5/01/2011

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Unleashed - free download ebook

Book Description
This is the industry's most comprehensive, realistic, and useful guide to Microsoft Lync Server 2010. It brings together "in-the-trenches" guidance for all facets of planning, integration, deployment, and administration, from expert consultants who've spent years implementing Microsoft Unified Communications solutions.

The authors first introduce Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and show how it represents a powerful leap beyond earlier unified communications platforms. They systematically cover every form of communication Lync Server can manage, including IP voice, instant messaging, audio/video conferencing, web conferencing, and more. You'll find expert guidance on planning infrastructure, managing day-to-day operations, enforcing security, troubleshooting problems, and many other crucial topics.

Drawing on their extensive experience, the authors combine theory, step-by-step configuration instructions, and best practices from real enterprise environments. They identify common mistakes and present proven solutions and workarounds. Simply put, this book tells you what works–and shows you how to make it work.

  • Plan and manage server roles, including Front End, Edge, Monitoring, Archiving, and Director roles
  • Understand Lync Server integration with Active Directory, DNS, certificates, and SQL Server
  • Manage Lync Server through the Lync Server management shell and Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager
  • Migrate smoothly from OCS 2007, 2007 R2, or Live Communications Server
  • Utilize Lync Server's new enterprise voice and audio conferencing features
  • Use Lync Server with your PBX, as a PBX replacement, or in your call center
  • Integrate presence into SharePoint pages or Exchange/Outlook web applications
  • Build custom solutions with the new Unified Communications Managed API
  • Deploy new Lync Server client software, including Mac, mobile, and browser/Silverlight clients
  • Integrate headsets, handsets, webcams, and conference room phones
  • Use the new virtualization policy to simplify deployment

Book Details

  • Paperback: 816 pages
  • Publisher: Sams (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0672330342
  • ISBN-13: 978-0672330346
  • File Size: 31.1 MiB
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iPhone Obsessed: Photo editing experiments with Apps - Free download ebooks

Book Description
Obsessed with the instant gratification of taking pictures with his iPhone, designer-photographer Dan Marcolina dedicated an entire year to a series of mobile image experiments. His amazing results and the post-processing steps on the iPhone to achieve them can be found in this gorgeous four-color photography guide.

Part inspiration and part how-to, iPhone Obsessed is filled with eye-popping images and coverage of 47 of the best iPhone photo applications. Without ever leaving your iPhone, you learn to create artistic effects such as blurs and vignettes, high dynamic range, film looks, black and white, and more. Marcolina takes you through the construction of his images, explaining which apps he used and why. You'll not only be inspired to create hang-on-the-wall art with your iPhone, but you'll know exactly what apps to use and where to get them.

iPhone Obsessed also interacts with your iPhone. In the introduction, the author explains how to scan one of the 75 custom Microsoft Reader Tags in the book using a free iPhone tag reader (http://gettag.mobi). These tags uncover another virtual layer of information, including four hours of bonus video tutorials, app developer Web sites, and links to the iTunes Store for app purchase along with inspirational image galleries to swipe through. He also includes several bonus textures that he created for you to download and use on your images.

For Apple iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4G, and iPod touch 4 users, this guide will raise the standard of iPhone photography and show how the combination of picture choice and multiple app processing can turn an ordinary image into a work of art.

To coincide with the launch of iPhone Obsessed, Marcolina plans to release a tablet companion version for the iPad, featuring interactive demonstrations from the book and new app formulas. Learn more at http://www.marcolinaslate.com/iphoneobsessed/.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780321771629
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321771629
  • File Size: 36.5 MiB
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Calvinize: Signature Techniques of Photoshop Artist Calvin Hollywood - free download ebook

Book Description
Calvin Hollywood is a photo artist from Heidelberg, Germany who combines photography and image editing in a most imaginative way. His personal style is characterized by the hyper sharpness, high contrasts, and almost painted look of his photos (http://www.calvinhollywood-blog.com/portfolio/). Digital editing plays an important role in his photographic work, but Hollywood emphasizes getting the shot right from the start. He considers lighting very important, but the surroundings and the model's styling are also key and he always tries to factor textures and details into the shot.

This photo collection contains more than 100 of Calvin Hollywood's most spectacular pictures as well as his thoughts on topics such as Photoshop, plug-ins, outfits, lighting, planning, time management, and more.

The book also comes with over four hours of video tutorials created and produced by Video2Brain, creators of the popular Learn By Video series. In the videos, Hollywood walks viewers step-by-step through his signature techniques and shows readers exactly how he used them to create many of the images featured in the book.

About the Author
Calvin Hollywood, a photo artist from Heidelberg, Germany, turns photography and image editing into a world of fantasy. He has been sharing this world in seminars and workshops throughout Germany for many years now, and recently began hosting training events in the U.S. as well. Learn more about Calvin at: http://www.calvinhollywood-blog.com/.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780321772794
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321772794
  • File Size: 13.6 MiB
  • Hits: 704 times
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