Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008/byEvangelos Petroutsos(Author) Description Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 continues the approach of its previous editions by providing thorough, expert coverage of VB 2008, from the core of the language and user interface design to developing data-driven applications and Web applications. The material is aimed at beginners with some programming background to experienced programmers, with emphasis on intermediate and advanced development topics.[cut] The book will contain numerous example programs that readers can use as starting points for building their own applications, and each chapter ends with review exercises to help readers solidify their knowledge. From the Back Cover The Visual Basic book programmers count on You can build rich, data-driven Windows applications and Web programs without endless coding if you use the right tools. This expert guide covers what you need to know to program with Visual Basic 2008, employ the latest Visual Studio 2008 tools, and operate efficiently within the .NET Framework. In a clear, easy-to-follow style, the book moves from in-depth explanations to practicalinstruction to real-world examples. You'll thoroughly explore basic coding in VB 2008and learn to build interfaces without coding by using Visual Studio 2008's drag-and-drop visual tools. You'll get up to speed on Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the new component in .NET Framework 3.5, and you'll handle key tasks such as programming TreeView controls, encrypting data, and much more. Enhance your skills in Visual Basic 2008 and the Visual Studio 2008 environment with the new edition of this bestselling guide. Coverage includes: *Understanding custom classes, controls, and other aspects of object-oriented programming *Processing strings, characters, events, lists, and dates *Designing forms with menus, and creating applications with multiple forms *Printing business reports with headers, footers, and page numbers *Exploring XML object ******ization and XML Web services *Querying databases and presenting data to users *Programming basic objects of ADO.NET *Harnessing ASP.NET 3.5 and developing Web applications *Master the New Features in Visual Basic 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, and Visual Studio 2008 *Build a Custom, Practical Application from the Techniques in This Book *Test, Debug, and Deploy a Variety of Applications in Visual Studio 2008 *Explore the New Vista Interface and How It Affects VB Programming *Reinforce Your Programming Skills with Numerous Real-World Examples
Axialis Icon Workshop Professional v6.3.0.0 With Axialis IconWorkshop™ you create, modify, convert and manage all kinds of icons for Windows®, Macintosh® and Unix. It supports PNG-compressed icons up to 256×256 for Windows Vista™ and 512×512 for Macintosh® OSX 10.5 Leopard. It permits creation and edition of icons in Image Strips for application toolbars.
The application is fully compatible with Windows Vista™
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The Photoshop Anthology is full-color, question-and-answer book for Web Designers who want to use Photoshop to build Websites and create better looking web graphics more effectively.
The book covers:
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Additionally, the book will walk you through the entire process of designing a Website in Photoshop - from using layers to keep organized to using the slice tool to create individual Website elements.
Adobe® Director® 11 and Adobe Shockwave® Player software help you create and publish compelling interactive games, demos, prototypes, simulations, and eLearning courses for the web, Mac and Windows® desktops, DVDs, and CDs. Integrate virtually any major file format, including video created with Adobe Flash® software and native 3D content, for the greatest return on your creativity.
Easily create and publish interactive CD-ROM discs, kiosks, and rich Internet applications. Realize the greatest return on your creativity with cross-platform authoring and playback. Develop engaging experiences with native 2D/3D rendering and enhanced built-in physics with AGEIA PhysX technology. Engage learners by adding new dimensions to your training and simulation applications.
Top features in Director 11:
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FastStone Capture is a powerful screen capture utility with built-in editing tools. It allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and scrolling windows/web pages. It sends captures to editor, file, clipboard, printer, email, Word/PowerPoint document or even your website. Editing tools include resizing, cropping, sharpening, annotating, applying effects, watermarks and many more. It saves captures in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF and PDF formats. Additional features include a small handy capture panel that offers quick access to its capture tools and output options, global hotkeys, automatic filename generation, support for external editors, a color picker, a screen magnifier and a screen ruler.
Features
* A small handy Capture Panel that offers quick access to its capture tools and output options * Global hotkeys to activate screen capturing instantly * Capture windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and scrolling windows/web pages * Capture multiple windows and objects including multi-level menus * Options to specify output destination (internal editor, clipboard, file, printer ...) * Draw annotation objects such as texts, arrowed lines, highlights, watermarks, rectangles and circles * Apply effects such as drop-shadow, frame, torn-edge and fade-edge * Add image caption * Resize, crop, rotate, sharpen, brighten, adjust colors ... * Undo/Redo * Support external editors * Save in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF and PDF formats * Send captured images by email * Send captured images to Word and PowerPoint documents * Send captured images to a Web (FTP) server * Screen Color Picker * Screen Magnifier * Screen Ruler * Support multiple monitors * Run when Windows starts (optional) * Minimize to System Tray area * Small footprint in memory * And many more ...
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance. Internet Download Manager supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, MSN Explorer, AOL, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. You can also drag and drop files, or use Internet Download Manager from command line. Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time, download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it's done. Other features include multilingual support, zip preview, download categories, scheduler pro, sounds on different events, HTTPS support, queue processor, html help and tutorial, enhanced virus protection on download completion, progressive downloading with quotas (useful for connections that use some kind of fair access policy or FAP like Direcway, Direct PC, Hughes, etc.), built-in download accelerator, and many others. Version 5.14 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.
