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By:Â Mikkel Viager; Publisher:Â Packt Publishing Publication Date:Â 03-JUN-2013 Insert Date:Â 13-JUN-2013 Slots:Â 1.0 | Overview: Instant OpenELEC Starter
Create your very own media center with OpenELEC on a PC or Raspberry Pi
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering
immediate results
Step-by-step installation of OpenELEC on your PC or Raspberry
Pi
Customize the look and feel of your media center with skins and add-
ons
In Detail
OpenELEC makes it easy and free to set up your own full-fledged media center capable of presenting your entire media library in a slick and straightforward interface.
Instant OpenELEC Starter is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with everything...
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2. |  Kinect in Motion – Audio and Visual Tracking by Example By: Clemente Giorio; Massimo Fascinari Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Kinect in Motion – Audio and Visual Tracking by Example
A fast-paced, practical guide including examples, clear instructions, and details for building your own multimodal user interface
Step-by-step examples on how to master the essential features of Kinect technology
Fully-functioning code samples ready to expand and adjust to your need
Compact and handy reference on how to adopt a multimodal user interface in your application
In Detail
Kinect is a motion-sensing input device by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game console and Windows PCs. It provides capabilities to enhance human-machine interaction along with a...
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Instant Minecraft Designs How-to By:Â Mephisto Waltz; Publisher:Â Packt Publishing Publication Date:Â 26-MAR-2013 Insert Date:Â 01-APR-2013 Slots:Â 1.0 | Overview: Instant Minecraft Designs How-to
Build amazing structures using the very popular and most advanced of free mods for
Minecraft, WorldEdit CUI and VoxelSniper GUI
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Build structures quickly and efficiently using World Edit CUI
Learn the most useful functions of Voxel Sniper to build complex and aesthetically pleasing architecture
Packed with illustrations to guide you through each project
In Detail
The Voxel Box is a suite of mods that adds powerful new functionality to Minecraft, helping you to create...
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4. |  Interdisciplinary Advancements in Gaming, Simulations and Virtual Environments By: Richard E. Ferdig; Sara de Freitas Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 06-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Interdisciplinary Advancements in Gaming, Simulations and Virtual Environments Gaming has long been a means for humans to share knowledge, learn new concepts, and escape the constraints of reality. Interdisciplinary Advancements in Gaming, Simulations and Virtual Environments: Emerging Trends investigates the role of games and computer-mediated simulations in a variety of environments, including education, government, and business. Exploring psychological, social, and cultural implications of games and simulations, as well as policies related to their design and development, this reference aims to support the work of researchers in this growing field, as well as bridge...
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5. |  By: Sam Nazarko; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 20-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 22-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Raspberry Pi Media Center
Transform your Raspberry Pi into a full-blown media center within 24 hours
Discover how you can stream video, music, and photos straight to your TV
Play existing content from your computer or USB drive
Watch and record TV via satellite, cable, or terrestrial
Build your very own library that automatically includes detailed information and cover material
In Detail
Low-cost and high-performing, with a massively diverse range of uses and applications, the Raspberry Pi is set to revolutionize the way we think about computing and programming. Using it as a Media Center...
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6. |  Take Control of iTunes 11: The FAQ By: Kirk McElhearn Publisher: TidBITS Publishing, Inc. Publication Date: 11-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 22-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Take Control of iTunes 11: The FAQ Let iTunes expert Kirk McElhearn help you become an iTunes power user and start getting the most out of your audio, video, and book collections in iTunes 11. You'll also learn the best ways to transfer media to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod.
With a question-and-answer approach, Kirk shares his love of music and helps you understand the process of bringing media into iTunes, tagging it, adding album artwork, and organizing it into playlists. Once you've become an import specialist and tagging genius, you can enjoy your music, movies, audiobooks, and ebooks, and more without hassles.
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7. |  iLife'09: L'expérience créative 100 % Mac By: Paul Durand-Degranges Publisher: Pearson France Publication Date: 17-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 04-DEC-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iLife'09: L'expérience créative 100 % Mac
Grâce à iLife '09, la suite loisirs 100 % Apple, donnez libre cours à votre créativité : réalisez des films, formez un groupe de musique virtuel, créez un site web personnalisé, et bien d'autres choses encore !
Complet, fonctionnel, pédagogique, cet ouvrage vous fournira toutes les ficelles pour exploiter pleinement les ressources de iLife '09 et vous permettra, grâce à de nombreux conseils et des ateliers pratiques, d'améliorer rapidement la qualité de vos créations numériques.
Dans un style vivant et facile à lire, vous apprendrez notamment à :
choisir votre matériel (appareil...
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8. |  Creating Adventure Games for Teens By: Jason Darby Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 12-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 29-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Creating Adventure Games for Teens If you're ready to learn all about making your own adventure games, CREATING ADVENTURE GAMES FOR TEENS is ready to show you how--and no prior programming skills are required! After being introduced to the history and principles of adventure game creation, learning what makes a good game, you'll immediately put your new knowledge into practice by making adventure games for the PC and web platforms. Using the latest version of Multimedia Fusion, the user-friendly drag-and-drop game and application creation program, CREATING ADVENTURE GAMES FOR TEENS will also teach you how to make text and...
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9. |  By: Bill Loguidice; Christina T. Loguidice Publisher: Que Publication Date: 15-NOV-2012 Insert Date: 24-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: My PlayStation® Vita Step-by-step instructions with callouts to
PlayStation Vita images that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into problems with your PlayStation Vita.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your PlayStation
Vita.
Full-Color, Step-by-Step Tasks Show You How to Have Maximum Fun
with Your PlayStation Vita!
Unbox your PS VitaTM, get connected, and start having fun,
fast
Master PS Vita’s built-in and downloadable apps, from
games to social media
Discover hot new PS Vita games—and play PlayStation
classics, too
Chat with groups of friends in real time—even...
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10. |  By: Guy Hart-Davis Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag Publication Date: 09-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 20-NOV-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iLife '11 Portable Genius
Sie benutzen iLife '11 und möchten wissen, wie Sie das Beste aus den Programmen iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb und iDVD rausholen? Dann ist dieser handliche Begleiter genau das Richtige für Sie. Sie werden staunen, was mit der iLife-Software alles möglich ist!
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11. |  Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress By: Peter Tyson Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 31-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 26-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress may be the most complex video game ever made, but all that detail makes for fascinating game play, as various elements collide in interesting and challenging ways. The trick is getting started. In this guide, Fortress geek Peter Tyson takes you through the basics of this menacing realm, and helps you overcome the formidable learning curve....
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12. |  By: David Pogue; J.D. Biersdorfer Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag Publication Date: 31-MAR-2010 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iPod: Das Missing Manual
Erfahren Sie in diesem Bestseller alles Wichtige zu iTunes 9 und zu den neuen iPods aus erster Hand!
Da hat Apple die ganze Welt mit seinem fantastischen Multimedia-Wunder geködert — aber ein Handbuch, das einem zeigt, wie man das Beste aus seinem Schatz holt, bekommt man leider nicht dazu. Da springen J.D. Biersdorfer und David Pogue ein: iPod: Das Missing Manual verschafft Ihnen nicht nur einen Überblick über die neue Produktlinie, sondern bringt Ihnen mit glasklaren Erklärungen, übersichtlichen Farbabbildungen und viel Expertise all die tollen Sachen näher, die Sie mit Ihrem iPod machen...
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13. |  By: Jeff Kramer; Nicolas Burrus; Florian Echtler; Daniel Herrera C.; Matt Parker Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 30-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 31-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hacking the Kinect
Hacking the Kinect is the technogeek's guide to developing software and creating projects involving the groundbreaking volumetric sensor known as the Microsoft Kinect. Microsoft's release of the Kinect in the fall of 2010 startled the technology world by providing a low-cost sensor that can detect and track body movement in three-dimensional space. The Kinect set new records for the fastest-selling gadget of all time. It has been adopted worldwide by hobbyists, robotics enthusiasts, artists, and even some entrepreneurs hoping to build business around the technology.
Hacking the Kinect...
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14. |  Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes By: Lex Friedman Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 20-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 22-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes Sams Teach Yourself iTunes Match in 10 Minutes is a quick
reference guide to using Apple's iTunes Match service. This book
explains all the varied features of the service, including
essential details such as signing up, upgrading your entire
library, understanding various iTunes Match settings, getting
around the 25,000 song limit, using the service with Apple TV,
troubleshooting problems, using it with iOS devices, and plenty
more. Each topic is covered in short, easy to understand chapters
that help you quickly and easily use the service to its full
potential, resulting in higher-quality...
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15. |  Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition By: Kirk McElhearn Publisher: TidBITS Publishing, Inc. Publication Date: 11-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 07-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition Join iTunes expert Kirk McElhearn as he helps you think like an iTunes power user so you can get the most out of your audio, video, and ebook collections in iTunes 10. You'll also learn the best ways to transfer media to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod.In this question-and-answer format title, Kirk helps you appreciate and understand the process of bringing media into iTunes, tagging it, adding album artwork, and organizing it into playlists. Once you've become an import specialist and tagging genius, you can enjoy your music, movies, audiobooks, and ebooks, and more without hassles when it's time...
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16. |  By: Bill Loguidice; Matt Barton Publisher: Focal Press Publication Date: 18-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 24-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Vintage Games Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors’ own lifelong experience with videogames, the book discusses each game's development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also features hundreds of full-color screenshots and images, including rare photos of game boxes and other materials. Vintage Games is the ideal book for game enthusiasts and professionals who desire a broader understanding of the history of...
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17. |  My Xbox®: Xbox 360®, Kinect™, and Xbox LIVE® By: Bill Loguidice; Christina T. Loguidice Publisher: Que Publication Date: 06-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 09-FEB-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: My Xbox®: Xbox 360®, Kinect™, and Xbox LIVE® This is the quick, visual, one-stop tutorial for everyone who
wants to get maximum fun and entertainment out of their Xbox 360,
Xbox Live, and Kinect controller. Gaming experts Christina and Bill
Loguidice cover everything Xbox has to offer, uncovering cool
features and tools most users won't ever discover on their own. You
learn how to get started with Xbox 360; fast-network your Xbox
360s; run the media content in your Windows PCs; personalize your
Xbox experiences; find great stuff on Microsoft's Game, Video, and
Music Marketplaces; get acquainted with your Xbox friends and
communities;...
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18. |  ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University, Second Edition By: Gary Rosenzweig Publisher: Que Publication Date: 13-JAN-2011 Insert Date: 05-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University, Second Edition Learn ActionScript 3.0 the fun way, by
creating 16 great games: real, robust games - not just "web
toys"!
Highly-rated ActionScript tutorial, now with seven new 3D and
card games!
Code and techniques easily adaptable to training, advertising,
and more
For Flash artists learning ActionScript, Flash programmers
seeking to create games, and upgraders from ActionScript
1.0/2.0.
Includes a chapter on developing games in
Flash for the iPhone!Â
Gary Rosenzweig's ActionScript 3.0 Game
Programming University, Second Edition is the best hands-on
tutorial for learning ActionScript...
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19. |  By: Scott F. Andrews Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 23-APR-2010 Insert Date: 10-MAY-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Guild Leader's Handbook Scott F. Andrews has been helping guild leaders and officers since 2007 through his weekly column for WoW.com, Officers' Quarters. In The Guild Leader's Handbook, Andrews offers a complete guide to conceptualizing, establishing, and maintaining a successful guild....
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20. |  By: Bill Loguidice; Christina Loguidice Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: 15-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 25-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Wii™ Fitness for Dummies®
Have fun while getting fit!
Here's how to get the most from your Wii Fitness system
It's a perfect fit — Wii gaming fun designed to improve your overall health and fitness! The advice of these two personal trainers makes it even better. You'll learn to use Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer, and Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010. Find out how to create your own individualized workout and watch yourself improve!
What's all this stuff? — set up Wii Fit Plus, EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer, and Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010
The right way — learn...
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