Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hour



SAMS | ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32990-6 | English | PDF | Pages: 529 | Size: 9.70 MB | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
With Microsoft’s introduction of the .NET platform, a new, exciting programming language was born. Visual C# is now the language of choice for developing on the .NET platform, and Microsoft has even written a majority of the .NET Framework using Visual C#. Visual C# is a modern object-oriented language designed and developed from the ground up with a best-of-breed mentality, implementing and expanding on the best features and functions found in other languages. Visual C# 2008 combines the power and flexibility of C++ with some of the simplicity of Visual C#.

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Advanced IQ test



Kogan Page Ltd. | ISBN 978 0 7494 5232 2 | English | PDF | Pages: 209 | Size: 2.15 MB | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
In several of my earlier Kogan Page titles I have provided readers with the opportunity to obtain a greater understanding of IQ testing by means of practice tests in which readers have been able to familiarize themselves with the type of questions they are likely to encounter when taking such tests. In this book I have retained some of the question types that have appeared in my previous books but have also introduced several new types of questions designed to measure an advanced level of numerical, verbal and spatial ability, as well as questions involving the use of logical analysis, lateral thinking and problem-solving abilities. The object of this book, therefore, is to present readers with an even greater challenge in which the 12 separate tests have a higher than usual overall degree of difficulty. Such tests are particularly useful to anyone who may need to undertake graduate and managerial selection in the future. They are also of value to any professional who contemplates seeking other positions
which may involve the use of psychometric testing as part of the selection process, or as a means of internal advancement in the organization in which they are employed. The book will also appeal to people wishing to test themselves on more challenging questions by moving on from the standard-level IQ tests of previous books. These readers, who have already familiarized themselves with the type of IQ tests contained in my previous books, will now be ready to move on to a greater challenge. As with athletes who push out the boundary of their abilities by the use of even more rigorous training schedules and refinement of techniques, an increase in brainpower can be achieved by taking on greater mental tasks and challenges. A further advantage to be gained from tackling the more advanced questions is that readers will automatically improve their performance on standard IQ test questions. Because they have been newly compiled for this book, the tests that follow have not been standardized, so an actual IQ rating cannot be given. However, there is a guide to performance at the end of each test, and there is also a cumulative guide for your overall performance on all 12 tests. The performance assessment is particularly useful to users of this book as the feedback provided will give them the opportunity to identify their own strengths and weaknesses. This will enable readers to build on their strengths and work at improving their performance in areas of weakness. Each test consists of 30 questions. The tests are all multidisciplinary, which provides the opportunity to practise on the range of questions you are likely to encounter in actual IQ tests. A time limit of 120 minutes is allowed for each test. Answers and explanations, where necessary, are provided and you should award yourself one point for each completely correct answer. The use of a calculator is not permitted in respect of the numerical questions, which are designed to test your aptitude when working with numbers as well as your powers of mental arithmetic.

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Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus



Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. | ISBN-13: 9780393094268 | Jan-1954 | English | PDF | Pages: 496 | Size: 4.79 MB | RAR Compressed | No Password

We all have those "go-to" people in our lives. The one you go-to for advice, the one you go-to for comfort, the one you go-to with technical questions...now you can be the one that others go-to for help with Microsoft Office 2007. Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus is full of exclusive tricks from Paul McFedries, an Office "insider," that will help you learn the Office applications inside and out. Designed to bridge the gap between your expectation and reality, you will go beyond the basics and learn newly discovered techniques, shortcuts, and best practices. Through real-world examples that showcase how the tips and tricks can be used in everyday business tasks, Tricks of the Microsoft Office 2007 Gurus will help you get the most out of Office 2007.

Table of Contents
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Part I Microsoft Word Tricks
Chapter 1 Text Tricks
Chapter 2 Formatting Tricks
Chapter 3 Document Tricks
Chapter 4 Page Layout Tricks
Part II Microsoft Excel Trick
Chapter 5 Formula and Function Tricks
Chapter 6 Workbook and Worksheet Tricks
Chapter 7 Data Analysis Tricks
Chapter 8 Chart Tricks
Part III Microsoft PowerPoint Tricks
Chapter 9 Slide and Presentation Tricks
Chapter 10 Animation Tricks
Chapter 11 Slide Show Tricks
Part IV Microsoft Outlook Tricks
Chapter 12 Email Tricks
Chapter 13 Calendar and Contact Tricks
Part V Microsoft Access Tricks
Chapter 14 Table and Query
Chapter 15 Form and Report Tricks
Part VI Appendix
Appendix A Working with VBA Macro
Index
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The Ultimate IQ Test Book



Kogan Page Ltd. | ISBN-13 9780749449476 | English | Sep-2008 | PDF | Size: 2.48 MB | 305 Pages | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
Of the different methods that purport to measure intelligence, the most famous is the IQ (Intelligence Quotient) test, which is a standardized test designed to measure human intelligence as distinct from attainments. Intelligence quotient is an age-related measure of intelligence level. The word quotient means the result of dividing one quantity by another, and one definition of intelligence is mental ability or quickness of mind. Usually, IQ tests consist of a graded series of tasks, each of which has been standardized with a large representative population of individuals in order to establish an average IQ of 100 for each test. It is generally accepted that a person’s mental ability develops at a constant rate until about the age of 13, after which development has been shown to slow down, and beyond the age of 18 little or no improvement is found. When the IQ of a child is measured, the subject attempts an IQ test that has been standardized, with an average score recorded for each age group. Thus a
10-yearold child who scored the result that would be expected of a 12-year-old would have an IQ of 120, or 12/10 × 100:
Because after the age of 18 little or no improvement is found, adults have to be judged on an IQ test whose average score is 100, and the results graded above and below this norm according to known test scores. Like so many distributions found in nature, the distribution of IQ takes the form of a fairly regular bell curve (see Figure 0.1 below) in which the average score is 100 and similar proportions occur both above and below this norm. There are a number of different types of intelligence tests, for example Cattell, Stanford-Binet and Wechsler, and each has its own different scales of intelligence. The Stanford-Binet is heavily weighted with questions involving verbal abilities and is widely used in the United States. The Weschler scales consist of two separate..............

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The Object-Oriented Thought Process



Addison-Wesley | ISBN-13: 9780672330162 | English | Sep-2008 | PDF | Size: 2.48 MB | 347 Pages | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
The Object-Oriented Thought Process, Second Edition will lay the foundation in object-oriented concepts and then explain how various object technologies are used. Author Matt Weisfeld introduces object-oriented concepts, then covers abstraction, public and private classes, reusing code, and devloping frameworks. Later chapters cover building objects that work with XML, databases, and distributed systems (including EJBs, .NET, Web Services and more).Throughout the book Matt uses UML, the standard language for modeling objects, to provide illustration and examples of each concept.
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Table Of Contents
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Introduction 1
1 Introduction to Object-Oriented Concepts 5
2 How to Think in Terms of Objects 29
3 Advanced Object-Oriented Concepts 43
4 The Anatomy of a Class 61
5 Class Design Guidelines 71
6 Designing with Objects 85
7 Mastering Inheritance and Composition 111
8 Frameworks and Reuse: Designing with Interfaces and Abstract Classes
129
9 Building Objects 153
10 Creating Object Models with UML 167
11 Persistent Objects: Serialization and Relational Databases 181
12 Objects and XML: Portable Data 195
13 Objects and the Internet 211
14 Distributed Objects and the Enterprise 225
15 Design Patterns 237
Index
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Piano - The All Time Best Collection vol-3



International Music Publications Ltd. | English | PDF | Size: 3.82 MB | 95 Pages

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Statistics Explained An Introductory Guide for Life



CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS | ISBN-13 978-0-521-83550-3 | English | PDF | Size: 2.53 MB | 281 Pages

Introduction
Why do life scientists need to know about experimental design and statistics?
If you work on living things it is usually impossible to get data from every individual of the group or species in question. Imagine trying to measure the length of every anchovy in the Pacific Ocean, the haemoglobin count of every adult in the USA, the diameter of every pine tree in a plantation of 200 000, or the individual protein content of 10 000 prawns in a large aquaculture pond. The total number of individuals of a particular species present in a defined area is often called the population. Since a researcher usually cannot measure every individual in the population (unless they are studying the few remaining members of an endangered species), they have to work with a carefully selected subset containing several individuals, often called experimental units, that they hope is a representative sample from which the characteristics of the population can be inferred. You can also think of a population as the total number of artificial experimental units possible (e.g. the 125 567 plots of 1m2 that would
cover a coral reef) and your sample being the subset (e.g. 20 plots) you have chosen to work with. The best way to get a representative sample is usually to choose a proportion of the population at random – without bias, with every possible experimental unit having an equal chance of being selected. The trouble with this approach is that there are often great differences among experimental units from the same population. Think of the people you have seen today – unless you met some identical twins (or triplets etc.), no two would have been the same. Even species that seem to be made up of similar looking individuals (like flies or cockroaches or snails) show great variability. This leads to several problems.

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Oracle PL/SQL by Example



Prentice Hall | ISBN-13: 9780137144228 | English | Sep-2008 | PDF | Size: 1.89 MB | 759 Pages | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
Start developing applications with Oracle PL/SQL-fast! This integrated book-and -Web learning solution teaches all the Oracle PL/SQL skills you need, hands on, through real-world labs, extensive examples, exercises, projects, and a complete Web-based training site. Oracle PL/SQL by Example, Third Edition covers Oracle 10G and all the fundamentals: Master PL/SQL syntax, iterative and conditional control, scoping, anchored datatypes, cursors, triggers, security, tables, procedures, functions, packages and Oracle-supplied packages-plus powerful new techniques for working with exceptions, cursors, collections, and records. Your free Web-based training module includes a Virtual Study Lounge where you can interact with other learners, work on new projects, and get updates!

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Table Of Contents
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Acknowledgments xiv
About the Authors xv
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER 1 PL/SQL Concepts 1
CHAPTER 2 General Programming Language Fundamentals 2
CHAPTER 3 SQL in PL/SQL 39
CHAPTER 4 Conditional Control: IF Statements 53
CHAPTER 5 Conditional Control: CASE Statements 81
CHAPTER 6 Iterative Control: Part I 113
CHAPTER 7 Iterative Control: Part II 143
CHAPTER 8 Error Handling and Built-in Exceptions 163
CHAPTER 10 Exceptions: Advanced Concepts 211
CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Cursors 229
CHAPTER 12 Advanced Cursors 253
CHAPTER 13 Triggers
CHAPTER 14 Compound Triggers 291
CHAPTER 15 Collections 315
CHAPTER 16 Records 349
CHAPTER 17 Native Dynamic SQL 379
CHAPTER 18 Bulk SQL 403
CHAPTER 19 Procedures 439
CHAPTER 20 Functions 449
CHAPTER 21 Packages 457
CHAPTER 22 Stored Code 495
CHAPTER 23 Object Types in Oracle 513
CHAPTER 24 Oracle Supplied Packages 555
APPENDIX A PL/SQL Formatting Guide 597
APPENDIX B Student Database Schema 601
APPENDIX C ANSI SQL Standards 607
APPENDIX D Answers to the Try It Yourself Sections 613
INDEX 705
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MySQL



Addison-Wesley | ISBN-13: 9780672329388 | English | Sep-2008 | PDF | Size: 3.95 MB | 1326 Pages | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
With over 11 million installations, MySQL is the most widely used open source database management system worldwide. Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL to power high-volume Web sites, business-critical systems and packaged software -- including industry leaders such as Yahoo, Google, The Associated Press, Suzuki, and NASA. MySQL 5.1 is a significant new version of the database that further brings MySQL up to the level of an enterprise-class database system. In MySQL, Paul DuBois provides a comprehensive guide to using MySQL effectively and productively. He describes everything from the basics, to using MySQL to generate dynamic Web pages, to administering MySQL servers. The fourth edition of this bestseller has been reviewed by top developers in the MySQL community and incorporates feedback from readers and top MySQL developers. With detailed coverage of new features and improvements in MySQL 5.1, this is the most comprehensive and thorough edition to date. This new edition includes extended coverage of stored programs -- stored procedures, functions and triggers; coverage of a new type of stored program -- events; a completely new chapter on "Stored Programs"; completely rewritten PHP chapter and appendix.
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Table Of Contents
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Introduction to MySQL and SQL.
Working with Data in MySQL.
MySQL SQL Syntax and Use.
Query Optimization.
Using MySQL Programming Interfaces.
Introduction to MySQL Programming.
The MySQL C API.
The Perl DBI API.
The PHP API.
Introduction to MySQL Administration.
The MySQL Data Directory.
General MySQL Administration.
Security.
Database Maintenance and Repair.
Obtaining and Installing Software.
Column Type Reference.
Operator and Function Reference.
SQL Syntax Reference.
MySQL Program Reference.
C API Reference.
Perl DBI API Reference.
PHP API Reference.
Useful Third-Party Tools.
Internet Service Providers.
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LINQ Unleashed for C#



Sams | ISBN-13: 9780672329838 | English | Sep-2008 | PDF | Size: 4.58 MB | RAR Compressed | 545 Pages | No Password

Introduction
LINQ is a query-like language for .NET that makes it easy to get information no matter where it comes from, and the information is retrieved the same way regardless of how or where it is stored. This sameness significantly improves productivity. In essence, LINQ provides a very clean, usable, efficient way to query data sources directly from within programming language code. LINQ is the most important new feature of Visual Studio 2008, and has been widely anticipated by developers. Larry O'Brien of SD Times calls LINQ "an important innovation that is garnering essentially unqualified raves and already being extended in fascinating new ways." As with any new technology, however, there will be a learning curve for developers wishing to use it. Linq Unleashed will be the best way for professional programmers to get the most out of LINQ. In addition to providing comprehensive coverage of LINQ's features and practical examples to show how to use those features, the author will provide enough underlying
information so that you can grasp the "why" of LINQ.

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Table Of Contents
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Introduction 1
Part I Getting Ready for LINQ
1 Programming with Anonymous Types 5
2 Using Compound Type Initialization 29
3 Defining Extension and Partial Methods 61
4 yield return: Using .NET’s State Machine Generator 85
5 Understanding Lambda Expressions and Closures 97
6 Using Standard Query Operators 121
Part II LINQ for Objects
7 Sorting and Grouping Queries 137
8 Using Aggregate Operations 151
9 Performing Set Operations 167
10 Mastering Select and SelectMany 185
11 Joining Query Results 211
12 Querying Outlook and Active Directory 239
Part III LINQ for Data
13 Querying Relational Data with LINQ 265
14 Creating Better Entities and Mapping Inheritance and Aggregation 289
15 Joining Database Tables with LINQ Queries 309
16 Updating Anonymous Relational Data 349
17 Introducing ADO.NET 3.0 and the Entity Framework 383
Part IV LINQ for XML
18 Extracting Data from XML 415
19 Comparing LINQ to XML with Other XML Technologies 437
20 Constructing XML from Non-XML Data 453
21 Emitting XML with the XmlWriter 463
22 Combining XML with Other Data Models 469
23 LINQ to XSD Supports Typed XML Programming 485
Index 499
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iPhone the Missing Manual 2nd Edition



O’Reilly Media, Inc. | ISBN-13-978-0-596-52167-7 | English | PDF | Size: 5.57 MB | RAR Compressed | 337 Pages | No Password

Introduction
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.


About This Book
By way of a printed guide to the iPhone, Apple provides only a fold-out leaflet.It’s got a clever name—Finger Tips—but to learn your way around, you’re expected to use an electronic PDF document. This PDF covers the basics well, but it’s largely free of details, hacks, workarounds, tutorials, humor, and any acknowledgment of the iPhone’s flaws. You can’t mark your place, underline, or read it in the bathroom.
The purpose of this book, then, is to serve as the manual that should have accompanied the iPhones—both the original and the iPhone 3G. (If you have an original iPhone, this book assumes that you’ve installed the free iPhone 2.0 software, described in Appendix A.)
Writing computer books can be an annoying job. You commit something to print, and then bam—the software gets updated or revised, and suddenly your book is out of date.
That will certainly happen to this book. The iPhone is a platform. It’s a computer, so Apple routinely updates and improves it by sending it new software bits. That’s fortunate, because there’s certainly room for improvement; there’s a long list of common cellphone features that the iPhone is still missing (Copy and Paste, MMS picture messaging, voice dialing, video recording, a To Do list, and so on).
But it will happen. To picture where the iPhone will be five years from now, just look at how much better, sleeker, and more powerful today’s iPod is than the original 2001 black-and-white brick.
Therefore, you should think of this book the way you think of the first iPhone: as a darned good start. This book will be updated by free, periodic email newsletters as developments unfold. To get them, register this book at Code: www.oreilly.com (Here’s a shortcut to the registration page: Code: http://tinyurl.com/yo82k3 -------------------------
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The Missing Credits
Introduction
Part 1: The Phone as Phone
Chapter 1: The Guided Tour
Chapter 2: Phone Calls
Chapter 3: Fancy Phone Tricks.
Part 2: The iPhone as iPod
Chapter 4: Music and Video
Chapter 5: Photos and Camera
Part 3: The iPhone Online
Chapter 6: Getting Online
Chapter 7: The Web
Chapter 8: Email
Part 4: iPhone Apps
Chapter 9: Maps and Apps
Chapter 10: Custom Ringtones
Chapter 11: The App Store
Part 5: Beyond iPhone
Chapter 12: iTunes for iPhoners
Chapter 13: Syncing the iPhone
Chapter 14: MobileMe
Chapter 15: The Corporate iPhone
Chapter 16: Settings
Part 6: Appendixes
Appendix A: Setup and Signup
Appendix B: Accessories
Appendix C: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Index
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Industrial Automation Pocket Guide



English | PDF | Pages: 172 | Size: 3.44 MB | RAR Compressed | No Password

Introduction
Society in its daily endeavours has become so dependent on automation that it is difficult to imagine life without automation engineering. In addition to the industrial production with which it is popularly associated, it now covers a number of unexpected areas. Trade, environmental protection engineering, traffic engineering, agriculture, building engineering, and medical engineering are but some of the areas where automation is playing a prominent role. Automation engineering is a cross sectional discipline that requires proportional knowledge in hardware and software development and their applications. In the past, automation engineering was mainly understood as control engineering dealing with a number of electrical and electronic components. This picture has changed since computers and software have made their way into every component and element of communications and automation. Industrial automation engineers carry a lot of responsibility in their profession. No other domain demands so much quality
from so many perspectives of the function, yet with significant restrictions on the budget. The project managers of industrial automation projects have significant resource constraint, considering the ever changing demands of its management, trying to adopt the rapid acceleration of the technological changes and simultaneously trying to maintain the reliability and unbreakable security of the plant and its instruments. This book is structured to walk you through a précised life cycle of the various automation activities of a plant. There are a number of books that cover different aspects of automation but this is all encompassing.

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