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Pro C# 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform, Fourth Edition (Windows.Net)

Andrew Troelsen

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The first edition of this book was released at the 2001 Tech Ed conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Since that time, this text has been revised, tweaked, and enhanced to account for the changes found within each release of the .NET platform (1.1, 2.0, 3.0 and now 3.5).

The last version, .NET 3.0, was more of an augmentative release, essentially providing three new APIs: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). As you would expect, coverage of the "W's" has been expanded a great deal in this version of the book from the previous Special Edition text.

Unlike .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5 provides dozens of new C# language features and .NET APIs. This edition of the book will walk you through all of this new material using the same readable approach as was found in previous editions. Rest assured, you'll find detailed coverage of Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the C# 2008 language changes (automatic properties, extension methods, anonymous types, etc.) and the numerous bells and whistles of Visual Studio 2008. What you will learn

• Everything you need to know - get up to speed with C# 2008 quickly and efficiently.
• Discover all the new .NET 3.5 features -- Language Integrated Query, anonymous types, extension methods, automatic properties, and more.
• Get a professional foothold -- targeted to appeal to experienced software professionals, this book gives you the facts you need the way you need to see them.
• A rock-solid foundation - focuses on everything you need to be a successful .NET 3.5 programmer, not just the new features. Get comfortable with all the core aspects of the platform -- including assemblies, remoting, Windows Forms, Web Forms, ADO.NET, XML web services, and much more.

Who is this book for?

If you're checking out this book for the first time, understand that it targets experienced software professionals and/or students of computer science (so please don't expect three chapters devoted to "for" loops). The mission of this text is to provide you with a rock-solid foundation to the C# 2008 programming language and the core aspects of the .NET platform (OOP, assemblies, file IO, Windows Forms/WPF, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WCF,WF, etc.). Once you digest the information presented in these 33 chapters, you'll be in a perfect position to apply this knowledge to your specific programming assignments, and you'll be well equipped to explore the .NET universe on your own terms. About the Apress Pro series

You have gotten the job; now you need to go hone your skills in these tough competitive times. Apress Pro Series books expand your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional manner. Written by experts in their field, Pro Series books give you the hard-won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.

Gears of War 2: Last Stand Edition Strategy Guide

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THE ULTIMATE GEARS OF WAR 2 COLLECTIBLE

LIMITED EDITION EMBOSSED HARDCOVER STRATEGY GUIDE

Everything from our Signature Series guide - and more - packaged in a premium hardcover binding.

    

NUMBERED LITHOGRAPHIC ART

Be one of the few lucky gearheads to own this gorgeously macabre limited edition art. This is your only chance to get this 5x7 lithograph.

 

BONUS CONTENT

Excerpt from the GoW2 Comic, including artist comps and a look behind the scenes.

 

 

SIGNATURE SERIES GUIDE INCLUDES:

 

Exhaustive Campaign Coverage
Custom tailored to how players approach the game, our walkthrough guides you through all five campaign acts. We provide exactly the information you need - when you need it. We break down each chapter into its individual encounters, outline enemy presence at a glance, and supply in-depth tactics when you want more detail.

 

Detailed Single-Player and Multiplayer Maps
Our maps depict every area in the game. We pinpoint mission objectives, collectible locations, weapons and ammo, and more! Multiplayer maps provide mode-specific callouts, illustrate team strategies, and identify enemy paths and chokepoints!

 

Unprecedented Multiplayer Content
We give you the level maps and then take you further. Maximize your combat effectiveness with multiplayer-specific weapon stats, along with pickup location and cycle data. Lock down any match with enemy spawn points and specialized tactics for each game mode and map. Dominate team play with role-based strategies and expanded coverage of the addictive new Horde mode!

 

That’s Not All!
Complete Achievement Reference
Co-Op Campaign Strategy
Every War Journal Collectible
Expert Combat Training
Character and Enemy Bios
Developer Tips and Tricks

 

Double-Sided Foldout!
Exclusive two-sided banner not available anywhere else!

 

 

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Shooter

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett

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Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Blog Your Brain 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is a great step by step guide about what it takes to make money in blogging. It's a slow process and this is reinforced throughout the text. No secret formulas but great instructions on how to succeed. It takes work folks - sad but true.
Well written and an easy read. Recommended for internet marketers, writers and bloggers and anyone thinkning about starting a blog. Read this first.

Well Written - Provides A Good Foundation 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Motivational, enjoyable and easy to read. This book provides a wide range of useful information for someone getting into blogging for the first time or for someone who has basic experience blogging and is now ready to take it to the next level.

The sections on starting up your blog and creating quality content were very helpful and well written. Excellent guidance on structuring blog posts and other content.

One area that seemed rather short on concrete detail was blog traffic and the impact of relative levels of traffic on the success of the blog, especially with regards to monetization.

Some advertising systems require at minimum of 10,000 pageviews per day, some dramatically more, before allowing you to run their ads on your blog. Even Google's AdSense program is not without its challenges. Level setting on blog traffic for blog newbies with some real world examples would have been helpful.

Overall, the authors did an excellent job and I would strongly recommend ProBlogger as a starting point to anyone new to blogging or looking to monetize an existing blog.

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Problogger.net is where bloggers worldwide go for advice and information on enhancing their blogs presence. Whether youre just starting out or have been blogging for years, these two professional bloggers show you how to turn your passion for blogging into extra revenue. This practical guide to creating and marketing a blog with the potential for generating a six-figure income shows you how to choose subject matter that works for you, handle technical issues, and evaluate your blogs success so that you can use your blog to generate income indirectly.

Excel 2007 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

Greg, PhD Harvey

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• Holds - Up to 2 lbs.
• Length [Nom] - 1 in
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One look at Excel 2007, with its new Office Button, Quick Access toolbar, and Ribbon, and you realize you’re not in Kansas anymore. Well, have no fear— Excel 2007 for Dummies is here!

If you’ve never worked with a computer spreadsheet, or if you’ve had some experience with earlier versions of Excel but need help transitioning, here you’ll find everything you need to create, edit, format, and print your own worksheets (without sacrificing your sanity!). Excel 2007 for Dummies covers all the fundamental techniques, concentrating on only the easiest, most user-friendly ways to get things done.

You’ll discover how to:

• Rearrange, delete and insert new information
• Keep track of and organize data in a single worksheet
• Transfer data between the sheets of different workbooks
• Create a chart using the data in a worksheet
• Add hyperlinks and graphics to worksheets
• And more!

Plus, in keeping with Excel 2007’s more graphical and colorful look, Excel 2007 for Dummies has taken on some color of its own, with full-color plates in the mid-section of the book illustrating exactly what you’ll see on your screen. Whether you read it from cover to cover or skip to the sections that answer your specific questions, the simple guidance in this book will have you excelling at home or in the office no time.

Spore: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)

David Hodgson

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Worst Guide I've Bought 2 out of 5 stars.
11 of 14 people found this review helpful.

I've had really good luck buying strategy guides but this one was the worst and an obvious waste of money that I regret.

Pros:
Good details on every single selectable item and lots of good examples of setups for every single stage except one.
There are some hints periodically that I didn't think of till reading this guide.

Cons:
The only stage this book is terrible at is the most in-depth and difficult stage in the game. The Space stage. 80 - 90% of the book is dedicated to the earlier stages but only a sliver is on the hardest/most complex stage.

Overall impression:
[...]. Do a little homework online for any details/hints/walkthroughs you might need and you will be far better off with even more cash in your pocket. Sure there are a couple of hints in there I didn't think of, but not [...] worth of hints and help. Maybe [...] worth. Save your money.

Side venting regarding the game.... I HATE DRM. They are going to DRM Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 as well. What JERKS! I'm the type that uninstalls a game, reinstalls, uninstalls, reinstalls. It's all based on what I feel like at any moment in time and given that I own hundreds of games, it's easy to change my mind for something else. The DRM did NOT affect the 2 stars I gave to the guide. The guide really did deserve 2 stars. The game is worth 4-5 stars but I gave it a 1 because I don't want to be annoyed when I reinstall my own game. Why should I have to justify my life to some stranger just to get another install license?

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•Exclusive Spore poster and comic!
•Make cool creatures, fantastical buildings, and strange vehicles with our expert modeling tips.
•Follow the evolution of our Spore from single-celled Lumpy to Space RangerVonClumpy!
•Full catalog of creator parts, complete with stats and tips for use.
•Super abilities, achievements, and enough detail to please any evolved tool user.

The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging

The editors of the Huffington Post

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The editors of The Huffington Post -- the most linked-to blog on the web -- offer an A-Z guide to all things blog, with information for everyone from the tech-challenged newbie looking to get a handle on this new way of communicating to the experienced blogger looking to break through the clutter of the Internet. With an introduction by Arianna Huffington, the site's cofounder and editor in chief, this book is everything you want to know about blogging, but didn't know who to ask.

As entertaining as it is informative, The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging will show you what to do to get your blog started. You'll find tools to help you build your blog, strategies to create your community, tips on finding your voice, and entertaining anecdotes from HuffPost bloggers that will make you wonder what took you so long to blog in the first place.

The Guide also includes choice selections from HuffPost's wide-ranging mix of top-notch bloggers. Among those who have blogged on HuffPost are Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Larry David, Jane Smiley, Bill Maher, Nora Ephron, Jon Robin Baitz, Steve Martin, Lawrence O'Donnell, Ari Emanuel, Mia Farrow, Al Franken, Gary Hart, Barbara Ehrenreich, Edward Kennedy, Harry Shearer, Nancy Pelosi, Adam McKay, John Ridley, and Alec Baldwin.

Fable II Signature Series Guide

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Good or Evil?

 

Answer the Call! Change the World!

Jump into a world where decisions have repercussions and your choices change the world. Save the innocents or kill them? Deliver the expensive weapon or keep it for yourself? These things matter and your choices will reshape the future of Albion!

 

Albion Atlas

Towns, Tombs, Caves, and Countrysides: Albion is filled with plenty of places for a Hero to relax, cavort, fight, and thrive, but there’s more to living than combat. Each town has its own economy and real estate. Complete listings of available Jobs and Pub Games in the region.

 

Every Hidden Item

Discover all the Gargoyles, Dig Spots, Dive Spots, Demon Doors, and Chests! They’re all clearly marked in the Atlas!

 

Complete Quest Guide

All Quests: An abundance of quests awaits your Hero’s attention and they’re all covered in detail. The strategy provided offers the best tips and tricks to finish every quest to your satisfaction and even indicates when a quest may not of interest to your Hero.

 

Good vs. Evil

Fable II allows you to choose your own path through the world. Our walkthrough provides a complete breakdown explaining the ramifications of your choices and how to follow the course you’ve selected.

 

Exclusive Foldout

More than a normal poster, this provides a complete list of all the Achievements that Fable II has to offer and how to get them. This isn’t just some listing! Strategy is provided for every Achievement!

 

And Much More!

• “Happily Ever After” Diary
• Item and Weapon Lists
• Developer Tips
• Expert Boss Strategy

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Windows Vista For Dummies

Andy Rathbone

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Not 'dumb' enough..... 3 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Although the friends that I bought this book for are enjoying it, it doesn't give them the minute details that they really need. They have never had a computer before and this book assumes they know more than they do. We forget how overwhelming the computer was for us when we first got started and assume that everyone has a basic understanding of what to do. If this book is truly for dummies, it needs to be really basic for such people.

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Create music CDs and photo DVDs or even watch TV

Move your files to a new computer, or get your old PC ready for Vista

The thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work. This book gets you through all the Windows Vista tasks and tripwires, including starting programs, finding files, navigating the new see-through interface, staying safe while you cruise the Internet, and much more.

Discover how to

• Find files when they're hiding
• Hook up with another computer
• Make Vista work like XP
• Block Internet bad guys
• Share a PC without sharing your files
• Fix problems yourself

Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom

Fred Gerantabee, Aquent Creative Team

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Flash CS4 Professional Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 13 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Flash Professional. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Learning is reinforced with video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD that were developed by the same team of Adobe Certified Instructors and Flash experts who have created many of the official training titles for Adobe Systems. Each video tutorial is approximately five minutes long and demonstrates and explains the concepts and features covered in the lesson. This training package shows the basics of using the program, such as using layers and instances to build animation sequences, as well as advance features, such as using ActionScript to create interactive Web page components. Jam-packed with information, this book and DVD takes users from the basics through intermediate level topics and helps readers find the information they need in a clear, approachable manner.

The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide

Allan Bedford

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What exactly is a slope? What's the difference between a tile and a plate? Why is it bad to simply stack bricks in columns to make a wall? The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide is here to answer your questions.

Focusing on building actual models with real bricks, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide comes with complete instructions to build several cool models but also encourages you to use your imagination to create your own fantastic creations.

Inside, you'll learn:

• The best ways to connect bricks and creative uses for those patterns
• Tricks for calculating and using scale (it's not as hard as you think)
• The step-by-step plans to create a train station on the scale of LEGO people (a.k.a. "minifigs")
• How to build spheres, jumbo-sized LEGO bricks, micro-scaled models, and a mini space shuttle
• Tips for sorting and storing all of your LEGO pieces

The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide also includes the Brickopedia, a visual guide to nearly 300 of the most useful and reusable elements of the LEGO system, with historical notes, common uses, part numbers, and the year each piece first appeared in a LEGO set.

The firm foundation for your LEGO hobby starts here!