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Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, 3rd edition
Authors: Laura Lemay, Rogers Cadenhead
Venue:  (2002)

:"Thoroughly revised and updated to cover the latest developments in Java technologies, this easy-to-understand, comprehensive tutorial helps you quickly master the basics of Java programming before moving on to more advanced topics like Java Foundation Classes, JavaBeans, Remote Method Invocation, Java Servlets. JavaServer Pages, and XML. In just 21 days you'll have all the skills you need to program your own professional-level Java applets and applications."--BOOK JACKET.
Structured Basic Applied to Technology with Cdrom, 4th edition
Authors: James L. Antonakos, Kenneth C. Mansfield
Venue:  (1999)

:Assuming that the reader has no programming experience, this book introduces the concept of structured programming through BASIC. Using a top-down approach, all the examples and problems are presented in the context of technical applications.
MCSE Windows NT Server 4 for Dummies, 2nd edition
Authors: Kenneth Majors, McSe Majors, Brendan McTaque
Venue:  (1999)

:Majors and McTague ease the burden of preparing for the NT server exam with practice tests and questions that have been reviewed and approved by Microsoft executives. This guide's second edition makes exam preparation fun and easy as it delivers the crucial information needed to pass the test.
Object-based image editing
Authors: William A. Barrett, Alan S. Cheney
Venue: Proceedings of the 29th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques (2002)

We introduce Object-Based Image Editing (OBIE) for real-time animation and manipulation of static digital photographs. Individual image objects (such as an arm or nose, Figure 1) are selected, scaled, stretched, bent, warped or even deleted (with automatic hole filling) - at the object, rather than the pixel level - using simple gesture motions with a mouse. OBIE gives the user direct, local control over object shape, size, and placement while dramatically reducing the time required to perform image editing tasks.Object selection is performed by manually collecting (subobject) regions detected by a watershed algorithm. Objects are tessellated into a triangular mesh, allowing shape modification to be performed in real time using OpenGL's texture mapping hardware.Through the use of anchor points, the user is able to interactively perform editing operations on a whole object, or just part(s) of an object - including moving, scaling, rotating, stretching, bending, and deleting. Indirect manipulation of object shape is also provided through the use of sliders and Bezier curves. Holes created by movement are filled in real-time based on surrounding texture.When objects stretch or scale, we provide a method for preserving texture granularity or scale. We also present a texture brush, which allows the user to "paint" texture into different parts of an image, using existing image texture(s).OBIE allows the user to perform interactive, high-level editing of image objects in a few seconds to a few ten's of seconds
Zero-Sum Stochastic Games in Borel Spaces: Average Payoff Criteria
Authors: Onésimo Hernández-Lerma, Jean B. Lasserre
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2000)

This paper is concerned with two-person zero-sum dynamic stochastic games in Borel spaces, with possibly unbounded payoff function, and several average (or ergodic) payoff criteria. We give conditions under which the long-run expected average payoff criterion, the sample-path average criterion, the existence of solutions to the average payoff Shapley equations, and a certain "martingale condition" are all equivalent.
Schwarz--Christoffel Mapping of the Annulus
Authors: T. K. DeLillo, A. R. Elcrat, J. A. Pfaltzgraff
Venue: SIAM Review (2001)

A new derivation of the Schwarz--Christoffel (S--C) transformation for doubly connected domains is given. The work is based on constructing the pre-Schwarzian by reflection of singularities. A derivation of the simply connected S--C map without appeal to Liouville's theorem is a byproduct of this work.
Red Hat Linux Unleashed (with CD-ROM) - Version 5.2, 3rd edition
Authors: David Pitts, Bill Ball
Venue:  (1998)

:Red Hat Linux Unleashed will show the reader how to install, configure, and manage the latest version of Red Hat operating system 5.2. Version 5.2 boasts a new and improved installation program, updated libraries and a host of other improvements. The book will show the reader how the operating system works from the inside out. It will cover everything from managing the start-up and shut-down processes to configuring the system as an Internet server. Extensive coverage of shells and shell programming will also be covered along with the programming tools and utilities that help the administrator and programmer perform their tasks more efficiently.
Machine Learning and Data Mining; Methods and Applications
Authors: Ryszard S. Michalski, Ivan Bratko, Avan Bratko
Venue:  (1998)

:Master the new computational tools to get the most out of your information system.This practical guide, the first to clearly outline the situation for the benefit of engineers and scientists, provides a straightforward introduction to basic machine learning and data mining methods, covering the analysis of numerical, text, and sound data.
Design Essentials, 3rd edition
Authors: Luanne Seymour Cohen
Venue:  (1999)

:Design Essentials provides exciting and innovative techniques for creating graphics with Photoshop and Illustrator. In the groundbreaking Essentials format, it presents professional-quality results in step-by-step format and helps the you develop the skills to achieve these results. Design Essentials explains vital procedures such as painterly images, dashed lines, 3-dimensional charts, and seamless patterns. Design Essentials opens up a world of design options for you to draw from. By combining the productivity of Adobe's most exciting design programs, you'll learn to use your tools together for maximum creativity.
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Authors: Prima Temp Authors, David S. Hodgson
Venue:  (2001)

:Attack Strategies, Advanced Moves, and Gameplay Tips Complete Details On Over 80 Critters Map Walkthrough of All Nine Chapters The Lowdown On All Context Sensitive Buttons Exclusive Naughtiness Meter and Pub Quiz Madcap Boss Tactics Covers Multiplayer Games, Maps, and Strategies Checklist of All Cash Locations
C++ from the Ground Up, 2nd edition
Authors: Herbert Schildt
Venue:  (1998)

:All you need to learn C++ is C++ from the Ground Up, written by master C++ programmer Herb Schildt. With C++ fast becoming the professional programmer's language of choice, you'll want to start programming in C++ as quickly as possible. Schildt understands this and gets right to the point in this fast-paced, no-nonsense guide to learning C++. As you may already know, C++ is built on the foundation of C. For this reason, Schildt teaches you just the C you'll need so you can quickly move on to the meat of C++, including its object-oriented features. Schildt's clear instructions, practical examples, and valuable tips put this book in a class by itself. Written in the clear, uncompromising style that has made Schildt's programming books the choice of millions worldwide, C++ from the Ground Up starts with an overview of C++ and the general form of a C++ program. You'll then progress to the fundamentals of C++ programming, including control statements, operators, variables, expressions, and data types. From this foundation, you'll then delve into functions; pointers and references; classes and objects; function and operator overloading; constructors and destructors; templates; exception handling; inheritance; virtual functions; the C++ I/O system; the preprocessor; the principles behind Object-Oriented Programming (OOP); and much, much more. Unlike other C++ programming books, C++ from the Ground Up adheres to the draft ANSI C++ standard, so you will be learning the most up-to-date specification of C++, the version supported by all major C++ compilers. Therefore, what you learn today will still apply tomorrow. If you're ready to start using the power and versatility of C++ - whether you program in DOS, Windows, OS/2, Unix, or any other operating system - Schildt's C++ from the Ground Up is the ideal book for you.
Windows 95 Registry: A Survival Guide for Users
Authors: John Woram
Venue:  (1996)

:With Windows 95, everything begins and ends with the registry: the central data repository and your key to a stress-free relationship with your PC. The Windows&reg; 95 Registry arms you with the necessary tools to handle whatever bugs your feisty and always unpredictable computer dishes out. Windows expert John Woram explains how to look under your PCs hood with confidence and know-how. Inside The Windows 95 Registry youll find a complete road map to the six key HKEYS, a survival guide for Plug-and-Play disasters, and step-by-step instructions for configuring INI files, IRQ settings, and Desktop settings. While you should heed Microsofts warnings about tinkering with the Registry, its often more prudent and expedient to take matters into your hands with The Windows 95 Registry. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Information Monitoring on the Web: A Scalable Solution
Authors: Ling Liu, Wei Tang, David Buttler, Calton Pu
Venue: World Wide Web (2002)

This paper presents WebCQ, a continual query system for large-scale Web information monitoring. WebCQ is designed to discover and detect changes to Web pages efficiently, and to notify users of interesting changes with personalized messages. Users&apos; Web page monitoring requests are modeled as continual queries on the Web and referred to as Web page sentinels. The system consists of five main components: a change detection robot that discovers and detects changes, a proxy cache service that reduces the communication traffics to the original information provider on the remote server, a trigger evaluation tool that can filter only the changes that match certain thresholds, a personalized change presentation tool that highlights Web page changes, and a change notification service that displays and delivers interesting changes and fresh information to the right users at the right time. This paper describes the WebCQ system with an emphasis on the general issues in designing and engineering a large-scale information change monitoring system on the Web. There are two main contributions. First, we present the mechanisms that WebCQ provides to support various types of Web page sentinels for finding and displaying interesting changes to Web pages. The large collection of sentinel types allows WebCQ to efficiently locate and monitor a wide range of changes in Web pages. The second contribution is the development of sentinel grouping techniques for efficient and scalable processing of large number of concurrently running triggers and Web page sentinels. We report our initial experimental results showing the effectiveness of the proposed solutions.
TCP/IP Professional Reference Guide
Authors: Gilbert Held, Gil Held
Venue:  (2000)

:"A reference, the TCP/IP Professional Reference Guide provides you with detailed information that covers the concepts associated with the TCP/IP protocol stack, current and emerging applications, security via routers and firewalls, design issues including the use of subnetting, and IPv6. The material covers the various protocols and what they do, how applications operate, addressing issues, security methods, routing, and an overview of emerging technologies."--BOOK JACKET.
Dead Ahead: The Web Dilemma and the New Rules of Business
Authors: Laurie Windham, Jon Samsel
Venue:  (1999)

:The visionary business strategy set forth in this dynamic guide defines and helps resolve the key challenges that all companies face as the Web becomes an integral part of doing business.Lucidly written text details innovative ways to facilitate consumer behavior on the Web; create a game plan that fits business needs; resolve leadership, organization, and budgetary isles for Web strategies; establish a brand, gauge competition, internationalize Web presence; and invest in the right technology to succeed.
Photonic Devices for Telecommunications: How to Model and Measure, 1st edition
Authors: O. C. Haas, G. Guekos
Venue:  (2001)

:This book focuses on the basic topics of modelling and measurement of photonic devices and discusses the most modern tools for simulation and experimentation available to engineers and physicists.
Interacting Code Motion Transformations: Their Impact and Their Complexity, 1st edition
Authors: Oliver Ruthing
Venue:  (1999)

:This monograph provides a comprehensive account of the methods most accepted in practice for program analysis and program transformation for imperative languages. It also develops a scenario, systematically and step by step, which overcomes the structural restrictions that had previously long resisted attack. The author presents formal proofs for all the steps leading to this breakthrough, though the reader may skip the proofs and consult the technical details as needed yet still enjoy a smooth introduction to the central principles of code motion. Researchers and students interested in code motion as well as compiler experts and the algorithms community will wish to study this striking application of matching theory.
The Marketing Information Revolution
Authors: Robert C. Blattberg, Rashi Glazer, John D. Little
Venue:  (1994)

:"There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a satisfied customer," asserted Peter Drucker in 1954. Today, the advanced technologies of the information revolution allow virtually unlimited knowledge of customer behavior - and competitive advantage belongs to those organizations best able to harness these technologies to deliver value to their customers. In this book, 23 experts - pioneers in marketing information science - assess the vast body of knowledge gained in the past decade. As the authors detail the driving principles and diverse uses of marketing information systems, they describe the insights gained from the experiences of leading American firms, including Quaker Oats, Procter & Gamble, CitiBank, Borden, Colgate, and Maytag.
Reconstructing Leonardo's ideal city - from handwritten codexes to webtalk-II: a 3D collaborative virtual environment system
Authors: Thimoty Barbieri, Paolo Paolini
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage (2001)

Collaborative Virtual Environments are a class of desktop applications that allow the user to explore a 3D environment, being aware of the presence, the position and the activity of other users, which share the same space. In virtual environments oriented to Cultural Heritage contents, it is thus possible to envision collaboration between users, focused to learning in an innovative and intriguing way. While several CVE frameworks are present both in commercial and research contexts, most of them overlook the issue of regulating in an ordered fashion the collaboration between users to support their learning. The WebTalk framework developed at Politecnico di Milano aims at supporting CSCL via complex collaboration between peers and teachers connected to a Virtual Environment.Based on the experience of our previous collaborative 3D projects for museums, we recently implemented a new environment, the reconstruction of the 'Ideal City' of Leonardo da Vinci, excerpted from various portions of his manuscripts. The curatorial side of the project was led by the National Science Museum 'Leonardo da Vinci' in Milan, Italy, while a team of modelers and programmers used our new Collaborative Framework, named WebTalk-II, to deploy the application. The Collaborative 3D Virtual Ideal City will be soon online at the National Science Museum's WebSite.The project website is at the following URL: http://webtalk.elet.polimi.it
Windows XP Professional Little Black Book
Authors: Brian Proffitt
Venue:  (2001)

:Windows XP Professional combines the ease of use of the consumer-oriented versions of Windows with the stability of NT and is geared specifically for the business user. It is designed to lower system downtime offering heightened security, management, and networking features. Using this handy reference, you will quickly learn how to take advantage of Windows XP's new hardware and software support features. It is ideal for the corporate user who wants to migrate to Windows XP and use it daily. Written in a solutions-oriented format, the book focuses on configuring, connecting and networking, using, optimizing, and troubleshooting Windows XP Professional. You'll also discover how to cost-effectively manage your Windows XP installations remotely. The book covers Windows XP's additional customization capabilities, plus networking tools for establishing powerful networks for small- and mid-size businesses. You will also learn to effectively manage software application installations with the new Windows Installer.
Professional Java SOAP, 1st edition
Authors: Henry Bequet
Venue:  (2001)

:Web services are currently the main area of growth in the computing industry as a whole, but also more specifically in java. While there are many associated technologies with web services, SOAP has had the most progress and is now adopted as a W3C standard, known as SOAP 1.2 or XML Protocol (XP). SOAP is exciting not because it is a new concept but because the whole IT industry is agreeing to use it. It can be compared with CORBA, Microsoft's COM+ or DCOM, and Sun's RMI, but unlike those technologies, it is language and Operating System agnostic. You can build your application in any language you wish and, as long as it is connected to the Internet, it will talk to any other SOAP application out there. The underpinning of the web services explosion is therefore, SOAP. It is used as the underlying protocol in ebXML and every major player in this area (including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM, BEA, Jakarta) have tools for developing SOAP applications. In addition there are numerous web and application servers with added SOAP functionality. The book is organized in three parts: Distributed Application Protocols, Sample Application, and Web Services. In Chapter 1, Distributed Application Protocols, we look at the major distributed application protocols and compare their pros and cons. In Chapter 2, The Lingua Franca of the Web is SOAP, we review the SOAP specification in details and we take a closer look at the SOAP implementation that we will use in this book: Apache SOAP. In Chapter 3, Setting Up your SOAP Server, we get down to the details of downloading and configuring the necessary software to get your SOAP server up and running. In Chapter 4, LeSavon.com,we move into the second part of the book with a discussion of the requirements for the sample application. Chapter 5, SOAP Server, is where we design and implement SOAP services. In Chapter 6, we write a client framework that will come handy when we wrap up the development of the sample application with its user interface. Chapter 7, Security and Personalization, discusses a possible integration strategy to an LDAP-based enterprise security system. Chapter 8, Caching, discusses how the addition of a rule-based cache system can tremendously improve the performance of our application. In Chapter 9, Performance, we analyze the performance of the sample application and validate the design and implementation choices that we made in the previous chapters. Chapter 10, Web Application, concludes the second part of the book with the addition of a Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI) to our sample application. In the third part of the book, we formally define Web services and discover that the sample application is indeed a Web service. Chapter 11, WSDL, introduces the reader to the Web Service Description Language (WSDL), a key technology that promotes the interoperability of software components over the Web. In Chapter 12, Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI), we publish the sample application as a Web service and discuss how potential users can query the UDDI registry to discover our services.
Selecting styles for tele-rendering: toward a rhetoric in computational visualistics
Authors: Klaus Sachs-Hombach, Jörg R. J. Schirra
Venue: Proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on Smart graphics (2002)

The use of computer graphics is governed by complicated communicative principles, especially in the contexts of interactive systems. The success of a pictorial communicative act depends on how the general principles can be adjusted to the concrete situational conditions. We describe pictorial communication as consisting conceptually of a semiotic and a perceptual component. Our considerations approach one particular aspect closely related with the perceptual component --- the degree of naturalism in realistic computer graphics --- and investigate its dependencies from an aspect belonging clearly to the semiotic component.
On Block Preconditioners for Nonsymmetric Saddle Point Problems
Authors: Piotr Krzyzanowski
Venue: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (2001)

We discuss a class of preconditioning methods for an iterative solution of algebraic nonsymmetric saddle point problems arising from a mixed finite element discretization of partial differential equations, in particular the Navier--Stokes equation. We prove that block diagonal and block triangular preconditioners based on symmetric, positive definite blocks guarantee that the convergence rate of the method is independent of the mesh parameter h.
Reconstruction of convex 2D discrete sets in polynomial time
Authors: Attila Kuba, Emmese Balogh
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

The reconstruction problem is considered in those classes of discrete sets where the reconstruction can be performed from two projections in polynomial time. The reconstruction algorithms and complexity results are summarized in the case of hv-convex sets, hv-convex 8-connected sets, hv-convex polyominoes, and directed h-convex sets. As new results some properties of the feet and spines of the hv-convex 8-connected sets are proven and it is shown that the spine of such a set can be determined from the projections in linear time. Two algorithms are given to reconstruct hv-convex 8-connected sets. Finally, it is shown that the directed h-convex sets are uniquely reconstructible with respect to their row and column sum vectors.
Exploring IBM Eserver Iseries and as/400e Computers: The Instant Insider's Guide to IBM's Popular Mid-Range Computer Family, 10th edition
Authors: Jim Hoskins, Roger Dimmick
Venue:  (2000)

:This updated guide to the AS/400 provides an overview and comprehensive reference to the latest models, options, disk storage equipment, printers, tape drives, software enhancements, Lotus Domino, displays, network stations, and much more. It addresses such business issues as lease versus purchase, maintenance strategies, cost justification, and office ergonomics. It also includes hypothetical case studies of small, medium, and large businesses to illustrate how real business problems can be solved with AS/400 systems. Nontechnical readers will appreciate its straightforward style.