1. | | This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.This is the only book in the After Effects market to focus
exclusively on the creation of visual effects, and is a one-stop
resource for anyone who wants in-depth explanations that demystify
the realm of visual effects and how they were created, thanks to
veteran author Mark Christiansen's friendly and accessible style. A
thoroughly packed, informative read, this masterful guide focuses
on explaining the essential concepts, features, and techniques that
are key to creating seamless movie-quality visual effects. Users
who are comfortable with...
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2. | | Today's markets are more
volatile than ever. That terrifies some investors. But smart
investors know that volatile markets offer extraordinary
opportunities–if you know how to take advantage of them.
Volatile Markets Made Easy teaches you how to do just that.
Top investment expert Guy Cohen introduces six proven strategies
designed to leverage the consistent patterns and fast-changing
behavior of volatile markets. Cohen shows how to use options to
control risk as you trade safely and profitably in rollercoaster
markets. He helps you identify opportunities before typical
investors do...gives...
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3. | |
The first book for intermediate and advanced users of Google
SketchUp, this Cookbook goes well beyond the basics to explore the
more complex features and tools that design professionals use. You
get numerous step-by-step tutorials for solving common (and not so
common) design problems, with discussions that not only explain
additional ways to complete a task, but point out more uses for
particular tools and techniques. The tutorials also include
detailed color graphics to help you through the process.
Google SketchUp Cookbook is still in progress, but you can
get started right away with...
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4. | |
Cloud computing is already a significant force in modern computing,
and is drawing particular interest as a way to set up a web-based
company quickly while saving money and administrative headaches.
There are many competing clouds services, but all of them raise
legitimate fears and questions among web site managers and
programmers. They hope to cut costs radically by using the cloud,
but worry about security, reliability, and the ability to predict
load and capacity. This book directly addresses those questions and
provides practical planning and strategies.
Author George Reese is a...
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6. | | This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.Who's building today's most complete suite
of affordable, online productivity and collaboration applications
for knowledge workers? Not Google or Microsoft. It's Zoho - and
people are noticing. Zoho's built an installed base of 800,000, and
it's adding 100,000 new users every 5-6 weeks. Zoho's apps are
surprisingly powerful: they've won PC World's Best Products award
for two straight years.Only one thing's missing: good
documentation. That's where Zoho 4 Everyone comes in.This book covers thirteen of Zoho's most
widely used applications -...
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7. | | Built for massively scalable applications and designed with the
agilest of development methods in mind, Merb presents itself as an
MVC framework with a broadly superior value proposition. Enabling
us take full advantage of Merb's potential, author Foy Savas delves
deep into the framework's architecture, unraveling its beauty as
well as demonstrating its best practices. Subject coverage ranges
from pure fundamentals to expert-level topics. Each chapter, and
even the book as a whole, follows a linear progression that makes
no compromises on comprehensiveness. Formidable beginners will find
the...
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8. | | The opposite of Patterns, AntiPatterns are common code or design
mistakes that Ruby on Rails developers often make that can derail a
project. In Rails AntiPatterns, the authors provide
many real world antipatterns examples along with practical advice
for how to avoid them in the first place. Each AntiPattern is
demonstrated with real world code, and solutions for refactoring
are presented that are based on sound Object Oriented principles
and established Ruby on Rails best practices. Ruby on Rails is
still very much an actively developed and cultivated open-source
project, but has been...
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9. | | This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.Social networks aren't just a trend anymore: they're a permanent
reality - and they offer immense opportunities to businesspeople
who are innovative and committed enough to take advantage of them.
In this book, leading social networking consultant Juliette Powell
reveals how dozens of innovators are driving real ROI through
social networks. Powell's wide-ranging case studies include
technology, media and gaming companies, leaders in fashion, beauty,
publishing, finance, retail, event planning, and beyond. These
powerful narratives illuminate...
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10. | | This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.SQL Server 2008 Management and
Administration, based on Windows Server 2008, addresses the
challenges database administrators regularly encounter with the
Database Engine Services feature on SQL Server 2008 by providing
detailed guidance in the areas of management, administration,
security, and monitoring. With coverage of the new features and
functionality of SQL Server 2008, this book is designed to be
comprehensive, resulting in something for all database
administrators—from simple tips to tactical solutions.SQL Server 2008 Management...
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