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Mastering Dojo: JavaScript and Ajax Tools for Great Web Experiences - pdf

Mastering Dojo: JavaScript and Ajax Tools for Great Web Experiences Book Description
The last couple of years have seen big changes in server-side web programming. Now it’s the client’s turn; Dojo is the toolkit to make it happen and Mastering Dojo shows you how.Dojo is a set of client-side JavaScript tools that help you build better web applications. Dojo blurs the line between local, native applications and browser based applications; the browser becomes the user interface platform. “Modern” browsers provide an incomplete, inconvenient, and incompatible programming environment, but Dojo eliminates these problems. While there are many JavaScript libraries available, most focus on just one thing (for example, effects libraries, perceived JavaScript omissions, or HTML widgets). Dojo addresses all of these functional areas-and many others-extensively.

In Mastering Dojo, you’ll get the whole story, from basic usage to advanced idioms. Mastering Dojo starts out with a fast moving tutorial that will give you techniques that you can start using right away. You’ll learn all about Dojo Core–the foundation on which all things Dojo stand. See how you can modularize your project for development and automatically package your release for optimal download performance. You’ll also learn how Dojo:

augments the core JavaScript library

fixes the event system

simplifies DOM programming

provides a complete class definition facility

includes a powerful remote scripting (XHR) framework

… and much more. You’ll love using Dojo’s HTML user interface control widget system, Dijit. See how to use over 40 widgets, including the rich yet easy-to-use tree and grid controls.

Finally, you’ll get an in-depth look at how to design and build a single-page, rich Internet Application.

About the Author
Craig Riecke is a Dojo committer and a writer and editor for the Book of Dojo, Dojo’s online documentation. He is currently Manager of Application Development for CXtec in Syracuse, NY. While programming he listens to old, scratchy blues musicon his iPod. His motto is “I’d rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log than write a redundant line of code.”

Rawld Gill has served as chief architect of five major lines of commercial, enterprise- class software targeted at the pharmaceutical industry over the last 25 years. He co-invented the concept of distributed data collection for clinical trials. A former U.S. Air Force officer and instructor fighter pilot, he has logged more than 2000 hours in supersonic jet fighter aircraft.

Alex Russell is the project lead for The Dojo Toolkit and president of the Dojo Foundation.

Book Details

Paperback: 568 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (June 18, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356115
ISBN-13: 978-1934356111

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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware - pdf

Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware Book Description
Together we’ll journey together through bits of cognitive and neuroscience, learning and behavioral theory. You’ll discover some surprising aspects of how our brains work, and see how you can beat the system to improve your own learning and thinking skills.In this book you’ll learn how to:

Use the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition to become more expert

Leverage the architecture of the brain to strengthen different thinking modes

Avoid common “known bugs” in your mind

Learn more deliberately and more effectively

Manage knowledge more efficientlySoftware development happens in your head. Not in an editor, IDE, or design tool. It’s time to take a pragmatic approach to thinking and learning, and start to refactor-and redesign-your brain.

About the Author
Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author and publisher. He co-authored the best-selling book “The Pragmatic Programmer,” was one of the 17 founders of the Agile Alliance, and co-founded the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning and critically acclaimed books for software developers.

Book Details

Paperback: 279 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf; illustrated edition edition (October 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356050
ISBN-13: 978-1934356050

File Size: 7.4 MiB
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Programming Cocoa with Ruby: Create Compelling Mac Apps Using RubyCocoa - pdf

Programming Cocoa with Ruby: Create Compelling Mac Apps Using RubyCocoa Book Description
This is a book for the Ruby programmer who’s never written a Mac app before. Through this hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn all about the Cocoa framework for programming on Mac OS X. Join the author’s journey as this experienced Ruby programmer delves into the Cocoa framework right from the beginning, answering the same questions and solving the same problems that you’ll face.

Together you’ll build a single application that threads throughout the book, and it’s not a toy. You’ll cover topics that may not be the flashiest parts of Cocoa, but they’re ones you’ll need to know to create robust, feature-rich applications for yourself. And you’ll learn more than just Cocoa and RubyCocoa, you’ll get first-hand effective agile development practices. You’ll see test-first development of user-interface code, little domain-specific languages that take advantage of Ruby features, and other Rubyish tricks.

At the end of the book, you’ll be ready to write a real Mac OS X application that can be distributed to real users.

About the Author
Brian Marick learned Ruby in 2001 because Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt, original authors of Programming Ruby, wouldn’t let him off a shuttle bus until he said he would. He’s been programming in it ever since, and he’s made a special effort to teach it to software testers. His previous book is Everyday Scripting with Ruby, which began as a tutorial for those very testers.

He’s not a Ruby programmer by trade. He makes most of his money as a consultant in the Agile methodologies. (After getting off the shuttle bus, he was one of the authors of the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development”.)

Book Details

Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (August 10, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356190
ISBN-13: 978-1934356197

File Size: 6.3 MiB
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Scripted GUI Testing with Ruby - pdf

Book Description
Scripted GUI Testing with Ruby is a practical, quick-moving tutorial based on real life, and real-world GUI applications.Right out of the gate you’ll start working with code to drive a desktop GUI. You’ll discover the kinds of gotchas and edge cases that don’t exist in simple, toy programs. As you add more tests, you’ll learn how to organize your test code and write lucid examples. The result is a series of “smoke tests” team will run on Continuous Integration servers.

Next, we’ll explore a variety of different testing tips and tricks. You’ll employ a series of increasingly random and punishing test monkeys to try to crash programs. Table-driven techniques will show you how to check dozens of different input combinations. See how to use longer acceptance tests (in the form of stories) to represent the way a typical customer would use your program.

The book uses examples from Windows, OS X, and cross-platform Java desktop programs as well as Web applications. You’ll develop test scripts in Ruby; you don’t need to be a Ruby expert, but basic comfort with the language will be helpful.

About the Author
Ian Dees was first bitten by the programming bug in 1986 on a Timex Sinclair 1000, and has been having a blast in his software apprenticeship ever since.

Since escaping Rice University in 1996 with engineering and German degrees, he has debugged assembler with an oscilloscope, written web applications nestled comfortably in high-level frameworks, and seen everything in between. He currently hacks C++ application code, automates laboratory hardware, and yes, writes user interface test scripts for a test equipment manufacturer near Portland, Oregon.

When he’s not coding for work or for friends, you’re most likely to find Ian chasing his family around on bicycles, plinking away at his guitar, or puzzling at the knobs on the espresso machine while some impromptu meal simmers on the stove nearby.

Book Details

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (August 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356182
ISBN-13: 978-1934356180

File Size: 2.4 MiB
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The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development - pdf

The Passionate Programmer: Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development Book Description
Success in today’s IT environment requires you to view your career as a business endeavor. In this book, you’ll learn how to become an entrepreneur, driving your career in the direction of your choosing. You’ll learn how to build your software development career step by step, following the same path that you would follow if you were building, marketing, and selling a product. After all, your skills themselves are a product.

The choices you make about which technologies to focus on and which business domains to master have at least as much impact on your success as your technical knowledge itself–don’t let those choices be accidental. We’ll walk through all aspects of the decision-making process, so you can ensure that you’re investing your time and energy in the right areas.

You’ll develop a structured plan for keeping your mind engaged and your skills fresh. You’ll learn how to assess your skills in terms of where they fit on the value chain, driving you away from commodity skills and toward those that are in high demand. Through a mix of high-level, thought-provoking essays and tactical “Act on It” sections, you will come away with concrete plans you can put into action immediately. You’ll also get a chance to read the perspectives of several highly successful members of our industry from a variety of career paths.

As with any product or service, if nobody knows what you’re selling, nobody will buy. We’ll walk through the often-neglected world of marketing, and you’ll create a plan to market yourself both inside your company and to the industry in general.

Above all, you’ll see how you can set the direction of your career, leading to a more fulfilling and remarkable professional life.

About the Author
Chad Fowler is an internationally known software developer, trainer, manager, speaker, and musician. Over the past decade he has worked with some of the world’s largest companies and most admired software developers. He loves to program computers and, as part of his role as CTO of InfoEther, Inc., spends much of his time solving hard problems for customers in the Ruby language. He is co-organizer of RubyConf, RailsConf, and RailsConf Europe and author or co-author of a number of popular software books.

Book Details

Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (May 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356344
ISBN-13: 978-1934356340

File Size: 2.4 MiB
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Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks - pdf

Ubuntu Kung Fu: Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks Book Description
Ubuntu builds on a solid base of Debian Linux to create an award-winning operating system that’s light-years ahead of its competitors. Ubuntu consistently tops lists of the most popular Linuxes amongst professionals and enthusiasts; Dell recently embraced Ubuntu in its product lines after a user survey indicated overwhelming public support.

Ubuntu Kung Fu provides hints, hacks, tweaks and tricks for every level of user. Guaranteed to be free of the usual dross that fills tips books, Ubuntu Kung Fu is written to be entertaining and, above all, readable. Its 300+ concise tips utilize and exploit hidden or lesser-known features to boost day-to-day productivity. You’ll also find tips on tweaking Ubuntu, wrangling the system into shape, optimizing, enhancing security, and lots more. Learn what extraordinary things can be done with Ubuntu.

Written with the migrating Windows or Mac OS X user in mind, Ubuntu Kung Fu avoids the usual Linux/Unix folklore that can send most of us to sleep. The tips have one aim–to produce results as quickly as possible, in an environment where the reader can polish their skills as they read. This is the Linux book for the rest of us.

About the Author
Keir Thomas is a Linux Journal award-winning author who has been writing about Linux, operating systems and computer hardware for over a decade. Formerly a computer magazine journalist and editor, working on titles such as Linux User and Developer, Linux Magazine and PC Utilities, his other book titles include Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Third Edition; Beginning Fedora Linux; and Beginning SUSE Linux, Second Edition.

He works as a full-time author and lives on the side of a mountain in the United Kingdom. His hobbies include hiking, cycling and vegetable gardening.

Book Details

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf (September 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934356220
ISBN-13: 978-1934356227

File Size: 6.2 MiB
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How to Do Everything Mac - pdf

How to Do Everything Mac Book Description
Now you can get the most out of your Mac, whether it's an iMac, MacBook, or Mac mini. How to Do Everything: Mac shows you how to set up and customize your Mac and use all of the built-in tools and applications, such as iTunes, Mail, Safari, and the iLife and iWork suites. The revolutionary new features available in Mac OS X Leopard are also covered, such as Quick Look, Time Machine, and Spaces. Plus, you'll get details on hardware and peripherals, networking, troubleshooting, and maintenance. This is your must-have Mac guide!

Manage files, folders, and applications with the Finder
Connect to the Internet and explore with Safari
Use iWork for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations
Edit, organize, and share your pictures with iPhoto
Master iTunes and iMovie for music, video, and movies
Tweak the System Preferences
Synchronize your Mac with your iPod, PDA, or cell phone
Set up a wired or wireless network
Dual-boot between Mac OS X and Windows
Add external devices via USB and FireWire
Troubleshoot, maintain, and back up your Mac

About the Author
Dwight Spivey is a software and support engineer for Konica Minolta where he specializes in working with Mac operating systems, applications, and hardware. He teaches classes on Mac usage, writes training materials, and is a Mac OS X beta tester for Apple.

Book Details

Paperback: 505 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 9, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071502726
ISBN-13: 978-0071502726

File Size: 17.7 MiB
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Building Information Modeling: Planning and Managing Construction Projects with 4D CAD and Simulations - pdf

Building Information Modeling: Planning and Managing Construction Projects with 4D CAD and Simulations Book Description
Building information modeling (BIM) integrates 3D drawings and 4D animations to dramatically improve the communication, coordination, and planning of construction projects, while reducing risks, errors, and costs. Building Information Modeling is an in-depth resource that shows architects and building professionals how to capitalize on BIM concepts, tools, and techniques for their own building projects.

An in-depth explanation of BIM concepts, tools, and techniques
Guidance on applying BIM to new and retrofit construction projects
More than 200 photos, charts, diagrams, and details of the BIM process
Detailed case studies

Inside this Comprehensive Guide to BIM Technology

Background: • The Setting for BIM • Current Practice • Legal Considerations Building Information Modeling: • BIM Concepts • BIM Planning • BIM Implementation Software Tools: • Modeling Tools • Model Production • Model Analysis • Specific SoftwareOptions Learning BIM: • Learning Methods • Skill Sets • The Learners Case Studies

About the Author
Willem Kymmell is a practicing architect with more than 30 years of experience in the field. He is also an Associate Professor of Construction Management at California State University (Chico), where he teaches building information modeling and construction documentation, construction document analysis, specifications, building code analysis, and architectural history. Mr. Kymmell’s private practice includes residential and commercial commissions, consultations, and virtual building software training.

Book Details

Hardcover: 270 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (April 24, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071494537
ISBN-13: 978-0071494533

File Size: 13.9 MiB
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Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 - pdf

Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Book Description
Maximize the powerful BI tools available in PerformancePoint 2007 with help from this practical guide. You will learn how to collect and store data, monitor progress, analyze performance, distribute dynamic reports, and create maintainable projects and forecasts. Business Intelligence with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 provides full details on creating scorecards and dashboards, performing advanced analysis on data, and setting up business plans. You will also learn how to integrate PerformancePoint with ProClarity, Excel 2007, and SQL Server Reporting Services.

Configure, deploy, and secure all the PerformancePoint components
Create KPIs, scorecards, reports, and dashboards with the Dashboard Designer
Create business models with the Planning Business Modeler and create budgets and forecasts with Excel 2007
Enable advanced data analysis with PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity tools
Take advantage of the enhanced analytic capabilities of Excel 2007
Use SQL Server Reporting Services for analytics
Align performance with organizational objectives

About the Author
Craig Utley is a mentor with Solid Quality Mentors and a former Program Manager on the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. He has been working with Microsoft's BI products since the beta of SQL Server 7, helping to author Microsoft's first data warehousing course and teaching it at Microsoft and many other companies.

Book Details

Paperback: 358 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071493700
ISBN-13: 978-0071493703

File Size: 12.6 MiB
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CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-802) - pdf

Book Description
With hundreds of practice questions and hands-on exercises, CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide covers what you need to know-and shows you how to prepare-for this challenging exam.

100% complete coverage of all official objectives for exam 640-802
Exam Readiness Checklist at the front and back of the book–you're ready for the exam when all objectives on the list are checked off
Inside the Exam sections in every chapter highlight key exam topics covered
Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exam

Covers all CCNA exam topics, including:

Network Topologies · OSI Reference Model · Layer-2 LAN Technologies · Bridges and Switches · WLAN · IP Addressing and Subnetting · VLSM · TCP/IP and the Transport Layer · Cisco IOS Software · Switch and Router Configuration · VLANs and Trunks · Switches and Redundancy · IOS Device Management · OSPF and EIGRP Routing · Access Control Lists · IPv6 · WAN  · Frame Relay

CD-ROM includes:

Practice test engine, powered by Boson, featuring:
Practice exam questions
Detailed answers with explanations
Chapter quizzes and real exam environment simulations
Score Report performance assessment tool
Interactive network simulation software, powered by Boson with 20 simulated lab exercises
100+ instructional video clips
Electronic book for studying on the go

Book Details

Paperback: 983 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 3 edition (April 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071497285
ISBN-13: 978-0071497282

File Size: 15.0 MiB
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CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects - pdf

CNET Do It Yourself PC Upgrade Projects Book Description
Now you can get the most out of your PC with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to exploit the media, communications, networking, and security features of your PC. You’ll also find out how to add powerful hardware and software, improve performance, and expand your computer’s capabilities.

Inside, you’ll find 24 self-contained projects, clear step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of helpful photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects, you'll be able to take your PC to peak performance–and beyond.

Transform your PC into a video phone
Add two or more extra monitors so you can see all your work at once
Set up your PC as a recording studio
Create a permanent wireless network or a temporary one
Back up your data safely–and restore it
Digitize your paper documents for safekeeping
Secure your secrets in a virtual locker
And much more

About the Author
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 40 computer books, including CNET Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects, How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Word 2007, and How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office Excel 2007.

Book Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (March 26, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071496289
ISBN-13: 978-0071496285

File Size: 13.5 MiB
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Fixed Mobile Convergence: Voice Over Wi-Fi, IMS, UMA and Other FMC Enablers - pdf

Fixed Mobile Convergence: Voice Over Wi Fi, IMS, UMA and Other FMC Enablers Book Description
Written by telecommunications experts, Fixed Mobile Convergence explains how to consolidate fixed, mobile, wireless, and wireline networks into a seamless environment enabling a uniform converged communication experience. You will learn how to create FMC-based networks, services, and solutions; support advanced technologies such as Voice over Wi-Fi; and converge them with legacy networks. You’ll also discover how to develop a phased strategy for effective rollout of FMC multi-mode devices and services, with reliable security and quality of service. The book includes details on integrating next-generation technologies such as near field communication, Bluetooth PAN, WiMax, presence, and unified messaging to create a seamless mobility ecosystem.

Seamlessly converge fixed, mobile, wireless, and wireline networks
Understand the “Four Cs” of FMC-cost, coverage, capacity, and convenience
Understand the technology behind FMC components: fixed, mobile, and convergence
Overcome converged network deployment and proliferation barriers
Conform to IETF, 3GPP, and other relevant standards for FMC
Offer uniform access-independent voice, data, instant communications, and unified messaging services across legacy fixed and mobile networks
Design and launch scalable FMC solutions using IMS, UMA/GAN, femtocells, VoWi-Fi, VCC, and other enablers
Add LBS, presence, M-to-M, and other advanced services

About the Author

Alex Shneyderman is a senior manager for Motorola, where he plays a key role in positioning advanced mobile technology with leading North American telecom service providers.

Alessio Casati is technical manager of 3GPP core network standards within the Alcatel-Lucent Convergence CTO office. He has been working in the mobile and data communication industry for the past 12 years.

Book Details

Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071486062
ISBN-13: 978-0071486064

File Size: 6.0 MiB
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Herb Schildt’s C++ Programming Cookbook - pdf

Herb Schildts C++ Programming Cookbook Book Description
Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered C++ “cookbook.” Organized for quick reference, each “recipe” shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (classes, functions, and headers) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced pro, you’ll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your C++ programming appetite!

Topics include:

String Handling · Standard Template Library (STL) Containers · Algorithms · Function Objects · Binders · Negators · Adaptors · Iterators · I/O · Formatting Data

Learn how to:

Tokenize a null-terminated string
Create a search and replace function for strings
Implement subtraction for string objects
Use the vector, deque, and list sequence containers
Use the container adaptors stack, queue, and priority_queue
Use the map, multimap, set, and multiset associative containers
Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a sequence
Create a function object
Use binders, negators, and iterator adapters
Read and write files
Use stream iterators to handle file I/O
Use exceptions to handle I/O errors
Create custom inserters and extractors
Format date, time, and numeric data
Use facets and the localization library
Overload the [ ], ( ), and -> operators
Create an explicit constructor
And much, much more

About the Author

Herb Schildt is a leading authority on C, C++, Java, and C#, and is a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. Herb is the author of numerous bestsellers, including C++: The Complete Reference, Java: The Complete Reference, C#: The Complete Reference, and C++: A Beginner’s Guide.

Book Details

Paperback: 509 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (April 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 007148860X
ISBN-13: 978-0071488600

File Size: 2.8 MiB
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How to Do Everything: Digital Camera - pdf

Book Description
Now you can take professional-quality shots every time-no matter what kind of digital camera you’re using. Completely updated for the latest technologies, How to Do Everything: Digital Camera, Fifth Edition shows you how to take full advantage of all of your camera’s features and settings. You’ll learn the fundamentals of photography, composition, lighting, and exposure, and get techniques for different subjects and situations. The book also explains how to use a variety of photo-editing tools and offers expert tips for storing, sharing, and printing your photographs.

Choose the best digital camera and accessories for your needs
Get the most out of a Digital SLR camera and interchangeable lenses
Compose great shots and control lighting and exposure
Master close-ups, action shots, panoramas, and high dynamic range photos
Organize, store, and share photos in JPG, TIF, GIF, and RAW formats
Edit, enhance, correct, repair, and crop your images
Have fun with special effects and photo projects
Print professional-quality photos
Troubleshoot and maintain your digital camera

From the Back Cover

Digitize-and realize-your vision!

This complete volume will help you get great results from your digital camera. Learn digital photography basics, share results through e-mail or the Internet, electronically store images, apply advanced photography techniques, perform image editing, and more. This book dissects digital photography in bite-sized, understandable sections that will help anyone–from beginner to professional–make the transition to the digital arena. Master image handling and editing tools including scanners, monitors, and software applications. Now, you can tap the mystery of digital image making-and start taking your very best pictures. *
Bring your digital vision to life with powerful digital tools *
Organize, edit, and store your favorite photos in digital media *
Print your own pictures, e-mail them to friends and family, or display them on the Internet for everyone to enjoy *
Master companion hardware like storage cards, scanners, and color printers *
Upload pictures directly from your camera to your own Web site, or post them to a gallery site *
Explore advanced digital photography techniques like night, action, and slow-motion photography *
Troubleshoot and care for your digital camera *
Access online and offline resources to help you pick the best digital camera, and make hardware choices –This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dave Johnson is the editor of PC World‘s weekly digital photography newsletter, Digital Focus. He is the bestselling author of previous editions of this book as well as several other titles. Dave is also an award-winning photographer.

Book Details

Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 5 edition (February 13, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071495800
ISBN-13: 978-0071495806

File Size: 18.4 MiB
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jQuery in Action, 1st + 2nd Edition (MEAP) - pdf

jQuery in Action, 1st + 2nd Edition (MEAP) Book Description
A good web development framework anticipates what you need to do and makes those tasks easier and more efficient; jQuery practically reads your mind. Developers of every stripe-hobbyists and professionals alike-fall in love with jQuery the minute they’ve reduced 20 lines of clunky JavaScript into three lines of elegant, readable code. This new, concise JavaScript library radically simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax interactions to your web pages.jQuery in Action, like jQuery itself, is a concise tool designed to make you a more efficient and effective web developer. In a short 300 pages, this book introduces you to the jQuery programming model and guides you through the major features and techniques you’ll need to be productive immediately. The book anchors each new concept in the tasks you’ll tackle in day-to-day web development and offers unique lab pages where you immediately put your jQuery knowledge to work.

There are dozens of JavaScript libraries available now, with major companies like Google, Yahoo and AOL open-sourcing their in-house tools. This book shows you how jQuery stacks up against other libraries and helps you navigate interaction with other tools and frameworks.

jQuery in Action offers a rich investigation of the up-and-coming jQuery library for client-side JavaScript. This book covers all major features and capabilities in a manner focused on getting the reader up and running with jQuery from the very first sections. Web Developers reading this book will gain a deep understanding of how to use jQuery to simplify their pages and lives, as well as learn the philosophy behind writing jQuery-enhanced pages.

About the Author
Bear Bibeault has been working in the area of web applications since the mid-90s, getting started with beta versions of JSP and Servlets. He is a senior moderator at the popular JavaRanch site, and has contributed articles to that site’s JavaRanch Journal. He also co-authored two other Manning books: Ajax in Practice and Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action. Bear works and resides in Austin, TX.

Yehuda Katz contributes actively to jQuery, heading up the plugin development team. He also runs Visual jQuery, a dynamic, brosable version of the jQuery API, used heavily by new users of the library and core developers alike. Born in Minnesota and raised in New York, he now lives in sunny Santa Barbara, CA, where he works for Procore Technologies.

Book Details

Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; illustrated edition edition (February 7, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933988355
ISBN-13: 978-1933988351

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C# in Depth 1st + 2nd Edition (MEAP) - pdf

C# in Depth 1st + 2nd Edition (MEAP) Book Description
C# in Depth is a completely new book designed to propel existing C# developers to a higher level of programming skill. One simple principle drives this book: explore a few things deeply rather than offer a shallow view of the whole C# landscape. If you often find yourself wanting just a little more at the end of a typical chapter, this is the book for you.Expert author Jon Skeet dives into the C# language, plumbing new C# 2 and 3 features and probing the core C# language concepts that drive them. This unique book puts the new features into context of how C# has evolved without a lengthy rehearsal of the full C# language.

C# in Depth briefly examines the history of C# and the .NET framework and reviews a few often-misunderstood C# 1 concepts that are very important as the foundation for fully exploiting C# 2 and 3. Because the book addresses C# 1 with a light touch, existing C# developers don’t need to pick through the book in order to find new material to enhance their skills.

This book focuses on the C# 2 and 3 versions of the language, but clearly explains where features are supported by changes in the runtime (CLR) or use new framework classes. Each feature gets a thorough explanation, along with a look on how you’d use it in real life applications.

C# in Depth is both a vehicle for learning C# 2 and 3 and a reference work. Although the coverage is in-depth, the text is always accessible: You’ll explore pitfalls that can trip you up, but you’ll skip over gnarly details best left to the language specification. The overall effect is that readers become not just proficient in C# 2 and 3, but comfortable that they truly understand the language.

About the Author
Jon Skeet has worked with C# since 2002, and has been a Microsoft C# MVP since October 2003. He has spent a great amount of time in the C# community answering questions in newsgroups as well as writing articles on the most misunderstood aspects of C# and .NET. After having read tens of thousands of questions over the years, Jon has developed a deep insight into the areas that developers have trouble with, as well as what they’re trying to achieve. A keen reader of specifications, Jon aims to understand the language at the deepest level, which enables him to provide a detailed exposition of C#, including a few dark corners which can trip up the unwary developer.

Book Details

Paperback: 424 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; Pap/Pas edition (April 21, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933988363
ISBN-13: 978-1933988368

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Flex 3 in Action (Flex 4 in Action, MEAP) Book Description
New Web applications require engaging user-friendly interfaces-and the cooler, the better. With Flex 3, Web developers at any skill level can create high-quality, effective, and interactive Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) quickly and easily. Flex removes the complexity barrier from RIA development by offering sophisticated tools and a straightforward programming language so you can focus on what you want to do instead of how to do it. And now that the major components of Flex are free and open source, the cost barrier is gone, as well!Flex 3 in Action is an easy-to-follow, hands-on Flex tutorial. Chock full of examples, this book goes beyond feature coverage and helps you put Flex to work in real day-to-day tasks. You’ll quickly master the Flex API and learn to apply the techniques that make your Flex applications stand out from the crowd. Interesting themes, styles, and skins? It’s in there. Working with databases? You got it. Interactive forms and validation? You bet. Charting techniques to help you visualize data? Bam! The expert authors of Flex 3 in Action have one goal – to help you get down to business with Flex 3. Fast.

Many Flex books are overwhelming to new users-focusing on the complexities of the language and the super-specialized subjects in the Flex eco-system; Flex 3 in Action filters out the noise and dives into on the core topics you need every day. Using numerous easy-to-understand examples, Flex 3 In Action gives you a strong foundation that you can build on as the compexity of your projects increases.

And now, purchase the print edition and you’ll get the Flex 3 in Action ebook and the Flex 4 in Action ebook upon its release both for free! Simply follow instructions on the insert to redeem your two free ebooks.

About the Author
Tariq Ahmed is an accomplished web application pioneer having introduced next-generation web technologies to companies such as Bell Canada and Reuters. He and Jon Hirschi were first to introduce eBay to Adobe Flex which then later proliferated to other teams. As an Adobe Flex Community Expert, Tariq has been evangelizing the technology and supporting the community through various projects and is particularly known for his Community Flex (CFLEX.Net) site.

Jon Hirschi has been innovating with Flex since its first version. As an Adobe Flex Community Expert, he’s been sharing his expert-level knowledge through his personal blog, technology magazine articles, and user groups. Jon was not only involved in the introduction of Flex at eBay, but also in the continuance of it via a cutting-edge command center that allows eBay to manage its services.

Faisal Abid is a software engineering student in Toronto, Canada, and runs his own RIA consulting company (G-uniX Technologies). He’s written RIA solutions for various clients including internet startups Buzzspot and RazorCom. Faisal’s community involvement includes numerous articles for magazines, and he is known for his experiments with technology.

Book Details

Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications (February 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933988746
ISBN-13: 978-1933988740

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