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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 23
Author Mark Frauenfelder
Arthur C. Clarke famously wrote in 1961, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." In the next issue of MAKE (Vol. 23) we'll show you the technology sufficient to make things that seem like magic. In this special GADGETS issue, devote....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author Jacopo Romei , Francesco Trucchia
Many businesses and organizations depend on older high-value PHP software that risks abandonment because it is impossible to maintain. The reasons for this may be that the software is not well designed; there is only one developer (the one who created the system) wh....
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Author Maximiliano Firtman
Today's market for mobile apps goes beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, and smartphones powered by Android, webOS, and other platforms. If you're an experienced web developer, this book shows you how to build a standard app core that you....
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Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Restoration and Retouching for Digital Photographers Only
Author Mark Fitzgerald
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Restoration and Retouching For Digital Photographers Only is the complete guide to restoration and retouching. Whether you're new to Photoshop, or if you've been using it for years, you'll learn lots of new tricks that will help put the beauty....
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The Truth About Recruiting the Top Talent
Author Cathy Fyock
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Hiring the Best (9780132381864), by Cathy Fyock. Available in print and digital formats.A simple plan for recruiting top talent–-in any industry, at any level.If the best candidates aren’t working for your organization....
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The Truth About Background and Reference Checks When Hiring
Author Cathy Fyock
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Hiring the Best (9780132381864) by Cathy Fyock. Available in print and digital formats.How to ferret out and avoid “scam-didates”: job candidates who flat-out lie about their credentials and experience.The candidate yo....
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Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.How to make hard work fun and reap the benefits, throughout your organizat....
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Encourage Unconventional Thinking
Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.Your employees’ wild ideas: they’re one of your greatest resources for bus....
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Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS5
Author Bruce Fraser , Jeff Schewe
Today serious photographers shoot raw images only. Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop was the first book devoted exclusively to the topic, explaining the advantages and challenges of using Adobe Camera Raw to produce magnificent images. Real World Camera Raw....
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Three-dimensional Integrated Circuit Design
Author E G. Friedman , Vasilis F. Pavlidis
With vastly increased complexity and functionality in the "nanometer era" (i.e. hundreds of millions of transistors on one chip), increasing the performance of integrated circuits has become a challenging task. Connecting effectively (interconnect design) all ....
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Verification Techniques for System-Level Design
Author Mukul Prasad , Indradeep Ghosh , Masahiro Fujita
This book will explain how to verify SoC (Systems on Chip) logic designs using “formal and “semiformal verification techniques. The critical issue to be addressed is whether the functionality of the design is the one that the designers intended. Simulation h....
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Computational Materials Engineering
Author Britta Nestler , Mark A Miodownik , Ernest Kozeschnik , Dierk Raabe , Koenraad Frans
Computational Materials Engineering is an advanced introduction to the computer-aided modeling of essential material properties and behavior, including the physical, thermal and chemical parameters, as well as the mathematical tools used to perform simulations. Its ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Geometric Algebra for Computer Science
Author Stephen Mann , Daniel Fontijne , Leo Dorst
Until recently, almost all of the interactions between objects in virtual 3D worlds have been based on calculations performed using linear algebra. Linear algebra relies heavily on coordinates, however, which can make many geometric programming tasks very specific a....
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Picture Yourself Learning Microsoft® Excel® 2010
Author Laurie Ulrich Fuller , Deidre Hayes , Jeffery A. Riley
This book is a guide to the features of Microsoft Excel, one of the key products of the Microsoft Office suite. Step-by-step instructions and visual aides help the reader easily learn the software. PICTURE YOURSELF LEARNING MICROSOFT EXCEL 2010 teaches the latest ve....
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Getting Started with Processing
Author Ben Fry , Casey Reas
Learn computer programming the easy way with Processing, a simple language that lets you use code to create drawings, animation, and interactive graphics. Programming courses usually start with theory, but this book lets you jump right into creative and fun projects....
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Lego Mindstorms NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition
Author James Floyd Kelly
James Kelly'sLEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming Guide, Second Edition is a fountain of wisdom and ideas for those looking to master the art of programming LEGO's MINDSTORMS NXT robotics kits. This second edition is fully-updated to cover all the latest features and....
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Pro SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
Author Philo Janus Guy Fouché
Every business has a reams of business data locked away in databases, business systems, and spreadsheets. While you may be able to build some reports by pulling a few of these repositories together, actually performing any kind of analysis on the data that runs your....
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Author Ananth Raman , Marshall Fisher
Retailers today are drowning in data but lacking in insight: They have huge volumes of information at their disposal. But they're unsure of how to sort through it and use it to make smart decisions. The result? They're struggling with profit-sapping supply chain p....
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Microsoft® Excel® 2010 Plain & Simple
Author Curtis D. Frye
Get the guide that makes learning Microsoft Excel 2010 plain and simple! This full color, no-nonsense book shows you the quickest ways to solve a problem or learn a skill, using easy-to-follow steps and concise, straightforward language. You'll analyze, manage, and....
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Microsoft® Excel® 2010: Step by Step
Author Curtis D. Frye
Experience learning made easy-and quickly teach yourself how to organize, analyze, and present data with Excel 2010. With STEP BY STEP, you set the pace-building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Topics include creating formulas, calculati....
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Author Tony Torp , Tommi Mikkonen , Frank H. P. Fitzek
Qt for Symbian takes a unique look at this cutting-edge programming environment. Step-by-step it explains Qt in an easy to access fashion, using simple examples throughout. A bible for all beginners it covers topics such as:Installing the developer platform / SDKExp....
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AutoCAD® 2011 & AutoCAD LT® 2011 Bible
Author Ellen Finkelstein
In-depth coverage of all new software features of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LTAutoCAD is the leading drawing software, used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. This popular reference-tutorial has once again been revised by AutoCAD ....
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Beginning SharePoint® 2010 Development
Author Steve Fox
Discover how to take advantage of the many new features in SharePoint 2010SharePoint 2010 is a significant leap forward from the 2007 release, and 'you will find that there are a ton of features built into the platform for you to leverage in your solution developme....
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Professional WCF 4: Windows Communication Foundation with .NET 4
Author Johann Grabner , Fabio Cozzolino , Kurt Claeys , Pablo Cibraro
A guide to architecting, designing, and building distributed applications with Windows Communication FoundationWindows Communication Foundation is the .NET technology that is used to build service-oriented applications, exchange messages in various communication sce....
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InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe
Author Nigel French
Adobe InDesign is the world’s premier page-layout tool, and its user-friendly yet sophisticated typographic controls are a big reason why. This updated edition of Nigel French’s InDesign Type, the first book to focus exclusively on the typographic features of InDesi....
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Shared Goals, Shared Knowledge, and Mutual Respect = A Shared Mission
Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.Why teamwork across organizational boundaries is even more important than ....
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Looking for the Right People: Hiring for Attitude and for Skill
Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.What you can learn from Southwest Airlines about recruiting and hiring: ho....
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Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.How to get employees to think like owners (stock helps, but it’s just part....
Release Date 2010/06