An innovator's guide to application development with blog, wiki, and newsfeed technologies, this book introduces the new ways of collaboration enabled by these technologies and focuses on the fundamental concepts needed to understand how the technologies can be used in real world applications. Blog and wiki server internals are covered in depth, and newsfeed formats and web service protocols for blogging are covered from a developer's point-of-view. Also covered are a variety of techiques programmers can use to monitor blog conversations, such as newsfeed search engines, and ways to join in...

"Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone -- even lawyers!" -- Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society If you work in information technology, intellectual property is central to your job -- but dealing with the complexities of the legal system can be mind-boggling. This book is for anyone who wants to understand how the legal system deals with intellectual property rights for code and other content. You'll get a clear look at intellectual property issues...

Though many consumers know the basics of using Excel, few users understand the powerful capabilities of the PivotTable and PivotChart features. These tools can help turn long lists of unreadable data into dynamically generated, easy-to-read tables and charts that highlight useful and pertinent business information. Companies rely on this type of data from marketing, accounting, and finance to help make better decisions about products, sales and even human resources. Charts are interactive, allowing the consumer to tweak results with the click of a mouse and PivotTables allow you to fuse data...

* Ninety percent of the world's PCs run Windows, making Vista a prime target for malicious hackers * Helps readers get the most out of new Vista security features by detailing the vulnerabilities that have already been found in Vista and explains how to combat potential problems * Identifies possible threats brought on by the millions of lines of brand-new code in the operating system and risky new features, including IPv6 and peer-to-peer support * Covers the Windows Security Center, rights management, BitLocker, Web security, and much more...

Some companies can't change in response to market disruptions. Those companies die. Other companies do respond, but only after the fact. They survive, but they see their profits squeezed, their growth flatten. Then, there are the long-term winners: companies that create their own market disruptions and thrive on the change. In Create Marketplace Disruption, Adam Hartung shows how to become one of those rare companies, creating lasting growth and lasting profits. Hartung reveals why so many companies behave in ways that are utterly incompatible with long-term success... and why even "good to...

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...