Real World Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the definitive reference to Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics software. With an easy, engaging style, author and past Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding takes readers through all of the features of the program, explaining not only how to use the multitude of features but also why...

This guide offers eight self-contained minibooks that examine each aspect of SharePoint 2010....

Office Web Apps complement Office, making it easy to access and edit files from anywhere. It also simplifies collaboration with those who don’t have Microsoft Office on their computers. This helpful book shows you the optimum ways you can use...

Designed as a desktop companion for both editors and motion graphics...

Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning system with a multitude of features and options. However, the implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and people often realize there must be more efficient ways of working with the system. This step-by-step guide will show you how to...

Natural Language Processing is used everywhere - in search engines, spell checkers, mobile phones, computer games - even your washing machine. Python's Natural Language Toolkit (NTLK) suite of libraries has rapidly emerged as one of the most efficient tools for Natural Language Processing. You want to employ nothing less than the best...

This fast-paced guide enables developers to design and build Enterprise applications for the cloud. You will find it easy to follow this book, as the authors use an actual online portal application for the case study. Throughout the development of the sample application there is discussion of important considerations for moving an application...

This is a practical tutorial written in a clear and easy-to-understand style taking the reader through relevant, real-world examples that can be put into practice immediately. It contains detailed instructions and plenty of screenshots to make it easier for readers to understand Oracle E-Business Suite and work on it effectively. This book is...

‘‘If there is an office in the future,’’ wrote Charles Handy in a 1995 Harvard Business Review article2 on virtual work, ‘‘it will be more like a clubhouse: a place for meeting, eating, and greeting, with rooms reserved for activities, not for particular people.’’ Admittedly, most organizations...

In 2007, Microsoft released the fi rst Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Parallel Extensions for the .NET Framework. The old .NET Framework multithreading programming model was too complex and heavyweight for the forthcoming multicore and manycore CPUs. I had been researching parallel programming, multiprocessor, and multicore since 1997,...

This handy Portable Genius guide is designed to help you avoid hassle, save time, and quickly learn what you need to know to use Apple’s Aperture digital photography software effectively—and have...

First, it means a large, bright, colorful display, coupled with an amazingly thin enclosure and amazing battery...