Learning Pixelmator

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In Detail
Today, everybody has a digital camera, but how do you turn your pictures into masterpieces? With Pixelmator, you will be able to edit your photos like a pro and get that artistic, professional feel to your images.

"Learning Pixelmator" will teach you how to use Pixelmator to turn your everyday snapshots into works of art. With an example-based approach, you will learn how to use each tool effectively to create, edit, or enhance your photos. It is for everyone that wants to get started with Pixelmator.

"Learning Pixelmator" guide’s you through a series of real-world tutorials to artistically edit your photos from start to finish. Starting with simple corrections, you will move onto advanced image editing techniques like creating a tilt-shift look from a photo, performing skin retouching on a portraits, and colorizing your images for an artistic tone. Covering topics such as using layers to create multi-image layouts and how to use text and shapes to embellish your images. With Learning Pixelmator you will learn everything you need to know to create works of art from your everyday photos. With the skills you will learn from this book the sky will be no limit with your digital photography!

Approach
A fast paced, example driven approach to learning Pixelmator.

Who this book is for
"Learning Pixelmator" is great for photographers of any level who are looking to learn to take advantage of Pixelmator to edit images. Without any prior knowledge of image editing software needed, we will start with the basics and move onto more advanced image editing techniques. No matter what your current artistic level is, this book will give you the power to unleash the artist within!

Per maggiori informazioni: il volume "Learning Pixelmator" di Mark Stagi, edito da Packt Publishing Limited, è in vendita anche su IBS.it al prezzo di Euro 21,49 e come eBook in formato Kindle su Amazon.it al prezzo di Euro 10,09 e su iBookstore per iPhone, iPod touch e iPad al prezzo di Euro 13,99.

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

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Use your SQL Server skills to create and manage key data reports

Deliver interactive business intelligence reports using SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services, and help facilitate real-time decision making throughout the enterprise. SQL Server expert Stacia Misner shows you in detail how to design, manage, and access custom reports that capture data from multiple sources. This book is ideal for experienced SQL Server developers, whether you’re new to Reporting Services or upgrading from an earlier version.

Discover how to:

• Use the latest features, including the Power View ad hoc reporting tool
• Design reports by understanding how your audience accesses and uses data
• Add interactive features to help end users sort and filter data
• Create rich data visualization with charts, gauges, indictors, and data maps
• Configure your report server, provide security, and monitor report contents
• Use SharePoint or Report Manager to search and access reports online
• Create a library of report parts that clients can use for ad hoc reporting
• Build and manage reports using Reporting Services as a development platform

Per maggiori informazioni: il volume "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services" di Stacia Misner, edito da Microsoft Press, U.S., è in vendita anche su IBS.it al prezzo di Euro 48,22.

Windows 2012 Server Network Security: Securing Your Windows Network Systems and Infrastructure

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Windows 2012 Server Network Security provides the most in-depth guide to deploying and maintaining a secure Windows network. The book drills down into all the new features of Windows 2012 and provides practical, hands-on methods for securing your Windows systems networks, including:

• Secure remote access
• Network vulnerabilities and mitigations
• DHCP installations configuration
• MAC filtering
• DNS server security
• WINS installation configuration
• Securing wired and wireless connections
• Windows personal firewall
• Remote desktop services
• Internet connection sharing
• Network diagnostics and troubleshooting

Windows network security is of primary importance due to the sheer volume of data residing on Windows networks. Windows 2012 Server Network Security provides network administrators with the most focused and in-depth coverage of Windows network security threats along with methods and techniques for securing important mission-critical networks and assets. The book also covers Windows 8.

• Provides practical examples of how to secure your Windows network.
• Focuses specifically on Windows network security rather than general concepts.
• One of the first books to cover Windows Server 2012 network security.

Per maggiori informazioni: il volume "Windows 2012 Server Network Security: Securing Your Windows Network Systems and Infrastructure" di Derrick Rountree, edito da Syngress Media, U.S., è in vendita anche su IBS.it al prezzo di Euro 38,85 e come eBook in formato Kindle su Amazon.it al prezzo di Euro 25,92 e su iBookstore per iPhone, iPod touch e iPad al prezzo di Euro 37,99.

concrete5 Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

Contenuto del volume:

Create and customize your own feature-rich website in no time with concrete5!

Overview
Create your own theme to customize the look of your site.
Create new blocks from scratch to learn how to embed new content elements in your concrete5 site using HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript.
Wrap everything in a package for easy handling and distribution of your add-ons.
Learn how to install and set up a concrete5 website.
Build block templates to change the output of blocks to suit your needs.

In Detail
concrete5 is an open source content management system (CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets. Concrete5 is designed for ease of use, and for users with limited technical skills. It enables users to edit site content directly from the page. It provides version management for every page and allows users to edit images through an embedded editor on the page.

concrete5 Beginner's Guide shows you everything you need to get your own site up and running in no time. You will then learn how to change the look of it before you find out all you need to add custom functionality to concrete5.

concrete5 Beginner's Guide starts with installation, then you customize the look and feel and continue to add your own functionality. After you've installed and configured your own concrete5 site, we'll have a closer look at themes and integrate a simple layout into concrete5. Afterwards, we're going to build a block from scratch which you can use to manage a news section. We're also going to add a button to our site which can be used to create a PDF document on the fly. This book also covers some examples that show you how to integrate an existing jQuery plugin.

concrete5 Beginner's Guide is a book for developers looking to get started with concrete5 in order to create great websites and applications.

What you will learn from this book

• How to install concrete5
• Understand the configuration of concrete5
• What you need to know to build your own theme
• How you can turn the slideshow block into a gallery
• How to add a new dashboard page
• How to create new blocks from scratch
• How to put different elements into a package for easy handling and distribution
• What you need to know to use concrete5 in a different language
• How to deploy a local site to a production server

Approach
This is a beginner's guide, which takes a clear, step-by-step approach to guide you through the process of creating and adding functionality to your site.

Who this book is written for
This book is ideal for developers experienced with HTML and CSS and possibly PHP as well as JavaScript, who would like to build their first site with Concrete5. Some knowledge of PHP, MySQL, or HTML would be useful, but no experience with Concrete5 is expected.

Per maggiori informazioni: il volume "concrete5 Beginner's Guide - Second Edition" di Remo Laubacher, edito da Packt Publishing Limited, è in vendita anche su Amazon.it al prezzo di Euro 36,03 e come eBook in formato Kindle su Amazon.it al prezzo di Euro 15,13 e su iBookstore per iPhone, iPod touch e iPad al prezzo di Euro 20,99.

Aggiornamento Boinx FotoMagico 4.2.3 per Mac

Boinx Software Ltd. ha pubblicato la versione 4.2.3 del software FotoMagico.

Realizzato dai fotografi per i fotografi, il pluripremiato FotoMagico è lo strumento per le presentazioni scelto da migliaia di fotografi. Trasformate foto e filmati in una storia potente con pochi semplici clic per una presentazione live in alta risoluzione o per condividerla in una varietà di formati, tra cui su iPad, iPhone, sito web o DVD, con i vostri clienti o colleghi.

FotoMagico 4 è facile da apprendere e facile da usare, perché, come un fotografo, si desidera mettere a fuoco le immagini, non lo strumento. È possibile ottenere risultati eccezionali molto rapidamente ed i vostri slideshow saranno presentati nella migliore qualità possibile qualunque sia il metodo di output scelto. Con transizioni brillanti, livelli, titoli, musica, narrazione ed effetti sonori, FotoMagico 4 vi dà gli strumenti creativi per creare immediatamente una presentazione magica.

Nella nuova versione 4, le vostre possibilità creative sono state notevolmente migliorate con l'aggiunta di un massimo di 6 strati di foto, video o titoli che possono essere animati in modo indipendente. L'audio può essere visualizzato come una forma d'onda che permette di sincronizzare audio e immagini con maggiore precisione. È possibile creare modelli per rendere il vostro lavoro ancora più veloce. E le vostre presentazioni avranno un aspetto ancora più brillante sul nuovo MacBook Pro con display Retina.

Novità (in inglese) nella versione 4.2.3:

• Fixed a crash when closing documents.
• Copying slides or audio from one slideshow to another now works again. This was broken in 4.2.2.
• Dragging from the iMediaBrowser to the Storyboard or Stage is now much faster.
• Badges that indicate which media files are used in a slideshow are nor more reliable.
• Newly recorded narration is now linked to slides according to the settings in the preferences.
• Various small fixes.

Boinx FotoMagico 4.2.3 (in inglese, francese e tedesco) per Mac OS X 10.7.4 o superiore è in vendita sul Mac App Store al prezzo di Euro 89,99.

A questo link sono pubblicate le note di rilascio di questa nuova versione 4.2.3. Dal sito dello sviluppatore è possibile scaricare una demo del prodotto.

Per controllare a distanza le presentazioni realizzate, è disponibile FotoMagico Remote 1.0.1 per iPhone e iPod touch su App Store al prezzo di Euro 4,49.

JavaScript A Beginner's Guide 4/E

Contenuto del volume:

Fully updated for the latest JavaScript standard and featuring a new chapter on HTML5 and jQuery

JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide shows how to create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using today's leading Web development language. With the growth of HTML 5, JavaScript is expected to grow even more to script the canvas element, add drag and drop functionality, and more. This fast-paced tutorial provides step-by-step coverage of the fundamentals, including variables, functions, operators, event handlers, objects, arrays, strings, and forms. The book then moves to more advanced techniques, including debugging, accessibility, and security. This pedagogically rich, hands-on guide explains how JavaScript works with HTML 5 and covers the new features available in JavaScript.

• Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
• Ask the Expert--Q & A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
• Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
• Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Self-Tests--End-of-chapter reviews to test your knowledge
• Annotated syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
• Code downloads provided for projects in the book

Per maggiori informazioni: il volume "JavaScript A Beginner's Guide 4/E" di John Pollock, edito da McGraw Hill Education Europe, è in vendita anche su IBS.it al prezzo di Euro 27,84 e come eBook in formato Kindle su Amazon.it al prezzo di Euro 21,99.

Contributi Artigiani e Commercianti INPS - 16 maggio 2013 - Prima rata 2013

A tutti coloro che utilizzano i nostri software Calcolo CodeLine INPS per Mac e Calcolo CodeLine INPS per Windows ricordiamo che il 16 maggio 2013 scade il termine per il versamento della prima rata trimestrale dei contributi dovuti all'INPS da parte degli artigiani e dei commercianti.

Pertanto, per calcolare correttamente la codeline del titolare da indicare nel modello di versamento F24, in assenza di situazioni particolari, occorre inserire nell'applicazione i seguenti dati:

Codice Azienda

indicare la parte numerica del codice aziendale attribuito dall'INPS

Anno di emissione

selezionare l'anno 2013

Progr.emissione

normalmente va indicato "1"

Codice soggetto

selezionare il codice "10" (Titolare)

Codice rata

selezionare "1 trimestre" (Contributi sul reddito minimale)

Importo pagam.

in assenza di quota associativa, va indicato "836" (se artigiani, la parte senza decimali di 836,91 da versare con causale contributo "AF") oppure "840" (se commercianti, la parte senza decimali di 840,36 da versare con causale contributo "CF")

Anno di riferim.

selezionare l'anno 2013

Codice sede

selezionare la sede INPS di appartenenza