Kamis, 03 Oktober 2013

Wow! eBook: Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook - 5 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook - 5 new eBooks

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Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Book Description

VirtueMart is a premier eCommerce solution powered by Joomla!

In Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook you will learn how to create a full-functioning and attractive eCommerce solution with VirtueMart. You will be shown how to install and configure VirtueMart, how to set-up and run your store day-to-day as well as configure and customize the look and feel of your store. With this book by your side, you will be able to overcome as problems setting up, administrating and customizing your eCommerce store!

This book finishes with blueprint projects meaning that getting started with VirtueMart is even easier for the novice and aspiring site builder or developer. If you have always wanted to create a professional-looking store, but are worried about the complexity and difficulty involved, then this book is for you! With numerous recipes, practical tips and solutions Building E-commerce Sites with VirtueMart Cookbook will take you through every step required to achieve eCommerce success.

What you will learn from this book

  • Set-up and install a fully-functioning eCommerce store
  • Configure tax, shipping and orders
  • Administrate your shop day-to-day
  • Customize the look and feel of your store

Approach
Written in a friendly, recipe-based style, this practical cookbook will show you how to create, maintain and customize attractive eCommerce solutions with ease.

Who this book is for
This book is written for anyone who is interested in building eCommerce solutions with VirtueMart. If you have little to no experience with eCommerce this book will show you how to overcome any problem no matter how complex it appears. Experienced site builders and administrators will also find the solutions this cookbook offers useful. Basic HTML and CSS would be beneficial.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782162089
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782162087
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SDL Game Development

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Book Description

SDL 2.0 is the latest release of the popular Simple DirectMedia Layer API, which is designed to make life easier for C++ developers, allowing you simple low-level access to various multiplatform audio, graphics, and input devices.

SDL Game Development guides you through creating your first 2D game using SDL and C++. It takes a clear and practical approach to SDL game development, ensuring that the focus remains on creating awesome games.

Starting with the installation and setup of SDL, you will quickly become familiar with useful SDL features, covering sprites, state management, and OOP, leading to a reusable framework that is extendable for your own games. SDL Game Development culminates in the development of two exciting action games that utilize the created framework along with tips to improve the framework.

What you will learn from this book

  • Draw in SDL and build the SDL_image extension
  • Develop reusable classes
  • Get to grips with game related object-oriented programming
  • Integrate a variety of user inputs into your games, such as joysticks or keyboards
  • Use factories that enable us to create objects dynamically at runtime
  • Create 2D maps through the use of tiles
  • Easily apply the framework to different game genres
  • Understand the scrolling of a tile map using the position of the player and collision detection

Approach
Written as a practical and engaging tutorial, SDL Game Development guides you through the development of your own framework and the creation of two exciting, fully-featured games.

Who this book is for
SDL Game Development is aimed at C++ developers who want to learn the fundamentals of SDL for cross-platform game development. This isn’t a beginner’s guide to C++, so a good knowledge of C++ and object oriented programming is a must.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849696829
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849696821
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SFML Game Development

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Book Description

Game development comprises the combination of many different aspects such as game logics, graphics, audio, user input, physics and much more. SFML is an Open Source C++ library designed to make game development more accessible, exposing multimedia components to the user through a simple, yet powerful interface.

If you are a C++ programmer with a stack of ideas in your head and seeking a platform for implementation, your search ends here.

Starting with nothing more than a blank screen, SFML Game Development will provide you with all the guidance you need to create your first fully featured 2D game using SFML 2.0. By the end, you’ll have learned the basic principles of game development, including advanced topics such as how to network your game, how to utilize particle systems and much more.

SFML Game Development starts with an overview of windows, graphics, and user inputs. After this brief introduction, you will start to get to grips with SFML by building up a world of different game objects, and implementing more and more gameplay features. Eventually, you'll be handling advanced visual effects, audio effects and network programming like an old pro. New concepts are discussed, while the code steadily develops.

SFML Game Development will get you started with animations, particle effects and shaders. As well as these fundamental game aspects, we're also covering network programming to the extent where you'll be able to support the game running from two different machines. The most important part, the gameplay implementation with enemies and missiles, will make up the core of our top-scrolling airplane shoot’ em-up game!

You will learn everything you need in SFML Game Development in order to start with game development and come closer to creating your own game.

What you will learn from this book

  • Learn the basics of SFML and render an airplane to the screen.
  • Create a game world to play in using entities and handle input from the player
  • Make your game richer with menus, settings, and other states
  • Implement the foundation for a GUI library
  • Populate the world with enemies and let them interact
  • Load resources like textures from the hard drive and learn about resource management
  • Animate the game object, build a particle system and look behind the scenes of rendering
  • Add music and sound effects to your game to create an immersive gaming experience
  • Implement multiplayer over a network to indulge in gameplay over the Internet

Approach
SFML Game Development is a fast-paced, step-by-step guide, providing you with all the knowledge and tools you need to create your first game using SFML 2.0

Who this book is for
SFML Game Development addresses ambitious C++ programmers who want to develop their own game. If you have plenty of ideas for an awesome and unique game, but don't know how to start implementing them, then this book is for you. The book assumes no knowledge about SFML or game development, but a solid understanding of C++ is required.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849696845
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849696845
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QlikView for Developers Cookbook

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Book Description

QlikView has been around since 1993, but has only really taken off in recent years as a leader in the in-memory BI space and, more recently, in the data discovery area. QlikView features the ability to consolidate relevant data from multiple sources into a single application, as well as an associative data model to allow you to explore the data to a way your brain works, state-of-the-art visualizations, dashboard, analysis and reports, and mobile data access.

QlikView for Developers Cookbook builds on your initial training and experiences with QlikView to help you become a better developer. This book features plenty of hands-on examples of many challenging functions.

Assuming a basic understanding of QlikView development, this book provides a range of step-by-step exercises to teach you different subjects to help build your QlikView developer expertise.

From advanced charting and layout to set analysis; from advanced aggregations through to scripting, performance, and security, this book will cover all the areas that you need to know about.

The recipes in this book will give you a lot of the information that you need to become an excellent QlikView developer.

What you will learn from this book

  • Use QlikView charts to create more advanced visualizations
  • Layout your screen and use different color schemes
  • Get to grips with set analysis
  • Use Total and AGGR for advanced aggregations
  • Use macros to perform advanced tasks
  • Overcome data modelling challenges
  • Use some of the most useful functions in QlikView
  • Write great script
  • Improve the performance of your application
  • Secure your application

Approach
The recipes in this Cookbook provide a concise yet practical guide on how to become an excellent QlikView developer. The book begins with intermediate level recipes and then moves on to more complex recipes in an incremental manner.

Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who has either attended QlikView Developer training or has taught themselves QlikView from books or online sources. You might be working for a QlikView customer, partner, or even QlikView themselves (or want to!) and want to improve your QlikView skills.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 290 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782179739
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782179733
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Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 Administration: Beginner’s Guide

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Book Description

Data Guard is the high availability, disaster recovery and data replication solution for Oracle Databases.

With the huge growth of Data Guard it's getting harder to encounter an Oracle DBA not dealing with Data Guard. Since it's a common DBA task to provide high availability of databases, Data Guard is a must-know topic for every Oracle Database Administrator.

“Oracle Data Guard 11g R2 Beginner’s Administration Guide” is a practical guide that provides all the information you will need to configure and maintain Data Guard. This book will show you what Data Guard can really do.

By following the practical examples in this book, you'll learn to set up your Data Guard Broker, the management framework for Data Guard configurations. Learn and implement different data protection modes, perform role transitions between databases (switchover and failover) and configure Active Data Guard. Next, we will dive into the features of Snapshot Standby. The book progresses into looking at Data Guard configuration with other Oracle products (such as EM, RAC, and RMAN) and patch databases in Data Guard. The final chapters will cover commonly encountered Data Guard issues and Data Guard best practices, which are very important to make a Data Guard configuration perfect and take maximum advantage of Data Guard properties.

What you will learn from this book

  • Implement Data Guard best practices
  • Set up physical and logical standby databases to build Data Guard configurations
  • Configure and use Data Guard Broker for an easier and more comprehensive management of Data Guard
  • Design configurations with different data protection levels
  • Perform switchover and failover operations
  • Use Active Data Guard and Snapshot Standby features to access standby databases in read-only and read-write modes
  • Integrate Data Guard with RAC, RMAN, and Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control
  • Patch Oracle Databases in a Data Guard environment
  • Deal with the most common Data Guard issues
  • Configure cascade standby databases, compression, and cross-platform implementation

Approach
Using real-world examples and hands-on tasks, Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 Administration Beginner’s Guide will give you a solid foundation in Oracle Data Guard. It has been designed to teach you everything you need to know to successfully create and operate Data Guard environments with maximum flexibility, compatibility, and effectiveness.

Who this book is for
If you are an Oracle database administrator who wants to configure and administer Data Guard configurations, then “Oracle Data Guard 11gR2 Administration Beginner’s Guide” is for you. With a basic understanding of Oracle database administration, you'll be able to easily follow the book.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 404 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849687900
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849687904
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Rabu, 02 Oktober 2013

Wow! eBook: JBoss AS 7 Development - 5 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: JBoss AS 7 Development - 5 new eBooks

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JBoss AS 7 Development

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:07 AM PDT

Book Description

JBoss Application Server meets high standards of reliability, efficiency, and robustness, and is used to build powerful and secure Java EE applications. It supports the most important areas of Java Enterprise programming including EJB 3.1, Contexts and Dependency Injection, JAX-WS and JAX-RS web services, the security framework, and more. Getting started with JBoss application server development can be challenging; however, with the right approach and guidance, you can easily master it and this book promises that.

Written in an easy-to-read style, this book will take you from the basics of JBoss AS—such as installing core components and plugins—to the skills that will make you a JBoss developer to be reckoned with, covering advanced topics such as developing applications with the JBoss messaging service, JBoss web services, clustered applications, and more.

You will learn the necessary steps to install a suitable environment for developing enterprise applications on JBoss AS. You will also learn how to design Enterprise applications using Eclipse, JBoss plugins, and Maven to build and deploy your applications. Readers will learn how to enable distributed communication using JMS. Storing and retrieving objects will be made easier using the Java Persistence API. The core section of the book will take you into the programming arena with tested, real-world examples. The example programs have been carefully crafted to be easy to understand and useful as starting points for your applications.

This practical guide will show you how to gain hands-on experience rapidly on Java EE development using JBoss AS with easy-to-understand and practical programming examples.

What you will learn from this book

  • JBoss AS 7 essentials: the new file system structure, the new configuration, and what the difference is between standalone servers and domain servers, as well as introducing new management instruments
  • Move from the EJB Paradigm to CDI Beans and create a web application using CDI Beans
  • Set up the Arquillian environment and test your application from inside the container and outside
  • Discover the JBoss messaging provider and add Queues and Topics to your example. Advanced JMS: Consume messages from an external JMS Provider
  • Get started with JBoss web services providers and add SOAP-based web services to your example, as well as adding RESTful web services to your example
  • Write CLI scripts to manage your applications and dive deep into the Management API
  • Explore clustering the Web tier and clustering the service components on JBoss AS 7
  • Create login modules for your applications and secure the web tier of your application, as well as securing the EJB tier of the application

Approach
This book will kick-start your productivity and help you to master JBoss AS development. The author’s experience with JBoss enables him to share insights on JBoss AS development in a clear and friendly way. By the end of the book, you will have the confidence to apply all the newest programming techniques to your JBoss applications.

Who this book is for
If you are a Java architect or developer who wants to get the most out of the latest release of the JBoss application server, then this book is for you. You are not expected to have accumulated experience on the application server though you must know the basic concepts of Java EE.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 326 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782161341
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782161349
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Eclipse 4 Plug-in Development by Example: Beginner’s Guide

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:04 AM PDT

Book Description

As a highly extensible platform, Eclipse is used by everyone from independent software developers to NASA. Key to this is Eclipse's plug-in ecosystem, which allows applications to be developed in a modular architecture and extended through its use of plug-ins and features.

“Eclipse 4 Plug-in Development by Example Beginner’s Guide” takes the reader through the full journey of plug-in development, starting with an introduction to Eclipse plug-ins, continued through packaging and culminating in automated testing and deployment. The example code provides simple snippets which can be developed and extended to get you going quickly.

This book covers basics of plug-in development, creating user interfaces with both SWT and JFace, and interacting with the user and execution of long-running tasks in the background.

Example-based tasks such as creating and working with preferences and advanced tasks such as well as working with Eclipse's files and resources. A specific chapter on the differences between Eclipse 3.x and Eclipse 4.x presents a detailed view of the changes needed by applications and plug-ins upgrading to the new model. Finally, the book concludes on how to package plug-ins into update sites, and build and test them automatically.

What you will learn from this book

  • How to create plug-ins for Eclipse 3.x and 4.x and automatically test plug-ins with JUnit
  • How to display tree and table information in views
  • What are the specific differences between the Eclipse 3.x model and the Eclipse 4.x model
  • How and when to build user interfaces from SWT and JFace
  • How to run tasks in the background and update the user interface asynchronously
  • How to build plug-ins, features and update sites with Maven Tycho and automate user interface tests with SWTBot
  • How to store and obtain preferences, and how to integrate with the Preferences panel
  • How to work with the Eclipse resources model for creating and updating files and reporting errors to the user

Approach
A Beginner’s Guide following the “by Example” approach. There will be 5-8 major examples that will be used in the book to develop advanced plugins with the Eclipse IDE.

Who this book is for
This book is for Java developers who are familiar with Eclipse as a Java IDE and are interested in learning how to develop plug-ins for Eclipse. No prior knowledge of Eclipse plug-in development or OSGi is necessary, although you are expected to know how to create, run, and debug Java programs in Eclipse.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 348 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782160329
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782160328
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Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:01 AM PDT

Book Description

In the present day information-centric world we live in, the success of an enterprise depends enormously on how its information is generated, handled, and disseminated. With ample screenshots and over 65 hands-on exercises, this book will guide you effortlessly through creating cutting edge reports using SQL Server Reporting Services 2012, native and fully integrated with SharePoint Server 2010 including new features like Power View and Data Alerts.

“Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012″ will get you started right from installation and then move on to configuration of SQL Server Reporting Services 2012. Start learning right from Chapter 1 and build your skill to create reports using the latest tools and deploy them to the latest servers, both Native and SharePoint. No guessing; you will learn all—Power View, Data Alerts, SQL Azure Reporting,the latest Reporting Services Gadgets, and more.

“Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012″ is a definitive guide to a step-by-step, metered approach to get a jump start on the latest features in SQL Server Reporting Services.Reporting Services in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is more tightly integrated not only with the Microsoft Business Stack but also with SharePoint, Windows Azure, and the Visual Studio suite of products, with many new features.

You will install and configure the toolset to work with SSRS 2012 integrated with SharePoint 2010. Using SQL Server Data Tools, you will author reports and deploy. You will learn about security to work with Report Manager and Central Administration in SharePoint. Using Report Builder, you will learn about authoring cutting edge reports. You will create Tabular Models and begin experiencing the thrill of creating Power View Reports.

What you will learn from this book

  • Install SQL Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2010, and configure Reporting Services both native and SharePoint Integrated on Windows 7
  • Install SSDT and author reports, both local and remote, and deploy them to report servers
  • Develop desktop and web applications by using Report Viewer controls
  • Author different kinds of reports with the latest gadgets by working with Report Builder
  • Manage access to the report server, report scheduling, report delivery, report uploads, and downloads with Report Manager
  • Create Tabular Models with SQL Server Analysis Services and deploy them to SSAS Server using SSDT
  • Author Power View Reports from your SharePoint Site and export them as Power Point files
  • Learn to create Data Driven alerts in SharePoint and monitor them on SQL Agent on SSMS
  • Work with SQL Azure Reporting Services using Windows Azure Portal and SSMS
  • Write applications in SSIS and WPF to access reports and access native server reports from SharePoint Site

Approach
The book is packed with clear instructions and plenty of screenshots, providing all the support and guidance you will need as you begin to generate reports with SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services.

Who this book is for
This book is for those who are new to SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 and aspiring to create and deploy cutting edge reports. This book is for report developers, report authors, ad-hoc report authors and model developers, and Report Server and SharePoint Server Integrated Report Server administrators. Minimal knowledge of SQL Server is assumed and SharePoint experience would be helpful.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 566 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 184968992X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849689922
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Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 04:59 AM PDT

Book Description

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager is a centralized data protection solution. DPM is used for data protection and recovery for Microsoft workloads.

Data Protection Manager allows backup and recovery of Microsoft Workloads, including SQL Server, Exchange, Sharepoint, Client Computers, and Hyper-V. Enabling disk and tape-based backup methods, DPM also allows central management of the system state and "Bare-Metal Recovery".

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 SP1 is a guide for administrators of System Center Data Protection Manager. By the end of this book, users will be able to carry out automated installs, migrate DPM to new hardware, set up custom reporting, use the DPM central console, and implement offsite DPM strategies such as chaining,  monitoring, and cyclic protection.

In this book you will gain insight from Microsoft Most Valued Professionals into the new features in DPM 2012 along with an understanding of the core tasks that administrators will face, including installing and configuring DPM 2012, workload protection, and managing the system. It will also show administrators how to effectively create backups of the protected workloads and use these backups to recover from a disaster.

It will also contain information on backup networks, client protection, and how to automate tasks in DPM to make your job as an administrator easier.

After reading this book you should be confident enough to master protecting your organizations data with Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager.

What you will learn from this book

  • Implementation of effective Backup Strategies
  • How to use DPM Central Console and  SCOM to monitor DPM
  • Carrying out disaster recovery for DPM
  • Automation with DPM using System Canter Orchestrator along with PowerShell
  • Using DPM with workgroups and untrusted domains
  • How to perform common management tasks for DPM
  • Better tape management with DPM
  • Using client protection with DPM

Approach
This book is a Packt tutorial, walking the administrator through the steps needed to create real solutions to the problems and tasks faced when ensuring that their data is protected.

Who this book is for
This book is for network administrators, system administrators, backup administrators, or IT consultants who are looking to expand their knowledge on how to utilize DPM to protect their organization's data.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849686300
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849686303
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Oracle SOA BPEL Process Manager 11gR1 – A Hands-on Tutorial

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Book Description

BPEL, Business Process Execution Language is the definitive standard in writing and defining actions within business processes. Oracle BPEL Process Manager R1 is Oracle's latest offering, providing you with a complete end-to-end platform for the creation, implementation, and management of your BPEL business processes that are so important to your service-oriented architecture.

“Oracle SOA BPEL Process Manager 11gR1 – A Hands-on Tutorial” is your guide to BPEL design and development, SOA Suite platform troubleshooting, and engineering in a detailed step-by-step guide working real-world examples and case studies.

Using industry-leading practices you will start by creating your first BPEL process and move onto configuring your processes, then invoking, orchestrating, and testing them. You will then learn how to use architect and design services using BPEL, performance tuning, integration, and security, as well as high availability, troubleshooting, and modeling for the future.

“Oracle SOA BPEL Process Manager 11gR1 – A Hands-on Tutorial” is your complete hands-on guide to Oracle SOA BPEL Process Manager 11g.

What you will learn from this book

  • Learn BPEL language and create basic and complex BPEL processes using JDeveloper and Oracle SOA Suite BPEL Process Manager Platform
  • Follow step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring adaptors, human workflow, and advanced BPEL orchestration techniques
  • Practise deploying, testing, debugging, tuning, error handling, and troubleshooting Oracle SOA Suite Platform and BPEL processes
  • Integrate BPEL Process manager with Oracle Service Bus, Business Rules Engine, Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), and Single-Sign-On (SSO)
  • Learn how to achieve scalability, high availability, and failover-failback capabilities to deliver Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) objectives
  • Discover the evolution and future of BPEL and compare BPEL with BPMN and other leading process technologies

Approach
This hands-on, example-driven guide is a practical getting started tutorial with plenty of step-by-step instructions for beginner to intermediate level readers working with BPEL PM in Oracle SOA Suite.

Who this book is for
Written for SOA developers, administrators, architects, and engineers who want to get started with Oracle BPEL PM 11g. No previous experience with BPEL PM is required, but an understanding of SOA and web services is assumed.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 330 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849688982
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849688987
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Selasa, 01 Oktober 2013

Wow! eBook: Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook - 5 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook - 5 new eBooks

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Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Book Description

Since their introduction to Unity, Shaders have been notoriously difficult to understand and implement in games: complex mathematics have always stood in the way of creating your own Shaders and attaining that level of realism you crave. Transform your game into a highly polished, refined product with Unity's post-processing effects.

“Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook” is the first of its kind to bring you the secrets of creating Shaders for Unity3D – guiding you through the process of understanding vectors, how lighting is constructed with them, and also how textures are used to create complex effects without the heavy math.

Starting with essential lighting and finishing up by creating stunning Screen Effects alike those in high quality 3D and mobile games. Discover techniques including Normal mapping, Image based lighting, and how to animate your models inside of a Shader. Explore the secrets behind some of the most powerful Shaders including skin and hair! With “Unity Shaders and Effects Cookbook” what seems like a dark art today will be second nature by tomorrow.

What you will learn from this book

  • Use textures to create complex lighting without the need for complex and performance-heavy lighting rigs
  • Master the art of using math to construct shiny objects as well as soft objects
  • See what it takes to create more complex surfaces like skin and cloth
  • Take a look at why a Shader is expensive and what works well for mobile platforms as opposed to PC platforms
  • Enter the world of creating post effects and make your game look visually stunning
  • Understand what goes into the structure of Shaders and why lighting works the way it does
  • Build your Shader knowledge by understanding how Diffuse and Specular work and understand how to use them in creative ways

Approach
Unity Effects and Shader Cookbook is written in a Cookbook style, teaching you to create stunning Shaders and effects through step-by-step, illustrated examples.

Who this book is for
Unity Effects and Shader Cookbook is written for developers wanting to create your first Shaders in Unity3D, or who wish to take their game to a whole new level with effects. No previous Shader writing experience is necessary to use this book, though a solid understanding of Unity is required.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 268 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849695083
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849695084
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Java Persistence with MyBatis 3

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:05 AM PDT

Book Description

Storing and retrieving data to and from relational databases is a very common requirement, and is a crucial part of many applications. Even though Java provides a JDBC API for database access, it is not very effective and involves writing the boilerplate code again and again. Getting data out of a database, populating into Java objects, and persisting data from Java objects into a database using JDBC involves a lot of repetitive coding and is a very tedious process. MyBatis takes the simplest approach of leveraging the existing knowledge and power of Java and SQL yet provides powerful features to make data persistence implementation easy.

Java Persistence with MyBatis 3 is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a number of clear step-by-step exercises, which will help you to understand how MyBatis works and how to use it for your real application needs. With MyBatis, you will learn how to use the MyBatis framework effectively through simple instructions.

Java Persistence with MyBatis 3 will highlight the cumbersome process of data persistence using plain JDBC and will also show you how easy it is to implement the same using MyBatis. You will also take a deeper look into the implementation of MyBatis with XML and Annotation-based Mappers, and finally learn how to integrate MyBatis with a Spring framework.

You will learn how to map Complex SQL query results to Java beans using XML and Annotation-based Mappers, including One-To-Many and Many-To-Many relationships. You will also learn how to use TypeAliases and Custom Type Handlers, and build dynamic queries using XML and SqlProvider annotations. It progresses to detailed instructions on integrating MyBatis with Spring and leveraging Spring's Annotation-based transaction handling mechanism, which further simplifies the usage of MyBatis.With Java Persistence with MyBatis 3, you will learn how to use the MyBatis framework effectively through simple instructions.

What you will learn from this book

  • Simplify database persistence layer implementation
  • Install and configure MyBatis using XML and Java API
  • Map One-To-Many and Many-To-Many results using XML and Annotated Mappers
  • Use TypeAliases and Custom Type Handlers
  • Handle pagination and custom SQL ResultSet processing
  • Build Dynamic Queries using XML and SqlProvider annotations
  • Use Spring's Annotation-based Transaction Handling with MyBatis

Approach
This book will have a practical approach, thus making it easy for the readers to understand and learn with step-by-step instructions.

Who this book is written for
This book is for Java developers who would like to learn all about the MyBatis framework and are looking for a practical guide to get started. The prerequisites required for this book are basic Java and SQL skills. No prior knowledge of MyBatis is expected.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 132 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782166807
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782166801
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Implementing Citrix XenServer Quickstarter

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:02 AM PDT

Book Description

Virtualization is the present and the future of the technological world and to keep up with the latest trends is critical for all of us. With cloud technology gaining popularity day by day it is important to get familiar with the basics and move quickly to a practical implementation. Citrix is one of the leading virtualization and cloud technology vendors and the number one choice of experts around the globe.

Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is a practical, hands-on guide which will walk you through a series of steps from the initial installation of Citrix XenServer to more advanced topics and enables you to readily build your own virtual environments.

Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter starts with the background knowledge related to XenServer and quickly moves on to your very first installation of Citrix XenServer. From there we move on to the creation of virtual machines and browse through various concepts related to virtual machine management, helping you get to grips with the virtual machine administrator role.

You will get a complete, practical, and hands-on experience along with the required knowledge of all the core components involved in deploying and maintaining a virtualization environment.

What you will learn from this book

  • How to install Citrix XenServer
  • Discover different XenServer licenses and their features
  • Create virtual machines and perform management operations like taking snapshots
  • Learn how to import and export virtual machines in different formats
  • Convert physical machines to virtual ones using XenConvert
  • Learn how different storage formats and storage repositories can be created easily
  • Get to know basic concepts related to networking, storage, and memory related to virtual machines

Approach
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is a practical, hands-on guide that will help you get started with the Citrix XenServer Virtualization technology with easy-to-follow instructions.

Who this book is for
Implementing Citrix XenServer Quick Starter is for system administrators who have little to no information on virtualization and specifically Citrix XenServer Virtualization. If you’re managing a lot of physical servers and are tired of installing, deploying, updating, and managing physical machines on a daily basis over and over again, then you should probably explore your option of XenServer Virtualization. This book will be your best friend to make you a better systems engineer.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 134 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849689822
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849689823
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Oracle Business Intelligence 11g R1 Cookbook

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT

Book Description

Extracting meaningful and valuable business information from transactional databases is crucial for any organization. OBIEE 11g is a reporting tool that satisfies all the business requirements regarding complex reporting. It consists of a powerful back-end engine with a repository and a highly customizable graphical web interface.

Oracle Business Intelligence 11g R1 Cookbook provides all the key concepts of the product including the architecture of the BI Server. This practical guide shows each and every step of creating analytical reports starting from building a well-designed repository. You will learn how to create analytical reports that will support different business perspectives.

This practical guide covers how to implement OBIEE 11g suite in order to enable BI developers to create sophisticated web based reports. All of tasks will be covered step by step in detail.

You will explore the architecture of the Oracle Business Intelligence Server and learn how to build the repository (RPD). We will also discuss how to implement the business rules in the repository with real-life scenarios.

Best practices of a successful BI implementation are esssential for any BI developer so they are also covered in depth.If you are planning to implement OBIEE 11g suite, this step-by-step guide is a must have resource.All the key tasks are defined in detail and supported with diagrams and screenshots.

What you will learn from this book

  • Understand the architecture of the Oracle BI Server
  • Explore the three layers of the repository and learn how to implement complex business rules
  • Build a secure, well-designed repository for the BI Server
  • Work with multidimensional sources to improve the performance of the analyses
  • Create the simple analyses and use advanced features of the analyses
  • Measure the productivity by implementing Key Performance Indicators
  • Customize dashboards to support your business requirements
  • Build a BI solution based on the best practices

Approach
Providing simple solutions, useful techniques and best practices to ensure that your business is intelligent as it can possibly be, this book is a must buy for anyone that works with Oracle BI

Who this book is for
If you are a business analyst, BI administrator or developer working with Oracle Business Intelligence 11g R1 then this book is exactly what you have been looking for. Hands on practical examples, real world solutions and best practices make this book an essential guide for Oracle BI. Clear a space on your desk as you won’t want this handy reference to be too far away.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 364 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849686009
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849686006
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Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Advanced Administration Cookbook

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:56 AM PDT

Book Description

Oracle WebLogic Server is the core application server product of the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.

It is the premier application server for enterprise applications and has now been updated to 12C.

If your company or client uses Oracle technology then you must know how to administer the Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Advanced Administration Cookbook guides you through 70 recipes covering from the basics of WebLogic 12c installation, and passing through JDBC, JMS, cluster configuration and tuning. The book covers the day-by-day tasks of a WebLogic Administrator, enhanced with a lot of tips to build a WebLogic production environment focused on stability, high availability and performance.

The best place to start with any book is at the beginning so the first thing that is covered is the basics. This quick refresher should get you back up to speed with WebLogic server and get you in the right frame of mind to get stuck into the more complex techniques.

Each chapter then covers a specific topic with complex solutions simplified and explained. This is not only a book that guides you through complex techniques but also ensure you have a solid understanding of the theory behind the techniques.

We dive into high availability clusters, configuring JMS and JDBC, and then moving on to more general WebLogic Server aspects. Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune the performance of your WebLogic server with time tested solutions.

If you want to take your WebLogic server to the next level of performance and security or simply just want to be more in control this book is full of solutions that will allow you to achieve that aim.

What you will learn from this book

  • Install, create and configure WebLogic Server
  • Configure an Administration Server with high availability
  • Create and configure JDBC data sources, multi data sources and gridlink data sources
  • Tune the multi data source to survive database failures
  • Setup JMS distributed queues
  • Use WLDF to send threshold notifications
  • Configure WebLogic Server for stability and resilience

Approach
Using real life problems and simple solutions this book will make any issue seem small. WebLogic Server books can be a bit dry but Dalton keeps the tone light and ensures no matter how complex the problem you always feel like you have someone right there with you helping you along.

Who this book is for
This book is ideal for those who know the basics of WebLogic but want to dive deeper and get to grips with more advanced topics. So if you are a datacenter operator, system administrator or even a Java developer this book could be exactly what you are looking for to take you one step further with Oracle WebLogic Server.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 284 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (June 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 184968684X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849686846
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