Take an exploratory trip through the nooks and crannies of the

Windows API -- and pick up 20,000 lines of source code along the way

Develop production-quality applications capable of running on any 32-bit version of Windows -- including Win 2000


WARNING-- Error handling has been included (to show how it's done!)

Are you tired of the typically fragmented approaches of instructional materials that focus on minimalist examples, illustrating arcane APIs and subsystems, "eliminating error handling for clarity," and never demonstrating how it all comes together?

This book presents a holistic process of design and implementation that ensures the development of production-quality applications capable of running on any 32-bit version of Windows -- including Win 2000. The author explains the development of a complete Windows application to demonstrate all aspects of application design, language selection, platform implementation, usability issues, and the myriad details of implementation. It is the comprehensive scope of the presentation, including details of drag and drop, shell integration, testing, internationalization, installation, and registry handling that makes this book unique.

If you are designing Windows applications for large audiences, or if you strive to always create truly superb applications, you need to structure your application for robustness and maintainability, and you need access to and knowledge of the raw Windows API. The author's demonstration application, a Notepad replacement called TextEdit, is implemented using C++ and the native Win32 API. It provides an exploratory trip through the nooks and crannies of the Windows API demonstrating how to:

Fit the code fragments and APIs of a complete Windows application together.

Integrate robust error handling with your application.

Design software with the users' goals in mind.

MFC programmers will gain an understanding of API-level Windows essential to use MFC effectively and Visual Basic programmers will learn about the relationship between the various approaches to Windows programming.

The companion CD-ROM contains 20,000 lines of source code, much of it independent of the TextEdit application, that can be reused in other contexts. You also get practical details and tips on how to do cool and interesting stuff with the Windows API, including:

The wealth of possibilities inherent in the command line of a Windows program.

How you can give your application a memory, which leaves it looking smart rather than stupid.

Understand and control the Bug cycle! This detailed desktop reference, provides tutorial based examples on how to debug Windows applications developed with Visual C++. You will get a conceptual model for preventing and eliminating bugs during the design cycle that includes suggestions on identification, prevention and correction for each of the four types of bugs:

* compile time bugs
* run time errors
* logic and design errors
* machine errors

Debugging Visual C++ Windows examines many of the factors that indirectly affect debugging. It includes a review of solid project planning and management strategies, testing plans, and known compiler bugs. You will learn how compiler tools such as TRACE, Spy, and Stress work. And you will discover how to monitor memory operations in your program as it executes - while viewing the results 'real time' in your debug window!

Also included is a critical review of the debugging tools that ship with Visual C++, as well as, commercial debuggers such as BoundsChecker and CodeWizard. Tips on debugging database applications are also provided (appendices are provided on ODBC error codes and SQL state values).

The companion disk contains workspace/projects demonstrating memory state checking, error message retrieval, compiler bugs, and how to use the #pragma compiler directive, ASSERT and TRACE.

Java Connector Architecture (JCA) presents the JCA and identifies the scope in which a JCA-based adapter operates. The book quickly moves to the design methodologies employed in adapter using the JCA. The book then progresses to information about testing and deploying adapters in a production environment. Java Connector Architecture defines a development methodology and suggests analysis and design patterns, which are useful both for building connectors to legacy applications and for designing adapters for new applications.

Agile Java is a valuable tutorial and reference. It introduces the Java languagewith no assumptions about a developer's background in Java, object-orienteddevelopment, or TDD. The book will also retain significant value as acookbook that readers will turn to time and again to learn how to approachTDD with respect to various language features.Teh author stresses the importance of TDD by showing coded tests for everyJava feature taught. A programmer learning with this book will understand howto translate oral requirements into tests, and tests into working code. Readersalso learn how TDD impacts the design of the system, and vice versa. In short,anyone who wants to understand what it takes to build a professional, robustsoftware system using Java will want this book. Agile Java will be ideally timedto coincide with Sun's forthcoming release of Java 5 (J2SE 1.5).

Social Networking is all about developing connections or ties between friends and associates. While people have always networked with one another the Internet has allowed us to network with people all over the world easily. Any interest or cause can support its own social network, where fans and followers can meet, chat, and share their views. But building a social networking site from scratch involves some complex logic, and some serious coding.


This book shows how to build a scalable, enterprise-ready social network using ASP.NET. The book uses the latest features of ASP.NET to provide a platform that is efficient, easy to maintain, and extensible. Whether you want to build your own social network, are developing a social site for a customer or employer, or just want a practical guide to developing complex ASP.NET applications then this book is ideal for you.

The book starts by planning the essential features of our social network, and then building a 'community framework' that will give our site a solid foundation and enable us to add all our social networking features. We then go on to create user accounts, profile pages, messaging systems, 'friend' relationships between members, media galleries, blogs, message boards, groups, and more. Along the way you will see LINQ, MVC, AJAX, and other features of ASP.NET 3.5 put to practical and interesting uses.

After years of using spacer GIFs, layers of nested tables, and other improvised solutions for building your web sites, getting used to the more stringent standards-compliant design can be intimidating. HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference is the perfect little book when you need answers immediately.

Jennifer Niederst-Robbins, author Web Design in a Nutshell, has revised and updated the fourth edition of this pocket guide by taking the top 20% of vital reference information from her Nutshell book, augmenting it judiciously, cross-referencing everything, and organizing it according to the most common needs of web developers. The result is a handy book that offers the bare essentials on web standards in a small, concise format that you can use carry anywhere for quick reference.

HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference features easy-to-find listings of every HTML and XHTML tag, and every Cascading Style Sheet value. It's an indispensable reference for any serious web designer, author, or programmer who needs a fast on-the-job resource when working with established web standards.

Learn AutoCAD from the source!

This beautiful full-color Official Training Guide from Autodesk is the perfect resource for architects, engineers, designers, and students who need a thorough guide to AutoCAD. With training provided by experts who helped create the software, the book thoroughly covers AutoCAD principles and fundamentals, including 2D drawing, design, drafting, annotations, hatching, and more. And it's packed with screen shots and real-world examples that both instruct and inspire. Practical for both self-paced learners and instructor-led study, this guide also provides essential AutoCAD certification preparation.

* Covers the most essential issues of AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD 2010 LT for architects, engineers, designers, and students; this Autodesk Official Training Guide is created by the makers of the software
* Offers Autodesk's proven AutoCAD techniques, workflows, and content tailored to those developing their skills as well as professionals preparing for AutoCAD certification
* Teaches 2D drawing, design, drafting, dimensioning, annotations, hatching, and more
* Demonstrates best practices for working with drawing objects such as splines and polylines, as well as using drawing templates
* The beautiful full-color book features real-world designs, examples, and screen shots

This unparalleled book contains everything you need to know about AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010!

Web site designers, Web developers, and visual designers all use Dreamweaver CS4 to build world class Web sites. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a design pro, DreamweaverCS4 All-In-One for Dummies makes Web development easy! You’ll start with Dreamweaver basics and the essentials of a good Web site. Then you’ll learn to add zing with Spry effects, set up Contribute, build dynamic pages, extend your site with Web applications, configure database connections using PHP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion, and more!


Discover how to:
* Get familiar with Dreamweaver’s workspace, use the toolbars and panels, and set preferences
* Plan, design, build, and manage a site that meets your audience’s expectations
* Add Flash files, movies, and sound, and keep your site updated with Cascading Style Sheets
* Create and use code snippets and history panel commands
* Follow the right steps for setting up links
* Incorporate interactive images to build visually appealing Web pages
* Use layers with CSS, JavaScript behaviors, or Flash® movies
* Review source formatting and clean up your code to avoid errors when publishing your site
* Capture attention with dynamic content and forms

SQL Server 2005 is Microsoft's next-generation data management and analysis software designed to deliver increased scalability, availability, and security to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy, and manage. Filled with practical solutions and real-world examples, this resource includes full details on:

* Enterprise data management capabilities, including security and clustering
* Powerful developer tools -- T-SQL, .NET CLR, XML, ADO.NET 2.0
* Business Intelligence features, such as Integration Services, data warehousing, and reports

Take your MySQL skills to the top tier
Maximize every powerful feature available in MySQL 5.1 with hands-on instruction from a MySQL expert. This definitive guide shows you how to use MySQL's advanced suite of data management tools, optimize performance and reliability, and secure and administer a robust RDBMS. MySQL Database Usage & Administration includes detailed code examples in each chapter to highlight real-world applications of the material covered. If you want to get the most out of MySQL, you need this practical handbook.


Understand MySQL's features, technical architecture, subsystems, and commands
Make database design decisions that optimizre performance, storage, and reliability
Write complex queries using joins, subqueries, and views
Group SQL statements into transactions and execute them atomically
Build and use sophisticated stored procedures and functions
Automate database operations with triggers and scheduled events
Import and export data in different formats, includiong SQL, CSV, and XML
Optimize server and query performance
Administer a secure, high availability MySQL RDBMS
Manage users and control access
Perform database maintenance, replication, backup, and recovery
Vikram Vaswani is the founder and CEO of Melonfire (www.melonfire.com)

Building the Perfect PC - Second Edition

This popular Build-It-Yourself (BIY) PC book covers everything you want to know about building your own system: Planning and picking out the right components, step-by-step instructions for assembling your perfect PC, and an insightful discussion of why you'd want to do it in the first place. Most big brand computers from HP, Dell and others use lower-quality components so they can meet their aggressive pricing targets. But component manufacturers also make high-quality parts that you can either purchase directly, or obtain through distributors and resellers. Consumers and corporations alike are opting to build rather than buy PCs to ensure high quality and compatibility.


The new edition of Building the Perfect PC shows you how to construct a variety of top-flight systems with the latest technology, including AMD Socket AM-2 and Intel Core 2 processors, that are Vista- and Linux-ready. The book includes several new options, including:

A Budget PC you can build for approximately $350 that offers performance and reliability similar to that of mainstream systems
A full-blown media-center system that runs Linux and MythTV or Windows MCE with multiple tuners and HDTV support
A fire-breathing high-performance gaming system
A fast, low-power, low-heat, low-noise, Small Form Factor system (the size of a shoe box)
A low-cost SOHO (small office, home office) server system with a 2 terabyte (2,000 GB) disk subsystem that's suitable for a residential environment rather than a server closet

Regardless of your technical experience, Building the Perfect PC will guide you through the entire process of building or upgrading your own computer. You'll use the latest top-quality components, including Intel's Core 2 Duo and AMD's Athlon X2 CPUs. And you'll know exactly what's under the hood and how to fix or upgrade your PC, should that become necessary. Not only is the process fun, but the result is often less expensive and always better quality and far more satisfying than anything you could buy off the shelf.

PHP 6 A Beginner's Guide

Author: Vikram Vaswani
Release: 1st edition (October 2, 2008)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Format: PDF 478 pages
Language: English
ISBN: 0071549013
ISBN 13: 978-0071549011
Size: 10.26 MB


Description
Essential Skills--Made Easy!
Learn how to build dynamic, data-driven Web applications using PHP. Covering the latest release of this cross-platform, open-source scripting language, PHP: A Beginner's Guide teaches you how to write basic PHP programs and enhance them with more advanced features such as MySQL and SQLite database integration, XML input, and third-party extensions. This fast-paced tutorial provides one-stop coverage of software installation, language syntax and data structures, flow control routines, built-in functions, and best practices.
Designed for Easy Learning:
- Key Skills and Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter.
- Ask the Expert--QandA sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips.
- Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills.
- Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered.
- Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things.
- Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoid.
- Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge.
- Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated.


Table Of Contents:
1 Introducing PHP 3
2 Using variables and operators 21
3 Controlling program flow 49
4 Working with arrays 85
5 Using functions and classes 121
6 Working with files and directories 159
7 Working with databases and SQL 185
8 Working with XML 249
9 Working with cookies, sessions, and headers 293
10 Handling errors 317
11 Securing PHP 349
12 Extending PHP 377
A Installing and configuring required software 391
B Answers to self test 419
Index 445

Network Protocols: Signature Edition (Mcgraw-Hill Signature Series
McGraw-Hill Companies | ISBN: 0070466033 | September 1998 | 953 pages | PDF | 7 M

Without protocols, the Internet as well as LANs, WANs, and other networks would stop dead. And without this bestselling handbook, network managers would lack the only convenient, single-source reference to the plethera of a protocol that govern cyberspace.
This expanded Signature Edition contains not just the facts-but all the facts-on new protocols such as Gigabit Ethernet, IPv6, RSVP, and RTSP, as well as Ethernet, Token Ring, Novell Netware, TCP/IP, AppleTalk, and other workhorses.

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco's CCNA exam, 640-801.

This Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's Cisco certification candidates. In addition to the engaging and accessible instructional approach that has earned author Todd Lammle the "Best Study Guide Author" award in CertCities Readers' Choice Awards for two consecutive years, this updated fifth edition provides:

* In-depth coverage of every CCNA exam objective
* Expanded IP addressing and subnetting coverage
* More detailed information on EIGRP and OSPF
* Leading-edge exam preparation software

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

* Network planning & designing
* Implementation & operation
* LAN and WAN troubleshooting
* Communications technology

The only authorized textbook for use in the Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 1 and 2 courses

* Maps to revised 3.0 web-based curriculum
* Expanded chapters on difficult topics
* Expanded CD-ROM that includes CCNA practice questions, e-Labs, PhotoZooms, and more
* Additional chapters not included in the online course

For use within the CCNA 1 and 2 courses, this Companion Guide maps directly to the new curriculum and is considered the core textbook of the course. It presents the students with strong pedagogy and learning aids. In addition, the book goes beyond the web-based course with enhanced chapters on more difficult subjects, such as VLSM, cabling, and ripV2. The companion CD-ROM includes more than 300 CCNA practice questions, e-Lab Activities, PhotoZooms of equipment, and instructional videos.

The authors are the developers of the web-based Curriculum for the Cisco Networking Academy Program, have extensive teaching backgrounds, and are experts in the online learning environment.

From the author of Sybex's best-selling CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide comes the streamlined tool you need to hone in on critical CCNA information: CCNA Fast Pass. The enclosed CD lets you practice, practice, practice so you can approach the exam with confidence.


Coverage includes:

* Designing Cisco internetworks
* Developing an access list
* Evaluating TCP/IP communication
* Configuring routers and switches
* Configuring IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway addresses
* Performing LAN, VLAN, and WAN troubleshooting
* Understanding rules for packet control

Official self-study test preparation guide for the Cisco CCNA ICND exam 640-811


Best-selling study guide helps you master all the topics on the new CCNA ICND exam, including:
* Switching concepts
* Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), VLANs, and trunking
* IP addressing and subnetting
* RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and static route configuration
* Variable-length subnet masking (VLSM) support and route summarization
* Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) and Network Address Translation (NAT)
* Point-to-point leased line implementation
* ISDN and Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR)
* Frame Relay configuration
* IP Access Control List (ACL) security

CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide is a best-of-breed Cisco(r) exam study guide that has been completely updated to focus specifically on the objectives for the new CCNA ICND exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips to help you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual and hands-on knowledge. This new edition is organized in a modular fashion, segmenting larger chapters into smaller, more easily digestible components. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your retention of exam topics.

From bestselling author Todd Lammle comes the most up-to-date book on CCNA exam 640-821, the first exam in Cisco's popular two-exam Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification track. Understand networking for the small or home office market, prepare for the exam, and acquire the skills you need with this comprehensive guide. Inside you'll find:


Complete coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need

Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills

Real-world scenarios that show you life beyond the classroom and put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature at the end of each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking exam 640-821

A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective

Look inside for complete coverage of all exam objectives.

CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide is a best-of-breed Cisco(r) exam study guide that has been completely updated to focus specifically on the objectives for the new CCNA INTRO exam. Senior instructor and best-selling author Wendell Odom shares preparation hints and test-taking tips to help you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual and hands-on knowledge. This new edition is organized in a modular fashion, segmenting larger chapters into smaller, more easily digestible components. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.


CCNA INTRO Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Chapter subject lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts. Scenario-based exercises help you think about exam objectives in real-world situations, thus increasing recall during exam time. The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful new testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams from INTRO or unified CCNA test banks. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and presents feedback on a module-by-module basis, providing question-by-question remediation to the text and laying out a complete study plan for review. The CD-ROM also includes a wealth of hands-on practice exercises and a copy of the Boson NetSim(tm) for CCNA INTRO, Learning Edition, network simulation software that allows you to practice your hands-on skills in a virtual lab environment that has been customized for the labs in the book.

The CCNA Exam Prep 2 (Exam 640-801) is an in-depth training guide for the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification. This book not only incorporates the latest changes to the exam since its release in 2003, it also covers all the exam objectives and gives the you a thorough understanding of each testable concept in addition to real-world practicality for configuring a wide range of Cisco devices. Sub-netting concepts are emphasized because this has historically been one of the most difficult roadblocks for self-studying CCNA candidates.


The book begins with an objectives quick reference and includes chapter summaries with a list of key terms, exercises, review questions, and an exam on chapter content with detailed answers. It then goes on to include notes, tips, cautions, and exam alerts to help you focus on important issues. Prepare for this exam with the CCNA Exam Prep 2, the complete certification solution for the CCNA exam!