Game Programming Gems (Game Programming Gems Series)

Aimed at the working (or aspiring) Visual C/C game programmer, Game Programming Gems contains over 60 programming tips that have been gathered from more than 40 working game gurus. It you want to build your own games or are interested simply in how games work, this text provides an intriguing glimpse into how the pros create state-of-the-art 3-D animation.
The guiding principle in this book is to publish the best available tips for game programming; most of these fit into 10 pages or fewer. But don't let the efficient presentation fool you; almost every one of these tips will be invaluable to any serious game developer.
Early sections concentrate on techniques for creating more maintainable, faster code. A guide to using scripts for data-driven game modules and techniques teaches you better resource management (like using handles). A quick-start tutorial to the Standard Template Library (STL) will help you learn how to use these fast collection classes in your code right away. Several contributors show off strategies for better game debugging and profilingthere's even a set of classes that can provide onscreen feedback during testing.

Baby's Dressin'Fancy

Baby's Dressin'Fancy by Norma Gale

William Damon - Bringing in a New Era in Character Education

William Damon - Bringing in a New Era in Character Education
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press | File type: PDF | 194 pages | 5.63 mb

Education in the United States has at last ended its failed experiment with separating the intellectual from the moral��and schools from K�C12 to college campuses are increasingly paying attention to students' values and accepting responsibility for students' character. But how can we bring in this new era in character education in a way that makes the right kind of difference to young people? What are the approaches that will provide character education the solid foundation necessary to sustain it now and into the future? What obstacles in our current educational system must we overcome, and what new opportunities can we create? This book provides a unique perspective on what is needed to overcome the remaining impediments and make character
education an effective, lasting part of our educational agenda. Each chapter points out the directions that character education must take today and offers strategies essential for making progress in the field. The expert contributors explain, for instance, how we can pass core values down to the younger generation in ways that will elevate their conduct and their life goals. They reveal why relativism has threatened the moral development of young people in our time��and what we can do to turn this around. And they show the critical importance of reestablishing student morality and character as targets of higher education's central mission. The authors make a strong case for quot;moral exemplarityquot;��actual human examples of moral excellence��as an effective tool of educational practice and describe how stoic quot;warriorquot; principles can offer a moral manner of managing one's emotions in times of pressure. Perhaps most important, they clarify the necessity of authority in any moral education endeavor��and show how it is actually a powerful force for both personal freedom and character building.

Guitars, Design, Production and Repair

Guitars, Design, Production and Repair

The Digital Songstream: Mastering the World of Digital Music

Brad Hill quot;The Digital Songstream: Mastering the World of Digital Musicquot;
Published by Routledge | File type: PDF |248 pages | English | 7.1 mb

The Digital Songstream is the first practical guide to getting up and running in the new digital world of music.
Cutting through myths, it offers a step-by-step introduction to what's possible for performers, composers, and listeners-addressing legal and ethical issues as well as the nuts and bolts of what equipment to buy and what services are available.

Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand way by a master musician and computer expert, The Digital Songstream will be the first-and only-reference needed for anyone wishing to enter the world of computer music.

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day (6th Edition)

In just one hour a day, you’ll have all the skills you need to begin programming in C++. With this complete tutorial, you’ll quickly master the basics and then move on to more advanced features and concepts:

• Master the fundamentals of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Learn some of the more advanced features of C++
• Learn the Standard Template Library and the containers and algorithms used in most real-world C++ applications
• Learn how to build effective programs in C++ with hands-on exercises
• Get expert tips on implementing C++ in the corporate environment

Learn on your own time, at your own pace

• No previous programming experience required
• Learn C++ and object-oriented design, programming, and analysis
• Write fast and powerful C++ programs, compile the source code, and create executable files
• Understand the latest ANSI standard
• Use the Standard Template Library’s algorithms and containers to write feature-rich yet stable C++ applications
• Develop sophisticated programming techniques with functions, arrays, variables, and smart pointers
• Learn to expand your program’s power with inheritance and polymorphism
• Master the features of C++ by learning from programming experts
• Works with all ANSI C++ compilers....

Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long

Meet Emily and Paul, the parents of two young children. Emily is a newly promoted executive in a large corporation, while Paul has his own business as a consultant. Their lives, like all of ours, are filled with a bewildering blizzard of emails, phone calls, yet more emails, meetings, projects, proposals, and plans. For them, just staying ahead of the storm has become a seemingly insurmountable task.
In this book, we travel inside the brains of Emily and Paul as they attempt to sort the vast quantities of information they’re presented with and figure out how to prioritize, organize, and act on it. Fortunately for Emily and Paul—and for readers of Your Brain at Work—they’re in good hands: David Rock knows how the brain works—and more specifically, how it works in a work setting.
Your Brain at Work explores:

• Why your brains feels so taxed, and how to take full advantage of your mental resources
• Why it’s so hard to focus, and how to better manage distractions
• How to maximize your chance of finding insights that can solve seemingly insurmountable problems
• How to keep your cool in any situation, so that you can make the best decisions possible
• How to collaborate with others more effectively
• Why providing feedback is so difficult, and how to make it easier
• How to effectively change other people’s behavior

Rock shows how it’s possible not only to survive in today’s overwhelming work environment but to succeed in it—and still feel energized at the end of the day, with a sense of accomplishment...

Fancy Form Design (Sitepoint)

Forms’ - is there any other word that strikes as much fear into the hearts of web designers? Not any more …
Fancy Form Design is a practical hands-on, full color book that follows the process of creating visually stunning yet usable web forms, from start to end. The book covers all design elements from planning the form’s purpose and interface through to mastering markup, applying style with CSS, and adding interactivity and visual effects with JavaScript. By the end of the you’ll will have the code, and wisdom, they need to build fancy forms of their own...

50 Fast Photoshop CH Techiques

“All Photoshop books should have this level of image quality and step-by-step instructions.”
— George Lepp, internationally acclaimed nature photographer
If you’re eager to enhance your photos and create breathtaking effects with the world’s leading digital imaging tool, this book shows you how to achieve 50 terrific effects quickly and easily. Fully updated for Photoshop CS, it covers both Windows® and Mac® versions and illustrates not only how to perform magic with photographs, but also how to set up Photoshop CS for greater efficiency and how to use the tools effectively.
Your guide to amazing results with Photoshop CS

• Fix flaws, correct colors, reveal detail in shadows and highlights, and sharpen images
• Convert RAW images with Adobe® Camera RAW™ and achieve accurate color when using a GretagMacbeth ColorChecker™
• Restore, retouch, tone, add texture effects, and hand-color portraits
• Learn how to effectively use plug-ins to supplement Photoshop CS’s features
• Build an online photo gallery with image maps, animated Web banners, image roll-overs, and superb Web images..

Social and Political Implications of Data Mining: Knowledge Management in E-Government

Social and Political Implications of Data Mining: Knowledge Management in E-Government
In recent years, data mining has become a powerful tool in assisting society with its various layers and individual elements useful in obtaining intelligent information for making knowledgeable decisions. In the realm of knowledge discovery, data mining is becoming one of the most popular topics in information technology.

C# Web Development for ASP.NET

Publisher: Peachpit Press | edition 2003 | PDF | 456 pages | 3,1 mb

C# was developed from the ground up to serve as the main language for Microsoft's new .NET framework--and to compete with Java. C# Web Development for ASP.NET: Visual QuickStart Guide is aimed at beginning developers who may have experience with scripting languages but are not necessarily experienced with object-oriented languages. Using task-based examples and hundreds of screenshots, all code examples are presented in the context of ASP.NET development, aimed at Web developers. While C# Web Development for ASP.NET: Visual QuickStart Guide does not attempt to teach everything about the .NET Framework, it clearly explains all you need to know to get up and running with the C# language.

O'Reilly Learning Web Design 3rd Edition

O'Reilly Learning Web Design 3rd Edition
Publisher: O'Reilly Media | 480 Pages | PDF | 29 MB

Everything you need to know to create professional web sites is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning -- defining how the Web and web pages work -- and builds from there. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills to create multi-column CSS layouts with optimized graphic files, and you'll know how to get your pages up on the Web.This thoroughly revised edition teaches you how to build web sites according to modern design practices and professional standards. Learning Web Design explains:
* How to create a simple (X)HTML page, how to add links and images
* Everything you need to know about web standards -- (X)HTML, DTDs, and more
* Cascading Style Sheets -- formatting text, colors and backgrounds, using the box model, page layout, and more
* All about web graphics, and how to make them lean and mean through optimization
* The site development process, from start to finish
* Getting your pages on the Web -- hosting, domain names, and FTP
The book includes exercises to help you to learn various techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you're up to speed with key concepts. If you're interested in web design, Learning Web Design is the place to start...

Dreamweaver CS4 All-in-One For Dummies

Dreamweaver CS4 All-in-One For Dummies
Publisher: For Dummies |edition 2008 | PDF | 818 pages | 22,8 mb

Web site designers, Web developers, and visual designers all use Dreamweaver CS4 to build world class Web sites. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a design pro, DreamweaverCS4 All-In-One for Dummies makes Web development easy! You’ll start with Dreamweaver basics and the essentials of a good Web site. Then you’ll learn to add zing with Spry effects, set up Contribute, build dynamic pages, extend your site with Web applications, configure database connections using PHP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion, and more!

Ajax in Action

Ajax in Action
Publisher: Manning Publications | edition 2005 | PDF | 680 pages | 10,2 mb

Web users are getting tired of the traditional web experience. They get frustrated losing their scroll position; they get annoyed waiting for refresh; they struggle to reorient themselves on every new page. And the list goes on. With asynchronous JavaScript and XML, known as "Ajax," you can give them a better experience. Once users have experienced an Ajax interface, they hate to go back. Ajax is new way of thinking that can result in a flowing and intuitive interaction with the user.
Ajax in Action helps you implement that thinking--it explains how to distribute the application between the client and the server (hint: use a "nested MVC" design) while retaining the integrity of the system. You will learn how to ensure your app is flexible and maintainable, and how good, structured design can help avoid problems like browser incompatibilities. Along the way it helps you unlearn many old coding habits. Above all, it opens your mind to the many advantages gained by placing much of the processing in the browser. If you are a web developer who has prior experience with web technologies, this book is for you.....

Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP (Practical)

Practical Web 2.0 Applications with PHP (Practical)
Apress | 569 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Want to assert yourself as a cutting-edge PHP web developer? Take a practical approach, learning by example from author Quentin Zervaas, and discover how to bring together the many technologies needed to create a successful, modern web application.


In Practical PHP Web 2.0 Applications, PHP, MySQL, CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript/Ajax development techniques are brought together to show you how to create the hottest PHP web applications, from planning and design up to final implementation, without going over unnecessary basics that will hold you back. This book includes must-have application features such as search functionality, maps, blogs, dynamic image galleries, and personalized user areas.

Topics covered include application planning and design; setting up the application framework; using CSS for easier styling; adding dynamic effects the easy way--using JavaScript libraries such as Prototype and script.aculo.us; and implementing several must-have web application features such as user login, blogs, dynamic image galleries, search functionality, mapping with map APIs, and much more. Zervaas covers everything in a practical, tutorial style so you can start working on your own projects as quickly as possible.

* Create cutting edge PHP/MySQL web applications.
* Implement must-have functionality such as blogs, maps, search, and dynamic image galleries.
* Master styling with CSS and dynamic effects using Ajax/JavaScript libraries.

What you’ll learn

* How to set up the perfect PHP/MySQL application development environment
* How to implement basic user management functionality
* How to effectively make use of Prototype and script.aculo.us, and other JavaScript libraries
* How to effectively style a dynamic application using CSS
* How to create a basic blog system and enhance it with Ajax
* How to add personalized user areas to your web application
* How to create a dynamic image gallery
* How to add search functionality to your application
* How to use mapping APIs to add maps to your application
* How to use measure subject popularity using tagging and then use those tag statistics to create graphs and more

Who is this book for?

This book is for any PHP developer who wants to stay ahead of the curve, with practical, high-level web application development techniques
About the Apress Practical Series

The Practical series from Apress is your best choice for getting the job done, period. From professional to expert, this series lets you apply project-motivated templates (or frameworks) step by step in a very direct, practical, and efficient manner toward current real-world projects that may be sitting on your desk. So whatever your career goal, Apress can be your trusted guide to take you where you want to go on your IT career empowerment path.
Related Titles from Apress

* Beginning PHP and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, Third Edition
* PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice
* Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition...

Drupal Multimedia: Create Media-rich Drupal Sites by Learning to Embed and Manipulate Images, Vedeo, and Audio

Drupal Multimedia: Create Media-rich Drupal Sites by Learning to Embed and Manipulate Images, Vedeo, and Audio
Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited | edition 2008 | PDF | 264 pages | 26,3 mb

This book will guide you through the steps necessary to add image, video, and audio elements into your Drupal sites. The book will take you through the contributed modules for handling media, showing you what they do, when to use them, and how to get the most from them. When contributed modules aren’t enough, you will see examples of custom Drupal development to add that special touch to your media...

SOA and Web Services Interface Design: Principles, Techniques, and Standards

SOA and Web Services Interface Design: Principles, Techniques, and Standards
With the introduction of increasingly complex Web services over the last decade, there has been an explosion of interest in service-oriented architecture (SOA), a structural style whose goal is to achieve a coupling of interacting services - functionalities such as filling out an online application for an account, viewing an online bank statement, or placing an online booking or airline ticket order. These services operate through specific interfaces that control and define their operation. However, due to the evolving nature of enterprises, new services and applications must often be incorporated into these same interfaces. Such incorporation can be costly and complex if the original interface is inflexible or incompatible with the technology utilized by the new applications.
In his new book, data architecture guru James Bean teaches you exactly how to design web service interfaces that are capable of being extended to accommodate ever changing business needs and promote incorporation simplicity. The book first provides an overview of critical SOA principles, thereby offering a basic conceptual summary. The book then provides explicit, tactical, and real-world techniques for ensuring compliance with these principles. Using a focused, tutorial-based approach the book provides working syntactical examples - described by Web services standards such as XML, XML Schemas, WSDL and SOAP - that can be used to directly implement interface design procedures, thus allowing you immediately generate value from your efforts. In summary, SOA and Web Services Interface Design provides the basic theory, but also design techniques and very specific implementable encoded interface examples that can be immediately employed in your work, making it an invaluable practical guide to any practitioner in today’s exploding Web-based service market.

SugarCRM For Dummies

SugarCRM For Dummies

Product Description SugarCRM is an innovative customer relationship management software solution that enhances your company’s marketing effectiveness, drives sales performance, improves customer satisfaction, and provides executive insight into business performance. SugarCRM For Dummies will show you to take advantage of this free, open source CRM application to boost your sales and please your customers. This guide helps you choose the flavor of Sugar you need, acquire and deploy it, set up accounts and contacts, and organize your day. You’ll first learn how to install SugarCRM, customize user preferences, create databases, and import contacts from other software. Next, you’ll discover how to extend SugarCRM’s capabilities to meet needs unique to your business. You’ll also find out how to:

• Schedule appointments, link them to records and notes, and organize your sales opportunities
• Build campaigns, track their success, and grow your contact list with Web-to-lead forms
• Manage customer issues and forums to exterminate software bugs
• Send e-newsletters and automate customer e-mail communication with templates
• Take advantage of a complete recipe book for SugarCRM administrators
• Improve sales performance with SugarCRM
• Provide great service to your customers
• Develop searchable libraries and FAQs
• Create and share documents

SugarCRM For Dummies will get you quickly up to speed on this customer relationship management software so you can enhance your business.

WordPress For Dummies {For Dummies (Computer/Tech)}

WordPress For Dummies {For Dummies (Computer/Tech)}

Publisher: For Dummies | edition 2009 | PDF | 412 pages | 12,9 mb

Bloggers love WordPress! If you're ready to start using this free blogging software, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition is just what you and your blog need to make a splash.
Professional blog designer Lisa Sabin-Wilson shows you how to use all the latest upgrades to WordPress and helps you decide whether to use the Wordpress.com hosted service or self-host your blog with WordPress.org. Whether you're just venturing into the blogosphere or you want to shift an existing blog to WordPress, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help.
Explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes Extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam Get the scoop on domain registration, Web hosting providers, basic tools like FTP, and more Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create a profile Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers Get tips on wonderful widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog extra cool Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your Web server With WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition on hand, it's easy to make the most of the free software and build a blog that stands out in a crowd.

ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004

Product Description
ColdFusion MX Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Practical User’s Guide explores the great web development partnership between ColdFusion, a fantastically powerful but easy to learn server-side scripting language and Dreamweaver, Macromedia’s world-class visual web-authoring tool. Using Dreamweaver you can set up your ColdFusion website, connect it to your database, put together all the code for the pages, and style them too, with very little hassle. This book is ideal for all the Dreamweaver users who want to quickly get up to speed with the fundamentals of ColdFusion.

The book is heavily weighted with practical examples starting by teaching the basics of the ColdFusion language, we then go on to show how to use ColdFusion to perform tasks such as connecting to databases, decision making, reading XML, queries, and error handling. Later on, we touch upon advanced topics such as creating ColdFusion extensions, custom functions, and Flash remoting (using Dreamweaver MX as the IDE). The book culminates with a large case study showing how to put this stuff all together in a fully operational real world dynamic website, demonstrating common web applications such as a blog, a reviews page, and user registration/login functionality.