Sunday, December 6, 2009

Military Cryptanalysis Part III or Issues in Internet Law

Military Cryptanalysis, Part III

Author: William F Friedman

This book, until very recently classified CONFIDENTIAL by the U.S. Government, provides heretofore unpublished methods for the solution of ciphertext and plaintext auto-key systems. In addition, the text contains general principles for the solution of cipher systems employing long or continuous keys. Text contains information concerning the coincidence test, cross-product test, and the monoalphabeticity or phi test.



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Issues in Internet Law: Society, Technology, and the Law

Author: Keith B Darrell

About Issues In Internet Law:Just about anyone who comes in contact with the Internet can benefit from an understanding of the legal issues related to the Internet. And that contact may come through surfing the World Wide Web, participating in a Usenet newsgroup or List Serv, or in a chat room or online forum, or by sending or receiving e-mail. It may involve issues of commerce and contract law, or sexual harassment in the workplace, or freedom of speech, or invasion of privacy. · Suppose you buy something online; was that online contract you clicked on really enforceable, even if you just scrolled down and did not read it? · Does receiving pornography in the office e-mail from other employees constitute sexual harassment? · Can someone insult you online and get away with it? · Can they find information online to stalk you? · What can you legally place on your website? · And what are you not legally allowed to put on your website? · Do you own your domain name? · Can a public library censor your use of its Internet-linked computers? · Can someone else read your e-mail? · Is it legal to gamble online? · How "private" is your private information after you disclose it to a website? · Is a student exercising his First Amendment rights when he creates a hate website on a public school's Internet server? · Do other countries address these issues differently from the U.S.? · Which country's laws apply on the Internet? These are just some of the issues addressed in this book. About the format of Issues in Internet Law: Several years into my web design business, I decided to promote my business by teaching at local colleges and adult education programs. I scoured high and low searching for a suitable textbook on Internet Law that I could assign to my students. Surprisingly, I found very few dealing with the subject and those that were available were geared toward law schools, i.e., very expensive and extremely technical. Since my audience were probably not going to be lawyers and were unlikely to spend more than $100 on a textbook, my search came up empty-handed. The need for a straight-forward and affordable book on Internet Law for the average person was apparent. This book can be read by the average person to develop an awareness of issues in Internet Law. It can also be used as a textbook. In the latter capacity, each chapter contains a quiz with answers in the Appendix. Concept of Issues in Internet Law: There is a reason that this book is titled "Issues in Internet Law." This book is designed to serve as a red flag for issues in Internet law. A good lawyer does not know the law; he only knows where to find it. That is because the law is constantly changing and varies from jurisdiction. Even more so, in an area where a new technology is involved, such as the Internet, the law can change daily. This book cannot and does not attempt to state what "the law" is; it merely seeks to make the reader aware of legal issues surrounding the Internet; it is the responsibility of the reader to ascertain, on his own or through use of legal counsel, what the exact nature of the law is in his jurisdiction and how it may apply to his unique circumstances. This book is sold with the understanding that neither the publisher nor the author is engaged in rendering legal services; if legal or other expertise is required, the reader is advised to seek the services of a competent attorney. About Dr. Keith B. Darrell Having been a journalist, web designer, and attorney, Dr. Darrell brings a unique perspective to the subject of Internet Law, as the courts and Congress struggle to adapt the 18th Century First Amendment to the 21st Century technology of the Internet. Dr. Darrell earned his A.A. from Broward Community College, his B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida, his M.B.A. from Emory University, and his J.D. from the Emory School of Law.



Friday, December 4, 2009

Oracle Privacy Security Auditing or Multivariable Control Systems

Oracle Privacy Security Auditing: Includes Federal Law Compliance with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley & The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLB

Author: Arup Nanda

Sharing secrets for the effective creation of auditing mechanisms for Health/Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliant Oracle systems, this book demonstrates how the HIPAA framework provides complete security access and auditing for Oracle database information. Complete details for using Oracle auditing features, including auditing from Oracle redo logs, using system-level triggers, and using Oracle9i fine-grained auditing (FGA) for auditing of the retrieval of sensitive information, are provided. Examples from all areas of auditing are covered and include working scripts and code snippets. Also discussed are the use of the Oracle9i LogMiner to retrieve audits of database updates and how to implement all Oracle system-level triggers for auditing, including DDL triggers, server error triggers, and login and logoff triggers.



Interesting textbook: Peas or Cooking the Vietnamese Way

Multivariable Control Systems: An Engineering Approach

Author: Pedro Albertos

Multivariable control techniques solve issues of complex specification and modelling errors elegantly but the complexity of the underlying mathematics is much higher than presented in traditional single-input, single-output control courses. Multivariable Control Systems focuses on control design with continual references to the practical aspects of implementation. While the concepts of multivariable control are justified, the book emphasises the need to maintain student interest and motivation over exhaustively rigorous mathematical proof. Tools of analysis and representation are always developed as methods for achieving a final control system design and evaluation. Features:- design implementation clearly laid out using extensive reference to Matlab(r); - combined consideration of systems (plant) and signals (mainly disturbances) in a fluent but simple presentation; - step-by-step approach from the objectives of multivariable control to the solution of complete design problems. Multivariable Control Systems is an ideal text for masters students, students beginning their Ph.D. or for final-year undergraduates looking for more depth than provided by introductory textbooks. It will also interest the control engineer practising in industry and seeking to implement robust or multivariable control solutions to plant problems in as straightforward a manner as possible.



Thursday, December 3, 2009

Web Wizards Guide to PHP or Electronic Tribes

Web Wizard's Guide to PHP

Author: David A Lash

This book is a brief introduction to PHP that shows readers with little or no previous Web programming experience how to empower their Web sites with PHP This book requires no previous programming experience. It provides realistic full-color screen shots and code examples. Demonstrates all the basic PHP language features. Shows how to create surveys and order processing systems. Shows how to write PHP scripts that can save data into files on a Web server. This book is designed for readers with limited programming skills who want to learn to use PHP; as well as students taking a Web design course where PHP is used.



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Electronic Tribes: The Virtual Worlds of Geeks, Gamers, Shamans, and Scammers

Author: Tyrone L Adams

Whether people want to play games and download music, engage in social networking and professional collaboration, or view pornography and incite terror, the Internet provides myriad opportunities for people who share common interests to find each other. The contributors to this book argue that these self-selected online groups are best understood as tribes, with many of the same ramifications, both positive and negative, that tribalism has in the non-cyber world.

In Electronic Tribes, the authors of sixteen competitively selected essays provide an up-to-the-minute look at the social uses and occasional abuses of online communication in the new media era. They explore many current Internet subcultures, including MySpace, craftster, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, music downloading, white supremacist and other counterculture groups, and Nigerian e-mail scams. Their research raises compelling questions and some remarkable answers about the real-life social consequences of participating in electronic tribes. Collectively, the contributors to this book capture a profound shift in the way people connect, as communities formed by geographical proximity are giving way to communities—both online and offline—formed around ideas.



Table of Contents:

Foreword Ronald E. Rice Rice, Ronald E.

Introduction: Where Is the Shaman? Jim Parker Parker, Jim

Pt. I Conceptualizing Electronic Tribes

Ch. 1 "A Tribe by Any Other Name...," Tyrone L. Adams Adams, Tyrone L. Stephen A. Smith Smith, Stephen A.

Ch. 2 Mimetic Kinship: Theorizing Online "Tribalism," Veronica M. Davidov Davidov, Veronica M. Barbara Andersen Andersen, Barbara

Ch. 3 Electronic Tribes (E-Tribes): Some Theoretical Perspectives and Implications Bolanle Olaniran Olaniran, Bolanle

Ch. 4 Revisiting the Impact of Tribalism on Civil Society: An Investigation of the Potential Benefits of Membership in an E-Tribe on Public Discourse Christina Standerfer Standerfer, Christina

Pt. II Social Consequences of Electronic Tribalism

Ch. 5 Theorizing the E-Tribe on MySpace.com David R. Dewberry Dewberry, David R.

Ch. 6 Don't Date, Craftsterbate: Dialogue and Resistance on craftster.org Terri L. Russ Russ, Terri L.

Ch. 7 Guild Life in the World of Warcraft: Online Gaming Tribalism Thomas Brignall III Brignall, Thomas, III

Ch. 8 At the Electronic Evergreen: A Computer-Mediated Ethnography of Tribalism in a Newsgroup from Montserrat and Afar, Jonathan Skinner

Pt. III Emerging Electronic Tribal Cultures

Ch. 9 "Like a neighborhood of sisters": Can Culture Be Formed Electronically? Deborah Clark Vance

Ch. 10 Gerald M. Phillips as Electronic Tribal Chief: Socioforming Cyberspace, Ann Rosenthal

Ch. 11 Digital Dreamtime, Sonic Talismans: Music Downloading and the Tribal Landscape, Michael C. Zalot

Ch. 12 Magic, Myth, and Mayhem: Tribalization in the Digital Age, Leonie Naughton

Pt. IV Cybercrime and Counterculture amongElectronic Tribes

Ch. 13 Mundanes at the Gate ... and Perverts Within: Managing Internal and External Threats to Community Online Steve Abrams Abrams, Steve Smaragd Grun Grun, Smaragd

Ch. 14 Brotherhood of Blood: Aryan Tribalism and Skinhead Cybercrews Jody M. Roy Roy, Jody M.

Ch. 15 Radical Tribes at Warre: Primitivists on the Net Mathieu O'Neil O'Neil, Mathieu

Ch. 16 A "Tribe" Migrates Crime to Cyberspace: Nigerian Igbos in 419 E-Mail Scams Farooq A. Kperogi Kperogi, Farooq A. Sandra Duhe Duhe, Sandra

About the Contributors

Index

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Visual BasicNET All in One Desk Reference For Dummies or CNET Do It Yourself Laptop Projects

Visual Basic.NET All in One Desk Reference For Dummies

Author: Richard Mansfield

* Covers all aspects of VB .NET programming in seven self-contained minibooks: Visual Basic .NET Programming Fundamentals, Advanced Visual Basic .NET Programming, The .NET Editor, Object-Oriented Programming, Programming for the Web, Database Programming, and Graphics and Games
* Visual Basic is the primary tool of more than fifty percent of all professional developers, so the upgrade to VB .NET represents a major paradigm shift; this handy all-in-one guide gives them easy access to valuable information
* Guides the reader through getting integrated with the rest of Visual Studio .NET, covers programmatic encryption and other .NET security capabilities, and shows how to program for Web services with VB .NET and ASP.NET
* Companion Web site includes a must-have bonus appendix that provides parallel VB 6 and VB .NET sample code to help VB programmers make the somewhat difficult transition to .NET



Table of Contents:
Introduction: Welcome to .NET1
Bk. 1The Fundamentals of Visual Basic .NET Programming11
Ch. 1Getting With the Program13
Ch. 2Common Tasks21
Ch. 3Managing Files and Directories49
Ch. 4Old Concepts in New Clothes57
Bk. IITapping the Power of .NET Editor73
Ch. 1Organizing Your Projects75
Ch. 2Viewing Your Work85
Ch. 3Investigating the Toolbox97
Ch. 4Windows, Windows Everywhere113
Ch. 5Customization - Doing It Your Way125
Bk. IIIAdvanced Visual Basic .NET Programming133
Ch. 1Understanding Variable Types135
Ch. 2Working with Arrays157
Ch. 3Serious Serialization and Streams171
Ch. 4Creating Runtime Controls191
Ch. 5Overloaded Functions and Parameters207
Ch. 6Smashing Bugs217
Ch. 7No More Paranoia - Programmatic Encryption233
Bk. IVProgramming for the Web259
Ch. 1Introduction to ASP.NET261
Ch. 2Everything's Eventual277
Ch. 3Using ASP.NET Controls291
Ch. 4Making Database Connections on WebForms303
Ch. 5Creating a Web Service317
Ch. 6Bugs in the Web335
Bk. VVisual Basic .NET Database Programming351
Ch. 1The Basics of Databases353
Ch. 2User Interface Techniques377
Ch. 3Managing DataSets403
Ch. 4Migrating to ADO.NET429
Ch. 5Deeper into ADO.NET449
Ch. 6Querying Data463
Bk. VIFun and Games with Graphics489
Ch. 1You Be Picasso491
Ch. 2The Creative Photographer517
Ch. 3Mastering .NET Printing (It's Complicated Until You Know How)527
Ch. 4Constructing Wolfram Diagrams541
Bk. VIIVisual Basic .NET Object-Oriented Programming559
Ch. 1Introduction to OOP561
Ch. 2Creating Classes571
Ch. 3Inheritance579
Ch. 4Your First OOP Project589
Ch. 5Exploiting the .NET Framework605
AppDictionary of VB.NET623
Index753

New interesting textbook: PennyS Christmas Jar Miracle or Complete Fairy Tales and Stories

CNET Do-It-Yourself Laptop Projects: 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do!

Author: Justin Jaff

Trick out your laptop

Take your laptop to the limit with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-use guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to do all sorts of resourceful things with your laptop, like use it as a car stereo, broadcast a podcast, navigate a road trip, and more.

Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself Laptop Projects, you'll discover that you can get more out of your laptop than ever before.  

  • Build a wireless network
  • Transfer vinyl or cassette tapes to CD
  • Make free phone calls at home and on the road
  • Watch TV on your laptop and record your favorite shows
  • Set up a centralized home security system
  • Squeeze more life out of your battery
  • Upgrade your memory, hard drive, and processor
  • And much more

Justin Jaffe is a former senior editor at CNET where he managed the laptop reviews program.

Brian Nadel is the former editor-in-chief of Mobile Computing & Communications magazine.



Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Learning to Program with Alice or Next

Learning to Program with Alice

Author: Wanda P Dann

This updated guide supports an innovative approach to fundamental programming concepts. The authors use program visualization to create an easy relationship between program construct and the animation action in a 3D world.  For consistency with Java, C++, and other commonly used languages, "questions" are now "functions." Save and reload bugs have been fixed. Fonts can be scaled larger or smaller. High contrast mode is available for projection in the classroom.  A useful how-to guide for programmers interested in learning Alice.



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Next: The Future Just Happened

Author: Michael Lewis

A mordantly funny exploration of the brave new world spawned by the Internet.

In Liar's Poker the barbarians seized control of the bond markets. In The New New Thing some guys from Silicon Valley redefined the American economy. Now, with his knowing eye and wicked pen, Michael Lewis reveals how the Internet boom has encouraged great changes in the way we live, work, and think. He finds that we are in the midst of one of the greatest status revolutions in the history of the world, and the Internet is a weapon in the hands of revolutionaries. The old priesthoods - lawyers, investment gurus, professionals in general - have been toppled. The amateur, or individual, is king: fourteen-year-old children manipulate the stock market; nineteen-year-olds take down the music industry; and wrestlers get elected to public office. Deep, unseen forces seek to undermine all forms of collectivism, from the mass market to the family. Where does it all lead? And will we like where we end up?

Next does not come too late to the crash-and-burn Internet book fest. It comes just in time—at the speed of a falling safe.

Entertainment Weekly

A thoughtful and entertaining look at the rise and fall of our new Internet-driven economy.

Wall Street Journal - Jon Katz

[P]rovocative and entertaining....Lewis is a gifted journalist and a smart observer.

Newsweek

[Lewis] has a natural talent for spinning hilarious scenes and uncovering wicked details.

People

Lewis is a master of the far from obvious, giving a jargonectomy to big concepts.

BusinessWeek

A wake-up call at a time when many believe the net was a flash in the pan.

USA Today

Next does not come too late to the crash-and-burn Internet book fest. It comes just in time—at the speed of a falling safe.

Boston Herald - Rob Mitchell

[U]nderstated humor and keen-edged sociological observations...

New York - Boris Kachka

Don't miss his last chapter: "The Unabomber Had a Point.

New York Observer - Christopher Caldwell

[C]onsistently smart, and its highpoints are among the high points in Lewis's writing life.

New York Observer

[C]onsistently smart, and its highpoints are among the high points of Lewis' writing life.

BusinessWeek - Robert D. Hof

His book is a wake-up call at a time when many believe the net was a flash in the pan.

Fast Company - Polly Labarre

Michael Lewis has a knack for tapping the business zeitgeist.

Miami Herald - Richard Pachter

A fascinating view of the future of global commerce, which, clearly, is well underway.

New Orleans Times-Picayune - William C. Gibson

Lewis has many good and useful things to say in this book, and he says them in an easy and witty way.

BookPage - Alden Mudge

[S]wift, sharp, often-funny narratives...compelling.

Book Magazine

The Internet, Lewis argues, has remade America into an immigrant culture. It has thrust families into a strange, fast-changing world that only kids seem able to navigate. The Web's anonymity allows teenagers to become financial and cultural experts. Outsiders become insiders with astonishing ease, and insiders hysterically fight to preserve the status quo. Lewis's most vivid example is Jonathan Lebed, who was groundlessly harassed by the SEC for making $800,000 on the stock market— at age fourteen, from his bedroom in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. "The people who used the Internet to violate some social norm," the author points out, "invariably lived in some wasteland." Lewis' fieldwork confirms much of what's been said about the Internet revolution—that youth and speed have combined to raise the stakes of capitalism, making it hard to think beyond the immediate present. But it's Lewis' examination of what these changes have meant to families like the Lebeds that distinguishes this book from the usual future-is-now, change-or-die clichйs of much business writing. Lewis' observations about the growing elitism (and obsolescence anxiety) in the writings of Silicon Valley's aging tech prophets is refreshing. This is a fascinating read, full of frank wit and keen sociological insight.
—Eric Wargo

Publishers Weekly

Putting an engaging and irreverent spin on yesterday's news, Lewis (Liar's Poker; The New, New Thing) declares that power and prestige are up for grabs in this look at how the Internet has changed the way we live and work. Probing how Web-enabled players have exploited the fuzzy boundary between reality and perception, he visits three teenagers who have assumed startling roles: Jonathan Lebed, the 15-year-old New Jersey high school student who made headlines when he netted $800,000 as a day trader and became the youngest person ever accused of stock-market fraud by the SEC; Markus Arnold, the 15-year-old son of immigrants from Belize who edged out numerous seasoned lawyers to become the number three legal expert on AskMe.com; and Daniel Sheldon, a British 14-year-old ringleader in the music-file-sharing movement. Putting himself on the line, Lewis is freshest in his reportage, though he doesn't pierce the deeper cultural questions raised by the kids' behavior. As a financial reporter tracing the development of innovative industries like black box interactive television and interactive political polling from their beginnings as Internet brainstorms, Lewis reminds readers that the twin American instincts to democratize and commercialize intertwine on the Internet, and can only lead to new business. In the past, Lewis implies, industry insiders would simply have shut out eager upstarts, yet today insiders, like AOL Time Warner, allow themselves "to be attacked in order to later co-opt their most ferocious attackers and their best ideas." (July 30) Forecast: Lewis's track record, a major media campaign and a 12-city author tour through techie outposts will make this hard to ignore. As abreezy summer read, it's fun enough, but those looking for profound business insights will be disappointed. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.



Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Invisible Revolution13
1The Financial Revolt25
2Pyramids and Pancakes85
3The Revolt of the Masses151
4The Unabomber Had a Point211
Afterword: 2002237

Monday, November 30, 2009

Programming Microsoft ASPNET 20 Applications or Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express for Developers

Programming Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications: Advanced Topics

Author: Dino Esposito

Master advanced topics in ASP.NET 2.0 programming-gaining the essential insights and in-depth understanding you need to build sophisticated, highly functional Web applications successfully. Topics include Web forms, Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005, core controls, master pages, data access, data binding, state management, and security considerations. Developers often discover that the more they use ASP.NET, the more they need to know. With expert guidance from ASP.NET authority Dino Esposito, you get the in-depth, comprehensive information that leads to full mastery of the technology.



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Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express for Developers: From Novice to Professional

Author: Robin Dewson

Assuming neither database nor programming background, Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express for Developers introduces all the fundamental database administration and SQL programming features of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, the free relational database management system from Microsoft that provides a major subset of full SQL Server 2005 functionality.

This book is a comprehensive guide that covers installing and configuring SQL Server 2005 Express; creating, backing up, and restoring databases; creating tables, then querying and manipulating them with T-SQL; coding stored procedures and triggers, and using Reporting Services to deliver information to end users. Detailed, clear, and highly readable, this book will make you a competent and confident database administrator and programmer.

  • This is the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to SQL Server 2005 Express.
  • The book assumes no prior experience with databases, SQL, or programming.
  • You'll learn about both database administration and T-SQL programming.
  • The book covers SQL Server Management Studio and Reporting Services.



Sunday, November 29, 2009

AppleScript or Google Apps Administrator Guide

AppleScript: The Comprehensive Guide to Scripting and Automation on Mac OS X

Author: Hanaan Rosenthal

This is the second edition of Hanaan Rosenthal's critically-acclaimed AppleScript book. It goes the extra mile to teach you AppleScript--explaining advanced topics without leaving you behind.

AppleScript is the high-level scripting language that resides on the Mac platform. It can be used to add functionality to the Mac operating system, automate tasks, add functions, and generally make things easier. AppleScript has always been very useful, and with Mac OS X, you can take AppleScript further than before.

This book begins with the basics like handling variables, loops, and commands. Then it proceeds with more advanced concepts like debugging, AppleScripting with databases, manipulating PDFs with SMILE, and automating media workflow. In a nutshell, this book:

  • Takes you on a journey from novice to professional AppleScripter.
  • Is completely comprehensive; nothing is left to the imagination.
  • Is up-to-date through AppleScript 1.10/Mac OS X Tiger.

If you are a Mac user who wants to know the real meaning of having full control over your machine, get into AppleScripting. And pick up this book because it really is the only guide you need to master the art of AppleScripting!



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Google Apps Administrator Guide: A Private-Label Web Workspace

Author: David W Boles

With Google Apps, you and your colleagues or friends can check email, schedule meetings, chat in real time, collaborate on documents, and more. You can create your own personalized web and email addresses, and get loads of free storage. You can connect with others and access your documents 24/7, no matter where you are. Best of all, it's all hosted by Google-you get the same bandwidth, service, and machines that Google provides its staff and other online clients, and there's no hardware or software for you to install or maintain. Google Apps Administrator Guide is for aspiring and practicing webmasters or IT Professionals from any small business, university, college, eBay shop, charity organization, or any other kind of group that wants to work together. That means you can work with colleagues and friends in a single-sign-on web workspace. This book begins by explaining the often tricky and technical work of preparing your domain to work properly with Google Apps in friendly, layman's terms. That includes registering your domain, explaining zone files, transferring existing email accounts and web pages to your new domain and email system, and creating user accounts. Then it's time to start building your workspace by customizing how Google Apps interacts with your domain, and deciding which services you choose to provide for your users and employees, and/or friends and family. This book also discusses more advanced techniques for working online with Google Apps, including adding administrators, sharing calendars, editing web pages, and much more. Because Google Apps is always gaining new functionality, this book provides online updates and bonus chapters at bolesbooks.com/thomson/.Those online updates contain any major changes to Google Apps and help make sure your Google Apps Administrator Guide will always be up-to-date. This is the only book you will ever need to master Google Apps!



Friday, November 27, 2009

Alan Simpsons Windows XP Reloaded Bible or The CSS Anthology

Alan Simpson's Windows XP Reloaded Bible

Author: Alan Simpson

* Jam-packed with more than 900 pages of comprehensive information on the Service Pack 2 update of Windows XP, this book covers the basics as well as more complex topics
* Features new coverage of Media Player 10, Movie Maker, and Service Pack 2, with sidebars, workarounds, solutions, and tips
* Focusing on Windows XP functionality, the book addresses the most popular Internet features, how to customize the work environment, maintain and tweak the system, and work with text, numbers, and graphics
* This is an ideal reference for users with limited Windows XP experience who need a comprehensive resource to make the most out of their hardware and operating system



See also: Freire for the Classroom or Compassionate Statistics

The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks, and Hacks

Author: Rachel Andrew

A practical guide on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for professionals and novices, that can be used both as a tutorial and read cover-to-cover or as a handy and practical reference book to common problems, solutions and effects. The 2nd edition is now full-color throughout and is completely updated and revised with the latest tips & tricks.

This book will show you how to:
-Construct robust CSS layouts that work every time.
-Create sleek drop-down menus using only CSS.
-Build a professional tabbed navigation system.
-Replace image-based navigation with low-fat CSS lists.
-Design smarter, more usable CSS-flavored web forms.
-Use rounded corners minus the bloated HTML.
-Allow your visitors to select their preferred look and feel.
-Let the W3C validator do your debugging.
-Reduce the burden of site maintenance and updates. ... along with 92 other solutions to common questions and problems.

The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is ideal for experienced Web designers who would like to add sparkle to their existing designs, as well as newcomers who want to learn Web design the right way the first time.

The book is written so that it can be read cover to cover, or referred to like a cookbook with 101 different recipies for your Website. It's written in an easy-to-follow, consistent format that's well illustrated with plenty of full color screenshots and code examples, providing quick visual cues. If you hate wading through dry academic-style texts, then the illustrations and examples throughout this book will suit you



Thursday, November 26, 2009

The Digital Dialectic or Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005

The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media

Author: Peter Lunenfeld

The Digital Dialectic is an interdisciplinary jam session about our visual and intellectual cultures as the computer recodes technologies, media, and art forms. Unlike purely academic texts on new media, the book includes contributions by scholars, artists, and entrepreneurs, who combine theoretical investigations with hands-on analysis of the possibilities (and limitations) of new technology. The key concept is the digital dialectic: a method to ground the insights of theory in the constraints of practice. The essays move beyond journalistic reportage and hype into serious but accessible discussion of new technologies, new media, and new cultural forms.

Library Journal

Touted as an interdisciplinary jam session about our visual and intellectual cultures as the computer continues to pervade almost every moment of our lives, this book delivers in grand, thought-provoking style. Edited by Lunenfeld (communication and new media design, Art Center Coll. of Design), the volume offers a cornucopia of essays by almost a dozen contributors (including Lunenfeld himself), who draw inspiration from the 1995 Conference on the Convergence of Technology, Media, and Theory. None of the material seems dated (four years can be eons when considering technology), and a clear favorite has to be Brenda Laurels wry, memoir-like discourse on technology and entertainment, Musings on Amusements in America, or What I Did on My Summer Vacation. Other offerings include William J. Mitchells Replacing Place and George P. Landows Hypertext as Collage Writing. This effort in toto is an entertaining, unqualified success. Recommended for all collections.Geoff Rotunno, Valley Voice Newspaper, Goleta, CA



Table of Contents:
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Screen Grabs: The Digital Dialectic and New Media Theory
IThe Real and the Ideal
1Unfinished Business6
2The Cyberspace Dialectic24
3The Ethical Life of the Digital Aesthetic46
IIThe Body and the Machine
4The Condition of Virtuality68
5From Cybernation to Interaction: A Contribution to an Archaeology of Interactivity96
6Replacing Place112
IIIThe Medium and the Message
7The Medium Is the Memory130
8Hypertext as Collage-Writing150
9What Is Digital Cinema?172
IVThe World and the Screen
10"We Could Be Better Ancestors Than This": Ethics and First Principles for the Art of the Digital Age198
11Musings on Amusements in America, or What I Did on My Summer Vacation214
Notes236
Recommended Readings in New Media Theory270
Index284

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Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2005

Author: David Schneider

Based on the newest version of Microsoft's VB. NET, this revision of Schneider's best-selling guide is designed for readers with no prior computer programming experience. The author uses Visual Basic .NET 2005 to explore the fundamentals of programming, building a strong foundation that will give students a sustainable understanding of programming. Offers a broad range of examples, case studies, exercises, and programming projects to give readers significant hands-on experience. Includes a new section on Graphics. Provides fully updated example text and data, including tax codes, social security forms/data, baseball statistics, and more. Contains all new, robust, interesting programming projects. Updates screenshots throughout using Windows XP. Bundles Visual Basic .NET Express automatically with each copy of the text. A useful reference for both beginning and experienced programmers who want to learn more about the latest version of Microsoft's VB. NET.



Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Keyboarding Word Processing Lessons 1 60 or Designing Geodatabases

Keyboarding & Word Processing, Lessons 1-60

Author: Susie H VanHuss

Focus on the keyboarding and formatting skills most important for career success! KEYBOARDING AND WORD PROCESSING 17E, LESSONS 1-60, uses proven techniques to guide users from the basics of new-key learning to business documents using the commands of Microsoft® Word 2007. Lessons are clearly focuses on needs with skill building, communication skills, proofreading activities, and document formatting. Lessons 1-25 concentrate on developing keyboarding skill by learning the alphabetic keyboarding, top-row numbers, symbols, and the numeric keypad. Lessons 26-60 teach the basics of document and word processing formats including block and modified block letters, memos, e-mails, tables, review and edit documents, and graphics and newsletters.



Interesting textbook: Breaking of Nations or Major Problems in the History of American Workers

Designing Geodatabases: Case Studies in GIS Data Modeling

Author: Michael Zeiler

This guide to creating a dynamic GIS data model helps database managers design a schema that has comprehensive and descriptive query definitions, a user-friendly cartographic display, and increased performance standards. The five steps for taking a data model through its conceptual, logical, and physical phases, including modeling the user’s view, defining objects and relationships, selecting geographic representations, matching geodatabase elements, and organizing the geodatabase structure are studied in detail. A look at nine decision points that deal with concerns common to all data modeling exercises, such as validating feature geometries, modeling linear networks, managing raster data, and labeling map features help database managers fine-tune their GIS data models. Several design models for a variety of applications are considered including addresses and locations, census units and boundaries, stream and river networks, and topography and the base map.



Table of Contents:
Companion Web site for ArcGIS data models
Ch. 1Geodatabase design2
Ch. 2Streams and river networks36
Ch. 3Census units and boundaries86
Ch. 4Addresses and locations126
Ch. 5Parcels and the cadastre166
Ch. 6Surveying federal lands220
Ch. 7Using raster data280
Ch. 8Cartography and the base map306
Ch. 9Building geodatabases374

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Introduction to Java Programming or Common LISP

Introduction to Java Programming

Author: Y Daniel Liang

Groundbreaking fundamentals – first approach enables readers to understand the basics before being introduced to more challenging topics. Liang offers one of the broadest ranges of carefully chosen examples, reinforcing key concepts with objectives lists, introduction and chapter overviews, easy-to-follow examples, chapter summaries, review questions, programming exercises, and interactive self-test. Now uses standard classes only. Uses UML diagrams in every example starting chapter 8. Includes additional notes with diagrams. Comprehensive coverage of Java and programming make this a useful reference for IT professionals.



Table of Contents:
NOTE:  this is a brief version.  For a more comprehensive text, please visit "Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive Edition"


 


Chapter 1 Introduction to Computers, Programs, and Java


Chapter 2 Elementary Programming


Chapter 3 Selections


Chapter 4 Loops


Chapter 5 Methods


Chapter 6 Arrays


Chapter 7 Objects and Classes


Chapter 8 Strings and Text I/O


Chapter 9 Thinking in Objects


Chapter 10 Inheritance and Polymorphism


Chapter 11 Abstract Classes and Interfaces


Chapter 12 Object-Oriented Design and Patterns


Chapter 13 GUI Basics


Chapter 14 Graphics


Chapter 15 Event-Driven Programming


Chapter 16 Creating User Interfaces


Chapter 17 Applets and Multimedia


Chapter 18 Exception Handling


Chapter 19 Binary I/O


Chapter 20 Recursion

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Common LISP: The Language

Author: Guy Steel

The defacto standard - a must-have for all LISP programmers.


In this greatly expanded edition of the defacto standard, you'll learn about the nearly 200 changes already made since original publication - and find out about gray areas likely to be revised later. Written by the Vice- Chairman of X3J13 (the ANSI
committee responsible for the standardization of Common Lisp) and co-developer of the language itself, the new edition contains the entire text of the first edition plus six completely new chapters. They cover: - CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System, with new features to support function overloading and object-oriented programming, plus complete technical specifications * Loops, a powerful control structure for multiple variables * Conditions, a generalization of the error signaling mechanism * Series and generators * Plus other subjects not part of the ANSI standards but of interest to professional programmers. Throughout, you'll find fresh examples, additional clarifications, warnings, and tips - all presented with the author's customary vigor and wit.

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Bridges the gap between the first edition (1984) and the forthcoming ANSI standard for the language. Includes the entire text of the first edition plus six new chapters covering the Common LISP Object System, conditions, pretty printing, loops, series, and generators. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Saturday, February 21, 2009

Practical DV Filmmaking or Books in the Digital Age

Practical DV Filmmaking

Author: Russell Evans

Written for the beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking guides you thorough the process of making a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development through to production, post-production and distribution. While the technical tools you need are fully explained, the book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout, illustrating how these tools can be used to achieve stylistic approaches for innovative filmmaking.

The book assumes no background knowledge in either technology or filmmaking and is divided into four key areas:
*DEVELOPMENT: turn your idea into a workable script, storyboard and schedule.
*PRODUCTION: develop skills to shoot original short films and turn a zero-to-low budget to your advantage.
*POST-PRODUCTION: learn basic editing techniques to enhance your original idea using iMovie, Premiere and other popular tools.
*DISTRIBUTION: set up a website and use the internet to promote your film. Includes numerous links to useful websites. Plus, top tips for how to enter a film festival and a new chapter on developing a career.

Projects enable you to master each step of the process taking you through different aspects of filmmaking today. Gradually you will find out where your strengths lie and how to make the most of them. The book also encourages stylistic development by intruding theoretical approaches to filmmaking. A glossary of terms plus an appendix of resources make this guide a one-stop essential handbook to DV filmmaking practice for beginners and student filmmakers.

* Master low-budget filmmaking principles with easy step-by-step techniques and practical projects
* Develop a real world perspective through case studies andinterviews with successful filmmakers
* Combine technical know-how with stylistic approaches to filmmaking.



Table of Contents:
Ch. 1Overview1
Ch. 2Inside video10
Ch. 3Films and how they work43
Ch. 4Pre-production70
Ch. 5Production tools145
Ch. 6Production aesthetics194
Ch. 7Post-production tools242
Ch. 8Post-production aesthetics272
Ch. 9Careers and distribution297
Ch. 10Mapping the industry362

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Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States

Author: John B Thompson

The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the role of the book in an age preoccupied with computers and the internet? How has the book publishing industry been transformed by the economic and technological upheavals of recent years, and how is it likely to change in the future?
This is the first major study of the book publishing industry in Britain and the United States for more than two decades. Thompson focuses on academic and higher education publishing and analyses the evolution of these sectors from 1980 to the present. He shows that each sector is characterized by its own distinctive ‘logic’ or dynamic of change, and that by reconstructing this logic we can understand the problems, challenges and opportunities faced by publishing firms today. He also shows that the digital revolution has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the book publishing business, although the real impact of this revolution has little to do with the ebook scenarios imagined by many commentators.
Books in the Digital Age will become a standard work on the publishing industry at the beginning of the 21st century. It will be of great interest to students taking courses in the sociology of culture, media and cultural studies, and publishing. It will also be of great value to professionals in the publishing industry, educators and policy makers, and to anyone interested in books and their future.



Friday, February 20, 2009

Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns or CINEMA 4D

Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns

Author: Joey Lott

Today's ActionScript-based applications require increasingly sophisticated architectures and code. This book aids intermediate and advanced ActionScript developers in  learning how to plan and build applications more effectively. You'll learn how to apply design patterns as solutions to common programming scenarios. Beyond a reference, Advanced ActionScript with Design Patterns is a practical guide complete with sample mini-applications illustrating each design pattern. The accompanying CD includes a trial version of Flash 8 along with all the lesson files needed to work with the text.

Table of Contents:

Part I - Successful Projects
1. How to Design Applications
   
2. Programming to Interfaces
   
Part II - Patterns

3. MVC
   
4. Singleton
   
5. Factory (Abstract Factory and Factory Method)
   
6. Proxy
   
7. Iterator
   
8. Composite
   
9. Decorator
   
10. Command
   
11. Memento
   
12. State
   
Part III - Advanced ActionScript Topics

13. Working with Events
   
14. Sending and Loading Data
   
15. E4X (XML)
   
16. Regular Expressions




Table of Contents:
Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns by Joey Lott, Danny Patterson

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    CINEMA 4D: The Artist's Project Sourcebook

    Author: Anne Powers

    Realize you artistic vision with this treasure chest of instructional projects. Develop a mastery of the C4D toolset by working through modeling and animation projects that progressively build your technique. Updated for version 10, this edition features new chapters that explore the revamped MOCCA 3 system, R10's improved workflow and scene management, the enhanced animation timeline and searchable object manager, and advanced modeling tools. Special attention is given to the MoGraph Module, and inventive quick starts are provided for other modules including Hair, Sketch and Toon, Advanced Render, Dynamics, and Thinking Particles. Short, playful projects are presented in full color to clearly guide you to a serious 3D skill set. The companion DVD includes tutorial media, bonus tutorials, instructional movies, and 3D C4D environment teacher files.

    * A tutorial-based exploration of the modeling, animation and motion graphics possibilities of C4D
    * Covers MOCCA 3, MoGraph, and the integration with After Effects and other tools
    * Companion DVD with tutorial media, bonus tutorials, instructional movies and C4D teacher files.



Thursday, February 19, 2009

Python Essential Reference or Web Design Flash Sites

Python Essential Reference

Author: David Beazley

The goal of the Python Essential Reference is to concisely describe the Python programming language and its large library of standard modules, collectively known as the Python programming "environment." It is arranged into four major parts. First a brief tutorial and introduction is presented, then an informal language reference will cover lexical conventions, functions, statements, control flow, datatypes, classes, and execution models. The third part will cover the Python library, and the final section covers the Python C API that is used to write Python extensions. This book is for the professional who has experience with other systems programming language such as C or C++, and is looking for content that is not embellished with basic introductory material on the Python programming environment.



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Web Design Flash Sites

Author: Julius Weidemann

Many of the web's most eye-popping sites are created using Flash, a program which allows for total creative freedom and maximum interactivity. In its early years, Flash was used mostly for artistic and design sites, but more recently large corporations - even Citibank - have turned to Flash. This guide rounds up the very best and most innovative sites using 100% Flash navigation, including Nike, Adidas, Bacardi, Shrek, Nintendo, Playstation, Ford, and Honda. Also featured are two case studies and an introduction by Rob Ford, the creator of Favorite Website Awards.



Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Introduction to Programming with Java or Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching

Introduction to Programming with Java: A Problem Solving Approach

Author: John Dean

This book teaches the reader how to write programs using Java. It does so with a unique approach that combines fundamentals first with objects early. The book transitions smoothly through a carefully selected set of procedural programming fundamentals to object-oriented fundamentals. During this early transition and beyond, the book emphasizes problem solving. For example, Chapter 2 is devoted to algorithm development, Chapter 8 is devoted to program design, and problem-solving sections appear throughout the book. Problem-solving skills are fostered with the help of an interactive, iterative presentation style: Here's the problem. How can we solve it? How can we improve the solution?

Some key features include:


A conversational, easy-to-follow writing style.

• Many executable code examples that clearly and efficiently illustrate key concepts.

• Extensive use of UML class diagrams to specify problem organization.

• Simple GUI programming early, in an optional standalone graphics track.

• Well-identified alternatives for altering the book's sequence to fit individual needs.

• Well-developed projects in six different academic disciplines, with a handy summary.

• Detailed customizable PowerPointTM lecture slides, with icon-keyed hidden notes.

Student Resources:

  • Links to compiler software - for Sun's Java2 SDK tool kit, Helios's Text Pad and Eclipse.
  • Text Pad Tutorial.
  • Textbook errata.
  • All textbook example programs and associated resource files.
  • Instructor Resources:

  • Customizable PowerPoint lecture slides with hidden notes.provide comments that supplement the displayed text in the lecture slides. For example, if the displayed text asks a question the hidden notes provide the answer. As an option, instructors can delete the hidden notes (with a convenient macro) before distributing the lecture slides to the students.
  • Exercise solutions.
  • Project solutions.
  • "The authors have done a superb job of organizing the various chapters to allow the students to enjoy programming in Java from day one. I am deeply impressed with the entire textbook. I would have my students keep this text and use it throughout their academic career as an excellent Java programming source book". – Benjamin B. Nystuen, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

    "The authors have done a great job in describing the technical aspects of programming. The authors have an immensely readable writing style. I have an extremely favorable impression of Dean and Dean’s proposed text". – Shyamal Mitra, University of Texas at Austin

    "The overall impression of the book was that it was “friendly” to read. I think this is a great strength, simply because students reading it, and especially students who are prone to reading to understand, will appreciate this approach rather than the regular hardcore programming mentality". – Andree Jacobson, University of New Mexico



    Table of Contents:

    Chapter 1. Introduction to Computers and Programming

    Chapter 2. Algorithms and Design

    Chapter 3. Java Basics

    Chapter 4. Control Statements

    Chapter 5. Using Pre-Built Methods

    Chapter 6. Object-Oriented Programming

    Chapter 7. Object-Oriented Programming-Additional Details

    Chapter 8. Software Engineering

    Chapter 9. Classes with Class Members

    Chapter 10. Arrays and Array Lists

    Chapter 11. Type Details and Alternate Coding Mechanisms

    Chapter 12. Composition and Inheritance

    Chapter 13. Inheritance and Polymorphism

    Chapter 14. Exception Handling

    Chapter 15. Files

    Chapter 16. GUI Programming Basics

    Chapter 17. GUI Programming-Component Layout, Additional GUI Components



    Appendix 1. Unicode/ASCII Character Set with Hexadecimal Codes

    Appendix 2. Operator Precedence

    Appendix 3. Java Reserved Words

    Appendix 4. Packages

    Appendix 5. Java Coding-Style Conventions

    Appendix 6. Javadoc

    Appendix 7. UML Notations Used in this Book

    Appendix 8. Recursion

    Appendix 9. Multithreading

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    Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching: Server, Firewall and Cache Load Balancing

    Author: Matthew Sym

    Enrich the user experience while keeping control of your network

    Networking professionals: At last, comprehensive coverage of content switching technology is in your hands! Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching: Server, Firewall, and Cache Load Balancing, by topic experts Matthew Syme and Philip Goldie, provides sharp insights into this wide-ranging, rapidly changing technology. You'll learn the concepts, the background, and the architectures of content switching, as well as how it works and where and why it should be deployed to maximize the performance of your networks and servers. Fueled by increasing bandwidth and ever-richer content, this technology is fast becoming a standard in enterprise and ISP networks. Inside you'll find:


    • Full explanations of TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and other network fundamentals

    • Vendor-independent coverage of the key content switching applications--server load balancing, Web cache redirection, application redirection, firewall load balancing, and more!

    • Detailed diagrams that illustrate clearly the deployments and topologies for all applications and variations covered in the book

    • A running fictional case study that translates theory into practice, with all applications demonstrated in example implementations

    • Advanced topics including TCP/IP flows and sessions, delayed binding, URL parsing, cookie persistence, server health checking, and load balancing metrics

    The advanced topics in Optimizing Network Performance with Content Switching are tailored for engineers with layer 2 and layer 3 experience looking for a comprehensive explanation of theinner workings of content switching. This book is also ideal for managers, application developers, security administrators, sales people, and other professionals who require a firm understanding of the basics of the technology.



    Monday, February 16, 2009

    Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan or Tailored Health Messages

    Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan

    Author: P Wouters

    This book is a comprehensive guide to using Openswan for building both basic and industry size, military strength VPNs for medium to very large organizations. Written by the core developers, this practical book is all you need to use Openswan to build any VPN infrastructure you may need. The authors have covered the latest developments and upcoming issues. This book will not only help you build the VPN you need, but also save you a lot of time.

    With the widespread use of wireless and the integration of VPN capabilities in most modern laptops, PDA's and mobile phones, there is a growing desire for encrypting more and more communications to prevent eavesdropping. Can you trust the coffee shop's wireless network? Is your neighbor watching your wireless? Or are your competitors perhaps engaged in industrial espionage? Do you need to send information back to your office while on the road or on board a ship? Or do you just want to securely access your MP3's at home? IPsec is the industry standard for encrypted communication, and Openswan is the de-facto implementation of IPsec for Linux.

    Whether you are just connecting your home DSL connection with your laptop when you're on the road to access your files at home, or you are building an industry size, military strength VPN infrastructure for a medium to very large organization, this book will assist you in setting up Openswan to suit those needs.

    The topics discussed range from designing, to building, to configuring Openswan as the VPN gateway to deploy IPsec using Openswan. It not only for Linux clients, but also the more commonly used Operating Systems such as Microsoft Windows and MacOSX. Furthermore it discussescommon interoperability examples for third party vendors, such as Cisco, Checkpoint, Netscreen and other common IPsec vendors.



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    Tailored Health Messages: Customizing Communication with Computer Technology

    Author: Matthew Kreuter

    Through the use of new technologies, researchers, and practitioners in health education and health communication can now provide health information and behavior change strategies that are customized based on the unique needs, interests, and concerns of different individuals. These tailored health messages can be highly effective in assisting individuals in understanding and responding to health concerns.

    In this volume, Matthew Kreuter, David Farrell, and their colleagues define the process of tailoring and describe its uses in health communication programs. They present a theoretical and public health rationale for tailoring and support their position with empirical evidence. They also lay out the steps involved in creating and delivering tailored health communication programs, which can then be applied in practice. Practitioners, researchers, and students in health communication, health psychology, public health, and related areas will find this book to be a vital and invaluable resource forimproving communication about health issues.



    Sunday, February 15, 2009

    Consumers Guide to Cell Phones and Wireless Service Plans or Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS

    Consumer's Guide to Cell Phones and Wireless Service Plans

    Author: Syngress

    About the Author

    Jeff McLaughlin is the Senior Director of Wireless Partnerships for GetConnected, Inc. and is part of the senior management team. He has been in the wireless industry since 1994 working for wireless carriers, wireless vendors, and wireless agents. Jeff is responsible for securing partnerships with all the wireless service providers for GetConnected and for leading the strategic wireless initiatives with carriers, manufacturers, and other wireless industry players. Prior to GetConnected, Jeff was Director of Corporate Marketing for Boston Communications Group, Inc., a leading provider of prepaid services technology to wireless carriers and Business Products Manager for AT&T Wireless, one of the leading wireless carriers in the United States. He received his M.B.A from Seattle University and his B.S. from Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

    Beverly LeDonne is the Senior Director of Content Services and Business Operations for GetConnected, Inc. and is part of the senior management team. Beverly is responsible for implementing new partnerships and leading innovative initiatives in data management and presentation. Prior to GetConnected, Beverly managed 200 employees and an over $30 million P&L as Division Manager at APCOA/Standard Parking, the largest parking management service organization in the United States. She received her M.B.A from Louisiana State University and her B.A. from Thomas More College, Merrimack, NH. GetConnected, Inc.

    Founded in 1999, GetConnected, Inc. provides a suite of software tools that facilitate the sale of wireless, broadband, local phone, long distance, cable, and satellite television services. Named by Newsweek as one of the 103 Best Web Sites and by PC World as Best Cell Phone Site, GetConnected.com, is an easy-to-use Web site that empowers users with the information necessary to help them select the services that best meet their individual needs. GetConnected, Inc. offers consumers and small businesses access to its services directly through its Web site www.getconnected.com, and through a network of partner Web sites. Consumers will also be able to access the GetConnected telecommunication shopping services in private labeled applications at retail, where GetConnected will power the shopping experience and order processing for its retail partners.



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    Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS

    Author: Geoff Der

    Statistical analysis is ubiquitous in modern medical research. Logistic regression, generalized linear models, random effects models, and Cox's regression all have become commonplace in the medical literature. But while statistical software such as SAS make routine application of these techniques possible, users who are not primarily statisticians must take care to correctly implement the various procedures and correctly interpret the output. Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS demonstrates how to use SAS to analyze medical data. Each chapter addresses a particular analysis method. The authors briefly describe each procedure, but focus on its SAS implementation and properly interpreting the output. The carefully designed presentation relegates the theoretical details to "Displays," so that the code and results can be explored without interruption. All of the code and data sets used in the book are available for download from either the SAS Web site or crcpress.com. Der and Everitt, authors of the best-selling Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using SAS, bring all of their considerable talent and experience to bear in this book. Step-by-step instructions, lucid explanations and clear examples combine to form an outstanding, self-contained guide--suitable for medical researchers and statisticians alike--to using SAS to analyze medical data.



    Thursday, February 12, 2009

    Visual QuickStart Guide or Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction

    Visual QuickStart Guide: iMovie HD and iDVD 5 for MAC OS X

    Author: Jeff Carlson

    Take an easy, visual approach to teaching iMovie HD and iDVD, using pictures to guide you through the software and show you what to do.



    Table of Contents:
    Ch. 1The digital camcorder3
    Ch. 2Composition and coverage17
    Ch. 3The camera in motion33
    Ch. 4Lighting41
    Ch. 5Capturing audio49
    Ch. 6iMovie overview57
    Ch. 7Importing footage71
    Ch. 8Editing video87
    Ch. 9Editing still pictures105
    Ch. 10Editing audio115
    Ch. 11Transitions133
    Ch. 12Titles141
    Ch. 13Effects151
    Ch. 14Moving back to tape161
    Ch. 15QuickTime165
    Ch. 16Email, Web, and Bluetooth177
    Ch. 17Moving from iMovie to iDVD187
    Ch. 18iDVD overview193
    Ch. 19iDVD themes205
    Ch. 20Customizing iDVD themes223
    Ch. 21Slideshows237
    Ch. 22Archiving, encoding, and burning245

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    Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction

    Author: Marc Campbell

    You're a beginner who wants to design a state-of-the-art family web site. You've just started a new job, and you need to learn Dreamweaver fast. Or maybe you're a professional who's been using another program but is now switching to Macromedia's leading web design tool. Learning Dreamweaver 8 gets you up to speed, quickly and efficiently.

    Straightforwardly practical, with speed as the by-word, this hands-on guide focuses on the best practices for constructing both interactive and static web sites. While explaining core concepts clearly and thoroughly, so that beginners have a solid conceptural and technical foundation, it cuts through the clutter that might slow down a beginner tackling a subject as vast as web design and a tool as robust as Dreamweaver. "Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction" emphasizes learning by doing, with short, task-oriented chapters that demonstrate theory by presenting design solutions and explaining the principles that make them work. Plenty of screen shots, illustrations, and sample layouts accompany rapid prototyping techniques for site production.

    Marc Campbell has been building web sites since 1997-for everything from comic book fan communities to state government portals and e-commerce applications. A Macromedia Certified Dreamweaver Developer and beta tester, he has taught web design to students at all levels and has written eight books on the subject.

    Sidebars in "Dreamweaver 8 Design and Construction" allow readers to decide how deeply they want to delve into the subject. "Best Bets" offer bottom-line recommendations for those who want to skip the general discussion, while "Behind the Scenes" sidebars provide more in-depth looksatparticular topics for those who want more detail. Absolute beginner or faux debutante, you'll learn proven procedures for quickly building Dreamweaver sites.



    Wednesday, February 11, 2009

    Microsoft Office 2007 or Essentials of Business Information Systems

    Microsoft Office 2007: Post-Advanced Concepts and Techniques

    Author: Gary B Shelly

    In Microsoft Office 2007: Post Advanced Concepts and Techniques you'll find features that are specifically designed to improve retention, and prepare readers for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages users to expand their understanding of the Office 2007 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.



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    Essentials of Business Information Systems

    Author: Kenneth C Laudon

    For introductory undergraduate courses in Information Systems taught in MIS, IS, CIS, Business and Management departments. This brief text is ideal for courses on quarter systems and those that combine a MIS text with hands-on software, projects, or case studies. These authoritative authors continue to define the MIS course by emphasizinghowbusiness objectives shape the application of new information systems and technologies and integrating a career orientation that demonstrates the relevance of information systems to all business students regardless of their major.



    Table of Contents:
    IInformation Systems in the Digital Age1
    1Business Information Systems in Your Career2
    Chapter-Opening Case: Major League Baseball Hits a Home Run with Information Systems3
    1.1The Role of Information Systems in Business Today6
    1.2Perspectives on Information Systems and Information Technology10
    1.3It Isn't Simply Technology: The Role of People and Organizations12
    1.4Understanding Information Systems: A Business Problem-Solving Approach17
    1.5Information Systems and Your Career22
    Learning Tracks30
    Summary31
    Key Terms32
    Review Questions32
    Discussion Questions32
    Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Converting Data into Useful Information33
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Preparing a Management Overview of the Company33
    Building Internet Skills: Analyzing Shipping Costs33
    Video Case34
    Teamwork: Analyzing a Business System34
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune?34
    2E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems38
    Chapter-Opening Case: Information Systems Help Kia Solve Its Quality Problems39
    2.1Components of a Business42
    2.2Types of Business Information Systems46
    2.3Systems That Span the Enterprise57
    2.4The Information Systems Function in Business64
    Learning Tracks67
    Summary68
    Key Terms69
    Review Questions69
    Discussion Questions70
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Improving Supply Chain Management70
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Analyzing Financial Performance70
    Building Internet Skills: Planning Transportation Logistics71
    Video Case71
    Teamwork: Describing Management Decisions and Systems71
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Can Information Systems Help Danaher Work Leaner?71
    3Achieving Competitive Advantage with Information Systems74
    Chapter-Opening Case: Amazon.com: An Internet Giant Fine-Tunes Its Strategy75
    3.1Using Information Systems to Achieve Competitive Advantage78
    3.2Competing on a Global Scale92
    3.3Competing on Quality and Design94
    3.4Competing on Business Processes97
    Learning Tracks100
    Summary100
    Key Terms101
    Review Questions101
    Discussion Questions101
    Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Using a Database for Strategic Business Development101
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Performing a Competitive Analysis for Dirt Bikes102
    Building Internet Skills: Configuring and Pricing an Automobile102
    Video Case103
    Teamwork: Identifying Opportunities for Strategic Information Systems103
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Can Blockbuster Stand Up to Netflix?103
    IIInformation Technology Infrastructure107
    4IT Infrastructure: Hardware and Software108
    Chapter-Opening Case: DreamWorks Animation Turns to Technology for Production Support109
    4.1IT Infrastructure: Computer Hardware112
    4.2IT Infrastructure: Computer Software121
    4.3Managing Hardware and Software Technology135
    Learning Tracks139
    Summary140
    Key Terms141
    Review Questions142
    Discussion Questions142
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Evaluating Computer Hardware and Software Options142
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Analyzing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Desktop Software Assets143
    Building Internet Skills: Planning and Budgeting for a Sales Conference144
    Video Case144
    Teamwork: Evaluating Server Operating Systems144
    Business Problem-Solving Case: JP Morgan Chase Shifts IT Outsourcing into Reverse145
    5Foundations of Business Intelligence: Databases and Information Management148
    Chapter-Opening Case: Seven-Eleven Stores Ask the Customer by Asking the Data149
    5.1The Database Approach to Data Management152
    5.2Database Management Systems157
    5.3Using Databases to Improve Business Performance and Decision Making162
    5.4Managing Data Resources169
    Learning Tracks172
    Summary172
    Key Terms173
    Review Questions173
    Discussion Questions173
    Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Building a Relational Database for a Small Business174
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Redesigning the Customer Database174
    Building Internet Skills: Searching Online Databases175
    Video Case175
    Teamwork: Identifying Entities and Attributes in an Online Database175
    Business Problem-Solving Case: The FBI Abandons Its Virtual Case System175
    6Telecommunications, the Internet, and Wireless Technology178
    Chapter-Opening Case: Dartmouth: An Old College Becomes a New Networking Innovator179
    6.1Telecommunications and Networking in Today's Business World182
    6.2Communications Networks187
    6.3The Internet193
    6.4The Wireless Revolution205
    Learning Tracks215
    Summary215
    Key Terms218
    Review Questions218
    Discussion Questions219
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Comparing Wireless Services219
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Using Internet Tools to Increase Efficiency and Productivity219
    Building Internet Skills: Using Web Search Engines for Business Research220
    Video Case220
    Teamwork: Comparing Mobile Internet Access Systems220
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Google Takes on the World220
    7Securing Information Systems224
    Chapter-Opening Case: Phishing: A Costly New Sport for Internet Users225
    7.1System Vulnerability and Abuse228
    7.2Business Value of Security and Control238
    7.3Establishing a Framework for Security and Control240
    7.4Technologies and Tools for Security245
    Learning Tracks252
    Summary252
    Key Terms253
    Review Questions253
    Discussion Questions254
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Performing a Security Risk Assessment254
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan255
    Building Internet Skills: Evaluating Security Outsourcing Services255
    Video Case255
    Teamwork: Evaluating Security Software Tools255
    Business Problem-Solving Case: MasterCard and CardSystems: The Worst Data Theft Ever?256
    IIIKey System Applications for the Digital Age259
    8Achieving Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy: Enterprise Applications260
    Chapter-Opening Case: Whirlpool Fixes Its Supply Chain261
    8.1Enterprise Systems264
    8.2Supply Chain Management Systems266
    8.3Customer Relationship Management Systems274
    8.4Enterprise Applications: New Opportunities and Challenges282
    Challenges and Opportunities282
    Learning Tracks283
    Summary283
    Key Terms284
    Review Questions285
    Discussion Questions285
    Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Managing Customer Service Requests285
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Identifying Supply Chain Management Solutions286
    Building Internet Skills: Evaluating Supply Chain Management Services286
    Video Case287
    Teamwork: Analyzing Enterprise Application Vendors287
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Philip Morris International's Supply Chain Dilemma287
    9E-Commerce: Digital Markets, Digital Goods290
    Chapter-Opening Case: Gap Remodels Its Web Sites291
    9.1Electronic Commerce and the Internet294
    9.2Electronic Commerce303
    9.3M-Commerce310
    9.4Electronic Commerce Payment Systems314
    Learning Tracks318
    Summary318
    Key Terms320
    Review Questions320
    Discussion Questions321
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Analyzing a Dot-Com Business321
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Developing an E-Commerce Strategy321
    Building Internet Skills: Comparing Online Storefront Hosting Services322
    Video Case322
    Teamwork: Performing a Competitive Analysis of E-Commerce Sites322
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Can eBay Keep It Up?322
    10Improving Decision Making and Managing Knowledge326
    Chapter-Opening Case: Procter & Gamble Restructures Its Supply Chain327
    10.1Decision Making and Information Systems330
    10.2Systems for Decision Support333
    10.3Intelligent Systems for Decision Support341
    10.4Systems for Managing Knowledge349
    Learning Tracks356
    Summary356
    Key Terms358
    Review Questions359
    Discussion Questions359
    Application Software Exercise: Spreadsheet Exercise: Performing Break-Even Analysis and Sensitivity Analysis359
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Analyzing the Impact of Component Price Changes360
    Building Internet Skills: Using Intelligent Agents for Comparison Shopping361
    Video Case361
    Teamwork: Rating Knowledge Network Systems362
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Can Information Systems Make Your Doctor Better?362
    IVBuilding and Managing Systems365
    11Building Information Systems366
    Chapter-Opening Case: A New Ordering System for Girl Scout Cookies367
    11.1Problem Solving and Systems Development370
    11.2Understanding the Business Value of Systems and Managing Change375
    11.3Alternative Systems-Building Approaches384
    11.4Modeling and Designing Systems: Structured and Object-Oriented Methodologies390
    Learning Tracks393
    Summary393
    Key Terms395
    Review Questions395
    Discussion Questions396
    Application Software Exercise: Database Exercise: Designing a Customer System for Auto Sales396
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Designing an Employee Training and Skills Tracking System397
    Building Internet Skills: Analyzing Web Site Design and Information Requirements397
    Video Case397
    Teamwork: Analyzing Web Site Requirements397
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Comair's Crew Scheduling System Breaks Down398
    12Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems400
    Chapter-Opening Case: Does Location Tracking Threaten Privacy?401
    12.1Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to Systems403
    12.2Ethics in an Information Society408
    12.3The Moral Dimensions of Information Systems411
    Learning Tracks426
    Summary426
    Key Terms427
    Review Questions427
    Discussion Questions428
    Application Software Exercise: Word Processing and Web Page Development Tool Exercise: Creating a Simple Web Site428
    Dirt Bikes U.S.A.: Developing a Web Site Privacy Policy428
    Building Internet Skills: Using Internet Newsgroups for Online Market Research429
    Video Case429
    Teamwork: Developing a Corporate Ethics Code429
    Business Problem-Solving Case: Should We Trust ChoicePoint with Our Personal Data?429
    Your Digital Portfolio433
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    References1
    Indexes1
    Photo and Screen Shot Credits1