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Bamboozled at the Revolution: How Big Media Lost Billions in the Battle for the Internet John Motavalli
 Bamboozled at the Revolution chronicles one of the great business follies of the twentieth century: big media?s bungled attempt to understand and control the Internet. The story begins in 1994, the year most mainstream companies first became aware of the Internet, and ends six years-and many bad decisions-later with the buyout of media giant Time Warner by AOL, a scrappy little company almost no one had heard of at the dawn of the 1990s. Along the way, veteran media reporter John Motavalli provides a terrifically entertaining and frequently shocking snapshot of the uncomfortable marriage that took place between old media empires and new media start-ups as they fumbled after the communication tools of the future. The paperback edition include a new afterword bringing the story of the AOL-TimeWarner merger up to date....
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Game Creation and Careers: Insider Secrets from Industry Experts Marc Saltzman
 Get expert advice on all aspects of game creation from the masters of the games. Saltzman reveals expert advice via interviews with the industry's best-known and most admired game designers like Wil Wright, Peter Molyneux, and Tommy Tallarico, just toname a few. Throughout Masters of the Game , Marc Saltzman chats with more than 150 ofthe world's most-connected, top-notch game designers about how to create stellar games and break into the business today. Topics covered include creating games for the new generation platforms such as X-Box, Playstation 2, and GameCube - including online console game design tips and techniques. Massively multiplayer computer games, PDAs, and cell phone game development are also addressed. Saltzman discussesin detail the business side of the game industry, and the pros and cons of working with well-known franchises. Additionally, readers learn how to successfully sell their own shareware via the internet and how to produce PR and marketing......
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The Linux Process Manager: The Internals of Scheduling Interrupts and Signals John O'Gorman
 John Wiley & Sons. Timely. Practical. Reliable. The Linux Process Manager is a line-by-line explanation of the subset of the Linux source code kernel which deals with process management, covering: process creation, scheduling and termination; synchronisation, including locksand semaphores; interrupts (hardware and software); signal handling. Complete in every way, this book describes every function and macro. All data structures used by the process manager are dealt with and their role in the overall picture explained along with the accompanying raw code. This indispensable guide to the kernel subset is aimed at readers with some previous knowledge of operating system structure and terminology, as well as a minimum knowledge of the C programming language. The comprehensive index which lists every identifier, makes in-depth information instantly available to programmers, software engineers, system administrators and anyone who wants to modify the kernel, or wants to know about the......
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Knowledge-Based Systems Techniques and Applications (4-Volume Set) Cornelius T. Leondes
 The design of knowledge systems is finding myriad applications from corporate databases to general decision support in areas as diverse as engineering, manufacturing and other industrial processes, medicine, business, and economics. In engineering, for example, knowledge bases can be utilized for reliable electric power system operation. In medicine they support complex diagnoses, while in business they inform the process of strategic planning. Programmed securities trading and the defeat of chess champion Kasparov by IBM's Big Blue are two familiar examples of dedicated knowledge bases in combination with an expert system for decision-making. With volumes covering "Implementation," "Optimization," "Computer Techniques," and "Systems and Applications," this comprehensive set constitutes a unique reference source for students, practitioners, and researchers in computer science, engineering, and the broad range of applications areas for knowledge-based systems....
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Performing With Microsoft Access 2002 Comprehensive Course Iris Blanc, Cathy Vento
![Performing With Microsoft Access 2002 Comprehensive Course Iris Blanc, Cathy Vento The Performing Series by renowned authors Iris Blanc and Cathy Vento, takes students to a higher level of learning through applied and project-based activities that go beyond the mechanics of the software. книги, книжный магазин, интернет-магазин]( "Performing With Microsoft Access 2002 Comprehensive Course Iris Blanc, Cathy Vento The Performing Series by renowned authors Iris Blanc and Cathy Vento, takes students to a higher level of learning through applied and project-based activities that go beyond the mechanics of the software. книги, книжный магазин, интернет-магазин") The Performing Series by renowned authors Iris Blanc and Cathy Vento, takes students to a higher level of learning through applied and project-based activities that go beyond the mechanics of the software....
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