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Introducing ZBrush 4by Eric Keller
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 49.99Design remarkably realistic creatures, people, and objects using ZBrush and the new edition of this top-selling book. Professional Hollywood animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller combines his firsthand experience with detailed, step-by-step explanations to make you feel right at home with the interface and tools. The book reinforces the core concepts of ZBrush through fun, hands-on tutorials that will help you achieve amazing results. Understand ZBrush's unique sculpting and painting technology Take a tour of ZBrush 4's innovative interface and powerful toolkit Work with digital clay and effectively use the full array of sculpting brushes Master ZSpheres for armature and ZSketching for creating meshes Explore exciting new tools... more...
Inside Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010by Ted Pattison; Andrew Connell; Scot Hillier; David Mann
Microsoft Press 2011; US$ 47.99Build custom SharePoint 2010 solutions with deep architectural insights from the experts. Get a detailed look inside SharePoint 2010—and master the intricacies of developing intranets, extranets, and Web-based applications. Guided by an author team with in-depth knowledge of SharePoint architecture, you'll gain task-oriented guidance and extensive code samples to help you build robust business solutions. Discover how to: Master fundamental development techniques for SharePoint Foundation Deploy your SharePoint application as a sandboxed solution for more stable and security-enhanced code Create page templates, master pages, Web Parts, custom controls, and event handlers Develop custom field types, site columns, content... more...
Enterprise Java with UMLby C. T. Arrington
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 49.99How to use UML to model Enterprise JavaBeans, Swing components, CORBA, and other popular technologies Enterprise Java with UML is the first comprehensive guide on using UML (Unified Modeling Language) to model Java applications. Written by three well-known members of the UML and Java community, the book presents strategies for developing enterprise systems using Java and related technologies -- XML, Servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, Swing Components, CORBA, RMI, and others. The authors explain how UML is used as a modeling tool for object-oriented computer systems in the real world, break down common situations that development teams encounter, and discuss the tradeoffs of using different technologies in different combinations. They also explore... more...
Computer Modelling of Concrete Mixturesby Joe Dewar
Spon Press 1999; US$ 200.00This book discusses how computer-based systems can help predict the composition of trial mixes. The author has spent 20 years developing systems which can save both time and money. more...
HyperTransport System Architectureby Don Anderson; Jay Trodden; Inc. Mindshare
Addison-Wesley Longman 2003; US$ 24.95HyperTransport System Architecture provides a comprehensive, technical guide to HyperTransport technology. It opens with an overview of HT systems, highlighting the technology's fundamental principles, its basic architecture, and its many advantages. The book goes on to detail all facets of HyperTransport systems, including the protocol, I/O, routing, configuration, and more. more...
PowerPC System Architectureby Tom Shanley; Inc. Mindshare
Addison-Wesley Longman 1995; US$ 9.95PowerPC System Architecture describes the hardware architecture of PowerPC systems, providing a clear, concise explanation of the PowerPC specification, the template upon which all PowerPC processors are designed. The author provides a complete description of the specification for both the 32- and 64-bit implementations. The second half of the book examines the PowerPC 601 processor as an example, exploring how the processor fits, adheres to, and deviates from the PowerPC processor specification. In addition, a detailed discussion of the bus structure and transaction protocol used by the 60x processors is provided. more...
Protected Mode Software Architectureby Tom Shanley; Inc. Mindshare
Addison-Wesley Longman 1996; US$ 12.95A fundamental understanding of Protected Mode vs. Real Mode operation is key to understanding the basic PC platform. MindShare's book, Protected Mode Software Architecture , details Protected Mode and Real Mode operation and the challenges associated with each. more...
AGP System Architecture, Second Editionby Dave Dzatko; Tom Shanley; Inc. Mindshare
Addison-Wesley Longman 1999; US$ 19.95AGP System Architecture, Second Edition includes all the essentials from the first edition, but has been expanded and reorganized for even better coverage. This comprehensive and concise book provides an overview of the technology, a discussion of AGP Pro, and a practical tutorial for mastering AGP. In particular, it focuses on 3-D graphics and video-related applications most served by AGP. It also provides a primer for the PCI bus protocol as background for a discussion of AGP and analyzes the advantages of AGP over PCI for 3-D graphics. more...
Firewire System Architecture, Second Edition (IEEE 1394a)by Don Anderson
Addison-Wesley Longman 1999; US$ 14.95The FireWire (IEEE 1394) standard for high-speed serial bus communications has come to the forefront as an important technology supporting today's emerging data-intensive applications. FireWire System Architecture provides an in-depth description of the IEEE 1394a standard including the cable environment, arbitration enhancements, improvements in the bus timing, new PHY register definition and port interface enhancements to support suspend/resume and port disable. The book also describes the various hardware and software layers that make up the FireWire serial bus and provides transaction examples to explain and illustrate the relationship between each layer. more...
Pentium Processor System Architecture, Second Editionby Tom Shanley; Don Anderson
Addison-Wesley Longman 1995; US$ 9.95A comprehensive description of the Pentium microprocessor and its relationship to the remainder of the system. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of the processor's execution units, internal caches, and the external cache and system memory. The different types of Pentium bus transfers are described in detail. more...









