Description: This is a book about using qualitative software, for students, teachers, practitioners and participants in qualitative research. It explores what can be done with the latest qualitative research package, QSR NUD·IST Vivo (NVivo), described as the new generation of research software. The book is designed to be used in learning about what the software can do and the research strategies and approaches it supports. Using clear language and examples it explains each of the processes of data editing, exploration, coding, linking and searching available with the software’s tools.

Description: You don't have to be a genius to use a MacBook Air. But if you want to get the very most out of yours, put this savvy Portable Genius guide to work and start ramping up the pace. Want to connect your MacBook Air to a television or network printer? Remotely view your Webcam via the Internet? Improve your e-mail life with a smart mailbox? Synch with MobileMe or your cell? You'll find cool and useful Genius tips, full-color screenshots, and pages of easy-to-access shortcuts and tools that will save you loads of time.

Description: This comprehensive guide book prepares the reader for Microsoft's brand new MCTS: Windows 7, Configuring exam (70-680). You'll find 100% coverage of all the exam objectives. It provides practical, real-world scenarios; hands-on exercises, and challenging assessment questions. This book prepares you for the 70-680 exam, called the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification for Windows 7. This book shows you how to install, migrate, upgrade, configure, support and maintain Windows 7 for the exam. Also included in this book is how to troubleshoot deploying Windows 7, network connectivity, configuring access to resources, configure mobile computing, monitoring and maintaining Windows 7, and all the new features of Windows 7. This book is absolutley the ideal guide to prepare you to take the 70-680 exam.

Description: Apple’s Core Animation framework enables Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod touch developers to create richer, more visual applications–more easily than ever and with far less code. Now, there’s a comprehensive, example-rich, full-color reference to Core Animation for experienced OS X and iPhone developers who want to make the most of this powerful framework.

Marcus Zarra and Matt Long reveal exactly what Core Animation can and can’t do, how to use it most effectively–and how to avoid misusing it. Building on your existing knowledge of Objective-C, Cocoa, and Xcode, they present expert techniques, insights, and downloadable code for all aspects of Core Animation programming, from keyframing to movie playback.

Description: Want to make Windows 7 run faster, smarter, easier, better? Want to personalize Windows to look and act the way you want it to? Want to get
more efficient and ditch all those Windows hassles? You don’t need a Ph.D in computer science or expensive upgrades. All you need is this book!

Michael Miller makes it easy to tweak Windows so it works just like you want it to–and runs smooth as silk for years to come. No extreme hacking required: These are simple, step-by-step techniques anyone can perform in minutes–even beginners!

Description: You need to maintain clients, servers and networks, while acquiring new skills. Foundations of Cent OS Linux: Enterprise Linux On the Cheap covers a free, unencumbered Linux operating system within the Red Hat lineage, but it does not assume you have a Red Hat Enterprise Linux license. Now you can learn CentOS Linux, the most powerful and popular of all Red Hat clones, keep maintaining your network at work, and become an RHCE, all just for the cost of this book.

Description: The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X v10.6, this revised best-seller will take you deep inside the latest big-cat operating system—covering everything from installation to automation, customizing the operating system, supporting applications, setting up peripherals, and more. Whether you're a support technician or simply an ardent Mac user, you'll quickly learn and master the new features in Mac OS X 10.6, including native support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Following the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Support Professional exam, this self-paced book is a perfect guide for Apple’s training and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Chapter review sections and quizzes summarize and reinforce acquired knowledge.

Description: Charles Edge, Zack Smith, and Beau Hunter provide detailed explanations of the technology required for large-scale Mac OS X deployments and show you how to integrate it with other operating systems and applications.

Enterprise Mac Administrator's Guide addresses the growing size and spread of Mac OS X deployments in corporations and institutions worldwide. In some cases, this is due to the growth of traditional Mac environments, but for the most part it has to do with "switcher" campaigns, where Windows and/or Linux environments are migrating to Mac OS X. However, there is a steep culture shock with these types of migrations. The products that are used are different, the nomenclature is different, and most importantly the best practices for dealing with the operating system are different.

Description: Firewalls, Network Address Translation (NAT), and network logging and accounting are all provided by Linux's Netfilter system, also known by the name of the command used to administer it, iptables. The iptables interface is the most sophisticated ever offered on Linux and makes Linux an extremely flexible system for any kind of network filtering you might do. Large sets of filtering rules can be grouped in ways that makes it easy to test them and turn them on and off.

Description: In-depth and comprehensive, this RESOURCE KIT delivers the information you need to administer your Windows 7 system. You get authoritative technical guidance from those who know the technology best Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and the Windows 7 product team along with essential scripts and resources. In addition, Direct from the Source sidebars offer deep insights and troubleshooting tips from the Windows 7 team.Get expert guidance on how to: Use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit best practices and tools.