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The thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work. This book gets you through all the...
This book is the result of teaching computer graphics for one and two semester, year two/three undergraduate and postgraduate lecture courses in Computer Graphics. Throughout the book, theory is followed by implementation using C/C++ and complete programs are provided with suggestions for change to enhance student understanding. During 30 years of...
If you’ve got a burning idea for an application that you’re dying to share, or if you
recognize the power and possibilities of the Android platform, you’ve come to the
right place. This is a short book on an immense topic.
I don’t mean to alarm anyone right off the bat here, but let me be...
Edited by prominent obstetricians in KK Women's and Children's Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in Singapore with about 12,000 babies delivered each year, this book provides a comprehensive and informative look at pregnancy and childcare. It covers topics ranging from pre-pregnancy care, pregnancy care, and actual delivery to baby care. It...
If data rules your life, odds are you're using (or you soon will be) Excel 2000, Microsoft's revised version of its premier spreadsheet application. Excel's complexity can be daunting, especially if you're a power user who intends to use it at advanced levels. With Special Edition: Using Microsoft Excel 2000, you can get a jump on the new...
Get ready to roll up those shirtsleeves, pop the hood, and get a little Windows grime under those fingernails! This is a book about tools, nuts and bolts. Through lucid tutorials and examples, Windows XP Under the Hood shows how to use scripting and batch tools to automate repetitive tasks. You'll master the gory details of the...
Robots, androids, and bionic people pervade popular culture, from classics like Frankenstein and R.U.R. to modern tales such as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Terminator, and A.I. Our fascination is obvious – and the technology is quickly moving from books and films to real life.
In a lab at MIT, scientists and technicians have created...
The first edition of the Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology was published in early 2003, reflecting many of the nanoscience possibilities envisioned by Richard Feynman in his 1959 address, “There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom.” In his address, Feynman speculated about what might be on the molecular scale, and...
The new textbook, “Dermoscopy: An Illustrated Self-Assessment Guide” by Dr. Robert H. Johr and Prof. Wilhelm Stolz, is a welcome addition to the evolving world of dermoscopic knowledge. I have reviewed all of the images and the text and feel that the contributions are indeed unique. First of all, the exquisite nature of the...
Do you use Excel for simple lists, but get confused and frustrated when it comes to actually doing something useful with all that data? Stop tearing your hair out: Head First Excel helps you painlessly move from spreadsheet dabbler to savvy user.
Whether you're completely new to Excel or an experienced...
I once knew this girl who thought she was God.She didn't give sight to the blind or raise the dead. She didn't even teach anything, not really,and she never told me anything I probably didn't already know. On the other hand,she didn'texpect to be worshipped, nor did she askfor money. Given her high opinion of herself, some...
By the age of thirteen, vulnerable Sheffield teenager Samantha Owens had fallen through the cracks in the care system. Bounced around numerous foster carers after her home life became too chaotic, Samantha thought she had found a friend in the streetwise Amanda Spencer. The older girl bought her clothes, styled her hair and found her places to...
