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USB Complete: Everything You Need to Develop Custom USB Peripherals with Cdrom
Authors: Jan Axelson
Venue:  (1999)

:In USB Complete, Jan Axelson once again reveals the programming secrets for a popular interface. The topic this time is the new Universal Serial Bus (USB), which was designed from the ground up to provide a single, easy-to-use interface for multiple peripherals. But this ease of use has come at the cost of greater complexity for the developers who design USB peripherals and write the program code that communicates with them. Axelson takes the pain out of designing for USB by showing how to write applications that communicate with USB devices using Visual Basic (or any programming language that can call Win32 API functions). There's no need to write low-level device drivers; you can use the drivers included with Windows 98/2000. Unlike other books that only rehash specifications and manufacturers' marketing materials, this book has original examples, hands-on guidance, and practical tips that developers can put to use right away. USB Complete is an independent guide that isn't obligated to promote one manufacturer's products. This book will help you decide whether or not USB is the right choice for a peripheral. You'll find tips on selecting the controller chip that matches your design's needs and enables you to get your peripheral up and running quickly. An example project shows how to develop a custom USB peripheral from start to finish, including device firmware and application programming. As in her previous best-selling Serial Port Complete and Parallel Port Complete, Axelson's simple, direct style and attention to detail help make a complex topic understandable. 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
Marketing Online: Low-Cost, High-Yield Strategies for Small Businesses and Professionals
Authors: Marcia Yudkin
Venue:  (1995)

:Attract new customers and clients with the help of this strategic guide to maneuvering on the information superhighway. Today's popular online services, such as CompuServe, Prodigy, and America Online, along with the Internet and local bulletin board systems, offer an inexpensive marketing tool to anyone who knows how to exploit them. Here Marcia Yudkin shows you exactly how to reach your market, select the best approach, and keep from overstepping the ethical and legal boundaries set by the services and their users. 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
WebFlow: high-level programming environment and visual authoring toolkit for high performance distributed computing
Authors: Erol Akarsu, Geoffrey C. Fox, Wojtek Furmanski, Tomasz Haupt
Venue: Proceedings of the 1998 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing (CDROM) (1998)

We developed a platform independent, three-tier system, called WebFlow. The visual authoring tools implemented in the front end integrated with the middle tier network of servers based on the industry standards and following distributed object paradigm, facilitate seamless integration of commodity software components. We add high performance to commodity systems using GLOBUS metacomputing toolkit as the backend. We have explained these ideas in general before, and here for the first time we describe a fully operational example which is expected to be deployed in an NCSA Alliance Grand Challenge.
This Wired Home: The Microsoft Guide to Home Networking, 1st edition
Authors: Alan Neibauer
Venue:  (1999)

:If you're running more than one PC under your roof, This Wired Home can show you how to build a simple network - and quickly multiply the computing power for your family or home office." "Just follow the easy step-by-step instructions for creating a secure and reliable network that can grow as your family or business grows. This practical guide is written in plain, nontechnical language so you can put the information to work right away.
The Software Conspiracy: Why Software Companies Put Out Faulty Products, How They Can Hurt You, and What You Can Do About It, 1st edition
Authors: Mark Minasi
Venue:  (1999)

:A world-renowned technology expert reveals the true cost to business and society created by little-known problems rife within the software industry. Software kills? Yes. Industry insider Mark Minasi argues that it routinely destroys millions of work hours,files,deals,and ideas. Most of us are familiar with conputer problems,but how manyrealize that software victims also include people: a 7 year-old killed by bad fuel-injection software in a Chevrolet in Alabama,28 U.S. Marines lost to a missile-chip malfunction,200 people on a flight to Guam blown to bits when an altitude warning device failed. Minasi believes it's time to get mad at the industry that allows such things to happen. From his unique vantage point,he delivers an incisive and highly readable expose that calls computer makers and consumers to account. He reveals how companies inexcusably get away with thumbing their nose at quality,and tells what all of us can do to stop it. Software Firms to PC Users: "BYTE ME". Avoidable software "bugs"a cute word for defectshave directly cost the loss of millions of dollars and hundreds of lives. 90% of the bugs that consumers report to software vendors were already known by the vendors before the product was shipped. Powerful software CEOs think that you're completely unaware of software quality and that as long as they keep adding useless features,you'll keep buying. Software firms routinely spring conditions on you after you've paid for their product,but before you can install it on your computer: conditions they won't let you see before you pay for it; conditions that absolve them for any wrongs the product may do to your dataandabsolve you of any rights you have to ownership,or even use of the product you paid for. The software industry maintains software police who can obtain warrants to enter your business and fine you hundreds of thousands of dollars if you are not using the software according to the industry's complex rules and keeping the IRS-like records that they require. Why does the industry do this? Because they can. Because we let them. Consumers who would otherwise howl with outrage over any other kind of product that turned out to be so shabby have been conditioned to give the software industry a free ride. Veteran journalist and computer expert Mark Minasi now explains why it's time to punch some tickets. As Upton Sinclair took on the meat packing industry in The Jungle,Mark Minasi exposes the conspiracy of contempt,complacency,and arrogance of the software industry. An industry now as powerful as the automobile industry was in the sixties and seventiesand as vulnerable. 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
Cyberville: Clicks, Culture, And The Creation of an Online Town
Authors: Stacy Horn
Venue:  (1998)

:Drawing on her own firsthand experiences with Echo and other online services she's visited, Stacy Horn will take you into the heart of today's global cybervillage by illuminating one small corner of it, where the most familiar can be the most astonishing, and where the most unexpected bonds are forged in all but pure air. She'll demonstrate, from the inside, just how a cybercommunity is created, how it shows us the truth of our lives. She'll put you, in a word-by-fascinating-word replay, in the middle of some of the Internet's most memorable and groundbreaking dialogues: no-holds-barred cyber-symposiums on the subjects of good and evil, Mom and Dad, Frank Sinatra, hate speech and censorship, romance, and (of course) sex.
Assignments in AutoCAD
Authors: Bob McFarlane
Venue:  (1997)

:Assignments in AutoCAD is a collection of stimulating projects which encourage the reader to think through the problems for themselves. Each drawing is accompanied by tips and hints to get the reader started. Ranging from simple shapes to more complex draughting, these assignments can be used in conjunction with any version of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.
Cognitive walkthrough for the web
Authors: Marilyn Hughes Blackmon, Peter G. Polson, Muneo Kitajima, Clayton Lewis
Venue: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems: Changing our world, changing ourselves (2002)

This paper proposes a transformation of the Cognitive Walkthrough (CW), a theory-based usability inspection method that has proven useful in designing applications that support use by exploration. The new Cognitive Walkthrough for the Web (CWW) is superior for evaluating how well websites support users' navigation and information search tasks. The CWW uses Latent Semantic Analysis to objectively estimate the degree of semantic similarity (information scent) between representative user goal statements (100-200 words) and heading/link texts on each web page. Using an actual website, the paper shows how the CWW identifies three types of problems in web page designs. Three experiments test CWW predictions of users' success rates in accomplishing goals, verifying the value of CWW for identifying these usability problems
Newnes UNIX Pocket Book, 3rd edition
Authors: Steve Heath
Venue:  (1998)

:The third edition of Steve Heath's popular Newnes Pocket Book successfully guides the UNIX user away from the morass of user manuals to essential information needed to perform a variety of tasks. This easy to use reference book covers most of the user commands and system functions for the majority of UNIX systems. Based on the two main implementations - System V and the Berkeley enhancements - this book covers all the administrative functions that are essential to the system's maintenance as well as basic commands and configurations. 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
Using Excel for Windows 95, 1st edition
Authors: Ron Person
Venue:  (1995)

:Along with its user base of over 10 million, Microsoft Excel is the #1 spreadsheet application on the market. With this updated bestseller, users will learn everything about Excel, from the basics of editing data and managing files, to the more advanced features of workgroup computing, VBA, and more!Includes sections on Techniques from the Pros, Integrating Excel with the other Microsoft Office applications, VBA, and using Excel on the networkStrong coverage of everyday worksheet tasks, as well as optimizing and customizing ExcelTips, Notes, Cautions, and Troubleshooting sections help users avoid pitfalls
Complete Idiot's Guide to 1-2-3
Authors: Peter G. Aitken
Venue:  (1993)

:Just the information novice 1-2-3 users need to know presented in a slightly offbeat and entertaining style that takes the anxiety out of computing.Easy steps teach readers to make effective databases, design graphs, and analyze informationSpecial Oops! and E-Z tips show readers the quickest way to undo a mistake or the easiest way to accomplish a taskIncludes a full-color tear-out reference card for quick access to important information
Perfect Access Guide to Microsoft Word 2000
Authors: James Maroe
Venue:  (2000)

:Legal, business, and financial professionals have special needs and uses for word processing. Perfect Access Guide to Microsoft Word 2000 is the first book to recognize this and provide detailed, targeted training that meets the demanding document requirements of the corporate world." "This guide also focuses on the sophisticated document production needs of law firms and investment banks. Using these detailed instructions you will be able to create complex legal and financial documents, including pleadings, contracts, and SEC filings. 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
Exact tests of significance in 2xM contingency tables
Authors: A. B. Cantor
Venue: Proceedings of the 17th annual Southeast regional conference (1979)

The problem of testing hypotheses in 2xm contingency tables with small cell sizes is discussed. An exact technique suggested by Freeman and Halton is recalled and a computer program for performing the calculations is presented.
The Oracle Edge: How Oracle Corporation's Take No Prisoners Strategy Has Created a $8 Billion Software Juggernaut
Authors: Stuart Read
Venue:  (1999)

:Do You Have The Oracle Edge? From corporate databases to ATMs, Oracle produces the database software that runs today's business world. It is the world's second largest software company, second only to Microsoft, and is the world's largest database company, with annual revenues exceeding $8 billion. In The Oracle Edge, Stuart Read takes you inside the "take no prisoners" culture that has helped Oracle survive the brutal competition and technology shifts that have destroyed many other software firms-and left only credible competitor for the Microsoft Corporation. What makes Oracle so successful? Insider Stuart Read reveals its key strategies, including: "Eat your own dog food" (use your own products) Be first into a new market, and then dominate it Make your enemy's enemy your friend "Cut of their oxygen" (work to strangle your competition) Fight opponents on your termsnot theirs Hire only the most talented peoplefrom the best schools Teach your people how to win And many more! With over one hundred examples of key Oracles strategies, The Oracle Edge is both a fascinating profile of one of the software industry's greatest success stories and invaluable guide to thriving in today's hypercompetitive business environment.
Memory Management for Dummies: Quick Reference, 2nd edition
Authors: Doug Lowe
Venue:  (1996)

:In an ideal world, your PC would come crammed full of RAM, and you'd never have to bother with memory-starved applications. In the real world, the best thing you can do is turn to Memory Management For Dummies, 2nd Edition. A complete resource for getting the most from your PC's memory, this easy-to-understand reference contains step-by-step instructions on determining if you have enough memory, upgrading memory, and setting up multiple configurations. Best of all, Memory Management For Dummies, 2nd Edition, covers everything Windows 95 users need to understand about that 32-bit operating system's special memory restrictions.
Danny Goodman's AppleScript Handbook, 2nd edition
Authors: Danny Goodman
Venue:  (1998)

:This latest edition will help you: Enhance your productivity by freeing yourself from the drudgery of tasks in the Finder Automate the Finder and third-party applications, including: FileMaker Pro; QuarkXPress; Microsoft Excel; HyperCard; Microsoft Word; WordPerfect; MacWrite Pro; TouchBase; Customize your own system and give your scripts professional polish Rely on OSA (Open Scripting Architecture) infrastructure to provide a consistent scripting foundation for applications and accommodate future scripting systems Get a head start today learning all the powerful tools of your Macintosh, and be well-positioned to take advantage of the amazing application and system software technologies yet to come.
Sensor Modelling, Design and Data Processing for Autonomous Navigation in Confined Environments
Authors: Martin David Adams
Venue:  (1998)

:This book presents an unbiased framework for modelling and using sensors to aid mobile robot navigation. It addresses the problem of accurate and reliable sensing in confined environments and makes a detailed analysis of the design and construction of a low-cost optical range finder. This is followed by a quantitative model for determining the sources and propagation of noise within the sensor. The physics behind the causes of erroneous data is also used to derive a model for detecting and labelling such data as false. In addition, the author's data processing algorithms are applied to the problem of environmental feature extraction. This forms the basis of a solution to the problem of mobile robot localisation. The book develops a relationship between the kinematics of a mobile robot during the execution of successive manoeuvres and the sensed features. Results which update a mobile vehicle's position using features from 2D and 3D scans are presented.
Newton's Telecom Dictionary: The Official Dictionary of Telecommunications and the Internet, Sixteenth Expanded Edition, 16th edition
Authors: Harry Newton
Venue:  (2000)

:Traffic on the Internet is doubling every 100 days. DSL, cell phones, IP (Internet Protocol) telephony, wireless networking, and e-commerce are changing the way people talk, work, shop, and do business. Newton's Telecom Dictionary, Sixteenth Expanded Editon is essential for everyone who must keep up with the new technologies and concepts -- this book meant to be used every day. Easy-to-understand definitions and mini essays simplify difficult terms.This book has long been required reading for anyone involved in the telecommunications industry. It is more essential today than ever before because telecom is undergoing revolutionary changes. Telephones, PCs, networks, the Internet, and other technologies are converging, and new technologies and terms are being created every day. With this explosion in telecom technology, no one can keep up -- no matter how technically savvy. There are new standards, like TAPI and MAPI; new technologies, like voice over IP and extranets; new applications like unified messaging and collaborative computing.The author, Harry Newton, adds, changes, updates, and expands over 100 definitions a week just to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation. Sales people can include the definitions in proposals to customers. Management can use the definitions to understand technicalities. And telecom professionals can use the definitions to keep up-to-date.
StrikingItRich.com: Profiles of 23 Incredibly Successful Websites You've Probably Never Heard Of
Authors: Jaclyn Easton
Venue:  (2002)

:This is not a how-to book. It's better. It's a "how-it-was-done book," revealing 23 unique blueprints for success in every type of Web-based enterprise including consumer retailing, business-to-business sales information sites that rely on advertising revenue. This newly revised paperback edition contains exclusive stories of extraordinary e-commerce riches, stories which have never been told...until now.About the Author:Jaclyn Easton has been reporting on Internet commerce since the beat began in 1994. As a columnist and feature writer for The Los Angeles Times, on-camera Internet correspondent for CBS News, Los Angeles, and the host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Log On U.S.A.," Easton has established a stellar reputation as the definitive resource for cutting-edge e-commerce information and analysis.CommerceNet is the premier organization for promoting and building electronic commerce solutions on the Internet. Launched in April 1994 in Silicon Valley, CA, its membership has grown to over 500 companies and organizations worldwide. They include the leading banks, telecommunication companies, VANs, ISPs, online services, who together are transforming the Net into a global electronic marketplace.
The Complete VERILOG Book
Authors: Vivek Sagdeo
Venue:  (1998)

:The Verilog hardware description language provides the ability to describe digital and analog systems for design concepts and implementation. It was developed originally at Gateway Design and implemented there. Now it is an open standard of IEEE and Open Verilog International and is supported by many tools and processes. The Complete Verilog Book introduces the language and describes it in a comprehensive manner. In The Complete Verilog Book, each feature of the language is described using semantic introduction, syntax and examples. A chapter on semantics explains the basic concepts and algorithms that form the basis of every evaluation and every sequence of evaluations that ultimately provides the meaning or full semantics of the language. The Complete Verilog Book takes the approach that Verilog is not only a simulation language or a synthesis language or a formal method of describing design, but is a totality of all these and covers many aspects not covered before but which are essential parts of any design process using Verilog. The Complete Verilog Book starts with a tutorial introduction. It explains the data types in Verilog HDL, as the object-oriented world knows that the language-constructs and data types are equally important parts of a language. The Complete Verilog Book explains the three views, behavioral, RTL and structural and then describes features in each of these views. The Complete Verilog Book keeps the reader abreast of current developments in the Verilog world such as Verilog-A, cycle simulation, SD, and DCL, and uses IEEE 1364 syntax. The Complete Verilog Book will be useful to all those who want tolearn Verilog HDL and to explore its various facets.
A notation for problematic architecture interactions
Authors: L. Davis, R. Gamble, J. Payton, G. Jónsdóttir, D. Underwood
Venue: Proceedings of the 8th European software engineering conference held jointly with 9th ACM SIGSOFT international symposium on Foundations of software engineering (2001)

The progression of component-based software engineering (CBSE) is essential to the rapid, cost-effective development of complex software systems. Given the choice of well-tested components, CBSE affords reusability and increases reliability. However, applications developed according to this practice can often suffer from difficult maintenance and control, problems that stem from improper or inadequate integrate solutions. Avoiding such unfortunate results requires knowledge of what causes the interoperability problems in the first place. The time for this assessment is during application design. In this paper, we define problematic architecture interactions using a simple notation with extendable properties. Furthermore, we delineate a multi-phase process for pre-integration analysis that relies on this notation. Through this effort, potential problematic architecture interactions can be illuminated and used to form the initial requirements of an integration architecture.