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Your guide to quickly learning InfraWorksAutodesk InfraWorks Essentials is a complete, hands-on tutorial for InfraWorks, the powerful design tool that lets you quickly generate 3D models to create infrastructure designs and proposals. This Autodesk Official Press book shows you the right way to take advantage of versatile InfraWorks features. From creating models in the context of the existing environment to crafting stunning proposals, you'll become comfortable with every step of the design process. After working through this start-to-finish tutorial, you'll be able to productively use InfraWorks for civil project design that's fully integrated with existing real-world characteristics.In Autodesk InfraWorks Essentials, you'll learn everything you ne...

A practical guide for tuning and optimizing the performance of XenApp farms using real-world examples Overview Design a scalable XenApp infrastructure Monitor and optimize server performance Improve end user experience Tune the farm for WAN connections Real world examples, ready-to-use suggestions, and best practices In Detail Citrix XenApp is an application virtualization product that allows users to connect to their corporate applications from any device. XenApp can host applications on central servers and allows users to interact with them remotely or stream and deliver them to user devices for local execution. Citrix XenApp Performance Essentials is a practical guide that provides you guidelines, best practices, and real world examples that wi...

Quickly build attractive, user-friendly web applications using Oracle's free ADF Essentials toolkit Overview Quickly build compete applications with business services, page flows, and data-bound pages without programming Use Java to implement any business rule or application logic Choose the right architecture for high productivity and maintainability Follow a common example application that illustrates the key concepts throughout the book In Detail With ADF, Oracle gives you the chance to use the powerful tool used by Oracles own developers. Modern enterprise applications must be user-friendly, visually attractive, and fast performing. Oracle Fusion Applications are just that; but to get the desired output you need proven methods to use this power...

Write secure Android applications using the most up-to-date techniques and concepts Overview Understand Android security from kernel to the application layer Protect components using permissions Safeguard user and corporate data from prying eyes Understand the security implications of mobile payments, NFC, and more In Detail In todays techno-savvy world, more and more parts of our lives are going digital, and all this information is accessible anytime and anywhere using mobile devices. It is of the utmost importance that you understand and implement security in your apps that will reduce the likelihood of hazards that will wreck your users' experience. "Android Application Security Essentials" takes a deep look into Android security from ...

Use CSS preprocessing to streamline the development and maintenance of your web applications Overview Produce clear, concise, and well-constructed code that compiles into standard compliant CSS Explore the core attributes of Less and learn how to integrate them into your site Optimize Twitter's Bootstrap to efficiently develop web apps and sites In Detail Less is a CSS preprocessor that essentially improves the functionality of simple CSS with the addition of several features. The book begins by teaching you how Less facilitates the process of web development. You will quickly then move on to actually creating your first layout using Less and compiling your very first Less code. Next, you will learn about variables and mixins and how they will help...