Neil Smyth: 30 books

This Xcode 4 Edition of iPhone iOS 4 Development Essentials contains 43 chapters of in-depth information on the development of apps for the iPhone fully updated for use with Xcode version 4. Beginning with the basics this book provides an overview of the iPhone hardware and the architecture of both iOS...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Essentials is designed to provide detailed information on the use and administration of the RHEL 6 distribution. For beginners the book covers the basics of configuring the desktop environment resolving screen resolution issues and configuring email and web servers. Installation...

The purpose of this ebook is to teach the essentials of the JavaScript scripting language so that anyone with a web site can learn to use this powerful language quickly and effectively. It builds detailed and in depth knowledge of all aspects of JavaScript from language basics through to advanced topics...

Visual Basic 2010 Essentials is intended to be of use to both novices looking to learn Visual Basic 2010 and to those proficient in other languages that plan to cross-train from other programming languages. The Visual Basic language combined with the Visual Studio 2010 development environment provides...

Few Information Technology skills are in more demand these days than those related to security and few qualifications in this field are more respected than CompTIA.s Security+ certification. Security+ Essentials is an eBook designed to provide the knowledge necessary to pass the CompTIA Security+ exam....

The objective of this ebook is to provide the reader with an understanding of the basic approaches to virtualization together with detailed information on deploying virtualization using Xen technology. Whilst many books tend to focus on the theory of virtualization this ebook emphasizes the practical...

Hyper-V Essentials is an in depth technical book designed teach both IT staff and students about the implementation of virtualized environments using Hyper-V technology. Topics covered include an overview of the Hyper-V architecture and components Hyper-V role installation the creation management and...

With 55 in-depth chapters, over 470 pages and 23 example app projects (including the source code), Firebase Essentials – Android Edition provides everything you need to successfully integrate Firebase cloud features into your Android apps. This book covers the key features of Android app...

The objective of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics covered include the fundamentals of Objective-C such as variables looping and flow control....

Now updated for the new "Modern Objective-C" features introduced with the iOS 6 SDK, the goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to program in Objective-C using a style that is easy to follow, rich in examples and accessible to those who have never used Objective-C before. Topics...

Fully updated for C# 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010 this eBook contains 28 chapters of detailed information designed to provide everything necessary to gain proficiency in the C# programming language and Visual Studio development environment. The ebook begins with a detailed overview of the C# development...

The goal of this book is to teach the skills necessary to develop Android based applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and the Android 4.2 Software Development Kit (SDK). Beginning with the basics, this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set...

On April 28, 2011 Canonical Ltd. released version 11.04 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution (also referred to as the Natty Narwhal release). This latest version of Ubuntu proved to be one of the more significant releases for a number of years, perhaps the most significant change being the introduction of...

Windows Server 2008 R2 Essentials covers a wide range of topics providing everything you need to know to install configure manage and maintain Windows Server 2008 R2 systems.. Whether new to Microsoft's Windows Server operating systems or upgrading from a previous version of Windows Server this ebook is designed to help the reader traverse the learning curve as rapidly as possible.