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Improve your UI by expressing time effectively
July 17, 2008 12:00am PDT
Your user interface may convey time for various reasons, such as through progress indicators that tell users how long they have to wait for an operation to complete. This chapter from Designing...
Provided by: Addison-Wesley
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Improve your HTML using refactoring techniques
May 28, 2008 12:00am PDT
Refactoring code lets you rewrite it without introducing bugs -- and a similar approach can be used to improve your HTML. This sample chapter from Refactoring HTML: Improving the Design of...
Provided by: Addison-Wesley
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Get an inside look at System Center Operations Manager 2007
March 25, 2008 12:00am PDT
System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007 is designed to help you monitor and manage your IT services. But to deploy and support OpsMgr most effectively, it helps to know a little bit about...
Provided by: Sams Publishing
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Increase your software project's chances of success by practicing outside-in development
October 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
Outside-in software development is a way of thinking about building software that keeps your team's focus and energy on the people who will ultimately engage with and benefit from the product: the...
Provided by: IBM Press
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Set up and share a wireless Internet connection in Windows Vista
October 4, 2007 12:00am PDT
Some of the best behind-the-scenes improvements in the new Vista operating system involve networking: with Vista, networking is both easier to set up and more stable. In this chapter download...
Provided by: Que Publishing
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Perfect Phrases For Setting Performance Goals
October 1, 2007 12:00am PDT
In their previously published, top-selling book Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, Robert Bacal and Douglas Max described past employee performance. In Perfect Phrases for Setting...
Provided by: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Improve your network defenses: Identify and classify security threats with these best practices and methodologies
September 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
Having the tools and mechanisms to identify and classify threats and anomalies in your network is crucial to effective network defense. In this chapter download from End-to-End Network Security:...
Provided by: Cisco Press
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Get a bigger multimedia bang out of Windows Media Player 11
August 23, 2007 12:00am PDT
Windows Vista includes a new version of Windows Media Player (WMP) as its dice-slice-rip-play multimedia powerhouse. With version 11, WMP offers big improvements in usability, support for...
Provided by: Que Publishing
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Troubleshoot these typical Ubuntu Linux problems
August 16, 2007 12:00am PDT
Ubuntu developers work constantly to improve the Ubuntu user experience, but there will always be bugs, glitches, and errors in any software. In this chapter download from The Official Ubuntu...
Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR
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Write automated tests in xUnit using Test Double patterns
August 8, 2007 12:00am PDT
Automated testing is a cornerstone of agile software development: an effective testing strategy delivers new functionality more aggressively, accelerates user feedback, and improves quality. In...
Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional
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Optimize your WAN by overcoming transport and link capacity limitations
August 8, 2007 12:00am PDT
IT organizations face pressure to increase productivity, improve application performance, support global collaboration, improve data protection, and minimize costs. And in today's WAN-centered...
Provided by: Cisco Press
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Optimize your PC hardware lifecycle with closed-loop lifecycle planning
July 19, 2007 12:00am PDT
It typically costs four times as much to support a PC as it does to purchase it--often, even more. The solution: Closed-loop lifecycle planning, touted since the 90's as an IT strategy that would...
Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional
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Develop a more agile and effective software development process with continuous integration (CI)
July 12, 2007 12:00am PDT
Developing software requires planning for change, continuously observing the results, and incrementally course-correcting based on the results. This is how continuous integration (CI) operates....
Provided by: Addison Wesley Professional
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Effectively implement improved process solutions in your company based on industry best practices
July 12, 2007 12:00am PDT
Implementing the IBM Rational Unified Process and Solutions: A Guide to Improving Your Software Development Capability and Maturity is a hands-on roadmap for anyone looking to introduce an...
Provided by: IBM Press
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Manage folders efficiently in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
April 2, 2007 12:00am PDT
In this sample chapter from Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, take an introduction to the basics of storing Outlook information and managing that information so that e-mail...
Provided by: Que Publishing
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Take a practical approach to cultural transformation in your company--and discover what it can do for your bottom line
March 7, 2007 12:00am PST
As a manager, have you ever made changes to processes, procedures, measures, or incentives, but failed to see the desired improvement in performance? Have you ever taken action to address some...
Provided by: IBM Press
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Develop an effective firewall solution for your small or medium-size business
February 27, 2007 12:00am PST
Many small and medium-size organizations implement firewalls only at a very basic level. Only after experiencing security-related problems do they realize the importance of documentation, audit,...
Provided by: Syngress
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Use SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007 to create a more polished and effective presentation
February 6, 2007 12:00am PST
Some of the coolest improvements in PowerPoint 2007 are related to the overhaul of its diagramming features, which now let you add much more than detailed diagrams and organization charts to...
Provided by: Que Publishing
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Master the facilitation skills you need to lead an effective software development iteration retrospective
January 17, 2007 12:00am PST
As a software developer, you are already an expert at what you know--software development--but you can still improve your team's methodology to allow you to continually learn from your software...
Provided by: Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Dramatically improve your PowerPoint presentation by implementing professional design principles
January 17, 2007 12:00am PST
A good PowerPoint presentation often owes its success at least in part to its visual effectiveness. In this sample chapter from Solving the Powerpoint Predicament: Using Digital Media for...
Provided by: Que Publishing
