Mixed Bag Post for Friday 20th of June 2008

Accelerated VB 2008 (Accelerated)

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Pro MySQL (Expert's Voice in Open Source)

Assassin s Creed is set in 1191 AD, during the time of the Third Crusade. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, the Assassins intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. Assuming the role of Altair, players will have the power to throw their immediate environment into chaos and shape events during the pivotal moment of the war.This PVC statue is a 12 figure of Altair, the player character. The figure is highly detailed, its sculpting based on original game data. Developer Ubisoft is known for many classic games, such as the award-winning Prince of Persia series.O Reilly has once again updated its bestselling tutorial on ASP.NET, the world s leading web development tool from Microsoft. In Programming ASP.NET, Third Edition, authors Jesse Liberty and Dan Hurwitz give you the lowdown on the technology s latest version, ASP.NET 2.0, as well as Visual Studio 2005. Among the most significant improvements to ASP.NET 2.0 are new server controls and services that make you dramatically more productive. In fact, when compared to its predecessor, ASP.NET 2.0 reduces the amount of code you have to write by about 75 . Creating interactive web applications has never been ea

Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference (Programmer to Programmer)

Learn to master the secrets of the Zend Framework with this new book from php architect s popular Nanobook series Written by Zend DevZone editor and well-known PHP expert Cal Evans, php architect s Guide to Programming with Zend Framework helps you understand the Zend Framework through a detailed roadmap into its features and functionality. This book covers much of the primary functionality offered by the Zend Framework, and works well both as a thorough introduction to its use and as a reference for higher-level tasks. The table of contents includes - Getting started - The Model - The Controller - The View - Data access - Web services - Authorizations - Exceptions and error management - Rich Internet Applications - Hacking the framework secret classes and advanced functionality - Framework internals - Tips amp tricks - The new Zend_Layout classes With a rich, example-driven style and the trademark no-fluff approach to professional content, php architect s Guide to Programming with the Zend Framework belongs in your book collection

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Replication is a way of copying and updating information in a database. This allows all users to see the same information and any changes made to it. Replication also duplicates the database across a number of computers so that, if one computer goes down, the information is not lost and can still be accessed. Pro SQL Server 2005 Replication, written by Sujoy Paul, a Microsoft Certified Professional for SQL Server, focuses on this most critical and complex of data management tasks. This book is for Microsoft database developers and administrators who want to learn about the different types of replication and those best suited to SQL Server 2005. The book will also delve into advanced topics like replication of SQL Server with heterogeneous databases, replication of different database objects like stored procedures, backup and recovery of replicated databases, plus performance and tuning. This book is an ideal read whether youre a novice or advanced replication user.Praise for The Official Ubuntu Book . . . this one Ubuntu Linux book is at the head of the pack for getting started with your penguin experience. . . . Tom Duff Benjamin Mako Hill et al. have produced an excellent book that speaks to everyone wh

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Portable, powerful, and a breeze to use, Python is ideal for both standalone programs and scripting applications. With this hands-on book, you can master the fundamentals of the core Python language quickly and efficiently, whether you re new to programming or just new to Python. Once you finish, you will know enough about the language to use it in any application domain you choose. Learning Python is based on material from author Mark Lutz s popular training courses, which he s taught over the past decade. Each chapter is a self-contained lesson that helps you thoroughly understand a key component of Python before you continue. Along with plenty of annotated examples, illustrations, and chapter summaries, every chapter also contains Brain Builder, a unique section with practical exercises and review quizzes that let you practice new skills and test your understanding as you go. This book covers Types and Operations -- Python s major built-in object types in depth numbers, lists, dictionaries, and more Statements and Syntax -- the code you type to create and process objects in Python, along with Python s general syntax model Functions -- Python s basic procedural tool for structuring and reusing code Modu

Professional Ruby on Rails (Programmer to Programmer)

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Introduction to Linden Scripting Language for Second Life

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Good computer books make assumptions about the reader what they do and don t know when they pick up the book, and what they want to know when they put it down. For each reader this could be very different therefore, a book that suits one person may not be the best for another. Mac OS X Leopard Beyond the Manual makes some assumptions too, ones that tend to differ from other Mac OS X books.First of all, we assume that you have used a computer in that past that you know how to use a mouse and you know the proper place to stick a DVD to get it to play in your computer. We won t be showing you these things. We will however demonstrate to our Mac converts how to right click on a trackpad with only one button .Second, we assume you know what you want to do with your computer. We won t waste your time showing you specifically, step by step how to order a pizza from Pizza Galaxy in Milwaukee Wisconsin on the with Safari though, when you re done with this book we think you ll be able to do this just fine if such a place exists anyway .Finally, we assume that you are a reasonably intelligent person with who realizes the value of such phrases as Give a man a fish you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish and y


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