Stop Staring or Professional BizTalk Server 2006

Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right -- Second Edition

Author: Jason Osipa

Breathe life into your creations

With detailed examples, high-quality professional images, and a touch of humor, this is the fully revised and updated second edition of Jason Osipa's best-selling book on facial animation. You'll learn the basics of design, modeling, rigging, and animation-while mastering exciting new techniques for stretch-and-squash deformation, advanced blend extraction, and the latest software tools. Walk through the author's detailed analysis of sample animations and discover how to add nuance and sophistication to your designs.

Full of insights drawn from years of professional experience, this book provides the focused and practical information you need to create believable facial animations.

• Learn visimes and lip sync techniques

• Construct a mouth and mouth keys

• Explore the process of facial landmarking

• Master the cartoon techniques of squash and stretch

• Harness the latest advanced blend extraction tools

• Create interfaces for your faces

• Understand skeletal setup, weighting, and rigging

Control faces with the book's powerful rig and learn how skin moves to make various shapes and expressions

Master powerful stretch-and-squash (and squoosh!) techniques

Featured on the CD
Fine-tune your facial animations with the techniques demonstrated on the companion CD. Content includes tutorial files, lip sync samples, models, textures, and more.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Introduction
Pt. I	Getting to Know the Face	1
Ch. 1	Learning the Basics of Lip Sync	3
Ch. 2	What the Eyes and Brows Tell Us	21
Ch. 3	Facial Landmarking	31
Pt. II	Animating and Modeling the Mouth	45
Ch. 4	Visimes and Lip Sync Technique	47
Ch. 5	Constructing a Mouth	75
Ch. 6	Mouth Keys	107
Pt. III	Animating and Modeling the Eyes and Brows	139
Ch. 7	Building Emotion: The Basics of the Eyes	141
Ch. 8	Constructing Eyes and Brows	169
Ch. 9	Eye and Brow Keys	193
Pt. IV	Bringing It Together	221
Ch. 10	Connecting the Features	223
Ch. 11	Skeletal Setup, Weighing, and Rigging	237
Ch. 12	Interfaces for Your Faces	259
Ch. 13	A Shot in Production	291
	Index	325

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Professional BizTalk Server 2006

Author: Darren Jefford

Professional BizTalk® Server 2006

This book provides insight into how industry experts have successfully architected, developed, and maintained Microsoft BizTalk Server in mission-critical environments. Authored by highly-regarded consultants with a wealth of knowledge on designing, building, and operating enterprise applications using BizTalk, this comprehensive guide gives you the techniques and best practices you'll need to develop effective projects.

Darren Jefford is a Principal Consultant with the Microsoft UK Application Development Consulting (ADC) team who has extensive real-world experience with BizTalk Server and the broader Microsoft platform. Kevin B. Smith formerly worked as a Technical Lead Software Design Engineer for the BizTalk Server Product Team and helped ship three versions of BizTalk Server. Ewan Fairweather works as a Premier Field Engineer for Microsoft, providing onsite support to enterprise customers, including maintaining and optimizing their BizTalk Server solutions.

Achitects, developers, testers, and administrators will achieve instant success when they apply the deep technical information covered in this book. They will better appreciate the internal workings of BizTalk Server and will understand detailed solutions for challenges often experienced with BizTalk-based systems.

What you will learn from this book

• How the BizTalk Engine works and how to develop effective pipeline components
• How to develop BizTalk orchestrations that achieve maximum performance
• Methods for using Business Activity Monitoring within your solution for enterprise-wide instrumentation
• How to utilize the rules engine within your solutions to produce quality and reliability
• Techniques for conducting performance and scalability tests to identify bottlenecks
• Ways to minimize the latency of your solution to meet challenging low latency requirements
• How system administrators can proactively manage and maintain mission-critical BizTalk solutions
• Features for BizTalk Server 2006 R2, such as the BAM Interceptor for Windows® Workflow

Who this book is for: Architects, developers, testers, and administrators involved in the development of a BizTalk Server 2004 or 2006 solution.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Voip for Dummies or iPhone Fully Loaded

Voip for Dummies

Author: Timothy V Kelly

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings

See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could spell "saving big bucks" for your business! Here's where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office.

Discover how to:

• Use VoIP for your business or home phone service

• Choose the best network type

• Set up VoIP on a wireless network

• Understand transports and services

• Demonstrate VoIP's advantages to management

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iPhone Fully Loaded

Author: Andy Ihnatko

iPhone Fully Loaded is a one-of-a-kind reference that teaches you how to fully exploit the power of your Phone or iPod touch. Clear step-by-step instructions teach you how to convert any form of home, office, or online media -- dusty LPs, movies on DVD, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, downloadable books, comic books, as well as music and video to an iPhone or iPod Touch compatible format. Written by wildly popular technology expert and Chicago Sun Times columnist Andy Ihnatko, iPhone Fully Loaded is a full-color guide designed to work for both Mac OS X and Windows users. From uploading Web pages to downloading television shows and a variety of documents, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents, the iPhone does much more than make phone calls, play music, and send e-mail.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.

Credits.

About the Author.

INTRODUCTION.

PART 1: THE BASICS OF CONTENT.

Chapter 1: Remedial iTunes.

Chapter 2: How To Make 8 Gigabytes Seem Like 80.

PART II: THE REAL WORLD.

Chapter 3: Ripping CDs.

Chapter 4: Ripping DVDs.

Chapter 5: Old Home Video.

Chapter 6: Glorious Television.

Chapter 7: Radio.

Chapter 8: Comics.

PART III: THE INTERNET.

Chapter 9: News, Blogs, and Bookmarks.

Chapter 10: What a Friend We Have in RSS.

Chapter 11: Software, Kind Of (and No, Really).

Chapter 12: Sticking Web Pages in Your Ear.

Chapter 13: Podcasts.

Chapter 14: Audio Streams.

Chapter 15: Internet Videos.

Chapter 16: How to Download Free Music and Get Away with It.

PART IV: THE OFFICE.

Chapter 17: Calendars and Contacts.

Chapter 18: Clippings and Trivial Ephemera.

Chapter 19: Any Damned Information You Want.

Chapter 20: Picture That.

Chapter 21: E-Mail.

Chapter 22: Spreadsheets and Databases.

Chapter 23: Presentations.

INDEX.

Podcasting Pocket Guide or Linux Samba Server Administration

Podcasting Pocket Guide

Author: Kirk McElhearn

With more than three thousand feeds in the iPodder directory and at least ten more being added every day, podcasting is undeniably hot. Podcasting Pocket Guide is a non-technical guide for the non-geek who wants in on this revolutionary new online medium--for those interested in enjoying the best podcasts or producing them.

While podcasts seem like Internet "radio programs," they are definitely not radio. And that's a very good thing for people like you with something to say. Radio waves, after all, are heavily regulated, which means you can't say whatever you want on them (in fact, most of you can't say anything on them, assuming you don't happen to be DJs). But anyone who can make an MP3 recording, host it on a web site, and publish a "feed" for it can be a podcaster. And anyone who wants access to opinions and ideas that you won't get on the radio can find them on a podcast.

Small enough to fit in your pocket, the portable and affordable Podcasting Pocket Guide shows you how to tune into the best podcasts and download them to your favorite portable device so you can listen to them wherever and whenever you want. This handy reference even includes a listener's guide with reviews of some of the most interesting and unusual podcasts available today. From unique views on current events to music you'd never hear otherwise to sound seeing tours that take you all over the world, there's something for everyone on virtually every conceivable topic.

For aspiring podcasters, Podcasting Pocket Guide introduces you to the tools and techniques you'll need to make and publish podcasts with the most basic of equipment: a computer, a microphone, and some free software. It includespractical tips and how-tos for creating, recording, editing, and uploading your own, professional-quality podcast. Once you've made that first recording, you can publish it online, get it listed, and start obsessing over the size of your audience!

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Finding, subscribing to, and listening to podcasts	1
Ch. 2	Starting out in podcasting	31
Ch. 3	Formats for your podcast	37
Ch. 4	Editing your podcast	50
Ch. 5	30 great podcasts	64

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Linux Samba Server Administration (Craig Hunt Linux Library Series)

Author: Roderick W Smith

Linux Samba Server Administration is the most complete, most advanced guide to Samba you'll find anywhere. Written by a leading Linux expert, this book teaches you, step-by-step, all the standard and advanced Samba techniques you'll need to make Linux and UNIX machines operate seamlessly as part of your Windows network. Throughout, scores of clear, consistent examples illustrate these techniques in detail—so you stay on track and accomplish all your goals. Coverage includes:

• Installing Samba
• Setting up file sharing
• Setting up printer sharing
• Using Samba as a client
• Setting up a working user authentication system
• Using automation to expand Samba's capabilities
• Setting up Samba as a domain controller
• Configuring NetBIOS name server functions
• Configuring Samba for optimal interoperation with other servers
• Managing user accounts
• Optimizing Samba for maximum speed
• Securing Samba against intrusion
• Using Samba as a backup server
• Troubleshooting Samba
• Configuring Samba to work with a variety of client Oss

About the Library

The Craig Hunt Linux Library is an eight-book set that provides in-depth, advanced coverage of the key topics for Linux administrators. Topics include Samba, System Administration, Sendmail, Apache, NFS and Automounter, and Linux Security. Each book in the library is either written by or meticulously reviewed by Craig Hunt to ensure the highest quality and most complete coverage of networking professionals working specifically in Linux environments.

Discovering Genomics Proteomics and Bioinformatics Second Edition or Rexx Programmers Reference

Discovering Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, Second Edition

Author: A Campbell

KEY BENEFIT: Discovering Genomics is the first genomics text that combines web activities and case studies with a problem-solving approach to teach upper-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students the fundamentals of genomic analysis. More of a workbook than a traditional text, Discovering Genomics, Second Edition allows students to work with real genomic data in solving problems and provides the user with an active learning experience. KEY TOPICS: Genomic Medicine Case Study: What’s wrong with my child? Genome Sequence Acquisition and Analysis, Comparative Genomics in Evolution and Medicine, Genome Variations, Genomic Medicine Case Study: Why Can’t I Just Take a Pill to Lose Weight? Basic Research with DNA Microarrays, Applied Research with DNA Microarrays, Proteomics, Genomic Medicine Case Study: Why Can’t We Cure More Diseases? Genomic Circuits in Single Genes, Integrated Genomic Circuits, Modeling Whole-Genome Circuits. MARKET: For all readers interested in genomics.

Table of Contents:

1	What's wrong with my child?	2
2	Genome sequence acquisition	33
3	Comparative genomics in evolution and medicine	113
4	Genomic variations	177
5	Why can't I just take a pill to lose weight?	218
6	Basic research with DNA microarrays	233
7	Applied research with DNA microarrays	263
8	Proteomics	285
9	Why can't we cure more diseases?	330
10	Genomic circuits in single genes	341
11	Integrated genomic circuits	369
12	Modeling whole-genome circuits	409

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Rexx Programmer's Reference

Author: Howard Fosdick

• Originally developed for mainframes but highly portable across platforms-from servers to desktops to handhelds-Rexx is an easy yet powerful scripting language that's widely used for rapid application development.

• Covers Rexx interpreters for specialized functions-object-oriented, mainframe, and handheld.

• There are 8 different free Rexx interpreters optimized for different platforms and uses. This book shows how to use them all.

• Shows how to script for GUIs, databases, web servers, XML, and other interfaces.

• Details how to make the best use of Rexx tools and interfaces, with examples for both Linux and Windows.

• Includes a tutorial with lots of examples to help people get up and running.

In the Minds Eye or Introducing Microsoft Expression Studio

In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity

Author: Thomas G West

In this updated edition to his fascinating exploration of the "ironies of creativity," Thomas West furthers his ground-breaking research on how some innovations in computer visualization are making work and education more favorable to visual thinkers. In the Mind's Eye exposes many popular myths about conventional intelligence by examining the role of visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of eleven gifted individuals, including Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, and others. West cites research in neuroscience that shows a link between visual talents and verbal difficulties, and he believes that new developments in computer technology herald a significant shift toward the increased use of visual approaches throughout the economy. These changes may be as revolutionary as the technology of the book, which translated ideas into written words. The use of visualization and virtual reality computer displays has already begun to move out of the world of science into that business, representing marketing trends through moving pictures rather than tiresome charts and tables of numbers. According to West, creative visual thinkers (many of whom have had difficulty with verbal skills), aided by computers, will be at the forefront of innovation in a dramatically changing society.

Booknews

Exposes myths about conventional intelligence by examining the role of visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of 11 gifted individuals, including Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. Examines research in neuroscience that shows a link between visual talents and verbal difficulties, and discusses developments in computer technology that herald a shift toward the increased use of visual approaches in business and science. This revised edition offers an expanded list of national and international organizations, and an updated bibliography. Includes b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Introducing Microsoft Expression Studio: Using Design, Web, Blend, and Media to Create Professional Digital Content

Author: Greg Holden

The World WideWeb is continually becoming more complex in sophistication. To get attention and be credible, your site has to have professional-quality graphics. It needs to be usable and give your visitors an interactive and compelling experience. For professional graphic designers and Web site architects, it's a golden age, because there's so much work to do and the standards are so high.Those who aren't artists, programmers, or designers are left wondering how to achieveall of those cool effects: how to make their Web sites user-friendly and eye-catching while maintaining Web standards. Microsoft's suite of graphics and design tools, collectively called Expression Studio, provides a terrific option for anyone who wants to create high-quality graphics,Web presentations, or user interfaces.This book serves as an introduction to using Expression Studio to create Web sites, graphics, and presentations, and to organize and edit media files. You'll learn how to use the Expression Studio programs individually, and you'll also learn how easy it is to export files and projects from one application to another. Each section of the book covers a specific program, so you can read the book from cover to cover to get a complete idea of how the entire suite works together, or just jump to specific topics of interest on the program you want to learn more about. By the end of the book, you'll be creating interactive sites that utilize Cascading Style Sheets and databases with Expression Web, creating and manipulating images with Expression Design, cataloging and keeping track of your content and creations with Expression Media, and putting it all together with Expression Blend.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2: Drawing Paths
Chapter 3: Changing Path Attributes
Chapter 4: Painting Pixels
Chapter 5: Retouching Images
Chapter 6: Working with Text
Chapter 7: Transforming and Warping
Chapter 8: Applying Effects and Filters
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together

Chapter 10: Exporting Image Files
Chapter 11: Preparing your Work for Print
Chapter 12: Preparing your Work for the Web

CSS Cookbook or SQL All in One Desk Reference for Dummies

CSS Cookbook: Quick Solutions to Common CSS Problems

Author: Christopher Schmitt

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a powerful way to enrichthe presentation of HTML-based web pages, allowing web authors to give their pages a more sophisticated look and more structure. CSS's compact file size helps web pages load quickly, and by allowing changes made in one place to be applied across the entire document, CSS can save hours of tedious changing and updating.

But to leverage the full power of CSS, web authors first have to sift through CSS theory to find practical solutions that resolve real-world problems. Web authors can waste hours and earn ulcers trying to find answers to those all-too-common dilemmas that crop up with each project. The CSS Cookbook cuts straight through the theory to provide hundreds of useful examples and CSS code recipes that web authors can use immediately to format their web pages.

The time saved by a single one of these recipes will make its cover price money well-spent. But the CSS Cookbook provides more than quick code solutions to pressing problems. The explanation that accompanies each recipe enables readers to customize the formatting for their specific purposes, and shows why the solution works, so you can adapt these techniques to other situations. Recipes range from the basics that every web author needs to code concoctions that will take your web pages to new levels.

Reflecting CSS2, the latest specification, and including topics that range from basic web typography and page layout to techniques for formatting lists, forms, and tables, it is easy to see why the CSS Cookbook is regarded as an excellent companion to Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide and a must-have resource for any web author who has even considered using CSS.

Table of Contents:

1	General	1
2	Web typography	65
3	Images	115
4	Page elements	186
5	Lists	208
6	Links and navigation	228
7	Forms	270
8	Tables	322
9	Page layouts	347
10	Print	396
11	Hacks, workarounds, and troubleshooting	415
12	Designing with CSS	435
A	Resources	451
B	CSS 2.1 properties and proprietary extensions	458
C	CSS 2.1 selectors, pseudo-classes, and pseudo-elements	474
D	Styling of form elements	477

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SQL All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Author: Allen G Taylor

SQL is the international standard language for creating and maintaining relational databases. This book is a compendium of information about SQL and relational database design, development, and maintenance. The nine mini-books cover the full spectrum of issues that arise in building, using, and maintaining relational database systems.

Book I: SQL Concepts

Book II: Relational Database Development

Book III: SQL Queries

Book IV: Data Security

Book V: SQL and Programming

Book VI: SQL and XML

Book VII: Database Tuning Overview

Book VIII: Appendixes

Six Sigma Quality Improvement with MINITAB or Secrets of Figure Creation with Poser 5

The Exercise Training Diary: For Dummies

Author: G Robin Henderson

The Exercise Training Diary For Dummies will get fitness enthusiasts to gear up even more. It includes a 52-week, fill-in calendar you can use to schedule workouts and record progress, plus helpful advice on a full range of health topics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction.
PART I: The Training Basics.
Chapter 1: Creating Your Workout Plan.
Chapter 2: Just Warming Up.
Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Workout.
Chapter 4: Cooling Down and Fueling Up.
PART II: The Exercise Training Diary.
Your Training Diary.
PART III: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 5: Ten Top Exercise Etiquette Tips.
Chapter 6: Ten Top Exercise Songs.
Index.
Book Registration Information.

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Secrets of Figure Creation with Poser 5

Author: B L Render

Learn from a Poser master how to make the best use of this versatile and exciting figure creation package, whether you are using version 3, 4, the Pro Pack or the new version 5 upgrade.

BL Render provides an in-depth guide that explains each aspect of the process of creating a figure in Curious Labs' Poser. It begins with simple projects, such as creating morphs for existing figures, and takes you through to the more advanced options such as geometry swapping, joint parameters, the design of the mesh and how that will affect the working of your figure.

Each section begins with the theory behind each step, giving an abstracted base knowledge of the task at hand. Practical sections for each chapter are included on the free CD in which the concepts are put to use in examples, code snippets and tutorials, with all the files you need to follow along yourself. The CD is also packed with numerous utility programs for you to use when creating your figures.

Finally, there is a trouble-shooting guide for any problems and/or bugs that may occur in each stage, so you are fully equipped to use this package professionally.

If you want to know not only what steps to follow, but how to design the figure for optimal performance and why things work the way they do, then this is the book for you.

* Learn from a professional how to make Poser work best for you
* Color illustrations throughout show you what you can achieve
* The free CD-Rom includes all the files you need to try each tutorial for yourself, surely the quickest way to learn

Business Analysis with Microsoft Excel or Media in the Digital Age

Business Analysis with Microsoft Excel

Author: Conrad Carlberg

Whether you own a small business or work for a large corporation; whether you are looking for help making financial and business decisions-this book is for you. Business Analysis with Microsoft Excel, Second Edition provides in-depth information that will maximize your use of the tools within Excel. Professional advice and guidance from an experienced author provide the answers to your most pressing questions:

• What's the relationship between my cost of goods sold and my inventory?
• How do I get Excel to keep these values up-to-date on my income statement and my balance sheet?
• I have to track service quality over time. How can I automate that using Excel charts?
• How can I forecast future demand for my products, based on prior sales results?
• What's the difference between financial leverage and operating leverage? How do I calculate them using my financial records?
• I need to project my financials for next year. Does Excel have a tool for that? What do I need to know to use it effectively?

More great stuff... is just a click away!

• Sample journals and ledgers, examples of trial balances, income statements, and balance sheets
• Custom functions, such as FIFO, for inventory management
• Several VBA files that automate the creation of forecasts, quality control charts, and sales and marketing analysis
• Statistical process control charts: X-and-S, X-and-MR
• Forecasting tools: ARIMA model identification

Booknews

Carlberg (Ph.D., statistics), the president of a software and consulting firm that specializes in developing quality control and forecasting tools, distinguishes his book from others on Excel by its bottom line orientation. In coverage of financial statements and analysis, financial planning and control, investment decisions, and sales and marketing, he stresses making worksheets self- documenting for interpretation by others. Includes case studies, tips, a glossary, and auxiliary website. No date is given for the first edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

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Media in the Digital Age

Author: John V Pavlik

Digital technologies have fundamentally altered the nature and function of media in our society, reinventing age-old practices of public communication and at times circumventing traditional media and challenging its privileged role as gatekeepers of news and entertainment. Some critics believe these technologies keep the public involved in an informed discourse on matters of public importance, but it isn't clear this is happening on a large scale. Propaganda disguised as news is flourishing, and though interaction with the digital domain teaches children valuable skills, it can also expose them to grave risks.

John V. Pavlik critically examines our current digital innovations—blogs, podcasting, peer-to-peer file sharing, on-demand entertainment, and the digitization of television, radio, and satellites—and their positive and negative implications. He focuses on present developments, but he also peers into the future, foreseeing a media landscape dominated by a highly fragmented, though active audience, intense media competition, and scarce advertising dollars. By embracing new technologies, however, Pavlik shows how professional journalism and media can hold on to their role as a vital information lifeline and continue to operate as the tool of a successful democracy.

Game Design or Practical Poser 7

Game Design: From Blue Sky to Green Light

Author: Deborah Todd

This book takes a real-world, in-depth journey through the game-design process, from the initial blue sky sessions to pitching for a green light. The author discusses the decision and brainstorming phase, character development and story wrap, creation of content and context outlines, flowcharting game play, and creating design documents. Special features include examples of both classic and contemporary games, and interviews with many of the game industry's brightest professionals who share their insights on key elements in game design, and their analysis on what makes a game a blockbuster hit. This book is a perfect guide for the novice, student, and game enthusiast interested in learning the nuts and bolts of the computer-game industry.

About the Author
Deborah Todd is a veteran award-winning designer, writer, producer, and director in the interactive arena, with 14 published games and 20 published titles to her credit since 1991. She has worked with some of the industry's top publishers and Hollywood studios, including Disney Interactive, Disneyland, Fox, DreamWorks, Discovery Channel, MGM/UA, Columbia, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, The Learning Company, Humongous Entertainment, Broderbund, Mindscape, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Random House, and Steven Spielberg's Starlight Foundation.

What People Are Saying

Matt Costello
". . . a remarkable insiders' look into the exploding, often chaotic world of video games, from blue sky to green light to the final boxed game on the shelf. Game Design is an invaluable resource for beginners and established pros alike!"--(Matt Costello, GXB Interactive)

Corey Bridges
"Deb's pulled off a remarkable feat: she's produced a book that's both inspirational and practical. Listen to her and the other video game industry experts she interviews, and save yourself years of forehead-slapping."--(Corey Bridges, co-founder and Executive Producer, Multiverse)

Christofer Sundberg
"Read this first! If you want to break into the business, this book will help you shorten the long, hard road many of us have traveled."--(Christofer Sundberg, President, Avalanche Studios, Just Cause)

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

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Practical Poser 7

Author: Denise Tyler

Do you want to take your Poser skills beyond the basics and put the new features of Poser 7 into practice right away? If so, you?ve come to the right place. Practical Poser 7 is an updated edition of this best-selling reference for intermediate to advanced Poser users. It teaches the tasks you want and need to know to get the most out of Poser 7 for achieving professional, commercial-quality work. This edition covers new Poser features, including new animation functionality, morphing tools, and more. Learn texturing and material techniques from a master texture artist, and explore the work of Poser pros in the beautiful color section!

Networking or Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Video Training Book Series

Networking: A Beginner's Guide

Author: Bruce Hallberg

Here is an unparalleled introduction to networking, offering easy-to-follow details on design and configuration, hardware, networking protocols, remote access, and security. This updated guide contains expanded coverage of wireless networking, the latest Windows and Linux releases, and security measures. New networking professionals will first learn what they need to know about network technology, and then how to apply that knowledge to set up, manage, and secure networks.

Bruce Hallberg (Cupertino, CA) has been involved in the computer industry for over 20 years. He has consulted nationally for Fortune 1000 firms on the implementation of management information systems and networking systems. He has designed and set up hundreds of networks over the years, including using all versions of NetWare and Windows NT/2000/2003 Server. For the past 10 years, he has been director of Information Systems for a biotechnology company in the SF Bay Area. While no longer a professional programmer, he is competent in a variety of computer languages, including both low- and high-level languages.

He has over 20 book credits, including titles on Windows NT, Netware, Exchange Server, Windows 9x, OS/2, and Microsoft Office.

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 [Video Training Book Series]

Author: Garrick Chow

Benefit from the best of both mediums — video-based training and a printed guide! Each Lynda.com Video Training Book offers hours of instructor-led video instruction, complete with a step-by-step, printed book to guide readers through each tutorial. The video tutorials let readers learn at their own pace, while the book offers a complete reference, helping readers identify the video tutorials they want to watch (timecodes are printed in the book), giving them the exercise files they need, and highlighting important keyboard shortcuts, tips, notes, and practical advice.

In Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Video Training Book, readers learn how to use all the tools to get them started with creating great Web sites, including working with text and images, adding links, modifying page properties, and managing Web sites. From there they'll move on to more advanced topics like using the new CSS layouts, techniques for working with new Photoshop integration features, and embedding audio and video files into pages. The tutorials show you everything you need to know to go from creating your first page to publishing an entire site on the Web.

This new series offers creative professionals the tools they need to get up to speed quickly and affordably—a Video Training Book is a great alternative to a weekend crash course! The Video Training Book series features the proven teaching methods of lynda.com and of authors and industry experts, such as Deke McClelland, Chris Orwig, Garrick Chow, and David Blatner, who make learning an engaging experience, bringing clarity to new or difficult concepts and software programs.

Data Quality or ARM System Developers Guide

Data Quality: The Accuracy Dimension

Author: Jack E Olson

Data Quality: The Accuracy Dimension is about assessing the quality of corporate data and improving its accuracy using the data profiling method. Corporate data is increasingly important as companies continue to find new ways to use it. Likewise, improving the accuracy of data in information systems is fast becoming a major goal as companies realize how much it affects their bottom line. Data profiling is a new technology that supports and enhances the accuracy of databases throughout major IT shops. Jack Olson explains data profiling and shows how it fits into the larger picture of data quality.

* Provides an accessible, enjoyable introduction to the subject of data accuracy, peppered with real-world anecdotes.

* Provides a framework for data profiling with a discussion of analytical tools appropriate for assessing data accuracy.

* Is written by one of the original developers of data profiling technology.

* Is a must-read for any data management staff, IT management staff, and CIOs of companies with data assets.

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ARM System Developer's Guide: Designing and Optimizing System Software

Author: Andrew Sloss

Over the last ten years, the ARM architecture has become one of the most pervasive architectures in the world, with more than 2 billion ARM-based processors embedded in products ranging from cell phones to automotive braking systems. A world-wide community of ARM developers in semiconductor and product design companies includes software developers, system designers and hardware engineers. To date no book has directly addressed their need to develop the system and software for an ARM-based system. This text fills that gap.

This book provides a comprehensive description of the operation of the ARM core from a developer's perspective with a clear emphasis on software. It demonstrates not only how to write efficient ARM software in C and assembly but also how to optimize code. Example code throughout the book can be integrated into commercial products or used as templates to enable quick creation of productive software.

The book covers both the ARM and Thumb instruction sets, covers Intel's XScale Processors, outlines distinctions among the versions of the ARM architecture, demonstrates how to implement DSP algorithms, explains exception and interrupt handling, describes the cache technologies that surround the ARM cores as well as the most efficient memory management techniques. A final chapter looks forward to the future of the ARM architecture considering ARMv6, the latest change to the instruction set, which has been designed to improve the DSP and media processing capabilities of the architecture.

* No other book describes the ARM core from a system and software perspective.
* Author team combines extensive ARM software engineering experience with an in-depthknowledge of ARM developer needs.
* Practical, executable code is fully explained in the book and available on the publisher's Website.
* Includes a simple embedded operating system.

What People Are Saying

"Colored with practical examples, and thorough treatment of topics such as ISRs, code optimization, DSP on ARM and the like, this book is essential for every embedded software engineer and hardware engineer alike."
—J. Scott Runner, Senior Staff Engineer/Manager, Qualcomm CMDA Technologies, Qualcomm Inc.

"I have been using this book since reviewing the first draft, and can recommend it to anyone who wants the get the best out of their ARM Powered products."
—Peter Maloy, CodeSprite Inc.

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents:

1. ARM Embedded Systems
1.1 The RISC Design Philosophy
1.2 The ARM Design Philosophy
1.3 Embedded System Hardware
1.4 Embedded System Software
1.5 Summary

2 ARM Processor Fundamentals
2.1 Registers
2.2 Current Program Status Register
2.3 Pipeline
2.4 Exceptions, Interrupts, and the Vector Table
2.5 Core Extensions
2.6 Architecture Revisions
2.7 ARM Processor Families
2.8 Summary

3 Introduction to the ARM Instruction Set
3.1 Data Processing Instructions
3.2 Branch Instructions
3.3 Load-Store Instructions
3.4 Software Interrupt Instruction
3.5 Program Status Register Instructions
3.6 Loading Constants
3.7 ARMv5E Extensions
3.8 Conditional Execution
3.9 Summary

4 Introduction to the Thumb Instruction Set
4.1 Thumb Register Usage
4.2 ARM-Thumb Interworking
4.3 Other Branch Instructions
4.4 Data Processing Instructions
4.5 Single-Register Load-Store Instructions
4.6 Multiple-Register Load-Store Instructions
4.7 Stack Instructions
4.8 Software Interrupt Instruction
4.9 Summary

5 Efficient C Programming
5.1 Overview of C Compilers and Optimization
5.2 Basic C Data Types
5.3 C Looping Structures
5.4 Register Allocation
5.5 Function Calls
5.6 Pointer Aliasing
5.7 Structure Arrangement
5.8 Bit-fields
5.9 Unaligned Data and Endianness
5.10 Division
5.11 Floating Point
5.12 Inline Functions and Inline Assembly
5.13 Portability Issues
5.14 Summary

6 Writing and Optimizing ARM Assembly Code
6.1 Writing Assembly Code
6.2 Profiling and Cycle Counting
6.3 Instruction Scheduling
6.4 Register Allocation
6.5 Conditional Execution
6.6 Looping Constructs
6.7 Bit Manipulation
6.8 Efficient Switches
6.9 Handling Unaligned Data
6.10 Summary

7 Optimized Primitives
7.1 Double-Precision Integer Multiplication
7.2 Integer Normalization and Count Leading Zeros
7.3 Division
7.4 Square Roots
7.5 Transcendental Functions: log, exp, sin, cos
7.6 Endian Reversal and Bit Operations
7.7 Saturated and Rounded Arithmetic
7.8 Random Number Generation
7.9 Summary
8 Digital Signal Processing
8.1 Representing a Digital Signal
8.2 Introduction to DSP on the ARM
8.3 FIR filters
8.4 IIR Filters
8.5 The Discrete Fourier Transform
8.6 Summary

9 Exception and Interruput Handling
9.1 Exception Handling
9.2 Interrupts
9.3 Interrupt Handling Schemes
9.4 Summary

10 Firmware
10.1 Firmware and Bootloader
10.2 Example: Sandstone
10.3 Summary

11 Embedded Operating Systems
11.1 Fundamental Components
11.2 Example: Simple Little Operating System
11.3 Summary

12 Caches
12.1 The Memory Hierarchy and Cache Memory
12.2 Cache Architecture
12.3 Cache Policy
12.4 Coprocessor 15 and Caches
12.5 Flushing and Cleaning Cache Memory
12.6 Cache Lockdown
12.7 Caches and Software Performance
12.8 Summary

13 Memory Protection Units
13.1 Protected Regions
13.2 Initializing the MPU, Caches, and Write Buffer
13.3 Demonstration of an MPU system
13.4 Summary

14 Memory Management Units
14.1 Moving from an MPU to an MMU
14.2 How Virtual Memory Works
14.3 Details of the ARM MMU
14.4 Page Tables
14.5 The Translation Lookaside Buffer
14.6 Domains and Memory Access Permission
14.7 The Caches and Write Buffer
14.8 Coprocessor 15 and MMU Configuration
14.9 The Fast Context Switch Extension
14.10 Demonstration: A Small Virtual Memory System
14.11 The Demonstration as mmuSLOS
14.12 Summary

15 The Future of the Architecture
by John Rayfield
15.1 Advanced DSP and SIMD Support in ARMv6
15.2 System and Multiprocessor Support Additions to ARMv6
15.3 ARMv6 Implementations
15.4 Future Technologies beyond ARMv6
15.5 Conclusions
Appendix A: ARM and Thumb Assembler Instructions

Appendix: B ARM and Thumb Instruction Encodings
Appendix C: Processors and Architecture
Appendix D: Instruction Cycle Timings
Appendix E: Suggested Reading

Index

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4 or Microsoft Office Excel 2007 for Windows

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Professionals

Author: Richard Harrington

If you're considering a career in digital imaging or design or already working in the field, Adobe Photoshop is a tool you need to master. This book covers the core image editing techniques in Photoshop CS4 that a professional truly needs to know to succeed.

Learn the basics of acquiring and editing images; making selections and image enhancements; and using more advanced features such as layer styles and layer masking. Rich Harrington covers the essential skills needed to launch or advance your career with a focus not just on digital imaging, but also the Web, graphic design, multimedia, and video.

This full-color guide includes an interactive disc with more than 200 hands-on exercises and practice images, access to more than 20 hours of video podcast tutorials, and bonus materials from a companion Web site (www.peachpit.com/understandingphotoshop) to provide a rich multimedia experience for beginning and intermediate Photoshop users.

You will also learn about:

• Compositing with layers and Photomerge
• Repairing and retouching digital images
• Color corrections and enhancements
• Blending modes and maximizing filters
• Smart Objects and Smart Filters
• Photoshop actions and automations to speed up your workflow

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Microsoft Office Excel 2007 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Author: Maria Langer

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is the biggest revision this industry standard software has undergone in years. It has a brand new interface, tons of new tools and even a suite of services called Excel Services to allow you to share your valuable data on the web. For the first time in years there is a lot to learn to make the most of this powerful new update. To take advantage of all of the new features in this powerful program (and to do so quickly), users need this Visual QuickStart Guide. In these pages, veteran author and trusted Excel teacher Maria Langer provides step-by-step instructions for the full gamut of Excel tasks: from worksheet basics like editing, using functions, formatting cells, and adding graphics objects, to more advanced topics like creating charts, working with databases, and Web publishing. She also shows readers how to use Excel Services to dynamically render a spreadsheet as HTML so others can access a spreadsheet stored on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 within any Web browser. As with all Visual QuickStart Guide books, clear, concise instructions and lots of visual aids make learning easy and painless.

Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web or Ruby Cookbook

Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide

Author: Elizabeth Castro

Perl is one of the most popular scripting languages for adding powerful interactive features to Web pages. Perl lets you place forms on your site that collect and process user input such as comments and product orders; enables visitors to search for information; and can integrate a database into your site, among its many other capabilities. Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web, 2nd Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide fully revised and updated since its original 1998 release, gets users to the core of CGI scripting with Perl. Even first-time programmers will be able to create useful, workable scripts from scratch, or adapt and customize existing scripts to their own needs. Hundreds of screen shots and clear, easy-to-understand directions make this the perfect Perl book for beginners, as well as a handy reference for those with previous programming experience.

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New edition of a resource that shows how to create useful new scripts or adapt existing ones to individual needs. Castro (author of several books about the Web) tells how to set up and install a local server in order to learn Perl and test scripts without signing up with a commercial Web host; place forms on Web sites that collect and process user input such as product orders and comments; use CGI.pm, the standard Perl module for analyzing incoming form data; and how to debug and use security techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction	13
Ch. 2	Perl Building Blocks	23
Ch. 3	About Servers, Perl, and CGI.pm	41
Ch. 4	Running Perl CGI on a Unix Server	49
Ch. 5	Testing Scripts Locally on Windows	59
Ch. 6	Testing Scripts Locally on the Mac	71
Ch. 7	Getting Data from Visitors	83
Ch. 8	Environment Variables	99
Ch. 9	Getting Data into the Script	103
Ch. 10	Simple Operations with Scalars	109
Ch. 11	Conditionals and Loops	121
Ch. 12	Working with Arrays	139
Ch. 13	Subroutines	157
Ch. 14	Working with Hashes	167
Ch. 15	Analyzing Data	181
Ch. 16	Remembering What Visitors Tell You	205
Ch. 17	Formatting, Printing, and HTML	221
Ch. 18	Security	237
Ch. 19	Files and Directories	247
Ch. 20	Uploading Files	269
	App. A: Debugging	277
	App. B: Using Other Folks' Scripts	285
	App. C: Permissions on Unix	291
	App. D: Unix Essentials	295
	App. E: Perl and CGI Resources	309
	Index	315

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Ruby Cookbook

Author: Lucas Carlson

With the introduction of Ruby on Rails, the hot new web development framework, the Ruby scripting language has been a rising star among programmers over the past year. This new book -- written in the tradition of our highly successful Perl, Python, and Java cookbook titles -- covers all aspects of the language, from the basics to more advanced issues, so that programmers of any level can learn by example and improve their Ruby development skills.
Not only does a large section of the "Ruby Cookbook" deal with Ruby on Rails, there are also plenty of hands-on recipes for a variety of other projects using the language, including system administration, building applications with the Rake build tool, working with databases and persistence, and writing extensions to Ruby. This problem-solving cookbook sets the standard for Ruby in a variety of programming environments.

Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers Using Excel or The Elements of Computing Systems

Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers using Excel

Author: Byron S Gottfried

Through previous editions, this practical text has found a permanent spot in many introductory engineering courses by successfully combining an introduction to Excel fundamentals with a clear presentation on how Excel can be used to solve common engineering problems. Updated to ensure compatability with all recent versions of Excel, this third edition of Spreadsheet Tools for Engineers provides beginning engineering students with a strong foundation in problem solving using Excel as the modern day equivalent of the slide rule.

As part of McGraw-Hill's BEST series for freshman engineering curricula, this text is particularly geared toward introductory students. The author provides plenty of background information on technical terms, and numerous examples illustrating both traditional and spreadsheet solutions for a variety of engineering problems. The first three chapters introduce the basics of problem solving and Excel fundamentals. Beyond that, the chapters are largely independent of one another. Topics covered include graphing data, converting units, analyzing data, interpolation and curve fitting, solving equations, evaluating integrals, writing macros, and comparing economic alternatives.

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The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles

Author: Noam Nisan

In the early days of computer science, the interactions of hardware, software, compilers, and operating system were simple enough to allow students to see an overall picture of how computers worked. With the increasing complexity of computer technology and the resulting specialization of knowledge, such clarity is often lost. Unlike other texts that cover only one aspect of the field, The Elements of Computing Systems gives students an integrated and rigorous picture of applied computer science, as its comes to play in the construction of a simple yet powerful computer system.

Indeed, the best way to understand how computers work is to build one from scratch, and this textbook leads students through twelve chapters and projects that gradually build a basic hardware platform and a modern software hierarchy from the ground up. In the process, the students gain hands-on knowledge of hardware architecture, operating systems, programming languages, compilers, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering. Using this constructive approach, the book exposes a significant body of computer science knowledge and demonstrates how theoretical and applied techniques taught in other courses fit into the overall picture.

Designed to support one- or two-semester courses, the book is based on an abstraction-implementation paradigm; each chapter presents a key hardware or software abstraction, a proposed implementation that makes it concrete, and an actual project. The emerging computer system can be built by following the chapters, although this is only one option, since the projects are self-contained and can be done or skipped in any order. All the computer scienceknowledge necessary for completing the projects is embedded in the book, the only pre-requisite being a programming experience.

The book's web site provides all tools and materials necessary to build all the hardware and software systems described in the text, including two hundred test programs for the twelve projects. The projects and systems can be modified to meet various teaching needs, and all the supplied software is open-source.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction : hello, world below	1
1	Boolean logic	7
2	Boolean arithmetic	29
3	Sequential logic	41
4	Machine language	57
5	Computer architecture	79
6	Assembler	103
7	Virtual machine I : stack arithmetic	121
8	Virtual machine II : program control	153
9	High-level language	173
10	Compiler I : syntax analysis	199
11	Compiler II : code generation	223
12	Operating system	247
13	Postscript : more fun to go	277

Pro SharePoint Solution Development or HTML Dog

Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint and Office 2007

Author: Ed Hild

Pro SharePoint Solution Development: Combining .NET, SharePoint, and Office 2007 takes a practical problem/solution approach to common business challenges. You'll not only encounter interesting code samples, but also see how to combine these examples with the Microsoft collaboration platform's services. The book's solutions focus on using Visual Studio Tools for Office to build the user interface layer. And solutions can interact with SharePoint as a service provider, taking advantage of SharePoint's many collaboration features like document repositories, collaboration sites, and search functions.

This book is unique because it starts with challenges that end users deal with every day when using the Microsoft collaboration platform to support business processes. The solutions are presented as the hypothetical business challenges of a fictional company. By presenting the examples in this context, authors Ed Hild and Susie Adams make it easier to relate to the challenges and solution value. And the goal of these examples is to build applications that apply the benefits of the Office desktop interface with the richness of SharePoint's collaboration features.

Table of Contents:

About the Authors     xv
About the Technical Reviewer     xvii
Introduction     xix
Introduction
Office Business Applications     3
Microsoft Excel Solutions     7
Microsoft Word Solutions     8
Microsoft PowerPoint Solutions     8
Microsoft Outlook Solutions     9
Microsoft InfoPath Solutions     9
Conclusion     10
Development-Environment Requirements     10
SharePoint Products and Technologies: Overview and New Features     13
History of SharePoint Technologies     13
Windows SharePoint Services v3     15
ASP.NET 2.0 Foundation     15
Repository Enhancements     19
Deployment Model Based on "Features"     22
Site Enhancements     23
User Interface     25
Workflow     26
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007     27
Portal Enhancements     28
Search     29
Content Management     31
Business Process     33
Business Intelligence     34
Further Reading     36
Microsoft Office 2007 Overview for Developers     37
History of Microsoft Office Development     37
Why Developers Should Care About Office     38
Development Opportunities with Office 2007     38
The Open XML File Format     39
Using Managed Code     47
Further Reading     50
Visual Studio Tools for Office Overview     51
History of Visual Studio Tools for Office     51
Versions and Compatibility     54
Developing with VSTO     56
Add-Ins     56
Ribbon Customization     58
Task Panes     60
Outlook Form Regions     62
Document-Level Projects     65
Further Reading     66
Microsoft Excel Solutions
Maintaining Offline List Content from Multiple Sites     69
Real-World Examples     69
Solution Overview     70
Solution Walkthrough     71
Creating the Projects List Definition     72
Creating the Excel Smart Document Project     77
Designing the DataSet     78
Detecting Internet Connectivity     80
Constructing the Actions Pane     80
Maintaining the List of Site Connections     83
Constructing the Synchronization Interface      86
Architecting the Synchronization Process     87
Getting the Data on the Spreadsheet     94
Using the Tool     95
Building Visualizations in Excel     96
Running in Excel 2007     96
Considering Deployment Options     97
Important Lessons     98
Extension Points     99
Further Reading     100
Integrating Spreadsheets into the Enterprise     101
Real-World Examples     101
Solution Overview     102
Solution Walkthrough     102
Introducing the Spreadsheet     103
Setting Up an External Source: Products Database     105
Setting Up an External Source: Shipping Web Service     107
Constructing the UDF Class     108
Deploying the UDF Class and Registering It for Use in Excel     114
Enhancing the Spreadsheet     115
Preparing Excel Services for the Spreadsheet     118
Publishing to Excel Services     119
Integrating the Spreadsheet into a Custom Application     122
Important Lessons     125
Extension Points     126
Further Reading     126
Microsoft Word Solutions
Merging SharePoint List Data into Word Documents     129
Real-World Examples     129
Solution Overview     129
Solution Walkthrough     130
Creating Content Types     130
Building the CustomerDocuments Feature Project     133
Defining the Feature     135
Deploying the Feature     140
Building a Custom Application Page     143
Using a Custom XML Part in a Document Template     146
Performing the Merge     151
Important Lessons     154
Extension Points     154
Further Reading     155
Working Collaboratively with Document Fragments     157
Real-World Examples     157
Solution Overview     158
Solution Walkthrough     100
Creating the XML Schema     159
Applying the Schema to a Document     160
Examining the Document's XML     163
Building the Document Section Feature Project     165
Defining the Feature     167
Deploying the Feature     172
Building a Custom Application Page for Splitting     174
Examining the Splitter Class     178
Building a Custom Application Page for Merging      180
Examining the SectionMerge class     181
Important Lessons     182
Extension Points     183
Further Reading     184
Microsoft PowerPoint Solutions
Extending PowerPoint to Build a Presentation Based on Site Content     189
Real-World Examples     189
Solution Overview     190
Solution Walkthrough     190
Creating the Project     191
Ribbon Customization     191
Architecture of the Task Pane and Wizard Step User Controls     195
Important Lessons     208
Extension Points     208
Further Reading     209
Building a Presentation Server-Side within a Web Part     211
Real-World Examples     211
Solution Overview     211
Solution Walkthrough     213
Setting Up the Team Site and Content     213
Creating the Presentation Template     214
Creating the Web-Part Project     215
Basics of the DynamicPowerPoint Web Part     217
Deploying the Web Part     220
Debugging the Web Part     222
Overview of Office XML Formats and PresentationML     223
Iterating through the Template      225
Building the Title Slide     228
Building the Slide for Hardware Issues     229
Building the Slide for Software Issues     232
Important Lessons     234
Extension Point     235
Further Reading     235
Microsoft Outlook Solutions
Working with Email Messages and SharePoint     239
Real-World Examples     239
Solution Overview     239
Solution Walkthrough     240
Creating the Outlook Add-in Project     241
Building the Custom Task Pane     241
Customizing the Ribbon Interface     243
Managing the Task-Pane Instances     249
Retrieving the Document Libraries     251
Saving the Email Message     254
Important Lessons     259
Extension Points     259
Further Reading     260
Surfacing Data from Line-of-Business Applications     261
Real-World Examples     261
Solution Overview     262
Solution Walkthrough     263
The Sample LOB Database     263
Constructing the BDC Application Definition     266
Configuring the Profile Pages     273
Testing in a Team Site      274
Building the Custom Web Service     275
Deploying and Testing the Web Service     278
Building the Outlook Form Region     279
Deploying the Form Region     284
Important Lessons     286
Extension Point     287
Further Reading     287
Microsoft InfoPath Solutions
Taking InfoPath Forms to the Web     291
Real-World Examples     292
Solution Overview     292
Solution Walkthrough     293
Understanding the Cross-Domain and Multi-Hop Problems     293
Creating the InfoPath Solution     296
Setting Up the Database-LoanData     300
Creating the Web Service     302
Connecting the Form to the Web Service     307
Deploying the Template to Office Forms Server     310
Debugging and Testing Managed Code in Visual Studio     313
Integrating Security and SSO     314
Hosting the Form in ASP. NET     316
Web-Part Hosting     319
Extension Points     322
Further Reading     322
Incorporating Workflow into Forms Processing     323
Real-World Examples     324
Solution Overview      324
Solution Walkthrough     326
Understanding Workflow in SharePoint     326
Understanding How WSS 3.0 Processes Workflow Activities     328
Creating the LoanWF Test Environment     329
Creating the Workflow Template     331
Adding Error Handling     342
Creating the Custom Task Form     344
Deploying the Workflow     348
Attaching the Workflow to a Forms Library     351
Testing and Debugging the Workflow     352
Extension Points     353
Further Reading     353
Conclusion
Realizing the Vision     357
Viewing SharePoint as a Set of Services     358
A Real-World Example     360
Tools to Support the Development Environment     360
SharePoint Solution Generator     360
Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit     361
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio Extensions     362
Business Data Catalog Application Definition Generators     363
Looking Ahead     363
A Thank-You     364
Index     365

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HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS

Author: Patrick Griffiths

For readers who want to design Web pages that load quickly, are easy to update, accessible to all, work on all browsers and can be quickly adapted to different media, this comprehensive guide represents the best way to go about it. By focusing on the ways the two languages--XHTML and CSS--complement each other, Web design pro Patrick Griffiths provides the fastest, most efficient way of accomplishing specific Web design tasks. With Web standards best practices at its heart, it outlines how to do things the right way from the outset, resulting in highly optimized web pages, in a quicker, easier, less painful way than users could hope for! Split into 10 easy-to-follow chapters such as Text, Images, Layout, Lists, and Forms, and coupled with handy quick-reference XHTML tag and CSS property appendixes, HTML Dog is the perfect guide and companion for anyone wanting to master these languages. Readers can also see the lessons in action with more than 70 online examples constructed especially for the book.

Genetic Programming or Knowledge and Communities

Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection

Author: John R Koza

Genetic programming may be more powerful than neural networks and other machine learning techniques, able to solve problems in a wider range of disciplines. In this ground-breaking book, John Koza shows how this remarkable paradigm works and provides substantial empirical evidence that solutions to a great variety of problems from many different fields can be found by genetically breeding populations of computer programs. Genetic Programming contains a great many worked examples and includes a sample computer code that will allow readers to run their own programs.

In getting computers to solve problems without being explicitly programmed, Koza stresses two points: that seemingly different problems from a variety of fields can be reformulated as problems of program induction, and that the recently developed genetic programming paradigm provides a way to search the space of possible computer programs for a highly fit individual computer program to solve the problems of program induction. Good programs are found by evolving them in a computer against a fitness measure instead of by sitting down and writing them.

John R. Koza is Consulting Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University.

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Knowledge and Communities

Author: Eric Lesser

Knowledge and Communities is the first book dedicated to a major new knowledge management topic. "Communities of Practice" are cross-organizational groups of people sharing knowledge, solving common problems, and exchanging insights and frustrations. Knowledge and Communities, a collection of authoritative articles, describes the dynamics of these groups and explains how they enable organizational knowledge to be creating, shared, and applied.

The book teaches how organizations can empower both traditional and on-line communities and make them a cornerstone of a general knowledge management strategy. Readers will learn how communities can help unify an organization and its external stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers, and how they can critically support an e-commerce strategy. Knowledge and Communities will help readers understand a primary vehicle for building an organization's social capital and competitive advantage.

Hot-topic - addresses how virtual/on-line communities drive an organization's e-commerce and knowledge strategies
Establishes best practices for building and maintaining traditional and virtual communities

Table of Contents:

PART 1- Practical Applications; 1: Wenger, Etienne, "Communties of Practice: The Key to Knowledge Strategy,"; 2: McDermott, Richard, "How Information Technology Inspired But Cannot Deliver Knowledge Management,"; 3: Judge, Fryxell and R. Dooley, "The New Task of R&D Management,"; 4: Stamps, David, "Communities of Practice,"; 5: Storck, John and P. Hill, "Knowledge Diffusion through Strategic Communities,"; 6: Armstrong, A, and J. Hagel, "The Real Value of On-line Communities,"; PART 2- Theory Development; 7: Brown, John and Paul Duguid, "Organizational Learning and Communities of Practice," 8: Prusak, L. and E. Lesser, "Communities of Practice, Social Capital and Organizational Knowledge,"; 9: Liedtka, Jeanne, "Linkingf Competitive Advantage with Communities of Practice,"; 10: Teigland, Robin, "Communities of Practice at an Internet Firm,"; 11: Wellman, Salaff, et al., "Computer Networks as Social Networks,"; 12: Franco, Piirto, et al., "Conflict and Community Building on the Internet,"; 13: Marshall, Catherine, F. Shipman III and R.J. McCall, "Making Large Scale Information Resources Serve Communities of Practice."

MCTS Windows Vista Client Configuration Passport or Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration

MCTS Windows Vista Client Configuration Passport (Exam 70-620)

Author: Brian Culp

Your ticket to success on exam day

This concise, affordable, and portable study tool helps you prepare for the new Technology Specialist certification exam for Windows Vista. MCTS Windows Vista Client Configuration Passport focuses on only what you need to know to pass the tests, and the unique travel theme helps you remember key concepts.The CD-ROM includes a free practice exam.

Brian Culp, MCT, MCSE, A+  is president and CEO of LANscape, Inc., a computer training and network administration service provider. He is the author of Mike Meyers' MCSE Windows XP Professional Certification Passport.

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Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration

Author: Kurt Wall

This book is the book you need to run your business with Red Hat. It provides comprehensive coverage on how to manage and network the Red Hat Linux OS and step-by-step instructions needed to maintain and/or add to the Red Hat Linux system.

This book features an entire part on security and problem solving that covers detecting intrusions/hacking, implementing local security, firewalls, and Internet security. Other topics include: RAID; TCP/IP networking; connecting to Microsoft networks; connecting to Apple networks; the Red Hat network; upgrading and customizing the kernel; using scripts; backing up and restoring the file system.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	System and network administration defined	1
Ch. 1	Duties of the system administrator	3
Ch. 2	Planning the network	13
Ch. 3	Standard installation	29
Ch. 4	Kickstart installation	71
Ch. 5	Exploring the desktops	97
Ch. 6	System startup and shutdown	127
Ch. 7	The file system explained	141
Ch. 8	Examining the system configuration files	163
Pt. 2	Network services	203
Ch. 9	Managing the X Window system	205
Ch. 10	Configuring printers	217
Ch. 11	TCP/IP networking	229
Ch. 12	The network file system	265
Ch. 13	The network information system	309
Ch. 14	Connecting to Microsoft and Novell networks	339
Ch. 15	Configuring a database server	351
Ch. 16	Creating a VNC server	381
Ch. 17	Providing additional network services	393
Ch. 18	Optimizing network services	415
Pt. 3	Internet services	427
Ch. 19	What are Internet services?	429
Ch. 20	Configuring BIND : the domain name system	443
Ch. 21	Configuring mail services	467
Ch. 22	Configuring FTP services	491
Ch. 23	Configuring a Web server	511
Ch. 24	Providing Web services	555
Ch. 25	Optimizing Internet services	581
Pt. 4	System administration	595
Ch. 26	Keeping your system updated with up2date and the Red Hat network	597
Ch. 27	Upgrading and customizing the kernel	615
Ch. 28	Configuring the system at the command line	673
Ch. 29	Administering users and groups	707
Ch. 30	Installing and upgrading software packages	745
Ch. 31	Backing up and restoring the file system	779
Ch. 32	Performance monitoring	805
Pt. 5	System security and problem solving	833
Ch. 33	Exploring SELinux security	835
Ch. 34	Implementing network security	847
Ch. 35	Troubleshooting and problem solving	875
App. A	Bash shell scripting	905

Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out or The Cult of the Amateur

Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out

Author: John L Viescas

Hey, you know your way around Microsoft Access—so now dig into Access 2003 and really put your databases to work! This supremely organized reference packs all the information you need to master every major tool, task, and enhancement in Access 2003—without the fluff. Quickly advance your expertise constructing a database, importing and exporting data, building queries, linking data, using forms, creating reports and applications, publishing data on the Web, implementing security features, and other critical functions. You'll gain hundreds of timesaving solutions and troubleshooting tips in concise, fast-answer format. You also get the entire book on CD-ROM, along with the Access Productivity Kit, featuring author extras such as sample files; two complete database applications from inside the book; the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition; and dozens of other resources, including several direct from the Office product group. With INSIDE OUT, you'll discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks—and challenge yourself to new levels of Access mastery!

Interesting textbook: Misunderestimated or In Churchills Shadow

The Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the rest of today's user-generated media are destroying our economy, our culture, and our values

Author: Andrew Keen

Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show

In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today’s new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of American achievement.

Our most valued cultural institutions, Keen warns—our professional newspapers, magazines, music, and movies—are being overtaken by an avalanche of amateur, user-generated free content. Advertising revenue is being siphoned off by free classified ads on sites like Craigslist; television networks are under attack from free user-generated programming on YouTube and the like; file-sharing and digital piracy have devastated the multibillion-dollar music business and threaten to undermine our movie industry. Worse, Keen claims, our “cut-and-paste” online culture—in which intellectual property is freely swapped, downloaded, remashed, and aggregated—threatens over 200 years of copyright protection and intellectual property rights, robbing artists, authors, journalists, musicians, editors, and producers of the fruits of their creative labors.

In today’s self-broadcasting culture, where amateurism is celebrated and anyone with an opinion, however ill-informed, can publish a blog, post a video on YouTube, or change an entry on Wikipedia, the distinction between trained expert and uninformed amateur becomes dangerously blurred. When anonymous bloggers and videographers, unconstrained by professional standards or editorial filters, can alter the public debateand manipulate public opinion, truth becomes a commodity to be bought, sold, packaged, and reinvented.

The very anonymity that the Web 2.0 offers calls into question the reliability of the information we receive and creates an environment in which sexual predators and identity thieves can roam free. While no Luddite—Keen pioneered several Internet startups himself—he urges us to consider the consequences of blindly supporting a culture that endorses plagiarism and piracy and that fundamentally weakens traditional media and creative institutions.

Offering concrete solutions on how we can rein in the free-wheeling, narcissistic atmosphere that pervades the Web, THE CULT OF THE AMATEUR is a wake-up call to each and every one of us.

Table of Contents:

Foreword     ix
Introduction     1
The great seduction     11
The noble amateur     35
Truth and lies     64
The day the music died [side a]     97
The day the music died [side b]     114
Moral disorder     141
1984 (version 2.0)     164
Solutions     184
Web 2.0 and politics     206
Notes     215
Acknowledgments     223
Index     227

Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days or Programming in Visual Basic 2008

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days

Author: Bradley Jones

Join the leagues of thousands of programmers and learn C++ from some of the best. The fifth edition of the best seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, written by Jesse Liberty, a well-known C++ and C# programming manual author and Bradley L. Jones, manager for a number of high profiler developer websites, has been updated to the new ANSI/ISO C++ Standard. This is an excellent hands-on guide for the beginning programmer. Packed with examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code, fundamentals such as managing I/O, loops, arrays and creating C++ applications are all covered in the 21 easy-to-follow lessons. You will also be given access to a website that will provide you will all the source code examples developed in the book as a practice tool. C++ is the preferred language for millions of developers-make Sams Teach Yourself the preferred way to learn it!

Table of Contents:

1	Getting started	5
2	The anatomy of a C++ program	25
3	Working with variables and constants	41
4	Creating expressions and statements	67
5	Organizing into functions	99
6	Understanding object-oriented programming	137
7	More on program flow	175
8	Understanding pointers	221
9	Exploiting references	255
10	Working with advanced functions	289
11	Object-oriented analysis and design	329
12	Implementing inheritance	371
13	Managing arrays and strings	407
14	Polymorphism	449
15	Special classes and functions	505
16	Advanced inheritance	537
17	Working with streams	593
18	Creating and using namespaces	637
19	Templates	659
20	Handling errors and exceptions	715
21	What's next	751
A	Working with numbers : binary and hexadecimal	807
B	C++ keywords	817
C	Operator precedence	819

See also: Excelência em Negócio

Programming in Visual Basic 2008

Author: Julia Case Bradley

The author team of Julia Bradley and Anita Millspaugh remain the guiding light in Programming with Visual Basic 2008 for countless students around the world. How better to master the most popular object-oriented programming language than to use the bestselling textbook? Be at the cutting edge of technology with examples, feedback questions, and a full Hands On Programming Example. Apply the concepts yourself with Case Studies and Exercises. Screen captures, step-by-step exercises, and thorough appendices ensure that Programming Excellence Begins Here.