Smart Computing Magazine – January 2009

Smart Computing Magazine – January 2009

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Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance

This Airline Aerodynamics covers those fundamentals of airplane aerodynamics, propulsion and performance which are required to predict the performance characteristics of fixed wing airplanes. The text is aimed at junior and senior level aeronautical engineering students. However, the authors have attempted to present the material in such a manner that practising engineers and engineering managers will find the material useful as well.

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US Air Force

Follows the evolution of the US Air Force and looks at significant events and campaigns that have shaped its history. Extensive detail begins with the present day major commands and unit structure, and commands which were in place in 1947. Each is detailed including development, unit assignments, serial batches, and an explanation of the role of each variant. A list of current tail codes is presented, along with command assignment, aircraft operated, and home base.

US Air Force: The New Century has its roots in the book United States Military Aviation: The Air Force, which was produced in 1980 by Midland, in their benchmark series on ‘Military Air Arms’. However, the detailed individual aircraft histories included then have been omitted this time, in favor of a more wideranging review and much improved all-color illustration, made possible by advances in our production
technology since the original volume. This new book sets out principally to give an overview of the organization, its equipment and roles at the beginning of the new millennium, although it also provides a brief account of the evolution of the Air Force. A huge reorganisation, begun in the aftermath of the Gulf War, has now been implemented, enabling the Air Force to plan for the new challenges of the 21 st Century. The Command Structure guides the reader through these changes, and signposts the way forward into the future. By far the largest section of the book chronicles the active duty flying wings and autonomous groups. Much of the detail for this section was obtained from the Air Force Historical
Research Unit.

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Cisco-CCNA Quick Reference Sheets

As a final exam preparation tool, the CCNA Quick Reference Sheets provide a concise review of all objectives on the new CCNA exam (640-802). This digital Short Cut provides you with detailed, graphic-based information, highlighting only the key topics in cram-style format.

With this document as your guide, you will review topics on router and switch configuration and troubleshooting, wireless LAN (WLAN), security, IPv6, access control lists (ACL), NAT, Routing Information Protocol (RIP), OSPF, EIGRP configuration and troubleshooting, Frame Relay, and VPNs. These fact-filled Quick Reference Sheets allow you to get important information at a glance, helping you to focus your study on areas of weakness and to enhance memory retention of essential exam concepts.

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2DArtist Magazine Part2

Art-2DArtist Magazine Part2

This 2DArtist Part2 magazine has crammed so much quality content in for you, it wasn’t quite so much of a mad rush here at Zoo’s studio as last month, so they have had more time produce (what we regard as) an amazing issue, with lots features, tutorials and interviews from well known industry talent, upcoming students, dedicated freelancers and inspired hobbyists.

This time has Double Negative Studio artist Dimitri Delacovias detailing how 2D Digital Mattes are progressing and being used in the projects taken on by this leading
London studio. We also take a look at new masking Photoshop plug-in ‘Fluid Mask’.

There’s some whopping 42 pages created by very talented digital artists who want to share their secrets with the community, from project overviews to in-depth ‘step by steps’ there is more than enough here to keep you going.

ARTIST INTERVIEWS
Tim Warnock
Laith Bahrani
Martin Abel
Dmitri Delacovias

TUTORIAL BY
Richard Tilbury
Abuze
Kuang Hong
Henning Ludvigsen
Andreas Rocha

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Computer Graphics for Java Programmers 2nd Edition

This book covers elementary concepts in creating and manipulating 2D and 3D graphical objects, covering topics from classic graphics algorithms to perspective drawings and hidden-line elimination.

Completely revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly popular textbook contains a host of ready-to-run-programs and worked examples, illuminating general principles and geometric techniques. Ideal for classroom use or self-study, it provides a perfect foundation for programming computer graphics using Java.

Over the past few years, Java has evolved into more powerful programming environments. The most notable development related to computer graphics is its support for 3D graphics. Many application examples illustrated in this book could be readily implemented using Java 3D without any understanding of the internal working of the implementation, which we consider undesirable for computer science students. We therefore believe that this textbook continues to serve as an indispensable introduction to the foundation of computer graphics, on which many application program interfaces (APIs) and graphics libraries could be developed, and more importantly, how they are developed.

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Programming – Java All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Java All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies

Java All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is intended to be a reference for all the great things (and maybe a few not-so-great things) that you may need to know when you’re writing Java programs. You can, of course, buy a huge 1,200-page book on each of the programming topics covered in this book. But then, who would carry them home from the bookstore for you? And where would you find the shelf space to store them? In this book, you get the information you need all conveniently packaged for you in between one set of covers.

This book doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive reference for every detail on these topics. Instead, it shows you how to get up and running fast so that you have more time to do the things you really want to do. Designed using the easy-to-follow For Dummies format, this book helps you get the information you need without laboring to find it.

Java All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a big book made up of several smaller books — minibooks, if you will. Each of these minibooks covers the basics of one key element of programming, such as installing Java and compiling and running programs, or using basic Java statements, or using Swing to write GUI applications.

Whenever one big thing is made up of several smaller things, confusion is always a possibility. That’s why this book is designed to have multiple access points to help you find what you want. At the beginning of the book is a detailed table of contents that covers the entire book. Then, each minibook begins with a minitable of contents that shows you at a miniglance what chapters are included in that minibook. Useful running heads appear at the top of each page to point out the topic discussed on that page. And handy thumbtabs run down the side of the pages to help you quickly find each minibook. Finally, a comprehensive index lets you find information anywhere in the entire book.

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CCNA IOS Commands

CCNA: Todd Lammle’s CCNA IOS Commands Survival Guide – Sybex

CCNA IOS Commands: This book covers everything you need to know in order to understand and get prepare for the CCNA exam or in the real-world. The Internetwork Operating System (IOS) is the operating system software that used in the Cisco routers. You use the command-line interface (CLI) to configure Cisco routers as well as some switches. This book contains 12 chapters that fully explained or show you hundred detailed of commands in Cisco IOS, plus a lot of additional commands that you will learn.

Contents at a Glance

Introduction.
Chapter 1: Basic IOS Commands
Chapter 2: Managing a Cisco Internetwork
Chapter 3: IP Routing
Chapter 4: Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Chapter 5: Layer-2 Switching and Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP)
Chapter 6: Virtual LANs (VLANs)
Chapter 7: Security
Chapter 8: Network Address Translation (NAT)
Chapter 9: Cisco’s Wireless Technologies
Chapter 10: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Chapter 11: Wide Area Networks (WANs)
Chapter 12: Cisco’s Security Device Manager (SDM)
Index.

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Dreamweaver CS4 All-In-One for Dummies

Dreamweaver CS4 All-In-One for Dummies filled with the latest tips and techniques. Whether you’re new to Web site development or simply want to learn all the cool new stuff in Dreamweaver CS4, this book has what you need in one convenient package. It gets you going with Dreamweaver basics and the essentials of a good Web site, and then shows you how to add zing with Spry effects, set up Contribute, build dynamic pages, and more!

Learn the landscape — get familiar with the workspace, use the toolbars and panels, and set preferences

Wow them with your site — plan, design, build, and manage a site that meets your audience’s expectations

Make it shine — add Flash® files, movies, and sound, and keep your site updated with Cascading Style Sheets

Snip, snip — create and use code snippets and history panel commands

Layer it on — explore the versatility of layers and use them with CSS, JavaScript® behaviors, or Flash movies

Keep it clean — review source formatting and clean up your code to avoid errors when publishing your site

Go configure — extend your site with Web applications and configure database connections using PHP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion®

Dynamic data — make your site shine with dynamic content and forms

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Java Development on PDAs – Building Applications for PocketPC and Palm Devices

With the release of Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), Sun Microsystems opened Java to the rapidly expanding Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) market. This comprehensive tutorial and reference provides an in-depth look at developing PDA software with J2ME and PersonalJava, covering both Palm and PocketPC devices. Succinct and practical, JavaaA A Development on PDAs focuses on real-world programming tasks with extensive code examples and an end-to-end PDA application demonstrating techniques for integrating devices with the enterprise via Web services.  This book describes the J2ME platform and PersonalJava and discusses design issues specific to resource-constrained devices.

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