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Visual Effects in A Digital World: A Comprehensive Glossary of over 7,000 Visual Effects Terms

Morgan Kaufmann, 2001

"Extensive, exhaustive, complete...Half the terms I didn't know! Every studio exec, director, producer, student and journalist should read this book cover to cover!"
Scott Ross, Co-Founder/CEO, Digital Domain

"An indispensable tool for anyone working in the visual effects medium today."
Marty Cohen, Post...

Simple Steps to Data Encryption: A Practical Guide to Secure Computing

Syngress Publishing, 2013

Everyone wants privacy and security online, something that most computer users have more or less given up on as far as their personal data is concerned. There is no shortage of good encryption software, and no shortage of books, articles and essays that purport to be about how to use it. Yet there is precious little for ordinary users who...

Data Networks, IP and the Internet: Protocols, Design and Operation

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Modern data networks are all based on the Internet or on IP (Internet Protocol). But many people remain confused by multiprotocol networks. How do all the protocols fit together? How do I build a network? What do all the components do? What sort of problems should I expect?

Data Networks, IP and the Internet is intended not only for...

Buying a Computer for Dummies, 2005 Edition

For Dummies, 2004

CPU, Ghz, Mhz, DIMMS, RAM, ROM, AGP, ISA, PCI, USB, CRT, LCD, NIC, CCD, CIS, DP, Kbps. What do all of these acronyms mean?

Are you baffled by computer technology and technology? Intimidated by computer salespeople who grimace or grin when you say “gizmo?” Buying a Computer For Dummies 2005 Edition gives you the ABCs of...

Programming Web Services with Perl

O'Reilly, 2002

Programming Web Services with Perl is written for Perl programmers who have no prior knowledge of web services. No understanding of XML-RPC or SOAP is necessary to be able to apply these technologies easily, through the use of publicly available Perl modules detailed in the book. If you're interested in applying...

Focal Easy Guide to DVD Studio Pro 3: For new users and professionals

Focal Press, 2005

Since the beginning of time, men and women have worked to reproduce and record their surrounding environment. From cave paintings to stone carvings, papyrus, wood, paper, canvas, wax, and chemicals… every substance imaginable has been used for both artistic expression and the documentation of history and culture. Regardless of whether one...

Modern C Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Language, APIs, and Library

Apress, 2018

Discover how C's efficiency makes it a popular choice in a wide variety of applications and operating systems with special applicability to wearables, game programming, system level programming, embedded device/firmware programming and in Arduino and related electronics hobbies in this condensed code and syntax guide. This book...

Windows 8: The Missing Manual

O'Reilly, 2013

With Windows 8, Microsoft completely reimagined the graphical user interface for its operating system, and designed it to run on tablets as well as PCs. It’s a big change that calls for a trustworthy guide—Windows 8: The Missing Manual. New York Times columnist David Pogue provides technical insight, lots of...

Mostly Codeless Game Development: New School Game Engines

Apress, 2017

Get a head start in your game development career with this all-genre guide for absolute beginners. Whether you're into action games, role-playing games, or interactive fiction, we've got you covered. Mostly Codeless Game Development empowers new developers with little or no previous...

802.11n: A Survival Guide

O'Reilly, 2012

Communications is changing our life in many ways. Our society is increasingly dependent on wireless communications technologies and the applications they support. In the same way that we can’t understand how the folks who lived in 1800 managed without anesthesia, television, … (insert favorite must-have...

Investment Risk Management (The Wiley Finance Series)

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Risk has two sides: underestimating it harms the investor, while overestimating it prevents the implementation of bold business projects. This book explains, from the point of view of the practitioner, the analysis of investment risk - a proper account of adequate risk management strategies - and offers an objective and readable account of the most...

Management of Hazardous Energy: Deactivation, De-Energization, Isolation, and Lockout

CRC Press, 2012

Hazardous energy present in systems, machines, and equipment has injured, maimed, and killed many workers. One serious injury can stop the growth of your business in its tracks. Management of Hazardous Energy: Deactivation, De-Energization, Isolation, and Lockout provides the practical tools needed to assess hazardous energy in...

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