Paperback: 272 pages
Data: November 23, 2005
Format: CHM
Description: Adobe Photoshop is industry standard digital image software and users are hungry for solutions to their myriad concerns--from how best to manage the program's sometimes unwieldy interface to how to use the new Vanishing Point tool. Photoshop guru David Blatner has scoured the online forums, interviewed Adobe engineers, and gathered together answers to over 200 of the most-commonly asked questions. Written in a sassy, fun-to-read style, this book tackles every major Photoshop problem with a lay-it-on-the-line solution. Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 Breakthroughs is for anyone who has been using Photoshop long enough to realize that the solution to their problems isn't always as obvious as one would expect.




Download - (8 Mb)

Paperback: 532 pages
Data: January 2006
Format: PDF
Description: "A wealth of information for the job seeker and a gold mine for career counselors!" -- Sheila Biedert, Training Consultant, SkillSource

"Any job seeker who follows the formula in this comprehensive, entertaining, and clearly written guide should expect success." -- Laura A. DeCarlo, President, Career Directors International

"Packed full of quick tips, checklists, coaching questions, and more to further accelerate your successful search." -- Wendy S. Enelow, Founder and Past President, Career Masters Institute

"Susan's warm personality is reflected in this book. It is a step-by-step process that is well laid out." -- Marilyn Quinn, Career Development Facilitator, Career Center, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, ID

"The most comprehensive book on the market, covering the topic with wit, expertise, superb examples, and a holistic approach." -- Louise Kursmark, President, Best Impression Resume and Career Services




Download - (7 Mb)

Paperback: 265 pages
Data: August 2004
Format: PDF
Description: * Attention job seekers: Choice of industry is as important as choice of occupation!
* Substantial reviews that include details on job opportunities, training and education needed, earnings, advancement, benefits, projected growth, working conditions, and more.

That is right: As the economy changes, it is important for workers, job seekers, and students to know about career opportunities in all industries. "Career Guide to America’s Top Industries" provides an excellent overview of major employment, industry, and technological trends Information for each industry’s major jobs.

And it is all cross-referenced to the "Occupational Outlook Handbook," another major source of career data. In fact, the "Career Guide" is produced by the same group at the U.S. Department of Labor.

This is an essential reference for a variety of people: job seekers, students, career changers, employers, and many others.



Download - (8 Mb)

Paperback: 234 pages
Data: September 1, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: In recent years, agent-based simulation has become a widely accepted tool when dealing with complexity in economics and other social sciences. The contributions presented in this book apply agent-based methods to derive results from complex models related to market mechanisms, evolution, decision making, and information economics. In addition, the applicability of agent-based methods to complex problems in economics is discussed from a methodological perspective. The papers presented in this collection combine approaches from economics, finance, computer science, natural sciences, philosophy, and cognitive sciences.




Download - (2 Mb)

Paperback: 648 pages
Data: April 15, 2001
Format: PDF
Description: This is the definitive guide to the new version of the world's top desktop digital video tool. It includes tutorials, tips, and tricks for editing digital video in Premiere -- as well as how to create special effects in Premiere and AfterEffects, Electrifier and other apps. Adobe Premiere 6 Bible demonstrates how to professionally integrate narration, music and/or sound effects with moving images; and shows you how to create digital video productions out of movies shot on a camcorder -- for home or business uses. Plus, you get a Mac/Windows CD-ROM loaded with video-based tutorials, a library of usable video clips and sample effects, useful video filters and utilities, and tryouts.



Download - (24 Mb)

Paperback: 450 pages
Data: September 15, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: 'Critical Management Studies' or 'CMS' has emerged over the last ten years as the term to describe a diverse group of work that has adopted a critical or questioning approach to the traditional concerns of management studies. In this time, CMS has come to exert an increasing influence in Management and Management Studies, and while it has prompted fierce debate about its validity and use, there is no doubt that the rapidly growing interest in CMS has produces a vibrant and exciting body of work. Chris Grey and Hugh Willmott, leading authorities in this area have collected together eighteen readings, which reflect these developments, and show why CMS has become an important field of research. The book is divided into four sections, 'Anticipating CMS', looking at some of the roots of CMS, 'Studying Management Critically', 'Critical Studies of Management', and 'Assessing CMS", examining some of the internal and external critical discussions of CMS. Each reading and it's significance is introduced by the editors, and in their introduction to the reader, they reflect more broadly on the history of CMS. In particular, they consider its institutionalization, both in terms of its becoming an identifiable body of work or approach, and its institutional context within business schools and indeed what it means to produce a Reader of critical work. As an assessment of CMS, the Reader will be of interest to academics, researchers and students of Management Studies. As an introduction to CMS, the book will prove invaluable to students taking courses requiring familiarity with the CMS literature.





Download - (1 Mb)

Paperback: 504 pages
Data: November 29, 2005
Format: PDF
Description: This book discusses the principles and practice of breast cancer management within the context of multidisciplinary team working and places emphasis on pragmatism. The text provides a comprehensive and contemporary account of the subject and should permit the reader to develop a firm understanding of the disease from epidemiology, genetics and screening, to pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. This in turn will enable healthcare personnel to deliver a high quality and up-to-date service to breast cancer sufferers.




Download - (6 Mb)

Paperback: 507 pages
Data: November 25, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: Due to the advancement of video games and game console hardware, the super computer is now a home consumer appliance. Vector Game Math Processors explains to programmers how to write parallel-based integer and floating point based math algorithms for use in video games as well as scientific applications. Every manufacturer uses their own terms such as SIMD, Packed Data, Parallel Data, Semi-Vector, and Vector but they are all different labels for the methodology for programming multiple sets of data with the same computer instruction at the same time. Programmers have been publicly declaring these newer processors more complex and harder to program. The primary goal of this book is to explain the differences in these processors. This is an advanced title appropriate for experienced game and graphics programmers and is part of the Wordware Game Developer's Library.



Download - (4 Mb)

Paperback: 472 pages
Data: December 14, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: This contributed book shapes the emerging field of group learning by drawing on research from leading theoreticians and researchers. Author contributions aggregate existing theory and research and go beyond this foundation to examine new insights about how groups learn and what they learn, factors that influence group learning, learning interventions, and group learning assessment methods.

This book will be of interest to all working in the area of group learning, including theoreticians, researchers or professional level practitioners who want a solid grounding in group learning theory and research. Students of organizational behavior will benefit from having the group learning literature brought together in a single volume with chapters from leading researchers.


Download - (4 Mb)

Macworld (US) November 2008
Pages 124 | PDF | English | 19 MB
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Published since 1984, the magazine has the largest audited circulation (both total and newsstand) of Macintosh-focused magazines in North America, more than double its nearest competitor, Mac|Life (formerly MacAddict). Macworld was founded by David Bunnell (publisher) and Andrew Fluegelman (editor).

Rapidshare

Megaupload
EASYSHARE MIRROR -> http://w14.easy-share.com/1701843688.html

Addison-Wesley Professional (August 22, 2002)
PDF | 288 pages | English | ISBN: 020171972X | 2.15Mb
Enterprise Security: The Manager's Defense Guide/by David Leon Clark (Author) Comprehensive, state of the art handbook for harnessing eBusiness security. Examines the most recent attack strategies and offers specific techniques for combatting attempts at data infiltration, destruction, and denial of service attacks. Invaluable resource for IT managers. Softcover.

From the Back Cover
E-Business is on the rise, but so are the likelihood and severity of computer attacks. Melissa, the Love Bug, Nimda, and Reezak all caught the e-Business community off guard, costing billions of dollars in lost productivity and damage. Maintaining enterprise security is now, without question, a crucial aspect of doing business in today's Internet-based economy.
Enterprise Security: The Manager's Defense Guide is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art handbook for harnessing e-Business security. It examines the most recent attack strategies and offers specific techniques for combating attempts at data infiltration, destruction, and denial-of-service attacks. Understanding that security must be incorporated within multiple levels of e-Business technology and practice, the author presents measures for securing your system platform, applications, operating environment, processes, and communication links. He explains how the traditional security technologies of firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs) can be integrated with risk management, vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection, and content management for a comprehensive security plan.
You will find in-depth coverage of such topics as:
* The goals and sophisticated tools of today's hackers
* The advantages and shortcomings of firewalls and VPNs
* Incorporating security into application development
* TCP/IP attacks, including SYN Flood and Land attacks
* Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
* ICMP directed broadcast and Smurf bandwidth attacks
* The Bubble Boy virus
* JavaScript attacks
* Adding TCP Wrappers and security in layers
* Guidelines for vulnerability assessment and risk management
Several informative appendixes enumerate the top twenty enterprise vulnerabilities, provide an incident response form, discuss how to harden the often targeted Windows 2000 operating system, and examine denial-of-service attacks in depth.
Featuring the latest in attack technology and defenses, this book is an invaluable resource for IT managers and professionals who must remain a step ahead of the enemy in the ongoing security arms race.



download link:
easy-share
or:
depositfiles

George Omura, "Introducing AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009"
Sybex (May 5, 2008) | PDF | 413 pages | ISBN: 0470260602 | 11.5mb
If you're involved in any way with the design and manufacturing industry, you've probably had to work with AutoCAD drawings. But not everyone needs to be an expert at AutoCAD - many users really need to know only a few of its vast array of tools. If you're someone who doesn't need to or want to be an AutoCAD power user but wants to be able to use AutoCAD proficiently, this book is for you. Introducing AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 covers the basic drawing and editing tools that most users will need to produce quality AutoCAD drawings.

You won't find information about every last feature. Instead, this book presents AutoCAD's essential features through a combination of tutorials and reference material to give you a concise, easy-to-use companion for your work with AutoCAD. It's designed so that you can quickly learn the tools you need...when you need them.

From the Back Cover
Quickly Master AutoCAD 2009 Essentials
The new edition of this hands-on guide helps users of all skill levels learn the basics of AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT® 2009 easily and efficiently. Bestselling AutoCAD author and expert George Omura offers clear explanations, a task-based approach, and pages of real-world examples and exercises to make this thorough book more valuable and useful than ever. Whether you're new to AutoCAD or just looking for a quick refresher, you'll find the fast, focused introduction to AutoCAD you need to get quickly up to speed.
*Explore the all-new interface in AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009
*Navigate the new Ribbon panel to access the tools you need
*Master the basics of drawing and editing with precision
*Add and edit notes and dimensions
*Learn the fundamentals of 2D drawings and 3D models
*Understand layers, blocks, groups, and external references
*Find areas and distances quickly
*Easily extract hidden data



download link:
easy-share
or:
depositfiles http://rapidshare.com/files/122851242/IntroducingCAs09.rar

Sybex (January 2, 2006)
PDF | 281 pages | ISBN: 0782144462 | 14Mb
Photoshop Elements 4 Solutions The Art of Digital Photography/by Mikkel Aaland (Author).Transform the quality of your digital photographs with the latest Adobe Photoshop Elements software and the expert knowledge of award-winning photographer and author Mikkel Aaland.
Improved RAW support and an AI tool that automatically finds faces are just a few of the exciting new Elements 4 features in this streamlined book for today's digital photographers. Aaland not only explains the secrets to producing dazzling pictures, he shows you with stunning full-color photographs of his own and other top pros, downloadable for your practice. Find what you need fast in this edition's new tighter organization.
The leading names in Photoshop Elements learning, Mikkel Aaland and Photoshop Elements 4 Solutions will teach you to see an image not for what it is, but what it can become.
* Zoom and pan for more compelling slide shows
* Separate foreground from background with the new Magic Extractor
* Adjust skin tone for a beautiful natural look even in harsh lighting
* Integrate more smoothly with Adobe® Premiere® Elements
* Enjoy new RAW support for Adobe DNG files
* Make spectacular panoramics with Photomerge®
* Create composites seamlessly with new Defringe tool
* Get organized with new Creation templates and easier downloading
* Color it professional with advanced color control


download link:
easy-share
or:
depositfiles MIRROR - http://www.paid4share.net/file/9572/9780782144468-0782144462-rar.html

Packt Publishing (March 20, 2006)
PDF | 256 pages | English | ISBN: 190481140X | 5.5mb
Smarty PHP Template Programming And Applications/by Hasin Hayder (Author), J. P. Maia (Author), Lucian Gheorghe (Author).A step-by-step guide to building PHP web sites and applications using the Smarty templating engine
- Bring the benefits of Smarty to your PHP programming
-Give your designers the power to modify content and layout without PHP programming
-Produce code that is easier to debug, maintain, and modify
-Useful for both Smarty developers and users
Smarty is a templating engine for PHP. Designers who are used to working with HTML files can work with Smarty templates, which are HTML files with simple tags while programmers work with the underlying PHP code. The Smarty engine brings the code and templates together. The result of all this is that designers can concentrate on designing, programmers can concentrate on programming, and they don't need to get in each others way so much. Even if you are developing a site on your own, Smarty is a powerful way to make your code clearer to you and others, as well as easier to debug and modify later.
This book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of using Smarty. It will help you to:
-Install and configure Smarty on your Web server
- Understand how Smarty affects your web site architecture, and build site foundations that make the most of what Smarty offers
- Designers will learn to work with templates that contain variables and logic, to modify layouts or content of Smarty web sites
- See how Smarty caching can improve the performance of your sites
- Develop custom Smarty functions and plug-ins to incorporate into your templates
Using a step-by-step approach based on realistic examples, the expert authors show you how to use Smarty in your own PHP development. The book is ideal for PHP developers who are new to Smarty, and for web designers who are working with PHP developers who are using Smarty.





download link:
easy-share
OR:
depositfiles
OR:
uploading
http://rapidshare.com/files/150751383/Smart0PHPTmpl.rar

PC Magazine November 2008
Pages 112 | PDF | English | 18 MB
PC Magazine (sometimes referred to as PC Mag) is a computer magazine that is published monthly in the United States (until 2008 it was published biweekly except in January and July) both in print and online. The magazine is published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. The first edition was released in January 1982 as a monthly called PC (the "Magazine" was not added to the logo until the first major redesign in January 1986). The magazine moved to biweekly publication in 1983 after a single monthly issue swelled to more than 800 pages.

Rapidshare

Megaupload
Mirror:
http://depositfiles.com/files/8457596
&
http://letitbit.net/download/27abcf954651/pcmag-112008.rar.html
EASYSHARE MIRROR -> http://w15.easy-share.com/1701843718.html

Paperback: 360 pages
Data: November 24, 2007
Format: PDF
Description: Just as great artists must understand their tools, great Web designers must understand the technology behind their art. In Visual Design for the Web, author Penny McIntire shows novice Web designers how to use their tools--including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript--in conjunction with the principles of aesthetics and usability to become masters of their craft. Chapters begin with explanations of the terminology and techniques of web structures, then demonstrate how to apply the rules of design to create beautiful sites.

The book:
Illustrates how fundamental principles of design apply to the web
Includes charts, diagrams, and graphics to enhance learning and retention
Covers site analysis, navigation, layout, color, graphics, typography and forms
Demonstrates multiple techniques for getting just the right look and feel for your web sites
Focuses on the characteristics that make sites usable, engaging, and memorable


Download - (10 Mb)

Paperback: 456 pages
Data: September 2, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: Python is an ideal language for solving problems, especially in Linux and Unix networks. With this pragmatic book, administrators can review various tasks that often occur in the management of these systems, and learn how Python can provide a more efficient and less painful way to handle them.

Each chapter in Python for Unix and Linux System Administration presents a particular administrative issue, such as concurrency or data backup, and presents Python solutions through hands-on examples. Once you finish this book, you'll be able to develop your own set of command-line utilities with Python to tackle a wide range of problems. Discover how this language can help you:

Read text files and extract information
Run tasks concurrently using the threading and forking options
Get information from one process to another using network facilities
Create clickable GUIs to handle large and complex utilities
Monitor large clusters of machines by interacting with SNMP programmatically
Master the IPython Interactive Python shell to replace or augment Bash, Korn, or Z-Shell
Integrate Cloud Computing into your infrastructure, and learn to write a Google App Engine Application
Solve unique data backup challenges with customized scripts
Interact with MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Postgres, Django ORM, and SQLAlchemy

With this book, you'll learn how to package and deploy your Python applications and libraries, and write code that runs equally well on multiple Unix platforms. You'll also learn about several Python-related technologies that will make your life much easier.



Download - (2 Mb)

Language: English
Paperback: 100 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 14 Mb




Download - (14 Mb)

Language: English
Paperback: 84 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 35 Mb




Download - (35 Mb)

Language: English
Paperback: 100 pages
Format: PDF
Size: 40 Mb




Download - (40 Mb)

Paperback: 372 pages
Data: June 2004
Format: PDF
Description: * The most comprehensive networking book available—readers learn every aspect from preparation, to actual network, to follow-through!
* Helps readers advance their job search, manage their careers, and develop their businesses!

Whether you are looking for jobs, promotions, or new clients for their businesses, networking can work wonders in helping them reach their goals. "Networking for Job Search and Career Success" covers the nuts and bolts of how, where, why, and with whom to network, and also addresses the psychological issues such as personality differences and importance of the right attitude.

Please note: the author considers herself an introvert who did not come by networking naturally and had to acquire it as a learned skill.
The appendices are packed with useful resources such as hundreds of professional and trade associations, websites, and books to enhance networking skills.



Download - (2 Mb)

Paperback: 308 pages
Data: November 26, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: Now you can give new meaning to the description “High-performance computer!” And you can even choose the performers—Elvis or Elton, the Beatles or Beethoven, Eminem or Englebert, Pfish or Pavarotti. Your Windows XP is like a concert hall, and Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies is just the ticket to get you in and get you enjoying digital music. It will help you get in tune with the times with note-by-note information on:
* Setting up your computer to handle music
* Using Windows Media Player that’s part of the XP package
* Making your computer the centerpiece of your music collection
* Shopping for and downloading music from Napster, iTunes, Rhapsody, and more internet sites
* Selecting the hardware, software, and audio tools you need

Written by Ryan Williams, an accomplished musician with an MS in Music Technology who develops digital multimedia tools, this guide helps you explore:
* Transferring your CDs or even vinyl records (if you have them, you know what they are) to the realm of your computer
* Choosing and using portable audio players
* Upgrading your PC and turning it into a jukebox with your all-time favorite hits
* Organizing and burning your music to disc for use in other types of devices, like traditional CD or DVD players
* Souping up your computer and making it a virtual studio
* Laying down basic tracks and mixing them
* Taking the finished product to disk, the Internet, and elsewhere

Hear what you’ve been missing. With Windows XP Digital Music For Dummies, you and your Windows XP can make beautiful (or raucous, harmonious, hip-hop, rousing, jazzy, inspiring—whatever your taste) digital music together!



Download - (4 Mb)

Paperback: 345 pages
Data: March 31, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: This book includes chapters by experts from developing and developed countries that apply game theory to issues in natural resources and the environment. The focus in the book is clearly on applications that have policy relevance and that could lead to establishment of policy dialogue. The book objective is to demonstrate the usefulness of game theory in policy making at various levels, and for various aspects related to natural resources and the environment.

In that respect, the proposed book differs from existing books that focus on game theory applications. It is more policy oriented and aims to focus on a wide range of readers, who are not necessarily pure game theorists, but appreciate the potential game theory may bring to useful policy debates.

Contributors include George B. Frisvold, Gordon Rausser and Franklin M. Fisher.


Download - (2 Mb)

Paperback: 816 pages
Data: October 22, 2004
Format: PDF
Description: * The ultimate reference for Windows users who have recently upgraded and are looking for a comprehensive guide to installing Windows XP, setting it up, and taking advantage of all of its new features, in addition to anyone who is downloading the new service pack (SP2) or purchasing a new PC
* The nine minibooks include Windows XP basics, customization, the Internet, Internet Explorer, America Online, Microsoft network, hardware, multimedia, and home networking
* This edition covers new security features (including Windows Firewall), the new wireless user interface, Windows Media Player 9, Windows Movie Maker 2, and changes to Internet Explorer
* Includes an entirely new chapter on Windows Media Center
* The new edition also boasts a full chapter devoted to broadband Internet connections, coverage of new of MSN and AOL versions, and expanded coverage of wireless networking and wireless security




Download - (15 Mb)

Tunable Laser Applications, Second Edition (Optical Science and Engineering)
CRC | 2008-08-26 | ISBN: 1420060090 | 480 pages | PDF | 4,2 MB

Tunability has added an important dimension to a variety of laser devices and led to new systems and applications. From laser spectroscopy to Bose-Einstein condensation, the one nexus is the tunable laser.


Incorporating nine entirely new chapters, Tunable Laser Applications, Second Edition reflects the significant developments in tunable lasers that have taken place over the past decade. Internationally recognized experts describe the physics and architecture of widely applied tunable laser sources, emphasizing biomedical applications of fiber lasers and ultrashort pulsed lasers as well as laser isotope separation and cancer photodynamic therapy.



Download http://rapidshare.com/files/150816510/Tunable_Laser_Applications.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/150856707/14daw0.rar

Bionanotechnology: Global Prospects
CRC | 2008-07-30 | ISBN: 0849375282 | 368 pages | PDF | 4,5 MB

As the impact of nanotechnology continues to grow, it is important for the modern biomedical engineer to have a deeply rooted understanding of bionanotechnologies. Featuring chapters drawn from the third edition of the best-selling Handbook of Biomedical Engineering as well as new contributions not found in the Handbook, Bionanotechnology takes a broad survey of the current research and activities that are shaping this burgeoning field. Covering both technical and non-technical areas, the book discusses the role of nanotechnology in novel medical devices, bioanalytical technologies, and nano-biomaterials as well as intellectual property issues that are unique to nanotechnologies.

Edit Del


Download

Ivan P. Kaminow, Tingye Li, Alan E. Willner “Optical Fiber Telecommunications V B, Fifth Edition: Systems and Networks"
Academic Press | 2008-02-15 | ISBN: 0123741726 | 928 pages | PDF | 11,4 MB
Optical Fiber Telecommunications V (A&B) is the fifth in a series that has chronicled the progress in the research and development of lightwave communications since the early 1970s. Written by active authorities from academia and industry, this edition not only brings a fresh look to many essential topics but also focuses on network management and services. Using high bandwidth in a cost-effective manner for the development of customer applications is a central theme. This book is ideal for R&D engineers and managers, optical systems implementers, university researchers and students, network operators, and the investment community.
Volume (B) is devoted to systems and networks, including: advanced modulation formats, coherent systems, time-multiplexed systems, performance monitoring, reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers, Ethernet technologies, broadband access and services, metro networks, long-haul transmission, optical switching, microwave photonics, computer interconnections, and simulation tools.




depositfiles.com


filefactory

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in 24 Hours
Sams | ISSN 0672315009 | 1999-05-12 | PDF | 408 Pages | 4,6 Mb
Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2000 in 24 Hours, is a carefully organized tutorial that teaches the beginning FrontPage user just what he needs to know in order to get a Web site up in the shortest time possible. The book covers only those FrontPage features and techniques that are likely to be used on a beginner's Web page, and it is organized in a logical step-by-step order that reflects the natural progression a new Web page author will follow in developing a Web site with FrontPage.



Download

Maximum PC #8 (august 2008)
PDF | English | 57 Pages | 5.1 MB



Download:
http://letitbit.net/download/5f3e88410639/Maximum-PC-08-2008.rar.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/150973695/Maximum-PC-08-2008.rar

Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2000 in 10 Minutes (Sams Teach Yourself)
Sams | ISSN 0672314878 | 1999-05-07 | PDF | 256 Pages | 4,6 Mb
Sams Teach Yourself Access 2000 in 10 Minutes is a tutorial, organized into lessons starting with the basics and progressing to more advanced features. Straightforward, practical examples provide quick results. The book includes coverage of queries, form design, table relationships, team collaboration, and the Internet.



Download

Paperback: 224 pages
Data: September 4, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: Ruby Phrasebook gives you the code you need to quickly and effectively work with Ruby, one of the fastest-growing languages in the world thanks to popular new Ruby technologies like Ruby on Rails.

Concise and Accessible
Easy to carry and easy to use–lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable pocket guide

Flexible and Functional
Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets–so you can readily code functional Ruby in just about any situation

Jason Clinton uses Ruby daily in system administration and development for Advanced Clustering Technologies, a Linux Beowulf cluster integrator. He has been working in the computer industry for more than a decade and is actively involved in the Kansas City Ruby Users Group (KCRUG), serving as administrator of the group’s web site and mailing list.

Register your book at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available.



Download - (1 Mb)

Paperback: 1752 pages
Data: October 12, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: “This book is an invaluable one-stop reference for deploying, configuring, and managing Windows Server 2008. It’s filled with John’s unique and hard-earned nuggets of advice, helpful scripts, and shortcuts that will save you time and money.”
--Mark Russinovich

The Start-to-Finish, Comprehensive Windows Server 2008 Book for Every Working Administrator and Architect

To make the most of Windows Server 2008 in production environments, you need a deep understanding of its technical details. However, accurate and reliable information is scarce, and even most skilled Windows professionals don’t know Windows Server 2008 as well as they should. The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008brings together more than 1,500 pages of practical Windows Server 2008 insight and in-depth knowledge that you can't find anywhere else, all based on final code. John Savill—one of the world’s most visible and trusted experts on Windows Server technology—specializes in helping real companies use Windows Server 2008 to run their businesses. His access to Microsoft’s product team as a Microsoft MVP and one of 50 elite “Windows Server 2008 Delta Force Rangers” benefited this book’s accuracy and value.

Coverage includes
Deployment planning, implementing, and managing new features, including Windows Server Core and Hyper-V virtualization
Choosing the right installation and upgrade options for your environment
Securing Windows Server 2008: authentication, authorization, BitLocker, certification services, and more
Implementing TCP/IP, advanced network services, remote access, and thin-client Terminal Services
Active Directory in depth, including Federated Services, Lightweight Directory Services, and Rights Management
Providing high availability through Network Load Balancing and failover clustering
Using Windows Deployment Services to quickly deploy multiple servers
Supporting complex distributed environments with the Distributed File System
Automating server management with PowerShell and the command prompt
Integrating Windows Server 2008 with UNIX, Linux, and legacy NetWare servers
Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 and Vista environments, including an intuitive “how to” index to quickly locate answers to commonly asked questions




Download - (72 Mb)

Paperback: 360 pages
Data: September 4, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: An introduction to object-oriented concepts for developers looking to master modern application practices.

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is the foundation of modern programming languages, including C++, Java, C#, and Visual Basic .NET. By designing with objects rather than treating the code and data as separate entities, OOP allows objects to fully utilize other objects’ services as well as inherit their functionality. OOP promotes code portability and reuse, but requires a shift in thinking to be fully understood. Before jumping into the world of object-oriented programming languages, you must first master The Object-Oriented Thought Process.

Written by a developer for developers who want to make the leap to object-oriented technologies as well as managers who simply want to understand what they are managing, The Object-Oriented Thought Process provides a solution-oriented approach to object-oriented programming. Readers will learn to understand object-oriented design with inheritance or composition, object aggregation and association, and the difference between interfaces and implementations. Readers will also become more efficient and better thinkers in terms of object-oriented development.

This revised edition focuses on interoperability across various technologies, primarily using XML as the communication mechanism. A more detailed focus is placed on how business objects operate over networks, including client/server architectures and web services.

“Programmers who aim to create high quality software–as all programmers should–must learn the varied subtleties of the familiar yet not so familiar beasts called objects and classes. Doing so entails careful study of books such as Matt Weisfeld’s The Object-Oriented Thought Process.”
–Bill McCarty, author of Java Distributed Objects, and Object-Oriented Design in Java

Matt Weisfeld is an associate professor in business and technology at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. He has more than 20 years of experience as a professional software developer, project manager, and corporate trainer using C++, Smalltalk, .NET, and Java. He holds a BS in systems analysis, an MS in computer science, and an MBA in project management. Weisfeld has published many articles in major computer trade magazines and professional journals.




Download - (2 Mb)

Paperback: 624 pages
Data: August 10, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: While Adobe Photoshop has long been their choice for editing digital photographs, many photographers want a more focused tool. That’s where Adobe Photoshop Lightroom comes in. Designed from the ground up with digital photographers in mind, Photoshop Lightroom offers powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images. This completely updated and expanded bestseller, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book, was also written with photographers in mind. Author Martin Evening describes features in Photoshop Lightroom 2 in detail from a photographer’s perspective. As an established commercial and fashion photographer, Martin knows first-hand what photographers need for an efficient workflow. He has also been working with Lightroom from the beginning, monitoring the product’s development and providing feedback on the public beta. As a result, Martin knows the software inside and out, from image selection to image editing to image management.

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book contains 624 pages of comprehensive and detailed coverage of all aspects of Lightroom. In this book you’ll learn how to:

• Work efficiently with images shot in the raw or JPEG format
• Import photographs with ease and sort them according to your workflow
• Create and manage a personal image library
• Apply tonal adjustments to multiple images quickly
• Integrate Photoshop Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop
• Export images for print or Web as digital contact sheets or personal
portfolios

The book structure has been organized to match a typical Lightroom workflow. The introductory chapter provides an overview of all the main Lightroom features, showing how Lightroom 2 was used on a studio photo shoot that was specially shot to illustrate the book. The following chapters cover all the essentials, such as importing photos, working with the Library module, and managing the catalog database. The biggest section of the book is devoted to working with the Develop module and provides some unique insights into working with new features such as the localized adjustment tools. There is also a whole chapter devoted to image sharpening and another on integrating Lightroom and Photoshop, where you will learn how to devise the best workflow methods for working between these two programs. This is followed by a chapter on printing and a presentation chapter on the Slideshow and Web modules. Lastly, there are two appendix chapters. One offers a complete overview of the Lightroom 2 preference settings, while the other provides some in-depth explanations and background reading on how the Lightroom program works.

The book is richly illustrated, mostly using the author’s own photographs, and one of the nice features of this book is the way enlarged panel views are used throughout, making it easier for readers to follow the settings used in the various step-by-step examples. There are also lots of tips that will help you take your Lightroom techniques to an advanced level.

If you are looking for the most comprehensive coverage of Lightroom, written by an author who is closely involved with the development of the program, this is the book to get.


Download - (59 Mb)

Paperback: 528 pages
Data: September 8, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: The Firewall Services Module (FWSM) is a high-performance stateful-inspection firewall that integrates into the Cisco® 6500 switch and 7600 router chassis. The FWSM monitors traffic flows using application inspection engines to provide a strong level of network security. The FWSM defines the security parameter and enables the enforcement of security policies through authentication, access control lists, and protocol inspection. The FWSM is a key component to anyone deploying network security.

Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM) covers all aspects of the FWSM. The book provides a detailed look at how the FWSM processes information, as well as installation advice, configuration details, recommendations for network integration, and reviews of operation and management. This book provides you with a single source that comprehensively answers how and why the FWSM functions as it does. This information enables you to successfully deploy the FWSM and gain the greatest functional benefit from your deployment. Practical examples throughout show you how other customers have successfully deployed the FWSM.

By reading this book, you will learn how the FWSM functions, the differences between the FWSM and the ASA Security Appliance, how to implement and maintain the FWSM, the latest features of the FWSM, and how to configure common installations.

Ray Blair, CCIE® No. 7050, is a consulting systems architect who has been with Cisco for more than 8 years, working primarily on security and large network designs. He has 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining networks that have included nearly all networking technologies. Mr. Blair maintains three CCIE certifications in Routing and Switching, Security, and Service Provider. He is also a CNE and a CISSP.

Arvind Durai, CCIE No. 7016, is an advanced services technical leader for Cisco. His primary responsibility has been in supporting major Cisco customers in the enterprise sector. One of his focuses has been on security, and he has authored several white papers and design guides in various technologies. Mr. Durai maintains two CCIE certifications, in Routing and Switching and Security.

Understand modes of operation, security levels, and contexts for the FWSM
Configure routing protocols and the host-chassis to support the FWSM
Deploy ACLs and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Apply class and policy maps
Configure multiple FWSMs for failover support
Configure application and protocol inspection
Filter traffic using filter servers, ActiveX, and Java filtering functions
Learn how IP multicast and the FWSM interact
Increase performance with firewall load balancing
Configure IPv6 and asymmetric routing
Mitigate network attacks using shunning, anti-spoofing, connection limits, and timeouts
Examine network design, management, and troubleshooting best practices

This security book is part of the Cisco Press® Networking Technology series. Security titles from Cisco Press help networking professionals secure critical data and resources, prevent and mitigate network attacks, and build end-to-end self-defending networks.





Download - (2 Mb)

Paperback: 552 pages
Data: September 21, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: The Step-by-Step Guide to Building World-Class Portlet Solutions–Fast!

Portlet development traditionally has been difficult and time-consuming, requiring costly resources and specialized expertise in multiple technologies. IBM® WebSphere® Portlet Factory simplifies and accelerates portlet development, enabling developers to build world-class portlet solutions without in-depth knowledge of portal technology.

Expert developer David Bowley walks you through several of today’s most common portlet development scenarios, demonstrating how to create powerful, robust portlets quickly and cost-effectively. Each walkthrough contains all the step-by-step instructions, detailed guidance, fast answers, and working sample code you need to get tangible results immediately.

The best resource available on WebSphere Portlet Factory, this bookreflects Bowley’s unsurpassed experience constructing large enterprise portals. Bowley covers everything from back-end integration to user interface and AJAX techniques, helping you choose the right builder tool for each task, and define high-level instructions that generate superior code artifacts. His example projects are simple enough to understand easily, but sophisticated enough to be valuable in real-world development.

This book will be indispensable to every developer who wants to succeed with WebSphere Portlet Factory, including Java™, J2EE™, and SOA developers at all levels of expertise, as well as Lotus® Notes® developers transitioning to WebSphere Portal.



Download - (9 Mb)

Paperback: 552 pages
Data: September 21, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: The Step-by-Step Guide to Building World-Class Portlet Solutions–Fast!

Portlet development traditionally has been difficult and time-consuming, requiring costly resources and specialized expertise in multiple technologies. IBM® WebSphere® Portlet Factory simplifies and accelerates portlet development, enabling developers to build world-class portlet solutions without in-depth knowledge of portal technology.

Expert developer David Bowley walks you through several of today’s most common portlet development scenarios, demonstrating how to create powerful, robust portlets quickly and cost-effectively. Each walkthrough contains all the step-by-step instructions, detailed guidance, fast answers, and working sample code you need to get tangible results immediately.

The best resource available on WebSphere Portlet Factory, this bookreflects Bowley’s unsurpassed experience constructing large enterprise portals. Bowley covers everything from back-end integration to user interface and AJAX techniques, helping you choose the right builder tool for each task, and define high-level instructions that generate superior code artifacts. His example projects are simple enough to understand easily, but sophisticated enough to be valuable in real-world development.

This book will be indispensable to every developer who wants to succeed with WebSphere Portlet Factory, including Java™, J2EE™, and SOA developers at all levels of expertise, as well as Lotus® Notes® developers transitioning to WebSphere Portal.



Download - (9 Mb)

Paperback: 624 pages
Data: June 15, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: JBoss Seam is an exciting new application framework based on the Java EE platform that is used to build rich, web-based business applications. Seam is rapidly capturing the interest of Java enterprise developers because of its focus on simplicity, ease of use, transparent integration, and scalability.

Seam in Action offers a practical and in-depth look at JBoss Seam. The book puts Seam head-to-head with the complexities in the Java EE architecture. The author presents an unbiased view of Seam from outside the walls of RedHat/JBoss, focusing on such topics as Spring integration and deployment to alternative application servers to steer clear of vendor lock-in. By the end of the book, you should expect to not only gain a deep understanding of Seam, but also come away with the confidence to teach the material to others.

To start off, you will see a working Java EE-compliant application come together by the end of the second chapter. As you progress through the book, you will discover how Seam eliminates unnecessary layers and configurations, solves the most common JSF pain points, and establishes the missing link between JSF, EJB 3 and JavaBean components. The author also shows you how Seam opens doors for you to incorporate technologies you previously have not had time to learn, such as business processes and stateful page flows (jBPM), Ajax remoting, PDF generation, asynchronous tasks, and more.

All too often, developers spend a majority of their time integrating disparate technologies, manually tracking state, struggling to understand JSF, wrestling with Hibernate exceptions, and constantly redeploying applications, rather than on the logic pertaining to the business at hand. Seam in Action dives deep into thorough explanations of how Seam eliminates these non-core tasks by leveraging configuration by exception, Java 5 annotations, and aspect-oriented programming.




Download - (7 Mb)

Paperback: 160 pages
Data: July 21, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: When Flash Player 9 released in June 2006, it introduced the new scripting language, ActionScript 3, which has already taken hold in the Adobe Flex application development community. ActionScript 3 provides not only a significant enhancement in performance, but also a more robust programming model that lends itself to complex Rich Internet Application development. For web designers and developers who need to make the move to ActionScript 3 from the previous version, ActionScript 2, the learning curve has proven to be significant. In this essential and timely guide, ActionScript expert Kris Hadlock speaks squarely to the many thousands of ActionScript 2 users who need to make the leap right away. The ActionScript Migration Guide covers all of the major changes in ActionScript from version 2 to 3. The book explains the most important and fundamental changes in ActionScript drawing comparisons between the two languages both visually and contextually. With a comprehensive index and robust table of contents designers and developers will easily be able to locate the old an/or new codes with side-by-side comparisons of how to program both and the explanation of the concepts behind them.


Download - (1 Mb)

Paperback: 160 pages
Data: July 21, 2008
Format: PDF
Description: When Flash Player 9 released in June 2006, it introduced the new scripting language, ActionScript 3, which has already taken hold in the Adobe Flex application development community. ActionScript 3 provides not only a significant enhancement in performance, but also a more robust programming model that lends itself to complex Rich Internet Application development. For web designers and developers who need to make the move to ActionScript 3 from the previous version, ActionScript 2, the learning curve has proven to be significant. In this essential and timely guide, ActionScript expert Kris Hadlock speaks squarely to the many thousands of ActionScript 2 users who need to make the leap right away. The ActionScript Migration Guide covers all of the major changes in ActionScript from version 2 to 3. The book explains the most important and fundamental changes in ActionScript drawing comparisons between the two languages both visually and contextually. With a comprehensive index and robust table of contents designers and developers will easily be able to locate the old an/or new codes with side-by-side comparisons of how to program both and the explanation of the concepts behind them.


Download - (1 Mb)