Computer Science Book

Designing Storage Area Networks or Real World Digital Video with DVD

2009-12-06T06:09:00.000-08:00

Designing Storage Area Networks: A Practical Reference for Implementing Fibre Channel and IP SANs, Second Edition

Author: Tom Clark

Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition, succinctly captures the key technologies that are driving the storage networking industry. Tom Clark's works are helping to educate the IT community to the benefits and challenges of shared storage and are recommended reading for anyone wishing to understand this exciting new technology."

—Sheila Childs, VP Product Management, Legato Systems Chairperson, SNIA

Fibre Channel SANs have become a mainstay at the backend of the biggest corporations on the planet. The second edition of Designing Storage Area Networks brings the next wave of connection (IP) points and management into context, helping the user to quickly understand all the benefits before them."

—Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Storage Group

Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition, provides a practical roadmap through the ever-changing landscape of SAN technology. The new Fibre Channel, IP, and virtualization initiatives covered in this work will enable customers to implement comprehensive shared storage solutions that reduce management overhead and cost."

—John Webster, Founder and SeniorAnalyst, Data Mobility Group

Storage Area Networks (SANs) are now recognized as the preferred solution for fulfilling institutions' and enterprises' critical data-storage needs. Whether powered by Fibre Channel or TCP/IP and Gigabit Ethernet technology, SANs far exceed the capabilities of traditional storage access methods. SANs are quickly becoming the solution of choice for organizations that require high-volume data-handling capacity.

Written for networkdevelopers, IT consultants, administrators, and managers, this updated and greatly expanded edition of the best-selling Designing Storage Area Networks goes far beyond a straight description of technical specifications and standards. The text offers practical guidelines for using diverse SAN technologies to solve existing networking problems in large-scale corporate networks. With this book you will learn how the technologies work and how to organize their components into an effective, scalable design. In doing so, you will discover today's best methods for managing storage area networks, including new troubleshooting techniques.

Designing Storage Area Networks, Second Edition, also features detailed case studies that demonstrate how SANs can solve a number of commonly encountered business challenges, including LAN-free and server-free tape backup, server clustering, and disaster recovery. As an information-systems professional, you must keep pace with this powerful, evolving technology.

Key topic coverage includes:

Using the SNIA Shared Storage Model

Fibre Channel layers and protocols

Fabrics and fabric switches

Host bus adapters

Fibre Channel RAID and Fibre Channel JBODs

iSCSI and IP storage protocols and products

SAN management and problem isolation techniques

Building extended SANs for data center and remote storage access

0321136500B02242003

Go to: Outsourcing Security or The Case of Abraham Lincoln

Real World Digital Video with DVD

Author: Gerald Jones

Now, virtually anyone with a vision can also have a voice. The formerly formidable barriers to producing highly professional video projects are crumbling as high-quality camcorders and nonlinear editing software become increasingly affordable. And this powerful creative medium is finding its way into the hands of all kinds of people -- company training directors, aspiring moviemakers, independent news hawks, product promotion specialists, documentarians, even home-movie Andy Warhols. What story do you want to tell?

	Introduction
Ch. 1	All You Can Achieve with Digital Video	1
Ch. 2	Yes, You Need a Script	29
Ch. 3	DV Technology and the Camcorder	47
Ch. 4	Using Your Camcorder Like a Pro	75
Ch. 5	Shots and Shot Plans	105
Ch. 6	Lighting for DV	135
Ch. 7	Sound on the Set	181
Ch. 8	Preproduction	211
Ch. 9	On the Set	255
Ch. 10	In the Cutting Room	289
Ch. 11	Polishing Sound and Images	319
Ch. 12	Distribution and E-Publishing	355
Ch. 13	Coming Attractions	399
App. A	Digital Video Technology in Depth	403
App. B	Selecting and Building an NLE System	421
	Glossary	443
	References and Web Links	479
	Index	489

Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems John Wiley Series in Information Systems or Developing Series 60 Applications

2009-12-05T01:58:00.000-08:00

Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems ) John Wiley Series in Information Systems)

Author: John Mingers

As Information Systems matures as a discipline, there is a gradual move away from pure statistics towards consideration of alternative approaches and philosophies. This has not been incorporated into the literature of the field. Until now. Collecting major social theorists and philosophers into one volume, Social Theory and Philosophy for Information Systems provides a historical and critical analysis of each that is both authoritative and firmly focused on practical relevance to IS. The result is an insightful text for researchers, academics and students that will provide an up-to-date starting point for those considering alternative approaches.

Interesting textbook: Choice Recipes by Moscow Women or Cocktail Aficionado

Developing Series 60 Applications: A Guide for Symbian OS C++ Developers

Author: Leigh Edwards

"The robust, advanced technologies of Symbian OS are accessible to developers today in millions of phones worldwide through the Series 60 Platform. Inside Developing Series 60 Applications there are sixty example applications, focused entirely on native Symbian OS C++ programming, which will help developers take advantage of the rapidly growing opportunities in Symbian OS smartphone software development.
—David Levin, CEO, Symbian Ltd.

The first official book on Series 60 Platform development—from design to deployment

Series 60 smartphone developers are deploying the next wave of mobile services. With more than 60% of all mobile phone manufacturers licensing Series 60 Platform, Series 60 represents the smartphone market with the largest user base for mobile application developers.

To help nurture this growing market, Nokia has worked directly with EMCC Software, a leading Symbian and Series 60 Competence Center, to create Developing Series 60 Applications, the definitive guide to Series 60 development for C++ programmers and software designers. Fully reviewed by Nokia's subject matter experts, the authors cover the entire development process—from design, programming, and testing to debugging and deployment—while providing sixty complete projects, each with full C++ source code and installation scripts.

Developing Series 60 Applications includes coverage of:

Series 60 development tools, IDEs, and C++ SDKs
The underlying Symbian OS
Application design with the Series 60 framework architecture
User interface controls, menus, dialogs, lists, and editors
Basic and advanced Series 60communications APIs
Multimedia development: drawings, fonts, bitmaps, animation, and audio
Invoking standard application views and using application engines
Building more powerful applications with C++ APIs
Series 60 Developer Platforms 1 and 2

	Foreword
	Foreword
	Preface
	Introduction to Symbian OS and Series 60 Platform
	Acknowledgements
	Authors and Contributors
1	Getting Started
2	Development Reference	25
3	Symbian OS Fundamentals	75
4	Application Design	173
5	Application UI Components	223
6	Dialogs	289
7	Lists	341
8	Editors	395
9	Communications Fundamentals	429
10	Advanced Communication Technologies	489
11	Multimedia: Graphics and Audio	553
12	Using Application Views, Engines and Key System APIs	617
13	Testing and Debugging	657
	App.: Emulator Shortcut Keys	699
	Glossary	705
	References	721
	Index	725
	About EMCC Software Ltd	747

CISA Prep Guide or 3 D Human Modeling and Animation 2nd Edition

2009-12-03T21:47:00.000-08:00

CISA Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam

Author: John Kramer

• This is the first commercially available book to offer CISA study materials

• The consulting editor, Ronald Krutz, is the co-author of The CISSP Prep Guide (0-471-26802-X)

• Provides definitions and background on the seven content areas of CISA

• Includes many sample test questions and explanations of answers

• More than 10,000 people registered for the CISA exam in 2002

• CD-ROM contains annual updates to the exam so the book remains current for a number of years

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3-D Human Modeling and Animation, 2nd Edition

Author: Peter Ratner

All the tools and know-how to create digital characters that can move, express emotions, and talk

3-D Human Modeling and Animation demonstrates how you can use your artistic skills in figure drawing, painting, and sculpture to create animated human figures using the latest computer technology. This easy-to-follow book guides you through all the necessary steps to create and animate digital humans. Students and professional 3-D artists will find this book to be an invaluable resource.

This Second Edition combines detailed, practical information about creating and animating 3-D human models. More than 400 images, interactive files, and exciting animations included on the CD-ROM detail the modeling and animation processes for both male and female figures. Chapter objectives and exercises are tied to the CD-ROM, which also provides color example images, sample models, modeling templates, textures, lesson plans, and relevant animation movies that allow you to start modeling and animating right away!

Computer Arts Special

With the advent of apps such as Poser, creating 3D human figures has been greatly automated. In this detailed course you're shown how the human form can be constructed from scratch with splines and NURBS, to produce a believable model that will animate with realism.

Profusely illustrated, each element of the figure is covered in detail. Not intended to be program specific, users of LightWave 3D though, will find that many of the techniques, and much of the advice, is relevant to their software.

Beginning with a discussion of the creation of modeling primitives, the supporting tutorials on spline and NURB construction are concise and lead to more detailed information on the use of texture mapping. Concluding with two chapters on preparing your figure for animation, and how the human figure behaves when in motion, this book is thorough, comprehensive, and flexible.

Overall, this is an excellent guide to creating the human form with your favorite 3D modelling package; especially when you need more control over the modeling structure as detailed advice is given on Metaball, polygonal, lattice deformations, as well as seamless spline based modeling.

Library Journal

This how-to art book covers the basics and theory of 3-D modeling and animation. It is not a book about using any particular application. Ratner explains general design approaches for complete figure building, from seamless models and body construction to preparation for animation and creating human motion. Liberal graphics include 40 full-color illustrations of models. This book will have a wide audience and a long shelf life; a first choice along with Callihan.

What People Are Saying

Nick Pavlovic
3-D Human Modeling and Animation fills a tremendous void that has become even more evident with the successful use of 3-D in movies like Disney's Toy Story. While there has been much written about drawing the human form in relation to art, commercial design, and 2-D cartooning, the subject of 3-D modeling and animation of the human form has been neglected at the same time that the use of 3-D tools has been exploding. It is my judgment that [this] book will become the reference that professional and student artists and animators turn to in order to master one of the most challenging yet exciting subjects to model and animate the human form.
— (Nick Pavlovic, CEO, Visual Information Development, Inc., Monrovia, CA)

	Preface
	About the CD-ROM
Ch. 1	Beginning Modeling Techniques	1
Ch. 2	Intermediate Modeling Techniques	25
Ch. 3	Anatomy of the Human Figure	55
Ch. 4	Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 1	81
Ch. 5	Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 2	97
Ch. 6	Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 3	111
Ch. 7	Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 4	131
Ch. 8	Advanced Modeling Techniques, Part 5	151
Ch. 9	Setting Up the Human Model for Animation	183
Ch. 10	Surfacing and Lighting Details	215
Ch. 11	Fundamentals of Human Animation	243
Ch. 12	Human Animation Principles	271
	Bibliography	311
	Index	313
	About the Author	317

Skype or Real Time Collision Detection

2009-12-02T17:35:00.000-08:00

Skype(tm): The Definitive Guide

Author: Harry Max

Learn how to make free phone calls to more than 75 million people, and dirt-cheap phone calls to practically everyone else, anywhere on Earth! You can do it with Skype. This book will help you get started fast, with any computer: Windows, Mac, Linux, even Pocket PC. Then, take Skype to the limit, with SkypeIn, SkypeOut, instant messaging, secure file transfer, even video calling.

Set up and customize Skype in just minutes

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Real-Time Collision Detection

Author: Christer Ericson

Today's sophisticated 3D games, virtual reality applications, and physical simulators involve rich graphical environments of millions of polygons. In these worlds, hundreds, perhaps even thousands of detailed animated objects may be interacting not only with these complex environments but also amongst themselves. With a typical update rate of 60 frames per second, a minimal amount of time is available for determining the intersection status of all objects in the world at a given time in order to maintain a believable simulation. Real-Time Collision Detection is a comprehensive, in-depth survey of the data structures and algorithms that make this possible. Taking a practical approach, the book discusses all the important components of an efficient real-time collision detection system. Topics covered include object representations, intersection tests, and distance queries, and the mathematics behind them: hierarchical and spatial partitioning methods, numerical and geometrical robustness issues, hardware acceleration methods, and advanced optimization for modern computer architectures. This book extends and broadens the discussion of collision detection in Collision Detection in Interactive 3D Environments.

Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Collision detection design issues	7
Ch. 3	A math and geometry primer	23
Ch. 4	Bounding volumes	75
Ch. 5	Basic primitive tests	125
Ch. 6	Bounding volume hierarchies	235
Ch. 7	Spatial partitioning	285
Ch. 8	BSP tree hierarchies	349
Ch. 9	Convexity-based methods	383
Ch. 10	GPU-assisted collision detection	413
Ch. 11	Numerical robustness	427
Ch. 12	Geometrical robustness	465
Ch. 13	Optimization	511

Easy Scrapbooking or When Pancakes Go Bad

2009-12-01T13:24:00.000-08:00

Easy Scrapbooking: Use Your Home Computer to Create Stylish Layouts for Weddings, Holidays and Other Occasions

Author: Patty Hoffman Brah

Bonus CD includes fonts, graphics, borders and patterns.

New and experienced scrapbookers alike will adore the stylish layouts and innovative approach offered by this exciting new book. Expanding on Quarry's Easy Invitations, Easy Scrapbooking teaches readers how to use their home computers as creative tools for easy printing of photos, titles, journals, borders and stickers. Easy Scrapbooking helps scrapbookers bridge the digital divide by introducing a new approach called "computer-assisted scrapbooking." Readers will learn ways to combine easy digital and printing techniques with traditional cutting and pasting to save time while producing stylish pages. Chapters and layouts are grouped by life events, including weddings, babies, birthdays, holidays, celebrations, travel and everyday memories. Each chapter presents scrapbook design techniques, including photo cropping, journaling, layout, and use of patterns, color, embellishments and fonts. Advanced techniques include text on a curve, patterned text, photo re-coloring, photo border design, pattern design, and electronic sharing via email and websites.

When Pancakes Go Bad: Optical Delusions with Photoshop

Author: Avi Muchnick

If you've ever found yourself looking at funny images and thinking "Hey, how'd they do that?", this is the book that will give you the answer! You'll learn how to have fun with photos, such as taking still images and making the characters in them invisible while leaving the clothes untouched and combining images of animals to produce unrealistic characters. With the growing use of digital cameras, this kind of photographic humor is growing in popularity among average digital camera users who like cartoon collections as well as those looking to learn Adobe Photoshop. While taking a humorous approach, "When Pancakes Go Bad" is also very educational. The end-of-chapter tutorials are tongue-in-cheek, yet contain useful, easy-to-understand information. Organized into chapters by the general theme of the images, this book is packed with fun and interesting photos that will keep you entertained until the end.

Flickr Mashups or Wild Arms 5

2009-11-30T09:12:00.000-08:00

Flickr Mashups

Author: David A Wilkinson

Expert Flickr developer David Wilkinson guides you through a series of software projects that show you how to build mashups using the popular photo service Flickr. He explains the process of remixing Flickr on your own web site and then mashing it up. Along the way, you’ll learn how to take advantage of mashup technologies such as REST, Ajax, RSS, and JSON. Plus, hands-on examples will help you gain the skills to design a variety of remixes and mashups that take advantage of Flickr’s core services.

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xix
Rewriting the Web     3
Web 2.0: Power to the People     3
Remixes and Mashups     3
What Makes a Mashable System?     4
Are You Allowed to Mash the Content?     4
How Easy Is It to Get the Content?     5
Mashup Architectures     5
Mashing on the Client     5
Mashing on the Server     6
Understanding Mashup Tools and Technologies     7
HTML, XHTML, and CSS     7
XML and XPath     9
JavaScript and DOM     11
AJAX     12
JSON     12
Web Servers and HTTP     14
Web Browsers     16
PHP and Perl     16
Regular Expressions     17
REST     19
SOAP     20
XML-RPC     20
Databases     21
Curl     22
Summary     22
Flickr: A Short Tour     21
Creating an Account     23
Account Types     24
Setting a URL     24
Uploading Photographs     24
Photo Formats and Sizes     27
Photo IDs and URLs     27
Organizing Your Photographs     27
The Photostream     28
Sets     29
Organizr     31
Tags     33
NIPSA     35
The Social Network: Contacts, Friends and Family     35
Groups     37
Interestingness     38
Copyright     39
All Rights Reserved     39
Creative Commons     40
Linking Back to Flickr     40
Summary     41
Exercises     41
Getting Ready to Mash     43
Getting an API Key     43
Setting Up a Development Environment     45
Setting Up Your Web Server     46
Microsoft IIS     46
Finding Your Document Root     46
Installing PHP     47
Configuring IIS     49
Testing Your Setup     52
Apache     53
Installing Apache     53
Finding Your Document Root     54
Installing PHP     55
Configuring Apache     55
Testing Your Setup     55
Setting Up Other Systems     56
Setting Up Directories     56
Setting Up Perl     57
Installing Perl Under Microsoft Windows     57
Installing Perl on Unix Systems     59
Summary     60
Exercises     60
The Flickr API     61
What Is an API?     61
Talking to Flickr     61
Character Encoding     62
Request Format     62
REST     62
SOAP     66
XML-RPC     68
Flickr Methods and Objects     71
Methods and Responses     71
Building URLs     75
The Photostream URL     75
The Profile URL     75
The Photo Page URL     76
The Image URL     77
Photoset URLs     78
The Buddy Icon URL     78
The Group Icon URL     79
Using the API Explorer     79
Using an API Kit     82
Be a Good Flickr Citizen     82
Commercial Use     82
Minimizing API calls     83
Flickr Resources     83
Flickr Services Page     83
Flickr Developer Support Group     84
Flickr API Group      84
Summary     84
Exercises     84
Flickr Feeds     81
What Is a Feed?     87
Available Flickr Feeds     89
Feed Formats     89
RSS     91
Atom     92
PHP     94
Serialized PHP     94
JSON     95
CSV     96
YAML     96
SQL     97
CDF     98
Creating a Flickr Badge     99
Designing the Badge     99
A Server-Side Badge Using PHP     100
A Client-Side Badge Using JavaScript     110
Summary     112
Exercises     113
Remixing Flickr Using the API     115
The Basics: A Simple Photo Gallery     115
Setting Things Up     116
Displaying the Photos     122
Styling the Results     125
The Photo Page     127
Using AJAX     131
The prototype.js library     131
Enhancing the Gallery     136
Smart Sets     139
Summary     146
Exercises     146
Authenticating with Flickr      147
The Need for Secrecy     147
Authenticating with Flickr     148
Configuring Your API Key     148
A Typical Authentication Sequence     151
Authentication and API Kits     153
Building an Authenticator     154
Updating Your Photo's Details     161
Other Authentication Mechanisms     167
Desktop Application Authentication     167
Mobile Application Authentication     167
Summary     168
Exercises     168
Uploading Photos     169
How Does Uploading Work?     169
Creating an Upload Page     171
Asynchronous Uploading     176
Replacing Photos     177
Summary     177
Exercise     177
Remixing Flickr Using Greasemonkey     179
What is Greasemonkey?     179
Installing Greasemonkey     179
Creating Your First Script     181
Modifying Pages - A First Remix     183
Determining a User's NSID     183
Completing the Remix     185
Using XPath     188
Highlighting Comments: A Second Remix     190
Enhancing the Flickr Paginator     194
Learning More About Greasemonkey     199
Summary     199
Exercises     199
Working with ImageMagick     201
What Is ImageMagick?     201
Building a Group Badge     205
Building Better Badges     213
More than Just Badges     215
Summary     216
Exercises     216
Visualizing the News     219
The RSS Format     219
Magpie     221
Installing Magpie     221
Setting Up Magpie's Cache     221
Finding Images on Flickr     225
Putting Words and Images Together     227
Summary     239
Exercise     239
Searching the Blogosphere     241
What Is Technorati?     241
Getting a Technorati API Key     242
Searching the Technorati Cosmos     242
Talking to Technorati with Greasemonkey     243
Understanding the Response     245
Putting It All Together     248
Summary     254
Exercise     254
Displaying Your Photos with Google Maps     255
What Is Geodata?      255
Using Google Maps     256
Getting a Google Maps API Key     260
Adding Controls to Your Map     264
Building the Mashup     266
Adding Geodata to Flickr Photos     266
Retrieving Geodata from Flickr Photos     267
Processing the Geodata     269
Laying the Groundwork     271
Adding Markers to the Map     274
Populating the Info Window     278
Creating a Sidebar     282
Summary     288
Exercises     288
Caching Your Data     289
To Cache or Not to Cache     289
Why Should You Cache?     289
What Should You Cache?     290
Where Should You Cache?     291
A Case Study     291
The Origins of Utata     291
Tagging Projects     292
Tracking Membership     292
Introducing a Database     295
Utata Today     296
Updating the Gallery     296
Installing MySQL     296
Microsoft Windows     296
Unix     298
Getting Started with MySQL     298
Checking Your Installation      299
Creating a Database     300
Creating a Table     300
Adding Data to Your Database     301
Viewing Your Data     302
Searching Your Data     303
Sorting Your Data     305
Modifying Your Data     305
Deleting Data     306
Talking to MySQL with PHP     306
Caching Photos     311
The Photo Table     311
Using the Cache     320
Navigating Through Your Photos     324
Making Smart Sets Smarter     328
Identifying Smart Sets     328
Viewing the Smart Set     331
Summary     335
Exercise     336
Answers to Exercises     337
Flickr API Methods     379
Response Data Structures     385
Useful Resources     399
Index     405

New interesting book: Culture and Materialism or Total Lobbying

Wild Arms 5: Prima Official Game Guide

Author: Brad Anthony

Complete Walkthrough - Our step by step walkthrough will guide you through all the tricky spots and boss battles.
Maps - Turn to our labeled maps to uncover all those hard to find items.
Weapons & Items - A complete list of all weapons and items in the game will give you the insight you need to defeat your enemies.

Tapping into Unstructured Data or Software Teamwork

2009-11-29T05:01:00.000-08:00

Tapping into Unstructured Data: Integrating Unstructured Data and Textual Analytics into Business Intelligence

Author: William H Inmon

The Definitive Guide to Unstructured Data Management and Analysis--From the World’s #1 Information Management Expert

A wealth of invaluable information exists in unstructured textual form--but, until recently, organizations have found it difficult or impossible to access and utilize it. This is changing rapidly: new approaches finally make it possible to glean useful knowledge from virtually any collection of unstructured data. Now, William H. Inmon--the father of data warehousing--and Anthony Nesavich introduce the next data revolution: unstructured data management.

Inmon and Nesavich cover all you need to know to make unstructured data work for your organization. You’ll learn how to bring it into your existing “structured data” environment, leverage existing analytical infrastructure, and implement textual analytic processing technologies to solve new problems and uncover new opportunities.

Inmon and Nesavich introduce breakthrough techniques covered in no other book--including the powerful role of textual integration, new ways to integrate textual data into data warehouses, and new SQL techniques for reading and analyzing text. They also present five chapter-length, real-world case studies--demonstrating unstructured data at work in medical research, insurance, chemical manufacturing, contracting, and beyond.

This bookwill be indispensable to every business and technical professional trying to make sense of a large body of unstructured text: managers, database designers, data modelers, DBAs, researchers, and end users alike.

Coverage includes

What unstructured data is, and how it differs from structured data
First generation technology for handling unstructured data, from search engines to ECM—and its limitations
Integrating text so it can be analyzed with a common, colloquial vocabulary: integration engines, ontologies, glossaries, and taxonomies
Processing semistructured data: uncovering patterns, words, identifiers, and conflicts
Novel processing opportunities that arise when text is freed from context
Architecture and unstructured data: “Data Warehousing 2.0”
Building unstructured relational databases and linking them to structured data
Visualizations and Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs), including Compudigm and Raptor solutions
Capturing knowledge from spreadsheet data and email
Implementing and managing metadata: data models, data quality, and more

Preface

1 Unstructured Textual Data in the Organization

2 The Environments of Structured Data and Unstructured Data

3 First Generation Textual Analytics

4 Integrating Unstructured Text into the Structured Environment

5 Semistructured Data

6 Architecture and Textual Analytics

7 The Unstructured Database

8 Analyzing a Combination of Unstructured Data and Structured Data

9 Analyzing Text Through Visualization

10 Spreadsheets and Email

11 Metadata in Unstructured Data

12 A Methodology for Textual Analytics

13 Merging Unstructured Databases into the Data Warehouse

14 Using SQL to Analyze Text

15 Case Study--Textual Analytics in Medical Research

16 Case Study--A Database for Harmful Chemicals

17 Case Study--Managing Contracts Through an Unstructured Database

18 Case Study--Creating a Corporate Taxonomy (Glossary)

19 Case Study--Insurance Claims

Glossary

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Software Teamwork: Taking Ownership for Success

Author: Jim Brosseau

“If your desire is to effect change or have more influence on a software team, you could either stumble around in the dark for a few years, experimenting with different techniques, or you could buy, read, and apply the techniques in this book. This choice, of course, is up to you.”–Matthew Heusser

“Jim Brosseau’s understanding of the true dynamics of the IT workplace shows through in Software Teamwork. For those on the IT solution delivery front lines, and for those who manage them, his insights and wisdom will lead to not only better projects, but a better work life as well.”–Bruce A. Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Accendor Research, Inc.

Optimizing the Human Side of Software Development:

Real Solutions Based on Real Data and Experience

Software Teamwork is a compelling, innovative, intensely practical guide to improving the human dynamics that are crucial to building great software.

Drawing on years of work with a wide range of teams, Jim Brosseau shows how to drive powerful improvements through small, focused changes that deliver results. These changes are designed to work for the whole team and respect existing organizational culture. Better yet, Brosseau identifies solutions you can start implementing right now, as an individual, without waiting forexecutive buy-in.

Whatever your methodology, technology, or organization, Software Teamwork demonstrates how to apply solutions to realistic development challenges involving complex sets of stakeholders. Along the way, Brosseau shares important new insights into the attitudes, motives, and personal relationships that project management software just can’t track.

Software Teamwork is a revelation–and an invaluable working resource for every project team member, leader, and stakeholder.

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xxi

About the Author xxiii

Part I: The Problem Space

Chapter 1: Why Are We So Challenged? 3

Chapter 2: Do the Right Thing 23

Part II: Individuals

Chapter 3: The Right Stuff 39

Chapter 4: A Quality Focus 53

Chapter 5: Facing Challenges 65

Chapter 6: Proactive Effectiveness 81

Chapter 7: Sustainability 95

Part III: Groups

Chapter 8: Communication 109

Chapter 9: Motives and Expectations 125

Chapter 10: Playing Well Together 143

Part IV: Teams

Chapter 11: Alignment 161

Chapter 12: Organization 177

Chapter 13: Coordination 199

Chapter 14: Guidance 217

Part V: Stakeholders

Chapter 15: Customers 235

Chapter 16: Setting Goals 243

Chapter 17: Specification 259

Chapter 18: Prioritization 273

Chapter 19: Change 283

Chapter 20: Progress 295

Part VI: Putting It All Together

Chapter 21: Pick Your Battles 311

Chapter 22: Flexibility and Rigor 323

Chapter 23: Progress Revisited 335

Chapter 24: Change Revisited 345

Chapter 25: Constant Vigilance 361

Part VII: Appendix

Appendix: Core Tools 375

Index 387

Mcts or Process Color Manual 24000 CMYK Combinations for Design PrePress and Printing

2009-11-28T00:49:00.000-08:00

MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration: 70-630 with CDROM

Author: James Pyles

Prepare for Microsoft's new certification for SharePoint administrators

Qualified SharePoint administrators are in demand, and what better way to show your expertise in this growing field than with Microsoft's new MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration certification. Inside, find everything you need to prepare for exam 70-630, including full coverage of exam topics such as configuring content management, managing business intelligence, and more.

• Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam

• Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

• Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

• Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

• Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

• A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Introduction.

Assessment Test.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Introducing SharePoint Server 2007.

Planning SharePoint 2007 Architecture.

Introducing the Central Administration Interface.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 2: Installing and Deploying SharePoint 2007.

Requirements for SharePoint Server 2007 Installation.

Requirements for Server Farm Deployment.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 3: Configuring SharePoint 2007.

The SharePoint Central Administration Web Application.

Central Administration.

Post-Installation Tasks.

Organizing Post-Installation Tasks.

Performing Post-Installation Tasks for a Stand-Alone Server.

Performing Post-Installation Tasks for a Server Farm.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 4: Building Sites and Site Collections.

SharePoint Site and Site Collection Overview.

SharePoint Site Templates.

Planning a Site Collection Structure.

Portal Sites.

Sites and Subsites.

Planning Site Collection Implementation.

Implementing Portal Sites and Site Collections.

Planning My Sites.

Creating and Managing Site Collections.

Touring the Site Directory.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 5: Managing Users and Groups.

SharePoint Users and Groups Overview.

Default Site Permission Groups.

SharePoint Site Access Groups.

Personalization and Site Access Permissions.

Site Access Groups and Active Directory.

Planning User Profiles and Profile Services.

Planning Audiences.

Planning Audience Content Targeting.

Configuring Users and Groups in SharePoint.

Creating Users and Groups.

Configuring User Profiles and My Sites.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 6: Configuring Authentication and Security.

Planning for Authentication.

Configuring Authentication.

Introduction to Single Sign-On (SSO) Authentication.

The Single Sign-On Service.

Backing Up and Restoring SSO.

SharePoint 2007 Security Planning.

Access Permissions Planning.

Administrative Groups.

Selecting Security Groups.

Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO).

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 7: Configuring and Maintaining Lists and Libraries.

Overview of Document and Records Management.

Document Management.

Records Management.

Workflows.

Governance and Scheduling.

Versioning.

Content Approval.

Checkout and Check-In.

Introducing Lists and Libraries.

Understanding Lists.

Understanding Libraries.

List and Library Content Types.

Working with Lists.

Working with Libraries.

Summary.

Chapter 8: Configuring Web Part Pages, Web Parts, and Web Pages.

Overview of Web Pages.

Web Page Design Elements.

Planning Web Page Authoring.

Web Parts and Web Part Pages.

Understanding Web Parts and Web Part Pages.

Working with Web Parts and Web Part Pages.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 9: Managing SharePoint Navigation and Search.

Overview of Search.

Planning Search.

Planning Content Crawling.

Planning Content Sources.

Planning for Server Farm–Level Search Settings.

Planning How the End User Experiences Search.

Planning Navigation.

Planning User Navigation.

Planning Navigation on Master Pages.

Planning Navigation on Layout Pages.

Planning Navigational Web Parts.

Using SharePoint Search.

Using SharePoint Navigation.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 10: Working with Microsoft Documents in SharePoint.

Document Management Overview.

Document Management Planning.

Working with Document Management.

Information Rights Management and Policy Rights in SharePoint.

Content Type Management in SharePoint.

The Document Information Panel in SharePoint.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 11: Working with Microsoft Outlook in SharePoint.

Outlook and SharePoint Interoperations Overview.

Working with Outlook 2003 and SharePoint 2007.

Working with Outlook 2007 and SharePoint 2007.

Managing Email Content in SharePoint.

Managing Email Content Using the Records Center.

Managing Outlook Content with SharePoint.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 12: Using Excel Services and Business Intelligence.

Business Intelligence Overview.

Business Intelligence and the Report Center.

Business Intelligence and Excel Services.

Overview of the Business Data Catalog.

Using the Report Center.

Using Excel Services in the Report Center.

Using Business Indicators in the Report Center.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 13: Using Business Forms and Business Intelligence.

Understanding the Business Data Catalog (BDC).

Configuring a Business Data Catalog Application.

Accessing Business Data in SharePoint.

Working with Business Forms and InfoPath.

What Is InfoPath?

Configuring InfoPath Forms Services in Central Administration.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 14: Performing Advanced SharePoint Management.

Managing the Central Administration User Interface.

All Site Content.

Operations.

Application Management.

Managing Shared Services.

Office SharePoint Server Shared Services.

Shared Services Administration: Shared Services.

Backup and Restore.

Using stsadm.

Basic SharePoint Administration with stsadm.

Using stsadm to Administer Site Collections, Sites, and Web Pages.

Getting More stsadm Help.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 15: Working with Content Management.

Reviewing SharePoint Records Management.

Working with the Records Center.

Working with Web Content Management.

Working with WCM and Design Elements.

Working with WCM and Variations.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Chapter 16: Upgrading and Deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Planning a SharePoint 2003 to SharePoint 2007 Migration.

Developing a Migration Plan.

Performing Premigration Tasks.

Determining an Upgrade Migration Path.

Performing an Upgrade Migration.

Performing an In-Place Upgrade Migration.

Performing a Gradual Upgrade Migration.

Performing a Gradual Upgrade with Shared Services.

Summary.

Exam Essentials.

Review Questions.

Answers to Review Questions.

Appendix.

What You’ll Find on the CD.

Sybex Test Engine.

PDF of the Book.

Adobe Reader.

Electronic Flashcards.

System Requirements.

Using the CD.

Troubleshooting.

Customer Care.

About the Companion CD.

Glossary.

Index.

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Process Color Manual, 24,000 CMYK Combinations for Design, PrePress, and Printing

Author: Pat Rogondino

Today graphic design is done almost exclusively on screen, where colors look different than when they are printed. To help designers and the people who work with them address this critical disparity, authors Michael and Pat Rogondino have completely revised and expanded their standard manual, Computer Color (0-87701-739-5). A boon for all designers, production people, artists, and printers, Process Color Manual provides an astounding 24,000 colors that match from computer display to printed page. The standard-issue Pantone color books, by comparison, can cost as much as $175 and offer only 3000 colors!Also included with the book is a handy cardboard mask, white on one side and black on the other, that allows the user to isolate a specific block of color. This sturdy color guide partly came about due to demand from the people who have sworn by the previous edition: Chronicle Books designers. For accuracy, accessability, value, and sheer volume, Process Color Manual is indispensible to everyone who works with graphics and colors.

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Revised edition of , designed as a tool for artists, production people, printers, and designers who create computer-generated materials that will be printed on both offset and letterpress printing presses. The 24,000 CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) combinations are mapped out on color grids. Each page spread shows a grid of 2-, 3-, or 4-color combinations broken down incrementally to help insure faithful reproduction. In addition, a die-cut mask enables any color to be isolated. Written by Michael Rogondino (graphic designer specializing in educational publishing) and Pat Rogondino (an artist doing illustration and book production mainly with college textbooks). Spiral binding. Oversize: 10.75x10<">. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora 4: The Complete Reference

Author: Richard Petersen

The new edition of this best-selling reference offers complete coverage of all aspects of the Red Hat Fedora and Enterprise Linux distribution. Full details on everything from installation and configuration to system administration and server management of Enterprise Linux--with specifics on the Linux Kernel 2.6--are included. The new IPv6 Protocol, including the network security features of IPSEC and Virtual Private Networks, are also covered. The DVD contains the entire Red Hat Fedora Core distribution--normally available on multiple CD-ROMs.

Richard Petersen, MLIS (Berkeley, CA) teaches UNIX and C/C++ courses at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora Edition: The Complete Reference; Linux: The Complete Reference (all four editions); Linux Programming: A Beginner’s Guide; and many other titles.

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Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models, Patterns, and Tools

Author: Robert V Binder

More than ever, mission-critical and business-critical applications depend on object-oriented (OO) software. Testing techniques tailored to the unique challenges of OO technology are necessary to achieve high reliability and quality. Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models, Patterns, and Tools is an authoritative guide to designing and automating test suites for OO applications.

This comprehensive book explains why testing must be model-based and provides in-depth coverage of techniques to develop testable models from state machines, combinational logic, and the Unified Modeling Language (UML). It introduces the test design pattern and presents 37 patterns that explain how to design responsibility-based test suites, how to tailor integration and regression testing for OO code, how to test reusable components and frameworks, and how to develop highly effective test suites from use cases.

Effective testing must be automated and must leverage object technology. The author describes how to design and code specification-based assertions to offset testability losses due to inheritance and polymorphism. Fifteen micro-patterns present oracle strategies--practical solutions for one of the hardest problems in test design. Seventeen design patterns explain how to automate your test suites with a coherent OO test harness framework.

The author provides thorough coverage of testing issues such as:

The bug hazards of OO programming and differences from testing procedural code
How to design responsibility-based tests for classes, clusters, and subsystems using class invariants, interface data flow models, hierarchic state machines, class associations, and scenario analysis
How to support reuse by effective testing of abstract classes, generic classes, components, and frameworks
How to choose an integration strategy that supports iterative and incremental development
How to achieve comprehensive system testing with testable use cases
How to choose a regression test approach
How to develop expected test results and evaluate the post-test state of an object
How to automate testing with assertions, OO test drivers, stubs, and test frameworks

Real-world experience, world-class best practices, and the latest research in object-oriented testing are included. Practical examples illustrate test design and test automation for Ada 95, C++, Eiffel, Java, Objective-C, and Smalltalk. The UML is used throughout, but the test design patterns apply to systems developed with any OO language or methodology.

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This volume guides IT specialists in designing and automating test suites for object-oriented (OO) applications. Binder, who has 25 years of software development experience, explains why testing must be model-based and covers techniques to develop testable models. The book also describes how to design and code specification-based assertions to offset testability losses due to inheritance and polymorphism, how to design responsibility-based test suites, how to test reusable components and frameworks, and how to choose a regression test approach. Practical examples throughout illustrate test design and automation for a number of languages, including Java, C++, Eiffel, and Smalltalk. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

1. A Small Challenge.
2. How to Use This Book.
Reader Guidance.
Conventions.
FAQs for Object-oriented Testing.
Test Process.

3. Testing: A Brief Introduction.
What Is Software Testing?
Definitions.
The Limits of Testing.
What Can Testing Accomplish?
Bibliographic Notes.

4. With the Necessary Changes: Testing and Object-oriented Software.
The Dismal Science of Software Testing.
Side Effects of the Paradigm.
Language-specific Hazards.
Coverage Models for Object-oriented Testing.
An OO Testing Manifesto.
Bibliographic Notes.

II. MODELS.

5. Test Models.
Test Design and Test Models.
Bibliographic Notes.

6. Combinational Models.
How Combinational Models Support Testing.
How to Develop a Decision Table.
Deriving the Logic Function.
Decision Table Validation.
Test Generation.
Choosing a Combinational Test Strategy.
Bibliographic Notes.

7. State Machines.
Motivation.
The Basic Model.
The FREE State Model.
State-based Test Design.
Bibliographic Notes.

8. A Tester's Guide to the UML.
Introduction.
General-purpose Elements.
Use Case Diagram.
Class Diagram.
Sequence Diagram.
Activity Diagram.
Statechart Diagram.
Collaboration Diagram.
Component Diagram.
Deployment Diagram.
Graphs, Relations, and Testing.
Bibliographic Notes.

III. PATTERNS.

9. Results-oriented Test Strategy.
Results-oriented Testing.
Test Design Patterns.
Test Design Template.

Documenting Test Cases, Suites, and Plans.
Bibliographic Notes.

10. Classes.
Class Test and Integration.
Preliminaries.
Method Scope Test Design Patterns.
Category-Partition.
Combinational Function Test.
Recursive Function Test.
Polymorphic Message Test.

Class Scope Test Design Patterns.
Invariant Boundaries.
Nonmodal Class Test.
Quasi-modal Class Test.
Modal Class Test.

Flattened Class Scope Test Design Patterns.
Polymorphic Server Test.
Modal Hierarchy Test.

Bibliographic Notes.

11. Reusable Components.
Testing and Reuse.
Test Design Patterns.
Abstract Class Test.
Generic Class Test.
New Framework Test.
Popular Framework Test.

Bibliographic Notes.

12. Subsystems.
Subsystems.
Subsystem Test Design Patterns.
Class Association Test.
Round-trip Scenario Test.
Controlled Exception Test.
Mode Machine Test.

Bibliographic Notes.

13. Integration.
Integration in Object-oriented Development.
Integration Patterns.
Subsystem/System Scope.
Big Bang Integration.
Bottom-up Integration.
Top-down Integration.
Collaboration Integration.
Backbone Integration.
Layer Integration.
Client/Server Integration.
Distributed Services Integration.
High-frequency Integration.

Bibliographic Notes.

14. Application Systems.
Testing Application Systems.
Test Design Patterns.
Extended Use Case Test.
Covered in CRUD.
Allocate Tests by Profile.

Implementation-specific Capabilities.
Post-development Testing.
Note on Testing Performance Objectives.
Bibliographic Notes.

15. Regression Testing.
Preliminaries.
Test Patterns.
Retest All.
Retest Risky Use Cases.
Retest by Profile.
Retest Changed Code.
Retest Within Firewall.

Bibliographic Notes.

IV. TOOLS.

16. Test Automation.
Why Testing Must Be Automated.
Limitations and Caveats.

17. Assertions.
Introduction.
Implementation-based Assertions.
Responsibility-based Assertions.
Implementation.
The Percolation Pattern.

Deployment.
Limitations and Caveats.
Some Assertion Tools.
Bibliographic Notes.

18. Oracles.
Introduction.
Oracle Patterns.
Comparators.
Bibliographic Notes.

19. Test Harness Design.
How to Develop a Test Harness.
Test Case Patterns.
Test Case/Test Suite Method.
Test Case/Test Suite Class.
Catch All Exceptions.

Test Control Patterns.
Server Stub.
Server Proxy.

Driver Patterns.
TestDriver Superclass.
Percolate the Object Under Test.
Symmetric Driver.
Subclass Driver.
Private Access Driver.
Test Control Interface.
Drone.
Built-in Test Driver.

Test Execution Patterns.
Command Line Test Bundle.
Incremental Testing Framework.
Fresh Objects.

A Test Implementation Syntax.
Bibliographic Notes.

Appendix. BigFoot's Tootsie: A Case Study.
Requirements.
OOA/D for Capability-driven Testing.
Implementation.

Glossary.
References.
Index.

Forewords & Introductions

What Is This Book About?

Testing Object-Oriented Systems is a guide to designing test suites and test auto- mation for object-oriented software. It shows how to design test cases for any object-oriented programming language and object-oriented analysis/design (OOA/D) methodology. Classes, class clusters, frameworks, subsystems, and application systems are all considered. Practical and comprehensive guidance is provided for many test design questions, including the following:

How to design responsibility-based tests for classes and small clusters using behavior models, state-space coverage, and interface dataflow analysis.
How to use coverage analysis to assess test completeness.
How to design responsibility-based tests for large clusters and subsystems using dependency analysis and hierarchic state models.
How to design responsibility-based tests for application systems using OOA/D models.
How to automate test execution with object-oriented test drivers, stubs, test frameworks, and built-in test.

This book is about systems engineering and software engineering as much as it is about testing object-oriented software. Models are necessary for test design--this book shows you how to develop testable models focused on preventing and removing bugs. Patterns are used throughout to express best practices for designing test suites. Tools implement test designs--this book shows you how to design effective test automation frameworks.

Is This Book for You?

This book is intended for anyone who wants to improve the dependability of object-oriented systems. The approaches presented range from basic to advanced. I've triedto make this book like a well-designed kitchen. If all you want is a sandwich and a cold drink, the high-output range, large work surfaces, and complete inventory of ingredients won't get in your way. But the capacity is there for efficient preparation of a seven-course dinner for 20 guests, when you need it.

I assume you have at least a working understanding of object-oriented programming and object-oriented analysis/design. If you're like most OO developers, you've probably specialized in one language (most likely C++ or Java) and you may have produced or used an object model. I don't assume that you know much about testing. You will need some background in computer science and software engineering to appreciate the advanced material in this book, but you can apply test design patterns without specialized theoretical training.

You'll find this book useful if you must answer any of the following questions.

What are the differences between testing procedural and object-oriented software?
I've just written a new subclass and it seems to be working. Do I need to retest any of the inherited superclass features?
What kind of testing is needed to be sure that a class behaves correctly for all possible message sequences?
What is a good integration test strategy for rapid incremental development?
How can models represented in the UML be used to design tests?
What can I do to make it easier to test my classes and applications?
How can I use testing to achieve greater reuse?
How should I design test drivers and stubs?
How can I make my test cases reusable?
How can I design a good system test plan for an OO application?
How much testing is enough?

The material here is not limited to any particular OO programming language, OOA/D methodology, kind of application, or target environment. However, I use the Unified Modeling Language (UML) throughout. Code examples are given in Ada 95, C++, Java, Eiffel, Objective-C, and Smalltalk.

A Point of View

My seven-year-old son David asked, "Dad, why is your book so big?" I'd just told David that I'd have to leave his baseball game early to get back to work on my book. I wanted to explain my choice, so I tried to be clear and truthful in answering. This is what I told David at the kitchen table on that bright summer afternoon:

Testing is complicated and I'm an engineer. Making sure that things work right is very important for engineers. What do you think would happen if our architect - didn't make our house strong enough because he was lazy? It would fall down and we could get hurt. Suppose the engineers at GM did only a few pages' worth of testing on the software for the brakes in our car. They might not work when we need them and we'd crash. So when engineers build something or answer a question about how to build things, we have to be sure we're right. We have to be sure nothing is left out. It takes a lot of work.

As I was speaking, I realized this was the point of view I'd been struggling to articulate. It explains why I wrote this book and the way I look at the problem of testing object-oriented software. Testing is an integral part of software engineering. Object-oriented technology does not diminish the role of testing. It does alter some important technical details, compared with other programing paradigms. So, this is a large book about how testing, viewed as software engineering, should be applied to object-oriented systems development. It is large because testing and object-oriented development are both large subjects, with a large intersection. By the way--David hit two home runs later that afternoon while I was torturing the truth out of some obscure notions.

Acknowledgments

No one who helped me with this book is responsible for its failings.¹ Dave Bulman, Jim Hanlon, Pat Loy, Meilir Page-Jones, and Mark Wallace reviewed the first technical report about the FREE methodology Binder 94.

1. John Le Carre crafted this concise statement about assistance he received on The Tailor of Panama. I can't improve on it.

In 1993, Diane Crawford, editor of Communications of the ACM, accepted my proposal for a special issue on object-oriented testing, which was published in September 1994. The contributors helped to shape my views on the relationship between the development process and testing. Bill Sasso (then with Andersen Consulting and now answering a higher calling) sponsored a presentation where questions were asked that led to development of the Mode Machine Test pattern (see Chapter 12). Bob Ashenhurst of the University of Chicago, James Weber, and the rest of the Regis Study Group raised more fundamental questions: What is a state? Why should we care about pictures?

The following year, Marie Lenzie, as editor of Object Magazine, accepted my proposal for a bimonthly testing column. Since 1995, writing this column has forced me to transform often hazy notions into focused, pragmatic guidance six times each year. Lee White of CASE Western Reserve University and Martin Woodward of the University of Liverpool, editors of the journal Software Testing, Verification, and Reliability, encouraged my work in developing a comprehensive survey, patiently waited, and then allocated an entire issue to its publication. Writing the survey helped to sort which questions were important, why they were asked, and what the best available thinking did and did not answer.

My publications, conference tutorials, and professional development seminars on object-oriented testing served as a conceptual repository and proving ground. Many of these materials, with the necessary changes, have been reused here. The cooperation of RBSC Corporation, SIGS Publications, the ACM, the IEEE, and Wiley (U.K.) is appreciated in this regard (see preceding Sources and Credits for details). The real-world problems and questions posed by my consulting clients and thousands of seminar participants have been humbling and constant spurs to refinement.

The patient support of Carter Shanklin and his predecessors at Addison-Wesley kept this project alive. Boris Beizer's steady encouragement, suggestions, and acerbic critiques have been invaluable.

Several adept programmers suggested code examples or helped to improve my own: Brad Appleton (C++ in the Percolation pattern and elsewhere), Steve Donelow (Objective-C built-in test), Dave Hoag (Java inner class drivers), Paul Stachour (Ada 95 assertions and drivers), and Peter Vandenberk (Objective-C assertions).

Drafts of patterns, chapters, and the entire book have been reviewed by many people. I am very grateful for the reviewers thoughtful and detailed feedback. Elaine Weyuker helped to debug my interpretation of her Variable Negation strategy presented in Chapter 6. Brad Appleton and the Chicago Patterns Study Group held two pattern writer's workshops that focused on the test design pattern template and early versions of the Invariant Boundary and Percolation patterns. Ward Cunningham commented on an early draft of the test pattern template. Several people reviewed test patterns based on their work: Tom Ostrand (Category-Partition), John Musa (Allocate Tests by Profile), and Michael Feathers (Incremental Testing Framework). Derek Hatley reviewed an early version of Combinational Logic (Chapter 6); Lee White, Regression Testing (Chapter 15); Doug Hoffman, Oracles (Chapter 18); and Dave Hoag, Test Harness Design (Chapter 19). Anonymous reviewers of an early version of the manuscript pointed out many opportunities for improvement. Brad Appleton, Boris Beizer, Camille Bell, Jim Hanlon, and Paul Stachour reviewed the entire final manuscript and provided highly useful commentary.

Finally, thanks to Judith, David, and Emily for years of support, patience, and encouragement.

Sources and Credits

Some of the author's previous publications have been reused or adapted under the terms of the copyright agreements with original publishers of Object Magazine, Component Strategies, Communications of the ACM, and the Journal of Software Testing, Verification and Reliability. See the Bibliographic Notes section in each chapter for specific citations.

The other sources, citations, and applicable permissions for the materials quoted on this book's epigraph page and chapter opener pages follow.

Epigraph Page From Geoffrey James, The Zen of Programming (Santa Monica: Info Books, 1988), Koan Two. Reprinted by permission of Info Books.
Chapter 2 From Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland (Project Gutenberg etext Edition, 1994). In the public domain.
Chapter 3 From Michael A. Friedman and Jeffery M. Voas, Software Assessment: Reliability, Safety, Testability (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1995), page 26. Reprinted by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Chapter 4 Attributed to Edward A. Murphy, Jr., an engineer working on U.S. Air Force rocket-sled experiments. Sixteen accelerometers were attached to a test subject as part of the instrumentation. Each could be attached in two ways, but only one was correct. Murphy made this observation after discovering that all 16 connections were wrong. The statement was repeated by Major John Stapp at a subsequent 1949 news conference. In the public domain.
Chapter 7 From Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass (Project Gutenberg etext Edition, 1994). In the public domain.
Chapter 8 A "ha-ha, only serious" slogan often repeated by Professor Robert Ashenhurst, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Printed here by permission of Robert Ashenhurst. Ashenhurst notes that, "My quote is in fact parallel to a saying by philosopher W.V.O. Quine, 'No entity without identity.' Although he was speaking in the context of ontology (part of the preoccupation of the branch called analytic philosophy), it is actually also apropos for object modeling without a change in wording, using the concepts 'entity' (= object) and 'identity' (= system id) as they are understood on the OO context."
Chapter 9 As quoted in Daniel A. Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998), page 195. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster.
Chapter 11 From Brian Marick, The Craft of Software Testing: Subsystem Testing Including Object-based and Object-oriented Testing (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995), page 342. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education.
Chapter 14 From H. Tredennick (trans.), Aristotle's Metaphysics (Cambridge, MA: Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1933). Reprinted with no objection from Harvard University Press.
Chapter 15 From Eric Raymond, The New Hacker's Dictionary (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1991), page 205. Reprinted by permission of The MIT Press. Chapter 17 At a White House Press Conference, December 1987, President Ronald Regan said: "Though my pronunciation may give you difficulty, the maxim is, 'doveryai, no proveryai'--Trust, but verify." See George Schultz, Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993). The Russian proverb translates as the imperative "trust, but verify," which rhymes in spoken Russian. My thanks to Nadya Moiseeva, Oksana Deutsch, and Igor Chudov who verified the spelling and translation in response to a query in soc.culture.russian.moderated.newsgroup. In the public domain.
Chapter 18 From The Histories (ISBN: 0460871706, J. M. Dent) by Herodotus, translated by George Rawlinson, edited by Hugh Bowden. Copyright (c) 1992, J. M. Dent. Reprinted by permission of Everyman Publishers PLC.

Trademarks

Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

ENVY is a registered trademark of Object Technology International Inc. (OTI). OTI is a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM Canada, Ltd.

NeXT, the NeXT logo, NEXTSTEP, NetInfo, and Objective-C are registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc.

Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.

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Starting Out with Java or Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2

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Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures

Author: Tony Gaddis

Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures is designed to be used in a 2 or 3 semester/quarter sequence for beginning programmers. Tony Gaddis emphasizes problem-solving and program design by teaching the Java programming language through a step-by-step detailed presentation. He introduces procedural programming early and covers control structures and methods before objects. Students are engaged and have plenty of opportunity to practice using programming concepts through practical tools that include end-of-section and chapter exercises, case studies and programming projects.

Ch. 1	Introduction to computers and Java	1
Ch. 2	Java fundamentals	27
Ch. 3	Decision structures	107
Ch. 4	Loops and files	175
Ch. 5	Methods	235
Ch. 6	A first look at classes	281
Ch. 7	A first look of GUI applications	343
Ch. 8	Arrays and the ArrayList class	431
Ch. 9	A second look at classes and objects	513
Ch. 10	Text processing and more about wrapper classes	577
Ch. 11	Inheritance	631
Ch. 12	Exceptions and more about stream I/O	711
Ch. 13	Advanced GUI applications	775
Ch. 14	Applets and more	843
Ch. 15	Recursion	917
Ch. 16	Sorting, searching, and algorithm analysis	941
Ch. 17	Generics	991
Ch. 18	Collections	1035
Ch. 19	Array-Based lists	1103
Ch. 20	Linked lists	1151
Ch. 21	Stacks and queues	1197
Ch. 22	BinaryTrees, AVL trees, and priority queues	1235

Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2 (DS): Prima Official Game Guide, Vol. 2

Author: Alicia Ashby

• Complete moves lists for every character
• All gameplay secrets revealed--never lose a match again
• Walkthrough for Story Mode
• Tips and tricks for every character
• A guide to retrieving all unlockables

Todays Health Information Management or Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide

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Today's Health Information Management: An Integrated Approach

Author: Dana C McWay

Today's Health Information Management reflects the recent trends and developments in technology, law, and organizational management that have changed the HIM profession. This book guides the health information professional in performing a more central role in the delivery of health care than ever before, addressing both the principles and practices of health information management. The integrated approach highlights the interplay of informatics, e-HIM, and HIPAA contextually as each topic relates to each chapter.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Felicia A. Barrett, MLS(University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford)
Description:This introduction to the field of health information management (HIM) provides detailed explanations of the world of electronic health records and the management of the data in these records.
Purpose:The book is intended as an introductory text for students in the health information administrator and the health information technician programs. It also serves as a general reference and research tool for professionals in healthcare. There is always a need for a book written in a user-friendly manner with a clear and concise format.
Audience:This type of book is necessary for any college or university library that teaches allied health students in the field of health information management. It is also a good introductory textbook for an allied health course on HIM. It may fill a need in a hospital library as a reference book on HIM on an elementary level. The appendix consists of samples of HIPAA Notices of Privacy Practices, which are required in all healthcare environments. The author is a lawyer and HIM professional.
Features:The 15 chapters are grouped into three major units: an introduction to health information management, clinical data management, and management issues. Other helpful features include a glossary, web site resources, sample HIPAA privacy notices, federal laws applicable to HIM, and selected HIPAA regulations which can be quite useful for many healthcare professionals. The author uses plenty of illustrations to explain the text. Mostly, the book is illustrated with flow charts and tables with fewgraphs. The purple color scheme used in the book is a bit overwhelming at times and at the beginning of many of the illustrations, the color is too dark to read the text easily.
Assessment:This book can be a useful introduction to the field of HIM. It is a comprehensive resource for any healthcare facility that needs to understand all the facets of an electronic health information system.

Part One INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Chapter 1: Health Care Delivery Systems

Chapter 2: The Health Information Management Profession

Chapter 3: Legal Issues

Chapter 4: Ethical Standards
Part Two CLINICAL DATA MANAGEMENT

Chapter 5: Health Data Content and Structures

Chapter 6: Nomenclatures and Classification Systems

Chapter 7: Quality Management

Chapter 8: Database Management

Chapter 9: Health Statistics

Chapter 10: Research Issues
Part Three MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Chapter 11: Management Organization

Chapter 12: Human Resource Management

Chapter 13: Information Systems &Technology

Chapter 14: Financial Management

Chapter 15: Reimbursement Methodologies

Book review: X Rated Wines or At Home with Amy Wilcock

Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide

Author: Cisco Systems

The only authorized textbook for the Cisco Networking Academy Program

With the Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide you can access this information for reference, study, and review at any time.

Chapter objectives outline the topics to be mastered by the end of each chapter. Refer to the objectives along with the chapter summaries as a study aid before you move on to new concepts.
Each chapter includes the definitions of all key terms to help you focus your study of relevant vocabulary and concepts.
Check Your Understanding questions at the end of each chapter serve as a self-assessment tool to ensure your knowledge of the chapter topics.
Key references to the corresponding hands-on labs collected in the supplemental Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab Companion mark opportunities to connect theory with practice.
Additional skill builders can be found on the companion CD-ROM and in the Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Engineering Journal and Workbook.

This Cisco Systems authorized textbook is a portable desk reference designed to accompany the Fundamentals of Wireless LANs online course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program. The Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Companion Guide covers all the topics from the online course with additional in-depth content to enhance your understanding plus supplemental aids to assist you in studying.

Fundamentals of Wireless LANs introduces you to the basics of wireless local-area networks (LANs). The wireless technologies discussed include fixed and mobile, terrestrial and satellite, wireless LANs, and wireless last loops with a focus on how to configure and use the popularCisco Aironet products. You will develop practical experience in skills related to design, planning, and implementation of wireless networks. Hands-on training and in-depth looks at the 802.11 and other related consumer standards provide you with a strong foundation in the continued operation and troubleshooting of wireless networks.

The book and course are aligned with the Cisco Qualified Specialist-Wireless certification objectives to begin your preparation for the Cisco Wireless LAN Support Specialist certification exam.

Companion Titles:
Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Lab Companion
ISBN: 1-58713-121-8

Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LANs Engineering Journal and Workbook
ISBN: 1-58713-120-X

Companion CD-ROM
The Companion CD-ROM supports the Cisco Networking Academy Program materials. The CD-ROM contains a test engine with 300+ simulated exam questions, high resolution photographs of wireless hardware, over 40 interactive activities, and over a dozen Demonstration Activities to enhance the learning experience.

This book is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program Series from Cisco Press. The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

Mastering Windows XP Professional Third Edition or PIC Microcontrollers

2009-02-21T13:05:00.000-08:00

Mastering Windows XP Professional, Third Edition

Author: Faithe Wempen

Complete Coverage of Windows XP Professional The latest from the world's leading Windows authority, Mark Minasi, Mastering Windows XP Professional is the premier resource for anyone installing, configuring, and administering Windows XP, from corporate networks to small businesses and home. Depend on it for step-by-step instruction in hundreds of key techniques--not to mention a thorough look at all of XP's new features and troubleshooting advice that will save you time, money, and countless headaches.
Coverage Includes
* Using the new Start menu and Control Panel
* Setting up broadband Internet connections
* Configuring a peer-to-peer network
* Securing your PC and network from intruders
* Running programs designed for previous versions of Windows
* Transferring files and settings from one computer to another
* Sharing your desktop with remote users
* Connecting to remote computers using Remote Desktop Connection
* Constructing wireless networks with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
* Using Windows Media Player 10
* Communicating in real time using the newest version of Windows Messenger
* Using Windows XP on Portable Computers
* Preventing disaster; backing up and recovering data
* Using the Services and MMC administration tools Bonus Coverage: XP Digital Media Tips and Tricks Includes full-color visual, step-by-step instruction on the most popular XP digital media skills. In minutes, you'll learn how to burn a CD, buy/download/play audio CDs, listen to radio stations, watch DVD movies, and much more.

Go to: X Rated Wines or At Home with Amy Wilcock

PIC Microcontrollers: An Introduction to Microelectronics

Author: Martin P Bates

The use of microcontroller based solutions to everyday design problems in electronics, is the most important development in the field since the introduction of the microprocessor itself. The PIC family is established as the number one microcontroller at an introductory level.

Assuming no prior knowledge of microprocessors, Martin Bates provides a comprehensive introduction to microprocessor systems and applications covering all the basic principles of microelectronics.

Using the latest Windows development software MPLAB, the author goes on to introduce microelectronic systems through the most popular PIC devices currently used for project work, both in schools and colleges, as well as undergraduate university courses. Students of introductory level microelectronics, including microprocessor / microcontroller systems courses, introductory embedded systems design and control electronics, will find this highly illustrated text covers all their requirements for working with the PIC.

Part A covers the essential principles, concentrating on a systems approach. The PIC itself is covered in Part B, step by step, leading to demonstration programmes using labels, subroutines, timer and interrupts. Part C then shows how applications may be developed using the latest Windows software, and some hardware prototyping methods.

The new edition is suitable for a range of students and PIC enthusiasts, from beginner to first and second year undergraduate level. In the UK, the book is of specific relevance to AVCE, as well as BTEC National and Higher National programmes in electronic engineering.

· A comprehensive introductory text in microelectronic systems,written round the leading chip for project work
· Uses the latest Windows development software, MPLAB, and the most popular types of PIC, for accessible and low-cost practical work
· Focuses on the 16F84 as the starting point for introducing the basic architecture of the PIC, but also covers newer chips in the 16F8X range, and 8-pin mini-PICs

[Contents Include]

Preface.

Introduction.

Microelectronic Systems:
Computer Systems;
Information Coding;
Microelectronic Devices;
Digital Systems;
Microcontroller Operation.

PIC Microcontroller:
A Simple PIC Application;
PIC Program Development;
PIC 16F84 Architecture;
Further Programming Techniques.

Applications:
Application Design;
Program Debugging;
Prototype Hardware;
Motor Applications.

More Controllers:
More PIC Microcontrollers;
More PIC Applications and Devices;
Other Control Systems.

Appendices.

Unreal Tournamant Game Programming for Teens or The Online Copywriters Handbook

2009-02-20T08:53:00.000-08:00

Unreal Tournamant Game Programming for Teens

Author: John P Flynt

Unreal Tournament Game Programming for Teens provides you with a structured but entertaining way to learn how to develop your own simple computer games using Unreal Tournament. It addresses the fundamentals of computer programming by allowing you to work with UnrealScript and the Unreal Level Editor. You'll begin with programming basics and will then quickly progress to creating elementary events and games within the modification framework provided by Unreal Tournament. This book does not involve actual game play with Unreal Tournament, but rather focuses on how to derive classes from the classes in the Unreal Tournament class hierarchy, how to use features of the Unreal Level Editor, and how to work with the syntax of UnrealScript. Using the skills you develop as you work through the book, you can begin exploring how to program a number of events characteristic of Unreal Tournament.

Chapter 1. Getting Started Unreal Ed and Unreal Tournament Viewing Unreal Tournament features

Chapter 2. Setting up to program with UnrealScript Hello World with Unreal Script Variables Operators and operators The Guessing Game

Chapter 3. Basic programming activities Repetition Methods Arrays Classes
Chapter 4 Modifying a Weapon Inheritance Overloading Overriding Adding customized ammo Loading our work into the game
Chapter 5 Creating your own level The floor plan Creating structures Adding textures Adding lights Adding events Trying it out
Chapter 6 Creating your own model with MilkShape Staring with the model snowflake Modifying the model Customizing the texture Adding your work to a level Adding lights and events Playing in the snow
Chapter 7 Dealing with physics through Bubble Making Vectors Iterators Rotators Adding bubbles
Chapter 8 Scoring and interaction with Wack-A-Mole Adding the models Setting up the level AI Setting up controls Voice andsound interaction Keeping score Winning and losing Chapter 9 Going deeper with Laser Tag Working with physics and light Selecting targets Creating a beam Modifying controls Fire away!
Chapter 10 Space Shooters Unreal Style Working with the level Programming the actions Implementing controls Making it happen
Chapter 13 Hacky Sack Joe or Josephine Understanding the loading the model Controlling events Making it happen

Interesting textbook: Lever House Cookbook or California Farm Cookbook

The Online Copywriter's Handbook

Author: Robert W Bly

The Web has developed its own set of rules and attitudes for writing hard-hitting marketing copy. Robert Bly's The Online Copywriter's Handbook is the first practical and authoritative guide to what exactly those rules are and how they differ from writing for print audiences. From novices just taking their first copywriting steps to veterans looking to add impact and results to their online efforts, it covers everything from general fundamentals of writing effective copy to specific Web copywriting tips and traps.

Robert W. Bly is an award-winning copywriter and consultant whose clients include IBM, AT&T, BOC Group, and other multinational organizations. One of the top copywriting experts in the world, Bly is the author of nearly fifty successful business and marketing books, including The Copywriter's Handbook, Internet Direct Mail, and Business-to-Business Direct Marketing. He is a winner of the Direct Marketing Association's Gold Echo Award, the Web Marketing Association's Standard of Excellence Award, and numerous other honors and awards.

Running Windows on your Mac or Who Controls the Internet

2009-02-19T04:41:00.000-08:00

Running Windows on your Mac

Author: Dwight Silverman

Now you no longer have to choose between Mac OS X and Windows! The latest Macs from Apple can run both Mac OS X and Windows, so you’re not limited to just one operating system. Running Windows on your Mac explains how this simple technology works and walks you through every phase of the process of setting up Windows on your Mac. Are you a Windows user who’s buying your first Mac? A Macintosh user who needs to run Windows software? Or just a computer user who wants the best of both worlds? There’s something in this book for everyone. You’ll find detailed instructions for installing Windows on your Mac in three easy ways; a friendly guide to the Mac for Windows users; and a handy reference to Windows for Mac users.

In this book, you’ll learn how to

Load and configure the two most popular Mac OS X virtualization programs, Parallels Desktop for Mac and VM ware Fusion.
Install Windows easily, either in Parallels or Fusion, or with Boot Camp.
Keep your Windows installation in top shape, free of viruses and spyware.
Run Windows applications alongside Macintosh programs.
Add your new Mac to an existing Windows network.
Explore the intricacies of a new operating system, whether it’s Mac OS X or Windows.

Books about: Criação de Trabalho de Reuniões:Como Começar, Venha Indo, e Fazem-no

Who Controls the Internet?: Illusions of a Borderless World

Author: Jack Goldsmith

Is the Internet erasing national borders? Who's really in control of what's happening on the Net--Internet engineers, rogue programmers, the United Nations, or powerful countries?
In this provocative new book, Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu tell the fascinating story of the Internet's challenge to governmental rule in the 1990s, and the ensuing battles with governments around the world. It's a book about the fate of one idea--that the Internet might liberate us forever from government, borders, and even our physical selves. We learn of Google's struggles with the French government and Yahoo's capitulation to the Chinese regime; of how the European Union sets privacy standards on the Net for the entire world; and of eBay's struggles with fraud and how it slowly learned to trust the FBI. In a decade of events, the original vision was uprooted, as governments time and time again asserted their power to direct the future of the Internet. The destiny of the Internet over the next decades, argue Goldsmith and Wu, will reflect the interests of powerful nations and the conflicts within and between them.
Well written and filled with fascinating examples, this is a work that is bound to stir heated debate in the cyberspace community.
"A timely look at the ways that governments make themselves felt in cyberspace. Goldsmith and Wu cover a range of controversies, from domain-name disputes to online poker and porn to political censorship. Their judgments are well worth attending."
--David Robinson, Wall Street Journal
"In the 1990s the Internet was greeted as the New New Thing: It would erase national borders, give rise to communal societies that invented theirown rules, undermine the power of governments. In this splendidly argued book, Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu explain why these early assumptions were mostly wrong. By turns provocative and colorful...an essential read."
--Sebastian Mallaby, Editorial Writer and Columnist, The Washington Post

Library Journal

Here is an eye-opening history of the Internet describing how cyberspace, which we think of as a borderless community, is in fact nothing of the sort. Goldman (Harvard Law Sch.; The Limits of International Law) and Wu (Columbia Law Sch.) show how different nation-states and international organizations have shaped a local Internet experience based on their own prevailing societal values. Multinational corporations trying to sell online, such as Yahoo!, Ebay, and Dow Jones, have discovered quickly and painfully that they must abide by local standards. Otherwise, their online operations will be halted by governments and competitors using a variety of often far-reaching legal maneuvers and/or high-level technology filters. China, for instance, has a countrywide firewall, and many countries and regions employ geo-ID technologies that not only enable Internet companies to personalize content for local users but also assist in targeting and blocking unwanted content emanating from specific geographic areas. Perhaps the Internet will not connect the world as quickly as Thomas L. Friedman proposes in The World Is Flat. As controversial as Friedman's, this thought-provoking work is recommended for international law and e-commerce collections in colleges as well as public libraries.-Caroline Geck, Kean Univ., Union, NJ Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

1	Introduction : Yahoo!	1
2	Visions of a post-territorial order	13
3	The god of the Internet	29
4	Why geography matters	49
5	How governments rule the Net	65
6	China	87
7	The filesharing movement	105
8	Virtues and vices of government control	129
9	Consequences of borders	147
10	Global laws	163
11	Conclusion : globalization meets governmental coercion	179

My Start Up Life or Preventing Identity Theft

2009-02-18T00:30:00.000-08:00

My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley

Author: Ben Casnocha

Ben Casnocha discovered he was entrepreneur at age 12 and hasn't slowed down since. In this remarkably instructive book, Ben dissects the entrepreneurship "gene," explaining that everyone has inherited it if they have an idea to make the world a better place. In Casnocha's case, he found a better way for city governments to communicate with constituents on the Web. Six years later, Comcate has dozens of municipal clients, a growing staff, and a record of excellence. This book is the story of his start-up, but also a conversation with his mentors, clients and fellow entrepreneurs about how to make a business idea workand how to have the time of your life trying. From Pat Lencioni to Marc Benioff of salesforce.com, Ben has won over the best and brightest of the business worldnow it's your turn!

New interesting textbook: The Petticoat Affair or Nations and Nationalism since 1780

Preventing Identity Theft (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.
Durable: A laminated finish helps Quamut charts withstand repeated use (Car Care & Roadside Emergencies) and abuse (Cooking Basics).

You’re one of a kind. Keep it that way.

Everyone is vulnerable to identity theft, and the results can be devastating: stolen funds, a ruined credit rating, and debt that isn’t yours. But don’t panic-there’s a lot you can do to avoid becoming a victim. To protect yourself:

Keep sensitive personal information under wraps
Learn to recognize and thwart common theft strategies
Act quickly to limit damage

Statistical Methods for Speech Recognition or The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks

2009-02-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

Statistical Methods for Speech Recognition

Author: Frederick Jelinek

This book reflects decades of important research on the mathematical foundations of speech recognition. It focuses on underlying statistical techniques such as hidden Markov models, decision trees, the expectation-maximization algorithm, information theoretic goodness criteria, maximum entropy probability estimation, parameter and data clustering, and smoothing of probability distributions. The author's goal is to present these principles clearly in the simplest setting, to show the advantages of self-organization from real data, and to enable the reader to apply the techniques.

New interesting book: The Industrial Revolution or Under 40 Financial Planning Guide

The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks: Second Edition

Author: Michael A Arbib

Dramatically updating and extending the first edition, published in 1995, the second edition of The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks presents the enormous progress made in recent years in the many subfields related to the two great questions: How does the brain work? and, How can we build intelligent machines?

Once again, the heart of the book is a set of almost 300 articles covering the whole spectrum of topics in brain theory and neural networks. The first two parts of the book, prepared by Michael Arbib, are designed to help readers orient themselves in this wealth of material. Part I provides general background on brain modeling and on both biological and artificial neural networks. Part II consists of "Road Maps" to help readers steer through articles in part III on specific topics of interest. The articles in part III are written so as to be accessible to readers of diverse backgrounds. They are cross-referenced and provide lists of pointers to Road Maps, background material, and related reading.

The second edition greatly increases the coverage of models of fundamental neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, and neural network approaches to language. It contains 287 articles, compared to the 266 in the first edition. Articles on topics from the first edition have been updated by the original authors or written anew by new authors, and there are 106 articles on new topics.

Real World Adobe InDesign CS4 or Web Database Applications with PHP MySQL

2009-02-15T16:07:00.000-08:00

Real World Adobe InDesign CS4

Author: Olav Martin Kvern

Adobe InDesign is a full-fledged, sophisticated program, tightly integrated with the other Adobe industry leading graphics and Web programs in the Creative Suite. It's the essential tool for anyone doing page layout and design.

Real World Adobe InDesign CS4 offers industrial-strength and time-saving techniques for design professionals who need to start laying out, proofing, and printing pages with InDesign CS4, without missing a beat (or a deadline!) in their fast-paced production cycles. Design pros will find everything they need here to successfully master InDesign's advanced page layout tools, manage color, snippets, and use the program more efficiently.

They'll also find complete coverage of essential features in InDesign CS4, including: live preflight, customizable Links panel, conditional text, cross references, interactive document capability with the new SWF file, animated page transitions, export to Flash CS4 functionality, Smart Guides and Smart Spacing, spread rotation, and smart text reflow.

Interesting textbook: Pregunta Apreciativa:Cambio con la Velocidad de Imaginación

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL

Author: David Lan

What do eBay, Amazon.com, and CNN.com have in common? They're all applications that integrate large databases with web interfaces. The popularity (and power) of these applications stem from their accessibility and usability: thousands of users can access the same data at the same time without the need to install any additional software on their computers.

Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL offers web developers both theoretical and practical information on creating web database applications. It includes chapter-length tutorials on the PHP and MySQL languages, as well as background material on Internet and web protocols, modeling and designing relational databases, session management, and installing open source server and database software. The book also features examples and scripts from Hugh and Dave's Online Wines, a complete (but fictional) online retail site developed by the authors. If you want to build small- to medium-scale web database applications that will run on modest hardware and process more than a million hits a day from users, Web Database Applications with PHP and MySQL will show you how.

Booknews

Introduces techniques for building applications that integrate large databases with web interfaces. Using a three-tier architecture, the book focuses on the middle tier and the application logic that brings together the fundamentally different client and database tiers. The authors explain the principles behind searching, browsing, storing user data, validating user input, managing user transactions, and security. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

An Introduction to e Business or Big Basics Book of Windows 98

2009-02-12T08:02:00.000-08:00

An Introduction to e-Business: Management and Strategy

Author: Colin Comb

An Introduction to e-Business provides the contemporary knowledge of the key issues affecting the modern e-business environment and links theory and practice of management strategies relating to e-business. This book brings together the most cogent themes for an introduction to e-business and constitutes a valuable contribution to formalising common themes for teaching the subject in higher education. It brings together theoretical perspectives based on academic research and the application of e-business strategies. These concepts are further explored in the six case studies that follow the set chapters.

This new textbook integrates the main themes to provide a complete picture of the key elements relevant to an introductory text in e-business. To fully appreciate the e-business environment it is necessary to understand the links between the different disciplines that come together to form

* Integrates business, management, strategic management, technology, marketing and economics within the context of e- business
* Provides practical insight by including a selection of in depth case studies on high profile companies, such as Amazon.com, e-Bay and Google

Big Basics Book of Windows 98

Author: Joe Kraynak

The Big Basics Book of Windows 98 is a comprehensive book for new and casual computer users. Its highly visual presentation helps new and casual users get over the learning curve quickly and gain confidence. Each book features three main sections:

Value packed book provides all the information, tips, techniques and procedures that can save new and casual Windows 98 users time, money and frustration
The Big Basics book s large format, heavily illustrated, task-oriented approach has been designed specifically for new and casual users
No other book provides new and casual users more problem solutions these books provide the most content among books that present information at the same pace and detail

Booknews

A guide to installing, cleaning, and maintaining PC hardware and software, protecting data, and working on the Internet. Covers installing and running programs, managing folders and files, creating and printing documents, using Windows 98 accessories, using Outlook Express for email and newsgroups, and using portable computers. Also includes two reference sections, one with 101 fixes for common problems and another with keyboard shortcuts and other productivity tips. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Introduction
Pt. I	How to ...
	Master Windows 98 Basics	3
	Install and Run Programs	41
	Manage Disks, Folders, and Files	79
	Create and Print Documents	135
	Use the Windows 98 Accessories	169
	Windows 98 and the World Wide Web	217
	Master the Active Desktop	301
	Use Outlook Express for Email and Newsgroups	321
	Install Hardware	363
	Hit the Road with Portable Computers	385
	Maintain Your Computer	405
Pt. II	Do It Yourself ...
	Customize Windows 98	447
	Use the Internet Tools	467
	Optimize Your System	493
	101 Quick Fixes	515
	Handy References

Programming Windows Fifth Edition or Access 2007

2009-02-11T03:51:00.000-08:00

Programming Windows, Fifth Edition

Author: Charles Petzold

Comprehensive, complete coverage is given of Windows programming fundamentals. Fully revised for Windows 98, this edition covers the basics, special techniques, the kernel and the printer, data exchange and links, and real applications developed in the text.

Chapter 1 Getting Started; Chapter 2 An Introduction to Unicode; Chapter 3 Windows and Messages; Chapter 4 An Exercise in Text Output; Chapter 5 Basic Drawing; Chapter 6 The Keyboard; Chapter 7 The Mouse; Chapter 8 The Timer; Chapter 9 Child Window Controls; Chapter 10 Menus and Other Resources; Chapter 11 Dialog Boxes; Chapter 12 The Clipboard
Section II More Graphics: Chapter 13 Using the Printer; Chapter 14 Bitmaps and BitbIts; Chapter 15 The Device-Independent Bitmap; Chapter 16 The Palette Manager; Chapter 17 Text and Fonts; Chapter 18 Metafiles
Section III Advanced Topics: Chapter 19 The Multiple-Document Interface; Chapter 20 Multitasking and Multithreading; Chapter 2l Dynamic-Link Libraries; Chapter 22 Sound and Music; Chapter 23 A Taste of the Internet

Book about: Concetti del centro di verifica dei sistemi d'informazione

Access 2007: The L-Line: The Express Line to Learning

Author: Kenneth Hess

Get on the fast track to mastering Access

Want to find success in your profession? Master the tools that help you keep track of information, like Access 2007. Whether you're an office professional or entrepreneur, you can take charge of Access with this start-to-finish guide. Gain solid skills as you go from station to station in a series of clear-cut tutorials on designing databases, using forms, automating with macros, and more. Start your journey today on The L Line.

* Learn to make your applications easily accessible to users
* Publish and update your data on the Web
* Create tables to sift and sort your data
* Save time by automatically transferring data with other applications

All aboard for valuable online extras

Visit The L Line Web site at wiley.com/go/thelline for valuable online supplementary materials:

* Test bank with challenging review questions
* PowerPoint(r) slides with chapter outlines
* Sample files to practice powerful Access techniques

Along The L Line

* Complete tutorial coveragewith step-by-step instruction
* Ample illustrations and examples
* eal-world applications and hints for avoiding pitfalls
* Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress

QuickBooks 2006 Bible or Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies

2009-02-09T23:39:00.000-08:00

QuickBooks 2006 Bible

Author: Jill Gilbert Welytok

Get a better handle on profits, losses, and expenses in your business by setting up and maintaining your books properly in the first place. The help you need is in this comprehensive guide to the latest release of QuickBooks 2006 accounting software. Whether you do your own books or just want to stay organized for a smooth hand-off to a CPA, this informative book has the expert coverage you need. Set up a QuickBook Chart of Accounts, record sales, analyze profitability-it's all here and more in a friendly format for novices and accounting professionals alike.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of QuickBooks 2006
* Establish a QuickBooks business
* Choose the correct legal entity and avoid tax penalties
* Master generally accepted accounting practices
* Customize for your business type with Chart of Accounts
* Analyze your company's profitability and financial strength
* Use timesavers such as Quick Add, Quick Recall, and Quick Math
* Take inventory and write purchase orders
* Build budgets, handle payroll, and print checks
* Tailor your sales reports in several different formats
* Stay in compliance with the bonus appendix on Sarbanes-Oxley

Ch. 1	Quick insights and program overview	3
Ch. 2	Twenty minutes to navigating QuickBooks	23
Ch. 3	Choosing the correct legal entity and avoiding tax penalties	39
Ch. 4	Accounting basics for QuickBooks companies	53
Ch. 5	Setting up your QuickBooks company	73
Ch. 6	Customizing your chart of accounts	87
Ch. 7	Entering historical transactions and data	103
Ch. 8	Using lists	109
Ch. 9	Working with customers and jobs	123
Ch. 10	Using items to designate products and pricing	149
Ch. 11	Printer settings and options	169
Ch. 12	Setting QuickBooks preferences	181
Ch. 13	Data management and security	195
Ch. 14	Recording sales transactions and creating sales forms	219
Ch. 15	Customizing sales forms	245
Ch. 16	Accounts receivables and deposits	265
Ch. 17	Purchase orders and accounts payable	293
Ch. 18	Working with inventory	313
Ch. 19	Reviewing registers and reconciling accounts	333
Ch. 20	QuickBooks Pro : estimates and time tracking	345
Ch. 21	Payroll taxes and items	367
Ch. 22	Maintaining employee information and keeping your employee list up-to-date	391
Ch. 23	Sales taxes	409
Ch. 24	Tax forms and tax payments	423
Ch. 25	Check writing and expense recording	437
Ch. 26	Online banking and bill payment	453
Ch. 27	Recording credit card transactions	463
Ch. 28	Analyzing your company's profitability and financial strength	475
Ch. 29	Accounting for fixed assets and other advanced balance sheet topics	495
Ch. 30	Reports and graphs	507
Ch. 31	Budgets	533
Ch. 32	Dealing with the IRS	541
Ch. 33	Creating binding contracts with QuickBooks	555
App. A	Your rights as a taxpayer	567
App. B	How to get help with unresolved tax problems	571
App. C	Protecting taxpayers' rights	585
App. D	The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 : key points for small businesses	589

New interesting book: Weve Been Waiting For You or Personality Guided Therapy in Behavioral Medicine

Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought

Author: Douglas R Hofstadter

Readers of earlier works by Douglas Hofstadter will find this book a natural extension of his style and his ideas about creativity and analogy; in addition, psychologists, philosophers, and artificial-intelligence researchers will find in this elaborate web of ingenious ideas a deep and challenging new view of mind.

Booknews

Hofstadter (cognitive science, computer science, Indiana U.) challenges conventional computer simulations of reasoning. He discusses the importance of how concepts give rise to generalizations and analogies, and asserts that mental activities are fundamentally parallel. He illustrates these principles with computer models for solving anagram, analogy, and number puzzles. Includes b&w diagrams. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Pro BizTalk 2006 or Tooling

2009-02-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

Pro BizTalk 2006

Author: George Dunphy

Pro BizTalk 2006 is a high-end resource that is based on real feedback from BizTalk developers. Authors George Dunphy and Ahmed Metwally are well known within the BizTalk community, and here they cover topics not discussed in other books, like performance tuning, scalability, and administration. This book also features examples of specific, real-world implementations.

See also: Princípios de Contabilidade

Tooling (Pamphlet Architecture Series #27)

Author: Benjamin Aranda

We all know that today's architectural design has moved from the sketchpad to the screen the era of the Mayline and the drafting board now seems downright Paleolithic but techniques for using the computer not just as a tool for rendering but as a generative instrument remain woefully unexplored. In Tooling, the latest installment in our renowned Pamphlet Architecture series, the technologically progressive young firm Aranda/Lasch illustrates how advanced computational methods and algorithmic codes can be used to foster architectural design.

Tooling explores patterns generated by computer codes that in turn create an organizational template assembling projects. By openly sharing these codes, the authors seek to foster further investigation into their methods, allowing other architects to model and evolve more critical and insightful geometries and patterns.

Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed

2009-02-07T15:16:00.000-08:00

Mastering Microsoft Exchange Server 2007

Author: Barry Gerber

With this comprehensive guide, you’ll find out how to effectively install, configure, and manage Microsoft’s powerful messaging and collaboration server, Exchange Server 2007. From reducing the amount of spam your company receives to ensuring you have the right disaster recovery strategy, authors Barry Gerber and Jim McBee share their extensive real-world experience as they walk you step-by-step through each process. You’ll learn the essential techniques for planning and design, deployment, administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

	Introduction
Pt. I	Understanding and Planning	1
Ch. 1	Introducing Exchange Server 2003	3
Ch. 2	Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003	25
Ch. 3	Two Key Architectural Components of Windows Server 2003	49
Ch. 4	Exchange Server 2003 Architecture	61
Ch. 5	Designing a New Exchange 2003 System	81
Ch. 6	Upgrading to Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2003	109
Pt. 2	Installation	147
Ch. 7	Installing Windows Server 2003 as a Domain Controller	149
Ch. 8	Installing Exchange Server 2003	209
Pt. 3	The Outlook Client	239
Ch. 9	Installing Outlook 2003 from a Customized Server Image	241
Ch. 10	A Quick Overview of Outlook 2003	263
Pt. 4	Basic Exchange Server 2003 Management	293
Ch. 11	Managing Exchange Users, Distribution Groups, and Contacts	295
Ch. 12	Managing the Exchange Server Hierarchy and Core Components	349
Pt. 5	Expanding an Exchange Server Organization	407
Ch. 13	Managing Exchange 2003 Internet Services	409
Ch. 14	Managing Exchange 2003 Services for Internet Clients	469
Ch. 15	Installing and Managing Additional Exchange Servers	539
Pt. 6	Exchange and Outlook: The Next Level	605
Ch. 16	Advanced Exchange Server Administration and Management	607
Ch. 17	Exchange Server Reliability and Availability	649
Ch. 18	Exchange Server System Security	679
Ch. 19	Wireless Access to Exchange Server 2003	713
Ch. 20	Building, Using, and Managing Outlook Forms Designer Applications	735
App	Cool Third-Party Applications for Exchange Server and Outlook Clients	763
	Index	771

New interesting textbook: Multicultural Cookbook of Life Cycle Celebrations or 101 recetas con pasta

Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed

Author: Eriq Oliver Neal

If you are new to the world of Microsoft Small Business Server 2003, Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed can provide you with real-world support experience as you get started or explore your upgraded server. Written and reviewed by Small Business Server MVPs, this book provides valuable coverage of Mac platform integration, as well as the integration of ISA 2004, SharePoint, FrontPage, Exchange, and SQL Server. You will develop a number of new skills, including:

Planning SBS installations.
Troubleshooting SBS installation problems.
Adding additional servers to the SBS network.
Troubleshooting common Exchange problems.
Working with ISA 2004 in the SBS environment.
Troubleshooting common IIS problems in SBS.
Working with SharePoint Team Services and the Companyweb interface.
Configuring SBS and Macintosh clients for integrating the two platforms.

Make complex networking accessible with Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed.

Excel 2007 or Beginning Flash Game Programming For Dummies

2009-02-06T11:05:00.000-08:00

Excel 2007: The Missing Manual

Author: Matthew MacDonald

Microsoft Excel continues to grow in power, sophistication, and capability, but one thing that has changed very little since the early '90s is its user interface. The once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features over the years that few users know where to find them all. Microsoft has addressed this problem in Excel 2007 by radically redesigning the user interface with a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate and use. Unfortunately, Microsoft's documentation is as scant as ever, so even if users can find advanced features, they probably won't know what to do with them.

Excel 2007: The Missing Manual covers the entire gamut of how to build spreadsheets, add and format information, print reports, create charts and graphics, and use basic formulas and functions. Like its siblings in the Missing Manual series, this book crackles with a fine sense of humor and refreshing objectivity about its subject, guiding readers through the new Excel with clear explanations, step-by-step instructions, lots of illustrations, and friendly, time-saving advice. It's a perfect primer for small businesses with no techie to turn to, as well as those who want to organize household and office information.

Books about: The Project Managers Desk Reference or Bush on the Couch

Beginning Flash Game Programming For Dummies

Author: Andy Harris

You can start game programming in a flash

Here's how to create five different cool games - no experience necessary!

Ever think you could come up with a better computer game? Then this book is for you! No boring programming theory here, just the stuff you need to know to actually make something happen, and all in plain English. Build a brain-teasing math game, go classic with Pong, create monsters and mayhem, and much more.

Discover how to
* Build and control basic movie clips
* Make text appear and change
* Generate random numbers
* Add sound effects
* Create cars and space vehicles that move realistically
* Blow up stuff onscreen

Exploring Adobe Indesign CS4 or Practical Controls

2009-02-05T06:53:00.000-08:00

Exploring Adobe Indesign CS4

Author: Terry Rydberg

In the world of design, projects don't come with directions. The "recipe book" approach used by most software books does little to prepare designers for the demands of a highly competitive industry. Exploring InDesign CS4 takes a different approach. With an emphasis on typography and critical thinking, Exploring InDesign CS4 transforms the novice into a professional who is able to use the software while applying industry-standard design principles. In addition to using the new features of Adobe InDesign CS4, users learn to identify each project's challenges and to strategize the best production sequence. Chapters and projects are carefully organized to move learners from basic operations to creating complex documents. Each chapter builds upon the skills presented in the previous chapter. As in industry, the emphasis throughout is on technical accuracy and productivity.

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Practical Controls: A Guide to Mechanical Systems

Author: Steve R Calabres

Geared toward the HVAC professional, Practical Controls: A Guide to Mechanical Systems provides a solid foundation and well-rounded understanding of the role of controls in mechanical systems design and installation. This book takes a concise look at HVAC controls and controls methods - including electrical, electronic, and microprocessor-based controls and control systems. Using "real world" examples, it explores how various mechanical systems installed in today's facilities are best controlled. The text is a practical resource to controls contracting, providing basic rules, equipment guidelines, rules of thumb, pros and cons, and do's and don'ts.

	Forward
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
Ch. 2	Mechanical systems and equipment overview	9
Ch. 3	Introduction to controls : methods of control	19
Ch. 4	Sensors and controllers	31
Ch. 5	End devices	59
Ch. 6	Common control schemes	79
Ch. 7	Intermission	93
Ch. 8	Rooftop units	97
Ch. 9	Make-up air units	123
Ch. 10	Fan coil units	145
Ch. 11	Build up air handling units	161
Ch. 12	RTU zoning systems and stand-alone zone dampers	239
Ch. 13	VAV and fan powered boxes	255
Ch. 14	Reheat coils	293
Ch. 15	Exhaust fans and systems	305
Ch. 16	Pumps and pumping systems	315
Ch. 17	Boilers	341
Ch. 18	Chillers	367
Ch. 19	Heat exchangers	387
Ch. 20	Humidifiers	397
Ch. 21	Unitary heating equipment	405
Ch. 22	Computer room A/C systems	415
Ch. 23	Water cooled systems	427
Ch. 24	Conclusion	441
	App.: Formulas	445
	App.: Control systems abbreviations	447
	App.: Glossary	449
	Index	467

Accounting Information Systems or The Csound Book

2009-02-04T02:42:00.000-08:00

Accounting Information Systems

Author: Marshall B Romney

KEY BENEFIT: Thorough and up-to-date, this book supports any of the most popular approaches to AIS: focus on transaction cycles and controls; focus on systems life cycle; focus on databases and data modeling; or focus on computer-based controls, fraud and auditing.

KEY TOPICS: The book begins with an overview and conceptual foundations then goes on to discuss control and audit of accounting information systems, accounting information systems applications, and the systems development process.

MARKET: For CPAs and corporate accountants.

Booknews

In this textbook, Romney (Brigham Young University) and Steinbart (Arizona State University) discuss the conceptual foundations of accounting information systems, their applications, the control and auditing of accounting information systems, and the systems development process. Particular chapters cover the business process, e-business, relational databases, database design, documentation techniques, computer fraud and security, the revenue cycle, the expenditure cycle, the production cycle, systems analysis, and AIS development strategies. A glossary defines key terms, and numerous diagrams and charts illustrate important concepts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ch. 1	Accounting information systems : an overview	2
Ch. 2	Overview of business processes	24
Ch. 3	Systems development and documentation techniques	60
Ch. 4	Relational databases	104
Ch. 5	Computer fraud and abuse	142
Ch. 6	Control and accounting information systems	188
Ch. 7	Information systems controls for systems reliability - part 1 : information security	236
Ch. 8	Information systems controls for systems reliability - part 2 : confidentiality, privacy, processing integrity, and availability	276
Ch. 9	Auditing computer-based information systems	310
Ch. 10	The revenue cycle : sales and cash collections	352
Ch. 11	The expenditure cycle : purchasing and cash disbursements	408
Ch. 12	The production cycle	456
Ch. 13	The human resources management and payroll cycle	490
Ch. 14	General ledger and reporting system	522
Ch. 15	Database design using the REA data model	552
Ch. 16	Implementing an REA model in a relational database	588
Ch. 17	Special topics in REA modeling	616
Ch. 18	Introduction to systems development and systems analysis	652
Ch. 19	AIS development strategies	700
Ch. 20	Systems design, implementation, and operation	740

Go to: A Practical Guide to Developing Resistance Training Programs or A Guide to Child Health

The Csound Book: Perspectives in Software Synthesis, Sound Design, Signal Processing,and Programming

Author: Richard Charles Boulanger

Created in 1985 by Barry Vercoe, Csound is one of the most widely used software sound synthesis systems. Because it is so powerful, mastering Csound can take a good deal of time and effort. But this long-awaited guide will dramatically straighten the learning curve and enable musicians to take advantage of this rich computer technology available for creating music.

Written by the world's leading educators, programmers, sound designers, and composers, this comprehensive guide covers both the basics of Csound and the theoretical and musical concepts necessary to use the program effectively. The thirty-two tutorial chapters cover: additive, subtractive, FM, AM, FOF, granular, wavetable, waveguide, vector, LA, and other hybrid methods; analysis and resynthesis using ADSYN, LP, and the Phase Vocoder; sample processing; mathematical and physical modeling; and digital signal processing, including room simulation and 3D modeling. The book comes with two CD-ROMs that include more than forty additional HTML chapters; hundreds of musical compositions; more than 3,000 working instruments; the Csound application for Macintosh, PC, and Linux; and a number of Csound audio and score-generating utilities.

Book/CD-ROM Contributors include: Bill Alves, Stephen Beck, Mike Berry, Riccardo Bianchini, Kim Cascone, Michael Clarke, Richard Dobson, Archer Endrich, John ffitch, Rajmil Fischman, Michael Goggins, Matt Ingalls, Richard Karpen, Eric Lyon, Gabriel Maldonado, Hans Mikelson, Jon Nelson, Dave Phillips, Jean Piché, Russell Pinkston, Paris Smaragdis, Erik Spjut, Barry Vercoe, Scotty Vercoe.

Digital Compositing for Film and Video or Star Trek Legacy

2009-02-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

Digital Compositing for Film and Video

Author: Steve Wright

Digital Compositing for Film and Video is a hands-on, how-to guide that addresses the problems and difficult choices faced by the professional compositor in real-life situations. This book presents you with tips, tricks and techniques for dealing with the badly shot elements, color artifacts, and mismatched lighting that bedevil compositors. Included in this book is: in-depth, practical methods for bluescreen matte extraction, despill operations, compositing operations, and color correction—the "meat and potatoes" of all digital effects. Written in a completely software independent style, it is totally applicable to any brand of compositing software.

The second edition contains many important additions:
* printed in full color with over 400 color photos and illustrations
* companion DVD with 3.7 gigabytes of test images, including hard to get HiDef video and feature film scans
* new section on working with HiDef video
* new section on digital intermediate, the feature film finishing process of today
* more Adobe Photoshop blending modes and procedures
* new material that reveals the add-mix composite, light wrap, slot gags, and how to defeat banding problems

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Book about: Faysal or Politics

Star Trek Legacy

Author: Michael Knight

"Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before"

· Complete campaign walkthroughs spanning three generations of legendary Starfleet captains.
· Maps for all campaign, skirmish, and multiplayer missions.
· Strategies for commanding a fleet of starships.
· Tactics for all classes of starships.
· Complete stats for all Federation, Klingon, Romulan, and Borg warships

Gamer Theory or TOAD Handbook

2009-02-01T18:17:00.000-08:00

Gamer Theory

Author: McKenzie Wark

Listen to a short interview with McKenzie Wark

Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane

Ever get the feeling that life's a game with changing rules and no clear sides, one you are compelled to play yet cannot win? Welcome to gamespace. Gamespace is where and how we live today. It is everywhere and nowhere: the main chance, the best shot, the big leagues, the only game in town. In a world thus configured, McKenzie Wark contends, digital computer games are the emergent cultural form of the times. Where others argue obsessively over violence in games, Wark approaches them as a utopian version of the world in which we actually live. Playing against the machine on a game console, we enjoy the only truly level playing field—where we get ahead on our strengths or not at all.

Gamer Theory uncovers the significance of games in the gap between the near-perfection of actual games and the highly imperfect gamespace of everyday life in the rat race of free-market society. The book depicts a world becoming an inescapable series of less and less perfect games. This world gives rise to a new persona. In place of the subject or citizen stands the gamer. As all previous such personae had their breviaries and manuals, Gamer Theory seeks to offer guidance for thinking within this new character. Neither a strategy guide nor a cheat sheet for improving one's score or skills, the book is instead a primer in thinking about a world made over as a gamespace, recast as an imperfect copy of the game.

Michael McArthur - Library Journal

Gamer Theory, or GAM3R 7H30RY, as it would be better known to those following its progress, began its public life was published in draft form under a Creative Commons license. Following Wark's book about intellectual property, A Hacker Manifesto, it attempts to ascertain whether it is possible to establish a critical theory of games. Further, it explores similarities between games and life. Online, the book was organized into little vignettes, and the organization used here can be traced to that formatting, as each page retains the online numbering scheme. A wonderful addition to universities supporting science or media and cultural studies.

TOAD Handbook

Author: Bert Scalzo

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.

1	Setting Up TOAD for Successful Use	5
2	Using TOAD's Schema Browser	21
3	TOAD SQL Editor	41
4	TOAD Procedure Editor	77
5	Using TOAD for Routine DBA Tasks	119
6	Using TOAD for Non-Routine DBA Tasks	149
7	Generating Database Reports via TOAD	197
8	Exporting Table Data	209
9	Using Other Powerful TOAD Tools	219
10	Knowing the TOAD World and Its Add-ons	255
	Index	273

Beginning Fedora or Google Web Toolkit

2009-01-31T14:04:00.000-08:00

Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional

Author: Shashank Sharma

Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional guides you through the tasks most new Linux users desire to perform while explaining potentially confusing concepts along the way. It will steer you through system customization opportunities and common tasks like listening to audio CDs and MP3s, watching movies, and performing office- and Internet-related jobs. A large part of the book is dedicated to advanced command-line techniques necessary to maintain your system and become a true Linux master!

Highlights of this title include the following:

Provides an illustrated, step-by-step guide to Fedora installation and hardware configuration.
Includes a DVD consisting of the latest Fedora operating system. Just place the disk into your drive and begin!
Eases the transition from the Windows to the Linux desktop by focusing on key everyday tasks such as file management, peripheral configuration, MP3/video playback, and office tasks.

What you'll learn

Install and configure the Fedora operating system. You'll also learn how to install it alongside Windows, allowing you to switch between the operating systems at will!
Browse, manage, edit, and view your MP3s, movies, and pictures.
Manage office files using OpenOffice, the open source alternative to Microsoft Office!
Execute key administration tasks such as user management, backups, and remote access.
Navigate the Linux environment using the powerful Bash shell.

Who is this book for?

This book was written for individuals seeking to make the most of the Fedora Linux distribution and the many useful open sourcesoftware applications that collectively offer a powerful alternative to Microsoft Windows.
About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from "novice to professional." You'll start your journey by seeing what you need to know--but without needless theory and filler. You'll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there--it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!
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Google Web Toolkit

Author: Bram Smeets

"As modern web application developers, most of us have witnessed the recent Web 2.0 hype. Building more interactive applications while leveraging the power of the Web has proven to be nontrivial. Developing these rich Internet applications (RIAs) requires us to learn JavaScript and cope with browser differences. Luckilyfor us, Google has provided a framework that eases our livesGoogle Web Toolkit (GWT)." "The aim of this book is to introduce GWT and explain why we think it's the best solution for Java' developers who need to build RIAs. In this book, you'll learn to build rich, user-friendly web applications using this popular Javabased Ajax web framework." "This book starts by providing an introduction to RIAs and how GWT fits in with some of the other available solutions. All the key aspects of GWT are tackled pragmatically, as you're using them to build a real-world sample application. Because this book is targeted at Java developers who have no prior knowledge of GWT, we focus on the things we feel are most important to know in order to start effectively using GWT-the stuff that really matters when developing GWT applications." We wrote this book to spread the news that it's possible to build better applications without having to abandon our favorite language, Java. And although GWT is very well documented, we feel that this book provides the introduction that will help Java developers get up to speed quickiy with this amazing technology.

Magic Lantern Guides or Programming Microsoft Robotics Studio

2009-01-30T09:53:00.000-08:00

Magic Lantern Guides: Canon EOS Digital Rebel EOS300 D Digital

Author: Rob Sheppard

Word of Canon’s innovative, new EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300 D outside North America) spread across the Internet and around the world like wildfire. With this Magic Lantern Guide-written by the editor of PC Photo magazine-every customer can take complete advantage of the features in this hot, popularly priced model. Users will find out all they need to know about the Digital Rebel’s 6-megapixel CMOS sensor to get good exposures in all kinds of lighting. They’ll learn about its RAW and JPEG file formats, and how to download pictures into the computer. From tips and techniques for using the camera’s many automated features to information on Canon’s extensive line of lenses, this guide covers it all.

Programming Microsoft Robotics Studio

Author: Sara Morgan

Get the practical reference to programming robotic applications by using the Microsoft Robotics Studio. Ideal for programmers familiar with Windowsr-based development using Microsoft Visual Studior and the Microsoft .NET Framework, this guide expertly illustrates how to use the Robotics Studio. You'll discover how to use the services provided in the Robotics Studio to handle navigation and remote control, speech, video, and intelligent behavior in a robotic device. It includes coverage of the included Visual Programming Language, plus code examples in Microsoft Visual C#r.
Key Book Benefits:
• Delivers practical guidance about how services relate to programming robots
• Provides references to simulations, navigation and remote control, speech and video, and much more
• Features sample code in Visual Programming Language and Visual C#

Parallel Computer Architecture or Web Content Management with Documentum

2009-01-29T05:41:00.000-08:00

Parallel Computer Architecture: A Hardware/Software Approach

Author: David Culler

The most exciting development in parallel computer architecture is the convergence of traditionally disparate approaches on a common machine structure. This book explains the forces behind this convergence of shared-memory, message-passing, data parallel, and data-driven computing architectures. It then examines the design issues that are critical to all parallel architecture across the full range of modern design, covering data access, communication performance, coordination of cooperative work, and correct implementation of useful semantics. It not only describes the hardware and software techniques for addressing each of these issues but also explores how these techniques interact in the same system. Examining architecture from an application-driven perspective, it provides comprehensive discussions of parallel programming for high performance and of workload-driven evaluation, based on understanding hardware-software interactions.

Features:

synthesizes a decade of research and development for practicing engineers, graduate students, and researchers in parallel computer architecture, system software, and applications development
presents in-depth application case studies from computer graphics, computational science and engineering, and data mining to demonstrate sound quantitative evaluation of design trade-offs
describes the process of programming for performance, including both the architecture-independent and architecture-dependent aspects, with examples and case-studies
illustrates bus-based and network-based parallel systems with case studies of more than a dozen important commercial designs

	Foreword
	Preface
1	Introduction	1
2	Parallel Programs	75
3	Programming for Performance	121
4	Workload-Driven Evaluation	199
5	Shared Memory Multiprocessors	269
6	Snoop-Based Multiprocessor Design	377
7	Scalable Multiprocessors	453
8	Directory-Based Cache Coherence	553
9	Hardware/Software Trade-Offs	679
10	Interconnection Network Design	749
11	Latency Tolerance	831
12	Future Directions	935
App	Parallel Benchmark Suites	963
A.1	ScaLapack	963
A.2	TPC	963
A.3	SPLASH	965
A.4	NAS Parallel Benchmarks	966
A.5	PARKBENCH	967
A.6	Other Ongoing Efforts	968
	References	969
	Index	993

Interesting book: Revolutionary Backlash or Liberty before Liberalism

Web Content Management with Documentum

Author: Gaurav Kathuria

Concise, practical Documentum Web Content Management information to help you get the most from this complex and powerful enterprise system

One of the world leaders in Enterprise Content Management, the EMC Documentum family of applications helps you manage all types of content across multiple departments within a single repository. With the Web Content Management suite of applications, you can efficiently manage content and underlying processes for your Web properties, and ensures that they are responsive to business needs.

To fully realize the power of this system can seem daunting, but this book will help you achieve that. With easy to follow examples, this book will take you the simplest and most straightforward route to success. Along the way, you will learn insights that only a seasoned professional would know.

Packed with practical examples, you will get hands-on with the powerful features of Documentum to grow your skills and confidence. You will see tips and tricks to handle complexities of the system, and avoid the common errors that waste your time.

From installing and getting started with Documentum, you will see how to design and develop Documentum applications, before rounding off with deployment. The book covers:

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Understand the basic components of the Documentum system
- Install, configure, and get started with Documentum
- Design Documentum applications and custom object types
- Create rules and presentation files
- Master workflows and create custom workflows
- Deploy Documentum applications

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Brief or Robo World

2009-01-28T01:29:00.000-08:00

New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Brief

Author: June Jamrich Parsons

Following the critical thinking, problem-solving approach of the New Perspectives Series learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Excel 2007, including the new features of the software. The case-based tutorials challenge learners to apply what they are learning to real-life tasks, preparing them to easily transfer skills to new situations. With the New Perspectives Series approach, learners understand why they're learning what they're learning, and are better situated to retain skills.

Books about: The Colfax Massacre or Huey Long

Robo World: The Story of Robot Designer Cynthia Breazeal

Author: Jordan D Brown

Cynthia Breazeal is a creature creator. Armed with electronic gadgets, software programs, and her endless imagination, she creates lifelike machines that can respond to the world around them. Cynthia Breazeal is a roboticist, a scientist who designs, builds, and experiments with robots. As a child, she relied on movies to see robots in action. Now robots are part of her daily life at the MIT Media Lab. There, she and her students use their computer science and engineering skills to work on marvels like Leonardo, a robot that interacts with people in ways that seem almost human. Cynthias other world-famous projects include Kismet, an emotionally intelligent robot that smiles, frowns, and babbles like a baby. Why create robots like these? Cynthia can picture a future where sociable robots exist to benefit people. She works hard every day to turn that dream into a reality. Firsthand accounts from Cynthia and from those who know her best combine to tell the inspiring story of a curious, sports-loving girl who went on to become a worldclass roboticist. Robo World is also a Captivating story of high-tech invention where the stuff of science fiction becomes real in today's labs.

School Library Journal

Gr 6-10-Engaging career biographies of contemporary scientists. Each volume offers a background profile of the woman, including her childhood interests. The sections about their early lives will pull readers into the books and help them related to these budding scientists. Once the biographical information is laid out, the individuals' career arcs are profiled. For example, France is active with the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) that helped excavate the 9/11 rubble. The books are well written and punctuated with full-color photographs from the women's personal albums, showing their honors and awards as well as their growing-up stages. Illustrations also include scientific diagrams and charts related to their research. As these women are currently on the job, their historical impact is not yet known. However, the fine writing and inspiring work of the scientists will reward those students who choose to read these books.-Cass Kvenild, University of Wyoming, Laramie Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Pro Tools LE and M Powered or Hacking Exposed Web Applications

2009-01-26T21:18:00.000-08:00

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered: The Complete Guide

Author: Mike Collins

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems. Illustrated throughout with color screen grabs, the book starts by giving you useful overviews and advice about the hardware options available. Subsequent chapters are packed with easy-to-follow instructions, valuable hints and time-saving tips on how to use the software.

Includes: * Full coverage of all new features in version 7
* Information on tempos, clicks and grooves
* Two chapters on MIDI
* Useful tutorials on using Reason, Live and SampleTank
* Recommendations on backups and transfers
* Guidance on the DV Toolkit for post production
For troubleshooting technical problems, advice on purchasing decisions or inspiration for new ideas, keep this book by your side as a vital reference point.

* Become an expert in Pro Tools LE and M-Powered and learn how to maintain a healthy computer system
* Gain the skills you need quickly with step-by-step tutorials to help you master the tools and techniques of the software
* Get creative with recording, mixing and editing projects and realise the full potential of your system

Ch. 1	Hardware options for Pro Tools LE and M-powered systems	1
Ch. 2	The Digi 002 and the Command \| 8	25
Ch. 3	Getting to know the Pro Tools LE software	41
Ch. 4	Getting started	75
Ch. 5	Tempos & grooves	107
Ch. 6	Recording MIDI and using virtual instruments	133
Ch. 7	Editing MIDI	175
Ch. 8	Recording audio	205
Ch. 9	Editing audio	229
Ch. 10	Mixing	279
App. 1	Backups and transfers	315
App. 2	DV toolkit for LE	335

Book about: Policy Politics and Gender or The Perpetual Enterprise Machine

Hacking Exposed Web Applications

Author: Joel Scambray

Implement bulletproof e-business security the proven Hacking Exposed way

Defend against the latest Web-based attacks by looking at your Web applications through the eyes of a malicious intruder. Fully revised and updated to cover the latest Web exploitation techniques, Hacking Exposed Web Applications, Second Edition shows you, step-by-step, how cyber-criminals target vulnerable sites, gain access, steal critical data, and execute devastating attacks. All of the cutting-edge threats and vulnerabilities are covered in full detail alongside real-world examples, case studies, and battle-tested countermeasures from the authors' experiences as gray hat security professionals.

Kodak Digital Photoguide or Php 6 Fast and Easy Web Development

2009-01-25T17:06:00.000-08:00

Kodak Digital Photoguide

Author: Michael Guncheon

This is Kodak's perfect take-along reference for serious amateur and professional digital shooters: a convenient, spiral-bound, lay-flat guide with colored tabs. There's complete coverage of depth of field, color temperature, white balance, exposure, filters, and flash. Handy charts display lens conversion factors, facts on file types, memory cards, file compressions, and lighting ratios.

Daniel Lombardo - Library Journal

Designed as a take-along ready reference, this work is a detailed technical manual for the serious photographer. The book evolved from the best-selling Kodak Professional Photoguide. Brightly colored tabs in each chapter make access easy, and there are over 30 charts and dials on exposure, depth of field, white balance, focal lengths, metric conversion, light ratios, and more. A concealed semispiral binding allows the book to lie flat. A no-nonsense guide from a trusted source.

Look this: Field Guide To Wilderness Medicine or Sexual Assault on the College Campus

PHP 6 Fast and Easy Web Development

Author: Matt Telles

Learn to create Web pages quickly and easily with PHP—no prior programming experience required! PHP 6 Fast & Easy Web Development provides a step-by-step, learn-by-example path to learning through easy-to-understand language and illustrations. Unlike the verbose text-only chapters found in most programming books, the Fast & Easy Web Development style appeals to users who are new to PHP, or to programming in general. The first three chapters are dedicated to getting Apache, MySQL, and PHP up and running on your Windows or Linux machine. You'll be surprised at how simple it is, and how quickly you'll be working. From there, you'll learn how to create multi-part scripts, display dynamic content, work with MySQL databases, restrict access to certain pages of your site using PHP, create contact management systems, and work with XML. After completing this book, you will have a strong foundation in the basics of Web-based technologies and application design, and will be prepared to learn more advanced topics and programming methods.

Introduction Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING MYSQL Chapter 2: Installing Apache Chapter 3: Installing PHP Part II: The Absolute Basics of Coding in PHP Chapter 4: Mixing PHP and HTML Chapter 5: Introducing Variables and Operators Chapter 6: Using PHP Variables Part III: Start with the Simple Stuff Chapter 7: Displaying Dynamic Content Chapter 8: Sending E-Mail Chapter 9: Using Your File System Chapter 10: Uploading Files to Your Web Site Part IV: Getting to Know Your MYSQL Database Chapter 11: Establishing a Connection and Poking Around Chapter 12: Creating a Database Table Chapter 13: Inserting Data into the Table Chapter 14: Selecting and displaying Data Part V: User Authentication and Tracking Chapter 15: Database-Driven User Authentication Chapter 16: Using Cookies Chapter 17: Session Basics Part VI: Creating Your Own Contact Management System Chapter 18: Planning Your System Chapter 19: Adding Contacts Chapter 20: Modifying Contacts Chapter 21: Deleting Contacts Chapter 22: Working with Contacts Part VII: Additional Project Examples Chapter 23: Managing a Simple Mailing List Chapter 24: Creating Custom Logs and Reports Chapter 25: Working with XML Part VIII: Appendixes Appendix A: Additional COnfiguration Options Appendix B: Basic PHP Language Reference Appendix C: Writing Your Own FUnctions Appendix D: Wiring Your Own Classes and Objects Appendix E: Database Normalization and SQL Reference Appendix F: Using SQLite Appendix G: Getting Help Index

Net Compact Framework Programming with C or The Functional Approach to Programming

2009-01-24T12:55:00.000-08:00

.Net Compact Framework Programming with C# (Microsoft .Net Development Series)

Author: Paul Yao

.NET Compact Framework Programming with C# is the definitive tutorial and reference for the .NET Compact Framework (CF). It shows you how to transfer your skills and your code to the Pocket PC 2003 and other mobile and embedded smart devices.

Authors Paul Yao and David Durant draw upon their years of research and experience with members of the Microsoft .NET CF team to show you exactly how the best CF programming gets done in C#. This is the only book a programmer needs to master the art of CF coding. Throughout the book, sample code and examples illustrate best practices and programming techniques. In addition, the companion Web site includes downloadable code for all these examples along with a set of development tools to help you with your CF development projects.

The authors expertly zero in on what programmers need to understand for successful smart device programming, including:

Garbage Collection in the .NET Compact Framework
Controls and supported Properties, Methods, and Events (PMEs)
Custom controls with Windows Forms Designer support
Using Platform Invoke (P/Invoke)
Simple and complex data binding and the DataGrid control
Programming with ADO.NET data classes
Synchronizing SQL Server CE with SQL Server 2000 databases
Creating graphical output, including font and printing coding tricks
Differences between the standard desktop framework and the CF

.NET Compact Framework Programming with C# is your single resource for

Derek Ferguson, .NET Developer's Journal
I take it with me into every introductory class that I give on the .NET Compact Framework. I have found that, in general, I know the answers to just about every question I get asked in such classes - but not all of them! In the cases where I can't, I simply wait for a break, then page through this book to find the answer - I've never been disappointed - I have always been able to find the answers here.

Pt. I	Foundations	1
1	.NET compact framework architecture	3
2	What is a .NET compact framework program?	77
3	The .NET type system	127
4	Platform invoke	187
Pt. II	Building the user interface	259
5	Creating forms	261
6	Mouse and keyboard input	303
7	Inside controls	383
8	Data binding to control	473
9	Inside more controls	543
10	Building customs controls	621
Pt. III	Managing device data	733
11	Storage	735
12	ADO.NET programming	791
13	Synchronizing mobile data	901
14	The remote API	945
Pt. IV	Creating graphical output	1029
15	.NET compact framework graphics	1031
16	Text and fonts	1113
17	Printing	1175
Pt. V	Appendixes	1245
App. A	Hungarian notation for .NET programs	1247
App. B	Supported PMEs for .NET compact framework controls	1269
App. C	Data synchronization wizards	1295
App. D	Windows API allocation and cleanup functions	1311

The Functional Approach to Programming

Author: Guy Cousineau

A programming course should concentrate on a program's logical structure and design rather than on simply writing code. The functional approach to programming achieves this aim because logical concepts are evident and programs are transparent, and so can be written quickly and cleanly. In this book, the authors emphasize the notions of function and relate programming to familiar concepts from mathematics and logic. They introduce functional programming via examples but also explain what programs compute and how to reason about them. They show how the ideas can be implemented in the Caml language, a dialect of the ML family, and give examples of how complex programs from a variety of areas (such as arithmetic, tree algorithms, graph algorithms, text parsing and geometry) can be developed in close agreement with their specifications. Many exercises and examples are included throughout the book; solutions are also available. An appendix gives all the code used in the book in Standard ML.

Introducing Revit Architecture 2008 or Executing Data Quality Projects

2009-01-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

Introducing Revit Architecture 2008

Author: Eddy Krygiel

Revit Architecture is transforming how architectural models are designed and documented, and this is the perfect guide to quickly become productive with this industry-leading BIM solution. This practical reference and tutorial offers you a theoretical overview of BIM, explains the principles of Revit, and delves into all of Revit’s essential tools. The expert authors are architects whose years of experience with BIM technology have resulted in these pages of impressive examples, practical explanations, and in-depth and detailed tutorials.

Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information (TM)

Author: Danette McGilvray

Data quality problems cost businesses billions of dollars each year in unnecessary printing, postage, and staffing costs, in the steady erosion of an organization's credibility among customers and suppliers, and the inability to make sound decisions.

Danette McGilvray presents a systematic, proven approach to improving data quality by combining a conceptual framework for understanding information quality with techniques and instructions for improving it. The Ten Step approach applies to all types of data and to all types of organizations.

* Includes numerous templates, detailed examples, and practical advice for executing every step of The Ten Steps approach.
* Allows for quick reference with an easy-to-use format highlighting key concepts and definitions, important checkpoints, communication activities, and best practices.
* A companion Web site includes links to numerous data quality resources, including many of the planning and information-gathering templates featured in the text, quick summaries of key ideas from The Ten Step methodology, and other tools and information that is available online.

Introduction
The Reason for This Book

Intended Audiences

Structure of This Book

How to Use This Book

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Overview
Impact of Information and Data Quality

About the Methodology

Approaches to Data Quality in Projects

Engaging Management

Chapter 2 Key Concepts
Introduction Framework for Information Quality (FIQ)

Information Life Cycle

Data Quality Dimensions

Business Impact Techniques

Data Categories Data Specifications Data Governance and Stewardship

The Information and Data Quality Improvement Cycle

The Ten Stepsâao Process Best Practices and Guidelines

Chapter 3 The Ten Steps
1. Define Business Need and Approach

2. Analyze Information Environment
3. Assess Data Quality
4. Assess Business Impact
5. Identify Root Causes

6. Develop Improvement Plans

7. Prevent Future Data Errors

8. Correct Current Data Errors

9. Implement Controls

10. Communicate Actions and Results

Chapter 4 Structuring Your Project
Projects and The Ten Steps Data Quality Project Roles Project Timing

Chapter 5 Other Techniques and Tools
Introduction Information Life Cycle Approaches Capture Data

Analyze and Document Results

Metrics

Data Quality Tools

The Ten Steps and Six Sigma

Chapter 6 A Few Final Words

Appendix Quick References
Framework for InformationQuality

POSMAD Interaction Matrix Detail

POSMAD Phases and Activities

Data Quality Dimensions

Business Impact Techniques

The Ten Stepsâao Overview

Definitions of Data Categories

Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or Netcat Power Tools

2009-01-22T04:29:00.000-08:00

Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Author: Brian Larson

Transform disparate enterprise data into actionable business intelligence

Put timely, mission-critical information in the hands of employees across your organization using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and the comprehensive information in this unique resource. Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 shows you, step-by-step, how to author, customize, and distribute information that will give your company the competitive edge. It's all right here--from data mining, warehousing, and scripting techniques to MDX queries, KPI analysis, and the all-new Unified Dimensional Model. Real-world examples, start-to-finish exercises, and downloadable code throughout illustrate all of the integration, analysis, and reporting capabilities of SQL Server 2005.

Brian Larson is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, with degrees in Physics and Computer Science. He has 20 years of experience in the computer industry and 16 years of experience as a consultant creating custom database applications. Brian is currently Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Microsoft Consulting Partner for Reporting Services. He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and a Microsoft Certified Database Administratior (MCDBA).

Brian served as a member of the Reporting Services development team as a consultant to Microsoft. In that role, he contributed to the original code base of Reporting Services.

Brian has presented seminars and provided training and mentoring on Reporting Services across the country. He is a contributor and columnist for SQL Server magazine and is currentlywriting the B.I. Powers column appearing on the SQL Server magazine website. In addition to this book, Brian is the author of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, also from McGraw-Hill/Osborne.

Ch. 1	Equipping the organization for effective decision making	3
Ch. 2	Making the most of what you've got - using business intelligence	13
Ch. 3	Searching for the source - the source of business intelligence	25
Ch. 4	One-stop shopping - the unified dimensional model	43
Ch. 5	First steps - beginning the development of business intelligence	61
Ch. 6	Building foundations - creating and populating data marts	95
Ch. 7	Fill 'er up - using integration services for populating data marts	141
Ch. 8	Cubism - measures and dimensions	273
Ch. 9	Bells and whistles - special features of OLAP cubes	321
Ch. 10	Writing a new script - MDX scripting	375
Ch. 11	Pulling it out and building it up - MDX queries	421
Ch. 12	Panning for gold - introduction to data mining	457
Ch. 13	Building the mine - working with the data mining model	483
Ch. 14	Spelunking - exploration using data mining	519
Ch. 15	On report - delivering business intelligence with reporting services	555
Ch. 16	Let's get together - integrating OLAP with your applications	673
Ch. 17	Another point of view - Excel pivot tables and pivot charts	717

Books about: Working Shirking and Sabotage or The Legal and Regulatory Environment of E Business

Netcat Power Tools

Author: Jan Kanclirz Jr

Originally released in 1996, Netcat is a netowrking program designed to read and write data across both Transmission Control Protocol TCP and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) connections using the TCP/Internet Protocol (IP) protocol suite. Netcat is often referred to as a "Swiss Army knife" utility, and for good reason. Just like the multi-function usefullness of the venerable Swiss Army pocket knife, Netcat's functionality is helpful as both a standalone program and a backe-end tool in a wide range of applications. Some of the many uses of Netcat include port scanning, transferring files, grabbing banners, port listening and redirection, and more nefariously, a backdoor. This is the only book dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the tool's many features, and by the end of this book, you'll discover how Netcat can be one of the most valuable tools in your arsenal.

* Get Up and Running with Netcat Simple yet powerful...Don't let the trouble-free installation and the easy command line belie the fact that Netcat is indeed a potent and powerful program.

* Go PenTesting with Netcat Master Netcat's port scanning and service identification capabilities as well as obtaining Web server application information. Test and verify outbound firewall rules and avoid detection by using antivirus software and the Window Firewall. Also, create a backdoor using Netcat.

* Conduct Enumeration and Scanning with Netcat, Nmap, and More! Netcat's not the only game in town...Learn the process of network of enumeration and scanning, and see how Netcat along with other tools such as Nmap and Scanrand can be used to thoroughly identify all of the assets on yournetwork.

* Banner Grabbing with Netcat Banner grabbing is a simple yet highly effective method of gathering information about a remote target, and can be performed with relative ease with the Netcat utility.

* Explore the Dark Side of Netcat See the various ways Netcat has been used to provide malicious, unauthorized access to their targets. By walking through these methods used to set up backdoor access and circumvent protection mechanisms through the use of Netcat, we can understand how malicious hackers obtain and maintain illegal access. Embrace the dark side of Netcat, so that you may do good deeds later.

* Transfer Files Using Netcat The flexability and simple operation allows Netcat to fill a niche when it comes to moving a file or files in a quick and easy fashion. Encryption is provided via several different avenues including integrated support on some of the more modern Netcat variants, tunneling via third-party tools, or operating system integrated IPsec policies.

* Troubleshoot Your Network with Netcat Examine remote systems using Netat's scanning ability. Test open ports to see if they really are active and see what protocls are on those ports. Communicate with different applications to determine what problems might exist, and gain insight into how to solve these problems.

* Sniff Traffic within a System Use Netcat as a sniffer within a system to collect incoming and outgoing data. Set up Netcat to listen at ports higher than 1023 (the well-known ports), so you can use Netcat even as a normal user.

* Comprehensive introduction to the #4 most popular open source security tool
available
* Tips and tricks on the legitimate uses of Netcat
* Detailed information on its nefarious purposes
* Demystifies security issues surrounding Netcat
* Case studies featuring dozens of ways to use Netcat in daily tasks

C in a Nutshell or Magic Lantern Guides

2009-01-21T00:17:00.000-08:00

C in a Nutshell

Author: Peter Prinz

"C in a Nutshell is the book every C programmer will want nearby when writing code. C experts Peter Prinz and Tony Crawford have jammed in a wealth of ready-reference material that is clear and to the point. No wasted words here!" Also included are chapters to cement your understanding of key concepts such as type conversion, dynamic memory management, working with pionters, and more. Need to look up a detail on GNU make or the GNU debugger? Those are covered too. Having information ready at your fingertips means fewer interruptions and improved flow. Peter and Tony have made this book a productivity tool for C programmers.

Go to: Vegan Delights or West of the Rockies

Magic Lantern Guides: Sony DSLR A100

Author: Peter K Burian

A guide to what is expected to be a top-selling camera in 2007! The Sony A100 is the first digital single-lens-reflex camera from the manufacturer of the world’s best-selling digital cameras. It has Super SteadyShot™ anti-shake image stabilization, and sports a 10 megapixel APS-C CCD with anti-dust sensor cleaning technology; a Minolta A lens mount; and eyestart autofocus—to name the more notable of many innovative features.

Information Systems for Managers or Reading and Understanding Research

2009-01-20T09:46:00.000-08:00

Information Systems for Managers: Texts and Cases

Author: Gabriele Piccoli

Information Systems for Managers is a text for managerial/MBA students intended to actively engage them in discussions and activities around information systems and information technology. Piccoli has interwoven many real-world examples into the text that show students how IS will effect their futures in management positions. Each chapter starts off with a mini-case to get the student's attention, build excitement, and foster interactive discussions. A plethora of unique, full-length cases are also composed within the text to hold student's attention and show them how IS and IT are of great interest to them as managers.

Part I: Foundations
1. Introduction
2. IS as a socio-technical system
3. The impact of IT on business Part II: The changing competitive environment
4. Modern IT change the competitive landscape
5. Electronic Commerce: New ways of doing business Part III: The strategic use of IT
6. Planning for the use of IS resources
7. Value creation and IT
8. Creating value with IT in the modern landscape
9. Appropriating value over the long term Part IV: Getting IT done
10. Justifying the IT investment
11. Development and Implementation Part IV: Trends
12. Modern System and Trends
13. Security and Ethics

New interesting textbook: The Economic Organization of East Asian Capitalism or Office Politics

Reading and Understanding Research

Author: Lawrence F Lock

There is virtually no way to complete one's education without encountering a research report. Navigating through the mysteries of reports is the subject of this helpful new volume from the authors of the best-selling Proposals That Work. The authors presume no special background in research, and begin by introducing and framing the notion of reading research within a wider social context. Next they offer insight on when to seek out research, locating and selecting the right reports, and how to help evaluate research for trustworthiness. A step-by-step reading of reports from qualitative and quantitative studies follows, and the final chapters examine in greater detail the different types of research to be encountered and how to examine the research more critically.

Reading and Understanding Research is based on the notion that helping to demystify the process of consuming research will not only make for better students, but will help make for better research. It will be an ideal supplemental text for any novice researcher (and those who teach them) and will appeal across the disciplines.

Booknews

The authors of offer students in any discipline with no background in research a guide to navigating research reports, not only so they can extract needed information from them, but also to provide insights from the output position to improve their own reports when the time comes. They discuss the social context, when to seek research, locating and selecting the right reports, evaluating for trustworthiness, qualitative and quantitative studies, and the different types of research. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

MCITP Self Paced Training Kit or Word 2002 for Dummies

2009-01-19T14:07:00.000-08:00

MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-444): Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administration Solution Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Author: Orin Thomas

Announcing an all-new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on Exam 70-444, an exam for the new MCITP: Database Administrator certification. This kit packs the tools and features exam candidates want most-including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors; and a robust testing suite. It also provides real-world scenarios, case study examples, and troubleshooting labs for skills and expertise that you can apply to the job.

Focusing on SQL Server 2005, this official study guide covers topics such as optimizing the performance of database servers, implementing a data recovery plan, designing a strategy for monitoring and maintaining a database, designing a database management strategy, and designing a strategy to manage and maintain database security.

Ace your exam preparation and ramp up quickly on SQL Server 2005 database administration by working at your own pace through the lessons, hands-on exercises, and practice tests. The CD features 425 practice questions and a flexible test engine with pre-assessment and post-assessment capabilities. Choose timed or untimed testing mode, generate random tests, or focus on discrete objectives or chapters, and get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers-including pointers back to the book for further study. You also get a 180-day evaluation version of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and a 15 percent exam discount voucher-making this kit an exceptional value and a great career investment.

Interesting textbook: Simple Thai Cookery or Food Wine Magazines Wine Guide 2006

Word 2002 for Dummies

Author: Dan Gookin

Writing on a computer isn't such a big deal anymore. In fact, today it's the typewriter that gets the double take. Chances are very good that if you're going to write anything, you'll be using a computer with word processing software, and you'll very likely be using a PC with some variation of Windows and Microsoft Word to help you.

But Word is such a massive program that does much more than merely process words. Do you really need to know all the bells and whistles, the command options and the typographical mumbo jumbo? Probably not. If you're like most Word users, all you want to know is a few answers to some tiny questions.

For this, you've found your book. Word 2002 For Dummies will show you the basics of using this dynamic program and have you quickly doing things like

Saving your stuff
Cutting and pasting a block of text
Quickly finding your place in a large document
Aligning paragraphs
Throwing together a quick yet elegant table
Using a document template

Remember, there's nothing scary about Word. Nothing dangerous. It just may be unfamiliar to you. This guide makes it familiar, providing you with critical information such as

The bare essentials of Word, including moving the cursor, editing text, searching and replacing, marking blocks, and spell checking.
Formatting text . . . characters, lines, paragraphs, pages, and entire documents.
Sprucing up your document with borders, shading, tables, columns, and other interesting goobers.
Creating stuff, from letters and envelopes to greeting cards and labels.

You don't need to be a technogeek to master the workings of MicrosoftWord. But you do need some guidance. Let our informative yet not-too-serious computer guru, Dan Gookin – author of the very first For Dummies book and 80 other computer titles – show you the way.

The Art of UNIX Programming or Internet Information Services

2009-01-19T04:54:00.000-08:00

The Art of UNIX Programming

Author: Eric S Raymond

"Reading this book has filled a gap in my education. I feel a sense of completion, understand that UNIX is really a style of community. Now I get it, at least I get it one level deeper than I ever did before. This book came at a perfect moment for me, a moment when I shifted from visualizing programs as things to programs as the shadows cast by communities. From this perspective, Eric makes UNIX make perfect sense."
--Kent Beck, author of Extreme Programming Explained, Test Driven Development, and Contributing to Eclipse

"A delightful, fascinating read, and the lessons in problem-solvng are essential to every programmer, on any OS."
--Bruce Eckel, author of Thinking in Java and Thinking in C++

Writing better software: 30 years of UNIX development wisdom

In this book, five years in the making, the author encapsulates three decades of unwritten, hard-won software engineering wisdom. Raymond brings together for the first time the philosophy, design patterns, tools, culture, and traditions that make UNIX home to the world's best and most innovative software, and shows how these are carried forward in Linux and today's open-source movement. Using examples from leading open-source projects, he shows UNIX and Linux programmers how to apply this wisdom in building software that's more elegant, more portable, more reusable, and longer-lived.

Raymond incorporates commentary from thirteen UNIX pioneers:

Ken Thompson, the inventor of UNIX.
Ken Arnold, part of the group that created the 4BSD UNIX releases and co-author of The Java Programming Language.
Steven M. Bellovin, co-creator of Usenet and co-author of Firewalls and Internet Security.
Stuart Feldman, a member of the Bell Labs UNIX development group and the author of make and f77.
Jim Gettys and Keith Packard, principal architects of the X windowing system.
Steve Johnson, author of yacc and of the Portable C Compiler.

Brian Kernighan, co-author of The C Programming Language, The UNIX Programming Environment, The Practice of Programming, and of the awk programming language.
David Korn, creator of the korn shell and author of The New Korn Shell Command and Programming Language.

Mike Lesk, a member of the Bell Labs development group and author of the ms macro package, the tbl and refer tools,lex and UUCP.

Doug McIlroy, Director of the Bell Labs research group where UNIX was born and inventor of the UNIX pipe.
Marshall Kirk McKusick, developer of the 4.2BSD fast filesystem and a leader of the 4.3BSD and 4.4BSD teams.
Henry Spencer, a leader among early UNIX developers, who created getopt, the first open-source string library, and a regular-expression engine used in 4.4BSD.

	Preface
I	Context	1
1	Philosophy: Philosophy Matters	3
2	History: A Tale of Two Cultures	29
3	Contrasts: Comparing the Unix Philosophy with Others	53
II	Design	81
4	Modularity: Keeping It Clean, Keeping It Simple	83
5	Textuality: Good Protocols Make Good Practice	105
6	Transparency: Let There Be Light	133
7	Multiprogramming: Separating Processes to Separate Function	157
8	Minilanguages: Finding a Notation That Sings	183
9	Generation: Pushing the Specification Level Upwards	215
10	Configuration: Starting on the Right Foot	231
11	Interfaces: User-Interface Design Patterns in the Unix Environment	253
12	Optimization	287
13	Complexity: As Simple As Possible, but No Simpler	295
III	Implementation	319
14	Languages: To C or Not To C?	321
15	Tools: The Tactics of Development	349
16	Reuse: On Not Reinventing the Wheel	375
IV	Community	391
17	Portability: Software Portability and Keeping Up Standards	393
18	Documentation: Explaining Your Code to a Web-Centric World	417
19	Open Source: Programming in the New Unix Community	437
20	Futures: Dangers and Opportunities	461
	A: Glossary of Abbreviations	479
	B: References	483
	C: Contributors	495
D	Rootless Root: The Unix Koans of Master Foo	499
	Index	511

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

Author: Mike Volodarsky

Get the definitive reference for deploying, configuring, and supporting IIS 7.0-with insights from a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and IIS experts at Microsoft. You get 800 pages of in-depth technical guidance on using IIS 7.0 to help enable users to easily host and manage Web sites, create Web-based business applications, and extend file, print, media, and communication services to the Web. This RESOURCE KIT covers IIS architecture, migrating servers and applications, capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning, security, top administration and troubleshooting scenarios, and real-world best practices. Complete with scripts, tools, utilities, and an eBook on CD, this is the definitive resource for administering IIS 7.0.

Key Book Benefits:
• Delivers detailed technical guidance on IIS 7.0 architecture, migrating servers and applications, capacity planning, security, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Describes real-world best practices for IIS 7.0 administration, including scenarios in the "dot-com" and ISP environments
• Features a CD packed with valuable tools and utilities, along with a fully searchable eBook

The Game Producers Handbook or Clinical Decision Support Systems

2009-01-18T16:43:00.000-08:00

The Game Producer's Handbook

Author: Dan Irish

Get a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to succeed in the game industry with this unique guide written specifically for producers. This book serves as an ideal reference for students who want to acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in this burgeoning industry, and in the future of entertainment. For veterans in the game industry, this book includes several valuable lessons that can help enhance their professional skills. Avoid the pitfalls behind some of the most common mistakes made in video game development. Get tips on how the financial aspects of a project govern a game producer's decisions. Learn what production techniques are used by top game developers. You'll even learn how to produce an excellent game soundtrack and will discover why the music is as important as the graphics. Excellence defines careers in the entertainment software industry. Use this one-of-a-kind guide to achieve that excellence.

1. Introduction
2. What Does a Video Game Producer Do?
3. Types/Specialties of a Video Game Producer
4. Can Producers Design Games Too? Isn't That the Fun Job?
5. Conveying the Winning Vision
6. Financial Impact
7. Excellence in Game Soundtracks
8. Using Sound Effects to Produce Excellent Results
9. Using Game Development Tools & Asset Management
10. Creating Allies in the Marketing Team
11. Quality Assurance and Why It's the Most Important Part of Producing a Video Game
12. Executive Management
13. Advanced Team Management
14. Conflict Resolution
15. Tools for Success
16. How to Be Successful When Faced With a Difficult Publisher
17. Common Mistakes: Things Not To Do
18. How to Negotiate A Good Deal
19. How to Find Good Video Game Products
20. Producer Job Descriptions and Qualifications

Book about: Your Bodys Red Light Warning Signals or Behind the Smile

Clinical Decision Support Systems: Theory and Practice

Author: Eta S Berner

Building on the success of the previous edition, Clinical Decision Support Systems: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, once again brings together internationally renowned experts to illustrate the underlying science and day-to-day use of decision support systems. Writes the editor, "If used properly, CDSS have the potential to change the way medicine has been taught and practiced." As clinical decision support systems (CDSS) gain an increasingly central role in the delivery of high quality health care, it becomes more important for the health care community to understand their use. This text is designed as a resource for practicing clinicians, informaticians, teachers, and students alike, and provides the most current, comprehensive look at the development and evaluation of clinical decision support systems.

Topics discussed include: Mathematical Foundations of Decision Support Systems, Design and Implementation Issues, Ethical and Legal Issues in Decision Support, Clinical Trials of Information Interventions, Hospital-Based Decision Support, Real World Case Studies.

Bruce Fish

This book reviews the history, development, theory, and implementation of clinical diagnostic decision support systems (CDDSS). It is divided into sections dealing with the scientific/mathematical features of CDDSS, how and for what purposes these systems are used, and where future development is headed. The editor proposes to provide a resource for CDDSS informatics specialists, a textbook for studies in CDDSS, and an introduction for clinicians interested in this field. These are worthy goals, especially those designed to enlighten novices. The book does well as a resource for informatics specialists and an introduction for newcomers, but lacks a structure robust enough to work as a textbook, since several of the chapters read more like articles. It is written for clinicians with an interest in CDDSS, medical and healthcare information students learning about CDDSS, and informatics researchers who do not regularly perform CDDSS. The content seems to be too basic for experts in CDDSS. Aside from the healthcare fields, I think computer scientists with an interest in decision support will find the book interesting because it details the state of the art in medical decision making. The contributors are very credible The contributors state in may different ways the shortcomings of diagnostic decision support and barriers to its wide acceptance. From the "overview" chapter to the "future development" section, and all through the text, we are reminded that CDDSS has generally received lukewarm reception in the medical community at large. An appropriate amount of time is spent in dispelling myths about CDDSS (namely that CDDSS-neophytes tend to expect these systems to perform as "Greekoracles," providing precise and accurate diagnoses based on signs and symptoms). The editor and contributors convey that CDDSS should be used to support the diagnosis process, not replace clinical providers. The contributors did well in eliminating bias from their work. They could have espoused CDDSS in a utopian light. Rightfully, they reported the many "scientific" studies that seem to indicate CDDSS is of little value now and is not widely used. This kind of sober approach, coming from the very experts who want CDDSS to succeed and be valued, is refreshing and will serve to advance the field through constructive criticism.

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Reviewer: Bruce Fish, MD (Kaiser Permanente Rocky Mountain Region)
Description: This book reviews the history, development, theory, and implementation of clinical diagnostic decision support systems (CDDSS). It is divided into sections dealing with the scientific/mathematical features of CDDSS, how and for what purposes these systems are used, and where future development is headed.
Purpose: The editor proposes to provide a resource for CDDSS informatics specialists, a textbook for studies in CDDSS, and an introduction for clinicians interested in this field. These are worthy goals, especially those designed to enlighten novices. The book does well as a resource for informatics specialists and an introduction for newcomers, but lacks a structure robust enough to work as a textbook, since several of the chapters read more like articles.
Audience: It is written for clinicians with an interest in CDDSS, medical and healthcare information students learning about CDDSS, and informatics researchers who do not regularly perform CDDSS. The content seems to be too basic for experts in CDDSS. Aside from the healthcare fields, I think computer scientists with an interest in decision support will find the book interesting because it details the state of the art in medical decision making. The contributors are very credible
Features: The contributors state in may different ways the shortcomings of diagnostic decision support and barriers to its wide acceptance. From the "overview" chapter to the "future development" section, and all through the text, we are reminded that CDDSS has generally received lukewarm reception in the medical community at large. An appropriate amount of time is spent in dispelling myths about CDDSS (namely that CDDSS-neophytes tend to expect these systems to perform as "Greek oracles," providing precise and accurate diagnoses based on signs and symptoms). The editor and contributors convey that CDDSS should be used to support the diagnosis process, not replace clinical providers.
Assessment: The contributors did well in eliminating bias from their work. They could have espoused CDDSS in a utopian light. Rightfully, they reported the many "scientific" studies that seem to indicate CDDSS is of little value now and is not widely used. This kind of sober approach, coming from the very experts who want CDDSS to succeed and be valued, is refreshing and will serve to advance the field through constructive criticism.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Real World Color Management or The Best Damn Server Virtualization Book Period

2009-01-17T14:01:00.000-08:00

Real World Color Management: Industrial-Strength Production Techniques

Author: Bruce Fraser

Every graphics professional worth his or her salt knows the importance of color management. No matter how much thought artist and client put into the color scheme for a given project, all of that work is for naught if you can't get your results to match your expectations. Enter Real World Color Management, Second Edition. In this thoroughly updated under-the-hood reference, authors Bruce Fraser, Chris Murphy, and Fred Bunting draw on their years of professional experience to show you everything you need to know about color management. Whether your final destination is print, Web, or film, Real World Color Management, Second Edition takes the mystery out of color management, covering everything from color theory and color models to understanding how devices interpret and display color. You'll find expert advice for building and fine-tuning color profiles for input and output devices (digital cameras and scanners, displays, printers, and more), selecting the right color management workflow, and managing color within and across major design applications. Get Real World Color Management, Second Edition--and get ready to dazzle!

Books about: Quantitative Finanzvolkswirtschaft: Lager, Obligationen und Fremde Währung

The Best Damn Server Virtualization Book Period

Author: Rogier Dittner

Server Sprawl and escalating IT costs have managers and system administrators scrambling to find ways to cut costs and reduce Total Cost of Ownership of their physical infrastructure. Combining software applications onto a single server, even if those applications are from the same software vendor, can be dangerous and problems hard to troubleshoot.

Virtualization allows you to consolidate many servers onto a single physical server reducing hardware, electrical, cooling, and administrative costs. These virtual servers run completely independent of each other so if one crashes the other are not affected. Planning and implementing a server consolidation is a complex process. This book details the requirements for such a project, includes sample forms and templates, and delivers several physical to virtual migration strategies which will save both time and costs. Readers of this book will easily be able to plan and deploy VMware, Microsoft Virtual Server, and Xen.

Key Features:

* Create a virtual network to exchange information or provide a service to other virtual machines or computers.

* Use virtualization to support removable media such as CD or DVD optical disks

* Reduce server costs, administration overhead, and complexity

VMWare Installation, Configuring a Virtual Machine, Gold Builds, and Clones, Advanced Configurations, Virtual Networking, Physical-to-Virtual Migrations, Server Consolidation, Cool Tools for a Virtual Infrastructure, Administering a Virtual Infrastructure, Best Practices, Gotchas and Common Problems, ESX Server: The Scripted Installation, Native Tools, Scripting and Programming for the Virtual Infrastructure, Building a VM, Modifying VMs, Installing and Configuring a Virtual Server, Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Virtual Disks, Introduction to ADS and Virtual Server Migration Tool, Managing Virtual Server, Migrating Physical Machines, Troubleshooting, Deploying Xen: Demystifying the Installation, The Administrator Console and Other Native Tools, Managing Xen with Third-Party Management Tools, Deploying a Virtual Machine in Xen

Wcdma Design Handbook or Introduction to Python

2009-01-17T02:49:00.000-08:00

WCDMA Design Handbook

Author: Andrew Richardson

Developed out of a successful professional engineering course, this practical handbook provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of third generation UMTS cellular systems. The book addresses all aspects of the design of the WCDMA radio interface from the lower layers (RF and baseband processing) to the upper layers of the protocol architecture (non-access stratum and RRC layers). This is an ideal course book and reference for students and professional engineers.

1	Introduction	1
2	WCDMA in a nutshell	24
3	Spreading codes and modulation	64
4	Physical layer	115
5	RF aspects	137
6	Chip rate processing functions	184
7	Symbol rate processing functions	217
8	Layer 2 - medium access control (MAC)	248
9	Layer 2 - RLC	300
10	PDCP and BMC protocols	337
11	Layer 3 - RRC	349
12	Measurements	395
13	NAS	437
14	Idle mode functions	508

Introduction to Python

Author: Guido Van Rossum

This manual provides an introduction to Python, an easy to learn object-oriented programming language.

Python combines power with clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level data types, and dynamic typing. Python can link directly to libraries written in C or C++ and can be embedded as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface.

Python is free software. It can be used with GNU (GNU/Linux), Unix, Microsoft Windows and many other systems.

This is a printed copy of the official Python tutorial from the Python 2.5 distribution (updated November 2006). For each copy sold $1 is donated to the Python Software Foundation by the publisher.

Bill and Dave or Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls

2009-01-16T17:37:00.000-08:00

Bill and Dave: How Hewlett and Packard Built the World's Greatest Company

Author: Michael S Malon

Others have written about the rise of Hewlett-Packard, including Dave Packard himself in The HP Way. But acclaimed journalist Michael S. Malone is the first to get the full story, based on exclusive access to corporate and private archives, along with hundreds of interviews.

Malone draws on his new material to show how some of the most influential products of our time were invented and how a culture of innovation led HP to unparalleled success for decades.

He also shows what was really behind the HP Way—the groundbreaking management philosophy that put people ahead of products or profits. It was a hard-nosed business philosophy that created a ferociously competitive and adaptive company—arguably the world's greatest company.

Washington Post

Recounting the well-known HP stories and unearthing some new ones, his account of the two tech titans and the world they made has a fresh feel throughout.

San Jose Mercury News

The book is the best account so far of the lives of the two men who started Silicon Valley and created many of its lasting traditions and institutions.

Newsweek

It's worth reflecting on how fine Bill and Dave's achievement really was.

San Francisco Chronicle

A lesson plan for managers trying to make their own fame and fortune on an ever more competitive scale.

Wired

His tale of Hewlett-Packard's rise and fall recalls the time when, incredibly HP was cool. Malone chronicles how the two quickly outgrew what Packard called "that damn garage" and developed the HP Way, the cultural operating system standard for high tech companies.

Businessweek

Malone has produced a biography, management guidebook, and business history, all in one.

Caroline Geck - Library Journal

Drawing on extensive interviews with hundreds of employees and other new firsthand accounts, Malone, an accomplished technology journalist, offers an outstanding business history of Hewlett-Packard (HP) and its legendary founders, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. The two Stanford graduates transformed a small audio oscillator business in a Palo Alto, CA, garage into a top-ranked multiproduct and multi-industry Fortune 500 company. This book differs from other Hewlett-Packard histories by delving more deeply into how HP empowered employees and built their trust and loyalty. This business philosophy, nicknamed "the HP Way," focused on employees rather than products and translated directly into profits. HP was able to create an organizational culture of continuous innovation and an environment where future successes could be achieved by learning from previous misjudgments. Bill and Dave employed clever human resource management solutions and avoided today's quick cost-cutting schemes, such as layoffs and outsourcing. This well-written and enlightening book, which includes brief mentions of recent HP upheavals, should be essential reading for all human resource and top-level business professionals and can be equally enjoyed by public library patrons.

What People Are Saying

Jim Collins
Mike Malone does the legacy of Hewlett and Packard a great service with this book. I hope it inspires a whole new generation of entrepreneurs to rise to the standards set by these two remarkable leaders. (Jim Collins, author Good to Great, co-author Built to Last)

New interesting book: How Iowa Cooks or Boomtown Saloons

Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls

Author: Chris Lathem

Configuring SonicWALL Firewal is the first book to deliver an in-depth look at the SonicWALL firewall product line. It covers all of the aspects of the SonicWALL product line from the SOHO devices to the Enterprise SonicWALL firewalls. Also covered are advanced troubleshooting techniques and the SonicWALL Security Manager. This book offers novice users a complete opportunity to learn the SonicWALL firewall appliance. Advanced users will find it a rich technical resource.

Java or Linux Device Drivers 3rd Edition

2009-01-16T05:24:00.000-08:00

Java: The Complete Reference

Author: Herbert Schildt

The world's leading programming author offers comprehensive coverage of the new Java release

The definitive guide to Java has been fully expanded to cover every aspect of Java SE 6, the latest version of the world's most popular Web programming language. This comprehensive resource contains everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets.

Herbert Schildt is a leading authority on Java, C, C++, and C#. 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 The Art of Java, Java: A Beginner's Guide, Swing: A Beginner's Guide, and many others.

Go to: Sandra Day OConnor or God in the White House

Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition

Author: Jonathan Corbet

This book, a classic entering its third edition, is a must-read for anyone who wants to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system, wants to run new hardware under Linux, or is simply interested in Linux kernel programming in general. Linux Device Drivers reveals information-heretofore shared only by word of mouth or in cryptic source code comments-on how to write drivers for a wide range of devices.

The authors of the book are leaders in the Linux community. Jonathan Corbet is an occasional kernel contributor and the executive editor of the highly regarded LWN.net news and information site. Alessandro Rubini is a contributor to Linux code and a central figure in the vibrant Italian Linux community. Greg Kroah-Hartman is the current kernel maintainer for the USB, PCI, and driver core subsystems documented in this book.

This new edition has been competely updated for Version 2.6.10 of the Linux kernel. This version of the kernel has rationalized and simplified several ways of doing common tasks, such as plug and play, interaction with user space through the sysfs filesystem, and management of multiple devices on standard buses.

You don't have to be a kernel hacker to understand and enjoy Linux Device Drivers; all you need is an understanding of C and some background in Unix system calls. You'll learn how to write drivers for character devices, block devices, and network interfaces, guided by full-featured examples you can compile and run without special hardware. The PCI, USB, and tty (terminal) subsystems each get their own chapter. For those who are curious about how an operating system does its job, this book provides insights into address spaces, asynchronous events, and I/O.

1	An introduction to device drivers	1
2	Building and running modules	15
3	Char drivers	42
4	Debugging techniques	73
5	Concurrency and race conditions	106
6	Advanced char driver operations	135
7	Time, delays, and deferred work	183
8	Allocating memory	213
9	Communicating with hardware	235
10	Interrupt handling	258
11	Data types in the kernel	288
12	PCI drivers	302
13	USB drivers	327
14	The Linux device model	362
15	Memory mapping and DMA	412
16	Block drivers	464
17	Network drivers	497
18	TTY drivers	546

Oracle 10g Developer or Character Development and Storytelling for Games

2009-01-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Oracle 10g Developer: PL/SQL Programming

Author: Joan Casteel

Learn how to use the PL/SQL programming language effectively, using one of the most popular and widely-used software programs in large companies today. Oracle 10g Developer: PL/SQL Programming uses Oracle 10g to provide an overview of the PL/SQL programming language, beginning with fundamental PL/SQL concepts and progressing to the writing and testing of PL/SQL code. The book then progresses to more advanced topics, such as Dynamic SQL and code tuning. Updated to the latest release, Oracle 10g, it uses the developer's perspective to focus on the PL/SQL component of the software. With real-world examples and a straightforward writing style, this is a valuable resource for anyone preparing for the new Oracle Certification exam, or simply looking to master the PL/SQL programming language with Oracle.

Book review: Herding Cats or Vindication

Character Development and Storytelling for Games

Author: Lee Sheldon

This is a book of ideas and of choices. Knowing which choices to make is not teachable. It's part of that creative instinct we call talent whose secret voice guides us every time we sit down at the keyboard. All stories are not identical. They are shaped by all those unique facets of the human beings who write them. All any writer can do when he wants to share his knowledge with others is be as open and giving as possible; and hope others can learn from that. You hold in your hands most of what I know about writing for games and much of what I believe and practice no matter what kind of writing I'm doing. It is meant to inform, to instruct, and maybe even inspire. It is as much about game design as it is writing for games. The two are virtually inseparable. The book itself has been designed as a quest. We are all of us on a journey toward a destination for which there is no single road. —Lee Sheldon, Author

	Introduction	xi
Part I	Background	1
Chapter 1	Myths and Equations	3
	Why Make Games?	4
	Why Tell Stories in Games?	6
	One Last Equation	11
Chapter 2	The Story Remains the Same	13
	Aristotle and Those Other Greeks	15
	Jung's Collective Unconscious	24
	Campbell's The Hero's Journey	25
	Primary Sources	26
	From The Great Train Robbery to Birth of a Nation	26
	The Language of Drama and Film	28
Part II	Creating Characters	33
Chapter 3	Respecting Characters	37
	Three Dimensions	37
	Character Progression	40
	The Pivotal Character	42
	The Player-Character	43
Chapter 4	Character Roles	61
	The Character's Role in Story	61
	Populating the World	63
	Commentary and Gossip	64
	Living Useful Lives	67
	The Player-Character Revisited (Protagonist)	69
	Death of a Player-Character	70
	Villains (Antagonists)	74
	Mentors	77
	Sidekicks	80
	Servants and Pets	82
	Merchants	84
	Trainers	84
	Quest Givers	85
Chapter 5	Character Traits	87
	Mobility	87
	Physical Skills	94
	Professions	96
	Race	97
	Sex	99
	Character Emotion	102
	Characters in Opposition	103
	Memory	106
	Revealing Character Through Action	108
Chapter 6	Character Encounters	113
	Perception	113
	Perspective (First Person Versus Third Person)	116
	Dialogue	119
	Dialogue Systems	127
	Entrances and Exits	135
	Return Visits	136
	Relationships	138
Part III	Telling the Story	149
Chapter 7	Once Upon a Time	151
	Building a Home for Characters	151
	Story or Game: Which Comes First?	153
	Original Material	155
	Adaptations from Other Media	160
	Sequels	164
	Finding a Style That Fits	165
	Linear Versus Non-Linear	167
	Avoiding Cliches	172
Chapter 8	Respecting Story	175
	Willing Suspension of Disbelief	176
	The Fourth Wall	178
	The Trap of Cut Scenes	183
	The Trap of Too Much Backstory	187
	The Trap of Letting Players "Discover" the Story	188
	Verisimilitude	190
	Expressionism	191
	Symbolism	192
	Consistency of the World	193
	Setting	194
	Weather	195
	Scope and Scale	197
Chapter 9	Bringing the Story to Life	199
	Foreshadowing	199
	Point of Attack	203
	The Obligatory Scene	206
	Reversals	213
	Arcs	214
	Exposition in Action	215
Chapter 10	Games: Charting New Territory	219
	Characters Revisited	219
	Puzzling Developments	222
	Quests	224
	Types of Quests	232
	Rewards	237
	The Story Up Till Now	237
Chapter 11	Story Chiropractics	239
	Heart: Player Emotion	239
	Mind: Sharing the Theme	245
	Funny Bone: ROFLMAO!	249
Chapter 12	Editing	253
	Collaboration	254
	Adapting to the Engine You End Up With	261
	Stopping the Bleeding When You Cut Levels and Areas	263
	Polishing Dialogue	267
	Copy Editing	272
Chapter 13	The Roots of a New Storytelling	275
	The Odyssey	276
	The Canterbury Tales	280
	Don Quixote de la Mancha	281
	Charles Dickens and Publishing in Parts	284
	Saturday Morning at the Movies (Movie Serials)	286
	Dennis Wheatley's Crime Dossiers	289
	Daytime Soap Operas	291
	Episodic Television	292
Chapter 14	Modular Storytelling	295
	The Yoke of Narrative	297
	Nesting Modules	319
	Structuring Chaos	320
	Adventures in a Non-Linear World	321
Part IV	Games People Play	323
Chapter 15	Game Types	325
	Action	325
	Adventure	333
	Role-Playing	338
	Simulations	341
	Strategy	342
	Multiplayer	344
Chapter 16	Game Genres	345
	Fantasy	349
	Science Fiction	351
	War	355
	Espionage	358
	Crime	361
	Mystery	362
	Horror	366
	Romance	367
	Western	369
Chapter 17	Console Games	371
	Demographics	373
	Push the Button, Get the Story	374
	Integration Versus Cut Scenes	375
	How Story Enhances Gameplay	377
	Cooperative Games (Minimally Multiplayer)	379
	The Incredible Shrinking Game	381
Chapter 18	Bringing Virtual Worlds to Life	385
	The Roots of Role-Playing	390
	Scope and Scale	396
	Death of a Player-Character Revisited	401
	The Social World	402
	Footprints in the Sand	407
	The Trap pf Episodic Structure	408
Chapter 19	Enabling Story in Virtual Worlds	413
	Thousands of Heroes	413
	Ongoing Story	415
	Revealing Story	419
	True Multiplayer Quests	421
	Crowd Control	426
	Variety	428
	Hiding the Numbers	429
	Empowering Emergent Storytelling	434
Part V	Reflections	437
Chapter 20	The Responsible Writer	441
Part VI	Appendices	447
Appendix A	Opinionated Bibliography	449
Appendix B	Developer Primer on Building Writing Teams	453
	Introduction	454
	Team Configurations	455
	The Lead Writer	456
	The Staff	458
	Additional Considerations	459
	Conclusion	460
	Index	461

Smart and Gets Things Done or Excel 2007 Data Analysis For Dummies

2009-01-14T01:06:00.000-08:00

Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent

Author: Joel Spolsky

A guide to attracting, recruiting, interviewing, and hiring the best technical talent.

A comprehensive system for hiring top-notch technical employees
Packed with useful information and specific advice written in a breezy, humorous style
Learn how to find great people--and get them to work for you--in an afternoon!

The top software developers are ten times as productive as average developers. Ten times. You can't afford not to hire them. But if you haven't been reading Joel Spolsky's books or blog, you probably don't know how to find them and make them want to work for you.

In this brief book, Joel reveals all his secrets--from his years at Microsoft, and as the co-founder of Fog Creek Software--for recruiting the best developers in the world. You'll learn:

How to create a pipeline of excellent developers using internships--and why this is not optional
How to build a workplace where the best programmers want to work
The secrets to reading resumes, interviewing technical people, and deciding when to make an offer

If you've ever wondered what you should be looking for in a resume, if you've ever struggled to decide whether to hire someone at the end of an interview, or if you're wondering why you can't find great programmers, stop everything and read this book.

Excel 2007 Data Analysis For Dummies

Author: Stephen L Nelson CPA MBA MS

• Shows ordinary users how to tap the rich data analysis functionality of Excel, make sense of their organization's critical financial and statistical information, and put together compelling data presentations

• Now revised with over 30 percent new content to cover the enhancements in Excel 2007, including the completely redesigned user interface, augmented charting and PivotTable capabilities, improved security, and better data exchange through XML

• Provides thorough coverage of Excel features that are critical to data analysis-working with external databases, creating PivotTables and PivotCharts, using Excel statistical and financial functions, sharing data, harnessing the Solver, taking advantage of the Small Business Finance Manager, and more

Introduction     1
About This Book     1
What You Can Safely Ignore     1
What You Shouldn't Ignore (Unless You're a Masochist)     2
Three Foolish Assumptions     3
How This Book Is Organized     3
Where's the Beef?     3
PivotTables and PivotCharts     3
Advanced Tools     4
The Part of Tens     4
Appendix     4
Special Icons     5
Where to Next?     5
Where's the Beef?     7
Introducing Excel Tables     9
What Is a Table and Why Do I Care?     9
Building Tables     12
Exporting from a database     12
Building a table the hard way     12
Building a table the semi-hard way     13
Analyzing Table Information     15
Simple statistics     17
Sorting table records     19
Using AutoFilter on a table     21
Undoing a filter     23
Turning off filter     23
Using the custom AutoFilter     23
Filtering a filtered table     25
Using advanced filtering     26
Grabbing Data from External Sources     31
Getting Data the Export-Import Way     31
Exporting: The first step     32
Importing: The second step (if necessary)     36
Querying External Databases and Web Page Tables     45
Running a Web query     45
Importing a database table     47
Querying an external database     50
It's Sometimes a Raw Deal     56
Scrub-a-Dub-Dub: Cleaning Data     57
Editing Your Imported Workbook     57
Delete unnecessary columns     58
Delete unnecessary rows     58
Resize columns     59
Resize rows     60
Erase unneeded cell contents     61
Format numeric values     61
Copying worksheet data     61
Moving worksheet data     62
Replacing data in fields     62
Cleaning Data with Text Functions     63
What's the big deal, Steve?     63
The answer to some of your problems     65
The Clean function     65
The Concatenate function     66
The Exact function     66
The Find function     67
The Fixed function     68
The Left function      68
The Len function     68
The Lower function     69
The Mid function     69
The Proper function     70
The Replace function     70
The Rept function     70
The Right function     71
The Search function     71
The Substitute function     72
The T function     72
The Text function     73
The Trim function     73
The Upper function     73
The Value function     74
Converting text function formulas to text     74
Using Validation to Keep Data Clean     75
PivotTables and PivotCharts     79
Working with PivotTables     81
Looking at Data from Many Angles     81
Getting Ready to Pivot     82
Running the PivotTable Wizard     83
Fooling Around with Your Pivot Table     88
Pivoting and re-pivoting     88
Filtering pivot table data     88
Refreshing pivot table data     92
Sorting pivot table data     92
Pseudo-sorting     94
Grouping and ungrouping data items     95
Selecting this, selecting that     97
Where did that cell's number come from?     97
Setting value field settings     97
Customizing How Pivot Tables Work and Look     100
Setting pivot table options     100
Formatting pivot table information     103
Building PivotTable Formulas     107
Adding Another Standard Calculation     107
Creating Custom Calculations     111
Using Calculated Fields and Items     115
Adding a calculated field     115
Adding a calculated item     117
Removing calculated fields and items     119
Reviewing calculated field and calculated item formulas     121
Reviewing and changing solve order     122
Retrieving Data from a Pivot Table     123
Getting all the values in a pivot table     123
Getting a value from a pivot table     124
Arguments of the GETPIVOTDATA function     126
Working with PivotCharts     127
Why Use a PivotChart?     127
Getting Ready to Pivot     128
Running the PivotTable Wizard     129
Fooling Around with Your Pivot Chart     134
Pivoting and re-pivoting     134
Filtering pivot chart data      135
Refreshing pivot chart data     137
Grouping and ungrouping data items     138
Using Chart Commands to Create Pivot Charts     139
Customizing PivotCharts     143
Selecting a Chart Type     143
Working with Chart Layouts     144
Working with Chart Styles     144
Setting Chart Options     144
Chart titles     145
Chart legend     146
Chart data labels     147
Chart data tables     149
Chart axes     150
Chart gridlines     152
Changing a Chart's Location     152
Formatting the Plot Area     154
Formatting the Chart Area     155
Chart fill patterns     155
Chart area fonts     155
Formatting 3-D Charts     156
Formatting the walls of a 3-D chart     156
Using the 3-D View command     156
Advanced Tools     157
Using the Database Functions     159
Quickly Reviewing Functions     159
Understanding function syntax rules     160
Entering a function manually     160
Entering a function with the Function command     161
Using the DAVERAGE Function     165
Using the DCOUNT and DCOUNTA Functions     168
Using the DGET Function     170
Using the DMAX and DMAX Functions     172
Using the DPRODUCT Function     174
Using the DSTDEV and DSTDEVP Functions     174
Using the DSUM Function     176
Using the DVAR and DVARP Functions     178
Using the Statistics Functions     181
Counting Items in a Data Set     181
COUNT: Counting cells with values     181
COUNTA: Alternative counting cells with values     182
COUNTBLANK: Counting empty cells     183
COUNTIF: Counting cells that match criteria     183
PERMUT: Counting permutations     184
COMBIN: Counting combinations     184
Means, Modes, and Medians     184
AVEDEV: An average absolute deviation     185
AVERAGE: Average     185
AVERAGEA: An alternate average     186
TRIMMEAN: Trimming to a mean     186
MEDIAN: Median value     187
MODE: Mode value     187
GEOMEAN: Geometric mean     188
HARMEAN: Harmonic mean     188
Finding Values, Ranks, and Percentiles     188
MAX: Maximum value     188
MAXA: Alternate maximum value     189
MIN: Minimum value     189
MINA: Alternate minimum value     189
LARGE: Finding the kth largest value     189
SMALL: Finding the kth smallest value     190
RANK: Ranking an array value     190
PERCENTRANK: Finding a percentile ranking     191
PERCENTILE: Finding a percentile ranking     192
FREQUENCY: Frequency of values in a range     193
PROB: Probability of values     194
Standard Deviations and Variances     195
STDEV: Standard deviation of a sample     195
STDEVA: Alternate standard deviation of a sample     196
STDEVP: Standard deviation of a population     196
STDEVPA: Alternate standard deviation of a population     197
VAR: Variance of a sample     197
VARA: Alternate variance of a sample     198
VARP: Variance of a population     198
VARPA: Alternate variance of a population     198
COVAR: Covariance     199
DEVSQ: Sum of the squared deviations     199
Normal Distributions     199
NORMDIST: Probability X falls at or below a given value     199
NORMINV: X that gives specified probability     200
NORMSDIST: Probability variable within z-standard deviations     201
NORMSINV: z-value equivalent to a probability     201
STANDARDIZE: z-value for a specified value     202
CONFIDENCE: Confidence interval for a population mean     202
KURT: Kurtosis     203
SKEW: Skewness of a distribution     204
t-distributions     204
TDIST: Probability of given t-value     204
TINV: t-value of a given probability     205
TTEST: Probability two samples from same population     205
f-distributions     206
FDIST: f-distribution probability     206
FINV: f-value given f-distribution probability     206
FTEST: Probability data set variances not different     207
Binomial Distributions     207
BINOMDIST: Binomial probability distribution     207
NEGBINOMDIST: Negative binominal distribution     208
CRITBINOM: Cumulative binomial distribution     209
HYFGEOMDIST: Hypergeometric distribution     209
Chi-Square Distributions     210
CHIDIST: Chi-square distribution     210
CHIINV: Chi-square value for a given level of significance     211
CHITEST: Chi-square test     212
Regression Analysis     212
FORECAST: Forecast dependent variables using a best-fit line     213
INTERCEPT: y-axis intercept of a line     213
Linest     213
SLOPE: Slope of a regression line     214
STEYX: Standard error     214
Trend     214
LOGEST: Exponential regression     214
GROWTH: Exponential growth     215
Correlation     215
CORREL: Correlation coefficient     215
PEARSON: Pearson correlation coefficient     216
RSQ: r-squared value for a Pearson correlation coefficient     216
Fisher     216
Fisherinv     216
Some Really Esoteric Probability Distributions     217
BETADIST: Cumulative beta probability density     217
BETAINV: Inverse cumulative beta probability density     217
EXPONDIST: Exponential probability distribution     218
GAMMADIST: Gamma distribution probability     218
GAMMAINV: X for a given gamma distribution probability     219
GAMMALN: Natural logarithm of a gamma distribution     219
LOGNORMDIST: Probability of lognormal distribution     220
LOGINV: Value associated with lognormal distribution probability     220
POISSON: Poisson distribution probabilities     220
WEIBULL: Weibull distribution     221
ZTEST: Probability of a z-test     221
Descriptive Statistics     223
Using the Descriptive Statistics Tool     224
Creating a Histogram     228
Ranking by Percentile     231
Calculating Moving Averages     233
Exponential Smoothing     235
Generating Random Numbers     238
Sampling Data     240
Inferential Statistics     245
Using the t-test Data Analysis Tool     246
Performing z-test Calculations     248
Creating a Scatter Plot     250
Using the Regression Data Analysis Tool     255
Using the Correlation Analysis Tool     256
Using the Covariance Analysis Tool     259
Using the Anova Data Analysis Tools     260
Creating an f-test Analysis     261
Using Fourier Analysis     262
Optimization Modeling with Solver     263
Understanding Optimization Modeling     264
Optimizing your imaginary profits     264
Recognizing constraints     264
Setting Up a Solver Worksheet      265
Solving an Optimization Modeling Problem     268
Reviewing the Solver Reports     273
The Answer Report     273
The Sensitivity Report     274
The Limits Report     276
Some other notes about Solver reports     277
Working with the Solver Options     277
Setting a limit on Solver     278
Deciding how nit-picky to be     278
Saying when     279
When you assume...     279
Using automatic scaling     280
Showing iteration results     280
Tangent versus quadratic estimates     280
Forward versus central derivatives     280
Newton versus conjugate algorithms     281
Saving and reusing model information     281
Understanding the Solver Error Messages     282
Solver has converged to the current solution     282
Solver cannot improve the current solution     282
Stop chosen when maximum time limit was reached     283
Stop chosen when maximum iteration limit was reached     283
Set target cell values do not converge     283
Solver could not find a feasible solution     284
Conditions for assume linear model are not satisfied     284
Solver encountered an error value in a target or constraint cell     284
There is not enough memory available to solve the problem     285
The Part of Tens     287
Almost Ten Things You Ought to Know about Statistics     289
Descriptive Statistics Are Straightforward     290
Averages Aren't So Simple Sometimes     290
Standard Deviations Describe Dispersion     291
An Observation Is an Observation     292
A Sample Is a Subset of Values     293
Inferential Statistics Are Cool but Complicated     293
Probability Distribution Functions Aren't Always Confusing     294
Uniform distribution     295
Normal distribution     295
Parameters Aren't So Complicated     297
Skewness and Kurtosis Describe a Probability Distribution's Shape     297
Almost Ten Tips for Presenting Table Results and Analyzing Data     299
Work Hard to Import Data     299
Design Information Systems to Produce Rich Data     300
Don't Forget about Third-Party Sources     301
Just Add It     301
Always Explore Descriptive Statistics     302
Watch for Trends     302
Slicing and Dicing: Cross-Tabulation     303
Chart It, Baby     303
Be Aware of Inferential Statistics     303
Ten Tips for Visually Analyzing and Presenting Data     305
Using the Right Chart Type     305
Using Your Chart Message as the Chart Title     307
Beware of Pie Charts     307
Consider Using Pivot Charts for Small Data Sets     309
Avoiding 3-D Charts     310
Never Use 3-D Pie Charts     312
Be Aware of the Phantom Data Markers     313
Use Logarithmic Scaling     313
Don't Forget to Experiment     316
Get Tufte     316
Appendix     319
Glossary of Data Analysis and Excel Terms     321
Index     331

Empowering Online Learning or Database Concepts

2009-01-13T14:54:00.000-08:00

Empowering Online Learning

Author: Curtis J Bonk

This is an essential resource for anyone designing or facilitating online learning. It introduces an easy, practical model (read, reflect, display, and do) that will show online educators how to deliver content in ways that benefit all types of learners (visual, auditory, observational, and kinesthetic) from a wide variety of backgrounds and skill levels. With a solid theoretical foundation and concrete guidance and examples, this book can be used as a handy reference, a professional guidebook, or a course text. The authors intend for it to help online instructors and instructional designers as well as those contemplating such positions design, develop, and deliver learner-centered online instruction.

Database Concepts

Author: David Kroenk

Written by one of the world's leading database authorities, Database Concepts, 4e, introduces the essential concepts students need to create and use small databases. The new edition is updated for access 2007.

Database Fundamentals; The Relational Model; Structured Query Language; Database Design; Data Modeling and the Entity-Relationship Model; Database Management; Database Administration; Database Processing Applications; Database Processing for Business Intelligence

For anyone looking for an up-to-date book that covers the essential concepts on small database management.

PART I – Database Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1 -Getting Started
CHAPTER 2 -The Relational Model
CHAPTER 3 - Structured Query Language

PART II - Database Design
CHAPTER 4 – Data Modeling and the Entity-Relationship Model
CHAPTER 5- Database Design

PART III - Database Management
CHAPTER 6 - Database Administration
CHAPTER 7 - Database Processing Applications
CHAPTER 8 - Database Processing for Business Intelligence

APPENDIX A - Getting Started with Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition
APPENDIX B - Getting Started with Sun Microsystems MySQL
APPENDIX C - SQL Views
**ON-LINE APPENDIX D – The Access Workbench — Section D — Microsoft Access 2003 User-Level Security in Access 2007

Learning Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 Foundation or Eclipse Web Tools Platform

2009-01-13T05:42:00.000-08:00

Learning Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 Foundation: Official Autodesk Training Guide with DVD

Author: Autodesk

Learning Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008 | Foundation is your shortcut to learning 3ds Max quickly and effectively. You'll get hands-on experience with the key tools and techniques through easy-to-follow, step-by-step project-based lessons, while learning to model, animate, apply materials and render in both the games & design visualization pipelines. By the end of the book you'll have a sense of the entire production process as you work on real-life production examples.

Whether you're a game artist or a graphic artist, Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008 has the tools you need to succeed.

Game Artists will gain in-depth knowledge of the world-class Biped character animation toolset, unparalleled polygon modeling and texturing workflow.

Design Visualization Specialists such as architects, designers, and graphic artists, will gain the power to visually inform the design process through conceptual exploration, design validation and visual communication.

Bonus features included on DVD:
• Link to a 30-day trial of Autodesk® 3ds Max® software
• Bonus short films and new software feature demos
• Autodesk 3ds Max hotkeys reference guide
• Free models from Turbo Squid worth $160
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008

* An all-access pass to the production and teaching experience of Autodesk's training experts

* Concept-driven lessons, fully illustrated in color, teach you the essentials of using 3ds Max 2008 so you can master the techniques of animation, modeling, materials, lighting and rendering

* DVD includes instructor led videos, support files and movies as well as interviews with contributingartists and FREE models from Turbo Squid worth US $160!

With this official Autodesk training guide, you will also:
• Learn about the user interface (UI) and work in 3D space
• Learn about animation basics and key frame animation
• Character modeling with editable poly
• Create rigs with biped
• Make morph targets with paint tools
• Learn about unwrapping UVs
• Learn about motion mixer workflow
• Understand & animate cameras
• Learn about light types and advanced lighting techniques
• Rendering Techniques & Tools (mental ray & Render Effect)

Interesting book: Schmerzlose Leistungsbewertungen

Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Java Web Application Development with Eclipse

Author: Lawrence Mandel

Discover WTP, the New End-to-End Toolset for Java-Based Web Development

The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) seamlessly integrates all the tools today’s Java Web developer needs. WTP is both an unprecedented Open Source resource for working developers and a powerful foundation for state-of-the-art commercial products.

Eclipse Web Tools Platform offers in-depth descriptions of every tool included in WTP, introducing powerful capabilities never before available in Eclipse. The authors cover the entire Web development process–from defining Web application architectures and development processes through testing and beyond. And if you’re seeking to extend WTP, this book provides an introduction to the platform’s rich APIs. The book also

Presents step-by-step coverage of developing persistence, business logic, and presentation tiers with WTP and Java
Introduces best practices for multiple styles of Web and Java EE development
Demonstrates JDBC database access and configuration
Shows how to configure application servers for use with WTP
Walks through creating Web service application interfaces
Covers automated testing with JUnit and Cactus, and automated builds utilizing Ant, Maven, and CruiseControl
Introduces testing and profiling Web applications with the Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) project
Describes how to extend WTP with new servers, file types, and WSDL extensions

This book is an invaluable resource for every Eclipse and enterprise Java Web developer: both those who use Eclipse to build other Web applications, and those who build Eclipse technologies into their own products.

Routing TCP IP Volume II or Age of Mythology The Titans Expansion

2009-01-12T17:31:00.000-08:00

Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development)

Author: Jeff Doyl

A detailed examination of exterior routing protocols and advanced IP routing issues

Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, enables you to:

Master the operational components, configuration, and troubleshooting of BGP-4-the de facto interdomain routing protocol
Understand the operation, configuration, and troubleshooting of NAT
Learn how to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot IP multicast routing through an array of case studies and exercises
Familiarize yourself with the design goals and current state of IPv6, the new generation of the IP protocol
Implement router management through a diverse range of expert-tested methods
Test and validate your knowledge with practical, comprehensive review questions, configuration exercises, and troubleshooting exercises
Further your CCIE preparation while mastering advanced TCP/IP concepts

The complexities of exterior gateway protocols, including TCP connections, message states, path attributes, interior routing protocol interoperation, and setting up neighbor connections, require a comprehensive understanding of router operations in order to manage network growth. Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, provides you with the expertise necessary to understand and implement Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 (BGP-4), multicast routing, Network Address Translation (NAT), IPv6, and effective router management techniques. Jeff Doyle's practical approach, easy-to-read format, and comprehensive topic coverage make this book an instant classic and a must-have addition to anynetwork professional's library.

Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, expands upon the central theme of Volume I: scalability and management of network growth. Volume II moves beyond the interior gateway protocols covered in Volume I to examine both inter-autonomous system routing and more exotic routing issues such as multicasting and IPv6. This second volume follows the same informational structure used effectively in Volume I: discussing the topic fundamentals, following up with a series of configuration examples designed to show the concept in a real-world environment, and relying on tested troubleshooting measures to resolve any problems that might arise. This book helps you accomplish more than earning the highly valued CCIE number after your name; it also helps you develop the knowledge and skills that are essential to perform your job at an expert level. Whether you are pursuing CCIE certification, need to review for your CCIE recertification exam, or are just looking for expert-level advice on advanced routing issues, Routing TCP/IP, Volume II, helps you understand foundation concepts and apply best practice techniques for effective network growth and management.

Interesting book: Drunk the Night Before or Herbal Remedy Gardens

Age of Mythology-The Titans Expansion: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets

Author: Doug Radcliff

Become Master of the Titans!
The eagerly anticipated Titans Expansion adds new strategic possibilities and depth of the Age of Mythology universe with Titan uberunits, the new Atlantean mythology, and a whole new campaign. This comprehensive strategy guide, written with the full support of Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Game Studios, is packed with the strategies, tactics, and analysis you need to master the Titans!
Inside you'll find:
* Strategies and tips straight from Ensemble Studios' best players
* Thorough analysis of the Atlantean mythology, including military units, Major and Lesser Gods, and their powers
* Detailed economic and military strategies that show you how to build a thriving economy and prevail in combat
* Multiplayer tactics for every game mode, including Lightning tactics from Age of Mythology expert Chris "Swinger" Rupp
* In-depth stats for everything in the game
* Step-by-step walkthrough of the compelling new campaign

Chapter One: Age of Mythology: The Titans.

Chapter Two: The Game Economy.

Chapter Three: Commanding Your Military.

Chapter Four: Atlantean Mythology.

Chapter Five: The Titans Campaign, Part I.

Chapter Six: Titans Campaign, Part II.

Chapter Seven: The Titans Campaign, Part III.

Chapter Eight: Multiplayer Conquest Strategies.

Chapter Nine: Deathmatch and Lightning Multiplayer Strategies.

Appendix A: Unit Statistics.

Apprndix B: Improvement Statistics.

Appendix C: Cheat Codes.

Appendix D: Hotkeys.

Hackers and Painters or Professional Windows PowerShell Programming

2009-01-12T07:19:00.000-08:00

Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age

Author: Paul Graham

"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences." --from "Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age," by Paul Graham We are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who are these people, what motivates them, and why should you care? Consider these facts: Everything around us is turning into computers. Your typewriter is gone, replaced by a computer. Your phone has turned into a computer. So has your camera. Soon your TV will. Your car was not only designed on computers, but has more processing power in it than a room-sized mainframe did in 1970. Letters, encyclopedias, newspapers, and even your local store are being replaced by the Internet. "Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age," by Paul Graham, explains this world and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on an unflinching exploration into what he calls "an intellectual Wild West." The ideas discussed in this book will have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live. Topics include the importance of beauty in software design, how to make wealth, heresy and free speech, the programming language renaissance, the open-source movement, digital design, internet startups, and more. And here's a taste of what you'll find in "Hackers & Painters": "In most fields the great work is done early on. The paintings madebetween 1430 and1500 are still unsurpassed. Shakespeare appeared just as professional theater was being born, and pushed the medium so far that every playwright since has had to live in his shadow. Albrecht Durer did the same thing with engraving, and Jane Austen with the novel. Over and over we see the same pattern. A new medium appears, and people are so excited about it that they explore most of its possibilities in the first couple generations. Hacking seems to be in this phase now. Painting was not, in Leonardo's time, as cool as his work helped make it. How cool hacking turns out to be will depend on what we can do with this new medium." Andy Hertzfeld, co-creator of the Macintosh computer, says about "Hackers & Painters": "Paul Graham is a hacker, painter and a terrific writer. His lucid, humorous prose is brimming with contrarian insight and practical wisdom on writing great code at the intersection of art, science and commerce." Paul Graham, designer of the new Arc language, was the creator of Yahoo Store, the first web-based application. In addition to his PhD in Computer Science from Harvard, Graham also studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.

Soundview Executive Book Summaries

Big Ideas From the Computer Age
As more and more aspects of our lives - typewriters, phones, cameras, cars, etc. - become computerized, the need to understand the world of computer programmers becomes more and more apparent. In Hackers & Painters, computer science expert and painter Paul Graham examines the world of computer programmers and what motivates them to create the most important technical breakthroughs. While discussing the many issues that have accompanied the computer's rise to prominence in our lives, Graham attempts to answer many of the questions that have emerged along the way.

For starters, Graham explains that the word "hacker" has more than one definition. Although many might think of a hacker as a malicious malcontent who breaks into computers, the hackers who Graham refers to throughout Hackers & Painters are the good computer programmers who make all the magic of computers happen at the touch of a finger.

Graham's first chapter, "Why Nerds Are Unpopular," attempts to explain why smart children are at the bottom of the food chain in high school, and describes the dilemmas facing them when they are too young and unorganized to put their gifts into action. While contemplating the terms "character" and "integrity," Graham follows his own progress from nerd to computer scientist to painter. He explains that painters and computer hackers have much in common, including the desire to make good things.

Masterpieces and Software
When comparing the development of great software to the creation of a painted masterpiece, Graham points to Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Ginevra de' Benci. He explains that da Vinci's painting is not great simply because of the beautiful form of the woman in the foreground, but is arresting because of the immense attention to background and foreground details that produces a complete and stunning work. Graham writes, "Great software, likewise, requires a fanatical devotion to beauty. If you look inside good software, you find that parts no one is ever supposed to see are beautiful too."

Ambition and Routine
When discussing the intricacies of hacking and the management of it, he explains that the ups and downs of inspiration must be taken into account. "In both painting and hacking there are some tasks that are terrifyingly ambitious, and others that are comfortingly routine. It's a good idea to save some easy tasks for moments when you could otherwise stall."

Graham, who has a Ph.D. in computer science from Harvard and has studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design as well as the Accademia in Florence, Italy, points out that the similarities between hackers and painters are endless. For example, he writes, "Like painting, most software is intended for a human audience. And so hackers, like painters, must have empathy to do really great work. You have to be able to see things from the user's point of view."

Hackers & Painters can be seen as a compilation of essays, each held within a single chapter, that explore the concepts of creativity and computer programming as seen through the eyes of an imaginative thinker who has strong and personal ideas on all the subjects he attacks. Along the way, he describes how spam can be destroyed, the role of "taste" in the creative process, how programming languages work, what type of programming language will exist in 100 years, and how his Viaweb startup created the first Web-based application. Although each chapter can be digested alone without the others, together they form a well-rounded view of the many worlds that are taking place beneath the surface of our language, our computers, and our culture.

Why We Like This Book
Hackers & Painters goes beyond personal memoir and business handbook, landing at a more unique place where personal and business experiences combine, providing the perfect canvas on which to paint clear directions for those managing hackers, and the hackers themselves. Full of positive advice and leadership tips, Graham offers his readers a road map to the computerized future. Copyright © 2005 Soundview Executive Book Summaries

	Preface	ix
1.	Why Nerds Are Unpopular: Their minds are not on the game	1
2.	Hackers and Painters: Hackers are makers, like painters or architects or writers	18
3.	What You Can't Say: How to think heretical thoughts and what to do with them	34
4.	Good Bad Attitude: Like Americans, hackers with by breaking rules	50
5.	The Other Road Ahead: Web-based software offers the biggest opportunity since the arrival of the microcomputer	56
6.	How to Make Wealth: The best way to get rich is to create wealth. And startups are the best way to do that	87
7.	Mind the Gap: Could "unequal income distribution" be less of a problem than we think?	109
8.	A Plan for Spam: Till recently most experts thought spam filtering wouldn't work. This proposal changed their minds	121
9.	Taste for Makers: How do you make great things?	130
10.	Programming Languages Explained: What a programming language is and why they are a hot topic now	146
11.	The Hundred-Year Language: How will we program in a hundred years? Why not start now?	155
12.	Beating the Averages: For web-based applications you can use whatever language you want. So can your competitors	169
13.	Revenge of the Nerds: In technology, "industry best practice" is a recipe for losing	181
14.	The Dream Language: A good programming language is one that lets hackers have their way with it	200
15.	Design and Research: Research has to be original. Design has to be good	216
	Notes	223
	Acknowledgments	237
	Image Credits	239
	Glossary	241
	Index	251

Interesting textbook: Scrittura quella impianti: Comunicazione efficace sul lavoro: Nona edizione

Professional Windows PowerShell Programming: Snap-Ins, Cmdlets, Hosts, and Providers

Author: Arul Kumaravel

In Wrox's Professional PowerShell Programming, readers are treated to a guided tour of PowerShell from a programmer's perspective as Microsoft PowerShell development team member Arul Kumaravel skillfully guides readers through all the ins and outs of the PowerShell SDK, and shows them how to create extensions to PowerShell and integrate PowerShell capabilities into their own applications. Coverage includes:

• Extending PowerShell Engine with Snapins

• Adapter Implementations

• Developing Cmdlets

• Developing Providers - Drive, item, navigation, container Providers and more

• Hosting PowerShell Engine in applications

• Creating Applications that Use a Custom Host

• Extending Object Types and Formatting

• and more.

Companion website at Wrox.com includes complete source code downloads.

The Rough Guide to Macs and OSX or Quicken 2008

2009-01-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

The Rough Guide to Macs and OSX

Author: Peter Buckley

The Rough Guide to Macs & OS X is your essential companion to choosing and using an Apple computer. Packed full of essential tips and advice for both novices and Mac devotees – and covering 'v10.5 Leopard', the latest version of the Apple operating system, it willhelp you choose a Mac and get the best deal, import your files and emails from an old Mac or PC, master the finer points of OS X v.10.5 Leopard and download music and hook-up to an iPod. This guide explains how to edit photos and movies, master the art of desktop publishing, host your own website on your Mac and includes useful information on finding the best free software to empower your system and networking with other Macs or Windows machines.

Whether you already have a Mac or you’re thinking of buying one, you need this book.

New interesting textbook: Southern Africa in World Politics or Mathematics for Economists

Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual

Author: Bonnie Biafor

Quicken is one of the many convenient ways to keep track of personal finances, but many people are unaware of Quicken's power and end up using only the basic features. And sometimes Quicken seems to raise more questions than it answers: Return of capital from stock? "Net worth"? What are they and why do you need to know about them? Luckily, Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual picks up where Quicken's help resources leave off. You'll find step-by-step instructions for using the most useful Quicken features, including those you may not have quite understood, let alone mastered, such as budgeting, recording investment transactions, archiving Quicken data files, and so on. You also learn why and when to use specific features, and which ones would be most useful in your situation. Quicken 2008: The Missing Manual helps you: Set up Quicken to take care of your specific needs. Follow your money from the moment you earn it. Make deposits, pay for expenses, track the things you own and how much you owe. Take care of financial tasks online, and quickly reconcile your accounts. Create and use budgets and track your investments. Generate reports to prepare your tax returns and evaluate your financial fitness. And a lot more. This book is designed to accommodate readers at every technical level. If you're a first-time Quicken user, special boxes with the title "Up To Speed" provide the introductory information you need to understand the topic at hand. For advanced users, there are similar boxes called "Power Users' Clinic" that offer more technical tips, tricks, and shortcuts for the experienced Quicken fan. For a topic as important as your personal finances, why trust anything else?

Microsoft Log Parser Toolkit or Tales of Symphonia

2009-01-11T02:55:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Log Parser Toolkit

Author: Gabriele Giuseppini

HIGHLIGHT Written by Microsoft's Log Parser developer, this is the first book available on Microsoft's popular yet undocumented log parser tool. The book and accompanying Web site contain hundreds of customized, working scripts and templates that system administrators will find invaluable for analyzing the log files from Windows Server, Snort IDS, ISA Server, IIS Server, Exchange Server, and other products.

System administrators running Windows, Unix, and Linux networks manage anywhere from 1 to thousands of operating systems (Windows, Unix, etc.), Applications (Exchange, Snort, IIS, etc.), and hardware devices (firewalls, routers, etc.) that generate incredibly long and detailed log files of all activity on the particular application or device. This book will teach administrators how to use Microsoft's Log Parser to data mine all of the information available within these countless logs. The book teaches readers how all queries within Log Parser work (for example: a Log Parser query to an Exchange log may provide information on the origin of spam, viruses, etc.). Also, Log Parser is completely scriptable and customizable so the book and accompanying Web site will provide the reader with hundreds of original, working scripts that will automate these tasks and provide formatted charts and reports detailing the results of the queries.

* Written by Microsoft's sole developer of Log Parser, this is the first book available on the powerful yet completely undocumented product that ships with Microsoft's IIS, Windows Advanced Server 2003, and is available as a free download from the
Microsoft Web site.

* The book and accompanying Web site contain dozens oforiginal, working Log Parser scripts and templates for Windows Server, ISA Server, Snort IDS, Exchange Server, IIS, and more!

* This book and accompanying scripts will save system administrators countless hours by scripting and automating the most common to the most complex log analysis tasks.

Ch. 1	Introducing Log Parser	1
Ch. 2	Monitoring IIS	43
Ch. 3	Exploring the Windows event log	89
Ch. 4	Examining network traffic and performance logs with Log Parser	125
Ch. 5	Managing snort alerts	147
Ch. 6	Managing log files	165
Ch. 7	Investigating intrusions	191
Ch. 8	Security auditing	209
Ch. 9	Enhancing Log Parser	243
Ch. 10	Formatting, reporting, and charting	299
Ch. 11	Handling complex data	333
App. A	SQL grammar reference	359
App. B	Function reference	377
App. C	Input format reference	387
App. D	Output format reference	415

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Official Strategy Guide: Dawn of the New World Official Strategy Guide

Author: Brady Games Staff

BradyGames’ Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

A comprehensive walkthrough of the entire game.
DETAILED MAPS: The locations of events, battles, items, and more are pinpointed
BESTIARY: In-depth bestiary including over 200 unique monsters with tips on how to capture them
CHARACTER AND SIDE QUESTS: Tactics to lead players through all extra quests found in the game

Platform: Wii

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Sams Teach Yourself TCP IP in 24 Hours or Security Exam Cram 2

2009-01-10T14:43:00.000-08:00

Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours

Author: Joe Casad

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will uncover the inner workings of TCP/IP. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of TCP/IP from the ground up.

Practical discussions provide an inside look at TCP/IP components and protocols.

Step-by-step instructions walk you through many common tasks.

Q&As at the end of each hour help you test your knowledge.

Notes and tips point out shortcuts and solutions and help you steer clear of potential problems.

If you're looking for a smart, concise introduction to the protocols that power the Internet, start your clock and look inside. Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours is your guide to the secrets of TCP/IP.

Learn about...

Protocols at each layer of the TCP/IP stack
Routers and gateways
IP addressing
Subnetting TCP/IP networks
Name resolution techniques
TCP/IP utilities such as ping and traceroute
TCP/IP over wireless networks
IP version 6
The World Wide Web and how it works
TCP/IP mail protocols such as POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP
Casting, streaming, and automation
Web services
Detecting and stopping network attacks

Part I: TCP/IP Basics

Hour 1 What Is TCP/IP? 7

Hour 2 How TCP/IP Works 21

Part II: The TCP/IP Protocol System

Hour 3 The Network Access Layer 35

Hour 4 The Internet Layer 47

Hour 5 Subnetting and CIDR 69

Hour 6 The Transport Layer 83

Hour 7 The Application Layer 107

Part III: Networking with TCP/IP

Hour 8 Routing 121

Hour 9 Getting Connected 143

Hour 10 Firewalls 175

Hour 11 Name Resolution 185

Hour 12 Automatic Configuration 215

Hour 13 IPv6--The Next Generation 229

Part IV: TCP/IP Utilities

Hour 14 TCP/IP Utilities 243

Hour 15 Monitoring and Remote Access 275

Part V: TCP/IP and the Internet

Hour 16 The Internet: A Closer Look 297

Hour 17 HTTP, HTML, and the World Wide Web 305

Hour 18 Email 321

Hour 19 Streaming and Casting 339

Part VI: Advanced Topics

Hour 20 Web Services 353

Hour 21 The New Web 363

Hour 22 Network Intrusion 375

Hour 23 TCP/IP Security 391

Hour 24 Implementing a TCP/IP Network--Seven Days in the Life of a Sys Admin 413

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Featuring 24 one-hour lessons on TCP/IP, this book identifies and describes protocols at each layer, offers instruction on the use of routers and gateways, and provides recommendations for working with IP addresses, TCP/IP networks, utilities, and security. Each lesson builds upon previous lessons. Shortcuts and pitfalls are highlighted. Charts, diagrams, and flow charts are used to illustrate key points. Casad is an engineer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Security+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram SYO-101)

Author: Kirk Hausman

The Security+ certification is CompTIA's answer to the market's need for a baseline, vendor-neutral security certification. The IT industry recognizes there is a need to better train, staff, and empower those tasked with designing and implementing information security, and Security+ is an effort to meet this demand. Security+ will become the baseline certification for Microsoft's new security certification initiative (to be announced in 2003). This book is not intended to teach new material. Instead it assumes that you have a solid foundation of knowledge but can use a refresher on important concepts as well as a guide to exam topics and objectives. This book focuses exactly on what you need to pass the exam - it features test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else.

The accompanying CD features PrepLogic™ Practice Tests, Preview Edition. This product includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam. Each question contains full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. The engine offers two study modes, Practice Test and Flash Review, full exam customization, and a detailed score report.

Information Rules or Visual C How to Program

2009-01-10T05:31:00.000-08:00

Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy

Author: Carl Shapiro

Information Goods -- from movies and music to software code and stock quotes - have supplanted industrial goods as the key drivers of world markets. Confronted by this New Economy, many instinctively react by searching for a corresponding New Economics to guide their business decisions. Executives charged with rolling out cutting-edge software products or on-line versions of their magazines are tempted to abandon the classic lessons of economics, and rely instead on an ever changing roster of trends, buzzwords, and analogies that promise to guide strategy in the information age. Not so fast, say authors Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian. In Information Rules they warn managers, "Ignore basic economic principles at your own risk. Technology changes. Economic laws do not." Understanding these laws and their relevance to information goods is critical when fashioning today's successful competitive strategies. Information Rules introduces and explains the economic concepts needed to navigate the evolving network economy. Information Rules will help business leaders and policy makers - from executives in the entertainment, publishing, hardware, and software industries to lawyers, finance professionals, and writers -- make intelligent decisions about their information assets.

<br>&#151 Wall Street Journal - Stanley W. Angrist

...inexpensive, reliable computing has changed the way business is done. So how should corporations adapt? Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian, in Information Rules, offer several ideas. The authors forgo buzzwords and hype, for the most part, to describe proven strategies based on enduring economic principles.

What People Are Saying

Andrew S. Grove
An excellent book! Through a combination of clear, jargon-free English, and crisp, specific examples drawn from real life, Information Rules shows how economic principles apply in the age of Internet.

Barry Nalebuff
Forget Econ 101. Get a glimpse of Econ 2001 -- state-of-the-art ideas on how and when the market for information works, and what that means for business. Information Rules is an accessible, real-world, and ultimately practical guide.

Eric Schmidt
Information Rules is the first book to explain network economics, the new economics of our lives. Shapiro and Varian explain all the crazy things that we see happening every day in Silicon Valley and other parts of the world. This book is a must-read for every business person in the new millenium.

Michael Dolbec
I have not found a better field guide to the trench warfare of competition in the information age. Information Rules is an excellent asset for high-tech strategists. Skip that 'fog of war' feeling -- read this book to find out exactly what your competitors are doing, and how you can make their nights sleepless as you compete for the future.

Visual C# How to Program

Author: Harvey M Deitel

The complete, authoritative Deitel® Live-Code introduction to object-oriented programming with C# 2.0, Visual C#® 2005, ADO.NET 2.0, ASP.NET 2.0 and Web Services! C# is one of the world’s most powerful object-oriented languages. This new edition, which is completely updated to C# 2.0 and Visual C#® 2005, uses a carefully paced early classes and objects approach.

This book is a must have for any C# student because of its thorough explanations, its carefully developed and commented examples, and its numerous and interesting exercises. The idea of introducing a bit of UML in each chapter through a case study is great and should be in every book! It’s the book I’ll recommend to my students! —José Antonio González Seco, Andalucia’s Parlamient

I’m glad to see the early treatment of objects done so well. The UML material is well explained and will help students better understand OOP. A comprehensive introduction to XML, and one of the clearest tutorials on Web services I’ve read, with great examples. An excellent chapter on generics. Explains data structures with a clarity that is hard to come by. —Gavin Osborne, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Overall fantasic coverage of inheritance.—Dharmesh Chauhan,Microsoft

The [optional] ATM OOD/UML case study is excellent! The implementation of the design developed in the early chapters gives the reader a fantastic model of a real world problem. You hit a home run with this one! —Catherine Wyman, Devry-Phoenix

Deitel has a real knack for presenting technical material with accuracy, clarity and brevity. —Harlan Brewer, University of Cincinnati

Excellent coverage of developing ASP.NET 2.0 applications, with plenty of sample code. The chapter on exception handling is one of, if not the best such chapters I have seen in the 50+ .NET related books I’ve read and reviewed. The chapter on Networking is one of the best I have seen. —Peter Bromberg, Merrill Lynch, C# MVP

A beautiful presentation of threads —Pavel Tsekov, Caesar BSC

A superb job of clearly integrating the theory of relational databases and SQL with the application of ADO.NET.—Harlan Brewer, University of Cincinnati

Visual C# 2005 How to Program, 2/e, includes comprehensive coverage of object-oriented programming in C#, and several major integrated case studies: the Grade Book class (Chapters 4—6, 8), the Time class (three sections of Chapter 9), the Employee class (Chapters 10—11), the optional OOD/UML™ 2 ATM system (Chapters 1, 3—9 and Appendix J), and three multi-tier, database driven Web applications–a guest book (Chapter 21), a secure book database (Chapter 21) and an airline reservation system (Chapter 22).

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized corporate training and content creation organization specializing in C#, Visual Basic® .NET, Visual C++® .NET, Java™, C, C++, XML, Python, Perl, Ruby, AJAX, Internet, Web and object technologies. The Deitels are the authors of many other best-selling programming language

textbooks, including Java™ How to Program, 6/e, Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 3/e and C++ How to Program, 5/e. Visual C# 2005 How to Program, 2/e’s instructor and student resources include Web sites (deitel.com and prenhall.com/deitel) with the book’s code examples and information for faculty, students and professionals.

The Dark Side of Game Texturing or Writing Secure Code

2009-01-09T18:20:00.000-08:00

The Dark Side of Game Texturing

Author: David Franson

Charred ruins, bullet holes, rusted metal—if you're a fan of 3D first-person-shooter games, then you're familiar with those amazing, ominous textures that draw you into your character's surroundings. Get ready to analyze—and re-create—the textures and graphics used in these games. All you need is a decent PC, Photoshop, and a digital camera. Once you learn how to create the textures within this book, you can create any texture for any game. Not a born artist? That's okay. You'll learn how to let Photoshop do most of the work. Begin with texturing basics, including pixel sizes, color modes, and alpha channels. Then jump right into hearty texture tutorials as you create everything from sci-fi backgrounds and molten lava to medieval castle walls and dragon skin. If you're ready to travel to the grim back alleys of your imagination, then you're ready for "The Dark Side of Game Texturing".

New interesting textbook: Économie Directoriale :les Applications, les Stratégies et la Tactique

Writing Secure Code

Author: Michael Howard

Keep black-hat hackers at bay with the tips and techniques in this entertaining, eye-opening book! Developers will learn how to padlock their applications throughout the entire development process-from designing secure applications to writing robust code that can withstand repeated attacks to testing applications for security flaws. Short, easily digested chapters reveal proven principles, strategies, and coding techniques. The authors-two battle-scarred veterans who have solved some of the industry's toughest security problems-provide sample code in several languages. This edition includes updated information about threat modeling, designing a security process, international issues, file-system issues, adding privacy to applications, and performing security code reviews. It also includes enhanced coverage of buffer overruns, Microsoft(r) .NET security, and Microsoft ActiveX(r) development, plus practical checklists for developers, testers, and program managers.

	Introduction
Pt. I	Contemporary Security
1	The Need for Secure Systems	3
2	The Proactive Security Development Process	23
3	Security Principles to Live By	51
4	Threat Modeling	69
Pt. II	Secure Coding Techniques
5	Public Enemy #1: The Buffer Overrun	127
6	Determining Appropriate Access Control	171
7	Running with Least Privilege	207
8	Cryptographic Foibles	259
9	Protecting Secret Data	299
10	All Input Is Evil!	341
11	Canonical Representation Issues	363
12	Database Input Issues	397
13	Web-Specific Input Issues	413
14	Internationalization Issues	439
Pt. III	Even More Secure Coding Techniques
15	Socket Security	455
16	Securing RPC, ActiveX Controls, and DCOM	477
17	Protecting Against Denial of Service Attacks	517
18	Writing Secure .NET Code	535
Pt. IV	Special Topics
19	Security Testing	567
20	Performing a Security Code Review	615
21	Secure Software Installation	627
22	Building Privacy into Your Application	641
23	General Good Practices	663
24	Writing Security Documentation and Error Messages	695
Pt. V	Appendixes
A	Dangerous APIs	713
B	Ridiculous Excuses We've Heard	723
C	A Designer's Security Checklist	729
D	A Developer's Security Checklist	731
E	A Tester's Security Checklist	737
	A Final Thought	739
	Annotated Bibliography	741
	Index	747

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