Drupal

Tutorials for Drupal 7, more than 120 commercials. Part of the rollers are laid out in free access to the site of the author - in this hand does not. Also, there is not that part of the video that the site has been updated - it's about 10 spots on theming, and some for creating modules.

Drupal 7 Development - Core Concepts
This series contains over 120 videos and 12 hours of content, covering the most essential aspects of Drupal development, from setting up module scaffolding to working with forms and the database to working with jQuery and javascript. This library is a must-have for all developers.
Working With Files in Drupal 7
This collection walks you through working with files and the File API in Drupal 7, beginning by explaining the basics of working with files and permissions, and ending with a fully functioning image gallery. We explore how to work with private and public files, discuss stream wrappers, and explain the difference between managed and unmanaged files. There are 24 videos in this 2+ hour collection.
Drupal Theming Essentials
How to build or modify a theme in Drupal 7. We discuss various methods to modify Drupal output, how to decide which to use, and work through several practical applications of useful techniques.

Listen up! Bestselling author Paul Thurrott whispers little know Windows Phone 7 tips, tricks, and advice

The newly revamped Windows Phone platform boasts sophisticated new features and functionality. Sharing his years of training and experience, bestselling author and Windows expert Paul Thurrott reveals little known tips, valuable insight, and unbeatable advice so you can get the most from your Windows Phone 7. You’ll benefit from the simple, straightforward solutions to common problems, all of which will go a long way to help if you are new to the Window Phone 7.

Written with access to unique information from the team at Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 Secrets is the ultimate guide to this exciting new mobile platform. Unlike other books, this title reveals the inner workings of the Windows Phone and how to make it work the way you want it. Thurrott begins with the basics of choosing the right Windows Phone, setting it up, and upgrading from another smart phone. He then moves on to customizing the screen; downloading applications; and using the Internet, e-mail, calendar, Microsoft Office; and more.

Coverage includes:

• Pre-Flight Checklist: What to Do Before You Get Your Windows Phone
• Windows Live ID: One Online ID to Rule Them All
• Using Windows Live ID to Access Your Social Networks and Other Services
• Picking a Phone
• Unboxing and Getting Started
• Unboxing Your Windows Phone
• Windows Phone Usage
• Understanding the Windows Phone User Interface
• The Way We Were: How Microsoft Screwed Up Mobile So Bad It Had to Start Over from Scratch
• A New Beginning: Metro
• Real World Metro: A Whirlwind Tour of the UI
• Hubs and Applications
• You and Your Friends: How to Connect with Others, Connect to the World.
• Managing Your Digital Persona
• Being a People Person: Managing Your Family, Friends, and Other Contacts
• Configuring the People Hub
• Digital Memories: Using the Pictures Hub and Camera
• Using the Pictures Hub
• Taking Pictures and Videos with the Camera
• Moving Photos Between the Phone and Your PC
• Sharing Photos and Customizing Your Phone
• Configuring Pictures Hub Options
• Zune to Go: Music + Videos
• Using the Zune PC Software with Windows Phone
• Enjoying Music and Video Content on Windows Phone
• Why Zune Is Different
• More Music: Pandora and Other Services
• Having Fun: Windows Phone and Games
• Windows Phone: Great Mobile Gaming Platform
• Understanding Xbox Live
• Xbox Live on Windows Phone:Not the Full Meal Deal
• Using the Games Hub
• Playing a Game
• Finding More Games in the Marketplace
• Browsing the Web
• A (Short) History of the Mobile Web

“The chapter on programming a KMDF hardware driver provides a great example for readers to see a driver being made.”

–Patrick Regan, network administrator, Pacific Coast Companies 

The First Authoritative Guide to Writing Robust, High-Performance Windows 7 Device Drivers

Windows 7 Device Driver brings together all the information experienced programmers need to build exceptionally reliable, high-performance Windows 7 drivers. Internationally renowned driver development expert Ronald D. Reeves shows how to make the most of Microsoft’s powerful new tools and models; save time and money; and efficiently deliver stable, robust drivers.

Drawing on his unsurpassed experience as both a driver developer and instructor, Reeves demystifies Kernel and User Mode Driver development, Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) architecture, driver debugging, and many other key topics. Throughout, he provides best practices for all facets of the driver development process, illuminating his insights with proven sample code. Learn how to

• Use WDF to reduce development time, improve system stability, and enhance serviceability
• Take full advantage of both the User Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) and the Kernel Mode Driver Framework (KMDF)
• Implement best practices for designing, developing, and debugging both User Mode and Kernel Mode Drivers
• Manage I/O requests and queues, self-managed I/O, synchronization, locks, plug-and-play, power management, device enumeration, and more
• Develop UMDF drivers with COM
• Secure Kernel Mode Drivers with safe defaults, parameter validation, counted UNICODE strings, and safe device naming techniques
• Program and troubleshoot WMI support in Kernel Mode Drivers
• Utilize advanced multiple I/O queuing techniques

Whether you’re creating Windows 7 drivers for laboratory equipment, communications hardware, or any other device or technology, this book will help you build production code more quickly and get to market sooner!

Everything you need to immediately get the most from Windows 7

This essential and unique book delves into the various elements that Microsoft fixed from Vista and investigates the new features that Microsoft added in response to user requests. Veteran author John Paul Mueller shows you how to work with security policies as well as manage the Windows Firewall in every way conceivable—both of which are topics you won't find anywhere else. In addition, he presents a clear, procedural approach to working with trigger-start services, details how to make the User Account Control part of an application, and shows how to use Group Policy Objects to work with the Windows Firewall. Ultimately, you'll discover how Windows 7 provides practical, usable functionality, just waiting for you to exploit.

Professional Windows 7 Development Guide:

• Walks you through picking files directly from pinned applications, checking on application status, and more, simply by viewing the Taskbar

• Discusses the new Ribbon functionality and shows how to use it effectively

• Examines libraries and looks at how they provide a centralized method of managing data

• Includes complete Windows PowerShell coverage with all of the Windows 7 updates

• Offers an in-depth look at 64-bit programming and parallel programming

• Addresses working with power management

• Reviews how you can create applications that automatically restart and recover lost data when there is a crash

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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THE ONLY HANDS-ON, UP-TO-DATE GUIDE TO VBSCRIPT, THE WINDOWS COMMAND LINE, AND WINDOWS POWERSHELL

Windows 7 and Vista contain state-of-the-art tools for streamlining or automating virtually any system management task. If you’re a power user, administrator, or developer, these tools can help you eliminate repetitive work and manage your systems far more reliably and effectively.

Renowned Windows expert Brian Knittel brings together the practical knowledge you need to use all these tools, including VBScript and Windows Scripting Host (WSH), traditional batch files, the advanced PowerShell command console, and more. Using plenty of examples, Knittel explains how each tool works, and how to solve real-world problems with them.

You’ll master techniques ranging from accessing files to manipulating the Registry, sending automated emails to configuring new users. Knittel also provides concise, handy references to Windows 7/Vista’s command line, GUI scripting, and object-based management tools.

The only single-source guide to all leading methods of Windows scripting and automation, this book will help you get far more done–in far less time!

•    Understand Windows Scripting Host (WSH) and the modern Windows scripting environment
•    Script objects with VBScript, JScript, ActivePerl, and ActivePython
•    Read and write files, including XML and HTML files
•    Manipulate programs and shortcuts
•    Manage network, printer, and fax connections
•    Make the most of PowerShell under Windows 7 and Vista
•    Monitor and administer Windows systems with Windows Management Interface (WMI)
•    Use ADSI to control Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange, and manage users more efficiently
•    Avoid mistakes that can compromise script security
•    Use Windows’ debugging tools to test and troubleshoot scripts
•    Develop batch files that take full advantage of the command line
•    Send faxes and email messages from scripts with Windows Fax and Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)
•    Deploy your scripts throughout your organization

Brian Knittel has been a software developer for more than 30 years. He has coauthored five
titles in Que’s Special Edition Using series, covering Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, and 2000.
He is also author of Windows XP Under the Hood, and coauthor of Upgrading and Repairing Windows (with Scott Mueller).

Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are a smart choice and guide the learner in a friendly and respectful tone. Visually presented with copious screenshots, the focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and quickly take you to exactly what you want to learn.

The free and open-source package Drupal is one of the most user-friendly and popular web content management systems (CMSes) available. Sites built on it are highly visible and include The White House and Amnesty International. Its web-based interface allows those with little or no experience to create professional-looking sites quickly while its flexibility gives them access to such features as blogs, polls, and forums.

Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide uses plenty of screenshots and step-by-step instructions to walk a reader through the process of building a site using Drupal. To begin, the book details the process of downloading and unpacking Drupal, creating the MySQL database, and installing Drupal. It then moves on to explain the administrative interfaces, how to select a visual theme and create and customize content, and how to improve access to that content. Next the book walks readers through managing user accounts, customizing Drupal’s look and feel, and extending Drupal with modules.

Although Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide is written for beginners, it goes beyond the basic package to ease readers into  advanced topics. A glossary and cross-references throughout the book give readers complete possession of the concepts, vocabulary, and steps necessary to reach Drupal mastery. From start to finish, it’s a complete guide for getting up and running with Drupal 7.

Use multiple-display views to add functionality and value to your site!

• Quickly learn about painlessly increasing the functionality of your Drupal 6 web site
• Get more from your Views than you thought possible
• Topics provide rapid instruction and results
• Concise, targeted information rather than voluminous reference material
• An informal, interactive style

In Detail

The Drupal View modules give you the flexibility and freedom to customize the display of your web site's content. Defining custom content types is easy; however, it's also possible to use various content types in a complementary manner on the same page! Attachment displays in Views (also known as Attachment Views), are a way to customize your web site with multiple displays that interact with each other and turn a nice site into a spectacular one.

This hands-on tutorial will teach Drupal developers across the experience spectrum how to use Attachment displays in Views, to make quick progress in functionality and added-value to users! Views are a common way to display a collection of similar content types on one page. What do you do if you want to display different content types simultaneously? What if you want to allow a user to interactively select which content they want, without using a menu? You can actually have more than one display within a view and views within a view.

This book starts by introducing Attachment Views as reader activities. Here, we create a single Attachment View and take a closer look at giving each page an interactive feel. It also shows you to create a View with an Attachment View. Later, using practical examples, it helps you to develop a 3-view composite display using two and three custom content types. You will also be able to develop a composite display using multiple Attachment Views, to provide a control panel of sorts from which you can view the various content types. Finally, we will put the home page together making use of Views, blocks, a flash slide show, and other pieces.

This book provides several examples of introducing additional displays onto a web page, and having them interact with each other. The result is pages that provide several types of information and behave more like a desktop application, increasing the value to your site visitors.

What you will learn from this book

• Provide more functionality to your site visitors without a technology change
• Create composite displays to increase and vary the information you can provide
• Enable dynamic displays using multiple content types, so that related content can be displayed simultaneously
• Develop views with record menus
• Create static and interactive displays, to provide additional information to the user

Approach
This is a fun, informative, hands-on learning guide. It uses a real case study in an interactive and informal manner, and presents examples that continue to build on each other. Clear, concise instructions and practical examples mean you can learn quickly how to increase the functionality and value of your web site.

Who this book is written for
If you are a Drupal developer of any level and you are waiting to explore Attachment Views, then this book is for you.