Publisher: Sams
Author(s): Michael Morrison
Release Date: 14 November 2005

The third edition of Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit is everything you need to know about the XML language and how to use it in practical, innovative applications. Understanding the syntax of XML is only a small part of the learning process; understanding how to apply it is the larger part of the learning process, and is the primary focus of this book. It covers a broad range of topics, and wil show you how to use XML to mine data on the web, how to use it to interact with existing data services such as iTunes and Google, and how to use it in applications such as e-books, online speech synthesis, and multimedia. Sams Teach Yourself XML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit, Third Edition will teach you what you need to know to get up and running with XML and more importantly, how to do cool things with it!

Publisher: M&T Books
Author(s): B.K. DeLong
Release Date: 15 January 2000

XHTML promises to expand the power and versatility of the Web and pave the way for XML. With crystal-clear explanations and compelling case studies, this step-by-step guide shows you how to take advantage of this exciting new Web standard. From working with the rigorous XHTML structure and retrofitting your HTML code to extending XHTML with XML, this guide is just what you need to position yourself and your sites for the XML future.

Publisher: friends of ED
Author(s): Paul Haine
Release Date: 18 December 2006


Why settle for average HTML, when you can become a master of it? Markup is the fabric that holds the web together, but most people only scratch the surface of what can be achieved using (X)HTML.

That?s where this unique book comes in?it?s aimed at web designers and developers who have already mastered the basics of HTML and web design, but want to take their markup further, making it leaner and more semantically rich, for a more efficient, more usable/accessible web site.

HTML Mastery does all that and more, showing all of the HTML tags available, including less commonly used ones, where and how to use them, and clever styling and scripting techniques that you can employ to take advantage of them on your web site. It is totally standards compliant, up to date with modern web design techniques. Forms and tables are looked in particular detail, as there is so much that can be done with them.

In addition, the book also looks at some of the advanced semantic tools that look to further improve the usability and semantic value of your sites?an entire chapter is devoted to Microformats, and a nod is given to XHTML 2.0 and Web Applications 1.0?web standards of the future.

Summary of Contents:

* Chapter 1: Getting Started

* Chapter 2: Using the Right Tag for the Right Job

* Chapter 3: Table Mastery

* Chapter 4: Form Mastery

* Chapter 5: Purpose-Built Semantics: Microformats and Other Stories

* Chapter 6: Recognizing Semantics

* Chapter 7: Looking Ahead: XHTML 2.0 and Web Applications 1.0

* Appendix A: XHTML As XML

* Appendix B: Frames, and How to Avoid Them

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Sams
Language: English

Book Description

Reusable components and patterns for Ajax-driven applications

Ajax is one of the latest and greatest ways to improve users? online experience and create new and innovative web functionality. By allowing specific parts of a web page to be displayed without refreshing the entire page, Ajax significantly enhances the experience of web applications. It also lets web developers create intuitive and innovative interaction processes.

Ajax for Web Application Developers provides the in-depth working knowledge of Ajax that web developers need to take their web applications to the next level. The book shows how to create an Ajax-driven web application from an object-oriented perspective, and it includes discussion of several useful Ajax design patterns.

This detailed guide covers the creation of connections to a MySQL database with PHP 5 via a custom Ajax engine and shows how to gracefully format the response with CSS, JavaScript, and XHTML while keeping the data tightly secure. It also covers the use of four custom Ajax-enabled components in an application and how to create each of them from scratch.

The final section of the book combines the individual code examples and techniques from earlier chapters of the book into one larger, Ajax-driven application?an internal web mail application that can be used in any user-based application, such as a community-based web application. Readers will learn not only how to create and use their own reusable Ajax components in this application but also how to connect their components to any future Ajax applications that they might build.

Paperback: 688 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Language: English

Provides a discussion of the various XML data management approaches employed in a range of products and applications. Topics covered range from using XML with Oracle9i or SQL Server to embedded XML databases to Tamino.

Topics covered include:

* The power of good grammar and style in modeling information to alleviate the need for redundant domain knowledge
* Tamino's XML storage, indexing, querying, and data access features
* The features and APIs of open source eXist
* Berkeley DB XML's ability to store XML documents natively
* IBM's DB2 Universal Database and its support for XML applications
* Xperanto's method of addressing information integration requirements
* Oracle's XMLType for managing document centric XML documents
* Microsoft SQL Server 2000's support for exporting and importing XML data
* A generic architecture for storing XML documents in a relational database
* X007, XMach-1, XMark, and other benchmarks for evaluating XML database performance


Numerous case studies demonstrate real-world problems, industry-tested solutions, and creative applications of XML data management solutions.

Written for both XML and relational database professionals, XML Data Management provides a promising new approach to data management, one that is sure to positively impact the way organizations manage and exchange information.

Publisher: SitePoint
Paperback: 224 pages
Release Date: March 9, 2007
Format: PDF
Size: 17 Mb


CSS-based design doesn't need to be boring. The Art & Science of CSS brings together a talented collection of designers who will show you how to take the building blocks of your web site's design (such as headings, navigation, forms, and more) and bring them to life with fully standards-compliant CSS. This full color book helps you to design web sites that not only work well across all browsers, are easy to maintain, and are highly accessible, but are also visually stunning.
* Create truly attention-grabbing headings.
* Discover multiple ways to present images effectively.
* Use background images to give your site zest.
* Build usable and attractive navigation.
* Design forms that are stylish and functional.
* Learn how to break away from the square box clich ©.
* Create funky tables.
* And lots more

By Tobias Weltner
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 751

The most comprehensive book on the market, Windows Scripting Secrets uncovers the never-before-documented features and hidden system functions that make the new Windows Scripting Host a more powerful tool. The book includes more than 200 ready-to-use scripts, and the CD-ROM contains ready-to-use libraries and examples from the book, as well as numerous scripting tools.

A few of the insights inside include

Kick-starting WSH and VBScripts
"Kidnapping" and creating COM objects
Tweaking your Registry, and monitoring system status
Powering up with Kodak Imaging
Running a Windows network with ADSI scripts
You can automate almost any system task or enhance your current functionality using the scripting solutions detailed here. From the CD-ROM, sample more than 450 scripts, or try looking for an answer in the fully searchable electronic version of the book.

CHM 544 pages | 1.1 MB | English

Start planning to transition to IPv6 internetworking and find out all about the next-generation Internet?from its features and benefits to its packet structure and protocol processes.
This book is a straightforward discussion of the concepts, principles, and processes of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and how IPv6 is supported by the Microsoft Windows .NET Server 2003 family of operating systems. It is primarily a discussion of protocols and processes rather than a discussion of planning, configuration, deployment, and management. It is also mostly about IPv6 rather than the specifics of the implementation for the Windows .NET Server 2003 family. Therefore, this book does not contain in-depth implementation details of the IPv6 protocol for the Windows .NET Server 2003 family, such as structures, tables, buffers, or coding logic. These details are highly guarded Microsoft intellectual property that is of interest only to a relative handful of software developers.

The purpose of this book is to provide an educational vehicle that will enable one to learn IPv6 to a fair technical depth?the terms, the addresses, the protocols, and the processes. This is not intended to be a breezy marketing overview of IPv6 and how it "provides integrated and interoperable technologies to enable exciting new scenarios for personal and enterprise computing."

I will leave that type of documentation to those who are much better at it than I am. The bottom line is that I am a protocols and processes person. My main concern and interest is how the protocols work and what one sees on the wire (what packets are exchanged), and these topics comprise the bulk of this book.

Author(s): Christian Gehrmann, Joakim Persson, Ben Smeets
Publisher: Artech House
Language: English
File type: PDF
Pages: 221
Size (for download): 0.7 M


This first-of-its-kind book, from expert authors actively contributing to the evolution of Bluetooth specifications, provides an overview and detailed descriptions of all the security functions and features of this standard?s latest core release. After categorizing all the security issues involved in ad hoc networking, this hands-on volume shows you how to design a highly secure Bluetooth system and implement security enhancements. The book also helps you fully understand the main security risks involved with introducing Bluetooth-based communications in your organization.

This cutting-edge resource examines all known attacks on Bluetooth security mechanisms and their implementations, demonstrating how some of these known weaknesses can be avoided with appropriate defensive measures. The book presents concrete examples of how to design security solutions for some Bluetooth applications and products built on these applications. You find real-world case studies including technical algorithms, mechanisms and protocols, and security architectures. These architectures offer valuable guidelines for use in building Bluetooth and non-Bluetooth-specific security mechanisms.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Introduction
Chapter 02 - Overview Of The Bluetooth Security Architecture
Chapter 03 - Bluetooth Pairing And Key Management
Chapter 04 - Algorithms
Chapter 05 - Broadcast Encryption
Chapter 06 - Security Policies and Access Controls
Chapter 07 - Attacks, Strengths And Weaknesses
Chapter 08 - Providing Anonymity
Chapter 09 - Key Management Extensions
Chapter 10 - Security For Bluetooth Application