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101. |  Kernel Methods for Pattern Analysis By: John Shawe-Taylor; Nello Cristianini Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Date: 28-JUN-2004 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Kernel Methods for Pattern Analysis
Kernel methods provide a powerful and unified framework for pattern discovery, motivating algorithms that can act on general types of data (e.g. strings, vectors or text) and look for general types of relations (e.g. rankings, classifications, regressions, clusters). The application areas range from neural networks and pattern recognition to machine learning and data mining. This book, developed from lectures and tutorials, fulfils two major roles: firstly it provides practitioners with a large toolkit of algorithms, kernels and solutions ready to use for standard pattern discovery...
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102. |  MySQL Workbench: Data Modeling & Development By: Michael McLaughlin Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 09-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MySQL Workbench: Data Modeling & Development
The only Oracle Press guide to MySQL Workbench explains how to design and model MySQL databases.MySQL Workbench Data Modeling and Development helps developers learn how to effectively use this powerful product for database modeling, reverse engineering, and interaction with the database without writing SQL statements. MySQL Workbench is a graphical user interface that can be used to create and maintain MySQL databases without coding.
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Instant HTML5 Responsive Table Design How-to By: Fernando Monteiro; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant HTML5 Responsive Table Design How-to
Present your data anywhere on any device using responsive design techniques
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Optimize and visualize your data using responsive design techniques
Understand how responsive design works and which elements you should use to make your tables responsive
Display numbers and filter data in small screens easily
In Detail
We all know the importance of good design to the success of a product, service, or even a simple website. Serving content to fit different platforms, system and...
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104. |  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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105. |  jQuery Game Development Essentials By: Selim Arsever; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: jQuery Game Development Essentials
Learn how to make fun and addictive multi-platform games using jQuery
Discover how you can create a fantastic RPG, arcade game, or platformer using jQuery!
Learn how you can integrate your game with various social networks, creating multiplayer experiences and also ensuring compatibility with mobile devices.
Create your very own framework, harnessing the very best design patterns and proven techniques along the way.
In Detail
jQuery is a leading multi-browser JavaScript library that developers across the world utilize on a daily basis to help simplify client-side...
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106. |  Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide By: Darren Cope; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Appcelerator Titanium Application Development by Example Beginner's Guide
Over 30 interesting recipes to help you create cross-platform apps with Titanium, and
explore the new features in Titanium 3
Covers iOS, Android, and Windows8
Includes Alloy, the latest in Titanium design
Includes examples of Cloud Services, augmented reality, and tablet design
In Detail
Appcelerator Titanium is the leading method for creating native cross-platform apps. This book guides you from the initial stages with the language right through to the submission of your app to the marketplace/app store. Specially crafted examples cover the most common requirements...
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107. |  Sass and Compass for Designers By: Ben Frain; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sass and Compass for Designers
Produce and maintain cross-browser CSS files easier than ever before with the Sass CSS preprocessor and its companion authoring framework, Compass
Simple, clear, and thorough. This book ensures you don’t need to be a programming mastermind to wield the power of Sass and Compass!
Previously tricky and time-consuming CSS tasks will become trivial. Easily produce cross-browser CSS3 gradients, shadows, and transformations along with image sprites, data URIs, and more.
Follow along with installing, setting up, and working through an entire project, implementing the Sass and Compass...
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108. |  Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide By: Vinod Krishnan; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Oracle ADF 11gR2 Development Beginner's Guide
Experience the easiest way to learn, understand, and implement rich Internet applications using Oracle ADF 11gR2
Implement a web-based application using the powerful ADF development framework from Oracle
Experience the fun of building a simple web application with practical examples and step-by-step instructions
Understand the power of Oracle ADF 11gR2 and develop any complex application with confidence
In Detail
Oracle ADF is an end-to-end framework which makes application development simple by providing infrastructure services as well as visual and declarative...
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Instant .NET 4.5 Extension Methods How-to By: Shawn R. McLean; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant .NET 4.5 Extension Methods How-to
Utilize and harness the power of extension methods in your .NET applications
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Explains how to write your own extension methods on types ranging from primitive to complex
Shows caveats to watch out for and apply workarounds to them
Helps to better architect your applications to maximize code maintainability
In Detail
.NET extension methods is an essential feature to know and understand for all .NET developers. Usage of extension methods is found in applications ranging from...
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110. |  PowerShell 3.0 Advanced Administration Handbook By: Sherif Talaat; Haijun Fu Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PowerShell 3.0 Advanced Administration Handbook
A fastpaced PowerShell guide with realworld scenarios and detailed solutions
Discover and understand the concept of Windows PowerShell 3.0
Learn the advanced topics and techniques for a professional PowerShell scripting
Explore the secret of building custom PowerShell snap-ins and modules
Take advantage of PowerShell integration capabilities with other technologies for better administration skills
Step-by-step guide rich with real-world script examples, screenshots, and best practices
In Detail
Technology’s growing rhythm is running faster than before, and business...
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111. |  By: Daniel Jonathan Valik; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
Complete coverage of all topics for a Unified communications strategy
A real business case and example project showing you how you can optimize
costs and improve your competitive advantage with a Unified Communications
project
The book combines both business and the latest relevant technical information
so it is a great reference for business stakeholders, IT decision makers, and UC technical
experts
All that you need to know about Unified Communications and the evolution of
telecommunications is packed in this book
In Detail
Unified Communications brings all...
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Instant Oracle BPM for Financial Services How-to By: B. M. Madhusudhan Lyons; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant Oracle BPM for Financial Services How-to
Discover how to leverage BPM in the financial sector
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
Simplifies complex business problems for financial services
Optimize, enhance, and modify your business processes
Includes enterprise architecture best practices
Highlights various roles of Business Process Management
In Detail
Oracle Business Process Management helps in process automation and improvement with a very high level of flexibility for all the process participants from the process planning team to the end...
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113. |  Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization By: Cyrille Rossant; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learning IPython for Interactive Computing and Data Visualization
Learn IPython for interactive Python programming, high performance numerical
computing, and data visualization
A practical step-by-step tutorial which will help you to replace the Python console with the powerful IPython command-line interface
Use the IPython notebook to modernize the way you interact with Python
Perform highly efficient computations with NumPy and Pandas
Optimize your code using parallel computing and Cython
In Detail
You already use Python as a scripting language, but did you know it is also increasingly used for scientific computing and data...
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Mercurial Distributed SCM Essentials How-to By: Christophe Muller; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mercurial Distributed SCM Essentials How-to
A series of 10 easy-to-perform practical recipes to quick start and get going with Mercurial simplicity and power
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Learn version control quickly using Mercurial basics and advanced features
Set up and work with the Mercurial server for collaborative software development
Practise a centralized workflow and continuous integration
Customize Mercurial with advanced commands, hooks, and extensions
In Detail
A version control system provides a central repository to effectively...
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Instant E-commerce with OpenCart: Build a Shop By: Murat Yilmaz; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant E-commerce with OpenCart: Build a Shop
A fast-paced, practical guide to setting up your own shop with OpenCart
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
Install and configure OpenCart correctly
Tackle difficult tasks such as payment gateways, shipping options, product attributes, and managing orders
Boost your sales by offering discounts, coupons, and voucher codes for your customers
In Detail
For years, starting an e-commerce shop was considered a hard task with the need of a significant amount of money, time, and resources. OpenCart makes this process...
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116. |  By: Jobin Kuruvilla; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: JIRA 5.x Development Cookbook
This book is your one stop resource for mastering JIRA extensions and customizations
Extend and customize JIRA; work with custom fields, workflows, reports, gadgets, JQL functions, plugins, and more
Customize the look and feel of your JIRA user interface by adding new tabs, web items and sections, drop down menus, and more
Master JQL (JIRA Query Language) that enables advanced searching capabilities through which users can search for issues in their JIRA instance and then exploit all the capabilities of the issue navigator
In Detail
JIRA provides issue tracking and...
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By: Daniel K. Lyons; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant PostgreSQL Starter
Discover how to get started using PostgreSQL with minimal hassle!
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering
immediate results.
Get your database online, back it up, and make it useful as quickly as
possible
Discover how you can utilize PostgreSQL's simple and dependable backup mechanism
Illustrated platform-independent instructions that show you how to complete each step with confidence
In Detail
PostgreSQL is an incredibly flexible and dependable open source relational database. Harnessing its power will make your applications...
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118. |  Cocos2d-x by Example Beginner's Guide By: Roger Engelbert; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cocos2d-x by Example Beginner's Guide
Make fun games for any platform using C++ combined with one of the most popular OpenSource frameworks in the world
Learn to build multi-device games in simple, easy steps, letting the framework do all the heavy lifting
Spice things up in your games with easy to apply animations, particle effects, and physics simulation
Quickly implement and test your own gameplay ideas, with an eye for optimization and portability
Enjoy building the games as much as you will enjoy playing them
In Detail
Cocos2d-x is the C++ port of arguably the most popular open source 2D framework in...
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By: Nagarajan Bhava; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant Ext JS Starter
Find out what Ext JS actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Install and set up the environment with this quick Starter guide
Learn the basics of the framework and built-in utility functions
Use MVC architecture, components, and containers
Get to grips with the framework layout system in a nutshell
In Detail
Using JavaScript framework is the new way of creating rich, cross-browser, intuitive UI interfaces, in a fraction of the time that it would...
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120. |  NumPy Beginner's Guide Second Edition By: Ivan Idris; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: NumPy Beginner's Guide Second Edition
An action packed guide using real world examples of the easy to use, high
performance, free open source NumPy mathematical library.
Perform high performance calculations with clean and efficient NumPy code.
Analyze large data sets with statistical functions
Execute complex linear algebra and mathematical computations
In Detail
NumPy is an extension to, and the fundamental package for scientific computing with Python. In today's world of science and technology, it is all about speed and flexibility. When it comes to scientific computing, NumPy is on the top of the...
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