What is security? Is it a mindset? Is it a measurable and actionable posture or position? Or is it a
bit of both? People, as a race, learn from doing; they learn by example. Ingrained into our psyche
is a process that builds new information upon previous knowledge as we learn. As Isaac Newton
said, “If I have seen further than...
When Second Life launched in 2003. running on just 16
servers with barely 1 .ÐÐÐdedicated users, it was the
culmination of a kind of dream for me. One of the things
Td always been interested in, ever since I was a young
boy, was how we manipulate the world around us.
The world had so much stuff in it; there was always...
You are holding the proceedings of FSE 2011, the 18th International Workshop
on Fast Software Encryption. This workshop was organized in cooperation with
the International Association for Cryptologic Research. It was held in Lyngby,
Denmark, during February 13–16, 2011.
The FSE 2011 Program Committee (PC) consisted of...
Create physically realistic 3D Graphics environments with this introduction to the ideas and techniques behind the process. Author David H. Eberly includes simulations to introduce the key problems involved and then gradually reveals the mathematical and physical concepts needed to solve them. He then describes all the algorithmic foundations...
The telegraph, telephone, radio, and especially the computer
have put everyone on the globe within earshot— at the price of our
privacy. It may feel like we're performing an intimate act when,
sequestered in our rooms and cubicles, we casually use our cell
phones and computers to transmit our thoughts, confidences,...
The web has completely revolutionized the way we live our lives—the average person
in the UK now does an average of six Google searches a day. Within the lifetime of one
generation, our entire society has changed, and it continues to be catalyzed by technology
in a very fundamental way. For me, this is the most fascinating thing...
Silverlight is a framework for building rich, browser-hosted applications that run on a variety of operating systems. Silverlight works its magic through a browser plug-in. When you surf to a web page that includes Silverlight content, this browser plug-in runs, executes the code, and renders that content in a specifically designated region...
The book describes the principles behind an industrial approach to
software production. We claim that the technological basis of
industrial software production should be object orientation. A large
part of the book is devoted to explaining all the different things you
can do with objects; we will also match the different...
Audio can affect the human brain in the most powerful and profound ways. Using Apple’s Core Audio, you can leverage all that power in your own Mac and iOS software, implementing features ranging from audio capture to real-time effects, MP3 playback to virtual instruments, web radio to VoIP support. The most sophisticated audio...
Productivity is an important factor for a software developer. A good development
environment or surrounding tools with the essence of a particular programming flavor can
boost up our coding productivity and yield a quality and optimized software product. In
order to maintain a fast-paced development, developers seek the environment...
Developing plugins for WordPress is the next big thing for you if you are an administrator
looking to enhance a personal site with custom functionality for which no plugin exists, a
developer looking to enhance the WordPress platform with new ideas for the community,
or a website designer building a specific project for a client....
Welcome to another book about web design! Well, actually, this one’s different. This book will also
delve into the creative side of designing for theWeb, including a look at art history and some sources
of inspiration for the intrepid web designer. In the main, we’ll be discussing the phases of the design...
