Ruby, Io, Prolog, Scala, Erlang, Clojure, Haskell. With Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, by Bruce A. Tate, you'll go beyond the syntax-and beyond the 20-minute tutorial you'll find someplace online. This book has an audacious goal: to present a meaningful exploration of seven languages within a single book. Rather than...
Design and build cutting-edge video games with help from video game expert Scott Rogers!
If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then this is the book for you. Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maxim vs....
In a city where fog lovers, strippers, and people with short attention spans all lay claim to their own fi lm festivals, and where starting your day with a potent Irish coffee is not considered anything out of the ordinary, it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll have a great time. Where else in the world is it considered good, clean...
All Access takes a "before they were stars" look at twenty-five giants in the graphic design industry by juxtaposing an edited selection of the stars' greatest hits with their "pre-fame" work. Author Stefan Bucher showcases their visual history, the first pieces that made them stars, their transitional work, and the...
You’re on your regular running route, just jogging along, and an idea for the next killer mobile app hits you. All the way home, you don’t even care what your time is, all you can think about is getting your idea out there. But how exactly do you do that? You’re no programmer, and that would take years, and time is...
In the first edition of this book, we focused on what we called the "High Availability Database Administrator." However, that term led G to the question of just what is meant by High Availability? As a term bandied about among database administrators, this can have different meanings depending on who is interpreting it, who has to...
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...
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...
