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Software Architect Bootcamp, 2/e

Thomas J. Mowbray
Raphael Malveau

Hands-on exercises, real-life war stories, and a take-no-prisoners attitude made the first edition of this book among the most popular software architecture books in the market. This timely second edition retains those popular characteristics, with added treatment to reflect the latest trends and developments in the world of software development. Software architecture continues to grow as a discipline as more and more development organizations have recognized that solid architecture begets successful projects. This new edition is ideal for software professionals who want to learn how to be a successful software architect. The authors teach you how to avoid time-consuming pitfalls and costly errors through a solid architecture strategy.

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Macromedia Contribute for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Tom Negrino

Ironically, while Web pages have become more flexible and capable over the past few years, Web creation tools have become increasingly more complex. Tom Negrino's Macromedia Contribute 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, however, teaches those who are not Web experts how to build and maintain Web pages with Macromedia Contribute 2, which returns easy Web page editing to the many business and academic users for whom other Web creation tools have become too difficult to use effectively. With Contribute 2, anyone can add content to Web sites, without the possibility of accidentally breaking the site.

Now in its second edition, this visual, task-based reference has been revised to cover all of Contribute's newest features, including all-new Mac OS X compatibility; improved speed and user response; the ability to connect to sites securely; and Flash Paper, a new way to publish any document on the Web (Windows-only). New PayPal Merchant Tools let any small business owner add the ability to accept credit cards on their website with just a few clicks.

With the capable guidance of veteran Visual QuickStart author and Macworld contributing editor, Tom Negrino, you'll soon master how to build Web pages, edit page content, create tables, use Macromedia Dreamweaver templates, work with external documents, manage sites with Dreamweaver, customize Contribute, and more.

Like all Visual QuickStart Guides, this book is broken up into bite-sized tasks to help you solve problems and answer questions quickly. Whether you're a beginner looking to learn Contribute 2 from the ground up or an experienced user who just needs a quick refresher course on the product's newest features, Macromedia Contribute 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is an all-access pass to just the information you need.

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Macromedia Contribute for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Tom Negrino

Once in a blue moon a product comes along that completely changes the way we do business. Macromedia Contribute promises to do just that by making Web content creation and management accessible to the nontechnicalmasses. With Contribute on your machine and Macromedia Contribute Visual QuickStart Guide at your side, even the most nontechnologically-savvy among you will be building and editing Web pages in no time--without fear of compromising site integrity or messing up programmer-perfected code. Through straightforward language, task-based instruction, and an easy visual style that perfectly complements the product itself, veteran author Tom Negrino covers everything from making a site connection to working with images and links, using Dreamweaver templates, importing Microsoft Office documents, administering Contribute sites, customizing Contribute, and more. Your Web team will rejoice because they no longer have to waste time fixing typos, and you can rest easy knowing that content control is back where it belongs. Macromedia Contribute plus this Visual QuickStart guide equal success?no experience required!

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CMMI® : Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement

Mary Beth Chrissis
Mike Konrad
Sandy Shrum

This book is the definitive reference for the most current release of CMMI models. To use a CMMI model available on the SEI Web site, users must choose from among multiple models based on their organization's improvement needs. This book provides a single source for all CMMI model information. Readers can get started without having to select a model first--all of the choices are compiled in one place and explained in detail.

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