Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS teaches web development from scratch, without assuming any previous knowledge of HTML, CSS or web development techniques. This book introduces you to HTML and CSS as you follow along with the author, step-by-step, to build a fully functional web site from the ground up. However, unlike countless other "learn web design" books, this title concentrates on modern, best-practice techniques from the very beginning, which means you'll get it right the first time. The web sites you'll build will:Look good on a PC, Mac or Linux computerRender...

Want to learn all about Ruby on Rails 2.0, the web application framework that is inspiring developers around the world? The 2nd edition of this practical hands-on guide for first-time Ruby on Rails programmers will walk you through installing the required software on a Windows, Mac or Linux computer. And before you get coding, an entire chapter is devoted to object oriented programming in Ruby, so you'll be completely confident with the Ruby language before you begin working with Rails.The example application that the book builds - a user-generated news web site - is built upon with each...

An ASP.NET 2.0 book that just helps you get things done! This book contains a collection of 101 best practice, object oriented solutions that you can easily adapt to your own projects.Coverage includes: Working with text, numbers, dates & timesAccessing data with ADO.NETForm validation under multiple sceneriosPage, Session and application state tipsAccess control in web applicationsProducing standards compliant outputEnhancing applications with AJAXWorking with EmailHandling errors and debuggingPerformance tips and pitfallsAnd much more!As a bonus, all book buyers get download access to...

The author provides a comprehensive reference and resource with practical, actionable information and strategies for financial planning and retirement planning. Unique to this book will be a very extensive, free, companion web site keyed to the book that will provide a wealth of additional information and updates. Readers will have access to a multitude of calculators and analytical tools to assess their own financial situations and develop their own financial plans as they read through the book....

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.The Cell processor is the brain of the Playstation 3 and is IBM's foremost device in the field of supercomputing. This book covers the Cell inside and out, from its internal architecture to its programming methods and development tools. Packed with code examples, step-by-step tutorials, and helpful diagrams, this treatment provides a hands-on introduction to programming the Cell in C, C++, and assembly language. The majority of the book describes the wide range of applications available for the Cell and the many free libraries that...

"While it is usually helpful to launch improvement programs, many such programs soon get bogged down in detail. They either address the wrong problems, or they keep beating on the same solutions, wondering why things don't improve. This is when you need an objective way to look at the problems. This is the time to get some data." Watts S. Humphrey, from the ForewordThis book, drawing on work done at the Software Engineering Institute and other organizations, shows how to use measurements to manage and improve software processes. The authors explain specifically how quality characteristics...

Broadcast editors work with deadlines that are the most demanding in the field. To help you meet those deadlines and learn to use Final Cut Pro at the same time, this easy look-up guide focuses on the essential features that you need to get your stories done quickly without sacrificing quality. For editing everything from voiceovers to sports and news packages, you'll get tips for efficient setup, customization, and trimming techniques. You'll learn the best methods for making audio adjustments, how to use common transitions and effects, splice in fat and tight bites, cover narration with...

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.Women today are entrepreneurs, successful professionals, and savvy investors. They control more than half the private wealth in the United States and outlive their male partners, on average by four to seven years. They need to be aware of the wealth that they have, and what they want to do with it. This book is for the average woman. It is not for professionals (that is, lawyers, accountants, or financial planners).  It's for the young mother who is worried about who will care for her kids if something happens to her and her husband. It's for...

This popular book shows readers how to take advantage of the iLife '08 applications that to many are the coolest parts of using a Mac. Through tutorials, tips, and techniques readers will learn how to use each of the powerful applications -- individually and as part of an integrated, interactive suite. Robin and John also cover the features of the immensely popular .Mac Web Gallery, which enables you to share your iPhoto library with family and friends with just a few clicks. Friendly, practical instructions will have new and veteran Mac owners using all that's new in the suite in no time....

The Deitels' groundbreaking How to Program series offers unparalleled breadth and depth of object-oriented programming concepts and intermediate-level topics for further study. Using the Deitels' signature "Live-Code™ Approach," this complete, authoritative introduction to C programming offers strong treatment of structured algorithm and program development in ANSI/ISO C with 150 working C programs. Includes rich, 300-page treatment of object-oriented programming in C++ that helps students interpret the code more effectively....