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| Mining the Social Web—New from O'Reilly Media
Analyzing Data from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Other
Social Media Sites | | Sebastopol, CA—Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn generate a tremendous amount of valuable social data, but how can you find out who's making connections with social media, what they're talking about, or where they're located? This concise and practical book, Mining the Social Web (O'Reilly Media, $39.99 USD), shows you how to answer these questions and more. You'll learn how to combine social web data, analysis techniques, and visualization to help you find what you've been looking for in the social haystack, as well as useful information you didn't know existed. "Data is the new black," says author Matthew Russell (@SocialWebMining). "Social networking sites aren't just fads anymore. It's clear that they're here to stay, and the mining and analysis space on these treasure troves of data is extremely nascent. I really believe that the next one to three years will offer especially novel and rewarding opportunities for anyone who is willing to think carefully about the space and put in the sweat equity to work on the right problems." With his latest book, Russell says that, "Readers will be empowered to think critically about the social data space and put their analysis and data mining ideas into practice by adapting examples from the book to solve problems of value." Each standalone chapter introduces techniques for mining data in different areas of the social Web, including blogs and email. All you need to get started is a programming background and a willingness to learn basic Python tools. · Get a straightforward synopsis of the social web landscape · Use adaptable scripts on GitHub to harvest data from social network APIs such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn · Learn how to employ easy-to-use Python tools to slice and dice the data you collect · Explore social connections in microformats with the XHTML Friends Network · Apply advanced mining techniques such as TF-IDF, cosine similarity, collocation analysis, document summarization, and clique detection · Build interactive visualizations with web technologies based upon HTML5 and JavaScript toolkits Advance Praise
"Data from the social Web is different: networks and text, not tables and numbers, are the rule, and familiar query languages are replaced with rapidly evolving web service APIs. Let Matthew Russell serve as your guide to working with social data sets old (email, blogs) and new (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook). Mining the Social Web is a natural successor to Programming Collective Intelligence: a practical, hands-on approach to hacking on data from the social Web with Python."
—Jeff Hammerbacher For more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information. About the Author Matthew Russell, Vice President of Engineering at Digital Reasoning Systems and Principal at Zaffra, is a computer scientist who is passionate about data mining, open source, and web application technologies. He's also the author of Dojo: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly). View Matthew A. Russell's full profile page. Additional Resources
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| Mining the Social Web
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| Building connected mobile applications with Microsoft Silverlight® | | Sebastopol, CA—Windows® Phone 7 provides an exciting new opportunity for companies and developers to build applications that travel with users, are interactive and attractive, and are available whenever and wherever users want to work with them. By combining Windows Phone 7 applications with remote services and applications that run in the cloud (such as those using the Windows Azure™ technology platform), developers can create highly scalable, reliable, and powerful applications that extend the functionality beyond the traditional desktop or laptop; and into a truly portable and much more accessible environment. Windows® Phone 7 Developer Guide ($34.99 USD) describes a scenario around a fictitious company named Tailspin that has decided to include Windows Phone 7 as a client device for their existing cloud-based application. Their Windows Azure-based application named Surveys is described in detail in a previous book in this series, Developing Applications for the Cloud. After reading this book, you will be familiar with how to design and implement applications for Windows Phone 7 that take advantage of remote services to obtain and upload data while providing a great user experience on the device. For more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information. About the Authors Dominic Betts is an expert with the patterns & practices team and other Microsoft groups. Federico Boerr is a consultant with Southworks SRL. Scott Densmore is an expert with the patterns & practices team & other Microsoft® groups. Jose Gallardo Salazar is a consultant with Clarius Consulting. Alex Homer is a technical writer assigned to the Microsoft patterns & practices division in Redmond. Additional Resources
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| Windows® Phone 7 Developer Guide
Publisher: Microsoft Press
By Dominic Betts, Federico Boerr, Scott Densmore, Jose Gallardo Salazar, Alex Homer
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| Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build | | Sebastopol, CA—Drill into MSBuild—and maximize your control over the software build and deployment process. Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine, Second Edition (Microsoft Press, $59.99 USD) has been fully updated for MSBuild 4, Microsoft .NET Framework 4, and Visual Studio 2010, including support for Visual C++®. Gain the critical insights and examples you need to customize and extend build processes with MSBuild. And learn how to scale them to the team, product, or enterprise level with Team Foundation Build. "The importance of the build process has increased significantly in the last few years due to the complexity of software that is being written today," says coauthor Sayed Hashimi (@SayedIHashimi). "For any project that consists of just a few developers, having a proper build process is very important." Adds coauthor William Bartholomew (@wbarthol), "Developers are starting to realize the importance of automating the build of even small applications to save them time and hassle." With Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine, Second Edition, you will discover how to: · Master core techniques for creating MSBuild project files · Work with built-in tasks and loggers—or write your own · Accelerate build time with incremental builds and batching · Invoke external tools in scripts and create reusable files · Exploit the full set of extensibility features for Visual C++ 2010 · Create customizations such as code generation, code analysis, and unit testing · Install, configure, and extend Team Build · Use Windows® Workflow Foundation with Team Build for complex branching and custom logic · Deploy Web applications with MSDeploy and the Web Publishing Pipeline · Study and reuse the cookbook examples For more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information. About the Authors Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi is a consultant, trainer, and senior software developer who has designed large-scale, distributed applications using a variety of programming languages and platforms, including Microsoft .NET, C++, and Java. This is his third book on MSBuild. View Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi's full profile page. William Bartholomew is a software development engineer at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, WA. He is a member of the Developer Division Engineering Systems group, which includes the build lab responsible for building and shipping Microsoft Visual Studio®. View William Bartholomew's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0790145301949 About Microsoft Press
Microsoft Press is a division of Microsoft Corporation. Established in 1985, Microsoft Press publishes self-paced learning materials on Microsoft products and associated technologies. Microsoft Press products are available in a variety of formats for individual users, IT professionals, and developers. Since 2009, Microsoft and O'Reilly Media have shared the editorial direction and development of Microsoft Press products. O'Reilly also handles sales, distribution, customer service, and some administrative functions. About O'Reilly
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| A Study Guide for the Certified Tester Exam | | Santa Barbara, CA, January 13, 2011—Professional testing of software is an essential task that requires a profound knowledge of testing techniques. The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) has developed a universally accepted, international qualification scheme aimed at software and system testing professionals, and has created the syllabi and tests for the "Certified Tester." To date, more than 150,000 people have taken the ISTQB tests. With authors who are among the founders of the Certified Tester Syllabus, this thoroughly revised and updated 3rd Edition of Software Testing Foundations (Rocky Nook, $44.95 USD) covers the "Foundation Level" (i.e., entry level) and teaches the most important methods of software testing. It is designed for self-study and provides the knowledge necessary to pass the Certified Tester Foundation Level exam as defined by the ISTQB 2010 syllabus. Also in this new edition, technical terms have been precisely stated according to the revised and updated ISTQB glossary. Topics covered include: · Fundamentals of Testing · Testing and the Software Lifecycle · Static and Dynamic Testing Techniques · Test Management · Test Tools This book also covers more recent topics, such as test-first approach and risk-based testing. For more information please email rockynookpr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information. About the Authors Andreas Spillner is professor at the Hochschule Bremen (University of Applied Sciences) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science where he is responsible for software engineering, especially quality assurance, and programming. He is founding member of the German Testing Board e. V. and was founder and chair of the German Special Interest Group on Software Testing (SIGIST, "Test, Analyse und Verifikation von Software"). View Andreas Spillner's full profile page. Tilo Linz is CEO of imbus AG, a leading service company for software testing in Germany. He is president of the German Testing Board, and from 2002 to 2005, he served as president of the ISTQB. His work emphasis is on consulting and coaching projects on software quality management, optimizing software development, and testing processes. View Tilo Linz's full profile page. Hans Schaefer is an independent consultant who lives and works in Norway. He is president of the Norwegian Testing Board. He has been consulting and teaching software testing methods since 1984. He organized the Norwegian Special Interest Group on Software Testing for Western Norway. He is involved in consulting, teaching, and coaching test process improvement and test design techniques, as well as reviews. View Hans Schaefer's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781933952789 About Rocky Nook
Rocky Nook's books are distributed internationally by O'Reilly Media. Rocky Nook was founded in early 2006 in Santa Barbara, California, and is closely associated with dpunkt.verlag, a leading publisher of books on technology based in Heidelberg, Germany. The focus of Rocky Nook's publications is on digital photography and computing. About O'Reilly
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| Develop with Tomorrow's Standards Today | | Raleigh, NC—HTML5 and CSS3 are the future of web development, but you don't have to wait to start using them. Even though the specification is still in development, many modern browsers and mobile devices already support HTML5 and CSS3—but not completely, yet. HTML5 and CSS3: Develop with Tomorrow's Standards Today (Pragmatic Bookshelf, Print: $33.00 USD) gets you up to speed on the new HTML5 elements and CSS3 features you can use right now, and supplies backwards compatible solutions to ensure that you don't leave users of older browsers behind. You'll get started working with many useful new features of HTML5 and CSS3 right away. Gone are the days of adding additional markup just to style a button differently or stripe tables. You'll learn to use HTML5's new markup to create better structure for your content and better interfaces for your forms, resulting in cleaner, easier-to-read code that can be understood by both humans and programs. You'll find out how to embed audio, video, and vector graphics into your pages without using Flash. You'll see how web sockets, client-side storage, offline caching, and cross-document messaging can ease the pain of modern web development. And you'll discover how simple CSS3 makes it to style sections of your page. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to compensate for situations where your users can't take advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 yet, developing solutions that are backwards compatible and accessible. You'll find what you need quickly with this book's modular structure, and get hands-on with a tutorial project for each new HTML5 and CSS3 feature covered. "Falling Back" sections show you how to create solutions for older browsers, and "The Future" sections at the end of each chapter get you excited about the possibilities when HTML5 and CSS3 reach widespread adoption. Get ready for the future—it's here already. Available in epub, mobi, and PDF direct from the publisher and in paperback from fine bookstores worldwide. Advance Praise
"Brian's book effortlessly guides you through crafting a site in HTML5 and CSS3 that works in all browsers; it describes what works now, what doesn't, and what to watch out for as the standards and browsers evolve."
—Doug Rhoten, InterFlow "If you are looking to take advantage of the emerging HTML5 standard, then this is your book. Brian's practical experience and examples show you how to develop robust web applications amid all the support differences of today's browsers."
—Mark Nichols, DeveloperSmackdown.com Podcast "This book does an excellent job of cutting through the hype and telling you what you need to know to navigate the HTML5 waters."
—Casey Helblin, Clear :: Software for Good For more information please email pragprogpr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information. About the Author Brian Hogan has been developing web sites professionally since 1995 as a freelancer and consultant. He currently builds web applications using Ruby, jQuery, HTML 5, and CSS 3. He enjoys teaching and writing about technology, particularly web design and development. He is also an advocate of accessibility for the disabled, particularly as it pertains to the visually impaired. When not experimenting with web-based languages and technology, he's... well, who are we kidding? He's always hacking on something. View Brian P. Hogan's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including: code, errata, discussions, full table of contents, excerpts from the book and more, see the catalog page for HTML5 & CSS3. Check out the video trailer for this book on the Pragmatic Programmer channel on YouTube, narrated by none other than world-famous voice talent Don Morrow (Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Titanic, et al):
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| HTML5 and CSS3
Publisher: Pragmatic Bookshelf
By Brian P. Hogan
Print ISBN: 9781934356685
Pages: 280
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Pragmatic Bookshelf is an imprint of the Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. Our titles are distributed to bookstores internationally by O'Reilly Media. The Pragmatic Bookshelf features books written by developers for developers. The titles continue the well-known Pragmatic Programmer style, and continue to garner awards and rave reviews. As development gets more and more difficult, the Pragmatic Programmers will be there with more titles and products to help programmers stay on top of their game. About O'Reilly
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| Create Great iPhone Photos—New from No Starch Press
Master the World's Most Versatile Camera, One Shot at a Time | | San Francisco, CA, January 19, 2011—The iPhone is one of the world's most customizable cameras. More than just a camera, it can be turned into a digital darkroom, photo-editing suite, and photoblogging tool all rolled into one. Unfortunately, most users aren't aware of their iPhone's potential, or they haven't taken the time to explore it beyond point-and-shoot snapshots. In Create Great iPhone Photos (No Starch Press, January 2011, 224 pp., 9781593272852), technology guru Allan Hoffman's accessible how-to advice shows both casual iPhone users and serious photographers how to master the amazing world of iPhone photography. From cropping and retouching to creating comics and psychedelic art, Create Great iPhone Photos shows which apps to use and how to use them. "The iPhone camera isn't just for taking quick snapshots," said Hoffman. "You can create panoramic images, generate sketches from photos like those from a graphic novel, or enhance your photos with retro frames and effects. You essentially have Photoshop® right in your pocket." Using step by step examples and illustrative color photographs, Create Great iPhone Photos covers all of the best and most innovative photography apps. Readers learn how to: · Produce stunning panoramas, vintage-style photo booth strips, and super-saturated Polaroid-style photos with a hip, 1970s look · Unlock the secret power of the iPhone's camera with burst mode, high dynamic range (HDR) effects, exposure and focus controls, and more · Find and install the best iPhone apps for cropping images, adjusting contrast and exposure, and editing photos to achieve eye-popping results · Publish and share images right from the iPhone, without the need for memory cards, cables, or complex desktop photo-editing tools With the help of the techniques found in Create Great iPhone Photos, amateur and experienced photographers alike will learn how to transform dull, mediocre snapshots into artful, professional-grade digital photographs. Allan Hoffman is available for interviews on technology, the arts, and related subjects, including use of the iPhone and iPad for creative pursuits. He has been featured on NPR, CNN, NBC, and C-SPAN, among others. About the Author For the past 15 years, Allan Hoffman has been the technology columnist for The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest daily newspaper, where he writes about Internet culture and trends, the iPhone, and digital photography. His work has appeared in Newsday, the New York Times, Wired.com, and many other magazines and newspapers. He maintains a photoblog at www.whatiseenow.com and spent much of his teenage years in his high school's darkroom. Additional Resources
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Founded in 1994, No Starch Press is one of the few remaining independent computer book publishers. We publish the finest in geek entertainment—unique books on technology, with a focus on open source, security, hacking, programming, alternative operating systems, LEGO, science, and math. Our titles have personality, our authors are passionate, and our books tackle topics that people care about. Visit http://www.nostarch.com for a complete catalog. About O'Reilly
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Sebastopol, CA—If you've mastered Python's fundamentals, you're ready to start using it to get real work done. Programming Python (O'Reilly Media, $64.99 USD) will show you how, with in-depth tutorials on the language's primary application domains: system administration, GUIs, and the Web. You'll also explore how Python is used in databases, networking, front-end scripting layers, text processing, and more. This book focuses on commonly used tools and libraries to give you a comprehensive understanding of Python's many roles in practical, real-world programming. "Given that Python 3.X is expected to be the future of Python—or, at the very least, a major part of it—an in-depth applications programming book that uses Python 3.X exclusively should serve as a resource for both new Python users who start off with Python 3.X initially, as well as current Python 2.X users migrating to 3.X over time," says author Mark Lutz. "Python 3.X will probably eventually matter to everyone using Python, even if it's just as a candidate being evaluated for viability," Lutz adds. "By showing Python 3.X put to work on realistic tasks, this book will help readers judge its merits, and perhaps apply it for tasks of their own." You'll learn language syntax and programming techniques in a clear and concise manner, with lots of examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms. Completely updated for version 3.x, Programming Python also delves into the language as a software development tool, with many code examples scaled specifically for that purpose. Topics include: · Quick Python tour: Build a simple demo that includes data representation, object-oriented programming, object persistence, GUIs, and website basics · System programming: Explore system interface tools and techniques for command-line scripting, processing files and folders, running programs in parallel, and more · GUI programming: Learn to use Python's tkinter widget library · Internet programming: Access client-side network protocols and email tools, use CGI scripts, and learn website implementation techniques · More ways to apply Python: Implement data structures, parse text-based information, interface with databases, and extend and embed Python For more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. About the Author Mark Lutz is the world leader in Python training, the author of Python's earliest and best-selling texts, and a pioneering figure in the Python community since 1992. He has been a software developer for 25 years, and is the author of O'Reilly's Programming Python, 3rd Edition and Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition. View Mark Lutz's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596158118 About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. # # # O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Sebastopol, CA—jQuery is the "write less, do more" JavaScript library. Its powerful features and ease of use have made it the most popular client-side JavaScript framework for the Web. jQuery Pocket Reference (O'Reilly Media, $12.99 USD) is jQuery's trusty companion: the definitive "read less, learn more" guide to the library. "This book fills a unique niche," explains acclaimed author David Flanagan. "jQuery is a very powerful library, and to use it well you must master quite a few details, so a cheat sheet is not enough for anything but trivial use. And although jQuery is kind of complicated, it does not require an entire full-size book. The 150 pages in this book are enough to explain the entire library, with all its complications, and to include a quick reference (or cheat sheet, if you prefer) 25 pages long." Flanagan continues, "The power of jQuery is summarized in its motto: 'Write less, do more.' This book has a motto, too, and you'll see it right on the front cover: 'Read less, learn more.' Be warned, though: my tech reviewer called the book 'relentless.' You'll learn something new on every page." jQuery Pocket Reference explains everything you need to know about jQuery, completely and comprehensively. The 25-page quick reference summarizes the library, listing all jQuery methods and functions, with signatures and descriptions. You'll learn how to: · Select and manipulate document elements · Alter document structure · Handle and trigger events · Create visual effects and animations · Script HTTP with Ajax utilities · Use jQuery's selectors and selection methods, utilities, plugins and more Advance Praise
"As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library I'm not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications."
—Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid, Exolon, and Stormlord About the Author David Flanagan is a computer programmer who spends most of his time writing about JavaScript and Java. His books with O'Reilly include BLOCKED SCRIPT The Definitive Guide, JavaScript Pocket Reference, Java in a Nutshell, Java Examples in a Nutshell, and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell. David has a blog at www.davidflanagan.com. View David Flanagan's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920016182 For a quick, fun look at what jQuery can do, go to http://jqwiky.net. | 
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| Patterns for Effective Interaction Design | | Sebastopol, CA—Despite all of the UI toolkits available today, it's still not easy to design good application interfaces. This bestselling book is one of the few reliable sources to help you navigate through the maze of design options. By capturing UI best practices and reusable ideas as design patterns, Designing Interfaces, Second Edition (O'Reilly Media, $54.99 USD) provides solutions to common design problems that you can tailor to the situation at hand. "Designers in 2010 deal with the same thorny interface design problems that they did back in 2005, when the first edition of Designing Interfaces was published," says author Jenifer Tidwell (@uijtidwell), reflecting on her book's second edition. "But now they have additional thorny problems, including designing for mobile platforms, incorporating social media, and using highly interactive techniques that weren't very common back then. This book needed to offer some answers for these issues." Tidwell adds, "I wrote the first edition of Designing Interfaces for people who designed desktop software and, to an extent, those who designed rich Web applications. That's changed. Now, most designers work on the Web, with sites and services that span a wide range of topics and degrees of interactivity. Many also work on mobile sites and apps. The new edition of Designing Interfaces is written for all of these designers." This updated edition includes patterns for mobile apps and social media, as well as web applications and desktop software. Each pattern contains full-color examples and practical design advice that you can use immediately. Experienced designers can use this guide as a sourcebook of ideas; novices will find a roadmap to the world of interface and interaction design. · Design engaging and usable interfaces with more confidence and less guesswork · Learn design concepts that are often misunderstood, such as affordances, visual hierarchy, navigational distance, and the use of color · Get recommendations for specific UI patterns, including alternatives and warnings on when not to use them · Mix and recombine UI ideas as you see fit · Polish the look and feel of your interfaces with graphic design principles and patterns "Anyone who's serious about designing interfaces should have this book on their shelf for reference. It's the most comprehensive cross-platform examination of common interface patterns anywhere."
—Dan Saffer, author of Designing Gestural Interfaces (O'Reilly) and Designing for Interaction (New Riders) About the Author Jenifer Tidwell has been designing and building user interfaces for industry for more than a decade. She has been researching user interface patterns since 1997, and designing and building complex applications and web interfaces since 1991. View Jenifer Tidwell's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920000556 About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. # # # O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation is a new book from Packt that teaches Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP’s to install Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 and related applications. Written by Victoria Yudin, a consecutive Microsoft Dynamics GP MVP since 2005, this book helps users to install and set up core Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 modules from start to finish. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 is a sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning application with a multitude of features and options. The implementation of Dynamics GP is usually considered to be complex, and can be very confusing for users and consultants. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Implementation starts off by formulating a plan to complete a successful Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 implementation. It then goes on to describe all the setup options required for the core Dynamics GP modules as well as offers practical advice on setup that will guide readers through the options available in this powerful application. Armed with the key concepts to implement Dynamics GP, this book helps install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Dynamics GP 2010, and plan the infrastructure efficiently. With the help of Integration Manager, users will be able to import their initial data into Dynamics GP. New, as well as existing Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants interested in installing core modules of Dynamics GP 2010 will find this book to be an interesting and beneficial read. This book is out now and is available from Packt. For more information, please visit www.packtpub.com/microsoft-dynamics-gp-2010-implementation/book
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Packt is pleased to announce Drupal 7 First Look, a new book that covers all the new features of Drupal 7 in depth as well as the process of upgrading a Drupal 6 website to Drupal 7. Written by Mark Noble, this book is a one-stop shop towards understanding and utilizing all of the major new features of Drupal 7. Drupal is a free and Open Source Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP and distributed under the General Public License (GNU). It is used as a back-end system for at least 1% of all websites worldwideranging from personal blogs to larger corporate and political sites including whitehouse.gov and data.gov.uk. Drupal 7 First Look focuses on all the major features of Drupal 7. Website administrators would be in a position to install Drupal 7 as well as create installation profiles for Drupal 7. They would also be in a position to explore the new methods available to themers and upgrade their Drupal 6 themes to Drupal 7. This book will help website administrators automatically process images and attach them to the content while exploring the new administration interface. They would also get a complete coverage of the DBTNG database layer with usage examples as well as all API changes for both Themes and Modules. Website administrators, themers and developers who have certain experience with Drupal 6 or 5 and want an upgrade for their websites, themes or modules will find the book an interesting and beneficial read. This book is out now and available from Packt. For more information please visit www.packtpub.com/drupal-7-first-look-at-new-features/book
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Drupal 7 Module Development is a new book from Packt that teaches developers to write their own Drupal modules, themes, and libraries. Written by six experienced Drupal developers, this book, specifically written for Drupal 7 development, focuses on the programming secrets, as well as helps developers discover powerful new tools in Drupal 7. Drupal is an Open Source Content Management System used for knowledge management and business collaboration. The advanced URL control in Drupal allows users to structure and/or edit their site’s content. Having thousands of add-on modules and designs, Drupal helps build everything from personal blogs to enterprise applications. Drupal 7 Module Development walks users through the development of complete Drupal modules and shows how to add various features. It introduces PHP developers to the powerful new Drupal 7 tools and strategies for writing custom Drupal code, using which, readers can explore the major APIs to build successful Drupal websites. With the help of this book, users will be able to test their code programmatically, and apply the principles of Test Drive Development (TDD) to it. They will also learn to create custom content types and entities, and build modules, thereby extending Drupal's core functionality. PHP developers and Drupal users interested in Drupal development will find this book to be an interesting and beneficial read. This book is out now and is available from Packt. For more information, please visit www.packtpub.com/drupal-7-module-development/book
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Sebastopol, CA—The Canvas element is a revolutionary feature of HTML5 that enables powerful graphics for rich Internet applications, and this pocket reference provides the essentials you need to put this element to work. If you have working knowledge of JavaScript, Canvas Pocket Reference (O'Reilly Media, $12.99 USD) will help you create detailed, interactive, and animated graphics—from charts to animations to video games—whether you're a web designer or a programmer interested in graphics. "The Canvas tag is a revolutionary advance in what we can do with web browsers," says author David Flanagan. "I really do think that the client-side graphics enabled by the Canvas tag has the potential to change the web. The Canvas tag is one of the most important features of HTML5. And, it's fun to program!" "Readers will learn everything they need to know about scripted client-side graphics and will be able to draw whatever they want in their web pages: this might be scientific data visualizations, a video game, or cool special effects. In short, readers will learn to master their pixels!" This book provides both a tutorial that covers all of the element's features with plenty of examples and a definitive reference to each of the Canvas-related classes, methods, and properties. You'll learn how to: · Draw lines, polygons, and curves · Apply colors, gradients, patterns, and transparency · Use transformations to smoothly rotate and resize drawings · Work with text in a graphic environment · Apply shadows to create a sense of depth · Incorporate bitmapped images into vector graphics · Perform image processing operations in JavaScript "The Canvas tag," Flanagan promises, "makes web programming fun again." Speaking of fun, try David's holiday bookmarklet, a marvelous example of splendid Canvas coding. For a more information please email gretchen@oreilly.com. About the Author David Flanagan is a computer programmer who spends most of his time writing about JavaScript and Java. His books with O'Reilly include BLOCKED SCRIPT The Definitive Guide, JavaScript Pocket Reference, Java in a Nutshell, Java Examples in a Nutshell, and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell. David has a blog at www.davidflanagan.com. View David Flanagan's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920016045 | 
| Canvas Pocket Reference
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
By David Flanagan
Print ISBN: 9781449396800 Ebook ISBN: 9781449397197
Pages: 112
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, December 15, 2010 – Kentico Software (http://www.kentico.com), the Web content management system vendor, announced the general availability of Kentico CMS 5.5 R2. This new version of their flagship enterprise CMS provides enhanced Intranet support, Document and Project Management, integration with Microsoft Office through WebDAV protocol, Workgroups, Sharepoint 2010 Connector and Windows Azure support. “We have always developed Kentico CMS as a scalable enterprise platform for corporate websites, intranet solutions,
e-shops and integration with social networks. Our main focus for Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 was to extend our intranet offering mixed with key Enterprise 2.0 functionality” says Petr Palas, CEO of Kentico Software. “Keeping our intranet solution in step with our CMS offering ensures customers can grow their website needs with their business; leveraging the consistent easy to use Kentico environment that includes multi-site management, and an industry leading ROI.” he adds. Key features that round out the Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 intranet offering include Document and Project Management, Workgroups and WebDAV support. Project Management provides the users with ability to manage, assign and monitor projects and tasks. The new Document Management helps users to manage documents and their permissions directly from a website without access to the administration UI. With the added support of WebDAV, users can now directly edit documents without the need to save them manually to a temporary location and then re-upload them. “With our partners and customer focus, we drove our development based on an extensive set of client scenarios. We validated our features with our partners and key customers like Shaw Industries Group Inc. to refine our key scenarios. Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 delivers a complete intranet solution with a ready to use Intranet Starter site and flexible Document Management. Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 cuts down the time and cost of any intranet portal development. This combination of features and functionality guarantees that the Kentico CMS Intranet helps our partners and customers successfully meet their business goals.” says Michael Neuwirth, Product Manager at Kentico software. Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 extends support for SharePoint 2010 and includes Windows Azure support for single CMS installations. More information about the Windows Azure support is available at: http://devnet.kentico.com/Blogs/Michal-Neuwirth/December-2010/Kentico-CMS-5-5-R2-has-been-released.aspx Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 for ASP.NET can be downloaded as a free 30-day trial at http://www.kentico.com/Download.aspx or it can be trialed on-line without any installation at http://www.kentico.com/Demo.aspx.
About Kentico CMS Kentico CMS is an affordable Web content management solution providing a complete set of features for building Web sites, community sites, intranets and on-line stores on the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. It supports WYSIWYG editing, workflows, multiple languages, full-text search, SEO, on-line forms, image galleries, forums, groups, blogs, polls, media libraries and is shipped with 200+ configurable Web parts. It’s currently used by more than 4,000 websites in 84 countries. The clients include Microsoft, McDonald's, Vodafone, O2, Orange, Brussels Airlines, Mazda, Ford, Subaru, Samsung, Gibson, ESPN, Guinness, DKNY, Abbott Labs, Medibank, Ireland.ie and others. Kentico CMS is available at http://www.kentico.com.
About Kentico Software Kentico Software (www.kentico.com) helps clients create professional Web sites, online stores, community sites and intranets using Kentico CMS for ASP.NET. It's committed to deliver a full-featured, enterprise-class, stable and scalable Web Content Management solution on the Microsoft .NET platform. Founded in 2004, Kentico is headquartered in the Czech Republic and has a U.S. office in Nashua, NH. Since its inception, Kentico has continued to rapidly expand the Kentico CMS user base worldwide. Kentico Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. In 2010, Kentico was named the fastest growing technology company in the Czech Republic in the Deloitte Technology FAST 50 awards. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Sebastopol, CA—What really wows iPad fans is when their touchscreen does what's impossible on other gadgets: the finger-painting app that turns a cross-country flight into a moving art class, the mini music studio (two-dozen instruments strong, each with motion-induced warble effects), and the portable fireworks display that you sculpt by swiping. Problem is, with tens of thousands of apps available for your iPad, who knows what to download? You can try to sort through a gazillion customer reviews with a mix of 5- and 1-star ratings, but that's not only very confusing, it also takes a lot of time. The stakes are getting higher, too: instead of freebies and 99-cent trinkets, the price of iPad apps is steadily creeping up and beyond their iPhone predecessors. Best iPad Apps (O'Reilly Media, $21.99 USD) guides you to the hidden treasures in the App Store's crowded aisles. Author Peter Meyers stress-tested thousands of options to put together this irresistible, page-turner of a catalog. "I had the best job in the world for the past four months: spend all day playing with my iPad. Sure, my fingers got a little weary with all that tapping, swiping, and pinching, but the 1000-plus apps I checked out made clear that the iPad's an innovation magnet," notes Meyers. "But, man, was there a lot of dreck to sort through. There's a seriously high percentage of apps that mainly appear to be practice runs for developers in training." Fortunately, inside Best iPad Apps, you'll find the apps Meyers curated as magical as the iPad itself. · Get work done · Manipulate photos · Make movies · Create comics · Browse the Web better · Take notes · Outline ideas · Track your health · Explore the world ...and much more! "My goal was to wade through the mess, pick out the best, and shine a spotlight on those under-the-radar gems—the ones that didn't get their 15 minutes of fame on the App Store's front page, but deserve to be on the screens and in the hands of iPad fans everywhere," adds Meyers. About the Author Peter Meyers writes about and designs digital books. Formerly an editor at O'Reilly Media, he co-founded one of the first multimedia textbook publishers (Digital Learning Interactive). He's covered the intersection of writing and technology for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Wired and blogs at www.anewkindofbook.com. View Peter Meyers's full profile page. Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920010944. The ebook is currently available, and the print book will be availble for purchase on oreilly.com on or around December 17, 2010. | 
| Best iPad Apps
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
By Peter Meyers
Print ISBN: 9781449392475 Ebook ISBN: 9781449392482
Pages: 240 (est.)
Print Price: $21.99 Ebook Price: $17.99
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| About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. # # # O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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