Authors: Jeffrey A. Hoffer. Joey F George. Joseph S Valacich.
Hardcover, 648 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 2007-03-12
Edition: 5

Reviews :

    Complex, challenging, and stimulating, this book addresses information system analysis and design; it is full of information that shows the organizational process that a team of business and systems professionals use to develop and maintain computer-based information systems. It stresses the importance of responding to and anticipating problems through innovative uses of information technology. The book provides an excellent foundation for systems development, then goes on to making the business case, analysis, design, implementation and maintenance. For future systems analysts, or for those information technology that need a great resource for implementing new ideas and strategies for success....

Authors: Suzanne Sabroski.
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Publication Date: 2002-06-01


Reviews :

    Offering the advice, insights, experiences, and encouragement would-be Internet entrepreneurs need to establish a successful independent research business, this book provides an insider's view of Internet businesses and their unique services. Eleven entrepreneurial super searchers representing a broad range of topic specialities and business focuses are interviewed. Also discussed are the details for getting started, developing a niche, finding clients, doing the research, networking with peers, and staying well informed about Web resources and technologies....

Authors: Alan Cooper.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Sams
Publication Date: 1999-03-23
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    The Inmates are Running the Asylum argues that, despite appearances, business executives are simply not the ones in control of the high-tech industry. They have inadvertently put programmers and engineers in charge, leading to products and processes that waste huge amounts of money, squander customer loyalty, and erode competitive advantage. They have let the inmates run the asylum. Alan Cooper offers a provocative, insightful and entertaining explanation of how talented people continuously design bad software-based products. More importantly, he uses his own work with companies big and small to show how to harness those talents to create products that will both thrill their users and grow the bottom line....

    In this book about the darker side of technology's impact on our lives, Alan Cooper begins by explaining that unlike other devices throughout history, computers have a "meta function:" an unwanted, unforeseen option that users may accidentally invoke with what they thought was a normal keystroke. Cooper details many of these meta functions to explain his central thesis: programmers need to seriously reevaluate the many user-hostile concepts deeply embedded within the software development process.

Rather than provide users with a straightforward set of options, programmers often pile on the bells and whistles and ignore or deprioritize lingering bugs. For the average user, increased functionality is a great burden, adding to the recurrent chorus that plays, "computers are hard, mysterious, unwieldy things." (An average user, Cooper asserts, who doesn't think that way or who has memorized all the esoteric commands and now lords it over others, has simply been desensitized by too many years of badly designed software.)

Cooper's writing style is often overblown, with a pantheon of cutesy terminology (i.e., "dancing bearware") and insider back-patting. (When presenting software to Bill Gates, he reports that Gates replied: "How did you do that?" to which he writes, "I love stumping Bill!") More seriously, he is also unable to see beyond software development's importance--a sin he accuses programmers of throughout the book.

Even with that in mind, the central questions Cooper asks are too important to ignore: Are we making users happier? Are we improving the process by which they get work done? Are we making their work hours more effective? Cooper looks to programmers, business managers, and what he calls "interaction designers" to question current assumptions and mindsets. Plainly, he asserts that the goal of computer usage should be "not to make anyone feel stupid." Our distance from that goal reinforces the need to rethink entrenched priorities in software planning. --Jennifer Buckendorff ...

Authors: CPP, PSP, CSC, Thomas L. Norman.
Hardcover, 472 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date: 2007-02-06
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Integrated Security Systems Design is a one-stop resource for security directors, consultants, engineers and installation managers who are interested in providing enterprise-class security in goverment and corporate installations worldwide. An integrated security system is a system that has been incorporated into other programs (such as Access Control, Private Branch Exchanges, Human Relations, Security Video, and Intercommunications) to perform tasks in a manner consistent with corporate or agency policies and procedures. This book explains how to accomplish such integration, thereby saving a company both time and money.

Integrated Security Systems Design is arranged to go from the strategic to the technical to the tactical. The strategic section covers the why of design, the technical section explains how it's done, and the tactical section provides the cultural knowledge that leads to project success. Norman also offers guidance in avoiding pitfalls out of which lawsuits have arisen. Many of the subjects covered, such as how to make a security system invisible on an Information Technology System network, include material not available in any other book.

* Centralize monitoring of security, of business processes and of adherence to policy
* Learn the what-not-to-do's of security design from an experienced practitioner
* Maximize your organization's safety while reducing liability and operating costs...

Authors: Jessica Lipnack. Jeffrey Stamps.
Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2000-09-13
Edition: 2

Reviews :

    Praise for the First Edition of Virtual Teams

"If you want to see where organizational communications are going in the future, heed what these pioneers have written today."
—Howard Rheingold, author, The Virtual Community, and founder, Electric Mind

"Lipnack and Stamps have written an important book for the twenty-first-century corporation."
—Regis McKenna, The McKenna Group, author, Relationship Marketing

"This book provides a long overdue perspective on how to apply the discipline of real teams in the fast-moving, increasingly dispersed information age of the future."
—Jon R. Katzenbach, author, The Wisdom of Teams

"For those who want to lead the movement, catch up with it, or simply know where it is going, this book is packed with useful information and interesting stories."
—Dee W. Hock, founder and chairman emeritus, VISA

"Virtual Teams provides valuable insights into global teamwork and management through network technologies now available to all companies, large or small."
—Jim Lynch, director, corporate quality, Sun Microsystems, Inc....

Authors: Robert Fischer. Edward Halibozek.
Hardcover, 528 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date: 2008-03-14
Edition: 8

Reviews :

    Introduction to Security, 8th Edition, has been the leading introduction to private security for over thirty years, celebrated for its balanced and professional approach to this increasingly important area. Now the eighth edition expands the key topics and adds material on important issues in the 21st c environment.

The author team brings together top-level professional experience in industry with years of teaching experience. As a recommended title for security certifications, it is a crucial resource for the 30,000 ASIS International members, and is also used as a core security textbook in universities throughout the country. This is Butterworth-Heinemann's best-selling security text of all time, an essential reference for all security professionals.

* Significantly expanded chapters on computer issues, cargo, homeland security and terrorism
* New chapter on Internal Issues and Controls covering crucial information on internal theft, personnel policies, and drugs and violence in the workplace
* More illustrations and photos to make learning easier...

Authors: Steven M. Cox.
Kindle Edition, pages
Publisher:
Publication Date: 2008-06-13
Edition: 2008 -2009

Reviews :

    The 2009 Book Lover's Calendar is specifically designed for the Amazon Kindle. On-the-move readers get a ready-reference tool with monthly calendar views showing U.S. holidays. A Year-at-a-glance view is also included.

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Authors: Rusel DeMaria.
Hardcover, 227 pages
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication Date: 2007-04-28


Reviews :

    Video games can actually be good for you?and Rusel DeMaria (whose books on video games have sold 2 million copies) proves it. In this insider's analysis of the increasingly violent and uncreative video gaming industry, he offers a roadmap for parents, educators, gamers, and industry insiders to leverage the inherent potential of games to promote positive personal and social change....

Authors: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2005-12-19
Edition: 1

Reviews :

   

Reveals the master plan behind Apple’s revolutionary business model

“We don’t underestimate people....Rather than making a far inferior product for a hundred dollars less, we gave the people the product that they want and that will serve them for years, even though it’s a little pricier. People are smart; they figure these things out.” --Steve Jobs

The Apple Way divulges the secrets and management principles that keep Apple far ahead of the curve. Find out how to implement these and other winning strategies in your organization to trigger a technological and stylistic revolution of your own:

• Make the customer and the product king
• Balance manufacturing with delivery logistics
• Motivate and inspire people outside the company to do your marketing and public relations
• Invent new distribution channels
• Decide on your company image and stick to your guns
• Leapfrog the competition
• Learn from both successes and missteps

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Authors: Michael Miller.
Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Que
Publication Date: 2008-04-14
Edition: 5

Reviews :

   

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay®

Fifth Edition

 

Michael Miller

 

No prior eBay experience necessary!

 

 

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay will show you how to successfully bid and sell on eBay, the world’s largest online auction site. eBay expert Michael Miller walks you through the process of buying and selling any type of item on eBay. You’ll learn how to safely place bids, win auctions with last-minute snipes, buy fixed-priced items in eBay Stores and Half.com, and use My eBay to track all your auction activity. His eBay tips and tricks will also show you how to create great-looking item listings and safely collect credit card payments via PayPal. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay reveals all the secrets necessary to become a thriving eBay user–whether you bid or auction one item a month or a thousand!

 

Who knew how simple eBay can be?

 

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay will have you bidding and selling in online auctions in no time! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll find inside:

• Learn how to place a last-second “snipe” bid–and win the auction without paying too much
• Discover how to buy fixed-price items on eBay without bidding
• Find out how to create eye-catching auction listings, complete with pictures
• Learn how to use PayPal to accept credit card payments
• Discover how to pack different types of items–and ship them out cheaply and safely
• Learn how to design cool-looking listings with eBayTurbo Lister–and track all your auctions with
• eBay Selling Manager
• Find out how to find a Trading Assistant to sell your items for you
• Uncover the secrets of successful eBay buyers and sellers

 

Michael Miller is a top eBay seller and a successful and prolific author. He has a reputation for practical, real-world advice and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers. Miller has written more than 75 nonfiction books over the past two decades, including Easy eBay, eBay Auction Templates Starter Kit, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and Making a Living from Your eBay Business. He has been interviewed about eBay by Family Circle magazine, Black Enterprise magazine, and numerous radio stations across the country. Miller’s eBay user ID is trapperjohn2000.

 

Category: Collectibles

Covers: eBay

User Level: Beginning

 

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