Themes are among the most powerful and flexible features available when it comes to the
presentation of a website. The greatest strength of Drupal lies in its design, which, when done
correctly, allows developers and designers to customize and micromanage each and every
aspect of the site. Furthermore, the Drupal theming system and its...
Our principal objective in this book is to describe some basic problems that arise in computer graphics and computational geometry and to present some practical and relatively simple methods for solving them. In these pages we will not attempt a comprehensive survey of these fields. Rather, we will cover a number of core problems and...
PhoneGap is a library that allows developers to interface directly with a mobile device
through the use of its JavaScript libraries. With the multitude of mobile platforms it is
very difficult and expensive to create multiple applications in Java, Objective-C, or
other native languages. Through the PhoneGap library,...
Automating server tasks allows administrators to repeatedly perform the same, or similar, tasks over and over again. With PowerShell scripts, you can automate server tasks and reduce manual input, allowing you to focus on more important tasks.
Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell will show several ways for a Windows...
Get the most out of Swift 4 with this carefully compiled collection of select code snippets designed to solve everyday coding problems. This book features the Apress easy-to-use recipe format, with step-by-step instructions, and a no-fuss approach.
You'll explore a wide range of topics, all neatly organized according to...
Performance problems are rarely "problems" per se. They are more often "crises" during which you’re pressured for results by a manager standing outside your cubicle while your phone rings with queries from the help desk. You won’t have the time for a leisurely perusal of the manuals, nor to lean back and read a...
What gives you access to the world’s greatest literature, today’s bestsellers,
tomorrow’s up-and-coming authors, the world’s top newspapers and magazines,
TV shows and movies, great games, email, and more?
It’s the NOOK Tablet—a great combo eReader and Android...
QuickSteps books are recipe books for computer users. They answer the question, “How do I...” by providing a quick set of steps to accomplish the most common tasks with a particular operating system or application.
The sets of steps are the central focus of the book. QuickSteps sidebars show how to quickly perform many...
In today's Web 2.0 world, JavaScript and Dynamic HTML are at the center of the hot new approach to designing highly interactive pages on the client side. With this environment in mind, the new edition of this book offers bite-sized solutions to very specific scripting problems that web developers commonly face. Each recipe includes a focused piece...
Hibernate continues to be the most popular out-of-the-box framework solution for Java Persistence and data/database accessibility techniques and patterns. It is used for e-commerce–based web applications as well as heavy-duty transactional systems for the enterprise.
MATLAB's customizable graphics elements allow you to tailor your visualizations for exactly what you need to present; alter the figure and axis properties, lighting, transparency and camera position. Use MATLAB to apply volume visualizations to your data as well as interactivity and animation, or to plot your data in 1, 2, 3 and higher...