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Android Arcade Game App: A Real World Project - Case Study Approach
Author J. F. DiMarzio
Apress, the leading Android books publisher, continues to provide you with very hands-on, practical books for teaching and showing app developers how to build and design apps, including game apps, that can be built and deployed in the various Android app stores out ....
Release Date 2012/08 -
CSS3 Solutions: Essential Techniques for CSS3 Developers
Author Dan Saltzman , Aaron Congleton , Francesco Improta , Nathalie Wormser , Jonathan Rei
CSS3 brings a mass of changes, additions, and improvements to CSS across a range of new modules. Web designers and developers now have a whole host of new techniques up their sleeves, from working with colors and fonts accurately, to using media queries to ensure co....
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Signal and Image Processing for Biometrics
Author Régis Fournier , Amine Naït-Ali
The aim of this book is to deal with biometrics in terms of signal and image processing methods and algorithms. This will help engineers and students working in digital signal and image processing deal with the implementation of such specific algorithms.It discusses....
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Toxicity of Building Materials
Author A Fucic , S Jalali , Fernando Pacheco-Torgal
From long-standing worries regarding the use of lead and asbestos to recent research into carcinogenic issues related to the use of plastics in construction, there is growing concern regarding the potential toxic effects of building materials on health. Toxicity of ....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Author Barbara Freedman Doyle
This book is for anyone interested in the business of breaking into the movies. Learn who the key players are when it comes to getting a movie made and how to navigate the politics of filmmaking from start to finish, from first pitch to filling movie seats. ....
Release Date 2012/08 -
The Rebel’s Guide to Email Marketing: Grow Your List, Break the Rules, and Win
Author Jason Falls , DJ Waldow
A No-Nonsense, Take-No-Prisoners Plan for Earning Positive Return on Your Email Marketing! “They” say email is dead. Baloney! 94% of Americans use email. Passionate social networkers use email more, not less. Mobile email is huge. Email offers marketers more opportu....
Release Date 2012/08 -
NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence
Author Pramod J. Sadalage , Martin Fowler
The need to handle increasingly larger data volumes is one factor driving the adoption of a new class of nonrelational “NoSQL” databases. Advocates of NoSQL databases claim they can be used to build systems that are more performant, scale better, and are easier to p....
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Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress: Plan, Theme, Build, Launch
Author Jesse Friedman
Legions of web designers and developers are choosing WordPress for building sites. That's because it's powerful, reliable, flexible, scalable—and more. This book is your complete guide to mastering WordPress theme development, covering everything from installation....
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Presentation Patterns: Techniques for Crafting Better Presentations
Author Nathaniel Schutta , Matthew McCullough , Neal Ford
Presentation Patterns is the first book on presentations that categorizes and organizes the building blocks (or patterns) that you’ll need to communicate effectively using presentation tools like Keynote and PowerPoint.Patterns are like the lower-level steps found i....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 31
Author Mark Frauenfelder
Why are so many kids (and adults) like you bored by science? Simple: you’ve had no real contact with it. You might read about incredibly expensive scientific projects, but your hands-on experience is probably limited to the same tired experiments—like baking soda an....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Brian Matsumoto Ph. D , Carol F. Roullard
This book provides enthusiastic photographers with a wealth of information about the unique features of the Sony SLT-A77, an interchangeable-lens camera with an electronic viewfinder and a fixed, translucent mirror. The A77 differs from the current crop of DSLRs in....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Introducing Regular Expressions
Author Michael Fitzgerald
If you’re a programmer new to regular expressions, this easy-to-follow guide is a great place to start. You’ll learn the fundamentals step-by-step with the help of numerous examples, discovering first-hand how to match, extract, and transform text by matching specif....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Windows PowerShell for Developers
Author Douglas Finke
Want to perform programming tasks better, faster, simpler, and make them repeatable? Take a deep dive into Windows PowerShell and discover what this distributed automation platform can do. Whether you’re a .NET developer or IT pro, this concise guide will show you h....
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Author Mark F. Horstemeyer
State-of-the-technology tools for designing, optimizing, and manufacturing new materialsIntegrated computational materials engineering (ICME) uses computational materials science tools within a holistic system in order to accelerate materials development, improve de....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Brand Advocates: Turning Enthusiastic Customers into a Powerful Marketing Force
Author Rob Fuggetta
Praise for Brand Advocates"Ignite your Advocates! Fuggetta shows you how."—SCOTT MONTY, Head of Social Media, Ford"Creating and amplifying authentic Advocates should be front and center on every marketer's agenda. This book is a blueprint for how to turn genuine Ad....
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Microsoft Private Cloud Computing
Author Damian Flynn , Patrick Lownds , Hans Vredevoort , Aidan Finn
Learn the foundation of cloud computing and how to build your own Microsoft private cloudWritten by a team of expert authors who are MVPs and leaders in their respective fields, this one-of-a-kind book is an essential resource for IT administrators who are responsib....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Joe Fawcett , Liam R.E. Quin , Danny Ayers
A complete update covering the many advances to the XML languageThe XML language has become the standard for writing documents on the Internet and is constantly improving and evolving. This new edition covers all the many new XML-based technologies that have appeare....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Team Turnarounds: A Playbook for Transforming Underperforming Teams
Author Barry Z. Posner , Joe Frontiera , James M. Kouzes , Daniel Leidl
How any manager can turn a struggling team into business champsIn today's uncertain economic environment, teams are asked to do more with less. With resources stretched thin, turning around a struggling team has never been harder, and managers must work to identify....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference, + Website, 2nd Edition
Author John Semanik , Fred Sollish
Every supply manager's essential desktop tool with in-depth, authoritative coverage of each topicLeaving no stone unturned in covering all aspects of the procurement and sourcing functions, The Procurement and Supply Manager's Desk Reference, Second Edition is fil....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Using Excel for Business Analysis: A Guide to Financial Modelling Fundamentals, + Website
Author Danielle Stein Fairhurst
A clear, concise, and easy-to-use guide to financial modelling suitable for practitioners at every levelUsing a fundamental approach to financial modelling that's accessible to both new and experienced professionals, Using Excel for Business Analysis: A Guide to Fi....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Building Web Applications with SVG
Author Jon Frost David Dailey and Domenico Strazzullo
Create rich interactivity with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)Dive into SVG—and build striking, interactive visuals for your web applications. Led by three SVG experts, you’ll learn step-by-step how to use SVG techniques for animation, overlays, and dynamic charts an....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Service-Oriented Media Enterprise
Author Joey Faust , John Footen
Companies worldwide are rapidly adopting Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), a design methodology used to connect systems as services, and Business Process Management (BPM), the art of orchestrating these services. Media organizations from news organizations t....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Understanding Broadcast and Cable Finance, 2nd Edition
Author Alan Batten , Walter McDowell , Broadcast Cable Financial Broadcast Cable Financia
From on-air talent contracts and FCC regulations to syndicated program amortization to music licensing fees, electronic media deal with financial principles and jargon that are unique to American business. Understanding Broadcast and Cable Finance helps explai....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Building Success with Business Ethics: Advice from Business Leaders (Collection)
Author Helio Fred Garcia , Jon Huntsman , Ken Blanchard , Colleen Barrett , Doug Lennick , F
A brand new collection of powerful insights into ethical and effective business leadership… 4 pioneering books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!4 remarkable eBooks help you lead more successfully by leading more ethicallyHonor, ethics, and compassion ....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Author Foreword Dierk K önig , Andres Almiray , Danno Ferrin , and James Shingler
SummaryGriffon in Action is a comprehensive tutorial written for Java developers who want a more productive approach to UI development. After a quick Groovy tutorial, you'll immediately dive into Griffon and start building examples that explore its high productivit....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Author Adam Freeman
JavaScript is the engine behind every web app, and a solid knowledge of it is essential for all modern web developers. Pro JavaScript for Web Apps gives you all of the information that you need to create professional, optimized, and efficient JavaScript applications....
Release Date 2012/06 -
SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning, Third Edition
Author Grant Fritchey
Queries not running fast enough? Tired of the phone calls from frustrated users? Grant Fritchey's book SQL Server 2012 Query Performance Tuning is the answer to your SQL Server query performance problems. The book is revised to cover the very latest in performance ....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Pro SQL Server 2012 Integration Services
Author David Dye , Michael Coles , Francis Rodrigues
Pro SQL Server 2012 Integration Services teaches how to take advantage of the powerful extract, transform, and load (ETL) platform included with Microsoft SQL Server 2012. You'll learn to build scalable, robust, performance-driven enterprise ETL solutions that save....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Author Tony Buzan , Florian Rustler
Unlock your brain's potential using mind mappingMind mapping is a popular technique that can be applied in a variety of situations and settings. Students can make sense of complex topics and structure their revision with mind mapping; business people can manage pro....
Release Date 2012/06