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With "Building Facebook Appilcations for Dummies" book You'll find out how to :

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Muthu Ramachandran, Rogerio Atem de Carvalho, "Handbook of Research on Software Engineering and Productivity Technologies: Implications of Globalization"
Engineering Science Reference | 2009-08-25 | ISBN: 1605667315 | 592 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB

Global software development and productivity related technologies are the key to today's globalization with new technologies and concepts being developed continually. In such an ever-evolving environment, teachers, researchers, and professionals in the discipline need access to the most current information about the concepts, issues, trends, and technologies in this emerging field.

The Handbook of Research on Software Engineering and Productivity Technologies: Implications of Globalization provides an authoritative collection of international research on software engineering and enterprise systems. Presenting unique coverage of topics such as agile software engineering, requirements traceability, and distributed software development, this Handbook of Research offers an innovative repository of knowledge useful to academicians, practitioners, and researchers in various related fields.

James Wedding P.E., Rick Graham, "Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010"
Sybex | 2009 | ISBN: 0470481528 | 336 pages | PDF | 13 MB

Two civil engineering experts present a focused, no-nonsense introduction to Autodesk's civil engineering software
AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry leader in civil engineering software, and is well structured resource characteristics focused discussions and practical exercises to help you learn quickly the main features. Reinforced with real-world tutorials from a wide experience of the authors, which allows you to be productive in a hurry.

Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 begins with an overview of key concepts and the software interface, then parses the styles and tools so that you understand the basics of construction. After understanding the concepts, the 50 pages of practice exercises provide real capabilities of Civil 3D.

• Includes an overview of key Civil 3D concepts and gives you the interface instruction needed to immediately begin working with the program
• Features in-depth, detailed coverage of lines and arcs, points, surveying, parcels, surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, sections, pipes, and project management
• Concludes with 50 pages of practical exercises to reinforce concepts
• Companion Web site includes all files needed to complete the tutorials, so you can compare your work with that of the experts

Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the practical reference you need to quickly become productive with Civil 3D.

James Wedding P.E., Scott McEachron, "Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010"
Sybex | 2009-07-27 | ISBN: 0470473533 | 912 pages | PDF | 21,3 MB

A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for Autodesk's popular and robust civil engineering software
AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this guide by a pair of Civil 3D experts is the comprehensive reference for both novices and professionals. It focuses on teaching vital Civil 3D 2010 tips, tricks, and techniques, showing you how to use the software in real-world professional environments.

After you learn the key concepts and how to work with the interface, you'll explore the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling all the parts of a civil engineering project.

• This comprehensive guide to the newest version of Civil 3D features coverage of all the new features, including the intersection tool
• Uses real-world examples and practical tutorials to teach vital Civil 3D tips, tricks, and techniques
• Covers the key concepts and software interface and discusses the best methods for creating, editing, displaying, and labeling a project's elements
• Features in-depth, detailed coverage of surveying, points, alignments, surfaces, profiles, corridors, grading, and LandXML and LDT Project Transfer
• Examines cross-sections, pipe networks, visualization, sheets, project management, and Vault and data shortcuts

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the in-depth guide you need to make the most of Civil 3D.

Noureddine Boudriga, "Security of Mobile Communications"
AUERBACH | ISBN: 0849379415 | 2009 | 630 pages | PDF | 4,6 MB

The explosive demand for mobile communications is driving the development of wireless technology at an unprecedented pace. Unfortunately, this exceptional growth is also giving rise to a myriad of security issues at all levels — from subscriber to network operator to service provider.

Providing technicians and designers with a critical and comprehensive resource, Security of Mobile Communications brings together the policies, practices, and guidelines needed to identify and address the security issues related to today's wireless sensor networks, satellite services, mobile e-services, and inter-system roaming and interconnecting systems. It details the major mobile standards for securing mobile communications and examines the architectures able to provide data confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and privacy in various wireless environments.

This book will serve as an invaluable resource for those seeking to identify and remedy security issues. Professor Noureddine Boudriga, an internationally recognized authority, goes beyond analysis, standards and guidelines to define the roles and responsibilities of network operators, service providers and even customers have to play to ensure our communications are as secure mobile as they are prolific.

Patrick Galbraith, "Developing Web Applications with Apache, MySQL, memcached, and Perl"
Wrox | 2009-07-07 | ISBN: 0470414642 | 888 pages | PDF | 4,3 MB

Add a layer of cache to the lamp stack is becoming popular in the common solution to significantly reduce the burden on the back end databases, and also enables better performance of web applications. This new caching component is represented by another m "" in LAMMP, which means high performance memcached, cache memory system that provides distributed object caching for web applications. The author guides you through the process of using Perl to develop web applications, both in terms of the first end display logic and back-end data recovery MySQL and memcached. Also see how to configure the Apache web server to run these mod-perl.

You'll discover that MySQL and memcached are where data is stored, and Apache is the server that hosts this functionality. You'll also examine each system at the same time learning how to install, configure and manage it.

The book shows how to put each of these systems so you can start building applications successfully. Useful examples implement the information covered throughout the book and a problem, it offers the solution of real-world problems and the process of how to go about finding a solution for them.

What you will learn from this book

• How to install, configure, and work with MySQL particularly basic concepts involving data, joins, and indexes as well as advanced usage of triggers, stored procedures, user–defined functions, storage engine usage, and more!
• A Perl refresher on basic concepts as well as how to work with data from MySQL using various Perl data types
• A chapter on object–oriented Perl
• How to the use Sphinx storage engine for full–text searching as well as Gearman to distribute tasks
• How to install and configure Apache 2.2 to work with mod—perl 2.0
• How to use mod—perl handlers to develop web applications, including working with Ajax
• A sample search engine application that puts together the various technologies discussed in the book

Who this book is for
This book is for developers who want to write applications using MySQL, memcached, Apache and Perl, and are interested in improving the development process and efficiency.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real–world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Brad Graham, Kathy McGowan, "Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius: 19 Brain-Bending Bio Hacks"
McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics | 2009-09-16 | ISBN: 0071623922 | 240 pages | PDF | 14,2 MB

This wickedly inventive guide offers 19 build-it-yourself projects featuring high-tech devices that can map, manipulate, and even improve the greatest computer on earth-the human brain. Every project inside Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius is perfectly safe and explores cutting-edge concepts, such as brain wave mapping, lucid dream control, and hypnosis.

Using easy-to-find parts and tools, this do-it-yourself book offers a wide variety of brain-bending bio hacks you can accomplish on your own. You'll find detailed guidelines, parameters, schematics, code, and customization tips for each project in the book. The only limit is your imagination!

Mind Performance Projects for the Evil Genius:

• Features step-by-step instructions, complete with helpful illustrations
• Allows you to customize each project for your purposes
• Discusses the underlying principles behind the projects
• Removes the frustration factor-all required parts are listed, along with sources

Build these and other lid-flipping gadgets:

• Biofeedback device
• Reaction speedometer
• Body temperature monitor
• Heart rate monitor
• Lie detector
• White noise generator
• Waking reality tester
• Audio dream director
• Lucid dream mask
• Alpha meditation goggles
• Clairvoyance tester
• Visual hypnosis aid
• Color therapy device
• Synchro brain machine

Encyclopedia of Database Systems
Publisher: Springer | Pages: 3752 | 2009-08-27 | ISBN 0387355448 | PDF | 60 MB

The multi-volume "Encyclopedia of Database Systems" provides access to relevant information on all aspects of large databases, data management, databases and systems. Over 1,400 illustrated essays and defining entries, organized alphabetically, present basic terminology, concepts, methods and data processing algorithms, key results to date, references to literature, and cross-references to other entries and magazine articles. Encyclopedia topics - including the areas of current interest and research results of historical importance - were selected by the advice of a distinguished international advisory group and written by global experts in the field. "Encyclopedia of Database Systems is designed for a broad audience, including researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and other professionals and practitioners. Database specialists, software developers, scientists and engineers who need to deal with unstructured, semi-large sets of structured or unstructured data will benefit from this comprehensive reference. In addition, the database and data mining researchers and scholars in various fields applying the database technologies such as artificial intelligence, software engineering, robotics and computer vision, machine learning, the finance and marketing will also benefit from the Encyclopedia.

Publication by Springer is planned for autumn 2008, the "Encyclopedia of Database Systems" will be available as a multi-volume and online reference works.

Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption
Publisher: Apress | 320 pages | October 25, 2009 | ISBN 1430224649 | PDF | 7 MB

Every day victims of large and small organizations to attacks on their data. Encryption provides a shield to help defend against intruders. Due to increasing pressure from government regulators, consumers and the wider business community, job descriptions of SQL database administrators and developers are expanding to include encryption. SQL Server 2008 Encryption experts show how to efficiently implement SQL Server 2008 and has the functionality to secure your data encryption of the organization.

• Introduces encryption, guiding readers through its implementation in SQL Server
• Demonstrates advanced techniques such as the use of hardware security modules
• Covers all that a SQL Server database administrator needs to know about encryption

Candace Leiden, Marshall Wilensky, "TCP/IP For Dummies, 6th Edition"
For Dummies | 2009-08-11 | ISBN: 0470450606 | 456 pages | PDF | 8,4 MB

Packed with the latest information on TCP/IP standards and protocols
TCP / IP is a hot topic because it is the glue that holds the Internet and the Web together, and network administrators should be aware of the latest developments. TCP / IP For Dummies, 6th Edition, is both an introduction to the basics for beginners, and the perfect way of resources for TCP / IP veterans.

The book includes the latest on Web protocols and new hardware, plus very timely information on how TCP/IP secures connectivity for blogging, vlogging, photoblogging, and social networking. Step-by-step instructions show you how to install and set up TCP/IP on clients and servers; build security with encryption, authentication, digital certificates, and signatures; handle new voice and mobile technologies, and much more.

• Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the de facto standard transmission medium worldwide for computer-to-computer communications; intranets, private internets, and the Internet are all built on TCP/IP
• The book shows you how to install and configure TCP/IP and its applications on clients and servers; explains intranets, extranets, and virtual private networks (VPNs); provides step-by-step information on building and enforcing security; and covers all the newest protocols
• You'll learn how to use encryption, authentication, digital certificates, and signatures to set up a secure Internet credit card transaction

Find practical security tips, a Quick Start Security Guide, and still more in this practical guide.

Beginning T-SQL 2008
Publisher: Apress | 300 pages | October 24, 2009 | ISBN 1430224614| PDF | 7 MB

Even if you have little or no knowledge of T-SQL, Beginning T-SQL 2008 will bring you up to intermediate level and teach you best practices along the way. You'll learn how to write code that will help you to achieve the best-performing applications possible.

You'll find an introduction to databases, normalization, and SQL Server Management Studio. You'll understand how data is stored in a database and learn how to use at least one of the available tools to get to that data.

Each subsequent chapter teaches an aspect of T-SQL, building on the skills learned in previous chapters. Exercises are included in each chapter because the only way to learn T-SQL is to write some code.

This book will only give the syntax and examples. It will teach you techniques to help you avoid common mistakes and create robust and well performing code.

• Imparts best practices for writing T-SQL
• Helps readers avoid common errors
• Shows how to write scalable code that yields good performance

Concepts in Electric Circuits
Publisher: Dr. Wasif Naeem |> ISBN: 8776814991 | edition 2009 | PDF | 87 pages | 10,89 mb

This book covers the fundamentals of electrical circuits that form the core of many engineering disciplines. In particular, the basic elements of circuits and their characteristics are presented when connected to an electricity grid. Moreover, the techniques to analyze and solve electrical circuits are explained simply and provides examples to demonstrate each strategy. DC and the AC circuit analysis with a brief overview of the filters at the end. Difficult concepts such as sinusoids electrical circuit and phasor are explained in an effective manner so that the basic understanding can be adequately met.

Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Second Edition
Publisher: CRC | ISBN: 0849338301 | edition 2005 | PDF | 2060 pages | 69,85 mb

Maintaining high standards set by the previous edition, this second edition, now in two volumes, offers a wide range of new and updated peer-reviewed articles that show the latest research and practices in chemistry, physics, biology, and soil analysis, soil quality, agriculture and sustainable development, environmental quality, natural resource management and ecology.

Also available in an online version.

Sams Teach Yourself Windows Server 2008 in 24 Hours
Publisher: Sams | ISBN: 0672330121 | edition 2008 | CHM | 648 pages | 59,77 mb

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to install and configure Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and its various services for networks of any size. Using a simple, step by step, each lesson builds on previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Windows Server ® 2008 from the base. Joe Habraken is a computer professional technology and best-selling author with over fifteen years experience in the field of information technology. He has authored over twenty publications in informatics and information technology including Home Wireless Networking in a moment, Skinning Windows XP, and Sams Teach Yourself Networking in 24 Hours (with Matt Hayden). Joe, a Microsoft Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate, currently serves as associate professor at the University of New England in Biddeford, ME, where he teaches a variety of new media and information technology related courses.

Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Rand Fishkin, Jessie Stricchiola, "The Art of SEO"
O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 0596518862 | 602 pages | PDF | 11,8 MB

A well-designed and easy to navigate website is useless if nobody can find. If your company will succeed in the Web economy, optimizing your site for search engine visibility is essential. In this book, four leading experts in the field of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) guidelines provide proven and cutting-edge techniques for planning and implementing a comprehensive SEO strategy.

The authors clearly explain the basics of SEO, while correct many common mistakes. If you are new to SEO, you will get an education full and comprehensive SEO and a series of effective tactics, from basic to advanced. Experienced professionals will find this book useful as a comprehensive reference for best practice SEO.

• Explore the underlying theory behind SEO and how search engines work
• Learn the steps you need to prepare for, execute, and evaluate SEO initiatives
• Examine a number of advanced strategies and tactics
• Understand the intricacies involved in managing complex SEO projects
• Learn what's necessary to build a competent SEO team with defined roles
• Glimpse the future of search and what lies ahead for the SEO industry

Chris Jackson, "Flash + After Effects: Add Broadcast Features to Your Flash designs"
Publisher: Focal Press | 2008-03-04 | 297 Pages | ISBN: 0240810317 | PDF | 12.4 MB

Flash Designers: push Flash to the next level with After Effects' robust toolset.

• Add motion graphics and visual effects to your Flash projects
• Fuse 3D depth into 2D animations
• Prepare Flash animations for broadcast
• Save development time in executing animations

By combining these two power applications to expand your multimedia horizons. Flash + After Effects gives the experienced Flash designer a better understanding of all working tools in After Effects with professional techniques that raise the bar for web design, broadcast, or CD / DVD delivery. The companion DVD contains project media that permit you to practice essential After Effects skills that include:

• Working with video and the AE timeline
• Using alpha channels for keying and enhancing interactivity
• Putting vector animation to work with Text and Shape Layers, and animation presets
• Creating 3D backgrounds with cameras and lights
• Animating with Behaviors, Parenting, Expressions and the Puppet Tool

You also get a video primer, render and file optimization techniques, and publishing and streaming guidelines.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques
480 pages | Adobe Press; 1 edition (March 20, 2009) | 0321613104 | PDF | 24 Mb

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Studio Techniques has been completely updated to cover new features in CS4. In a friendly, easy style that is both long and short on information about the techno-babble, Photoshop Hall of Famer Ben Willmore and photographer Dan Ablan guide you through the concepts and features that will really make a difference in the way of use Photoshop every day. They take you from blindly following step by step instructions to a deep understanding of how Photoshop works, cutting through the fat to focus on what they consider the essential features of Photoshop. This full-color book offers all the content in three easily digestible sections: Working Foundations, Production Essentials, and creative explorations.

Streamlined for this edition, the book is distilled Photoshop's vast capabilities down to what you need to know to a complete understanding of the program, while simultaneously focusing more directly on best practices for photographers. Beginning with a quick "refresher course" on the basis of work in Photoshop, you go to the real, the techniques of world production. Finally, get to fully explore the creative potential of the mixture of Photoshop and enhancing images, creating collages, retouching photographs, colorizing, and working with filters and layer masks. Upon finishing this book, creativity and efficiency levels will soar and you will feel like you finally "get" Photoshop.