by Scott Hanselman, Patrick Cauldwell
This book is for the career developer who wants to take his or her skill set and/or project to the next level. If you are a professional software developer with 3-4 years of experience looking to bring a higher level of discipline to your project, or to learn the skills that will help you transition from software engineer to technical lead, then this book is for you. The topics covered in this book will hel...
Price: $4.07 | Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2008
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, 3rd Edition 
by David Anfinson, Kenneth Quamme
The IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide supplements and complements the IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software v4.0 online curriculum offered by the Cisco Networking Academy Program.The Companion Guide is designed as a supplemental textbook for the Networking Academy course, offering students a portable desk reference of the course content to use anytime anywhere as a study aid. The c...
Price: $3.99 | Publisher: Cisco Press | Release: 2008
SQL: A Beginner's Guide, 3rd Edition
by Andy Oppel, Robert Sheldon
Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with th...
Price: $3.65 | Publisher: McGraw-Hill | Release: 2008
by Robert C. Martin
Even bad code can function. But if code isn't clean, it can bring a development organization to its knees. Every year, countless hours and significant resources are lost because of poorly written code. But it doesn't have to be that way.What kind of work will you be doing? You'll be reading code - lots of code. And you will be challenged to think about what's right about that code, and w...
Price: $30.60 | Publisher: Prentice Hall | Release: 2008
Concurrent Programming on Windows
by Joe Duffy
Author Joe Duffy has risen to the challenge of explaining how to write software that takes full advantage of concurrency and hardware parallelism. In Concurrent Programming on Windows, he explains how to design, implement, and maintain large-scale concurrent programs, primarily using C# and C++ for Windows.Concurrent Programming on Windows has four major sections: The first introduces concurrency at a high ...
Price: $40.97 | Publisher: Addison-Wesley | Release: 2008
Handbook of Usability Testing, 2nd Edition
by Jeffrey Rubin, Dana Chisnell, Jared Spool
Whether it s software, a cell phone, or a refrigerator, your customer wants no, expects your product to be easy to use. This fully revised handbook provides clear, step-by-step guidelines to help you test your product for usability. Completely updated with current industry best practices, it can give you that all-important marketplace advantage: products that perform the way users expect. You ll learn to re...
Price: $37.16 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008
Laptops For Dummies Quick Reference, 2nd Edition
by Corey Sandler
You'll learn how to select the perfect laptop to take with you on the road and you'll find out how to install or activate WiFi, Bluetooth, wired Ethernet, satellite, and other communication media to keep you connected to the business world. Now you can make sure that you will choose the best software for mobile computing and manage all your files and accounts safely and securely. You'll be pr...
Price: $13.26 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008
Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible
by Richard Blum
There's a lot to be said for going back to basics. Not only does this Bible give you a quick refresher on the structure of open-source Linux software, it also shows you how to bypass the hefty graphical user interface on Linux systems and start interacting the fast and efficient way with command lines and automated scripts. You'll learn how to manage files on the filesystem, start and stop program...
Price: $10.83 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008
by Stephen L. Nelson
If just thinking about financial management gives you a headache, personal finance software is better than aspirin. Quicken is tops, and Quicken 2009 For Dummies is the quickest and easiest way to put it to work.Here's the plain-English guide to using the newest update of the nation's leading personal finance software. A leading CPA shows you how to track your finances day to day, keep your checkb...
Price: $16.99 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop Workflow Bible
by Mark Fitzgerald
The digital photographer's workflow is divided into two distinct parts - the Production Workflow and the Creative Workflow. The Production workflow is used to import and organize large numbers of images, and prepare them for presentation via proof printing, Web, or slideshow. Increasingly, photographers are turning to Adobe's acclaimed new Lightroom software to manage this part of the workflow.Aft...
Price: $14.97 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2008