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7881. | Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook By: David M Bourg Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 17-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 24-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook
Given the improved analytical capabilities of Excel, scientists and
engineers everywhere are using it--instead of FORTRAN--to solve
problems. And why not? Excel is installed on millions of computers,
features a rich set of built-in analyses tools, and includes an
integrated Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programming
language. No wonder it's today's computing tool of choice.
Chances are you already use Excel to perform some fairly routine
calculations. Now the Excel Scientific and Engineering
Cookbook shows you how to leverage Excel to perform more
complex calculations, too, calculations...
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7882. | Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4 By: Martin Sitter; Adrian Ramseier Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 02-NOV-2005 Insert Date: 20-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4 Now the best-selling book on DVD Studio Pro is even better.
Fully updated for DVD Studio Pro 4 and with complete coverage of
the new version of Compressor, the industrial-strength encoder that
dramatically speeds up encoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 HD DVD video,
this self-paced guide is the fastest way to learn to author
professional, interactive DVDs. Master trainers Martin Sitter and
Adrian Ramseier begin with the basics of DVD authoring and take you
all the way through DVD Studio Pro’s powerful advanced
features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson on an aspect of
DVD creation, with...
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7883. | Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack Pro By: Mary Plummer Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 21-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 20-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack Pro Soundtrack Pro, Apple's exciting sound design software, is the
newest member of the Final Cut Pro Studio digital video suite-And
whether you're musically impaired or musically gifted, the
Soundtrack Pro guide will help you get up to speed quickly. In this
Apple-certified book/DVD combo, readers will find a complete,
self-paced course in all aspects of Soundtrack Pro. Author Mary
Plummer guides you through the secrets of editing, repairing,
mixing, and arranging multi-track audio files, as well as how to
create original soundtracks, score to video, add effects, and more.
Step-by-step exercises...
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7884. | By: Paul Bausch; Jim Bumgardner Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-FEB-2006 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Flickr Hacks Over two million registered Flickr users and counting have
discovered the ease and fun of organizing their photo libraries,
showing off their favorite pictures to the world, and securely
sharing their private pictures with friends, family, or ad hoc
groups. But Flickr's own plethora of intuitive menus, options, and
features just scratches the surface.Flickr Hacks goes beyond the basics of storing, sorting,
and sharing your photos to the much bigger playground of what's
possible. Whether you're a beginner looking to manage your metadata
and play with tags, or a programmer in need of a detailed...
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7885. | Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual By: Bonnie Biafore Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 25-NOV-2005 Insert Date: 18-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Quicken 2006 for Starters: The Missing Manual
Intuit's Quicken is one of today's most popular and convenient ways
to keep track of personal finances, and Quicken 2006 For
Starters: The Missing Manual for Windows is the indispensable
guide to using the program to simplify your finances and make the
most of your money.
Whether you're new to electronic banking or just new to Quicken,
this refreshingly funny and sensible book zeroes in on exactly what
you need to get into Quicken fast. It teaches you how do such
essential things as: balance your checkbook on your computer, keep
tabs on your spending, create and manage a budget, monitor and...
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7886. | Windows Server 2003 Security Cookbook By: Mike Danseglio; Robbie Allen Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 16-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows Server 2003 Security Cookbook
In the last few years, security has become a hot-button issue for
IT organizations of all sizes. Accordingly, many of the security
features that were either optional or suspect in Windows 2000 have
become solid, effective fixtures in Windows Server 2003-making it
the most secure operating system Microsoft has ever produced. That
is, if you know how to configure it properly.
The Windows Server 2003 Security Cookbook wants to make
sure that you do know how. Picking up right where its predecessor,
the Windows Server Cookbook, left off, this desktop companion is
focused solely on Windows Server...
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7887. | QuickBooks 2006: The Missing Manual By: Bonnie Biafore Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 23-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: QuickBooks 2006: The Missing Manual
If your company is ready to minimize paperwork and maximize
productivity, control spending and boost sales, QuickBooks 2006 can
help you make it happen--but only if you know how to use it. And it
doesn't come with a manual. Lucky for you, there's QuickBooks
2006: The Missing Manual, the comprehensive, up-to-date guide
to saving time and money while beefing up business with QuickBooks.
Award-winning author and financial whiz Bonnie Biafore helps you
select the best fit for your company from Intuit's QuickBooks line
of financial management software, which includes five products
ranging from...
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7888. | By: Chandu Thota Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 09-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Programming MapPoint in .NET
Interactive web maps generated by MapPoint-Microsoft's popular
mapping technology are crucial for businesses in a number of
fields, including real estate, package delivery, and commercial air
travel. In a word, MapPoint provides businesses with "location."
Specifically, it provides an integrated set of products, servers,
and services to enable a business to track the precise location of
remote assets, thereby reducing operational costs and improving
productivity. Whether the asset is a truck, a taxi, or even a field
rep, MapPoint can tell you exactly where it is at any time.
Programming...
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7889. | Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 23-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual
Available for both the Mac and Windows, Macromedia's Dreamweaver 8
is a professional web design and development program used by
millions of Internet professionals to build high-quality static and
dynamic database-driven web sites. It offers drag-and-drop
simplicity, streamlined HTML coding tools, and powerful database
integration features. But Dreamweaver 8 is missing one vital
component: a printed manual.
Enter Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual, the completely
revised fourth edition of this bestselling book by experienced web
site trainer, Macromedia Certified instructor, and...
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7890. | Creating a Web Page in Dreamweaver 8: Visual QuickProject Guide By: Nolan Hester Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 23-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 11-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Creating a Web Page in Dreamweaver 8: Visual QuickProject Guide You may not be a professional Web designer, but you do want to
design a decent Web page. There's no place better to start than
with the de facto tool of choice for just about anybody creating
Web pages and this slim, low-priced guide to it! The same things
that have made Dreamweaver so popular with the pros—an
easy-to-use, no-nonsense interface and a slew of features and
utilities—also make it the perfect tool for your purposes.
This full- guide provides the quickest route to creating a fun and
functional Web page with it. Each short chapter uses big, bold
screen shots and step-by-step...
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7891. | AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition By: Matt Neuburg Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 04-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 10-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
Mac users everywhere--even those who know nothing about
programming--are discovering the value of the latest version of
AppleScript, Apple's vastly improved scripting language for Mac OS
X Tiger. And with this new edition of the top-selling
AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, anyone, regardless of
your level of experience, can learn to use AppleScript to make your
Mac time more efficient and more enjoyable by automating repetitive
tasks, customizing applications, and even controlling complex
workflows.
Fully revised and updated--and with more and better examples
than ever--AppleScript: The...
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7892. | Analyzing Business Data with Excel By: Gerald Knight Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 03-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 07-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Analyzing Business Data with Excel
As one of the most widely used desktop applications ever created,
Excel is familiar to just about everyone with a computer and a
keyboard. Yet most of us don't know the full extent of what Excel
can do, mostly because of its recent growth in power, versatility,
and complexity. The truth is that there are many ways Excel can
help make your job easier-beyond calculating sums and averages in a
standard spreadsheet.
Analyzing Business Data with Excel shows you how to solve
real-world business problems by taking Excel's data analysis
features to the max. Rather than focusing on individual...
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7893. | Microsoft® Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 13-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 05-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft® Small Business Server 2003 Unleashed If you are new to the world of Microsoft
Small Business Server 2003, Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
Unleashed can provide you with real-world support experience as
you get started or explore your upgraded server. Written and
reviewed by Small Business Server MVPs, this book provides valuable
coverage of Mac platform integration, as well as the integration of
ISA 2004, SharePoint, FrontPage, Exchange, and SQL Server. You will
develop a number of new skills, including:
Planning SBS installations.
Troubleshooting SBS installation problems.
Adding additional servers to the SBS...
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7894. | QuickBooks Pro 2006 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide By: Maria Langer Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 14-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 05-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: QuickBooks Pro 2006 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide If anything can make accounting fun (or even just a little less
painful) QuickBooks Pro 2005 can--especially if you get this
no-nonsense task-based guide to it! While QuickBooks Pro 6 was all
about going native (Mac OS X–native, that is!), this time out
the focus is on ease of use. To ensure that you don't miss out on
any of the many features that can streamline your accounting
processes, trusted Mac teacher Maria Langer uses simple
step-by-step instructions and loads of visual aids to get you up to
speed on QuickBooks Pro fast. After providing a detailed account of
how to install and...
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7895. | Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 29-NOV-2005 Insert Date: 04-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Point & Click OpenOffice.org! “Robin’s
book comes at the perfect time. With the extremely popular 2.0
release, more people will discover OpenOffice.org’s
incredible value. A book like Robin’s is important because it
helps people master the OpenOffice.org tools they need to get
things done.”
—Jeffrey Bates, VP
Editorial Operations, cofounder Slashdot.org
OpenOffice.org 2.0 made
easy...incredibly easy!
Tired of Microsoft
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OpenOffice.org 2.0 is
all the office productivity software you’ll ever need for
your Windows or Linux computer: word processing,...
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7896. | Overview: Show Me! QuickBooks® 2006 Show Me QuickBooks 2006 will help you learn
visually how to perform tasks using QuickBooks 2006. The
step-by-step tasks lend themselves to easy learning and thorough
comprehension. You will able to find answers to
yourquestions quickly with this user-friendly method of training.
Each task includes a screen-by-screen visual accompanied by a
concise text description that makes performing everyday tasks quick
and simple....
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7897. | Mac OS X Help Line, Tiger Edition By: Ted Landau - with Dan Frakes Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 20-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 04-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mac OS X Help Line, Tiger Edition
With every update, Mac OS X grows more powerful, more
dependable, and easier to use--and Mac OS X Tiger is no exception.
But along with the new features come fresh issues--new areas to
troubleshoot, new functionality to unravel, and new glitches
waiting to confound even the savviest Mac users. Not to
worry.
Best-selling author and Mac guru Ted Landau turns his
diagnostician's eye on Mac OS X Tiger, arming readers with fix-it
knowledge This popular fix-it classic offers more troubleshooting
information, tips, and hacks than any other single volume.
Chock-full of detailed, understandable...
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7898. | Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 Exam Cram™ (Exams 223 and 256) By: Todd Mathers; Elias Khnaser Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 21-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 04-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Citrix CCA MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 Exam Cram™ (Exams 223 and 256) If you are studying for the Citrix CCA exam, the Citrix CCA
MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0/4.0 Exams 223/256 Exam Cram
is your smartest, most efficient way to study and get
certified. Your time to study is limited, so spend it with the
best. This study guide provides you with a concise review of the
new features for the MetaFrame XP Presentation Server, Feature
Release 3, and it clearly maps your exam objectives for easier,
more efficient studying. An accompanying CD includes a fully
customizable test engine with questions, answer keys and detailed
score reports. You'll also receive a...
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7899. | Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide By: Antony Bolante Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 14-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 04-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide Premiere Elements is geared to newbie filmmakers and hobbyists,
students, business users, and home users who want
professional-looking videos, but don't want or need the advanced
power of classic Adobe Premiere Pro.
With Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide,
readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the software,
or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know.
This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step
instructions and plenty of screenshots to show readers how to start
a project; capture and import video; work with clips and...
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7900. | Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 16-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 04-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide Even if you've never used Macromedia Dreamweaver before, this
Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running with
Macromedia's popular Web authoring program in no time. In this
completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to Macromedia
Dreamweaver, leading technology authors Tom Negrino and Dori Smith
use their trademark crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose
to introduce you everything that’s new in Dreamweaver 8.
Filled with step-by-step, task-based instructions and loads of
visual aids, this book explains how to use all of the program's
visual layout tools, application...
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