You tried to resist it, but the palm-size, cotton candycolored iPod Mini proved too alluring to live without! Knowing that you'll want to learn all of its secretsplus those of its big-sibling iPod and the newly updated iTunes 4.7 as welltrusted Mac teacher Christopher Breen has thoroughly updated his best-selling...
The original Solution Selling rewrote the rules for the sales profession. Today, the revolutionary yet practical Solution Selling method remains the primary selling process for salespeople competing in every industry around the world, and in every size of business—from the smallest firms to the largest Fortune 500...
O'Reilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.NET, the world's leading web development tool from Microsoft. In Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition, author Jesse Liberty gives you the lowdown on the technology's latest version, ASP.NET 2.0, as well as Visual Studio 2005. ...
Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful, this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world won't solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. And if a...
"Reading this book has filled a gap in my education. I feel a sense of completion, understand that UNIX is really a style of community. Now I get it, at least I get it one level deeper than I ever did before. This book came at a perfect moment for me, a moment when I shifted from visualizing programs as things to programs as...
If you're interested in jumping into the exciting world of game programming, then you've found the perfect book! "Game Programming for Teens" doesn't expect you to have any experience with programming. You'll learn everything you need to know along the way. You'll use Blitz Basic, an easy-to-learn programming...
Threads are essential to Java programming, but learning to use them effectively is a nontrivial task. This new edition of the classic Java Threads shows you how to take full advantage of Java's threading facilities and brings you up-to-date with the watershed changes in Java 2 Standard Edition version 5.0 (J2SE...
Your business must be connected in order to compete in the global marketplace. Employees need to know that their company's network is accessible at any time, from any place. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) accomplishes this by utilizing remote connectivity technologies that combine existing internal networks with the Internet to securely...
Now you can get a solid introduction to the world of Photoshop CS! With this book’s step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to get the most out of the amazing tools it has to offer. Along the way, you’ll learn a variety of tips for creating your work faster and some creative tricks to make your artwork stand out. You can...
PostgreSQL is an object-relational database server that is widely considered to be the world's most advanced open-source database system. It is ANSI SQL-compatible, and it offers powerful features to enable more complex software design than would be possible with relational databases that are not object-oriented. PostgreSQL is...
Drawing on extensive new research through dozens of interviews with entrepreneurial champions in diverse sectors, Creating Regional Wealth in the Global Innovation Economy pinpoints the key reasons why some locations succeed in the quest to become centers of technology and innovation - and sustain their competitive...
Flash began its career humbly as a great tool for adding low-bandwidth animations to websites. Since those hallowed days, the application has grown by leaps and bounds! Yes, Flash can still animate, but it can also be used to create amazingly complex, interactive products,...