Facebook has emerged over the last several years as the dominant social space. Their
astronomical growth has made it the platform for social interaction on the web. Although
there have been some hiccups along the way with privacy concerns, Facebook
continues to grow and provide a space for users worldwide to interact with one...
I have never owned a PalmPilot. But I have owned palmtops and smartphones.
I dived into writing software for a plethora of different devices but
never got very far. My problem was that the story of getting software onto
the phones was chaotic and I didn’t see how the marketing of software
for phones would lead to a...
Many of you reading this book are about to embark on the journey of implementing customer relationship management (CRM) software within your organization; some of you are completely new to CRM, while others have been through a CRM implementation with varied success. This book was written to provide business leaders and stakeholders with a...
Photoshop CS6 is truly amazing, but it can also be overwhelming if you’re just getting started. This book makes learning Photoshop a breeze by explaining things in a friendly, conversational style—without technical jargon. After a thorough introduction to the program, you’ll delve deep into Photoshop’s secrets...
Sams Teach Yourself Google™+ in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. Work through its 10-minute lessons to jumpstart your Google+ experience...and then use today’s hottest social network to connect with everyone and everything you care about!
Since you happen to be reading through the opening pages of Foundation Version Control for Web Developers then it’s safe to say you have some interest in finding out a little bit more about version control. It may be true that this new interest isn’t actually your own, but instead comes from a friend, colleague, or employer who...
The ASP.NET MVC framework has come a long way over the last few years.
It was originally the vision of Scott Guthrie in early 2007, and with a subsequent
prototype demonstration in late 2007 and the hire of Phil Haack as a Senior Program
Manager, this vision became a reality. Several public previews...
Acommon cartoon theme involves a person wearing a sandwich sign or carrying a poster that proclaims, “Repent! The end is near!” What’s implied is that some sudden, violent event is just around the corner and that people need to brace themselves for whatever’s coming. And usually, the end that’s near involves...
As you start to look at getting into mobile development, it can be overwhelming to try
and choose between all the different options and platforms available to you. Each platform
comes with its own set of tools, preferred languages, and overall way of doing
things. In many cases, you won’t want to restrict your...
THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS intelligence tool in the Microsoft Swiss Army knife of tools is SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This is because the other tools would be nothing without the cleansing and movement of data into a presentable format. The product can extract, transform, and load (ETL) data astonishingly fast. A 2010 benchmark...
JavaScript is a popular web programming language. Oops. I wrote that sentence five years ago. JavaScript is now much more than just a popular web programming language. In addition to web, JavaScript is now a central language for programming Windows 8 Apps. Using JavaScript, you can now not only write powerful applications for...
When SitePoint asked me to write the fourth edition of this book, I initially thought
it would take the same format of other editions—adding new techniques, removing
content that had become outdated, and updating solutions to a more modern approach.
As I started to work through the table of contents, however,...
