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Adobe After Effects CS4 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques

Adobe Press, 2008

This is the only book in the After Effects market to focus exclusively on the creation of visual effects, and is a one-stop resource for anyone who wants in-depth explanations that demystify the realm of visual effects and how they were created, thanks to veteran author Mark Christiansen's friendly and accessible style. A thoroughly packed,...

Pro SpringSource dm Server

Apress, 2009

The SpringSource dm Server™ is a completely modular, OSGi-based Java server designed to run enterprise Java applications and Spring-powered applications with a new degree of flexibility and reliability. The SpringSource dm Server is based on the new SpringSource Dynamic Module Kernel™ (dm Kernel). The dm Kernel provides a module-based...

Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs (Recipes: a Problem-Solution Approach)

Apress, 2008

Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs is an example–based book on managing Oracle Database in a Linux environment. Covering commonly used distributions such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Enterprise Linux, the book is written for database administrators who need to get work done and lack the luxury of curling up fireside with a...

Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance (Theory in Practice)

O'Reilly, 2009

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy, you'll learn what's at stake when you trust your data to the cloud, and what you can do to keep your virtual infrastructure and web...

Mastering Revit Architecture 2010

Sybex, 2009

As Autodesk's fastest-growing software package, Revit Architecture offers a new version that will require Revit users of all areas of expertise—architects, project managers, designers, contractors, and building owners—to learn new skills. As the only complete tutorial and reference for the newest version of Revit software, this book...

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Viking Adult, 2005

Advance Praise For The Singularity is Near

"Ray Kurzweil is the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence. His intriguing new book envisions a future in which information technologies have advanced so far and fast that they enable humanity to transcend its biological...

The Science and Art of Using Telescopes (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

Springer, 2009

Amateur astronomers have to start somewhere. Most begin by buying a modest astronomical telescope and getting to know the night sky. After a while, many want to move on to the next stage, but this can be problematic. The magazines advertise a mass of commercially-made equipment – some of it very expensive – which can represent a major...

Surfing the Edge of Chaos: The Laws of Nature and the New Laws of Business

Crown, 2000

Every few years a book changes the way people think about a field. In psychology there is Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. In science, James Gleick's Chaos. In economics and finance, Burton Malkiel's A Random Walk Down Wall Street. And in business there is now Surfing the Edge of Chaos by Richard...

Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability

Earthscan, 2007

Can renewable energy provide reliable power? Will it need extensive backup?

The energy available from wind, waves, tides and the sun varies in ways that may not match variations in energy demand. Assimilating these fluctuations can affect the operation and economics of electricity networks. Is this a significant problem, or can these...

The Markets Never Sleep: Global Insights for More Consistent Trading (Wiley Trading)

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Praise for The Markets Never Sleep

"An excellent primer for futures and the global financial market, a clear voice of their importance for all traders. Tom also gives an easy-to-understand professional approach to discipline, money management, and the 'numbers' to watch that indicate market direction. Help for...

Semantic Grid: Model, Methodology, and Applications (Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China)

Springer, 2008

Semantic Grid: Model, Methodology, and Applications introduces to the science, core technologies, and killer applications. First, scientific issues of semantic grid systems are covered, followed by two basic technical issues, data-level semantic mapping, and service-level semantic interoperating. Two killer applications are then introduced to...

The Data Access Handbook: Achieving Optimal Database Application Performance and Scalability

Prentice Hall, 2009

Performance and scalability are more critical than ever in today’s enterprise database applications, and traditional database tuning isn’t nearly enough to solve the performance problems you are likely to see in those applications. Nowadays, 75-95% of the time it takes to process a data request is typically spent in the database...

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