exciting because it involves knowing a little about a lot of different computing technologies including networking, security, programming, human computer interface design and database design. This is a book that brings breadth in its coverage of technologies and discusses how to integrate them to achieve business aims.
It covers the full range of relevant web technologies and protocols and it focuses particularly on techniques that are most suitable for e-commerce application building.
"highly recommendable ...The major strength of the book is the fact that it is comprehensive, and that by following the code examples, readers will be able to actually see how e-commerce web sites can be put together. "
Fintan Clear , Brunel University
"the text clearly provides an extremely full and appropriate coverage of the issues. As such it has major market potential as a core text for both postgraduate and undergraduate e-commerce programmes."
Ian Chaston, Reader in Management University of Plymouth, UK
"a very comprehensive and up to date description of the use of the internet to buy and sell goods and services. It covers all the major types of e-commerce, Business to Business (B2B), Business to Consumer (B2C), Consumer to Business (C2B) and Consumer to Consumer (C2C)."
David Wortley, Mass Mitec.
"the technical content is excellent"
Maxime Bombardier, Senior Computer Systems Analyst, Sintaks, a Canon USA Division
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:19am CEST
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"The Testing Network" presents an integrated approach to testing based on cutting-edge methodologies, processes and tools in today's IT context. It means complex network-centric applications to be tested in heterogeneous IT infrastructures and in multiple test environments (also geographically distributed). The added-value of this book is the in-depth explanation of all processes and relevant methodologies and tools to address this complexity. Main aspects of testing are explained using TD/QC - the world-leader test platform.
This up-to-date know-how is based on real-life IT experiences gained in large-scale projects of companies operating worldwide. The book is abundantly illustrated to better show all technical aspects of modern testing in a national and international context. The author has a deep expertise by designing and giving testing training in large companies using the above-mentioned tools and processes. "The Testing Network" is a unique synthesis of core test topics applied in real-life.
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Collaborative research in bioinformatics and systems biology is a key element of modern biology and health research. This book highlights and provides access to many of the methods, environments, results and resources involved, including integral laboratory data generation and experimentation and clinical activities. Collaborative projects embody a research paradigm that connects many of the top scientists, institutions, their resources and research worldwide, resulting in first-class contributions to bioinformatics and systems biology. Central themes include describing processes and results in collaborative research projects using computational biology and providing a guide for researchers to access them.
The book is also a practical guide on how science is managed. It shows how collaborative researchers are putting results together in a way accessible to the entire biomedical community.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:07am CEST
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MASTER THE SECRETS OF SUSTAINED GROWTH
"Steve is a true storyteller, and it's his real-world stories that bring these rules to life. This book is both a great read and a practical guide to reaching the next level. Here's something else that is irrefutable...Steven Little is the business growth expert!"
—Lee Jones Publisher, Inc. magazine
"Steve goes straight to the heart of what makes business work and packs practical how-to's from start to finish. More than just an engaging read, this book delivers the goods on how to create and sustain a winning small business."
— Joe Calloway Bestselling author of Becoming a Category of One and Indispensable
"This is a readable, sometimes funny, and always wise book. It's valuable both to small business owners and to the chambers and other organizations that serve small businesses."
—Mick Fleming President and CEO, American Chamber of Commerce Executives
"'How to' does not do this book justice. It's the how to, where to, when to, who to, and why to take the strategic steps that will cultivate growth and harvest profits. Steven Little shows you AND HOW! Buy it now."
— Jeffrey Gitomer Bestselling author of The Sales Bible and The Little Red Book of Selling
"Steven Little provides valuable insights that will help you lead your company on a course of sustainable growth and success. Ignore Little's rules at your own peril!"
—Andrew Field President of PrintingForLess.com Member of the Inc. 500–2002, 2003, 2004
About the Author
STEVEN S. LITTLE is a renowned speaker, writer, and consultant on the subject of small business growth. He is the former president of three fast-growth companies and has been a senior consultant for Inc. magazine since 1998. During his speaking and consulting career, he has worked with some of the country's most admired organizations, including UPS, Sprint, Bank of America, Compaq, Microsoft, and the Small Business Administration.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:06am CEST
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ESSENTIALS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in intellectual property.
"Alexander Poltorak and Paul Lerner have written the definitive primer on intellectual property for business professionals. Thorough in its coverage and understandable in its delivery, Essentials of Intellectual Property provides not only an outstanding summary of intellectual property basics, but a useful and sensible strategy for using intellectual property to the best needs of a business. Poltorak and Lerner have combined their in-depth knowledge of patent law with their savvy business skills to yield an indispensable reference for the business professional."
-Jeffrey L. Brandt, Patent Attorney, Former Senior Vice President
and Intellectual Property & Licensing Counsel, priceline.com
"Alex Poltorak and Paul Lerner have pulled off a mighty feat with Essentials of Intellectual Property. They have crafted a work that is clear for the beginning practitioner while nuanced and sophisticated for the savvy tech transfer and IP management veteran. Lively and often witty writing is a treat not often found in tomes on what can be a dry subject. With Essentials of Intellectual Property, the practitioner has a new literary tool for tying IP strategy to the business reality of tomorrow."
-Edward Kahn, Founder and President, EKMS, Inc., Cambridge, MA
"This critically important new volume of work not only provides the professional with a greater knowledge of this vast subject, but also the novice with a better understanding and appreciation for the results of their creative abilities."
-Lawrence J. Udell, Executive Director, California Invention Center
Professor of New Ventures and Entrepreneurship
The Wiley Essentials Series-because the business world is always changing...and so should you.
About the Author
ALEXANDER I. POLTORAK, PhD, is founder and Chief Executive Officer of General Patent Corporation.
PAUL J. LERNER is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of General Patent Corporation.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:05am CEST
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When Don Swanson hypothesized a connection between Raynaud’s phenomenon and dietary fish oil, the field of literature-based discovery (LBD) was born. During the subsequent two decades a steady stream of researchers have published articles about LBD and the field has made steady progress in laying foundations and creating an identity. LBD is an inherently multi-disciplinary enterprise where collaborations between the information and biomedical sciences are readily encountered. It is the hope and intention that this volume will plant a flag in the ground and inspire new researchers to the LBD challenge.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 8:04am CEST
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As a JavaScript developer, you will already be aware of some of the time saving, convenience, and functionality provided to you by JavaScript/Ajax libraries in general. Prototype (www.prototypejs.org) and its sister effects library, script.aculo.us (http://script.aculo.us/), are among the most popular and best–supported JavaScript libraries, and now Prototype Core dev team member Andrew Dupont
has written this book to provide you with an essential guide to getting the most out of using Prototype and script.aculo.us.
Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us will help you leverage the Prototype and script.aculo.us libraries to enhance your day–to–day work, speeding up mundane tasks and providing advanced UI effects in a way that is cross–browser compliant—taking many worries off your shoulders. Take a whirlwind tour of the different time–saving functions and features Prototype provides and how it extends the basic JavaScript objects, including events, Ajax techniques, DOM elements, enumerables, and advanced OOP. Understand how script.aculo.us fits into the wider world of DOM Scripting/DHTML; find out how to use it to enhance your UIs quickly and effectively, with UI controls, effects, and drag and drop; and discover Prototype and script.aculo.us as a platform.
The author avoids needless theory and rhetoric throughout the book, moving you through the topics at a fast pace. He incorporates several real–world examples to help you gain valuable practical experience as you learn. Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us is completely up to date and features server–side examples written in PHP that show the framework can be used effectively in more environments than just Ruby on Rails.
- Master all the convenience functions of Prototype to speed up your JavaScript/Ajax development.
- Leverage script.aculo.us to turbo charge your dynamic UIs.
- Learn from JavaScript expert Andrew Dupont, one of the Prototype Core team members.
- How to use all of the basic timesaving/convenience functions of Prototype
- How to use enumberables to speed up looping, arrays, etc.
- How to enhance your Ajax applications with Prototype
- How Prototype makes working with events and DOM elements a cinch
- How script.aculo.us fits into DOM Scripting/DHTML
- How to make use of the basic effects available in script.aculo.us
- Mastery of UI controls and drag and drop in script.aculo.us
- How to treat Prototype and script.aculo.us as a platform
- How to use Prototype and script.aculo.us effectively with PHP and other server–side setups besides Ruby on Rails
Andrew Dupont is a web designer and developer living and working in Austin, Texas. He is a member of Prototype Core, the team that collaborates on the Prototype JavaScript Framework.
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With the shift towards the knowledge society, the change of working conditions, and the high-speed evolution of information and communication technologies, peoples' knowledge and skills need continuous updating. Learning based on collaborative working, creativity, multidisciplinarity, adaptiveness, intercultural communication, and problem solving has taken on an important role in everyday life.
Technology Enhanced Learning: Best Practices goes beyond traditional discussion on technology enhanced learning to provide research and insights on increasing the efficiency of learning for individuals and groups, facilitating the transfer and sharing of knowledge in organizations, and understanding of the learning process by exploring links among human learning, cognition, and technologies. This Premier Reference Source offers estimable, comprehensive research to researchers and practitioners in the field of technology enhanced learning in various disciplines, including education, sociology, information technology, workplace learning, entertainment, healthcare, tourism, and many others.
About the Author
Miltiadis D. Lytras is an assistant professor in the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department-CEID (University of Patras). His research focuses on Semantic Web, knowledge management, and e-learning, with more than 100 publications in these areas. He has co-edited / co-edits, 25 special issues in International Journals (e.g. IEEE Transaction on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Transactions on Education, Computers in Human Behaviour, etc) and has authored/[co-]edited 12 books [e.g. Open Source for Knowledge and Learning management, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge Management, Intelligent Learning Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations, Semantic Based Information systems] . He is the founder and officer of the Semantic Web and Information Systems Special Interest Group in the Association for Information Systems. He serves as the (co) editor-in-chief of 12 international journals [e.g. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, International Journal on Social and Humanistic Computing, International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, International Journal on Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism, International Journal of Electronic Democracy, International Journal of Electronic Banking, International Journal of Electronic Trade] while he is associate editor or editorial board member in seven more.
Dragan Gasevic was born in 1976, in Han-Pijesak (near Sarajevo), Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in computer science and computer engineering from the University of Belgrade (Serbia, in 2000, 2002, and 2004 respectively). So far, he has authored/co-authored more than 150 research papers. He is an assistant professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems of Athabasca University, an adjunct professor at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology of Simon Fraser University, a member of the GOOD OLD AI research group, a member of the ACM, a member of the IEEE Computer Society, and a member of the IASTED Technical Committee on the Web, Internet, and Multimedia.
Patr c a Ordóñez de Pablos is professor in the Department of Business Administration and Accountability, at the Faculty of Economics of The University of Oviedo (Spain). Her teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategic management, knowledge management, intellectual capital measuring and reporting, organizational learning, and human resources management. She is executive editor of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual and the International Journal of Strategic Change Management.
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1907. Contents: Money; Mental attitude; Fear and worry; Faith; Latent powers; Ambition; Desire; Will power; Auto-suggestion; Harmony; Creation; Concentration; Persistence; Habit; Claiming your own; Making money.
There is no idea that seems so much misunderstood as this idea of "Money." On the one hand we find many people engaged in a mad chase after "money for moneys sake," and on the other hand, many others who are decrying money as the root of all evil, and severely criticizing the tendency of the age to seek money actively. Both of these classes of people are wrong-they are occupying the opposite sides of the road of reason, whereas truth is found here, as always, "in the middle of the road."-Edward E Beals
There is no idea that seems so much misunderstood as this idea of "Money." On the one hand we find many people engaged in a mad chase after "money for moneys sake," and on the other hand, many others who are decrying money as the root of all evil, and severely criticizing the tendency of the age to seek money actively. Both of these classes of people are wrong-they are occupying the opposite sides of the road of reason, whereas truth is found here, as always, "in the middle of the road."-Edward E Beals
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The seventh edition of this market-leading text continues its tradition of providing a solid foundation of economic understanding for use in managerial decision making. It offers a practical treatment of economic theory and analysis in an intutive, algebra-based format. Its focus is on presenting those aspects of economic theory and analysis that are most relevant to students of business administration, and a wide variety of examples and simple numerical problems are used to illustrate the application of managerial economics to a vast assortment of practical situations. The nature of the decision process and the role that economic analysis plays in that process are emphasized throughout. This major revision is designed to maximize accessibility for an audience with little or no background in economics or higher-level mathematics. The text focuses on the economics--not the mathematics--of the managerial decision process.
About the Author
Mark Hirschey is the Anderson W. Chandler Professor of Business at the University of Kansas, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in managerial economics and finance. He also is president of the Association of Financial Economists and a member of several professional organizations. Professor Hirschey has published articles for such leading academic journals as the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS, JOURNAL OF FINANCE, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, and JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS. He also is the author of FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS AND INVESTMENTS: ANALYSIS & BEHAVIOR, the editor of ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, and past editor of MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS. He earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
About the Author
Mark Hirschey is the Anderson W. Chandler Professor of Business at the University of Kansas, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in managerial economics and finance. He also is president of the Association of Financial Economists and a member of several professional organizations. Professor Hirschey has published articles for such leading academic journals as the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS, JOURNAL OF FINANCE, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, and JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS. He also is the author of FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS AND INVESTMENTS: ANALYSIS & BEHAVIOR, the editor of ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, and past editor of MANAGERIAL AND DECISION ECONOMICS. He earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Microsoft’s .NET strategy embraces a vision for integrating diverse elements of computing technology and data services. The wireless Internet and mobile devices are core components of that strategy. Visual Studio .NET includes a powerful set of toolsthe Mobile Internet Toolkitfor developing websites and applications that can be accessed from all kinds of mobile devices .NET Wireless Programming provides the technical details you need to master to develop end-to-end wireless solutions based on .NET technology.
You’ll learn to take advantage of the Mobile Internet Toolkit’s automated deployment capabilities, which enable a single site or application to work with nearly any mobile device. Freed from the task of writing code to accommodate various devices, you’ll be able to apply other skills to build a more powerful application: Work with styles and templates. Create custom controls. Read from and write to databases. And use Microsoft’s Web Services in support of a distributed architecture.
Five case studies, including a mobile intranet, a contacts database, and an online game, illustrate solutions to real problems and techniques for maximizing application flexibility. A set of appendices provide detailed information on the WML language and the Toolkit’s classes. This book presents its many code examples in Visual Basic .NET, but the greater emphasis is on Visual Studio .NET and the flexibility it gives developers in choosing the language they want to use.
About the Author
Mark Ridgeway is Head of Information Technology at Kyneton Secondary College in Victoria, Australia. Because of his remote location, he has had a compelling reason to dive into learning wireless technologies. He is a regular contributor to one of the leading wireless application development websites, www.anywhereyougo.com, and has also written for the developer website DevX.com.
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Cluster computers provide a low-cost alternative to multiprocessor systems for many applications. Building a cluster computer is within the reach of any computer user with solid C programming skills and a knowledge of operating systems, hardware, and networking. This book leads you through the design and assembly of such a system, and shows you how to mearsure and tune its overall performance. A cluster computer is a multicomputer, a network of node computers running distributed software that makes them work together as a team. Distributed software turns a collection of networked computers into a distributed system. It presents the user with a single-system image and gives the system its personality. Software can turn a network of computers into a transaction processor, a supercomputer, or even a novel design of your own. Some of the techniques used in this book's distributed algorithms might be new to many readers, so several of the chapters are dedicated to such topics. You will learn about the hardware needed to network several PCs, the operating system files that need to be changed to support that network, and the multitasking and the interprocess communications skills needed to put the network to good use. Finally, there is a simple distributed transaction processing application in the book. Readers can experiment with it, customize it, or use it as a basis for something completely different.
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About the Author
Alex Vrenios is the founder and principal analyst at the Distributed Systems Research Lab, a technical consulting group specializing in the performance measurement and analysis of distributed computing architectures. He holds a BS and MS in Computer Science, is the author of numerous articles, and is a member of both the ACM and the IEEE. He started his computing career more than 30 years ago, working with communications and data transmission software on mainframe computers. He made the transition to a networked C/UNIX environment, learned about interprocess communications distributed algorithms and cluster computing, and never looked back.
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Profit with Amazon Web Services—as a Buyer, Seller, or Independent Developer
In a few short years, Amazon has evolved from an online bookstore into a complex marketplace comprised of thousands of vendors, millions of customers, and an ever-widening selection of products.
With the launch of Amazon Web Services, buyers and sellers have unprecedented access to the immense body of data underpinning this marketplace. Mining Amazon Web Services: Building Applications with the Amazon API shows you what you can do with these powerful tools, and exactly how to do it. As a buyer, you'll build applications that let you comparison-shop far more effectively, consistently saving money and finding exactly the right product. As a seller, you'll leverage Amazon Web Services in ways that help you attract more customers, make more commissioned referrals, and improve your bottom line. This book is also a great resource for independent developers who want to create and publish—even make money with—applications for others. Here’s some of what you’ll find covered inside:
- Performing complex product searches
- Analyzing the data obtained in your searches
- Connecting Amazon Web Services to a local database
- Building a Web Services-based shopping cart
- Using Amazon-supported search technologies, including XML over HTTP and SOAP
- Improving speed and reliability
- Building applications for mobile devices
- Building and publishing applications for others
About the Author
John Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor who has produced 60 books and over 200 articles, most recently .NET Development Security Solutions for Sybex. John provides technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He has also contributed articles to magazines such as InformIT, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, and Visual Basic Developer. He's the editor of .NET electronic newsletter for Pinnacle Publishing (www.freeenewsletters.com).
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:50am CEST
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Create interactive Web pages with ASP.NET 2.0!
Bill Hatfield is the best-selling author of numerous computer books, including Active Server Pages For Dummies, Creating Cool VBScript Web Pages, and Windows XP in 10 Easy Steps or Less (all from Wiley). He is also the editor of Visual Studio .NET Developer, a monthly technical journal from Pinnacle Publishing. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and Co-Founder of the Indianapolis .NET Developers Association. He works as a corporate instructor for New Horizons in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he also loves to spend time with his family.
Create dynamic data-driven Web apps on demand, without prior programming experience!
Not a pro at Visual Basic® or C#? Don't let that stop you from moving into more sophisticated Web applications. Whether you're a nonprogrammer, Web designer, HTML coder, or even a power VB programmer, this easy-to-follow book will guide you into the latest release of ASP.NET 2.0. With coverage of new ASP.NET 2.0 features, this guide gives you a running start on ASP.NET 2.0!
Discover how to
- Build user interfaces
- Explore Themes and Master Pages
- Learn how to use the powerful new database functionality
- Debug and handle errors
- Use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express to build Web apps
Bill Hatfield is the best-selling author of numerous computer books, including Active Server Pages For Dummies, Creating Cool VBScript Web Pages, and Windows XP in 10 Easy Steps or Less (all from Wiley). He is also the editor of Visual Studio .NET Developer, a monthly technical journal from Pinnacle Publishing. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and Co-Founder of the Indianapolis .NET Developers Association. He works as a corporate instructor for New Horizons in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he also loves to spend time with his family.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:48am CEST
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JavaScript Developer's Dictionary covers all the essential functions, methods, and objects of JavaScript in an easy-to-find, logical order. JavaScript, and each different version of JavaScript, interacts very differently with each variety of Web browser, leaving Web developers scrambling to write code that will work in all the major browsers. JavaScript Developer's Dictionary brings all these variants into one volume, breaking down every object in the JavaScript language and how it applies to each browser.
Wherever possible, the book also provides workarounds for earlier versions of JavaScript and for direct inconsistencies. The emphasis throughout this book is on compatibility across many versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer.
About the Author
Alexander James Vincent is a Web design expert based in Vallejo, CA. Born and raised in Seattle, WA, he served 23 months in the United States Navy as a Seaman Journalist. Following his tour of duty, he returned to the field of computers he grew up around and discovered JavaScript. Since then he has become a standards evangelist for Web design, and works to encourage best practices in coding for all Web languages, client- and server-side. He moderates the JavaScript Programming Help forum and writes tutorials for Website Abstraction at http://www.wsabstract.com. He also contributes Quality Assurance efforts to the Mozilla.org project. He is currently in the process of completing the design of his JavaScript Laboratory site at http://www.jslab.org, a project he set aside while writitng the JavaScript Developer's Dictionary. He is a huge fan of the Seattle Mariners, and hopes to see them in a World Series one day soon.
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Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:47am CEST
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The maturing of the field of data mining has brought about an increased level of mathematical sophistication. Such disciplines like topology, combinatorics, partially ordered sets and their associated algebraic structures (lattices and Boolean algebras), and metric spaces are increasingly applied in data mining research. This book presents these mathematical foundations of data mining integrated with applications to provide the reader with a comprehensive reference.
Mathematics is presented in a thorough and rigorous manner offering a detailed explanation of each topic, with applications to data mining such as frequent item sets, clustering, decision trees also being discussed. More than 400 exercises are included and they form an integral part of the material. Some of the exercises are in reality supplemental material and their solutions are included. The reader is assumed to have a knowledge of elementary analysis.
Features and topics:
• Study of functions and relations
• Applications are provided throughout
• Presents graphs and hypergraphs
• Covers partially ordered sets, lattices and Boolean algebras
• Finite partially ordered sets
• Focuses on metric spaces
• Includes combinatorics
• Discusses the theory of the Vapnik-Chervonenkis dimension of collections of sets
This wide-ranging, thoroughly detailed volume is self-contained and intended for researchers and graduate students, and will prove an invaluable reference tool.
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Covering key areas of evaluation and methodology, client-side applications, specialist and novel technologies, along with initial appraisals of disabilities, this important book provides comprehensive coverage of web accessibility.
Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an overview of existing research and also looks at future developments, providing a much deeper insight than can be obtained through existing research libraries, aggregations, or search engines. In tackling the subject from a research, rather than practitioner standpoint, scientists, engineers and postgraduate students will find a definitive and foundational text that includes field overviews, references, issues, new research, problems and solutions, and opinions from industrial experts and renowned academics from leading international institutions including Adobe, Google, IBM, W3C, and York, Dartmouth and Kansai Universities.
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Posted: September 1st, 2008, 7:12pm CEST
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Object-Oriented and Internet-Based Technologies, Concepts and Applications for a Networked World, Net. Object Days 2004, held in Erfurt, Germany, in September 2004.
The 15 revised full papers presented together with an invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from inclusion in the book. The papers are organised in topical sections on languages and models, agents and the semantic Web, supporting software processes, software product lines, and case studies and visions.
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The Linux Level I Exam Guide prepares you to pass the Linux Level I exam. The tutorial text is strictly exam-related and flows with minimal interruption, covering all necessary objectives for the exam. Study aids begin with the Chapter Opener to ready you for learning. To help you fully understand the topic, visual cues are used liberally throughout the book. Diagrams put concepts into a visual form that aids in retaining and comprehending, and figures confirm your understanding of procedures. This book also provides additional information, such as addresses for on-line help and supplemental sample tests, testing locations, test-taking tips and strategies, and emotional preparation.
About the Author
Theresa Hadden, MCSE, MCT, and SAIR Linux Certified teaches Microsoft server products, Linux, and security courses. She presents both Microsoft Official Curriculum and custom prepared courses to prepare students for certification examinations as well as post examination reviews. In addition, she teaches Linux Intro and System Administration courses for Compaq and she has been active in the LPI's Linux community in the mailing list and other venues for providing input and suggestions for the objectives and questions on the test. Theresa has over 15 years of System Administration experience using Novell, Unix, and Windows NT. She works with small to medium size businesses needing LAN/WAN capabilites and/or Internet access using both Linux and Microsoft products. She also provides installation, administration, and educational services to her clients.
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Theresa Hadden, MCSE, MCT, and SAIR Linux Certified teaches Microsoft server products, Linux, and security courses. She presents both Microsoft Official Curriculum and custom prepared courses to prepare students for certification examinations as well as post examination reviews. In addition, she teaches Linux Intro and System Administration courses for Compaq and she has been active in the LPI's Linux community in the mailing list and other venues for providing input and suggestions for the objectives and questions on the test. Theresa has over 15 years of System Administration experience using Novell, Unix, and Windows NT. She works with small to medium size businesses needing LAN/WAN capabilites and/or Internet access using both Linux and Microsoft products. She also provides installation, administration, and educational services to her clients.
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Posted: September 1st, 2008, 5:04pm CEST
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What do you do when your database application isn’t running fast enough? You troubleshoot, of course. Finding the slow part of an application is often the easy part of the battle. It’s finding a solution that’s difficult. Troubleshooting Oracle Performance helps by providing a systematic approach to addressing the underlying causes of poor database application performance.
- Written for developers by an application developer who has learned by doing
- Gives a systematic approach to solving database application performance problems
- Helps you plan for performance as you would for any other application requirement
- See how to treat and plan for performance as a basic application requirement.
- Identify performance problems using a systematic and repeatable approach.
- Configure your query optimizer to meet your application performance goals.
- Optimize table accesses, joins, and physical table layout.
- Read and recognize inefficient SQL execution plans.
- Reduce inefficiencies from too much procedural code.
For application developers and database administrators involved in troubleshooting performance problems of Oracle-based applications
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
Related Titles from Apress- Cost-Based Oracle Fundamentals
- The Art and Science of Oracle Performance Tuning
- Forecasting Oracle Performance
Since 1995, Christian Antognini has been focusing on understanding how the Oracle database engine works. His main interests range from logical and physical database design, to the integration of databases with Java applications, the query optimizer, and basically everything else related to performance management and tuning. He is currently working as a senior consultant and trainer at "blank">Trivadis AG (http://www.trivadis.com) in Zürich, Switzerland. If he is not helping one of his customers to get the most out of Oracle, he is somewhere lecturing on optimization or new Oracle database features for developers. He is member of the Trivadis Performance Team and of the OakTable Network (http://oaktable.net).
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Join the Red Hat Revolution!
Newly revised and updated, Mastering Red Hat Linux is the essential guide to the world's leading Linux distribution. Inside, you'll find everything you need to know to install, configure, use, and optimize Red Hat Linux. You'll even find the operating system itself-the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 7.1, absolutely free on the enclosed CD!
Newly revised and updated, Mastering Red Hat Linux is the essential guide to the world's leading Linux distribution. Inside, you'll find everything you need to know to install, configure, use, and optimize Red Hat Linux. You'll even find the operating system itself-the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 7.1, absolutely free on the enclosed CD!
Whatever you want to achieve with Linux, Mastering Red Hat Linux makes it easy, providing the clear instruction and unique insights of a Linux expert who understands the needs of the non-Unix world.
Coverage includes:
• Installing Red Hat Linux
• Configuring and using the GNOME and KDE graphical user interfaces
• Configuring and using X Windows v. 4
• Using Linux commands
• Managing files in Linux
• Connecting to the Internet and sending email with Linux
• Using Netscape 6 for Linux
• Faxing from Linux
• Using Linux on a LAN
• Using Linux as part of a Windows network
• Connecting and configuring USB peripherals
• Creating a Linux Web server
• Setting up and using a Linux mail server
• Running DOS and Windows applications using Vine
• Configuring your Linux system with Linuxconf
• Re-compiling the Linux kernel
CD DESCRIPTION : On the enclosed CD, you'll find the Publisher's Edition of Red Hat Linux 7.1, the world's most popular Linux distribution. This is a non-expiring version that you can install and use for as long as you like.
About the Author
Arman Danesh is pursuing an advanced degree in Computer Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Formerly MIS Manager at Landegg Academy in Switzerland, where he was responsible for hundreds of Linux desktop installations and multiple Linux servers, Arman is the author of many books, including Mastering Corel Linux, Mastering Linux, Second Edition, and Mastering ColdFusion, all three from Sybex. He also writes about the Internet for the South China Morning Post and is editorial director for Juxta Publishing Limited.
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Kylix is Borland's new tool, based on Delphi, for developing applications that run on the Linux operating system. In this book, best-selling Mastering Delphi author Marco Cantu tackles all aspects of using the tool. Whether you are a Delphi developer who wants to learn Linux development, or you are a Linux developer who wants to learn how to use the Kylix toolset, this is the reference you need. You get coverage of the essentials of the Object Pascal language, building the user interface, working with forms, writing Delphi components, and developing database, client/server, and Web applications. You also learn how to create XML-based Web Services with Kylix. The companion CD-ROM has all the source code from the book, the Open Source Edition of Kylix, useful utilities, and electronic references to Pascal and SQL.
|Master the RAD Tool Designed Especially for Linux Development
|Master the RAD Tool Designed Especially for Linux Development
Kylix 2 promises great things for the world of Linux application development. Mastering Kylix 2 is the best possible way for you to take advantage of everything this powerful RAD tool has to offer. Co-written by internationally acclaimed Delphi expert Marco Cantù, this book provides authoritative, tutorial-style instruction along with tips and tricks available nowhere else. Begin with Kylix basics and advance confidently, developing the skills needed to use Kylix to meet real challenges-from sockets programming to XML processing to web services development.
Featured on the CDOn the CD, you get complete and ready-to-use source code for the hundreds of examples presented in the book. You also get an electronic copy of Essential Pascal, Marco Cantù's acclaimed introduction to the Pascal programming language, written from a Kylix perspective. Finally, you get the open source version of Kylix, FreeCLX, Interbase 6 Open Source Edition, and the Indy open-source web component suite.
About the Author
Marco Cantù is the author of six editions of the best-selling Mastering Delphi 6. Beside writing and speaking at conferences, he teaches technical classes on both Delphi and XML technologies. Marco lives in Italy. Uberto Barbini is a teacher and consultant for the Italian university Politecnico di Milano. He has published a book on Delphi in Italy and is the developer of the open source program Fractal Forge.
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Authoratative Answers to All Your Apache Questions—Now Updated to Cover Apache 2.0
Linux Apache Web Server Administration is the most complete, most advanced guide to the Apache Web server you’ll find anywhere. Written by a leading Apache expert—and now updated to cover Apache 2.0—this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to administer Apache on a Linux box. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:
Linux Apache Web Server Administration is the most complete, most advanced guide to the Apache Web server you’ll find anywhere. Written by a leading Apache expert—and now updated to cover Apache 2.0—this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced techniques you need to know to administer Apache on a Linux box. Hundreds of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:
- Compiling Apache from source code
- Creating and hosting virtual web sites
- Using Server-Side Includes to create Web pages with dynamic content
- Using Apache directives to configure your site
- Extending Apache using add-on modules
- Using the Common Gateway Interface for web programming
- Enhancing the performance of CGI programs with FastCGI and mod_perl
- Installing Apache support for PHP
- Extending Apache to run Java servlets or Java Server Pages
- Attaching Apache to a database server
- Using URL rewriting for increased request-handling flexibility
- Implementing user authentication
- Adding Secure Sockets Layer for enhanced system security
- Customizing Apache’s log formats
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This book is an introductory, tutorial-style text designed to give the reader a strong foundational knowledge of securing a Linux system. This book teaches the reader how to securely install and run Linux as it comes shipped from most Linux distributors. Most other titles in this market focus on the use of tools and software not normally included with Linux. Our approach teaches fundamentals the reader can take to other operating systems. This text is designed to provide a basic guide to resolving security involved in the use of Linux in workstation, small server, or small network environments.
- Covered topics include the following:
- Securing network services such as Samba and NFS
- Installation security details
- Firewalling with ipchains and iptables
- Intrusion detection, auditing, and monitoring
- BIOS and motherboard security issues
- Kerberos authentication
- Data encryption
- Eliminating ID and device risks
- Preserving data
- Steps to take if hacked
About the Author
Aron Hsiao is a computing entrepreneur and freelance network consultant with a background in UNIX-like operating systems stretching back to the mid-1980s. He has spent time as both an independent contractor and as a proprietor working in computer hardware and software retail, real-time software development, network deployment, Internet development, and Internet marketing. Aron has also worked as a volunteer in a number of different computer-related and education capacities in his local area. He has served as the About.com guide to Linux since 1997 and is the author of Que's The Concise Guide to XFree86 for Linux.
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The Delphi 5 Developer's Guide is a complete reference showing developers what they need to know most about Delphi 5. The text begins with a tour of Delphi 5 basics, including improvements since version 1. After observing object-oriented Pascal programming, including advanced language features, the authors turn to the strengths of using the Visual Component Library (VCL) application frameworks. They include several invaluable sections for corporate developers, including a "coding standards" document. Sections on combining VCL with ActiveX controls round out the basic tour. Advanced topics include graphics programming, building dynamic link-libraries (DLLs), printing, and multithreading.
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Steve Teixeira is an R&D engineer at Inprise Corporation, where he works on the Borland Delphi and Borland C++ products. Steve is a regular contributor to several Delphi periodicals, and has spoken at numerous industry conferences. Xavier Pacheco is the presindent and chief consultant of XAPWARE Technologies, Inc. where he specializes in Delphi client/server development and training. Xavier is a widely recongnized Delphi expert, and is a leading member of Borland'sTeam B.
About the Author
Steve Teixeira is an R&D engineer at Inprise Corporation, where he works on the Borland Delphi and Borland C++ products. Steve is a regular contributor to several Delphi periodicals, and has spoken at numerous industry conferences. Xavier Pacheco is the presindent and chief consultant of XAPWARE Technologies, Inc. where he specializes in Delphi client/server development and training. Xavier is a widely recongnized Delphi expert, and is a leading member of Borland'sTeam B.
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The numerical approximation of Maxwell's equations, Computational Electromagnetics (CEM), has emerged as a crucial enabling technology for radio-frequency, microwave and wireless engineering. The three most popular 'full-wave' methods - the Finite Difference Time Domain Method, the Method of Moments, and the Finite Element Method - are introduced in this book by way of one or two-dimensional problems. Commercial or public domain codes implementing these methods are then applied to complex, real-world engineering problems, and a careful analysis of the reliability of the results obtained is performed, along with a discussion of the many pitfalls which can result in inaccurate and misleading solutions. The book will empower readers to become discerning users of CEM software, with an understanding of the underlying methods and confidence in the results obtained. It also introduces readers to the art of code development. This book is aimed at senior undergraduate/graduate students taking CEM courses and practising engineers in the industry.
This book provides a detailed introduction to the computational techniques (including the finite-difference time-domain method, the method of moments, and the finite element method) that are used in the simulation and design of radio-frequency devices and antennas. The underlying theory of computational electromagnetics is blended with practical guidance on how to analyze realistic problems in wireless and RF engineering, and the strengths and weaknesses of each simulation technique are examined. Matlab and other code used in the book is available on a dedicated web site.
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DAVID DAVIDSON received his PhD in 1991 from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa where he is currently a Professor in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He has also been a visiting scholar at the University of Arizona, a visiting fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge and was a guest Professor at the International Research Centre for Telecommunications-Transmission and Radar at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He has authored or co-authored 38 papers in refereed journals and co-edits the EM Programmer's Notebook column in the IEEE Antennas and Propagation magazine. David is a member of the IEEE, ACES, and SAIEE and served as chairman of the South African IEEE AP/MTT Chapter from 1996-8. He also served as the national convener of the NRF's Engineering Assessment Committee in 2002 and is the Principal Grantholder of the HF Electromagnetic and Electronic Engineering research consortium, funded by the NRF.
This book provides a detailed introduction to the computational techniques (including the finite-difference time-domain method, the method of moments, and the finite element method) that are used in the simulation and design of radio-frequency devices and antennas. The underlying theory of computational electromagnetics is blended with practical guidance on how to analyze realistic problems in wireless and RF engineering, and the strengths and weaknesses of each simulation technique are examined. Matlab and other code used in the book is available on a dedicated web site.
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DAVID DAVIDSON received his PhD in 1991 from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa where he is currently a Professor in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He has also been a visiting scholar at the University of Arizona, a visiting fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge and was a guest Professor at the International Research Centre for Telecommunications-Transmission and Radar at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He has authored or co-authored 38 papers in refereed journals and co-edits the EM Programmer's Notebook column in the IEEE Antennas and Propagation magazine. David is a member of the IEEE, ACES, and SAIEE and served as chairman of the South African IEEE AP/MTT Chapter from 1996-8. He also served as the national convener of the NRF's Engineering Assessment Committee in 2002 and is the Principal Grantholder of the HF Electromagnetic and Electronic Engineering research consortium, funded by the NRF.
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Posted: September 1st, 2008, 5:00pm CEST
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"[T]his is a quite readable book with lots of interesting nuggets of information..." Russell J. Haines, Communications Engineer
"This is an excellent book covering all of the current research and development in the wireless industry as well as pointing out what is to come. A recommended book for all academic libraries." H. Robert Malinowsky, University of Illinois at Chicago, E-Streams
Despite their phenomenal global growth, wireless technologies have progressed very differently geographically. Diverse technologies (i-mode in Japan, SMS in Europe, PDAs and Blackberry in North America) imply that wireless applications and services are often unique to the culture and business models of a region. Supplemented by examples, case studies and interviews with industry luminaries, Chetan Sharma and Yasuhisa Nakamura identify key factors behind the success or failure of different strategies and provide insights into how to match wireless technology to global markets.
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Chetan Sharma is a recognized industry expert in strategy and implementation of wireless data and pervasive computing ideas and solutions. Mr Sharma was formerly Leader of the Emerging Solutions practice at Luminant Worldwide. Prior to this, Sharma served as founder and principal of Luminant's wireless practice. In this role, he oversaw global client engagements, provided vision and strategic direction, conducted wireless research and development, and established partnerships with leading industry players.
Yasuhisa Nakamura is Senior Vice President at NTT DoCoMo USA. He is a widely recognized specialist of wireless telecommunications industry with over 20 years of experience. Dr Nakamura holds more than 50 patents (awarded and pending) and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
"This is an excellent book covering all of the current research and development in the wireless industry as well as pointing out what is to come. A recommended book for all academic libraries." H. Robert Malinowsky, University of Illinois at Chicago, E-Streams
Despite their phenomenal global growth, wireless technologies have progressed very differently geographically. Diverse technologies (i-mode in Japan, SMS in Europe, PDAs and Blackberry in North America) imply that wireless applications and services are often unique to the culture and business models of a region. Supplemented by examples, case studies and interviews with industry luminaries, Chetan Sharma and Yasuhisa Nakamura identify key factors behind the success or failure of different strategies and provide insights into how to match wireless technology to global markets.
About the Author
Chetan Sharma is a recognized industry expert in strategy and implementation of wireless data and pervasive computing ideas and solutions. Mr Sharma was formerly Leader of the Emerging Solutions practice at Luminant Worldwide. Prior to this, Sharma served as founder and principal of Luminant's wireless practice. In this role, he oversaw global client engagements, provided vision and strategic direction, conducted wireless research and development, and established partnerships with leading industry players.
Yasuhisa Nakamura is Senior Vice President at NTT DoCoMo USA. He is a widely recognized specialist of wireless telecommunications industry with over 20 years of experience. Dr Nakamura holds more than 50 patents (awarded and pending) and is a frequent speaker at international conferences.
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HERE ARE SOME SOUND IDEAS.
Wonder what would happen if the Big Band sound crashed into heavy metal? Or what the offspring of a balladeer and a rapper might sound like? How about smooth jazz and acid rock? Stop wondering-this book will take you there. You'll explore hardware and software choices first and select what you need; then you'll sample a little music theory. After that, it's step by step to the big mashup. Do what sounds good.
How to mix & mash.
Cool stuff you'll learn:
- How to use mashup construction software
- Basics of songwriting and music theory
- Insider tips on selecting your songs
- How to get your tracks in key and in sync
- Ways to extract vocals from full songs
- Tricks for arranging your mashup for maximum impact
- How to polish up your mashup with mastering and effects
- Rendering, distribution, and legal considerations
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Posted: September 1st, 2008, 4:59pm CEST
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Managing and troubleshooting Web servers is an integral part of every IT professional′s job. Apache is an open source Web server that has captured 63% of the more than 18 million Web servers currently in place. This guide provides the in–depth information, skills, and techniques needed to effectively maintain an Apache Web server.
With Linux growing rapidly in popularity as an enterprise solution, companies now more than ever are looking for IT professionals who are Linux certified. Designed and developed by the industry–leading members of Sair, Inc. and its advisory board, the Sair Linux and GNU Certification program provides IT professionals with a clear path for improving their Linux skills and knowledge base, while giving employers the means for ensuring the competency level of their staff. The LCE books in this series of study guides help readers master the areas of expertise necessary to pass the certification exam for becoming a Linux Certified Engineer (LCE). Readers will also get prep help through lab exercises and sample questions from the LCE exam.
With Linux growing rapidly in popularity as an enterprise solution, companies now more than ever are looking for IT professionals who are Linux certified. Designed and developed by the industry–leading members of Sair, Inc. and its advisory board, the Sair Linux and GNU Certification program provides IT professionals with a clear path for improving their Linux skills and knowledge base, while giving employers the means for ensuring the competency level of their staff. The LCE books in this series of study guides help readers master the areas of expertise necessary to pass the certification exam for becoming a Linux Certified Engineer (LCE). Readers will also get prep help through lab exercises and sample questions from the LCE exam.
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