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Building Database Driven Flash Applications demonstrates how the capabilities of Flash programming can be combined with Web back-end databases directly, without an intermediate layer of programming. Techniques for utilizing Flash presentation capabilities with the power of back-end databases are covered in step-by-step detail. Techniques and complete out-of-the-box solutions that are ready to be utilized immediately are presented. Provides complete application solutions, out-of-the-box, that are ready for use by the reader Examples on multiple technology platforms,including ASP, ASP .NET, SQL Server, and Access...

Bluetooth is a technology for wireless communication that functions in much the same way that home/office laptops connect to the Internet. It is typically used for short burst communications instead of a continuous connection. Because of this difference, Bluetooth is more typically found supported in wireless phones and personal devices. Bluetooth for Java is not an overview of Bluetooth. In the book, Bruce Hopkins and Ranjith Antony describe how to develop wireless Java applications using Bluetooth for a variety of platforms. This includes an API overview of the Java library, development of Bluetooth-based services, highlights of security concerns, and walkthroughs for development with some of the different tools available. Programs will not be jus...

Blogging has moved rapidly from being a craze to become a core feature of the Internetfrom individuals sharing their thoughts with the world via online diaries, through fans talking about their favorite sports teams or music, right up to serious business minds discussing industry futures. And that includes you, right? If you havent got a blog already, you want to start one, and want to find out how. If you have already got one, you want to know how to customize it, and make it look cooler than everybody elses. In either case, this is the ideal book for you. In this book, a team of renowned web designers take you through the ins and outs of putting together great blogs. They waste no time harking on about the philosophy of blogs, or the community behi...

The Zend Framework is one of todays most popular PHPbased web application development frameworks. Beginning Zend Framework is a beginners guide to learning and using the Zend Framework. It covers everything from the installation to the various features of the framework to get the reader up and running quickly. What youll learn Install and configure the Zend Framework. Create your first Zend Framework web application. Explore controllers and actions, views, form creation, validation, and filtering. Build and access the database layer with Zend_Db. Develop a Send/Receive email application using Zend_Mail. Integrate web services and feeds, and create and incorporate a search engine. Complete your web application by looking at performance optimiza...

Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you dont have to! XNA makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you dont know how to program at all, Beginning XNA 2.0 Game Programming: From Novice to Professional will teach you the basics of C# 2005 programming along the way. Dont get overwhelmed with details you dont need to know just learn what you need to start creating your own games right now! The fastpaced introduction to XNA and the C# language provides professional developers a quick-start guide to creating a commercial product using XNA, as well as offering home enthusiasts or hobbyists everything they need to begin...