Computers

Mac OS X Unwired: A Guide for Home, Office, and the Road

by Tom Negrino & Dori Smith

Mac OS X Unwired introduces you to the basics of wireless computing, from the reasons why you'd want to go wireless in the first place, to setting up your wireless network or accessing your wireless services...

Understanding and Using C Pointers

by Richard Reese

Improve your programming through a solid understanding of C pointers and memory management. With this practical book, you’ll learn how pointers provide the mechanism to dynamically manipulate memory, enhance...

Microinteractions: Designing with Details

by Dan Saffer

It’s the little things that turn a good digital product into a great one. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design effective microinteractions: the small details that exist inside and around...

Programming Grails

by Burt Beckwith

Dig deeper into Grails architecture and discover how this application framework works its magic. Written by a core developer on the Grails team, this practical guide takes you behind the curtain to reveal the...

ADO.NET in a Nutshell

by Bill Hamilton & Matthew MacDonald

Written by experts on the Microsoft® .NET programming platform, ADO.NET in a Nutshell delivers everything .NET programmers will need to get a jump-start on ADO.NET technology or to sharpen their skills even...

Delphi in a Nutshell

by Ray Lischner

With a new name and a new focus on CORBA, database drivers, and Microsoft Back Office applications, Inprise/Borland Delphi is enjoying a resurgence, with a growing user base of programmers who use Delphi for...

Linq Pocket Reference

by Joseph Albahari & Ben Albahari

Ready to take advantage of LINQ with C# 3.0? This guide has the detail you need to grasp Microsoft's new querying technology, and concise explanations to help you learn it quickly. And once you begin to apply...

Build Windows 8 Apps with Microsoft Visual C++ Step by Step

by Luca Regnicoli, Paolo Pialorsi & Roberto Brunetti

Your hands-on, step-by-step guide to building Windows 8 apps with Microsoft® Visual C++®

Teach yourself how to build Windows 8 applications using the Visual C++ language—one step at a time. Ideal for those...

Head First Excel: A learner's guide to spreadsheets

by Michael Milton

Do you use Excel for simple lists, but get confused and frustrated when it comes to actually doing something useful with all that data? Stop tearing your hair out: Head First Excel helps you painlessly move...

PHP Web Services: APIs for the Modern Web

by Lorna Jane Mitchell

Whether you’re sharing data between two internal systems or building an API so users can access their data, this practical book provides everything you need to build web service APIs with PHP. Author Lorna...

Head First Ajax

by Rebecca M. Riordan

Ajax is no longer an experimental approach to website development, but the key to building browser-based applications that form the cornerstone of Web 2.0. Head First Ajax gives you an up-to-date perspective...

Head First Ejb: Passing the Sun Certified Business Component Developer Exam

by Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates

What do Ford Financial, IBM, and Victoria's Secret have in common? Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). As the industry standard for platform-independent reusable business components, EJB has just become Sun Microsystem's...

Excel 2013: The Missing Manual

by Matthew MacDonald

The world’s most popular spreadsheet program is now more powerful than ever, but it’s also more complex. That’s where this Missing Manual comes in. With crystal-clear explanations and hands-on examples,...

Microsoft Project 2013: The Missing Manual

by Bonnie Biafore

Get up to speed on Microsoft Project 2013 and learn how to manage projects large and small. This crystal-clear book not only guides you step-by-step through Project 2013’s new features, it also gives you real-world...

Computer Science Programming Basics in Ruby

by Ophir Frieder, Gideon Frieder & David Grossman

If you know basic high-school math, you can quickly learn and apply the core concepts of computer science with this concise, hands-on book. Led by a team of experts, you’ll quickly understand the difference...

Exam Ref 70-687: Configuring Windows 8

by Mike Halsey & Andrew Bettany

Prepare for Exam 70-687—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Windows 8 setup and support. Designed for experienced IT Professionals ready to advance their status—Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking...

CompTIA A+ Rapid Review (Exam 220-801 and Exam 220-802)

by Darril Gibson

Assess your readiness for CompTIA A+ Exams 220-801 and 220-802—and quickly identify where you need to focus and practice. This practical, streamlined guide walks you through each exam objective, providing...

Microsoft OneNote 2013 Plain & Simple

by Peter Weverka

Get the full-color, visual guide that makes learning Microsoft OneNote 2013 plain and simple! Follow the book’s easy steps and screenshots and clear, concise language to learn the simplest ways to organize...

Microsoft Office Professional 2013 for Touch Devices Plain & Simple

by Katherine Murray

Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft® Office 2013 for Tablets

Get the full-color, visual guide that makes learning Microsoft Office 2013 on your touch-enabled devices plain and simple!...

Active Directory: Designing, Deploying, and Running Active Directory

by Brian Desmond, Joe Richards & Robbie Allen

Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding...