| Character Design and Modeling for Next Gen Games Posted: 25 Jul 2009 12:37 AM PDT 
In this DVD, Vitaly Bulgarov walks you through his process for creating highly detailed organic-mech characters using XSI®, ZBrush® and Photoshop®. Vitaly explains his 2D/3D concept design process, then shows his process for creating clean detailed meshes within XSI, as well as the sculpting process in ZBrush. Finally he shows how to add character and life to the hard surface and make a presentation of the final high-poly model using ZBrush and Photoshop.
Chapters: * Tools and Features
* Concept Modeling
* Concept Art
* Hard Surface Modeling
* Organic Sculpting
* Final Details
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| Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection, 2nd Edition Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:46 PM PDT  Snort 2.1 Intrusion Detection, 2nd Edition Product Description
Called “the leader in the Snort IDS book arms race” by Richard Bejtlich, top Amazon reviewer, this brand-new edition of the best-selling Snort book covers all the latest features of a major upgrade to the product and includes a bonus DVD with Snort 2.1 and other utilities. Written by the same lead engineers of the Snort Development team, this will be the first book available on the major upgrade from Snort 2 to Snort 2.1 (in this community, major upgrades are noted by .x and not by full number upgrades as in 2.0 to 3.0). You will be given invaluable insight into the code base of Snort, and in depth tutorials of complex installation, configuration, and troubleshooting scenarios. Snort has three primary uses: as a straight packet sniffer, a packet logger, or as a full-blown network intrusion detection system. It can perform protocol analysis, content searching/matching and can be used to detect a variety of attacks and probes. Snort uses a flexible rules language to describe traffic that it should collect or pass, a detection engine that utilizes a modular plug-in architecture, and a real-time alerting capability. A CD containing the latest version of Snort as well as other up-to-date Open Source security utilities will accompany the book. download link  |
| Mathematical Objects in C++: Computational Tools in A Unified Object-Oriented Approach Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:44 PM PDT  Mathematical Objects in C++: Computational Tools in A Unified Object-Oriented Approach Product Description Emphasizing the connection between mathematical objects and their practical C++ implementation, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to both the theory behind the objects and the C and C++ programming. Object-oriented implementation of three-dimensional meshes facilitates understanding of their mathematical nature. Requiring no prerequisites, the text covers discrete mathematics, data structures, and computational physics, including high-order discretization of nonlinear equations. Exercises and solutions make the book suitable for classroom use and a supporting website supplies downloadable code.
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| How to Break Web Software: Functional and Security Testing of Web Applications and Web Services Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:42 PM PDT  How to Break Web Software: Functional and Security Testing of Web Applications and Web Services Product Description
Since its early days as an information exchange tool limited to academe, researchers, and the military, the web has grown into a commerce engine that is now omnipresent in all facets of our lifes. More websites are created daily and more applications are developed to allow users to learn, research, and purchase online. As a result, web development is often rushed, which increases the risk of attacks from hackers. Furthermore, the need for secure applications has to be balanced with the need for usability, performance, and reliability. In this book, Whittaker and Andrews demonstrate how rigorous web testing can help prevent and prepare for such attacks. They point out that methodical testing must include identifying threats and attack vectors to establish and then implement the appropriate testing techniques, manual or automated. download link  |
| Integrated Approaches in Information Technology and Web Engineering: Advancing Organizational Knowledge Sharing Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:40 PM PDT  Integrated Approaches in Information Technology and Web Engineering: Advancing Organizational Knowledge Sharing Product Description
With the increasing proliferation of information technology and Web-based approaches to the implementation of systems and services, researchers, educators, and practitioners worldwide are experiencing a rising need for authoritative references to enhance their understanding of the most current and effective engineering practices leading to robust and successful solutions. Integrated Approaches in Information Technology and Web Engineering: Advancing Organizational Knowledge Sharing presents comprehensive, research-driven insights into the field of Web engineering. This book collects over 30 authoritative articles from distinguished international researchers in information technology and Web engineering, creating an invaluable resource for library reference collections that will equip researchers and practitioners in academia and industry alike with the knowledge base to drive the next generation of innovations. download link  |
| Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:38 PM PDT  Beautiful Data: The Stories Behind Elegant Data Solutions Product Description
In this insightful book, you’ll learn from the best data practitioners in the field just how wide-ranging — and beautiful — working with data can be. Join 39 contributors as they explain how they developed simple and elegant solutions on projects ranging from the Mars lander to a Radiohead video.
With Beautiful Data, you will:
- Explore the opportunities and challenges involved in working with the vast number of datasets made available by the Web
- Learn how to visualize trends in urban crime, using maps and data mashups
- Discover the challenges of designing a data processing system that works within the constraints of space travel
- Learn how crowdsourcing and transparency have combined to advance the state of drug research
- Understand how new data can automatically trigger alerts when it matches or overlaps pre-existing data
- Learn about the massive infrastructure required to create, capture, and process DNA data
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| Introduction to Computer Graphics: Using Java 2D and 3D Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:36 PM PDT  Introduction to Computer Graphics: Using Java 2D and 3D Product Description
Computer graphics comprises the creation and representation of simple graphical elements and images, as well as modern techniques for rendering a virtual reality. To apply these techniques correctly, one requires a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts in graphics. This book introduces the most important basic concepts of computer graphics, coupling the technical background and theory with practical examples and applications throughout. Its user-friendly approach enables the reader to gain understanding through the theory at work, via the many example programs provided. With only elementary knowledge of the programming language Java, the reader will be able to create their own images and animations immediately, using Java 2D and/or Java 3D. The features of this book include: computer graphics theory and practice in integrated combination; a focus on the increasingly used Java 3D (and 2D in the first section of the book); the use of many pedagogical tools, including numerous easy-to-understand example programs and end-of-chapter exercises; and, internet support for students and instructors, such as additional exercises, solutions, program examples, slides for lecturers and links to useful websites. It offers an an ideal, self-contained introduction to computer graphics and, is written for second year undergraduates and above. This reader-friendly, clear and concise textbook will be an essential tool for those studying Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Frank Klawonn has many years of experience teaching computer graphics and coordinating application projects with companies. download link  |
| Google Web Toolkit Applications Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:35 PM PDT  Google Web Toolkit Applications Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google™ Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you're a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you'll need. In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his "in-the-trenches" insights on * Building elegant and responsive user interfaces with Cascading Style Sheets and GWT's Widgets and Panels
* Creating seamless user experiences through asynchronous communication with HTTP, REST, JSON/JSONP, and RPC Interoperating with web standards–such as XML, RSS, and Atom–and web services–such as Google Maps, Amazon Books, Yahoo! Search, Flickr, and Blogger
* Overcoming browser security restrictions, such as HTTP's two-connection limit and the Same-Origin policy
* Accelerating development, using software engineering, code generation, internationalization, application patterns, and Java tools
* Deploying for optimal performance with resource compression and caching
* Building five non-trivial applications: a gadget application with a rich drag-and-drop interface, a multi-search application that makes requests to many search engines, a blog editor application for managing entries across multiple blogs, a web-based instant messenger, and a database manager for a traditional web page This practical guide to GWT introduces you to the technology; provides techniques, tips, and examples; and puts you on the road to delivering top-notch user experiences for your web applications. download link  |
| Up and Running with Joomla, Second Edition Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:33 PM PDT  Up and Running with Joomla, Second Edition Need to launch a feature-rich website quickly where you have one or more people authoring the content? Want to use a powerful, robust, and scalable Content Management System (CMS) you can trust? This Short Cut will get you up and running with Joomla 1.5, a freely available open source CMS. Learn how to install, configure, customize, and extend your Joomla installation. Also learn the tricks of the trade in how to set up and manage both your content and your users. Joomla can be a challenge to understand at first, so drastically cut your “get up to speed” time by taking the Short Cut!
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| Programming the Semantic Web Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:30 PM PDT  Programming the Semantic Web Product Description
With this book, the promise of the Semantic Web — in which machines can find, share, and combine data on the Web — is not just a technical possibility, but a practical reality Programming the Semantic Web demonstrates several ways to implement semantic web applications, using current and emerging standards and technologies. You’ll learn how to incorporate existing data sources into semantically aware applications and publish rich semantic data. Each chapter walks you through a single piece of semantic technology and explains how you can use it to solve real problems. Whether you’re writing a simple mashup or maintaining a high-performance enterprise solution,Programming the Semantic Web provides a standard, flexible approach for integrating and future-proofing systems and data. This book will help you: - Learn how the Semantic Web allows new and unexpected uses of data to emerge
- Understand how semantic technologies promote data portability with a simple, abstract model for knowledge representation
- Become familiar with semantic standards, such as the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology Language (OWL)
- Make use of semantic programming techniques to both enrich and simplify current web applications
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