5/27/2011

LPIC-2 Linux Professional Institute Certification Study Guide: Exams 201 and 202

Book Description
The first book to cover the LPIC-2 certification

Linux allows developers to update source code freely, making it an excellent, low-cost, secure alternative to alternate, more expensive operating systems. It is for this reason that the demand for IT professionals to have an LPI certification is so strong. This study guide provides unparalleled coverage of the LPIC-2 objectives for exams 201 and 202. Clear and concise coverage examines all Linux administration topics while practical, real-world examples enhance your learning process. On the CD, you'll find the Sybex Test Engine, electronic flashcards, and a glossary containing the most important terms you need to understand..

  • Prepares you for exams 201 and 202 of the Linux Professional Institute Certification
  • Offers clear, concise coverage on exam topics such as the Linux kernel, system startup, networking configuration, system maintenance, domain name server, file sharing, and more
  • Addresses additional key topics for the exams including network client management, e-mail services, system security, and troubleshooting

This must-have study guide serves as an invaluable roadmap to attaining LPI certification.

Table of Contents
Introduction.Assessment Test.

Part I The LPI 201 Exam (60 Weights).
1 System Startup and Advanced System Management.
2 Linux Kernel Configuration.
3 Basic Filesystem Management.
4 Advanced Filesystem Management.
5 Networking Configuration.
6 DNS Server Configuration.

Part II The LPI 202 Exam (60 Weights).
7 Advanced Network Configuration.
8 Configuring File Servers.
9 Configuring Web & Email Servers.
10 Security.
11 System Troubleshooting-I.
12 System Troubleshooting-II.

Appendix. About the Companion CD.
Glossary.
Index.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 696 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex (May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118000153
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118000151
  • File Size: 4.6 MiB
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Smashing WordPress Themes: Making WordPress Beautiful - free download ebooks

Book Description
The ultimate guide to WordPress Themes – one of the hottest topics on the web today
  • WordPress is so much more than a blogging platform, and Smashing WordPress Themes teaches readers how to make it look any way they like – from a corporate site, to a photography gallery and more
  • WordPress is one of the hottest tools on the web today and is used by sites including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, flickr, CNN, NASA and of course Smashing Magazine
  • Beautiful full colour throughout – web designers expect nothing less
  • Smashing Magazine will fully support this book by by promoting it through their website and on twitter feeds

From the Back Cover
Making WordPress BeautifulFrom the world's most popular resource for Web designers and developers comes ultimate guide to WordPress themes. WordPress is so much more than a bogging platform, and Smashing WordPress Themes teaches you how to make it look any way like – from a corporate site, to a photo gallery, to an online magazine, and more.

WordPress expert, Thord Daniel Hedengren, author of Smahsing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, takes you through what really makes themes tick, what you can do with themes, and techniques for getting the best results. Starting with the WordPress Twenty Ten default theme, you'll learn to work with template tags and create option pages for your themes. Next you'll explore the child theme concept and create a variety of theme styles – fully customizing the look and feel of your WordPress-powered site.

You will Learn:

  • The Anatomy of the Default Twenty Ten Theme
  • Ways to Hack the Default Theme to Modify Features, Graphics, and Colors
  • How to Work with Theme Frameworks
  • The Best Way to Use Child Themes
  • How to Integrate Theme Options
  • How to Build a Media Theme
  • How to Build a Newspaper or Magazine Theme
  • Tips for Building a Semi-Static Corporate Theme
  • Ways to Integrate Advanced Loop Tricks and Themes

Smashing Magazine (smashingmagazine.con) is one of the world's most popular Web-design online magazines. True to the Smashing mission, the Smashing Magazine book series delivers useful and innovative information to Web designers and developers.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley (February 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047066990X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470669907
  • File Size: 24.0 MiB
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Data Mining Techniques: For Marketing, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management, 3rd Edition - free download ebooks

Book Description
The leading introductory book on data mining, fully updated and revised!

When Berry and Linoff wrote the first edition of Data Mining Techniques in the late 1990s, data mining was just starting to move out of the lab and into the office and has since grown to become an indispensable tool of modern business. This new edition—more than 50% new and revised— is a significant update from the previous one, and shows you how to harness the newest data mining methods and techniques to solve common business problems. The duo of unparalleled authors share invaluable advice for improving response rates to direct marketing campaigns, identifying new customer segments, and estimating credit risk. In addition, they cover more advanced topics such as preparing data for analysis and creating the necessary infrastructure for data mining at your company.

  • Features significant updates since the previous edition and updates you on best practices for using data mining methods and techniques for solving common business problems
  • Covers a new data mining technique in every chapter along with clear, concise explanations on how to apply each technique immediately
  • Touches on core data mining techniques, including decision trees, neural networks, collaborative filtering, association rules, link analysis, survival analysis, and more
  • Provides best practices for performing data mining using simple tools such as Excel

Data Mining Techniques, Third Edition covers a new data mining technique with each successive chapter and then demonstrates how you can apply that technique for improved marketing, sales, and customer support to get immediate results.

From the Back Cover
The newest edition of the leading introductory book on data mining, fully updated and revised

Who will remain a loyal customer and who won't? Which messages are most effective with which segments? How can customer value be maximized? This book supplies powerful tools for extracting the answers to these and other crucial business questions from the corporate databases where they lie buried. In the years since the first edition of this book, data mining has grown to become an indispensable tool of modern business. In this latest edition, Linoff and Berry have made extensive updates and revisions to every chapter and added several new ones. The book retains the focus of earlier editions—showing marketing analysts, business managers, and data mining specialists how to harness data mining methods and techniques to solve important business problems. While never sacrificing accuracy for the sake of simplicity, Linoff and Berry present even complex topics in clear, concise English with minimal use of technical jargon or mathematical formulas. Technical topics are illustrated with case studies and practical real-world examples drawn from the authors' experiences, and every chapter contains valuable tips for practitioners. Among the techniques newly covered, or covered in greater depth, are linear and logistic regression models, incremental response (uplift) modeling, naïve Bayesian models, table lookup models, similarity models, radial basis function networks, expectation maximization (EM) clustering, and swarm intelligence. New chapters are devoted to data preparation, derived variables, principal components and other variable reduction techniques, and text mining.

After establishing the business context with an overview of data mining applications, and introducing aspects of data mining methodology common to all data mining projects, the book covers each important data mining technique in detail.

This third edition of Data Mining Techniques covers such topics as:

  • How to create stable, long-lasting predictive models
  • Data preparation and variable selection
  • Modeling specific targets with directed techniques such as regression, decision trees, neural networks, and memory based reasoning
  • Finding patterns with undirected techniques such as clustering, association rules, and link analysis
  • Modeling business time-to-event problems such as time to next purchase and expected remaining lifetime
  • Mining unstructured text

The companion website provides data that can be used to test out the various data mining techniques in the book.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 888 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley Computer Publishing; 3rd Edition (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780470650936
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470650936
  • File Size: 24.5 MiB
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Introducing Character Animation with Blender, 2nd Edition - free download ebooks

Book Description
Introducing Character Animation with Blender, 2nd Edition is written in a friendly but professional tone, with clear descriptions and numerous illustrative screenshots. Throughout the book, tutorials focus on how to accomplish actual animation goals, while illustrating the necessary technical methods along the way. These are reinforced by clear descriptions of how each specific aspect of Blender works and fits together with the rest of the package. By following all the tutorials, the reader will gain all the skills necessary to build and animate a well-modeled, fully-rigged character of their own. The character built over the course of the tutorials is included as a .blend file on the companion website, for the reader to experiment with and learn from.Introducing Character Animation with Blender, 2nd Edition is inspiring as well as educational. A color insert includes sample characters and frames from animations by many of the Blender community’s most talented artists, which help to illustrate the impressive potential of the software.

From the Back Cover
Find source files for the tutorials in the book, useful Blender links, and much more on the companion website. www.sybex.com/go/introducingblender

Tap the power of Blender, blend in your creativity, and build memorable animated characters with this practical guide from Blender guru Tony Mullen. Covering the new Blender 2.5, this book offers clear, step-by-step tutorials, a complete discussion of all tools, and illustrations that will both enlighten and inspire you.

Follow all the projects and you’ll soon have the skills you need to build and animate a well-modeled, fully-rigged character of your own. A full-color insert presents dazzling examples from some of the most talented artists in the Blender community.

  • Get up to speed on Blender 2.5′s extensively redesigned user interface
  • Master organic mesh modeling tools and build a complex character mesh
  • Fashion skin, hair, and clothing with material shaders, textures, and slots
  • Use Blender’s new Rigify add-on to create complete, professional-quality character rigs with ease
  • Learn to sync lip movements with a sound file
  • Understand function curves, keyframes, and the basics of animating
  • Learn to link assets and use Armature proxies to organize your productions
  • Analyze the Blender short film, Sintel, and read what its creators have to say

Animate a rigged character to get him running
Use particles and subsurface scattering to create hair and skin
Explore open content from the Blender Foundation Open Movie Projects

Book Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex; 2nd Edition (February 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 047042737X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470427378
  • File Size: 59.9 MiB
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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administration: Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond (Exam 70-668) - free download ebooks

Book Description
Delivers the information that SharePoint 2010 administrators in the field need most

This book shows you how to design, deploy, and implement a SharePoint 2010 environment, providing practical skills and real-world techniques and scenarios you'll be able to apply on the job. You'll not only thoroughly learn SharePoint 2010, but you'll also get up to speed on business continuity and solutions. In addition, those preparing for the MCITP: SharePoint 2010 Administration certification exam 70-668 will find thorough coverage of all exam objectives.

  • Shows you how to design, deploy, administer, and maintain a SharePoint Server 2010 infrastructure
  • Guides readers through preparation for Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Administrator (Exam 70-668)
  • Includes techniques and instructional videos from industry expert and lead author, Tom Carpenter, a well-known author and instructor.
  • Companion CD includes over an hour of video instruction on some of the more difficult topics, as well as practice exams, flashcards, and more

If you're preparing for MCITP exam 70-668, as well as a career as a SharePoint 2010 administrator, this is a book you'll want.

From the Author
This SharePoint book was one of my most exciting projects. We were able to cover SharePoint 2010 implementation form start-to-finish. Literally, you can build a lab environment from nothing with this book. You learn to implement everything from the network, to the Windows domain, to the SharePoint server farm. We cover the 70-668 objectives while also helping you build an environment to learn SharePoint as it's used in the real world.

The topics covered in this book include:

  • SharePoint 2010 Requirements: You will learn the details about both hardware and software requirements. These SharePoint 2010 requirements include the network requirements from the perspective of network infrastructure and services.
  • SharePoint 2010 Templates: The concept of site templates is covered with information on how to create your own templates.
  • SharePoint 2010 Upgrade: Will you be upgrading from previous versions of SharePoint? You will learn how to upgrade or migrate from any earlier version of the product.
  • SharePoint 2010 Services: The service architecture has changed significantly in SharePoint 2010. You will learn about service applications and how they provide for greater flexibility in the new version.
  • SharePoint Designer 2010: The new version of SharePoint Designer is more "Office-like" and easier to use than ever. You will learn about the different roles it can play in your SharePoint 2010 implementation.
  • SharePoint Foundation 2010: Learn about the capabilities of the free version of SharePoint 2010. You will also learn about the features that are not included in SharePoint Foundation 2010.
  • SharePoint Search: Search is an important component of our modern networks. SharePoint Search is much better in the new version of SharePoint Server 2010. You will learn to plan and implement SharePoint Search; however, you will also learn about additional search products that can improve on an already excellent search solution.

This is just a brief sampling of what you will find in the book. I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as we enjoyed writing it.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 624 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470643986
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470643983
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Beginning DirectX 11 Game Programming - free download ebooks

Book Description
Discover the exciting world of game programming and 3D graphics creation using DirectX 11! BEGINNING DIRECTX 11 GAME PROGRAMMING is an introductory guide to creating fantastic graphics, amazing creatures, and realistic worlds for games. Written specifically for the beginner programmer, the book uses step-by-step instructions to teach the basics of DirectX 11, introducing skills that can be applied to creating games for both PC and game console platforms like the Xbox 360. Updated for all the newest DirectX technology, the book includes coverage of improved professional coding practices, an overview of the DirectX components and tools, sprites, text and font rendering, audio, shaders and effects, and much more.

Benefits

  • Updated with coverage of all the new DirectX 11 technology.
  • No true competition on the market.
  • Includes easy-to-follow tutorials to help beginners get going quickly with DirectX 11.
  • Goes beyond explaining the "how" behind each concept and also explains "why."

Table of Contents
1. The What, Why, and How of DirectX.
2. Your First DirectX Program.
3. The 2D Resurgence.
4. Text and Font Rendering.
5. Input Detection and Response.
6. Audio in DirectX.
7. 3D Primer.
8. Shaders and Effects.
9. Cameras and Models in Direct3D.
10. Conclusions.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Course Technology PTR (May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1435458958
  • ISBN-13: 978-1435458956
  • File Size: 3.1 MiB
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CCNP Security Secure 642-637: Official Cert Guide - free download ebooks

Book Description
CCNP Security SECURE 642-637 Official Cert Guide is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNP Security SECURE exam. Senior networking consultants Sean Wilkins and Trey Smith share 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.

CCNP Security SECURE 642-637 Official Cert Guide 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. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a topic-by-topic basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCNP Security SECURE 642-637 Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtrainin

  • Master CCNP SECURE 642-637 exam topics
  • Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
  • Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
  • Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP Security SECURE exam, including:

  • Network security threats and foundation protection
  • Switched data plane security
  • 802.1X and identity-based networking services
  • Cisco IOS routed data plane security
  • Cisco IOS control plane security
  • Cisco IOS management plane security
  • NAT
  • Zone-based firewalls
  • IOS intrusion prevention system
  • Cisco IOS site-to-site security solutions
  • IPsec VPNs, dynamic multipoint VPNs, and GET VPNs
  • SSL VPNs and EZVPN

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Cisco Press (May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1587142805
  • ISBN-13: 978-1587142802
  • File Size: 6.2 MiB
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Inside LightWave 3D v10 - free download ebooks

Book Description
LightWave is a software package used for rendering 3D images, both animated and static. Version 10 is completely new and includes an all new code engine with a new interface and feature sets.

Written by award-winning animator and trainer, Dan Ablan, this down-to-earth, easy-to-follow guide offers an invaluable set of project tutorials that teach readers the ins and outs of LightWave and shows them the techniques they need to master this powerful 3D software. The accompanying DVD features hours of high-quality video training tutorials that will help readers take the projects in the book to new heights.

Table of Contents
A. Introduction – Understanding LightWave 10 and Core
1. LightWave 10 Modeler
2. LightWave 10 Layout
3. Texture Creation
4. Lighting in 3D
5. 3D Cameras
6. 3D Animation
7. Broadcast Animation
8. 3D Product Shots
9. 3D Medical Creation
10. Dynamics & Particles
11. Bones and Inverse Kinematics
12. Rendering Animations
13. Finishing Up
A. What's on the DVD
Index

Book Details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 032176661X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321766618
  • File Size: 31.0 MiB
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The Software IP Detective’s Handbook: Measurement, Comparison, and Infringement Detection - free download

Book Description
The Definitive Software IP Guide for Developers, Managers, Entrepreneurs, Attorneys, and Consultants

In The Software IP Detective's Handbook, pioneering expert Bob Zeidman–creator of CodeSuite®, the world's #1 software IP analysis tool–thoroughly covers all technical and legal aspects of IP theft detection. Using his rigorous framework and practical examples, you can accurately determine whether software copying, theft, or infringement has occurred, and fully support your findings in any venue. This book will help you

  • Understand the key concepts that underlie software IP analysis
  • Compare and correlate source code for signs of theft or infringement
  • Uncover signs of copying in object code when source code is inaccessible
  • Track malware and third-party code in applications
  • Use software clean rooms to avoid IP infringement
  • Understand IP issues associated with open source and DMCA

"As a frequent expert witness myself, I found Bob's book to be important and well written. Intellectual property and software plagiarism are complicated subjects, as are patents and copyrights. This book explains the key elements better than anything else I have seen. The book is highly recommended to anyone who develops software and also to those who need to protect proprietary software algorithms. The book should also be useful to attorneys who are involved with intellectual property litigation."
—Capers Jones, president, Capers Jones & Associates, LLC

"Intellectual property [IP] is an engine of growth for our high-tech world and a valuable commodity traded in its own right. Bob Zeidman is a leading authority on software IP, and in this book he shares with us his expertise. The book is comprehensive. It contains clear explanations of many difficult subjects. Businesspeople who study it will learn how to protect their IP. Lawyers will use it to understand the specifics of how software embodies IP. Judges will cite it in their decisions on IP litigation."
—Abraham Sofaer, George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

"Bob has done a fantastic job in making computer science forensics understandable to mere mortals: attorneys, engineers, and managers. This is the ultimate handbook for expert witnesses, due diligence execution, and developing a baseline for software valuation. Buy it before your competitors do!"
—Don Shafer, CSDP, chief technology officer, Athens Group, LLC

"Bob has considerable experience in dealing with issues associated with unauthorized use of software code. His insights in this book are particularly helpful for those seeking to provide expert analysis with respect to software code."
—Neel I. Chatterjee, partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLC

"This readable book perfectly bridges the jargon divide between software engineers and IP attorneys. It helps each group finally understand exactly what the other is talking about. As a software developer and expert witness I will definitely keep a copy handy and recommend it to others on my team."
—Michael Barr, president, Netrino, LLC

"This book makes intellectual property law understandable and accessible to programmers by combining discussions of the law with discussions of computer science, and interweaving case studies to elucidate the intersection of these disciplines."
—Robert C. Seacord, Secure Coding Manager, Software Engineering Institute

Book Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0137035330
  • ISBN-13: 978-0137035335
  • File Size: 11.2 MiB
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Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2010 - free download ebooks

Book Description
Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2010

Use Excel 2010's statistical tools to transform your data into knowledge
Use Excel 2010's powerful statistical tools to gain a deeper understanding of your data, make more accurate and reliable inferences, and solve problems in fields ranging from business to health sciences.

Top Excel guru Conrad Carlberg shows how to use Excel 2010 to perform the core statistical tasks every business professional, student, and researcher should master. Using real-world examples, Carlberg helps you choose the right technique for each problem and get the most out of Excel's statistical features, including its new consistency functions. Along the way, you discover the most effective ways to use correlation and regression and analysis of variance and covariance. You see how to use Excel to test statistical hypotheses using the normal, binomial, t and F distributions.

Becoming an expert with Excel statistics has never been easier! You'll find crystal-clear instructions, insider insights, and complete step-by-step projects—all complemented by an extensive set of web-based resources.

  • Master Excel's most useful descriptive and inferential statistical tools
  • Tell the truth with statistics, and recognize when others don't
  • Accurately summarize sets of values
  • View how values cluster and disperse
  • Infer a population's characteristics from a sample's frequency distribution
  • Explore correlation and regression to learn how variables move in tandem
  • Understand Excel's new consistency functions
  • Test differences between two means using z tests, t tests, and Excel's

Data Analysis Add-in

  • Use ANOVA and ANCOVA to test differences between more than two means
  • Explore statistical power by manipulating mean differences, standard errors, directionality, and alpha

There is an Excel workbook for each chapter, and each worksheet is keyed to one of the book's figures. You'll also find additional material, such as a chart that demonstrates how statistical power shifts as you manipulate sample size, mean differences, alpha and directionality. To access these free files, please visit http://www.quepublishing.com/title/0789747200 and click the Downloads Tab.

"Excel has become the standard platform for quantitative analysis. Carlberg has become a world-class guide for Excel users wanting to do quantitative analysis. The combination makes Statistical Analysis: Microsoft Excel 2010 a must-have addition to the library of those who want to get the job done and done right."
—Gene V Glass, Regents' Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University

Book Details

  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Que (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789747200
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789747204
  • File Size: 15.4 MiB
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The iPad 2 Project Book - free download ebooks

Book Description
Bridging the gap between the palm-sized iPod touch and a full-sized computer, Apple's iPad 2 offers enough screen area and horsepower to perform the day-to-day tasks most people want to do. Packed with practical knowledge, this book will walk readers through how to manage their most common projects, from the simple (setting up a calendar event) to the complex (planning a vacation) and everything in between. Readers will learn to use the iPad 2 tools and applications by using them to create practical real-world projects and to master everyday tasks.

In this practical hands-on guide, you'll learn how to

  • Organize a party: Set up the calendar event, create invitations, invite attendees, and mail out the invites.
  • Build a recipe scrapbook: Write up recipes in Pages (or find recipes via one of the useful recipe apps) and import pictures of the finished dish to go with the recipe in the book. Even learn iPad kitchen tips!
  • Plan a vacation: Buy tickets, find destination activities, and map out directions.
  • Watch videos: Stream videos with Air Video, convert high-quality movies from DVDs, and buy or rent videos from the iTunes Store.
  • Get smart: Learn another language with one of the many translation apps available, and build an illustrated deck of flash cards with common words and phrases.

Plus many more useful projects—both big and small— to help you do stuff with your iPad.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321775708
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321775702
  • File Size: 18.0 MiB
  • Hits: 1,090 times
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SQL Server DMVs in Action: Better Queries with Dynamic Management Views - free download ebooks

Book Description
Every action in SQL Server – queries, updates, whatever – leaves a set of tiny footprints; SQL Server records all that valuable data and makes it visible through Dynamic Management Views, or DMVs. A DBA or developer can use this incredibly detailed information to significantly improve the performance of queries and better understand what's really going on inside a SQL Server system

SQL Server DMVs in Action is a practical guide that shows how to obtain, interpret, and act on the information captured by DMVs to keep SQL Server in top shape. The 100+ samples provided in this book will help readers master DMVs and also give them a tested, working, and instantly reusable SQL code library.

Who Should Read It
This book is written for DBAs and developers.

What's Inside

  • Many practical solutions
  • How to correct missing indexes
  • What's slowing down your queries
  • What's compromising concurrency
  • Much more

Book Details

  • Paperback: 375 pages
  • Publisher: Manning Publications (May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1935182730
  • ISBN-13: 978-1935182733
  • File Size: 14.1 MiB
  • Hits: 1,883 times
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Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, 5th Edition - free download ebook

Book Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to use SQL to build effective databases, efficiently retrieve your data, and manage everything from performance to security! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll learn hands-on through practical examples. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success. The authors guide you from the absolute basics to advanced techniques—including views, transactions, Web data publishing, and even powerful SQL extensions for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SQL tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Learn how to…

  • Understand what SQL is, how it works, and what it does
  • Define efficient database structures and objects
  • "Normalize" raw databases into logically organized tables
  • Edit relational data and tables with DML
  • Manage database transactions
  • Write effective, well-performing queries
  • Categorize, summarize, sort, group, and restructure data
  • Work with dates and times
  • Join tables in queries, use subqueries, and combine multiple queries
  • Master powerful query optimization techniques
  • Administer databases and manage users
  • Implement effective database security
  • Use views, synonyms, and the system catalog
  • Extend SQL to the enterprise and Internet
  • Master important Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server extensions to ANSI SQL

Book Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Sams; 5th Edition (May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672335417
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672335419
  • File Size: 3.1 MiB
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