A unique visual approach to troubleshooting PC hardware problems. Morris Rosenthal creates a visual expert system for diagnosing component failure and identifying conflicts. The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning technician. Following a structured approach to troubleshooting hardware reduces the false diagnoses and parts wastage typical of the "swap 'till you drop" school of thought. Flowcharts include: Power Supply Failure, Video Failure, Video Performance, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Failure, Motherboard, CPU, RAM Performance, IDE Drive Failure, Hard Drive Boot and Performance, CD or DVD Playback, CD or DVD Recording Problem, Modem Failure, Modem Performance, Sound Failure, Sound and Game Controller Performance, Network Failure, Peripheral Failure, SCSI Failure and Conflict Resolution.

 

If you are serious about getting up to speed with Excel 2010, this clear, concise guide is the ideal companion for fast and efficient learning. The author illustrates the main functions of Excel 2010, explaining everything you need to know in plain, jargon-free English with full-colour screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions.
 

DVD features two hours of personal instruction on buildiing your own PC from scratch! Watch, listen, and learn as world-renowned PC hardware expert Scott Mueller walks you through the guts of your PC. Scott shows you how to choose the right hardware and put it all together! Perfect for beginners, “Build a PC with Scott Mueller” is the video you will want to have by your side when building your first rig. Scott takes you under the hood to show you exactly how your PC works and how to build a PC right, the first time! PC building has never been this visual-or this easy! Includes a 60-page companion booklet.
 

With the release of Adobe's Creative Suite 5, the integration that Web developers and graphic designers had once only dreamed about continues to become a reality. The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition is the first book on the market to feature Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, and Adobe Photoshop all together in the same text. Readers gain practical experience with the software as they work through end-of-chapter learning projects and step-by-step tutorials.

This is a practical, hands-on book based around a fictitious case study VoIP Provider that you will build on a development server using OpenSIPS 1.6. The case study grows chapter by chapter, from installing your local development server, right up to the finished VoIP provider.

Make clones of some of the best applications on the Web using the dynamic and object-oriented features of Ruby
Build your own custom social networking, URL shortening, and photo sharing websites using Ruby
Deploy and launch your custom high-end web applications
Learn what makes popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook tick
Understand features of some of the most famous photo sharing and social networking websites

Developing applications for Android and other mobile devices using web technologies is now well within reach. When the capabilities of HTML5 are combined with CSS3 and javascript, web application developers have an opportunity to develop compelling mobile applications using familiar tools. Not only is it possible to build mobile web apps that feel as good as native apps, but to also write an application once and have it run a variety of different devices.