Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a critically acclaimed, bestselling space flight simulator game. It's making waves everywhere from mainstream media to the actual space flight industry, but it has a bit of a learning curve. In this book, five KSP nerds-including an astrophysicist-teach you everything you need to know.
Ideal for software engineers new to privacy, this book helps you examine privacy-protective information management architectures and their foundational components-building blocks that you can combine in many ways.
The Photon is an open source, inexpensive, programmable, WiFi-enabled module for building connected projects and prototypes. Powered by an ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller and a Broadcom WiFi chip, the Photon is just as happy plugged into a hobbyist's breadboard as it is into a product rolling off of an assembly line.
"e;As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library Im not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications."e;-- Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid, Exolon, and StormlordjQuery is the "e;write less, do more"e; JavaScript library. Its powerful features and ease of use have made it the most popular client-side JavaScript framework for the Web. Ideal for JavaScript developers at all skill levels, this book is jQuery's trusty companion: the definitive "e;read less, learn more"e; guide to the library.jQuery Pocket Reference explains everything you need to know about jQuery, completely and comprehensively. You'll learn how to:Select and manipulate document elementsAlter document structureHandle and trigger eventsCreate visual effects and animationsScript HTTP with Ajax utilitiesUse jQuery's selectors and selection methods, utilities, plugins and moreThe 25-page quick reference summarizes the library, listing all jQuery methods and functions, with signatures and descriptions.
MAKE Volume 25 is all about Arduino, the open-source microcontroller platform.The issue is full of hardware, software, build details, tips and projects.
Apple's video-editing program is better than ever, but it still doesnt have a printed guide to help you get started. That's where this gorgeous, full-color book comes in. You get clear explanations of iMovie's impressive new features, like instant rendering, storyboarding, and one-step special effects. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller also give you a complete course in film editing and DVD design.Edit video like the pros. Import raw footage, add transitions, and use iMovies newly restored, intuitive timeline editor.Create stunning trailers. Design Hollywood-style "e;Coming Attractions!"e; previews for your movies.Share your film. Distribute your movie in a variety of placeson smartphones, Apple TV, your own site, and with one-click exports to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and MobileMe.Make DVDs. Design the menus, titles, and layout for your DVDs, and burn them to disc.This book covers version 9 of Apple's iMovie software.
Ready to unleash the Droid 2? This entertaining guide helps you take full command of Motorolas sleek new device to get online, shop, find locations, keep in touch, and much more. Every page is packed with useful information you can put to work right away, from setup to troubleshooting, with lots of valuable tips and tricks along the way.Get organized. Sync your contacts, calendar, and email with your Google Calendar and Outlook accounts.Go online. Make your phone a portable hotspot or a modem to get your laptop online.Be productive. Use Google docs to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.Play music. Purchase music from Amazon and sync your Droid 2 with Windows Media Player.Capture photos and video. Edit your photos and share everything you shootinstantly.
How can Facebook help you promote your brand, products, and services? This book provides proven tactics that you can use right away to build your brand and engage prospective customers. With 500 million active users worldwide, Facebook offers a much larger audience than traditional media, but it's a new landscape loaded with unfamiliar challenges. The Facebook Marketing Book shows you how to make the most of the service while skirting not-so-obvious pitfalls along the way.Whether you're a marketing and PR professional, an entrepreneur, or a small business owner, you'll learn about the tools and features that will help you reach specific Facebook audiences. You'll also get an in-depth overview, with colorful and easy-to-understand introductions to Profiles, Groups, Pages, Applications, Ads, Events, and Facebook etiquette.Approach Facebook's complex environment with clear, actionable itemsMake sense of the social networking worldBe familiar with the technologies you need for social network marketingExplore tactics for using Facebook features, functionality, and protocolsLearn how to set specific campaign goalsDetermine which Facebook features are relevant to your campaignsPlan and execute Facebook marketing strategiesMeasure the results of your campaigns with key performance indicators
R is a powerful tool for statistics and graphics, but getting started with this language can be frustrating. This short, concise book provides beginners with a selection of how-to recipes to solve simple problems with R. Each solution gives you just what you need to know to use R for basic statistics, graphics, and regression.You'll find recipes on reading data files, creating data frames, computing basic statistics, testing means and correlations, creating a scatter plot, performing simple linear regression, and many more. These solutions were selected from O'Reilly's R Cookbook, which contains more than 200 recipes for R that you'll find useful once you move beyond the basics.
Millions of public Twitter streams harbor a wealth of data, and once you mine them, you can gain some valuable insights. This short and concise book offers a collection of recipes to help you extract nuggets of Twitter information using easy-to-learn Python tools. Each recipe offers a discussion of how and why the solution works, so you can quickly adapt it to fit your particular needs. The recipes include techniques to:Use OAuth to access Twitter dataCreate and analyze graphs of retweet relationshipsUse the streaming API to harvest tweets in realtimeHarvest and analyze friends and followersDiscover friendship cliquesSummarize webpages from short URLsThis book is a perfect companion to OReilly's Mining the Social Web.
If you want to use CouchDB to support real-world applications, you'll need to create MapReduce views that let you query this document-oriented database for meaningful data. With this short and concise ebook, you'll learn how to create a variety of MapReduce views to help you query and aggregate data in CouchDBs large, distributed datasets.You'll get step-by-step instructions and lots of sample code to create and explore several MapReduce views through the course of the book, using an example database you construct. To work with these different views, youll learn how to use the Futon web administration console and the cURL command line tool that come with CouchDB.Learn how the Map and Reduce steps work independently and together to index your dataUse the example database to create several temporary views based on different criteriaDiscover the uses of Map and Reduce JavaScript functionsConvert your temporary views to permanent views within a design documentLearn several options for querying the data within your viewsLimit the number of results returned, skip some results, or reverse the order of the outputGroup your results by exact keys or by parts of keysBradley Holt, co-founder of the creative services firm Found Line, is a web developer and entrepreneur ten years of PHP and MySQL experience. He began using CouchDB before the release of version 1.0. Bradley is an active member of the PHP community, and can be reached at bradley-holt.com.
Time series data is of growing importance, especially with the rapid expansion of the Internet of Things. This concise guide shows you effective ways to collect, persist, and access large-scale time series data for analysis.
Send and receive email from Java applications by using the JavaMail API. With this concise book, youll learn how to communicate with existing SMTP, POP, and IMAP servers, and how to write your own.Whether you need to build an email-centric application like a mailing list manager or simply add email notification to a larger product, JavaMail is the answer. Packed with code examples, this book shows you how JavaMail enables you to avoid low-level protocol details, so you can focus on what you actually want to say in a message.Send, receive, and store email with POP3 and IMAPAdd password authentication to your programsManage mailboxes and accountsDownload mail attachmentsRespond to asynchronous email eventsDesign protocol-independent email programs
When youre under pressure to produce a well-designed, easy-to-navigate mobile app, theres no time to reinvent the wheeland no need to. This handy reference provides more than 90 mobile app design patterns, illustrated by 1,000 screenshots from current Android, iOS, and Windows Phone apps.Much has changed since this books first edition. Mobile OSes have become increasingly different, driving their own design conventions and patterns, and many designers have embraced mobile-centric thinking. In this edition, user experience professional Theresa Neil walks product managers, designers, and developers through design patterns in 11 categories:Navigation: get patterns for primary and secondary navigationForms: break industry-wide habits of bad form designTables: display only the most important informationSearch, sort, and filter: make these functions easy to useTools: create the illusion of direct interactionCharts: learn best practices for basic chart designTutorials & Invitations: invite users to get started and discover featuresSocial: help users connect and become part of the groupFeedback & Affordance: provide users with timely feedbackHelp: integrate help pages into a smaller form factorAnti-Patterns: what not to do when designing a mobile app
Need help finding the right HTML5 element or attribute for your web page or application? HTML5 Pocket Reference is the classic reference that web designers and developers have been keeping close at hand for more than thirteen years.This fifth edition has been updated to reflect the current state of HTML5, including the HTML5 Candidate Recommendation, the emerging HTML5.1 Working Draft, and the living WHATWG standard. Features include:An alphabetical listing of every element and attribute in HTML5, HTML5.1, and the WHATWG living standardDescriptions, markup examples, content categories, content models, and start- and end-tag requirements for every elementAt-a-glance notes indicating the differences between the HTML5 specifications and HTML 4.01Useful charts of special charactersAn overview of HTML5 APIsIf youre an experienced web designer or developer who needs a quick resource for working with established web standards, this handy book is indispensable.
If you need help building web applications with the Lift framework, this cookbook provides scores of concise, ready-to-use code solutions. Youll find recipes for everything from setting up a coding environment to creating REST web services and deploying your application to production.Built on top of the Scala JVM programming language, Lift takes a differentyet ultimately easierapproach to development than MVC frameworks such as Rails. Each recipe in this book includes a discussion of how and why each solution works, not only to help you complete the task at hand, but also to illustrate how Lift works.Set up an environment and run your first Lift applicationGenerate HTML, using Lifts View First approachSubmit forms and work with form elementsBuild REST web services with the frameworks RestHelper traitTake advantage of Lifts support for Ajax and CometGet examples for modifying Lifts request pipelineConvert Scala classes into tables, rows, and columns in a relational databaseSend email, call URLs, and schedule tasks from your applicationPackage and deploy your application to various hosted services
Build HTML5-based hybrid applications for Android with a mix of native Java and JavaScript components, without using third-party libraries and wrappers such as PhoneGap or Titanium. This concise, hands-on book takes you through the entire process, from setting up your development environment to deploying your product to an app store.
You can measure practically anything in the age of social media, but if you dont know what youre looking for, collecting mountains of data wont yield a grain of insight. This non-technical guide shows you how to extract significant business value from big data with Ask-Measure-Learn, a system that helps you ask the right questions, measure the right data, and then learn from the results.Authors Lutz Finger and Soumitra Dutta originally devised this system to help governments and NGOs sift through volumes of data. With this book, these two experts provide business managers and analysts with a high-level overview of the Ask-Measure-Learn system, and demonstrate specific ways to apply social media analytics to marketing, sales, public relations, and customer management, using examples and case studies.
If you have a working knowledge of Haskell, this hands-on book shows you how to use the languages many APIs and frameworks for writing both parallel and concurrent programs. Youll learn how parallelism exploits multicore processors to speed up computation-heavy programs, and how concurrency enables you to write programs with threads for multiple interactions.Author Simon Marlow walks you through the process with lots of code examples that you can run, experiment with, and extend. Divided into separate sections on Parallel and Concurrent Haskell, this book also includes exercises to help you become familiar with the concepts presented:Express parallelism in Haskell with the Eval monad and Evaluation StrategiesParallelize ordinary Haskell code with the Par monadBuild parallel array-based computations, using the Repa libraryUse the Accelerate library to run computations directly on the GPUWork with basic interfaces for writing concurrent codeBuild trees of threads for larger and more complex programsLearn how to build high-speed concurrent network serversWrite distributed programs that run on multiple machines in a network
Want to build a PC that perfectly meets your needs? This up-to-date guide has precisely what you need to know. You A'll learn about PC fundamentals, how to plan your project using the latest components, where and how to buy the parts you need, and how to assemble everything with step-by-step instructions and clear, easy-to-follow images.
If you want salient advice about your startup, you've hit the jackpot with this book. Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup management, and this book makes his latest collection available to the broader entrepreneur community.
If you're ready to build a large network system, this handy excerpt from Ethernet: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition gets you up to speed on a basic building block: Ethernet switches.
Create high-performance, visually stunning 3D applications for the Web, using HTML5 and related technologies such as CSS3 and WebGLthe emerging web graphics standard. With this book, youll learn how to use the tools, frameworks, and libraries for building 3D models and animations, mind-blowing visual effects, and advanced user interaction in both desktop and mobile browsers.In two partsFoundations and Application Development Techniquesauthor Tony Parisi provides a thorough grounding in theory and practice for designing everything from a simple 3D product viewer to immersive games and interactive training systems. Ideal for developers with Javascript and HTML experience.Explore HTML5 APIs and related technologies for creating 3D web graphics, including WebGL, Canvas, and CSSWork with the popular JavaScript 3D rendering and animation libraries Three.js and Tween.jsDelve into the 3D content creation pipeline, and the modeling and animation tools for creating killer 3D contentLook into several game engines and frameworks for building 3D applications, including the authors Vizi frameworkCreate 3D environments with multiple objects and complex interaction, using examples and supporting codeExamine the issues involved in building WebGL-based 3D applications for mobile browsers
Deliver an optimal user experience to all devicesincluding tablets, smartphones, feature phones, laptops, and large screensby learning the basics of responsive web design. In this hands-on guide, UX designer Clarissa Peterson explains how responsive web design works, and takes you through a responsive workflow from project kickoff to site launch.Ideal for anyone involved in the process of creating websitesnot just developersthis book teaches you fundamental strategies and techniques for using HTML and CSS to design websites that not only adapt to any screen size, but also use progressive enhancement to provide a better user experience based on device capabilities such as touchscreens and retina displays.Start with content strategy before creating a visual designLearn why your default design should be for the narrowest screensExplore the HTML elements and CSS properties essential for responsive web designUse media queries to display different CSS styles based on a devices viewport widthHandle elements such as images, typography, and navigationUse performance optimization techniques to make your site lighter and faster
Learn how to run large-scale, data-intensive workloads with Compute Engine, Googles cloud platform. Written by Google engineers, this tutorial walks you through the details of this Infrastructure as a Service by showing you how to develop a project with it from beginning to end. Youll learn best practices for using Compute Engine, with a focus on solving practical problems.With programming examples written in Python and JavaScript, youll also learn how to use Compute Engine with Docker containers and other platforms, frameworks, tools, and services. Discover how this IaaS helps you gain unparalleled performance and scalability with Googles advanced storage and computing technologies.Access and manage Compute Engine resources with a web UI, command-line interface, or RESTful interfaceConfigure, customize, and work with Linux VM instancesExplore storage options: persistent disk, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL (MySQL in the cloud), or Cloud Datastore NoSQL serviceUse multiple private networks, and multiple instances on each networkBuild, deploy, and test a simple but comprehensive cloud computing application step-by-stepUse Compute Engine with Docker, Node.js, ZeroMQ, Web Starter Kit, AngularJS, WebSocket, and D3.js
How can you overcome JavaScript language oddities and unsafe features? With this book, youll learn how to create code thats beautiful, safe, and simple to understand and test by using JavaScripts functional programming support. Author Michael Fogus shows you how to apply functional-style concepts with Underscore.js, a JavaScript library that facilitates functional programming techniques. Sample code is available on GitHub at https://github.com/funjs/book-source. Fogus helps you think in a functional way to help you minimize complexity in the programs you build. If youre a JavaScript programmer hoping to learn functional programming techniques, or a functional programmer looking to learn JavaScript, this book is the ideal introduction. Use applicative programming techniques with first-class functionsUnderstand how and why you might leverage variable scoping and closuresDelve into higher-order functionsand learn how they take other functions as arguments for maximum advantageExplore ways to compose new functions from existing functionsGet around JavaScripts limitations for using recursive functionsReduce, hide, or eliminate the footprint of state change in your programsPractice flow-based programming with chains and functional pipelinesDiscover how to code without using classes
Learn how to perform data analysis with the R language and software environment, even if you have little or no programming experience. With the tutorials in this hands-on guide, youll learn how to use the essential R tools you need to know to analyze data, including data types and programming concepts.The second half of Learning R shows you real data analysis in action by covering everything from importing data to publishing your results. Each chapter in the book includes a quiz on what youve learned, and concludes with exercises, most of which involve writing R code.Write a simple R program, and discover what the language can doUse data types such as vectors, arrays, lists, data frames, and stringsExecute code conditionally or repeatedly with branches and loopsApply R add-on packages, and package your own work for othersLearn how to clean data you import from a variety of sourcesUnderstand data through visualization and summary statisticsUse statistical models to pass quantitative judgments about data and make predictionsLearn what to do when things go wrong while writing data analysis code
Server bottlenecks and failures are a fact of life in any database deployment, but they dont have to bring everything to a halt. This practical book explains replication, cluster, and monitoring features that can help protect your MySQL system from outages, whether its running on hardware, virtual machines, or in the cloud.Written by engineers who designed many of the tools covered, this book reveals undocumented or hard-to-find aspects of MySQL reliability and high availabilityknowledge thats essential for any organization using this database system. This second edition describes extensive changes to MySQL tools. Versions up to 5.5 are covered, along with several 5.6 features.Learn replication fundamentals, including use of the binary log and MySQL Replicant LibraryHandle failing components through redundancyScale out to manage read-load increases, and use data sharding to handle large databases and write-load increasesStore and replicate data on individual nodes with MySQL ClusterMonitor database activity and performance, and major operating system parametersKeep track of masters and slaves, and deal with failures and restarts, corruption, and other incidentsExamine tools including MySQL Enterprise Monitor, MySQL Utilities, and GTIDs
Learn how to develop your own applications to monitor or control instrumentation hardware. Whether you need to acquire data from a device or automate its functions, this practical book shows you how to use Python's rapid development capabilities to build interfaces that include everything from software to wiring. You get step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and hands-on tips for interfacing a PC to a variety of devices.Use the book's hardware survey to identify the interface type for your particular device, and then follow detailed examples to develop an interface with Python and C. Organized by interface type, data processing activities, and user interface implementations, this book is for anyone who works with instrumentation, robotics, data acquisition, or process control.Understand how to define the scope of an application and determine the algorithms necessary, and why it's importantLearn how to use industry-standard interfaces such as RS-232, RS-485, and GPIBCreate low-level extension modules in C to interface Python with a variety of hardware and test instrumentsExplore the console, curses, TkInter, and wxPython for graphical and text-based user interfacesUse open source software tools and libraries to reduce costs and avoid implementing functionality from scratch
How can you make your iPad or iPhone app stand out in the highly competitive App Store? While many books simply explore the technical aspects of iPad and iPhone app design and development, App Savvy also focuses on the business, product, and marketing elements critical to pursuing, completing, and selling your app -- the ingredients for turning a great idea into a genuinely successful product.Whether you're a designer, developer, entrepreneur, or just someone with a unique idea, App Savvy explains every step in the process, with guidelines for planning a solid concept, engaging customers early and often, developing your app, and launching it with a bang. Author Ken Yarmosh details a proven process for developing successful apps, and presents numerous interviews with the App Store's most prominent publishers.Learn about the App Store and how Apple's mobile devices functionFollow guidelines for vetting and researching app ideasValidate your ideas with customers -- and create an app theyll be passionate aboutAssemble your development team, understand costs, and establish a workable processBuild your marketing plan while you develop your applicationTest your working app extensively before submitting it to the App StoreAssess your app's performance and keep potential buyers engaged and enthusiastic
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