Authors: Eugene Kain.
Paperback, 704 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Publication Date: 1998-08-22


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    Specifically designed to help programmers solve their MFC programming problems, in the most efficient way possible, this book, provides readers with ways to save several hours or even days of frustration looking for the right answer to a pressing question. A CD-ROM contains more than 100 sample programs demonstrating the various solutions discussed in the book....

    Getting the most out of your Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) applications is the goal of Eugène Kain's The MFC Answer Book. Though it does not cover newer Internet Explorer-style enhancements, this title offers some indispensable tips for writing more attractive MFC applications in Visual C .

The book begins with an excellent tour of the MFC document/view architecture. As the author notes, Visual C wizards let you generate simple, functional multiple-document interface (MDI) applications, but you're on your own after that. To remedy this gap, the author shares his expertise for building better MDI applications. He includes how to manage more than one view, as well as how to save and reload files effectively.

The same question-and-answer approach is used for such topics as views, dialog boxes, and property sheets. Standout tips here include how to size and control views, as well as how to change the color and font used for dialog controls. The author also shows you how to create applications that run in full-screen mode, just like in Microsoft Word 97. Toolbars, menus, and printing functions round out the tour.

Throughout this text, Kain provides plenty of short, clear programming examples that show exactly how to solve some of the most perplexing and common problems faced by the working MFC programmer. There's little doubt that The MFC Answer Book can save you hours of experimenting on your own; it can help you create significantly more responsive and appealing MFC programs. --Richard Dragan...

Authors: Mel Reyes.
Paperback, 430 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2005-08-05


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    They dreamed of a better browser . . . and before you could say "explore no more," Firefox was born. But already you want more. Tighter security, greater functionality. A custom installation for Linux. Maybe even that unique extension you've always dreamed of creating. Well, if you want to tweak the Fox, here are over 400 pages of ways to do it. From hacking profile settings to cracking links and cleaning out the cookie jar, this is the stuff that puts you in control.

Step-by-step instructions for these hacks and dozens more

• Settings, content, and extension hacks
• Hacking the interface and themes
• Performance boosters
• Anti-phishing and security hacks
• Toolbar and status bar tweaks
• Navigation, download, and search hacks
• Hacks for common plugins
• Extension and theme creation

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Authors: Nigel McFarlane.
Paperback, 398 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication Date: 2005-03-11


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    Firefox Hacks is ideal for power users who want to take full advantage of Firefox from Mozilla, the next-generation web browser that is rapidly subverting Internet Explorer's once-dominant audience. It's also the first book that specifically dedicates itself to this technology. Firefox is winning such widespread approval for a number of reasons, including the fact that it lets users browse faster and more efficiently. Perhaps its most appealing strength, though, is its increased security something that is covered in great detail in Firefox Hacks. Clearly the web browser of the future, Firefox includes most of the features that browser users are familiar with, along with several new features, such as a bookmarks toolbar and tabbed pages that allow users to quickly switch among several web sites. Firefox Hacks offers all the valuable tips and tools you need to maximize the effectiveness of this hot web application. It's all covered, including how to customize its deployment, appearance, features, and functionality. You'll even learn how to install, use, and alter extensions and plug-ins. Aimed at clever people who may or may not be capable of basic programming tasks, this convenient resource describes 100 techniques for 100 strategies that effectively exploit Firefox. Or, put another way, readers of every stripe will find all the user-friendly tips, tools, and tricks they need to make a productive switch to Firefox. With Firefox Hacks, a superior and safer browsing experience is truly only pages away. The latest in O'Reilly's celebrated Hacks series, Firefox Hacks smartly complements other web-application titles such as Google Hacks and PayPal Hacks....

Authors: Cheah Yeow.
Paperback, 292 pages
Publisher: SitePoint
Publication Date: 2005-06-15


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    This is a must read guide to anyone who wants to learn how to browse faster and more conveniently with Firefox. Firefox Secrets will teach you how to get the most from Mozilla, including how to find and use all the hidden features, extensions available to you. You'll learn:

• Ways to ease the transition from Internet Explorer
• A way to setup multiple "homepages" when you launch your browser
• Read RSS feeds from within Firefox using a free extension
• Where to download a new and less obtrusive "Download Manager"
• The best "must-have" extensions to download as well as the "fun" ones
• Two different ways to speed up Firefox downloads with prefetcher and pipelining
• Firefox's secret features for Web Developers
• And much, much more!

Firefox Secrets is the ultimate guide to the Web Browser that major magazines, newspapers and even Microsoft's own "Slate.com" website are recommending as the ultimate replacement to Internet Explorer.

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Authors: Clayton Walnum.
Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2004-11-05


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    You’ve heard the saying, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” Actually, most Internet browsers are done right. Chances are, you’re comfortable with yours. Yet, you may want to build your own. You don’t have to start from scratch—you can start with the Browser Construction Kit on the CD-ROM that comes with Internet Explorer Construction Kit for Dummies. Best of all, there’s no programming required.

Whether you personalize your browser or build one just for your business, you can include features and functions not available with traditional browsers, including:

• Log file: a list of all Web sites visited
• Alarm: an audible or popup alarm that signals the end of the time period used with the countdown timer
• Lock: prevents the custom browser from further browsing
• Approved list: list of Web sites to which browsing is limited
• Spy: screen captures taken once a minute
• Popular sites: a list of the most-visited sites

You can make your browser G-rated. That’s great if you have curious kids and are concerned about adult sites and Internet safety or simply want to limit their browsing time. The ability to limit access to specific sites also comes in handy if you own a business and want customers in your store to be able to browse your online catalog, but not to comparison shop!

Written (and more importantly, programmed) by Clayton Walnum, author of Standard C Bible and many other computer books, Internet Explorer Construction Kit For Dummies takes you step-by-step through:

• Adding borders to give your browser a graphical theme
• Using window skin to add an image to your window’s background
• Making the bar scene —assembling the toolbar, designing the menu bar, pulling together the status bar, and customizing the address bar
• Creating buttons and icons

In addition to your Browser Construction Kit, the bonus CD-ROM includes several sample projects you can create, sample graphics for creating custom buttons and skins, and an evaluation version of Paint Shop Pro8 so you can get down to work. You even have everything you need to create a browser with themed graphics, choosing from animal, art, music, sea, sports, or more.

Have fun creating your own personalized, custom-built browser. That way, it will be done just right for you!...

Authors: Eric Giguere.
Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication Date: 2005-06-23


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    Get your Web site to "show you the money" by using Google to draw more eyes--and wallets--to your content. In this friendly, four-color guide from veteran author and Web developer Eric Giguere, you'll learn all about Google's AdSense program and how you can use it to make your Web site or blog more profitable. Written in an easy-to-read, non-technical style, this book follows three average people--Claude, Stef, and Anita--as they learn to create money-making blogs and Web sites. Through their experiences, you'll learn: basic Web terminology; the Google Adsense nuts and bolts; how to host, build, and publish targeted ads and Google search boxes to your Web site; filter out inappropriate ads; track page performance; drive traffic to your site; and more. A four-part companion Web site features a blog, includes reader resources, and details the techniques discussed in the book.

Online marketers agree that AdSense is one of the best tools you can use to draw dollars to your site. Let Giguere show you how to make the most of Google and have fun doing it!

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Authors: Chris Grover.
Paperback, 500 pages
Publisher: Pogue Press
Publication Date: 2009-02-15


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    If you want to learn to create 3-D models using Google SketchUp, this Missing Manual is the ideal place to start. Filled with step-by-step tutorials, this entertaining, reader-friendly guide will have you creating detailed 3-D objects, including building plans, furniture, landscaping plans -- even characters for computer games -- in no time.

Google SketchUp: The Missing Manual offers a hands-on tour of the program, with crystal-clear instructions for using every feature and lots of real-world examples to help you pick up the practical skills you need. Learn to use the basic tools, build and animate models, and place your objects in Google Earth. With this book, you will:

• Learn your way around the SketchUp workspace, and explore the differences between working in 2-D and 3-D
• Build simple 3-D shapes, save them as reusable components, and use SketchUp's Outliner to show or hide them as you work
• Tackle a complicated model building with lots of detail, and discover timesaving tools for using many components
• Animate the model by creating an interior walkthrough of your building
• Dress up your model with realistic material shading and shadows, and place it in Google Earth

It's easy to get started. Just download the program from Google.com, and follow the instructions in this book. You'll become a SketchUp master in a jiffy....

Authors: Brad Hill.
Paperback, 390 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2005-08-19


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    Be amazed at all the ways Google's at your service!

Here's how to find your way through all the information Google offers

More than a search engine, Google has become a lifestyle. This book introduces you to the rest of the Google family - valuable tools such as Google Maps, Google Video, Google Earth, Google Scholar, and Gmail. Play Google games, shop with Froogle, or find stuff on your own computer with Google Desktop. The possibilities will make you Google-eyed!

Discover how to
* Refine your results with search operators
* Use Google as an answer engine
* Enjoy one-click searching with Google Toolbar
* Get specific information with Google Labs services
* Simplify e-mail with Gmail...

Authors: Alfred Glossbrenner. Emily Glossbrenner. Diane Poremsky.
Paperback, 376 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication Date: 2004-05-21


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Did you know that if rather than using Google (great as it is) to find, say, the current wholesale price of a given used car, you used a specialized search engine instead, you could end up with a few relevant results rather than hundreds of potentially useful ones? Or that simply by choosing the correct keyword, you could improve your search results exponentially? If you're like most people, you probably know you could be searching more effectively; this volume actually shows you how! After providing a thorough grounding in search basics-keyword usage, wildcards, and more-author Diane Poremsky moves on to the biggies, Goggle and Yahoo, showing you how to make the most out of their differing approaches. You'll also learn about Boolean stars Alta Vista and Hot Bot before the authors launch into an extensive discussion of specialized search engines. Step-by-step instructions and loads of visual aids make learning a snap with this essential guide.

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Authors: Brad S. Konia.
Paperback, 338 pages
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Publication Date: 2002-06-15


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    This guide outlines the process of maximizing search engine positioning usingWebPosition Gold, and also explains what makes search engines work....