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This handy guide teaches photographers how to use Photoshop Lightroom to efficiently import, enhance, print, and share their images.

The first email was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011 there will be 3.2 billion users.

The flood of messages is ceaseless. As the toll of email mounts, reducing our time for leisure and contemplation, and separating us from each other in the lonely battle with the inbox, Freeman enters a plea for communication that is more selective and nuanced and, above all, more sociable.

The Rough Guide to Cloud Computing is your essential 'how to' guide for taking your life online, sharing 100 websites that will change your life forever. This guide takes a practical view at the phenomena of 'cloud computing' – in simple terms, computing that takes the focus away from applications that live on home PCs and instead puts it all online. This guide will teach you how to use these...

When Douglas Edwards was interviewed for a marketing job at Google in 1999, by a young man bouncing on a large ball while dressed in roller hockey gear, he suspected he might be working somewhere unconventional.  He had no idea.  He didn't know he was about to have his work/life balance knocked on its inner ear.  He didn't know that data was next to divinity.  He didn't know how...

Create a website that gets noticed!

If you want to design, build, and manage a professional-looking website, Dreamweaver® CS5.5 is for you.  This easy-to-use program helps you get up to speed quickly and create everything from simple HTML pages to complex database-driven dynamic websites.

Packed with design and development tricks, this helpful guide gives you everything you need to know to...

What's next for web developers who want creative, competitive sites.

An operating manual for the hottest mobile operating system.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Android App Development gets novice developers up and running quickly on creating their very own mobile applications, with step-by-step instruction on everything they need to design, develop, test, and publish their fully-featured apps. The Android operating system is now the largest mobile platform in the...

Make database management a breeze!

Databases are use everywhere these days, gathering and editing all types of data, from store inventories to employee records to website user stats.  But how do you input, organize, and sort all that data and still make sense of it all?  That's where SQL (Structured Query Language) comes in.

The next best thing to a personal SQL instructor, this helpful guide...

Get connected.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Creating a Social Network takes reader through the technical aspects of creating a successful site-and addresses the responsibilities involved in running one.

The down and dirty basics for computer newbies.

For those with a blank slate when it comes to computer know-how, this guide teaches readers how to get started on a PC, including: easy instructions on starting, setting up, and organizing the PC; navigating the Windows 7 desktop and folder system; getting up and running with email; working with music, photos, and video; plus an introduction to Google...

Take advantage of the #1 blog publishing application.

An essential upgrade for Excel skills.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Excel 2010 2-in-1 is a special volume/CDROM combination, providing both beginner and advanced Excel users the tools necessary to navigate the latest features of the 2010 edition.

Take a bite out of Apple's iPhone success.

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Developing iPhone(tm) Apps is the perfect introduction for aspiring iPhone(tm) app creators, offering a step-by-step approach exploring all of the tools and key aspects of programming using the iPhone(tm) software development kit, including getting the finished product distributed through the App Store.

Many computer users never upgraded to Microsoft® Windows® Vista, and for them the move from an earlier version of Windows® is likely to be a big and confusing step. Even for those familiar with Vista, Windows 7 has a number of new features that they will need to understand. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Microsoft® Windows® 7 provides readers with clear information to...

eBay users, new and experienced, also need a clear, convenient reference for optimum results. In this revised edition, readers will find: tips on how to set up an account; buying and selling; protecting one's identity; finding the best deals; and making fast and profitable sales.

In the 21st century, it has become very difficult for a business to survive without a website - today's equivalent of a mid-1990s yellow-pages listing. Today's websites require advanced features that visitors have come to expect: streaming video and audio; e-commerce; custom surveys, forms, and polls; and discussion groups.

In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Creating a Website , readers will find:...

Most businesses depend on their rankings on Google, Yahoo!, and other search engines to drive traffic to their websites. The higher a business's ranking, the more traffic its site gets. Where does a webmaster or online market manager go for advice and instruction on optimizing a business's website for higher search engine rankings? The few search engine optimization (SEO) books currently on the market...

THE FIRST PRINCESS MARIO SAVED WAS NINTENDO ITSELF

In 1981, Nintendo of America was a one-year-old business already on the brink of failure.  Its president, Mino Arakawa, was stuck with two thousand unsold arcade cabinets for a dud of a game ( Radar Scope ).  So he hatched a plan.