This is the definitive exam study guide that will help you review what you need to know to pass the Certified Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Developer Exam. Designed specifically to simplify exam preparation for intermediate to advanced Dreamweaver developers, each subject is presented in clear and direct language, with useful and well-explained code examples. The guide [...]
"The best marketing you can do for your business is to concentrate on creating a high-quality operation that customers, employees and other businesspeople will trust, respect and recommend. Marketing Without Advertising teaches small business owners practical strategies to: · encourage customers to spread the good word about your business · attract new customers and gain [...]
To keep your competitive edge in the marketplace, you must find practical and inexpensive ways to retain the clients you have, develop new clients, and increase your bottom line. Marketing Your Consulting Services is a complete how-to guide that will help you develop and implement a dynamic marketing plan that will [...]
The last several years have seen significant progress on two related fronts in hardware and software design for electronic systems. The first is the rapid growth in the design of complex System-on-Chip devices (SoC). The second is progress in adding capabilities to the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to better support the design of real-time and [...]
Most users take advantage of only two percent of Outlook's power; this book shows them how to harness frequently overlooked tricks and techniques that can significantly boost productivity. Shows how to manage time and information in the new interface, covering instant searches, the To-Do bar, color categories, and task integration with OneNote, Project, Access, [...]
A practical, step-by-step approach to making sense out of data
Making Sense of Data educates readers on the steps and issues that need to be considered in order to successfully complete a data analysis or data mining project. The author provides clear explanations that guide the reader to make timely and accurate decisions from [...]
An international panel of experts provide major research issues and a self-contained, rapid introduction to the theory and application of UWB This book delivers end-to-end coverage of recent advances in both the theory and practical design of ultra wideband (UWB) communication networks. Contributions offer a worldwide perspective on new and emerging applications, including WPAN, [...]
"Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design is a refreshing look at subject of OOAD. What sets this book apart is its focus on learning. The authors have made the content of OOAD accessible, usable for the practitioner." Ivar Jacobson, Ivar Jacobson Consulting "I just finished reading HF OOA&D and I loved it! The [...]
An essential resource for understanding how photography works and how to solve the many problems photographers face when learning this trade. It deals with the fundamental principles upon which the photographic process is based and presents the principles in a practical manner.
The new edition of this classic text has been updated to include a [...]
Asia-Pacific Journal of Human Resources (March 2006): ‘the book comprehensively covers leadership and people management issues that are topical in the present context of competitiveness in the contemporary business environment’ … ‘he has demonstrated a rare degree of professionalism in selecting and putting together the contents of the book (and) the entire sets of contents [...]
Illustrate! is a non-photorealistic renderer.
It allows you to render your 3D scene in a variety of artistic styles. The most common is the cel or toon style where the objects are rendered with a single or limited number of colors and the edges are drawn with a line. This version of Illustrate! is particularly adept at this style of rendering. It includes a lot of advanced features for creating film resolution cel renderings.
Illustrate! also renders illustrations. Most commonly these are technical illustrations with hidden-lines eliminated. Illustrate! supports a huge variety of line styles so you can create complex illustrations.
One amazing feature of Illustrate! is its ability to render these styles out to vector artwork. It currently supports Shockwave Flash, Adobe Illustrator, and Autocad DXF output. This allows you render your 3D scenes for displaying on the Internet or for inclusion with other vector graphics.
Below are some examples of the many rendering styles that Illustrate! supports…
Are you looking for an SEO tool that’ll help you improve your Search Engine visibility, increase your link popularity and get more targeted traffic to your site? If so, you’ve come to the right place. This site is home of LinkAssistant, a search engine optimization tool designed to automate the many tedious link building tasks us SEOs need to do on a daily basis to get our sites to the top in Search Engines.
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SMS-it!allows you to send a short message (SMS = Short Message Service) to amobile phone using your computer. SMS-it supports Picture messages,Caller Group Graphic, Operator Logo, Ringtones and Flash SMS. Themessages can be sent through an attached modem, through an internetconnection or directly through an attached mobile phone. If a mobilephone is attached to the computer (IE through the IR port), thecontents of the inbox can be downloaded and stored in folders. Thephonebook can also be downloaded and synchronized with SMS-it!.
Sending Picture messages, Caller Group Graphics, Operator Logos andRingtones only work for Nokia phones. Most new phones can however nowreceive FlashSMS.
Downloading and synchronizing the address book is possible on mostmobile phones that can connect to a computer (either through the IRport or a cable link).
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It’s the fastest-growing, coolest Linux distribution out there, and now you can join the excitement with this information-packed guide. Want to edit graphics? Create a spreadsheet? Manage groups? Set up an NFS server? You’ll learn it all and more with the expert guidance, tips, and techniques in this [...]
Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in VB 2005 is the VB 2005 version of the author’s best-selling and highly-reviewed Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in C#. Renowned author Matthew MacDonald shows you VB 2005 programmers how to design flexible, user-friendly Windows interfaces. And you’ll learn the best practices and [...]
Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in VB 2005 is the VB 2005 version of the author’s best-selling and highly-reviewed Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in C#. Renowned author Matthew MacDonald shows you VB 2005 programmers how to design flexible, user-friendly Windows interfaces. And you’ll learn the best practices and [...]
Pro Crystal Enterprise/BusinessObjects XI Programming shows you how to create customized solutions using the Business Objects/Crystal Enterprise object model. Here you’ll see the object model utilized to create professional-quality tools like on-demand web services, report metadata extraction, scheduling, security, and user management. Author Carl Ganz explains in detail how to build advanced reporting solutions [...]
Pro Crystal Enterprise/BusinessObjects XI Programming shows you how to create customized solutions using the Business Objects/Crystal Enterprise object model. Here you’ll see the object model utilized to create professional-quality tools like on-demand web services, report metadata extraction, scheduling, security, and user management. Author Carl Ganz explains in detail how to build advanced reporting solutions [...]
This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain. Using the same fun, informative, and accessible style that have made his previous books so popular, Philip Carter helps people identify mental strengths and weaknesses, and provides methods for improving memory, boosting creativity, and tuning in to emotional intelligence. Featuring never-before-published tests designed [...]
This engaging book offers readers the ultimate in calisthenics for the brain. Using the same fun, informative, and accessible style that have made his previous books so popular, Philip Carter helps people identify mental strengths and weaknesses, and provides methods for improving memory, boosting creativity, and tuning in to emotional intelligence. Featuring never-before-published tests designed [...]
SQL is the ANSI-standard language for accessing and manipulating relational databases. Anyone (programmers, administrators, or designers) who work with a relational databases need to understand the SQL language. While most books on the market do not properly cover the basics, this book differs: it explains fundamentals in detail, supported by realistic examples.You will gain [...]
SQL is the ANSI-standard language for accessing and manipulating relational databases. Anyone (programmers, administrators, or designers) who work with a relational databases need to understand the SQL language. While most books on the market do not properly cover the basics, this book differs: it explains fundamentals in detail, supported by realistic examples.You will gain [...]
The second edition is an “all-in-one” combination of basic theory and practical exercises with software and data included on a CD-ROM. Potential readers/users are students of Photogrammetry, Geodesy, Geography and other sciences, but also all who are interested in this topic. No prior knowledge is necessary, except the handling of standard PCs. Theory is presented [...]
The second edition is an “all-in-one” combination of basic theory and practical exercises with software and data included on a CD-ROM. Potential readers/users are students of Photogrammetry, Geodesy, Geography and other sciences, but also all who are interested in this topic. No prior knowledge is necessary, except the handling of standard PCs. Theory is presented [...]
The Handbook of Mobile Middleware provides an exhaustive overview of recent developments in the various fields related to how software supports mobile computing. This advanced reference authored by internationally recognized experts integrates the valuable insight gained from actual deployments into a full compendium. It begins by presenting mobile middleware motivations, requirements, and technologies, then offers [...]
The Handbook of Mobile Middleware provides an exhaustive overview of recent developments in the various fields related to how software supports mobile computing. This advanced reference authored by internationally recognized experts integrates the valuable insight gained from actual deployments into a full compendium. It begins by presenting mobile middleware motivations, requirements, and technologies, then offers [...]
SourcePublisher publishes your code, and information about it, to detailed Adobe Acrobat PDF or HTML reports. The resulting PDF, when printed, is a very useful tool when reviewing code alone or in groups. Interactively both the PDF and HTML output offers quick, intuitive browsing of the code, with information about where you are visiting shown in separate frames. The source code is syntax/keyword colorized and structure bars also help you easily separate nested constructs.
Camtasia Studio is the complete professional solution for recording, editing and sharing high-quality screen video on the Web, CD-ROM and portable media players, including iPod.
Easily record your screen, PowerPoint, multiple audio tracks, and webcam video to create compelling training videos, screencasts, and presentations without ever leaving your desk. With the power of interactive Camtasia Studio videos, you can deliver high-quality content anytime, to even your most remote audience.
PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice for offline browsers, Teleport Pro is an all-purpose high-speed tool for getting data from the Internet. Launch up to ten simultaneous retrieval threads, access password-protected sites, filter files by size and type, search for keywords, and much more. The most fully-featured and robust webspider available, Teleport Pro handles today’s more complex websites flawlessly. Capable of reading HTML 4.0, CSS 2.0, and DHTML, Teleport is the only webspider that really finds all of the files on all of the sites. And with server-side image map exploration, automatic dial-up connecting, Java applet support, variable exploration depths, project scheduling, and relinking abilities, Teleport Pro is quite simply the best there is.
Whether you're managing a project for a small team or supervising a corporate assignment involving hundreds, the power of Microsoft Project 2007 and the detailed information in this comprehensive guide can keep you on track. From setting budgets to allocating resources to tracking results, each of the book's seven parts thoroughly focuses on key elements [...]
The rise of the world wide web has brought with it growing software piracy and copyright violations. Open source software (software that is feely re-distributable and includes the source code) has become a central issue in the information technology industry. This unique and comprehensive resource offers a broad introduction to the area of software licensing [...]
"Intelligent agent technology is emerging as one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas. Researchers are developing a number of agent-based applications and multi-agent systems in a variety of fields, such as: electronic commerce, supply chain management, resource allocation, intelligent manufacturing, mass customization, industrial control, information retrieval and filtering, collaborative work, mobile commerce, [...]
This new book, first in the Academy series, is the official guide to the ASD exam, priming candidates for the exam, explaining exactly what they need to know. The Primer explains the knowledge tested in the Accredited Symbian Developer exam, identifying and explaining the topics examined. Each of the exam’s objectives is succinctly described, [...]
This video series includes over six hours of video-based instruction that walks you through creating and deploying your first web page, to creating a fully-functioning Quiz Engine web site.
1. Lesson 1: Getting Started with Visual Web Developer Express In this lesson, you will begin to get familiar with Visual Web Developer Express Edition, and [...]
Learn how to extend and customize Calc, the OpenOffice.org spreadsheet, using OOoBasic, OOo’s built-in programming language. You don’t need to be a developer to create useful and powerful routines and applications. This well structured and practical tutorial will walk you though every step, and inspire you with great ways to save time and increase [...]
Maximum Performance is an essential read for all business owners, managers, consultants and key decision makers. It is an outstanding and comprehensive insight into the broad range of managerial and leadership issues which confront business people today. It is practical and littered with excellent case study examples and illustrations. Its unique style is easy to [...]
Advanced Web-Based Training Strategies fills the gap in the literature available on this topic by offering a volume that includes meaningful, applicable, and proven strategies that can take the experienced instructional designer to the next level of web-based training. Written by Margaret Driscoll and Saul Carliner internationally acclaimed experts on e-learning and information design Advanced [...]
Developing software and testing within virtual machines provides you with countless advantages in terms of automation, stability, disaster recovery, and overall code quality. With this book as your guide, you get the tools you need to create a fleet of virtual machine images that you can use to build your own secure applications. [...]
This eighteenth volume in the Jossey-Bass Organizational Frontiers Series provides an in-depth examination of how I/O psychologists can help find, recruit, and manage knowledge. The authors explain the nature of different types of knowledge, how knowledge-based competition is affecting organizations, and how these ideas relate to innovation and learning in organizations. They describe the strategies [...]
The authoritative guide to real-world development with the new PHP 5 Brand-new coverage of PHP design patterns, object techniques, and XML Updated coverage of syntax, functions, algorithms, and PHP software engineering Includes 650+ downloadable code examples Co-authored by Zeev Suraski, PHP 5 contributor and Zend Engine 2 co-creator
A comprehensive and practical guide to PAM for Linux: how modules work and how to implement them, covering 11 common modules, and installation of third-party offerings. Also covers developing your own modules in C. First this book explains how Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) simplify and standardize authentication in Linux. It shows in detail how PAM [...]
Web 2.0 architecture opens up an incredible number of options for flexible web design, creative reuse, and easier updates. Along with covering the key languages and techniques of Web 2.0, this unique book introduces you to all of the technologies that make up Web 2.0 at a professional level. Throughout the chapters, you'll find code [...]
If you need to build Web and database applications quickly but you don't dream in computer code, take heart! Ruby on Rails was created for you, and this book will have you up and running in no time. The Ruby scripting language and the Rails framework let you create full-featured Web applications fast. It's even [...]
Design personalized cards for Birthdays, Wedding, New Year, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. The program comes with tons of card templates, clip art, background pictures to get you started. For fast out, you just choose a template, personalize the messages and print, that’s all; Also, use shapes like heart, call-out, moon, sun etc. to make your card even more interesting.
If you are a project manager, team leader or company executive, sales or marketing manager, lecturer or researcher choose MINDMAP Professional and easily export MINDMAP files into MS Project and ConceptDraw Project documents, MS PowerPoint and ConceptDraw presentations, PDF documents.
Pro version also allows working with multi-page documents, edit and create your own libraries, import Outlook tasks and save templates and workspaces.
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SWFKit is the leading SWF to EXE tool. SWFKit can build professional Windows desktop applications, screen savers from SWF
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This book is for Java developers who want to create Ajax interfaces using the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). It focuses on useful, practical tasks from the first chapter. The book is aimed at programmers who want to use GWT to create interfaces for their professional web applications. It concentrates on the serious side of [...]
At first glance, building and deploying applications seem simple enough. But in fact, difficult releases without any confidence or processes backing them are very common. Integration and management of a new deployment can be laborious and fraught with risk. So as team size and volume of projects grow, management becomes more difficult and risk [...]
Now integrating Java 5 throughout, this reference introduces Java programming fundamentals – including problem-solving, object-oriented programming, GUI programming, data structures, networking, internationalization, advanced GUI programming, and Web programming. Includes many new illustrations. Enhances examples throughout, using small, simple, and stimulating examples to demonstrate concepts and techniques. Offers anearlier introduction to writing programs than the previous [...]
In today’s IT environment, harried system administrators are finding themselves more overworked than ever. This book helps them regain some of the lost time spent creating and testing shell scripts, and guides readers through more than 150 much-needed and practical real-world examples.
Because all scripts found in this book are POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface)-compliant, [...]
Fuzzy Models and Algorithms for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing presents a comprehensive introduction of the use of fuzzy models in pattern recognition and selected topics in image processing and computer vision. Unique to this volume in the Kluwer Handbooks of Fuzzy Sets Series is the fact that this book was written in its entirety [...]
A comprehensive and practical guide to PAM for Linux: how modules work and how to implement them, covering 11 common modules, and installation of third-party offerings. Also covers developing your own modules in C. First this book explains how Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) simplify and standardize authentication in Linux. It shows in detail how [...]
DotNetNuke is a programming framework that helps you create and deploy web projects in ASP.NET 2.0. Its ease of use means that even nonprogrammers can take advantage of the new ASP.NET 2.0 features when building a web site. It integrates with many of Microsoft’s other free products like SQL Server 2005 Express, which makes [...]
The thing that’s made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it’s packed with the basics you need to make Windows work. This book gets you through all the Windows Vista tasks and tripwires, including starting programs, finding files, navigating the new see-through interface, staying safe while you cruise the Internet, and much more. [...]
Charles Zhang became one of today's most nationally known and trusted financial advisers by stressing sanity and sensible investing over dubious, get-rich-quick tricks and schemes. In Make Yourself a Millionaire, Zhang transfers his program to the printed page. Far from a confusing, all-or-nothing approach, this book outlines a clear and rational approach to organizing and [...]
Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional is the first book of its kind to guide you through producing e-commerce applications with Rails–the stacked web framework taking the world by storm. The book dives right into the process of creating a production-level web application using agile methodologies and test-driven development combined with Rails [...]
This book uses a real-world case-study project to teach you how to manage software configuration efficiently using Visual SourceSafe 2005, Microsoft's Software Configuration Management (SCM) solution for independent developers and for developers working in small- and medium-sized teams. It also provides a best-practices reference on using SourceSafe 2005 to manage the software development lifecycle. [...]
Modeled after the professional-grade, industry-standard Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 provides key tools for enhancing, organizing, and sharing photographs. In Photoshop Elements 5 Essential Training, instructor and award-winning author Deke McClelland shows how to use the powerful, easy-to-use Photoshop Elements 5 to create professional-looking images. The training covers the three main workspaces: the Welcome [...]
1. Get Started with ASP.NET AJAX? Take your first steps toward learning Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX, from downloading and installing the framework to creating your first AJAX-style application. Presented by Joe Stagner Duration: 7 minutes, 51 seconds 2. Get Started with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit? Learn how to extend your ASP.NET AJAX applications using the [...]
This is the first book to provide readers a comprehensive technical guide covering recent and open issues in wireless mesh networks. Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards explores the various key challenges in diverse scenarios as well as emerging standards, including capacity and scalability. It focuses on concepts, effective protocols proposals, system integration, performance [...]
The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation."
- This authoritative guide shows how the Semantic Web works technically and how businesses can utilize it to gain a competitive advantage - Explains what taxonomies and ontologies are as [...]
Did you know that a typical unprotected PC is attacked within 20 minutes of being connected to the Internet? Protect yourself and your family with the CA Internet Security * Recognize the enemy—viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and zombies * Find the lurking applications on your system—spyware and adware * Stop spammers from using your computer [...]
Written by Microsoft software legend Juval Lowy, Programming WCF Services is the authoritative introduction to Microsoft’s new, and some say revolutionary, unified platform for developing service-oriented applications (SOA) on Windows. Relentlessly practical, the book delivers insight, not documentation, to teach developers what they need to know to build the next generation of SOAs. After [...]
The software business is challenging enough without having to contend with recurring errors. One way repeating errors can be avoided is through effective software measurement. In this volume, Ebert and his co-authors offer practical guidance built upon insight and experience. They detail knowledge and experiences about software measurement in an easily understood, hands-on presentation [...]
OCS is becoming the dominant product for large-scale collaboration–blending core functions of e-mail, file serving, and diary management with the additional functionality of web conferencing, instant messaging, and wireless access. Pro Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g provides all you need to know to install and configure OCS for use, but this book is much more than [...]
Practical Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures examines computer security from the hacker's perspective, demonstrating how a computer system can be successfully attacked and compromised. This book shows how an attack is conceptualized, formulated and performed. With the VMware Workstation software package available on the accompanying CD, it uses virtual computers to illustrate how an attack is [...]
Knowledge, hidden in voluminous data repositories routinely created and maintained by today’s applications, can be extracted by data mining. The next step is to transform this discovered knowledge into the inference mechanisms or simply the behavior of agents and multi-agent systems. Agent Intelligence Through Data Mining addresses this issue, as well as the arguable challenge [...]
Patterns are great vehicles to capture components with a high degree of commonality among engagements and to express their interrelationships. Although most enterprise grid engagements are typically deployed with solutions that could be categorized as “one-of-a-kind”, there is enough information gathered today to allow us to devise a set of common components among them and [...]
Working with this clear and concise step-by-step guide you’ll be up and running with a fully featured Community Server Express Edition website based on ASP.NET as fast as possible. With full coverage of installing, managing, and customizing this powerful tool for your community audience, this book is the essential administrator’s companion. Community Server is [...]
