Welcome to Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005, Special Edition. In this book, you'll learn how ASP.NET 2.0 really works. You won't be bored with a rehash of the C# language–instead, you'll get the hard-won practical advice that you need to build sophisticated, scalable websites. New features are clearly identified, so if you've programmed with a previous version of ASP.NET you'll sail through the basics and get right to the most important changes and enhancements.

The new Excel is radically different from previous versions. Over the years, Excel has grown in power, sophistication and capability, but its once-simple toolbar has been packed with so many features that not even the pros could find them all. For Excel 2007, Microsoft redesigned the user interface completely, adding a tabbed toolbar that makes every feature easy to locate. 

This fast-paced book teaches you the basics of Access 2007 so you can start using this popular database program right away.

You'll learn how to work with Access' most useful features to design databases, maintain them, search for valuable nuggets of information, and build attractive forms for quick-and-easy data entry.

The new Access is radically different from previous versions, but with this book, you'll breeze through the new interface and its timesaving features in no time with:

Clear explanations
Step-by-step instructions
Lots of illustrations
Larger type
Plenty of friendly advice

Ideal for small businesses and households, Access runs on PCs and manages large stores information, including numbers, pages of text, and pictures — everything from a list of family phone numbers to an enormous product catalog. Unfortunately, each new version of the program crammed in yet another set of features — so many that even the pros don't know where to find them all. Access 2007 breaks the mold: Microsoft changed the user interface by designing a tabbed toolbar that makes features easy to locate.

SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services allows you to design, create, view, and manage reports. Reports can be distributed and managed over the Web. End users can create, publish, and share ad hoc reports-all using web-based tools.

This book shows you how to use Report Builder, a tool that lets information workers build ad hoc reports, and how to use Report Designer, a report development tool hosted in Visual Studio that lets you interactively create reports. This book shows you how to publish, manage, and run those reports. 

Geared toward video editors who are new to Sony               Vegas or to this latest version, Vegas 6 Essential Training teaches the fundamentals of how to work with Sony’s award-winning video editing application.

nstructor Thomas Sherer identifies the main elements of the interface and explains how to work with different media files,

then moves on to more advanced topics, including essential

editing techniques, applying effects and correcting color,and working with high definition video and surround sound audio. Exercise files accompany this tutorial,

allowing viewers to follow along and learn at their own pace.

Nearly 170 million members worldwide and close to a million people in the U.S. report eBay as their primary or secondary source of income.

Gaining an advantage over competitors is key to the success of buyers and sellers, and eBay Essential Training offers tools to build this advantage.

Mark Abdelnour shares invaluable insider tips on everything from understanding the eBay interface and bidding structure to searching for items to setting up individual auctions or a full-fledged eBay store.

eBay Essential Training also teaches users how to best present  items for sale, including how to prepare effective photos and descriptions,

and provides an overview of fees, shipping methods, and pricing. In addition, the training offers advice on how to avoid scams and untrustworthy eBayers.

Outlook 2007 is the latest full-featured emailing and contact management software from the Microsoft Office suite. Instructor Sean Conrad explains each of Outlook 2007's components and new features in detail, from the basics of the main interface to the more advanced elements of the application. Sean covers the Office button and the Quick Access toolbar as well as the ins and outs of reading and writing email. He delves into using the advanced filtering features to prioritize incoming mail and avoid unwanted spam or files. Sean also explains how to integrateOutlook's Calendar and Notes features for increased productivity.

This new edition of this established textbook reflects the rapid developments in the field covering the vast research that has been conducted on panel data since its initial publication.

The book is packed with the most recent empirical examples from panel data literature, for example, a simultaneous equation on Crime will be added to chapter 7, which will be illustrated with STATA. Data sets will be provided as well as the programs to implement the estimation and testing procedures described in the book on the web site. Additional exercises will be added to each chapter and their solutions will be provided on the web site.
The text has also been fully updated with new material on dynamic panel data models and recent results on non-linear panel models and in particular work on limited dependent variables panel data models.

Fundamentals of the Securities Industry is a detailed introduction to how the securities industry works. From uses and risks of different trading vehicles to advanced ways in which traders can augment profit potential while hedging risks, it is today’s most straightforward, plain-English guide to the foundations and concepts of trading and investing.Whether you are just beginning your career in the financial services industry or are an experienced investor looking for an easy-to-use reference, Fundamentals of the Securities Industry will provide the solid base of knowledge and information you need to understand:
-Common stocks, preferred stocks, rights, and warrants
-Corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and U.S. government securities
-Interest payments and yield calculations
-Options puts, calls, straddles, spreads, and other strategies
-Types of orders market, limit, and stop
-Advanced topics including short sales and margin trading

Ajax on Rails will teach you how to use both Ajax and Ruby on Rails to quickly build high-performance, scalable web applications without being overwhelmed with thousands of lines of JavaScript code. You’ll learn how to use Rails to simplify web development with scaffolding, helpers, breakpoints, and JavaScript templates like RJS. With advanced material that explains the most current design practices for Ajax usability, you’ll learn how to avoid user experience mistakes with proven design patterns and thorough user testing. With Ajax on Rails, you have the ideal guide for building the new generation of Web 2.0 applications quickly and cleanly.