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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for the world’s first complete, open, and free mobile platform: Android. Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll build a fully-featured Android application from the ground up and master the skills you need to design, develop, test, and publish powerful applications. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

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Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Android development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

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• Master Google’s Android SDK and development tools
• Leverage the Eclipse programming environment to develop Android projects
• Understand the Android application lifecycle
• Build effective, user-friendly user interfaces
• Retrieve, store, and work with application data
• Develop powerful network applications
• Add popular social features and location-based services to your applications
• Take advantage of Android device hardware like the camera
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Hello there! Come in, come in! What a nice surprise — I had no idea you would be visiting today. I’m sorry if it is a little messy in here, I’ve been writing. Please — make yourself comfortable. Good, good. Now let’s see… where should we begin? Oh — I should introduce myself! My name is Jesse Schell, and I have always loved designing games.

I’ve done a lot of different things. I’ve worked in circuses as a professional juggler. I’ve been a writer, comedian, and magician’s apprentice. I’ve worked at IBM and Bell Communications Research as a software engineer. I’ve designed and developed interactive theme park rides and massively multiplayer games for the Walt Disney Company. I’ve started my own game studio, and become a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. But when people ask me what I do, I tell them that I am a game designer. I mention all this only because at various times in this book, I will be draw- ing examples from these experiences, since every single one of them has taught me valuable lessons about the art of game design. That might sound surprising now, but hopefully, as you read this book, it will help you see the ways that game design meaningfully connects to the many experiences in your own life.

One thing I should clarify — while the goal of this book is primarily to teach you how to be a better videogame designer, many of the principles we explore will have little to do with videogames specifically — you will find they are more broadly applicable than that. The good news is that much of what you read here will work equally well no matter what kind of game you are designing — digital, analog, or otherwise.

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The smart way to learn how to use the built-in networking features of Windows — one step at a time! Work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons, and learn exactly what you need so you can do more and get more from your networked home!

Teach yourself how to use the networking features in Windows 7 to connect your home computers, even if they use different operating systems. With Step by Step, you set the pace — building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!

* Network your Windows 7-based PCs and set up security
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Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS by Ian Lloyd (Author)
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Language: English

Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS/by Ian Lloyd (Author).Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS, 2nd Edition teaches web development from scratch, without assuming any previous knowledge of HTML, CSS or web development techniques. This book introduces you to HTML and CSS as you follow along with the author, step-by-step, to build a fully functional web site from the ground up.

However, unlike countless other "learn web design" books, this title concentrates on modern, best-practice techniques from the very beginning, which means you'll get it right the first time. The web sites you'll build will:
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* Use web standards so your sites will be fast loading and easy to maintain
* Be accessible to disabled users who use screenreaders to browse the Web
By the end of the book, you'll be equipped with enough knowledge to set out on your first projects as a professional web developer, or you can simply use the knowledge you've gained to create attractive, functional, usable and accessible sites for personal use.
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Ian Lloyd works as a senior web designer for Nationwide Building Society where he's largely responsible for promoting the web accessibility ethic. Ian is also a member of the Web Standards Project that aims to promote best-practices among web developers and software companies.

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Protect your wireless systems from crippling attacks using the detailed security information in this comprehensive volume. Thoroughly updated to cover today's established and emerging wireless technologies, Hacking Exposed Wireless, second edition reveals how attackers use readily available and custom tools to target, infiltrate, and hijack vulnerable systems. This book discusses the latest developments in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and DECT hacking, and explains how to perform penetration tests, reinforce WPA protection schemes, mitigate packet injection risk, and lock down Bluetooth and RF devices. Cutting-edge techniques for exploiting Wi-Fi clients, WPA2, cordless phones, Bluetooth pairing, and ZigBee encryption are also covered in this fully revised guide.

Build and configure your Wi-Fi attack arsenal with the best hardware and software tools
Explore common weaknesses in WPA2 networks through the eyes of an attacker
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How to crack any password manual free eBook download

Welcome to another edition of Password Cracking Decrypted. In this manual we will learn, you guessed it, how to crack passwords. In this edition we have explanations to how to break more kinds of passwords.
Although this manual is quite easy to understand, I would definitely like to make one suggestion. To truly enjoy reading this manual, you need to know C relatively well. However, even if you have no idea what C is, I assure you that this manual will definitely be of use to you.

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PHP and MySQL for dummies e-book

This book shows you how to build two common applications: a product catalog and a member-only site requiring a username and password.

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Flash CS4 for Dummies free e-book download

With Adobe Flash CS4 For Dummies as your guide, you can unleash your creativity and contribute to the “Flash”-iest showcase of dynamic content: the Web! You’ll beecome acquainted with Flash CS4 and learn when to use this popular Web development tool. Plus, you’ll discover what you can create, from animation to games to presentations.

This full color edition gives you the opportunity to get acquainted with Flash CS4, discover all the possibilities, and become familiar with the new tools. You’ll be able to create dynamic content, adapt the program’s features to suit your development needs, publish your Flash files to the Web, and showcase your creativity and newly acquired skills. You’ll discover how to create graphics, text, and layers, make animations, add sound and video, and optimize your files for download. Find out how to:

• Draw and edit images, create effects, and use layers
• Building layers, manipulate objects, and add buttons
• Animate figures and add interactive features
• Understand the basics of colors, frame rates, and graphics
• Incorporate video and sound files
• Publish your files to the Web

Complete with lists of ten frequently asked questions about Flash, ten best resources for Flash, and samples of work from ten fabulous Flash designers, Adobe Flash CS4For Dummies is your one-stop guide designing dynamic and interactive content.

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