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 This is the first book of its kind that shows you everything you need to know to create or integrate 3D into your designs using Photoshop CS5 Extended. If you are completely new to 3D, you'll find the great tips and tricks in 3D in Photoshop invaluable as you get started. There is also a wealth of detailed technical insight for those who want more. Written by the true experts - Adobe's own 3D team - and with contributions from some of the best and brightest digital artists working today, this reference guide will help you to create a comprehensive workflow that suits your specific needs. Along the way, you'll pick up troubleshooting tips and advice from the industry experts and you'll be inspired by many examples of full color, original works of 3D art.

If you're already using Photoshop for your digital art and want to learn how to incorporate your 3D components into one workflow, you'll discover new ways of working with Photoshop that you probably never knew existed. Find out how to quickly generate beautiful 3D extrusions from text layers, selections and more. Brush up on your painting, texture creation and editing skills, and learn how to composite 3D to 2D scenes. You'll also discover the secrets to creating Lenticular images. It's all here in this comprehensive guide - the next best thing to sitting side-by-side with an Adobe expert while you create 3D magic.

*Note: 3D functionality discussed in this book is only available in Photoshop CS5 Extended

*Comprehensive coverage of general 3D concepts to get you started if you're new to 3D, or to catch you up to speed with the latest info if you're a seasoned pro *A supplemental website includes images to practice with, third party application plug-ins, and more *Includes step-by-step workflows from some of the industry's best digital artists to inspire and inform your own workflow *Answers to the questions most frequently asked to the Adobe Photoshop 3D team

3D-printing and personal fabrication are upon us! You've heard of incredibly sophisticated, but cheap, 3D printers that supposedly produce almost anything we tell them to. But how do you become part of that revolution?

Sandeep Singh takes you through the skills we need to learn, and the services and technologies you need to knowâ€"separating the hype from reality and explaining what 3D printing is, how it works, and why you need to be able to engage in it. You’ll gain the knowledge needed to produce complex designs that can be fabricated by online 3D printing services or privately owned 3D printers.

This book first be dives into using Sketchup and its plugins to make design products. Then it demonstrates how to present and animate 3D models, and in particular how to use Google Earth and 3D Warehouse to make an optimal case for sales and marketing your 3D models. Finally, you’ll take a look into the future of 3D printing, ripe with even more disruptive technologies like RepRap and widespread personal fabrication.

• Introduces Sketchup
• Teaches 3D Modeling
• Builds 3D Printing Expertise

What you’ll learn

• 3D design for beginners
• Using Sketchup
• Using the online 3D printing pipeline
• Animating Sketchup 3D models
• Becoming familiar with rapid prototyping technology
• Navigating new 3D and personal fabrication technologies
• Negotiate Google Earth and 3D Warehouse with confidence

Who this book is for

3D Designers, hobbyists, woodworkers, craftsmen and artists.

The ultimate guide to creating and managing websites using Microsoft Expression Web 4.

It was while teaching numerous seminars on various programming languages that author Daniel Solis realized the immense power diagrams have in explaining programming language concepts. Most people learn quicker and retain information better when the material is presented in a clean, simple, visual format. And that approach is exactly what you’ll find in Illustrated C# 2010. Solis uses concise text, bulleted lists, and tables to clarify and summarize language features, as well as his renowned, ubiquitous figures and diagrams. Each language feature is illustrated with a concise and focused code sample for complete clarity. The result is a unique guide that will help you understand and get to work with C# fast.

In Illustrated C# 2010, you’ll receive an overview of the .NET platform and the role played by C#, and then you’ll move into exploring the C# language in its entirety, including all the new C# 2010 features right down to the most complex topics involved in C#. If you’re a C++ or VB programmer migrating to C# 2010, this book will be invaluable; the unique visual approach offers a far from lightweight treatment of C# 2010, so even the most experienced programmers will come away with a deeper understanding of the C# language.

What you’ll learn

• Details of the C# 2010 language presented in a clear, concise treatment
• New features in the latest version of .NET, in the author’s unique visual style
• How C# differs from and is similar to other programming languages, aiding migrating C++ and VB programmers who already know how languages work

Who this book is for

• Visual Basic programmers interested in moving to C#
• C++ programmers interested in moving to C#
• Novice programmers interested in learning C#
• Students in introductory programming classes learning C#

Table of Contents

1. C# and the .NET Framework
2. Overview of C# Programming
3. Types, Storage and Variables
4. Classes: The Basics
5. Methods
6. More about Classes
7. Classes and Inheritance
8. Expressions and Operators
9. Statements
10. Namespaces and Assemblies
11. Exceptions
12. Structs
13. Enumerations
14. Arrays
15. Delegates
16. Events
17. Interfaces
18. Conversions
19. Generics
20. Enumerators and Iterators
21. Introduction to LINQ
22. Introduction to Asynchronous Programming
23. Preprocessor Directives
24. Reflection and Attributes
25. Other Topics

The clear, easy-to-understand tutorial for developers who want to write software for today's hottest new device: Apple's iPad!

Figures and code appear as they do in Xcode

Covers iOS 3.2 and up

In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, learn how to build powerful applications for today’s hottest tablet device: the iPad! Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master every skill and technology you need, from setting up your Xcode development environment to utilizing the full iPad screen real estate for touchable interfaces, integrating maps and media, to improving the reliability and performance of your software. Each lesson builds on what you’ve already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success!

Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common iPad development tasks.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.

Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.

Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.

Printed in full color

•    Learn the features of the Xcode development suite

•    Prepare your system and iPad for efficient development

•    Get started fast with Apple’s Objective-C and Cocoa Touch

•    Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) development paradigm

•    Implement advanced application interfaces with interactive widgets and web-connected interfaces

•    Enhance the user experience with popovers and other iPad-only UI features

•    Build interfaces that adjust to the iPad’s orientation

•    Read and write data, and navigate it with table views

•    Implement media playback and recording capabilities

•    Integrate your software with the iPad’s email, photos, iPod, and address book applications

•    Create map and location-based services

•    Sense motion with the iPad accelerometer input

•    Discover the tools for building universal iPad/iPhone/iPod touch applications

•    Distribute your applications through the App Store

Sams Teach Yourself Google Analytics™ in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to use Google Analytics to accurately measure your website’s performance–and improve it!

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…

• Quickly create a Google Analytics account and add Google Analytics to your site
• Define goals and measure how well your site is achieving them
• Track visitors from search engines, pay-per-click advertising, email, and other sources
• Discover the pages your visitors view, how long they stay, and where they exit
• Monitor specific user actions, such as playing embedded video, selecting Flash menu items, or downloading files
• Identify your best and worst content, and fix poorly performing pages
• Improve your site by tracking error pages and broken links
• Measure AdWords traffic, position, and e-commerce performance
• Manage Google Analytics through the Dashboard
• Customize Google Analytics to work more effectively with your site
• Capture more accurate information by filtering out internal traffic
• Choose the right reports and data, understand them, and act on what you learn

Sams Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes

Chuck Tomasi

Kreg Steppe

Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone!

Tips point out shortcuts and solutions

Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls

Notes provide additional information

Plain English definitions explain new terms

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…

• Quickly build free blogs with WordPress.com
• Customize your blog to fit your message
• Create powerful text, audio, and video content
• Moderate comments and build communities
• Set up RSS feeds
• Host your own blog with WordPress.org software
• Deliver content via iPhone and BlackBerry
• Streamline publishing with third-party tools

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Category:  Internet

Covers:  WordPress 3.0

User Level:  Beginning

Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr® in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to use Tumblr to create a blog for sharing tweets, links, text, media, email, anything! Each compact lesson zeroes in on essential techniques, with fast, step-by-step instructions that help you do it right the first time!

Tips point out shortcuts and solutions

Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls

Notes provide additional information

10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…