As Web designers, you are painstakingly compelled to grab Web surfers’ attention
as quickly as possible and then keep them on your site to absorb the content. In
addition to the product, service, or information that you are providing, the site
must be visually attractive and offer stimulating (and valuable) interaction. The...
This volume contains the papers presented at the 14th International Workshop
on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
(APPROX 2011) and the 15th International Workshop on Randomization and
Computation (RANDOM 2011), which took place concurrently in Princeton
University, USA, during August 17–19,...
Welcome to the Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC) program for the 2007 Microsoft
Office system. MOAC represents the collaboration between Microsoft Learning and John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. publishing company. Microsoft and Wiley teamed up to produce a series of
textbooks that deliver compelling and innovative teaching solutions...
You may be reading this book for many reasons. It could be because you heard all about
Hadoop and what it can do to crunch petabytes of data in a reasonable amount of time.
While reading into Hadoop you found that, for random access to the accumulated data,
there is something called HBase. Or it was the hype that is prevalent these days...
Ad hoc and sensor networks continue to have a growing impact
on communication. These cost-effective wireless networks provide
location independent computing in environments ranging from
military battlefields to in-home patient monitoring systems. However,
having real-time connectivity to critical information over an open...
We know that it is rare in IT departments today that solutions do not have to integrate with other systems and even external entities. Systems just have to be connected to support the complex business processes and levels of automation that the business is demanding. Some of these systems are really at the core of the business. They can...
Microsoft Access is a unique platform that enables rapid development of database applications. It has
been a long-time favorite of both developers and end users for creating single-user and small-scale office
automation solutions. Recent improvements have made it a viable choice for enterprise-class
applications as well. In this book,...
CSS is a language for describing the presentation of elements in a document marked up in HTML. It enables you to rapidly create Web designs that can be shared by multiple pages, accelerates development time, and is the essential tool for building standards-compliant sites. This low-priced pocket guide works as a concise introduction to CSS3...
Given the fiercely competitive state of the iPhone app landscape, it has become increasingly challenging for app designers and developers to differentiate their apps. The days are long gone when it was possible to crank out an app over the weekend and refine it after receiving a few not so flattering user reviews....
The first book to completely demystify leading-edge component development with the Adobe Flex 3 platform - How to build components for Flex and AIR applications using ActionScript 3.0 and Adobe's powerful MXML user interface markup language - Covers expert techniques most books ignore, including component metadata, error handling,...
R is a high-level language and an environment for data analysis and graphics. The design of R was heavily influenced by two existing languages: Becker, Chambers and Wilks’ S and Sussman’s Scheme. The resulting language is very similar in appearance to S, but the underlying implementation and semantics are derived from Scheme. This...
"This book performs a valuable service for managers seeking to harness the business potential of Web services technology. Bringing a real practitioner's experience to the task, Anne carefully walks managers through the fundamentals of Web services technology. She does a superb job of helping managers understand this technology so...
