Using a task-focused approach and clear, no-nonsense instructions, this book delivers all the information you'll need to deploy and manage Windows 7 efficiently and securely. Learn how to install, configure, run, and troubleshoot Windows 7; explore advanced...

A pocket atlas flexibook on this wide-ranging field, aimed at students of medicine and biology alike. Complex processes are illustrated in clear images that are not burdened with unnecessary details. Following an introductory part and a section on laboratory methods in immunology, the bulk of the book concentrates on the manifestations of...

Is organic chemistry really as tough as everyone says it is? The answer is yes and no. Yes, because YOLl will spend more time on organic chemistry than you would spend in a course on underwater basket Vv'eaving. And no, because those who say its so tough have studied inefficiently. Ask around, and you will find that most students think of...

Ensemble methods have been called the most influential development in Data Mining and Machine Learning in the past decade. They combine multiple models into one usually more accurate than the best of its components. Ensembles can provide a critical boost to industrial challenges -- from investment timing to drug discovery, and fraud detection...

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Since its inception in 1876, the telephone has captured the imagination of people around the world. From its simple origins, the telephone has evolved from the humble device it once was to the modern cell phone or satellite phone. The telephone has fundamentally and instantaneously changed the human race’s ability to communicate over...

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The chapters in the present volume constitute a selection from the papers presented at AMLaP-95, the first conference on "Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing." AMLaP-95 came about when members of the Human Communication Research Centre at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow decided to have a small workshop in...

If you're looking for a way to get up to speed quickly on the newest version of Microsoft Office, these 400 pages of step-by-step instructions and full-color screen shots make it easy. Office 2010 has new features and tools to master, and whether you're upgrading...

In the award-winning AMC television series Mad Men, set in the early 1960s, a mysterious and massive machine shows up one day in the offices of the advertising agency Stirling Cooper. The machine is a Xerox photocopier, and the workplace is about to change forever. Previously, document duplication was done with a mimeograph, a hand-cranked...

As a free, open source Linux operating system sponsored by Red Hat, Fedora can either be a stepping stone to Enterprise or used as a viable operating system for those looking for frequent updates. Written by veteran authors of perennial bestsellers, this book...

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is Apple's newest version of Mac OS X and combines the reliability of UNIX with the ease of use of Macintosh. This introductory guide offers you a basic understanding of the new Mac OS X operating system and some of the most common peripherals...