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Internet Cool Tools for Physicians
Feel like you’re being sucked down into a swirl of never-ending information? Today’s physicians are faced with new advances in medicine and new research that can impact practice, but finding the right information at the right time seems overwhelming in the constant deluge of scientific research. That’s where this illustrated guide will walk you through some of today’s most useful Internet tools, tools that can help you find, manage, and organize the information you need, so that it is always at your fingertips, whether for patient care, research, practice, or fun.
Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concept to Code
Product Description
Updated with the latest changes to C#, Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concepts to Code introduces complete beginners to C# coding practice with a solid methodological foundation written by two critically–acclaimed experts in the field, already authors of the best–selling Beginning C# Objects.
By building from first principles in object–oriented terminology, then advancing through application design with UML into practical examples, Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concepts to Code provides a completely up–to–date foundational guide written from the perspective of two experienced, working authorities on C#.
Working coders will benefit from the object–oriented cast of the book and its section on use–case modeling. This is the book to read if you want to deepen and advance your existing professional development in C# with an eye towards advancing out of pure coding work.
For the reader wishing to “simply learn C#”, this book will provide exactly that. In addition to listing code and syntax, Beginning C# 2008 Objects: From Concepts to Code also walks you through the design and architecting of a functioning C# application, showing the “why” and the “how” of the development decisions that go into professional C# coding.
Springer Handbook of Speech Processing
Product Description
From common consumer products such as cell phones and MP3 players to more sophisticated projects such as human-machine interfaces and responsive robots, speech technologies are now everywhere. Many think that it is just a matter of time before more applications of the science of speech become inescapable in our daily life. This handbook is meant to play a fundamental role for sustainable progress in speech research and development. Springer Handbook of Speech Processing targets three categories of readers: graduate students, professors and active researchers in academia and research labs, and engineers in industry who need to understand or implement some specific algorithms for their speech-related products. The handbook could also be used as a sourcebook for one or more graduate courses on signal processing for speech and different aspects of speech processing and applications. A quickly accessible source of application-oriented, authoritative and comprehensive information about these technologies, it combines the established knowledge derived from research in such fast evolving disciplines as Signal Processing and Communications, Acoustics, Computer Science and Linguistics.
Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#
Product Description
With the award-winning book Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices, Robert C. Martin helped bring Agile principles to tens of thousands of Java and C++ programmers. Now .NET programmers have a definitive guide to agile methods with this completely updated volume from Robert C. Martin and Micah Martin, Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C#. This book presents a series of case studies illustrating the fundamentals of Agile development and Agile design, and moves quickly from UML models to real C# code.
The introductory chapters lay out the basics of the agile movement, while the later chapters show proven techniques in action. The book includes many source code examples that are also available for download from the authors’ Web site. Readers will come away from this book understanding *Agile principles, and the fourteen practices of Extreme Programming *Spiking, splitting, velocity, and planning iterations and releases *Test-driven development, test-first design, and acceptance testing *Refactoring with unit testing *Pair programming *Agile design and design smells *The five types of UML diagrams and how to use them effectively *Object-oriented package design and design patterns *How to put all of it together for a real-world project Whether you are a C# programmer or a Visual Basic or Java programmer learning C#, a software development manager, or a business analyst, Agile Principles, Patterns, and Practices in C# is the first book you should read to understand agile software and how it applies to programming in the .NET Framework.
Crystal Reports For Visual Studio 2005
CrystalReportViewer Object Model Tutorials
Logging onto a Secure SQL Server Database 7
Reading and Setting Discrete Parameters 16
Reading and Setting Range Parameters for a Subreport 40
Filtering Data Using Selection Formulas 52
Customizing the CrystalReportViewer Control 65
ReportDocument Object Model Tutorials
Persisting the ReportDocument Object Model Using Session 101
Logging onto a Secure SQL Server Database Using SQL Authentication 113
Logging onto a Secure SQL Server Database Using Integrated Security 129
Logging onto a Secure SQL Server Database with a Subreport 141
Reading and Setting Discrete Parameters 148
Reading and Setting Parameters with a Subreport 176
Exporting to Multiple Formats 191
Printing and Setting Print Options 248
Filtering Data Using Selection Formulas 264
Displaying Report Parts with the CrystalReportPartsViewer Control 279
Reduced-Code Tutorials in Visual Studio 2005
Web Site Setup with Crystal Reports Using Smart Tasks 289
Windows Project Setup with Crystal Reports using Smart Tasks 295
Secure Database Logon in a Web Site 300
Parameter Setting in a Web Site 310
Exposing Report Data to Other Controls in a Web Site 319
Exposing Report Data to Other Controls in a Windows Application 325
Data Connectivity Tutorials
Connecting to ADO.NET DataSets 332
Connecting to IDataReader 347
Connecting to Object Collections 358
Other Tutorials
Configuring Multilingual Client Support 375
Creating a User Function Library 389
Populating a Drop Down List of Reports from the File Directory 403
Populating a Drop Down List of Reports from a Web Service 412
Triggered Export with the ReportExporter Control 428
Deployment Tutorials 432
Deploying a Windows Application with ClickOnce Deployment 433
Creating a New Web Site Deployment Project with Windows Installer 438
Creating a New Windows Application Deployment Project with
Windows Installer
Migrating a Project that Uses Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET
2002 or 2003 Merge Modules Deployment
Migrating a Project that Uses Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005
Merge Modules Deployment
Performing a Silent Installation with a Windows Installer 448
Deploying Web Sites with Merge Modules 450
Deploying Windows Applications with Merge Modules 453
Configuring Database Driver Installation Options 456
Appendix
Crystal Reports Product Keycode and Registration Number 459
Design Time Preview 461
Formula Reference 462
System Setup 531
What Needs to be Installed? 532
What Needs to be Verified? 535
Add New Item Dialog Box Includes Crystal Reports 536
64-Bit Development Configuration 537
Optional Installation: MSDE 538
MSDE Installation with Windows or SQL Server Authentication 539
Northwind Database Installation 542
Security: Creating a Limited Access Database Account 544
Sample Reports’ Directory 547
Tutorials’ Sample Code Directory 549
Viewers’ Virtual Directory 550
Location of Xtreme Sample Database 552
ODBC DSN Entry for Xtreme Sample Database 553
Project Setup 555
Additional Setup Requirements 564
Multilingual Client Support 576
Useful Addresses at a Glance 578
Which Persistence Approach Should I Use with Crystal Reports? 579
.NET Framework 2.0 587
Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Installer 588
Merge Modules Summary 589
Crystal Reports Merge Modules for Visual Studio 2005 591
Building Your Business with Google for Dummies
Product Description
- The first-ever book to show businesses step by step how to capitalize on advertising programs offered by Google, the world’s #1 search engine, with more than 200 million search queries per day
- Written by a veteran For Dummies author working in cooperation with Google, which will help support the book
- From selecting the right keywords to crafting the right message, the book explains how to boost site traffic using AdWords, Google’s hugely successful sponsored-link advertising program, which now has more than 150,000 advertisers
- Also details how to make money with AdSense, a Google program that funnels relevant AdWords ads to other sites-and pays those sites whenever someone clicks on them
Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong
Product Description
Get ready to experience an eye-opening expos on CSS as you know it today. You’ll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets, making old hacks and workarounds a distant memory.
In this book, you’ll learn how to start taking full advantage of Internet Explorer 8 using the very latest CSS techniques — whilst still catering for those nasty old browsers. You’ll unearth what’s put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin, and gain an understanding from two experts why CSS has a very bright future.
Some of the valuable insights in this book include:
- how you can take full advantage of IE8
- how to take CSS tables to the limit and beyond
- letting you say goodbye to old hacks and workarounds FOREVER!
- help you rediscover what you first loved about CSS
- ensure make the most of what CSS has to offer
- understand the road ahead for CSS
CSS was conceived in an age when web site design was simple; its creators never anticipated the level of intricacy required in the designs that it would be asked to deliver today. Clever designers figured out ways to make CSS do what they needed, but using techniques so convoluted that it became unpredictable and difficult to master. CSS just became too hard …
Building Your Business with Google for Dummies
Product Description
- The first-ever book to show businesses step by step how to capitalize on advertising programs offered by Google, the world’s #1 search engine, with more than 200 million search queries per day
- Written by a veteran For Dummies author working in cooperation with Google, which will help support the book
- From selecting the right keywords to crafting the right message, the book explains how to boost site traffic using AdWords, Google’s hugely successful sponsored-link advertising program, which now has more than 150,000 advertisers
- Also details how to make money with AdSense, a Google program that funnels relevant AdWords ads to other sites-and pays those sites whenever someone clicks on them
Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong
Product Description
Get ready to experience an eye-opening expos on CSS as you know it today. You’ll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets, making old hacks and workarounds a distant memory.
In this book, you’ll learn how to start taking full advantage of Internet Explorer 8 using the very latest CSS techniques — whilst still catering for those nasty old browsers. You’ll unearth what’s put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin, and gain an understanding from two experts why CSS has a very bright future.
Some of the valuable insights in this book include:
- how you can take full advantage of IE8
- how to take CSS tables to the limit and beyond
- letting you say goodbye to old hacks and workarounds FOREVER!
- help you rediscover what you first loved about CSS
- ensure make the most of what CSS has to offer
- understand the road ahead for CSS
CSS was conceived in an age when web site design was simple; its creators never anticipated the level of intricacy required in the designs that it would be asked to deliver today. Clever designers figured out ways to make CSS do what they needed, but using techniques so convoluted that it became unpredictable and difficult to master. CSS just became too hard …
How to Cheat in Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash CS3
If you have ever stared at a blank stage wondering how to make your ideas into reality, this is how it’s done. I consider each example a best practice of how to use Flash CS Professional.
Justin Everett-Church, Sr. Product Manager Flash Player, Adobe Systems
Chris Georgenes’ gorgeously designed book contains many short, practical tutorials that both Flash animators and web designers will want to thumb through to learn the tricks of the trade, so they can really impress their clients.”
Stefan Gruenwedel, Sr. Editor, Developer Center, Adobe Systems
This is a not-to-be-missed chance to get secrets from one of the foremost authorities on Flash animation. His techniques for animating characters are essential for anyone dreaming of creating a cartoon or animated feature.
Craig Goodman, Executive Editor, Developer Center, Adobe Systems
This is a must-have Flash book. Whether you consider yourself more a Flash designer or developer, you’ll want to run home and try out the concepts and techniques in this beautifully presented book.
Tim Statler, Flash developer, Adobe Systems
A valuable resource loaded with helpful tips and hints for Flash users at all skill levels. It is filled with practical how-to examples for artists and animators, presented in a clear step-by-step manner with illustrations documenting each step along the way.
Jim Ver Hague, Professor Emeritus, Computer Graphics Design, Rochester Institute of Technology
..a must have book if you are a Flash designer/animator.
flashculture.com
D+PAD Magazine - November 2008
Stepping Up A Gear - Cliff Bleszinski joins us for a hands-on look at Gears of War 2. 00Heaven? - A hands-on report of why Quantum of Solace is looking to be the best Bond game since GoldenEye. PR Robot or Zealous Human?: The Developer’s Internet Conundrum - An in-depth discussion questioning whether developers should really run the risk of talking about their product on internet forums.
The Hype Trap - We all fall into it, but should we? We argue it out in this month’s D+BATE.
Surrealism and Architecture
Product Description
Surrealism and Architecture examines a long overlooked topic: the relationship of surrealist thought to architectural theory and practice. This is a historically informed examination of architecture’s perceived absence in surrealist thought, surrealist tendencies in the theories and projects of modern architecture and the place of surrealist thought in contemporary design methods and theories.
This book represents the most current insights into the historical and contemporary relationships of surrealism in the thought and practice of modern architecture. Of all the artistic modernism affecting the design of buildings and cities, only surrealism has remained unexplored, yet the surrealist critiques of rationalism, orthodoxy, and the spatial production of meaning have a place in the history of modernism. In the 20 essays, the role of the subconscious, the techniques of defamiliarization, aesthetic and social forces affecting the objects, interiors, cities and landscapes of the 20th century arerevealed in the works of Breton, Dali, Aragon, Le Corbusier, Neimeyer, Kiefer, Hejduk, Tschumi, and others ranging across the history of modern art and architecture. The book contains a diversity of voices, methodologies, and insights to bring into sharp focus what is often suppressed in the histories of the modernist avant-garde. This comprehensive collection examines the theoretical, visual, and spatial practices of writers, artists, architects, and urbanists with particular emphasis on the critique of the everyday world-view, offering alternative models of subjectivity, artistic effect, and the production of meanings in the built world.
With the renewed interest in the surrealist movement, this timely collection of illustrated essays is the first to look at the architectural possibilities of this distinct modern artistic movement which was interdisciplinary and international. This book offers a model for a new approach to historically rigorous analysis of interdisciplinary artistic practice. It will be of interest to scholars in the histories of modernism, students and practitioners of art and architecture, cultural studies, and urban studies.
Extreme Programming with Ant: Building and Deploying Java Applications with JSP, EJB, XSLT, XDoclet, and JUnit
Product Description
You’ve heard about Extreme Programming. You might have read articles or books describing the XP process, but what next? How do you implement XP principles into an actual Java project? This unique book explains everything you need for XP development, starting with Ant, the popular Java build tool. The authors describe every stage of a real-world project life cycle¿testing, refactoring, versioning, deployment, and more¿with practical examples that you can immediately put to use in your own projects.
Every aspect of an XP project includes unique challenges, and Extreme Programming with Ant works through each step of the process.
- Mitigate risks by creating spike tests with Ant buildfiles
- Add version control and testing with JUnit
- Automate nightly builds and reporting
- Deploy applications dynamically using XDoclet
- Add additional team members after a project is underway
- Write custom Ant components to facilitate deployment
- Adapt an XP process for use by other teams or across an enterprise
Throughout the book, the authors include dozens of ideas for extending Ant with useful custom features such as generating UML diagrams and creating reports and metrics on-the-fly. All code and examples have been built, tested, and deployed using Ant 1.5.3.
Beginning Mac OS X Programming
Product Description
Every Mac OS X system comes with all the essentials required for programming: free development tools, resources, and utilities. However, finding the place to begin may be challenging, especially if you have no prior development knowledge. This comprehensive guide offers you an ideal starting point to writing programs on Mac OS X, with coverage of the latest release - 1.4 “Tiger.”
With its hands-on approach, the book examines a particular element and then presents step-by-step instructions that walk you through how to use that element when programming. You’ll quickly learn how to efficiently start writing programs on Mac OS X using languages such as C, Objective-C(r), and AppleScript(r), technologies such as Carbon(r) and Cocoa(r), and other Unix tools. In addition, you’ll discover techniques for incorporating the languages in order to create seamless applications. All the while, you can follow along on your own system so that you’ll be prepared to apply your new Mac OS X skills to real-world projects.
What you will learn from this book
- The major role the new Xcode plays in streamlining Mac OS X development
- The process for designing a graphical user interface on Mac OS X that conforms to Apple’s guidelines
- How to write programs in the C and Objective-C programming languages
- The various scripting languages available on the Mac OS X system and what tasks each one is best suited to perform
- How to write shell scripts that interact with pre-installed command-line tools
Linux CBT
Python Edition focuses entirely on the popular Python language. Serious Linux IT-professionals are expected to have a command of various scripting environments for administrative purposes.
LinuxCBT Python Edition, is unparalleled in content, depth and expertise. LinuxCBT Python Edition prepares you or your organization for successfully developing and implementing business-critical GNU/Linux-based scripting solutions.
Recommended Prerequisites:
* LinuxCBT Classic and/or Debian GNU/Linux Editions and/or LinuxCBT BASH and/or LinuxCBT Perl Editions
* Open mind & determination to master Linux Scripting Solutions
* Access to a GNU/Linux-based PC to perform exercises in LinuxCBT Python Edition
download links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/167130615/Python_tutorials.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/167130604/Python_tutorials.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/167130196/Python_tutorials.part3.rar
How to Build a Business Rules Engine: Extending Application Functionality through Metadata Engineering
Book Description
The first book for developers on the emerging and increasingly popular subject of business rules engines.
· This is the only book that demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. Covers user requirements, data modeling, metadata, and more.
· A sample application is used throughout the book to illustrate concepts. The code for the sample application is available online at http://www.refdataportal.com.
· Includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, development and implementation considerations, and more.
· This is the only book that demonstrates how to develop a business rules engine. Covers user requirements, data modeling, metadata, and more.
· A sample application is used throughout the book to illustrate concepts. The code for the sample application is available online at http://www.refdataportal.com.
· Includes conceptual overview chapters suitable for management-level readers, including general introduction, business justification, development and implementation considerations, and more.
An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries
Product Description
In the 21st century, successful students need to be information literate and more than ever, librarians are being called upon to contribute considerable energy, knowledge, and leadership to academic success. An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries provides librarians with a much-needed introduction to instruction in college libraries, university libraries, and academic health university libraries. Filled with informative, real-world case studies that can be directly applied to classroom use and on-the-job training, this enlightening text brings together over three dozen experienced librarian-instructors from across the US and Canada to detail their experiences in planning, delivering, and evaluating effective instructional sessions. This important collection also features numerous planning documents, survey instruments, handouts, active learning exercises, and extensive references.
The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond
Product Description
In the United States alone, the video game industry raked in an astonishing $12.5 billion last year, and shows no signs of slowing. Once dismissed as a fleeting fad of the young and frivolous, this booming industry has not only proven its staying power, but promises to continue driving the future of new media and emerging technologies.
Today video games have become a limitless and multifaceted medium through which Fortune 50 corporations and Hollywood visionaries alike are reaching broader global audiences and influencing cultural trends at a rate unmatched by any other media. The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games and gaming culture are covered inside this engaging reference, including the leading video game innovators, the technological advances that made the games of the late 1970s and those of today possible, the corporations that won and lost billions of dollars pursing this lucrative market, arcade culture, as well as the demise of free-standing video consoles and the rise of home-based and handheld gaming devices. Narrative chapters explore the ongoing debates surrounding whether video games lead to violence in children and teens-as was the case with the Columbine High School shootings-in addition to other hot-button topics, such as the evolution of adventure games and first-person shooters. Inside readers will discover:l dblHow video games as a novelty grew into a worldwide multi-billion dollar industryl dblHow ethical worldviews can be embodied in video gamesl dblHow to get a job in the video game industryl dbl The story behind the battle between Sony’s PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360l dbl The pioneers who developed such video games as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Myst, and more
E-business and Telecommunication Networks
This book constitutes the best papers of the Third International Conference on E-business and Telecommunication Networks, ICETE 2006, held in Setúbal, Portugal, August 7-10, 2006.
The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 326 submissions. The papers are organized in four parts according to their conferences: ICE-B, SECRYPT, SIGMAP and WINSYS.
Strategy and Governance of Networks: Cooperatives, Franchising, and Strategic Alliances
The book emphasizes research in economics and management of networks as an interdisciplinary field by offering new theoretical perspectives and presenting new empirical results on strategic and governance structure issues in cooperatives, franchising networks, alliances, joint ventures and venture capital relations. The authors apply different theoretical views on networks, such as transaction cost theory, property rights theory, resource- and knowledge-based theory, evolutionary theory, information richness theory and social exchange theory.
Innovations in Hospice Architecture
Societies around the globe are aging at an unprecedented rate. This trend is particularly pronounced in Japan, Russia, Western Europe, and in the United States. Palliative care consists of care provided to persons who are in the final stages of a terminal illness. Hospice care, however, is administered to persons of all ages.
This book is of interest to architects, students of healthcare architecture, direct care providers including nurses, physicians and therapists, healthcare organizations, and public government agencies.
Cooperative Control of Distributed Multi-Agent Systems
Product Description
The paradigm of 'multi-agent' cooperative control is the challenge frontier for new control system application domains, and as a research area it has experienced a considerable increase in activity in recent years. This volume, the result of a UCLA collaborative project with Caltech, Cornell and MIT, presents cutting edge results in terms of the "dimensions" of cooperative control from leading researchers worldwide. This dimensional decomposition allows the reader to assess the multi-faceted landscape of cooperative control.
Cooperative Control of Distributed Multi-Agent Systems is organized into four main themes, or dimensions, of cooperative control: distributed control and computation, adversarial interactions, uncertain evolution and complexity management. The military application of autonomous vehicles systems or multiple unmanned vehicles is primarily targeted; however much of the material is relevant to a broader range of multi-agent systems including cooperative robotics, distributed computing, sensor networks and data network congestion control.
Cooperative Control of Distributed Multi-Agent Systems offers the reader an organized presentation of a variety of recent research advances, supporting software and experimental data on the resolution of the cooperative control problem. It will appeal to senior academics, researchers and graduate students as well as engineers working in the areas of cooperative systems, control and optimization.
Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights
Product Description
“An excellent and comprehensive source of information on hedge funds! From a quantitative view Lhabitant has done it once again by meticulously lookfing at the important topics in the hedge fund industry. This book has a tremendous wealth of information and is a valuable addition to the hedge fund literature. In addition, it will benefit institutional investors, high net worth individuals, academics and anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating and often mysterious world of privately managed money. Written by one of the most respected practitioners and academics in the area of hedge funds.” -Greg N. Gregoriou, Professor of finance and research coordinator in the School of Business and Economics at Plattsburgh State University of New York.
“This is a landmark book on quantitative approaches to hedge funds. All those with a stake in building hedge fund portfolios will highly profit from this exhaustive guide. A must read for all those involved in hedge fund investing.” -Pascal Botteron, Ph.D., Head of Hedge Fund Product Development, Pictet Asset Management
“François-Serge Lhabitant’s second book will prove to be a bestseller too - just like Hedge Funds: Myths and Limits. He actually manages to make quantitative analysis ‘approachable’- even for those less gifted with numbers. This book, like its predecessor, includes an unprecedented mix of common sense and sophisticated technique. A fantastic guide to the ‘nuts and bolts’ of hedge fund analysis and a ‘must’ for every serious investor.” -Barbara Rupf Bee, Head of Alternative Fund Investment Group, HSBC Private Bank, Switzerland
“An excellent book, providing deep insights into the complex quantitative analysis of hedge funds in the most lucid and intuitive manner. A must-have supplement to Lhabitant’s first book dealing with the mystical and fascinating world of hedge funds. Highly recommended!” -Vikas Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Finance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University
“Lhabitant has done it again! Whereas most books on hedge funds are nothing more than glorified marketing brochures, Lhabitant’s new book tells it how it is in reality. Accessible and understandable but at the same time thorough and critical.” -Harry M. Kat, Ph.D., Professor of Risk Management and Director Alternative Investment Research Centre, Cass Business School, City University
“Lhabitant’s latest work on hedge funds yet again delivers on some ambitious promises. Successfully bridging theory and practice in a highly accessible manner, those searching for a thorough yet unintimidating introduction to the quantitative methods of hedge fund analysis will not be disappointed.” -Christopher L. Culp, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago and Principal, Chicago Partners LLC
Common Design Patterns for Symbian OS: The Foundations of Smartphone Software
Common Design Patterns for Symbian OS is the first design patterns book that addresses Symbian OS specifically. It introduces programmers to the common design patterns that help implement a large variety of applications and services on Symbian OS. The goal of the book is to provide the experience of Symbian’s developers to a wider audience and enable sophisticated programs to be quickly written and to a high standard. In order to do this, it:
- Provides patterns based on the Symbian OS architectural elements
- Describes how patterns suited for non-mobile software should be adapted or even avoided for Symbian OS
- Provides Symbian OS based examples and code illustrations
Each chapter covers patterns that address specific key concern experienced by developers: memory performance, time performance, power performance, security and responsiveness.
This book is not specific to any particular version of Symbian OS. While individual examples may come from one version or another the patterns outlined in this book are intended to be more generic and based on the common functionality available in all releases. Where possible the examples given for the design patterns will directly reflect the software in Symbian OS.
Common Design Patterns for Symbian OS is intended to be used in conjunction with one or more SDKs for specific Symbian OS phones and with the resources available at the Symbian DevNet web site. This facility will provide the background material needed to help understand the patterns and the examples accompanying them.
WPF Recipes in C# 2008
Book Description
WPF offers amazing new opportunities to .NET programmers in terms of the user interfaces they can deliver to their customers. But this significant technological advance comes with a steep learning curve, requiring the programmer to learn new classes, new syntax, and an entirely new approach to UI development.
Although WPF has been generally available for over a year, commercial take–up has been relatively slow, and the publicly available body of knowledge has been weak in terms of real–world examples and best–practice information.
Using WPF Recipes in C# 2008, you'll find a simple and straightforward approach to solving the problems you face every day. Each solution contains a complete, working example that demonstrates how to make the best use of WPF. You can use the example as a template to solve your own problem or as a base on which to build a solution tailored to your specific needs.
Packed with well–structured and documented solutions to a broad range of common WPF problems, this book, which presents the only WPF recipes currently published, will be a valuable addition to any C# programmer's reference library. Examples included provide you with a rich source of information as you begin to learn and will be an invaluable quick–reference guide once you're a proficient WPF programmer.
The emphasis on solving the day–to–day WPF problems that all programmers face frees you from needing to trawl through weighty programming tomes or sift through API documentation, allowing you to focus on the more interesting and innovative aspects of your project.
What you'll learn
- Get hands–on experience applying WPF to real–world business applications.
- Find quick answers to common problems.
- Develop a new mindset to UI development and a new approach to implementation from the authors' experience in graphics.
- Peruse clear and concise code samples that demonstrate solutions to specific problems.
Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop
Book Description
4th edition of a tried-and-true editing tutorial that teaches novices the essential artistic process and techniques with Apple?s prosumer nonlinear editing application
Windows Vista in a Nutshell
Product Description
This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Microsoft’s new operating system, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars and other elements of Windows Vista. With this book’s simple organization, you’ll easily find any setting, tool, or feature for the task you want to accomplish.
Along with a system overview that highlights major changes, and a tour of the basics such as manipulating files and getting around the interface, Windows Vista in a Nutshell offers alphabetized references for these topics:
- The User Interface: Covers the Sidebar, Aero Glass, the new Control Panel layout, and applets, as well as how to customize animated windows, the desktop, Start menu, pop-up windows on the Taskbar, and more.
- The File System, Drives, Data, and Search: Discusses working with the new Windows Explorer, Virtual Folders, searches, indexing, saved searches, metadata, and sharing.
- The Internet and Networking: Examines TCP/IP, RSS, tabbed browsing, and anti-phishing features of Internet Explorer, plus cookie handling, parental control features, and more.
- Networking and Wireless: Offers an illustrated, step-by-step guide to setting up a home network; covers the Network Center, Sync Center, Hot Spot access, wireless management, collaboration, and sharing.
- Working with Hardware: Describes how to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware–including keyboards, mice, monitors, USB devices, scanners, cameras, and sound devices–and how to add, install, and troubleshoot drivers.
- Security: Includes the Security Center, Windows Defender, User Account Protection, System Protection, Network Access Protection, WiFi encryption, Windows Firewall, file encryption, and more.
- Mobility: Explains Mobility Center settings, plugging a secondary monitor into your computer, and the new “network projection” feature for making presentations.
- Multimedia: Covers Windows Photo Gallery, Media Player, Media Center, podcasting features, connecting to and synching with MP3 players, recording TV and videos, making videos with Windows Movie Maker, and burning CDs and DVDs.
- The Command Prompt: Provides commands for working with files, utilities for troubleshooting the network, and instructions on how to create your own batch files.
Appendixes include information on installation, keyboard shortcuts, common filename extensions, and more. Windows Vista in a Nutshell is your one-stop source for everything you need from Microsoft’s latest operating system.
About the Author
Preston Gralla is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com and OnDotNet. He is the author of Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, Windows XP Power Hound, and Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition, and co-author of Windows XP Cookbook. He has also written more than 30 other books. He has written for major national newspapers and magazines, including PC Magazine, Computerworld, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (where he was the technology columnist), USA Today, and several others. A well-known technology expert, Preston has also appeared on many TV and radio programs and networks, including CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. In addition, he’s won a number of awards for his writing, including Best Feature in a Computer Magazine from the Computer Press Association. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Olive Oil and Health
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Written by leading experts, this book reviews the current research evidence for the health benefits of a diet rich in olive oil. It focuses on the role of olive oil in reducing the incidence of certain types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes, and the effect of olive oil on the immune system.
Access Forms & Reports For Dummies
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Create queries that make forms and reports useful
Develop forms to access the data you need and make reports that make sense!
If you thought you had to use a spreadsheet program to produce reports and forms, guess what! Access can turn out great-looking forms and reports that actually show what’s going on with your data — if you know how to ask it nicely. This hands-on guide helps you do just that, and it works with all versions of Access.
Discover how to
* Ask Access the right questions
* Work with sets of data
* Create simple forms with a wizard
* Use queries to create new tables
* Troubleshoot queries
* Add visual features to reports
Mastering Windows Vista Business: Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise
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How to Cheat at Microsoft Vista Administration
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The Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdmin
The Microsoft Windows Vista operating system offers several changes and improvements over its predecessors. It not only brings a new and redesigned interface, but also improves on many administrative utilities and management consoles. It also enhances the system’s reliability, performance, and problem-solving tools. As administrators, Vista will sometimes look like its predecessor, Windows XP, and at other times, look like an all-new operating system. How to Cheat will help you get Vista up and running as quickly and safely as possible and provide you with a solid idea of all the important changes and improvements the new Microsoft Vista OS has to offer.
In the book you will:
* Automate Windows Vista Installation
See how Windows installations can be automated for large-scale deployments using the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).
* Install and Maintain Devices
Windows Vista contains device drivers for hundreds of PnP devices, and the Device Manager snap-in is the main utility on a local computer for managing them.
* Customize Appearances, Taskbars, and Toolbars
See how to use a personalization page, use the taskbar, and customize desktop themes.
* Manage File System Formats, Partitions, and Volumes
Learn how Windows Vista supports basic and dynamic volumes and two partition styles: MBR and GPT.
* Increase File System Performance
Learn how using tools such as disk defragging, cluster size adjustment, removing short filename support, and compression can help with performance.
* Administer via Remote
Remote Desktop and Windows Firewall can help administrators perform administrative tasks on remote computers.
* Managing Services
The Services utility allows you to view the status of services, as well as to disable nonessential services.
* Configure TCP/IP in Vista
See how to configure TCP/IP (both IPv4 and IPv6) via the user interface or via the netsh command.
* See What’s New with Wireless in Vista
Understand wireless security and learn how to install a wireless network.
* Optimize Windows Startup, the Hard Disk, and More
Optimize memory, applications, and the network connection, and see how to monitor performance.
Contents Include
Introducing and Installing Microsoft Vista
Installing and Maintaining Hardware Devices and Drivers
Customizing Desktop Properties
Managing File Systems and Disks
General Administration Tasks
Managing Local Networking Essentials
Managing the Wireless World and Its Security
Managing Security Essentials
Securing User Access
Tuning for Better Performance
Troubleshooting
*Provides the multi-tasked SysAdmin with the essential information needed to perform the daily tasks
*Covers the major new release of Windows, which will create significant challenges for IT managers
*Emphasizes best-practice security measures
Audio Programming for Interactive Games
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Martin Wilde’s cutting-edge exploration of the creative potential of game audio systems addresses the latest working methods of those involved in creating and programming immersive, interactive and non-linear audio for games. The book demonstrates how the game programmer can create an software system which enables the audio content provider (composer/sound designer) to maintain direct control over the composition and presentation of an interactive game soundtrack. This system (which is platform independent) is described step-by-step in Wilde’s approachable style with illuminating case studies, all source codes for which are provided on the accompanying CD-Rom which readers can use to develop their own audio engines.
As a programmer with experience of developing sound and music software engines for computer game titles on a multitude of platforms who is also an experienced musician, Martin Wilde is uniquely placed to address individuals approaching game audio from various levels and areas of expertise. Game audio programmers will learn how to achieve enable even better audio soundtracks and effects, while musicians who want to capitalise on this shift in roles will gain a greater appreciation of the technical issues involved, so enhancing their employment prospects. Students of game design can practice these skills by building their own game audio engines based on the source code provided.
* Learn from an expert: the author brings a unique perspective to this subject from his experience as both a programmer and a musician
* Develop your own game audio engines: the book and accompanying CD-ROM provide easy-to-follow instructions and coding which you can apply to your own game and multi-media projects
* Keep up with the latest working practices in this rapidly evolving industry with this essential guide for both game audio programmers and audio artists
Glencoe Science : Life Structure and Function
Glencoe Science: Life’s Structure and Function, a module in the Glencoe Science 15 book series, provides students with accurate and comprehensive coverage of middle school National Science Education Standards. Concepts are explained in a clear, concise manner, and are integrated with a wide range of hands-on experiences, critical thinking opportunities, real-world applications, and connections to other sciences and to non-science areas of the curriculum. Co-authored by National Geographic, unparalleled graphics reinforce key concepts. A broad array of print and technology resources help differentiate and accommodate all learners. The modular approach allows you to mix and match books to meet your specific curriculum needs.
Microsoft Vista for IT Security Professionals
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Windows Vista is the first end-to-end major OS release in the Trustworthy Computing era from Microsoft. This book provides unparalleled detail from new code designed to prevent infamous Windows XP buffer overflow attacks to deploying to anti-Phishing features of Internet Explorer 7 to Vista’s redesigned support for WiFi (802.11 wireless). T
his is the book professional SysAdmins MUST have to safely deploy Vista in their environments. This book is designed for the professional system administrators who need to securely deploy Microsoft Vista in their networks. Readers will not only learn about the new security features of Vista, but they will learn how to safely integrate Vista with their existing wired and wireless network infrastructure and safely deploy with their existing applications and databases. The book begins with a discussion of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative and Vista’s development cycle, which was like none other in Microsoft’s history. Expert authors will separate the hype from the reality of Vista’s preparedness to withstand the 24 x 7 attacks it will face from malicious attackers as the world’s #1 desktop operating system. The book has a companion CD contains hundreds of working scripts and utilities to help administrators secure their environments.