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June 2006
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 | Geeks On Call security and privacy : 5-minute fixes by J. R. King. (2005) "This book is written for the home user or small business operator who relies on the computer but lacks the know-how to fix or secure it. It provides the quickest, simplest solutions to the most common questions and problems reported by tens of thousands of "Geeks On Call" customers. Computer security issues continue to grow in importance, especially for small businesses. 43 percent of respondents to the most recent e-Crime Watch Survey report an increase over the previous year in e-crimes and intrusions." (Synopsis, Amazon.uk)
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 | Hacking RSS and Atom, by Leslie M. Orchard. (2005) "This book is not about the minutia of RSS and Atom programming. It's about doing cool stuff with syndication feeds-making the technology give you exactly what you want the way you want. It's about building a feed aggregator and routing feeds to your e-mail or iPod, producing and hosting feeds, filtering, sifting, and blending them, and much more. Tantalizing loose ends beg you to create more hacks the author hasn't thought up yet. Because if you can't have fun with the technology, what's the point?" (Book Description, Amazon.uk)
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 | Photoshop CS2 : Top 100 simplified tips & tricks. by Lynette Kent. (2006) "Providing timesaving tips, cool secrets, and productivity tricks, this book has been completely updated to feature the latest information on Photoshop the world-standard image-editing solution for print and the Web. Highly visual two-page tutorials and step-by-step screenshots offer cool techniques and tricks that can be performed using Photoshop. The task-oriented approach helps visual learners, at any level, edit and create images like a pro. With an installed base of more than 3.5 million users, Photoshop has emerged as the most popular tool for Web graphics creation." (Synopsis, Amazon.uk)
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 | Introducing Maya 7 : 3D for beginners by Dariush Derakshani. (2005) "Alias' Academy Award winning Maya 3D animation and effects software is the first choice of film and video artists, computer game developers, and design professionals throughout the world. Now you can gain access to this brilliant tool and discover how to build, render, and animate your own digital characters and scenes with Maya. Brought to you by Maya Press, a publishing partnership between Sybex and Alias, Introducing Maya 7 is the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya. This revision of the best-selling Maya book starts with the already proven concepts and foundation and builds anew from the ground up, combining straightforward text with practical examples to make it fun and easy to learn Maya's core features." (Book description, Amazon.co.uk)
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 | Don't click on the blue e! : switching to Firefox, by Scott Granneman. (2005) "The only book that covers the switch to Firefox, Don't Click on the Blue E! is a must for anyone who wants to browse faster, more securely, and more efficiently. It takes readers through the process step-by-step, so it's easy to understand. All indications say that Firefox is more than just a passing fad. With the USA Today and Forbes Magazine hailing it as superior to Internet Explorer, Firefox is clearly the web browser of the future." (Synopsis, Amazon.co.uk)
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InDesign type : professional typography with Adobe InDesign CS2, by Nigel French. (2006)
"Describes the typographic features of Adobe InDesign CS2." (Amazon.co.uk)
Running Linux by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer and Matt Welsh. (2005)
"Earlier editions of O'Reilly's Running Linux served as central guides on installing, configuring and using the OS. The third edition of this guide covers the kernel through version 2.2.1 and will prove especially useful to those with high technical aptitudes and a well-tested willingness to experiment with their computing environments." (Amazon.co.uk Review)
Dreamweaver 8 : the missing manual, by David Sawyer McFarland. (2006)
CSS in easy steps, by Mike McGrath. (2005)
C++ programming by Larry Ullman, Andreas Signer. (2006)
Master visually 3ds max 8 by Jon McFarland and Jinjer Simon. (2006)
Exploring the art and technology of Web design by Ruth Ann Anderson. (2006)
Photoshop restoration & retouching, by Katrin Eismann; with Wayne Palmer; foreword by John McIntosh. (2006)
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PC World New Privacy Threats. PC World; Jun2006, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p20-22, 3p.
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