Canon Speedlite System Digital Field Guide Review

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(More customer reviews)I originally borrowed this book from a friend, before purchasing it, and found it incredibly useful in learning about the Canon Speedlite. It's a great read, and a great reference book, going over how to use the flash in real world situations, and the results from using it. It goes over all the Canon Speedlite systems, so you won't be left out. Even if you use one particular flash, you should know your options, this book goes over those options.

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Security of Information and Communication Networks (IEEE Press Series on Information & Communication Networks Security) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book was evidently written in haste with little editing. There are too many errors, grammatical and technical, throughout the book; e.g. the numerical work in 8.2.1 (page 176) is incorrect. Chapter 2, Mathematical Foundations, should be longer, with more examples and exercises for the reader who would be exposed to this material for the first time. There are also errors in this chapter; e.g. on page 43, line 11, "random" should be "prime".


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Information and communications security is a hot topic in private industry as well as in government agencies. This book provides a complete conceptual treatment of securing information and transporting it over a secure network in a manner that does not require a strong mathematical background. It stresses why information security is important, what is being done about it, how it applies to networks, and an overview of its key issues. It is written for anyone who needs to understand these important topics at a conceptual rather than a technical level.

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Microsoft Windows Networking Essentials Review

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(More customer reviews)I passed my exam within three weeks of study, using only this book. The book is easy to understand and most of the chapters are short. Some of the labs in the book don't require Window's Sever 2008 R2 (Which I don't have access). 80% of them can be done using Window's 7. A great first stepping stone for networking.

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Kindle Free for All: How to Get Millions of Free Kindle Books and Other Free Content With or Without an Amazon Kindle Review

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(More customer reviews)I wasn't expecting much for the price, but I've got to say that I really didn't get my money's worth.
Like many Kindle owners, I kept seeing this title pop-up everywhere. My initial reaction was that it was a scam - some guy trying to con as many people into buying a cheap book as possible (hey, if 10,000 people buy a book for a few bucks, it all adds up, right?).
Turns out there's actually quite a bit of content here. I didn't find it particularly useful, but there are lots of words - don't worry that you're only going to get a two-pager with a few web links. That's not the case.
After reading through this, though, I was left with a few thoughts I hope my fellow Kindle readers will appreciate:
1) It's not a scam, but let's be clear that advertising for the author's website/blog, "Kindle Nation" is probably a big reason this book exists. I can understand pitching it a bit up-front (nothing wrong with a bit of self-promotion), but there's an entire chapter in the middle of the book entitled, "How to Contact Kindle Nation"...
2) It's the Kindle-owner feel-good book of the year! Way too much of this "book" focuses on telling you how great your Kindle is. I agree, of course. The Kindle is awesome, but most Kindle owners should know this without having to read a book about it. :) It's kind of like buying a new TV, and then going out to buy a book about how great your new TV is...Oh, and this new edition talks about getting this free content WITHOUT NEEDING A KINDLE!!! If you pay any attention to the Amazon website, you'll already know that there are Kindle apps for all kinds of devices... No need to buy a book to tell you that.
3) I didn't actually learn anything. The vast majority of information in this book is available on Amazon's Kindle website or in the Kindle manual for free - and it doesn't even provide full end-to-end, step-by-step instructions for most things...you'll still need the manual. The few truly 'new' topics (e.g. Calibre) are pretty easy to find by Googling "Kindle".
4) Not well-written. I'm not an author (and anyone reading my review will probably agree), but the author is just so damn verbose it's not funny. And it's not like the extras words make the steps you need to go through to get the free content easier to understand (that's what bullets are for - and there aren't a lot of those in this book). This is written in a style that makes you feel you're in a 3-hour, one-sided conversation...
Don't get me wrong - some people may well find it useful to buy this.
If your friends all have iPads and you want some talking points around what's great about your Kindle so you can still show your face at parties - this book is for you.
If you're technologically challenged and need someone to hold your hand through Kindle Basics, don't like reading things 'on the web' and you're finding the manual a bit hard to understand - this book is for you.
If you love Kindle Nation and are looking for ways to subsidize it - this book is for you.
If you enjoyed the rambling prose of this review and didn't feel that I could have got my point across simply by saying, "This book sucked" - this book is for you. :)
I gave it two stars instead of one because it does deliver what it claims to and I didn't find any spelling mistakes.
But seriously folks...like...wow.


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KINDLE FREE FOR ALL: How to Get Millions of Free Kindle Books and Other Free Content With or Without an Amazon Kindle, by Stephen Windwalker, editor of the #1 blog and newsletter for Kindle owners, Kindle Nation DailyPublished for the first time in paperback in February 2011This is the most complete and up-to-date resource yet for getting free content for your Kindle. Use the paperback to work alongside and get the most out of your Kindle!Prices apply to U.S. Kindle Store customers, but this book also contains resources that will help customers around the world find millions of free books and other free content for their Kindles and Kindle apps.* Use Kindle Nation Daily's Free Book Alerts* No Kindle Required! How to Download and Use Free Kindle Apps for the PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android and Other Devices* Find and Download Thousands of Free Books Directly From the Kindle Store* Find and Download Millions of Free Books From Kindle-Compatible Collections* Use Calibre and Instapaper to Manage Free Content* Email Personal and Business Documents to Your Kindle* Your Kindle's Free Wireless Web Browser, Email, and More* Unlock the World Of Free Audio on the Kindle* Ten Reasons the New Kindle 3 or Kindle Wi-Fi Is a Must if You Love to Read ... And a Few Minor DrawbacksStephen Windwalker publishes the popular Kindle Nation Daily blog and is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. He has been writing about Amazon's book-business innovations since 2002 and about the Kindle since the week it was launched. His Kindle guide was the #1 bestselling book in the Kindle Store for 2008 and has sold well over 100,000 copies in various editions around the world. He studied with Kurt Vonnegut and Robert Lowell and was the fiction editor of the Harvard Advocate literary magazine in the 1970s, founded a popular Boston bookstore in the 1980s, and ran marketing for Inc. Magazine's ancillary book, video, and software business in the 1990s.

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Home Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies Review

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(More customer reviews)Excellent guide for someone new to networking that wants to setup a network at home includes wired,wireless and hybrid networks and guide the reader through building, maintaining and securing their network 5 stars

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If your household harbors more than one computer, you've probably wondered about home networking. Maybe you've gone so far as to start setting up a network and given up in frustration. Well, now you can relax. Home Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies has come to the rescue!
A network will make your life easier, and Home Networking All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies makes it easier to create one. It shows you how to choose the right hardware, add user accounts, get different operating systems to work together, secure your network, exchange files, add wireless devices, and even use Wi-Fi out in public. Seven individual, self-contained minibooks cover:
What a network will do for you, including a low-tech explanation of how it works
Choosing a network type that will work best for your needs, and planning what equipment you'll need
Installing and configuring your computers and networking gear
Upgrading your equipment with the manufacturer's updates
The ins and outs of using particular versions of operating systems — Windows, Mac, and Linux — with your network
Step-by-step directions on connecting to networks, sharing files and printers, checking connection status, and much more
Discovering networking accessories and gadgets to get the most out of your network
Finding and using Wi-Fi hotspots, plus setting up your own

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A Practical Guide to Securing and Managing the Wireless Network Review

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(More customer reviews)Mr. Mitchell has produced a comprehensive yet easily understood guide to wireless security. Recommended for anyone entering the world of wireless networks.

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Wireless Web eBook Review

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(More customer reviews)I just read that the digital version is the first digital book admitted into in the Library of Congress. Anyway, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Wireless Web is a guide for ebusiness executives with an emphasis on practical results. It shows how to execute a wireless Web strategy. I liked that it covered what the obstacles are and especially how to overcome them. Highly recommended!

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This concise, hands-on E-book introduces tools and techniques for easing a company's existing E-business into the wireless Web environment. It explains how to seamlessly blend wireless technologies into existing operations while overcoming common difficulties and constraints.

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Introduction to Mobile Video, How to Send Live TV and Streaming Video to 2G and 3G Multimedia Telephones Review

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(More customer reviews)If you need to get up to speed quickly or just a quick reference for a new technology, this is a good solution; it is written by people, who know their field, in clear concise language (no upper level math degree's needed). Making good use if diagrams and well worded descriptions the book will fill in the mystery behind how video gets to your phone. This is not a replacement for a text book for system designers, but is an excellent resource for persons needing a quick but thorough understanding of cellular video.

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Introduction to Mobile Video explains how to send video and television to mobile telephones on 2nd and 3rd generation wireless systems. You will learn about the key available video transmission options. These include sending telephone and video signals on the same mobile radio channel, using dual frequency mobiles to allow access to mobile telephone systems and land based television transmission systems (such as DVB-H) and dual mode mobile to allow access to mobile telephone and satellite based television systems.Described are the key mobile video applications including sending video clips, live TV, video messaging, and multi party gaming. The fundamentals of sending mobile video including circuit switched video, packet video, video and audio compression, audio quality, video quality, multiplexing voice and video services, and channel setup and control is provided.Explained are the core technologies that are used for mobile video including video compression, audio compression, multimedia transmission, and media players that can be used for small portable electronics devices. Discover the different types of media formats that can be used by mobile devices and the types of operating systems and media players they can use. You will learn about how to overcome the challenges of limited processing power and the battery life in mobile devices and how to provide a good viewing experience while saving battery life. An introduction to security and digital rights management is provided. You will learn about the basic requirements for licensing content and how content aggregators receive and reformat media for distribution in mobile systems. Some of the most important topics featured are: Different Ways to Send Mobile Video Key Mobile Video Applications such as Live TV Types of Multimedia Telephones Mobile Video and Audio Compression Mobile Video Player Software Mobile Operating Systems How to send Live TV to Mobile Telephones Protocols that are Used in Mobile Video Mobile Video Security and DRM

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System-in-Package RF Design and Applications Review

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(More customer reviews)Gaynor does a very good job of explaining the practical details for SIP. The book covers the RF design aspects quite well, but is also very "hands on" by showing many practical examples. It also gives a great perspective on manufacturing considerations & techniques. This is a great book for an RF designer at any level to keep on the shelf.


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In the past few years, System in Package (SiP) design has fueled a revolution in the use of modules in wireless devices due its effectiveness in meeting the increasingly demanding requirements for reliability, shielding, performance, size, and cost. Here's the first comprehensive resource on SiP design techniques that offers designers state-of-the-art packaging know-how. Moreover, the book provides numerous examples that illustrate real-world capabilities, constraints, trade-offs, and options at every step.

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Tesla's Fuelless Generator and Wireless Method: Analytical Papers Review

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(More customer reviews)The only idea of a fuelles motors make me buy this book. And it was a really interesting one, but lacks a more deep explanations. It is a must for Tesla fans

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Reproduces Tesla's hand written letter, now at Columbia University, for an electrical generator that "does not consume fuel"; two papers describe where information for this generator is found in Tesla's writings and analyze how the fuelless generator would operate; Tesla's method for wireless transmission of power through the earth, submarine communication, and Tesla's wireless power transmission technology's possible role in the Tunguska Explosion of 1908 are detailed.

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The Nikon Creative Lighting System: Using the SB-600, SB-800, SB-900, and R1C1 Flashes Review

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(More customer reviews)Amidst all the hype about megapixels and flicker, a new technology seemed to slip in under the radar. The Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS) arrived and gave users of the brand an unprecedented way to control large numbers of lights with an ease that would help to make better images (whatever better means). Lots of Nikon flash guns, or speedlights as they are now called, could be spread around a subject and fired again and again, while the photographer looked at resulting images on the camera monitor and adjusted the speedlights without ever leaving the shooting place until the photograper got just the lighting desired. Unfortunately, with this increase in versatility came an increase in complexity. It's this complexity that Mike Hagen is attempting to deal with.
The book includes chapters on the CLS system and flash theory in general; the buttons, modes and operations of each of the speedlights in the system, including the SB600, SB800, SB900, the SU800, the SB200, and the R1C1; the capabilities of the Nikon cameras that are integrated into the CLS system; batteries; and technique, including some examples of the use of the system.
The author aims primarily at the functions of the equipment rather than applications about which there is little discussion. For example, multiple flashes are quite useful in lighting interiors but there is no mention of this in the book. Nikon actually provides a pamphlet with their speedlights that does a better job of showing applications.
Unfortunately, the author often shows a lack of precision in discussing topics. For example, he indicates that the flash will tell you that it was not powerful enough to illuminate a scene by placing a minus sign in the upper right hand corner of the speedlight screen when a scene is underexposed. One might assume that this is some form of pre-metering but actually one must first take a picture, using the flash, to get this indicator. He also doesn't mention that the flash indicator on the flash will blink and that on some Nikon cameras, an indicator will blink in the viewfinder. For another example, Hagen tells you that you can press the zoom button to change the dispersion pattern of the SB800, but doesn't show you an image of the zoom button. That's because there is no separate button for zoom on the SB800; you have to use the multifunction dial for this purpose.
Some important subjects are omitted completely, like the integration of the speedlight with the camera. For example, there is no mention of the difference in shooting in aperture mode, shutter mode or manual mode. Similarly Hagen fails to provide important information that would allow one to figure out how to handle unique situations, like the fact that the flash tube only lights with one brightness and that it varies its illumination effects by the length of time it is on, or that in high speed mode the flash fires more than once, meaning that it will put out less illumination for each burst.
Users are hungry for information about the CLS system, and this book is the best available on CLS. Let's hope a better one comes along.


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The Future of Mobile Communications: Awaiting the Third Generation Review

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(More customer reviews)It is very difficult keeping track of what is going on in mobile communications, especially if you are interested in the politics and economics rather than the technology as such which is covered in a number of other books listed on Amazon. Curwen is the first author to try and make sense of it all in book form, and he has overall done a very good job, covering the history of mobile from 2G through GPRS etc to 3G, introduing a short case study of every country that has licensed 3G, an analysis of all of the issues raised and a detailed look at Vodafone and Orange as representative operators. There's lots of wrong numbers out there in the media and websites, and great care has obviously been taken to check the data although the author admits the possibility of errors. The book's greatest virtue is that it is up to date, with the final draft of the text only months old. This isn't one for the techies, but for those interested in the wider ramifications of mobile communications it will prove a valuable - and commendably brief - read.

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Residential Broadband Networks Review

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(More customer reviews)There are about two or three must-reads out there if you want to understand broadband access at a high level. This is one of them.
Kim Maxwell's "Residential Broadband" is fantastic but a bit opinionated -- it doesn't even mention ANY wireless local loop solutions, for example. And it doesn't cover passive optical networks. Mr. Black's text is more comprehensive. It's an easy-to-read survey text which is an excellent introduction to the field.
It does use some technical lexicon and is not for the innumerate; go read books in the Microsoft Library if you want a "for Dummies" type book. Mr. Black defines the terms he uses very clearly, but does not pause to provide context for the reader. If you're an engineer or just a geek, you'll love this.

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Essential WAP for Web Professionals Review

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(More customer reviews)I really liked this book. most of the other WAP / WML titles either just talked about WML or low level-WAP protocols. Thhis book covers key concepts like security and has a lot of code examples. I have even used the JDeck wap library at work. I have never seen anyone use the multi-part MIME stuff with WML before. very cool, bleeding edge stuff.

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By 2004, over a billion wireless devices will access the Internet -- and most will use WAP, the #1 solution for delivering wireless and e-commerce content. In this compact, example-rich guide, Web developers will discover exactly how to build practical applications with WAP -- and join the wireless Internet revolution. Essential WAP for Web Professionals offers no-nonsense, practical introductions to the key elements of WAP systems, and the key techniques of WML/WMLScript development. It also contains complete WAP server-side applications built with four leading tools: ASP, Perl, JSP, and Servlets -- all viewable and downloadable on the Web. The authors demonstrate how to set up a WAP development environment, then introduce the key network, software, and hardware modules that comprise WAP. They cover the most commonly used WML elements, attributes, variables, task and event elements; show how to use graphics effectively in wireless applications; and present practical techniques for maximizing WAP security. The book concludes with a preview of WAP's future -- a future of richer content, and more interactive applications.

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Radio Propagation in Cellular Networks (Artech House Mobile Communications Library) Review

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(More customer reviews)This books starts from the beginning of electromagnetics fundamentals to the essential rules of deploying a wireless or cellular network. It is a must reading material for every RF engineer or a wireless network system architect. This book is also ideal for an advance course in a masters program. Each chapter is dedicated to another area of wave propagation: from urban to rural.

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A description of propagation phenomena in urban, suburban and rural environments to help readers improve the efficiency of wireless communication systems. It considers the full algorithm for radio coverage prediction and cellular characteristic prediction to increase performance of radio and cellular map design. The book is designed to help wireless local hoop, stationary and wireless system designers construct radio coverage maps, predict cellular characteristics in communications channels, design and split cellular maps, and predict cellular systems performance in complex, urban environments. It includes analysis of free space propagation over regular and irregular terrain, reflection and diffraction by various obstacles, including hills, buildings and trees, as well as the effects of scattering due to such obstacles and terrain. It emphasizes behaviour of waves in the UHF/L-frequency band throughout.

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I-Mode: A Primer Review

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(More customer reviews)I like to explore new topics and areas within computers to see what other things are out there. This book is an insight into a whole new arena for me. Judging from the content and the detail of the content, this author has certainly has shown me that he is one the foremost experts on the topic of i-mode.

Over 480 pages make up this manual which covers the model that Japan has found to be the best cash-for content model out there. In part 1 of the book you have the opportunity to look into the history of the i-mode as well as the hardware and software beginnings.

Part 2 is the i-mode environment, who would use the product, what type of audience can and do you target. Making it work so you can enhance the revenue. Finally part 3 is how to develop in i-mode. What application are used for development and the language used to create i-mode pages.

While most of the concepts are still a little beyond my understanding with the cd included , which has Java SDK, Forte for Java, a demo of Adobe Go Live and several other applications, I am beginning to understand what it takes.

Overall the author has spent a great deal of time and effort inputting together a seriously complete reference manual - well done.

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I-Mode: A Primer is the first book to hit the English market on this fast-growing wireless technology. This book includes an explanation of I-mode; it's history, technology, features and services available, and discussion of how it is being used, followed by a developer's guide to show how to begin building I-Mode applications. The book also includes some case studies illustrating various implementations including what has worked and what has not. Readers will gain a very clear picture of both the hardware and software involved with this very successful implementation of a mobile phone-based Internet service, the cultural milieu that it occurred in, and how to develop for I-mode and the mobile Internet. Specific coverage includes: exploring handsets, deployment, 3G network plans, packet-switching, CHTML and programming I-Applis, the I-Mode version of Java.

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Building Dynamic WAP Applications with MobileDev Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is of little use if you're not using MobileDev, but after registering 3 times, emailing and calling the company I still haven't received the "key" that's needed to get the software to run.
The version on the included CDROM is also out of date, as is the Nokia SDK.
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This book contains basic information necessary for WAP development as well as the first professional GUI tool for building WAP applications. It presents a proven methodology for building WAP applications and includes two of the major SDKs will allow the reader to test their applications in the environment where they will be used.

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