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Logic and Theory of Algorithms

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computability in Europe, CiE 2008, held in Athens, Greece, in June 2008.

The 36 revised full papers presented together with 25 invited tutorials and lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 108 submissions. Among them are papers of 6 special sessions entitled algorithms in the history of mathematics, formalising mathematics and extracting algorithms from proofs, higher-type recursion and applications, algorithmic game theory, quantum algorithms and complexity, and biology and computation.

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Photoshop Elements 7: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

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You already know Photoshop Elements 7 basics. Now you’d like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you’ll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you more productive with Photoshop Elements 7.

How easy is it?

• Look for these symbols marking the difficulty of each task.
• Demonstrates a new spin on a common task
• Introduces a new skill or a new task
• Combines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledge
• Requires extensive skill and may involve other technologies

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Kernels For Structured Data

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This book provides a unique treatment of an important area of machine learning and answers the question of how kernel methods can be applied to structured data. Kernel methods are a class of state-of-the-art learning algorithms that exhibit excellent learning results in several application domains. Originally, kernel methods were developed with data in mind that can easily be embedded in a Euclidean vector space. Much real-world data does not have this property but is inherently structured. An example of such data, often consulted in the book, is the (2D) graph structure of molecules formed by their atoms and bonds. The book guides the reader from the basics of kernel methods to advanced algorithms and kernel design for structured data. It is thus useful for readers who seek an entry point into the field as well as experienced researchers.

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High Assurance Services Computing

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Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit

If you are familiar with creating HTML web pages but aren’t familiar with creating dynamic, data driven web applications, you should consider learning ASP. And Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 2.0 in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit is the perfect learning tool. The Starter Kit provides the unbeatable combination of programmer/author Scott Mitchell and the step-by-step learning method of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself series. The accompanying CD includes Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, a lightweight, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn web development tool, and all projects developed in the book’s examples.

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An Introduction to Computer Security: The NIST Handbook

This handbook provides assistance in securing computer-based resources (including hardware, software, and information) by explaining important concepts, cost considerations, and interrelationships of security controls. It illustrates the benefits of security controls, the major techniques or approaches for each control, and important related considerations. The handbook was written primarily for those who have computer security responsibilities and need assistance understanding basic concepts and techniques. Within the federal government, this includes those who have computer security responsibilities for sensitive systems.

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C# From Java

These notes should help you convert a program from Java to C#. I assume that the reader is an experienced Java programmer. The notes also document decisions which I have made which may or may not be sensible. I’ve written them in FAQ form as that seems to be the most useful way to present the information.

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C# From Java

This C# book is used by the Department of Computer Science in the University of Hull as the basis of the First Year programming course. The keys to learning programming are: practice (do a lot of programming), study (look at programs written by other people), persistence.

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No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology: The 2006 Edition by Pragmatic Bookshelf

Twenty-seven weekends a year, the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference rolls into another town, featuring the world’s best technical speakers and writers. Up until now, you had to go to one of the shows to soak up their collective wisdom. Now, you can hold it in the palm of your hand. The No Fluff, Just Stuff Anthology represents topics presented on the tour, written by the speakers who created it.

This book allows the authors the chance to go more in depth on the subjects for which they are passionate. It is guaranteed to surprise, enlighten, and broaden your understanding of the technical world in which you live. The No Fluff, Just Stuff Symposium Series is a traveling conference series for software developers visiting 27 cities a year. No Fluff has put on over 75 symposia throughout the U.S. and Canada, with more than 12,000 attendees so far. Its success has been a result of focusing on high quality technical presentations, great speakers, and no marketing hype. Now this world-class material is available to you in print for the first time.

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PHP
* 101 PHP Tips & trick
* PHP Cookbook 2nd Edition - OReilly
* PHP and Mysql Development - Sams
* PHP Architects Guide to PHP security
* PHP 5 Unleashed - Sams
* PHP and PostgreSQL Advanced Web Programming - Sams
* PHP Functions Essential Reference - New Riders
* PHP 5 Recipes A Problem Solution Approach - Apress

JavaScript & AJAX
* Everything With JavaScript
* Professional JavaScript for web developers
* Understanding AJAX using JavaScript
* Ajax for Web application - Sams
* Teach Yourself AJAX in 10 minutes - Sams
* Beginning Javascript With Dom Scripting And Ajax From Novice To Professional - Apress
* Ajax.And.Php.Building.Responsive.Web.Applications.Mar.2006 - Pack Pub

Web Framework

* Guide to programming with zend framework -phpArch
* Beginning CakePHP From Novice to Professional - Appress

Web Design

* Photoshop Anthology 101 web design and tricks
* Designing Without Tables
* The Best Practices Guide to XHTML and CSS

ASP.NeT & ASP
* Foundation ASP for Dreamweaver
* ASP Net 2.0 Cookbook 2nd edition - OReilly
* ASP Net 2.0 Unleashed - Sams

XML
* XML Programming Bible - Wiley Publishing 2003
* XML and PHP
* Learning XML
* XML Programming: Web Application And Web Services With JSP & ASP - Apress

Java
* Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE 1.4) - John Wiley & Sons
* Wireless Java Developing with J2ME 2nd Edition
* Java OO Problem Solving 3rd edition - Prentice Hall
* teach Yourself Java in 21 days - Sams
* Professional Java JDK 6
* Using NetBeans 5.5 IDE
* Web Programming with Java

C++
* C++ in 21 days - Sams
* C++ tutorial - Wiley Publishing
* C++ Unleashed - Sams
* Teach yourself visual C++ - Sams

C Programming
* Practical C Programming 3rd Edition -O Reilly
* C Pocket Reference-O Reilly
* C Programming-O Reilly

Database
* Oracle Database 10g, A Beginner’s Guide - McGraw Hill
* Oracle Database 10g - DBA
* MySQL Administrators Guide and Language Reference 2nd Edition - MySQL Press
* Practical PostgreSQ - OReilly

Multimedia
* Adobe Creative Suite 2 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
* Ilustrator CS2 killer tips
* Commercial Photoshop Retouching in the Studio - O’Reilly 2005
* The Art of Photoshop for Digital Photographers - Sams
* Macromedia Flash Pro 8 Unleashed - Sams
* OO Action Script for Flash - Friendsof
* Programming Flash Communication Server - Oreilly

Linux
* Complete Linux command reference
* Linux Configuration and Installation
* Red Hat Linux Unleashed 2nd edition
* Ubuntu Unleashed - Sams
* Linux Bible 2007 - Wiley
* SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administrators - Novel Press
* Understanding the Linux Kernel 3rd Edition - OReilly
* Optimizing.Linux.Performance.A.Hands-On.Guide.to.Linux.Performance.Tools - Prentice Hall
* Linux.Server.Security.2nd.edition - OReilly

Networking & Security
* Securing your business with Cisco ASA & Pix Firewalls - Cisco Press
* Network Security bible - John Wiley and Sons
* Teach yourself network troubleshouting in 24 hours - Sams
* The network administrators’ guide
* OpenVPN.Building.And.Integrating.Virtual.Private.Networks.Mar.2006 - Pack Pub

Hacking
* The.Art.of.Intrusion.The.Real.Stories.Behind.the.Exploits.of.Hackers.Intruders - J Wiley
* Hacker Web Exploitation Uncovered
* Hack I.T. Security Through Penetration Testing
* Hacker Linux Uncovered

Server
* The Definitive Guide to Apache mod rewrite - Apress
* Building Secure Servers with Linux - Oreilly
* Linux.Network.Servers - Sybex
* Server Load Balancing - OReilly
* Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare May 2006 - Novell Press
* Novell Open Enterprise Server Administrators Handbook SUSE LINUX Edition

Microsoft .NET
* MCTS Training Kit (Exam 70-536) Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 Application Development Foundation
* MCTS Training Kit (Exam 70-526) Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 Windows-Based Client Development
* MCTS Training Kit (Exam 70-528): Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 Web-Based Client Development
* MCTS Training Kit (Exam 70-529): Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 Distributed Application Development

CMS (Joomla,Mamboo,Drupal)
* Building Websites With Joomla - Packt Publishing 2006
* Professional Joomla - Wrox 2007
* Mastering Mambo - Packt Publishing 2005
* Drupal Creating Blogs Forums Portals and Community Websites - Packt Pub
* Drupal 5 Themes (Feb 2008 ) - Packt Pub
* Building powerful and robust websites with Drupal 6 - Packt Pub

Semantic Technology, Semantic Web
* Semantic Web Services Theory Tools and Application
* Semantic Web Primer 2nd Edition - The MIT Press
* Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist - Morgan Kaufmann

etc
* Oracle Unleashed
* Ruby Cookbook - OReilly 2006
* Professional CSS - Wiley Publishing

Excel for Auditors
Audit Spreadsheets Using Excel 97 through Excel 2007



Author: Bill Jelen and Dwayne K. Dowell
Paperback: 212 pages
Publisher: Holy Macro! Books (October 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932802169
ISBN-13: 978-1932802160
Format: pdf
Details:
Providing the tools and techniques necessary for finding errors and fraud in audits, this guide for auditors looking to better validate their Microsoft Excel spreadsheets provides techniques for performing a risk assessment and gathering spreadsheet and other data from company systems. Performing audit data analysis using data and analytical management functions and pinpointing the common errors in spreadsheets with focused Excel tests is discussed, as are the best practices for error and fraud prevention when developing spreadsheets. This reference is fully updated to reflect Excel 12.

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Victor Kane | February 2009 | ISBN: 0470410876 | PDF | 480 pages | English | 8 MB

This book is a step-by-step guide and a hands-on co-piloted experience for those trying to make Drupal powered websites work for them, and for their clients. Much more than a “tutorial”, what is needed is a nuts-and-bolts living mentor and guide which really shows the reader how to do the things really required for bringing it all together in a site which works. This will be the only book covering all the difficult components of Drupal: views, panels, themes, content creation, etc. The book will cover:

* How to upgrade your hopelessly outdated and obsolete-software dependent site and bring it into the Drupal mainstream and future
* How to become a great Drupal themer and make “non-Drupal” looking sites
* How to really customize Drupal for your real needs
* How to start using best practices in Drupal web application development
* How to work like the pro Drupal shops and be ready for big projects - and small ones
* Learn by example (code samples, theme samples, videos) at every step

Telerik RadControls ASP.NET AJAX Q1 2009 (2009.1.311 Dev)


The Industry's Leading AJAX Components
Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX includes 27 major and 35 helper controls with proven reliability that will help you build elegant UIs. From the leading AJAX data grid to the HTML editor used even by Microsoft, you will have all the building blocks for creating rich, SEO-friendly, high-performance Enterprise web applications.

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62 controls, documentation, live demos, 12 skins, Visual Studio samples

Hi to all
In this thread i plan to share all my CISCO ebook collection.

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CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (3rd Edition) (Exam Certification Guide) / Wendell Odom, Rus Healy, Naren Mehta

The Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms.pdf

Organic Modeling - video training CD for 3d studio max 3.1 (also works for 4 & 5). This 3-1/2 hour training CD will show you how to build these three heads from scratch (800×600, 10fps, AVIs). Learn Box Modeling (also called subdivision or meshsmooth modeling), Surface Tools, and NURBS, all on one video training CD. Watch the construction of each head above, no steps are skipped. Before starting this CD, you should already be familiar with 3ds max and ready to start modeling more complicated free-form shapes. Once finished, the easy interface allows you to quickly go back and review how to build a nose or an ear. This CD-ROM works on any computer that can handle 3ds max. Models included on CD.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/242427797/3d.Box.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/242427783/3d.Box.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/242428066/InstallCodec.exe

Rob Birnholz shows you a great technique for quickly creating a 3D picture montage with Trapcode Particular in After Effects. It takes just minutes to set up, but can save you hours of work.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/242455768/videotraining_20_Picture_Montage.rar

SQL, 2nd Edition

Database management. It may sound daunting, but it doesn’t have to be, even if you’ve never programmed before. SQL: Visual QuickStart Guide isn’t an exhaustive guide to SQL written for aspiring programming experts. It’s simply an invaluable resource for those who want a fast, easy way to harness information living in complex databases.

Because author Chris Fehily assumes no prior programming experience on your part (just a familiarity with your OS’s file system), he spends the first few chapters laying out the basics, including clear explanations of the relational database model and SQL syntax.Then he jumps into step-by-step tasks designed to get you comfortable using SQL right away. You’ll learn how to use SQL’s most popular statements and commands to maintain, retrieve, and analyze database information, and to create and edit database objects. Each visually oriented task features the actual code and plenty of screenshots to keep you on track. Fehily takes a software-independent approach to teaching SQL, but includes tips for specific database software. You may not be a programming expert, but with SQL: VQS, who will be able to tell?

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Pro PHP Security

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Pro PHP Security is one of the first books devoted solely to PHP security. It will serve as your complete guide for taking defensive and proactive security measures within your PHP applications. (And the methods discussed are compatible with PHP versions 3, 4, and 5.)

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HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint for designing effective Web pages

If you’ve ever been curious about any of the multitude of internet acronyms, the web technologies they represent, and how they can benefit you, this book is a great place to start. This book covers all the necessary topics to get up and running with HTML, XHTML, and CSS while offering readers a guide to modern, standards-based design. Key tasks covered in the book include setting up a Web page, reducing image resolution, creating radio buttons, adding a hit counter, adding an embedded sound, adding content from other sites such as integrating a blog and creating an RSS feed. Large topics are broken into smaller, more approachable sub-topics that are clearly explained on two pages eliminating the back and forth page flipping required in other references. Arranged so that skills build progressively throughout the book coupled with bold page headers it is simple to flip through and easily find any section or topic you are looking for. Understandable with straightforward terms that avoid intimidating and unexplained jargon, this is a book that will benefit complete novices and advanced users alike.

While primarily focused on the technologies outlined in the title, this book goes on to provide tips on integrating with Google, Flickr, social bookmark sites and even creating and implementing RSS feeds. Rest assured, each of these technologies is explained with the benefits of each outlined. A serious resource that quickly and concisely gets to the point, this book helps you gain real skills that will have you online in short order. Best of all, you can be confident that you are doing so the right way.

HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your visual blueprint™ for designing effective Web pages offers visual learners a solid reference that employs straight forward examples to teach you to create and design Web pages with impact. “Apply It” and “Extra” sidebars highlight useful tips and high-resolution screen shots clearly illustrate each task while succinct explanations walk you through the examples. The associated website contains all the needed code to learn HTML.

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The Game Artist's Guide to Maya

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Brought to you from Maya Press, here’s the only official guide to creating 3D game art and animations with Maya. Written by a production artist at a leading game company, this book uses a real-world, tutorial approach to teach you everything from modeling, texturing, and animation, to special effects techniques used to create cutting edge games. The CD features a fully functioning version of the Maya Personal Learning Edition as well as models, textures, animations, motion studies, and other files to support the book’s tutorials. It’s ideal for artists looking to break into the field, and students and “modders” who build game content.

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Swing Extreme Testing: The Extreme approach to complete Java application testing

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Thorough testing is the basis of good software. Whether we use an agile development methodology such as Extreme Programming, or a more traditional approach, we must test our software at the unit level and application level. The tests must run automatically and cover all aspects of the software.

In this book, the authors draw on more than 20 years of experience to show how automated testing can be applied to a real commercial product.

This book will teach you how to automatically test user interfaces (Swing GUIs), the help system, internationalization, log files, spreadsheets, email, and web services, how to perform tests involving multiple JVMs, and a host of other things. These tests are applied at the module level (unit tests) and at the application level (function tests).

The authors have developed the test processes in the broader context of an Extreme Programming (XP) methodology. However, the testing techniques are certainly not specific to XP, and may be applied within any given development methodology.

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Computer Game Developer

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Explore the training needed to become a computer game developer, a lucrative and exciting career. Also gives readers a chance to examine how computer games are created - from an idea to a finished product. Ages 12+

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Computer Evidence: Collection and Preservation

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Learn to Collect Digital Artifacts and Ensure Evidence Acceptance!

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Java for COBOL Programmers

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COBOL, one of the oldest programming languages in current use, still provides the framework for many vital business, finance, and administrative programs and systems that companies and governments use in day-to-day activities. Scores of organizations are deciding to replace these legacy systems, including their core business systems, with more modern ones written in Java. The people who support these systems are valuable repositories of business process information, and they know how computer systems are used to meet those business process requirements. But they often don’t know Java. That’s where this book comes in. Java for COBOL Programmers,Third Edition uses COBOL examples to teach object-oriented principles and Java syntax. Instead of describing the Java object concepts and syntax in the abstract, or based on references using C or C++ programming languages, Java for COBOL Programmers, Third Edition presents various object-oriented concepts first in a COBOL context, and then in the Java syntax that supports this concept.Then, after users are familiar with the underlying concepts, additional Java language rules are defined. For programmers trying to use Java in a real-world environment, this third edition has been updated to reflect the latest developments in the Java language and programming standards. Advances in the language, such as the new Generics feature, are covered. New alternatives for stream-based input and output processing methods are introduced, along with the latest XML processing options in Java. Also new in this edition is a chapter on the Eclipse graphical integrated development environment. This product is presented using a guided, step-by-step progression. You can use the chapter exercises to explore helpful Eclipse features, such as smart editing, debugging, and refactoring.

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