Hardware Books

By far the only book a person needs for a reference when designing a windows based application. I have read this book and us it extensively for all my projects as should most other programmers. Not strictly a programmers book, it was written to be a good reference for anyone involved in the development of a windows application.

If you want to get the absolute most out of iTunes then buy this book, it covers just about everything and answered every question that I ever had about iTunes. I'm now doing things in iTunes that I didn't think were possible with any media player. This is the perfect iTunes how-to book!

I've purchased many Java books and several Java books geared towards AS/400 professionals. This is the first book that actually made sense from cover to cover. I HIGHLY recommend this book for AS/400 professionals wanting to learn Java, JSP, Servlets and the latest features of the AS/400 toolbox for Java.

I had a bit of knowledge about Java before reading this book and was able to get to the next level using this book.

Although the examples were very informative and efficiently conveyed the lessons, I found some errors in the example code (First example has one). My only wish would be that the examples had more cleanup and error handling in them but I guess they didn't want the code to be too complicated and stay focused on the lesson at hand.

In addition to learning Java, I was able to quickly configure a Tomcat Web Server on our AS/400 using this book. The book also covered JDBC 2.0 which is a must, especially for database oriented AS/400 professionals.

Don Denoncourt has a very clear way of explaining and illustrating the concepts of Java.

OK, of course I say it's a nice collection; I'm the author. :) This combination book/DVD is a selection of our favorite hacks from Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and Game Console Hacking. If you're curious about modifying hardware and electronic products to do things they weren't intended to do, then this collection is for you. It's a great way to get involved in the hobby without breaking the bank. Cheaper than either of the previously mentioned larger books, only 4 chapters are printed (Tools of the Warranty-Voiding Trade, Electrical Engineering Basics, Operating Systems Overview, and Coding 101) The actual hacks (the rest of the material) is on the included DVD in PDF and HTML format with high-resolution images (most of them in color, as opposed to the black and white of the previous books). Some of the hacks include: Declawing your Cuecat, hacking the Playstation 2, hacking the iPod, modifications for the classic/retro Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, and 8-bit systems, hacking the Xbox, and how to build your own DVR/Home Theater PC. Don't be afraid to modify or hack your hardware - have fun voiding your warranty!

"If you are serious about Java and JRun, this is the book for you" it says on the cover of this book. I think this is true. I wish I had this book when I started working with JRun. This is an excellent book dealing with all aspects of JRun, including JSP, J2EE, packages, JavaBeans, servlets, databases, SQL, JRun Studio, Dreamweaver, Ultradev, installation, configuration, security, reusable components, performance, XML and WML.

The book starts from scratch and is suitable for beginners, but it also contains a wealth of information for experienced developers. The CD-ROM includes the source code of all the examples from the book. This book is a defenitive reference, a must-have for anyone doing development work with JRun.

I bought this book looking for information on the new features JScript .NET since I need to migrate my company's site to ASP .NET. This book covers all of the new features in the language and provides lots of examples that show how to use them. The author also covers migrating a sample site from ASP to ASP .NET and goes an extra mile by demonstrating how to migrate from using ADO to ADO.NET.

XML is integrated into all aspects of the .NET Framework - I was glad to see that the author discusses XML throughout the book, provides an appendix called 'XML Primer', and also discusses using XML with the new ADO .NET DataSet object (sort of like an always disconnected ADO Recordset object) within a Windows service written in JScript .NET.

Since JScript .NET is now fully object oriented, there are three chapters that cover Object oriented design and analysis. The author uses UML (the Unified Modeling Language) throughout the discussions, and provides two very useful appendices: UML Notation which describes elements of UML diagrams, and ' Translating from UML to JScript.NET Code' which shows how easy it is to convert a UML diagram into functioning JScript .NET code.

The book is well thought out and the samples are very practical. I recommend this book to developers with some programming background - even casual programming. Part two of the book, covered in five chapters, is a JScript primer for those that aren't familiar with the language. This book works well as a reference and it covers more than just programming using the JScript .NET language in enough detail to be as useful as three books in one!

Computer jargon, worms, firewalls and viruses can easily lead to confusion, particularly for the novice computer user. Mr. Uitti's book simplifies all the things necessary to protect your lifeline to the cyber world where cyber theifs and predators are lurking in the dark waiting to steal your money and even your identity. In simple language accompanied by delightful illustrations, Dan Uitti's book will become required reading for all computer users. I highly recommend this book.

Many of you have bought this already, and I hope are enjoying using it. It's kind of like having in your Kindle your own personal Stargate portal to instantly jump you to live websites. Including your daily dose of email, stocks, and sports scores

As you may have seen, I've been working on a set of focused portals regarding the elections, but am shortly going to do an update of this one as well. So I let me repeat my invitation to give some feedback here, and especially to ask for changes and additions that you'd like. I'll review and consider anything you suggest - but remember it needs to be probably useful to most web Kindlers.

You can do this either by writing a short review right on this page, or just start a discussion below on an item you want, and let's see what others have to say and add. Again, many thanks for trying this out!

-Don

The Kindlefrog does it again! Here's a Kindle guide that's quite, quite different:
It's a VERY quick guide for new Kindle owners that absolutely won't drag you through long-winded writings. Much more concise than Amazon's own guide, it still covers most ALL the "best ways", tricks and extras that you need, or want to know.

These days, you'll see about 7 or 8 Kindle "guides", unexpurgators, decryptors, etc. in the Kindle store. Look for guides that are rated above 1000 in Kindle store sales - there are exactly two - Windwalker's and mine. Both are quite long reads; his covering the well known basics, plus extensive treatment on publishing your ebooks; mine doesn't focus on commercial publishing, but deeply explains every other thing you can do with, to, on, or about your Kindle, while being a little more humorous about it..

If you think you'll mostly buy and read books with your Kindle, maybe those aren't exactly your need, wondrous friendly books though they are. What could be handier for you is something that covers most, but not all of the key topics and best tips, but is precisely arranged for a quick scan or quick lookup. This one does that.

Even better, it's not just a book, but a joyfully effective live browser aid, too - you can check a date, even make notes for that month; AND use built-in Kindle Click links to instantly visit websites you need - like your email, online calendar, or to get directions. And you don't have to mess around typing things in. Try the free sample (- you can't jump to the back detail in it, because samples are the first 3 pages only - but you'll get a good idea of the style and how it works.) Here are all the topics covered:

TABLE OF CONTENTS -Chapter Order
CHARGE YOUR KINDLE
HOW YOU HOLD IT
READING
PAGE LOCATIONS AND FONTSIZE
ANNOTATIONS by NOTES, HIGHLIGHTS, AND BOOKMARKS
Printing your Annotations
Whispernet
BUY A BOOK
Buy a subscription
Buy a blog
INDEX YOUR KINDLE
SPECIAL FOLDERS
PICTURES ON KINDLE
READ AUTOMATICALLY AT THE GYM
MAKE YOUR OWN EBOOK FROM WORD OR PDF FILES
EBOOKS FOR FREE
KINDLE SOUND
KINDLE NOW NOW
ONLINE AND EMAIL
--jumplinks to more about:
Page Buttons
Use Kindle's Cover the Right Way
More About Font Sizes And Knowing What You've Already Read
Special Folders On The Kindle
Free Amazon Items, Backups, Book Returns
Get Content Onto Kindle Without Charges
Managing Old Content And Home Menu Files
Storage Used
Your Own Picture Show
Your Own Screensavers
All About The Browser
All About DRM
The Details Of Using Gmail
All About The Battery

-- 12 month calendar (annotatable) starting October 2008
-- Kindle Click jumplinks to:
KINDLE CLICK E-MAIL
GMAIL Initial login
GMAIL Mobile
Google Calendar
iGoogle
Yahoo Initial login
Yahoo e-mail
Yahoo Calendar
Yahoo Driving Directions
Comcast Initial login
Comcast Email-News-Weather


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The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle (Take advantage of this terrific price to get the most out of your Kindle now!)
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Regards,
Don

I came across this book when I was going through the LEGO Dacta Learning Philosophy:background research and information relating to children's learning and development. The word is fun - hard fun, they say. It is likely that you struggled with certain problems for some time. Yet hours probably felt like minutes because you were in a creative problem-solving process that made you forget yourself. At times you were on the verge of giving up but you didn't because you had the sense of constantly getting closer to achieving your goal. You were not bored while learning. Come to think about it, you actually enjoyed learning, even though you had to work hard to get the results. Today, it is accepted as scientific fact that learning is not in contrast to having fun. In fact, being challenged to the limits of your abilities is enjoyable, and that is when optimal learning occurs. This state of mind occurs when the challenge of solving a problem is matched to the students' knowledge and skills.

Of all the books on content for mulimedia design, this book stood out in a unique way. The author tackled writing and conceptual design from a rhetorical, narrative, and associative point. A lot of stuff in the book is very well illustrated. With children's learning in perspective, this book showed me lots of scenarios like games, kiosks. Very organised in content. Its a must read for designers, who want to understand flowcharting, scripting for various scenarios.