by John Coggeshall (2005)
The PHP language is in use today at over 12 million Internet domains worldwide, and continues to grow in popularity at an astonishing rate of almost 400,000 domains a month. The latest version, PHP 5, is expected to reach final form in 2004. It is a significant new release that speeds up performance, improves XML and streams support, and includes many new functions. PHP 5 increases the appeal of PHP to serious programmers who have not used it before, and it requires current PHP users to re-learn many things as to how they have approached PHP in the past. PHP Unleashed provides a complete, practical, and authoritative guide for both the experienced programmer who is considering PHP for the first time and the current PHP user who wants to learn more about PHP 5 and how to fully exploit all its new capabilities. The book begins with a detailed summary of the basics, and then quickly moves on to more advanced topics such as working with data, outputting graphical data, interacting with messaging servers, and building complete applications.
Jason Beaird
This volume leads readers through the process of creating Web page designs from start to finish, while explaining what makes "good design". The author presents topics such as developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry, using color effectively, developing color schemes and creating a palette, using textures, lines, points, shapes, volumes and depth among many other useful lessons.
Noel Montgomery Elliot
Finding Anyone, Anywhere, Anywhen is the modern handbook on finding anyone who lived during any century in the past, as well as how to find people living today -- anywhere in the world. Whether searching for ancestors or descendents, or just looking to get in touch with friends from years ago, this is the definitive "How To" research book. The author reveals tricks learned through 30 years of research experience on how to locate people through the magic of what the Internet is today... and what it is on the verge of becoming. The author also focuses on the most common mistakes people make in trying to locate ancestors living a century or more ago. He reveals how the little-known science called onomatology is one of the major keys to unlocking genealogical research in the distant past, and shows how easy it is to open the door. Finding Anyone, Anywhere, Anywhen is an exciting read about what is possible now, and what will soon be available to those willing to surf on the cutting edge of technology.
Derek Breen
Scratch is a fast, fun, and easy way to get started in computer science. Do you want to make cool games, impressive animations, and become an all-around Scratch super star? You've come to the right place! Packed with full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, Scratch For Kids For Dummies makes it easy to get started--even if you've never attempted computer programming or coding. Inside, you'll find out how to design and develop your own games, create amazing animations, interact with the online Scratch community, and much more!
Simeon Keates and John Clarkson
"This book aims to raise awareness of needs of the full range of users and provide an introduction to designing more inclusive products and services." "It is for: designers who want to know how to design more inclusively; design managers and commissioners, the help overcome many of the common misconceptions about inclusive design; consumers, to help identify what is likely to be easy to use; those who teach design to undergraduate or postgraduate students and for the students themselves; and researchers who want to identify the research that is necessary to help improve everyday products and services."--Jacket.