Computer and Software Bookshelf at UGN

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New Product Blueprinting Dan Adams says the only way to win in tough times is through organic growth. Companies must consistently come up with differentiated new products customers want to buy--and that means finding clarity in the "fuzzy front end" of the process.
Learn the Canon Digital Rebel Get to know the Digital Rebel XSi/450D and how it works -- this is a super reference for taking stunning pictures, creative tips, technical advice for capturing professional-looking images of people, landscapes, action shots, close-ups, night shots -- the ones that usually cause the most problems.
Master the Canon EOS 40D Learn to master this magnificent camera, and learn it the photographer's way; from the basics of exposure and metering to focus modes, live view, bracketing, continuous shooting, and flash photography.
Practical HDRI How to Capture the Beauty of Infrared Imagery - In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques.
Statistics? Who understands them? These days, it seems like everything is based on statistics. But statistics are hard to understand. "Statistics in a Nutshell" give you a firm grasp of the fundamentals of statistics. The book provides hands-on understanding of how to apply statistics. Each chapter presents you with easy-to-follow descriptions illustrated by graphics, formulas, and plenty of solved examples. Hopefully, once I read it, I'll understand why they say unemployment is so bad, when it's impossible to find anyone to hire.
Take Your Best Shot Take Your Best Shot - Digital Imaging Expert Tim Grey tackles your photography q uestions with clear, informed answers to the questions serious photographers ask most often
dekePod 101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes -- Deke's wacky Photoshop tips-fest portends more good times ahead -- this instructive series of video podcasts promises to be uncensored, unregulated, and frankly unlike any other videos on the topics of computer graphics
Video Trailers Beat Book Reviews Doubleday is learning that video trailers are better advertising than most print media. They've launched a contest and a series of trailers for "Rules of Deception," the new espionage thriller by Christopher Reich
Fashioning Technology Even if you're not into making your own fashions, this ultra-cool look at the possibilities of mixing fashion garments with technology is fantastic browsing -- it's a new DIY (Do-It-Yourself) guide from O'Reilly Media and the creators of Craft magazine
Maker's Notebook for makers, crafters, backyard scientists, inventors, and engineers -- actually anyone with a creative bent -- the journal even comes with engineering graph paper packed between its sturdy electric blue cover
The Ultimate HTML Reference Do you code html? The Ultimate HTML Reference is a complete and up-to-date guide to HTML -- definitive resource covers all aspects of HTML and XHTML, including the upcoming HTML 5 specifications
Google Apps Sooner or later, you'll want to learn Google Apps, which includes a word processor, spreadsheet, and other office productivity programs, now poses serious competition to Microsoft Office's dominant position on business desktop applications
Learning Flex 3 offers an engagingly unique, hands-on approach that allows you to tinker with examples right away and create your own Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with Flex
Painting the Web Not since Lynda Weinman arrived on the scene has there been such a comprehensive book on creating graphics for the web. Catch Users' Eyes and Keep Them on Your Site -- Painting the Web
Google Apps: The Missing Manual So as Google's reach spreds across the internet, their online apps include a word processor, spreadsheet, and other office productivity programs. But Google sucks when it comes to documentation. You'll need some help!
Leopard Security Mac OS X Leopard Security - a 429 page volume - offers detailed descriptions, step-by-step instructions, as well as command-line examples, and best-practices are presented for the home user or the enterprise security architect
Photoshop CS3 Accelerated Photoshop CS3 Accelerated - navigate Photoshop, whether you're a beginner or a pro - accelerate your photoshop skills with this practical, sophisticated guide
Audio Editing with Adobe Audition Raising the bar for audio editors -- many are turning to Adobe Audition for functions they can't do in any of the many other programs available.
Optimize Your Use of Logic Pro 8 Although Logic Pro 8 introduces many features which improve the program's accessibility and ease of use, it remains a powerful and complex piece of software. Fortunately, you've got Logic Pro 8 Tips and Tricks --
Surviving the Economic Downturn The financial news of the past few weeks has left many a business owner panicked -- but David Giannett says you can actually use the economic downturn to create a better organization.
Taking Your iPod touch to the Max Taking Your iPod touch to the Max provides a thorough and enjoyable introduction to the iPod touch, covering all the best, and undocumented tricks and shows readers exactly how to use and enjoy Apple's latest iPod.
Download Mac Cult Books... No Starch Press Turns Table on File Sharing Posts torrent versions of best-selling tech books with 11,000 combined downloads in first week
Digital Photography digital photography from the ground up - a comprehensive course in the principles & techniques of modern photography
Digital Photography Companion the practical photography advice you can take anywhere - information that shows you how to take control over your digital camera today to improve your photography skills, boost your picture-taking and image-editing knowledge, and, ultimately, shoot better images that truly reflect your creative spirit.
David Pogue: Switching to the Mac If you wanted to switch from Windows to Mac, this is the guide to help you make a smooth transition - David Pogue gets you past the challenges of switching: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X
Facebook: The Missing Manual Facebook: The Missing Manual -- Finally! A Missing Manual to Help You Navigate the World's Most Popular Social Networking Site
iPhoto '08: The Missing Manual David Pogue and Derrick Story Inside Apple iPhoto 08: The Missing Manual find everything you need to know to start using this popular digital photography software
Adobe InDesign CS3 Nothing comes closer to a personal coach than Deke McClelland. In this impressive book, Deke works with you to learn the most important skills in Adobe's InDesign software. Get Deke to train you One-on-One
Ready, Fire, Aim: Michael Masterson's Much-Anticipated New Book, Ready, Fire, Aim, Is Released Nationwide and Offers Nine Powerful Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Should Stop Procrastinating and Start Selling!
Advanced Rails Advanced Rails shows experienced Rails developers how they can build large applications such as these, providing key information that previously they would have to glean for themselves by scouring dozens of developers' blogs
Take Your Photography to the Next Level Written for the photographer who strives to achieve a higher level of results in their work this book tackles some of the rarely discussed, yet essential, aspects of successful photography.
Visualizing Data With all the data we've collected, we still don't have many satisfactory answers. This book shows how to make use of data as a resource that might otherwise never be used - a variety of basic visualization principles - how to understand data: how to get from a sea of numbers to meaningful information.
The Creative Digital Darkroom Katrin Eismann Teaches Photographers How to Sculpt with Light and Listen to Their Images - new tutorial provides digital photographers with much more than the quick tips and gimmicky effects of many of today's books
The Nikon D80 Dbook The Nikon D80 Dbook is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to get the most from their Nikon camera -- includes 620 PDF pages with the fundamentals on all aspects of the digital image creation process: digital photography basics, taking pictures, image optimization, lenses and more
Photoshop CS3 RAW "RAW data is the holy grail of digital photography," says Mikkel Aaland -- his latest edition focuses on the important features of Adobe Photoshop CS3, including Camera Raw's new retouching tools
Ready. Set. ActionScript 3.0. Turn your programming dreams into a virtual reality with Learning ActionScript 3.0 from O'Reilly
Capture the Cosmos The challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But spectacular results are not only possible; they are easy to learn with the step-by-step approach of this new book
Web Design for ROI What if you could change one button on your site and increase sales or leads by 10% – 50%? Making small, simple design changes to a web site can significantly increase profit margins according to a new book, Web Design for ROI
Leopard Pocket Guide Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide fills this need. This timely new resource by Mac expert Chuck Toporek comes packed with more than 300 tips and techniques. It covers all the details you need to learn Leopard's new features
iPod: The Missing Manual Bopping around the iPod. Learn everything from turning an iPod off and on to charging an iPod without a computer.
iMovie '08 & iDVD, Mac OS X Leopard David Pogue has authored two exciting new titles which are sure to bring smiles to the faces of Apple aficionados everywhere -- iMovie '08 & iDVD, Leopard -- New Missing Manuals... just in time for the holiday season!
What is "HDRI" and why you need it High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI) is cutting-edge imaging technology which digitally captures and edits all light in a scene. It represents a quantum leap in imaging technology -- and the final step that places digital ahead of analog. The HDRI Handbook now lets you take advantage of this technology.
Linux Firewalls Linux Firewalls shows how to use iptables and Netfilter to detect and prevent network-based attacks -- in today's security nightmare, a secure firewall is essential
Making Things Talk Tom Igoe bestows the power of communication upon your favorite tech creations -- guidelines for electronic verbosity
Photoshop Lightroom Adventure Field testing in Iceland turned out to be a stroke of brilliance," enthuses George Jardine, pro photo evangelist for Adobe Systems, about Mikkel Aaland's new book, Photoshop Lightroom Adventure
Security Power Tools Security Power Tools - reveal how to use, tweak, and push the most popular network security applications
Marshall McLuhan ... Everyman's McLuhan Everyman's McLuhan is McLuhan's career; his words are accompanied by colorful and innovative illustrations that apply McLuhan's and Gordon's ideas to the realities of 21st century technology and media.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One Pioneering computer graphics author Deke McClelland updates his bestselling hands-on tutorial for "Adobe Photoshop CS3" -- Read the Lessons. Watch the Video. Do the Exercises.
Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional For webmasters and web crafters, this new Flash CS3 Lesson Book Includes DVD with Video Tutorials, filling the training gap for Adobe's less-famous CS product
Designing Web Navigation A cool site with lots of interactivity and user participation will still be lousy if the navigation doesn't work -- Designing Web Navigation details basic design principles, development techniques, and practical advice for creating optimal navigation systems
Artist's Guide To Gimp Effects The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease-of-use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world’s most popular free software tools. Here's the guide you'll need...
Logos 01 Today's designers must be clear on all the steps necessary to create work that stands out in an increasingly competitive marketplace -- here's a book to help you upgrade your image
Photoshop CS3 Bible Get the book you need to succeed in any Photoshop endeavor -- totally updated edition to the international bestseller, learn how to master every aspect of Photoshop
Photoshop CS3 Forensics You may watch CSI the popular TV show... well crime scene investgation is very real, and Photoshop is a key tool for Forensics Professionals, law enforcement and legal personnel -- here's the inside story.
Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3 clear explanations of how Photoshop CS3 works, easy-to-follow instructions, full-color examples, professional tips and techniques, and something brand new: a DVD with Digital Classroom video tutorials
iPhone: The Missing Manual PDF His new book is the first (and therefore the best) book about Apple's iPhone, which, as everybody knows, has done some world-rocking of its own.
Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual This one-stop Dreamweaver CS3 resource aims to boost the skills and knowledge of designers at every level, from novices to power users.
Learning Web Design Learning Web Design - cultivating a beginner's mind for creating beautiful web designs -- Jennifer Niederst Robbins brings you clear, easy-to-grasp text, user-friendly graphics, and hands-on exercises to teach primo design techniques
Photoshop CS3 Photographer's Handbook Photoshop CS3 Photographer’s Handbook is a step-by-step guide that provides a simple and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop
Adding Ajax Easy Ways to Rev Up Web Applications -- Shelley Powers skillfully reveals the myriad advantages of adding Ajax
Beautiful Code How do the experts solve near-impossible software development dilemmas? Renowned computer scientist Henry Warren offers this approach
40 Digital Photography Techniques 40 Digital Photography Techniques provides dozens of tips for taking better pictures and getting creative with digital photography
Low Budget Shooting Low Budget Shooting is the one-stop source where you will find instructions and a shopping list on how to build an array of useful and inexpensive photographic tools.
Human Resource Metrics HR to the Rescue! In light of the looming labor shortage, organizations must maximize the contributions of their human capital. Ultimate Performance: Measuring Human Resources at Work, a new book from Wiley, explains how.
Flash CS3: The Missing Manual Here's a reader-friendly animation primer and a guided tour of Flash's program's tools and capabilities. Beginners will learn to use the software in no time
Designing BSD Rootkits Traditionally, rootkits are used to covertly give a remote attacker complete control of a computer... but you can write offensive rootkits to protect against malicious ones! Here's how...
Closeup Shooting Closeup photography is one of the most fascinating photographic genres -- with Macro Photography, the digital camera photographer can capture tiny objects beautifully in photographic images.
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers Did you think the web is pages only? This guide to writing webbots, spiders, and screen scrapers shows you how to harness the Web using automated agents with PHP/CURL

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