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Is Ajax a new technology, or the same old stuff web developers have been using for years? Both, actually. This book demonstrates not only how tried-and-true web standards make Ajax possible, but how these older technologies allow you to give sites a decidedly modern Web 2.0 feel.

Ajax: The Definitive Guide explains how to use standards like JavaScript, XML, CSS, and XHTML, along with the XMLHttpRequest object, to build browser-based web applications that function like desktop programs. You get a complete background on what goes into today’s web sites and applications, and learn to leverage these tools along with Ajax for advanced browser searching, web services, mashups, and more. You discover how to turn a web browser and web site into a true application, and why developing with Ajax is faster, easier and cheaper.

The book also explains:

• How to connect server-side backend components to user interfaces in the browser
• Loading and manipulating XML documents, and how to replace XML with JSON
• Manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM)
• Designing Ajax interfaces for usability, functionality, visualization, and accessibility
• Site navigation layout, including issues with Ajax and the browser’s back button
• Adding life to tables & lists, navigation boxes and windows
• Animation creation, interactive forms, and data validation Download Now »

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• As the most radical change to the Office interface in its history, the Ribbon replaces the traditional menu bar and toolbars and requires a new set of skills for customizing
• Instructions and examples demonstrate how to customize the Ribbon using VBA, XML, Access, Excel, and Word
• Covers the relevant aspects of security, such as trust centers and digital certificates
• Packed with real-world code examples that readers can immediately apply
• Features helpful references

From the Back Cover
Microsoft MVPs teach you new skills for customizing the Ribbon

If you like to build custom applications or customize the Office user interface, this book is for you. Written by a team of Microsoft MVPs, it shows you—step by step—how easy it is to modify the Microsoft Office® 2007 Ribbon, how the Ribbon works, and how you can customize it to add functionality. You’ll learn to leverage the RibbonX API to hide, create, add, and group controls.

Along with techniques for using XML, VBA, and Access macros, you’ll find clear instructions, practical examples, and real-world code you can use. This is the perfect guide for beginners, developers, and power users alike.

• Explore the Ribbon user interface and Quick Access Toolbar
• Access the CustomUI Editor and start modifying Download Now »

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EXAM PREP GUIDE Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-516—and on the job—with this official Microsoft study guide. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises.

Maximize your performance on the exam by mastering the skills and experience measured by these objectives:

• Modeling data
• Managing connections and context
• Querying data
• Manipulating data
• Developing and deploying reliable applications

PRACTICE TESTS Assess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 ADO.NET Disconnected Classes
Lesson 1: Working with the DataTable and DataSet Classes
Lesson 2: Serialization, Specialized Types, and Data Binding Download Now »

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The first guide to show you how to power your site using Umbraco.More companies are turning to the power and simplicity of Umbraco’s web content management system to build robust, customized sites. Written by leaders in the Umbraco community, this invaluable guide takes you through every aspect of this open source tool. Code samples using XHTML, CSS, XSLT, and C# are integrated throughout the pages to illustrate key concepts that you can apply. As you work through the chapters, you’ll progress from building a basic Umbraco site to a sophisticated one that meets the needs of your organization.

Umbraco User’s Guide:

• Explains how to install Umbraco and walks you through its XML structure
• Discusses how to create templates while building your understanding of layouts
• Offers best practices for developing content, designing types, organizing templates, and using the rich text editor
• Walks you through XSLT and .NET controls
• Helps you build sample applications and troubleshoot any issues that arise
• Covers how to create your own classified ads site by combining document types, templates, styles, macros, and more

Nik Wahlberg is the founder of Scandia Consulting, a full-service consultancy specializing in custom web application development. He is a Level 2 Certified Umbraco Professional. Download Now »

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Developers are racing to discover how to develop for Windows Phone 7—and there is no quicker resource to help you get up to speed than Windows Phone 7 Recipes. It covers  all aspects of development, configuration, testing, and distribution with detailed code samples and rapid walkthroughs. You’ll find recipes that unlock advanced user interface development, data storage and retrieval, integration with cloud services, adding media and location-based services, and working with Silverlight and Expression Blend. Learn to use sensors such as the camera, GPS, and accelerometer to build cutting-edge applications. Manage the new way to interact with applications using the estures library both from XNA Framework library and Silverlight Windows Phone Toolkit library.

Put a professional polish on your Windows Phone 7 development with Windows Phone 7 Recipes!

What you’ll learn

• Get full exposure to designing, developing, testing, and distributing your Windows Phone 7 applications
• Create compelling user interfaces using Silverlight and Expression Blend
• Understand how to work with device data using isolated storage, LINQ, and XML serialization
• Extend your application to the cloud using push notifications and web-based services
• How to distribute your application via the Windows Phone Marketplace

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Book Description

Have you ever wondered how to get started writing your own schema? As you prepare to create your schema, you must consider a number of factors. This guide explains each of those factors in detail and recommends an approach for documenting your schema development plan in an information model.

Your information model can not only be used as a planning mechanism to develop your schema but can also be used as a training resource and as a reference guide for those using the schema after it is developed. By putting a well-thought-out information model in place, you are bound to produce a schema that you can use indefinitely and build upon easily.

Table of Contents
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Introduction
Chapter 1. Conducting a User Study and Competitive Analysis
Chapter 2. Identifying Structure
Section 2-1. Annotating existing material reveals the structure.
Chapter 3. Creating a Reuse Strategy
Chapter 4. Developing an Information Model
Section 4.1. What Are the Benefits of an Information Model?
Section 4.2. What Does an Information Model Provide?
Chapter 5. Information Types Download Now »