• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Pap/Cdr edition (April 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470128453

Take your Maya skills to new levels with the sophisticated coverage you'll find in this authoritative Autodesk Maya Press reference and tutorial. From key basics through advanced techniques, our Maya experts provide the very latest professional-level instruction on Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited.

Early chapters offer a practical overview of Maya's interface. A "Quick Start" exercise lets novices create an animation the first day and covers the basics of node structure, keyframes, and basic lighting. Advanced users will broaden their skills with pertinent coverage for nCloth, mental ray integration, volume Fur rendering, advanced texturing tools, and enhanced MEL scripting. Practical tutorials reinforce learning with hands-on practice.

If you've been looking for a professional-quality and complete Maya resource to turn to again and again, this is the book.

• Render and store stills through the Render View window
• Learn techniques with nCloth's powerful cloth simulation
• Tweak and add drag-and-drop Fluid Effects for real-world effects

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• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (March 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470100869

Workflow is critical for digital photographers. Whether you're new to Photoshop Elements or an experienced image editor, this professional book will show you how to create consistent high-quality images by establishing a logical sequence of essential tasks. From sorting images and RAW conversion to advanced editing and output, it's all here in the friendly, professional style that readers know and trust from the Tim Grey Guides series. Go well beyond the basics in this one-of-kind guide to Photoshop Elements.

• Use Photoshop Elements' tools more efficiently
• Create a workflow that works
• Transform good captures into remarkable images
• Excel at corrective and artistic cropping
• Apply the best tonal adjustments and color correction
• Master the differences between Quick Fix and Full Edit
• Save and output files for best quality
• View a sample workflow checklist and create your own

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• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; Pap/Cdr Ne edition (May 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470119896

In the new edition of this practical guide, master photographer Ellen Anon and digital-imaging expert Tim Grey show you how to capture the beauty of nature by shooting the best possible photos from the start—and then getting the most out of your images at your desktop. You'll fing eye-opening techniques, workflow ideas, and terrific Photoshop tools, plis a host of valuable tips and stunning examples from some of the most esteemed professional nature photographers working today, including Michael Reichmann, John Shaw, Darrel Gulin, and Joe McDonald.

• Capture clouds, mooms, and other elements to composite later
• Wield new Photoshop CS3 tools such as Smart Filters, Quick Selection, and Refine Edges
• Master the revamped Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw
• Adjust color and exposure to fine-tune detail and capture mood
• Build montages, multiple exposures, and composites
• Prepare and sharpen your images for print on the Web

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• Hardcover: 984 pages
• Publisher: Cisco Press; 3 edition (October 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587201968

• Master CCIE 350-001 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with foundation summaries

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624

Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025

Naren Mehta, CCIE No. 9797

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCIE Routing and Switching written exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Foundation Topic sections present detailed overviews of all exam objectives. Key Topic icons allow you to identify and quickly review the most important exam topics. Foundation summaries reinforce key exam concepts with review exercises and important tables.

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• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470104872

Devoted entirely to PivotTables and PivotCharts, this book shows you how to take full advantage of these powerful tools, which enable you to pull meaningful information from masses of seemingly meaningless data. Loaded with illustrations and real-world examples, it takes you step by step through creating a PivotTable; formatting, filtering, and grouping data; creating PivotCharts from those data; and more. You’ll learn to work with multidimensional data, how to create and manipulate PivotTables using VBA, and—most importantly—you’ll discover what these tools can do for you.

 

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• Paperback: 453 pages
• Publisher: Apress (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590598423

Pro SQL Server 2005 Service Broker, by Klaus Aschenbrenner, an international expert on Service Broker, explains why Microsoft introduced Service Broker and describes its big advantages over prior message technologies.

Rich with practical examples, this is the most complete and incisive book on this important new technology, an invaluable resource for all serious database and web developers. Focused on best practices, it explains in detail how Service Broker supports and enhances database and web applications. This book not only covers Service Broker fundamentals, but also addresses current crucial topics like SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) and SODA (Service-Oriented Data Architecture).

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• Paperback: 856 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (August 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596009631

What if you could sit down with some of the most talented security engineers in the world and ask any network security question you wanted? Security Power Tools lets you do exactly that! Members of Juniper Networks' Security Engineering team and a few guest experts reveal how to use, tweak, and push the most popular network security applications, utilities, and tools available using Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix platforms.

Designed to be browsed, Security Power Tools offers you multiple approaches to network security via 23 cross-referenced chapters that review the best security tools on the planet for both black hat techniques and white hat defense tactics. It's a must-have reference for network administrators, engineers and consultants with tips, tricks, and how-to advice for an assortment of freeware and commercial tools, ranging from intermediate level command-line operations to advanced programming of self-hiding exploits.

Security Power Tools details best practices for:

• Reconnaissance -- including tools for network scanning such as nmap; vulnerability scanning tools for Windows and Linux; LAN reconnaissance; tools to help with wireless reconnaissance; and custom packet generation
• Penetration -- such as the Metasploit framework for automated penetration of remote computers; tools to find wireless networks; exploitation framework applications; and tricks and tools to manipulate shellcodes
• Control -- including the configuration of several tools for use as backdoors; and a review of known rootkits for Windows and Linux
• Defense -- including host-based firewalls; host hardening for Windows and Linux networks; communication security with ssh; email security and anti-malware; and device security testing
• Monitoring -- such as tools to capture, and analyze packets; network monitoring with Honeyd and snort; and host monitoring of production servers for file changes
• Discovery -- including The Forensic Toolkit, SysInternals and other popular forensic tools; application fuzzer and fuzzing techniques; and the art of binary reverse engineering using tools like Interactive Disassembler and Ollydbg

A practical and timely network security ethics chapter written by a Stanford University professor of law completes the suite of topics and makes this book a goldmine of security information. Save yourself a ton of headaches and be prepared for any network security dilemma with Security Power Tools.

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• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (August 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470114592

Today's DBAs need to know how to work with users, management, and key stakeholders to identify organizational needs and leverage the technology to meet them. Covering intermediate to advanced subjects, such as performance tuning, this book shows you how to build a reporting infrastructure that can be used in any environment.

Focusing on six key principles simplicity, clarity, generality, automation, and communications all vital elements of meaningful reports, you'll learn everything you need to know to design a report infrastructure that integrates the best practices of reporting systems. When you're finished, you will have a roadmap that enables you to help corporate managers make the most of this technology.

Loaded with real-world examples, this book arms you with guidelines that apply equally well to small businesses and mega-corporations.

Coverage includes:

• Assessing user needs and managing user/corporate expectations

• Managing change and satisfying stakeholders

• Integrating RS with other SS2005 components

• Building and running reliable, scalable reporting systems

• Creating and enforcing security policies

• Performing reviews and assessing report effectiveness

• Writing user documentation

• Justifying technology or report value to management

• Extending Reporting Services programmatically

Build the Right Reporting Infrastructure For Your Organization

Tailor Role-Based Security To Fit Your Environment

Use Reporting Services With Business Intelligence Technology

Define Report Data Sources and Datasets

Plan a Disaster Recovery Strategy

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• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (August 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750682159

The great strides made over the last decade in the complexity and network functionality of embedded systems have significantly enhanced their attractiveness for use in critical applications such as medical devices and military communications. However, this expansion into critical areas has presented embedded engineers with a serious new problem: their designs are now being targeted by the same malicious attackers whose predations have plagued traditional systems for years. Rising concerns about data security in embedded devices are leading engineers to pay more attention to security assurance in their designs than ever before. This is particularly challenging due to embedded devices inherent resource constraints such as limited power and memory. Therefore, traditional security solutions must be customized to fit their profile, and entirely new security concepts must be explored. However, there are few resources available to help engineers understand how to implement security measures within the unique embedded context. This new book from embedded security expert Timothy Stapko is the first to provide engineers with a comprehensive guide to this pivotal topic. From a brief review of basic security concepts, through clear explanations of complex issues such as choosing the best cryptographic algorithms for embedded utilization, the reader is provided with all the information needed to successfully produce safe, secure embedded devices.

The ONLY book dedicated to a comprehensive coverage of embedded security!
Covers both hardware and software-based embedded security solutions for preventing and dealing with attacks
Application case studies support practical explanations of all key topics, including network protocols, wireless and cellular communications, languages (Java and C/++), compilers, web-based interfaces, cryptography, and an entire section on SSL.

 

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• Paperback: 834 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (August 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470066415

Richard Harrison’s existing books are the bestsellers in the Symbian Press Portfolio.  His latest book, co-written with Mark Shackman is the successor to "Symbian OS C++ for Mobile Phones" Volumes One and Two. Written in the same style as the two previous volumes, this is set to be another gem in the series. 

The existing material from the volumes will be combined, with explanations and example code updated to reflect the introduction of Symbian OS v9.  New and simplified example application will be introduced, which will be used throughout the book.  The reference and theory section in particular sets this book apart from the competition and complements other books being proposed at this time.

Anyone looking for a thorough insight into Symbian OS C++ before moving onto specialize on particular Symbian OS phones need this book!  It will not teach people how to program in C++, but it will reinforce the techniques behind developing applications in Symbian OS C++, and more.

This innovative new book covers Symbian OS fundamentals, core concepts and UI.

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