Over the past decades computers have gotten cheaper and cheaper, so today
you can find them not only beneath your desk but in nearly every consumer
electronics device such as smartphones or DVD players. Still, computers
aren’t so cheap that you spontaneously buy one when shopping for your
groceries. Usually, you carefully...
Python, a high-level language with easy-to-read syntax, is highly flexible, which makes it an ideal language to learn and use. For science andR&D, a few extra packages are used to streamline the development process and obtain goals with the fewest steps possible. Among the best of these are SciPy and NumPy. This book gives a brief...
With PowerShell quickly becoming the de-facto standard for automation, on
the Windows platform, it is becoming a necessity to learn and understand the
language. Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Look will ensure that you have a
great overview of the numerous new features and changes found in the most recent
version of the...
Developers are used to working with Wizards, component-like products that allow them to create certain elements - like dialog buttons - quickly and easily while they are coding applications. With the launch of Windows 2000, Microsoft has announced a new set of Wizards that will help administrators and users configure and set up Windows 2000...
Conventional wisdom dictates that Vim has a steep learning curve. I think
most Vim users would disagree. Sure, there’s an initial hump, but once you
run through vimtutor and learn the basics of what to put in your vimrc, you
reach a point where you can actually get work done—a sort of hobbled...
When we wrote the first edition of iPhone SDK Development, we knew we
weren’t writing something like The C Programming Language that would live
on unchanged for decades. But was two years on the shelf too much to ask
for?
Apparently so! And we’re not complaining. Since the release of...
Welcome to the Yammer Starter. This book has been especially created to provide
you with all the information that you need to get set up with Yammer. You will
learn the basics of Yammer, get started with building your profile, and discover
some tips and tricks for using Yammer.
The Beginner's Guide to Sony Vegas Pro 11 is a great education and revision tool for the
users of this powerful video editing software package. By working through the tutorial
projects, the reader will gain a strong understanding of how the software works and the
processes for creating exciting video projects. For the...
Families in America: A Reference Handbook is an in-depth and multifaceted examination of the contemporary American family. The volume is designed for a wide range of readers in college, high school, and public library settings. It supplies a solid conceptual foundation of basic terms, concepts, and policies related...
When first thinking of putting together a compilation of writings on a particular topic, those that have
such a notion believe they will give meaning to a paradigm, influence a research area, or at a minimum
shed light exploring a critical phenomenon. Ultimately, the editors and authors hope that the exchange
for the reader - in...
For me, this book has become all about change. In the time that I have been watching the mobile
computing marketplace and developing software solutions for it, there has never been a time when there
has been a more rapid series of shifts and changes. A good friend of mine tells me that this is because of
market consolidation. As of...
If you want to get into developing web sites, the most important thing you'll need is a solid understanding of Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML—the most common language used to write web site content. The most recent version of the language is HTML5, and it contains a whole host of new features to give you more power...
