The Cloud is about data. This is the book that tells us how to prevent data from getting lost in the first place and what design steps to plan for the worst-case scenario. Invaluable to anyone setting up medium/large networks and cloud infrastructure, this book is more

Learn the exciting language for the World Wide Web This book is written in the clear and concise style that has made Winston’s C, C++, and Lisp books popular among programmers who want to add new languages to their repertoires. Using this book, you learn Java quickly and effectively, and you learn why Java is the language of choice for writing programs for the World Wide Web.The Knowledge You Need Each section adds new capabilities to a short, yet representative Java program. As you see the program evolve, you learn how to: * Define abstract classes and abstract methods * Design class hierarchies * Use compilation units and packages * Use interfaces to impose requirements * Use the model-view approach to interface design * Access applets from network viewers * Use threads to implement dynamic applets * Design applets using layout managers Winston’s proven approach: * more

Interactive music refers to a composition or improvisation in which software interprets live performances to produce music generated or modified by computers. In Composing Interactive Music, Todd Winkler presents both the technical and aesthetic possibilities of this increasingly popular area of computer music. His own numerous compositions have been the laboratory for the research and development that resulted in this book.

The author’s examples use a graphical programming language called Max. Each example in the text is accompanied by a picture of how it appears on the computer screen. The same examples are included as software on the accompanying CD-ROM, playable on a Macintosh computer with a MIDI keyboard.

Although the book is aimed at those interested in writing music and software using Max, the casual reader can learn the basic concepts of interactive more

Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook

Second Edition

A concise reference for implementing the most frequently used features of the Cisco Catalyst family of switches

Steve McQuerry, CCIE® No. 6108

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We all know that networking is important for success, but the networking tactics we read about take a lot of work-and can feel so phony! Wouldn’t it be great if you could network in a more relaxed, authentic way?

The 11 Laws of Likability reveals a painless new way to network that’s based on one simple truth: people do business with people they like. In this empowering audiobook, you’ll learn how to identify and accentuate your most likable characteristics, and also how to:

This readable examination of accounting theory and practice offers extensive real-world examples and illustrations throughoutfrom corporations such as Microsoft, Coca Cola, Hershey Foods, IBM, General Motors, and General Electric. A book-specific Website is more

The world of selling keeps changing, and inside sales professionals are on the front line. More than ever, they need powerful tools to open stronger, build trust faster, handle objections better, and close more sales. Based on the author’s TeleSmart 10 System for more

In 1880, ancient-growth forest still covered two-thirds of West Virginia, but by the 1920s lumbermen had denuded the entire region. Ronald Lewis explores the transformation in these mountain counties precipitated by deforestation. As the only state that lies entirely more

Understanding Global Cultures, Third Edition presents the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of a nation, a cluster of nations, and even of a continent. New cultural metaphors include: The Canadian Backpack and more

Get the strategic techniques you need to change your proposals from simply providing information to delivering clear, concise and compelling proposals that differentiate you from the competition, persuade your client and win more business. Learn from more