Macworld, September 2008

Macworld, September 2008
English | PDF | 14.6MB

iPhone 2.0
We put the new iPhone 3G and its upgraded software to the test and take a sneak peek at some of the most promising new iPhone applications.

Software Treasures
From handy time-savers to multimedia power tools, stock up on 53 great Mac programs that won't empty your coffers.

Macs Making Inroads in the Enterprise Market
Developers feel they can help get Macs accepted in large businesses.

The iCal Challenge
iCal is the standard against which every other calendar, organizer, and to-do list competes, and in that spirit, we take eight of its popular rivals for a test drive to see how they compare.

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Computer Shopper, September 2008

Computer Shopper, September 2008
English | PDF | 29.1MB

Complete CPU Guide
Pick the right processor for your next PC.

Computer Cures
Shopper's computer guru solves all of your computer woes, including how to fix screen resolution when using an HDTV as a PC monitor and how to keep desktop resolution from blowing out.

Network Your Computers
Sharing photos, music, and other files between multiple systems in your home can seem difficult, but it doesn't have to be. In just 5 easy steps, you can be setting up your own personal network in no time.

Buying Basics
How to buy the right desktop-replacement laptops.

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PC World, September 2008

PC World, September 2008
English | PDF | 35.6MB

Get the Most Out of Your Laptop
Yes, you can upgrade your aging notebook. Read how to replace RAM, the hard drive, the optical drive, the LCD screen, the graphics card, and more. Plus, add some really useful accessories.

Stay in Sync
A Web-based sync service can keep documents updated, accessible from any system, and ready to share with colleagues. We tried five offerings to see which one can best help you wrangle your files.

The Best TV on the Web
Now that broadband service has made streaming video practical, television is suddenly everywhere online. Here's where to find the best programs and video quality.

A Checklist for Desktops
Features you need -- or can skip.

Digital SLR Cameras
New models from Canon and Sony go to the top of the chart.

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PC Magazine, September 2008

PC Magazine, September 2008
English | PDF | 50.9MB

Readers' Choice Awards 2008
12,518 desktops. 6,699 notebooks. 12,850 printers. That's the number of products the readers rated on just the first wave of the annual audience survey. Trust your fellow readers to identify the companies you can rely on to bring quality and ease of use to big-ticket products like PCs and HDTVs, as well as handled phones, media players, ISPs, and more.

Bill Gates: The Exit Interview
Michael J. Miller sits down with Bill Gates to discuss the mark Microsoft has made upon the world, what Gates considers his triumphs and disappointments, and his vision of the future.

Best PCs on Campus
A new school year is upon us, and PC vendors have rolled out their latest desktops and laptops for students.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly, September 2008

Electronic Gaming Monthly, September 2008
English | PDF | 24.7MB

Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American video game magazine. It is published by Ziff Davis as part of the 1UP Network and releases 12 issues a year (and an occasional extra "13th" issue for the Christmas season, also known as the "Smarch" issue, a reference to an episode of The Simpsons).

Turning Japanese
Cock your feet for PlatinumGames' Bayonetta -- the flashy PS3/XB360 action game kicks off multipage look at the shaky landscape of Japanese gaming.

Skate 2
Hop back on the halfpipe with the sequel to EA's best one-word games series: Skate.

Diablo III
Blizzard's newest PC game has, yep, demons and barbarians. If it ain't broke...

Soulcalibur IV
The last fighting game you'll ever need.

Romantic Simulation Investigation
Why don't American gamers simulate dating?

A History of Japanese Games
16 hits that defined Eastern game design.

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Computer Power User, September 2008

Computer Power User, September 2008
English | PDF | 68.2MB

Utilities of Mass Addiction
CPU's big list of apps that rock.

White Paper: Nvidia GeForce GTX 200 Series
Computing processing power joins graphics power.

Soldering 101
Tips for taming melted metal.

IPv6
The upgrade of all upgrades.

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HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS by Patrick Griffiths

# Author: Patrick Griffiths
# Paperback: 368 pages
# Publisher: New Riders Press (December 2, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0321311396
# ISBN-13: 978-0321311399
# Format: PDF | 6MB

For readers who want to design Web pages that load quickly, are easy to update, accessible to all, work on all browsers and can be quickly adapted to different media, this comprehensive guide represents the best way to go about it. By focusing on the ways the two languages--XHTML and CSS--complement each other, Web design pro Patrick Griffiths provides the fastest, most efficient way of accomplishing specific Web design tasks. With Web standards best practices at its heart, it outlines how to do things the right way from the outset, resulting in highly optimized web pages, in a quicker, easier, less painful way than users could hope for!

Split into 10 easy-to-follow chapters such as Text, Images, Layout, Lists, and Forms, and coupled with handy quick-reference XHTML tag and CSS property appendixes, HTML Dog is the perfect guide and companion for anyone wanting to master these languages. Readers can also see the lessons in action with more than 70 online examples constructed especially for the book.


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Digit, May 2008

Digit, May 2008
English | PDF | 10.5 MB

We spent a whole month, acquainting ourselves with the ins and outs of the Macbook. Is it really as effective as its style statement? Our findings inside.

From a Hacker's Diary
Freedom as viewed from the eyes of those preferring Linux over paid software -- why people continue using open source, rather than just get software over (or under) the shelf.

Educ@tion
Get hold of advanced study and reference materials over a wide range of subjects from the world's premier institutions -- MIT, Carnegie Mellon and our very own IITs and IISCs. All from the convenience of your chair.

Little Guy, Big Worry
With larger enterprises having ultra-secure firewalls and other security measures, it's SoHos and other smaller entities that need to be on the watchout for security attacks.

The Best Indie Games You (n)Ever Played
Move over the known names from the gaming world. Get to know Indie games -- short, sweet and brimming with wholesome gaming fun.

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Animation Magazine, August 2008

Animation Magazine, August 2008
English | PDF | 7.7MB

Cover
Lucas Animation hits another home run with the new Warner Bros. feature and Cartoon Network series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Animated Again, the Force Is
Dave Filoni and his team convince George Lucas to debut the CG-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series in theaters fi rst.

20 Comic-Book Movies to Keep an Eye on
Annual list of the hottest upcoming features based on comic books.

Superheroic Heights
Will the love affair between Marvel and DC characters and animation reach new heights next year?

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Computer Graphics World, July 2008

Computer Graphics World, July 2008
English | PDF | 4.5MB

Rampant Risk-Taking
Disney/Pixar devises new lighting and photographic tools for the just released CG feature Wall-e.

Heavy-Handed
The Hulk is back, and he is in the best shape of his life, thanks to new CG techniques.

Dimensional Art
Digital technology sparks a renewed interest in holographic art.

Hollywood North
Ontario is growing a digital content creation community, offering many incentives for those willing to set up shop in the area.

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Computer Shopper, August 2008

Computer Shopper, August 2008
English | PDF | 24.7MB

Best Budget PCs
For work and play!

Gamer's Delight
Ever wonder why you can't get past the third level in that PC game? From flight sticks to mice to keypads, we show you the latest gaming gear that will help give you an extra edge.

Computer Cures
Shopper's computer guru looks into some tough tech questions, including whether it's cost-effective to upgrade your laptop, how to make the most of PowerPoint, how to upgrade a Serial ATA drive, and whether to get a PC with a TV tuner bundled in.

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CGArena, June/July 2008

CGArena, June/July 2008
English | PDF | 42.2 MB

Photoshop
Spring break.

After Effects
Painting to reveal layer.

3ds Max
Making of cultural heritage of ancient India.

ZBrush
Making of sculpture.

Maya
Modeling Morgane.

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Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Step by Step by John Sharp

# Author: John Sharp
# Paperback: 656 pages
# Publisher: Microsoft Press; Pap/Cdr edition (December 29, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0735624305
# ISBN-13: 978-0735624306
# Format: PDF | 12MB

Get the hands-on, step-by-step guide to learning the latest enhancements in Microsoft Visual C# 2008. Visual C#, one of the tools in Microsoft Visual Studio® 2008, is a modern programming language designed to deliver a productive environment for creating business frameworks and reusable object-oriented components. Whether you re a beginning programmer or new to the Visual C# programming language, you ll learn how to use the fundamental features of Visual Studio 2008 and gain a basic understanding of the latest enhancement of the Visual C# language.

You'll work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises, get started creating components and working Windows® applications, and build your knowledge as you start creating your first Visual C# based applications. You ll also explore how to create data management and Web-based applications. In each chapter, work through learn-by-doing exercises that demonstrate how, when, and why to use the many features of the Visual C# rapid application development environment. Includes a companion CD with code samples, data sets, and a fully searchable eBook.


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Electronic Gaming Monthly, August 2008

Electronic Gaming Monthly, August 2008
English | PDF | 15.8MB

Killzone 2
Don't call it a "Halo killer." Really -- don't. The Guerrilla team tells us why their upcoming PS3 shooter stands on its own...

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Hands-on with the latest from LucasArts.

UFC 2009
UFC 2009 is confident about its appearance -- all of the major weight classes will appear in the game.

After thoughts: Boom Blox
Mom always said, "Don't play ball in the house." Clearly, these guys weren't listening.

Guitar Hero: World Tour
The game that started it all gets a few more instruments and create-a-rocker.

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Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions by Tim Ash

# Author: Tim Ash # Paperback: 384 pages # Publisher: Sybex (January 29, 2008) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 0470174625 # ISBN-13: 978-0470174623 # Format: PDF | 4.1MB

How much money are you losing because of poor landing page design? In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you’ll learn all the skills necessary to dramatically improve your bottom line, including identifying mission critical parts of your website and their true economic value, defining important visitor classes and key conversion tasks, gaining insight on customer decision-making, uncovering problems with your page and deciding which elements to test, developing an action plan, and avoiding common pitfalls. Includes a companion website and a detailed review of the Google Website Optimizer tool.

In this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you will learn all the skills necessary to dramatically improve your bottom line:

* Identify mission critical parts of your website and their true economic value
* Define important visitor classes and key conversion tasks
* Gain insight on customer decision-making and make your page friction-free
* Uncover problems with your page and decide which elements to test
* Understand the power and limitations of common optimization approaches
* Develop an action plan and get buy-in from all key players
* Avoid common real-world pitfalls that can sabotage your test

Packed with case studies, practical strategies, a detailed review of the Google Website Optimizer tool, and a comprehensive companion website, this one-of-a-kind resource will help you make your landing pages more profitable.

"Tim has figured out what so many people don't understand: your website can (and should) get better. Every single day."
—Seth Godin, author of Meatball Sundae

"This book is a must-read for the modern Internet marketer."
—Kevin M. Ryan, Vice President, Global Content Director, Search Engine Strategies and Search Engine Watch

"This is the best business-focused, measurement-based guide to website design I have seen."
—Don Norman, cofounder of Nielsen Norman Group and author of The Design of Future Things

"Stop guessing at the best landing page designs and embrace true customer centricity. This book shows you how!"
—Avinash Kaushik, Analytics Evangelist and author of Web Analytics: An Hour A Day

"Tim's Landing Page Optimization is a must-have for your bookshelf."
—Bryan Eisenberg, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author

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Computer Science: An Overview (9th Edition) by J. Glenn Brookshear

# Author: J. Glenn Brookshear
# Paperback: 624 pages
# Publisher: Addison Wesley; 9 edition (February 16, 2006)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0321387015
# ISBN-13: 978-0321387011
# Format: PDF | 8.88MB

Now in its new edition, this book continues to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the dynamic field of computer science using a breadth-first approach. The table of contents and the text itself have been revised and expanded to reflect changes in the field, including the trend toward using Web and Internet Technology, the evolution of Objects, and the important growth in the field of databases. Specifically, chapter three from the previous edition has been expanded into two chapters. Chapter three will now only cover Operating Systems and the new chapter four will focus on Networks and the Internet. Anyone interested in gaining a thorough introduction to Computer Science.


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100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft® Windows Vista by Eric Geier

# Author: Eric Geier
# Paperback: 216 pages
# Publisher: Que; 1 edition (December 7, 2007)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0789737272
# ISBN-13: 978-0789737274
# Format: PDF | 23.4MB

Tired of clawing your way through computer books that start at the beginning of recorded history just to find one tiny nugget of information you need? Tired of wrenching your back to pull that massive Windows tome off your bookshelf? Tired of wishing you could find a simple answer to what should be a simple problem?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then 100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft® Windows Vista™ is just the book you’ve been looking for. Chock full of timesaving tips, heady solutions, and expert know-how, this book doesn’t break the bank nor does it require a Bowflex body to hoist it around. Inside you’ll find step-by-step help for the 100 things every Windows user needs to know when making the big switch between Windows XP and Vista. Even if you’re brand new to Windows (meaning Vista is your first-ever operating system), you’ll find the advice here indispensable. In this book, we assume, for instance, that you really don’t give a hoot about what TCP/IP is. We’re betting you just want to get your Internet connection up and running, and leave the techy muck to the propeller heads.


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PC World, August 2008

PC World, August 2008
English | PDF | 23.3MB

PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services. In each publication, PC world reviews and tests hardware and software products from a variety of manufacturers, as well as other technology related devices such as still and video cameras, audio devices and televisions.

PC World is published under other names such as PC Advisor and PC Welt in some countries.


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PC Magazine, August 2008

PC Magazine, August 2008
PDF | English | 16.4MB

PC Magazine (sometimes referred to as PC Mag) is a computer magazine that is published monthly both in print and online. The magazine is published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. The first edition was released in January 1982 as a monthly called PC (the "Magazine" was not added to the logo until the first major redesign in January 1986). The magazine moved to biweekly publication in 1983 after a single monthly issue swelled to more than 800 pages.


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Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide: Business thinking and strategies behind successful Web 2.0 implementations by Amy Shuen

Amy Shuen | O'Reilly Media, Inc. (April 17, 2008) | Hardcover: 266 pages | Language: English | ISBN-10: 0596529961 # ISBN-13: 978-0596529963 | PDF | 3MB

Web 2.0 makes headlines, but how does it make money? This concise guide explains what's different about Web 2.0 and how those differences can improve your company's bottom line. Whether you're an executive plotting the next move, a small business owner looking to expand, or an entrepreneur planning a startup, Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide illustrates through real-life examples how businesses, large and small, are creating new opportunities on today's Web. This book is about strategy. Rather than focus on the technology, the examples concentrate on its effect. You will learn that creating a Web 2.0 business, or integrating Web 2.0 strategies with your existing business, means creating places online where people like to come together to share what they think, see, and do. When people come together over the Web, the result can be much more than the sum of the parts. The customers themselves help build the site, as old-fashioned "word of mouth" becomes hypergrowth.

Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide demonstrates the power of this new paradigm by examining how: Flickr, a classic user-driven business, created value for itself by helping users create their own value Google made money with a model based on free search, and changed the rules for doing business on the Web-opening opportunities you can take advantage of Social network effects can support a business-ever wonder how FaceBook grew so quickly? Businesses like Amazon tap into the Web as a source of indirect revenue, using creative new approaches to monetize the investments they've made in the Web Written by Amy Shuen, an authority on Silicon Valley business models and innovation economics, Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide explains how to transform yourbusiness by looking at specific practices for integrating Web 2.0 with what you do. If you're executing business strategy and want to know how the Web is changing business, this book is for you.


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