If you want to know all about AppleScript--the how, where, and why of using it--dig into AppleScript: The Definitive Guide. It doesn't make the mistake that other books do: it isn't about scripting this or that particular application, and it doesn't assume that learning AppleScript is easy or obvious. Instead, the book teaches and...

This book presents an in-depth study on the recent advances in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The authors describe the existing WSN applications and discuss the research efforts being undertaken in this field. Theoretical analysis and factors influencing protocol design are also highlighted. The authors explore state-of-the-art protocols...

• Create maps and mods using the tools provided with Source SDK
• Learn how to use Hammer to create your own game worlds
• Create goal-driven A.I. sequences and scripts
• Master Source SDK tools with ease...

Today DBAs are expected to deploy and manage large databases with quality service and little to no downtime. The DBA's main focus is on increasing productivity and eliminating idle redundancy throughout the enterprise. However, there is no magic set of best practices or hard and fast rules that DBAs need to follow, and this can make life...

It was early 1977 and I was lost, deep in an underground cave system. I’d been exploring it for hours, sometimes walking upright but often crawling through tight passages, marveling at its vast caverns of intricate stone formations, and occasionally even stumbling across ancient bits of treasure: coins, some silver bars, a large and...

Surface and Underground Excavations – Methods, Techniques and Equipment (2nd edition) covers the latest technologies and developments in the excavation arena at any locale: surface or underground. In the first few chapters, unit operations are discussed and subsequently, excavation techniques are described for various operations:...