| CBT Nuggets Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Exam Pack 70-448 Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:52 PM PST 
If you’re a SQL Server 2008 data warehousing developer or analyst, you’ll want to harness the power of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS.
After finishing this cool video training you’ll be able to: extract, transform, and load data into meaningful end-user information; create, deploy, and utilize data warehousing cubes and dimensions for data analysis; and create and deploy data reports in various formats.
This series maps to Microsoft exam 70-448, so it carefully prepares you for that exam.
Exam-Pack 70-448: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance contains: * SQL Server 2008 SSIS Overview * SSIS: More ETL * SSIS: Troubleshooting & Error Handling Free video * SSIS: Deployment * SSIS: Handling Events and Custom .NET Code * SSAS: Dimensions, Measures & Cubes * SSAS: Dimension Attributes * SSAS: Dimension Relationships * More SSAS Features * SSAS: Key Performance Indicators (free video!) * SSAS: More Cube Options * SSAS Data Mining * Introduction to SSRS * Advanced SSRS * SSRS Management & Deployment
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| Microsoft Windows Vista: Visual QuickStart Guide Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST 
Product Description Microsoft’s Windows Vista will open up for its users a whole new way of using their PCs. With plenty of screenshots to guide users along the way, respected author Chris Fehily takes readers through Vista’s breakthrough capabilities, including its new user interface, Sidebar, Internet Explorer, Media Player, anti-spyware, Mail, SideShow, and photo-sharing capabilities; as well as all the new enhancements included in the Service Pack 1 update. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will deliver improvements and enhancements to the existing Vista features that will significantly impact customers, and this book is the quickest way to mastering them! The updates in Windows Vista SP1 cover quality improvements (reliability, security, and performance), support for emerging hardware and standards, and more. Windows Vista SP1 will include improvements that target some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs, giving users a more consistent experience. About the Author Chris Fehily is a writer and consultant living in San Francisco. download  |
| The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:26 PM PST 
A complete photographic resource with thorough coverage of how to use Photoshop creatively, in a beautifully designed package full of gorgeous images.The Photoshop Darkroom offers limitless possibilities for photographers looking for jaw-dropping results, using powerful and innovative creative post-processing techniques.If you want folks to ask “How did you do that?” then this is the book for you!The images in The Photoshop Darkroom will inspire you and help you unleash your creative potential. You’ll learn to view your own digital photography with new eyes. Step-by-step directions show you real-world examples of how to achieve the results you want from your photography and post-processing.
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| PHP for the World Wide Web, Third Edition Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:25 PM PST 
Product Description With PHP for the World Wide Web, Third Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users this popular open-source scripting language. Leading technology author Larry Ullman guides readers through the new features in PHP 6, focusing primarily on improved support for handling any language in a Web site. Other addressed changes include removal of outdated and insecure features, plus new functions and more efficient ways to tackle common needs. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more intermediate users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here–in straightforward language and thorough readily accessible examples. About the Author PHP expert Larry Ullman has written several best-selling books on the topic, including the previous edition of this guide. In addition, he serves as the Director of Digital Media Technology at DMC Insights and teaches numerous classes on PHP. download  |
| CSS Web Development Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:24 PM PST |
| Mastering Unreal Technology, Volume I: Introduction to Level Design with Unreal Engine 3 Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:22 PM PST 
Product Description Mastering Unreal Technology, Volume I: Introduction to Level Design with Unreal Engine 3 is your start-to-finish guide to modding and level design with the world's hottest new gaming engine: Unreal Engine 3. Here's everything you need to know to jumpstart your skills and create stunning new content and games for consoles and PCs alike! Your authors aren't just the world's #1 Unreal game development trainers: They've even built the training modules that shipped with Unreal Tournament 3: Limited Collector's Edition. Now, working with the full cooperation of Unreal Engine 3's creators, Epic Games, they introduce every facet of game development–from simple level creation to materials, lighting, and terrain…even advanced level optimization and streaming! Packed with tips, hands-on tutorials, and expert techniques, Mastering Unreal Technology, Volume I is all you need to create levels that look spectacular and work brilliantly…levels that gamers just can't stop playing! You'll find expert tips on - Understanding the game development process from start to finish
- Planning projects for greater efficiency, faster delivery, and better quality
- Crafting worlds with stunning beauty and clarity
- Bringing amazing realism to characters, objects, and props
- Making the most of Unreal Engine 3's massively upgraded lighting system
- Scripting complex gameplay quickly and easily with Unreal Kismet
- Building animated game assets with Unreal Matinee
- Testing game performance during live gameplay
- Optimizing levels by improving the interaction between lights and surfaces
- Using advanced level streaming to create vast, rich, highly playable levels
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| Macromedia Dreamweaver 8: Training from the Source Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:19 PM PST 
Product Description Learn by doing! The lessons in this book guide you step-by-step through the creation of a project Web site, "Yoga Sangha." With Macromedia’s official guide, you'll learn how to use the leading, best-selling Web editor and gain a thorough understanding of how you can use Dreamweaver 8 to effectively manage and maintain Web sites, develop sites that are accessible to a wide audience, and work in an environment that integrates visual and code editing. As you complete the tasks, you'll develop the skills and techniques that you need to create Web sites on your own. In addition to the basics of creating a Web page that incorporates text, graphics and tables, you’ll learn about all that’s new in Dreamweaver 8: visual authoring with XML data, advanced CSS support including a unified CSS panel and a style rendering toolbar, integration with the latest Web technologies and standards, and more. The companion CD-ROM contains all of the lesson files as well as a free trial version of Dreamweaver 8. download  |
| Learning HTML Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:19 PM PST |
| Syngress Force 2006 Emerging Threat Analysis: From Mischief to Malicious Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:18 PM PST 
Product Description A One-Stop Reference Containing the Most Read Topics in the Syngress Security Library This Syngress Anthology Helps You Protect Your Enterprise from Tomorrow’s Threats Today This is the perfect reference for any IT professional responsible for protecting their enterprise from the next generation of IT security threats. This anthology represents the “best of” this year’s top Syngress Security books on the Human, Malware, VoIP, Device Driver, RFID, Phishing, and Spam threats likely to be unleashed in the near future..
* From Practical VoIP Security, Thomas Porter, Ph.D. and Director of IT Security for the FIFA 2006 World Cup, writes on threats to VoIP communications systems and makes recommendations on VoIP security.
* From Phishing Exposed, Lance James, Chief Technology Officer of Secure Science Corporation, presents the latest information on phishing and spam.
* From Combating Spyware in the Enterprise, Brian Baskin, instructor for the annual Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference, writes on forensic detection and removal of spyware.
* Also from Combating Spyware in the Enterprise, About.com’s security expert Tony Bradley covers the transformation of spyware.
* From Inside the SPAM Cartel, Spammer-X shows how spam is created and why it works so well.
* From Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise, Paul Piccard, former manager of Internet Security Systems’ Global Threat Operations Center, covers Skype security.
* Also from Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise, Craig Edwards, creator of the IRC security software IRC Defender, discusses global IRC security.
* From RFID Security, Brad “Renderman” Haines, one of the most visible members of the wardriving community, covers tag encoding and tag application attacks.
* Also from RFID Security, Frank Thornton, owner of Blackthorn Systems and an expert in wireless networks, discusses management of RFID security.
* From Hack the Stack, security expert Michael Gregg covers attacking the people layer.
* Bonus coverage includes exclusive material on device driver attacks by Dave Maynor, Senior Researcher at SecureWorks. * The “best of” this year: Human, Malware, VoIP, Device Driver, RFID, Phishing, and Spam threats
* Complete Coverage of forensic detection and removal of spyware, the transformation of spyware, global IRC security, and more
* Covers secure enterprise-wide deployment of hottest technologies including Voice Over IP, Pocket PCs, smart phones, and more download  |
| Professional Linux Programming (Programmer to Programmer) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:17 PM PST 
Product Description - This book is broken into four primary sections addressing key topics that Linux programmers need to master: Linux nuts and bolts, the Linux kernel, the Linux desktop, and Linux for the Web
- Effective examples help get readers up to speed with building software on a Linux-based system while using the tools and utilities that contribute to streamlining the software development process
- Discusses using emulation and virtualization technologies for kernel development and application testing
- Includes useful insights aimed at helping readers understand how their applications code fits in with the rest of the software stack
- Examines cross-compilation, dynamic device insertion and removal, key Linux projects (such as Project Utopia), and the internationalization capabilities present in the GNOME desktop
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