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10321. |  Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design By: Eric A. Meyer Publisher: New Riders Publication Date: 28-JUN-2002 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design There are several other books on the market that serve as
in-depth technical guides or reference books for CSS. None,
however, take a more hands-on approach and use practical examples
to teach readers how to solve the problems they face in designing
with CSS - until now. Eric Meyer provides a variety of carefully
crafted projects that teach how to use CSS and why particular
methods were chosen. The web site includes all of the files needed
to complete the tutorials in the book. In addition, bonus
information is be posted....
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10322. |  PHP for the World Wide Web, Second Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide By: Larry Ullman Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 23-JAN-2004 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PHP for the World Wide Web, Second Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide So you know HTML, even JavaScript, but the idea of learning an
actual programming language like PHP terrifies you? Well, stop
quaking and get going with this easy task-based guide! Aimed at
beginning PHP developers just like yourself, this volume uses
step-by-step instructions and plenty of visual aids to get you
started testing scripts, using basic syntax, working with
variables, creating Web applications, and everything else you need
to know to create dynamic Web pages with this increasingly popular
and important scripting language. Along the way, you'll learn about
all that's new in...
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10323. |  Apple Training Series Mac OS X v10.4 System Administration Reference, Volume 2 Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 05-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Training Series Mac OS X v10.4 System Administration Reference, Volume 2 Focusing specifically on Account Management and Deploying Mac OS
X Server, this comprehensive reference provides in-depth
information on Mac OS X Server's technical architecture. System
administrators, IT professionals, and Mac enthusiasts will learn
the details of how to deploy Mac OS X Server within a
multiplatform, heterogeneous environment, and how to manage Mac OS
X Server accounts. This is the second of two volumes certified by
Apple Computer. Following the learning objectives of the Apple
Certified System Administrator exam, this book is a perfect
supplement to Apple's own training...
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10324. |  Visual Quickstart Guide DHTML and CSS By: Jason Cranford Teague Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 20-FEB-2004 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Visual Quickstart Guide DHTML and CSS If you can't afford to let the Web get ahead of you, you can't
afford not to have this guide. In this best-selling Visual
QuickStart Guide, you'll find all the friendly, step-by-step
instructions you need to start using DHTML and CSS to add visually
sophisticated, interactive elements to your Web sites. Completely
updated to cover the new browsers, standards, and DHTML and CSS
features that define the Web today, the one thing that
hasn't changed in this edition is its task-based visual
approach to the topic.
Using loads of tips and screenshots, veteran author Jason
Cranford Teague covers a...
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10325. |  Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours By: Michael Moncur Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 21-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to
enhance a website with interactivity. Sams Teach Yourself
JavaScript in 24 Hours, 4th Edition serves as an
easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript
itself. The book is written in a clear and personable style with an
extensive use of practical, complete examples. It also
includes material on the latest developments in JavaScript and web
scripting. You will learn how to use JavaScript to enhance web
pages with interactive forms, objects, and cookies, as well
as how to use JavaScript to work with games,...
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10326. | 
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 28-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cheating Online Games This digital Short Cut, delivered in Adobe
PDF format for quick and easy access, is an introduction to issues
with cheating and anti-cheating countermeasures in the online
gaming industry.
At present, the online game World of
Warcraft has approximately six million subscribers worldwide.
At any given time, 500,000 people are logged in and playing. And
while many of these players log countless hours engaged in the
repetitive tasks required to accumulate points and acquire virtual
money and tools–an activity called
“grinding”–others would rather find a way to
speed game-play along. So they...
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10327. | 
By: Jacob Harris Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 28-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Rubyisms in Rails Rubyisms is an examination of
how the style of Ruby informs the design of Rails. In particular,
it looks at a few specific examples of how Rails' internal code is
implemented in Ruby to instruct about Ruby's design principles. The
main goal is simply aesthetic appreciation. But, if you are a
beginning programmer in Rails who is stymied in your understanding
of Ruby–or an intermediate Rails developer still writing code
that looks like Ruby-tinged PHP or Java–this Short Cut will
hopefully impart enlightenment and inspiration about the Ruby way
of programming. It also reveals how the...
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10328. | 
Understanding AJAX: Consuming the Sent Data with XML and JSON By: Joshua Eichorn Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 26-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Understanding AJAX: Consuming the Sent Data with XML and JSON Consuming the Sent Data with XML and JSON (Digital Short
Cut)
Joshua Eichorn
ISBN 0132337932
There 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 document-centric approach and involves parsing a
Document Object Model (DOM) document. The other involves remote
scripting using a subset of JavaScript called JavaScript Object
Notation (JSON), which is the literal syntax for JavaScript
objects. This Short Cut is a detailed examination of both
techniques....
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10329. |  Macromedia Flash MX 2004 For Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide By: Katherine Ulrich Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 21-NOV-2003 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Macromedia Flash MX 2004 For Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide New timeline effects and behaviors, better run-time performance
(which equals faster graphics display and video playback), native
support for PDF and EPS forms, a slew of workflow enhancements, an
improved programming language, a redesigned interface--these are
just a few in the long list of new features that have Web designers
salivating over the newest version of their favorite Web tool:
Macromedia Flash MX 2004. Whether you're brand new to the world of
Flash development or a veteran chomping at the bit to take
advantage of all the latest features, this task-based guide will
have you...
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10330. |  A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®: Fedora™ Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Third Edition By: Mark G. Sobell Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 27-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 03-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®: Fedora™ Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Third Edition A new edition of this title is available,
ISBN-10: 0137142951 ISBN-13: 9780137142958
“Since I’m in an educational
environment, I found the content of Sobell’s book to be right
on target and very helpful for anyone managing Linux in the
enterprise. His style of writing is very clear. He builds up to the
chapter exercises, which I find to be relevant to real-world
scenarios a user or admin would encounter. An IT/IS student would
find this book a valuable complement to their education. The vast
amount of information is extremely well balanced and Sobell manages
to present the content without...
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10331. | Overview: FreeBSD®6 Unleashed FreeBSD is extremely robust and
powers some of the largest internet sites in world including
Yahoo!. FreeBSD 6 Unleashed provides complete coverage
of everything you need to know to use FreeBSD to its full
potential, including coverage of FreeBSD 6.0. This edition includes
updated coverage of Apache, MySQL and Sendmail, as well as added
coverage of PowerPC support for Macintosh G3 and G4 platforms. This
is the most up to date, comprehensive reference on the market
covering FreeBSD 6.0....
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10332. |  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services By: Kirk Haselden Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 21-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 03-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services All medium to large companies have to deal
with data being stored in a number of databases, spreadsheets and
proprietary applications. Bringing all this data together into one
system can be useful to analyzing the business; but can also be
quite difficult to do. Integration Services is the next big
bet in Microsoft's business intelligence lineup, providing you
with true enterprise extract transform and load features
(ETL).
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration
Services concentrates on providing you with real world
solutions to real world problems, giving you a head start on
various...
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10333. |  LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition By: Steven Pritchard; Bruno Gomes Pessanha; Nicolai Langfeldt; Jeff Dean; James Stanger Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 26-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 02-AUG-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition is
an invaluable resource for determining what you need to practice to
pass the Linux Professional Institute exams. This book will help
you determine when you're ready to take the exams, which are
technically challenging and designed to reflect the skills that
administrators need in real working environments.As more corporations adopt Linux as the networking backbone for
their IT systems, the demand for certified technicians will become
even greater. Passing the LPI exams will broaden your career
options because the LPIC is the most...
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10334. |  Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit By: James Foxall Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 22-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft® Visual C#® 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit Looking to break into C# programming?
Sams Teach Yourself Visual C# 2005 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter
Kit is a valuable resource. You will start by learning the
basics of the Visual C# environment and begin to build working
programs very quickly. As the programs become more complex, you
will discover more of the advanced features of the C# programming
language and the Visual C# tool.
Set with the practical goal of providing you
with a solid foundation from which to grow and develop your C#
programming skills, this book is perfect for use in a professional
setting or for use with personal...
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10335. |  By: Andrew Cumming; Gordon Russell Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SQL Hacks
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
of experts who apply what they know in the real world to help you
take full advantage of the expressive power of SQL. You'll find
practical techniques to address complex data manipulation problems.
Learn how to:
Wrangle data in the most efficient way possibleAggregate and organize your data for meaningful and accurate
reportingMake...
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10336. |  By: Chris Brown, PhD Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SUSE Linux SUSE Linux: A Complete Guide to Novell's Community
Distribution will get you up to speed quickly and easily on
SUSE, one of the most friendly and usable Linux distributions
around. From quick and easy installation to excellent hardware
detection and support, it's no wonder SUSE is one of the most
highly rated distributions on the planet. According to Novell, SUSE
is installed more than 7,000 times every day, an average of one
installation every 12 seconds.This book will take you deep into the essential operating system
components by presenting them in easy-to-learn modules. From...
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10337. |  Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition By: Alex Martelli Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 14-JUL-2006 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition This book offers Python programmers one place to look when they
need help remembering or deciphering the syntax of this open source
language and its many powerful but scantily documented modules.
This comprehensive reference guide makes it easy to look up the
most frequently needed information--not just about the Python
language itself, but also the most frequently used parts of the
standard library and the most important third-party extensions.Ask any Python aficionado and you'll hear that Python
programmers have it all: an elegant object-oriented language with
readable and maintainable...
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10338. |  Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach By: Amit Singh Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 19-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach Mac OS X was released in March 2001, but many components, such
as Mach and BSD, are considerably older. Understanding the design,
implementation, and workings of Mac OS X requires examination of
several technologies that differ in their age, origins,
philosophies, and roles.
Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach is the
first book that dissects the internals of the system, presenting a
detailed picture that grows incrementally as you read. For example,
you will learn the roles of the firmware, the bootloader, the Mach
and BSD kernel components (including the process, virtual memory,
IPC,...
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10339. |  MySQL, Second Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide By: Larry Ullman Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 10-MAY-2006 Insert Date: 27-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MySQL, Second Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide Even if you've never used MySQL before, this Visual
QuickStart Guide will have you up and running with the
world’s most popular open source database application in no
time. In this completely updated edition of our best-selling guide
to MySQL, leading technology author Larry Ullman uses his
trademark crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to
introduce you to everything that’s new in MySQL. Filled with
step-by-step, task-based instructions and loads of visual aids,
this book explains how to interact with MySQL using SQL, the
language common to all databases. The interface examples show...
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10340. |  Managing Iterative Software Development Projects Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 27-JUN-2006 Insert Date: 27-JUL-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Iterative Software Development Projects The Practical, Start-to-Finish Guide to
Planning and Leading Iterative Software Projects
Iterative processes have gained widespread
acceptance because they help software developers reduce risk and
cost, manage change, improve productivity, and deliver more
effective, timely solutions. But conventional project management
techniques don’t work well in iterative projects, and newer
iterative management techniques have been poorly documented.
Managing Iterative Software Development Projects is
the solution: a relentlessly practical guide to planning,
organizing, estimating, staffing, and...
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