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2010-10-27T07:41:00.001-07:00

CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide, 5th Edition

2010-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide, 5th Edition

Book Description
With CSS3: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start with a tour of the stylesheet language, or skip ahead to any chapter of the book to look up specific tasks covering just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions, and plenty of screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users CSS. Best-selling author Jason Cranford Teague takes readers through today’s CSS essentials and provides extensive coverage of CSS3 and CSS 2.1 techniques. The book outlines what can be done with CSS3 now and how the latest browsers have implemented many of the new features. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to CSS, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.

Book Details

Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 5 edition (September, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321719638
ISBN-13: 978-0321719638

File Size: 36.0 MiB
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Illustrator CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

2010-10-06T12:32:00.000-07:00

Illustrator CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Book Description
This fully updated edition for Illustrator CS5 covers the essential skills for Illustrator artists, such as drawing geometric and freehand objects; color management; using multiple artboards; applying colors, patterns, and gradients; creating and using brushes; transforming, reshaping, and combining objects; creating and styling type; applying graphic styles and transparency; using the Pen tool; using the live color, paint, trace, and effects features; using symbols; and output. The new and updated Illustrator CS5 features are clearly marked with bright red stars in both the table of contents and main text.
Among the new CS5 features covered in this volume are bristle brushes, drawing modes, arrows, Width tool, Shape Builder tool, and Mini Bridge. Enhancements to such features as path joining, artboards, pixel-perfect drawing, and Art brushes are also covered.
Readers can follow the steps in a tutorial fashion, or use the book as a reference guide to individual program features. Many of the key illustrations used in the book are available via Web download for practice.

Book Details

Paperback: 456 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (August, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321706617
ISBN-13: 978-0321706614

File Size: 192.7 MiB
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Essential GWT: Building for the Web with Google Web Toolkit 2

2010-10-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

Essential GWT: Building for the Web with Google Web Toolkit 2

Book Description
With Google Web Toolkit, Java developers can build sophisticated Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) and complete Web sites using the powerful IDEs and tools they already use. Now, with GWT 2, Google Web Toolkit has become even more useful. Essential GWT shows how to use this latest version of GWT to create production solutions that combine superior style, performance, and interactivity with exceptional quality and maintainability.
Federico Kereki quickly reviews the basics and then introduces intermediate and advanced GWT skills, covering issues ranging from organizing projects to compiling and deploying final code. Throughout, he focuses on best-practice methodologies and design patterns. For example, you’ll learn how to use the MVP (model-view-presenter) pattern to improve application design and support automated testing for agile development.
Kereki illuminates each concept with realistic code examples that help developers jump-start their projects and get great results more quickly. Working with the latest versions of open source tools such as Eclipse, Subversion, Apache, Tomcat, and MySQL, he demonstrates exactly how GWT fits into real Web development environments. Coverage includes

Using the Google Plugin for Eclipse and the GWT Shell Script
Detecting and working with browsers—and solving the problems they cause
Building better user interfaces with the MVP pattern
Using APIs for visualization, mapping, weather data, and more
Internationalizing and localizing GWT code
Securing GWT applications with cryptography, hashing, and encryption
Testing with JUnit, Emma, GWTTestCase, Selenium, and Mock Objects
Deploying client-only and client-plus-server GWT applications

About the Author
Federico Kereki is a systems engineer with more than twenty years of experience as a consultant, system developer, writer, and university professor. He has given talks on GWT at public conferences organized by Microsoft and TCS, and he used GWT to develop several company-wide Internet business systems. Kereki has taught and written texts for computer science courses at the Universidad de la República, Universidad ORT Uruguay, and the Instituto Universitario Autónomo del Sur. His current research interests include software quality, software engineering, and agile methodologies. He works extensively with both Linux and Windows and has been involved with open source for more than a decade. He currently resides, works, and teaches in Uruguay.

Book Details

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (July, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321705149
ISBN-13: 978-0321705143

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The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 2nd Edition

2010-10-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

The Official Ubuntu Server Book, 2nd Edition

Book Description
Ubuntu Server is a complete, free server operating system that just works, with the extra Ubuntu polish, innovation, and simplicity that administrators love.
Now, there’s a definitive, authoritative guide to getting up-and-running quickly with the newest, most powerful versions of Ubuntu Server. Written by leading members of the Ubuntu community, The Official Ubuntu Server Book, Second Edition, covers all you need to know to make the most of Ubuntu Server, whether you’re a beginner or a battle-hardened senior system administrator.
The authors cover Ubuntu Server from start to finish: installation, basic administration and monitoring, security, backup, troubleshooting, system rescue, and much more. They walk through deploying each of the most common server applications, from file and print services to state-of-the-art, cost-saving virtualization and cloud computing.
In addition, you’ll learn how to

Make the most of Ubuntu Server’s latest, most powerful technologies
Discover easy, fast ways to perform key administration tasks
Automate Ubuntu installs, no matter how many servers you’re installing
Quickly set up low-cost Web servers and e-mail
Protect your server with Ubuntu’s built-in and optional security tools
Minimize downtime with fault tolerance and clustering
Master proven, step-by-step server and network troubleshooting techniques
Walk through rescuing an Ubuntu server that won’t boot
Create your own private cloud computing infrastructure

The included disks contain the versions of Ubuntu Server you’ll need for different CPU architectures: Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS 64-bit CD, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-bit DVD, both of which are supported by Canonical for five years.
About the Author
Kyle Rankin is a systems architect for Quinstreet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users’ Group, the author of Knoppix Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference, Linux Multimedia Hacks, and Ubuntu Hacks, and he has contributed to a number of other O’Reilly books. Kyle is also a columnist for Linux Journal and has had articles featured in PC Magazine, TechTarget, and other publications.
Benjamin Mako Hill is a Seattle native working out of Boston, Massachusetts. Mako is a long-time free software developer and advocate. He was part of the founding Ubuntu team, one of the first employees of Canonical, Ltd., and lead author of The Official Ubuntu Book. In addition to some technical work, his charge at Canonical was to help grow the Ubuntu development and user community during the project’s first year. Mako is currently a fellow at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media and a researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Mako has continued his involvement with Ubuntu as a member of the Community Council governance board, through development work, and through projects such as this book.

Book Details

Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (July, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0137081332
ISBN-13: 978-0137081332

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iPhone and iPad in Action

2010-09-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

iPhone and iPad in Action

Book Description
iPhone and iPad In Action, compiled by mobile software developer and blogger Brandon Trebitowski, simplifies existing iPhone topics while also updating them to account for the 3.4 SDK framework including iPad coverage. Beyond covering the basics of iPhone development, this edition also explores exciting topics such as the accelerometer, peer-to-peer gaming, mapkit, push notifications, and in-app purchasing. The reader is provided with step-by-step instructions on how to integrate the APIs into new or existing applications.
After completing this book, the reader will have all of the knowledge necessary to create fully functional iPhone applications ready for the App Store. There are many sample applications to work from including a chat client, video game, interactive map, and many others.
About the Author
Brandon Trebitowski is a software developer and author. In August of 2008, he started iCodeBlog.com to teach aspiring developers how to write software for the iPhone. After the blog was acquired by RightSprite in December of 2008, he began working full time for them developing mobile software.
Christopher Allen hosts iphonewebdev.com, the largest iPhone web dev community, and is a founder and organizer of the iPhoneDevCamp conference. A longtime technologist, Chris was one of the authors of TLS, the next-generation SSL protocol. Shannon Appelcline is a widely published writer and technologist, who has written everything from game programming articles to comic books.

Book Details

Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications; 1 edition (September, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935182587
ISBN-13: 978-1935182580

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Beginning iPhone Games Development

2010-09-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Beginning iPhone Games Development

Book Description
iPhone games are hot! Just look at the numbers. Games make up over 25 percent of total apps and over 70 percent of the most popular apps. Surprised? Of course not! Most of us have filled our iPhone or iPod touch with games, and many of us hope to develop the next best-selling, most talked-about game.
You’ve probably already read and mastered Beginning iPhone 3 Development; Exploring the iPhone SDK, the best-selling, the second edition of Apress’s highly acclaimed introduction to the iPhone and iPod touch by developers Dave Mark and Mark LaMarche. This book is the game-specific equivalent, providing you with the same easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach, more deep technical insights, and that familiar friendly style.
While games are all about fun, at the same time, they’re serious business. With this book, you’re going to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with some hardcore coding. While you may have written games before, this book will take you further, immersing you in the following topics:

Game graphics and animation with UIKit, Quartz, Core Animation, and OpenGL ES
Game audio with OpenAL, MediaPlayer Framework, AV Foundation, and AudioSession
Game networking with GameKit, Bonjour, and Internet sharing

You can discover more about this book, download source code, and find support forums at the book’s companion site, www.iphonedevbook.com.
You’ll learn:

Efficient methods for drawing in 2D and 3D to the iPhone screen
Game-specific animation techniques with Core Animation
To use OpenGL ES for more complex and realistic gaming backgrounds and action
Numerous ways to add music to enhance the gaming experience
How to give your users access to their iPhone libraries from within games
The tools and techniques of 3D audio for creating even more realistic gaming experiences
How to do networking right, including two-player games over Bluetooth and multiplayer games over Wi-Fi

Who is this book for?
All game developers who desire to create iPhone and/or iPod touch games
About the Author
PJ Cabrera is a software engineer with more than 12 years of experience developing information systems in various industries, programming in C, C++, Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby. But his real passion for many years has been hacking gadgets (i.e., turning a Sega Dreamcast into a NetBSD router, or running Android and Debian GNU/Linux on a Palm TX) and making home-brewed games for consoles such as Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameBoy Advance, and PSP. He is very excited that he can finally share his creative side on iPhone and XBox 360 with the general public through the App Store and XNA Community Games.
Book Details

Paperback: 500 pages
Publisher: Apress; 1 edition (April 23, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1430225998
ISBN-13: 978-1430225997

File Size: 43.2 MiB
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Rockstar WordPress Designer

2010-09-21T08:14:00.000-07:00

Rockstar WordPress Designer

Book Description
Theme Like a Professional!
Managing web content has always been tricky, but with WordPress, any web designer can have a flexible, free and powerful CMS to use not just on blogging projects, but on all sorts of websites. In How To Be a Rockstar WordPress Designer you will learn step by step how to take a straight HTML site and power it with WordPress.
During the course of the book you’ll build THREE WordPress themes, a blog, a portfolio site and a general site with menus and submenus. Each theme demonstrates different aspects of WordPress theming and all three are packaged in with the book so you’ll have Photoshop, HTML, CSS and WordPress PHP files to refer to. You can take a look at the three sites online here:

http://superpreviewer.com/creatifblog
http://superpreviewer.com/creatifportfolio
http://superpreviewer.com/creatifsite

Updated for WordPress 3.0: How to Be a Rockstar WordPress Designer has been updated for the latest release of WordPress and includes a section on Navigation Menus!
Who is This Book For?
The book is aimed at anyone with a solid understanding of HTML/CSS. You don’t need to know PHP, you don’t need to have ever even touched WordPress before. The examples begin from scratch and build on each other, while basic PHP principles that are used are explained in an easy to understand manner.
If you’ve ever wanted to get started with WordPress theming, or you’re looking to take your skills to the next level with advanced theming concepts, this is the book for you!
About the Authors
Collis Ta’eed. Co-founder of Envato, Collis has been designing and building websites for many years for small sites and large, mom and pop businesses, multinational corporations and governmental organisations. His work has been featured on numerous design and CSS galleries including BestWebGallery, WebCreme, CSSRemix, CSSMania, TheBestDesigns, and many more.
Collis has an easy to read style of writing, and his tutorials at PSDTUTS and NETTUTS have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of Photoshop and Web Design enthusiasts. Collis is also co-author of How To Be a Rockstar Freelancer and is passionate about teaching and training others.
Harley Alexander is an up and coming WordPress designer and developer. Author of more than a dozen WordPress tutorials on the popular NETTUTS site, Harley pretty much speaks in WordPress! With experience in jQuery, PHP and of course WP, Harley’s technical skillset is impressive for anyone, but even more so for a young author still in his teens! You can find Harley over at his own blog – BaffleInc.
Book Details

Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: Rockable Press (2010)
Language: English

File Size: 44.6 MiB
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Rockstar Presentations

2010-09-21T08:01:00.000-07:00

Rockstar Presentations

Book Description
Give a Rockstar Presentation!
In Rockstar Presentations, author Joseph Lewis shares tips, tricks and wisdom on public speaking with no fear, no cue cards and no worries!
Whether you’re giving a blockbuster keynote or teaching a handful of co-workers how to do something cool, this book was written for you.
This book also comes bundled with 3 great PowerPoint templates you can use in your own presentations.
About the Authors
Joseph Lewis is a regular contributor to WorkAwesome.com, and has over ten years of experience in publishing for government, defense, health care, and technology firms. As an editor, he has corrected typos for admirals, doctors, and scientists, and published numerous books, journals, and case studies. As a writer, Joseph has published countless classified and proprietary documents that you cannot read. Over the years, he has created and delivered presentations to bosses, peers, clients, and students on more subjects than he cares to remember, including how to give a quality presentation. He has also written articles about business presentations, office politics, and other humorous subjects. Joseph lives in a pleasant suburb of the United States with his wife, daughter, and two cats.

Book Details

Paperback: 140 pages
Publisher: Rockable Press (2010)
Language: English

File Size: 7.3 MiB
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How to Build a Successful Blog Business

2010-09-21T07:39:00.000-07:00

How to Build a Successful Blog Business

Book Description
How to Build a Successful Blog Business is a straight forward guide to building a publishing business online that covers everything from choosing a niche to hiring staff, registering a business to selling it, finding traffic to monetizing it.
Whether you are interested in creating an additional income stream or building a fully-fledged business, this is an essential read for web entrepreneurs and online publishers.
Collis is a web veteran with a wealth of experience and an easy to read style. He has founded sites such as the Tuts+ network, the Envato Marketplaces, FreelanceSwitch and AppStorm which combined serve up over 50 million pageviews a month.
In How to Build a Successful Blog Business Collis shares tips from his years of operating kick ass blogs, and reveals stats, graphs, revenue figures and inside details from three real world case studies.
Nowhere else will you be able to find information like this. Step behind the scenes of Envato’s wildly successful sites and find out how you build blogs that are both profitable and popular.
This is the must-read book on blogging business.
About the Authors
Collis has authored three books, written dozens of the most popular tutorials on the web and is an accomplished entrepreneur, designer and blogger.
He is the creator and cofounder of Envato and Tuts+, producing blogs and sites that serve over fifty million pageviews a month.

Book Details

Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: Rockable Press (2010)
Language: English

File Size: 23.3 MiB
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How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer

2010-09-21T07:17:00.000-07:00

How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer

Book Description
Covering everything from getting started to expanding your business, How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer is the official FreelanceSwitch book. Written by Collis & Cyan Ta’eed – the founders of the site – it’s packed with new information, advice and insights not covered on the blog.
If you want to start your freelance career the right way, then How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer will give you everything you need to become the best freelancer in town!

About the Authors

Cyan and Collis Ta’eed are the founders of popular freelancing blog FreelanceSwitch. After years of running a small freelance graphic and web design business, they shut up shop and started web startup Envato where they work building brilliant websites for creatives everywhere.

Book Details

Paperback: 212 pages
Publisher: Rockable Press (2007)
Language: English

File Size: 5.2 MiB
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Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010

2010-09-20T07:16:00.000-07:00

Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010

Book Description
Get up to speed on Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Visual Studio 2010 through a combination of hands-on instruction and deep-dives.
Microsoft has packed a lot of brand new testing and modeling tools into Visual Studio 2010, tools that previously were available only to Microsoft internal development teams. Developers will appreciate the focus on practical implementation techniques and best practices.
A team of Microsoft insiders provides a nuts-and-bolts approach. This Wrox guide is designed as both a step-by-step guide and a reference for modeling, designing, and coordinating software development solutions at every level using Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010.
Visual Studio 2010 offers a complete lifecycle management system that covers modeling, testing, code analysis, collaboration, build and deployment tools.
Coverage includes:

An Introduction to Software Architecture
Top-down Design with Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams
Top-down Design with Component and Class Diagrams
Analyzing Applications Using Architecture Explorer
Using Layer Diagrams
An Introduction to Software Development
Unit Testing with the Unit Test Framework
Managed Code Analysis and Code Metrics
Profiling and Performance
Database Development, Testing, and Deployment
An Introduction to IntelliTrace
An Introduction to Software Testing
Web Performance and Load Testing
Manual Testing
Coded User Interface Testing
Lab Management
Introduction to Team Foundation Server
Team Foundation Architecture
Team Foundation Version Control
Branching and Merging
Team Foundation Build
An Introduction to Project Management
Process Templates
Using Reports, Portals, and Dashboards
Agile Planning Using Planning Workbooks
Process Template Customizations

Professional Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio 2010 shows developers, testers, architects and project managers alike how to leverage the power of Visual Studio 2010 to streamline software design and development.
From the Back Cover
Leverage Visual Studio 2010 to develop and deploy your next project
Written by Microsoft insiders, this nuts-and-bolts guide walks you through the tools, guidelines, and methodologies you’ll need for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Visual Studio 2010. It focuses on practical implementation techniques and best practices, while providing you with detailed code samples and case studies. You’ll dive into all the new Unified Modeling Language (UML) tools, advanced debugging techniques, manual testing functionality, the new architecture of Team Foundation Server 2010, and much more. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to model, design, and coordinate enterprise solutions at every level using Visual Studio.

Professional Application Lifecycle Management:

Examines the Architecture Explorer and how to use it to better understand the architecture of your application
Presents topics that are of the most interest to a developer who is creating an application with Visual Studio 2010
Explores the numerous tools available for testers, including a look at the new test lab management capabilities
Delves into the new architecture of Team Foundation Server 2010 and the version-control system
Uncovers the latest process templates, along with the new backlog and capacity-planning features

About the Author
MICKEY GOUSSET is a Senior Technical Developer for Infront Consulting Group, a consulting company focused on the Microsoft System Center family of products. He has been a Microsoft Team System MVP fi ve years running, a certifi ed professional in Team Foundation Server and SCOM 2007, and co-author (along with Jean-Luc David and Erik Gunvaldson) of the book Professional Team Foundation Server (Indianapolis: Wiley, 2006). Gousset runs “Team System Rocks!” (http://www.teamsystemrocks.com), a community site devoted to Visual Studio Team System and Visual Studio 2010, where he also blogs about Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. He is also a co-host of the popular Team Foundation Server podcast, “Radio TFS” (http://www.radiotfs.com). He has spoken on Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server topics at various user groups, code camps, and conferences, including Microsoft Tech Ed Developer — North America 2008 and 2009. When not writing or working with computers, Mickey enjoys a range of hobbies, from playing on Xbox Live (“Gamer Tag: HereBDragons”) to participating in local community theater. Nothing beats his favorite pastime though — sitting on his couch with his lovely wife Amye, and their two Chihuahuas, Lucy and Linus.BRIAN KELLER is a Senior Technical Evangelist for Microsoft, specializing in Visual Studio and application lifecycle management. Keller has been with Microsoft since 2002, and has presented at conferences all over the world, including TechEd, Professional Developers Conference (PDC), and MIX. Keller is also a regular personality on MSDN’s Channel 9 Web site, and is co-host of the popular show, “This Week on Channel 9.” Outside of work, he can usually be found enjoying the great outdoors while either rock climbing, backpacking, skiing, or surfing.
AJOY KRISHNAMOORTHY is a Senior Product Manager in the Microsoft Patterns and Practices group. In this role, he focuses on planning the areas of investments and business strategy for Patterns and Practices. Prior to this role, Krishnamoorthy worked as a Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System. He has more than ten years of consulting experience, playing variety of roles, including developer, architect, and technical project manager. Krishnamoorthy has written articles for online and printed magazines, and co-authored several books on ASP.NET. You can check out his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/ajoyk. Krishnamoorthy has an MBA from Ohio State University. Any spare time is spent with his family, playing board/card games with friends, watching sports (especially when the Ohio State Buckeyes are playing), and learning to play “Tabla.”
MARTIN WOODWARD is currently the Program Manager for the Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Cross-Platform Tools Team. Before joining Microsoft, Woodward was voted Team System MVP of the Year, and has spoken about Team Foundation Server at events internationally. Not only does Woodward bring a unique insight into the inner workings of the product he has experienced from more than a half-decade of real-world use at companies big and small, he is also always happy to share. When not working or speaking, Woodward can be found at his blog, http://www.woodwardweb.com.
Book Details

Paperback: 696 pages
Publisher: Wrox (April, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470484268
ISBN-13: 978-0470484265

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Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework

2010-09-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework

Easy PHP Websites with the Zend Framework shows you how to build websites fast using PHP and MySQL, two of the world’s most popular Web development technologies. What’s more, you’ll learn how to supercharge these technologies by taking advantage of a powerful, free web development solution known as the Zend Framework, which helps developers build websites with amazing speed and efficiency.
This book embraces a teaching strategy of learning by doing, showing you how to build website features you’ll actually want to use within your own websites. Among other things you’ll learn how to manage data submitted through web forms, send unformatted and HTML e-mails through your website, manage user registrations, logins, and recover forgotten passwords, and even create the structure for a simple social network.
Along the way, you’ll learn how to take advantage of popular online services such as Google Maps, Amazon Web Services, the Facebook Platform, and PayPal to create even more compelling websites. Master the Zend Framework and have fun doing it!

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CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development

2010-09-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development

CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development
Packt Publishing | 2007-07-31 | ISBN: 1847191746 | 260 pages | PDF | 2 MB
When I first discovered CodeIgniter, I was overcome with glee after following the video tutorials. It all worked. There was no need to rely on any command-line interaction to "automagically" build my application for me. There was no dependence on PEAR or any other outside resources. There was just CodeIgniter. And it worked.
As soon as I got a grasp on what it was doing and why, I dove into the excellent User Guide and began to feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This felt like home. The user guide is written in such a non-intimidating manner that it invites even the most timid of PHP developers. To this day, I still refer to the user guide when I forget specific syntax or function names and it’s a guick in-and-out routine. Nothing at all complex about it.
Not too long ago I came across a book by Packt Publishing called ‘CodeIgniter for Rapid PHP Application Development’. At first, I thought to myself, "Why?". The combination of the user guide, the forum and CodeIgniter’s well structured code is surely enough for anybody to learn, right? What could this book have that any potential developer could not obtain through these natural resources?
Throughout the fifteen chapters in the book, the author walks you through building a functional application from start to finish (well, at least as finished as any web application truly is). At first I thought the choice of the application to build was rather odd, but as I continued reading the book, I realized it was a good example because of the wide array of helpers, libraries and other standard CodeIgniter components and logic the application uses. Specifically, the example application provides a way to monitor several different aspects of remote websites by performing tests and generating reports. The author does a great job of walking the reader through the process step by step while explaining why and how the various CodeIgniter components are being used.
However, I did find the odd spelling error here and there and I don’t necessarily agree with outputting HTML from a model, but overall this book is a great addition to the natural resources that the user guide and forum provide. This book will be of no help to the (albeit few) people that immediately jump into the forums asking "how do I…" without taking a little time to read through the user guide and searching pre-existent forum threads to find a solution for their problem, but for those who truly want to learn more about the framework and want to have a good book on hand, then this book certainly does the trick.

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

2010-09-19T13:04:00.000-07:00

The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

Malcolm X, Alex Haley, Attallah Shabazz, Â«The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
Ballantine Books | ISBN: 0345350685 | 1992 | PDF | 460 pages | 1.62 MB
“The Autobiography of Malcolm X limns an archetypal journey from ignorance and despair to knowledge and spiritual awakening. When Malcolm tells coauthor Alex Haley, "People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book," he voices the central belief underpinning every attempt to set down a personal story as an example for others. Although many believe his ethic was directly opposed to Martin Luther King Jr.’s during the civil rights struggle of the ’60s, the two were not so different.”
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Hardware and Computer Organization (Embedded Technology)

2010-09-19T09:06:00.000-07:00

Hardware and Computer Organization (Embedded Technology)

Arnold S. Berger, "Hardware and Computer Organization (Embedded Technology)"
Newnes | 2005 | ISBN: 0750678860 | 512 pages | File type: PDF | 7,4 mb

Hardware and Computer Organization is a practical introduction to the architecture of modern microprocessors for students and professional alike. It is designed to take practicing professionals "under the hood" of a PC and provide them with an understanding of the basics of the complex machine that has become such a pervasive part of our everyday life. It clearly explains how hardware and software cooperatively interact to accomplish real-world tasks.

Instead of simply demonstrating how to design a computer's hardware, it provides an understanding of the total machine, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, explaining how to deal with memory and how to write efficient assemble code that interacts with and takes best advantage of the underlying hardware.

Additionally, the book has a unique emphasis on facilitating the ability to make real engineering decisions in industry when working with anything from simple 8-bit microprocessors in embedded applications to PCs and workstations. It demystifies the link between the behaviour of the code and the operation of the machine, while helping engineers and students to better understand the limitations imposed by finite speed and resources.

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Building Websites With Mambo : A fast paced introductory tutorial

2010-09-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

Building Websites With Mambo : A fast paced introductory tutorial

Building Websites With Mambo : A fast paced introductory tutorial
Publisher: Packt Publishing | ISBN: 1904811736 | edition 2005 | File type: PDF | 244 pages | 13,1 mb

This book focuses on taking you through the essential tasks to create a Mambo site as fast as possible. These essential tasks are explained clearly, with well structured step by step instructions. The book does not aim to cover every feature of Mambo, nor is it a comprehensive guide to extending Mambo. Almost everything in the book is accomplished without recourse to the underlying PHP code in which Mambo is written. The book is very readable and the author has a particularly chatty and engaging writing style.
This book is suitable for web developers, designers, webmasters, content editors and marketing professionals who want develop a fully featured web presence in a simple and straightforward process. It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT confident individual will be able to use the book to produce an impressive web site.

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Beginning Drupal 7

2010-09-19T08:56:00.000-07:00

Beginning Drupal 7

Beginning Drupal 7 By Todd Tomlinson
Publisher: Apress 2010 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 1430228598 | File type: PDF | 11 mb

This book focuses on the nontechnical user who is responsible for building, maintaining, and managing Drupal web sites. The book covers why you should consider using Drupal when building a new web site, what Drupal is, installing and configuring Drupal, creating and managing content, managing users, adding functionality to your web site through Drupal modules, and more advanced topics on using themes, panels, and views. By reading this book, you will:
Understand why you should use Drupal and the power of the platform.
Quickly build confidence in your ability to use Drupal.
Gain the knowledge necessary to build, deploy, and manage web sites of moderate complexity on Drupal 7.

What you’ll learn
What Drupal is and why you should use it
How to install a basic Drupal web site from scratch
How to create content in your new Drupal web site
How to manage users on your new Drupal web site
How to change the look and feel of your new Drupal web site through themes
How to install and configure modules

Who this book is for
This book is for nontechnical users who need to use Drupal to manage content, as well as PHP developers who are new to Drupal.

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Room by Emma Donoghue

2010-09-19T08:27:00.000-07:00

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To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.
Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

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INTERNET MARKETING FOR NEWBIES

2010-09-19T07:09:00.000-07:00

INTERNET MARKETING FOR NEWBIES

Marketing has always been an exciting profession. There is the challenge of coming up with new and creative ways to catch the attention of the public, hold that attention long enough to build up enthusiasm for a product line, and then motivate consumers to take that final step and purchase the good or service.
Here are some things you should known about Internet marketing, what you need in order to get started, and some tips on how to find the right types of places in the cyber-world to look for important clues as to what you can effectively market.
Along with learning about Internet marketing, it is a good idea to get acquainted with basic Internet tools as well. There is a world of electronic marketing tools that are available today. Some of them are free, while others cost very little. There are some basic things that any Internet marketer will need to know and learn about using these tools.
As your studies will reveal, there are some basic tools that will become essential components in the efforts of any successful Internet marketing plan. Laying this solid foundation means you do not necessarily have to reinvent the wheel with each new campaign, although you should always be prepared to tweak things a bit to fit the needs of the product or service that you want to market.

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Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site Using PHP & MySQL, 4th Edition

2010-09-19T04:29:00.000-07:00

Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site Using PHP & MySQL, 4th Edition

Book Description
PHP and MySQL have changed. Back in 2001, when I wrote the first edition of this book, readers were astonished to discover that you could create a site full of web pages without having to write a separate HTML file for each page. PHP stood out from the crowd of programming languages, mainly because it was easy enough for almost anyone to learn and free to download and install. The MySQL database, likewise, provided a simple and free solution to a problem that, up until that point, had been solvable only by expert programmers with corporate budgets.
Back then, PHP and MySQL were special—heck, they were downright miraculous! But over the years, they have gained plenty of fast-moving competition. In an age when anyone with a free WordPress account can set up a full-featured blog in 30 seconds flat, it’s no longer enough for a programming language like PHP to be easy to learn; nor is it enough for a database like MySQL to be free.
Indeed, as you sit down to read this book, you probably have ambitions that extend beyond what you can throw together using the free point-and-click tools of the Web. You might even be thinking of building an exciting, new point-and-click tool of your own. WordPress, after all, is built using PHP and MySQL, so why limit your vision to anything less?
To keep up with the competition, and with the needs of more demanding projects, PHP and MySQL have had to evolve. PHP is now a far more intricate and powerful language than it was back in 2001, and MySQL is a vastly more complex and capable database. Learning PHP and MySQL today opens up a lot of doors that would have remained closed to the PHP and MySQL experts of 2001.
That’s the good news. The bad news is that, in the same way that a butter knife is easier to figure out than a Swiss Army knife (and less likely to cause self-injury!), all these dazzling new features and improvements have indisputably made PHP and MySQL more difficult for beginners to learn.

Worse yet, PHP has completely abandoned several of the beginner-friendly features that gave it a competitive advantage in 2001, because they turned out to be oversimplifications, or could lead inexperienced programmers into building web sites with gaping security holes. This is a problem if you’re the author of a beginner’s book about PHP and MySQL.
PHP and MySQL have changed, and those changes have made writing this book a lot more difficult. But they have also made this book a lot more important. The more twisty the path, the more valuable the map, right?
In this book, I’ll provide you with a hands-on look at what’s involved in building a database driven web site using PHP and MySQL. If your web host provides PHP and MySQL support, you’re in great shape. If not, I’ll show you how to install them on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux computers, so don’t sweat it.
This book is your map to the twisty path that every beginner must navigate to learn PHP and MySQL today. Grab your favorite walking stick; let’s go hiking!

Who Should Read this Series?

This article series is aimed at intermediate and advanced web designers looking to make the leap into server-side programming. You’ll be expected to be comfortable with simple HTML, as I’ll make use of it without much in the way of explanation. No knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) or JavaScript is assumed or required, but if you do know JavaScript, you’ll find it will make learning PHP a breeze, since these languages are quite similar.
By the end of this series, you can expect to have a grasp of what’s involved in building a database driven web site. If you follow the examples, you’ll also learn the basics of PHP (a server-side scripting language that gives you easy access to a database, and a lot more) and Structured Query Language (SQL—the standard language for interacting with relational databases) as supported by MySQL, the most popular free database engine available today. Most importantly, you’ll come away with everything you need to start on your very own database driven site!

What’s in this Series?

This series comprises the following 4 chapters. Read them in order from beginning to end to gain a complete understanding of the subject, or skip around if you need a refresher on a particular topic.
Chapter 1: Installation [1]
Before you can start building your database driven web site, you must first ensure that you have the right tools for the job. In this first chapter, I’ll tell you where to obtain the two essential components you’ll need: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database management system. I’ll step you through the setup procedures on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, and show you how to test that PHP is operational on your web server.
Chapter 2: Getting Started with MySQL [2]
Although I’m sure you’ll be anxious to start building dynamic web pages, I’ll begin with an introduction to databases in general, and the MySQL relational database management system in particular. If you have never worked with a relational database before, this should definitely be an enlightening chapter that will whet your appetite for what’s to come! In the process, you’ll build up a simple database to be used in later chapters.
Chapter 3: Introducing PHP [3]
Here’s where the fun really starts. In this chapter, I’ll introduce you to the PHP scripting language, which you can use to build dynamic web pages that present up-to-the-moment information to your visitors. Readers with previous programming experience will probably only need a quick skim of this chapter, as I explain the essentials of the language from the ground up. This is a must-read chapter for beginners, however, as the rest of this book relies heavily on the basic concepts presented here.
Chapter 4: Publishing MySQL Data on the Web [4]
In this chapter you’ll bring together PHP and MySQL, which you’ll have seen separately in the previous chapters, to create some of your first database driven web pages. You’ll explore the basic techniques of using PHP to retrieve information from a database and display it on the Web in real time. I’ll also show you how to use PHP to create web-based forms for adding new entries to, and modifying existing information in, a MySQL database on the fly.

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Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes

2010-09-19T04:11:00.000-07:00

Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes

Book Description
Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
Plain English definitions explain new terms
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
* Quickly build blogs for free with WordPress.com
* Customize your blog to fit your message
* Create powerful text, audio, and video content
* Moderate comments and build communities
* Set up RSS feeds
* Host your own blog with WordPress.org software
* Deliver content via iPhone and BlackBerry
* Streamline publishing with third-party tools

About the Author
Chuck Tomasi is an IT manager for Plexus Corp., a contract electronics company headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin. He has almost 30 years of IT experience and is also a devoted husband and proud father of two. Chuck is an accomplished writer and public speaker on New Media. His first book, Podcasting for Dummies (co-written with Tee Morris and Evo Terra), was ranked #1 by Neilsen BookScan in its category. He is a regular contributing writer to the Friends In Tech and Tech Talk for Families blogs. Chuck is a pioneer in podcasting who began working with the media in 2004 when it was still in its infancy. He is the co-host of the light-hearted weekly tech/science podcast Technorama, which was a finalist in two categories at the 2007 Parsec Awards for podcasting excellence. He also produces and hosts the Gmail Podcast, a collection of short audio tips. As a speaker, Chuck has led training sessions on podcasting for the National Park Service, spoken at the New Media Expo on how to build listener loyalty, presented a session at the National HDI (Help Desk Instutite) conference on effective customer communications, and done numerous presentations for his local HDI chapter. Chuck is also the founder, host, and regular presenter for Fox Cities Managers, a local group of professionals dedicated to leadership excellence in northeast Wisconsin.
Kreg Steppe has 20 years of experience as an IT professional. Kreg is a husband and father of one. He has several interests in creative writing, photography, audio production, and web application development. Currently working as a web developer, he has 10 years experience with web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Apache, and IIS. His work leads him to create rich and robust solutions including writing a custom intranet, extranet, and workflow applications. He is also a podcasting early adopter. In late 2004, as podcasting started to get recognition, Kreg became involved with several podcasts, emerging as a consummate assistant to budding podcasters. In early 2005 Kreg joined Chuck Tomasi and launched Technorama, a podcast with a lighthearted look at all things tech and sci-fi. Working on Technorama, and as a member of Friends In Tech podcasting group, Kreg has had several years of audio production experience including creative writing, coordination logistics, and editing. Most recently, Kreg spoke at Create South 2009 regarding “Sharing Your Photography and Social Media” as an amateur photographer and with an interest in social networking.

Book Details

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (March 28, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672331209
ISBN-13: 978-0672331206

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Expert PHP and MySQL

2010-09-19T03:09:00.000-07:00

Expert PHP and MySQL

Book Description
Best practices and expert techniques for today’s most demanding apps
As the world’s most popular, general purpose, open source scripting language, PHP is frequently used with MySQL to create high-traffic, mission-critical applications. This indispensable book shares proven, author-tested best practices and expert techniques that can be applied to even the most demanding MySQL-driven PHP apps. You’ll explore ways to extend MySQL with user-defined functions, write PHP extensions, and solve problems when PHP and MySQL alone are not enough and other techniques or third-party tools are necessary.
Expert PHP and MySQL:

Reviews essential techniques, such as design patterns, complex queries, and advanced regular expression
Addresses advanced PHP concepts, such as iterators and closures
Demonstrates using Gearman for multitasking in your web applications
Discusses caching using memcached with MySQL and your PHP web applications
Discusses ways to create PHP Extensions and MySQL User Defined Functions
Shows how to use Sphinx for search functionality in your PHP web applications

About the Author
Andrew Curioso is a senior software engineer at MyVBO (Virtual Business Office) creating an innovative and scalable infrastructure for Rich Internet Applications using PHP and MySQL.
Ronald Bradford is a technology strategist and advisor specializing in MySQL, Drizzle and related web technologies. With a primary focus on architecture, design, performance analysis and scalability of web applications, his consulting portfolio ranges from Internet startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Patrick Galbraith is a principal software engineer at Lycos, adding new PHP and MySQL offerings for Tripod Users, switching remaining apps using Oracle to MySQL as well as other interesting projects.

Book Details

Paperback: 624 pages
Publisher: Wrox (March 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470563125
ISBN-13: 978-0470563120

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Beginning PHP 5.3

2010-09-19T03:02:00.000-07:00

Beginning PHP 5.3

Book Description
Serving as a complete introduction to PHP 5.3, this book walks you through all the major concepts of PHP in a way that’s easy to follow, with plenty of code snippets illustrating each concept to aid learning. You’ll discover how to install and configure PHP 5.3, how to get started with simple programs, and the basic building blocks of PHP such as variables, operators, expressions, arrays, and objects. Coverage working with files, XML, and MySQL; building Web applications with PHP; exploring the PEAR library; handling e-mail; and creating Web graphics.
From the Back Cover
A solid introduction to writing powerful web applications using PHP 5.3
As one of the most popular open-source web-programming languages in use today, PHP is an ideal server-side scripting language that connects HTML-based web pages to a backend database for dynamic content. It allows you to create anything from a simple form-to-email script to a web forum application, a blogging platform, or a content management system. This guide introduces the PHP language and shows how to write powerful web applications using PHP.

*Looks at the ways that PHP programs interact with web servers and other technologies such as HTML
*Teaches you how to build robust web applications and change the flow of your scripts with decisions and loops
*Examines ways to create and use strings, arrays, objects, functions, and files in your scripts
*Shares tips for creating interactive web forms in PHP, as well as capturing user input
*Unveils methods for preserving an application’s state between page views
*Offers advice on how to work with MySQL® databases using PHP
*Includes best practices for using PEAR to speed up your application development
*Presents techniques for manipulating XML from within your PHP scripts
* Walks you through the creation and manipulation of web graphics using PHP
About the Author
Matt Doyle has worn many hats in his professional career, including working in the fields of system administration, computer training, software development, graphic design, and website creation.
Book Details

Paperback: 840 pages
Publisher: Wrox (October 26, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470413964
ISBN-13: 978-0470413968

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Professional PHP Programming

2010-09-19T02:51:00.000-07:00

Professional PHP Programming

Book Description
This book covers middle-tier programming with PHP.
PHP is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language. It is an open source technology, rapidly gaining popularity as a scripting language for people running dynamic websites. One of its major attractions over Perl, JavaScript and other scripting languages is that PHP has a built-in database integration layer and seamless IP connectivity, with LDAP and TCP as well as the IMAP mail interface. Features;
Real world, practical experience and techniques
From installation and configuration of the PHP engine to advanced dynamic application design
Definitive coverage of core PHP language and database addressing:
MySQL is covered in depth.
Practical e-commerce and business scripting including database application development, together with PHP and XML applications.
LDAP connectivity addressed.
Who this book is for
Developers that want to add a professional edge to their web applications. Programmers who are either new to the web paradigm of development or experienced CGI programmers who are looking for the speed and convenience of a new technology.
A working knowledge of HTML is assumed.
About the Author
Wrox has assembled a team of PHP experts to share their experience with you:
Chris Scollo, Jesus Castagnetto and Sascha Schumann are site architects and builders who have employed PHP to run powerful, state-of-the-art web locations. Chris and Jesus have also written widely on PHP online.

Book Details

Paperback: 909 pages
Publisher: Peer Information Inc.; 1 edition (December 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1861002963
ISBN-13: 978-1861002969

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