Computers

Based on unprecedented access he received to the highly secretive "Googleplex," acclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross takes readers deep inside Google, the most important, most innovative, and most ambitious company of the Internet Age. His revelations demystify the strategy behind the company's recent flurry of bold moves, all driven by the pursuit of a business plan unlike any other: to become the indispensable gatekeeper of all the world's information, the one-stop destination for all our information needs. Will Google succeed? And what are the implications of a single company commanding so much information and knowing so much about us? more...

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Dreamweaver is Macromedia's sophisticated and powerful tool for professional website design and production.  It is used for everything from designing home pages to full-scale commercial websites, and is widely acclaimed as the best, most popular web authoring tool for professional web developers and designers.  Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours is tailored specifically for those who want to fully exploit the power of a tool like Dreamweaver. more...

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Written in the friendly 'Dummies' style, this book covers the core features of the SQL language and shows programmers and Web developers how to use SQL to build relational databases and extract valuable information from them. Topics covered include how to use SQL to structure a DBMS and implement a database design, secure a database, and retrieve information. more...

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Insider advice on establishing Key Performance Indicators to value technology investments and achieve business performance. Featuring discussion of methodology that firmly establishes KPIs based on business objectives, benchmarks them, and prepares a scorecard that is used to derive the value that can be unleashed if the value drivers are established, Technology Scorecards reveals how this approach benefits both the organization and technology vendors as it helps establish achievable expectations. In addition, it offers relevant discussion on how to integrate people, information, business processes, and technology, going beyond the simple project management or the deliver on promise slogans of technology vendors. Dr. Sam Bansal (La Jolla, CA) has years of experience in the enterprise software industry, primarily focused in Consulting. He is head of SIS & Partner of Elixir Netcom Solutions, a technology solutions provider. more...

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Develop your Excel macro programming skills using VBA instantly with proven techniques.  . Automate Reports. Handle Errors. Master Pivot Tables. Produce Charts. Build User-Defined Functions. Migrate to Excel 2007. Query Web Data. Build Dialog Boxes. Use Data Visualizations. Automate Word.  .  . You are an expert in Excel, but the macro recorder doesn’t work and you can’t make heads or tails out of the recorded code. If this is you, buy this book. Macros that you record today might work today but not tomorrow. Recorded macros might handle a dataset with 14 records but not one with 12 or 16 records. These are all common problems with the macro recorder that unfortunately cause too many Excel gurus to turn away from writing macros. This book shows you why the macro recorder fails and the steps needed to convert recorded code into code that will work every day with every dataset. The book assumes that you know Excel well, but there is no need for prior programming experience. This book describes everything you could conceivably need to know to automate reports and design applications in Excel VBA. Whether you want to automate reports for your office or design full-blown applications for others, this book is for you.: Learn VBA syntax as easy-to-understand English; Automate Excel’s power tools: Pivot Tables, Charts, Advanced Filters; Save hours per week by automating redundant tasks; Create applications built on top of Excel with custom dialog boxes; Automatically produce hundreds of Excel reports in seconds; Understand how changes in Excel 2007 impact your VBA macros more...

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