Development Books 9

David Geary, "Google Web Toolkit Solutions: More Cool & Useful Stuff"

 Prentice Hall PTR | 2007-11-17 | ISBN: 0132344815 | 

Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is an open source Java development framework for building Ajax-enabled web applications. Instead of the hodgepodge of technologies that developers typically use for Ajax–JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and XMLHttpRequest–GWT lets developers implement rich client applications with pure Java, using familiar idioms from the AWT, Swing, and SWT. GWT goes beyond most Ajax frameworks by making it easy to build desktop-like applications that run in the ubiquitous browser, where the richness of the user interface is limited only by the developer’s imagination.
This book focuses on the more advanced aspects of GWT that you need to implement real-world applications with rich user interfaces but without the heavy lifting of JavaScript and other Ajax-related technologies. Each solution in this practical, hands-on book is more than a recipe. The sample programs are carefully explained in detail to help you quickly master advanced GWT techniques, such as implementing drag-and-drop, integrating JavaScript libraries, and using advanced event handling methodologies.

Solutions covered include
• Building custom GWT widgets, including both high-level composites and low-level components
• Implementing a viewport class that includes iPhone-style automated scrolling
• Integrating web services with GWT applications
• Incorporating the Script.aculo.us JavaScript framework into GWT applications
• Combining Hibernate and GWT to implement database-backed web applications
• Extending the GWT PopupPanel class to implement a draggable and resizable window
• Creating a drag-and-drop module, complete with drag sources and drop targets
• Deploying GWT applications to an external server
• Dynamically resizing flex tables
• Using GWT widgets in legacy applications developed with other frameworks, such as Struts and JavaServer Faces 

James J. Maivald, "A Designer's Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML: Harness the Power of XML to Automate your Print and Web Workflows"

 Adobe Press | ISBN-10: 0321503554 | December 14, 2007 | 

Is this book for programmers? Written specifically for graphic designers and production artists already comfortable working with Adobe InDesign, this book teaches you how to automate publishing without learning a lot of scary code. XML simplifies the process of moving content in and out of your layouts and can speed up any print or Web assignment.
Why should I care about XML? If you99re managing data-intensive layout projects, and you want to keep that data consistent, accurate, and up-to-date, then incorporating XML can help. You can also use XML to automate processes like importing text and large numbers of graphics into a layout, or repurposing content from one application to another. Do I need additional plug-ins or special software? You need only the powerful features built into InDesign CS2 or CS3 to use this book.

Foundations of GTK+ Development

 Apress | by Andrew Krause | 2007 | ISBN: 1590597931 | 


GTK+ is one of the most influential graphical toolkits for the Linux operating system. It is the technology upon which the GNOME and XFCE desktop environments are based, and its crucial to have clear understanding of its complexities to build even a simple Linux desktop application. Foundations of GTK+ Development guides you through these complexities, laying the foundation that will allow you to cross from novice to professional.

Foundations of GTK+ Development is aimed at C programmers and presents numerous real-life examples that you can immediately put to use in your projects. Some familiarity with C programming is assumed, as the book delves into new topics from the beginning. Topics like object inheritance are covered early on to allow for complete understanding of code examples later. And the provided examples are real-life situations that can help you get a head start on your own applications.

Paul T. Kimmel, "Professional DevExpress ASP.NET Controls"

 Wrox | 2009 | ISBN: 0470500832 | 

Learn to use Devexpress ASP.NET controls, and get $250 worth of controls included with the book

Devexpress is a leading supplier of ASP.NET controls - the addins used in ASP.NET sites. Not only does this book show you how to make the most of them with Silverlight and Ajax, reporting, calendars, editors, and charts, but you also get actual controls worth $250 on the CD-ROM included with the book.

Regardless of your level of ASP.NET expertise, this complete reference will show you how to implement many award-winning and useful controls into your ASP.NET applications. Controls save time and effort as well as adding functionality, and this book helps you take full advantage of what they offer.
Devexpress is a leading vendor for ASP.NET controls that developers can use to add features, accomplish difficult tasks, and save development and testing time
This book addresses the all-important use of controls for Silverlight and Ajax, as well as classic essentials like reporting, editors, calendars, and charts
Covered controls include reports and charts, HTML editors, menus and treeviews, gridview, and many more
Explains when and where to use controls and how to add functionality without additional development
CD-ROM includes $250 worth of Devexpress controls ready for you to use right away

With Professional DevExpress ASP.NET Controls, you'll be a step ahead in developing powerful ASP.NET applications.

MacBook All-in-One For Dummies By Mark L. Chambers

 Publisher: For Dummies 2009-11-16 |  ISBN: 0470475684 | 

MacBook All-in-one for Dummies Makes Everything Easier!

With a MacBook, you can work and play anywhere. With 9 books in 1, MacBook All-in-one for Dummies shows you how! You'll find coverage of:

•Getting started -- choose the MacBook that suits your needs, set it up, customize your preferences, and organize files and folders.
•Using Mac OS X -- learn your way around Snow Leopard, get to know the Dock, find things with Spotlight, and back up your system with Time Machine.
•Customizing and Sharing.
•Going Mobile With iLife -- explore iLife, where photos, movies, music, and your very own Web site all hang out.
•iWork For the Road Warrior -- do it the Mac way with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the iWork productivity applications.
•Typical Internet Stuff -- browse with Safari, store your stuff on iDisk, use Apple Mail, and iChat with friends.
•Networking in Mac OS X -- set up a network, go wireless, and use AirPort Extreme.
•Expanding Your System -- see how to add memory and connect hard drives and printers using USB and FireWire.
•Advanced Mac OS X.
Learn the basics about using and maintaining your MacBook, how to work with Mac OS X, use the iWork productivity suite, enjoy the iLife, and cruise the Web from anywhere. Plus, you'll go under the hood and explore custom scripts and tweaks to help you get more from your MacBook and troubleshoot solutions.

Jiva DeVoe, "Cocoa Touch for iPhone OS 3 (Developer Reference)"

 Wiley | 2009-11-16 | ISBN: 0470481072 | 

Join the gold rush to developing cool iPhone apps with this complete iPhone OS 3 developer’s guide. Professional developer Jiva DeVoe speaks your language, and he talks you through the entire process—from explaining Cocoa Touch and the iPhone SDK to using Xcode and the Game Kit API. Follow step-by-step tutorials, then apply practical tips on signing and selling your applications. Even if you’re new to iPhone development you’ll soon be cranking out great code.

# Walk through Xcode, Interface Builder, and other key tools
# Build simple or complex GUIs with navigation and custom views
# Implement a database with Core Data, and design your schema in Xcode
# Learn to use the iPhone’s signature multi-touch capabilities in your applications
# Work with the Apple Push Notification Service
# Use the Map Kit API to create apps with embedded maps
# Record audio, play video, and access the iPod Library
# Set up your developer certificates and code sign your apps
# Use Store Kit to sell expanded features and content within your apps

Whether you're a new iPhone developer or seasoned veteran, this book is the perfect go-to reference for iPhone development-and one of an exciting new series for Apple developers.

Neal Goldstein, "iPhone Application Development For Dummies, Second Edition"

For Dummies | 2009-11-09 | ISBN: 0470568437 | 

Making Everything Easier!

With iPhone? Application Development for Dummies, Second Edition, you'll learn to:

# Design small- or large-scale iPhone applications for profit or fun
# Create new iPhone apps using Xcode?
# Get your applications into the App Store
# Work with frameworks

Got a good idea? Turn it into an app, have some fun, and pick up some cash!

Make the most of the new 3.1 OS and Apple's Xcode 3.2! Neal Goldstein shows you how, and even illustrates the process with one of his own apps that's currently being sold. Even if you're not a programming pro, you can turn your bright idea into an app you can market, and Neal even shows you how to get it into the App Store!

# Mobile is different ? learn what makes a great app for mobile devices and how an iPhone app is structured
# What you need ? download the free Software Development Kit, start using Xcode, and become an "official" iPhone developer
# The nitty-gritty ? get the hang of frameworks and iPhone architecture
# Get busy with apps ? discover how to make Xcode work for you to support app development
# Off to the store ? get valuable advice on getting your apps into the App Store
# Want to go further? ? explore what goes into industrial-strength apps

Open the book and find:

# What it takes to become a registered Apple developer
# How to debug your app
# What's new in iPhone 3.1 and Xcode 3.2
# What goes into a good interface for a small device
# How applications work in the iPhone environment
# Why you must think like a user
# What the App Store expects of you
# What makes a great iPhone app

Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/iphoneappdevfd2e for source code and additional information on iPhone app development. 

Rajkumar Buyya, Kris Bubendorfer, "Market-Oriented Grid and Utility Computing"

 Wiley | 2009-10-26 | ISBN: 0470287683 |  

The first single-source reference covering the state of the art in grid and utility computing economy research

This book presents the first integrated, single-source reference on market-oriented grid and utility computing. Divided into four main parts—and with contributions from a panel of experts in the field—it systematically and carefully explores:

# Foundations—presents the fundamental concepts of market-oriented computing and the issues and challenges in allocating resources in a decentralized computing environment.
# Business models—covers business models for service providers and brokers supporting different types of distributed applications, as well as business rules-based models for managing virtual organizations and accounting operations and services in grid computing environments.
# Policies and agreements—introduces policies, agreements, and specifications for the negotiation and establishment of contracts between providers and consumers. It also covers different approaches for resource allocation based on service-level agreements (SLAs) and management of risks associated with SLA violations.
# Resource allocation and scheduling mechanisms—covers economic models, such as commodity models, reciprocation, auctions, and game theory, and middleware technologies, such as Nimrod/G and Gridbus, for market-oriented grid computing and utility-oriented resource allocation.

This book expertly captures the state of the art in the field while also identifying potential research directions and technologies that will facilitate the creation of global commercial grid and utility computing systems. It is an indispensable reference for systems architects, practitioners, developers, new researchers, and graduate students.

Thomas Myer, "Apple Automator with AppleScript Bible" 

 Wiley | 2009-11-16 | ISBN: 047052586X | 

One-stop reference helps you get the most out of AppleScript and Automator

One of the handiest ways to streamline your workload is to automate some of your most routine computer tasks. Mac users are lucky in that they have AppleScript and Automator automation tools built right in. This comprehensive guide shows you how to tap both these useful Mac features for Mac OS X and regularly perform such tasks as extracting unread e-mails from your Mail, scheduling workflows, and manually recording actions to create new automated routines.

# Brings you up to speed on Apple's built-in automation tools for Mac OS X, including a more thorough look at Automator than in many books, and shows you how you can automate many of your most repetitive or error-prone tasks
# Explains how to automate aspects of some of your favorite Mac features, such as iCal, Mail, iPhoto, iTunes, and iDVD
# Covers how to manipulate files and folders; work with PDFs, emails, and Web pages; schedule workflows; set up watch folders; create and use variables; manually record actions; and create AppleScripts that further automate functions

The instruction in this detailed guide will help you increase your productivity using Automator and AppleScript.

Macromedia Flash MX: Training from the Source

Publisher: Macromedia Press | ISBN: 0201794829 | 

With the introduction of Flash MX, the folks at Macromedia have transformed a pretty cool designer's tool for Web-based interaction into a full-fledged, professional-level application for developing sophisticated online content. Serious tools, however, typically require some serious instruction-and Flash MX is no exception. Luckily for you, there's Macromedia Flash: Training from the Source.
Using hands-on, project-based tutorials that you can tackle at your own pace, this invaluable reference provides the instruction you need to start designing professional-looking Web sites. Veteran author and Flash master Chrissy Rey takes you step-by-step through the development ofa complex Flash project, grounding you in the basics before moving on to more complex topics like ActionScripting and the use of video. In the process, she covers both the old and the new, including the revamped user interface, the text and graphic tools that make their debut in MX, and the brand-new Properties inspector. With Flash MX on your computer and Macromedia Flash: Training from the Source at your side, you're ready to take on the world of interactive online content. 

The Craft of Text Editing: Emacs for the Modern World 

 Publisher: Springer-Verlag | ISBN: 0387976167 | 

Never before has a book been published that describes the techniques and technology used in writing text editors, word processors and other software. Written for the working professional and serious student, this book covers all aspects of the task. The topics range from user psychology to selecting a language to implementing redisplay to designing the command set. More than just facts are involved, however, as this book also promotes insight into an understanding of the issues encountered when designing such software. After reading this book, you should have a clear understanding of how to go about writing text editing or word processing software. In addition, this book introduces the concepts and power of the Emacs-type of text editor. This type of editor can trace its roots to the first computer text editor written and is still by far the most powerful editor available.

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MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-310): Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework

 Publisher: Que | ISBN: 0789728206 | 

This certification exam measures your ability to develop and implement middle-tier components, server components, and XML Web services by using Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework. This exam counts as a core credit toward the new MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer) certification as well as a core credit toward the new MCSD .NET track.
The Training Guide series is the most successful self-study tool in the market. Its teaching methodology is superior. The accompanying CD features PrepLogic testing software, which includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam. Each question contains full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. 

"Learning Joomla! 1.5 Extension Development: Creating Modules, Components, and Plugins with PHP" by Joseph L. LeBlanc

Packt Publishing | English | June 12, 2007 | ISBN: 1847191304 

Joomla! is the world's hottest open-source content management system, and the winner of the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize.

While Joomla! is packed with features, its greatest quality is that it is extremely extensible, allowing any number of complex applications to be cleanly integrated. Shopping carts, forums, social networking profiles, job boards, and real estate listings are all examples of extensions developers have written for Joomla!. All of these can run off one Joomla! site, while only one database, template, and core need to be maintained. When you build an extension to Joomla!, it will inherit the look and feel of the overall site. Any type of program that can be coded in PHP is a potential component waiting to be written!

If you're eager to start creating extensions for Joomla!, this book is for you. Walk through the development of complete Joomla! components and modules with this tutorial for PHP programmers. Written for Joomla! version 1.5 and tested against pre-final releases, this book will get you started coding your first extensions as quickly as possible, and adds the features that will make your work look professional!

The book builds example extensions to create, find, promote, and cross-link restaurant reviews. A component will handle common data items seen across all reviews such as price range, reservations, cuisine type, and location. Your visitors will be able to search and sort through the reviews; adding their own criteria to zero in on their dining options for the evening.

Your modules will highlight new reviews, drawing the attention of frequent visitors. Finally, plugins will pull pieces of the reviews into feature articles and others will integrate them into searches. Even if you don't own a restaurant, you will still find the code applicable to your own development projects, and the skills you develop will make you a Joomla! developer to be reckoned with!

"Game Programming All in One" by Jonathan S. Harbour

 Course Technology PTR | English | June 17, 2004 | ISBN: 1592003834 | 

Create your own high-caliber games with some of the same tools used by professional game developers! If you have a working knowledge of C or C++, then "Game Programming All in One, 2nd Edition" can get you started on your journey. It uses hands-on projects to explain each new subject and includes many sample programs to reinforce the material in each chapter. Begin by learning about cross-platform game programming, writing code that will run under Windows®, Linux®, Mac OS® X, and many other systems. Enhance your skills by working through the core features of the Allegro game library and writing code to load images, manipulate sprites, scroll the background, use double-buffering, read a joystick, detect collisions, and implement other core features of any game. You will gain experience by creating a complete game and adding features to it in each new chapter. You will also learn how to write a scrolling platform game and a vertical shooter.
  

"Perl Power!: The Comprehensive Guide" by John P Flynt

 Course Technology PTR | English | March 15, 2006 | ISBN: 1598631616 | 

Perl Power! provides programmers with a learning and reference resource on Perl. All readers will find tutorials that utilize a "learn by doing" approach that they can work from as soon as they get the book home. The tutorials build upon each other throughout the book until a level of expertise is reached. All chapters offer complete programs to demonstrate the topics discussed, with source code available on the book's companion website. These programs are ready to run, and line-by-line commentary in the program and in the book allows programmers to understand the logic and syntax behind them. Additionally, each program is introduced in a way that provides a story about what the program does and what you can use the program to do after learning it. The topics covered begin with how to set up the DzSoft Perl Editor so that you can easily work with Perl programs. Then, through dozens of complete programs, the book explores the primary data categories of Perl: scalars, hashes, arrays, and handles. The topics of later chapters range from using references to working with data structures and incorporating data files into your programs. The final chapter comprehensively reviews regular expressions through a multitude of examples.

Mahara 1.2 E-Portfolios: Beginner's Guide By Derrin Michael Kent, Glenys Gillian Bradbury, Margaret Anne Kent, Richard William Hand

 Publisher: Packt Publishing 2010 | 263 Pages | ISBN: 1847199062 | 



Create and host educational and professional e-portfolios and personalized learning communities
Create, customize, and maintain an impressive personal digital portfolio with a simple point-and-click interface
Set customized access to share your text files, images, and videos with your family, friends, and others
Create online learning communities and social networks through groups, blogs, and forums
A step-by-step approach that takes you through examples with ample screenshots and clear explanations

In Detail
Mahara is a user-centred environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed. These views helps you display your artefacts - text files, spreadsheets, images, and videos - in a way you choose and to the people you want. You can also create online communities and social networks through groups, blogs, and forums.
Being a novice, you will need a quick and easy implementation guide to set up your feature-rich digital portfolio.
This book is your step-by-step guide to building an impressive professional e-portfolio using Mahara. It covers the key features of Mahara that will help you set up your customized digital portfolio and display the artefacts in your preferred way allowing contribution from selected users only.
This book will introduce to the exciting features of Mahara framework and help you develop a feature-rich e-portfolio for yourself. You will see how easily you can create folders, upload multiple files like journals, project documents, pictures, and videos and share them with your friends. You will learn to set up views of these files, making these visible to your chosen friends only. And then, you will allow people to give their inputs.
You will learn to create blogs and forums and get connected to the rest of the world. Customization and administration of your Mahara site will become easy after you have gone through this book. Imagine how good you will feel when you will see your knowledge, success, and ideas going live and available to your chosen audiences for their inputs.

What you will learn from this book
You will learn to:
Create folders in Mahara - just like on your own computer - with an easy file search facility
Upload multiple files - journals, reports, presentations, videos, and sound clips - easily and set permissions for your group to view, edit, and delete them
Create a blog in Mahara and get connected to the rest of the world
Make an impressive profile using Mahara profile fields and tailor your own profile view
Create a new web page entirely from scratch and customize it to allow much more flexibility and control over who sees what and when
Set an environment to receive public or private feedback on your pictures, videos, and articles
Connect with other Mahara users and get social: discuss topics of common interest in forums and share views with each other
Customize and administer your Mahara site to our own preferences using a number of configuration settings for easy administration

Approach
This book will provide you with step-by-step instructions to get started with Mahara and create an impressive electronic portfolio. The book is packed with many useful examples and screenshots for easy and quick learning.

Who this book is written for
Pick this book up if you want to get started with Mahara. This book is for you if:
You are a student/learner wanting to maintain online documentation of your projects and share it with a particular teacher/trainer for feedback
You are a teacher wanting to set up an e-portfolio for your students in order to encourage and advance personalized and reflective learning
You are a professional wanting to share your journals and project documents with your team by sharing your existing knowledge and creating new knowledge in communities of professional practice
No previous experience of Mahara is required.

About the Author
Derrin Michael Kent
Derrin Kent describes himself as a cross between a trainer, a manager, a linguist, and a geek. Managing Director of TDM (tdm.info), Derrin has a Master's level teaching qualification from the University of Cambridge (DTEFLA) and is also a Linux-Certified professional (LPIC). A jack-of-all-trades in open source software, Derrin has extensive Moodle experience (already a reviewer of two Packt books on Moodle) and speaks both Spanish and English at home with his Peruvian wife and two bilingual children.
Glenys Gillian Bradbury
Glenys Bradbury is a Prince2-qualified Project Manager who also works as a Mahara (and Moodle) learning-designer, site-administrator and end-user trainer for TDM (tdm.info). Glenys has extensive working experience as a trainer and manager in both educational and business environments. She is a friendly and sensitive change-manager who really, really knows how to make a personal development planning/knowledge management implementation process come to life.
Margaret Anne Kent
Meg Kent has worked continuously as a corporate manager and director in a variety of Work-Based Learning contexts since the late 1980s. She is now a Mahara (and Moodle) learning-designer and end-user trainer for TDM (tdm.info). Also a Work-Based Learning assessor in her own right, Meg successfully blends support for individuals' achievement of government-funded qualifications alongside the development of their practical Web2.0 skills.
Richard William Hand
Richard Hand is a Mahara platform manager, module developer and theme/configuration designer for TDM (tdm.info), an official Mahara partner organization. Richard also supports and develops other Open Source Software platforms including Moodle, Drupal, and Joomla. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Bristol in 2008 and won a national (UK) award for "Best Website Design" for one of his TDM Joomla! sites in 2009 (selected from 2000+ competitor sites).

Matt Lombard, "SolidWorks Administration Bible"

 Wiley | 2009 | ISBN: 0470537264 | 

What you need to prepare, install, and maintain SolidWorks

It's not enough to know how to use SolidWorks, if your job also requires you to install or maintain it, train new users, and implement standards. This in-depth guide was written for those of you who have to actually manage your company's SolidWorks system. From hardware selection to helping users to licensing and more, this is the everyday, bread-and-butter SolidWorks administration resource that IT and CAD managers have been seeking.
SolidWorks is a powerful 3D solid modeling system that is popular with CAD users everywhere, but often leaves IT administrators in the dark as to how to manage it; this essential guide covers SolidWorks admin for both IT staff and CAD users
Walks you through preparing, installing, and maintaining SolidWorks
Covers setting up shared libraries, automated deployment tools, licensing, updates and upgrades, support and troubleshooting, standardization, and collaboration

Get the high-level assistance you need to efficiently manage SolidWorks in your enterprise or small business. 

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server For Dummies By John Rizzo

 For Dummies | Pages: 432 | 2009-11-09 | ISBN 0470450363 | 

Making Everything Easier!

Mac OS® X Snow Leopard Server for Dummies

Learn to:


Set up and configure a Mac network with Snow Leopard Server
Administer, secure, and troubleshoot the network
Incorporate a Mac subnet into a Windows
Active Directory® domain
Take advantage of Unix® power and security

John Rizzo

Want to set up and administer a network even if you don't have an IT department? Read on!

Like everything Mac, Snow Leopard Server was designed to be easy to set up and use. Still, there are so many options and features that this book will save you heaps of time and effort. It walks you through installation, set-up on a virtual machine, directory services, managing clients, security, and everything necessary to keep your users happy.


Choose your hardware — get all the details on the best hardware for your specific needs
It does Windows too — manage Active Directory and Open Directory for a network with both Windows® and Mac® clients
Maintain control — create and maintain your User Directory and authenticate clients
Files, printers, and stuff — set up user categories and permissions, handle file sharing protocols, and configure client machines
Let's get together — help users collaborate with shared contacts and calendars, Podcast Producer, and iChat® instant messaging
The Web world — configure Web services
, set up Wiki Server, and enable blogging
Out of the office — create mobile accounts for notebook users and configure VPN access
Safety first — manage security with firewalls, encryption, and proxies

Open the book and find:


Various options for installation
The pros and cons of Dual Boot
How to set up and run an e-mail server
Tips on getting Macs and Windows to share files
The advantages of different permission types
How to manage Podcast Producer
Special stuff in Snow Leopard Server
  

Avinash Kaushik, "Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity"

 Sybex | 2009 | ISBN: 0470529393 | 

Adeptly address today’s business challenges with this powerful new book from web analytics thought leader Avinash Kaushik. Web Analytics 2.0 presents a new framework that will permanently change how you think about analytics. It provides specific recommendations for creating an actionable strategy, applying analytical techniques correctly, solving challenges such as measuring social media and multichannel campaigns, achieving optimal success by leveraging experimentation, and employing tactics for truly listening to your customers. The book will help your organization become more data driven while you become a super analysis ninja!


Summary: Very well written and actionable
Rating: 5

This book was very useful for me. Recommended by a co-worker, I enjoyed reading this and learnt the importance of web analytics and what we were doing wrong in our web analytics implementation. It gave an excellent framework to apply to all web initiatives to accurately measure its value to the company. A great read.

Summary: Just plain great!
Rating: 5

Unlike many of the others who have reviewed this book, I barely knew what Web Analytics was when I purchased this book. Despite this lack of knowledge, I was hooked from Page 1. Avinash explains complex concepts in a way that is clear and even entertaining. In fact, the book is so compelling that I have decided to add Web Analytics my company's service offerings. I have gone to many different sources to enhance my understanding of the subject but I still find that Web Analytics 2.0 does the best job of explaining both the big picture and the nuances of Web Analytics.

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Parallel Programming Using C++

Publisher: The MIT Press | pages: 760 | 1996 | ISBN: 0262731185 | 

Parallel Programming Using C++ describes fifteen parallel programming systems based on C++, the most popular object-oriented language of today. These systems cover the whole spectrum of parallel programming paradigms, from data parallelism through dataflow and distributed shared memory to message-passing control parallelism. For the parallel programming community, a common parallel application is discussed in each chapter, as part of the description of the system itself. By comparing the implementations of the polygon overlay problem in each system, the reader can get a better sense of their expressiveness and functionality for a common problem.

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AGI Creative Team, "Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom"

 Wiley | 2009-12-09 | ISBN: 0470566922 | 

A complete book-and-DVD training package covering Photoshop Elements 8.Photoshop Elements combines an easy-to-use set of features and enhancements combined with image editing power in an affordable program. The newest version—Photoshop Elements 8—features more online integration with products like the new Flash-based Web galleries. This unique full-color book and instructional DVD provides you with an exciting learning tool that will help you get working with Elements 8 quickly and easily.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Digital Classroom is like having your own personal instructor guiding you through each lesson, while you work at your own pace.

Thirteen self-paced lessons encourage you to discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

A team of Adobe Certified Instructors escort you through the in and outs of working with Photoshop Elements 8, the user-friendly image-editing program.

This full-color book and instructional DVD package includes step-by-step instructions, lesson files, and video tutorials that complement the topics covered in each lesson.

Discusses the most important features of Photoshop Elements 8 including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, and perfecting group shots with Photomerge.

Addresses editing images for posting on the Web, using the sharpness interface to correct blurry images, exploring the Curves tool to adjust contract and brightness, and organizing images with auto-stacking.

The DVD demonstrates how to edit and apply effects for stellar digital images, painting and retouching, and exploring the different filters and techniques that tap into your creative side to produce great images.

Get in the digital classroom and get started using Photoshop Elements 8 today!

Arthur Kordon, "Applying Computational Intelligence: How to Create Value"

Springer 2009 | ISBN-10: 3540699104 | 

The flow of academic ideas in the area of computational intelligence is impacting industrial practice at considerable speed. Practitioners face the challenge of tracking, understanding and applying the latest techniques, which often prove their value even before the underlying theories are fully understood. This book offers realistic guidelines on creating value from the application of computational intelligence methods.

In Part I, the author offers simple explanations of the key computational intelligence technologies: fuzzy logic, neural networks, support vector machines, evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence, and intelligent agents. In Part II, he defines the typical business environment and analyzes the competitive advantages these techniques offer. In Part III, he introduces a methodology for effective real-world application of computational intelligence while minimizing development cost, and he outlines the critical, underestimated technology marketing efforts required. The methodology can improve the existing capabilities of Six Sigma, one of the most popular work processes in industry. Finally, in Part IV the author looks to technologies still in the research domain, such as perception-based computing, artificial immune systems, and systems with evolved structure, and he examines the future for computational intelligence applications while taking into account projected industrial needs.

The author adopts a light tone in the book, visualizes many of the techniques and ideas, and supports the text with notes from successful implementations. The book is ideal for engineers implementing these techniques in the real world, managers charged with creating value and reducing costs in the related industries, and scientists in computational intelligence looking towards the application of their research.

Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games By Les Pardew

Publisher: Premier Press 2004 |  ISBN: 1592004954 

Creating enticing game art can mean the difference between getting a game published or rejected. Great game art can also be a very rewarding to the game designer! "Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games" focuses on specific issues surrounding developing concept art for games. It emphasizes artistic development using computer drawing and painting programs such as Corel Painter, Corel Draw, and Corel Photo Paint. This book is ideal for beginning art students who wish to learn the fundamental techniques used in creating concept art for game designs. It covers basic game design elements, storyboards, character designs, game world designs, level layouts, and other key visual elements typically used in game designs. As you work your way through the book, you will learn how to create art as well as how the art is used in a game design document.

The only book to specifically address illustration and storyboarding for games.
Full of illustrations and step-by-step projects.
Offers real-world instruction for game concept art development.
Also touches on basic art skill development. 

IBM Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1

Publisher: Packt Publishing | ISBN: 1847199283 | edition 2010 | PDF | 335 pages | 12,1 mb

Upgrade your system and embrace the exciting new features of the Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 platform
* Upgrade to the latest version of Lotus Notes and Domino
* Understand the new features and put them to work in your business
* Thoroughly covers Domino Attachment Object Service (DAOS), Domino Configuration Tuner (DCT) and iNotes
* Explore other useful Lotus products, such as Lotus Sametime, Lotus Quickr, Lotus Connections, and IBM WebSphere Portal
* Packed with expert tips and useful screenshots

Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies

For dummies | ISBN: 0470115092 | 

Expression Web is Microsoft's newest tool for creating and maintaining dynamic Web sites. This FrontPage replacement offers all the simple "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" tools for creating a Web site along with some pumped up new features for working with Cascading Style Sheets and other design options. Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies arrives in time for early adopters to get a feel for how to build an attractive Web site. Author Linda Hefferman teams up with longtime FrontPage For Dummies author Asha Dornfest to show the easy way for first-time Web designers, FrontPage vets, or users of other Web design tools how to get results from Expression Web. 

Beginning XML, 4th Edition (Programmer to Programmer)

 Publisher: Wrox | ISBN: 0470114878 | 

Beginning XML provides a complete course in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) with an unusually gradual learning curve. In fact, the introduction states that the book is "for people who know that it would be a pretty good idea to learn the language, but aren't 100 percent sure why." Despite its recognition of the fuzziness of readers' understanding of the technology, the book delivers a rather comprehensive study of XML.
Very little space is wasted detailing the history of XML and its relation to SGML, as is the case in many other titles. The argument for the importance of XML is made quickly, and the basics of well-formed syntax are tackled right off. One notable distinction of this book is its excellent coverage of related technologies, such as cascading style sheets (CSS) and relational databases.

Hans Petter Langtangen, "A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python

 Springer | 2009 | ISBN: 3642024742 | 

The book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example- and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology, and finance. The book teaches "Matlab-style" and procedural programming as well as object-oriented programming. High school mathematics is a required background, and it is advantageous to study classical and numerical one-variable calculus in parallel with reading this book. Besides learning how to program computers, the reader will also learn how to solve mathematical problems, arising in various branches of science and engineering, with the aid of numerical methods and programming. By blending programming, mathematics and scientific applications, the book lays a solid foundation for practicing computational science.

Professional Live Communications Server

 Publisher: Wrox | ISBN: 0471773212 | 

* Live Communications Server is an emerging technology that will be an important component of Microsoft's business solutions in the coming years; this book is the ultimate guide to LCS
* The expert authors cover audio and video conferencing and explain how to integrate VoIP and other telephone systems
* Shows readers how to secure instant messaging both within and outside of a company
* Explains how LCS integrates comfortably with products such as
* Office, Exchange Server, and Active Directory, a factor that makes LCS a must-know technology

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Unleashed

 Publisher: Sams | ISBN: 0672325985 | 

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Unleashed is your tool to unleash the power of Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2004. Learn how to use the server as an enterprise application integration tool and how to exploit its key strengths to orchestrate e-commerce business processes in B2B and B2C environments. Providing complete coverage of system architecture, application integration, messaging and migration, Unleashed also illustrates practical application of the server through an entire section dedicated to real-world case studies of businesses using BizTalk Server 2004 on a daily basis. As seen in these examples, there can be obstacles along the way to success, but Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Unleashed will help you overcome each one.

Java efficace

Vuibert (14 juin 2002) | ISBN: 2711748057 |

Si vous êtes un professionnel du développement JAVA, achetez ce livre. Pourquoi ? Etes-vous sûr de savoir redéfinir correctement les méthodes equals(), clone(), hashcode() ?Savez-vous rendre sérializable de façon correcte vos classes ?Utilisez-vous judicieusement les interfaces ? Si pensez que vos réponses à ces questions sont oui, ce livre pourrait bien vous faire changer d'avis tellement ses indications sont précises, intelligentes, argumentées...
L'auteur est le développeur du package java.util.* du JDK. C'est un véritable maître de la programmation JAVA. Il en connait tous les pièges (ou presque) et nous les livre dans son ouvrage de référence qui aborde de nombreux sujets variés en plus de ceux décrit plus haut.

Development Books 2

Wxpython in Action

 Publisher: Manning Publications | ISBN: 1932394621 | edition 2006 | 

Because they are often large and complex, GUI programming tool kits can be hard to use. wxPython is a combination of the Python programming language and the wxWidgets toolkit, which allows programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. wxPython combines the power of an exceptionally complete user interface toolkit with an exceptionally flexible programming language. The result is a toolkit that is unique in the ease with which complex applications can be built and maintained.
"wxPython in Action" is a complete guide to the wxPython toolkit, containing a tutorial for getting started, a guide to best practices, and a reference to wxPython's extensive widget set. After an easy introduction to wxPython concepts and programming practices, the book takes an in-depth tour of when and how to use the bountiful collection of widgets offered by wxPython. All features are illustrated with useful code examples and reference tables are included for handy lookup of an object's properties, methods, and events. The book enables developers to learn wxPython quickly and remains a valuable resource for futurework.

Combinatorial Image Analysis

 

Valentin E. Brimkov, Reneta P. Barneva,

«Combinatorial Image Analysis: 12th International Workshop, IWCIA 2008, Buffalo, NY, USA, April 7-9, 2008, Proceedings»
Springer | ISBN: 3540782745 | 2008 

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Combinatorial Image Analysis, IWCIA 2008, held in Buffalo, NY, USA, in April 2008.

Nicu Sebe, Michael S. Lew, «Computer Vision in Human-Computer Interactiony»

 
 Springer | ISBN: 3540220127 | 2004 

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) lies at the crossroads of many scientific areas including artificial intelligence, computer vision, face recognition, motion tracking, etc. In order for HCI systems to interact seamlessly with people, they need to understand their environment through vision and auditory input. Moreover, HCI systems should learn how to adaptively respond depending on the situation.

 Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies 

 Publisher: For dummies | ISBN: 0470115092 | edition 2007 

Expression Web is Microsoft's newest tool for creating and maintaining dynamic Web sites. This FrontPage replacement offers all the simple "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" tools for creating a Web site along with some pumped up new features for working with Cascading Style Sheets and other design options. Microsoft Expression Web For Dummies arrives in time for early adopters to get a feel for how to build an attractive Web site. Author Linda Hefferman teams up with longtime FrontPage For Dummies author Asha Dornfest to show the easy way for first-time Web designers, FrontPage vets, or users of other Web design tools how to get results from Expression Web.

Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Developing Java Web Applications 

 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional | ISBN: 0321396855

Discover WTP, the New End-to-End Toolset for Java-Based Web Development
The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) seamlessly integrates all the tools today’s Java Web developer needs. WTP is both an unprecedented Open Source resource for working developers and a powerful foundation for state-of-the-art commercial products.
Eclipse Web Tools Platform offers in-depth descriptions of every tool included in WTP, introducing powerful capabilities never before available in Eclipse. The authors cover the entire Web development process–from defining Web application architectures and development processes through testing and beyond. And if you’re seeking to extend WTP, this book provides an introduction to the platform’s rich APIs. The book also
* Presents step-by-step coverage of developing persistence, business logic, and presentation tiers with WTP and Java
* Introduces best practices for multiple styles of Web and Java EE development
* Demonstrates JDBC database access and configuration...

Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming Third Edition 

 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann | ISBN: 0123693799 |

In the SQL database community, Joe Celko is a well-known columnist and purveyor of valuable insights. In Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming, he picks up where basic SQL training and experience leaves many database professionals and offers tips, techniques, and explanations that help readers extend their capabilities to top-tier SQL programming.
Although Celko denies that the book is about database theory, he nevertheless alludes to theory often to buttress his practical points. This title is not for novices, as the author points out. Instead, its intended audience is SQL programmers with at least a year's experience. The book maintains a fine balance between technical discussion and practical explanation--picking hot topics and offering advice on a wide range of issues.
The book uses ANSI SQL-89 as its baseline standard, with some mention of SQL-92 features. It does not, however, focus on any commercial product; this guide zeroes in on the SQL language. Celko covers all aspects of database design, optimization, and manipulation, with easy-to-understand explanations of key issues such as why not to use too many nulls, how to use practical normalization, and how to optimize queries.

X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors 

 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann | ISBN: 012088500X 

In the early days of the Web a need was recognized for a language to display 3D objects through a browser. An HTML-like language, VRML, was proposed in 1994 and became the standard for describing interactive 3D objects and worlds on the Web. 3D Web courses were started, several best-selling books were published, and VRML continues to be used today. However VRML, because it was based on HTML, is a stodgy language that is not easy to incorporate with other applications and has been difficult to add features to. Meanwhile, applications for interactive 3D graphics have been exploding in areas such as medicine, science, industry, and entertainment. There is a strong need for a set of modern Web-based technologies, applied within a standard extensible framework, to enable a new generation of modeling & simulation applications to emerge, develop, and interoperate. X3D is the next generation open standard for 3D on the web. It is the result of several years of development by the Web 3D Consortium's X3D Task Group. Instead of a large monolithic specification (like VRML), which requires full adoption for compliance, X3D is a component-based architecture that can support applications ranging from a simple non-interactive animation to the latest streaming or rendering applications. X3D replaces VRML, but also provides compatibility with existing VRML content and browsers. Don Brutzman organized the first symposium on VRML and is playing a similar role with X3D; he is a founding member of the consortium. Len Daly is a professional member of the consortium and both Len and Don have been involved with the development of the standard from the start. 

Joao M. C. Sousa, Uzay Kaymak, "Fuzzy Decision Making in Modeling and Control"
 
World Scientific Publishing Company | 2002 | ISBN: 9810248776 

Decision making and control are two fields with distinct methods for solving problems, and yet they are closely related. This book bridges the gap between decision making and control in the field of fuzzy decisions and fuzzy control, and discusses various ways in which fuzzy decision making methods can be applied to systems modeling and control.

Fuzzy decision making is a powerful paradigm for dealing with human expert knowledge when one is designing fuzzy model-based controllers. The combination of fuzzy decision making and fuzzy control in this book can lead to novel control schemes that improve the existing controllers in various ways. The following applications of fuzzy decision making methods for designing control systems are considered:

* Fuzzy decision making for enhancing fuzzy modeling. The values of important parameters in fuzzy modeling algorithms are selected by using fuzzy decision making.
* Fuzzy decision making for designing signal-based fuzzy controllers. The controller mappings and the defuzzification steps can be obtained by decision making methods.
* Fuzzy design and performance specifications in model-based control. Fuzzy constraints and fuzzy goals are used.
* Design of model-based controllers combined with fuzzy decision modules. Human operator experience is incorporated for the performance specification in model-based control.

The advantages of bringing together fuzzy control and fuzzy decision making are shown with multiple examples from real and simulated control systems.

Dennis Dams, Ulrich Hannemann, Martin Steffen, "Concurrency, Compositionality, and Correctness: Essays in Honor of Willem-Paul de Roever"



Springer | 2010 | ISBN: 364211511X |

This Festschrift volume, published in honor of Willem-Paul de Roever, contains 19 detailed papers written by the friends and colleagues of the honoree, all eminent scientists in their own right. These are preceded by a detailed bibliography and rounded off, at the end of the book, with a gallery of photographs.

The theme under which the papers have been collected is Concurrency, Compositionality, and Correctness, reflecting the focus of Willem-Paul de Roever's research career. Topics addressed include model checking, computer science and state machines, ontology and mereology of domains, game theory, compiler correctness, fair scheduling and encryption algorithms.

Shi-Kuo Chang, "Data Structures and Algorithms"



World Scientific Publishing Company | 2003 | ISBN: 9812383484  


This is an excellent, up-to-date and easy-to-use text on data structures and algorithms that is intended for undergraduates in computer science and information science. The thirteen chapters, written by an international group of experienced teachers, cover the fundamental concepts of algorithms and most of the important data structures as well as the concept of interface design. The book contains many examples and diagrams. Whenever appropriate, program codes are included to facilitate learning.

This book is supported by an international group of authors who are experts on data structures and algorithms, through its website, so that both teachers and students can benefit from their expertise.

Development Books 1

Web Marketing For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
 

Publisher: For Dummies | ISBN: 0470049820 

Launching a Web site for your product or service does not automatically ensure sales success. This book provides the know-how for creating a solid Web marketing plan, including how to build a site that draws and keeps visitors. Then add proven strategies like search engine optimization and link campaigns, and measure your results. Successful Web marketing techniques — all within your budget.

Computer Graphics and Geometric Modelling: Mathematics

Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1852338172 | 

Possibly the most comprehensive overview of computer graphics as seen in the context of geometric modeling, this two volume work covers implementation and theory in a thorough and systematic fashion. Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling: Mathematics contains the mathematical background needed for the geometric modeling topics in computer graphics covered in the first volume. This volume begins with material from linear algebra and a discussion of the transformations in affine & projective geometry, followed by topics from advanced calculus & chapters on general topology, combinatorial topology, algebraic topology, differential topology, differential geometry, & finally algebraic geometry. Two important goals throughout were to explain the material thoroughly, and to make it self-contained. This volume by itself would make a good mathematics reference book, in particular for practitioners in the field of geometric modeling. Due to its broad coverage and emphasis on explanation it could be used as a text for introductory mathematics courses on some of the covered topics, such as topology (general, combinatorial, algebraic, & differential) and geometry (differential & algebraic).

Visual C++ Optimization with Assembly Code 

 Publisher: A-List Publishing | ISBN: 193176932X | 

Describing how the Assembly language can be used to develop highly effective C++ applications, this guide covers the development of 32-bit applications for Windows. Areas of focus include optimizing high-level logical structures, creating effective mathematical algorithms, and working with strings and arrays. Code optimization is considered for the Intel platform, taking into account features of the latest models of Intel Pentium processors and how using Assembly code in C++ applications can improve application processing. The use of an assembler to optimize C++ applications is examined in two ways, by developing and compiling Assembly modules that can be linked with the main program written in C++ and using the built-in assembler. Microsoft Visual C++ .Net 2003 is explored as a programming tool, and both the MASM 6.14 and IA-32 assembler compilers, which are used to compile source modules, are considered.

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source

Publisher: Macromedia Press | ISBN: 0321213432 | 

Sure, you can use Flash MX 2004 without being a master programmer, but as any Flash developer worth his or her salt will tell you, you're not tapping all of its power unless you're taking advantage of its scripting language "ActionScript 2.0" which offers a more robust programming model and better object-oriented programming support than ever before. Here to take the fear factor out of learning it are Flash veterans and best-selling authors Derek Franklin and Jobe Makar, who demonstrate that scripting is an instinctual process you already know by translating real-life activities into ActionScript scripts. In these pages, you'll find methodologies and techniques for building over 40 real-life Flash ActionScript projects, including sample games, --- applications, Web sites, and more. New in this edition are coverage of ActionScript 2.0, Web services, Components, Printing, Video, and more. On the companion CD, you'll find all the project files and images you need to complete each project.

Administering NDS, Corporate Edition
 
Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill | pages: 576 | 1999 | ISBN: 0072122080 | 

Administrators' day-to-day NDS 8 guide Novell Directory Services (NDS) lets you give your network users access to information and resources regardless of where they are or what devices and applications they're using. Administering NDS 8, by Nancy Cadjan, Novell insider and member of the NDS team, and Jeff Harris, gives you step-by-step instructions, checklists, tips and tricks-of-the-trade for installing, administering, and troubleshooting this latest version of NDS. You're shown how to unify multiple-platform networks and manage users, applications, security and network resources using one database. You'll even see how to make NDS8 the central point of an advanced e-commerce strategy. This ready-to-go guide brings you up to speed on the advanced features that give NDS8 greater flexibility than any other directory available, including the ConsoleOne administrative utility and ZENworks, a snap-in that allows you to save time and money managing (and troubleshooting) desktops, applications, and users without having to visit the workstation.

Learning jQuery: Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques

 Publisher: Packt Publishing | ISBN: 1847192505 | 

Better Interaction Design and Web Development with Simple JavaScript Techniques
* Create better, cross-platform JavaScript code
* Learn detailed solutions to specific client-side problems
* For web designers who want to create interactive elements for their designs
* For developers who want to create the best user interface for their web applications.

Sybex - Administering Windows Server 2008 Server Core

Sybex | ISBN: 0470238402 | January 2008 | 

Microsoft's new GUI-less Server Core is a command line version of Windows Server 2008 that offers better security, reduced size, and faster access. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll find everything you need to quickly master this sleek new version. Packed with instructions and practical examples, this book teaches you how to operate in a windowless environment, including using all the commands, creating BAT files, working with scripts, using registry hacks, managing remote systems, and more. Includes best practices, 52 indispensable command line tricks, and an alphabetical list of all the commands

MCITP Developer: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Access Design and Optimization Study Guide: Exam 70-442

 

Publisher: Sybex | ISBN: 0470108800 | 

Get the preparation you need for exam 70-442, PRO: Designing and Optimizing Data Access by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005, one of two required exams in the Microsoft MCITP: Database Developer certification path. Your essential guide to Microsoft's new SQL Server 2005 certification features practical and in-depth coverage, including:
* Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam.
* Practical hands-on exercises that reinforce critical skills.
* Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles.
* Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day.
* Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking exam 70-442.
* A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective.

McGraw-Hill - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - A Beginners Guide

McGraw-Hill | ISBN: 0072263512 | Feb 2008 | 

Get up and running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with ease

This hands-on guide covers all the essentials of deploying and administering the latest release of Microsoft's powerful, versatile network operating system. Using clear screenshots and step-by-step instructions, Microsoft Windows Server 2008: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to set up the server, migrate from earlier versions, and handle networking, administration, storage, and security. You'll also get details on the new Web tools and management utilities available in Windows Server 2008.

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Install, configure, and deploy Windows Server 2008
* Set up and manage a network
* Work with Active Directory and Domains
* Set up communications features and an Internet connection
* Install, customize, and maintain Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
* Configure a VPN server and client
* Set up Terminal Services and Remote Desktop
* Manage storage and file systems
* Secure your Windows Server environment
* Set up and manage printing and faxing
* Use the built-in management tools, including Server Manager and group policies

PostgreSQL

Publisher: Sams | ISBN: 0672327562 | 

The second edition of the best-selling PostgreSQL has been updated to completely cover new features and capabilities of the 8.0 version of PostgreSQL. You will be lead through the internals of the powerful PostgreSQL open source database chapter, offering an easy-to-read, code-based approach that makes it easy to understand how each feature is implemented, how to best use each feature, and how to get more performance from database applications. This definitive guide to building, programming and administering the powerful PostgreSQL open-source database system will help you harness one of the most widely used open source, enterprise-level database systems.

McGraw-Hill - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - The Complete Reference

 
 McGraw-Hill | English | 


"Build your network the right way with expert advice! This book provides real-world help in implementing Windows Server 2008 with attention to the use of virtualization solutions covering all you need to know in one well-written guide to success." --Bob Kelly, AppDeploy.com and Technical Reviewer

Plan, set up, and administer a powerful, scalable Microsoft Windows Server 2008 environment. Featuring detailed explanations, best practices, pragmatic checklists, and real-world implementation examples, this comprehensive resource shows you how to deploy, manage, and secure WS08 on enterprise networks of all sizes.

Alexander Gelbukh, «Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Text Processing»

 
 Springer | ISBN: 3540416870 | 2001 |

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Intelligent Text Processing and Computational Linguistics, CICLing 2001, held in Mexico City, Mexico in February 2001.
The 38 revised full papers and 12 short papers presented together with three invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The books is divided in topical sections on computational linguistic theories, semantics, anaphora and reference, disambiguation, translation, text generation, dictionaries and corpora, morphology, parsing techniques, text categorization, information retrieval, and structure identification and text mining.