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Visual Basic 6 Win32 API Tutorial
Authors: Jason Bock, Jason Block
Venue:  (1998)

:What is the Subject Area?Win32 API calls from Visual Basic 6 - allowing the VB programmer to access the powerful repertoire of API calls available when programming in Windows. Visual Basic does an excellent job of letting developers build sophisticated Windows applications in a relatively short amount of time. This allows one to quickly build prototypes for end-users to evaluate and test, which can accelerate the development cycle. However, this ease of use does have its disadvantages. By shielding the programmer from the low-level Win32 calls, s/he may not be able to optimize certain functions and/or perform some tasks that the users have requested. Unless a programmer has started his/her career developing Windows applications in a lower level language like C or Pascal, they may be unfamiliar with the API calls that can be made to the OS. This can lead to frustration or confusion in using an API procedure that may behave unexpectedly. Currently, there exist a number of references, both on the Internet and in printed form, that have documented virtually all of the Win32 API calls that can be made. While most of them do an fine job in explaining what the calls do, there are relatively few books that show clear, step-by-step examples that can be applied to business development. This book will address the newcomer to VB who is just starting to learn how to code within the environment, and give them clear explanations to the Win32 calls within a project application. What's Great About this Book?Makes API programming accessible and understandable to Visual Basic programmers Starts from the ground up - no previous experience of Windows programming required Gives great practical examples of the key API calls in a structured tutorial format Enables readers to then explore and exploit the vast range of API calls on their own Who is this Book for?Visual Basic programmers who have some experience programming with Visual Basic, who now want to exploit the resources of the Windows environment. Since the primary focus of the book is on the Win32 API, the reader should be able to use either VB4 32-bit or VB6, except for the sections on callbacks (only VB6 can be used in these areas). Also, the calls will be limited to 32 bit calls - no 16 bit calls will be addressed. The author will handle any knowledge of building components to encapsulate API functionality - it will not be a requirement of the reader to understand COM at any level. All component examples will be specified in full for the reader to keep the emphasis on the API calls. Who is the Author?Jason Bock has been a professional programmer in Visual Basic for the last seven years. He has specialised in Enterprise programming and the design issues that arise from working with VB and COM. Jason has been using the API all through his working career.
Inside Direct3d with Cdrom
Authors: Peter J. Kovach, Jeffrey Richter
Venue:  (1999)

:Kovach provides an ideal tutorial to the Direct3D APIs and shows how to use them in real gaming applications, with an emphasis on best performance practices. The author shows how to add 3D effects to any application's UI quickly, and demonstrates how to get great performance and impact from the investment.
Data Structures and Algorithms
Authors: Robert Lafore, Mitchell Waite
Venue:  (1998)

:Not filled with with obtuse mathematics and difficult proofs, MWSS:Data Structures and Algorithms in Java removes the mystique from DS&A. It does this in two ways. First, the text is written in a straightforward style, making it accessible to anyone. Second, unique new Java demonstration programs, called "Workshop Applets," are provided with the book. These Workshop Applets provide interactive "moving pictures" which the user can control and modify by pressing buttons. The book's text describes specific operations the user can carry out with these Workshop Applets, and the applets then reveal the inner workings of an algorithm or data structure.This book is perfectly timed to ride the wave of universities who are switching to Java for introductory programming courses, in which data structures and algorithms are key topic areas,Written by the bestselling author, Robert Lafore.The CD-ROM contains "Workshop Applets"-- Java demo programs that run on a web browser to introduce complex topics in an intuitively obvious way.
Oracle Application Server Web Toolkit Reference, 1st edition
Authors: Rich Niemic, Joseph C. Trezzo, Bradley D. Brown
Venue:  (1998)

:The perfect complement to "Oracle Press Web Application Server Handbook", this "Tips and Techniques" manual provides specific examples to build DBA skill sets. The book gives helpful hints and useful information for Web application developers in Oracle RDBMS environments.
The Soul of Cyberspace
Authors: Jeff P. Zaleski
Venue:  (2002)

:The Soul of Cyberspace, in a pioneering journey through religion's newest, strangest, and most exhilarating frontier, reveals the new technological face of religion and explores the fascinating challenges posed by our colonization of cyberspace. Taking readers on a tour of electronic faith - to websites established by Baptists and Buddhists, Mormons and Muslims, to virtual congregations and Internet chaplaincies, cybermissionaries and virtual monasteries - Zaleski introduces us to the trailblazing believers and the cautious faithful of cyberspace. He explores the profound questions raised by cyberspace: Will cyberchurches make ministers obsolete? Will the communities of church, temple, and mosque vanish? Can religious rituals take place on PC screens, and can sacred space be found in the midst of cyberspace's distractions and noise? Can we locate divinity - even electronic "deities" - in the folds of cyberspace? In conversations with the new metaphysicians and critics of cyberspace - John Perry Barlow, Jaron Lanier, Mark Pesce, and others - Zaleski reveals how technology is changing our visions of spirituality, worship, and the sacred. 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
Understanding the global semantics of referential actions using logic rules
Authors: Wolfgang May, Bertram Ludäscher
Venue: ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS) (2002)

Referential actions are specialized triggers for automatically maintaining referential integrity in databases. While the local effects of referential actions can be grasped easily, it is far from obvious what the global semantics of a set of interacting referential actions should be. In particular, when using procedural execution models, ambiguities due to the execution ordering can occur. No global, declarative semantics of referential actions has yet been defined.We show that the well-known logic programming semantics provide a natural global semantics of referential actions that is based on their local characterization: To capture the global meaning of a set RA of referential actions, we first define their abstract (but non-constructive) intended semantics. Next, we formalize RA as a logic program PRA. The declarative, logic programming semantics of PRA then provide the constructive, global semantics of the referential actions. So, we do not define a semantics for referential actions, but we show that there exists a unique natural semantics if one is ready to accept (i) the intuitive local semantics of local referential actions, (ii) the formalization of those and of the local "effect-propagating" rules, and (iii) the well-founded or stable model semantics from logic programming as "reasonable" global semantics for local rules.We first focus on the subset of referential actions for deletions only. We prove the equivalence of the logic programming semantics and the abstract semantics via a game-theoretic characterization, which provides additional insight into the meaning of interacting referential actions. In this case a unique maximal admissible solution exists, computable by a ptime algorithm.Second, we investigate the general case---including modifications. We show that in this case there can be multiple maximal admissible subsets and that all maximal admissible subsets can be characterized as 3-valued stable models of PRA. We show that for a given set of user requests, in the presence of referential actions of the form ON UPDATE CASCADE, the admissibility check and the computation of the subsequent database state, and (for non-admissible updates) the derivation of debugging hints all are in ptime. Thus, full referential actions can be implemented efficiently.
Instant AutoCAD: Essentials Using AutoCAD 2002
Authors: Stephen J. Ethier, Christine A. Ethier
Venue:  (2002)

:This book provides users with an introduction to 2-dimensional drawing using AutoCAD®. The light-hearted tone of the book makes it enjoyable and easy to use as a self-paced learning tool. The integrated CD-ROM provides exercises, templates, and symbol libraries to help users in practicing the skills presented in the book and in completing useful drawings. A user-friendly, instructional framework includes lists of key ideas found in the coming chapter; stylized print to emphasize key concepts; hundreds of visual aids to clarify discussions; tip boxes that offer useful insights into the program; and clear, concise command sequences. Chapter topics cover modifying, viewing, text, dimensions, hatching, plotting, advanced creation and editing, and symbol creation and application. For anyone who wants to learn AutoCAD.
Using Visual Basic
Authors: Mike McKelvy
Venue:  (1995)

:This easy-to-use tutorial is the perfect book for beginning programmers. Covering all the fundamentals, the author bypasses the history of Visual Basic and other unnecessary concepts, and focuses on what users need to know to program with success.Relates sample programs to real tasks the new programmer might need to programFind the Bug exercises and review questions and answers in each chapter to aid in learningTips, Notes, Cautions, and Troubleshooting sections help users avoid pitfalls
Motion Graphics Essentials: After Effects with Premiere
Authors: Harry Mott, Antony Bolante
Venue:  (2002)

:UntitledPart tutorial, part inspirational resource, Motion Graphics Essentials is the must-have guidebook for those who want to create visual magic for film, video, multimedia, or the Web. If you're a professional who uses Adobe Premiere or After Effects, this book is full of great ideas to inspire youand the practical steps you need to take to turn them into animated reality.Like the other books in the Adobe Press Essentials series, Motion Graphics Essentials takes a cookbook-style approach. Professional video and film designers share the step-by-step recipes behind real-world studio projects. Taken together, the full-color examples that make up this book provide a treasure trove of tips, techniques, and insights into using Premiere and After Effects (with Photoshop and Illustrator) as professional tools and a means of artistic expression.
UNIX for Dummies Quick Reference, 4th edition
Authors: Margaret Levine Young, Applbaum, John R. Levine
Venue:  (1998)

:Get instant access to the UNIX commands and functions you need with this fast and friendly reference guide to all things UNIX. UNIX For Dummies Quick Reference, 4th Edition, clues you in to the most popular and essential parts of UNIX: X Windows managers, text editors, sending and receiving electronic mail, and networking. Starting with the UNIX shell and moving steadily deeper inside the UNIX environment, UNIX For Dummies Quick Reference, 4th Edition, cuts to the chase with clear, concise answers to all your UNIX questions. From the basics of entering commands, organizing files and directories, and determining which shell you're using, this valuable little reference book steers you in the right direction. More than 100 basic UNIX commands are alphabetically sorted for easy lookups, and advanced topics on X Windows managers, text editors, and online components are all just a few pages away. Why bother with the hassles of sorting through thousands of pages of text when the answers you need are all right here, tucked inside a lay-flat binding that lets you keep your book open to the page you're reading. Could using a UNIX reference be any easier?
Configuring Cisco Voice over IP
Authors: Elliot Lewis
Venue:  (1999)

From the Book:Cisco's internetworking products have revolutionized the way the world does business. Literally, Cisco gateways, routers and switches form the backbone of the Internet, through which billions of dollars of commerce flows daily. As dramatic as the changes over the last few years have been, they are only the beginning. Perhaps the most dynamic event in the short history of internetworking is about to occur: The convergence of voice and data technologies into a unified transport model. The transition from traditional PBX voice solutions to voice-over-IP solutions will accelerate exponentially as Cisco launches its new family of voice-over solutions. Lt. l Solutions provides our clients with a full suite of network consulting services that support their mission critical applications. Our proprietary structured methodology allows us to deliver our expertise to service providers as well as enterprise customers. For most of our clients, the ability to leverage their network to carry voice, video and integrated data will be a pre-requisite to competing successfully, regardless of the industry. Configuring CISCO Voice Over IP is an excellent guide to the topic and should be a core reference for anyone attempting to install, configure and maintain Cisco voice over products. It provides a fundamental understanding of the technology and products involved but most importantly, it offers real-world examples to better illustrate actual configuration scenarios.
A Polynomial Approximation Algorithm for the Minimum Fill-In Problem
Authors: Assaf Natanzon, Ron Shamir, Roded Sharan
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2000)

In the minimum fill-in problem, one wishes to find a set of edges of smallest size, whose addition to a given graph will make it chordal. The problem has important applications in numerical algebra and has been studied intensively since the 1970s. We give the first polynomial approximation algorithm for the problem. Our algorithm constructs a triangulation whose size is at most eight times the optimum size squared. The algorithm builds on the recent parameterized algorithm of Kaplan, Shamir, and Tarjan for the same problem.For bounded degree graphs we give a polynomial approximation algorithm with a polylogarithmic approximation ratio. We also improve the parameterized algorithm.
Performance estimation of embedded software with instruction cache modeling
Authors: Yau-Tsun Steven Li, Sharad Malik, Andrew Wolfe
Venue: Readings in hardware/software co-design (2001)

Embedded systems generally interact in some way with the outside world. This may involve measuring sensors and controlling actuators, communicating with other systems, or interacting with users. These functions impose real-time constraints on system design. Verification of these specifications requires computing an upper bound on the worst-case execution time (WCET) of a hardware/software system. Furthermore, it is critical to derive a tight upper bound on WCET in order to make efficient use of system resources. The problem of bounding WCET is particularly difficult on modern processors. These processors use cache-based memory systems that vary memory access time based on the dynamic memory access pattern of the program. This must be accurately modeled in order to tightly bound WCET. Several analysis methods have been proposed to bound WCET on processors with instruction caches. Existing approaches either search all possible program paths, an intractable problem, or they use highly pessimistic assumptions to limit the search space. In this paper we represent a more effective way of modeling instruction cache activity and computing a tight bound on WCET. The method uses an integer linear programming formulation and does not require explicit enumeration of program paths. The method is implanted in the program Cinderella and we present some experimental results of this implementation.
Application Development: Managing the Project's Life Cycle
Authors: Mark Hoffman, Ted Beaumont
Venue:  (1997)

:This book focuses on a world where not every program gets into production without a bug, the scope of the projects changes with the wind, projects run overtime and over budget, and users that could care less about the new application being forced on them by MIS. It includes charts, worksheets, and checklists that will help you manage your projects. It also includes a diskette and a project management program that runs on the AS/400.
The Advantage Series: PowerPoint 2002- Brief, 1 edition
Authors: Sarah E. Hutchinson-Clifford, Glen Coulthard
Venue:  (2001)

The Advantage Series presents the Feature-Method-Practice approach to computer software applications to today's technology and business students. This series implements an efficient and effective learning model, which enhances critical thinking skills and provides students and faculty with complete application coverage.Table of contentsChapter 1: Creating a PresentationChapter 2: Modifying and Running PresentationsChapter 3: Adding Graphics
Unofficial Nintendo 64 Ultimate Strategy Guide, 2nd edition
Authors: Bart G. Farkas, Shane Mooney
Venue:  (1998)

:Nintendo 64 games dominate the console best-seller lists. With more than 4 million Nintendo 64 owners in the US and a limited number of games available, each game that comes out has enormous sell-through. Sybex provides full coverage of the hottest N64 games, including GoldenEye 007, Aero Fighters Assault, Body Harvest, Castlevania 64, Duke Nukem 64, Extreme G, F-1 Pole Position, Joust Epic, Mace: The Dark Age, Mission: Impossible, and more! Gamers get all this at a low price that is guaranteed to sell.
Microsoft Outlook 2000 at a Glance, 1st edition
Authors: Stephen L. Nelson, Stephen Lawrence
Venue:  (1999)

:Here's the fast, visual way to solve problems and get work done with the latest version of Microsoft's popular desktop information management program. Microsoft Outlook 2000 At a Glance lets you focus on a particular task and shows you, with clear, numbered steps, the easiest way to get it done.
A low power normalized-LMS decision feedback equalizer for a wireless packet modem
Authors: David Garrett, Chris Nicol, Andrew Blanksby, Chris Howland
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 international symposium on Low power electronics and design (2002)

This paper presents a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) for a high-speed packet modem utilizing the normalized least mean squared (NLMS) tap update algorithm. The equalizer supports up to 43.2 Mbps uncoded data over a wireless channel with a 10% training preamble (48 Mbps with no training). In this work the rapid convergence of the NLMS algorithm is combined a technique for early termination of the tap training process to yield a low power DFE implementation. The low power techniques result in a 43% power reduction over a baseline design. Furthermore, low power synthesis techniques result in an additional 30% power savings on top of the algorithmic power savings.
Canopen: Implementation Made Simple, 1st edition
Authors: Mohammad Farsi, Manuel Bernardo Barbosa
Venue:  (1999)

:Fieldbus technology has long been recognised as the future in industrial control applications. CAN (Controller Area Network) and CANopen represent one of the most prominent fieldbus systems on the market. This book describes the application of CAN and the CANopen protocol, detailing communication technology at the shop floor level. It is based on the authors' work in compliance with the latest specifications from the European CAN in Automation group.
ASP.NET Website Programming: Problem - Design - Solution, 1st edition
Authors: Marco Bellinaso, Kevin Hoffman
Venue:  (2002)

:This book is for developers who:Use ASP.NET and C# Use Visual Studio .NET Professional or above, or Visual C# .NET Standard Want to build content-based websites
RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications, 1st edition
Authors: Ulrich L. Rohde, David P. Newkirk
Venue:  (2000)

:With wireless technology rapidly exploding, there is a growing need for circuit design information specific to wireless applications. Presenting a single-source guidebook to this dynamic area, industry expert Ulrich Rohde and writer David Newkirk provide researchers and engineers with a complete set of modeling, design, and implementation tools for tackling even the newest IC technologies. They emphasize practical design solutions for high-performance devices and circuitry, incorporating ample examples of novel and clever circuits from high-profile companies. They also provide excellent appendices containing working models and CAD-based applications. RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications offers: Introduction to wireless systems and modulation typesA systematic approach that differentiates between designing for battery-operated devices and base-station designA comprehensive introduction to semiconductor technologies, from bipolar transistors to CMOS to GaAs MESFETsClear guidelines for obtaining the best performance in discrete and integrated amplifier designDetailed analysis of available mixer circuits applicable to the wireless frequency rangeIn-depth explanations of oscillator circuits, including microwave oscillators and ceramic-resonator-based oscillators.A thorough evaluation of all components of wireless synthesizers.
Perturbation Analysis of Hamiltonian Schur and Block-Schur Forms
Authors: M. Konstantinov, V. Mehrmann, P. Petkov
Venue: SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications (2001)

In this paper we present a complete perturbation analysis for the Hamiltonian Schur form of a Hamiltonian matrix under similarity transformations with unitary symplectic matrices. Both linear asymptotic and nonlinear perturbation bounds are presented. The same analysis is also carried out for two less condensed block-Schur forms. It suggests that the block forms are less sensitive to perturbations. The analysis is based on the technique of splitting operators and Lyapunov majorants as well as on a representation of the symplectic unitary group which is convenient for perturbation analysis of condensed forms. As a corollary, a perturbation bound for the stable invariant subspace of Hamiltonian matrices is obtained. Finally, given an ${\varepsilon}$-perturbation in the initial Hamiltonian matrix, the perturbations in the Hamiltonian Schur form, and the unitary symplectic basis are constructed in the form of a power series expansion in ${\varepsilon}$.