Utilities category: 98 books

If you want to make cross-platform games without the hassle and dangers of writing platform-specific code, or If you are a game programmer who may have some experience with Java and you want to learn everything you need to know about Libgdx to produce awesome work, this is the book for you. To take full...

Type 120 words per minute and have fun doing it with TextExpander!Join Mac expert Michael E. Cohen as he helps you enjoy the power of TextExpander 5, the award-winning text expansion utility from Smile.With Michael's guidance, you'll learn how to create "snippets" of text (like your...

This instructive book takes you step by step through ways to track, merge, and manage both open source and commercial software projects with Mercurial, using Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and other systems. Mercurial is the easiest system to learn when it comes to distributed revision control....

Providing background on the “when and why” of the topic, then diving into practical, instruction-based examples called “recipes”, where each recipe will explain how to address a given challenge in enterprise integration.If you are an architect or Java developer, keen on building solutions to...

All Make Jumpstart books provide a quick way for readers to "jumpstart" their knowledge of a certain topic.In 50 intense pages, Jumpstarting JavaScript shows makers how to install the Node.js environment on a Raspberry Pi, how to use Node.js to turn their Raspberry Pi into a self-contained web server, and how to get that web server to send a tweet.

This textbook is specially written keeping in mind the requirements of plant and building industry. Real-world plant and building models have been carefully selected to discuss the tools and concepts in the tutorials of every chapter. You will be able to find various similarities between the models...

Work faster, increase your efficiency, and have more fun with automation! Looking for ways to work smarter and faster with your Mac? In this updated and expanded edition of his popular guide to Mac automation, Joe Kissell shows how anyone, at any level of experience, can save time and effort,...

The OneNote 2016: Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running quickly with the Microsoft’s premier note-taking application - Microsoft OneNote.  This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic OneNote topics and moving on to more advanced features of the application,...

This is a Packt Mini in a tutorial format that provides multiple examples on Identity Management using OpenAM 10.x. Open Source Identity Management Patterns and Practices Using OpenAM 10.x is great for developers and architects who are new to Identity Management, and who want a brief overview of whats...

A step-by-step tutorial-based approach. This book is of great help for agile teams who are already using or planning to use the GreenHopper tooling system to execute agile projects. It suits all roles in an agile project including system administrators, stakeholders, product owners, scrum masters, and team members. Fundamental knowledge of JIRA is essential.

This book explains the steps required in creating an issue tracking system using SharePoint Server Enterprise 2010. The concept is the same for other SharePoint 2010 editions. The book illustrates the issue tracking process with step-by-step instructions and examples and enables the user to use SharePoint...

This book follows a tutorial-based approach and is packed with examples in a compact and concise format.If you have ever wanted to create photos and images that go beyond simple point and shoot results, then this book is for you. This book will help you create artistic images in ways that are only...

If you are a Java developer who wants to learn LibGDX and create great games, then this book is for you. To take full advantage of this book, you are expected to be familiar with Java or any other object-oriented language. Experience of using Eclipse will be very useful.

SAP Crystal Reports is a business intelligence tool helps in generating reports from SAP as well as non-SAP data sources. Knowledge of this tool is a plus for managers and business leaders who can generate quality advanced level reports which will help them in making better strategic decisions. This...