This informal, conversational guide explains more than 3000 networking concepts, terms, protocols, chips, standards, versions, product names, commands, abbreviations, acronyms, slang, and more--with detailed illustrations to clarify hardware, cabling, and network protocols issues Coverage includes Windows 2000, NetWare 5, Linux, озлтж Unix, UnixWare, OS/2, Banyan VINES, Windows 98, and thin-client technologies The CD contains an electronic version of the full text of the book.  ISBN 0782124615.

Sams Teach Yourself Beginning Programming in 24 Hours, Second Edition explains the basics of programming in the successful 24-Hours format The book begins with the absolute basics of programming: Why program? What tools to use? How does a program tell the computer what to do? It teaches readers how to program the computer and then moves on by exploring озлтп the some most popular programming languages in use The author starts by introducing the reader to the Basic language and finishes with basic programming techniques for Java, C++, and others.  ISBN 0672323079.

"A sprightly lexicon " -- William Safire, New York Times Magazine "For anyone who likes to have slippery, elastic fun with language, this is a time for celebration The New Hacker's Dictionary is not only a useful guidebook to very much un-official technical terms and street tech slang, but also a de facto ethnography of the early озлтъ years of the hacker culture " -- Mondo 2000 "My current favorite is `wave a dead chicken ' New to you? You've waved a dead chicken when you've gone through motions to satisfy onlookers (suits?), even when you're sure it's all futile Raymond's book exhilarates The New Hacker's Dictionary, though, is not for skimming Allot, each day, a half hour, severely timed if you hope to get any work done " -- Hugh Kenner, Byte This new edition of the hacker's own phenomenally successful lexicon includes more than 100 new entries and updates or revises 200 more Historically and etymologically richer than its predecessor, it supplies additional background on existing entries and clarifies the murky origins of several important jargon terms (overturning a few long-standing folk etymologies) while still retaining its high giggle value.  Мягкая обложка ISBN 0262680920.

3 Steps is presented in three sections, each representing a step forward in Y2K readiness They are as follows: Acquaint Yourself: What is the Year 2000 Computer Problem? The first section defines the Y2K computer problem, how it came about and what is being done to lessen its powerful impact due to the potential disruptions it may manifest on the daily озлтэ flow of goods, services and information Educate Yourself: What are the possible implications of the Y2K bug on your world? The second section discusses the effects of the Y2K on the lifeblood of our society: power, water and transportation 3/4 the nation's primary infrastructure, interpreting the potential disruptions Learn of the possible ripple effect the Y2K may cause in our government computer systems It further discusses how human emotion and the influence of other countries may play a role in the makeup of the final outcome The author explains how each of these factors will affect us here in the U S Prepare Yourself: What can you do to protect your home? The third and final section illustrates the action items that you can employ to prepare your home, assets and family Many are simple and of little or no cost The cost of being caught unprepared in any emergency could be enormous.  ISBN 0967025109.

Picture yourself floating across the floor to an elegant waltz or spinning past your partner to the driving beat of a West Coast Swing Visualize yourself maneuvering your partner around the dance floor to an upbeat Two Step or gracefully enjoying your first dance together at your wedding If these images left you saying to yourself, Wow, that sounds озлуз great, but what does a waltz look like? or, I?ll never be able to remember all of those steps!, then prepare to see yourself in a whole new light Picture Yourself Dancing is full of easy-to-follow, visual examples for a variety of dance styles From the upbeat steps of country dancing to the elegant moves of ballroom classics, this book will help you perfect your moves and strut your stuff on the dance floor with confidence The accompanying DVD is full of 75 minutes of instructional video to help you easily visualize each dance that is covered in the book.  2006 г Мягкая обложка, 312 стр ISBN 1598632469.

ESRIA® ArcGIS™ Desktop— ArcInfo™, ArcEditor™, and ArcViewA® is a comprehensive, integrated, scaleable framework for implementing GIS ArcGIS Desktop includes a set of integrated applications, ArcMap™, ArcCatalog™ Using these applications and their user interfaces in unison, you can perform any GIS task, simple to advanced, озлук including mapping, geographic analysis, data editing and compilation, data management, visualization, and geoprocessing The entire ArcGIS system is built and extended using software components called ArcObjects ArcObjects are at the core of all the ArcGIS products: ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, and ArcGIS Server This book will be of greatest use to developers who want to use the ArcGIS Desktop Developer Kit to customize and extend the ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo desktop products This book provides a general explanation of the options and opportunities available to developers with the ArcGIS Desktop Several scenarios will illustrate with code samples the different types of customization that can be developed with the ArcGIS Desktop Developer Kit You will learn how to: Customize the user interface non-programmatically Understand and work with the system architecture of ArcGIS desktop Create Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros Develop components to extend the desktop framework Understand license considerations Deploy your customizations The ArcGIS Desktop Developer Guide is an introduction for anyone who wants to customize or extend ArcGIS Desktop applications such as ArcMap or ArcCatalog.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 275 стр ISBN 1589481151.

If you are an experienced trainer, an instructional designer, a specialist in performance improvement, or a manager responsible for learning and performance, Performance-Based Evaluation offers you the proven tools and information to evaluate programs and people performance Filled with real-world examples, this practical resource will озлус help you to determine what to do and (just as important) what not to do Performance-Based Evaluation contains a wealth of information including: Suggestions on how to measure both hard and soft skills Guidance on measuring required and mandated programs Ideas for measuring elective training and employee relations programs Procedures for comparing different delivery systems Information on how to sample people and documents Tips for both collecting data and information on analyzing data using descriptive and inferential statistics In addition, the book includes a CD-ROM with customizable and reproducible jobaids, charts, and exercises.  ISBN 0787960357.

This book makes TPM team activities understandable to everyone in the company TPM Team Guide gives simple explanations of basic TPM concepts like the 6 big losses, and emphasizes the integration of TPM activities with production management Chapters describe the team-based improvement process step by step, from goal setting to standardization озлуц of the improved operations Team leaders will learn how to hold effective meetings and work with the human issues that are a big part of success The tools for team problem solving and the steps for preparing a good presentation of results are detailed here as well Written in straightforward, easy to digest language, with abundant illustrations and cartoon examples Front-line supervisors, operators, facilitators, and trainers in manufacturing companies will want to use this practical guide to improve company performance and build a satisfying workplace for employees.  ISBN 156327079X.

Book DescriptionNo matter how limited your training budget may be, e-Learning Solutions on a Shoestring is filled with the nuts-and-bolts information needed to incorporate e-learning solutions into your organization at minimal cost The book offers myriad strategies for building from-scratch programs, recycling, reusing, and repurposing озлущ resources; negotiating reasonable expenses for "store bought" e-learning products; and incorporating real-world ideas for assembling tools, techniques, and strategies into workplace solutions.  2005 г 240 стр ISBN 0787977128.

The demand for academic coursework and corporate training programs using the Internet and computer-mediated communication networks increases daily The development and implementation of these new programs requires that traditional teaching techniques and course work be significantly reworked This handbook consists of 20 chapters authored озлуы by experts in the field of teaching in the online environment to adult students enrolled in graduate university degree programs,corporate training programs, and continuing education courses The book is organized to first lay a conceptual and theoretical foundation for implementing any online learning program Topics such as psychological and group dynamics, ethical issues, and curriculum design are covered in this section Following the establishment of this essential framework are separate sections devoted to the practical issues specific to developing a program in either an academic or corporate environment Whether building an online learning program from the ground up or making adjustments to improve the effectiveness of an existing program, this book is an invaluable resource .  ISBN 0761924035.

Fully updated to reflect advances in GIS concepts and techniques, this guide approaches the subject from the broader context of information technology Gives complete, up-to-date coverage to the concepts and techniques pertaining to every stage of the systems development life cycle of GIS, as well as its applications to various areas of spatial озлфс problem solving and decision making For GIS specialists, GIS technologists, GIS sales directors, urban planners, natural resource managers, land surveyors, geomatics engineers, and foresters who want a complete understanding of GIS and how GIS applies to their fields of interest.  2006 г Твердый переплет, 544 стр ISBN 013149502X.

Integrating formal property verification (FPV) into an existing design process raises several interesting questions Have I written enough properties? Have I written a consistent set of properties? What should I do when the FPV tool runs into capacity issues? This book develops the answers to these questions and fits them into a roadmap for formal озлфщ property verification – a roadmap that shows how to glue FPV technology into the traditional validation flow A Roadmap for Formal Property Verification explores the key issues in this powerful technology through simple examples – you do not need any background on formal methods to read most parts of this book.  2006 г Твердый переплет, 251 стр ISBN 1402047576.

Learn to quickly import and maximize public data sets for use in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) This pioneering new book presents the information needed to work with data sets available from the United States Geological Survey, the United States Census Bureau, and the Environmental Protection Agency in a swift and efficient manner State-of-the-art озлхб software is provided in a back-of-book CD for use with several data sets, including translators for TIGER, Digital Line Graphs, and Census Summary Files 1 and 3 These up-to-date software packages, widely used in the GIS industry, save users countless hours typically spent learning how to format government-produced data that, for the uninitiated, often outweighs the benefits of using these data sets PowerPoint? slides for each chapter explain, step-by-step, how to use the available data, while additional software, user manuals, supporting files, and sample data files show readers how to choose the best strategies for use with public data.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 230 стр ISBN 1401877818.

Digital images have become mainstream of late notably within HDTV, cell phones, personal cameras, and many medical applications The processing of digital images and video includes adjusting illumination, manufacturing enlargements/reductions, and creating contrast This development has made it possible to take long forgotten, badly damaged озлхп photos and make them new again with image estimation It can also help snapshot photographers with image restoration, a method of reducing the influence of an unsteady hand Dr Woods has constructed a book for professionals and graduate students that will give them the thorough understanding of image and video processing that they need in order to contribute to this hot technology's future advances Examples and problems at the end of each chapter help the reader digest what has just been read Forged from a theoretical base, this exceptional book develops into an essential guide to hands-on endeavors in signal processing FOR INSTRUCTORS: To obtain access to the solutions manual for this title simply register on our textbook website (textbooks elsevier com)and request access to the Computer Science or Electronics and Electrical Engineering subject area Once approved (usually within one business day) you will be able to access all of the instructor-only materials through the "Instructor Manual" link on this book's academic web page at textbooks elsevier com *Overflowing with over 150 digital images *Brimming with productive examples and challenging problems *Written by celebrated MIT graduate who has authored four other exceptional books.  2006 г Твердый переплет, 512 стр ISBN 0120885166.

Book DescriptionThis study reports on employers practices and decisionmaking procedures with regards to workplace education and training for low-wage workers Five key research questions are addressed: 1) how much training is provided to low-wage workers; 2) who tends to provide this training; 3) what are the barriers and enablers to effective озлхф training; 4) what roles do supply and demand play in determining how much training is provided; and 5) what role might external incentives play in whether ornot training is offered? This work shows that substantial benefits accrue to low-wage workers whose employers provide them with workplace education and training.  2003 г ISBN 0880992662.

Create an effective learning environment! Corporations are spending billions of dollars on web-based training But you can't just slap some material up on a web page and expect your employees and students to learn everything To use the web intelligently and effectively as a teaching medium, you have to understand how to create a learning environment озлхц The Web Learning Fieldbook gives you access to: Sample learning environments to guide you in creating your own Links to related sites, as well as customizable electronic templates and tools that you can download and use right away Useful, not overly technical advice on how to incorporate web-based learning into your workplace A collaborative space for learners, educators, trainers, and mentors to exchange knowledge, tools, and ideas "Any training manager or instructional designer thinking of adding a web classroom to a workplace learning solution would benefit from the practical advice in the Web Learning Fieldbook Taking the perspective of the learner, it focuses on how the web can aid in skill development " --Larry Tesler, president, Stagecast Software Other books may show you how to create an effective training presentation This is the only practical how-to book and web site that will enable you to rapidly create an effective learning environment.  ISBN 0787950238.

You need to possess an arsenal of techniques to get that perfect guitar sound This combination of a book and audio CD contains the tricks of the trade that provide the tools you need to record and mix great acoustic and electric guitar sounds! This bookhelps you take your recordings to the next level, all the way from instrument conditioning and performance озлхщ techniques, to mic techniques, selection, acoustic considerations, amplifiers, dynamics, effects processors, EQ, panning, and essential mixdown techiques that will make you guitar recordings sound incredible!.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 80 стр ISBN 1931140383.

Breaking ranks with conventional wisdom, this book argues that writing a business plan unnecessarily wastes time and, in fact, could be counterproductive This careful study examines start-up experiences and the minimal role of business plans in the practices of such entrepreneurs as Bill Gates and Michael Dell Small business owners are urged озлхь instead to focus on key hands-on tasks that are more likely to impress professional investors-tasks such as preparing an effective oral presentation, writing a clear and compelling synopsis, developing a web site that captures a business model, and assembling hard-hitting financial projections Provided are a sample synopsis that helped attract $4 million of investment capital, examples of effective financial projections, 10 ways to demonstrate demand for a product or service, and a detailed case study of an entrepreneur who raised more than $50 million of investment funds-without the use of a written business plan Entrepreneurs learn inside tips for how to value company stock, how to network most effectively to attract the interest of investors, and how to negotiate from strength with prospective investors.  ISBN 0970118155.

Have you read the book that can teach you everything you need to know about how to build a successful network marketing empire? "Secrets Of Building A Million Dollar Network Marketing Organization From A Guy Who's Been There Done That And Shows You How To Do It, Too " By Dr Joe Rubino John Fogg, Editor-in Chief of Upline Magazine, says " This озлцб is the best book available today on how to build a networking business This book is written by a guy who's done it and is doing it, today, with great success Now you can learn how too " Richard Brooke, CEO of Oxyfresh Worldwide says, "Joe's book is the bible on how to build a successful MLM business I suggest- as persuasively and powerfully as I can- that you take on mastering Network Marketing the way Dr Joe Rubino has Don't just read this book- devour it! Learn the Keys to Success in Building Your Network Marketing Business - From the Man Success Magazine called a "Millionaire Maker" in their December 95 Cover Story With This Book You Will: *Get the 6 keys that unlock the door to success in MLM *Learn how to build your business free from doubt and fear *Discover how the way you listen has limited your success And *Accomplish your goals in record time by shifting your "listening" *Usethe Zen of Prospecting to draw people to you like a magnet *Build rapport and find your prospect's hot buttons instantly *Pick the perfect prospecting approach for you *Turn any prospect's objection into the very reason they join *Identify your most productive prospecting sources And *Win the numbers game of network marketing *Develop a step by step business plan that ensures your future *Design a "Single Daily Action" that increases your income 10 times *Rate yourself as a top sponsor and business partner *Create a passionate vision that guarantees your success And More!!! LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE THE TOP MONEY EARNER IN YOUR COMPANY !.  ISBN 1890344060.

Book DescriptionCorporate Catalysts maintains a laser focus on mid-level managers inside large organizations It provides practical advice on how mid-level managers can accelerate their careers and be seen as enormously valuable employees It explains in-depth how mid-level managers can influence others to generate better sustainable business озлцг results Corporate Catalysts debunks a vast array of corporate fallacies and nonsense while providing an extremely pragmatic approach to effective leadership and management In the end, the reader is much better prepared to strengthen their income security and avoid the constant worry about job security Dan Coughlins advice is based on more than 800 Executive Coaching sessions and 2,500 hours on-site observing executives and managers in more than 20 industries, including McDonalds Corporation, Marriott International, and The Coca-Cola Company.  2005 г ISBN 1564147819.

Book Description A commonsense approach to creating effective new strategies from ones that are proven to work From Napoleon through Jack Welch, great leaders have always "borrowed" great ideas from others The Art of What Works cuts against the grain of today's one-size-fits-all strategic gurus to argue that there are no intrinsically озлцз good or bad strategies--just flexible strategies that work best in given situations Welch's appropriation of Six Sigma from Motorola, and use of its best features to revitalize GE, is a recent example of this approach In this insightful and practical guide, leading strategist William Duggan lays the groundwork for building new strategic frameworks by observing what works--and what doesn't--in the real world The Art of What Works shows business professionals how to: Recognize and adopt great ideas and strategies Modify strategically sound ideas to their own benefit Decide on a course of action--then modify it when necessary.  2003 г ISBN 0071412069.

What makes the WebSphere programming model so compelling? Why is WebSphere Portal server fast becoming the world’s premier portal server in sales and functionality? What are portlets? What is the open Portlet API? How is it possible to secure and manage large Web portals that each have their own distinctive look? Does WebSphere Portal support озлцм B2B, or B2C, or B2E, or all of them? Which topologies does it support? Is it J2EE certified? This book answers these and many more such questions and covers everything from basic e-commerce concepts to advanced three-tier Internet topologies Completely updated for V5 1 x, the authors systematically guide you through IBM’s WebSphere Portal product, which includes the Portal server, the Personalization server, Workplace Web Content Management, Document Manager, versatile search engine, collaboration component, new Virtual Portal and Business Process Integration, and Task Management features Software developers who are creating simple portlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) or are well-versed in using JavaBeans will find this book’s contents relevant It covers installation, configuration, administration, tuning, and usage of WebSphere Portal server software It discusses portlets, servlets, security, single sign-on, transactions, session management, and scaling as it relates to WebSphere Portal server.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 550 стр ISBN 193118223X.

In this informative and fun-to-read guide, master inventor Maurice Kanbar-creator of the D-Fuzz-It sweater comb, New York's first multiplex theater, and SKYY Vodka-cracks open his notebook to walk would-be inventors through five proven steps for turning a good idea into a fortune Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook draws upon more than forty озлцщ years of hands-on inventing experience and know-how to share: * Helpful tips for getting inventions on the market * Resources to fund and support your ideas * An appendix full of practical information-including publications, suppliers, organizations, phone numbers, and Web sites * Light-hearted and fun-to-read advice that really works This indispensable guide is required reading for any aspiring inventor "This should be of great help to anyone who has ever wanted to invent Fascinating reading " (Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?) "Secrets from an Inventor's Notebook is like having an uncle in the inventing business " (USA Today).  ISBN 0142000566.

От издателя Окружающий мир полон загадок и тайн Хотите знать все на свете? Смотрите новый выпуск самой замечательной в мире энциклопедии! Каждая серия - настоящее приключение озлчб Юных зрителей ожидают новые знания, удивительные открытия и невероятно увлекательные истории Серия 265: Что такое огонь и почему он горит? Серия 266: Где находится "край света"? Серия 267: Может ли человек поднять вес в сто пудов? Серия 268: Может ли дерево убить человека? Серия 269: Кто придумал журнал "Хочу все знать"? Серия 270: Кто Больше - Мальчик-с-пальчик или Дюймовочка? Как делают стекло? Собирают ли мед шмели? Серия 271: Где живет оса? Что такое "Веселый Роджер"? Что такое голография? Серия 272: Куда исчезает мусор? Кто придумал жвачку? Почему поют птицы? Серия 273: Что такое оригами? Кто придумал рентген? Где зимуют раки? Серия 274: Каким будет топливо в будущем? Вреден ли кофе? Как делают елочные игрушки? Режиссер: Юрий Попович Творческий коллектив Режиссер Юрий Попович Актеры Борис Химичев Борис Петрович Химичев родился 12 января 1938 года в селе Баламутовка Хмельницкой области на Украине В 1964 году окончил Школу-студию МХАТ В 1964-1982 годах работал в Московском театре имени Вл Маяковского, а с 1982 года - в театре имени Моссовета В Владимир Бадов.  Сериал: Хочу все знать.

Two of the toughest challenges for any company are leadership transitions and rapid growth How do you replace an enormously popular and beloved CEO? And how do you maintain a rapid growth rate without losing the culture and focus of a small company? Over the past ten years, since the death of the legendary Sam Walton, Wal-Mart has passed both challenges озлчк with flying colors Its now the first company to rank number one on both the Fortune 500 and the Fortune Most Admired lists Sam Waltons successors have taken the company into far-flung new markets and new directions, without losing the down-to-earth retailing culture that made Wal- Mart thrive in its early years With unprecedented access to Wal-Marts press-shy senior executives, Robert Slater offers new insights about how the company manages its people and its operations, how it is expanding around the world (even in China), and how it is dealing with its many critics and competitors.  ISBN 1591840430.

Book Description Key Concepts in Strategic Management is one of a range of comprehensive glossaries with entries arranged alphabetically for easy reference All major concepts, terms, theories and theorists are incorporated and cross-referenced Additional reading and Internet research opportunities are identified More complex terminology озлчу is clarified with numerous diagrams and illustrations With over 500 key terms defined, the book represents a comprehensive must-have reference for anyone studying a business-related course or those simply wishing to understand what strategic management is all about.  2004 г ISBN 1403921350.

Strategic Logic lays the foundations for a clear understanding of corporate profitability and provides the reader with innovative insights on how to develop original yet realistic strategies Working with real-life examples and based on rigorous theory, the author analyses key managerial decisions and shows how to ensure these enhance the озлчы company's long-term profitability Mergers and acquisitions are great opportunities for strategic development, but they can also destroy value The author indicates how to judge on what side a specific case will fall.  ISBN 1403912599.

Book DescriptionComputational Geosciences with Mathematica is the only book written by a geologist specifically to show geologists and geoscientists how to use Mathematica to formulate and solve problems It spans a broad range of geologic and mathematical topics, which are drawn from the author's extensive experience in research, consulting, озлшз and teaching The reference and text leads readers step-by-step through geologic applications such as custom graphics programming, data input and output, linear anddifferential equations, linear and nonlinear regression, Monte Carlo simulation, time series and image analysis, and the visualization and analysis of geologic surfaces It is packed with actual Mathematica output and includes boxed Computer Notes with tips and exploration suggestions The accompanying CD-ROM contains notebooks of all text and graphics, plus an appendix on color graphics and specialised functions.  2004 г 381 стр ISBN 3540402454.

The fifth edition of the award-winning MICROSOFT COMPUTER DICTIONARY now features more than 10,000 entries! It's been fully updated and expanded to cover the latest technologies and terminology you will encounter at work or home-from encryption to XML, Linux to Microsoft NET, Tablet PCs to digital TV MICROSOFT COMPUTER DICTIONARY clearly and озлтз authoritatively defines computer terms and concepts-including the myriad acronyms, jargon, and slang the high-tech industry generates!.  ISBN 0735614954.

An invaluable financial resource for individuals of all ages and all life stages If you want to take a more active role in managing your personal financial affairs, you're not alone Millions of people are seeking ways to gain controlof their finances and make better money decisions By combining time tested wealth building principles with verified озлтш resources and professional insights, Just Give Me the Answer$ provides practical advice for everyone In this easy to read book,you'll find the answers to more than 130 important questions like: * How can I become debt free? * Am I taking advantage of all of the tax saving opportunities available? * How can I create a reliable stream of income after I retire? * What would be the best type of mortgage for me? * How can I reduce the costs associated with my investments? * Would I be better off to contribute to my company's 401(k) plan or contribute to a Roth IRA? If you are not sure of the answers to these questions, you owe it to yourself to read Just Give Me the Answer$ Available June 2004.  ISBN 0793183391.

The third edition of Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit is everything you need to know about the XML language and how to use it in practical, innovative applications Understanding the syntax of XML is only a small part of the learning process; understanding how to apply it is the larger part of the learning process, and is the primary озлть focus of this book It covers a broad range of topics, and wil show you how to use XML to mine data on the web, how to use it to interact with existing data services such as iTunes and Google, and how to use it in applications such as e-books, online speech synthesis, and multimedia Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit, Third Edition will teach you what you need to know to get up and running with XML and more importantly, how to do cool things with it!.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 576 стр ISBN 067232797X.

Money Matters is a newly-developed money management tool specifically written for teen parents It allows parents to take control of their life by: Setting Financial Goals - Step-by-step guidance through determining financial values, prioritizing spending, and taking control of financial resources Budget Planning - Discusses cash flow, озлуб spending choices, and how to create and stick to a budget Recordkeeping - Steps on balancing a checkbook, setting up a bill paying system, and getting financial records organized Money Matters has been successfully tested in a variety of settings, including parenting groups for teen parents It can be used individually or in small groups.  ISBN 0967647029.

Simple, clear explanations walk you through every technology Detailed explanations walk you through the technology The Internet has changed the world and, with everything from blogs to podcasts, Internet phones to video, it’s still changing the world Now, it’s easy to understand how it all works! This book’s big, brilliant, full-color озлуи illustrations and clear explanations make it all incredibly simple! DISCOVER HOW THE INTERNET REALLY WORKS IT’S AMAZINGLY EASY! This new edition has been completely updated for today’s hottest Internet technologies, Web connections, hardware, communications and entertainment services, and much more! • See how the Internet can deliver any kind of information, anywhere: web pages, email, music, video, phone calls, and more! • Understand the most exciting new Internet technologies, from blogs and podcasting to wikis and BitTorrent • Discover how your connection to the Internet works wireless, cable modem, DSL, even cellphones • Go behind the scenes with today’s most sophisticated websites, applications, and services • Protect yourself from the latest Internet dangers, including phishing, web surveillance, and wireless hacking Preston Gralla is the award-winning author of more than 30 books, including How the Internet Works, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Internet Privacy and Security, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Protecting Your Child Online, and How Wireless Works He has written frequently about security issues, computer technology, the Internet, and has been a columnist for many magazines, websites and newspapers.  2006 г Мягкая обложка, 432 стр ISBN 0789736268.

Book DescriptionDesigned for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand озлуп the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories that can be used for this purpose It then guides e-learning professionals through the process of creating interventions— specific to their own individual situations— that will assist their learners in preparing for the move to an e-learning environment Download DescriptionDesigned for anyone charged with making e-learning really work, Preparing Learners for e-Learning presents a variety of methods business organizations and educational institutions can use to prepare their learners to become successful e-learners This first-of-its-kind book helps trainers, designers, and educators understand the importance of enhancing self-directedness in learners as they prepare for e-learning and the various learning theories that can be used for this purpose It then guides e-learning professionals through the process of creating interventions— specific to their own individual situations— that will assist their learners in preparing for the move to an e-learning environment.  2003 г ISBN 0787963968.

An invaluable companion to the author's best selling CNC Programming Handbook, this book is a general introduction to the subject of macros (known as Custom Macros or User Macros) Its purpose is to make you aware of what macros are, how to develop them, and how to use them effectively It also explores important related subjects and identifies several озлут other helpful topics in this increasingly important and exciting field of CNC programming Distinctive Features - Offers many practical do's and don'ts while covering all the popular Fanuc control systems exclusively - Provides the basis for exploring in great depth the extremely wide and rich field of programming tools that macros are - Numerous examples and sample programs are used throughout that serve as practical applications of the techniques presented and as the basis of ready-to-run macro programs - Includes a CD containing all of the sample programs.  2004 г Твердый переплет, 311 стр ISBN 0831131578.

Pro Java EE 5 Performance Management and Optimization features proven methodology to guarantee top-performing Java EE 5 applications, and explains how to measure performance in your specific environment The book also details performance integration points throughout the development and deployment lifecycles that are crucial for application озлуш success For QA and preproduction stages, this book guides you through testing and optimally deploying your Java EE 5 applications, with a focus on assessing capacity and discovering saturation points It defines the concept and application of wait-based tuning--one of the most effective approaches to application server tuning The book also helps you assess and improve the health of your applications upon deployment The topics covered include trending, forecasting, and capacity assessing and planning When production issues arise, you'll be armed with troubleshooting methodology and solutions to common problems that have been observed in real-world environments This book even guides you through the creation of a formal Java EE 5 Performance Management Plan--customized to your environment to help you interpret and react to changing trends in usage patterns.  2006 г Твердый переплет, 424 стр ISBN 1590596102.

Virtual working is a fact of life as companies manage teams of individuals dispersed on sites across the country or around the globe; take increasing advantage of improving technology and software to telecommute and teleconference; and begin to think about the human element in disaster recovery The key to successful dispersed working is not technological озлуъ expertise, but a clear understanding of what it takes to get the enterprise ready for virtual work, and of the skills for bonding individuals into cohesive, high-performance teams across distances and differences This book provides that guidance - through work charts, vivid "composite" examples, definitions and actual cases - and shows how the technological tools support and expand the options for collaboration It answers such critical questions as "What makes working virtually work?", "How do we start?", "How do you develop new leaders in a virtual environment?", "What skills do virtual managers and team members need?", "How do you determine how ready they are?", "Which technologies are most appropriate for your purposes?", "What's the impact on existing systems and structures?" This book is an indispensable practical guide and reference for virtual team leaders, HR managers, CEO's and trainers It will also be suitable for professional certification and business courses in organizational development.  ISBN 157922069X.

The Object of Java fully embraces the object-oriented paradigm by taking an "objects-centric" approach to presenting problem solving and programming This book focuses on the skills and discipline of software engineering that are needed for good programming Since specifications are critical for conveying code behavior in the object-oriented озлфж model, discussions of method preconditions and postconditions, and class invariants are used consistently to document examples and to define example classes The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is used as the specification language The book also uses the notion of patterns to identify numerous expressions, instructions, algorithms and designs that serve to pattern program segments This book is designed for those who are programming with the BlueJ IDE Readers begin with four complete chapters focusing on objects, classes and methods The presentation of primitive data occurs in Chapter 5, ensuring the necessary prior exposure to object declaration, object instantiation, assignment, method calling, parameter passage, class diagrams and object diagrams In order to accommodate this placement of topics, control structures are covered later than in other books The book also emphasizes the importance of testing with special sections devoted to ensure that readers develop basic debugging skills, and knowledge of simple path testing and black-box testing This book is designed for readers without prior programming experience, and is also appropriate for those with knowledge of other languages who are looking for a true object-oriented introduction to Java.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 880 стр ISBN 0321331583.

When designing a training course, where does a subject matter expert (SME) start? Right here with this book Designed as a workbook and procedure manual, this concise, easy-to-understand book guides "nontrainers" through the entire design, development,and delivery process and provides continued support in the form of media suggestions, озлфц examples, checklists, job aids, room layouts, and evaluation instruments By using this book, you will develop high-quality programs that will allow you to share your expertise while increasing the organization's intellectual capital.  ISBN 156286114X.

How do you maximize your company's competitive advantage? In the past, the answer was technology But in today's global marketplace, nearly all corporations are technology-oriented The new competitive edge is human performance Unfortunately, few executives realize that a technology exists for developing and managing performance That's озлфы where this book comes in How to Make Smart Decisions About Training provides training and human resource professionals with a practical, step-by-step guide to: - Assessing the value of proposed training programs - Choosing training programs that will deliver intended results - Ensuring that training focuses on critical skills learners need to perform their jobs competently - Securing needed buy-in and support from key stakeholders.  ISBN 1879618206.

Year after year, the Annuals provide thousands of trainers, consultants, facilitators, and managers with new ideas and solutions for information about making organizations more effective You will get three types of powerful tools in every volume of the Annuals: Experiential Learning Activities: These exercises and activities are the engaging озлхк training framework necessary to make learning dynamic and involving Inventories, Questionnaires, and Surveys: These instruments, which stimulate evaluation and reflection, lead participants to enlightening conclusions Presentation and Discussion Resources: These essays, provoking ideas and potential solutions, offer the theoretical background all practitionersneed in order to advance an organization.  ISBN 0787962643.

Book DescriptionTeams don’t always achieve the results they expect One problem is the difficulty many teams face is developing into a cohesive unit that thinks “we” rather than “me ” How to Contribute to Your Team’s Success, Leader’s Guide from the popular 60-Minute Active Training Series offers facilitators a ready-made design озлху for an effective one-hour program that helps participants learn how to contribute successfully to the team Specifically, participants will learn how to Influence collaboration and support Work through conflicts Develop innovative “outside the box” ideas Build commitment.  2004 г ISBN 078797353X.

Get it done fast and right! You're busy! You don't have the time or the need to wade through the theory of a traditional instructional design book But you do need a basic understanding of what instructional design is and a hands-on, to-the-point method of ensuring that the training and performance interventions you put into place meet the needs of озлхх your staff and your organization Right? Well then this is the book that you've been waiting for! If you have any involvement in training or HRD at all, you'll find this guide to understanding and creating quick and effective training designs an asset to your work Respected consultant and author, George Piskurich has included input and commentary from practitioners and trainers in this one-of-a-kind guide Find out how these methods are applied in real world situations and how you can put them to work for you!.  ISBN 0787947210.

Building Effective Technical Training is a hands-on guidebook written by William J Rothwell and Joseph A Benkowski— two experts in the field of technical training— that includes a wealth of information, guidelines, and suggestions for creating and implementing technical training programs for organizations of all types and sizes In addition, озлхч the book is filled with real-life examples and proven techniques from successful technical trainings and includes the authors' own lessons learned from professional lives dedicated to training.  ISBN 0787955957.

Applying the concept of historical waves originally propounded by Alvin Toffler in The Third Wave, Herman Maynard and Susan Mehrtens look toward the next century and foresee a "fourth wave," an era of integration and responsibility far beyond Toffler's revolutionary description of third-wave postindustrial society They examine озлхы how business has changed in the second and third waves and must continue to change in the fourth The changes concern the basics-how an institution is organized, how it defines wealth, how it relates to surrounding communities, how it responds to environmental needs, and how it takes part in the political process.  ISBN 1576750027.

An easy-to-follow guide for new users of PHP with MYSQL This book will help you start writing HTML pages using the programming language PHP—even though you’re just beginning Comprehensive but concise, it focuses on techniques will give you the building blocks to create more dynamic Web sites This easy-to-use guide provides the necessary озлхю tools for building an easy-to-maintain, open source website and adding interactivity and other features.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 224 стр ISBN 0071461515.

The Debugger's Handbook details effective code writing habits, common testing methods, and debugging techniques Examining the bugs that throw common operating system error codes in Windows, UNIX, and Linux, this book is filled with tips and insight on w to avoid, detect, and eliminate these bugs It also explains how to make the right decisions озлцв during the design process to improve the chances of writing bug free code, outlining simple steps for avoiding common coding mistakes It also addresses proems that may result from writing native and mixed-mode code Showing how to test applications, communicate with third party testers, and set up testing environments, this book is ideal for software testers and software developers.  2006 г Твердый переплет, 458 стр ISBN 0849380340.

This book's methodological approach familiarizes readers with theA mathematical tools required to correctly define and solve problems inA continuum mechanics The book covers essential principles andA fundamental applications, and provides a solid basis for a deeperA study of more challenging and specialized problems related toA elasticity, озлце fluid mechanics, plasticity, materials with memory,A piezoelectricity, ferroelectricity, magneto-fluid mechanics, and state changes Key topics and features: * Concise presentation strikes a balance between fundamentals andA applications * Requisite mathematical background carefully collected in two introductory chapters and two appendices * CD-ROM containing Mathematica-based exercises, examples, andA programs related to the text; this user-friendly software is unique inA the literature and allows readers to quickly solve complex,A time-consuming problems related to the application areas coveredA * Recent developments highlighted through coverage of more significant applications to areas such as porous media, electromagnetic fields,A and phase transitions Continuum Mechanics using MathematicaA® is aimed at advancedA undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in appliedA mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering It may serve as aA course textbook or self-study reference for anyone seeking a solidA foundation in the field.  2005 г Твердый переплет, 388 стр ISBN 0817632409.

The web is central to many human activities and infringes on many others: at home, and at work, including education and research Links between web sites can be used in information science and social science research as a valuable source of evidence about online phenomena, and about online components of offline phenomena Given a set of websites, озлцк the links between them many reveal interesting patterns of connectedness that could reflect issues of underlying human communication or information value Link analysis is therefore a valuable tool for information science and social science researchers investigating the web, or other phenomena with an offline component This book provides methods, guidelines and examples to guide researchers and students through a research project, in addition to reviewing a considerable body of previous work - Contains a complete link analysis methodology for information science and social science research - A strong online component includes software and instructions to allow complete link analyses (http://linkanalysis wlv ac uk) - Case studies include academic, business and commercial search engine applications - Practical chapters describe a range of related methods, software and data sources.  2004 г Твердый переплет, 282 стр ISBN 0120885530.

This new book presents digital concepts incrementally and is a refreshing change from the texts that present principles too quickly and all at the same time A perfect complement to recent technological advances resulting in affordable CPLD simulators, this book offers users valuable and applied exposure to CPLD and VHDL environments Care has озлцч been taken to ensure that digital concepts are presented in a systematic and progressive format so that readers can gain confidence before being introduced to more advanced topics CPLD technology minimizes the wiring and engineering complexities so that users are freed up to design and test advanced digital systems in shorter periods of time.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 352 стр ISBN 1401866360.

Why Programs Fail is about bugs in computer programs, how to find them, how to reproduce them, and how to fix them in such a way that they do not occur anymore This is the first comprehensive book on systematic debugging and covers a wide range of tools and techniques ranging from hands-on observation to fully automated diagnoses, and includes instructions озлча for building automated debuggers This discussion is built upon a solid theory of how failures occur, rather than relying on seat-of-the-pants techniques, which are of little help with large software systems or to those learning to program The author, Andreas Zeller, is well known in the programming community for creating the GNU Data Display Debugger (DDD), a tool that visualizes the data structures of a program while it is running * Winner of a 2006 Jolt Productivity Award for Technical Books * Shows how to reproduce software failures faithfully, how to isolate what is important about the failure, and to discover what caused it * Describes how to fix the program in the best possible way, and shows how to create your own automated debugging tools * Includes exercises and extensive references for further study, and a companion website with source code for all examples and additional debugging resources.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 480 стр ISBN 1558608664.

Jerome McGann has been at the forefront of the digital revolution in the humanities His pioneering critical projects on the World Wide Web have redefined traditional notions about interpreting literature In this trailblazing book, McGann explores the profound implications digital media have for the core critical tasks of the humanities Drawing озлчг on his work as editor of the acclaimed hypertext project The Rossetti Archive, he sets the foundation for a new critical practice for the digital age Digital media, he demonstrates, can do much more than organize access to great works of literature and art Beyond their acknowledged editorial and archival capabilities, digital media are also critical tools of unprecedented power In McGann's practical vision, digital tools give scholars a flexible, dynamic means for interpreting expressive works-especially those that combine text and image Radiant Textuality demonstrates eloquently how new technologies can deepen our understanding of complex, multi-layered works of the human imagination in ways never before thought possible.  2004 г Мягкая обложка, 288 стр ISBN 140396436X.

Herein book format with accompanying CD-ROMis a tutorial for beginning cartoonists It presents detailed instruction on creating comics, from scripting and storytelling to finished composition and distribution both to print and Internet publihers The book opens with a short history of cartoons and points out different comic book styles озлчн that have evolved over the decades It goes on to recommend software for beginning cartoonists, focusing on widely-used Photoshop software and explaining how o use it Additional advice and instruction explains how to choose and customize images from the accompanying disc, how to add text and dialogue balloons to a story, how to size formats for printing on the Web, and even how to create your own image librar The book features more than 400 color illustrations and the CD-ROM contains more than 100 copyright-free comic book images.  2006 г Мягкая обложка, 128 стр ISBN 0764179403.

Now in its fifth edition, this bestselling dictionary has been fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date dictionary of computing available It provides comprehensive coverage of computer applications in industry, the ffice, science, education, and the home, and is an ideal reference book for students, teachers, озлчх professionals, and all computer users - Over 6,500 entries, many new for this edition - Full coverage of the Internet, World Wide Web, and mutimedia - Reflects recent advances in all aspects of computing, especially in personal computing, computer graphics, networking, artificial intelligence, and computer security.  2005 г Мягкая обложка, 608 стр ISBN 0198608772.

The credit default swap basis (the basis) defines the relationship between the cash and synthetic credit markets Finance professionals need to understand the drivers of the basis in order to better undertake investment and relative value analysis In this book Moorad Choudhry, a market practioner who has published widely in the field of credit озлчю derivatives, explores the three most important aspects of the basis: why synthetic and cash prices differ, how to measure the basis, and how to trade the basis This book offers invaluable market insight to all professionals seeking a deeper understanding of credit derivatives and fixed-income securities 1 edition Автор Moorad Choudhry.  Издательство: Bloomberg Press, 2006 г Твердый переплет, 196 стр ISBN 1576602362.

This book is the first comprehensive survey of the field of constraint databases, written by leading researchers Constraint databases are a fairly new and active area of database research The key idea is that constraints, such as linear or polynomial equations, are used to represent large, or even infinite, sets in a compact way The ability to deal озлшк with infinite sets makes constraint databases particularly promising as a technology for integrating spatial and temporal data with standard relational databases Constraint databases bring techniques from a variety of fields, such as logic and model theory, algebraic and computational geometry, as well as symbolic computation, to the design and analysis of data models and query languages.  ISBN 3540661514.