You’re driving to work and your favorite new song comes on the radio. A few hours later, you find yourself humming the tune as you work on reports. By the end of the day, your coworkers want to muzzle you because now they all also have that song stuck in their heads. Time for some new music? All you need is an iPod and iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap and you’ll have tons of new songs to hum along with. This book is designed specifically for a busy person like you, who doesn’t have time for long-winded explanations of how and why each piece of the iPod works. Organized into a series of well-organized tasks that you can easily accomplish, you will quickly learn what you need to do and then be able to do it. iPod and iTunes for Windows and Mac In a Snap covers all versions of the iPod, including the new shuffle, as well as both the Windows and Mac versions of iTunes.

Whether you’re a single user or you manage voice communications for a large enterprise, the inevitable change predicted above by Michael Powell of the FCC has now arrived. Skype Me! provides readers with a complete understanding of the technology behind Skype, walks through the steps for getting connected quickly, and then provides IT professionals with instructions on deploying and securing Skype in the workplace.

*Get through the Basics Painlessly
*Step-by-step instructions get you up and running on Windows, Mac, Pocket PC and Linux devices.
*Create Skype Accounts and Begin Chatting Sign up, become listed in the Skype directory, and begin searching for contacts.
*Transition Existing Services to Skype Plan a process that gradually replaces those services you currently pay for with Skype.
*Expand Skype’s Capabilities with Add-ons See how to add voice mail, SMS text messaging, Outlook integration, Web toolbars, and call forwarding.
*Extend Skype via Its API
*The API itself is divided into two main sections, the Skype Phone API and the Skype Access API.
*Use Skype Away from Your Computer
*No, you don’t need to be at your computer to use Skype. Learn how to connect with your Skype server.
*Deploy Skype in the Workplace
*Create a system design, accommodate SIP and H.323, and roll out security policies.
*Create Business Solutions
*Consider the pros and cons of Skype-based help desks, WiFi phones, and other applications.
*Configure Firewalls and Network Settings
*Make certain that ports, proxy servers, and NAT routers are Skype ready.

FileMaker Pro 8 Bible has been updated to reflect Version 8, the latest version of FileMaker Pro workgroup database. The book is applicable to both the Mac and Windows versions of FileMaker Pro and has comprehensive coverage of FileMaker Pro, providing step-by-step procedures for virtually all FileMaker Pro tasks and features. It shows readers how to create and work with databases and includes detailed ScriptMaker (scripting) explanations for automating FileMaker. Other topics covered include calculations and computations; data exchange; creating and using templates; linking databases; using FileMaker in workgroups; Web publishing; plug-ins; and advanced database connectivity. In this revision, major examples will be updated to employ any relevant features new to FileMaker Pro 8. Other examples will be expanded and clarified.

Debugging Strategies for .NET Developers is a highly readable exploration of debugging with Microsoft .NET. While other debugging books focus on obscure techniques for advanced users, this book contains dozens of real-world examples drawn from the author’s career that convey the specific techniques as well as the basic process of
debugging.

Debugging Strategies for .NET Developers teaches developers how to think about debugging in Microsoft .NET rather than having to learn several specific debugging tools. Author Darin Dillon describes debugging concepts, such as assertions and logging, and immediately follows each discussion with an example from his experiences of when that technique was used to solve a real-world bug. The book will not only show readers the techniques, but also how to recognize when to apply those techniques.

Real World .NET Applications consists of six significant .NET applications, each representing one of the major application types’ Custom Windows Control, XML Document Editor, a Pac-Man style game, UML Class Diagram Editor, FTP Client Application, and an ASP.NET online store. Each application or component is thoroughly documented, starting from teaching the underlying principles through the architecture and design, and finally the actual implementation of the application. With Real World .NET Applications, developers can get started right away developing necessary applications.

With more than three million users, MySQL is the most popular open-source
database server in the world, providing an extremely fast, reliable, and inexpensive
alternative to commercial database management systems
Gives corporate users a complete guide to building enterprise-level database
applications with MySQL
Covers the pros and cons of adopting MySQL and installing, testing, and
configuring the MySQL server
Written by one of the lead programmers of the MySQL product and reviewed
by Monty Widenius, the creator of MySQL
Companion Web site includes all code examples as well as links to useful
online resources

Whether building a relational, object-relational, or object-oriented
database, database developers are increasingly relying on an
object-oriented design approach as the best way to meet user needs and
performance criteria. This book teaches you how to use the Unified
Modeling Language-the official standard of the Object Management
Group-to develop and implement the best possible design for your
database.

Inside, the author leads you step by step
through the design process, from requirements analysis to schema
generation. You’ll learn to express stakeholder needs in UML use cases
and actor diagrams, to translate UML entities into database components,
and to transform the resulting design into relational,
object-relational, and object-oriented schemas for all major DBMS
products.

* Teaches you everything you need to know to design, build, and test databases using an OO model.
* Shows you how to use UML, the accepted standard for database design according to OO principles.
* Explains how to transform your design into a conceptual schema for relational, object-relational, and object-oriented DBMSs.
*
Offers practical examples of design for Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase,
Informix, Object Design, POET, and other database management systems.
*
Focuses heavily on re-using design patterns for maximum productivity
and teaches you how to certify completed designs for re-use.

PalmPilot’s popularity is growing and with over a million units sold, the Palm OS dominates the hand-held market. Wired
has astutely described Palm’s position in a recent article: “On its way
to becoming the bestselling hand-held computer of all time, the 3Com
PalmPilot has spawned an intense, emotional, and fanatical developer
following not seen since the glory days of the Mac.” (Wired, 20 Feb.
98).

Palm Programming should be eagerly accepted by
programmers because the authors worked closely with Palm to ensure that
the book is tailored exactly to the needs of the ever-growing group of
Palm developers. As nothing but some piecemeal documentation exists
currently, this book provides a much needed solution to the Palm
developers. In fact, Palm uses this book as their official developer’s
guide and will be using it in the future as a key part of their
training materials for developers.

There are currently no books
on Palm programming (and we know of none that are planned). The only
way to learn is by using the reference material published by Palm
(available freely on their Web site), the tutorial they provide, or
various Palm programming FAQs compiled by third parties.

Palm Programming
shows intermediate to experienced C programmers how to build a Palm
application from the ground up. Using an easy-to- understand tutorial
approach, this book gives readers everything necessary to create a wide
range of Palm applications and conduits, from simple scripts through
full-blown applications, and in the process provides thorough coverage
of Palm programming. It includes a CD-ROM (Macintosh and Windows
compatible) with the full source code to the examples in the book, a
trial version of Palm’s Software Development Kit, and third-party
developer tools, including Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior Lite programming kit.

Learn how to spice up your Web site by mastering the power of
JavaScript to create interactive Web pages In order to create highly
dynamic and interactive Web sites, more and more companies are hiring
experts to incorporate scripting languages. JavaScript is one such
language that while easy to master, enables you to add new life to the
Web. This book provides you with everything you need to begin
programming with JavaScript. Bhasin first presents a detailed
introduction to the basics of the language, covering concepts such as
data types, literals, expressions, and operators. She then shows you
how to progress from developing basic applications with JavaScript to
more advanced ones using browser objects, cookies, plug-ins, layers,
and server-side scripting. Throughout each chapter, Bhasin includes
extensive real-world exercises and case studies that will help you gain
valuable exposure to procedures you can use to design your own Web
sites. With numerous examples and expert advice, this book: Provides a
concise and task-oriented introduction to JavaScript Helps you evaluate
the suit-ability of JavaScript for your project Is a practical
introduction to JavaScript s syntax and fundamental strengths Includes
numerous working scripts, with information on how to adapt and extend
them to meet individual needs The companion Web site contains: All
source code from the book Frequently asked questions, quizzes, and best
practices Links to other resource sites

* Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive
816-page guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and
running with today’s top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE,
Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix

*The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora
Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading
time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version,
and Xandros Open Circulation version.
* Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution

* The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux
basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security,
Internet servers, and programming

* Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use