Russell K. Anderson, "Visual Data Mining: The VisMiner Approach"
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition | ISBN: 1119967546 | 2012 | PDF | 208 pages | 4 MB
Data mining has been defined as the search for useful and previously unknown patterns in large datasets, yet when faced with the task of mining a large dataset, it is not always obvious where to start and how to proceed.
This book introduces a visual methodology for data mining demonstrating the application of methodology along with a sequence of exercises using VisMiner. VisMiner has been developed by the author and provides a powerful visual data mining tool enabling the reader to see the data that they are working on and to visually evaluate the models created from the data.
Key features:
Presents visual support for all phases of data mining including dataset preparation.
Provides a comprehensive set of non-trivial datasets and problems with accompanying software.
Features 3-D visualizations of multi-dimensional datasets.
Gives support for spatial data analysis with GIS like features.
Describes data mining algorithms with guidance on when and how to use.
Accompanied by VisMiner, a visual software tool for data mining, developed specifically to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Visual Data Mining: The VisMiner Approach is designed as a hands-on work book to introduce the methodologies to students in data mining, advanced statistics, and business intelligence courses. This book provides a set of tutorials, exercises, and case studies that support students in learning data mining processes.
Bill Fawcett, "It Looked Good on Paper: Bizarre Inventions, Design Disasters, and Engineering Follies"
ISBN: 0061358436 | 2009 | EPUB/MOBI | 350 pages | 1 MB/1 MB
A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters
Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Edsel or the sword pistol�absolutely absurd creations that should have never made it off the drawing board? It Looked Good on Paper gathers together the most flawed plans, half-baked ideas, and downright ridiculous machines throughout history that some second-rate Einstein decided to foist on an unsuspecting populace with the best and most optimistic intentions. Some failed spectacularly. Others fizzled after great expense. One even crashed on Mars. But every one of them at one time must have looked good on paper, including:
The lead water pipes of Rome
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge�built to collapse
The Hubble telescope�the $2 billion scientific marvel that couldn't see
The Spruce Goose�Howard Hughes's airborne atrocity: big, expensive, slow, unstable, and made of wood
With more than thirty-five chapters full of incredibly insipid inventions, both infamous and obscure, It Looked Good on Paper is a mind-boggling, endlessly entertaining collection of fascinating failures.
James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, "Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (6th Edition)"
English | ISBN: 0132856204, 0273768964 | 2012 | PDF | 864 pages | 11 MB
Computer Networking continues with an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces (the top layer), encouraging a hands-on experience with protocols and networking concepts, before working down the protocol stack to more abstract layers.
This book has become the dominant book for this course because of the authors� reputations, the precision of explanation, the quality of the art program, and the value of their own supplements.
Visit the authors� blog for information and resources to discuss the newest edition, as well as valuable insights, teaching tips, and discussion about the field of Computer Networking http://kuroseross.com
Robert Jones, "Makeup Makeovers Beauty Bible: Expert Secrets for Stunning Transformations"
ISBN: 1592334733 | 2011 | EPUB | 288 pages | 95 MB
Forget extreme makeovers! Robert Jones, makeup artist extraordinaire, outlines step-by-step how even the ugliest duckling can become a swan�with makeup alone! In hundreds of awe-inspiring before-and-after photos, Robert makes it easy for any woman to achieve true beauty in this book, which has become the definitive encyclopedia on the subject. Unlike most makeup books that focus on celebrities or the already-glamorous, this book shows every woman how to be her most beautiful. No matter what your age, skin tone, or profile, Robert can show you simple techniques that camouflage flaws and highlight each woman's unique beauty. Best of all, it's EASY! Even if you've never worn makeup before, you can learn how to bring out your best in just a few minutes.
This stunning book is also a full-color guide to applying wedding makeup, with countless stunning before-and-after pictures of regular women throughout. It is highly instructional and does not just show model perfect women, instead it focuses on the girl next door, your best friend and you. Every woman can be beautiful on her wedding day, no matter what her age or ethnic background, with Robert's makeup techniques. It features special makeup techniques for morning, midday, afternoon and evening weddings; because with each time of day you will photograph differently and as we all know one of the most important things to think about is how you will photograph. There are also chapters on more makeup tricks for wedding photos, and, of course, makeup for bridesmaids and matrons of honor.
Angele Reinders, "The Power of Design: Product Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies"
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition | ISBN: 1118308670 | 2012 | PDF | 368 pages | 11 MB
The Power of Design offers an introduction and a practical guide to product innovation, integrating the key topics that are necessary for the design of sustainable and energy-efficient products using sustainable energy technologies.
Product innovation in sustainable energy technologies is an interdisciplinary field. In response to its growing importance and the need for an integrated view on the development of solutions, this text addresses the functional principles of various energy technologies next to the latest design processes and innovation methods.
From the perspective of product applications, the book provides clear explanations of technologies that are significant for product integration, such as batteries, photovoltaic solar energy, fuel cells, small wind turbines, human power, energy saving lighting, thermal energy technologies in buildings, and piezoelectric energy conversions. The design processes and innovation methods presented in this book include various approaches ranging from technical, societal and creative methods that can be applied in different stages of the design process.
Other features include:
a methodological approach, enabling readers to easily apply the theory to their research projects and to the actual design of sustainable products with energy technologies
discussion on interaction design and smart grid interventions
colour photographs that illustrate the final products
numerous case studies of product development projects and concepts in practice, enabling readers to understand and design energy-efficient products in several different markets
a companion website containing useful information about the cases and an additional design cases with sustainable energy technologies
CSS for Beginners - Learn to Tweak Your Website Design
Ezseo--ws 2013 | ASIN: B00AFV44NS | 185 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Learn CSS with detailed instructions, step-by-step screenshots and video tutorials showing CSS in action on real sites
Most websites you visit use cascading style sheets (CSS) for everything from fonts selection & formatting to layout & design. Whether you are building Wordpress sites or traditional HTML websites, this book aims to take the complete beginner to a level where they are comfortable digging into the CSS code and making changes to their own site. This book will show you how to make formatting & layout changes to your own website.
Japanese Gardens: Tranquility, Simplicity, Harmony by Geeta Mehta, Kimie Tada, Murata Noboru
2008 | ISBN: 4805309423 | English | 208 Pages | EPUB | 46.40 MB
At the heart of a Japanese garden is harmony with nature. More than simply a landscape of trees and flowering shrubs, a Japanese garden provides a place of serenity and rest, filled with peaceful spots that lend themselves to meditation and contemplation. Japanese Gardens celebrates and illustrates this ideal, showcasing the exquisite natural beauty of more than 20 quintessentially Japanese gardens-big and small, urban and rural, traditional and contemporary.
The expert author-and-photographer team behind this book excels at capturing and explaining the essential elements and techniques that distinguish Japanese gardens from those of other countries. The featured sites range from large feudal period gardens, temple gardens and private and countryside gardens to mountain flower gardens, tea gardens and gardens devoted to miniature bonsai.
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO HTML5 WEBSOCKET
Apress (February 2013) | ISBN: 1430247401 | PDF + EPUB | 208 pages | 8.9 MB
The Definitive Guide to HTML5 WebSocket is the ultimate insider�s WebSocket resource. This revolutionary new web technology enables you to harness the power of true real-time connectivity and build responsive, modern web applications.
This book contains everything web developers and architects need to know about WebSocket. It discusses how WebSocket-based architectures provide a dramatic reduction in unnecessary network overhead and latency compared to older HTTP (Ajax) architectures, how to layer widely used protocols such as XMPP and STOMP on top of WebSocket, and how to secure WebSocket connections and deploy WebSocket-based applications to the enterprise. Build real-time web applications with HTML5.
This book:
Introduces you to the WebSocket API and protocol
Describes and provides real-world examples of protocol communication over WebSocket
Explains WebSocket security and enterprise deployment
What you�ll learn
Understand the WebSocket API and Protocol
Build Instant Messaging and Chat Applications over WebSocket with XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol)
Implement a Publish/Subscribe Messaging Protocol over WebSocket with STOMP (Simple Text Oriented Messaging Protocol)
VNC with the Remote Framebuffer Protocol
Learn WebSocket Security Deployment Considerations for an Enterprise WebSocket Architecture
Who this book is for
The Definitive Guide to HTML5 WebSocket is for web developers and architects who want to build cutting-edge web applications with WebSocket. It is also designed for anyone who wants to implement a flexible and scalable architecture with built-in real-time connectivity and communication.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to HTML5 WebSocket
Chapter 2. The WebSocket API
Chapter 3. The WebSocket Protocol
Chapter 4. Building Instant Messaging and Chat over WebSocket with XMPP
Chapter 5. Using Messaging over WebSocket with STOMP
Chapter 6. VNC with the Remote Framebuffer Protocol
Chapter 7. WebSocket Security
Chapter 8. Deployment Considerations
Appendix A. Inspecting WebSocket Traffic
Appendix B. WebSocket Resources
