August 24th, 2010
Oracle 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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August 24th, 2010
Ubuntu 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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August 24th, 2010
Programming 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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August 24th, 2010
Licensing 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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August 18th, 2010
The 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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August 18th, 2010
Adobe 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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August 18th, 2010
Adobe Photoshop CS5 The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems, Adobe, 2010
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August 18th, 2010
Apache 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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August 18th, 2010
JUnit in Action, Petar Tahchiev, Manning, 2010
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August 16th, 2010
CWNA 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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