TOAD Handbook, 2nd Edition - pdf

Book Description
TOAD^® Handbook, Second Edition, is the definitive, completely up-to-date guide to the newest version of TOAD, the world's premier third-party Oracle utility. Packed with step-by-step recipes, screen snapshots, and hands-on exercises, this book brings together everything developers and DBAs need to maximize their productivity with TOAD in both administrative and development tasks.

TOAD product architect Bert Scalzo and leading TOAD trainer Dan Hotka thoroughly cover every area of TOAD's functionality, offering practical, proven solutions that can be applied immediately to leverage TOAD's dramatically improved feature set. Comprehensive coverage includes

• TOAD setup and configuration
• Browsing databases and schemas
• Editing SQL and PL/SQL within TOAD
• Creating new databases
• Checking database health
• Performing common DBA tasks
• Reporting via standard and custom reports
• Optimizing database performance

Throughout the text, the authors offer practical insights into each of TOAD's most useful tools, from App Designer to Doc Generator, ER Diagrammer to Code Road Map.

This book is the only current, comprehensive, and affordable guide to the latest version of TOAD–a must-have for any TOAD user.
From the Back Cover
TOAD Handbook is a guide for developing Oracle applications and administering Oracle databases with TOAD. Starting with installation and configuration, the book covers the TOAD SQL editors in depth, including dozens of helpful, undocumented features. Later chapters discuss reporting and exporting data and using several add-on tools designed to enhance TOAD development. Along the way, the authors provide critical insights into the workings of TOAD and how developers can use it to make the most of their applications. Includes a foreword by Jim McDaniel, the inventor of TOAD.

Book Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 2 edition (September 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321649109
• ISBN-13: 978-0321649102

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Chips, Clones, and Living Beyond 100 - pdf

Book Description
The key scientific discoveries of the 21st century are coming from the biosciences. These discoveries will impact our lives in ways we can only begin to imagine. Now, two leading experts will help you imagine those impacts–and prepare for them. Paul and Joyce Schoemaker preview the research innovations most likely to emerge in the coming years and reveal what they're likely to mean for everything from human longevity to the health of society, from bioterrorism to personalized medicine.

Writing for every interested citizen and consumer, the Schoemakers illuminate the hottest technologies and most controversial issues associated with contemporary biotechnology–including stem cells, cloning, pharmacogenetics, DNA chips, proteomics, gene therapy, and much more. Then, drawing on Paul Schoemaker's unsurpassed experience helping global organizations prepare for the future, the authors sketch multiple long-term scenarios for the biosciences…and reveal how they will impact your health, family, career, and the society you live in.

• How long will you live? How long can you live? Beyond 100: breakthroughs made, breakthroughs yet to come
• New business opportunities for the age of biosciences The future of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, disease management, and prevention
• The economics, politics, and technology of the bioscience revolution What's driving the biosciences–and what could halt them dead in their tracks
• To 2025 and beyond: powerful scenarios and what they mean Making sense of the age of biosciences–so you can make better decisions for you and your family

About the Author

Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Ph.D. is Research Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at The Wharton School, where he teaches strategy and decision making. Dr. Schoemaker is also the founder and chairman of Decision Strategies International, Inc., a consulting and training firm specializing in strategic planning and executive development. He has written more than 100 academic and applied papers as well as coauthored numerous books, including Decision Traps, Wharton on Managing Emerging Technologies, Winning Decisions, Profiting from Uncertainty, and Peripheral Vision. He serves on multiple boards.

Joyce A. Schoemaker, Ph.D. has conducted basic research in microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Chicago and taught microbiology at Villanova University. She has held positions in research and management at several biotechnology companies, including Celltech in London, and has published numerous scientific articles in biology. She is coauthor of Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children From Everyday Environmental Hazards. Dr. Schoemaker has a long-standing interest in environmental issues as well as the emerging biosciences.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (September 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137153856
• ISBN-13: 978-0137153855

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PRAXIS I Exam Cram, 2nd Edition - pdf

Book Description
Succeed with topical reviews, practice exams, and preparation tools

CD Features More Than 150 Practice Questions!

• Covers exactly what you need to know to score higher on your PRAXIS exam
• Includes more than 200 sample test questions in the book to help you determine whether you're ready to take the actual exam
• Our popular Cram Sheet tear card helps you remember key concepts
• Exam Alerts provide important information covered on the exam, as well as possible pitfalls you may encounter

Score Higher on the PRAXIS I Exam!
This book includes a CD-ROM that features a powerful, full-featured testing software:

• Features more than 150 sample test questions, giving you additional practice for the PRAXIS exam.
• Helps identify your strengths and weaknesses, so you can correct any weaknesses before you take the exam.
• Provides the feedback you need to determine whether you're ready to take the actual exam!

About the Author
Diana Huggins has spent several years working in the field of education. After completing her bachelor of education degree, with a major in English and a minor in history, she began her career as an elementary school teacher and then moved into adult education. As an adult educator, she was responsible for overseeing adult learning programs and developing training

material

Diana also spent some time as an independent contractor, providing technical writing and editing services. During her time as a contractor, she authored several technology-related study guides. Currently, Diana continues to work in the Information Technology industry, where she focuses on communication, technical writing, and adult learning and development.

Book Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education; 2 edition (October 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789742187
• ISBN-13: 978-0789742186

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