"Data Binding with Windows Forms 2.0 earns a gold star and a prized place in my development book library. Brian is an exceptional teacher of technology, best practices, and technique. He continues to educate at every presentation I attend; his book...

A must-read for any system administrator installing or currently using Apache, Hardening Apache shows you exactly what to do to make Apache more secure. Throughout this book, renowned author Tony Mobily introduces you to many of the security problems you’ll inevitably stumble across when using Apache---and most important,...

Oracle9IR2 Data Warehousing is a guide to using the Data Warehouse features in the latest versions of Oracle—Oracle9i Release 1 and Release 2. Written by people on the Oracle development team that designed and implemented the code, this updated and expanded edition provides an insider’s view of how the Oracle9i Release 2...

Neural networks, decision trees, genetic classifiers: If these are AI concepts you'd like to employ in your own games-and you know your way around C++-this is the book for you! In these pages, leading game AI developer Alex J. Champandard shows you how to create a slew of autonomous synthetic creatures-in the process...

Since the dawn of film, novices and experts have used quick-and-dirty workarounds and audiovisual tricks to improve their motion pictures, from home movies to feature films. Today, the tools have certainly changed, as have the quality and scope of the results. With digital video, the hacking possibilities are now limitless,...

What’s inside the newest Microsoft Office System? How can your business put its new capabilities to work right away? With First Look Microsoft Office 2003, you get exclusive, advance insights and straight talk from a well-known author and columnist who works closely with the Microsoft Office team. Get the edge on understanding...

PHP Functions Essential Reference is a detailed and practical function reference for the PHP programming language. Concise and authoritative, this working programmer's guide covers the core function groups plus 300 additional commonly used PHP functions, and details 800 more functions on the...

We know a picture is worth a thousand words—so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to use all of Photoshop’s powerful features in no time. Follow along and learn to retouch photos, work with color, layers, channels, and masks, create...