This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Illustrator CS4 Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book contains 15 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Illustrator and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn how to create artwork for illustrations, logos, stationery, page layouts, posters, and integrate with Adobe Flash® movies, Adobe InDesign® layouts, and...

This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.Written by Stu Maschwitz, co-founder of the Orphanage (the legendary guerrilla visual effects studio responsible for amazing and award-winning effects in such movies as Sin City, The Day After Tomorrow, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), this book is a must-have for all those budding filmmakers and students who want to produce action movies with visual effects but don't have Hollywood budgets. The Orphanage was created by three twenty-something visual effects veterans who wanted to make their own feature films and discovered they...

The licensing of OpenGL to many leading computer companies, including Microsoft, has made it possible for graphics programmers to learn to write stunning 3D graphics programs using the industry graphics standard on the world's most popular operating system. And OpenGL Programming for Windows 95 and Windows NT is the key to the door of opportunity for those who see the tremendous potential for programmers who can produce high-quality 3D applications on these platforms.Using numerous examples, Microsoft's Visual C++ programming platform, the C++ programming language, and the...

This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.Ask the Right Questions in the Right Ways...And Get the Answers You Need to Succeed!Discover the core questions that every manager needs to master...how to avoid the mistakes business questioners make most often...ten simple rules for asking every question more effectively. Learn how to ask tough questions and take control of tough situations...use questions to promote innovation, drive change, identify hidden problems, and get failing projects back on track.Ask better questions, get better answers, achieve better results!"Required reading...

Effective REST Services via .NET begins by discussing contemporary technologies and laying the groundwork for why REST services are so exciting and useful. It describes how they work and how both client and server-based code can access data using REST services. It details the URL, which is fundamental to accessing REST services. It then provides examples of the use of REST services in both desktop-based and Web-based applications. The second half of the book delves into how to create REST services using existing .NET technologies, including ASP.NET (coupled with IIS 7.0), services hosted by...

The Sun Java System Web Server, formerly Netscape Enterprise/SunONE/iPlanet Web Server is the most widely used secure, scalable web tier platform deployed in large-scale enterprises in the financial, telco, travel, sports, and government industries. This versatile server supports Java EE web technologies as well as popular native scripting technologies such as PHP and Ruby. Sun's Web Server is free for development and deployment and has rock solid reputation for production use at popular Internet sites across the globe such as MLB.com, NYTimes.com and GE.com. The sun Java System Web Server...

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.SAP is the number one enterprise resource planning vendor,  offering several ERP applications that are used by companies worldwide. But SAP is complex and deploying it is complicated -- you have to get it right the first time or risk losing millions in lost markets, wasted IT expenditures, business credibility and more.  This book, written by career SAP business analysts, project managers, and technical consultants, addresses this core problem by walking readers through the business complexities, technical realities, and project management...

When it comes to building professional websites, Dreamweaver CS4 is capable of doing more than any other web design program -- including previous versions of Dreamweaver. But the software's sophisticated features aren't simple. Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual will help you master this program quickly, so you can bring stunning, interactive websites to life. Under the expert guidance of bestselling author and teacher David McFarland, you'll learn how to build professional-looking websites quickly and painlessly. McFarland has loaded the book with over 150 pages of hands-on tutorials to...

MobileMe provides oodles of features, but are you making the most of your $99-per-year membership? MobileMe has become a Swiss-army knife of online services, offering not only a whizzy "push" data syncing service for tracking calendar, contact, and bookmark info on a variety of devices, but also email services, online storage and file sharing, Web hosting, and more. Take Control of MobileMe helps you understand the features and get set up, and then it dives into the details of real-life projects. The 112-page ebook covers syncing - what to expect, what kinds of data besides calendar...

Do you have what it takes to become a game developer? With this hands-on book, you'll learn quickly and easily how to develop computer games with Microsoft's XNA 3.0 framework-not just for your PC, but for Xbox 360 and the Microsoft Zune as well. Written by an experienced university-level game development instructor, Learning XNA 3.0 walks you through the framework in a clear and understandable step-by-step format. Each chapter offers a self-contained lesson with lots of illustrations and annotated examples to help you master key concepts. Once you finish the book, you'll know how to...