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1. |  Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense By: Michael T. Simpson; Kent Backman; James E. Corley Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 18-APR-2012 Insert Date: 17-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense It's nearly impossible to pick up a newspaper or read your favorite online news source these days without seeing yet another article about identity theft or credit card numbers being stolen from unprotected databases. Cyber crime and the threat of computer-related attacks are growing daily, and the need for security professionals who understand how attackers compromise networks is growing right along with the threat. Government agencies and private companies rely on "ethical hackers"--professional security testers--to put their networks to the test and discover vulnerabilities before...
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2. |  Figures, Characters, and Avatars, Second Edition By: Les Pardew Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Figures, Characters, and Avatars, Second Edition Discover how to most effectively use the powerful new DAZ Studio? 4.0 to create stunning 3D art with the latest version of the popular FIGURES, CHARACTERS, AND AVATARS: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO USING DAZ STUDIO TO CREATE BEAUTIFUL ART. Written by accomplished instructor, successful author, and leading entertainment animator Les Pardew, this book equips artists at any skill level with the knowledge and powerful, no-cost animation tools to create stunning digital imagery, from traditional media to 3D interactive avatars. This edition explores the latest features and improvements of the no-cost,...
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3. |  Microsoft® Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner By: Michael Vine Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 30-DEC-2011 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft® Access VBA Programming for the Absolute Beginner Developed by computer science instructors, books in the for the absolute beginner™ series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. Get the jump on computer programming and database concepts with MICROSOFT ACCESS VBA PROGRAMMING FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER, FOURTH EDITION. In this book, you'll learn the fundamental concepts of computer programming with Microsoft Access 2010 VBA, including variables, conditions, loops, arrays, procedures, and functions. You'll also learn about object relational database design, beginning SQL concepts, reports, and database programming...
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4. |  Media Composer® 6: Professional Picture and Sound Editing By: Woody Lidstone Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 24-APR-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Media Composer® 6: Professional Picture and Sound Editing MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PROFESSIONAL PICTURE AND SOUND EDITING will give you the skills and in-depth, under-the-hood knowledge you need to distinguish yourself as a true editing professional and go for the high-profile jobs you want. With the step-by-step guidance in this book, you'll learn the skills you need to work on big-budget productions: media management (become the media management guru others look to for expert advice), advanced picture editing (learn precision cutting techniques and how to master Script Integration for long-form projects), and advanced sound editing (learn to impress your...
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5. |  David Busch’s Flash Photography By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 22-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Flash Photography Do you wish you had the most essential information you need to shoot compelling photos using your digital camera's built-in or add-on electronic flash? DAVID BUSCH'S FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY COMPACT FIELD GUIDE is your solution. This new, lay-flat, spiral-bound, reference guide condenses all the must-have information you need for shooting great flash photos into a portable book you'll want to permanently tuck into your camera bag. This guide distills the fundamentals of good flash photography and puts them at your fingertips, showing you how to shoot specific flash situations and subjects under a...
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6. |  David Busch’s Sony® α SLT-A77 Guide to Digital Photography By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 24-APR-2012 Insert Date: 04-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Sony® α SLT-A77 Guide to Digital Photography The Sony a SLT-A77 is one of the most innovative cameras Sony has ever introduced, with sensational features like a full-time, real-time preview system called Live View, GPS logging, and an amazing 12 frames-per-second shooting rate. The camera boasts 24 megapixels of resolution, blazing-fast automatic focus, a full high-definition movie making mode, and a pioneering transparent mirror that allows light to pass to the sensor at all times. As the owner of a Sony a SLT-A77, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera. David Busch's Sony a SLT-A77 Guide to Digital...
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7. |  By: Joanna Silber Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 17-APR-2012 Insert Date: 03-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Diy Wedding Photo and Video Do-it-yourself wedding photography and videography is not only a great way to save money, it's also a fresh way to capture your special occasion from start to finish with a uniquely personal creative vision. Written to help the bride, groom, and their DIY documentarian navigate the world of wedding photography and videography, DIY WEDDING PHOTO AND VIDEO: PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR THE AMATEUR DOCUMENTARIAN is your step-by-step guide to shooting, editing, and delivering a finished photo/video wedding package on a DIY budget and with exceptional results. Working with a DIY documentarian--a...
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8. |  Using Logic® Pro’s Synthesizers By: Kevin Anker Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 08-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Using Logic® Pro’s Synthesizers Logic Pro 9 is an industry leader, featuring a comprehensive selection of software synthesizers that allow you to create almost any sound you can conceive of. But the sheer number of options can be overwhelming--even expert synthesizer users need a guide to appreciate the full power of Logic's synths. That's where USING LOGIC PRO'S SYNTHESIZERS comes in. First, you'll master the simple synthesizers, which will make the essential components of synthesis clear to you. Then, you'll build on that knowledge to learn how to use the more complex synths. In addition, you'll learn about hidden...
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9. |  Video Game Programming for Kids By: Jonathan S. Harbour Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 04-APR-2012 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Video Game Programming for Kids Do you want to learn how to write your own cool and exciting video games? VIDEO GAME PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS teaches young video game enthusiasts how to program video games with QB64, a simple and free version of the BASIC programming language. Written specifically for kids ages 8-12, the book requires no programming experience and uses simple concepts, fun games, and easy to-understand language to teach introductory programming techniques. Read, tested, and approved by kid reviewers, each chapter focuses on a single programming concept, and most of the example games do not require additional...
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10. |  From Passion to Execution: How to Start and Grow an Effective Nonprofit Organization By: Lyn Scott Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 04-APR-2012 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: From Passion to Execution: How to Start and Grow an Effective Nonprofit Organization Transform your vision and passion into positive change as you learn how to effectively start, grow, and lead a nonprofit organization with this practical, inspiring guide. FROM PASSION TO EXECUTION: HOW TO START AND GROW AN EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION weaves meaningful, real examples and insights, based on the author's extensive experience, into a high-energy, powerful presentation that equips you with the confidence to follow your dream of starting an organization that will impact others. This reader-friendly book provides specific how-to steps to start a nonprofit organization with a...
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11. |  David Busch’s Close-Up and Macro Photography By: David D. Busch; Rob Sheppard Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 15-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Close-Up and Macro Photography Do you wish you had the most essential information you need to shoot compelling close-up photos using your digital camera's advanced capabilities? DAVID BUSCH'S CLOSE-UP AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY COMPACT FIELD GUIDE is your solution. This new, lay-flat, spiral-bound, reference guide condenses all the must-have information you need for shooting close-up and macro photos into a portable book you'll want to permanently tuck into your camera bag. This guide gives you the guidance and techniques you'll need to achieve beautiful results when working up close with your subjects--flowers, insects,...
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12. |  Media Composer® 6: Professional Effects and Compositing By: David East Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 20-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 01-MAY-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Media Composer® 6: Professional Effects and Compositing MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PROFESSIONAL EFFECTS AND COMPOSITING was created to teach film and video editors about the full range of effects available in Media Composer. In this thorough guide, you'll go far beyond the basics and learn how to apply, design, and build your own effects, how to make full use of all of Media Composer's effects nesting techniques, how to composite various elements using different types of keys, and how to animate effects using key frames and the motion tracker. You'll also get familiar with the Avid FX interface that comes bundled with the Media Composer. Media Composer is...
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13. |  By: Jay Asher Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 04-APR-2012 Insert Date: 30-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Scoring with Logic® Pro Apple's Logic Pro is one of today's most popular digital audio workstations (DAW). Perhaps the most professional DAW on the market for composers, Logic can be used to compose anything from a symphony to a television jingle and includes complete tools for scoring, recording, and processing music and audio. Despite Logic's popularity as a composition tool, its score editor can be one of the application's most challenging features to master. SCORING WITH LOGIC PRO offers concise and easy-to-follow tutorials to guide the reader in inputting, formatting, and printing music notation using Logic...
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14. |  Secrets of ProShow® Experts: The Official Guide to Creating Your Best Slide Shows with ProShow 5 By: Paul Schmidt Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 20-APR-2012 Insert Date: 28-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Secrets of ProShow® Experts: The Official Guide to Creating Your Best Slide Shows with ProShow 5 Whether you're an experience ProShow user or are just getting started, get ready to pick up a wealth of tips and techniques for making great-looking slide shows. Written by the president and founder of Photodex, the company that makes ProShow, SECRETS OF PROSHOW EXPERTS: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO CREATING THE BEST SLIDE SHOWS WITH PROSHOW 5 will show you how to harness the full power of ProShow. You'll learn great tips for creating polished slide shows, with easy-to-follow examples and expert advice on topics like understanding your audience, using motion to convey emotion, controlling the feel...
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15. |  The Tour Book, Second Edition: How to Get Your Music on the Road By: Andy Reynolds Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 14-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 28-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Tour Book, Second Edition: How to Get Your Music on the Road Looking for practical advice, hints, and tips on every aspect of putting on a live show—from rehearsal to handling the details of travel, accommodation, booking and promoting shows in the US and overseas, equipment, sound checking, contracts, taxation, and marketing? Look no further. Written by a touring professional and featuring interviews with key figures from across the music industry, THE TOUR BOOK is the only guide to compile and distill the best and most current advice of today's artist managers, booking agents, talent buyers, and successful artists. Inside, you'll find the tools you...
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16. |  iPhone® Game Development for Teens By: Clayton Crooks Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 14-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iPhone® Game Development for Teens Show readers how to create dynamic, published games for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with iPhone Game Development for Teens. This project-based beginner's game programming book guides new game developers through the complete process of developing a complete game. The book's high-energy, step-by-step style presents proven consistent processes for creating exciting games and its highly readable style is perfect for teens or other beginners. The book begins by introducing critical gaming concepts before going into the details, sound effects, graphics, and more. While the book focuses on...
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17. |  Administering vSphere® 5: Planning, Implementing, and Troubleshooting By: John Hales Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 07-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Administering vSphere® 5: Planning, Implementing, and Troubleshooting ADMINISTERING VSPHERE 5: PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING focuses on planning, installing, and maintaining vSphere environments. It is not a verbose documentation-style tome, but rather a comprehensive guide based on the tips, tricks, and gotchas gleaned from the authors' years of experience as vSphere consultants and trainers. The book is separated into four discrete sections: planning, implementation, troubleshooting, and security. The structure of the book provides readers with a balanced, deep understanding of vSphere. The authors have incorporated nearly two decades of...
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18. |  Media Composer® 6: Part 2—Effects Essentials By: Greg Staten Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 20-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Media Composer® 6: Part 2—Effects Essentials
MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PART 2 - EFFECTS ESSENTIALS is for editors who understand the basics of the editing tools in Media Composer and are ready to move ahead and learn the fundamentals of compositing and finishing within Avid Media Composer 6, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. This book/DVD combo, an official Avid Learning Series Core Level guide written by the Avid training department, provides a solid foundation in Media Composer audio and video effects capabilities, and, in conjunction with MEDIA COMPOSER 6: PART 1 - EDITING...
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19. |  By: David D. Busch Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 28-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 13-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Sony® α Slt-A65 DAVID BUSCH'S SONY ALPHA SLT-A65 GUIDE TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY is your best bet for getting the most out of your Alpha SLT-A65. Built with the same successful "translucent mirror technology" and sensor specs as the A77, its pro-level big brother, the SLT-A65 is a big hit with hobbyists looking for pro-level results. With David Busch as your guide, all the unique powers of the Sony Alpha SLT-A65 will be at your command, so you'll always be in full creative control, whether you're shooting on the job, as an advanced hobbyist, or are just out for fun. With clear how-to steps and full-color...
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20. |  Game Coding Complete, Fourth Edition By: Mike McShaffry; David Graham Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 06-MAR-2012 Insert Date: 09-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Game Coding Complete, Fourth Edition GAME CODING COMPLETE is the essential hands-on guide to developing commercial-quality games. Drawing on his in-depth industry experience, the authors take programmers through the complete process of developing a professional-quality game using hundreds of insider tricks and techniques developed and perfected in their nearly two decades in game development. The book takes a unique approach to understanding overall architecture--explaining how the different components of a game engine work together. Complete source code is included and every line is explained. Covering a range of topics that...
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