For a long time, I was very happy building Ethernet networks, working with switches and then moving to 802.11. It took awhile, but eventually I realized that the world of interconnected networks cannot be reached with Layer 2 alone. In addition, as you spread your wings from the Layer 2 broadcast domains, you encounter the wonders of...

Unity 3 Game Development Hotshot will teach you how to exploit the full array of Unity 3D's...

Together the book and CD-ROM form a learning system that provides both investigative studies and the visualization of complex processes. A didactic concept is undertaken for microelectronics, computer technology and communication engineering, which deals with the visualization of signals and processes in addition to graphical programming of...

The new and exciting field of computational science, and in particular sim- ulational science, has seen rapid change since the first edition of this book came out. New methods have been found, fresh points of view have emerged, and features hidden so far have been uncovered. Almost all the methods presented in the first addition have...

Our goal in writing this book was to open up the amazing world of mobile and device development to every single developer. You no longer need to learn a custom mobile programming language or be an expert in mobile application design to write good-looking, professional business applications. We believe that in the future, handsets and...

Welcome to Microsoft Word 2010 In Depth! This book is designed to be your one-stop reference for Microsoft Word 2010, from the basics of Ribbon usage to the intricacies of forms, fields, and customization tools. Whether you’re just getting started, are upgrading, or are already a Word whiz, this book can...

With the increasing popularization of the Internet, together with the rapid development of 3D scanning technologies and modeling tools, 3D model databases have become more and more common in fields such as biology, chemistry, archaeology and geography. People can distribute their own 3D works over the Internet, search and download 3D...

This book will teach you how to create games with the awesome Java language. Previous editions emphasized the casual game market with chapter projects designed to run in AppletViewer or in a web browser. While still relevant, the code in this new edition is a bit simpler, using a JFrame more often instead of an applet, so that...

Millions of people around the world have many photos stored on their laptop and desktop computers, external hard drives, CDs and DVDs, and flash drives. Most images are just sitting there idle, waiting for the world to see them. Some have been unused for years. Up until now there has been no guide to help people find ways to use these...

In developing the New Perspectives Series, our goal was to create books that give students the software...

I, like many of you, have been using Spring for a long, long time. I wasn’t initially convinced I needed Spring Roo (to be honest). It...