Hardware Books

If you are just getting started with Flash or would like to know how to do some advanced things with it, this book is a must have. Flash can be somewhat difficult when starting out, but with this book and a cup of joe, you are good for hours of Flash Design!

Nice reference book on semiconductor tech

This book is just fantastic - all the really hard stuff about DSP is explained clearly and simply, with loads of software snippets to show how the equations work. The book even shows how to build your own DSP system and program it. I always thought this stuff was for geniuses, but the book shows how mere mortals can do the same stuff. JUST GREAT!

"Foundations of the World Wide Web" is a must own resource for anyone interested in learning about, developing, or extending his or her skills in the development of effective WWW applications. This book, written by contemporaries of Tim Berners-Lee, accurately covers the origin of the WWW from the perspective and motivations of those who were there, and develops into a full treatment of CGI programming and advanced multimedia applications in an online environment. Simply put, it is the best $35 you're likely to spend on a WWW Developers resource.

This book is proposed for the experienced programmers who are not necessarily familiar with .NET. The book introduces the fundamentals of Web technology in a straightforward and crisp way. This book is also perfect for programmers who have basic knowledge in programming languages such as Visual Basic, C/C++, Jscript and Java, who may or may not have Web programming experience.this book is clearly defined, in-depth, example-rich, provides a hands on guide to Fundamentals of Web Applications Using .NET and XML. Using real-world examples and a detailed case study, this book helps you master the Web Programming using .NET.

If you want to see what collectors of American antique furniture could find in the first half of the 20th century, this is a great book. It contains many, many (black & white) photos of wonderful pieces in all major categories of furniture. Each category is chronologically organized from the Puritan period up to late Federal (nothing really from Neo-classical on however). Note that there is very little data provided for each item - this is really a photographic reference. Even so, for the novice this is a great book because it provides so much variety to view in one place. For the expert it is a great place to see rare and highest quality pieces. No collector of American period furniture should be without this book.

For anyone looking to get a great understanding of what eBusiness is really all about this is the book for you. Covering all sorts of different aspects from page design and layout, to webserver setup and dynamic page and content generation you really cant go wrong.

It is full of examples you can use, so that within a couple of hours you can get dynamic access to your information without the need to really tax your mind. Just how it should be! It shows that eBusiness is more than just technology, its about bringing many different processes together. And best of all you get to really make use of your AS/400, although it equally fits any other platform in all the concepts it covers.

There can be no tangible value ascribed to succinct and poignant knowledge on an often overwhelming undertaking as assessing, designing and/or implementing an Information Systems Plan. Its benefits are limitless. This book offers just the right specialized (and generalizable) points on setting the wheels in motion for such a project. The only thing I hoped more of is its presentation of concepts. The book presents numerous tables and charts; however, it would benefit the reader to have more visuals to consolidate, present and infuse these concepts. An organization seeking to implement these concepts would greatly benefit from this resource and it should form the backbone of any strategic information systems plan implementation. The concepts presented in this book should be visually presented from within the organization to draw in a wide constituency for effective implementation.

As someone who has taught over ten different community education courses in computing, I understand the reality that the success of the course is almost totally based on the quality of the instructional material. It must be clear, use step-by-step descriptions and move slow enough so that novices can follow it at an appropriate speed. This book does all of those very well. In my opinion, the amount of material is well-suited for a four-hour class.
While Vista clearly retains many of the features of the previous incarnations of Windows, there are some significant differences that will confuse some people. Therefore, this book also satisfies a significant niche in the computer training market. I would use it if I were to be tasked with teaching a community education level course in Windows Vista.

If you have made the decision to read one GRID book, then this is the one. Written by recognized experts in the GRID field, the text provides a deep dive into GRID architectures, databases and various GRID standards.