Explains the Windows operating system in a refreshingly jargon-free way. This title helps to discover how to make your PC safe for your kids, get in touch with your digital life, use flash drives, and learn about green computing, and much more.

With the popularity of social networking comes the need to learn about social media marketing. This title provides a resource for small businesses and start-ups looking for low-cost online marketing strategies, as well as for marketers in larger companies who want to be more involved with social media.

A study tool for the 2009 edition of the CompTIA A+ exam. It offers you a systematic approach to preparing for the CompTIA A+ certification, and includes real-world scenarios, and chapter review questions. It includes a CD with Sybex's propriety test engine to reinforce all of the concepts you learn.

With a wealth of attractions and adventures, Costa Rica is one of the hottest vacation destinations in the Americas. Whether you want relaxation or excitement, you'll find it. This edition includes: trip-planning advice; what you shouldn't miss and what you can skip; the best hotels and restaurants for different budgets; and, detailed maps.

A guide to Oracle WebLogic Server. It covers WebLogic Server 11g, including the features of both JEE 5 and WebLogic Server, as well as JEE 5 annotations, Spring, JPA, JAX-WS, JMS Store-And-Forward, SAML support, and the WLST administrative scripting tool. It includes the best practices for development and production environments.

Suitable for marketers, this book shows how to leverage the potential that Web-based communication offers their businesses. It includes a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of the Internet to create compelling messages, get them in front of customers, and lead those customers into the buying process.

Features the basic functions of the Nikon SB-900, the SB-800, and the SB-600. This title also demystifies the complexities of using multiple speedlights, adjusting flash outputs, and setting up a wireless studio. It explains how to get the best results when using multiple speedlights.

iPhone apps are hot; the average app is downloaded more than 30,000 times. This work shows you how to produce and market them effectively. It explains how to develop a pricing strategy, build your applications efficiently, and get them into the App Store.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a proven and effective approach to mastering your thoughts. This book lets you practise the skills and develop the tools to challenge negative thoughts.

Ubuntu Mobile is quickly being adopted by mobile device manufacturers and provides Web browsing, e-mail, media, camera, VoIP, and simple software updates on every mobile device. This title shows how to implement solutions for original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors wishing to go to market using Ubuntu Mobile.

A story of how one man, one bank and one country experienced and affected the course of world economic history. It tells how Armann Thorvaldsson, a former CEO at Kaupthing in the UK and his company was transformed into a GBP6 billion international bank.

Successful landing pages don't happen by accident, they follow a carefully crafted formula. If you want to convert visitors to your site into sales, it's crucial to understand how to design and maintain your landing page. This guide shows you how to cover the bases - from the visual layout, to using language effectively, to linking strategies.

Introduces you to the capabilities of JavaScript, the definitive language for developing dynamic, rich, interactive Web sites. This title features coverage of data types and variables, JavaScript and XML, Ajax for remote scripting, and popular JavaScript frameworks. It includes examples on the JavaScript programming techniques.

A training package for Apple's operating system: Mac OS X Snow Leopard. It delivers essential topics on Snow Leopard's features and capabilities.

Includes more than 55 recipes that kids and parents can make together. This book features dishes that appeal to young, picky eaters, such as Grover's Little & Adorable Chicken Nuggets and Rosita's Tortilla Soup. It includes a sheet of reusable stickers of foods, characters, numbers, and words.

Provides an introduction to the practical basics of counselling. Starting with a guide to the qualities, knowledge and skills required to become a 'listening helper', this book provides a framework for a counselling session, helping you to manage the process. It illustrates how you can create a positive relationship between listener and speaker.

Illustrates how you can predict economic booms and busts before they happen, adapt to changing markets and plan for lasting financial stability. This book puts your financial decisions in a global context and shows how factors ranging from the Federal Reserve and Congress to trends in Asia and Europe influence your financial well-being.

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an XML-based open standard for accounting data. This book lets you learn to prepare financial statements with XBRL, use it for strategic planning, move relevant departments in your company to the same system, and more.

A practical, introductory guide to the diagnosis, management and treatment of rheumatology and rheumatic diseases for the non-specialist. It includes information on treatments, therapies, evidence and guidelines.

Your Nikon D90 digital camera offers professional-quality features like 11-point auto focus, Live View, and the ability to shoot HD video. This guide helps you understand and use various dials and modes, manage photo size and quality, take creative control with manual settings, and share your images in print or online.