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A short book on how to create ePub books and add them to the iBookstore for the Apple iPad more...

Organisations around the world are embarking on a cloud computing journey. The art of cloud computing management offers guidance by providing a non-technical, structured overview of cloud computing and by showing how IT organisations (large and small) can transform themselves from a guardian of the traditional IT factory to orchestrators of leaner and more agile IT supply chains. more...

With so many new processes and tools that come and go in this fast-moving and fairly young area of Agile software development, this book is a perfect fit for the current technology and business side of software development. This book illustrates a path that the authors took to fully adopt a proper process/ environment, and how it improved software delivery to their clients. more...

This book contains a series of presentations on the Critical Path Method. It includes a bonus presentation on Earned Value. These lessons are for people learning more about the mathematical aspects of project management. more...

The theme in this book is the human relationship aspects of project management. The chapters survey the best known models of organizational psychology, leadership and organizational management. The concluding chapter describes an integrated model of organizational psychology and explains how this is relevant to project management and team formation. more...

Cloud Computing is the most discussed IT innovation of recent times. This Primer provides a structured overview of what Cloud Computing is and what the potential benefits and risks are. In addition it explores how Cloud Computing will impact IT management and IT's role in the organization as a service provider. For everyone who is interested in Cloud Computing. No prior knowledge is required. more...

These 14 computer science essays by Gerry Stahl are explorations in personalizable software. This approach involves designing hypermedia systems to allow people to explore information from different personal perspectives. The essays on structured hypermedia and computational perspectives are illustrated with several software prototype systems. more...

Ironically, the standard way to test web content filters is to to attempt to visit the very websites one desires to block. This book will show you an alternative method of checking your keyword filter. A safer method and one in which you and your family are not exposed to offensive content. more...

When companies order an IBM 1401 Data Processing System, methods-programming staffs are given the responsibility of translating the requirements of management into finished applications. 1401 Programming Systems are helping cut the costs of getting the computer into operation by simplifying and expediting the work of these methods staffs. Modern, high-speed computers, such as the 1401, are marvelous ... more...

GENERAL DESCRIPTION The DEC Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) is a high performance, large scale digital computer featuring reliability in operation together with economy in initial cost, maintenance and use. This combination is achieved by the use of very fast, reliable, solid state circuits coupled with system design restraint. The simplicity of the system design excludes many marginal or ... more...