“…Table of Contents: Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1: Essential Office Techniques Part 2: Microsoft Word Chapter 2: Introducing Word 2008 Chapter 3: Document Formatting Chapter 4: Text Formatting Chapter 5: Adding Graphics Chapter 6: Creating Tables Chapter 7: Working in Other Views Chapter 8: Other Word Features Part 3: Microsoft Excel Chapter 9: Spreadsheet Essentials Chapter 10: Modifying Worksheets Chapter 11: Formulas and Functions Chapter 12: Working with Lists Chapter 13: Charts and Graphs Chapter 14: Database Techniques Chapter 15: Data Analysis Chapter 16: Sharing Workbooks Part 4: Microsoft PowerPoint Chapter 17: Creating a Presentation Chapter 18: Charts and Tables Chapter 19: The Presentation Part 5: Microsoft Entourage Chapter 20: Introducing Entourage Chapter 21: Email Chapter 22: Address Book Chapter 23: Calendar Chapter 24: Tasks Chapter 25: Notes Chapter 26: Newsgroups Chapter 27: My Day Chapter 28: Entourage and Exchange Server Part 6: Integrating Applications Chapter 29: Combining Office Data Chapter 30: The Project Center Chapter 31: Office 2008 and the Internet Index…”

“…In the new edition, the authors have added tips, hints, and cross-references in the margins (in color) throughout the process areas to help you better understand, apply, and find more information about the content of the process areas. …”

“…It involves planning, editing your story, adding transitions and effects, sweetening the audio, correcting the color, and creating the output. …”

“…Particular reference is made to the peak power characteristics of an SC-FDMA signal as an added advantage over OFDMA. Key features: . Provides an extensive overview of the principles of SC-FDMA and its relation to other transmission techniques. . …”

“…They have completely revised the book to address the most recent vulnerabilities and have added five brand-new sins. This practical guide covers all platforms, languages, and types of applications. …”

“…Coverage includes Installing and working with the MySpace Developer Platform Retrieving, parsing, and displaying user data, friend lists, and photos Sending App invitations and notifications Building mashups that communicate with third-party web services Marketing your App and building your user base Designing for performance, scalability, and fault tolerance Securing MySpace and OpenSocial apps, and protecting users’ privacy Building apps that display ads and accept micropayments A companion web site (opensocialtictactoe.googlecode.com) includes an extensive library of downloadable source code and other support materials…”

“…What you will learn from this book Tips for adding music and sound with XACT Techniques for creating unique visual effects through Shaders Ways to access keyboard, mouse, and Xbox controllers with XInput How to write your own XNA graphics engine and create a game engine How to manage content in XNA Myriad ways of fine-tuning, debugging, and troubleshooting How to make sure games run on the Xbox 360 Ways to generate landscapes and tracks How to take advantage of XNA's new networking APIs Who this book is for This book is for anyone who wants to create games on the Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. …”

“…The first edition of this book was named Best Computer Book of 2007 and, since then, Scott and Terry have added even more tips and tricks, and made it even easier by focusing on just the most useful and most requested iPhone 4S, 4, and 3GS features (without all the techno-babble), so you can start really using your iPhone today!…”

“…This collection assembles the most important texts, adding some references and annotations. An introduction puts them into a wider context. …”

“…The functions of a newly found ritual drum is discussed in relation to contemporary written sources (Dikka Storm & Trude Fonneland), the court proceedings from a witchcraft trial in 1692 is discussed with the help of Gérard Genette’s category ‘voice’ (Liv Helene Willumsen), and a content analysis of an introduction to indigenous Sami religion shows that the editor added text of his own to the original manuscript (Konsta Kaikkonen). …”

“…All code examples have been revised, and many new code examples have been added. The new memory management system—ARC—is thoroughly explained and all code examples have been revised to use it. …”

“…In this non-designer’s guide to InDesign CS5.5, you’ll learn: How to create basic design projects, such as flyers, business cards, letterhead, ads, brochures, CD covers, and much more How to add images to your pages and crop, rotate, resize, and add effects to those images How to use InDesign’s typographic tools to make your work look professional How to use style sheets so every job is easier to create and work with How to use tabs and indents with confidence and predictability How to create nice-looking tables to effectively organize data And, of course, the basics of working in InDesign with layers, panels, tools, etc…”

“…Learn the art and science of conducting short, useful, purposeful meetings Follow a clear framework for meeting planning, preparation, and participation Assess your meetings’ effectiveness using helpful checkpoints in each chapter Boost your meetings’ impact with variety and visuals—without adding unnecessary time A well-run meeting is a goldmine of opportunity for Getting Things Done; it is where the diverse set of talents on your team come together into a whole of achievement—it is your most valuable commodity. …”

“…After reading this book, you’ll be able to use Spring Boot to simplify the development of your own Spring projects, as well as take advantage of Spring Cloud Task and Spring Cloud Data Flow for added cloud native functionality. You will: Discover what is new in Spring Batch 4 Carry out finite batch processing in the cloud using the Spring Batch project Understand the newest configuration techniques based on Java configuration and Spring Boot using practical examples Master batch processing in complex scenarios including in the cloud Develop batch applications to be run on modern platforms Use areas of the Spring portfolio beyond Spring Batch to develop mission-critical batch processes…”

“…Not only will you learn the secrets of formatting, page setup, adding tables and graphics, inserting headers and footers, printing and mail merge, you'll also become comfortable with Word 2016's newest features like its opening interface and Tell Me function. …”

“…The tasks include how to: • Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you • Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone • Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more • Configure and sync your information, and efficiently manage contacts and calendars • Communicate via phone calls, FaceTime videoconferences, conference calls, text, email, and more • Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects • Make the most of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox • Listen to podcasts, listen to music with Music; find your way with Maps, and use other great iPhone apps • Capture and edit photos and video; use great camera features such as burst photos, time-lapse photos, and slow-motion video, and Live Photos • View your photos in memories and use them for wallpaper and for your contacts • Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps • Take advantage of iCloud to keep your content and information in sync on all your devices…”

“…With the IBM Elastic StorageTM Server (ESS) based on IBM Spectrum ScaleTM, RAID capabilities are added to the file system. By using the intelligent internal logic of the IBM Spectrum Scale RAID code, reasonable performance and significant disk failure recovery improvements are achieved. …”

“…This updated book now covers what's been added to the latest Spring Boot release, including support for the latest Java SE; more deep-dive knowledge on how Spring Boot works; testing with JUnit 5; changes in the Spring Cloud tools used for service discovery and load balancing; building Docker images using cloud-native buildpacks; a basic centralized logging solution; E2E traceability with Sleuth; centralized configuration with Consul; many dependency upgrades; support for Spring Data Neumann; and more. …”

“…This book focuses on those techniques and workflows that Julieanne finds most useful for her own photographic projects; in this case a series of images shot from the window of a moving car going through a variety of landscapes at different times of the year. Check out the ad in the back of the book for details on becoming an Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan member for up to 20% off you first year!…”

“…Authored by Qt expert Mark Summerfield, this book concentrates on techniques that offer the most power and flexibility with the least added complexity. Summerfield focuses especially on model/view and graphics/view programming, hybrid desktop/Web applications, threading, and applications incorporating media and rich text. …”