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Want to get started building applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch? Already building iPhone applications and want to get better at it? This is the only book that brings together all the expert guidance–and the code–you’ll need!.  . Completely revised and expanded to cover the iPhone 3.0 SDK, The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook is the essential resource for developers building apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. Taking you further than before, this new edition starts out with an introduction to Objective-C 2.0 for developers who might be new to the platform. You’ll learn about Xcode and Interface Builder and learn how to set up and configure your iPhone Developer account. Additional highlights of this new edition include: Using the iPhone SDK’s visual classes and controllers to design and customize interfaces; Using gestures, touches, and other sophisticated iPhone interface capabilities; Making the most of tables, views, view controllers, and animations; Alerting users with progress bars, audio pings, status bar updates, and other indicators; Using new Push Notifications to send alerts, whether your app is running or not; Playing audio and video with the MediaKit; Working with the Address Book, Core Location, and Sensors; Connecting to the Internet, Web services, and networks; Embedding flexible maps with MapKit and Google Mobile Maps; Building multiplayer games with GameKit; Using Core Data to build data-driven applications; Selling add-on content and services with In-App Purchasing using StoreKit; Building accessible apps with Accessibility Plus. The unique format of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook presents the code you need to create feature-rich applications that leverage the latest features of the iPhone 3.0 SDK. Over 30,000 iPhone developers turned to the first edition of The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook . So should you! more...

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The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial on the essentials of this manufacturing software. If you want to get up and running quickly on the industry-leading 3D mechanical design software, Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required is your perfect resource. It quickly teaches the essential skills and demonstrates the software using a continuous, real-world tutorial project. Once you understand the interface and how to use Inventor conventions, you'll begin actually designing and modeling a project from start to finish. Along the way, you'll learn the "why" behind each step.: Learn to use the interface and Inventor conventions; Understand sketching commands and best practices, then move into both regular and sheet metal specific part modeling; Understand how to join parts into assemblies to create a single, digital prototype of a box fan; Create and distribute accruate part and assembly drawings, learn about functional design concepts, and use Inventor's Design Accelerator features; Discover how to work with Inventor weldments and create, render, and distribute compelling visualizations of the final design using Inventor Studio; The companion website provides "before and after" tutorial files, enabling you to jump in at any point and compare your work with the author's results. Autodesk Inventor 2010: No Experience Required gives you all the instruction you need to begin using this powerful 3D mechanical design tool. more...

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Makes a real contribution to understanding flight safety more...

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Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. Crossing the Chasm has become the bible for bringing cutting-edge products to progressively larger markets. This revised and updated edition provides new insights into the realities of high-tech marketing, with special emphasis on the Internet. It's essential reading for anyone with a stake in the world's most exciting marketplace. more...

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A practical guide with case studies covering best practice and key concepts - ideal for professionals and undergraduate students more...

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