Information is traveling faster and being shared by more individuals than ever before. Information Technology Project Management, Sixth Edition offers the "behind-the-scene" aspect of technology. Although project management has been an established field for many years, managing information technology requires ideas and information that go beyond standard project management. By weaving together theory and practice, this text presents an understandable, integrated view of the many concepts skills, tools, and techniques involved in project management. Because the project management field and the technology industry change rapidly, you cannot assume that what worked even five years ago is still the best approach today. This text provides up-to-date information on how good project management and effective use of software can help you manage projects, especially information technology projects. Information Technology Project Management, Sixth Edition, is still the only textbook to apply all nine project management knowledge areas—project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communications, risk, and procurement management—and all five process groups—initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing—to information technology projects.

Create music CDs and photo DVDs or even watch TV

Move your files to a new computer, or get your old PC ready for Vista

The thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work. This book gets you through all the Windows Vista tasks and tripwires, including starting programs, finding files, navigating the new see-through interface, staying safe while you cruise the Internet, and much more.

Discover how to

• Find files when they're hiding
• Hook up with another computer
• Make Vista work like XP
• Block Internet bad guys
• Share a PC without sharing your files
• Fix problems yourself

KEY BENEFIT: This step-by-step approach helps readers understand the logic behind developing quality programs while introducing the Visual Basic 2008 language. KEY TOPICS: Introduction to Programming and Visual Basic 2008; Creating Applications with Visual Basic; Input, Variables, Exceptions, and Calculations; Making Decisions and Working with Strings; Lists, Loops, Validation, and More; Sub Procedures and Functions; Multiple Forms, Standard Modules, and Menus; Arrays, Timers, and More; Files, Printing, and Structures; Working with Databases; Developing Web Applications; Classes, Exceptions, Collections, and Scrollable Controls. MARKET: Ideal for beginners to programming and the Visual Basic language.

You too can understand the statistics of life, even if you're math-challenged!

What do you need to calculate? Manufacturing output? A curve for test scores? Sports stats? You and Excel can do it, and this non-intimidating guide shows you how. It demystifies the different types of statistics, how Excel functions and formulas work, the meaning of means and medians, how to interpret your figures, and more — in plain English.

• Getting there — learn how variables, samples, and probability are used to get the information you want

• Excel tricks — find out what's built into the program to help you work with Excel formulas

• Playing with worksheets — get acquainted with the worksheet functions for each step

• Graphic displays — present your data as pie graphs, bar graphs, line graphs, or scatter plots

• What's normal? — understand normal distribution and probability

• Hyping hypotheses — learn to use hypothesis testing with means and variables

• When regression is progress — discover when and how to use regression for forecasting

• What are the odds — work with probability, random variables, and binomial distribution

Open the book and find:

• Ten statistical and graphical tips and traps

• The difference between descriptive and inferential statistics

• Why graphs are good

• How to measure variations

• What standard scores are and why they're used

• When to use two-sample hypothesis testing

• How to use correlations

• Different ways of working with probability

* The top-selling beginner's book on Word, the world's most widely used PC application, fully updated for Microsoft's new Office "X"
* Walks readers through the tips, tricks, and wizards that make Word easy to use, showing new users the essentials of building, reviewing, and adding cool new features to Word documents
* Gets Word users up to speed quickly on new features and basic elements of the program, making them more productive in less time
* Written by the author of DOS For Dummies (0764503610), the original For Dummies book, and PCs For Dummies (0764508380), a perennial top-seller-a writer whose entertaining, easy-to-understand style has taken the confusion out of computers for millions

If you've always wanted to learn how to program a computer, or to learn the popular C++ programming language, here's the perfect book and CD to get you started. You'll find everything you need patiently explained and clearly illustrated, from general programming concepts and techniques to the particulars of the C++ language. In no time, you'll be writing your own programs! Yes, programming can be a complex task, and C++ is a language often used by professionals. In fact, many of the coolest games , graphics, and Internet applications are created with C++. But the language, like the monster on the cover, need not be all that fearsome. Broken down to its essentials, and enhanced by simple examples and practical exercises, you'll be amazed at the quick progress you can make.With C++ Without Fear, you will *Learn the basics of C++ programming *Get started writing your own programs *See how and why each piece of a program does what it does *Create useful and reusable program code *Understand object-oriented programming--for once explained in simple, down-to-earth terms Whether you wish to learn C++ programming for pleasure--and you'll discover here how much fun it can be--or might be considering a career in programming, this book is an intelligent first step. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a free C++ compiler for writing and running C++ programs, which will let you get started right away. It also includes all the examples and answers to all the exercises in the book. The CD-ROM will run on any PC running MS-DOS or Windows.

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In Microsoft Office 2010: Introductory you'll find features that are specifically designed to improve retention and prepare readers for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages users to expand their understanding of the Office 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.

 

Introduce your students to the new generation of Microsoft Office with the new generation of Shelly Cashman Series books! For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With Office 2010, we're continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of today's students. In Microsoft Office 2010: Introductory, you'll find features that are specifically designed to engage students, improve retention, and prepare them for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages students to expand their understanding of the Office 2010 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead. Brand-new end-of-chapter exercises prepare students to become more capable software users by requiring them to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to create real-life documents.

New Features

• Expanded coverage of PowerPoint and Outlook to provide a thorough introduction to these applications and give exposure to the numerous enhancements made with Office 2010.


• Chapter topic redistribution offering concise chapters that ensure complete skill coverage and lead to more manageable chapters.


• New pedagogical elements that enrich material, creating an accessible and user-friendly approach, allowing easy navigation through the skills in each chapter.

Additional Features

• A step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach allows educators to successfully teach to all learning styles and make sure that students retain information to be used in their personal and professional lives.


• A new opening chapter presents essential Office 2010 and Windows® 7 skills, preventing repetitive coverage of basic skills in the applications chapters, and providing students with a strong base for further learning.


• Expanded coverage of PowerPoint and Outlook to provide a thorough introduction to these applications and give exposure to the numerous enhancements made with Office 2010.

Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day

 

Jesse Liberty

Siddhartha Rao

Bradley Jones

 

The Sixth Edition of Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days

More than 250,000 sold!

 

In just one hour a day, you’ll have all the skills you need to begin programming in C++. With this complete tutorial, you’ll quickly master the basics and then move on to more advanced features and concepts:

• Master the fundamentals of C++ and object-oriented programming
• Learn some of the more advanced features of C++
• Learn the Standard Template Library and the containers and algorithms used in most real-world C++ applications
• Learn how to build effective programs in C++ with hands-on exercises
• Get expert tips on implementing C++ in the corporate environment

 

Learn on your own time, at your own pace

• No previous programming experience required
• Learn C++ and object-oriented design, programming, and analysis
• Write fast and powerful C++ programs, compile the source code, and create executable files
• Understand the latest ANSI standard
• Use the Standard Template Library’s algorithms and containers to write feature-rich yet stable C++ applications
• Develop sophisticated programming techniques with functions, arrays, variables, and smart pointers
• Learn to expand your program’s power with inheritance and polymorphism
• Master the features of C++ by learning from programming experts
• Works with all ANSI C++ compilers

 

Jesse Liberty is the author of numerous books on software development, including best-selling titles on C++ and .NET. He is the president...

Written by Julia Lerman, the leading independent authority on the framework, Programming Entity Framework includes scores of reusable examples--written in both Visual Basic and C#--that you can implement right away. This book will help you:

• Understand the core concepts you need to make the best use of the Entity Framework (EF) in your applications
  
• Learn to query your data, using either LINQ to Entities or Entity SQL
  
• Create Windows Forms, WPF, and ASP.NET applications
  
• Build ASMX web services and WCF services
  
• Use Object Services to work directly with your entity objects
• Delve into model customization, relationship management, change tracking, data concurrency, and more

Presented in a clear narrative style that reflects the hundreds of hours the author has spent consulting, teaching, and writing about this new data access technology and testing its myriad features, Programming Entity Framework will help you master the technology and put it to work.

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• Computers & Internet | Software
• Computers & Internet | Microsoft

Loved by students for its visual and flexible way to build computer skills, the Illustrated Series is ideal for learning Microsoft Office 2010 for both computer rookies and hotshots. Each two-page spread focuses on a single skill, making information easy to follow and absorb. Large, full-color illustrations represent how the students' screen should look. Concise text introduces the basic principles of the lesson and integrates a case study for further application.

KEY FEATURES:

 

• Easy to follow and easy to absorb, two-page-spread lessons appeal to a wide variety of learning styles.


• Increased coverage of research in Word Unit D gives students hands-on experience crafting research papers, helping students to retain and apply skills outside of the classroom.


• End-of-chapter Independent Challenges and Visual Workshops make concepts relevant for users and easier to understand through hands-on applications and detailed explanations.


• Quick Tips and Trouble boxes within the step-by-step instructions help students avoid typical errors and pitfalls.


• Clues to Use boxes offer concise information that expands on the lesson skill or describes a related task, adding context to skills and concepts.

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• Computers & Internet | Microsoft Software
• Computers & Internet | Networking | Networks, Protocols & APIs
• Textbooks | Computer Science | Networking (Windows Server 2008)
• Electronic Data Retrieval; Preparation to pass the MCTS 70642 Certification Exam; Computer Networks

Prepares the reader to configure networks using the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and to pass the MCTS 70-642 certification exam. Focuses on updates to the software and in-depth coverage of the network aspects of Windows Server 2008.

MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration (exam #70-624)  includes topics such as:

• Networking in a Windows environment
• Configuring DHCP
• Implementing DNS
• Securing a Windows Server 2008 network

This full-color book also features a series of activities and readings designed to engage readers and offer real-world operating system experiences to users at any level.

This comprehensive guide provides you with the training you need to arm yourself against phishing, bank fraud, unlawful hacking, and other computer crimes. Two seasoned law enforcement professionals discuss everything from recognizing high-tech criminal activity and collecting evidence to presenting it in a way that judges and juries can understand. They cover the range of skills, standards, and step-by-step procedures you’ll need to conduct a criminal investigation in a Windows environment and make your evidence stand up in court.

Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities equips readers who are already familiar with computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web with a deeper understanding of the broad capabilities of technology. Through a project-oriented learning approach that uses examples and realistic problem-solving scenarios, Larry Snyder teaches readers to navigate information technology independently and become effective users of today's resources, forming a foundation of skills they can adapt to their personal and career goals as future technologies emerge.

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• Computers & Internet | Desktop applications | Spreadsheets

Microsoft Office Excel 2010: Comprehensive (Shelly Cashman) provides a project-based, step-by-step approach to successfully teach students Microsoft Excel 2010 skills.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Gary B. Shelly  wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. More than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman Series? textbooks have been sold. Gary and a talented group of contributing authors have produced books on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software that are the leading textbooks in the computer technology market today. Gary has hosted the annual Shelly Cashman Series? Institute, a week-long training event focusing on the latest topics in technology, for the past 34 years.

Jeffrey J. Quasney has worked with the Shelly Cashman Series for more than 9 years in various capacities, including as a developer of teaching tools associated with the Series' textbooks. He has authored several textbooks, including Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003, several editions of Microsoft Office Excel, and is a contributing author for Discovering Computers and Discovering Computers: Fundamentals Edition.