O Reilly Media: 1789 books
Skype Hacks
Tips & Tools for Cheap, Fun, Innovative Phone Service
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2005
If you've heard about Skype--and who hasn't with all the recent media attention devoted to internet telephone services--chances are you've been mighty tempted to try it out. Skype Hacks tells you what all the Skype hype is about, explains the basics, and shows you more than 100 clever tips and tricks...
Windows 7: Up and Running
A quick, hands-on introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
This compact book offers the quickest path for Windows users to get started with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. You get the essential information you need to upgrade or install the system and configure it to fit your activities, along with a tour of Windows 7's features and built-in applications.
Microsoft...
Hadoop: The Definitive Guide
The Definitive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2009
Hadoop: The Definitive Guide helps you harness the power of your data. Ideal for processing large datasets, the Apache Hadoop framework is an open source implementation of the MapReduce algorithm on which Google built its empire. This comprehensive resource demonstrates how to use Hadoop to build...
Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
The Missing Manual
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2007
Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away. Written by "New York Times" columnist, bestselling author, Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue, the book...
by David Pogue
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2006
Windows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous, glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization tools; a multimedia and collaboration...
Windows XP Hacks
Tips & Tools for Customizing and Optimizing Your OS
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2005
A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition covers the XP operating system from start to finish. Among the multitude of topics addressed, this must-have resource includes extensive coverage of hot-button issues such as:
security
web browsing
controlling the...
The Kerbal Player's Guide
The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a critically acclaimed, bestselling space flight simulator game. It’s making waves everywhere from mainstream media to the actual space flight industry, but it has a bit of a learning curve. In this book, five KSP nerds—including an astrophysicist—teach you everything...
Developing Android Applications with Flex 4.5
Building Android Applications with ActionScript
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
Ready to put your ActionScript 3 skills to work on mobile apps? This hands-on book walks you through the process of creating an Adobe AIR application from start to finish, using the Flex 4.5 framework. Move quickly from a basic Hello World application to complex interactions with Android APIs, and...
Web Development with Node and Express
Leveraging the JavaScript Stack
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Learn how to build dynamic web applications with Express, a key component of the Node/JavaScript development stack. In this hands-on guide, author Ethan Brown teaches you the fundamentals through the development of a fictional application that exposes a public website and a RESTful API. You’ll also...
Programming Perl
Unmatched power for text processing and scripting
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Adopted as the undisputed Perl bible soon after the first edition appeared in 1991, Programming Perl is still the go-to guide for this highly practical language. Perl began life as a super-fueled text processing utility, but quickly evolved into a general purpose programming language that’s helped...
Kinect Hacks
Tips & Tools for Motion and Pattern Detection
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2012
Create your own innovative applications in computer vision, game design, music, robotics, and other areas by taking full advantage of Kinect’s extensive interactive, multi-media platform. With this book, you get a step-by-step walkthrough of the best techniques and tools to come out of the OpenKinect...
Head First PHP & MySQL
A Brain-Friendly Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2008
If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side...
Clojure Cookbook
Recipes for Functional Programming
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
With more than 150 detailed recipes, this cookbook shows experienced Clojure developers how to solve a variety of programming tasks with this JVM language. The solutions cover everything from building dynamic websites and working with databases to network communication, cloud computing, and advanced...
High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI
A Comprehensive Getting-Started Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2004
To the outside world, a "supercomputer" appears to be a single system. In fact, it's a cluster of computers that share a local area network and have the ability to work together on a single problem as a team. Many businesses used to consider supercomputing beyond the reach of their budgets,...