At first glance . . . Adobe’s Audition seems to be a fairly simple and straightforward audio editing program. That’s because it is! But don’t let that intuitive GUI (graphic user interface) fool you – it’s an extremely powerful editor that has worked its way into the mainstay of the audio production industry, one...

Mobile devices provide individuals with almost instant access to friends and family, location-based information, productivity tools,...

Facebook connects you with the people you know and care about. It enables you to communicate, stay up-to-date, and keep in touch with friends and family anywhere. It facilitates your relationships online to help enhance them in person. Specifically, Facebook connects you with the people you know around content that is important to you....

Perl and Apache have been providing Common Gateway Interface (CGI) access to Web sites for 20 years and are constantly evolving to support the ever-changing demands of Internet users. With this book, you will heighten your knowledge and see...

PivotTables may be Excel's most powerful feature, but Microsoft has estimated that only 15% of Excel users take advantage of them. That's because PivotTables (and their companion feature, PivotCharts) have a reputation for being difficult to learn. Not any more! In this book, Excel legends Bill Jelen...

Although the field of mixed reality has grown significantly over the last decade, there have been few published books about augmented reality, particularly the interface design aspects. Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality: Interfaces and Design provides a foundation of the main concepts of augmented reality (AR), with a particular...

This is the industry’s best reference and tutorial for all aspects of XNA Game Studio 4.0 programming on all supported platforms,...

This essential and unique book delves into the various elements that Microsoft fixed from Vista and investigates the new features that Microsoft added in response to user requests. Veteran author John Paul Mueller shows you how to work with security policies as well as...

Too often I hear people say ‘ South Korea ’ and ‘ emerging market ’ in the same sentence, ” said Rich Wickham, the global head of Microsoft ’ s Windows games business. “ When it comes to gaming, Korea is the developed market, and it ’ s the rest of the world that ’ s playing...

One day,Erica and her husband took the kids out for ice cream, and she noticed a big advertisement hanging above the counter. It said, “Bring in your digital photographs. We’ll put them on ice cream cakes.” She found the manager and asked what was involved. “It’s simple,” she said. “Just bring...