Web Development Books

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader (the Audio) (Uncle John Listen To)

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Readers who want to extend the Uncle John experience from bathroom to car, airplane, workplace, or just another room in the house now have that option. Listen to Uncle John's Bathroom Reader has flushed out some of the most entertaining entries in the book series for this audio version. Here listeners can learn the mysteries of ash, maple, and aluminum bats; hear about Dr. Ruth's shock at frank sexual discussions as a Planned Parenthood employee in the 1960s and how she later made it OK to say the word "orgasm;" get close to the crazy Collyer brothers of Harlem, who ate 100 oranges a week and amassed every single edition of every New York City newspaper from 1918 to 1948; and much more. Readers can relax, sit back, and enjoy these short, medium, and long selections no matter where they are.

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Since its creation, Photoshop has evolved into a full-featured Digital Imaging program that has revolutionized the way graphics and Web pages are created. The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop teaches readers with no previous experience how to create and edit images and graphics for the Web using Photoshop and ImageReady. From scanning pictures to applying filters this quick and easy-to-understand introduction to Photoshop will have readers spicing up their Web sites in no time. Edit, retouch, and resize scanned photographs, photos downloaded from your digital camera, or create images for Web site buttons and logos. Provides an understanding of the differences between GIF images and JPEG images; between raster and vector graphics; and the relationship between pixels, image size, and resolution. Learn to use layers, filters, effects, slice, and styles to create more interesting images. Create images you can use in Web editing programs like Go Live, Dreamweaver, and Front Page, or with hand-written HTML. Learn to create Web animations, button rollover effects, and a photo gallery for your Web site. Learn advanced tools and techniques when you are ready for them. Includes material about the latest PhotoshopCS release (version 8) as well as general notes on how versions 5-7 handle basic tasks. Learn some of PhotoshopCS's (version 8) newest tools, including Text on a Path, Auto Crop, and Straighten. Includes useful reference material, such as a Web Safe Color Chart, a Toolbar Icon Map, and Shortcuts for Common Commands. Assumes no previous experience-uses an accessible step-by-step format to illustrate how to work with Photoshop. Provides full-color screen shots and code examples, so that what you see in the book is exactly what you'll see on your computer screen. This book is for anyone interested in Photography, Web Design, or Graphics.

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XML Pocket Consultant

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Here's the eminently practical, pocket-sized reference for Web developers and IT professionals working with XML, XSL, and XSLT. This portable guide delivers a brisk overview of XML, and quickly proceeds to such topics as DTD components, document modeling, document formatting, and XML standards-including XSL, XLink, and XPath.

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Macromedia Generator 2 is the next step for the Web, providing automatically updated, graphically dynamic content. Generator is an ideal solution for companies who need to deliver dynamic, graphical content to customers who require fast downloads and personalized content. Free authoring templates in the development environment allow Flash designers to work with Generator, the dynamic graphics server, to access content from any database and display information graphically. Companies such as Ford, iCast, CBS, and FitforAll.com have used Generator and Flash to create constantly updated and personalized charts, maps, banners, and headlines.Flash and Generator Demystified is the complete resource for mastering the intricacies of Flash and Generator. Users will learn how to create designs in Flash, create authoring templates, and how to serve them up with Generator. The companion CD contains demo versions of both Generator and Flash, along with sample tutorials, templates, and images.

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E-Teaching: Creating Web Sites and Student Web Portfolios Using Microsoft Powerpoint (Technology and Its Application)

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Conquer the Internet and energize your students' imaginations! To keep up in today's learning electronic environment, you've got to be Internet savvy. This step-by-step guide will help you and your students get a Web knowledge of Web design. Part One focuses on web design for teachers using Microsoft PowerPoint, while Part Two provides information on assisting students in creating their own Web sites to use as electronic portfolios.

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Disappearing Cryptography, Third Edition: Information Hiding: Steganography & Watermarking (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming)

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Cryptology is the practice of hiding digital information by means of various obfuscatory and steganographic techniques. The application of said techniques facilitates message confidentiality and sender/receiver identity authentication, and helps to ensure the integrity and security of computer passwords, ATM card information, digital signatures, DVD and HDDVD content, and electronic commerce. Cryptography is also central to digital rights management (DRM), a group of techniques for technologically controlling the use of copyrighted material that is being widely implemented and deployed at the behest of corporations that own and create revenue from the hundreds of thousands of mini-transactions that take place daily on programs like iTunes.

This new edition of our best-selling book on cryptography and information hiding delineates a number of different methods to hide information in all types of digital media files. These methods include encryption, compression, data embedding and watermarking, data mimicry, and scrambling. During the last 5 years, the continued advancement and exponential increase of computer processing power have enhanced the efficacy and scope of electronic espionage and content appropriation. Therefore, this edition has amended and expanded outdated sections in accordance with new dangers, and includes 5 completely new chapters that introduce newer more sophisticated and refined cryptographic algorithms and techniques (such as fingerprinting, synchronization, and quantization) capable of withstanding the evolved forms of attack.

Each chapter is divided into sections, first providing an introduction and high-level summary for those who wish to understand the concepts without wading through technical explanations, and then presenting concrete examples and greater detail for those who want to write their own programs. This combination of practicality and theory allows programmers and system designers to not only implement tried and true encryption procedures, but also consider probable future developments in their designs, thus fulfilling the need for preemptive caution that is becoming ever more explicit as the transference of digital media escalates.

* Includes 5 completely new chapters that delineate the most current and sophisticated cryptographic algorithms, allowing readers to protect their information against even the most evolved electronic attacks.

* Conceptual tutelage in conjunction with detailed mathematical directives allows the reader to not only understand encryption procedures, but also to write programs which anticipate future security developments in their design.

* Grants the reader access to online source code which can be used to directly implement proven cryptographic procedures such as data mimicry and reversible grammar generation into their own work.

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Implementing Database Security and Auditing: Includes Examples for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 UDB, Sybase

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This book is about database security and auditing. You will learn many methods and techniques that will be helpful in securing, monitoring and auditing database environments. It covers diverse topics that include all aspects of database security and auditing - including network security for databases, authentication and authorization issues, links and replication, database Trojans, etc. You will also learn of vulnerabilities and attacks that exist within various database environments or that have been used to attack databases (and that have since been fixed). These will often be explained to an "internals" level. There are many sections which outline the "anatomy of an attack" - before delving into the details of how to combat such an attack. Equally important, you will learn about the database auditing landscape - both from a business and regulatory requirements perspective as well as from a technical implementation perspective.

* Useful to the database administrator and/or security administrator - regardless of the precise database vendor (or vendors) that you are using within your organization.
* Has a large number of examples - examples that pertain to Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase and even MySQL..
* Many of the techniques you will see in this book will never be described in a manual or a book that is devoted to a certain database product.
* Addressing complex issues must take into account more than just the database and focusing on capabilities that are provided only by the database vendor is not always enough. This book offers a broader view of the database environment - which is not dependent on the database platform - a view that is important to ensure good database security.

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Premiere Pro 1.5 Hands-On Training

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Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving real-world examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you. These hands-on exercises, complete with insider tips and detailed screen shots, teach essential techniques of capturing, editing, and exporting movies with Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5. You'll learn to add transitions, special effects, graphics, titles, and music to your Premiere Pro projects. Once you've learned the basics, you'll take your projects to the next level by building picture-in-picture effects, creating animated titles, recording voice-overs, adding motion effects, and publishing the results to a variety of formats, such as a DVD-Video disc, camera/VCR, and a streaming movie for playback on a Web site. Accompanied by a DVD loaded with classroom-proven exercises and tutorial movies, this book ensures you'll master the key features of Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 in no time. Jeff Schell is a video editor, comedy writer, author, Web designer, technical trainer, actor, and amateur physics geek. As an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI), Jeff travels across the country teaching video production classes in Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator. Jeff strives to infuse real-world situations and humor in every lesson.

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eBay: The Missing Manual

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It's the undisputed king of Internet auction sites. It's a global bazaar offering a range of goods from Antiques to Zulu Daisies. Cars, clothing, collectibles: you name it, and it's likely that you can find on eBay. But along with the vast selection of goods available, buyers and sellers also encounter all the other elements that markets are known for: tricks and swindlers, overpriced goods, deceptive labeling, small print, recycled items marked as new, and the occasional rare priceless find or undiscovered treasure. Seasoned eBay traders know that to successfully buy and sell within this mega-shopping platform, you need to understand the system. Unfortunately, the secrets of the site are often tightly held by other buyers and sellers seeking a competitive edge. But what if you're a newcomer? Or an experienced trader who wants to make the jump to power buyer or seller? eBay: The Missing Manual gives you the inside information you'll need to become an eBay expert. Buyers will find the most effective ways to find you want and pay prices that are sure to bring a smile to your face. And you'll get authoritative advice on strategic bidding: how to watch for elusive items, time your bids to take the competition by surprise, and--above all--avoid paying more than you ought to. Sellers will get sure-fire tips from eBay veterans who have discovered ways to ramp up their own auctions and sell at the highest possible prices. From the smallest details, such as how to take and post the most effective photos of your goods, to pricing strategies, inventory management, and shipping methods, this user-friendly manual will help you make more money on eBay. Whether you're selling a single item or running fulltime business on the site, you'll find tips to help you do it more effectively. As in any community, problems and disputes arise, and you'll learn how other eBayers resolve such troubles or work around them. eBay: The Missing Manual has gems of wisdom for everyone from total novices to more experienced traders. If you're looking to improve your eBay auction experience, you'll savor the tips and trick revealed in this guided exploration.

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The Twitter Book

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This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user, including strategies and tactics for using Twitter's 140-character messages as a serious--and effective--way to boost your business. Co-written by Tim O'Reilly and Sarah Milstein, widely followed and highly respected Twitterers, the practical information in The Twitter Book is presented in a fun, full-color format that's packed with helpful examples and clear explanations.

Twitter Tips

1. Even if you use Twitter primarily to post information that?s not directly about your company, you can?and should?use it to sometimes link back to your own site or blog. Many companies find that Twitter can become a top referrer to their sites, so avail yourself of that benefit?just do it in a smart way.
The key is to frame the link in a way that?s interesting to your Twitter followers. So instead of saying, ?New Blog Post: Mundane Headline, http://yourblog.com,? try something like the examples here, each of which links back to the Bigelow Tea blog.