Get ready to motivate and excite your audience with your next PowerPoint presentation! This no-nonsense, jargon-free guide dives right in to show you all the exhilarating and powerful PowerPoint features that most people don’t even know exist. Packed with priceless information that steers clear of stating the obvious, this book...

Managing Software Deliverables—A Software Development Management Methodology describes a set of proven processes for establishing an effective Software Program Management Office (SPMO) function in a corporate setting. Every business that has people performing Software Project Management (PM) activities has a need for these...

Beginning with tips for the person who is programming with SQL for the first time, SQL Tips and Techniques grows with your skills. You can start with Tip 1, "Understanding the Definition of a Database," and by the last Tip, "Displaying Image Data Stored Within a SQL Table," you will have covered all aspects of...

Relax. Learning how to use Microsoft Office Excel 2003 is now a breeze. With this book's step-by-step instructions, you'll be managing your data in effective worksheets in no time. From storing simple data to creating complex calculations, "Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Fast & Easy" gives you the step-by-step...

• Provides thorough instruction for installing, configuring, and optimizing qmail
• Includes coverage of secure networking, troubleshooting issues, and mailing list administration
• Covers what system administrators want to know by concentrating on qmail issues relevant to daily operation
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Every month, enterprises require more information, delivered faster, with greater reliability—and traditional data storage methods no longer suffice. Enter the Storage Area Network (SAN), which can store enormous...

Welcome to the world of virtual 3D design and animation, as crafted and presented in 3ds max — no less than the world’s largest-selling 3D application. 3ds max (insert the trumpet fanfare here) is used all over the world by thousands of designers to develop 3D interactive games and realistic 3D effects for...

Java is gaining more and more acceptance in the game development community, and with good commercial-quality Java games on the market, it will become a definitive choice. Practical Java Game Programming identifies the technological path developers need to take to make this happen. It explores and illustrates cutting-edge Java game...

Has disaster struck? If you’re reading this, something very bad may have already happened to your PC. Or maybe you’re wisely looking ahead to any of several what-if scenarios. Either way, PC Disaster and Recovery is the book you need to recover from today’s disaster and not lose sleep over the ones that lie around...

Relax. Learning how...