Unicode Explained

Fundamentally, computers just deal with numbers. They store letters and other characters by assigning a number for each one. There are hundreds of different encoding systems for mapping characters to numbers, but Unicode promises a single mapping. Unicode enables a single software product or website to be targeted across multiple platforms, languages and countries without [...]

Ubuntu Hacks: Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux

The Ubuntu distribution simplifies Linux by providing a sensible collection of applications, an easy-to-use package manager, and lots of fine-tuning, which make it possibly the best Linux for desktops and laptops. Readers of both Linux Journal and TUX Magazine confirmed this by voting Ubuntu as the best Linux distribution in each publication’s 2005 Readers Choice [...]

Tricks of the Windows Vista Masters

Tricks of the Microsoft Windows Vista Masters | 384 pages | PDF | 8.91 MB
Publisher: Que | ISBN: 9780789736895 | J. Peter Bruzzese (Author)
Tricks of the Microsoft Windows Vista Masters! Bruzzese has interviewed top Windows professionals, instructors, and power users; scoured the Web (so you wont have to); and rigorously tested every single tip. Only [...]

Hacking Gmail

The first book to unlock the true power behind Gmail, Hacking Gmail will immediately appeal to Google and Gmail fans This is serious, down-and-dirty, under-the-hood, code-level hacking that will have readers eliminating the default settings, customizing appearance, disabling advertising, and taking control over their Gmail accounts Covers turning Gmail into an online hard drive for [...]

The Ultimate HTML Reference

Sitting at the foundation of every site is HTML, the only language that is essential to a web site is existence. On the surface HTML may seem simple but there is much more to it than meets the eye. With different versions, many infrequently used elements and attributes, and varying ways that browsers interpret the [...]

501 Website Secrets

Shows Internet users how to get the most out of Internet searches, portals, and commerce sites
* Covers using Google to solve mathematical equations, making search engines safe for kids, harnessing the full power of Yahoo!, and getting the best bargains on shopping sites
* Explains how to search for street addresses and phone numbers, stock quotes [...]

Skype for Dummies

See how to use Skype for secure chats and connect SkypeOut and SkypeIN. Here’s the fun and easy way ® to understand all the hype about Skype and make this cool alternative communication system work for you! You’ll get great advice about hardware, directions for downloading and installing Skype, ideas for using Skype in your [...]

Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 10 Minutes (4th Edition)

Author: Deidre Hayes
ISBN: 067232878X
Publisher: Sams
Description: Don’t let a lack of free time keep you from learning HTML to build better websites! “Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 10 Minutes, Fourth Edition” is a compact, task-oriented tutorial that will show you how to perform the most common tasks involved in designing, creating, publishing, and administering web pages [...]

Building Facebook Applications: For Dummies

“Wagner gives a fun and easy way to get started building applications for this vast horde of potential buyers.” (The Bookseller, Friday 14th March)

There�s no doubt about it � Facebook is cool. Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you�re [...]

The Debugger’s Handbook

Author: J F DiMarzio
For today’s programmers, it is impossible to foresee every input, every usage scenario, and every combination of applications that can cause errors when run simultaneously. Given all of these unknowns, writing absolutely bug-free code is unachievable. But it is possible, with the right knowledge, to produce nearly bug-free code and The Debugger’s [...]