Archive for November, 2010
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Jewels of Stringology
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
The term “stringology” is a popular nickname for text algorithms, or algorithms on strings. This work deals with the most basic algorithms in the area. Most of them can be viewed as “algorithmic jewels” and deserve reader-friendly presentation. One more
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HackNotes Linux and Unix Security Portable Reference
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Safeguard your systems from all types of hackers, hijackers, and predators with help from this insightful resource. Get thorough, just-the-facts coverage of Linux, UNIX and Solaris, and learn about advanced hacking techniques including buffer overflows, password theory, port re-direction, and more.
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Interactive Curves and Surfaces: A Multimedia Tutorial on CAGD
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
The growing importance of animation and 3D design has caused computer-aided geometric design (CAGD) to be of interest to a wide audience of programmers and designers.
This interactive software/book tutorial teaches fundamental CAGD concepts and discusses the growing number of applications in such areas as geological modeling, molecular modeling, commercial advertising, and animation. Using interactive examples and animations to illustrate the mathematical concepts, this hands-on multimedia tutorial enables users without a substantial mathematical background to quickly gain intuition about CAGD.
Interactive Curves and Surfaces guides you in
* Learning the uses of CAGD as it is applied in computer graphics and engineering.
* Creating curved lines and surfaces using Bezier curves, B-Splines, and parametric surface patches.
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Fractals Everywhere: The First Course in Deterministic Fractal Geometry
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
This edition also features additional problems and tools emphasizing fractal applications, as well as a new answer key to the text exercises.
“The material contained in the second edition is quite obviously more extensive in detail and scope…the more
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The Little Black Book of Management: Essential Tools for Getting Results NOW
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
All the essential tools managers could ever needin one handy guide!
“Describes in simple terms the practical tools . . . to achieve success.” — Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
Real-world tested, real-world proven in more
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Master the Moment: Fifty CEOs Teach You the Secrets of Time Management
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
High achievers are not necessarily smarter or putting in more effort than those around them. But they do have different attitudes and are more careful how they use time. From their perspective they are moving at a comfortable pace. To the typical bystander, they are more
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The Jini Specification Technology Series)
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Jini technology represents a significant step in the evolution of distributed computing, as a simple yet remarkably reliable and flexible infrastructure that enables all types of devices to simply connect into impromptu networks, making access to and delivery of new more
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The Rise of Merchant Empires: Long Distance Trade in the Early Modern World 1350-1750
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
European dominance of the shipping lanes in the early modern period was a prelude to the great age of European imperial power in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet in the present age we can see that the pre-imperial age was in fact more an ‘age of more
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How to Use Adobe Photoshop 7
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Adobe Photoshop is the world’s leading image manipulation software. Used by both professional and amateur graphic designers, it is the de facto standard for print and Web publishing.
A new full-version release is expected in March 2002. This new more
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SQL Server MVP Deep Dives
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
This is not an ordinary SQL Server Book. SQL Server MVP Deep Dives brings together the world’s most highly-regarded SQL Server experts to create a masterful collection of tips, techniques, and experience-driven best practices for SQL Server development and administration. These SQL Server MVPs-53 in all-each selected a topic of great interest to them, and in this unique book, they share their knowledge and passion with you.
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives is organized into five parts: Design and Architecture, Development, Administration, Performance Tuning and Optimization, and Business Intelligence. Within each part, you’ll find a collection of brilliantly concise and focused chapters that take on key topics like mobile data strategies, Dynamic Management Views, or query performance. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive, from database design tips to data more
