Hardware Books

I have used this series of books for a long time. I like the many graphics and simple explanations. It is easy to follow and gives you the information you need to use this program.

Are you looking for a book about the Mac version of Photoshop Elements 6? Due to the delay between the shipping dates of the Windows and Mac versions, I wasn't able to include Mac-specific information in this title. However, 95% of the Windows book applies to the Mac version of the program, down to the interface elements. The major difference is that the Windows version uses the Organizer to catalog and organize photos, while the Mac uses Bridge CS3 to do the same.

So if you're looking for Visual QuickStart Guide instruction for the Mac version of Elements 6, this edition delivers it.

This is a great book. The authors know their subject well, and more important they know how to explain it in language that is easily understood. (Plus, it's even kind of funny sometimes.) To put it simply, I'm getting more out of my Pocket PC than I was before--much more than if I'd just tried to figure the thing out on my own. Again, this is an excellent aid--and for me, necessary.

Trying to use the Dell manual left me frustrated but this book has been invaluable. Even things that were mentioned briefly or not at all in the manual, are outlined step by step in this book.

I bought this book with a sense of unease. ... This book is well worth it. Whether youare a beginner, or advanced in the subject matter, I feel this book is worth the investment. It takes through basic concepts, to design strategies, all the way to execution. If I had to say one bad thing about this book, or if I could have a wish list for future editions, it would be that I felt the treatment of software should have been more complete. Delving into the pros and cons more. Don't get me wrong, there was an excellent chapter on software. I just walked away wishing there was more. Other than that, this book is excellent.

This book is well organized and offers a large number of very practical suggestions that will benefit an existing multimedia development or that will lead the beginner down the correct road. This is a thin book that offers exercises and case studies. Additionally, it is full of pictures that demonstrate well the practical application of the suggestions they offer. This book is a must have.

Being new to the field of multimedia design, I read many books hoping to get the basic idea of what is involved in creating an interactive project. This book provided me with exactly the introductory level materials I needed to begin building a solid foundation. I now have a plan of action for what I need to focus on in order to be successful in designing multimedia projects. Kudos to Lisa...I anxiously await the release of your new book!

A friend of mine recommended this book (he works for NASA) and I'm glad he did. This book talks about the basic principles of design necessary to creating a good web site or multimedia design project . . . in a way understandable to us non-programmers (but my tech-head friend at NASA liked it too). One of the strengths of this book (and there are too many to list) is that the author doesn't get trapped in talking about programming. This is very unlike other books that quickly go out of date due to a focus on the technology-of-the-moment. Ms. Graham talks about how to design interactive projects in a way undoubtedly valid 30 years from now. I feel as if this book will become a classic in design books. Even better yet, this book is very informative and not a bit condescending in tone. The book was an easy read and left me with plenty to think about.

And the cover is cool and the illustrations informative and interesting. Altogether a very good book and one that will have a place on my bookshelves for decades.

This is a great book, and the author has kept it current. (It includes references to SMS SP2). Probably not for SMS beginners trying to learn the software, but it's loaded with great information. I keep it with me at work as a quick reference. Definitely worth buying!

Although there have been several SMS 2003 related books released lately (and long overdue in my opinion), each one has something additional to offer to the SMS Admin. SMS 2003 is a complex thing to understand and administrate, and I found "Pro SMS 2003" to be another useful addition to the books available. The emphasis placed in the first few chapters on understanding your network topology *before* starting to deploy important. Hopefully if a company is considering SMS they take to heart the planning stages as the critical step they are for a successful SMS deployment. The book also takes one through step-by-step setting up the agents, inventorying options, and some of the addons (like patch management and Feature Packs). To quote Rod himself "This is the book I wish someone had written for me when I first started working with the product."

This book is an excellent multimedia experience for someone to learn Java Programming at home. It can also be used as a supplement to a lecturer or a hardcover Java book. I highly recommend it as the best way to learn on your own. This is what online or multimedia teaching is all about!

I loved this product. Like nothing else I have seen on programming, it makes learning programming and java easy and interesting because it is so visual and dynamic. The CD is a resource that you can keep for life. i would recommend this to anyone wanting to learn how to program in java from a master of the discipline.

This is an excellent book for learning about PLC's. It starts with basics and ends with PLC control system design of Dehydration columns. In chapter 2 Binary logic fundamentals are introduced which lay the foundation for understanding PLC's. This chapter is clearly written and easy to read, which makes understanding following chapters very easy. Basic Electrical and Electronic fundamentals are clearly explained in chapter 3. In chapter 4 Input/Outputs systems are very nicely explained. The best part of the book is the way to explains memory, addressing and ladder logic. SFC's are very briefly explained in this book. This book justifies theory with nice practical examples. Most of the examples are based on AB PLC or Siemens PLC's. This book explains all practical aspects of PLC's very nicely. I strongly recommend this book for beginners and Instructors.

This book is a good textbook for beginners and a good review/reference for more experienced PLC users. Its explanation of the new IEC 61131-3 programming languages is helpful, since many of us in the US have never dealt with anything other than Ladder Logic. For examples that require reference to a particular PLC, the book most often refers to Allen Bradly PLC5 and Siemens Simatic S7 series.

I spent a good half-hour comparing this dictionary against the other computer dictionaries on the bookstore shelf, and concluded that this one was far superior. I have not regretted my decision. The definitions are clear and concise. As a computer "civilian," I especially appreciate Margolis's indicating when one term (e.g., "environment") may have more than one meaning in computer-speak; he is careful to distinguish between various shades of meaning. There are lots of cross-references, allowing the reader to grasp the context of and relationships between terms. In addition, loads of crisp line drawings and tables enhance the book's usability. Everything is well laid out and user-friendly. Jam-packed with authoritative information. Geeks as well as novices should find this book extremely useful. (Solidly made, too: this book is not going to fall apart on you.)

Sometimes I just feel like there are so many tech terms needed to be fit into my brain especially for a CIS student. I start to look for a good computer dictionary for awhile. Some of them are good but out of date. Some of them have lots of words but they look like spelling-check books to me. Until I found this one. It has most uptodate information about computer technical terms and cover more than 3000 words. The best part of this dictionary is that it tells you where you should look at the relative words of the one you are reading it. Thanks to the author. Excellent book!

I'm no theory nut. I wanted to know about a few scheduling algorithms. I learned all I needed in chapter 1. Now I'm not afraid of doing more work in scheduling, perhaps even what's in chapter 2.

It's math-oriented, but it's still readable by those who don't spend their days calculating the time complexities of algorithms. Overall, a very good book!

This book does a good job of teaching the fundamentals of real-time systems, including what a real-time system is, where they are used, etc. It quickly gets you to understanding different scheduling algorithms (like the rate-monotonic scheduler VxWorks uses), their benefits, and being able to determine if the hardware can keep up with the timing requirements.

The book contains a lot of interesting examples, starting slow with air conditioning/heating unit examples, to smart traffic lights, and on to more complicated ones such as NASA's Mars Odyssey, NASA's X-38 crew return vehicle avionics, and the Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvernig and Reaction Control Systems.

The author does a good job of explaining complicated concepts.

The best book I've ever read about the Entity-Relationship Model. If you need learn about Entity-Relationship Model it's the book you must to buy.

This book is a real find, a gem, and its a pity that its gone out of print. The author's treatment of functional dependency and lossy joins is unmatched. You will not find a better treatment in Fleming and Van Halle, you won't find a better treatment in Celko and you won't a better treatment in Date (they all touch on it in their discussions of normalization and Armstrong's rules, but none of them make it talk like Jackson)! As far as practicality is concerned, it is the epitome of utility. You cannot beat it with two sticks.
Not knowing whether the author is still available to update it, the only limitation (or amusing feature) is in its references to the implementations (lets be honest, file based systems) available at the time, 1988, so its about as retro as you can get, (except possibly for Gio Wiederhold's informative and much more complete exposition Database Systems, about 1978?...testament to the fact that the more things change...) Given the quality of some of the database systems extant in SQL Server and Oracle, or some of the schemata I've seen supporting CRM or object orientation, its absolutely eloquent ...If you don't know what you're doing, the best tools in the world will not help you. If only those database practitioners had read this first! A must have.