Pinboard: bookmarks for rybesh tagged 'computers'

Amazon EC2 Technical Documentation

Docs for Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud.

distributed computers reference documentation webservices
november 2007 by rybesh

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C.J. Date: Database in Depth

Date presents what you might call a "clarification" of a relational database usage.

books 2005 urn:asin:0596100124 wishlist com000000 com062000 computers database
august 2005 by rybesh

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John Webster, Chris Stakutis: Inescapable Data

Although the title of this book may seem a bit abstract, here is a work that can be appreciated by most anyone, from the most techno savvy industry guru to the mildly technology curious among us...

books 2005 urn:asin:0131852159 wishlist business computers database mobile ubicomp
july 2005 by rybesh

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Josh Paul: Digital Video Hacks

From acquiring footage, mixing, editing, and adding effects to final distribution, Digital Video Hacks provides unique tips, tools, and techniques for every stage of video production.

books 2005 urn:asin:0596009461 wishlist computers interactive technology video howto tv
july 2005 by rybesh

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Andrew Hunt, David Thomas: The Pragmatic Programmer

Every programmer should have this book on their book shelf...

books 1999 urn:asin:020161622X wishlist computers code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Robin Williams: The Non-Designer's Type Book

I generally find typography one of those dry, tedious details I have to know to as part of my job...

books 1998 urn:asin:0201353679 wishlist art computers internet typography
june 2005 by rybesh

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Brenda Laurel: Computers as Theatre

The idea that is perhaps most central to this book is that if you design the action involved in a user interface, the design of all other objects in the domain will follow...

books 1993 urn:asin:0201550601 wishlist computers human interactive reference userinterface
june 2005 by rybesh

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Frederick P. Brooks: The Mythical Man-Month

The Mythical Man Month is a great read especially for those managing computer software projects...

books 1995 urn:asin:0201835959 wishlist computers microprocessors code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Steve Mcconnell: Rapid Development

If you do software project management i'd bet you would benefit pretty greatly from either having its contents under your belt or at least near your fingertips when you need it...

books 1996 urn:asin:1556159005 wishlist computers development code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Steve Mcconnell: Code Complete

Steve McConnel has not simply written a book...

books 1993 urn:asin:1556154844 wishlist computers development etc handbooks manuals code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Brenda Laurel: The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design

Of course this book dosen't metion the web...

books 1990 urn:asin:0201517973 wishlist computers human code userinterface
june 2005 by rybesh

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Paul Hudak: The Haskell School of Expression

This book is well thought out and well written, but makes a poor introduction to Haskell...

books 2000 urn:asin:0521644089 wishlist computers code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Elaine Svenonius: The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization

I keep this book close to me at work and usually stick it in my laptop case when I leave for home...

books 2000 urn:asin:0262194333 wishlist bibliography cataloging computers language languagearts library science methods
june 2005 by rybesh

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Andrew Koenig, Barbara E. Moo: Accelerated C++

Since I'm reviewing both "Accelerated C++" as well as "Thinking in C++", I thought I'd post the review on both book links...

books 2000 urn:asin:020170353X wishlist c++ computers
june 2005 by rybesh

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Andy Oram: Peer-to-Peer

In 2000, O'Reilly surveyed the field of peer-to-peer computing, and published this book...

books 2001 urn:asin:059600110X wishlist computers internet networking
june 2005 by rybesh

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Stanley B. Lippman: Essential C++

The enormous success of C Programming Language is, IMHO, because it is simple, <br />flexible and powerful...

books 1999 urn:asin:0201485184 wishlist c++ computers
june 2005 by rybesh

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Bob Hughes: Dust or Magic

An exceptional book on the creative process in the IT sector, and how to make the process productive...

books 1999 urn:asin:0201360713 wishlist computers interactive multi
june 2005 by rybesh

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Janet H. Murray: Hamlet on the Holodeck

This book came highly recommended to me...

books 1998 urn:asin:0262631873 wishlist computers future interactive literature narration virtualreality culture art
june 2005 by rybesh

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Robin Williams: The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition

This book falls outside of the realm of the technical reading I normally do, but when I was browsing this in the bookstore I felt that the principles in it were sound and worth a further look...

books 2003 urn:asin:0321193857 wishlist computers design etc graphicarts graphicdesign handbooks layout manuals typography
june 2005 by rybesh

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Howard Rheingold: The Virtual Community

The virtual community is, in reality, at best a bunch of people disagreeing and regularly indulging in shark-like small group attacks...

books 2000 urn:asin:0262681218 wishlist communication computers internet languagearts socialaspects sociology virtualreality
june 2005 by rybesh

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Matthew R. Peterson: Interactive QuickTime

This really is an excellent book...

books 2003 urn:asin:1558607463 wishlist computers hardware interactive internet reference
june 2005 by rybesh

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Julian Warner: From Writing to Computers
books 1994 urn:asin:041509612X wishlist computers education epistemology social creative authoring
june 2005 by rybesh

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Paul Dourish: Where the Action Is
books 2004 urn:asin:0262541785 wishlist computers interactive socialaspects
june 2005 by rybesh

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Interactions
magazine urn:asin:B00006KIO6 wishlist computers computerscience professional math
june 2005 by rybesh

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Ieee Multimedia
magazine urn:asin:B00006KHOV wishlist computers computerscience math
june 2005 by rybesh

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Lucy A. Suchman, John Seely Brown, Christian Heath, Roy Pea: Plans and Situated Actions

If you do read it, read only the last chapter and the conclusion...

books 1987 urn:asin:0521337399 wishlist computers ethnophilosophy human
june 2005 by rybesh

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Steven Gulie: QuickTime for the Web

This book contains all of the otherwise unwritten techniques for producing QuickTime movies and panoramas for the web, appropriate for both Macintosh and Windows users...

books 2003 urn:asin:1558609040 wishlist computers dataprocessing design editing hardware interactive internet quicktime websites cinema
june 2005 by rybesh

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B.J. Fogg: Persuasive Technology

This book changed me...

books 2002 urn:asin:1558606432 wishlist computers computerscience dataprocessing human persuasion virtualreality userinterface
june 2005 by rybesh

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Richard Bartle: Designing Virtual Worlds

I've almost finished this book, and I have to say this is one tome that's a critical necessity for designing and implementing MUDs and/or MMORPGs...

books 2003 urn:asin:0131018167 wishlist computergames computers design human virtualreality code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Alan Cooper: The Inmates Are Running the Asylum

<br />An excellent read and very well written...

books 2004 urn:asin:0672326140 wishlist computers human socialaspects userinterface virtualreality consumer
june 2005 by rybesh

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Janice C. Redish, Joann T. Hackos: User and Task Analysis for Interface Design

This book does not cover design of the interface well at all...

books 1998 urn:asin:0471178314 wishlist calculus computers human userinterface virtualreality code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Ben Shneiderman, Catherine Plaisant: Designing the User Interface

No other book in the field of HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) is as broad, has so many useful guidelines and is a better bibliography as Shneiderman DTUI (Designing the User Interface)...

books 2004 urn:asin:0321197860 wishlist computers human code userinterface
june 2005 by rybesh

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Mike Kuniavsky: Observing the User Experience

This is a book I recommend to my corporate clients who want to go beyond standard usability testing in order to create customer-centered organizations...

books 2003 urn:asin:1558609237 wishlist computers computerscience human internet reference userinterface
june 2005 by rybesh

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Judith Ramey, Dennis Wixon: Field Methods Casebook for Software Design
books 1996 urn:asin:0471149675 wishlist computers development science systemdesign systemsanalysis code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Raph Koster: Theory of Fun for Game Design

This book provides a very compelling framework for thinking about games and the psychology of engaging people in games...

books 2004 urn:asin:1932111972 wishlist computers entertainment softwaredesign code
june 2005 by rybesh

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Steve Mcconnell: Code Complete, Second Edition

This book contains a lot of advice which I'd file under 'common sense' (varying from limiting the number of nested loops to using good variable names and from not copy-pasting to writing proper comments), but given the fact that I work with code which...