When I was asked to update Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, I was completely
thrilled. Seriously! The world of SAP and our world in general have gone through major
upheavals in the last few years, and I was excited to share with SAPlings and veterans
alike just how much had changed. In the same way, I was anxious to realign and...
In today's digital world, images and videos are everywhere, and with the advent of powerful
and affordable computing devices, it has never been easier to create sophisticated imaging
applications. Plentiful software tools and libraries manipulating images and videos are
offered, but for anyone who wishes to develop his/her own...
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call. As
with many things, the test was purely accidental. Graham spilled acid on his leg, and
Watson, his assistant, heard his call for help through the telephone. So, what has changed
over the last 129 years? It would be easier to discuss what hasn’t...
It's taken a few years, but mobile and devices are finally hot. How hot? Like biting into a
freshly ripe, raw, Habanero chili kind-a-HOT. Can you taste the virtual heat on your virtual
tongue yet?
Yowza! The point I'm trying to get across is this. The broader mobile and device industry
has finally gone mainstream. Why...
This book presents results of research achieved in friendly collaboration across
borders and moreover between continents and emphasizes a belief in engineering
science being for the benefit of mankind the world over. This aspect of the book’s
ethos is epitomized by the authors’ profiles, one being from Central Europe and...
In 2009, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced the company's leading web application platform for organizations, SharePoint, has exceeded 1 billion dollars in profits with over 100 million licenses sold. I was in the audience when he said that and couldn't help but reflect on how far SharePoint has come in less than a decade. In the...
Slate-style computers have been around for a few years, but it took
Apple to make them catch on with the general public in a big way when
it introduced the iPad. This small, less than a pound-and-a-half wonder has
sold millions of units in its first year for good reason: It’s well designed,
feature rich, and opens up a world of...
If your intention is to improve, not just pick up some "tricks," you
should understand exactly what is going on with the most mportant part
of the riding package, the rider. After all. whether your bike works well
or not is measured in ten/thousandths of inches and millimeters, that's
how far machine technology has...
One of the most gripping yet improbable stories spawned by the computer revolution, Hacker Crocker is a classic American-dream success story set on the razor edge of high technology. Ejovi Nuwere takes the reader on the roller-coaster ride of his extraordinary life, from the bullet-riddled, drugged-out streets of one of America's...
This book is dedicated to my husband, Todd A. Tudor, and my three children,
Drew, Allyssa, and Chad, who spent many hours patiently waiting for
my time and attention while this book was being written.
Profits from this book will be contributed to the children of the world
through the YMCA in Ethiopia, Africa, and through The...
Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice is a collection of classical and contemporary writing associated with learning and systemic change in contexts ranging from cities, to rural development to education to nursing to water management to public policy. It is likely to be of interest to anyone trying to understand how to think...
