Jan 30, 2012 |
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Book Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour each, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest handheld devices: the iPhone and iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your iOS development environment to building great user interfaces, sensing motion to writing multitasking applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iOS development tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Printed in full color—figures and code appear as they do in Xcode
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Book Description
Sams Teach Yourself Mint.com in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn how to use Mint.com’s free tools to simplify your finances, take control of your money, get better deals, and build lifelong financial security!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
- Create your Mint.com account, and get started fast
- Consolidate all your checking, credit card, loan, and investment accounts on one easy web page
- Discover your total net worth right now
- Avoid financial “information overload”—but get all the details you want, when you need them
- Find better deals on loans, credit cards, checking accounts, and other financial services
- Easily create a personal budget and monitor your progress in following it
- Track your outstanding student loans, car loans, and mortgages
- Monitor all your investments, from stocks to retirement and college savings accounts—even art and antiques
- Get instant alerts about events affecting your finances
- Keep your financial information safe and secure Download Now »
Sep 24, 2011 |
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Book Description
Android is the world’s #1 mobile development platform, and with the new Android 3.0, it’s becoming as popular for tablets as it is for smartphones. If you are a beginner, in just 24 lessons of one hour or less, this friendly, full-color book will help you master modern Android development. You can build a fully-featured app from scratch, learning all the skills you’ll need to create your own. Each lesson builds on prior chapters, providing a solid foundation for success. This edition is thoroughly updated for Android’s newest features and development tools, while still supporting the popular Android 2.0. Coverage includes:
- Using Eclipse to write apps quickly and efficiently
- Understanding the application lifecycle
- Building robust, friendly user interfaces
- Retrieving, storing, and using data
- Adding network, social, and location-based features
- Supporting the camera and other hardware
- Internationalizing, testing, and publishing apps
Revised and simplified step-by-step instructions with full-color screenshots walk you through key tasks… updated Q and As, Quizzes, and Exercises test your knowledge…”Did You Know?” tips offer insider advice…”Watch Out!” alerts help you avoid problems. Download Now »
Sep 24, 2011 |
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Book Description
Sams Teach Yourself Mac OS X Lion in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical information designed to get you up and running quickly and easily. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to effectively use Mac OS X Lion. Each compact lesson zeros in on a specific aspect of the Mac operating system explained through concise and informative descriptions along with accurate and easy to follow step-by-step instructions. You’ll quickly become comfortable performing the most important Mac tasks you need–and want–to do everyday!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
- Use Lion’s great desktop tools including Finder windows, Dock, Launchpad, Dashboard, Mission Control, and Spotlight.
- Install and manage applications through the Mac App Store and from the desktop.
- Personalize Mac OS Lion to suit your preferences, including desktop pictures, sounds, Mission Control’s spaces, Launchpad’s applications, and the Dashboard’s widgets.
- Connect your Mac OS X Lion computer to the Internet through a local wired and wireless network.
- Install, configure, and use mice, trackpads, and keyboards.
- Create and manage your Mac’s user accounts. Download Now »
Jul 23, 2011 |
5,571 views |
Book Description
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build great new social applications with the latest versions of the Twitter API. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll discover all you can do with the Twitter API, and master everything from the absolute basics to the newest innovations. One step at a time, you’ll learn how to build Twitter clients and extend them with more power… use advanced features like streaming and geotagging… even build mobile Twitter apps for iPhone and Android! Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned resulting in a fully functional Twitter application, giving you a strong real-world foundation for success, even if you’re completely new to Twitter development!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Twitter API programming tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Learn how to…
- Make the right upfront decisions in planning your application
- Integrate Twitter support into existing sites, services, and applications
- Set up your Twitter development environment
- Make Twitter API calls, handle responses, and develop readers Download Now »
Jul 19, 2011 |
6,609 views |
Book Description
Thoroughly Updated and Expanded! Includes New Coverage on Cloud Computing for SAP!
In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll master the latest updates on SAP, and discover how to succeed with it in real business and technical environments! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll learn through practical hands-on examples and case studies based on SAP’s free demonstration software. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong real-world foundation with both the business and technical sides of SAP. Leading SAP architect and consultant George Anderson starts with the absolute basics…thoroughly covers core business, reporting, and administration tasks…and takes you all the way to the cutting edge, including how the cloud might be used to support SAP environments.
Step-by-Step instructions carefully walk you through the most common SAP tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Learn how to…
- Integrate various cloud resources into your current-day SAP environments
- Understand SAP applications, components, and architecture Download Now »
