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Learn the most practical features and best approaches for ASP.NET.

The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks is a collection of solutions to the most common ASP.NET problems. Let five world-class ASP.NET professionals guide you through countless practical solutions using C#.

Offered Free by: SitePoint

Packed with full-color examples, Simply JavaScript is all you need to start programming in JavaScript the right way.

Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript to solve real-world problems, build smarter forms, track user events (such as mouse clicks and key strokes), and design eye-catching animations. Then move on to more powerful techniques using the DOM and Ajax. World-renowned authors, Kevin Yank and Cameron Adams have used their exquisite skills and in-depth knowledge of JavaScript to deliver a book that teaches JavaScript with unprecedented clarity.

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Learn how to be an accomplished Ruby programmer in no time!

Simply Rails 2 is an easy-to-follow, practical and fun guide to Ruby on Rails for beginners. It covers all you need to get up and running, from installing Ruby, Rails and SQLite to building and deploying a fully featured web application. Unlike other Rails books, this book doesn’t assume that you are an experienced web developer, or that you’ve used Ruby before. An entire chapter is devoted to learning Ruby in a fun way, using the interactive Ruby console, so you can follow along at home.

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Learn how to put XML to practical use on your Website.

If ever there were a candidate for “Most Hyped Technology’ it would be Extensible Markup Language (XML). ‘No Nonsense XML Web Development With PHP’ cuts through the hype and shows you how to get the most of this powerful, multifaceted technology. Unlike other dry, boring, theoretical writing on XML, this book doesn’t cover the entire spectrum of XML technologies; it covers practical uses of XML that are useful to Web developers right now.

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Simply SQL is a practical step-by-step guide to writing SQL.

Teach Yourself SQL – The Easy Way! You’ll learn how to make the most of your data using best-practice SQL code. Rather than bore you with theory, it focuses on the practical use of SQL with common databases and uses plenty of diagrams, easy-to-read text, and examples to help make learning SQL easy and fun.

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For web designers and developers who want to ensure they’re using the very latest, best-practice CSS techniques.

Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong! is an eye-opening exposé on CSS as we know it today. You’ll discover a fresh approach to coding Cascading Style Sheets where old hacks and workarounds are just a distant memory. You’ll learn how to start taking full advantage of the very latest CSS techniques while still catering for older browsers and discover what’s put the final nail in the HTML table-based layout coffin.

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Boost ROI by improving business process efficiency and centralizing automation for your enterprise.

This white paper discusses how a 3rd party automation solution can provide Oracle EBS users with new levels of visibility and control to take advantage of the rich functionality already offered by Oracle EBS.

Offered Free by: UC4 Software, Inc

Learn why designers that are familiar with Intel® architecture developments will be thrilled at the design simplicity of the new SoCs, as well as the ease of migration from existing Intel® architecture applications.

The Intel® EP80579 Integrated Processor is an Intel architecture based System-on-a-chip (SoC) processor that is specifically designed to meet the challenging requirements of embedded markets.

This white paper outlines the benefits of using this SoC in embedded products from the system designer’s perspective and outlines several intentional processor design decisions made to reduce the total cost of board development and TTM, while at the same time allowing the Intel® EP80579 Integrated Processor to be used across different market segments and platform cost/performance configurations within various market segments and applications.

Published by Intel®; Presented by Bell Microproducts Inc.

Offered Free by: Bell Microproducts Inc.

Get to know the core components of HA solutions and important installation considerations.

If your company is beginning to explore the powerful business continuity technology of System i high availability (HA), this paper will give you a solid overview of IBM System i software-based replication and failover solutions—also known within the industry as high availability or HA. The critical components of HA solutions are detailed, including data replication engines, system monitors, the importance of autonomic processes and more. With knowledge of the technology as well as functional components of HA, you can better evaluate whether HA is a cost-justifiable addition to your data resiliency and recovery strategies.

Offered Free by: Vision Solutions, Inc