Beginning iOS 6 Development Posted: 21 Feb 2013 07:33 AM PST Book Description The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone Development is back again for Beginning iOS 6 Development, bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple’s latest and greatest iOS 6 SDK, as well as with the latest version of Xcode. There’s coverage of brand new technologies, with chapters on storyboards and iCloud, for example, as well as significant updates to existing chapters to bring them in line with all the changes that came with the iOS 6 SDK. You’ll have everything you need to create your very own apps for the latest iOS devices, including the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the latest iPod touch. Every single sample app in the book has been rebuilt from scratch using latest Xcode and the latest 64-bit iOS 6-specific project templates and designed to take advantage of the latest Xcode features. Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, Beginning iOS 6 Development offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch programming. The book starts with the basics, walking through the process of downloading and installing Xcode and the iOS 6 SDK, and then guides you though the creation of your first simple application. From there, you'll learn how to integrate all the interface elements Apple touch users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, and sliders. You'll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified, and you'll learn how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You'll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using a variety of persistence techniques, including Core Data and SQLite. And there's much more! You'll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES, add multitouch gestural support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work with the camera, photo library, accelerometer, and built-in GPS. You'll discover the fine points of application preferences and learn how to localize your apps for multiple languages. - The iOS 6 update to the bestselling and most recommended book for Cocoa touch developers
- Packed full of tricks, techniques, and enthusiasm for the new SDK from a developer perspective
- Written in an accessible, easy-to-follow style
What you'll learn - Everything you need to know to develop your own bestselling iPhone and iPad apps
- Best practices for optimizing your code and delivering great user experiences
- How to create "universal" apps for both the iPhone and iPad
- What is data persistence and why is it important
- Get started with building cool, crisp User Interfaces
- What and how to use Table Views
- How to do graphics with Quartz and OpenGL ES
- What geo app development features the new iOS brings to the iPhone
- How to get your app in iCloud
- And much much more…
Who this book is for Everyone who wants to start developing for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad! For the latest source code, please head to www.iphonedevbook.com. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Welcome to the Jungle Chapter 2. Appeasing the Tiki Gods Chapter 3. Handling Basic Interaction Chapter 4. More User Interface Fun Chapter 5. Autorotation and Autosizing Chapter 6. Multiview Applications Chapter 7. Tab Bars and Pickers Chapter 8. Introduction to Table Views Chapter 9. Navigation Controllers and Table Views Chapter 10. Storyboards Chapter 11. iPad Considerations Chapter 12. Application Settings and User Defaults Chapter 13. Basic Data Persistence Chapter 14. Get Your App in the iCloud Chapter 15. Grand Central Dispatch, Background Processing, and You Chapter 16. Drawing with Quartz and OpenGL Chapter 17. Taps, Touches, and Gestures Chapter 18. Where Am I? Finding Your Way with Core Location Chapter 19. Whee! Gyro and Accelerometer! Chapter 20. iPhone Camera and Photo Library Chapter 21. Collection Views Chapter 22. Application Localization Book Details - Paperback: 764 pages
- Publisher: Apress (January 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1430245123
- ISBN-13: 978-1430245124
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The Definitive Guide to GCC, 2nd Edition Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:59 AM PST Book Description The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) offers a variety of compilers for different programming languages including C, C++, Java, Fortran, and Ada. The Definitive Guide to GCC, Second Edition has been revised to reflect the changes made in the most recent major GCC release, version 4. Providing in-depth information on GCC's enormous array of features and options, and introducing crucial tools such as autoconf, gprof, and libtool, this book functions as both a guide and reference. This book goes well beyond a general introduction to GCC and covers key programming techniques such as profiling and optimization that, when used in conjunction with GCC's advanced features, can greatly improve application performance. This second edition will prove to be an invaluable resource, whether youre a student seeking familiarity with this crucial tool or an expert who uses GCC on a daily basis. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Using GCC's C Compiler Chapter 2. Using GCC's C++ Compiler Chapter 3. Using GCC's Fortran Compiler Chapter 4. Using GCC's Java Compiler Chapter 5. Optimizing Code with GCC Chapter 6. Analyzing Code Produced with GCC Compilers Chapter 7. Using Autoconf and Automake Chapter 8. Using Libtool Chapter 9. Troubleshooting GCC Chapter 10. Additional GCC and Related Topic Resources Chapter 11. Compiling GCC Chapter 12. Building and Installing Glibc Chapter 13. Using Alternate C Libraries Chapter 14. Building and Using C Cross-Compilers Appendix A. Using GCC Compilers Appendix B. Machine- and Processor-Specific Options for GCC Appendix C. Using GCC's Online Help Book Details - Paperback: 584 pages
- Publisher: Apress; 2nd Edition (August 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1590595858
- ISBN-13: 978-1590595855
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Nikon D600 For Dummies Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:30 AM PST Book Description A full-color beginner guide to the basics of the Nikon D600 The Nikon D600 is a professional-level full-frame sensor that is sure to attract an audience of DSLR newcomers and pros. This friendly-and-thorough full-color guide shows you how to get a firm grasp on this powerful camera and helps you to ultimately get better photos. - Helps you shoot in Auto mode and manage playback options, and walks you through basic troubleshooting
- Teaches you to take creative control by adjusting manual settings to get better results from exposure, lighting, focus, and color, then apply those settings to a photo session
- Offers invaluable advice on video mode along with the new autofocus features
- Details sending images to a computer for organizing, editing, and sharing
Nikon D600 For Dummies takes aim at a fun-but-understandable way to help you better understand this amazing camera. From the Back Cover Learn to: - Master all the features of your Nikon D600
- Take control of exposure, focus, and color
- Download, manage, and share your photos online or as prints
IN FULL COLOR! Learn to shoot great photos, master control of exposure and focus, and make perfect prints Make the most of your Nikon D600 dSLR with help from this book! Find out what every control does and which settings work best with different types of pictures. Start in automatic mode, and then learn how to take control of exposure, focus, and color. You’ll also find out how to shoot movies, download and share photos, and more. - Buttons, dials, and menus — learn what each one does and how to use them, as well as how to create custom exposure modes
- Auto and Scene modes — discover what you can control in Auto and Auto Flash Off modes and explore Scene mode options
- Great shots exposed — master the balancing act between aperture, ISO, and shutter speed, and experiment with flash
- Go Live — explore Live View mode for shooting both movies and still pictures
- After the shoot — adjust settings for photo playback, understand picture data, download and edit your photos, and prepare images for sharing
Open the book and find: - Explanations of technical camera jargon
- Ways to customize your settings
- How to take great flash photos
- Tips for recording, playing, and trimming movies
- Tips for getting the best autofocus results
- How to protect photos and erase those you don’t want
- Ways to solve tough exposure problems
- How to shoot and process Raw photos
Book Details - Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies (January 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118530799
- ISBN-13: 978-1118530795
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Investing Online For Dummies, 8th Edition Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:28 AM PST Book Description Expert online investing advice that you can take to the bank! Want to take firm control of your investments and reach your financial goals, but baffled by the dizzying array of online tools? Start with this bestselling guide. Investing Online For Dummies, 8th Edition will help you build your portfolio with the latest financial management information, tools, and resources available. This top-notch, incredibly popular guide will help you pick stocks, find an online broker, construct a profitable portfolio, research investment data online, parse risk, analyze stocks and financial statements, and so much more. - Addresses critical issues for beginning investors to understand, from setting expectations to determining how much to invest, assessing your comfort level for risk, and finding a broker you trust
- Guides online investors on how to invest wisely, grow their portfolios, and weigh all their options before making key decisions
- Highlights a variety of websites, online calculators, databases, and online communities that will help you make beneficial decisions
- Explores using online tools to calculate returns and risk, how to select mutual funds with online databases, buying bonds online, and more
Investing Online For Dummies, 8th Edition is one investment that is sure to yield a profit…and fast! From the Back Cover Learn to: - Understand the basics of investing and measure risks
- Analyze stocks and financial statements
- Choose an online broker and execute trades online
- Use online tools to calculate your performance
The online tools and resources you need to take control of your own investments You don’t need an MBA to start investing online. You just need common sense and the right know-how. This hands-on, practical guide shows investors of all skill levels how to pick a winning strategy, find an online broker, and construct a successful portfolio. It’ll point you to the most informative websites, online calculators, databases, and online communities, and clue you in to the secrets pros use to succeed in the stock market. - Do your homework — master the terminology, set up your computer for online trading, and assemble your list of essential online resources
- Take stock of the market — learn about brokerage accounts and retirement accounts, capital gains, dividends, and more
- Weigh your options — figure out your investing style and the best type of account for you
- Start trading — pick an online broker, enter and execute trades, and track the market
- How am I doing? — analyze your risk and returns with online tools
- Diversify, diversify — discover the magic of asset allocation and mutual funds, bonds, and exchange-traded funds
- Be a financial Sherlock — learn how to put a company under the microscope, read a financial statement, and evaluate a stock’s prospects
Open the book and find: - Advice on tracking the market
- Where to connect with other investors online
- Online tools to calculate your performance
- Ways to uncover trends in financial statements
- How to avoid overpaying for stocks
- Which Wall Street analysts are worth listening to
- Where to find and buy bonds online
- Ten ways to protect your investments and identity online
Book Details - Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 8th Edition (December 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118495365
- ISBN-13: 978-1118495360
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Social CRM For Dummies Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:25 AM PST Book Description Discover great ways to engage your customers through the social web Social CRM is an evolving tool to help you engage your customers, interact with them, and develop deeper relationships. This handy guide teaches you how to make the most of it, whether your business is a small shop or a large corporation. In a friendly, easy-to-understand style, it explains how you can create new marketing communications and develop smart, applicable content that produces results from your online community. You’ll learn to use data to drive results, create social Key Performance Indicators for different business units, and a great deal more. - Today’s consumer uses technology to select relationships with companies; this book teaches business owners how to use social CRM to create relationships that customers want to maintain
- Explains how to integrate social media into your CRM mix
- Shows how to use data and information gathered through social sites
- Helps you develop social KPIs and create content that gets results from your online community
Social CRM For Dummies helps businesses large and small use social media to develop and maintain productive customer relationships. From the Back Cover Learn to: - Create new marketing communications quickly
- Engage and collaborate with your customers
- Maximize digital media for customer service
- Develop content that gets results from your online community
Big business or small, social CRM helps you reach and interact with your customers Today’s customer-focused technology can revolutionize the way you support and market your business. Social media shapes opinions about brands, including yours, and this book teaches you how to influence those opinions by interacting with your customers. Learn to build a strategy, craft a social business, measure the results, and keep moving forward. - What makes it social — compare traditional customer relationship management with social CRM and understand the differences
- Create a strategy — explore social business models, learn how to make your message relevant to your audience, and earn your customers’ trust
- Be customer-centric — discover how to listen to your customers on social media and identify solutions your business can provide
- Choose your media — learn effective ways to engage customers with blogs, video, podcasts, Facebook, and Twitter
- Examine the ecosystem — find out how to assess your business ecosystem and incorporate the right social CRM tools
- Stay mobile — recognize consumer trends in mobile and tailor mobile campaigns to your customers’ needs
- Sort the information — learn how to analyze social CRM data
Open the book and find: - The evolution of social CRM
- Tips on interacting with customers
- Why mobile matters
- How to set goals that guide analytics
- What loyalty programs do to retain customers
- Social CRM success stories
- The importance of a social media policy
- How to empower your employees
Book Details - Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies (January 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118242491
- ISBN-13: 978-1118242490
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iPad Apps For Kids For Dummies Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:23 AM PST Book Description Get the scoop on the best kid-friendly apps iPad has to offer! How do you find good apps for your children? Read iPad Apps For Kids For Dummies, that’s how! With over a half-million apps in the App Store and that number growing, this great new guide cuts through the clutter and points parents in the direction of the best apps for kids of all ages. From apps for dinosaur lovers to fashion fans, puzzle masters to avid adventurers, and everything in between, you'll find apps to both educate and entertain. Which apps have strong girl role models? Which apps help kids with special needs? Which ones will keep the whole family entertained on the road? This handy, full-color book by tech-savvy, USA TODAY Kid-Tech columnist Jinny Gudmundsen covers it all. - Helps parents find the best of the best iPad apps for children of all ages in the crowded App Store
- Shows parents which apps are worth the price and those that are free and fabulous
- Demonstrates how to use an iPad to make learning fun, apps for kids with special needs, age-appropriate apps for each child’s age, and how you can avoid in-app purchase mistakes
- Draws on the experience and expertise of Kid-Tech columnist Jinny Gudmundsen, who has taken countless apps for a test run and shared her findings in USA TODAY and in Gannett newspapers nationwide; Jinny’s work has also been published in the Los Angeles Times and Child magazine, and online at ABCNews.com, and she has appeared on national TV and radio
Don’t waste anymore time plowing through the App Store for kid-friendly apps on your own! Get iPad Apps For Kids For Dummies today and get your kids excited about learning. From the Back Cover Get the scoop on the best kid-friendly apps the iPad has to offer! Kids learn best when they’re having fun. This book is jam-packed with descriptions of more than 200 terrific iPad apps that amuse little learners, teach reading and writing, inspire creativity and imagination, and engage children with special needs. Each is author-tested, saving you hours of searching to find the best apps for kids of all ages! - From toddlers to tweens — find apps to start the learning process and apps that make learning fun for older kids
- Things that go “vroom” — explore fun apps for kids that love action and adventure
- Dinosaurs, monsters, and aliens — entertaining apps that offer bits of information while helping kids exercise their creativity
- Make math fun — and science, history, reading, even research
- Games and more games — keep kids happy on a road trip, build reasoning power with puzzles, and even find multiplayer games children will love
Open the book and find: - How to use password protection for a safe iPad experience
- Electronic picture books for new readers
- The best apps for budding musicians
- Amazing apps tailored to kids with special needs
- Which apps have real-world toy tie-ins
- Apps that introduce kids to great artists and drawing apps they’ll love
- Tips for avoiding in-app purchase mistakes
- Ten terrific free apps that shouldn’t be missed
Learn about: - Apps for puzzle players, fashion fans, dinosaur devotees, and all kids in between
- The best apps for homework help, special needs, and learning fun
- Which apps are worth the price and which are fabulous and free
Book Details - Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies (December 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118433076
- ISBN-13: 978-1118433072
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