A great way to get started on this new, FREE, Web-based productivity and collaboration tool Zoho is a very cool-and free-alternative to Microsoft Office. Known as "cloud" computing because it's totally Web-based, Zoho provides 18 different applications to help you write documents, create spreadsheets, send e-mail, and much more. People love it, but what it doesn't offer are extensive help files, so that's where this practical book comes in. Zoho For Dummies shows you how to use Zoho's most widely used applications, including Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects. You'll get thoroughly up to speed on all common tasks and discover enough tips and tricks to get you power-using Zoho in no time. Zoho is a free, Web-based alternative to Microsoft Office launched in 2007; it is considered to be "cloud computing" because it is categorized as Software as a Service (SaaS) and Web-based The book guides you through common tasks and provides tips and tricks to maximize your productivity and minimize hassle Covers Zoho Writer, Zoho Notebook, Zoho Show, Zoho Sheet, Zoho DB, Zoho Mail, Zoho Planner, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Projects Also provides information about sharing content, scheduling, and more Get your head in the clouds with this friendly guide to the exciting new Zoho "cloud" alternative to Microsoft Office.
Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are a smart choice and guide the learner in a friendly and respectful tone. Visually presented with copious screenshots, the focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and quickly take you to exactly what you want to learn. Microsoft Office 2013: Visual QuickStart Guide, written by best-selling author Steve Schwartz, has been extensively rewritten to provide expanded coverage of the core Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, provides in-depth instructions on many of the new features and changes introduced in Office 2013, and offers a thorough introduction to the Office Web Apps. Coverage of each application is jam-packed with information and tips that not only explain HOW to perform a task, but WHY you need this procedure and WHEN it's best to use it. Includes eBook In addition to concise, step-by-step explanations of core tools and tasks, with plenty of helpful screen shots to keep you on track as you work, Microsoft Office 2013 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide includes the eBook. You can download digital versions of this book to load on the mobile device of your choice so that you can continue learning whenever and wherever you are. We provide you with EPUB, PDF, and MOBI eBook formats to ensure that you get the experience that best suits your viewing needs.
& PowerPoint 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to create presentations more easily, illustrate ideas more powerfully, and share it all in any setting, from meeting rooms to the Web. & & Based on a proven, successful series format, this book uses a visual page design with easy-to-read text to teach beginning to intermediate level PowerPoint tasks. & & Troubleshooting guides, & "see also & " referencing, sample projects, and MOS objectives add even more for the ambitious learner. & & Author Steve Johnson is a professional trainer and author of several best-selling books.
How to Use • Office: Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts with a new results-oriented interface • Word: Create great-looking documents faster using themes, styles, and templates • Excel: Use organizing, processing, and presenting tools to create data in Excel • PowerPoint: Create powerful presentations faster using ready-made design templates and themes • Outlook: Use tools for creating and managing your e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks • Publisher: Use task panes to quickly create a brochure or a newsletter without being a designer • SharePoint: Collaborate and share documents and information • Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam • Practice your new skills with the useful workshops inside On the Web This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use a task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Office example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com Includes MCAS Exam Objectives! This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.
n this new and substantially revised edition, Steve continues his pioneering role by including dozens of new examples of a wide range of visual texts - from time maps and exploded diagrams to digital tools like smartphone apps and 'tactile texts'.
Expert instruction on the practical applications of candlestick charting Candlestick charting is more popular than ever before, with a legion of new traders and investors being introduced to the concept by some of today’s hottest investment gurus. Having introduced the candlestick technique to the West through two of his bestselling books, Steve Nison is regarded as a luminary in the field of candlestick charting. In his new venture, The Candlestick Course, Nison explains patterns of varying complexity and tests the reader’s knowledge with quizzes, Q&As, and intensive examples. In accessible and easy-to-understand language, this book offers expert instruction on the practical applications of candlestick charting to give every level of investor a complete understanding of this proven, profitable, and time-tested investing technique. Straightforward answers quickly clarify this easy-to-use charting method. This guide will allow readers to recognize and implement various candlestick patterns and lines in today’s real-world trading environment–giving them a noticeable edge in their trading activities
The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards. Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, The Big Book of Dashboards will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard. In addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts? The expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world. A well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. The Big Book of Dashboards gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.
What you need, when you need it! Need answers quickly? Microsoft Word 2010 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Includes Workshops MCAS Exam Prep More than 500 Essential Word Tasks Inside the Book • Create documents more efficiently using the improved Ribbon interface • Use formatting, editing, reviewing, and publishing tools to create documents in print and online • Create great-looking documents faster using more themes, styles, and templates • Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts • Create customized letters, labels, and envelopes • Use Full Reading view to comfortably read documents on screen • Use SharePoint to collaborate and share documents • Use the Word Web App to view and edit documents in a browser • Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) exam Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts
Twenty teacher-tested lessons are presented with step-by-step instructions for presentation in 45-minute computer lab sessions. The lessons cover word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. Although the lessons cover specific subject matter, teachers can modify them easily to fit their own curriculum needs.
Need answers quickly? Word 2013 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Inside the Book • Create documents more efficiently using the improved Ribbon interface • Use formatting, editing, reviewing, and publishing tools to create documents in print and online • Create great-looking documents faster using document themes, styles, and templates • Organize information and add impact with online clip art, videos, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts • Create customized letters, labels, and envelopes • Use Read Mode view to comfortably read documents on screen • Use SkyDrive and SharePoint to collaborate and share documents • Use the Word Web App to view and edit documents in a browser • Prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam Illustrations with matching steps Tasks are presented on one or two pages Numbered Steps guide you through each task Did You Know? alerts you to tips and techniques See Also points you to related information in the book
Office 2008 for the Mac on Demand Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc. What you need, when you need it! Need answers quickly? Office 2008 for the Mac on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. You will learn how to use all the applications in Office 2008 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, Project Gallery, and Messenger. Inside the Book • Office: Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts • Word: Create great-looking documents, publications, and notebooks using themes, styles, and templates • Excel: Use organizing, processing, and presenting tools to create data, lists, and charts • PowerPoint: Create powerful presentations faster using ready-made design templates and themes • Entourage: Use tools for creating and managing your e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks • Project Center: Gather and manage important Office and non-Office project documents in a convenient centralized place On the Web • Online Workshops • Keyboard shortcuts • Transitional tools • Additional chapters www.perspection.com
The only reference available on Crystal Enterprise written by employees of Crystal Decisions, creator of Crystal Enterprise. Special Edition Using Crystal Enterprise 8.5 provides a comprehensive reference for the enterprise information delivery solution, Crystal Enterprise. This book will help readers understand where and how Crystal Enterprise can be applied to solve business problems. Written as a guide through planning, deploying, administering, and managing an enterprise reporting system based on Crystal Enterprise. Using practical examples of how Crystal Enterprise can be deployed in complex network environments to solve some of the toughest reporting and information delivery challenges. This book focuses on the entire solution that Crystal Enterprise and its supporting suite of report design tools (Crystal Reports and Crystal Analysis Professional) can deliver. This book picks up where standard Crystal Reports books leave off - it focuses on the actual delivery of interactive report content created with Crystal Reports.
Operations Management is all around us and is integral to every industry. Using contemporary and engaging examples this brand new text book brings to life fundamental Operations Management principles and theories that are applicable to both manufacturing and service situations, reflecting the very latest developments in this dynamic field.
How to Use • Create powerful presentations faster using ready-made templates and Smart Tags • Organize information and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts • Make your presentation come alive with custom animations • Add narration, animation, 3-D effects, and movie • Add comments and e-mail your presentation to others for review and collaboration • Deliver your presentation in a meeting room on multiple screens • Use Groove and SharePoint Team Services to collaborate and share documents and information • Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. • Practice your new skills with the useful workshops inside On the Web This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the task. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The PowerPoint example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com. Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software–including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X Panther, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macromedia Flash 8, Macromedia Director MX, and Macromedia Fireworks–and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies. Includes MCAS Exam Objectives! This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com. Chapter 1 Getting Started with PowerPoint 1 Chapter 2 Developing Presentation Content 31 Chapter 3 Designing a Look 73 Chapter 4 Drawing and Modifying Shapes 105 Chapter 5 Inserting Pictures and Multimedia 151 Chapter 6 Inserting Charts and Related Material 189 Chapter 7 Creating a Web Presentation 243 Chapter 8 Finalizing a Presentation and Its Supplements 267 Chapter 9 Preparing a Slide Show 299 Chapter 10 Starting a Slide Show 321 Chapter 11 Reviewing and Securing a Presentation 335 Chapter 12 Working Together on Office Documents 363 Chapter 13 Customizing the Way You Work 391 Chapter 14 Expanding PowerPoint Functionality 401 W Workshops: Putting It All Together 425 New Features 439 Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist 444
Discover how to take advantage of the many new features in SharePoint 2010 SharePoint 2010 is a significant leap forward from the 2007 release, and 'you will find that there are a ton of features built into the platform for you to leverage in your solution development. Because SharePoint is a broad platform that covers a lot, this book also covers quite a bit of ground. As a Wrox Beginning book, the goal of Beginning SharePoint 2010 Development is to get you started with many of the fundamentals so that you can continue on to advanced programming beyond this book. The book's goal is to quickly take you from the basics of SharePoint, to installing and configuring a development environment, and then into how you can develop for SharePoint. The book is heavy on coding exercises, but tries to stick to a common set of .NET patterns to ensure you walk away with understanding the different ways in which you can code for SharePoint. Moving from beginning to advanced means that you can expect the walkthroughs and chapters to become increasingly more complex within each chapter and throughout the book. The walkthroughs have been created to be concise and to guide you through all of the steps you must accomplish to complete a coding task. Beginning SharePoint 2010 Development is aimed at the developer who is new to SharePoint. The book assumes you have some programming experience and a passion to learn how to develop for SharePoint. But this book does not assume that you've programmed against SharePoint before. With regard to your general development background, the two assumptions in this book are that you have some familiarity with Web development, and you have an understanding of .NET programming. With regard to Web development, this book assumes that you understand HTML, and may have an understanding of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language/Extensible Stylesheet Language (XML/XSL), and dynamic languages such as JavaScript. You may have a light understanding of ASP.NET and are looking to apply this knowledge to the SharePoint space. In any case, you have some understanding of the fundamentals of Web and .NET development, and are looking to apply those to the SharePoint space.
If you are wondering which metrics are important, confused about the kind of chart you should add to your dashboards, or want to discover how to find and fix incidents before your customers even know there is a problem; this book can fill those gaps in just a couple of commutes. I'll explain what metrics to start with, and how you can use a simple process to refine your strategy over time to find metrics that are appropriate to your context. This book covers the following web operations monitoring fundamentals: - Incident management - Metric collection - Creating dashboards - Selecting metrics - Choosing chart types - Monitoring metrics to detect problems - Raising alarms and sending alerts
This book & CD focuses on the drumset as it relates to the rest of the rhythm section. Various scenarios are discussed and represented in diagram form, including setups and drum tuning suggestions. Various styles of music, such as medium swing, up-tempo swing, rock, fusion, Latin styles, vocal jazz, and odd time are then studied. Throughout each style of music, the author discusses, from a drummer's perspective, numerous techniques and approaches that apply (for example, left-hand triplet interplay). Soloing, improvisation, chart reading, and ear training are also covered. The CD play-along allows the reader the opportunity to read, listen, and practice what is discussed.
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 provides powerful new tools with which to create, analyze, and share spreadsheet information. Excel 2003 takes advantage of the latest technologies such as XML and Microsoft SharePoint to extend desktop productivity and workspace collaboration over an intranet or the Internet. This book covers these changes, as well as smart tags, which are far more flexible in Excel 2003, and several statistical functions that have been improved to make data analysis easier. Show Me's visual format highlights these usability features for new or upgrading users, especially those upgrading from Office 97 or Office 2000. Though Excel 2003 has the fewest changes of all the Office applications, new and upgrading users will need a resource to quickly get them working with the software. This book's succinct yet complete coverage does just that! Additional features of this book include a "Troubleshooting Guide" to help solve common problems and a "Project Guide" with a listing of real-world projects by feature, as well as a "MOS Exam Guide" with a complete listing of MOS objectives and page numbers to locate the objectives. This feature gives the series a definite advantage over competing visual titles.
For years a distinguished family doctor has quietly and effectively helped his patients prevent or deal with diabetes, heart disease, and other problems through his Health First program, which teaches: Mindfulness about health and diet Budgeting of food types through daily/weekly diet plans A decrease in one's diet of sugar, salt, and fat And the adoption of regular, moderate exercise Dr. Hirsch's Health First program has a wonderful triple bonus for his patients: the prevention or management of disease, weight loss, and wellness. Now, with the publication of this book, Dr. Hirsch has put his proven program, and its beneficial results, directly in your hands. You can say goodbye to the diet fad of the month and say hello to an easy-to-follow program with wonderful, long-lasting results.
The Ultimate Guide to Chart Patterns is your 'cheat sheet' for making technical trading decisions. Learn to spot trends and act on them intelligently. This book has everything you need: *An introduction to chart patterns and why they can take your trading to the next level*21 detailed chart patterns with a historical example for every chart*Exit and entry suggestions*Chart pattern trading tips*An introduction to the powerful Raindrop Chart Patterns from Trendspider.comBuyers and sellers for each trade execution are always equal, it's the price that changes. Every chart tells a visual story of the battle between buyers and sellers at different price levels. Their decisions create patterns that start to show the current path of least resistance. This book is intended to be a road map for seeing the patterns that emerge on charts. Using chart patterns will give you an edge because they'll help you trade in the direction of least resistance, profit from momentum, see the potential for a reversal in price action and create good risk/reward ratios upon entry.This edge will show good levels for entries that allow a stop loss to limit a losing trade, but give enough room for a trailing stop or profit target to create a large winning trade. By finding the best price zones on a chart, you'll be able to execute the best asymmetrical risk trades and be more profitable over time.From Steve Burns of NewTraderU.com: "Over the last several years, I've enjoyed getting to know, and working with Atanas Matov. He has remained one of my most popular guest writers on NewTraderU.com, and his insight on technical indicators, how to identify and trade a trend and his chart pattern knowledge are invaluable to traders worldwide. After the launch of the incredibly successful, Ultimate Price Action Trading Guide, we knew we wanted to team up again. This chart pattern book is our combined effort to bring a clear and concise explanation of chart patterns to help you recognize charts and build pattern recognition."About the Authors: Steve Burns started investing in 1993 and trading his own accounts in 1995. It was love at first trade. A natural teacher with a unique ability to cut through the bull and make complex ideas easy to understand, Steve wrote New Trader Rich Trader and started New TraderU.com in 2011. Since then, Steve and his wife Holly have written 19 books and published 8 eCourses on NewTraderUniversity.com.Follow Steve on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn@SJosephBurnswww.NewTraderU.comwww.NewTraderUniversity.comAtanas Matov a.k.a. Colibri Trader (@priceinaction on Twitter) started his trading career as a retail trader in the early 2000's. After a few years of trading and investing his own funds, he won the KBC stock market challenge and shortly afterwards started working for a leading prop trading house in London. Currently he is trading his own account and trying to help other traders through his trading blog and social media. Major part of Atanas's philosophy is in giving back and helping others achieve their trading goals. In his own words: "Judge your trading success by the things you have given up in order to get where you are now!"Follow Atanas on Twitter @priceinactionwww.colibritrader.com
Twenty teacher-tested lessons are presented with step-by-step instructions for presentation in 45-minute computer lab sessions. The lessons cover word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. Although the lessons cover specific subject matter, teachers can modify them easily to fit their own curriculum needs.
Whether you're a novice or experienced skipper, everything you need to know about sailing is in this ebook. A market leader in sailing guides, the fourth edition of The Complete Sailing Manual is packed with informative text from former British national champion Steve Sleight, and includes a foreword by Olympic gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie. Steve Sleight's expert advice is brought to life with breathtaking action photography and clear illustrations. This invaluable e-guide offers extensive coverage of sailing practice, including foiling catamarans, apparent wind sailing, long-distance cruising, and electronic navigation. From tying knots and boat care to vital equipment, learn all you need to know to become a sailor and boat owner. Further your understanding of the sport and develop your technique with information on the science and physics of sailing a boat. The Complete Sailing Manual also shows you how to become a confident competitor with tips on the etiquette, rules, and techniques of racing a course. Includes essential information, handy diagrams, and step-by-step artwork.
A new and updated edition of the only sailing manual that you will ever need. Whether you’re a seasoned seafarer or just starting out, this fully revised and updated sailing manual is perfect for all levels of experience. Learn how to handle any sailing situation with thorough coverage of all aspects of sailing and boat ownership Inside the pages of this new edition of the go-to guide about sailing and boat maintenance, you’ll discover: • Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of sailing practice written by an expert sailor • Fully updated contents with the latest information and advice, and technological developments • A chapter by chapter approach that functions as a complete tuition course on seamanship • Authoritative text, clear, annotated diagrams, and action photographs • A reliable, instant, and user-friendly handbook for any sailing situation • Foreword by quadruple Olympic gold medalist, Sir Ben Ainslie Former British national champion Steve Sleight offers a wealth of expert advice and guidance in the form of a complete tuition course on seamanship. The Complete Sailing Manual is the ultimate sailing handbook that is packed with engaging essential information and breathtaking action photography. Handy diagrams, step-by-step artwork, and instructions will teach you all the latest sailing techniques. This updated edition features all of the latest developments in sailing including foiling, long-distance cruising, and high-speed apparent-wind sailing and navigation. Explore new developments in sailing equipment such as modern performance systems, electronic navigation, and ways to use alternative energy on board. Explore the latest rules, regulations, and best practices from collision regulations to safety equipment. This essential sailing book is necessary for every keen sailor, from beginner to expert!
Use color to improve your storytelling, deliver critical emotional cues, and add impact to you videos. This book shows you how to analyze color correction problems and solve them- whatever NLE or plugin you use. Experienced editors and colorists in their own right, the authors also include the wisdom of top colorists, directors of photography, and color scientists to deliver this insightful and authoritative presentation of the theory and practice of color correction. The book provides technical insight into how to effectively color correct your video, also delving into how color can impact storytelling and deliver critical emotional cues. The new edition also includes 2 new "Quickstart Tutorials", a new chapter on how color impacts storytelling, information on the impact HD has had on the correcting process, and updated application specifications. The downloadable resources feature new and more robust tutorial media.
What you need, when you need it! Need answers quickly? Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. Includes Workshops MCAS Exam Prep More than 500 Essential PowerPoint Tasks Inside the Book • Create powerful presentations faster using ready-made templates • Organize information in sections and add impact with clip art, SmartArt diagrams, tables, and charts • Make your presentation come alive with custom animations, 3-D effects, and slide transitions • Embed, format, trim, and add text to videos in your presentation • Add comments and email your presentation to others for review • Broadcast your presentation over the Internet in a browser • Use SharePoint to collaborate and share documents • Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) exam Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts
Reduce or eliminate costly downtime Short on teory and long on practice, this book provides examples and case studies, designed to provide maintenance engineers and supervisors with a framework for operational strategies and day-to-day management and training techniques that will keep their equipment running at top efficiency.
Not a data expert? Here’s an engaging and entertaining guide to interpreting and drawing insights from any chart, graph, or other data visualization you’ll encounter. You’re a business professional, not a data scientist. How do you make heads or tails of the data visualizations that come across your desk—let alone make critical business decisions based on the information they’re designed to convey? In The Big Picture, top data visualization consultant Steve Wexler provides the tools for developing the graphical literacy you need to understand the data visualizations that are flooding your inbox—and put that data to use. Packed with the best four-color examples created in Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik, among others, this one-stop resource empowers you to extract the most important information from data visualizations quickly and accurately, act on key insights, solve problems, and make the right decisions for your organization every time.
This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.
From the "Father of Candlesticks"--penetrating new Japanese techniques for forecasting and tracking market prices and improving market timing Steve Nison has done it again. The man who revolutionized technical analysis by introducing Japanese candlestick charting techniques to Western traders is back--this time with a quartet of powerful Japanese techniques never before published or used in the West. Stunningly effective on their own, these new techniques pack an even greater wallop when teamed up with traditional trading, investing, or hedging strategies, and Steve Nison shows you how to do it. Beyond Candlesticks provides step-by-step instructions, detailed charts and graphs, and clear-cut guidance on tracking and analyzing results--everything you need to pick up these sharp new tools and take your place at the cutting edge of technical analysis. Critical praise for Steve Nison's first book . ". destined to become the classic reference on the subject." --Charles Lebeau and David Lucas Technical Trader's Bulletin "I believe Steve Nison's new candlestick book is destined to become one of the truly great books for this time period.. Whether you trade futures, commodities, or equities, day trade or hold positions overnight, this book is a must." --Lee Siegfried Investor's Library, Data Broadcasting Corp. "It is hard to be too effusive about the quality of NiSon's work . this is clearly one of the best investment books ever written in terms of covering a subject with pedagogical ability and writing skill. The organization is impeccable . reading it was a pleasure." --Commodity Traders Consumer Report
The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards. Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, The Big Book of Dashboards will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard. In addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts? The expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world. A well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. The Big Book of Dashboards gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.
Bringing readers and travelers a fascinating but cautionary account of an airport's baggage-handling system, Steve Chart shares the many interesting and at times humorous investigations he undertook as a security consultant to the Airports Company South Africa. In 2007 Steve Chart was appointed with the task of assisting in the reduction of baggage pilferage at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. What Steve soon realized, however, was that in terms of security, the airport wasn't a vessel with a small leakage problem but a boat on the absolute verge of sinking. He discovered a criminal incursion within the South African travel industry, encountering countless cases of corruption, poor management, and no desire to take responsibility. This personal narrative of his investigations serves as a reminder to the public about protecting their luggage, themselves, and their fellow travelers.
Go from zero to sixty deploying and running a Kubernetes cluster on Microsoft Azure! This hands-on practical guide to Microsoft’s Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), a managed container orchestration platform, arms you with the tools and knowledge you need to easily deploy and operate on this complex platform. Take a journey inside Docker containers, container registries, Kubernetes architecture, Kubernetes components, and core Kubectl commands. Drawing on hard-earned experience in the field, the authors provide just enough theory to help you grasp important concepts, teaching the practical straightforward knowledge you need to start running your own AKS cluster. You will dive into topics related to the deployment and operation of AKS, including Rancher for management, security, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, scaling, identity, package management with HELM, and AKS in CI/CD. What You Will Learn Develop core knowledge of Docker containers, registries, and KubernetesGain AKS skills for Microsoft’s fastest growing services in the cloud Understand the pros and cons of deploying and operating AKSDeploy and manage applications on the AKS platform Use AKS within a DevOps CI/CD process Who This Book Is For IT professionals who work with DevOps, the cloud, Docker, networking, storage, Linux, or Windows. Experience with cloud, DevOps, Docker, or application development is helpful.
From the introductory concepts through sophisticated applications—the most thorough, authoritative guide to harnessing the power of Japanese candlesticks The book that introduced traders everywhere how to unleash the awesome power of Japanese Candlestick is now better than ever! Written by the visionary who introduced candlesticks to traders in the West, this new edition of the international bestseller has been fully updated and revised for today’s more competitive and fickle markets. Your complete guide to all things candlesticks, it fills you in on what they are and where they come from, how to read and interpret them and how to use them to anticipate and capitalize on price moves and market changes with a degree of accuracy you never imagined was possible! A rare opportunity to learn about this powerful charting technique from the man who introduced candlesticks to the West and the world’s premiere expert Covers the most important candle patterns and breaks each down into its component parts with crystal clear explanations of what each part indicates Details strategies for combining candlesticks with other technical tools to spot big moves and find optimal exits Delivers expert advice and guidance on how to avoid costly candlesticks mistakes that even seasoned traders can make Shares proven strategies for using candlesticks for hedging and managing investment risk, along with techniques for making candlesticks a valued tool for swing and day trading
This first book in the highly visual new design offers new users a hands-on introduction to Microsoft Office 97 and also serves as an excellent reference for future use ... Each skill is presented on two facing pages, with the step-by-step instructions on the left page, and large screen illustrations on the right"--Preface.
Inside the Big Band Drum Chart is a first of its kind drum method that usestraditional and contemporary arrangements performed by a 17 piece jazzensemble as the vehicle to study beats, musical form, ensemble phrasing, articulation, and interpretation. For each arrangement, there is 'talk through' information explaining how the composition is played as well as transcriptions of key beats and melodic information that connects the 'written drum part' to the music. The 248 page book includes a 2.5 hour audio available online and an hour long video demonstrating every exercise in the text. Also included areanecdotes and interviews with legendary big band drummers and arrangers such as Louie Bellson, Jake Hanna, Phil Wilson, Mark Taylor and Bob Curnow.Includes access to online audio/video
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