2/17/2011

Windows 7 Device Driver - PDF

Windows 7 Device DriverBook Description
The First Authoritative Guide to Writing Robust, High-Performance Windows 7 Device Drivers

Windows 7 Device Driver brings together all the information experienced programmers need to build exceptionally reliable, high-performance Windows 7 drivers. Internationally renowned driver development expert Ronald D. Reeves shows how to make the most of Microsoft's powerful new tools and models; save time and money; and efficiently deliver stable, robust drivers.

Drawing on his unsurpassed experience as both a driver developer and instructor, Reeves demystifies Kernel and User Mode Driver development, Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) architecture, driver debugging, and many other key topics. Throughout, he provides best practices for all facets of the driver development process, illuminating his insights with proven sample code. Learn how to

  • Use WDF to reduce development time, improve system stability, and enhance serviceability
  • Take full advantage of both the User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) and the Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF)
  • Implement best practices for designing, developing, and debugging both User Mode and Kernel Mode Drivers
  • Manage I/O requests and queues, self-managed I/O, synchronization, locks, plug-and-play, power management, device enumeration, and more
  • Develop UMDF drivers with COM
  • Secure Kernel Mode Drivers with safe defaults, parameter validation, counted UNICODE strings, and safe device naming techniques
  • Program and troubleshoot WMI support in Kernel Mode Drivers
  • Utilize advanced multiple I/O queuing techniques

Whether you're creating Windows 7 drivers for laboratory equipment, communications hardware, or any other device or technology, this book will help you build production code more quickly and get to market sooner!

Book Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (November, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321670213
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321670212
  • File Size: 6.3 MiB
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The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life - PDF

The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful LifeBook Description
Think about the world's happiest, most contented, most fulfilled people…

How'd they get that way?
Is it their genes? No. Money? Absolutely not.
It's about the small choices they make, every day.
Things you can do. Things you can change.

It's about what they know and you can learn: The Rules of Life.

Here they are:
100 personal, practical rules for dreaming, planning, living, loving, and overcoming even life's toughest adversities…

For knowing what matters… learning from experience…using your intuition… changing what you can…de-stressing… staying younger… getting stronger.

Read 'em. Learn 'em. Live 'em.
You'll feel better. You'll live better.
You'll be a better friend, partner, parent, child, human being.
You'll do it: one small, simple step at a time.
One step a day, every day. Starting today.

Introduction  xi
Part I: Rules for You  1
Part II: Partnership Rules  105
Part III: Family and Friends Rules  141
Part IV: Social Rules  171
Part V: World Rules  201

Book Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; Expanded edition (November, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132485567
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132485562
  • File Size: 6.9 MiB
  • Hits: 2,538 times

Apple Training Series: iLife ’11 - PDF

Apple Training Series: iLife 11Book Description
The Apple Certified Way to Learn

In the only Apple certified guide to iLife, the authors have you working wonders with iLife '11 within the first few pages. Featuring compelling footage and images, this book/DVD combo uses real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to enhance your own projects. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of iLife—everything from organizing and editing your photo library to creating polished movies and soundtracks. Along the way, you'll produce movie trailers, photo books, soundtracks, and music and learn to publish and share your projects.

  • Master the iLife suite of tools quickly through fun, real-world projects
  • Fix, rate, and share your photos with friends and family
  • Turn your photos into keepsake books and slideshows
  • Create professional looking sports highlights from your home videos
  • Learn to make a "Hollywood-style" movie trailer
  • Play and record music with expert guidance
  • Fix, arrange,and mix music like a pro
  • Publish and share your projects with iWeb and iDVD

The Apple Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program. To find out more about Apple Training, or to find an Authorized Training Center near you, go to www.apple.com/training.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 552 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press; Pap/Dvdr edition (November, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 032170097X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321700971
  • File Size: 32.2 MiB
  • Hits: 852 times

YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business, 2nd Edition - PDF

YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business, 2nd EditionBook Description
Shows how to use YouTube for effective business marketing and is now updated to include new business related YouTube features

  • Includes case studies — examples of businesses, large and small, who are successfully using YouTube as part of their online marketing mix
  • Includes 4 new chapters that cover the newly added business-related features on You Tube.
  • In one month over 70 million people viewed more than 2.5 billion videos on YouTube.com

From the Back Cover
To any businessperson or marketing professional, YouTube's 20 million viewers are a tempting target.
How can you tap into the potential of YouTube to promote your business and sell your products or services?

The answers in YouTube for Business show you how to make YouTube part of your online marketing
plan–and drive traffic to your company's website. In this book you'll learn how to:

  • Develop a YouTube marketing strategy
  • Decide what types of videos to produce
  • Shoot great-looking YouTube videos–on a budget
  • Edit and enhance your videos
  • Create a presence on the YouTube site
  • Manage a video blog
  • Generate revenues from your YouTube videos
  • Produce more effective YouTube videos

Book Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Que; 2nd Edition (January, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078974726X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789747266
  • File Size: 8.6 MiB
  • Hits: 1,391 times

InfoPath with SharePoint 2010 How-To - PDF

InfoPath with SharePoint 2010 How ToBook Description
This book is designed to cover all of the aspects of InfoPath 2010 within a SharePoint 2010 environment in regards to creating and developing business solutions. It is geared toward both technical and semi-technical professionals and does not require a degree in computer programming to utilize.

The scenario-based presentation of the material provides not only a great tutorial but also an in-depth reference for accomplishing integral InfoPath 2010 tasks within the SharePoint platform.

This book provides both breadth and depth to the usage of InfoPath 2010 as well as how it may be leveraged to create business solutions keeping both beginners and experts in mind. We designed the content of this book such that it would appeal to a wide audience at various technical levels including (but not limited to):

  • Business Analysts
  • Information Workers
  • IT Professionals
  • IT Developers
  • Collaboration Managers
  • Content Managers

Table of Contents
Part I – Designing Forms for SharePoint
Chapter 1     Uses of InfoPath
Chapter 2     Creating a SharePoint Form with InfoPath Designer
Chapter 3     SharePoint Form Controls
Chapter 4     SharePoint Form Rules
Chapter 5     SharePoint Form Functions
Chapter 6     SharePoint Form Page Design and Views
Chapter 7     SharePoint List Forms
Chapter 8     Submitting and Publishing Forms in SharePoint

Part II – Business Solutions
Chapter 9    Using Data in SharePoint Forms
Chapter 10   InfoPath Form Web Part
Chapter 11   Using Forms in SharePoint Workflows
Chapter 12   Enhancing the User Experience
Chapter 13   Leveraging the SharePoint Workspace
Chapter 14   Using Template Parts to Create Reusable Form Components

Part III – Technical Solutions
Chapter 15   Customizing a Document Information Panel Content Type
Chapter 16   Leveraging Visual Studio 2010 with InfoPath
Chapter 17   Dynamically Populating Repeating Tables
Chapter 18   Tracking Changes in a Form

Part IV – Administrative Aspects
Chapter 19   Central Administration
Chapter 20   PowerShell
Chapter 21   Managing Form Permissions

Part V – Troubleshooting
Chapter 22   General Form Issues
Chapter 23   Deployment and Publishing Issues
Chapter 24   Form Submission Issues

Book Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Sams (December, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672333422
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672333422
  • File Size: 25.0 MiB
  • Hits: 1,510 times

Microsoft Expression Web 4 In Depth - PDF

Microsoft Expression Web 4 In DepthBook Description
The ultimate guide to creating and managing websites using Microsoft Expression Web 4.

  • "In the trenches" guidance, big-picture insights, and exclusive troubleshooting help for building standards-compliant, cross-browser web sites
  • Case studies draw on the author's extensive experience building Web solutions with Microsoft technologies
  • Leverage ASP.NET's power without writing code – and use the free Visual Web Developer Express Edition to develop robust ASP.NET apps

About the Author
Jim Cheshire is an expert on Expression Web and ASP.NET and is the owner of Jimco Software and Books. Jim has been employed by Microsoft for over 10 years and is currently a senior escalation engineer on the ASP.NET and IIS teams. You can reach Jim at one of his websites, www.jimcosoftware.com or www.jimcobooks.com.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 752 pages
  • Publisher: Que (December, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789747243
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789747242
  • File Size: 52.6 MiB
  • Hits: 1,589 times

Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 6th Edition - PDF

Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 6th EditionBook Description
The nuts-and-bolts for building your own online business and making it succeedIs there a fortune in your future? Start your own online business and see what happens. Whether you're adding an online component to your current bricks-and-mortar or hoping to strike it rich with your own online startup, the sixth edition of this popular and practical guide can help.

Find out how to identify a market need, handle promotion, choose Web hosting services, set up strong security, pop up prominently in search engine rankings, and more. The book explores the hottest business phenomenon today—social media marketing—with full coverage of Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and other technologies that are now firmly part of the online business landscape.

  • Dives into all aspects of starting and establishing an online business, including the very latest big trends
  • Highlights business issues that are of particular concern to online businesses
  • Reveals how to identify a market need, handle promotion, choose Web hosting services, set up strong security, pop up prominently in search engine rankings, and more
  • Covers the hottest social media marketing opportunities, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs
  • Shows you specific types and examples of successful online businesses
  • Provides the latest on B2B Web site suppliers, such as AliBaba.com

Build a better online business from the ground up, starting with Starting an Online Business For Dummies, 6th Edition!

From the Back Cover
Start a new endeavor and open your own online business quickly and easilyArmed with a computer, an Internet connection, and a good idea — but hesitant to take that first step toward making money online? Starting an Online Business For Dummies gives you confidence by providing you with essential advice and up-to-date trends in e-commerce, all aimed at helping you make money online.

  • Mind your own business — discover the latest strategies for promoting your business and outdoing the competition
  • Getting to know you — identify your customers, get to know the marketplace, and establish a unique visual identity
  • Outta site — get the most from your Web host, update your site to keep customers interested, and use tools to jazz things up
  • The way to pay — choose an online payment system, set up secure credit card payments, and verify credit card data
  • On the level — protect your domain name, figure out if a trademark is available, and explore legal issues you need to know
  • Go straight to the source — sell on consignment, work with a wholesaler, or buy direct from around the globe
  • Stand out in the crowd — increase your Web presence with search engine optimization, Web marketing, and social media tools
  • No Web site? No problem — sell goods via eBay® auctions, Craigslist®, CafePress®, and other online marketplaces

Open the book and find:

  • Guidance for creating an e-business plan
  • Tips for making your site easily searchable
  • The basics of online business accounting
  • Advice for optimizing the shopping experience
  • Ways to advertise with YouTube®, Twitter®, Facebook®, and blogs
  • Pointers for maximizing Google's tools
  • The essentials of opening an eBay store
  • Ways to find products to sell or to work with wholesalers

Learn to:

  • Identify a market need and choose the right Web hosting service
  • Enhance site security and boost your customer service
  • Improve your site's search rankings
  • Market your business through social media

Book Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 6th Edition (July, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470602104
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470602102
  • File Size: 8.5 MiB
  • Hits: 1,886 times

Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition - PDF

Creating Web Pages All in One For Dummies, 4th EditionBook Description
Learn all the core tools needed to create Web pagesBusinesses, special-interest groups, families, and individuals are all relying on Web sites to communicate. This all-in-one guide offers one-stop shopping for all the information you need to put together powerful Web pages to get your point across and keep visitors coming back. Nine individual minibooks cover best design practices, online tools, Microsoft Expression Web, Dreamweaver, cascading style sheets, HTML and XHTML, graphics and multimedia, scripting, and Flash, arming you to create professional-looking pages.

  • Knowing how to build an effective Web site is important to businesses, groups, and even individuals today; this guide teaches how to use all the basic Web page tools
  • Explains what goes into a well-designed page and how to use available online tools such as Google Page Builder and Blogger as well as Microsoft's popular Expression Web tool, Dreamweaver, and CSS
  • Covers the core language behind Web sites, using graphics and multimedia, JavaScript, and Flash

Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies prepares anyone to build Web pages that get attention.

From the Back Cover
Here's just what you need to know to create a cool Web site — and no more!If you're not a professional Web designer, and don't want to be, you probably just want to get the job done and make it look good. There's nothing wrong with that, and this book is here to help! Self-contained minibooks cover all the essential techniques and technologies, so you can get what you need to plan, design, code, and maintain your site.

  • You have a presence — explore your options for establishing an online presence with a blog or full-scale Web site
  • Design for your visitors — apply good Web design principles, make navigation easy, and consider your mobile visitors
  • All those initials — learn as much HTML, XHTML, and CSS as you need
  • Follow the script — find out how you can add interactive features to your pages with JavaScript and Ajax
  • Grab 'em with graphics — discover where to get graphics and how to optimize them for the Web
  • Express yourself — design, create, and publish a site using Microsoft Expression Web
  • Dream big — build a site with Dreamweaver for Windows® or Mac®
  • Get interactive in a Flash — make your site more appealing with Flash movies and interactivity

Open the book and find:

  • Advice on the best tools forbuilding your pages
  • The fundamentals of effective page design
  • How to build your pages using HTML
  • Tips for customizing pages with CSS
  • Steps for optimizing graphics and adding video to your site
  • How to simplify page building with Microsoft Expression Web
  • Instructions on using pro Web building tools like Dreamweaver and Flash
  • How to connect your pages to social sites like Twitter® and Facebook®

9 books in 1

  • Establish a Web Presence
  • Web Design
  • HTML/XHTML
  • Style with CSS
  • JavaScript® and Ajax
  • Graphics
  • Microsoft® Expression® Web
  • Adobe® Dreamweaver®
  • Adobe® Flash®

Book Details

  • Paperback: 648 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 4th Edition (February, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470640324
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470640326
  • File Size: 15.8 MiB
  • Hits: 1,382 times

Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5 For Dummies - PDF

Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5 For DummiesBook Description
A full-color guide for getting rewarding results with the latest version of FlashFlash is used in the creation of Web animation, games, media rich Web sites, presentations, and more. Adobe has divided the new version of Flash into three separate products for different audiences, and this book covers the Professional product; the traditional animation/media serving tool; and Catalyst, the Web/interface design tool. This book provides a fun and friendly full-color guide to Flash.

  • Walks you through both Professional and Catalyst as well as the traditional Flash animation tool
  • Offers guidance for getting acquainted with the interface; creating images, objects, text, and layers for animation; and working with symbols and buttons
  • Introduces publishing online or on mobile phones
  • Addresses how to turn existing images into interactive sites or interfaces with Catalyst
  • Offers helpful tips on troubleshooting

Using the knowledge you gain from Flash CS5 Professional & Flash CS5 Catalyst For Dummies, you'll quickly prove that you are not a flash in the pan!

From the Back Cover
Unleash your creative side as you discover how to build animations, interactive graphics, and more

Are you ready to make the most of Flash to create stunning animated Web sites? With this book by your side, you'll find everything you need to get started using Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5 right away. From playing around with graphics and designing your first animation to adding sound and interactivity to your site, you'll be amazed at what you can accomplish with these two tools!

  • Say it in pictures — get to know the tools for creating eye-popping graphics with Flash Professional
  • Move and groove — animate your graphic's position, shape, color, transparency, and more
  • Make your Web site stand out — find out how to use ActionScript® to create a totally interactive experience
  • Work smarter — use symbols, tweening, and inverse kinematics to simplify your work
  • Build Web sites fast — learn to import Adobe Photoshop® or Adobe Illustrator® designs into Flash Catalyst and add interactivity

Open the book and find:

  • Tips for using Flash Professional's unique graphics tools
  • Flash Catalyst's tools for turning artwork into an interactive site
  • How to organize complex animations
  • Techniques for adding sound and video
  • Ways to harness the full power of symbols
  • Secrets for animating graphics
  • Best practices for cool interactive Web sites
  • Methods for publishing Flash movies

Learn to:

  • Turn static graphics into awesome animations
  • Create interactive Web sites that engage your visitors
  • Use Flash Catalyst to convert designs into interactive interfaces

IN FULL COLOR!

Book Details

  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies (June, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470613556
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470613559
  • File Size: 14.5 MiB
  • Hits: 1,096 times

Joomla! For Dummies, 2nd Edition - PDF

Joomla! For Dummies, 2nd EditionBook Description
Build template-based web sites without the hassle of writing code!Joomla! is a free, open source PHP & MySQL-based content management system that allows you to create interactive, community-based Web sites without having to write or program code in PHP or ASP.NET. This fun and friendly introduction to Joomla! shows you how to create a rich, interactive Web site that does not require any code.

No matter your skill level, this easy-to-understand resource demonstrates how to drop preconfigured modules that already contain PHP and MySQL code directly into your Joomla! site. Thanks to the Dummies fun and friendly approach, you'll quickly see how easy to create a rich, interactive Web site with Joomla!

  • Demonstrates how to create a business site—complete with shopping cart—quickly and easily
  • Walks you through developing Web sites with discussions, RSS feeds, picture submissions, and more
  • Includes coverage of the newest version of Joomla!, explains its completely new administrative features, and reviews its ability to provide different levels of access to different users via much-requested access control lists

Find out why Joomla! is the easiest way to build an interactive, community-based Web site!

From the Back Cover
Build the coolest interactive Web sites — you don't even need to know how to write code!

Want a Web site that looks as though it were built by a Fortune 500 company? With Joomla! and this book, you can whip one up in no time at all. You'll quickly learn how to create a rich, interactive site that integrates discussions, RSS feeds, picture submissions, shopping carts, and more. It's the fast and easy way to make a splash on the Web!

  • Jump right into Joomla! — customize the home page by installing your own logo, adding text, modifying navigation menus, and more
  • Navigate your site — find out how to build your own pages and then create menu items as you develop the best layout
  • Add some spice — select from dozens of built-in modules to make your site more interactive
  • Let them participate — include search capability, polls, menus, newsflashes, and banners
  • Simplify your work — use Joomla! templates to determine what goes where, how modules are positioned, and where to display page content
  • Dive into the real world — add everything from games and complete shopping-cart systems to site-map generators and multilingual content managers
  • Get them there — see how Joomla! supports search engine optimization

Open the book and find:

  • All about getting and installing Joomla!
  • Tips on mastering the Front Page
  • How to build navigation into your site with menus
  • Ways to lay out Web pages with Joomla! templates
  • Search engine optimization techniques to drive Web traffic
  • How to work with Joomla! modules
  • Steps for managing visitors on your site
  • The 10 best Joomla! extensions to use

Learn to:

  • Use Joomla!'s preconfigured modules to create interactive Web sites
  • Build sites with discussion boards, RSS feeds, and shopping carts
  • Enable users to post comments and photos and participate in surveys
  • Take advantage of new security features

Book Details

  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 2nd Edition (February, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470599022
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470599020
  • File Size: 18.3 MiB
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Microsoft Project 2010 For Dummies - PDF

Microsoft Project 2010 For DummiesBook Description
A friendly reference guide to Microsoft Project, the leading enterprise project management softwareAs project management software, Microsoft Project allows you to oversee your business activities effectively. You can manage resources, share project info, perform modeling and scenario analysis, and standardize reporting processes. This easy-to-understand guide is completely updated to cover the latest changes and newest enhancements to Project 2010 and shows you how to get Project 2010 to work for you.

After an introduction to basic project management concepts, you'll discover the mechanics of using Project software to create and manage projects. Other topics covered include working with calendars, using and sharing resources, budgeting, formatting taskbars, gathering and tracking data, working with reports, and creating templates.

  • Microsoft Project allows you to manage resources, share project information, perform scenario analysis, and standardize reporting processes
  • Offers completely updated coverage of the new Project 2010, which is expected to implement the Office Ribbon
  • Reviews formatting taskbars, gathering and tracking data, and working with reports
  • Addresses using and sharing resources, creating templates, and managing projects

Let the friendly For Dummies writing style guide you through maximizing the new features of Project 2010.

From the Back Cover
In charge of a project? Manage it better with Project 2010 and this book!If you've never used project management software before — or you've used previous versions of Project and want to master the all-new Project 2010 interface and features — this is the book for you! You'll find the project management concepts you need to know, how Project 2010 works and how to get up to speed, what's new, and most importantly, how to apply it to a real project.

  • What do I do with this thing? — set up Project, learn what types of input you need to provide, and begin building project plans
  • Be resourceful — create and assign work resources, material resources, and fixed costs, and manage resources effectively
  • A perfect fit — ensure your project has a high chance of success by fine-tuning your plan
  • Running on rails — learn to use baselines, track progress and materials, and create reports that help keep projects on track
  • Enterprise options — get an overview of online collaborative features using Project Server, Web Application, and SharePoint

Open the book and find:

  • How to maximize control with the new manual scheduling feature
  • Your way around the Project interface
  • The new Timeline and Team Planner views
  • Tips on assigning resources
  • Advice on communicating with your team
  • All about reports and how to use them
  • Scheduling help from the new Task Inspector

Learn to:

  • Manage project schedules with Project 2010
  • Work with new scheduling tools and the Ribbon interface
  • Assign and share resources and understand calendars
  • Create impressive reports

Book Details

  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies (May, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470501324
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470501320
  • File Size: 8.0 MiB
  • Hits: 1,263 times