Object-Oriented Programming with ActionScript

The Tunguska Fireball: Solving One of the Great Mysteries of the 20th Century

Icon Books Ltd, 2005

On 30th June 1908 a mysterious fireball exploded in the Siberian sky and flattened 2000 square kilometres of the remote Tunguska forest. As no crater and no material from outer space were ever found, a meteorite could not have caused this explosion. so what did? This book discusses all theories and then analyses the evidence.

The...

Microsoft Solutions Framework Essentials (Pro-Developer)

Microsoft Press, 2006

Get the hands-on guidance you need to understand how to work with the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), Version 4. MSF is a deliberate and disciplined approach to technology projects based on a defined set of principles, models, disciplines, concepts, guidelines, and proven practices from Microsoft. MSF has a long history of helping teams and...

New Horizons of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

Springer, 2005

Parallel and distributed computing is one of the foremost technologies for shaping
future research and development activities in academia and industry. Hyperthreading in Intel processors, hypertransport links in next generation AMD processors, multicore silicon in today’s high-end microprocessors, and emerging cluster and grid...

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Materials

Smithers Rapra Technology, 2008

Thermal degradation of polymeric materials is an important issue from both the academic and the industrial viewpoints. Understanding the thermal degradation of polymers is of paramount importance for developing a rational technology of polymer processing and higher-temperature applications. Controlling degradation requires understanding of...

Web Design in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference

O'Reilly, 1998

This book focuses on the front-end aspects of Web design—HTML authoring, graphics production, and media development. It is not a resource for programming, scripting, or server functions; however, whenever possible, I have tried to provide enough background information on these topics to give designers a level of familiarity with the...

Designing Interfaces

O'Reilly, 2010

Despite all of the UI toolkits available today, it's still not easy to design good application interfaces. This bestselling book is one of the few reliable sources to help you navigate through the maze of design options. By capturing UI best practices and reusable ideas as design patterns, Designing Interfaces provides...