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Author Jon Stokes
Inside the Machine explains how microprocessors operate - what they do, and how they do it. Written by the co-founder of the highly respected Ars Technica site, the book begins with the fundamentals of computing, defining what a computer is and using analogies, nume....
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Computer and Communication Networks
Author Nader F. Mir
As the number and variety of communication services grow, so do the challenges of designing cost-effective networks that meet the requirements of emerging technologies in wireless, sensor, and mesh networks. Computer and Communication Networks is the first book to o....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Integrating and Extending BIRT
Author Iana Chatalbasheva , Jane Tatchell , Tom Bondur , Don French , Jason Weathers
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0321580303 ISBN-13: 9780321580306The second of a two-book series about business intelligence and reporting technology, Integrating and Extending BIRT introduces programmers to BIRT architecture and the reporting fra....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Author Hugh E. Williams , Saied M.M. Tahaghoghi
Whether you're running a business, keeping track of members andmeetings for a club, or just trying to organize a large and diversecollection of information, you'll find the MySQL database engineuseful for answering questions such as: Which are my top ten fastest-s....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Author Paul DuBois
Along with MySQL's popularity has come a flood of questions about solving specific problems, and that's where this Cookbook is essential. Designed as a handy resource when you need quick solutions or techniques, the book offers dozens of short, focused pieces of c....
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Author Gordon Russell , Andrew Cumming
Whether you're running Access, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL, this book will help you push the limits of traditional SQL to squeeze data effectively from your database. The book offers 100 hacks -- unique tips and tools -- that bring you the knowledge o....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Automating InDesign with Regular Expressions
Author Peter Kahrel
If you need to make automated changes to InDesign documents beyond what basic search and replace can handle, you need regular expressions, and a bit of scripting to make them work. This Short Cut explains both how to write regular expressions, so you can find and r....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Author Brandon Franklin , Ronald M. Bandes , Chris Ries , George Mays , Stephen Watkins , Mi
This book looks at network security in a new and refreshing way. It guides readers step-by-step through the "stack" -- the seven layers of a network. Each chapter focuses on one layer of the stack along with the attacks, vulnerabilities, and exploits that can ....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Creating your MySQL Database: Practical Design Tips and Techniques
Author Marc Delisle
A short guide for everyone on how to structure your data and set-up your MySQL database tables efficiently and easily.How best to collect, name, group, and structure your data Design your data with future growth in mind Practical examples from initial ideas to final....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GIS and Remote Sensing
Author N. Madhu , R. Sathikumar , Satheesh Gopi
Modern Surveying is unimaginable without the use of electronic equipment and information technology. Surveying with conventional systems has been completely replaced with advanced automated systems. Total Station, Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing and ....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Essential Windows Workflow Foundation
Author Bob Schmidt , Dharma Shukla
“Something big is about to happen….”–From the Foreword by Don Box, Architect, Microsoft Corporation “If I were writing a Workflow book, this is what I would have written. The material is very well presented with code examples and explanations. Also, I love how the a....
Release Date 2006/10 -
BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting
Author Nola Hague , Alethea Hannemann , Diana Peh
A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0321580273 ISBN-13: 9780321580276The first in a two-book series about Business Intelligence and Reporting Technology, BIRT: A Field Guide to Reporting introduces reporting to a broad base of users. Built on the Ecli....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Author Alvin J. Silk
This book explores what marketing is and how an enterprise can differentiate itself from others in attracting and retaining customers. The book is organized according to the design of the first-year marketing course in the two-year MBA program at the Harvard Busines....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Author Anil K. Bagchi
It is now common knowledge that the world is greying. The elderly are increasing in number, and the birthrate is declining. The trend is universal, but not all nations are greying at the same time or at the same pace. This unequal greying is setting in motion a n....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters
Author Mark Thompson , Stewart Emery , Porras Jerry
Chosen by BusinessWeek as one of the top 5 books of 2006 in careers. Read the full story at businessweek.com. Imagine discovering what successful people have in common, distilling it into a set of simple practices, and using them to transform your life and work. Au....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Author Rick F. van der Lans
The Classic SQL Tutorial: Fully Updated for Today’s Standards and Today’s Top DatabasesFor twenty years, van der Lans’ Introduction to SQL has been the definitive SQL tutorial for database professionals everywhere, regardless of experience or platform. Now van der L....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005: Database Essentials Step by Step
Author Solid Quality Learning
SQL Server 2005 is Microsoft’s next-generation data management and analysis solution that delivers enhanced scalability, availability, and security features to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. Now yo....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Data Mining and Predictive Analysis
Author Colleen McCue
It is now possible to predict the future when it comes to crime. In Data Mining and Predictive Analysis, Dr. Colleen McCue describes not only the possibilities for data mining to assist law enforcement professionals, but also provides real-world examples showing ho....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Boom: Marketing to the Ultimate Power Consumer—the Baby Boomer Woman
Author Paco Underhill , Ph.D. Carol Orsborn , Mary Brown
With Baby Boomer women spending over a trillion dollars a year, the days of 40+ women being ignored by marketers are numberedBOOM is a comprehensive guide to identifying, reaching and influencing these women. The book features insights and case histories from 40 top....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Author Jean Houston Shore
The field of statistics is broad and complex, but this Infoline will help training professionals use statistics to execute their jobs even better. Why statistics? First, they allow you to make better decisions because data can be analyzed using proven mathematical p....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Author Kendall Scott , Darren W. Pulsipher , Christian D. Buckley
IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® gives organizations unprecedented control over software development, helping them fix defects, make enhancements, manage issues, update documentation, and deliver better products, faster. Now there's an easy-to-use ClearQuest deployment g....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Robin Williams Design Workshop Second Edition
Author John Tollett , Robin Williams
Learn design theory and practical know-how from the award-winning author/design team, Robin Williams and John Tollett! Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and de....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Practical Business Intelligence: with SQL Server 2005
Author Roger Toren , John C. Hancock
Design, Build, and Manage High-Value BI Solutions with SQL Server 2005In this book, two of Microsoft’s leading consultants illustrate how to use SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence (BI) technologies to solve real-world problems in markets ranging from retail and f....
Release Date 2006/08 -
The Relational Database Dictionary
Author C.J. Date
Avoid misunderstandings that can affect the design, programming, and use of database systems. Whether you're using Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL, The Relational Database Dictionary will prevent confusion about the precise meaning of database-related....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Mastering Regular Expressions, 3rd Edition
Author Jeffrey E.F. Friedl
Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, and ....
Release Date 2006/08 -
FileMaker 8 Calculation Functions
Author Bob Bowers , Scott Love , Steve Lane
The calculation dialog in FileMaker serves as a fundamental element in nearly all development activities. The calculation dialog allows developers easy access to the data fields in their solutions and to a complete function list. This Short Cut presents a complete d....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Useful Custom FileMaker 8 Functions
Author Bob Bowers , Scott Love , Steve Lane
This Short Cut presents a sampling of custom functions that we’ve found useful, or that serve as good examples of functions in our day-to-day practice. The functions are broken into groups according to their purpose, much as FileMaker’s calculation functions are. Pl....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Fundamentals of Computers: For Undergraduate Courses in Commerce and Management
Author ITL Education Solutions Limited
This meticulously organized book dwells on fundamentals that one must learn in order to pursue any venture in the computer field. This book has 13 chapters, each chapter covering basic as well as advanced concepts. Designed for undergraduate students of commerce and....
Release Date 2006/08 -
Understanding AJAX: Consuming the Sent Data with XML and JSON
Author Joshua Eichorn
Consuming the Sent Data with XML and JSON (Digital Short Cut)Joshua EichornISBN 0132337932There are two main ways that AJAX programmers can process the data received from an XMLHttpRequest object or one of the alternative fallback methods. One is known as the docume....
Release Date 2006/07