Sunday, 29 de June de 2008
CCENT: Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician Study Guide: ICND1 (Exam 640-822)

Start your preparation here for Cisco's new CCENT entry-level networking certification, your entry point into Cisco's popular CCNA certification track. This comprehensive study guide from leading Cisco authority Todd Lammle thoroughly prepares you for the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1 exam (640-822) and the start of a career, with pages of exam essentials, real-world scenarios, and hands-on exercises. Topics include the operation of data networks, how to implement both switched and routed networks, and much more.


Tags: Cisco, Networking

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Effective Java (2nd Edition)

Are you looking for a deeper understanding of the Java™ programming language so that you can write code that is clearer, more correct, more robust, and more reusable? Look no further! Effective Java™, Second Edition, brings together seventy-eight indispensable programmer’s rules of thumb: working, best-practice solutions for the programming challenges you encounter every day.

This highly anticipated new edition of the classic, Jolt Award-winning work has been thoroughly updated to cover Java SE 5 and Java SE 6 features introduced since the first edition. Bloch explores new design patterns and language idioms, showing you how to make the most of features ranging from generics to enums, annotations to autoboxing.

Each chapter in the book consists of several “items” presented in the form of a short, standalone essay that provides specific advice, insight into Java platform subtleties, and outstanding code examples. The comprehensive descriptions and explanations for each item illuminate what to do, what not to do, and why.


Tags: Java, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 21:26 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) with Ajax: Visual QuickPro Guide

AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is Adobe’s open-source technology that lets Web developers and programmers create Rich Internet Applications that run outside of any Web browser. This Visual QuickPro Guide teaches everything you need to know to begin creating applications that combine the rich experience of a traditional desktop application with the power and reach of the Internet. The book uses a visual, step-by-step approach and covers all the fundamental AIR concepts, without the fluff, confusing segues, and technical jargon that bog down so many other computer books. Author Larry Ullman has a well-earned reputation for writing books that are accessible, easy-to-follow, and, above all, useful. This book focuses solely on developing AIR applications using HTML and JavaScript, although formal knowledge of JavaScript is not required.


Tags: Adobe AIR, Flash, HTML, Java, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 21:22 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Friday, 27 de June de 2008
Zenoss Core Network and System Monitoring

For system administrators, network engineers, and security analysts, it is essential to keep a track of network traffic. At some point it will be necessary to read the network traffic directly instead of monitoring application level details. Network security audits, debug of network configurations, and usage patterns analyzing can all require network traffic monitoring. This task can be achieved by using network monitoring software, or network sniffers, that sniff the traffic and display it on your computer on the network.

Zenoss is an enterprise network and systems management application written in Python/Zope that provides an integrated product for monitoring availability, performance, events and configuration across layers and across platforms. Zenoss provides an AJAX-enabled web interface that allows system administrators to monitor availability, inventory/configuration, performance, and events. Whether you monitor five devices or a thousand devices, Zenoss provides a scalable solution for you.

This book will show you how to work with Zenoss and effectively adapt Zenoss for a System and Network monitoring.  Starting with the Zenoss basics, it requires no existing systems management knowledge, and whether or not you can recite MIB trees and OIDs from memory is irrelevant. Advanced users will be able to identify ways in which they can customize the system to do more, while less advanced users will appreciate the ease of use Zenoss provides.


Tags: Zenoss Core, Networking

Published by Peaxh | 23:14 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Blender 3D Architecture, Buildings, and Scenery

This book will show you how to create realistic architectural models in Blender. Blender is an open-source 3D animation program released as free software. It can be used for modeling, texturing, skinning, animating, and so on. It runs on all the important operating systems (including Windows, Mac, and Linux).

You can create natural scenery, landscapes, plants, various weather conditions, environmental factors, building materials such as wood, metal, brick, and more. You will also learn how to add people to different scenes as well as other objects to an already existing photograph or a video making it easier to increase its realism.

You will see how to use the final models to create simpler scenes for use in 3D games, where real-time rendering is necessary. You will also see how to use them to create the sets for animated movies.


Tags: Blender 3D, 3D Graphics

Published by Peaxh | 23:09 | Technology | 0 Comments | Send
Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites

After learning the language of design, how does one effectively use standards-based technologies to create visually strong Web sites? The full-color Professional Web Standards Design and Development gives developers a peek into the process of the best designers in the world through the work of high profile, real-world Web sites that made them famous. The book focuses on deconstructing these top-tier large-scale sites with particular attention given to deconstructing CSS.


Tags: CSS, Ajax, Web Development, Web Designe

Published by Peaxh | 23:06 | Technology | 0 Comments | Send
Thursday, 26 de June de 2008
Professional Refactoring in Visual Basic

In this one-of-a-kind book, Microsoft MVP Danijel Arsenovski shows you how to utilize the power of refactoring to improve the design of your existing code and become more efficient and productive. He provides you with a hands-on approach so you'll quickly learn how to manage and modify your code with refactoring tools and features. You'll also discover how to perform unit testing, refactoring to patterns, and refactoring to upgrade legacy Visual Basic code.

As you progress through the chapters, you'll build a prototype application from scratch. You'll then utilize refactoring techniques to transform the code into a properly designed, enterprise-level application. Arsenovski walks you step-by-step through each process while offering expert coding tips. You'll then be able to apply this information to real situations that arise as a result of company expansion, policy changes, or similar business decisions.


Tags: Visual Basic, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 21:38 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
PHP and MySQL: Create - Modify - Reuse

    *  Step-by-step instructions walk readers through real-world applications
    * Packed with ready-to-use projects for PHP and MySQL, this book guides readers through several real-world projects that are complete, tested, and ready to be implemented, so that readers can learn by doing
    * Clearly explains to readers all aspects of design, such as portability, design flow, and integration, and shows them how to properly secure their applications for real-world implementation
    * Authored by a PHP expert who is in tune with common tasks and the various problems faced by developers in everyday circumstances
    * Application topics include user management, Web forums, and an image gallery
    * Although PHP and MySQL can each be used independently, when they are used together, they open up dynamic options for Web site development


Tags: PHP, MySQL, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 21:35 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Adobe AIR: Create - Modify - Reuse

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) revolutionizes the way Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) are deployed. AIR supports two primary technologies, Flash and HTML/Ajax, in order to make desktop development something that every web developer can do. This book shows you how to set up a practical development environment and then walks you through eleven fully implemented AIR applications with source code that you can use as they currently exist or customize.

Each project begins by providing a discussion of architecture and design, followed by code implementation. You'll get hands-on knowledge of AIR application design and development that you can then use to build dynamic RIAs.


Tags: Adobe AIR, Flash, HTML, Java, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 21:31 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Wednesday, 25 de June de 2008
Deploying Rails Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide

First you'll learn how to build out your shared, virtual, or dedicated host. Then, you'll see how to build your applications for production and deploy them with one step, every time. Deploying Rails Applications will take you from a simple shared host through a highly scalable clustered and balanced setup with Nginx.

See how to tell whether you've bought enough firepower, and learn how to optimize your Rails projects applications in a systemic, rational way. Take advantage of advanced caching techniques, and become and expert with the latest servers in Nginx and Mongrel. Don't worry. You'll get a dose of Apache too.

Not only will you learn how to configure your production environment, you'll also see how to monitor it with free, automated tools that can restart your servers when the memory use gets too high for comfort. You'll see how to take a performance baseline, profile for bottlenecks, and solve the most common performance problems you're likely to see.

Tags: Rails, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 23:20 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2008 in 24 Hours

Learn how to...

    * Use the powerful design environment of Visual Studio 2008
    * Design a feature-rich interface using components such as tree views and tabs
    * Create robust applications using modern error handling
    * Draw fast graphics using GDI+
    * Build a database application using ADO.NET
    * Distribute a Visual C# 2008 application
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Tags: Visual C# 2008, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 23:11 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will learn professional techniques to design and build efficient databases and query them to extract useful information. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of ANSI SQL from the ground up.

Example code demonstrates the authors’ professional techniques, while exercises written for MySQL offer the reader hands-on learning with an open-source database. Included are advanced techniques for using views, managing transactions, database administration, and extending SQL.

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SQL tasks.

Q&As, Quizzes, and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes and Tips point out shortcuts and solutions.

New terms are clearly defined and explained.


Tags: SQL

Published by Peaxh | 23:06 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Practical WPF Graphics Programming

The Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a next generation graphics platform that is part of .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5. It allows you to build advanced user interfaces that incorporate documents, media, 2D and 3D graphics, animations, and web-like characteristics. "Practical WPF Graphics Programming" provides all the tools you need to develop professional graphics applications using WPF and C#. This book will be useful for WPF and C# programmers of all skill levels. It provides a complete and comprehensive explanation of the WPF graphics capability, and pays special attention to the details of code implementation. The book shows you how to create a variety of graphics ranging from simple 2D shapes to complex 3D surfaces and interactive 3D models. It includes over 120 code examples, which cover broad array of topics on WPF graphics programming. You will learn how to create a full range of 2D and 3D graphics applications and how to implement custom 3D geometries and shapes that can be reused in your WPF projects.


Tags: WPF, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 22:59 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible

    *  Covering the most popular Linux shells (such as bash, ash, tcsh, ksh, korn, and zsh), this reference shows how to use commands to create scripts within each shell and demonstrates practical applications for shell scripts (including retrieving information from Web sites and sending automated reports via e-mail)
    * For each shell, the author discusses the commands available and explains how to use these commands to create scripts that can automate common functions and reports
    * Guides administrators through advanced projects for using shell scripts in real-world applications and features advanced topics such as using a database and Web programming


Tags: Linux

Published by Peaxh | 22:43 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Tuesday, 24 de June de 2008
Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3

In Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3, authors Stephanie Sullivan and Greg Rewis demonstrate how to use Dreamweaver CS3 and CSS together to create highly individualized, standards-based layouts. Through hands-on projects with visuals, the book gives readers an in-depth understanding of Dreamweaver's 32 CSS-based layouts (new in Dreamweaver CS3) and their application, enabling every user of Dreamweaver to learn CSS effectively and easily.


Tags: Dreamweaver CS3, CSS

Published by Peaxh | 22:17 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
OCP Oracle Database 11g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide

Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test, and serve as your essential on-the-job reference. Get complete coverage of all OCP objectives for exam 1Z0-050, including:

    * Installation and upgrades
    * Partitioning and storage
    * Intelligent infrastructure
    * Diagnostics and fault management
    * Performance
    * Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Flashback
    * Security
    * Oracle SQL Performance Analyzer
    * SQL plan management
    * Automatic SQL tuning


Tags: Oracle, 11g

Published by Peaxh | 22:03 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
PHP 5 CMS Framework Development

If you're developing a content management system in PHP 5, there are times when you simply have to roll-your-own, for whatever reason. In those situations, this book will be invaluable. If you're looking for an inside guide to putting together the working framework of a flexible, robust content management system in PHP 5, this book is f or you. As a former development team leader on the renowned Mambo open-source content management system, author Martin Brampton offers unique insight and practical guidance into the problem of building an architecture for a content management system. Following the scene-setting first chapter, each chapter in the book tackles a different aspect of developing the author's new Aliro PHP 5 CMS framework, with: . A concise statement of the problem . Discussion of the important design issues and problems faced . Creation of the framework solution The framework is built on a strongly object-oriented architecture throughout, including adherence to MVC principles, and you will learn how to create classes for handling such things as menus, modules, components, sessions, and user tracking. Administration and security issues are discussed as an integral part of the design and implementation of framework features. The final chapter discusses the key issues that affect a wide range of specific content handlers and explores a practical example in detail. You will learn about: . The general characteristics of systems to create websites . Effective coding and object architectures to fully exploit PHP 5 . A foundation for database processing to ease further development . Technical functions such as handling sessions, caches, errors, XML, mail, and files . Management of website users . Flexible, practical deployment of role based access control . Internationalization . Handling extensibility beyond the basic framework . General concepts of menus without prior commitments to detail . Delivery and presentation of different kinds of user-oriented content Approach The book includes extensive discussion of the design issues, and how to overcome them in the framework. Each chapter of the book focuses on a particular requirement of the framework. The book will not present the total code for the framework, showing only the parts that raise critical design or implementation issues. For these, detailed explanation is given, leaving the less problematic parts to the code download itself.


Tags: PHP, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 21:56 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator's Guide

Whip up awesome Wii games using Flash and ActionScript. Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator's Guide lays out each next-generation technique alongside real-world examples and cut-and-paste code samples. Learn how to design exciting Flash animations, create cool characters, simulate realistic motion, and use the Wii remote control in innovative ways. Plus, you'll get the latest tricks for supercharging your games and tips for distributing them on the Web.


Tags: Wii, Flash, Video Games

Published by Peaxh | 21:52 | Technology | 0 Comments | Send
Advanced Rails Recipes: 84 New Ways to Build Stunning Rails Apps

Ruby on Rails continues to build up a tremendous head of steam. Fueled by significant benefits and an impressive portfolio of real-world applications already in production, Rails is destined to continue making significant inroads in coming years.

Each new Rails application showing up on the web adds yet more to the collective wisdom of the Rails development community. Yesterday's best practices yield to today's latest and greatest techniques, as the state of the art is continually refined in kitchens all across the Internet. Indeed, these are times of great progress.

At the same time, it's easy to get left behind in the wake of progress. Advanced Rails Recipes keeps you on the cutting edge of Rails development and, more importantly, continues to turn this fast-paced framework to your advantage.

Advanced Rails Recipes is filled with pragmatic recipes you'll use on every Rails project. And by taking the code in these recipes and slipping it into your application you'll not only deliver your application quicker, you'll do so with the confidence that it's done right.


Tags: Rails, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 21:47 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Friday, 20 de June de 2008
The Essential Guide to Flex 3

Flex 3 is the next generation of a technology that revolutionized web applications. It is the next evolutionary step of Flash, which has grown from a web animation medium to a powerful enterprise web design and development platform. With nearly 98% of all web browsers, and a growing number of mobile devices, running Flash Player, a knowledge of Flex is indispensible for any serious web developer.
This book will show you how to create powerful Rich Internet Applications using Flex 3. After learning how to install and becoming familiar with the basics of the Flex Builder 3 software, you will explore in depth how the Flash scripting language, ActionScript 3.0, interacts with Flex's powerful XML-like design language: MXML.

You'll learn how to construct your applications using layout and navigation containers, and how to move between various states using transitions. There is coverage of how best to plan your applications and use the Model-View-Controller pattern to keep various aspects of development separated and ease creation of potentially complicated projects.

Rich Internet Applications rely on data, and this book shows how to bring data from various sources into your Flex application and check its integrity, and how best to display and interact with it.

Going farther, applications built for the Flash platform can now exist and function beyond the traditional confines of the web browser. Adobe AIR allows you to take your applications to the desktop, and this book shows how to reapply your Flex skills to take advantage of this new environment.

The Essential Guide to Flex 3 takes you through all the powerful features of Flex using a series of stand-alone, practical exercises. The skills acquired throughout the book are then brought together in the form of a full-featured case study application showcasing essential techniques that can easily be applied to your own Flex applications.

Tags: Flex 3

Published by Peaxh | 21:18 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Silverlight 2 Visual Essentials

Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It is a rules–changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it is able to host true .NET applications in non–Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non–Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X).

Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it.


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Published by Peaxh | 21:14 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
LINQ for Visual C# 2008

Every C# programmer needs to learn about LINQ (Language–lIntegrated Query), Microsoft’s breakthrough technology for simplifying and unifying data access from any data source. With LINQ you can write more elegant and flexible code not just to access databases and files but to manipulate data structures and XML.

This book is a short yet comprehensive guide to the major features of LINQ and the significant enhancements introduced with .NET 3.5. There is no better source for getting a head–start on the future of these technologies than this book.


Tags: LINQ, Visual C# 2008

Published by Peaxh | 21:10 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Facelets Essentials: Guide to JavaServer Faces View Definition Framework

Facelets is a templating language developed from the ground up with JavaServer Faces in mind. Created in response to the many concerns involving JSP when building JavaServer Faces views, Facelets steps outside of the JSP specification and provides a highly performant, JSF–centric view technology. Facelets top properties, templating, reuse, and ease of development, allows it to help making JSF a technology suitable for large–scale projects. One of the first things a developer using Facelets finds is that it immediately leads to a reduction in UI code.

Facelets Essentials, the first book on Facelets, introduces you to its importance, architecture, and relationship to JSF and the Apache MyFaces web framework. Learn to create your first application using the power and flexibility Facelets offers. Then, master and apply its basic and advanced features including Unified Expression Language, templating and reuse, custom tag development, and more.


Tags: Facelets, JavaServer

Published by Peaxh | 21:06 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Accelerated SQL Server 2008

The expert tuition and approach to rapid learning in Accelerated SQL Server 2008, one of the first SQL Server 2008 books available, will enable SQL Server and other database professionals to make the leap to the latest release of Microsoft’s flagship database management system quickly. Take full advantage of the new features of SQL Server 2008, know what tools are available, and quickly realize the power and ease of use that SQL Server 2008 has to offer.

    * Lightning–quick introduction to SQL Server 2008
    * Written by top experts in the field
    * Provides a solid grounding in key features and technologies


Tags: SQL Server 2008

Published by Peaxh | 21:02 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Monday, 16 de June de 2008
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2008 in 24 Hours: Complete Starter Kit


In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual Basic 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation forged in both technology and business matters, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual Basic 2008 from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks. The Q&A section, quizzes, and exercises help you build and test your knowledge.

By the Way notes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know? tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out! cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.


Tags: Visual Basic 2008, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 23:45 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Friday, 13 de June de 2008
Adobe Photoshop CS3: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

Book Description

Photoshop®: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks provides adventurous Photoshop users with a visual reference on how to use the bells and whistles found in the latest version of Photoshop. Broken out in 10 chapters, with 10 tasks per chapter, Photoshop®: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks covers 100 cool and useful tips and tricks that can be performed in the newest release of Photoshop. Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions show you how to take their Photoshop skills to new heights. Order the latest edition today and make your pictures pop.


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Published by Peaxh | 17:00 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bible

Book Description

    * This is one of the few books to cover integration and workflow in depth between Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat, and Version Cue
   * Graphic design firms, ad agencies, and publishing houses typically use a collection of programs to build their designs for print or the Web, and this book shows readers how to effectively manage that workflow among applications
   * Provides solutions for issues that working designers or design students face every day, including developing consistent color-managed workflows, moving files among the CS3 applications, preparing files for print or the Web, repurposing documents, using CS3 with Office documents, and more.


Tags: Adobe Creative Suite 3

Published by Peaxh | 16:57 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Microsoft Office Excel 2007: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

Book Description

You already know Excel 2007. Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteedto make you more productive with Excel 2007.

   1. Minimal text and maximum illustrations
   2. Task-oriented, step-by-step approach
   3. Navigational aids connect instructions to illustrations
   4. Self-contained, two-page lessons
   5. Uniform layout makes it easy to read less, learn more

How easy is it?

Look for these symbols marking the difficulty of each task.

      Demonstrates a new spin on a common task
   
      Introduces a new skill or a new task
   
      Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge
   
      Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies


Tags: Excel

Published by Peaxh | 16:53 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Data Analysis: Your Visual Blueprint for Creating and Analyzing Data, Ch

Book Description
Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 110 Excel data analysis techniques, including:

      Identifying trends in your data
   
      Sorting, filtering, and identifying lists
   
      Creating, editing, and checking formulas
   
      Calculating interest rates and depreciation
   
      Performing simple sorts and filters
  
      Hiding rows or columns in a PivotTable
   
      Adding and removing chart data
   
      Querying an Access database
   
      Assigning digital signatures
   
      Solving a formula with a data table
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Tags: Excel

Published by Peaxh | 16:48 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Programming: Your visual blueprint for creating interactive spreadsheets

Book Description

Welcome to the only guidebook series that takes a visual approach to professional-level computer topics. Open the book and you'll discover step-by-step screen shots that demonstrate over 140 key Excel programming techniques, including:

      Assigning digital signatures to macros
 
      Setting properties for a project

      Assigning values to a variable
 
      Changing the properties of an object
 
      Formatting a numeric expression
 
      Processing a runtime error
 
      Saving worksheets to another file
 
      Displaying a built-in dialog box
 
      Creating custom Ribbon tabs
 
      Building and debugging add-ins


Tags: Excel

Published by Peaxh | 16:37 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Monday, 09 de June de 2008
Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-Style Characters

Book Description

Love that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter’s lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there’s a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, retro fans, and all other hipsters how to get that almost-1950s look in their drawings. His trademark step-by-step drawings and crystal-clear text are sure to make Saturday mornings more creative!


Tags: Drawing

Published by Peaxh | 23:22 | Plastic Arts | 0 Comments | Send
Sunday, 08 de June de 2008
CSS Web Design For Dummies

Book Description

    * Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a Web markup standard that allows Web designers to define the appearance and position of a Web page using special dynamic effects
    * This book is the perfect beginner reference, showing those new to CSS how to design Web pages and implement numerous useful CSS effects available
    * Seasoned For Dummies author Richard Mansfield explains how CSS can streamline and speed up Web development
    * Explains how to take control of the many elements in a Web page, integrate CSS into new or existing sites, choose the best coding techniques, and execute advanced visual effects such as transitions
    * U Features a special discussion on browser incompatibility issues involving CSS and how to solve potential problems

Tags: CSS, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 21:43 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Saturday, 07 de June de 2008
Technologies for Home Networking

Book Description

The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between wireless networking and service research communities who have hitherto confined their work to their respective specialties.  It not only focuses on the latest technology enablers for speedier and more reliable wireless networking in the home, but also integrates these enablers to provide workable end-to-end solutions from a user's perspective.  The scope is limited to approaches that will enhance the user's experience in consuming content in the private and secure setting of the home.


Tags: networking

Published by Peaxh | 13:33 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Professional IIS 7

Book Description

This book is a complete reference to IIS7.0---both for developers and administrators. In addition to covering the common administrative tasks, this book will take an in depth look at IIS7.0 extensibility and operations management. This information will be pulled from people running major intranets and web hosting facilities. The book will differentiate itself from other IIS 7.0 books by showing how to:

    * Automate administrative tasks.
    * Monitor and manage an IIS environment, including MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework) and MOM (Microsoft Operations Manager). This information would be useful to systems administrators after they have deployed an IIS solution, by ensuring they are able to stabilize and monitor the environment.
    * Debug and troubleshoot IIS. Few people (outside PSS and so forth) have the necessary information on available tools and how to use them effe ctively.
    * Secure the IIS environment--including coverage of authentication protocols, PKI/SSL etc. Most books merely remark that a particular protocol is "secure" (or not secure) without detailing how these protocols work, what their strengths are, and how they can be subverted.
    * Extend IIS7.0 through the use of ISAPI filters and HTTPModules.
    * Master advanced topics (such as Network Load Balancing/High Availability) that are not covered by other books. Our author team has experience in large scale IIS hosting that few others do.


Tags: IIS, Windows

Published by Peaxh | 13:27 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Global Positioning: Technologies and Performance

Book Description

From stars to terrestrial networks and satellites

From outdoors to indoors

From ancient to future applications

From techniques to technologies . . .

The field of radionavigation signals and systems has seen significant growth in recent years. Satellite systems are very efficient, but owing to their limited exposure and/or availability in some environments, they do not cover the whole spectrum of applications. Thus, many other positioning techniques are being developed.

Now, Global Positioning presents an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of various systems with a specific emphasis on those that are satellite-based. Beginning with a description of the evolution of positioning systems, the book provides detailed coverage of the three main Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) constellations, discusses how to cope with indoor positioning, defines development activities and commercial positioning, and proposes a vision for the future of the field.


Tags: Technologies

Published by Peaxh | 13:13 | Technology | 0 Comments | Send
Network Infrastructure and Architecture

Book Description

A Comprehensive, Thorough Introduction to High-Speed Networking Technologies and Protocols

Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks takes a unique approach to the subject by covering the ideas underlying networks, the architecture of the network elements, and the implementation of these elements in optical and VLSI technologies. Additionally, it focuses on areas not widely covered in existing books: physical transport and switching, the process and technique of building networking hardware, and new technologies being deployed in the marketplace, such as Metro Wave Division Multiplexing (MWDM), Resilient Packet Rings (RPR), Optical Ethernet, and more.


Tags: networking

Published by Peaxh | 13:08 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Thursday, 05 de June de 2008
3ds Max at a Glance

Book Description

One look and you'll see that this 3ds Max book is different from all the others. It presents the core 3ds Max features in pages packed with striking graphics that perfectly illustrate the concepts. Each page is loaded with detailed explanations on crucial components, such as the 3ds Max interface, modeling and animation tools, rendering settings, and more. Engaging step-by-step lessons and tasks provide hands-on reinforcement as you learn. Create textures, learn rigging, bring biped characters to life—even create hair with this beautiful, full-color guide.


Tags: 3DS Max, Computer Graphics

Published by Peaxh | 22:44 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
EJB 3 Developer Guide

Book Description

The EJB 3 (Enterprise Java Beans version 3) specification is a core component of enterprise-level JEE (Java Platform Enterprise Edition) implementations and this improved version is set to simplify the development of Enterprise Java applications.

This book covers the core elements of EJB 3 technology, exploring them in a concise manner with many supporting examples. You will gain a thorough understanding of EJB 3 technology and learn about the most important features of EJB 3 quickly.


Tags: EJB, Java

Published by Peaxh | 22:39 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Quickstart Apache Axis2

Book Description

Axis2 is an enterprise-ready web service engine that is very user friendly and provides web service interactions with a dynamic and flexible execution framework.

Apache Axis2 is a core engine for web services with two implementations: Apache Axis2/Java and Apache Axis2/C. It is a complete redesign and rewrite of the widely used Apache Axis SOAP stack that builds on the lessons learned from the Apache Axis implementation of the SOAP submission to W3C. Apache Axis2 not only supports SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2, but also has integrated support for the widely popular REST-style of web services. The same business logic implementation can offer both a WS-* style interface and a REST/POX style interface simultaneously.

Apache Axis2 is more efficient, more modular, more scalable, and more XML-oriented than the older version. It is carefully designed to support the easy addition of plug-in modules that extend its functionality for features such as security and reliability. Apache Axis2 is built on Apache AXIOM, a new high performance, pull-based XML object model.

This book will take you through the basics of web services and Axis2 to the details of Axis2’s architecture.


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DotNetNuke Skinning Tutorial

Book Description

DotNetNuke is an open-source web application framework written in VB.NET for the ASP.NET framework. The application's content management system is extensible and customizable through the use of skins and modules, and it can be used to create, deploy, and manage intranet, extranet, and websites.

DotNetNuke has a skinning architecture, which provides a clear separation between design and content, enabling a web designer to develop skins without requiring any specialist knowledge of development in ASP.NET; only knowledge of HTML and an understanding of how to prepare and package the skins themselves are required.

If you want to create great-looking skins for your DotNetNuke websites, this book is for you. If you're new to DotNetNuke skinning, this book is the ideal introduction. It will give you clear, concise and practical guidance to take you from the basics of DotNetNuke skinning right through to developing the skills to make you a DotNetNuke skinner to be reckoned with!

This book gives you step-by-step instructions to the fundamentals of skinning so that you will be in control of the look and feel of your DotNetNuke site, and dreaming of new ideas for creating more interactive user interfaces.


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Published by Peaxh | 22:26 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Network-Centric Service Oriented Enterprise

Book Description

The emergence of Enterprise services has triggered a major paradigm shift in distributed computing: from Object-Oriented Architecture (OOA) to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). As the need grows to incorporate and exchange information across wire-line and wireless networks, so grows the necessity to establish an infrastructure for high-distribution communities in a timely and safe manner. Network-Centric Service-Oriented Enterprise (NSCOE) is seen as heralding the next generation of mainstream Enterprise-business information collaboration solution that can enforce information and decision superiority in the decentralized, loosely-coupled, and highly interoperable service environments. Network-Centric Service Oriented Enterprise establishes a system-of-systems (SoS) view of information technologies, offering a synergistic combination of data and information-processing capacity upon an innovative networked-management framework.


Tags: networking

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Tuesday, 03 de June de 2008
Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step

Book Description

Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest enhancements in Microsoft Visual C# 2008. Visual C#, one of the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008, is a modern programming language designed to deliver a productive environment for creating business frameworks and reusable object-oriented components. Whether you re a beginning programmer or new to the Visual C# programming language, you ll learn how to use the fundamental features of Visual Studio 2008 and gain a basic understanding of the latest enhancement of the Visual C# language. You ll work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises, get started creating components and working Windows® applications, and build your knowledge as you start creating your first Visual C# based applications. You ll also explore how to create data management and Web-based applications. In each chapter, work through learn-by-doing exercises that demonstrate how, when, and why to use the many features of the Visual C# rapid application development environment. Includes a companion CD with code samples, data sets, and a fully searchable eBook.

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Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5

Book Description

This book takes the reader through the tasks essential to create a Joomla! website as rapidly as possible. The necessary tasks are explained with clear step-by-step instructions. The author’s chatty and engaging style makes this book very readable.

This book is suitable for web developers, designers, webmasters, content editors, and marketing professionals who want to develop a website in a simple and straightforward process. It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT-confident individual will be able to use the book to produce an impressive website.


Tags: Joomla!, Web Development

Published by Peaxh | 22:12 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Windows Server 2008 For Dummies

Book Description

If you’re curious, but hesitant, about finding your way around Microsoft’s new Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 For Dummies is the book for you. This friendly reference shows you everything you need to know — from installation and deployment to building and running a Windows Server 2008 network.

Server-based networking really is a big deal, and this 1000lain-English guide helps you make the most of it. You’ll find out about Windows Server 2008’s important functions, capabilities and requirements; develop a network implementation plan; take a step-by-step walkthrough of the installation process; and get valuable tips on how to boost your bandwidth beyond belief! Before you know it, you’ll be configuring connections to the Universe, working with active directory, and treating domains and controllers like old pals.


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Published by Peaxh | 22:06 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: The Complete Reference

Book Description

"Exchange experts and Microsoft MVPs Richard Luckett, William Lefkovics, and Bharat Suneja have packed this book with practical guidance, useful information, and years of knowledge and experience. If you’re responsible for one or more aspects of an Exchange 2007-based messaging system, keep this book close, as you’ll be referring to it often!" --Scott Schnoll, Principal Technical Writer, Exchange Server Product Team, Microsoft Corporation


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Aptana Radrails: An Ide for Rails Development

Book Description
A comprehensive guide to using RadRails to develop your Ruby on Rails projects in a professional and productive manner
 
  * Comprehensive guide to using RadRails during the whole development cycle
    * Code Assistance, Graphical Debugger, Testing, Integrated Console
    * Manage your gems, plug-ins, servers, generators, and Rake tasks
    * Rails 2.0-ready
    * Includes a chapter about Subversion and Database integration
    * Smart Code Assistants for HTML, JavaScript, and CSS


Tags: Rails, Programming

Published by Peaxh | 21:55 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Monday, 02 de June de 2008
The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks

Book Description

A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices, that can be

used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover or as a handy and practical reference book to

common problems, solutions and effects. The 2nd edition is now full-color throughout and is

completely updated and revised with the latest tips & tricks.

This book will show you how to:

# Construct robust CSS layouts that work every time.
# Create sleek drop-down menus using only CSS.
# Build a professional tabbed navigation system.
# Replace image-based navigation with low-fat CSS lists.
# Design smarter, more usable CSS-flavored web forms.
# Use rounded corners minus the bloated HTML.
# Allow your visitors to select their preferred look and feel.
# Let the W3C validator do your debugging.
# Reduce the burden of site maintenance and updates. ... along with 92 other solutions to

common questions and problems.


Tags: CSS, Web Development

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Sunday, 01 de June de 2008
Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies

Book Description

Have you ever looked at a Web site and wondered, "How did they do that?" It seems everyone has a Web site these days. Families use them to swap information and share photos; churches and clubs use them to keep their members informed. And if you have a business or are in charge of communication for an organization, a Web site is a must.

Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies shows you how easy it can be to create a professional-looking Web site for your business, club, or family. The illustrated, step-by-step instructions, along with the templates you can download from the book’s companion Web site, will help you create an effective Web presence fast, whether you're creating a site for the first time or redesigning an old one.


Tags: Web development

Published by Peaxh | 21:29 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
Implementing SAP ERP Sales & Distribution

Book Description

Your Hands-On Guide to SAP ERP Sales & Distribution 

Written by senior SAP consultant Glynn Williams, Implementing SAP ERP Sales & Distribution is packed with tested, time-saving tips and advice. Learn how to use SAP ERP Central Component 5.0 and 6.0 to create sales documents and contracts, control material and customer master data, schedule deliveries, and automate billing. You'll also find out how to deliver robust financial and transactional reports, track customer and credit information, and interoperate with other SAP modules.


Tags: SAP, ERP

Published by Peaxh | 21:25 | Computers | 0 Comments | Send
IP Multicast with Applications to IPTV and Mobile DVB-H

Book Description
Get a clear picture of IP Multicast applications for delivering commercial high-quality video services

This book provides a concise guide to current IP Multicast technology and its applications, with a focus on IP-based Television (IPTV) and Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) applications-areas of tremendous commercial interest. Traditional phone companies can use IP Multicast technology to deliver video services over their networks; cell phone companies can use it to stream video to handheld phones and PDAs; and many cable TV companies are considering upgrading to IP technology. In addition to applications in industries seeking to provide high-quality digital video and audio, there are numerous other practical uses: multi-site corporate videoconferencing; broad distribution of financial data, stock quotes, and news bulletins; database replication; software distribution; and content caching (for example, Web site caching).
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Tags: IPTV

Published by Peaxh | 21:21 | Technology | 0 Comments | Send