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31 January, 2010

Accounting and Financial Management for I.T. Professional

Y.P. Singh, "Accounting and Financial Management for I.T. Professional"
New Age Publications | 2007 | ISBN: 8122421539 | 236 pages | PDF | 1б1 MB

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PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software and Hardware Interfacing

PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software and Hardware Interfacing
Delmar Cengage Learning | 2004 | ISBN: 1401839673 | PDF | 816 pages | 30.5 MB | English

This book presents a thorough introduction to the Microchip PIC® microcontroller family, including all of the PIC programming and interfacing for all the peripheral functions. A step-by-step approach to PIC assembly language programming is presented, with tutorials that demonstrate how to use such inherent development tools such as the Integrated Development Environment MPLAB, PIC18 C compiler, the ICD2 in-circuit debugger, and several demo boards. Comprehensive coverage spans the topics of interrupts, timer functions, parallel I/O ports, various serial communications such as USART, SPI, I2C, CAN, A/D converters, and external memory expansion.

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CompTIA RFID+ Study Guide: Exam RF0-001

This comprehensive study guide thoroughly covers the CompTIA RFID+ exam, the only certification offered for radio frequency identification (RFID), the technology that is rapidly gaining popularity and is expected to completely replace bar codes. Your study will focus on interrogation zone basics, testing and troubleshooting, standards and regulations, tag knowledge, design selection, installation, site analysis, RF physics, and RFID peripherals.

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AutoCAD 2009 Essentials

Munir Hamad "AutoCAD 2009 Essentials"
Jones & Bartlett Publishers | English | 2009-07-24 | ISBN: 0763773778, 1934015288 | 323 pages | PDF | 5,6 MB

Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, this book covers only the basics and uses mixed units _ inches, meters, feet, kilometers, etc., to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. AutoCAD 2009 Essentials includes 21 workshops, that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of a real life project from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2009.

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CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth

Mark Ciampa "CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth"
Course Technology PTR | English | 2008-11-20 | ISBN: 1598638130 | 464 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB

"CompTIA Security+ 2008 In Depth" gives you the coverage you need to pass CompTIA’s latest Security+ exam and to fully understand the current risks and threats to an organization’s data. If you are just entering the IT field, you will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of the tools and techniques necessary to safeguard electronic data. You’ll also learn everything you need to pass the Security+ exam and attain this increasingly valuable certification. All the domain objectives itemized by CompTIA in their Security+ exam are covered: systems security, network infrastructure, access control, assessments and audits, cryptography, and organizational security.

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Visual Design Fundamentals: A Digital Approach, Third Revised Edition

Alan Hashimoto, Mike Clayton "Visual Design Fundamentals: A Digital Approach, Third Revised Edition"
Charles River Media | English | 2009-01-16 | ISBN: 1584505818 | 424 pages | PDF | 19 MB

As visual design technology and tools become more accessible and widely used, it is important for digital artists to learn and apply fundamental design techniques to their work. Visual Design Fundamentals: A Digital Approach, Third Edition provides a basic understanding of design and how it should be integrated into digitally-produced 2D images. Whatever the medium or techniques, good visuals are the result of planning, and this book shows you how to apply organization and the classic elements of design, including line, shape, form, value, color, and texture, to the latest technology. The techniques and theories presented can be applied to both traditional 2D art forms, such as drawing, painting, and printmaking, as well as 3D art, such as interior and industrial design and architecture. Each chapter outlines and examines both content and form, and a variety of hands-on projects reinforces new skills and provides a digital representation of each concept being taught. The book has been updated with revised content and all new projects, and everything you need to complete the projects is provided in the book or on the accompanying CD-ROM.

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Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks

Scott Fullam "Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks"
O'Reilly Media | English | 2003-11-01 | ISBN: 0596003145 | 504 pages | CHM | 5,7 MB

Put a hacker in a room with a Furby for a weekend and you'll hear a conversation that's fairly one-sided in its originality. Toss in an 802.11b network card, a soldering iron, wire cutters, a logic probe, and a few other carefully selected tools and materials and you'll have potential. Add a copy of Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks and by the end of the weekend that Furby will be saying things you never imagined.

From How to Hack a Toaster to building Cubicle Intrusion Detection Systems, Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks offers an array of inventive customized electronics projects for the geek who can't help looking at a gadget and wondering how it might be "upgraded." Beginning with basic hacks, tools, and techniques for those who may not have a background in electronics, the book covers the tools of the hardware hacking trade and basic soldering techniques. Clear step-by-step instructions allow even those with no formal electronics- or hardware-engineering skills to hack real hardware in very clever ways.

Hacks in the book are rated on a scale of difficulty, cost, and duration. Projects range from those that are truly useful to some things you may have never thought to do, but which are really cool, such as:

Building your own arcade game

Making radio-controlled cars play laser tag

Building an automobile periscope

Hacking an 802.11b antenna

Building a building size display

Perhaps you're an electronics hobbyist who likes to learn by doing. Maybe you hack software and want to see how the other half lives. Or, maybe you've never hacked at all, but you'd like to get started quickly with some projects that do something interesting from the start. If you're any of these, then Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks will indulge your inner mad scientist. Using the projects in this book as a jumping point for other new and clever hacks, it won't be long before you're looking around, asking, "I wonder what I can improve next?"

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The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official e-frontier Guide

Stephen Burns "The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official e-frontier Guide"
Course Technology PTR | English | 2008-11-26 | ISBN: 1598634313 | 488 pages | PDF | 39,7 MB

Expand your digital art possibilities with Poser Pro and Photoshop CS4! If you are a digital artist who has been frustrated with the limitations and confusing interfaces of 3D software products in the past, "The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official Guide" will show you how to harness the dynamic capabilities of both Poser and Photoshop to create fascinating and unique imagery. Using Poser Pro’s intuitive approach and its extensive library of characters, props, and environments you can focus on the creative aspects of 3D modeling. Then, using the sophisticated functionality of Photoshop CS4, you can enhance and perfect your creation, adding texture, animating layers, applying light, and more. Every chapter features full-color tutorials to guide you through the process of using each product to create an imaginative work of art from beginning to end. And all images used in the tutorials are available for download on the book’s companion website. Get ready to maximize your artistic vision with "The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official Guide!"

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Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World

Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World (2nd Edition) By Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner
Publisher: Prentice Hall 2002-05-02 | 752 Pages | ISBN: 0130460192 | PDF | 5.2 MB

Authors with credentials from some of the top software and hardware companies explain the latest advances in computer network security protocol. For security managers, programmers, and graduate or advanced undergraduate students.

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Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques

Ready to learn the visual effects techniques used at such leading-edge studios as Industrial Light + Magic and The Orphanage? Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques inspires you to take your work to the next level with real-world examples and insider techniques. With this under-the-hood, in-depth guide to Adobe's updated motion graphics and effects powerhouse, you'll get complete coverage of all the big features in After Effects 7.0: High dynamic range (HDR) 32 bit per channel color compositing, cinema preview and color management, a redesigned user interface, a new Graph Editor to animate using explicit translation curves, retiming effects using Timewarp, and dozens of other enhancements. Get blockbuster results without the big budget as you delve deep into the essence of visual effects. This book goes beyond conventional step-by-step instruction, teaching you bread-and-butter effects that you can adapt and combine for countless projects.

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Cosmic Rays at Earth

P.K.F. Grieder, "Cosmic Rays at Earth"
Elsevier Science | 2001 | ISBN: 0444507108 | 1112 pages | PDF | 13,1 MB

In 1912 Victor Franz Hess made the revolutionary discovery that ionizing radiation is incident upon the Earth from outer space. He showed with ground-based and balloon-borne detectors that the intensity of the radiation did not change significantly between day and night. Consequently, the sun could not be regarded as the sources of this radiation and the question of its origin remained unanswered. Today, almost one hundred years later the question of the origin of the cosmic radiation still remains a mystery.
Hess’ discovery has given an enormous impetus to large areas of science, in particular to physics, and has played a major role in the formation of our current understanding of universal evolution. For example, the development of new fields of research such as elementary particle physics, modern astrophysics and cosmology are direct consequences of this discovery. Over the years the field of cosmic ray research has evolved in various directions: Firstly, the field of particle physics that was initiated by the discovery of many so-called elementary particles in the cosmic radiation. There is a strong trend from the accelerator physics community to reenter the field of cosmic ray physics, now under the name of astroparticle physics. Secondly, an important branch of cosmic ray physics that has rapidly evolved in conjunction with space exploration concerns the low energy portion of the cosmic ray spectrum. Thirdly, the branch of research that is concerned with the origin, acceleration and propagation of the cosmic radiation represents a great challenge for astrophysics, astronomy and cosmology. Presently very popular fields of research have rapidly evolved, such as high-energy gamma ray and neutrino astronomy. In addition, high-energy neutrino astronomy may soon initiate as a likely spin-off neutrino tomography of the Earth and thus open a unique new branch of geophysical research of the interior of the Earth. Finally, of considerable interest are the biological and medical aspects of the cosmic radiation because of it ionizing character and the inevitable irradiation to which we are exposed.
This book is a reference manual for researchers and students of cosmic ray physics and associated fields and phenomena. It is not intended to be a tutorial. However, the book contains an adequate amount of background materials that its content should be useful to a broad community of scientists and professionals. The present book contains chiefly a data collection in compact form that covers the cosmic radiation in the vicinity of the Earth, in the Earth’s atmosphere, at sea level and underground. Included are predominantly experimental but also theoretical data. In addition the book contains related data, definitions and important relations. The aim of this book is to offer the reader in a single volume a readily available comprehensive set of data that will save him the need of frequent time consuming literature searches.

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The 2007 Microsoft Office System Step by Step

Work at your own pace through the easy numbered steps, practice files on CD, helpful hints, and troubleshooting help to master the fundamentals of working with Office 2007, including how to navigate the new user interface. With coverage of core Office programs, and highlights of new programs, you will learn how to create professional-quality documents, powerful spreadsheets, and compelling slide presentations. You will also discover how to get your Web site up and running, how to take notes electronically, and how to manage your e-mail communications and workday. Youll even step through the fundamentals of working with Microsoft InfoPath forms and collaborating with Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office LiveMeeting, and Microsoft Office Groove.

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Clinical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes

Josep Brugada, Pedro Brugada, Ramon Brugada "Clinical Approach to Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes"
Springer | English | 2009-12-21 | ISBN: 1848829264 | 340 pages | PDF | 11,3 MB

Clinical cardiologists are encountering an important challenge in the caring of families with inherited cardiac diseases. The majority of the inherited cardiac diseases causing sudden death express themselves at variable ages in the form of altered muscle function (i.e hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy) or in the form of arrhythmias (i.e. Brugada syndrome, long QT syndrome). However, it is not uncommon that the first sign of the disease may actually be sudden cardiac death, even before the identification of clear clinical abnormalities. In this last decade, with more than 50 new disease-associated genes identified, the possibility of genetic testing has opened a new opportunity to disease diagnosis and prevention. Clinical and genetic research is continuously on-going not only to identify those at risk, but to better define their level or risk still with limited success.

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Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Matti Anniko, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Victor Bonkowsky, Patrick Bradley, Salvatore Iurato "Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (European Manual of Medicine)"
Springer | English | 2010-02 | ISBN: 3540429409 | 740 pages | PDF | 23,6 MB

The aim of this book is to harmonize the field of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and its interdisciplinary subjects within the European Community; to present the state of the art in the field and to give standards for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The book includes sections titled Head and Neck, Larynx and Trachea, Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, Oral Cavity and Oropharynx, and Otology and Neurotology. It also covers such topics as patient evaluation and treatment, basic surgical procedures, as well as more conservative approaches. The book is authored by renowned experts throughout Europe, and features a layout that facilitates quick and easy retrieval of information.

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IPv6 in Practice: A Unixer's Guide to the Next Generation Internet

Handling IPv6 for the first time is a challenging task even for the experienced system administrator. New concepts and mechanisms make it necessary to rethink well-established methods of the IPv4 protocol.
This book is a practical guide to IPv6 addressing Unix and network administrators with experience in TCP/IP(v4) but not necessarily any IPv6 knowledge. It focuses on reliable and efficient operation of IPv6 implementations available today rather than on protocol specifications. Consequently, it covers the essential concepts - using instructive and thoroughly tested examples - on how to configure, to administrate, and to debug IPv6 setups. These foundations are complemented by discussions of best practices and strategic considerations aimed at overall efficiency, reliability, maintainability, and interoperation.

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Java for Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications

The science and practice of medicine has undergone a fundamental change as a result of large-scale genome projects that led to the sequencing of a number of important microbial, plant and animal genomes in the last 5 years. This book aims to combine industry standard software engineering and design principles, genomics and bioinformatics and cancer research. It focuses on creating and integrating practical, useful tools for the scientific community in the context of real-life, real-value biomedical problems that researchers face on a routine basis, rather than being just a didactic exercise in learning a programming platform. The book leverages technologies for molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics and cancer research developed by the NIH, NCI-Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB), the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI, a division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the NIH) and Stanford University.

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The Essential Guide to Paying for University: Effective Funding Strategies for Parents and Students

The Essential Guide to Paying for University: Effective Funding Strategies for Parents and Students
Kogan Page Ltd | 2009-08-03 | ISBN: 0749456353 | 345 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB

Parents and students alike are increasingly concerned about the rising cost of a University education and the burden of post-graduation debt. However, there are long-term strategies that can help to alleviate the situation, and there are many bursaries and allowances that go unclaimed every year. "Paying For University" is aimed at anyone who needs to know all the options when planning the funding of a university course. In addition to the obvious costs, what hidden expenses can be identified? What is the real impact of variable top-up fees? And how can extra funds be raised to pay for that hard-won university place? With detailed chapters on both costs and potential income, this accessible book is the ultimate road map for guiding readers through the financial jungle and identifying the sources of available funding.

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Plant Innate Immunity, Volume 51

Plant innate immunity is a collective term to describe a complex of interconnected mechanisms that plants use to withstand potential pathogens and herbivores. The last decade has seen a rapid advance in our understanding of the induction, signal-transduction and expression of resistance responses to oomycetes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and insects. This volume aims at providing an overview of these processes and mechanisms. Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny and supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences.

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Algorithms in Java

This edition of Robert Sedgewick's popular work provides current and comprehensive coverage of important algorithms for Java programmers. Michael Schidlowsky and Sedgewick have developed new Java implementations that both express the methods in a concise and direct manner and provide programmers with the practical means to test them on real applications.
Many new algorithms are presented, and the explanations of each algorithm are much more detailed than in previous editions. A new text design and detailed, innovative figures, with accompanying commentary, greatly enhance the presentation. The third edition retains the successful blend of theory and practice that has made Sedgewick's work an invaluable resource for more than 400,000 programmers!

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XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference

XSLT 2.0 Programmer's Reference, 3rd Edition, is the authoritative reference guide to the language. Without using the formal and inaccessible language of the W3C specifications, it tells you exactly what every construct in the language does, and how it is intended to be used. This book is a reference rather than a tutorial; it is designed for the professional programmer who is using the language every day. It is the book that people quote when they claim that a particular product is giving the wrong answer, and the book that implementers of the language turn to when they want clarification of the specifications.
At the same time, the book is readable. Reviews of the previous editions of the XSLT Programmer’s Reference, which this book grew from, show that readers appreciate the background material on the design thinking behind the language, the essay on functional programming, the occasional dry wit, the gentle criticism of the language specification when appropriate, and the fact that the examples stray into a diverse range of interesting application areas.

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Cisco Security Professional's Guide to Secure Intrusion Detection Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, and its Intrusion Detection Systems line of products is making in roads in the IDS market segment, with major upgrades having happened in February of 2003.
A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the hardware and software that comprise the Cisco IDS. This book does more than show network engineers how to set up and manage this line of best selling products ... it walks them step by step through all the objectives of the Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System course (and corresponding exam) that network engineers must pass on their way to achieving sought-after CCSP certification.

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Spring Into HTML and CSS

The fastest route to true HTML/CSS mastery! Need to build a web site? Or update one? Or just create some effective new web content? Maybe you just need to update your skills, do the job better. Welcome. This book's for you. We'll leverage what you already know about the web, so you'll go further, faster than you ever expected. You'll master today's best practices: the real nuts and bolts, not theory or hooey. You'll learn through dozens of focused HTML, XHTML, and CSS examples: crafted for simplicity and easy to adapt for your own projects. Need specific solutions? This book's modular, visual, high-efficiency format delivers them instantly. Molly E. Holzschlag draws on her unparalleled experience teaching Web design and development. No other HTML/CSS guide covers this much, this well, this quickly. Dig in, get started, get results!

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Pivot Table Data Crunching

Become a savvy Microsoft Excel user. Pivot tables are a great feature in Excel that help you organize and analyze data, but not many Excel users know how to use pivot tables. Pivot Table Data Crunching offers a comprehensive review of all the functionalities of Pivot Tables from author Bill Jelen, otherwise known as Mr. Excel from www.mrexcel.com, and Michael Alexander, a Microsoft Certified Application Developer. The authors' practical scenarios and real-world advice demonstrate the benefits of Pivot Tables and how to avoid the common pitfalls of every day data crunching. Each solution presented in the book can be accomplished with resources available in the Excel interface, making Pivot Table Data Crunching a beneficial resource for all levels of Excel users.

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Brain Games For Dummies

Timothy E. Parker, "Brain Games For Dummies"
For Dummies | 2008 | ISBN: 0470373784 | 432 pages | PDF | 14 MB

300 challenging puzzles to improve problem-solving skills and stimulate the brain

Studies have shown that puzzles like Sudoku, crosswords, cryptograms, and other "mental aerobics" can help reduce memory loss due to normal aging and minimize the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Games For Dummies features 300 fun mental exercises that will keep readers' neurons firing: 100 crossword puzzles, 75 Sudoku puzzles, 50 word searches, 25 word scrambles, 25 cryptograms, 15 riddles, and 10 logic puzzles, along with complete solutions. Ranked by level of difficulty (easy, tricky, tough, and treacherous), these puzzles are a surefire way to boost mental fitness. The book's portable trim size makes it perfect for playing on the go or during the commute home.

Timothy Parker (Ellicot City, MD) is the Senior Crossword Puzzle Editor of USA Today Crosswords and the "World's Most Syndicated Puzzle Compiler," according to Guinness World Records. He is also the creator and senior editor of the Internet's Universal Crossword, the author of the annual bestselling USA Today Crossword Calendar, and the Puzzle Producer for Merv Griffin's Crosswords.

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PHP 5 in Practice

With the release of PHP 5 web developers need a guide to developing with PHP 5 to both learn its complex new features and more fully implement the long-standing features on which PHP's success is built. PHP 5 in Practice is a reference guide that provides developers with easy-to-use and easily extensible code to solve common PHP problems. It focuses on providing real code solutions to problems, allowing the reader to learn by seeing exactly what is happening behind the scenes to get your solution. Because a real-life situation will rarely match the book's example problems precisely, PHP 5 in Practice explains the solution well enough that you will understand it and can learn how to truly solve your own problem.

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Botnets: The Killer Web App

As a conscientious system administrator, network administrator, or security professional, you've no doubt been frustrated by the lack of good usable information about the latest, and most deadly internet attack, botnets. From diagrams to help you explain botnets to management, to working code to help you detect and respond to them, Botnets: Killer Web App has it all. Botnets are being hired to take out the competition, via DDOS attacks, in Clicks4Hire schemes to defraud Internet Advertising sites, in launching targeted Spam and phishing attacks. They use trojan horse software with remote control capabilities, stealth features that kill A/V software. The Command and Control servers use Fast Flux domains, sites that rapidly change their domain name or even IP addresses, to play an Internet version of the shell game. They steal identity and financial account information from infected hosts. They can be used to store prohibited materials, like child pornography, on your Mom or Dad's computer rather than on one that might lead to the actual pedophile's conviction. Botnets: Killer Web App, answers your questions about this new technology threat. What are they? How do they spread? How do they work? How can I detect them when they don't want to be seen? What tools are available to fight this menace? What kind of help is there across the Internet and within Law Enforcement? Botnets: Killer Web App, covers all this and more.

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30 January, 2010

Beginning Adobe AIR: Building Applications for the Adobe Integrated Runtime

Beginning Adobe AIR: Building Applications for the Adobe Integrated Runtime
319 pages | Wrox; Pap/Onl edition (April 7, 2008) | ISBN-10: 0470229047 | PDF | 12 Mb

Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is revolutionizing the way desktop applications are deployed. If you're ready to take advantage of this platform to build desktop-based Rich Internet Applications, then this is the book for you. It presents a step-by-step process, walking you through the features of AIR so you can quickly get started.

After introducing you to AIR, Adobe expert Rich Tretola discusses the different programming languages and tools you can use for development. He then presents multiple methods for storing data, including within the file system and embedded database as well as storage on remote servers. You'll also learn about the numerous features that allow AIR applications to interact with both Mac OS X and Windows.

This guide offers a perfect mix of tutorials and hands-on coding, and provides the resources you need to build AIR applications quickly. And it provides the resources that will help you build your first killer Rich Desktop Application.
What you will learn from this book
All about the programming languages available for AIR development
How to work with the various tools for building AIR applications
Steps for getting data into AIR applications from XML, ColdFusion, JSON, and Web Services
Ways to take advantage of the HTML and File System components
Strategies for utilizing AIR APIs that handle interactions with the operating system
How to move a Flex application to the desktop

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Maya Professional Tips and Techniques

Designed for busy Maya users like you, this guide offers dozens of how-tos, workarounds, and shortcuts culled from years of experience in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production pipeline. You’ll discover tricks and timesavers on texturing particles, customizing Paint Effects brushes, modeling polygon faces, creating facial rigs with wire deformers, and much more—and helpful full-color illustrations reinforce the concepts. From modeling, animating, and rigging to texturing and lighting, this book will help you streamline workflow and improve your skills.

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PC Interfacing

PC Interfacing
Publisher: Newnes | pages: 352 | 1998 | ISBN: 0750636378 | PDF | 14,4 mb

The main links with your PC and the outside world are the centronic port, used for connecting the printer, the RS232 port, used for the mouse, and the games port for a joystick. This book explores how these input/output (I/O) ports can be put to use through a range of other interfacing applications. This is especially useful for laptop and palmtop PCs which cannot be fitted with internal I/O cards. A novel approach is taken by this book, combining the hardware through which the ports can be explored, and the software programming needed to carry out a range of experiments.

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Solaris 9 System Administrator Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 310-014, Exam Cram 310-015)

Darrell Ambro, Solaris 9 System Administrator Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 310-014, Exam Cram 310-015)
Que | ISBN: 0789728699 | 2002 | PDF | 576 pages | 13.78 MB

The book contains accurate and efficient coverage of the many new features of the Solaris 9 system. 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 know 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.

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Customizing the Microsoft .NET Framework Common Language Runtime

Get advanced programming techniques and guidelines to exploit the flexibility of the common language runtime (CLR), the managed code programming model used with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Microsoft developer Steven Pratschner shows you how to customize the CLR for use in a wide variety of applications, from database servers to cell phones.

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Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

"Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks" by Houda Labiod
Publisher: Wiley-ISTE | ISBN:1848210035 | 2008 | PDF | 392 pages | 5 Mb

Two new fields have recently appeared: mobile ad hoc networks and sensor networks. The emergence of these very promising systems is mainly due to great technological progress in the field of wireless communication protocols; these will make it possible to offer a broad range of new applications in both civilian and militarian domains. The inherent characteristics of these systems imply new challenges. This book deals with several relevant fields related to the evolution of these spontaneous and self-organized networks. The authors tackle critical problems such as the design of unicast/multicast routing protocols, the support of the quality of service, the security mechanisms for routing and data transmission, the service discovery, the techniques of clustering/self-organization, the mobility of code and the fault-tolerance techniques. The discussion adopts an analysis-oriented approach which aims to cover the current cutting-edge aspects of these fields and to highlight some potential future development, making it essential reading for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of these exciting new areas.

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MCSE Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-216)

Ed Tittel, MCSE Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-216)
Que | ISBN: 078972863X | 2003 | CHM | 416 pages | 3.92 MB

The book begins by providing useful information about how to prepare for the exam and what to expect on test day. To begin, we recommend that you take the self-assessment included in the book. It will help you to evaluate your current knowledge base against what is required for an MCSE candidate. This helps you determine where your training should begin, which might be some classroom training or reading one of the several study guides available.

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MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)

Will Schmied, MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)
Que | ISBN: 0789736500 | 2006 | PDF | 840 pages | 25.28 MB

This exam measures your ability to perform more advanced planning and implementation of security solutions, TCP/IP, DNS and WINS infrastructures, routing, remote access, highly available solutions through clustering and network load balancing, secure administration methods, secure data-transmission methods, and digital certificates. It is already assumed that you understand the basics of all these topics and all the supporting areas that would be required at this stage of your career and experience with Windows Server 2003.

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Smarty PHP Template Programming And Applications

A step-by-step guide to building PHP web sites and applications using the Smarty templating engine
* Bring the benefits of Smarty to your PHP programming
* Give your designers the power to modify content and layout without PHP programming
* Produce code that is easier to debug, maintain, and modify
* Useful for both Smarty developers and users

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Real World XML

Steven Holzner's friendly, easy-to-read style has turned this book (formerly known as Inside XML) into the leading reference on XML. Unlike other XML books, this one is packed with hundreds of real-world examples, fully tested and ready to use!
Holzner teaches you XML like no other author can, covering every major XML topic today and detailing the ways XML is used now--connecting XML to databases (both locally and on web servers), stying XML for viewing in today's web browsers, reading and parsing XML documents in browsers, writing and using XML schemas, creating graphical XML browsers, working with the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and a great deal more. Real World XML is designed to be the standard in XML coverage--more complete, and more accessible, than any other.

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Special Edition Using Linux System Administration

Gautam Das, Special Edition Using Linux System Administration
Que | ISBN: 0789723522 | 2000 | PDF | 864 pages | 52.65 MB

Special Edition Using Linux Administration is the complete, comprehensive reference book for the experienced administrator who needs to learn to run a Linux system and successfully manage it. This book has a great appeal to those administrators whose knowledge is limited to Windows or NetWare networks as they integrate Linux into their infrastructure. Current Linux or Unix users wishing to apply their knowledge towards system administration will also find it invaluable. Useful topics include: Linux deployment and installation, user administration, Samba and NT-Linux integration, Linux process management and daemons, Network configuration and TCP/IP, routing with Linux, Linux and firewalls, using Linux as an Intranet server, and Linux database servers.

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Brilliant HTML & CSS

"Brilliant HTML & CSS" by James A. Brannan
Publisher: Pearson | ISBN:0273721526 | 2009 | PDF | 291 pages | 8 Mb

Brilliant HTML & CSS is a visual quick reference book that teaches all that you need to know to create clean, forward-looking, standards-compliant, accessible Web sites using HTML & CSS. It will give you a solid grounding on the theory, coding skills, and best practices needed to use HTML & CSS to build sophisticated web pages a complete reference for the beginner and intermediate user. Summary Brilliant HTML and CSS provides beginning Web designers and developers with the necessary theory, coding skills, and best practices to create clean, forward-looking, standards-compliant, accessible Web sites. The text reinforces the important distinction between structure and presentation and emphasizes the proper application of HTML tags and CSS properties from the opening chapter. Part I focuses on structural development, while Part II addresses presentation topics, and Part III offers advice about common design and navigation problems and the rationale behind their solutions. Upon finishing this book, a reader with no prior experience in Web design and development will be able to build sophisticated static pages. (An ideal companion to this book would be Brilliant JavaScript.) In keeping with the Brilliant series, the book uses a highly visual, task-based approach to achieve its objectives.

Brilliant Features
*Detailed index and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know
*Each task is presented on one or two pages
*Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem
*Numerous screenshots illustrate each step
* See Also boxes point you to related tasks and information in the book
* Did you know ?...sections alert you to relevant expert tips, tricks and advice

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Fundamental Networking in Java

Esmond Pitt, " Fundamental Networking in Java"
Springer | 2005 | ISBN: 1846280303 | 381 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

The book provides complete coverage of fundamental IP networking in Java. It introduces the concepts behind TCP/IP and UDP and their intended use and purpose; gives complete coverage of Java networking APIs, includes an extended discussion of advanced server design, so that the various design principles and tradeoffs concerned are discussed and equips the reader with analytic queuing-theory tools to evaluate design alternatives; covers UDP multicasting, and covers multi-homed hosts, leading the reader to understand the extra programming steps and design considerations required in such environments.

After reading this book the reader will have an advanced knowledge of fundamental network design and programming concepts in the Java language, enabling them to design and implement distributed applications with advanced features and to predict their performance. Special emphasis is given to the scalable I/O facilities of Java 1.4 as well as complete treatments of multi-homing and UDP both unicast and multicast.

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28 January, 2010

Dynamics: Engineering Mechanics

A. Bedford, Wallace L. Fowler, "Dynamics: Engineering Mechanics"
Addison Wesley | 1996 | ISBN: 0201403412 | 576 pages | PDF | 19 MB

Statics and Dynamics teaches students to think like engineers by putting the emphasis on problem solving in a professional context. The two volumes impart skills they can draw upon to effectively apply the principles of mechanics to engineering problems. Throughout, the authors use a consistent methodology for problem solving – analyse, solve and discuss.

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CSIDS Exam Cram 2

Kristina M. Manalo, CSIDS Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 642-531)
Que | ISBN: 0789730227 | 2004 | CHM | 528 pages | 2.9 MB

This book meets the needs of thousands of security professionals who are moving into or upgrading to the prestigious Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) certification.

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Making Use of JavaScript

JavaScript is a versatile language that can be used to enhance client-side and server-side scripting. JavaScript is also widely used for its abilities to manage user input, show text, play sounds, display images, and communicate with a plug-in response.
* JavaScript, unlike many other programming languages, is relatively easy to master, even for those who have no programming experience
* Mastery of JavaScript allows Web masters and Web site developers to easily add interactivity, moving beyond static HTML pages

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Special Edition Using Perl 5 for Web Programming

Paul Doyle, Matthew Healy, Micheal Foghlu, Special Edition Using Perl 5 for Web Programming
Que | ISBN: 0789706598 | 1996 | PDF | 600 pages | 7.79 MB

Aimed at new programmers of WinPerl, a high-powered instruction manual covers the Perl OOP structure, socket programming, HTML conversions, and building an Internet search utility.

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Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2003 Kick Start

Visual Basic .NET Kick Start is a rapid-progression tutorial that presents Visual Basic .NET to working programmers already familiar with another programming language or tool. This book speeds through basic concepts and focuses on practical examples showing the advantages of Visual Basic .NET in ASP programming, application design and creation, and .NET Web Services development. Because previous versions of Visual Basic are so prevalent, this book pays special attention to issues developers face when moving from VB to VB.NET. Although Visual Basic .NET Kick Start assumes no knowledge of the .NET Framework, it skips the handholding and basic programming instruction associated with entry-level tutorials. Full of code examples, tips, and professional insights, this book is about maximum payoff with minimum effort for the working programming who wants to use Visual Basic .NET now.

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CSS Instant Results

CSS Instant Results helps you quickly master and implement the diverse web applications CSS enables for web designers. The book is centered around ten ready-to-use projects with all the code for all the projects included on the books CD-ROM - that you can use immediately. CSS Instant Results dives into working code so you can learn it rapidly. The book and code projects are written for web developers and designers who are looking to learn how to use CSS for better, faster design and markup. Some previous JavaScript use is helpful.
Each of the 10 project features step-by-step set-up instructions with a description of each project that enables you to understand and then modify it so you can reuse it in different situations.

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Perl 5 Quick Reference

Michael O. Foghlu, Perl 5 Quick Reference
Que | ISBN: 0789708884 | 1996 | PDF | 345 pages | 1.64 MB

This book is a reference guide for the programming language called Perl. This book does not describe how to install Perl on your computer; if you do not already have Perl installed, this book will not be very useful!

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Professional Community Server

Built on the .NET 2.0 platform, Telligent's Community Server allows web developers to implement a robust community site where users can share, discuss, and interact in very powerful ways. With its open API and available source code, Community Server is customizable using available 3rd party modules, or you can write your own code to extend Community Server's functionality.
Inside this book, our Community Server experts guide you through the product's implementation and customization and will get you started with your first community site quickly. You'll learn methods for UI modification and enhancement, how to add new functionality through modules, and how to write your own custom module code. You'll also get tried-and-true advice for administering your Community Server site, creating reports, implementing security, building localized installations, and more.

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25 January, 2010

Solaris 8 Training Guide (310-011 and 310-012): System Administrator Certification

Bill Calkins, Solaris 8 Training Guide (310-011 and 310-012): System Administrator Certification
Que | ISBN: 1578702593 | 2001 | PDF | 1008 pages | 13.06 MB

This title offers the perfect self-study tool to allow you to prepare confidently at your own pace, in your own time. Comprehensive and focused on teaching what you need to understand - not just facts you need to know - this book is the most complete test preparation tool available on the market.

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Schaum's Outline of Data Structures with Java

Schaum's Outline of Data Structures with Java
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | pages: 369 | 2000 | ISBN: 0071361286 | CHM | 10,7 mb

• Scores of problems and examples--which will be available on the Internet after publication--simplify and demonstrate central concepts and help users develop their expertise in handling data structures in Java
• Java is today's fastest growing programming language, with broad popular appeal for its ease of use in creating websites and its functioning capability on any platform
• Topics cover all the material in the first- or second-year course required of all Computer Science majors

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Software Evolution With UML and XML

Software Evolution with UML and XML provides a forum where expert insights are presented on the subject of linking three current phenomena: software evolution, UML and XML. Software evolution and reengineering are a real problem in the software industry; various attempts have been made in these areas and there is still room for improvement. Tackling evolution with the help of UML and XML can be very beneficial to the software community, especially as the cost of software evolution makes up a considerable proportion, sometimes even 70-80%, of the total budget of a software system. Software Evolution with UML and XML not only investigates the potential powerful applications of two popularly used languages, UML and XML, in the field of software evolution, but also discovers what will happen when these three are linked to work together.

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