New Stuff!

Nunchuk, Wii Remote, two more 360 controllers and a...Wii!

Magically Vectorious

My friend Daniel pointed me to this awesome site at stanford that will translate raster images to vector.
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu

PID code for Arduino

Here is my PID code for Arduino or other microcontroller.  It is unfinished and untested in this exact state, but it used to work on a PIC, so it cant be that broken, right?  Once I get a chance to get it uploaded to my espresso machine and tested IRL, I'll publish it on the arduino wiki. If you use this and especially if you change it, please drop a quick comment. (license at bottom) thanks!

float iState = 0;
float lastTemp = 0;

#define PGAIN_ADR 0
#define IGAIN_ADR 4
#define DGAIN_ADR 8

#define WINDUP_GUARD_GAIN 10


float loadfloat(int address) {
  // must be written
  // this function return the float from EEPROM storage. 
  // This is used for the P,I, and D_GAIN settings.
  // These are three values that need to be tuned after 
  // the machine up and running to make the PID loop 
  // work right.
}

float UpdatePID(float targetTemp, float curTemp)
{
  // these can be cut out if memory is an issue, 
  // but they make it more readable
  float pTerm, iTerm, dTerm; 

  float error;
  float windupGaurd;

  // determine how badly we are doing
  error = targetTemp - curTemp;

  // the pTerm is the view from now, the pgain judges 
  // how much we care about error we are this instant.
  pTerm = loadfloat(PGAIN_ADR) * error;

  // iState keeps changing over time; it's 
  // overall "performance" over time, or accumulated error
  iState += error;

  // to prevent the iTerm getting huge despite lots of 
  //  error, we use a "windup guard" 
  // (this happens when the machine is first turned on and
  // it cant help be cold despite its best efforts)

  // not necessary. this makes windup guard values 
  // relative to the current iGain
  windupGaurd = WINDUP_GUARD_GAIN / loadfloat(IGAIN_ADR);  

  if (iState > windupGaurd) 
    iState = windupGaurd;
  else if (iState < -windupGaurd) 
    iState = -windupGaurd;
  iTerm = loadfloat(IGAIN_ADR) * iState;

  // the dTerm, the difference between the temperature now
  //  and our last reading, indicated the "speed," 
  // how quickly the temp is changing. (aka. Differential)
  dTerm = (loadfloat(DGAIN_ADR)* (curTemp - lastTemp));

  // now that we've use lastTemp, put the current temp in
  // our pocket until for the next round
  lastTemp = curTemp;

  // here comes the juicy magic feedback bit
  return pTerm + iTerm - dTerm;
}

 

This work is licensed under a
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PSP Installer App

I've been spending a lot of time hacking my iPhone. One of the greatest things about the hacking scene in that community is the installer.app

Why has the psp community not yet written an installer program like this for the hundreds of psp releases? Or is there one that I'm missing? I still dig through ads on pspupdates to download my apps to the pc and then sync to the psp.

PSP Installer App

I've been spending a lot of time hacking my iPhone. One of the greatest things about the hacking scene in that community is the installer.app

Why has the psp community not yet written an installer program like this for the hundreds of psp releases? Or is there one that I'm missing? I still dig through ads on pspupdates to download my apps to the pc and then sync to the psp.

Inside Quonset Nation

Here are some shots inside my new hut of joy. I put in the kerosene heater left over from out sweet days if living aboard. It makes a fantastic four season hang out. It will be interesting to see how warm I can keep it when the temperatures really drop.

I got a solid core door and put it up on saw horses. My Nantucket Ditty Bag works perfectly as a hanging tool organizer. Home depot had some big hooks for a buck that I can just screw into the bracing and add impromptu features to the hut.

Here is the canoe awaiting repairs. I stripped off all the electric parts for a good old fashioned paddle coming up this weekend.

I need a wider angle lens to convey how nice it feels inside, but this long shot gives the idea.

Control things from your PSP

This blog still gets a ton of traffic from the PSP Home Control Post, so I guess if you found your way here you want to know more about how to control things from your PSP.

Well one of the commenter's on the blog found this:

It is a great open source project called :
PSP WifiController
It consists of an app for the PSP paired with an app for the PC that hooks into PPJoy. This means any application that you can have on your computer that will respond to joystick presses will be able to accept control signals from the PSP over wifi.

Check it out at:
http://imk.cx/psp/wificontroller/

Control things from your PSP

This blog still gets a ton of traffic from the PSP Home Control Post, so I guess if you found your way here you want to know more about how to control things from your PSP.

Well one of the commenter's on the blog found this:

It is a great open source project called :
PSP WifiController
It consists of an app for the PSP paired with an app for the PC that hooks into PPJoy. This means any application that you can have on your computer that will respond to joystick presses will be able to accept control signals from the PSP over wifi.

Check it out at:
http://imk.cx/psp/wificontroller/

Fort Quonset

Here are three photos from the construction of my new favorite
place! I found this made in the USA Clearspan brand tent on close
out at farmtek.com. I ended up building a floor from cheap chipboard
subflooring that is unfortunately full of bad chemicals. Under the
chip board I used free scrap wood from Lowe's to level it all out.
Materials for the floor ended up under $100. By the way, I didn't
knock that fence down. Its rotting of its own volition.

The steel frame consists of seven arches. I ordered one extra set over the standard six to decrease the spacing to 40" and beef up the structure to better manage any heavy snows. Though, I frankly don't think it would have been an issue with a structure this size. Though you are specifically warned in the instructions not to climb or hang on the structure, I hung on it anyway. Rebel! Its strong though! I set up little tabs of 2x4s sticking out from under the floor to support the ends of the poles.

Here is it all finished! I have started to move in. My canoe is safely stored inside now, and I am planning to setup a four season outdoor social space and small shop area. I even hung our hammock up inside and gently tested it out. There was a little flex, but it actually holds me up in the hammock quite well. The whole tent weighs 500 lbs and is excellent quality overall. It will be a great place for projects and enjoying the back yard all year round.

I heart Arduino

I wrote the first version of my espresso machine project in MPLAB for a PIC. I lost many hours just getting a power supply setup and subsequently frying parts and getting confused when I powered them wrong, or had mistakes in wiring. I suppose I don't have to call those hours "lost," but after spending 3 hours debugging code to realize that I've made a wiring mistake is pretty freaking frustrating.

I am starting a new revision of my machine mod. I am planning to add a realtime clock, water level sensor, and improved interface. On a tip from my friend Casey, I checked out Arduino as a base for this second revision. Arduino has been developed particularly to bring electronics to first time users and has been adopted by artists, musicians, and designers all over the world. For me, its just a huge relief, and has brought a much higher fun ratio to my espresso hobby. My three favorite aspects of using arduino are that i can work in OS X, it uses a USB bootloader, and other people might be able to use my software and hardware designs for their own purposes. Its already catching on, but I expect that Arduino (and wiring) will continue to gain in popularity.

Learn lots more about arduino here: http://www.arduino.cc/

Downgrade any version PSP firmware to 1.5

The holy grail of PSP hacks has been released tonight. You can now downgrade any PSP firmware to version 1.5 thanks to the dedicated hackers of the PSP scene.

to pull this off they actually figured out how to reverse engineer the process of putting the PSP into service mode and overwriting the filesystem with the original 1.5 firmware. The process involves changing the state of the battery and some copyright free code that does the filesystem operations. This works on any PSP even if it has been bricked or has the latest firmware. The best part is, it doesn't look like any firmware updates can fix this one.

So this should open the floodgates for PSP hacking and homebrew once again... now every single person who owns a PSP can play the great homebrew games and applications available for download for free from sites such as PSPUpdates.


It is still unknown if this method will work on the new slim PSP's, but not likely since the new hardware probably requires firmware newer than 1.5.

To get started with unbricking or downgrading your PSP, you need a friend who already has a hacked PSP, and an extra PSP battery is preferred. The download and instructions can be found here:
http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/pandoras-battery.html

Downgrade any version PSP firmware to 1.5

The holy grail of PSP hacks has been released tonight. You can now downgrade any PSP firmware to version 1.5 thanks to the dedicated hackers of the PSP scene.

to pull this off they actually figured out how to reverse engineer the process of putting the PSP into service mode and overwriting the filesystem with the original 1.5 firmware. The process involves changing the state of the battery and some copyright free code that does the filesystem operations. This works on any PSP even if it has been bricked or has the latest firmware. The best part is, it doesn't look like any firmware updates can fix this one.

So this should open the floodgates for PSP hacking and homebrew once again... now every single person who owns a PSP can play the great homebrew games and applications available for download for free from sites such as PSPUpdates.


It is still unknown if this method will work on the new slim PSP's, but not likely since the new hardware probably requires firmware newer than 1.5.

To get started with unbricking or downgrading your PSP, you need a friend who already has a hacked PSP, and an extra PSP battery is preferred. The download and instructions can be found here:
http://www.noobz.eu/joomla/news/pandoras-battery.html

Application Architecture for .NET: Designing Applications and Services

Application Architecture for .NET: Designing Applications and Services provides architecture- and design-level guidance for application architects and developers who need to build distributed solutions with the MS® .NET Framework. This guide identifies the key design decisions you need to make during the early phases of development and provides design-level guidance to help you choose between design options. It helps you develop an overall design by presenting a consistent architecture built of different types of components that will help you achieve a good design and take advantage of the MS platform. Although this guide is not intended to provide implementation-level guidance for each aspect of the application, it does provide references to specific MS Patterns & Practices guides, MSDN articles, and community sites that discuss in detail the various aspects of distributed application design. You can think of this guide as a roadmap of the most important distributed application design issues you will encounter when using the MS platform. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Designing the Components of an Application or Service Chapter 3 - Security, Operational Management, and Communications Policies Chapter 4 - Physical Deployment and Operational Requirements Chapter 5 - Appendices Download Here password: ganelon

Build Your Own .NET Language and Compiler (with source code)

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Cisco Express Forwarding (Networking Technology)

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Security for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

This book addresses the problems and brings solutions to the security issues of ad-hoc networks. Topics included are threat attacks and vulnerabilities, basic cryptography mechanisms, authentication, secure routing, firewalls, security policy management, and future developments. An Instructor Support FTP site is available from the Wiley editorial board.

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Analyzing Business Data with Excel

Learn how to apply Excel's advanced data analysis features to solve real-world business problems. This hands-on reference targets specific business situations, then demonstrates how to create spreadsheets for these problem areas. Topics include statistics, pivot tables, workload forecasting, modeling, queuing, data importing, and more. Perfect for professional Excel users working in an office environment. As one of the most widely used desktop applications ever created, Excel is familiar to just about everyone with a computer and a keyboard. Yet most of us don't know the full extent of what Excel can do, mostly because of its recent growth in power, versatility, and complexity. The truth is that there are many ways Excel can help make your job easier-beyond calculating sums and averages in a standard spreadsheet. Analyzing Business Data with Excel shows you how to solve real-world business problems by taking Excel's data analysis features to the max. Rather than focusing on individual Excel functions and features, the book keys directly on the needs of business users. Most of the chapters start with a business problem or question, and then show you how to create pointed spreadsheets that address common data analysis issues. Aimed primarily at experienced Excel users, the book doesn't spend much time on the basics. After introducing some necessary general tools, it quickly moves into more specific problem areas, such as the following: - Statistics - Pivot tables - Workload forecasting - Modeling - Measuring quality - Monitoring complex systems - Queuing - Optimizing - Importing data TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01. Excel and Statistics Chapter 02. Pivot Tables and Problem Solving Chapter 03. Workload Forecasting Chapter 04. Modeling Chapter 05. Measuring Quality Chapter 06. Monitoring Complex Systems Chapter 07. Queuing Chapter 08. Custom Queuing Presentation Chapter 09. Optimizing Chapter 10. Importing Data Chapter 11. The Trouble with Data Chapter 12. Effective Display Techniques Download Here Password: ganelon

Powerful Sleep - Secrets of the inner sleep clock

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Pro SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

This book was written in parallel with a real SSRS deployment for a health-care application, so it covers almost every design and deployment consideration for SSRS, always from the stand-point of how to get the job done effectively. You’ll find step-by-step guides, practical tips, and best practices, along with code samples that you’ll be able to modify and use in your own SSRS applications. At its core, the process of designing reports hasn’t changed substantially in the past 15 years. The report designer lays out report objects, which contain data from a known data source, in a design application such as Crystal Reports or MS Access. He or she then tests report execution, verifies the accuracy of the results, and distributes the report to the target audience. Sure, there are enough differences between design applications to mean that the designer must become familiar with each particular environment. However, there’s enough crossover functionality to make this learning curve small. For example, the SUMfunction is the same in Crystal Reports as it is in MS Access as it is in Structured Query Language (SQL). With MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (referred to as SSRS throughout the book), there is, again, only a marginal difference in the way reports are designed from one graphical report design application to another. So, if you do have previous reporting experience, your learning curve for SSRS should be relatively shallow. This is especially true if you come from a .NET environment, because the report designer application for SSRS is Visual Studio 2005 or the application included with SQL Server 2005, Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 1 Introducing the Reporting Services Architecture Chapter 2 Report Authoring - Designing Efficient Queries Chapter 3 Using Report Designer Chapter 4 Building Reports Chapter 5 Using Custom .NET Code with Reports Chapter 6 Rendering Reports from .NET Applications Chapter 7 Deploying Reports Chapter 8 Managing Reports Chapter 9 Securing Reports Chapter 10 Delivering Business Intelligence with SSRS Chapter 11 Performing Ad Hoc Reporting Using Report Builder Download Here Password: ganelon

Learning German on Your Own - The Complete Idiot’s Guide

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

This guide covers the essentials of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation. It contains the most accurate information for students and travelers alike, along with a German/ English and English/German dictionary appendix for readers to reference.
You can also use this book to impress your friends with words beyond 'Bratwurst' and 'Kindergarten'.

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Understanding .NET, 2nd Edition

MS's .NET is revolutionizing Windows-based software development. Since its initial release in 2002, .NET has changed significantly, becoming the foundation for a new generation of Windows applications. The .NET Framework and Visual Studio, the two core aspects of this initiative, provide a multilanguage environment in which developers can create Web services, graphical user interfaces, and other kinds of applications. Taken as a whole, the .NET technologies have changed the way nearly every Windows application is built. Now fully updated for version 2.0 of the .NET Framework and Visual Basic 2005, Understanding .NET, Second Edition, is a concise guide to the landscape of Windows development. Margin notes, detailed diagrams, and lucid writing make this book easy to read and navigate, while analysis sections explore controversial issues and address common concerns. David Chappell's independent perspective and straightforward descriptions clarify both how the .NET technologies work and how they can be used. Coverage includes: - An overview of .NET and its goals - The Common Language Runtime (CLR) - The .NET languages, including C#, Visual Basic, and C++ - The .NET Framework class library - Building Web Applications with ASP.NET - Accessing Data with ADO.NET - .NET framework integration with SQL Server 2005 The key to using a new technology is to understand the fundamentals. This book provides the robust foundation developers and technical managers need to make the right decisions and maximize the potential of this revolutionary framework. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 1. Introducing .NET Chapter 2. The Common Language Runtime Chapter 3. .NET Languages Chapter 4. Surveying the .NET Framework Class Library Chapter 5. Building Web Applications: ASP.NET Chapter 6. Accessing Data: ADO.NET Chapter 7. Building Distributed Applications Download Here Password: ganelon

VS Tools for Office: Using VB 2005 with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath (with source code)

Visual Studio Tools for Office is both the first and the definitive book on VSTO 2005 programming, written by the inventors of the technology. VSTO is a set of tools that allows professional developers to use the full power of Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework to put code behind Excel 2003, Word 2003, Outlook 2003, and InfoPath 2003. VSTO provides functionality never before available to the Office developer: data binding and data/view separation, design-time views of Excel and Word documents inside Visual Studio, rich support for Windows Forms controls in a document, the ability to create custom Office task panes, server-side programming support against Office, and much more. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 An Introduction to Office Programming Chapter 02 Introduction to Office Solutions Chapter 03 Programming Excel Chapter 04 Working with Excel Events Chapter 05 Working with Excel Objects Chapter 06 Programming Word Chapter 07 Working with Word Events Chapter 08 Working with Word Objects Chapter 09 Programming Outlook Chapter 10 Working with Outlook Events Chapter 11 Working with Outlook Objects Chapter 12 Introduction to InfoPath Chapter 13 The VSTO Programming Model Chapter 14 Using Windows Forms in VSTO Chapter 15 Working with the Actions Pane Chapter 16 Working with Smart Tags in VSTO Chapter 17 VSTO Data Programming Chapter 18 Server Data Scenarios Conclusion Chapter 19 .NET Code Security Chapter 20 Deployment Chapter 21 Working with XML in Excel Chapter 22 Working with XML in Word Chapter 23 Developing COM AddIns for Word and Excel Chapter 24 Creating Outlook AddIns with VSTO Download here Password: ganelon

Best Kept Secrets in .NET (with source code)

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Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI

Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) are vital tools for systems administrators grappling with the increasing complexity of Windows technologies. However, busy admins have been without a straightforward guide to scripting…until now. Managing Windows(R) with VBScript and WMI explains how Windows administrators can effectively use VBScript to automate common administrative tasks and simplify complex ones. Detailed coverage of security concerns provides admins with the means for safely using VBScript in Windows environments. The book is organized around the problems you face daily, with reusable examples and coverage of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. This user-friendly reference demystifies scripting and then shows you how to produce new scripts from scratch. You will be producing useful scripts right away as you study the VBScript language and learn how to control nearly every aspect of the Windows operating system with WMI and the Active Directory Services Interface (ASDI). You will be able to build your own administrative Web pages and use advanced scripting technologies such as script encryption, scripting components, and script security. The book closes with still more ready-made example scripts accompanied by complete line-by-line explanations. The CD includes all the code from the book and trial versions of PrimalScript 3.0 and VbsEdit. A companion Web site provides updates and errata. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01. Scripting Concepts and Terminology Chapter 02. Running Scripts Chapter 03. The Components of a Script Chapter 04. Designing a Script Chapter 05. Functions, Objects, Variables, and More Chapter 06. Input and Output Chapter 07. Manipulating Numbers Chapter 08. Manipulating Strings Chapter 09. Manipulating Other Types of Data Chapter 10. Controlling the Flow of Execution Chapter 11. Built-in Scripting Objects Chapter 12. Working with the File System Chapter 13. Putting It All Together: Your First Script Chapter 14. Working with ADSI Providers Chapter 15. Manipulating Domains Chapter 16. Manipulating Users and Groups Chapter 17. Understanding WMI Chapter 18. Querying Basic WMI Information Chapter 19. Querying Complex WMI Information Chapter 20. Putting It All Together: Your First WMI/ADSI Script Chapter 21. Active Server Pages Crash Course Chapter 22. Adding Administrative Script to a Web Page Chapter 23. Web Page Security Overview Chapter 24. Putting It All Together: Your First Administrative Web Pages Chapter 25. Modular Script Programming Chapter 26. Using Script Components Chapter 27. Encoded Scripts Chapter 28. Scripting Security Chapter 29. Logon and Logoff Scripts Chapter 30. Windows and Domain Administration Scripts Chapter 31. Network Administration Scripts Chapter 32. WMI and ADSI Scripts Download here Password: ganelon

Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005

"Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005" is one of the few books that I've seen that lays the proper object-oriented foundation to make new Visual Basic.NET developers as well as VB6 veterans successful in moving to the .NET Framework." - Paul Ballard, President, Rochester Consulting Partnership, Inc. "Deborah Kurata's "Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005" is salvation for every programmer beached on the forbidding isle of .NET object-oriented programming. 'Right this way,' she says, leading you confidently into that vaguely menacing interior. Step follows step. Download Link

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Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX v1.0

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101 MS Visual Basic .NET Applications

The 101 sample applications that make up this book contain code that answers many common questions a beginner-to-intermediate-level Microsoft Visual Basic .NET developer is faced with when building Microsoft .NET applications. Each sample application was developed using a set of coding conventions (which you’ll find in this book), and each sample shares a common look and feel, as much as possible. Each sample also includes a readme.htm file that explains some basics of the application in case you’re reviewing a sample without having the book close at hand. The samples in this book are ready to be run in either the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 or 2003 development environment. You can find the Visual Studio .NET 2003 files in Chapter folders within the \101VBApps folder; look inside the VS2002 folder within the \101VBApps folder for the Visual Studio .NET 2002 files. Finally each application is designed to be “F5-able,” meaning that they should all run out of the box, without any special configuration. Any circumstances for which specific software or setup is needed is fully documented in the readme. The only general requirement is that you have Microsoft SQL Server installed either as a default instance or an instance installed with the name NETSDK. You can easily install a version of SQL Server by installing the version of MSDE that ships with the .NET Framework quickstarts. Explore 101 of the most useful Visual Basic .NET applications in action—and jumpstart your own Microsoft .NET Framework-based development projects. This guide provides expert, behind-the-code commentary on 101 fully executable code samples—distilling more than 700 hours of programming time into best practices for Microsoft Windows Forms development. Each code sample demonstrates core features and functions of Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Framework, explains the underlying programming concepts, and provides a complete code walkthrough. From creating basic data entry forms to drilling deep into the .NET Framework, you’ll learn the techniques that Microsoft’s own developers use to write real-world applications with Visual Basic .NET. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 - Working with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Chapter 02 - Working with the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Language Chapter 03 - Data Access Chapter 04 - Building Windows Forms User Interfaces Chapter 05 - Building Web Applications Chapter 06 - Working with Console Applications Chapter 07 - Interacting with the Operating System Chapter 08 - Working with the .NET Framework Chapter 09 - Advanced .NET Framework Chapter 10 - GDI+ Chapter 11 - Building Enterprise Services Applications Chapter 12 - COM Interop/PInvoke Chapter 13 - Visual Studio .NET Chapter 14 - Securing Applications Chapter 15 - Coding Conventions Chapter 16 - Windows Server 2003 for .NET Developers Download Here Password: ganelon

AutoCAD And AutoCAD LT AIO Desk Reference - For Dummies

This book gives you an understanding of all the main features that you need to know in order to be productive with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. The All-in-One Desk References For Dummies are much different from other For Dummies books you may have read; more information is crammed between the two covers, and the content is more in-depth. This book is laid out to focus on individual topics and allows you the freedom of moving around between its minibooks. We recommend that if you are not familiar (or somewhat familiar) with AutoCAD that you read through Books I and II before moving on to the other minibooks. After you read this book, don’t let it run too far from your desk, you will find it helpful as a reference whenever you might need it. We expect that you know how to use the Windows operating system and understand the basics of navigating folders and starting applications. To take advantage of everything that AutoCAD offers and what is contained in this book, we assume that you have at least an Internet connection — dial-up at least, but a high-speed cable or DSL connection would be best. As long as you have AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT installed on the computer in front of you and a connection to the Internet, you are ready to get started. TABLE OF CONTENT: PART 01 - AutoCAD Basics PART 02 - 2D Drafting PART 03 - Annotating Drawings PART 04 - LT Differences PART 05 - 3D Modeling PART 06 - Advanced Drafting PART 07 - Publishing Drawings PART 08 - Collaboration PART 09 - Customizing AutoCAD PART 10 - Programming AutoCAD Download Here Password: ganelon

AutoCAD 2006 VBA - A Programmer’s Reference

This book provides a concise guide to the kind of customization programmers can achieve with AutoCAD 2006. It demonstrates how to use AutoCAD through short code examples written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). It also includes a complete quick reference that lists all the events, methods, and properties available with AutoCAD. Finally, it describes all the constants and system variables. What Is This Book About? This book is about AutoCAD 2006 and how to use AutoCAD VBA in your applications to handle all your drawing tasks more efficiently. It shows you how to programmatically control the creation and editing of individual drawing objects, manipulate linetypes and layers, control text and dimension styles, and do much more. As you encounter each of these topics, you’ll learn all about the associated objects, including their properties, methods, and events. By interfacing with AutoCAD, you can exploit all of AutoCAD’s functionality that would have taken you a long time to write yourself. This book will first help you learn how to use this functionality. Then it will become a handy reference later, when you have a question that you just can’t answer. This book splits topics into neat and intuitive segments and makes it easy to find specific information when you need it (that is, when you’re coding real-world applications). Who Is This Book For? The book is a reference guide for AutoCAD programmers, and it’s primarily designed to explain and demonstrate the features of AutoCAD 2006. As such, this isn’t a beginner’s guide; however, if you’ve programmed in any language that can interface with other COM objects, you should be able to easily understand and use this book. In particular, the book is aimed at programmers who use AutoCAD for daily tasks and can see the benefits of customizing and automating these tasks. I present programming techniques needed to create and modify AutoCAD drawings, customize preferences, query and set system variables, and so on, using the built-in VBA. You can customize AutoCAD to any degree of sophistication. If you can think it up, then Ibet you can use AutoCAD VBA and this book to help you achieve your goal. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 - The VBA Integrated Development Environment (VBAIDE) Chapter 02 - Introduction to Visual Basic Programming Chapter 03 - Application Elements Chapter 04 - AutoCAD Events Chapter 05 - User Preferences Chapter 06 - Controlling Layers and Linetypes Chapter 07 - User Interaction and the Utility Object Chapter 08 - Drawing Objects Chapter 09 - Creating 3-D Objects Chapter 10 - Editing Objects Chapter 11 - Dimensions and Annotations Chapter 12 - Selection Sets and Groups Chapter 13 - Blocks,Attributes,and External References Chapter 14 - Views and Viewports Chapter 15 - Layout and Plot Configurations Chapter 16 - Controlling Menus and Toolbars Chapter 17 - Drawing Security Chapter 18 - Using the Windows API Chapter 19 - Connecting to External Applications Chapter 20 - Creating Tables Chapter 21 - The SummaryInfo Object Chapter 22 - An Illustrative VBA Application Appendix A - AutoCAD Object Summary Appendix B - AutoCAD Constants Reference Appendix C - System Variables Download Here Password: ganelon

ASP.NET 2.0 Everyday Apps - For Dummies

In this book, you’ll find eight complete ASP.NET applications. We’re not talking trivial Hello-World-type applications here. Instead, they’re real-world applications like shopping carts and discussion forums. You can use any of them as-is, or modify them as you see fit. So you’ve got workable stuff already included. (What a concept.) This book is a practical introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 Web programming. It pro vides you with actual working code to build the most popular types of applications on the Web. These applications enable you to: - Restrict access to registered users, for all or part of your Web site - Sell products online via your Web site - Provide back-end functions for your public Web site, such as file maintenance and reporting - Let users manage specific types of online content - Create discussion forums and blogs ASP.NET 2.0 Everyday Apps For Dummies doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive reference for every detail of ASP.NET programming. Instead, it takes a learn-by-example approach, under the assumption that you are already a pretty competent programmer who can best learn by seeing real-world exam ples. Designed using the easy-to-follow For Dummies format, this book helps you get the information you need without laboring to find it. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 - Designing ASP.NET 2.0 Applications Chapter 02 - Using Visual Studio 2005 Chapter 03 - Designing Secure ASP.NET Applications Chapter 04 - Building a User Authentication Application Chapter 05 - Building a Product Catalog Application Chapter 06 - Building a Shopping Cart Application Chapter 07 - Building a Product Maintenance Application Chapter 08 - Building a Report Application Chapter 09 - Building a Content Management System Chapter 10 - Building a Web Forum Chapter 11 - Building a Blog Application Chapter 12 - Ten New Features of ASP.NET 2.0 Chapter 13 - Ten Rookie Mistakes Chapter 14 - Ten Database Design Tips Download here Password: ganelon

Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!

Moving to Linux can help you migrate from Windows to Linux in just hours! By the time you've finished, you'll be able to do virtually anything in Linux-without the aggravation, crashes, security risks, or high costs of running Windows! This is not a book for techies! It's a book for people like you: people who write documents, create spreadsheets, surf the Web, send emails, listen to CDs, play games-and want to do it simply in Linux, without becoming technical experts! - Convert your Windows PC to a Linux system - Browse the Internet, send and receive email … - Connect your digital camera or scanner - Rip music, burn and play CDs - Discover the world of Linux games There's more!! Write, calculate, and present with OpenOffice.org, the free office suite for Linux that can also read and write all of your existing Microsoft Office documents. Say goodbye to expensive software upgrades, burdensome Microsoft licensing, Windows viruses, and "blue screens of death." Say hello to computing the way it's supposed to be—with Linux! TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 - Introduction Chapter 02 - Ready … Set … Linux! Chapter 03 - The Installation Chapter 04 - Getting Your Hands Dirty Chapter 05 - Konquering Your World Chapter 06 - Customizing Your Desktop (or Making Your World Your Own) Chapter 07 - Installing New Packages Chapter 08 - Working with Devices Chapter 09 - Connecting to the Internet Chapter 10 - Electronic Mail Chapter 11 - Surfing the Net (Just Browsing?) Chapter 12 - Keeping Up to Date Chapter 13 - Word Processors (It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…) Chapter 14 - Spreadsheets (Tables You Can Count on) Chapter 15 - Presentation Graphics (For Those Who Need No Introduction) Chapter 16 - Graphics and Art (Just Call Me Leonardo) Chapter 17 - Multimedia (If Music Be the Food of Love…) Chapter 18 - Fun and Games (Very Serious Fun) Appendix A - The GNU General Public License Appendix B - Take Command of Linux Download Here Password: ganelon

Pro VB 2005 And .NET 2.0 Platform 2nd Edition

With the release of .NET 2.0, the Visual Basic .NET programming language has been officially renamed as Visual Basic 2005—perhaps in an attempt to highlight the fact that the BASIC language used with the .NET platform has nothing to do with the COM-centric VB 6.0. As you would guess, VB 2005 adds even more language features to a developer’s tool chest such as operator overloading, custom conversion routines, and generics. For all practical purposes, there really is no difference between VB 2005, C#, or any other .NET programming language. Now more than ever, an individual’s language of choice is based on personal preferences rather than the language’s overall feature set. In any case, regardless of which group you identify with, I do welcome you to this book. The overall approach I will be taking is to treat VB 2005 as aunique member of the BASIC family. As you read over the many chapters that follow, you will be exposed to the syntax and semantics of VB 2005, dive into each of the major .NET code libraries (Windows Forms, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, XML web services, etc.), and have athorough grounding in object-oriented development. TABLE OF CONTENT: Part 1 - Introducing Visual Basic 2005 and the .NET Platform Part 2 - Visual Basic 2005 Language Fundamentals Part 3 - Core Object-Oriented Programming Techniques Part 4 - Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Techniques Part 5 - Programming with .NET Assemblies Part 6 - Exploring the .NET Base Class Libraries Part 7 - Web Applications and XML Web Services Download Here Password: ganelon

Essential C# 2.0

This book provides complete, up-to-date coverage of all the programming constructs in C#. Masterfully organized, it allows beginning programmers to get on board and leads more experienced programmers into the world of structured programming. Because of its unwavering focus on the essential programming constructs of C#such as generics, delegates, and much morethis book is indispensable. For programmers who want to solve their day-to-day programming issues using the latest features this modern programming language has to offer, this book is indispensable. This books is a clear, concise guide to C#including the features new to C# 2.0. The book clearly presents material for beginners and experts and provides contrasts and comparisons between C# and other languages. The C# language is covered comprehensively and each important construct is illustrated with succinct code examples. Complete code examples are available online. Mark Michaelis has organized the material for quick access. Graphical "mind maps" at the beginning of each chapter show what material is covered and how each topic relates to the whole. C# 2.0 has a multitude of new features that make the language even more powerful, productive, and efficient. These new features are thoroughly covered in this book. A separate appendix on C# 2.0 topics helps readers quickly find new features of the language. Whether you're just starting out as a programmer, are an experienced developer looking to learn C#, or are a seasoned C# programmer interested in learning the new features of C# 2.0, Essential C# 2.0 gives you just what you need to quickly get up and running writing C# applications. TABLE OF CONTENT: Chapter 01 - Introducing C# Chapter 02 - Data Types Chapter 03 - Operators and Control Flow Chapter 04 - Methods and Parameters Chapter 05 - Classes Chapter 06 - Inheritance Chapter 07 - Interfaces Chapter 08 - Value Types Chapter 09 - Well-Formed Types Chapter 10 - Exception Handling Chapter 11 - Generics Chapter 12 - Collections Chapter 13 - Delegates and Events Chapter 14 - Reflection and Attributes Chapter 15 - Multithreading Chapter 16 - Multithreading Patterns Chapter 17 - Platform Interoperability and Unsafe Code Chapter 18 - The Common Language Infrastructure Appendix A - Downloading and Installing the C# Compiler and the CLI Platform Appendix B - Complete Source Code Listings Appendix C - C# 2.0 Topics Download here Password: ganelon