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1541. 

Painless Scaling

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Painless Scaling

By: Ben Werther

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 05-MAR-2011

Insert Date: 22-MAR-2011

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If you are a leading enterprise or web company, then two things are almost certainly true. Data is the lifeblood of your business. And you face an ever-increasing need to scale your applications and data services. ...

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Polishing an iPad User Interface

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Polishing an iPad User Interface

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 23-JUL-2010

Insert Date: 13-AUG-2010

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"Polish" is one of those mystical words that the great app developers get, and the newer ones don't. But what separates a great-looking app from a good one? How do you take your application that works great and make it really looks great, too? These are the questions that iPad programmer Dan Pilone carefully walks you through in this O'Reilly breakdown. By the time you're done, you'll have a whole new set of tips, tricks, and ideas on improving your own applications' user interfaces. The experts in the O'Reilly Breakdown live video series not only break down the concepts of...

1543. 

Croll & Power's Communilytics Master Class

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Croll & Power's Communilytics Master Class

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 11-FEB-2010

Insert Date: 04-MAR-2010

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This three and a half-hour social media analytics class is packed with real-world examples and expert advice. The densely packed session covers a wide range of community-related subjects, leaving you with a solid foundation for social media campaigns and an invaluable list of tips and tricks you can apply immediately.The field of web analytics tries to tie visitor behavior to business outcomes, so you can understand what makes people do the things you want them to on your website. But today, you have to look beyond your own website to your entire presence online, tracking interactions from a...

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FileMaker Pro 10 - level 1

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FileMaker Pro 10 - level 1

By: Patrick Ripley

Publisher: Talented Pixie

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2011

Insert Date: 04-FEB-2010

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FileMaker Pro 10 - level 1 FileMaker is a powerful way to organise your data, whether it be a simple address and contacts database or a very complex budgeting system for a large corporate. In this series of 14 videos Patrick teaches you how to get started in developing your own database. He shows you how to create your fields and lay them out in a logical way. You will get introduced to scripts and value lists plus learn how to share your database across a network. ...

1545. 

The POK wireless foot controller

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The POK wireless foot controller

By: Jeff Dykhouse

Publisher: Total Training, Inc.

Publication Date: 01-JAN-2009

Insert Date: 15-SEP-2009

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X-Tempo's POK remote control foot pedal is designed to give musicians wireless control over their DAW's or music software. An essential accessory for both studio or stage performers, the POK can free your hands from programming to play your instrument and enable you to foot control your DAW studio session remotely. Whether you use ProTools, Ableton Live, Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase, Sonar, GarageBand or other Mac or PC music software, the POK can enhance the creative flow by easing the frustration of switching hands between the computer keyboard and instrument. Veteran engineer...

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O'Reilly Webcast: Making Tax Preparation Less Taxing

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O'Reilly Webcast: Making Tax Preparation Less Taxing

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 16-MAY-2009

Insert Date: 16-MAY-2009

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Over the last few months, the economy has hit 401K plans and retirement stock investments particularly hard. You need to get a handle on your retirement plan and chart a course for your future. Personal finance expert Bonnie Biafore offers a two-pronged approach. First, she helps you get a quick-and-dirty look at your current retirement finances so you know where you are. Then she shows you how to use Quicken to see if your current retirement plan is working. If it's not, Biafore tells you how to see whether changes you make to your retirement strategy improve your retirement-plan...

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Online Communities

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Online Communities

By: Giovanni Gallucci

Publisher: XTrain

Publication Date: 29-JAN-2008

Insert Date: 01-OCT-2008

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Social Media really means groups of friends online. How are you taking advantage of marketing to communities? This class covers the different types of communities, social networks, online gaming and virtual worlds. Once you've learned the different types of communities you will learn how to market and advertise your products/services within them. This 40 minute class covers: Corporate Intranets Social Networks Presence Applications Virtual Reality Online Gaming MMOGs ...

1548. 

Common and Costly Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make (Ep. 21)

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Common and Costly Mistakes Real Estate Investors Make (Ep. 21)

By: The Real Estate Guys

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 28-MAY-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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Real Estate Guys, Robert Helms and Russell Gray, discuss common and costly mistakes real estate investors make, and how to avoid them. ...

1549. 

Equity Growth Strategies (Ep. 11)

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Equity Growth Strategies (Ep. 11)

By: The Real Estate Guys

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 19-MAR-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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In this episode, The Real Estate Guys simplify equity and show you how it can make you a profit. Real estate guru Robert Helms and financial strategist Russell Gray explain how to magnify your equity using leverage and how to optimize that equity regularly. They also detail different types of equity including forced, phased, found, amortized, and purchased equities. Tune in to find out that there is more to building equity than just passively sitting around on your assets and waiting for the market to do all the work for you. ...

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Special Guest - Scott Martineau (Ep. 6)

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Special Guest - Scott Martineau (Ep. 6)

By: Ridgely Goldsborough

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 12-FEB-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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In this episode of Modest to Millions, Ridgely Goldsborough interviews Scott Martineau. He credits his early business success to his own love of learning new skills. Scott is the founder and president of Consciousone.com, the largest Internet resource for personal growth. He is also the author of The Power of You. ...

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Special Guest - Dr. Tony Alessandra (Ep. 5)

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Special Guest - Dr. Tony Alessandra (Ep. 5)

By: Chris Widener

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 05-FEB-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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On Made for Success, host Chris Widener takes you behind the scenes to get to know the person behind the personality. In this episode, Chris introduces you to Dr. Tony Alessandra. Dr. Alessandra has a street-wise, college-smart perspective on business, having fought his way out of NYC to eventually realizing success as a graduate professor of marketing, entrepreneur, business author, and "one of America's most electrifying speakers" according to Meetings Conventions Magazine. Dr. Alessandra is a master communicator who consistently delivers top-rated presentations on customer service,...

1552. 

Winners Manage the Clock (Ep. 12)

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Winners Manage the Clock (Ep. 12)

By: Vic Johnson

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 26-MAR-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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Goal-setting strategist Vic Johnson answers your goal-setting questions. In this episode he provides strategies and insights for time management. How focused do you have to be to avoid distractions? You may have new ideas and goals to pursue, but have you focused on the ones you've already established? Tune in to find out how to make the best use of your time! ...

1553. 

Always Give Credit Where Credit Is Due (Ep. 4)

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Always Give Credit Where Credit Is Due (Ep. 4)

By: George Walther

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 29-JAN-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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Successful people who are conscious of the inherent power of choosing their words and phrases carefully have other positive traits and characteristics as well.; People who choose to live successful lives always give credit where credit is due. In this episode, George Walther suggests eight changes in the way you react to other people and yourself. Watch for tips on topics such as how not to subconsciously devalue yourself, gut-level leadership and abolishing negative references to your age. By making slight changes in the way you speak you can make a world of difference, leading you to...

1554. 

Lifestyle changes to lose weight (Ep. 10)

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Lifestyle changes to lose weight (Ep. 10)

By: Connie Podesta

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 11-MAR-2007

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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Therapist Connie Podesta takes her hard hitting advice to a woman who is trying to lose weight. Stick around for her tough talk to a woman who makes a living in sales, but just cannot seal the deal. ...

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Underage drinking.(Ep. 1)

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Underage drinking.(Ep. 1)

By: Connie Podesta

Publisher: The Success Training Network

Publication Date: 08-JAN-2006

Insert Date: 14-AUG-2008

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Therapist Connie Podesta interacts with viewers and answers emails as she gives in-your-face advice on issues that are sometimes overwhelming. In this episode of "Connie," she gives tough advice to a mother whose under aged-daughter is accused of partying and wasting her parents' money. She also advises a man who describes himself as too giving. Listen in as Connie walks him through how to deal with the people in his life who take advantage of him. ...

1556. 

Creating Widgets

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Creating Widgets

By: Joel Webber

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 05-DEC-2007

Insert Date: 27-JUN-2008

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GWT provides a lot of leverage on building complex user interfaces, but web browsers always do their best to make it harder than it should be. Fortunately, widgets provide a natural way to "wrap up" complex functionality, making it easy to reuse and share. In this session, Joel Webber will explain the inner workings of the widget library, as well as common patterns and pitfalls. Topics will include creating new widgets and panels, memory management, event handling, and interacting with the browser DOM....

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Voices that Matter - Tour of GWT Core Libraries

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Voices that Matter - Tour of GWT Core Libraries

By: Bruce Johnson

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 05-DEC-2007

Insert Date: 27-JUN-2008

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GWT includes both a tool set (e.g. hosted mode, compiler) and a set of libraries (e.g. widgets, RPC, XML, JSON). It has always been a design principle that GWT users should be able to write and use their own libraries. Indeed, you could totally replace all of the GWT libraries if you chose to. In this session, Bruce Johnson explains why you probably wouldn't want to do that by pointing out the breadth of the GWT libraries and the sometimes subtle design decisions, and the resulting benefits that underlie them....

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Photo Retouching with Photoshop Elements, Online Video

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Photo Retouching with Photoshop Elements, Online Video

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Publisher: Peachpit Press

Publication Date: 09-FEB-2007

Insert Date: 30-JAN-2007

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Video duration: 1.5 hours Follow Dave Cross as he walks you through some of the hottest tips and tricks for retouching people to make them look their very best. These retouching techniques are quick, easy, and cut right to the chase. If you need to retouch portraits, fix problems, and make your photos look great then this online video is for you. You’ll learn how to: - Make major improvements with Shadows/Highlights and Levels adjustments - Brighten and whiten eyes and teeth, and give your subject a little extra sparkle - Remove and reduce blemishes and freckles in several...

1559. 

SQL lernen und anwenden: Einführung in die Arbeitsumgebung

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SQL lernen und anwenden: Einführung in die Arbeitsumgebung

By: Klemens Konopasek

Publisher: Video2brain

Publication Date: 28-SEP-2011

Insert Date: 29-NOV-2012

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Die Structured Query Language, kurz SQL, ist die Grundlage für die Beschäftigung mit und die Entwicklung von relationalen Datenbanken. Dieses Video-Training richtet sich jeden, der sich in Studium oder Beruf mit relationalen Datenbanken beschäftigt. Einsteiger werden Schritt für Schritt in SQL eingeführt, erfahrenere Anwender und Entwickler können direkt in die gewünschte Thematik einsteigen. Der erfahrene Datenbankentwickler, Trainer und Hochschuldozent Klemens Konopasek verwendet für die Vermittlung der Inhalte die drei führenden Datenbankmanagementsysteme: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle...

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Managing Family Safety in Windows 7

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Managing Family Safety in Windows 7

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 24-JUL-2012

Insert Date: 29-AUG-2012

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The Internet is a dangerous place and every parent worries about what their children might be doing, and what they might be exposed to online. In this webcast, Mike Halsey, the author of Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out, walks you through the process of keeping your children and your family safe online from viruses, criminals and inappropriate content with simple to use free tools....