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Sams Teach Yourself Network Troubleshooting in 24 Hours

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• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (October 13, 2002)
  
• ISBN-10: 0672323737
• ISBN-13: 978-0672323737

“Feldman writes in a readable style, which not only informs, but also encourages the reader. The beginner can easily identify with the author’s hypothetical situations and also profit from Feldman’s experience and considerable knowledge. SAMS Teach Yourself Network Troubleshooting in 24 Hours by Jonathan Feldman is a superb book, a valuable learning tool, and a superior problem-solving reference.” — Elizabeth ZinkAnn, SysAdmin magazine, May 1999 –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A practical, hands-on quide to network troubleshooting that emphasizes diagnostic techniques that both professionals and part-time network adminstrators can understand and use in their day-to-day activities. In today’s pervasive network environment, many of these people are often responsible for fixing a network if it goes down. This book emphasizes fixing practical networking applications like shared printers, using the Internet, and sharing files. It does not get into the specifics of protocols or specific applications, but provides short, concise overviews of topics like wireless networking, Unix, Windows 2000, Novell Netware, routers, and firewalls.

UNIX Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI; Volume 1

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• Hardcover: 1009 p ages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2nd edition ( January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013490012X
• ISBN-13: 978-0134900124

W. Richard Stevens to encompass three new volumes. There have been a few changes in the computing world since 1990 (the year the original was published), and Stevens has taken the opportunity

Home Networking for Dummies 3rd Edition

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• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 3 edition (April 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764588494
• ISBN-13: 978-0764588495

Home networks aren’t just for people with home-based businesses. With a home network, you can

• Begin a project on one computer and finish it on another
• Connect desktop and laptop computers so you can take your work with you
• Share printers and Internet connections
• Control access to files
• Set up security to protect all the computers on the network

And on top of all that, you get to be the network administrator!

Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML and CSS

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• Paperback: 840 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (6 Aug 2004)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0764570781
• ISBN-13: 978-0764570780

Download Beginning Cryptography with Java
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• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Wrox (August 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764596330
• ISBN-13: 978-0764596339

Beginning Cryptography with Java

What you will learn from this book

• How to understand and use JCE, JCA, and the JSSE for encryption and authentication
• The ways in which padding mechanisms work in ciphers and how to spot and fix typical errors
• An understanding of how authentication mechanisms are implemented in Java and why they are used
• Methods for describing cryptographic objects with ASN.1
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• Real-world Web solutions using Bouncy Castle APIs

Artificial Intelligence programming using java

Book Excerpts:

This book provides the theory of many useful techniques for AI programming. Readers should find this a fun book to work through. In the style of a “cookbook”, the chapters in this book can be studied in any order. Each chapter follows the same pattern: a motivation for learning a technique, some theory for the technique, and a Java example program that readers can experiment with.

Subjects discussed in this book include search algorithms, natural language processing, expert systems, genetic algorithms, neural networks, machine learning, statistical natural language processing and spam email detection using Bayesian rules.

Download The C Programming Language
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• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (April 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131103628
• ISBN-13: 978-0131103627

Just about every C programmer I respect learned C from this book. Unlike many of the 1,000 page doorstops stuffed with CD-ROMs that have become popular, this volume is concise and powerful (if somewhat dangerous) — like C itself. And it was written by Kernighan himself. Need we say more?

Book Info
Describes C as defined by the ANSI standard. Meant to help the reader learn how to program in C. Examples included. Paper. DLC: C (Computer program language)

The publisher, Prentice-Hall ECS Professional
This book is meant to help the reader learn how to program in C. The book assumes some familiarity with basic programming concepts like variables, assignment statements, loops, and functions. A novice programmer should be able to read along and pick up the language.

From the Inside Flap
Preface

The computing world has undergone a revolution since the publication of The C Programming Language in 1978. Big computers are much bigger, and personal computers have capabilities that rival the mainframes of a decade ago. During this time, C has changed too, although only modestly, and it has spread far beyond its origins as the language of the UNIX operating system.

The Visual Basic .NET Programming

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• Paperback: 432
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (March 11, 2004)
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• ISBN-10: 0321169514
• ISBN-13: 978-0321169518

Once in a while, Visual Basic goes through a paradigm shift. The recent jump to .NET was one, and The Visual Basic .NET Programming Language succeeds very well in explaining to programmers–and not just experienced VB programmers, either–what the changes mean to software architecture and implementation. If you need to figure out how VB.NET works, this book, more than any other, will help you make fast initial progress. This guide is clear; it’s practical; it focuses on the parts of the VB.NET programming language and its runtime environment that every developer has to understand. You’ll probably want to supplement this book with more specialized ones that deal with databases, networking, user interfaces or whatever specific capabilities you need to work with, but this book is probably the best place to start. The author’s attention to coding style and software design is a bonus that will help you write code that not only runs, but is more self-documenting and easier to debug.

Download Visual C++ Windows Shell Programming
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• Paperback: 673 pages
• Publisher: Apress (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861001843
• ISBN-13: 978-1861001849

The Windows shell provides much of the look and feel of the Windows 98/Windows NT 4 desktop, and many new possibilities for writing better programs. Visual C++ 6 Windows Shell Programming provides an excellent guide to understanding and programming the Windows shell, in a book filled with expert tips and useful code.

The book begins with the basics of the Windows desktop and taskbar and gives an overview of programming techniques. Besides the simpler shell C API, there are COM objects for manipulating the shell. Next the book covers file programming, such as finding and copying files, before moving on to explain how to modify shortcuts. The author presents multiple techniques for opening new programs and documents and shows how to modify the system icon tray.

Even if you don’t plan on programming extensively with the Windows shell, the material in this book can demystify what the shell is and how it operates. Reading Visual C++ 6 Windows Shell Programming can help you understand how Windows 98 and the Active Desktop really work while teaching you to be a skilled C++ Windows shell developer. –Richard Dragan

Download Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours

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• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (February 19, 1999)
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• ISBN-10: 0672314819
• ISBN-13: 978-0672314810

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Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours is a tutorial aimed at assisting Unix and Linux users to get optimal performance out of their operating system. It shows them how to take control of their systems and work efficiently by har4nessing the power of the shell to solve common problems.

Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21
Days

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• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (7 Aug 2003)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0672325462
• ISBN-13: 978-0672325465

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In just 21 days readers will learn how to use the C# programming language¿not only the commands, but how to entire programs using them within a few simple chapters. This book is designed to teach C# from the ground up¿each lesson is built to supplement the chapter before to provide a fully rounded understanding of the C# language. Sams Teach Yourself the C# Language in 21 Days is the only book on the market that takes C# out of the Microsoft Visual Studio and teaches it as a platform-independent language¿letting readers program for Windows, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. Additional coverage from the first edition: more and better Windows Forms information, database access, XML, types, runs, appendix for Visual C++ .NET users, plus much more. This book also includes a CD-ROM full of third-party editor software and sample code, it an easy-to-use, all-in-one package.

.NET e-Business Architecture

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• Paperback: 580 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672322196
• ISBN-13: 978-0672322198

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This book is written for architects and developers preparing to design and build enterprise-scale e-business applications using Microsoft’s Visual Studio.NET and .NET Framework. It will guide technical architects and software developers through the design and development of a fully-featured e-commerce application, the gasTIX online ticketing system, using the .NET suite of technologies. Along the way, key concepts behind new .NET products such as C#, Visual Basic .NET, Visual C++ .NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and Web are explained. The author team, consisting of several talented G.A. Sullivan consultants, has combined experience equaling tens of years in the trenches with the various Microsoft Visual Studio

Computer Organization and Architecture by William Stallings

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• Hardcover: 792 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 edition (July 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131856448
• ISBN-13: 978-0131856 448

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With up-to-date coverage of modern architectural approaches, this handbo ok provides a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, as well as the critical role of performance in driving computer design. Captures the field’s continued innovations and improvements, with input from active practitioners. Reviews the two most prevalent approaches: superscalar, which has come to dominate the microprocessor design field, including the widely used Pentium; and EPIC, seen in the IA-64 architecture of Intel’s Itanium. Views syste ms from both the architectural and organizational perspectives. Includes coverage of critical topics, such as bus organization, computer arithmetic, I/O modules, RISC, memory, and parallel processors. For professionals in computer product marketing or information system configuration and maintenance. From the Publisher
Stallings provides a clear, comprehensive presentation of the organization and architecture of modern-day computers, emphasizing both fundamental principles and the critical role of performance in driving computer design. The text conveys concepts through a wealth of concrete examples highlighting modern CISC and RISC systems. The

Fourth Edition captures recent innovations and improvements, while maintaining a broad, all-inclusive perspective of the entire field. –This text refers

PC Hardware in a Nutshell

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• Paperback: 874 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 3 edition (July 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059600513X
• ISBN-13: 978-0596005139

Amazon.com Review
PC Hardware in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference relies on an eternal truth of the computer industry: legacy systems never die. This book focuses on the technologies that have provided Wintel personal computers with various capabilities over the years. Like most of its competitors, this book addresses the PC on a subsystem level, and deals with video cards, hard-disk interfaces, memory, and other pieces of the componentry puzzle that hardware integrators need to figure out. The authors do a great job of explaining the differences between (and relative merits of) IDE and SCSI hard-drive interfaces, various video buses, competing processors, and other technologies. They also prove themselves adept at explaining assembly procedures and troubleshooting strategies.

This book distinguishes itself from its most competitors by emphasizing the authors’ opinions on hardware products. It’s refreshing to see authors recommend Product A for high-performance systems in which price is not an issue, Product B for economical home systems, and Product C for organizational workstations. On the other hand, the recommendations, prices, and similar values will change over time. The authors maintain a great Web site, at which you can find their current recommendations. (The Web site, on the other hand, doesn’t include the book’s high-quality tutorial on designing and assembling a system from zero.) Even the photographs that appear in this book–traditionally a weak point among hardware books–are clear.

Windows Vista in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

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• Paperback: 750 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (December 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596527071
• ISBN-13: 978-0596527075

Product Description
This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and feature in Microsoft’s new operating system, with alphabetical listings for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars and other elements of Windows Vista. With this book’s simple organization, you’ll easily find any setting, tool, or feature for the task you want to accomplish.

Along with a system overview that highlights major changes, and a tour of the basics such as manipulating files and getting around the interface, Windows Vista in a Nutshell offers alphabetized references for these topics:

• The User Interface: Covers the Sidebar, Aero Glass, the new Control Panel layout, and applets, as well as how to customize animated windows, the desktop, Start menu, pop-up windows on the Taskbar, and more.
• The File System, Drives, Data, and Search: Discusses working with the new Windows Explorer, Virtual Folders, searches, indexing, saved searches, metadata, and sharing.
• The Internet and Networking: Examines TCP/IP, RSS, tabbed browsing, and anti-phishing features of Internet Explorer, plus cookie handling, parental control features, and more.
• Networking and Wireless: Offers an illustrated, step-by-step guide to setting up a home network; covers the Network Center, Sync Center, Hot Spot access, wireless management, collaboration, and sharing.
• Working with Hardware: Describes how to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware–including keyboards, mice, monitors, USB devices, scanners, cameras, and sound devices–and how to add, install, and troubleshoot drivers.
• Security: Includes the Security Center, Windows Defender, User Account Protection, System Protection, Network Access Protection, WiFi encryption, Windows Firewall, file encryption, and more.
• Mobility: Explains Mobility Center settings, plugging a secondary monitor into your computer, and the new “network projection” feature for making presentations.
• Multimedia: Covers Windows Photo Gallery, Media Player, Media Center, podcasting features, connecting to and synching with MP3 players, recording TV and videos, making videos with Windows Movie Maker, and burning CDs and DVDs.
• The Command Prompt: Provides commands for working with files, utilities for troubleshooting the network, and instructions on how to create your own batch files.

Download Linux Desktop Hacks: Tips & Tools for Customizing and Optimizing your OS
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• Paperback: 342 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (March 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596009119
• ISBN-13: 978-0596009113

Product Description
The KDE and Gnome desktops have developed into mature operating environments. These technologies not only act as interfaces between the user, the powerful Linux kernel and GNU operating system, but they do so in a fun and intuitive way. Many users are with the tools and facilities included with these desktops, but–for those who are ready to probe a little deeper–much more functionality can be found by going under the hood. With hacks that any user can follow, Linux Desktop Hacks demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book is with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally the most out of what X, KDE, Gnome, and the console have to offer. From the practical to the whimsical, and some things you never thought of trying, the hacks in the book include the following, and more:

100 Linux Tips and Tricks

100 Linux Tips and Tricks” is divided into 5 chapters. Each chapter covers a specific topic:

• Chapter 2 covers installation of Linux. These are tips and tricks useful when installing Linux itself or any new program. Some tips will cover new means of installing Linux on non-typical hardware, others will explain how to take Linux distributions from an FTP server and make your own CD-ROM with them, or where to find Linux CD-ROMs for as little as $2.
• Chapter 3 covers hardware related matters. You will learn tips there on how to get your non-PostScript compatible printer to work, or how to get a sound card detected.
• Chapter 4 covers software. You will find tips there about all kinds of Linux software, including where to find and how to install the Java Development Kit port, and everything about the Pine mail and news program.
• Chapter 5 covers networking in all its forms. There you will see how to setup a PPP connection quickly, without editing all of the configuration files yourself, as well as some nice programs that were made to ease dialup procedures. You will also see tricks on how to make your local LAN network without unexpected problems.
• Chapter 6 is the last chapter but covers an important part of Linux: development. Here you will find a lot of tips on how to write powerful scripts to make your system easier to handle, and a full overview of what to do and what you don’t want to do in C to avoid problems like memory leaks, and how to allow easy scalability.

Download Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration

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• Paperback: 1000 pages
• Publisher: Red Hat; Bk&CD-Rom edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076453632X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764536328

Product Description
This book is the book you need to run your business with Red Hat. It provides comprehensive coverage on how to manage and network the Red Hat Linux OS and step-by-step instructions needed to maintain and/or add to the Red Hat Linux system.

This book features an entire part on security and problem solving that covers detecting intrusions/hacking, implementing local security, firewalls, and Internet security. Other topics include: RAID; TCP/IP networking; connecting to Microsoft networks; connecting to Apple networks; the Red Hat network; upgrading and customizing the kernel; using scripts; backing up and restoring the file system.

Book Info
Provides comprehensive coverage on how to manage and network the Red Hat Linux OS and step by step instructions needed to maintain and/or add to the Red Hat Linux system. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

From the Back Cover
Your Official Red Hat® Linux® Guide to Networking and System Administration

Reviewed by the experts at Red Hat, this in-depth guide delivers all the know-how you need to set up and manage a state-of-the-art Linux network.

Linux for Programmers and Users

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• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; illustrated edition edition (February 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131857487
• ISBN-13: 978-0131857483

Product Description
full coverage of Linux in one source, this book documents the most commonly needed topics for new and experienced Linux users and programmers - including over 100 utilities and their common options. Provides a good foundation of understanding for the most often-used Linux utilities. Devotes a chapter to helpful installation information for those who must install their own systems. Includes hundreds of command and code examples throughout. Provides approximately 50 diagrams throughout. FTP-able files; code used in the book will be made available on a website by the publisher. A useful reference for anyone using a Linux platform, including programmers, system administrators, and any user who must understand the operating system outside of a specific application.

About the Author

Graham Glass is Chief Technology Officer of WebMethods. He has taught UNIX, C, assembly language, C++, Smalltalk, and other computer science topics at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he earned his M.S. in computer science. Glass co-founded ObjectSpace to deliver object-oriented training, consulting and products. He also founded The Mind Electric, which the Glue web platform and the Fabric shared SOA infrastructure platform. King Ables has developed UNIX/Linux product software and systems tools, delivered support and training services, and written product documentation. Now an independent consultant specializing in IT services and network security, he has worked with Unix technologies since 1979 as a user, developer, system administrator, and consultant. Glass and Ables co-authored UNIX for Programmers and Users.

Head First PHP & MySQL

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• Paperback: 812 pages
• Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (December 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596006306
• ISBN-13: 978-0596006303

Product Description
If you’re ready to web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, management, and more.

Download Sams Teach Yourself MYSQL in 24 Hours

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• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 2 edition (December 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672323923
• ISBN-13: 978-0672323928

Product Description

MySQL is the most widely installed open-source database. Approximately 3.5 million MySQL servers are in use and more than 45% of databases used on Linux worldwide are MySQL databases.

Its latest version, MySQL 4.1 the gap between MySQL and other, more sophisticated databases. Version 4.1 permits the use of MySQL as an embedded database, which means it can be compiled into another application and used in a range of devices.

The edition of Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days has been completely rewritten by a new author. The book a reader to powerful databases using MySQL. He willnot only learn how to integrate MySQL into a database-driven Web site, but also how to embed MySQL into other compiled applications.

Download Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 4 edition (October 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672328445
• ISBN-13: 978-0672328442

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If you have been wanting to learn Java, check out the newly revised fourth edition of the best-seller Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours. This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to create simple Java programs and applets. Comprised of 24 one-hour lessons, this new edition focuses on key programming concepts and essential Java basics, has been improved by dozens of reader comments, and is reorganized to better cover the latest developments in Java. The book’s coverage of core Java programming topics has also been expanded. A great starting point for learning Java, this book is also a great primer to reading sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days.

Sams teach yourself CSS in 10 minutes

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• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Sams (November 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672327457
• ISBN-13: 978-0672327452

Product Description

The short, focused lessons presented in Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes will help you quickly understand cascading style sheets (CSS) and how to immediately apply it to your work. Author Russ Weakley is a well-respected member of the CSS community and is known for his ability to make complicated concepts easy-to-understand for even inexperienced CSS users. With this book, you will cover the essentials for standards compliant techniques that are supported by the most common browsers. Once you master the basics, Weakley will also take you inside positioning, troubleshooting CSS, and handling common CSS bugs. Sams Teach Yourself CSS in 10 Minutes is the ultimate quick learning tool and handy desk reference guide to CSS.

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• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Pap/Com edition (17 Jul 2003)
• Language English
• ISBN-10: 0521006570
• ISBN-13: 978-0521006576

Product Description
The best-selling English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book suitable for self-study or classroom work. Sixty easy-to-use units cover all aspects of pronunciation, including individual sounds, word stress, connected speech and intonation. Each unit is supported by audio material in range of accents, available on audio CD or cassette. An additional reference section a glossary of specialized terms, help with the pronunciation of and geographical names and fun exercises on phonemic symbols and minimal pairs. The CD-ROM provides a wide variety of additional interactive activities to reinforce the pronunciation covered in the book, as well as tests, progress checks, games and animated diagrams of the mouth showing learners how to produce individual sounds. Students can also themselves and compare their pronunciation with one of the many models provided.

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• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Packt Publishing (December 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847192564
• ISBN-13: 978-1847192561

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This book will help you to understand the core object-oriented programming concepts with PHP. PHP is one of the most languages for web application development, and PHP5 supports OOP very well. This book will help you to master core OOP features in PHP as well as advanced Topics like Design Patterns including Model-View-Controller (MVC), and Unit Testing. It includes suggestions to help you to write good code. Moreover this book provides comprehensive documentation and working examples on the Standard PHP Library (SPL), which are hard to find elsewhere. It will really help you to leverage PHP’s OOP features to write manageable applications with ease.

Some basic objected-oriented features were to PHP3; with PHP5 full support for object-oriented programming was added to PHP. Object-oriented programming was basically introduced to ease the development process as well as reduce the time of development by reducing the amount of code needed. OOP can greatly improve the performance of a properly planned and designed program.

This book covers all the general concepts of OOP then shows you how to make use of OOP in PHP5, with the aid of an ample of examples.

• General OOP concepts explained
• Implement Design Patterns in your applications and solve common OOP Problems
• Take full advantage of native built-in objects
• Test your code by writing unit tests with PHPUnit

This book explains how to take full advantage of PHP’s OOP features in simple language. It contains plentiful examples to help you to understand OOP.

From Beginners to Intermediate Users of PHP5

About the Author
Hasin Hayder graduated in Civil Engineering from the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) in Bangladesh. He is a Zend-certified Engineer and expert in developing localized applications. He is currently working as a Technical Director in Trippert Labs and managing the local branch in Bangladesh. Beside his full time job, Hasin writes his blog at http://hasin.wordpress.com, writes article in different websites and maintains his open source framework Orchid at http://orchid.phpxperts.net. Hasin lives in Bangladesh with his wife Ayesha and his son, Afif.

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Web design complete reference
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sharedaa.com

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• Paperback: 901 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 2 Sub edition (August 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072224428
• ISBN-13: 978-0072224429

With so many books out on particular development tools and languages, it’s refreshing to see one that tackles the overarching topic of Web design and implementation techniques. Web Design: The Complete Reference is a rare combination of design theory and detailed information on implementation. Author Thomas A Powell, who also wrote has produced an impressive sequel in this hefty title.

Powell addresses topics like navigation theory and user profiling, backing up high-level discussion with excellent, practical technique. He goes beyond your garden-variety explanation of what particular are and how to code them by specifying the problems you might face and offering solutions. You get insight you can use: how to handle those pesky frames by understanding UI consequences, keep frames from opening within themselves, and offer your users the ability to print framed pages reliably.

All the bases are covered, including GUI interactivity, solid page layout and formatting techniques, and a look at the various Web technologies and their effect on site design. The entire work exudes the confidence of a well-seasoned writer, and the discussions leave you feeling well informed. This book bridges the gap between knowing how to build Web sites and having a holistic knowledge of all of the intricacies and pitfalls of coding for the Web. –Stephen W. Plain

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• Paperback: 488 pages
• Publisher: friends of ED; illustrated edition edition (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590597311
• ISBN-13: 978-1590597316

Product Description
In this book you’ll learn how to:

• Create dynamic websites with design and usability in mind, as well as functionality
• Understand how PHP scripts work, giving you confidence to adapt them to your own needs
• Bring online forms to life, check required fields, and ensure user input is safe to process
• Upload files and automatically create thumbnails from larger images
• Manage website with a searchable database

You want to make your websites more dynamic by a feedback form, creating a private area where members can upload images that are automatically resized, or perhaps storing all your content in a database. The problem is, you’re not a programmer and the thought of writing code sends a chill up your spine. Or maybe you’ve dabbled a bit in PHP and MySQL, but you can’t get past baby steps. If this describes you, then you’ve just found the right book. PHP and the MySQL database are deservedly the most combination for creating dynamic websites. They’re free, easy to use, and provided by many web companies in their standard packages. Unfortunately, most PHP books either expect you to be an expert already or force you to go through endless exercises of little practical value. In contrast, this book gives you real value right away through a series of practical examples that you can incorporate directly into your sites, optimizing performance and adding functionality such as file uploading, email feedback forms, image galleries, content management systems, and much more. Each solution is not only functionality in mind, but also visual design. But this book doesn’t just provide a collection of ready-made scripts: each PHP Solution builds on what’s gone before, teaching you the basics of PHP and database design quickly and painlessly. By the end of the book, you’ll have the confidence to start writing your own scripts or—if you prefer to leave that task to othersto adapt existing scripts to your own requirements. Right from the start, you’re shown how easy it is to protect your sites by adopting secure coding practices. The book has been written with an eye on forward and backward compatibilityrecommending the latest PHP 5 techniques, but providing alternative solutions for servers still running PHP 4.3. All database examples demonstrate how to use the original MySQL extension, MySQL Improved, or the PHP Data Objects (PDO) introduced in PHP 5.1, letting you choose the most suitable option for your setup. Summary of Contents:

Flash XML applications

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• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (October 5, 2007)
• Language:
• ISBN-10: 0240809173
• ISBN-13: 978-0240809175

Book Description
Flash applications are essential delivery mechanisms for seamless, user controlled delivery of produced by 2 million Flash developers for 98% of the world’s computers

Product Description
Add seamless, interactive, user-controlled delivery to your Flash applications. This book builds upon your understanding of basic ActionScript (AS) syntax with the foundational skills that you need to use XML in Flash applications and AS2 or AS3 to migrate your existing applications.

Beginning with an introduction to XML, XML parsing methods, and a short introduction to AS2 you learn how to create a universal XML load/onload Class as well as a universal XHTML parser. Then you learn how to use Components using XML as the data source, including the menu, menubar, datagrid and tree component. Finally, a tutorial project-the design and development of a Real Estate Web site that contains an XML search engine-pulls it all together with hands-on experience.

All the applications use XML as the data source and are written as class files. Select parts of the Real Estate Web site are redeveloped in AS3 for purposes of illustration. The new XML class is presented and specific code examples demonstrate techniques to apply methods and use properties. Particular attention is paid to the differences between AS2 and AS3 and how to transition from one AS version to the other.

The companion CD contains code for all of the properties and methods of the AS2, AS3, and XML class examples. Components for the Real Estate Web site project are also provided.

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Java Server Faces in action

Product Details

• Paperback: 702 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications; illustrated edition edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932394125
• ISBN-13: 978-1932394122

Review
“A good introduction to . . . Faces out in the real world.” — Books-On-Line

Product Description
Helping front-end developers, back-end developers, and architects understand how they can get the most out of JavaServer Faces (JSF), this guide to the new official standard for simplifying Java web development explains what JSF is, how it works, and how it relates to other frameworks and technologies like Struts, Servlets, Portlets, JSP, and JSTL. Also provided is coverage of all the standard components, renderers, converters, and validators, along with advice on how to use them to create solid applications. The building of complete JSF applications is demonstrated with an in-depth case study covering complex user interface layouts, prototyping, and integrating templates with back-end model objects. Also covered are advanced techniques like internationalization, integration with Struts, and extending JSF with custom components, renderers, converters, and validators.