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Peer-To-Peer Storage: Security and Protocols (Computer Science, Technology and Applications)

Nova Press, 2010

Peer-to-peer (P2P) has proven as a most successful way to produce large scale, reliable, and cost-effective applications, as illustrated for file sharing or VoIP. P2P storage is an emerging field of application which allows peers to collectively leverage their resources towards ensuring the reliability and availability of user...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Persuasion

Alpha, 2009

Get your way ? the smart way.

Persuasion is the art of changing the way people think, feel, and act through the use of language. The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Persuasion provides strategies for the readers to master the art of persuasion in a positive manner. By using time-honored tools of communication,...

Computational Intelligence: Engineering of Hybrid Systems

Springer, 2005

Hybrid Intelligent Systems has become an important research topic in computer science and a key application field in science and engineering. This book offers a gentle introduction to the engineering aspects of hybrid intelligent systems, also emphasizing the interrelation with the main intelligent technologies such as genetic algorithms –...

Escape From Excel Hell: Fixing Problems in Excel 2003, 2002 and 2000 (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf)

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

When Excel talks back to you, here's what to do

You try to open a spreadsheet and Excel won't let you, because there's a macro involved. You cannot convince the software that the macro is safe. You hurl something across the room.

Grab this book instead! You'll find more than 200 fixes for things...

R Graphics Cookbook

O'Reilly, 2013

I started using R several years ago to analyze data I had collected for my research in graduate school. My motivation at first was to escape from the restrictive environments and canned analyses offered by statistical programs like SPSS. And even better, because it’s freely available, I didn’t need to...

User Interface Design for Mere Mortals(TM)

Addison Wesley, 2007

The growth of personal computing in the past two decades of the 20th century put a new emphasis on user interface design. As part of user interface design, companies began to focus on the usability of a product. The term usability has its roots in the 14th century, but as computing technology became prevalent in the 1980s, the definition...

Head First Physics: A learner's companion to mechanics and practical physics

O'Reilly, 2008

Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just...

Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2002

With compelling insights and illuminating examples, the author reveals how Web sites, software applications, and mobile devices can be used to change people’s attitudes and behavior.

Can computers change what you think and do? Can they motivate you to stop smoking, persuade you to buy insurance, or convince you to join the Army?

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JavaServer Faces in Action

Manning Publications, 2005

Helping front-end developers, back-end developers, and architects understand how they can get the most out of JavaServer Faces (JSF), this guide to the new official standard for simplifying Java web development explains what JSF is, how it works, and how it relates to other frameworks and technologies like Struts, Servlets, Portlets, JSP, and...

Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire

AMACOM, 2012

Storytelling has come of age in the business world. Today, many of the most successful companies use storytelling as a leadership tool. At Nike, all senior executives are designated "corporate storytellers." 3M banned bullet points years ago and replaced them with a process of writing "strategic narratives." Procter &...

Automatic Fingerprint Recognition Systems

Springer, 2003

Advances in automatic fingerprint recognition are driven by improved fingerprint sensing and advancements in areas such as computer architecture, pattern recognition, image processing, and computer vision. In addition to the new developments in science and technology, several recent social and political events have increased the level of interest...

Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling (Mathematics and Visualization)

Springer, 2006

Algebraic Geometry and Geometric Modeling are two distinct domains of research, with few interactions up to now, though closely linked. On the one hand, Algebraic Geometry has developed an impressive theory targeting the understanding of geometric objects defined algebraically. On the other hand, Geometric Modeling is using every day, in practical...

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