Oracle Self-service Applications

August 24th, 2010

book coverOracle Self-service Applications, Melanie Anjele Cameron, McGraw-Hill, 2010

This book is for admins in charge of Oracle’s e-business apps, including

    • Oracle iProcurement for automating both the requesting and approval of requisitions
    • Oracle Internet Expenses for streamlining the entry, approval, and auditing of expense reports, including credit card processing
    • Oracle iSupplier Portal to allow secure supplier collaboration
    • Oracle iReceivables to enable customers and employees to review account information online The order management portal for granting inquiry-only viewing and tracking of orders and delivery status
    • Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture for customizing invoices
    • Oracle Approvals Management to accommodate complex rules for approving transactions
    • Oracle Application Framework to customize both the options and usability of the self-service applications

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    Ubuntu on A Dime

    August 24th, 2010

    book coverUbuntu on A Dime – The Path to Low-cost Computing, James Floyd Kelly, 2009

    If you want a cheap but powerful computer, this book will help. It has 30 pages discussing hardware selection for Linux, then 200 pages introducing you to Ubuntu. It suggests you spend $250 on components to build the PC, but I know of surplus stores that sell equivalent PC’s for $100.

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    Programming the Propeller

    August 24th, 2010

    book coverProgramming the Propeller with Spin – A Beginner’s Guide to Parallel Processing, Harprit Sandhu, McGraw-Hill, 2010

    Propeller is a chip with 8 32 bit CPU’s, and Spin is a language provided by the chip manufacturer. This book is about designing electronic embedded systems around the chip, and coding the software to run on it.  Example code controls stepper and DC motors. You can’t compare this all with IBM’s Cell processor, it is in a completely different universe. 350 pages.

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    Licensing Digital Content

    August 24th, 2010

    book coverLicensing Digital Content – A Practical Guide for Librarians, Lesley Ellen Harris, American Library Association, 2009

    Librarians need to read this. 150 pages.

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    The Yahoo! Style Guide

    August 18th, 2010

    book coversThe Yahoo! Style Guide – The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World, Chris Barr, St Martin’s, 2010

    Writers of web content will find this book useful. 500 pages.

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    Adobe Photoshop CS5

    August 18th, 2010

    book coverAdobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers A Professional Image Editor’s Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC, Martin Evening, Focal, 2010

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    Adobe Photoshop CS5 Official

    August 18th, 2010

    book coverAdobe Photoshop CS5 The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems, Adobe, 2010

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    Apache Struts 2

    August 18th, 2010

    Book coverApache Struts 2 Web Application Development Design, Develop, Test, and Deploy Your Web Applications Using the Struts 2 Framework, Dave Newton, Lightning Source, 2009

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    JUnit in Action

    August 18th, 2010

    book coverJUnit in Action, Petar Tahchiev, Manning, 2010

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    CWNA Certified Wireless

    August 16th, 2010

    book coverCWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator & CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional
    All-in-one Exam Guide (PWO-104 & PWO-204), Tom Carpenter, 2010

    If you want to get certified, this will be useful. Hardcover, 700 pages.

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