Iam a music lover. Big time. My wife and I try to catch at least one or two major shows a month, and I’m an “A Train” member of and frequent visitor to our local jazz club. (That’s the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis, one of the best in the nation.) I have more than 1,700 albums in my music collection, or more than...
Late last year, in 2008, I was fi nishing work on another book called Electricity
for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician when Danielle Monroe, one of
the many wonderful people at Focal Press, sent me an email. Almost as an
afterthought—one of those oh-by-the-ways—she mentioned that we should
start work on...
Flash MX provides the perfect platform to create fun games for Internet
distribution. This book takes the reader through the entire process from
creating the art and animation for these games, through to programming
them ready for users across the world to enjoy the results. The book is
split into four sections. The first section...
I am glad that Richard Siddaway decided to sit down and write a book on WMI. I have
had the privilege of working with Richard over the last several years since becoming
the Microsoft Scripting Guy, and I have long been impressed by his technical prowess.
Whether Richard is speaking at a user group or conference or...
A few years back, photography legend Chase Jarvis smartly observed that
“the best camera is the one that’s with you.” It was a mildly shocking assertion
at the time, but it rings true: the perfect shot is rarely planned. Rather, it sneaks
up on you.
Ubuntu brings Linux to the masses, but it can still be intimidating for newbies, neophytes, and geeks-in-training. With Ubuntu Made Easy by your side you'll be ready to face any challenge, and you'll discover just how fun Linux can be.
Packed with tips, tricks, and helpful pointers, Ubuntu Made Easy...
No other band has ever surpassed the enduring popularity of The Grateful Dead. No other group has regularly scheduled radio shows devoted solely to it, or such an extensive fan base stretching over several generations. And, with the surviving members still touring and the official website receiving more that 100,000 hits a week, no other fan...
With the proliferation of huge amounts of (heterogeneous) data on the Web, the importance of information retrieval (IR) has grown considerably over the last few years. Big players in the computer industry, such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, are the primary contributors of technology for fast access to Web-based information; and searching...
The predominate language for the development of embedded systems is clearly C. Other
languages certainly have their allure, but over 80% of all embedded systems are developed
in this classic language. Many of the advances in the industry assume the use of object-oriented
languages, web clients, and technologies that are either...
This book, Cisco Unity Connection, by Dave Schulz, hits the bull’s-eye of its intended
topic: Cisco Unity Connection. This book zeroes in on the target with clarity and depth.
Anyone that uses or considers using the Cisco Unity Connection product needs a copy
of this book to read when planning a deployment, administering the...
Whether an international corporation or a small business, developing and utilizing
a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan protects companies and
their personnel, facilities, materials, and activities from the broad spectrum of risks
that face businesses and government agencies on a daily basis, whether at home or...
Consider some big ideas that have become business and cultural phenomena: how Starbucks transformed a declining coffee market by combining an experience destination with a premium product. Or how the established notion that "dolls are for girls" was shattered by a toy line called G.I. Joe. Most people mistakenly think breakthrough...
