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PCs (Missing Manual)
Authors: Andy Rathbone
Venue:  (2005)

Your vacuum comes with one. Even your blender comes with one. But your PC--something that costs a whole lot more and is likely to be used daily and for tasks of far greater importance and complexity--doesn't come with a printed manual. Thankfully, that's not a problem any longer: PCs: The Missing Manual explains everything you need to know about PCs, both inside and out, and how to keep them running smoothly and working the way you want them to work. A complete PC manual for both beginners and power users, PCs: The Missing Manual has something for everyone. PC novices will appreciate the unassuming, straightforward tutorials on PC basics, such as hooking up a monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and scanner. Families will enjoy sections on networking several computers to share an Internet connection, sharing one monitor between two PCs, connecting portable media players, and creating a home theater system. Adventurous PC users will like the clear photos explaining how to take your PC apart and replace or upgrade any failing parts; IT professionals will be grateful to have something to hand to their coworkers who need solid, trusted information about using their PC. In PCs: The Missing Manual, bestselling computer author Andy Rathbone delivers simple, reliable advice on the kinds of things PC users confront every day. He shows you how to connect and configure today's must-have devices (including digital cameras, portable music players, digital camcorders, and keychain drives); burn CDs and DVDs; scan and fax documents, and more. His section on the Internet explains how to choose the best Internet Service Provider and web browser for your needs; send email; find information quickly on the Web; share photos online; set up a blog; set up a webcam; access TV and radio through the Internet; and shop safely online. And Rathbone delivers plenty of guidance on keep your privacy and your PC safe by installing firewalls, creating safe passwords, running antivirus software, removing spyware and adware, and backing up important files.
Building Scalable Web Sites: Building, Scaling, and Optimizing the Next Generation of Web Applications
Authors: Cal Henderson
Venue:  (2006)

Slow websites infuriate users. Lots of people can visit your web site or use your web application - but you have to be prepared for those visitors, or they won't come back. Your sites need to be built to withstand the problems success creates. Building Scalable Web Sites looks at a variety of techniques for creating sites that can keep users cheerful even when there are thousands or millions of them. Flickr.com developer, Cal Henderson, explains how to build sites so that large numbers of visitors can enjoy them. Henderson examines techniques that go beyond sheer speed, exploring how to coordinate developers, support international users, and integrate with other services from email to SOAP to RSS to the APIs exposed by many Ajax-based web applications. This book uncovers the secrets that you need to know for back-end scaling, architecture and failover so your websites can handle countless requests. You'll learn how to take the "poor man's web technologies" - Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or other scripting languages - and scale them to compete with established "store bought" enterprise web technologies. Toward the end of the book, you'll discover techniques for keeping web applications running with event monitoring and long-term statistical tracking for capacity planning. If you're about to build your first dynamic website, then Building Scalable Web Sites isn't for you. But if you're an advanced developer who's ready to realize the cost and performance benefits of a comprehensive approach to scalable applications, then let your fingers do the walking through this convenient guide. 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
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac in a Snap (Sams Teach Yourself)
Authors: Richard H. Baker
Venue:  (2004)

As a Mac user, you may often feel like you are in a unique world and that the programs you use are even more unique. Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is no exception and Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac In a Snap covers all of the innovative program features. A unique random-access format makes all of these nuggets of information and advice easily and instantly accessible. Packed with more than 160 essential tasks, tips and techniques for the new Mac version of Microsoft Office 2004, this book will help you zero in on the task you're most interested in so that you can learn and get back to work. 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
What's on Your Hard Drive?
Authors: John Stanik
Venue: Queue (2007)

Over the past couple of years we&rsquo;ve sorted through thousands of your submissions and developed a keen sense of which tools our readers love and loathe most. What&rsquo;s interesting is that our data says nothing about the overall popularity of any one product: some of the most-lauded products are used by very few developers, while some of the most-loathed tools are ubiquitous. You can add to our tally at http://www.acmqueue.com.
Deterministic M2M multicast in radio networks
Authors: Leszek Gasieniec, Evangelos Kranakis, Andrzej Pelc, Qin Xin
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2006)

We study the problem of exchanging messages within a fixed group of k nodes, called participants, in an n-node radio network, modeled as an undirected graph. This communication task was previously considered in the setting of ATM video applications, in [J.M. Tsai, H.-H. Fang, C.-Y. Lee, A multicast solution for ATM video applications, IEEE Trans. Circuits Systems Video Technol. 7 (1997) 675-686], and was called multipoint-to-multipoint (M2M) multicasting. While the radio network topology is known to all nodes, it is assumed that no node is aware of the location of the participants. We give a distributed deterministic algorithm for the M2M multicasting problem in radio networks, and analyze its time complexity. We show that if the maximum distance between any two out of k participants is d then this local information exchange problem can be solved in time O(d log2 n + k log4 n).
Apple Pro Training Series: Xsan Quick-Reference Guide (2nd Edition) (Apple Pro Training)
Authors: Adam Green, Matthew Geller
Venue:  (2006)

The only guide to Apple's enterprise-level Storage Area Network solution, fully updated for Tiger and Xsan 1.2. Xsan is one of the most powerful, flexible and affordable SAN solutions on the market. Handy booklet provides invaluable setup, configuration and troubleshooting tips. Fully updated to cover Tiger and Xsan 1.2.
Developing maintainable software: the READABLE approach
Authors: Cecil Eng Huang Chua, Sandeep Purao, Veda C. Storey
Venue: Decision Support Systems (2006)

Software maintenance is expensive and difficult because soft-ware is complex and maintenance requires the understanding of code written by someone else. A prerequisite to maintainability is program understanding, specifically, understanding the control flows between software components. This is especially problematic for emerging software technologies, such as the World Wide Web, because of the lack of formal development practices and because web applications comprise a mix of static and dynamic content. Adequate representations are therefore necessary to facilitate program understanding. This research proposes an approach called READABLE (Readable, Executable, Augmentable Database-Linked Environment) that generates executable, tabular representations that can be used to both understand and manipulate software applications. A controlled laboratory experiment carried out to test the efficacy of the approach demonstrates that the representations significantly enhance program understanding. The results suggest that the approach and the corresponding environment may be useful to alleviate problems associated with the software maintainability of new web applications.
Mac OS X Tiger: In a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))
Authors: Andy Lester, Chris Stone, Chuck Toporek, Jason McIntosh
Venue:  (2005)

The most popular and most complete desktop reference book on Mac OS X now covers Tiger! Apple's Mac OS X operating system continues to capture the attention of consumers and programmers alike with its ability to run older Mac programs, classic Unix applications, and innovative open source software. And the latest and greatest version, Mac OS X 10.4--otherwise known as "Tiger"--is more powerful and versatile (not to mention easier to use, faster, and better looking) than ever before. With unparalleled, up-to-the-minute detail on Tiger, Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell is loaded with new and updated material on practically every page. Sure, Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell covers all the essentials and most-talked-about new features of Tiger, including big-ticket items such as Spotlight for effortless searching, iChat AV for video conferencing, and Dashboard for one-click access to a calculator, weather reports, stock prices, flight times, and more. But this fully updated edition also covers the hundreds of nips and tucks Tiger made to its underlying technologies and existing applications, including improvements to graphics and the Unix-based core and an easy way to automate time-consuming, repetitive manual or batch tasks. Mac OS X Tiger in a Nutshell offers a wealth of detail about the new user-interface elements, system and network administration, and scripting and development. It covers enhancements to the Finder, Safari RSS, Mail 2, and System Preferences. This indispensable guide also includes the most complete Unix command reference found in print--each command and option has been painstakingly tested and checked against Tiger. Even the manpages that ship with the system can't compete in accuracy! For longtime Mac loyalists as well as recent converts, for consumers, developers and programmers, this fully updated edition provides the perfect overview of Mac OS X and all the nitty-gritty hints and how-tos you need to make it your all-purpose, must-have Tiger guide.
Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data
Authors: Stephen Few
Venue:  (2006)

Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. Although dashboards are potentially powerful, this potential is rarely realized. The greatest display technology in the world won't solve this if you fail to use effective visual design. And if a dashboard fails to tell you precisely what you need to know in an instant, you'll never use it, even if it's filled with cute gauges, meters, and traffic lights. Don't let your investment in dashboard technology go to waste.This book will teach you the visual design skills you need to create dashboards that communicate clearly, rapidly, and compellingly. Information Dashboard Design will explain how to:Avoid the thirteen mistakes common to dashboard designProvide viewers with the information they need quickly and clearlyApply what we now know about visual perception to the visual presentation of informationMinimize distractions, cliches, and unnecessary embellishments that create confusionOrganize business information to support meaning and usabilityCreate an aesthetically pleasing viewing experienceMaintain consistency of design to provide accurate interpretationOptimize the power of dashboard technology by pairing it with visual effectivenessStephen Few has over 20 years of experience as an IT innovator, consultant, and educator. As Principal of the consultancy Perceptual Edge, Stephen focuses on data visualization for analyzing and communicating quantitative business information. He provides consulting and training services, speaks frequently at conferences, and teaches in the MBA program at the University of California in Berkeley. He is also the author of Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten. Visit his website at www.perceptualedge.com.
OCP Oracle Database 10g: New Features for Administrators Exam Guide, 1 edition
Authors: Sam Alapati
Venue:  (2004)

Prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional Oracle Database 10g New Features for Administrators exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Get complete coverage of all topics on the upgrade exam, including installation, configuration, application tuning, database management, backup and recovery, security, and more. In each chapter, you’ll find examples, practice questions, lab questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you’ve learned. This book and CD-ROM package is the most comprehensive preparation tool available for this OCP exam.Table of contents CHAPTER 1: Installation, Server Configuration, and Database Upgrades CHAPTER 2: Loading and Unloading Data CHAPTER 3: Automatic Database Management CHAPTER 4: Manageability Infrastructure CHAPTER 5: Application Tuning CHAPTER 6: Space and Storage Management Enhancements CHAPTER 7: The Oracle Scheduler and the Database Resource Manager CHAPTER 8: Backup and Recovery Enhancements CHAPTER 9: Flashback Technology Enhancements CHAPTER 10: Automatic Storage Management CHAPTER 11: Enhancements in Analytical SQL and Materialized Views CHAPTER 12: Miscellaneous New Features Appendix Glossary
Selecting features in microarray classification using ROC curves
Authors: Hiroshi Mamitsuka
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

We present a new method based on the ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) curve to efficiently select a feature subset in classifying a high-dimensional microarray dataset with a limited number of observations. Our method has two steps: (1) selecting the most relevant features to the target label using the ROC curve and (2) iteratively eliminating a redundant feature using the ROC curves. The ROC curve is strongly related with a non-parametric hypothesis testing, which must be effective for a dataset with small numerical observations. Experiments with real datasets revealed the significant performance advantage of our method over two competing feature subset selection methods.
Image hiding scheme with modulus function and dynamic programming strategy on partitioned pixels
Authors: Chin-Chen Chang, Chi-Shiang Chan, Yi-Hsuan Fan
Venue: Pattern Recognition (2006)

In this paper, we shall propose a novel image-hiding scheme. Our new scheme classifies the host image pixels into two groups of pixels according to the pixel values. For each group of pixels, the corresponding secret pixel values go through an optimal substitution process and are transformed into other pixel values by following the dynamic programming strategy. Then, we can embed the transformed pixel values in the host pixels by using the modulus functions and obtain the stego-image. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that our new method is capable of offering better stego-image quality than a number of well-accepted schemes.
About the need for distributed simulation technology for the resolution of real-world manufacturing and logistics problems
Authors: Peter Lendermann
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

Distributed simulation has undergone several cycles of ups and downs in recent years. Although successful in the military domain, it appears that the idea of applying distributed simulation in other fields for modeling and analysis of large-scale, heterogeneous systems such as communication networks or supply chains has still not taken off until today. Is this because of inherent limitations or lack of applicability as such? Or is it because of additional research issues that are yet to be resolved to make distributed simulation applicable? In this paper, the problem is discussed specifically with regard to the application of distributed simulation for design, operation and performance enhancement of manufacturing and logistics systems.
Adaptive dynamic thread scheduling for simultaneous multithreaded architectures with a detector thread
Authors: Chulho Shin, Seong-Won Lee, Jean-Luc Gaudiot
Venue: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (2006)

Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) is an architectural technique that improves resource utilization by allowing instructions from multiple threads to coexist in a processor and share resources. However, earlier studies have shown that the performance of an SMT architecture begins to saturate as the number of coexisting threads increases beyond four. We show that no single fetch policy can be the best solution during the entire execution time and that a significant performance improvement can be attained by dynamically switching the fetch policies. We propose an implementation method which includes an extremely lightweight thread to control fetch policies (a detector thread) and a processor architecture to run the detector thread without impact on the user application threads. We evaluate various heuristics for the detector thread to determine the best fetch policies. We show that, with eight threads running on our simulated SMT, the proposed approach can outperform fixed scheduling mechanisms by up to 30%.
Visualization of the battlespace: a cornerstone of modeling for anticipatory behavior
Authors: Denise L. Aleva, Janet E. Miller
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

In order to achieve Predictive Battlespace Awareness, representations of the battlespace must be accurate and timely. They must also provide predictive and actionable information to the user. Planners must be able to predict the impact of friendly operations on the enemy in order to stay inside his decision cycle. Further, they must be able to dynamically adapt an effects-based plan based on assessment of operations and the campaign. This paper outlines an operator-centered program for developing the models needed to provide the information and a systems engineering approach to designing visualizations which convey the information output to decision makers. Fundamental to the process is warfighter involvement at all phases.
On the number of factorizations of a full cycle
Authors: John Irving
Venue: Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A (2006)

We give a new expression for the number of factorizations of a full cycle into an ordered product of permutations of specified cycle types. This is done through purely algebraic means, extending recent work of Biane. We deduce from our result a remarkable formula of Poulalhon and Schaeffer that was previously derived through an intricate combinatorial argument.
Mono Kick Start
Authors: Hans-Juergen Schoenig, Ewald Geschwinde, Hans-Jurgen Schonig
Venue:  (2003)

Mono is an open-source implementation of the infrastructure upon which Microsoftï¾¿s .NET Framework is built. Providing a compatible option with all of the technical features of .NET without the restrictive licensing and prohibitive costs that Microsoft imposes, the Mono project was initiated and co-financed by Ximian Corporation for the development of an open source version of .NET Framework for Linux/Unix and Windows platforms (Mac OS X support will be added)..Mono will allow cross-platform programming and operating of .NET compatible applications. Experts see the presence of a Unix-compatible version as decisive for the success of .NET.Mono Kick Start is a practical introduction to Mono and .NET compatible application programming with Mono. After a classically structured crash-course on the C# language and Monoï¾¿s own compiler, the authors reach down deeper to subjects like threads, network programming, security, database interaction, XML, and more.A comprehensive practical section shows you how to set up Web applications with Mono, how GUIs can be programmed using GTK, and how applications written with .NET can be operated in the Mono framework.
From the editors
Venue: ACM SIGMIS Database (2007)

Welcome to Data Base 2.0! Things are different, now; it's a new year and a new publication. A new editorial team is in place and we have new financial supporters to support the editorial process. This permits us to undertake initiatives to increase the scope and impact of Data Base. We are promoting new topic coverage and geographical coverage, we have a new scope, and we are building the basis of a new level of impact for this important ACM publication, as part of this new initiative.It's an all-new Data Base, with global editorial coverage and a new online manuscript submission and review system to facilitate global participation by the community of information systems and technology scholars. Visit our new Internet resources at http://the-database.org.I'm Tom Stafford (tstaffor@memphis.edu), Editor-in-Chief, stationed at the logistics hub of the West in Memphis, Tennessee; my Global Co-Editor, Patrick Chau (pchau@business.hku.hk), is stationed at the logistics hub of the East in Hong Kong. Together, with an online review system stationed online at Editorial Manager.com (http://www.editorialmanager.com/SIGMISDB), and citation analysis and impact scoring evaluated by Thompson Scientific, we anticipate greatly increased global presence and visibility with this important publication.In a field where we admittedly do not provide enough premium publication outlets for our scholars, it's time to start building a new premium marquee. That marquee is the new, improved, and ever-popular Data Base for Advances in Information Systems.As we undertake this important new initiative, we owe everything we intend to do to the diligent and successful efforts of Dorothy Leidner and Wynne Chin, who have nurtured and grown the publication thus far - building visibility, maintaining rigor and standards, promoting access and participation. We take what they have built and launch it on a truly global scale with the innovation of global editorship and global editorial access through our online review system.We continue to benefit from the sage advice and superior production capabilities of the prior technical management team, and are thoroughly pleased to announce that Managing Editor Andrew Schwarz and Technical Editor Denny Kramer continue with us through this important evolution in the growth of Data Base. In the interim period of transition to new editorial offices and the online review system, Andrew will continue to field new manuscript submissions via email (aschwarz@lsu.edu), while Denny (denny_kramer@baylor.edu) continues to prepare manuscripts in flow for completion and publication.It's new, it's important, and it's going places, world-wide: the new Data Base. Please join us as we grow!