Computer

Robbie Carman, Adrian Ramseier, Martin Sitter

DVD Studio Pro 4 [With DVD ROM and Access Code]

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Updated for DVD Studio Pro 4.2.2, this best-selling, Apple certified guide uses striking real-world footage to build four complete DVDs and share a Blu-ray disc. It covers how to use DVD Studio Pro on its own, as well as how to integrate it into your workflow with Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, and Compressor 3.5. Each lesson takes you step-by-step through an aspect of DVD creation and finishing, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go. You'll learn to storyboard your DVD and plan its interactions, set chapter markers, build still and motion menus, and add overlays and subtitles. You'll also work with multiple audio tracks and camera angles, create smart buttons and custom transitions, professionally encode audio and video files, and build useful scripts.

Joshua Porter

Designing for the Social Web

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2008

David Karlins

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques

Editura: Adobe Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is more than just the world's most popular and powerful Web design tool: As part of Creative Suite 4 (which includes Photoshop CS4 and Flash CS4), it's a key component of an overall Web design workflow that encourages users to rely on all of their applications to seamlessly create graphically rich content for the Web and motion graphics. This information- and image-packed guide lets users get right down to work by providing exact steps for the Dreamweaver CS4 features they're most likely to need and use, including new features like CSS-based page layout with Absolute Placement objects, Spry datasets for pages built with live data, Spry validation forms for collecting user input, and Spry effects. The book showcases each in a stand-alone tip, complete with a relevant hint or two and helpful screenshot. This is how readers can learn just what they need to know, exploring the program at their own pace to learn just the features and tools they need.

Jeff Carlson

The Apple TV Pocket Guide

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Here is your essential companion to the Apple TV set-top box. "The Apple TV Pocket Guide "steers you through how to Connect your Apple TV to your television and home network.Rent and buy movies--including HD movies--using Apple TV.Stream content from a friend's computer to your TV.View high-definition content on your HDTV using the Apple TV.Watch movies and TV shows, view photos, and listen to songs and podcasts.Create high-quality movies from DVDs you own to play on the Apple TV.Convert your own home movies for showing on the big screen.Watch YouTube videos.View photos from iPhoto, Flickr, and .Mac Web Galleries.Fix common problems and learn what to do if you can't fix them yourself.

Tom Negrino, Dori Smith

Dreamweaver CS4 for Windows and Macintosh

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Virginia DeBolt

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems [With CDROM]

Editura: Adobe Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Earl Miles, Lynette Miles

Drupal's Building Blocks: Quickly Building Web Sites with CCK, Views, and Panels

Editura: Addison-Wesley Professional

Anul aparitiei: 2010

This title is the first and only tutorial, reference, and cookbook for Drupal's most powerful modules. It offers in-depth information about the latest version of Drupal that is available nowhere else.

Jim Heid, Ted Lai

The Macintosh iLife '09 in the Classroom

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Longtime digital media guru Heid and education expert Lai provide teachers with both the technical detail they need to work with the software (including an interactive tour of the iLife '09 suite) and the lesson plans and projects they need to get students using the tools creatively and effectively.

Susan M. Weinschenk

Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

While you re reading Neuro Web Design, you ll probably find yourself thinking I already knew that a lot. But when you re finished, you ll discover that your ability to create effective web sites has mysteriously improved. A brilliant idea for a book, and very nicely done. Steve Krug, author of Don t Make Me Think A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability Why do people decide to buy a product online? Register at your Web site? Trust the information you provide? Neuro Web Design applies the research on motivation, decision making, and neuroscience to the design of Web sites. You will learn the unconscious reasons for people s actions, how emotions affect decisions, and how to apply the principles of persuasion to design Web sites that encourage users to click. Neuro Web Design employs neuro-marketing concepts, which are at the intersection of psychology and user experience. It s scientific, yet you ll find it accessible, easy to read, and easy to understand. By applying the concepts and examples in this book, you ll be able to dramatically increase the effectiveness and conversion rates of your own Web site. "

Carolyn Chandler, Russ Unger

A Project Guide to UX Design: For User Experience Designers in the Field or in the Making

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

If you are a young designer entering or contemplating entering the UX field this is a canonical book. If you are an organization that really needs to start grokking UX this book is also for you. " -- Chris Bernard, User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft User experience design is the discipline of creating a useful and usable Web site or application one that s easily navigated and meets the needs of both the site owner and its users. But there s a lot more to successful UX design than knowing the latest Web technologies or design trends: It takes diplomacy, project management skills, and business savvy. That s where this book comes in. Authors Russ Unger and Carolyn Chandler show you how to integrate UX principles into your project from start to finish. Understand the various roles in UX design, identify stakeholders, and enlist their support Obtain consensus from your team on project objectives Define the scope of your project and avoid mission creep Conduct user research and document your findings Understand and communicate user behavior with personas Design and prototype your application or site Make your product findable with search engine optimization Plan for development, ...

Ethan Marcotte, Jeffrey Zeldman

Designing with Web Standards

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

Michael E. Cohen, Richard Harrington, Michael Wohl

iLife '09: iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD [With DVD ROM]

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '09, the authors have you working miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Featuring footage and images from around the world, this book/DVD combo uses real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of iLife '09-everything from organizing and sharing your photo library to creating polished video and soundtracks. Along the way, you'll produce movies, photobooks, podcasts, websites, blogs, and custom DVDs. - Master the iLife suite of tools quickly through fun, real-world projects- Turn your photos into cards, picture books, calendars, or a web gallery- Add motion and music to a slideshow, then publish it online - Create a video with polished transitions, music, effects, and even greenscreen- Learn "Hollywood-style" techniques for making better videos- Build a soundtrack in GarageBand, and learn to score a simple movie- Create websites, blogs, podcasts, and DVD menus in a snap. The Apple Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program. To find out more ...

Tom Geller

Drupal 7

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2010

The free and open-source package Drupal is one of the most user-friendly and popular web content management systems (CMSes) available. Sites built on it are highly visible and include The Onion and Amnesty International. Its web-based interface allows those with little or no experience to create professional-looking sites quickly while its flexibility gives them access to such features as blogs, polls, and forums. This Visual QuickStart uses plenty of screen shots and step-by-step instructions to walk a reader through the process of building a site using Drupal. It starts with installation and initial configuration, discusses content and user management in depth, and concludes with ways to improve your new site's appearance and interactivity.

Kristina Halvorson

Content Strategy for the Web

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

If your website content is out of date, off-brand, and out of control, you're missing a huge opportunity to engage, convert, and retain customers online. Redesigning your home page won't help. Investing in a new content management system won't fix it, either. So, where do you start? Without meaningful content, your website isn't worth much to your key audiences. But creating (and caring for) "meaningful" content is far more complicated than we're often willing to acknowledge. Content Strategy for the Web explains how to create and deliver useful, usable content for your online audiences, when and where they need it most. It also shares content best practices so you can get your next website redesign right, on time and on budget. For the first time, you'll: See content strategy (and its business value) explained in plain language Find out why so many web projects implode in the content development phase ... and how to avoid the associated, unnecessary costs and delays Learn how to audit and analyze your content Make smarter, achievable decisions about which content to create and howFind out how to maintain consistent, accurate, compelling content over timeGet solid, practical advice ...

Rahaf Harfoush

Yes We Did!: An Inside Look at How Social Media Built the Obama Brand

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

FOREWORD by Don Tapscott, author of "Wikinomics" and "Grown Up Digital" The Obama campaign's mastery of social media for everything from fundraising to volunteer coordination has been widely reported. Until now, there hasn't been an in-depth analysis of how they did it. In "Yes We Did," new media strategist and campaign headquarters volunteer Rahaf Harfoush gives us a behind the-scenes look at the campaign's use of technology, from its earliest days through election night. She reveals strategic insights organizations can apply to their own brands. Discover how unwavering strategic vision and collaborative technologies-email, blogs, social networks, Twitter, and SMS messaging-empowered a formidable online community to help elect the world's first ""digital"" President.

Kevin M. White

Mac OS X Support Essentials V10.6: A Guide to Supporting and Troubleshooting Mac OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X v10.6, this revised best-seller will take you deep inside the latest big-cat operating system covering everything from installation to automation, customizing the operating system, supporting applications, setting up peripherals, and more. Whether you're a support technician or simply an ardent Mac user, you'll quickly learn and master the new features in Mac OS X 10.6, including native support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Following the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Support Professional exam, this self-paced book is a perfect guide for Apple s training and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Chapter review sections and quizzes summarize and reinforce acquired knowledge. The Apple Training Series serves as both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server certification programs. "

John Tollett, Robin Williams

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard [With Access Code]

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

The latest update of Robin Williams's bestselling guide will have you working miracles in no time with Snow Leopard, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever. With this book, you can learn in your own way, whether it's working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just what you need to know at that moment. There are hundreds of exciting tools and hidden gems in your Macintosh. And with the gentle, yet expert, hand of Robin Williams guiding you along the way, you will learn to take full advantage of all that Snow Leopard has to offer. If you are new to Mac OS X, you'll learn to use your Mac with help from a world-renowned teacher. From there, you can move on to customize it to suit the way you work. And if you've been using Mac OS X already, you'll learn to use all of the new features in Snow Leopard.

Maria Langer

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

The latest update of this best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running in no time with Snow Leopard, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer will take you through all of Mac OS X's groundbreaking capabilities and new features. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Get up and running in no time with the best-selling Visual QuickStart guides. The key to their worldwide popularity: concise, step-by-step explanations of core tools and techniques in a task-based reference format, with plenty of screenshots to keep you on track as you work.

Steven Holzner

Django

Editura: Peachpit Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

John Allsopp

Developing with Web Standards

Editura: New Riders Publishing

Anul aparitiei: 2009

A companion to Jeffrey Zeldman's Designing with Web Standards, this book approaches standards from a more tactical and instructional point of view. Today's web designers and developers need to update their skills and knowledge and get away from out-of-date table and font-based approaches. In Developing with Web Standards, they will learn current best practices in standards-based development. The topics covered are based on the author's extensive experience from the professional development trenches and will give readers a thorough grounding in contemporary web development technologies and techniques with a focus on relevant emerging aspects of HTML, CSS, and other web standards.