Build a PC that will outperform any brand-name box on the market
Yes, even if you’re not a total geek you can build your own PC -- and we guarantee it’s worth the effort. You’ll discover that the quality is better and the cost is much lower than any comparable off-the-shelf PC you can buy. Design...
GWT 2 radically improves web experience for users by using existing Java tools to build no-compromise AJAX for any modern browser. It provides a solid platform so that other great libraries can be built on top of GWT. Creating web applications efficiently and making them impressive, however, is not as easy as it sounds. Writing web...
This second edition of Foundations of Python Network Programming targets Python 2.5 through Python 2.7, the most popular production versions of the language. Python has made great strides since Apress released the first edition of this book back in the days of Python 2.3. The advances required new chapters to be written from the ground up,...
Face recognition has a large number of applications, including security, person verification, Internet communication, and computer entertainment. Although research in automatic face recognition has been conducted since the 1960s, this problem is still largely unsolved. Recent years have seen significant progress in this area owing to advances...
This is the first book of its kind that shows you everything you need to know to create or integrate 3D into your designs using Photoshop CS5 Extended. If you are completely new to 3D, you'll find the great tips and tricks in 3D in Photoshop invaluable as you get started. There is also a wealth of detailed technical insight for those who...
Business Intelligence (BI) software is everywhere. It is the code and tools that allow you to view different components of a business using a single visual platform, making comprehending mountains of data easier. With SharePoint 2010, Microsoft has married one of the most-used team collaboration tools with its business intelligence products,...
Code re-use is the Holy Grail of software development. Countless hours of refactoring, countless books, countless software development tools, components, IDEs, and platforms have been dedicated to pursue this elusive quality.
Why is this? As software consumers, we are used to seeing very rapid advancements in technology. Every...
This book is designed not to provide detailed audit/review programs for ERP systems but to underline the main concepts involved in each major phase of the ERP life cycle, as well as the major components of ERP systems of special interest to auditors. It is intended to familiarize the reader with the built-in controls in the ERP architecture...
Transform Raw Data Into Meaningful Business Intelligence with SSIS
Deploy and manage high-performance data transformation solutions across your enterprise using the step-by-step techniques in this fully revised guide. Hands-On Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services, Second Edition explains the tools and methods...
Since the launch of the App Store, games have been the hottest category of apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. That means your best chance of tapping into the iPhone/iPad “Gold Rush”...
The Complete Guide to Building Highly Scalable, Services-Based Rails Applications
Ruby on Rails deployments are growing, and Rails is increasingly being adopted in larger environments. Today, Rails developers and architects need better ways to interface with legacy systems, move into the cloud, and...
A practical go-to reference for Web developers programming custom software for Web sites
Most advanced Web sites or Web platforms have specific requirements that go beyond standard functionality; to meet such requirements, it's often necessary to develop custom software. This is the point where code and content meet, and...
