Computers

The art. The craft. The business. Animation Writing and Development takes students and animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters, developing a television series, feature, or multimedia project, and writing professional premises, outlines and scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles and pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air. Animation Writing and Development includes chapters on animation history, on child development (writing for kids), and on storyboarding. It gives advice on marketing and finding work in the industry. It provides exercises for students as well as checklists for professionals polishing their craft. This is a guide to becoming a good writer as well as a successful one. more...

Price: $33.95

Computers like the Apple I are incredibly simple machines. Even if you have no experience with electronics, this book will teach you how to build your own replica of the Apple I, show you how to program it yourself, and introduce you to exciting ways to expand your Apple I to control lights, motors, and more. more...

Price: $39.95

Through this book, developers can acquire the necessary background to extend UDM with custom programming logic in the form of MDX expressions, scripts, and .NET code, and will also learn how to implement a wide range of reporting applications that integrate with Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Microsoft Office. Assuming no prior experience with OLAP or Microsoft Analysis Services, this easy-to-follow guide builds each chapter upon the previous to implement the components of the innovative Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) in a chronological order. New concepts are introduced with step-by-step instructions and hands-on demos. more...

Price: $29.95

Previous edition sold 7,000 copies! more...

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Completely updated on the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, this book provides you with the skills needed to work in AutoCAD immediately and a step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the basics so you can quickly achieve results when creating 2D and 3D technical drawings. You?ll look at dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D and move on to examining more advanced features such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The companion Web site contains project files, a bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks. more...

Price: $34.99