Printed circuit boards (PCBs) literally form the backbone of electronic devices. The electronics industry continues its spread into every aspect of modern life, yet surprisingly little written material exists about PCB standards and design. At the same time, the industry is beginning to feel the effects of a lack of new designers...
AJAX is a complex phenomenon that means different things to different people. Computer users appreciate that their favorite websites are now friendlier and feel more responsive. Web developers learn new skills that empower them to create sleek web applications with little effort. Indeed, everything sounds good about AJAX! At its roots, AJAX is a...
Zire handhelds are such neat little devices that any book about them runs the risk of reading like a promotional brochure. We’ve written thousands of pages about the Windows platform, and half of it always seems to be apologetic. “Computer locked up again? You need to reboot and send $94 in cash to Microsoft. . . .” Books about...
If you are looking to perform specific activities in Microsoft Office 2003 fast, then this book is for you–whether you’re new to Microsoft Office or you’re just upgrading to the 2003 version. This comprehensive guide delivers the answers you need with clear, easy-to-follow instructions for more than 250 key Microsoft Office 2003...
Because Your Computer Should Improve Your Life, Not Complicate It
No Nonsense Guides are here. With a plainspoken approach, these books are inexpensive starters that are light on idle chat and heavy on practical advice. They're lean and mean and stripped down to fighting weight, so you'll get from point A to point Z with instruction...
This hands-on, in-depth book introduces developers to the initial release of the iPhone application platform and assists them in creating Web 2.0 applications that operate on the iPhone and integrate with its services. Author Richard Wagner shares his experience as he guides readers through the process of building new applications from scratch and...
SQL Server Integration Services, with the acronym SSIS, is a comprehensive ETL tool that made its debut with SQL Server 2005. It is a tool tightly integrated with Visual Studio 2005, having all the functionalities that its forerunner DTS (Data Transformation Services) had in SQL Server 2000. This does not mean that it is just an improvement over...
The Hands-On, Practical Guide to Preventing Ajax-Related Security Vulnerabilities
More and more Web sites are being rewritten as Ajax applications; even traditional desktop software is rapidly moving to the Web via Ajax. But, all too often, this...
If you think you're well versed in ASP.NET, think again. This exceptional guide gives you a master class in site building with ASP.NET 3.5 and other cutting-edge Microsoft technologies. You learn how to develop rock-solid web portal applications that can withstand millions of hits every day while surviving scalability and security pressures -- not...
Get up and running with ASP.NET using this innovative virtual classroom approach!
Are you ready to learn how to write clean, reusable, scalable code for Web pages using ASP.NET? Experienced trainer Glenn Johnson takes you inside his virtual classroom to provide you with seventeen one-hour lessons that recreate a typical introductory seminar on...
Bioinformatics for Geneticists describes a step by step approach to key bioinformatics and genetic analysis procedures, based upon practical experience gained after many years of direct bioinformatics support for laboratory geneticists. It features detailed case studies of problems and analytical approaches that are specific to the...
The purpose of this book is to disseminate the research results and best practice from researchers and practitioners interested in and working on modeling methods and methodologies. Though the need for such studies is well recognized, there is a paucity of such research in the literature. What specifically distinguishes this book is that it looks...
