| iPhone and iPad Apps for Absolute Beginners, 3rd Edition Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:41 AM PDT 
Book Description So how do you build an application for the iPhone and iPad? Don't you need to spend years learning complicated programming languages? What about Objective-C and Cocoa touch? The answer is that you don't need to know any of those things! Anybody can start building simple apps for the iPhone and iPad, and this book will show you how. This update of an Apress bestseller walks you through creating your first app, using plain English and practical examples using the iOS 6 software development platform and more. It cuts through the fog of jargon and misinformation that surrounds iPhone and iPad app development, and gives you simple, step-by-step instructions to get you started. - Teaches iPhone and iPad apps development in language anyone can understand
- Provides simple, step-by-step examples that make learning easy, using iOS 6
- Offers bonus videos from the author that enable you to follow along—it's like your own private classroom
The iPhone is the hottest gadget of our generation, and much of its success has been fueled by the App Store, Apple's online marketplace for iPhone apps. Over 1 billion apps were downloaded during the nine months following the launch of the App Store, ranging from the simplest games to the most complex business apps. Everyone has an idea for the next bestselling iPhone app—that's why you're reading this now! And with the popularity of the iPad, this demand will just continue to grow. What you'll learn - Get both yourself and your computer set up for iPhone and iPad application development
- Start by making small changes to existing applications to build your knowledge and experience before creating your own applications
- Follow steps in plain English to build simple apps and get them working immediately
- Style your application so that it looks good and users can easily navigate through it
- Make use of the iPhone's touch screen and accelerometer
- Use shortcuts and cheat sheets to create apps the easy way
Who this book is for
If you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad app, but have never programmed before, then this book is for you. You don't need to have any previous computer programming skills—as long as you have a desire to learn, and you know which end of the mouse is which, you'll be fine. Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Preliminaries
Chapter 2. Blast-Off!
Chapter 3. Keep on Truckin’
Chapter 4. Buttons and Labels with Multiple Graphics
Chapter 5. Touches
Chapter 6. Switches
Chapter 7. Storyboards
Chapter 8. Introducing MapKit
Chapter 9. MapKit with a Little More Effort
Chapter 10. Storyboarding to Multimedia Platforms Book Details - Paperback: 372 pages
- Publisher: Apress; 3rd Edition (March 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430246170
- ISBN-13: 978-1430246176
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| Oracle SQL Tuning with Oracle SQLTXPLAIN Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:38 AM PDT 
Book Description Oracle SQL Tuning with SQLTXPLAIN is a practical guide to SQL tuning the way Oracle’s own experts do it, using a freely downloadable tool called SQLTXPLAIN. Using this simple tool you’ll learn how to tune even the most complex SQL, and you’ll learn to do it quickly, without the huge learning curve usually associated with tuning as a whole. Firmly based in real world problems, this book helps you reclaim system resources and avoid the most common bottleneck in overall performance, badly tuned SQL. You’ll learn how the optimizer works, how to take advantage of its latest features, and when it’s better to turn them off. - Quickly tune any SQL statement no matter how complex.
- Build and tune test cases without affecting production.
- Use the latest tuning features with confidence.
What you'll learn - How and why complex SQL goes wrong
- When statistics are crucial and when they are not
- How and when the tuning facilities of the database can help or hinder
- When to tune and when not to tune
- Which steps in an execution plan are crucial to performance
- How the optimizer works out the execution plan
Who this book is for
Oracle SQL Tuning with SQLTXPLAIN is ideal for everyone who deals with SQL and SQL tuning. Both developers and DBA’s will benefit from learning how to use the SQLTXPLAIN tool along with the problem solving approach described in this book. Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to SQLTXPLAIN
Chapter 2. The Cost-Based Optimizer Environment
Chapter 3. How Object Statistics Can Make Your Execution Plan Wrong
Chapter 4. How Skewness Can Make Your Execution Times Variable
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting Query Transformations
Chapter 6. Forcing Execution Plans Through Profiles
Chapter 7. Adaptive Cursor Sharing
Chapter 8. Dynamic Sampling and Cardinality Feedback
Chapter 9. Using SQLTXPLAIN with Data Guard Physical Standby Databases
Chapter 10. Comparing Execution Plans
Chapter 11. Building Good Test Cases
Chapter 12. Using XPLORE to Investigate Unexpected Plan Changes
Chapter 13. Trace Files, TRCANLZR and Modifying SQLT behavior
Chapter 14. Running a Health Check
Chapter 15. The Final Word Appendix A. Installing SQLTXPLAIN
Appendix B. The CBO Parameters (11.2.0.1)
Appendix C. Tool Configuration Parameters Book Details - Paperback: 317 pages
- Publisher: Apress (March 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430248092
- ISBN-13: 978-1430248095
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| Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805 Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:33 AM PDT 
Book Description Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805 is a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step, and one-stop guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exam. The first two chapters set the stage for exam preparation and let the reader get started quickly. The first chapter answers frequently asked questions about the OCPJP exam. This book assumes that the reader is already familiar with Java fundamentals which is in line with the prerequisite of having a OCAJP certification. The book sports considerable supportive material to help the reader in effective exam preparation in the form of appendices: - 2 mock tests to give the reader a sense of a real-exam.
- An instant refresher summarizing the most important concepts (with tips on answering questions) to revise just before the exam.
This book will be a delectable read for any OCPJP aspirant because of its simple language, example driven approach, and easy-to-read style. Further, given its 100% focus on the exam and helpful supportive material, this book is clearly an attractive buy to OCPJP aspirants worldwide. What you'll learn - In-depth coverage of all 13 exam topics for the certification.
- The book covers programming concepts succinctly with numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples. These examples will help the reader quickly internalize the discussed concepts.
- The reader will clearly understand the scope and objectives of the exam, the technical topics covered in the exam, and type and level-of-difficulty of the exam questions. With this, the reader will clearly know what's exactly required for passing the exam.
- Review questions tune the reader to an "exam mindset". By making mistakes and reading the detailed explanations for the answers, the reader will be better prepared for getting certified. Attempting the practice questions and mock test will help the reader gain necessary confidence to clear the exam.
Who this book is for
This book is targeted primarily at students and programmers who want to crack the OCPJP exam. Trainers and teachers can use this book as training material for OCPJP exam preparation. This book is also useful to readers who want to refresh their knowledge in Java programming or gain better understanding on using various Java APIs. Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The OCPJP 7 Exam: FAQ
Chapter 2. Pretest
Chapter 3. Java Class Design
Chapter 4. Advanced Class Design
Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Design Principles
Chapter 6. Generics and Collections
Chapter 7. String Processing
Chapter 8. Java I/O Fundamentals
Chapter 9. Java File I/O (NIO.2)
Chapter 10. Building Database Applications with JDBC
Chapter 11. Exceptions and Assertions
Chapter 12. Localization
Chapter 13. Threads
Chapter 14. Concurrency
Chapter 15. OCPJP 7 Quick Refresher Appendix A. Exam Topics
Appendix B. Mock Test – 1
Appendix C. Mock Test – 2 Book Details - Paperback: 656 pages
- Publisher: Apress (March 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430247649
- ISBN-13: 978-1430247647
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| Know and Grow the Value of Your Business Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:29 AM PDT 
Book Description A woman looking to retire said to author and valuation expert Tim McDaniel, "I need to sell my business for $2.5 million to support my country club lifestyle." The reality was that her business was worth $750,000. How could she have been so wrong? As McDaniel—a veteran of over 2,000 valuation engagements and dozens of M&A deals—knows all too well, most owners work in their businesses and not on their businesses. He has seen the look of surprise on client faces far too often: "It's only worth that much?!" In the rush of day-to-day work and decisions, business owners sometimes forget that their business is an investment—and something they need to watch, nurture, and care for just as they would a valuable antique vase or painting. Know and Grow the Value of Your Business: An Owner’s Guide to Retiring Rich shows readers how to develop the "investment mindset," value the business, bolster that value and maximize the return on their investment, and, finally, exit the business either through a sale to outside parties or by passing it on to family or other business insiders. This information couldn't be more important: Typically, 60–80% of a business owner's wealth is tied up in the value of the business. This is their most important asset, but they usually guess at its value and have no concrete plan to increase it. That's why this book shows: - The importance of treating your ownership interest in a business as something deserving near-daily attention.
- How a company is valued, and how others outside the business view that value.
- Steps you can take immediately to increase the value of your business.
- The different kinds of potential buyers and what attracts them.
- How to remove yourself from the day-to-day work of the business to plan for a brighter future.
- How to exit the business on your terms.
In short, this book helps business owners get the most for their business when they decide it's time to move on. What you'll learn - The importance of treating your ownership interest in a business the same way you would treat the shares in your stock portfolio: "Like an Investment."
- How a company is valued, using terms that business owners can understand.
- The ways you can increase the value of your business and how an outside buyer will view your company.
- Existing exit strategies, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Why timing might be the most critical component of your exit strategy.
- How to begin the succession planning process and knowing the critical components of a good succession plan.
Who this book is for
Those with businesses with revenues up to about $30 million—90 percent of all business owners in the U.S., according to the United States Census Bureau. This amounts to over 12 million businesses in the United States alone. The principles the book espouses will be just as valid in countries besides the U.S. except for the tax advice author Tim McDaniel offers. Table of Contents
Part I: Treating Your Company Like an Investment
Chapter 1. Country Club Lifestyle
Chapter 2. The Investment Mindset Part II: Knowing and Growing Your Business Value
Chapter 3. Valuation Fundamentals
Chapter 4. Valuation Approaches
Chapter 5. Growing Your Value
Chapter 6. Selling Your Business Part III: Getting Out Alive: Planning Your Exit
Chapter 7. The Hardest Step: Succession Planning
Chapter 8. Know Your Exit Options
Chapter 9. Know Your Exit Strategy
Chapter 10. Time for Action
Chapter 11. Epilogue Part IV: Appendices
Appendix A. IRS Revenue Ruling 59-60
Appendix B. Sample Engagement Letter
Appendix C. Sample Due Diligence Request
Appendix D. Sample Family Business Creed
Appendix E. AICPA Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1 Book Details - Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Apress (March 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430247851
- ISBN-13: 978-1430247852
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