Selasa, 16 Oktober 2012

Wow! eBook: Information Overload - 6 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Information Overload - 6 new eBooks

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Information Overload

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT

Information Overload

Book Description

A unique approach to information overload, combining theory and practical solutions

Written and edited by an international group of experts from academia and industry, Information Overload clearly links academic theory to real-world practice, providing a truly global and interdisciplinary treatment of this important topic.

Emphasizing the role of engineers and technical communicators, the book discusses the root causes and costs of information overload within organizations and introduces strategies and proven techniques for reducing information overload and minimizing its negative impact. It offers a theoretical framework and ideas for future , and features special chapter ‘insight boxes’ that recount different approaches to problems from various multinational corporations.

Information Overload:

  • Focuses on key definitions and challenges of information overload for both communicators and organizations
  • Details a variety of technical and human-centered strategies for addressing the deluge of data
  • Presents effective solutions tried at IBM, Xerox, and Harris Corporation
  • Examines the effects of culture as well as that of color, form, text, and end-user documentation
  • Offers an engineering perspective on the technologies available for dealing with information overload

Information Overload also serves as a first-rate survival manual for researchers in academia, practicing engineers, technical communicators, and managers and professionals at all levels of profit and nonprofit organizations.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Information Overload

Section I: Causes and Costs of Information Overload
Chapter 2. Of Time Magazine, 24/7 Media, and Data Deluge
Chapter 3. The Challenge of Information Balance in the Age of Affluent Communication
Chapter 4. From Cave Wall to
Chapter 5. The Influence of Culture on Information Overload
Chapter 6. Effect of Color, form, and Textual Information on Information Overload
Chapter 7. Cost of Information Overload in End-User Documentation

Section II: Control and Reduction of Information Overload: Empirical Evidence
Chapter 8. Taming the Terabytes
Chapter 9. Technologies for Dealing With Information Overload
Chapter 10. Visualizing Instead of Overloading
Chapter 11. Drowning in Data
Chapter 12. Blindfolded Through the Information Hurricane?

Book Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley- Press (October 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118230132
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118230138
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Harnessing Green IT

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Harnessing Green IT

Book Description

"Ultimately, this is a remarkable book, a practical testimonial, and a comprehensive bibliography rolled into one. It is a single, bright sword cut across the various murky green IT topics. And if my mistakes and lessons learned through the green IT journey are any indication, this book will be used every day by folks interested in greening IT."
— Simon Y. Liu, Ph.D. & Ed.D., Editor-in-Chief, IT Professional Magazine, Computer Society, Director, U.S. National Agricultural Library

This book presents a holistic perspective onGreen IT by discussing its various facets and showing how to strategically embrace it

Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices examines various ways of making and information systems greener – environmentally sustainable -, as well as several means of using Information Technology (IT) as a tool and an enabler to improve the environmental sustainability. The book focuses on both greening of IT and greening by IT – complimentary approaches to attaining environmental sustainability.   In a single volume, it   comprehensively covers several key aspects of Green IT – green technologies, design, standards, maturity models, strategies and adoption -, and presents a clear approach to greening IT encompassing green use, green disposal, green design, and green manufacturing. It also illustrates how to stratgically apply green IT in practice in several areas.

Key Features:

  • Presents a comprehensive coverage of key topics of imprortance and practical relevance  – green technologies, design, standards, maturity models, strategies and adoption
  • Highlights several useful approaches to embracing green IT in several areas
  • Features chapters written by accomplished experts from industry and academia who have first-hand knowledge and expertise in specific areas of green IT
  • Presents a set of review and discussion questions for each chapter that will help the readers to examine and explore the green IT domain further
  • Includes a companion providing  resources for further information and presentation slides

This book will be an invaluable resource for IT Professionals, academics, students, researchers, leaders/managers, IT executives, CIOs, CTOs and anyone interested in Green IT and harnessing it to enhance our environment.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Green IT: An Overview
Chapter 2. Green Devices and Hardware
Chapter 3. Green Software
Chapter 4. Sustainable Software
Chapter 5. Green Data Centres
Chapter 6. Green Data Storage
Chapter 7. Green Networks and Communications
Chapter 8. Enterprise Green IT Strategy
Chapter 9. Sustainable Information Systems and Green Metrics
Chapter 10. Enterprise Green IT Readiness
Chapter 11. Sustainable IT Services: Creating a Framework for Service Innovation
Chapter 12. Green Enterprises and the Role of IT
Chapter 13. Environmentally Aware Process Improvement in the Enterprise Context
Chapter 14. Managing Green IT
Chapter 15. Regulating Green IT: Laws, Standards and Protocols
Chapter 16. Green and Environmental Sustainability
Chapter 17. Harnessing Semantic Technologies for the Environmental Sustainability of Production Systems
Chapter 18. Green IT: An Outlook

Book Details

  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley- Press (October 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1119970059
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119970057
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Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max 2013

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max 2013

Book Description

Get professional in from this Official Guide

Extremely popular with designers as well as architects, offers integrated modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing tools designed to streamline production. If you already have a working knowledge of 3ds Max basics, this official guide will take your skills to the next level. Detailed tutorials cover all the latest features of 3ds Max. From modeling, texturing, animation, and architectural visualization to high-level techniques for film, television, games, and more, this book provides professional-level instruction on 3ds Max.

  • Those who are proficient in 3ds Max basics can take their animation skills to the next level with this Official Training Guide
  • Offers industry-level training, with diverse tutorials that showcase techniques used in actual animations for games, film, TV, and architectural visualization
  • Covers modeling, texturing, animation, effects, and high-level techniques as well as all the latest features of 3ds Max
  • Also recommended as a preparation guide to Autodesk’s 3ds Max Associate and Professional exams

Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max will help intermediate to advanced 3ds Max users develop and sharpen their skills in this popular animation and effects software.

From the Back Cover
Boost Your Creativity and Get More out of 3ds Max 2013

If you want to master the premier software package for 3d modeling, texturing, and animation, this Autodesk Official Training Guide will get you there. It features tutorials on Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 that provide you with appropriate skills to produce professional-level presentations of your ideas, from conceptual designs to finished renderings and animations. Once you have mastered those fundamental techniques, you will be equipped to confidently explore and use 3ds Max the way professionals do.

Coverage includes:

  • Understanding the 3ds Max 2013 tools, menus, and interface
  • Drawing shapes with splines and editing objects on levels
  • Shaping 3ds Max primitives into more complex forms using modifiers
  • Organizing your work using object names and layers
  • Creating and adjusting the different light types to emphasize parts of your model
  • , editing, and using materials to add color, texture, and realism
  • Importing various types of and 3D data to create more interesting scenes and complex projects
  • Using mental ray to render photorealistic images and render passes

Easily Link Data from the Revit Family of Products into 3ds Max 2013
Apply Techniques That Are Used in the of 3d Animation and Effects
Work Faster Using the Polygon Modeling and Texturing Toolset
Create Amazing Presentations with Stunning Animations

Book Details

  • Paperback: 1008 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118129717
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118129715
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LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 04:21 AM PDT

LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day

Book Description

A step-by-step guide for succeeding on the for ” media network

: An Hour a Day helps you create, customize, and optimize a presence on , the world’s largest network for professionals. In this detailed, step-by-step book, expert Viveka von Rosen reveals how to use this powerful platform to ensure that you or your company get noticed by the right audience. Discover previously undocumented tips and tricks for community growth and , including how to best use Groups, events, and other LinkedIn features and applications.

  • Offers a complete resource for anyone who wants to market and recruit on the world’s largest professional network
  • Features hands-on tutorials, case studies, examples, tips, and tactics
  • Reveals how to and maintain a vibrant LinkedIn presence
  • Includes effective tactics for recruiters, job seekers, and entrepreneurs, as well as legal, real estate, and nonprofit professionals
  • Incorporates an exploration of the LinkedIn advertising platform, API, and platform

This soup-to-nuts guidebook for tackling every stage of the LinkedIn process ensures your presence will get noticed.

From the Back Cover
Create a Winning LinkedIn Strategy. A Step-by-Step Guide

Market and recruit successfully on the world’s largest professional network with this step-by-step guide. You’ll learn how to create, customize, and optimize your presence on LinkedIn using expert techniques at every step, from setting the right strategies to creating headlines, titles, and keywords that deliver. Discover little-known tricks for polishing and optimizing your own or your company’s presence and see how to get the very most out of Groups, Events, and other LinkedIn features and applications.

  • Learn invaluable secrets from well-known LinkedIn expert Viveka von Rosen, who has trained more than 10,000 professionals on how to best use LinkedIn
  • Do it all: develop, implement, manage, and track your LinkedIn marketing strategy
  • Use the right tactics for specific market segments, including recruiters, job seekers, and entrepreneurs, as well as legal, real estate, and nonprofit professionals
  • Discover nifty tools and ninja tricks for leveraging keywords
  • Optimize your own or your company’s profile so you’re findable and stand out
  • Create relationships with LinkedIn Groups and learn best practices for creating your own group
  • Discover the best ways to give and get recommendations from your connections

You’ll also find:

  • How to get winning results from Events and LinkedIn Ads
  • Best practices for using LinkedIn in a world
  • What NOT to do as a job seeker
  • Real-world case studies that illustrate successes to learn from and mistakes to avoid

Praise for LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day

“This is a complete and thorough, ‘soup-to-nuts’ guide on how to effectively utilize what is perhaps the world’s most well-known medium—one with a huge potential that most people are still not tapping. Read this book, follow Viveka’s sage teachings, and watch the quality of your connections—and your income—take a sharp turn upwards.”
—Bob Burg, coauthor of The Go-Giver and author of Endless Referrals

“Viveka has tremendous expertise on LinkedIn as well as the ability to sequence everything. Apply Viveka’s teachings in this book and you will get measurable results! Two thumbs way up.”
—Mari Smith, Social Media Thought Leader, author of The New Relationship Marketing, and coauthor of Marketing: An Hour a Day

“Viveka knows LinkedIn inside-out, backward, and forward—and even better, she knows how to explain LinkedIn in simple, easy-to-follow language. This book is an absolute must for marketers, business owners, consultants, professionals, and anyone looking to use LinkedIn to grow their business.”
—Andrea Vahl, Social Media Consultant, Strategist and Speaker, coauthor of Marketing All-in-One

Book Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118358708
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118358702
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CompTIA A+ Complete Review Guide, 2nd Edition

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 04:18 AM PDT

CompTIA A+ Complete Review Guide, 2nd Edition

Book Description

A concise, focused study aid for the 2012 edition of Certification exams

More than a million PC technicians hold the certification, which is a require certification by some software and hardware vendors. Designed to work with the Sybex family of certification guides for exams 220-801 and 220-802, this Review Guide is organized by objective to provide a quick review and reinforcement of important exam topics. It includes more than 170 review questions, and reader will have access to 4 practice exams, over 100 electronic flashcards, and a searchable Glossary of Key Term.

  • Provides effective review and reinforcement to help prepare students for the CompTIA A+ certification exams
  • A perfect companion to other Sybex CompTIA A+ Study Guides
  • Covers all exam objectives, including hardware, , laptops and printers, operating procedures, operating systems, , devices, and  troubleshooting
  • Packed with tightly focused review questions, and access to bonus practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a searchable list of key terms to reinforce study
  • Includes review for both required exams: 220-801 and 220-802

CompTIA A+ Complete Review Guide adds additional support to prepare you to achieve the number one certification for PC technicians.

From the Back Cover

  • Targeted Review for the CompTIA A+ Exams
  • Includes Access to a Full Set of Review Tools
  • The Perfect Companion to Any A+ Learning Tool

The perfect companion to Sybex’s ompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Second Edition

Approach the latest CompTIA A+ exams with confidence

Before you take CompTIA A+ Exams 220-801 and 220-802, reinforce your test preparation with this concise guide that helps you brush up on key exam topics. From PC hardware, , and operating systems to , devices, and more, this practical study tool reviews all exam objectives for both exams. You’ll also have access to an extensive set of review tools, including four full practice exams, and more.

  • Easy-to-use book is organized by exam objectives for quick review
  • Flexible review guide goes hand in hand with any learning tool on the market, including the Sybex CompTIA A+ Complete Study Guide, Second Edition
  • “Exam Essentials” section in each chapter helps you zero in on what you need to know
  • Gain access to a full set of online exam prep and review tools, including four practice exams, over 170 review questions, 100 electronic flashcards, and more—500 practice questions in all!

Go to www.sybex.com/go/aplusrg2e for a full set of online review tools.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 552 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex; 2nd Edition (September 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118324080
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118324080
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CompTIA A+ Complete Lab Manual

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 04:13 AM PDT

CompTIA A+ Complete Lab Manual

Book Description

Boost your understanding of exam principles with practical, real-world exercises

Designed to complement Complete Study Guide, this hands-on companion book takes you step by step through the tasks a PC technician is likely to face on any given day. It supports the theory explained in the test-prep guide with additional practical application, increasing a new PC technician’s confidence and marketability. Various scenarios incorporate roadblocks that may occur on the job and explain ways to successfully complete the task at hand. In addition, each task is mapped to a specific A+ exam objective for exams 220-801 and 220-802.

Tasks are divided into categories: hardware and software installation, hardware and software maintenance, and installing and upgrading operating systems, networks, and systems.

  • Designed to enhance factual study with practical application
  • Explains step by step how to perform a variety of tasks that PC technicians commonly face on the job
  • Tasks include installing or replacing a power supply or a laptop hard drive, installing or upgrading to , scanning for and removing viruses, installing printer drivers, and troubleshooting a network

CompTIA A+ Complete Lab Manual gives you the hands-on experience you need to succeed in the .

From the Back Cover
Step-by-step exercises teach you hands-on skills

Real-world scenarios put those skills in perspective

A Practical, Task-Based Approach to Exam Prep

If you’re preparing for CompTIA A+ exams 220-801 and 220-802, you’ll want to take advantage of all the exercises in this practical lab manual. Covering the objectives for both exams, as well as many tasks PC technicians typically face on the job, this valuable learning tool features dozens of step-by-step exercises designed to give you real-world, hands-on practice. Get prepared for the exams, and a career, with challenging tasks that include:

  • Testing and replacing a power supply
  • Installing a laptop optical drive or hard drive
  • Syncing a device with
  • Updating patches
  • Backing up with Acronis True Image Home
  • Creating a new user in 7
  • Setting up a phone to use e-mail
  • Configuring mail accounts in Live
  • Using Restore Point in Windows 7
  • Turning off SSID broadcasts on a router
  • Troubleshooting a hard drive failure

Book Details

  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex (October 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118324072
  • ISBN-13: 978-1118324073
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