Pro Android 4 shows you how to build real-world and fun mobile apps using the new Android SDK 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which unifies Gingerbread for smartphones, Honeycomb for tablets and augments further with Google TV and more. This Android 4 book updates the best selling Pro Android 3 and covers everything from the fundamentals of building apps for embedded devices, smartphones, and tablets to advanced concepts such as custom 3D components, multi-tasking, sensors/augmented reality, better accessories support and much more. Using the tutorials and expert advice, you'll quickly be able to build cool mobile apps and run them on dozens of Android-based smartphones. You'll explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media and sensors. And you'll check out what's new with Android 4, including the improved user interface across all Android platforms, integration with services, and more. After reading this definitive tutorial and reference, you gain the knowledge and experience to create stunning, cutting-edge Android 4 apps that can make you money, while keeping you agile enough to respond to changes in the future.
Pro Android 5 shows you how to build real-world and fun mobile apps using the Android 5 SDK. This book updates the best-selling Pro Android and covers everything from the fundamentals of building apps for smartphones, tablets, and embedded devices to advanced concepts such as custom components, multi-tasking, sensors/augmented reality, better accessories support and much more. Using the tutorials and expert advice, you'll quickly be able to build cool mobile apps and run them on dozens of Android-based smartphones. You'll explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media and sensors. And you'll check out what's new in Android, including the improved user interface across all Android platforms, integration with services, and more. By reading this definitive tutorial and reference, you'll gain the knowledge and experience to create stunning, cutting-edge Android apps that can make you money, while keeping you agile enough to respond to changes in the future.
Android Fragments is a 100-page quick start accelerated guide to learning and quickly using Android fragments. You'll learn how to code for fragments; deal with config changes; code for regular vs. fragmented dialogs; work with preferences and saving state; work with the compatibility library; and handle advanced async tasks and progress dialogs. After reading and using this book, which is based on material from the best-selling Pro Android, you'll be an Android UI savant. At the very least, your apps' user interfaces and event handling will be more competitive and better performing, especially for tablet-optimized UIs and events.
Pro Android 3 starts with the basics, giving you a firm foundation in Android development. It then builds on this foundation to teach you how to build real-world and fun mobile applications using the new Android 3.0 SDK. This book covers advanced concepts in detail including maps, geocoding, services, live folders, drag and drop, touchscreens, and the new Android 3.0 features: fragments and ActionBar. Pro Android 3 is uniquely comprehensive: it covers sensors, text to speech, OpenGL, live widgets, search, and the audio and video APIs. Using the code-heavy tutorials and expert advice, you'll quickly be able to build cool mobile apps and run them on dozens of Android-based smartphones. You'll explore and use the Android APIs, including those for media, sensors, and long-running services. And you'll check out what's new with Android 3.0, including the improved UI across all Android platforms, drag and drop, fragment dialogs, and more, giving you the knowledge to create stunning, cutting-edge apps, while keeping you agile enough to respond to changes in the future.
This handbook reveals those aspects of hacking least understood by network administrators. It analyzes subjects through a hacking/security dichotomy that details hacking maneuvers and defenses in the same context. Chapters are organized around specific components and tasks, providing theoretical background that prepares network defenders for the always-changing tools and techniques of intruders. Part I introduces programming, protocol, and attack concepts. Part II addresses subject areas (protocols, services, technologies, etc.) that may be vulnerable. Part III details consolidation activities that hackers may use following penetration.
Complete Coverage of OpenGL® 4.5—the Latest Version (Includes 4.5, 4.4, SPIR-V, and Extensions) The latest version of today’s leading worldwide standard for computer graphics, OpenGL 4.5 delivers significant improvements in application efficiency, flexibility, and performance. OpenGL 4.5 is an exceptionally mature and robust platform for programming high-quality computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, color images, and shaders. OpenGL® Programming Guide, Ninth Edition, presents definitive, comprehensive information on OpenGL 4.5, 4.4, SPIR-V, OpenGL extensions, and the OpenGL Shading Language. It will serve you for as long as you write or maintain OpenGL code. This edition of the best-selling “Red Book” fully integrates shader techniques alongside classic, function-centric approaches, and contains extensive code examples that demonstrate modern techniques. Starting with the fundamentals, its wide-ranging coverage includes drawing, color, pixels, fragments, transformations, textures, framebuffers, light and shadow, and memory techniques for advanced rendering and nongraphical applications. It also offers discussions of all shader stages, including thorough explorations of tessellation, geometric, and compute shaders. New coverage in this edition includes Thorough coverage of OpenGL 4.5 Direct State Access (DSA), which overhauls the OpenGL programming model and how applications access objects Deeper discussions and more examples of shader functionality and GPU processing, reflecting industry trends to move functionality onto graphics processors Demonstrations and examples of key features based on community feedback and suggestions Updated appendixes covering the latest OpenGL libraries, related APIs, functions, variables, formats, and debugging and profiling techniques
Android continues to be one of the leading mobile OS and development platforms driving today's mobile innovations and the apps ecosystem. Android appears complex, but offers a variety of organized development kits to those coming into Android with differing programming language skill sets. Android Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition offers more than 100 down-to-earth code recipes, and guides you step-by-step through a wide range of useful topics using complete and real-world working code examples. It's updated to include the Jelly Bean Android SDK as well as earlier releases. Instead of abstract descriptions of complex concepts, in Android Recipes, you'll find live code examples. When you start a new project, you can consider copying and pasting the code and configuration files from this book, then modifying them for your own customization needs. Crammed with insightful instruction and helpful examples, this second edition of Android Recipes is your guide to writing apps for one of today’s hottest mobile platforms. It offers pragmatic advice that will help you get the job done quickly and well. This can save you a great deal of work over creating a project from scratch!
The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP Security Firewall exam, including: ASA interfaces, IP connectivity, ASA management, Recording ASA activity, Address translation, Access control, Proxy services, Traffic inspection and handling, Transparent firewall mode, Virtual firewalls, High availability, and ASA service modules"--Page 4 of cover
Ideal for microbiology/science majors The third edition of Microbiology provides in-depth coverage of the science of microscopic organisms. Providing a balanced presentation of foundational concepts, real-world applications, and current research and experimentation, this comprehensive textbook facilitates a thorough understanding of the scope, nature, and complexity of microbiology. The text approaches the subject within the context of exploration and experimentation, integrating a wealth of classroom-tested pedagogical features. The material is organized around the three pillars of physiology, ecology and genetics — helping students appreciate the interconnected and dynamic nature of microbiology as they explore individual microbes and the relation between different types of microbes, other organisms, and the environment. Detailed yet accessible chapters illustrate how an experiment proceeds, explain how microbes replicate, clarify the flow of concept processes, and summarize key points. Challenging end-of-chapter questions both test students' understanding of the material and strengthen critical thinking skills. This new edition contains up-to-date coverage of topics including DNA replication and gene expression, viral pathogenesis, microbial biotechnology, adaptive immunity, the control of infectious diseases, the microbiology of food and water, and integrated coverage of COVID-19.
Trust the best selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. � Master Cisco CCNP Security FIREWALL exam topics � Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes � Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks � Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD-ROM CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide, focuses specifically on the objectives for the CCNP Security FIREWALL exam. Expert networking consultants Dave Hucaby, Dave Garneau, and Anthony Sequeira share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics. The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most. Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time. The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP Security FIREWALL exam, including: ASA interfaces IP connectivity ASA management Recording ASA activity Address translation Access control Proxy services Traffic inspection and handling Transparent firewall mode Virtual firewalls High availability ASA service modules CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining. The print edition of the CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide contains a free, complete practice exam. Also available from Cisco Press for Cisco CCNP Security study is the CCNP Security FIREWALL 642-618 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with enhanced Pearson IT Certification Practice Test. This integrated learning package: � Allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams � Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions � Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions � Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most
Includes Complete Coverage of the OpenGL® Shading Language! Today’s OpenGL software interface enables programmers to produce extraordinarily high-quality computer-generated images and interactive applications using 2D and 3D objects, color images, and programmable shaders. OpenGL® Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL®, Version 4.3, Eighth Edition, has been almost completely rewritten and provides definitive, comprehensive information on OpenGL and the OpenGL Shading Language. This edition of the best-selling “Red Book” describes the features through OpenGL version 4.3. It also includes updated information and techniques formerly covered in OpenGL® Shading Language (the “Orange Book”). For the first time, this guide completely integrates shader techniques, alongside classic, functioncentric techniques. Extensive new text and code are presented, demonstrating the latest in OpenGL programming techniques. OpenGL® Programming Guide, Eighth Edition, provides clear explanations of OpenGL functionality and techniques, including processing geometric objects with vertex, tessellation, and geometry shaders using geometric transformations and viewing matrices; working with pixels and texture maps through fragment shaders; and advanced data techniques using framebuffer objects and compute shaders. New OpenGL features covered in this edition include Best practices and sample code for taking full advantage of shaders and the entire shading pipeline (including geometry and tessellation shaders) Integration of general computation into the rendering pipeline via compute shaders Techniques for binding multiple shader programs at once during application execution Latest GLSL features for doing advanced shading techniques Additional new techniques for optimizing graphics program performance
From the leading publisher of Android books, Apress’ Expert Android gives you advanced techniques for customizing views, controls, and layouts. You’ll learn to develop apps in record time using JSON, Advanced Form Processing, and the BaaS (Backend As A Service) platform Parse. The book also includes extensive coverage on OpenGL, Search, and Telephony. With these advanced and time saving technologies you’ll be able to release compelling mobile applications in Google Play and the Amazon Appstore at a rapid pace. In Expert Android, you’ll learn to: Borrow, reuse, or build custom Android UI components Create 3D experiences using OpenGL ES 2.0 Write collaborative applications in the Parse cloud and communicate with your app user community through Parse Push Technology Reduce the time-to-market while creating rock solid apps for multiple devices Whether you are an individual or enterprise developer, in Expert Android you’ll find the advanced techniques and practices to take your mobile apps to the next level. Regardless of the Android release, this book serves as your definitive, capstone reference for your Apress Android experience. What you’ll learn How to deliver impactful Apps cheaper, better, and faster. How to develop for multiple devices and manage fragmentation in Android How to use Parse cloud for Storage, Collaborative Social Apps, and Push notifications How to create Custom Views, Controls, and Layouts How to create 3D experience with OpenGL ES 2.0 How to achieve speed to market through JSON, Form processing, and Parse How to eliminate memory leaks and poor-performing code Who this book is for This book is for advanced Android app developers who have read/used Pro Android already by the very same authors that bring you Expert Android. Table of Contents01. Custom Views 02. Compound Views 03. Custom Layouts 04. Using JSON for On-Device Persistence 05. Programming for multiple devices 06. Advanced Form Processing for Android 07. Using the Telephony API 08. Advanced Debugging and Analysis 09. Programming in OpenGL ES 2.0 for Android 10. Android Search User Experience 11. Android Search Providers 12. Android Search Custom Providers 13. Cloud storage for Applications: Parse.com 14. Enhancing Parse with Parcelables 15. Using Push Notifications with Parse
Android Fragments is a 100-page quick start accelerated guide to learning and quickly using Android fragments. You'll learn how to code for fragments; deal with config changes; code for regular vs. fragmented dialogs; work with preferences and saving state; work with the compatibility library; and handle advanced async tasks and progress dialogs. After reading and using this book, which is based on material from the best-selling Pro Android, you'll be an Android UI savant. At the very least, your apps' user interfaces and event handling will be more competitive and better performing, especially for tablet-optimized UIs and events.
Legends Untold is a collection of nine terrifying untold tales by up and coming authors. These legends are being spoken for the first time, but perhaps they shouldn't be: Inedible Darling by E Albert Branstrom An undertaker tries to give his offspring to a traveling circus sideshow with disastrous results. Paddocks Cove by Douglas J. Moore The Public Relations officer of the Paddocks Cove police would like to explain what happened last night and hopes it will amuse. The Uncanny Deaths of Nathan MacLeod by Edmund Siderius Do ghosts envy the living? If they do, beware. Doors by Eric Styles There is evil waiting behind the most innocent of doors. Beware, keep your family away, and stay safe from that old house missing all of its doors. The Hanged Man by Richard Eline A retiring police detective finds a man hung by his heels in an abandoned building. This was more than murder but how much more. The questions remain to this day. Circus Extravagansis by Dave Fragments Four earthling runaway teens become involved in the internal politics of the largest traveling circus in space and one by one, they find the quintessence of circus life. The Walking Man by Chris Stevens There used to be hitchhikers on the back roads. Stop at your own risk. They're kindly souls but don't ever cross them. Into The Night by Rick McQuiston You can't drive fast enough to stay alive on this road. The Wrecker Man by George Pastore Let's go camping in the middle of nowhere. It'll be fun for all involved, including that big red tow truck with the ghostly driver come to take his due.
Aira-An out-of-work writer is sent a picture of a woman so lovely, so enchanting, so deadly, that he cannot resist her charms. Dolly-An old doll unexpectedly begins to talk. What does it want in exchange for eternal beauty and eye-popping wealth? The Color of Sin-How great is the temptation to put it all on the rack, the one shot, does the ball drop or does it not? What are the stakes? The Demon Next Door-Midnight snacks are bad for you, especially when the demon from the apartment next door is raiding your refrigerator. Hang on to your jams, jellies, and soul. Tempting Bloody Mary-Just wait until it's dark, turn out the lights, and then call her, call Bloody Mary and see what happens. Aren't you tempted? Seafarer's Lamp-This lighthouse hides a sin and secret so terrible that only the dead may know and understand. The White Squirrel-A true hunter's nightmare-the trophy squirrel and his psychopathic friends. The Hawk-Observe if you dare, the sarcophagus of a dead queen and the black Horus, the hawk of life and death, guarding it. The Adventures of Billy Shane-A Sheriff discovers a Magus trying to harness the life force of all living creatures on the planet. Can he stop it?
Go beyond the obvious and explore the secrets behind ASP.NET with this comprehensive guide. Leading authorities in the field expose the hidden functionality within the ASP.NET model, revealing everything from Web controls and screen scraping to configuration and versioning techniques. These expert tips and tricks will help you gain the skills you need to quickly develop your own practical ASP.NET applications. The Insider's Guide to: * Uploading Multiple Files from a Single Page (see Chapter 5) * Double-Checking Client-Side Validation (see Chapter 9) * Nesting User Controls (see Chapter 10) * Using the Code-Behind Model with Notepad (see Chapter 12) * Supporting Specific .NET Framework Versions (see Chapter 13) * Debugging a SQL Server Stored Procedure from Visual Studio .NET (see Chapter 14) * Streaming Attachments (see Chapter 18) * Screen Scraping Using WSDL Documents and Proxy Classes (see Chapter 30) * Integrating Mobile Emulators with Visual Studio .NET (see Chapter 33)
A small collection of poetry divided in three parts, each part venturing on different aspects of life. Through growth, relationships, personal struggles, and religion, Fragments of Life takes the aspects of a humans journey and expresses it through reflection and a mutual understanding through all of our experiences.
The Dead and the Not So Dead is a collection of short stories and poems where death is trivial. Eleven new authors explain what it means to be dead and not so dead. My Queen by John Di Rosa A poem of longing for a dearly departed queen Out! by George Pastore Strange, Monica went into her closet today a frumpy, tired housewife but when Monica comes out she will be all brand new and horrifically dead. Fifty-Seventh Floor by Philip Roberts Something half-alive and unknown survives on the 57th floor and Thomas, caregiver and lifetaker of those on the 56th floor doesn't know what it is or why it exists But he's going to meet it and embrace it. The Southern Terror by Jack Faber A solitary survivor wanders down from the north to find survivors of the disease that turned the living into animate death. In a world bereft of even the tiniest signs of human life, he finds what might be the nails in civilization's coldest and loneliest coffin. Shadows of the Dead by Richard Eline Beware of the imperfect. The dead do not like the imperfect. A photographer has his regrets about the one picture that isn't perfect. Doctoring Folklore by Matt Athanasiou The tribes have their legends to save their sick bodies but what happens when a doctor tries to change their minds. How does he change a legend? Sir Marty by Paul Patrick Black Once again, it is the White Knight against the Black Knight and although they meet on the field, just where is that field. Is it perhaps in the kingdom of the mind? The First Vampire's Curse by Dave Fragments A young policeman discovers vampires running drugs and in order to stop them, he must embrace the First Vampire's Curse to become the chief of all organized crime in a Steampunk-like city. Die by Chris Stevens What happens if the dead do not die but remain alive to confront the living, to take revenge on those responsible for their condition? Don't ask. You might not like the answer. The Mindless by Edmund Siderius The Kingdom of Ignace lives by killing zombies and protecting its warriors with a drug that prevents the disease from infecting their bodies. But no kingdom lasts forever and Ignace, one day will fall to the sin of arrogance, the lust for power, and the need to be free once again. The Prejudice of War by Eric Styles A search and destroy mission in Vietnam that embraces war in all of its glory: ambush, killing, and yes, zombies. The dead do walk the earth at night.
Solve all your networking problems and improve overall performance using this detailed guide to ATM and IP technologies. You’ll get full coverage of circuits, multiplexing, switching, frame relay, bridging, routing, signaling, and much more. This practical guide also covers ATM hardware, software, and high-layer protocols.
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