Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 for Dummies

Get ready to add punch and pizzazz to your presentations and wow your audience using the latest PowerPoint techniques. This friendly book/CD-ROM combo covers all of the new features of Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, including interface changes, presentation t...

 Ajax for Web Application Developers

Reusable components and patterns for Ajax-driven applications Ajax is one of the latest and greatest ways to improve users' online experience and create new and innovative web functionality. By allowing specific parts of a web page to be displayed wi...

 Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 The Special Effects Handbook

Create mind-blowing special effects skills with Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 I The Special Effects Handbook. This completely updated official Maya guide focuses on dynamics and rendering, with in-depth tutorials covering lighting, texturing, and soft body ...

 Windows Presentation Foundation Unleashed (WPF)

Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a key component of the .NET Framework 3.0, giving you the power to create richer and m...

 Group Policy: Management, Troubleshooting, and Security For Windows Vista , Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000

Presenting a fully updated resource for Windows Vista that shows you how best to use Group Policy in order to take full advantage of Active Directory and create a managed desktop environment. You'll learn details about the GPMC, Group Policy troubleshooti...

 The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers

The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease-of-use rivals that of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free software projects. Artists and designers have relied on the GIMP since 1995 to retouch photographs, composite multiple images, an...

 Learning Web Design A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics

Everything you need to know to create professional web sites is right here. Learning Web Design starts from the beginning -- defining how the Web and web pages work -- and builds from there. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills to create multi-c...

  Maya Visual Effects The Innovator's Guide

This full-color title shows animators how to thrive in a fast-paced creative environment by showing them how to create amazing visual effects and solve tough animation problems as if their lives depended on it Provides insight to using specific tools i...

 The Starbucks Experience 5 Principles for Tuning Ordinary into Extraordinary

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story. Since 1992, its stock has risen a staggering 5,000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences, stimulate business g...

 PC Mods for the Evil Genius 25 Custom Buids to Turbocharge Your Computer

Unique Your PC With Super Tweaks! If you yearn for the coolest, most crazed 'puter around, PC Mods for the Evil Genius is the key to the kingdom! This book shows you how to supercharge your PC-and create a jaw-dropping system that cannot be purchased...

 Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide

Bring your gaming visions to life with Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express Create complete 3D games using Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and this hands-on guide. Written by experienced game developers, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide details...

 Exceptional Selling How the Best Connect and Win in High Stakes Sales

Six million people work in the fast-paced world of business-to-business or complex sales. The most difficult job they face is the task of creating and communicating the value of their products and services and connecting one-on-one with the customer. When...

 Dynamic Capabilities Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations

Creating, adapting to, and exploiting change is inherently entrepreneurial. To survive and prosper under conditions of change, firms must develop the "dynamic capabilities" to create, extend, and modify the ways in which they operate. The capacity of an o...

  .NET Developer's Kit Including ASP.NET, C#.NET , and VB.NET

.NET Developer's Kit : Complete Debugging Coverage Step-by-Step Exercises Show You How to Create Menus, Add Forms, and Create Controls Learn How to Create Console Applications to Test Progress This Kit includes : --> ASP.NET Web Developer's Guide--> ...

 Rendering for Beginners Image syntheis using Renderman

Whether you are an animator, artist or 2D illustrator looking to move to 3D rendering you will be amazed by what can be achieved with RenderMan. Saty Raghavachary offers a complete, non-technical introduction to RenderMan and rendering in general - fi...

 Sonar Ignite!

Demystify the basics of the powerful functions of SONAR 4. With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and a technical edit by Cakewalk, SONAR 4 Ignite! gives beginners the skills they need to quickly begin composing, editing, and arranging music...

 Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 50 Ways to Create Cool Pictures

When it comes time to show off your digital photographs, you want them to look as professional as possible. No more portraits of Mom marred by bad lighting, no more of those baby shots of a lifetime ruined by a rumpled collar. This essential guide to Phot...

 Ajax Bible

Build interactive Web applications with Ajax Create live searches and online spreadsheets Discover programming mistakes to avoid! Create blazing-fast Web applications with powerful Ajax If you think that mastering Ajax is too difficu...

  Combining Images with Photoshop Elements Selecting, Layering, Masking, and Compositing

Create your own visual composite masterpieces Combine your digital photos with an artist's flair and create dazzling composites, thanks to Photoshop Elements and this comprehensive guide from an industry expert. Using great photography and expert desig...

 Mastering Digital 2D and 3D Art The Artist's Guide to High-Quality Digital Art Creation

Digital art opens the door to new techniques and methods of painting that would be impossible to achieve in traditional art. It eliminates the worry of ruined surfaces, toxic chemicals, and expensive materials and introduces powerful tools that are able t...