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Getting Started with PlayStation Mobile

by Michael Fleischauer | April 2013 | Cookbooks Games

In this article by Michael Fleischauer, author of PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook, we will cover:

  • Accessing the PlayStation Mobile portal

  • Installing the PlayStation Mobile SDK

  • Creating a simple game loop

  • Loading, displaying, and translating a textured image

  • "Hello World" drawing text on an image

  • Deploying to PlayStation Mobile certified Android devices

  • Deploying to a PlayStation Vita

  • Manipulating an image dynamically

  • Working with the filesystem

  • Handling system events

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Basic use of Local Storage

by Alex Libby | April 2013 | Web Development

In this article by Alex Libby, the author of the book, Instant HTML5 Local Storage How-to, we will discuss about HTML5 Local Storage.

When using HTML5 Local Storage, there are two types that you can use—local storage and session storage. We'll begin by looking at the former first, using a simple form as the basis for our article.

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Content Switching using Citrix Security

by Carmel Jacob | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles

In this article by Carmel Jacob, author of Citrix Security How-to, we will cover the implementation of content switching.

CS is the ability to redirect traffic based on content file extensions and, going a step further, in redirecting based on geographical locations. Multiple hostnames can be mapped to the same CS VIP using the server name indication feature from NetScaler 9.2 onwards. Starting with the NetScaler version 10 software, the version of MySQL software can be set for content switching virtual servers (this is to avoid compatibility problems between the client and server).

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Ease the Chaos with Automated Patching

by Porus Homi Havewala (Oracle Certified Master) | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles Oracle

This article by Porus Homi Havewala (OCM), author of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c: Managing Data Center Chaos , demonstrates how Cloud Control 12c allows automated patching of Oracle databases in the data center, thus making it possible to easily apply critical patch updates or patch set updates on a quarterly basis. The Patching Designer selects from a list of recommended patches, creates a patch plan template, and publishes it to the Patching Operator, who then creates a patch plan to apply the patch to target databases. After the initial selection, the download, validation and deployment of the patch (single or multiple) is fully automated, thus enabling mass deployment of patches to multiple database homes at prescheduled times. The new feature of out-of-place patching is explained in this article, as is the patch plan templates.

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Adding Feedback to the Moodle Quiz Questions

by Joan Coy | April 2013 | e-Learning Moodle Open Source

In this article by Joan Coy, author of Instant Moodle Quiz Module How-to [Instant], we will cover how we can add feedback to the questions of the Moodle Quiz.

Feedback is a valuable way to communicate with learners at a distance. Quiz allows us to provide feedback for the learner at multiple levels in the questions.

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Creating and optimizing your first Retina image

by Kyle J. Larson | April 2013 | Open Source

This article by Kyle Larson, author of Website Optimization for Retina Display How-to, will help you create a high-density image and implement it using the HTML <img> tag. You will also learn the importance of consistent file names. It also explains techniques for optimizing images, what tools are available, and why it matters for speed. and using Photoshop and GIMP to edit images

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So, what is Google Drive?

by Mike Procopio | April 2013 | Open Source

Google Drive is a place where you can safely store your files online and access them from anywhere. When you use Google Drive, your files are stored remotely on the Web instead of your computer's hard drive. This is the main idea behind "cloud computing".

Once your files are online and "in the cloud", you can access and edit them from wherever you are using any standard web browser. You can even use your smartphone or tablet computer to access your files on the go. You can also share your files with people that you choose, making it easier than ever to collaborate with others and get stuff done.

Google Drive also includes an optional free sync program that runs on your computer and keeps files synchronized between a folder on your hard drive and Google Drive on the Web. That way, whenever you create or make changes to a file, either on the Web or on your hard drive, it will automatically be kept in sync between your computer and the cloud.

In this article by Mike Procopio, author of Instant Google Drive Starter, you will learn the basics of Google Drive and how to use Google Drive on your phone or tablet computer.

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Migrating Data

by Cristina Nicolàs Lorente Laura Nicolàs Lorente | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 is an Enterprise Resource Planning ( ERP ) system targeted at small and medium-sized companies. In this article by Laura Nicolàs Lorente and Cristina Nicolàs Lorente from the book Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, we will see which tools can be used in Dynamics NAV to migrate data into the system and how to convert data to meet NAV requirements. We will look at tools such as:

  • RapidStart Services

  • XMLport

  • User defined tools

We will also see what kind of data is commonly migrated to Dynamics NAV and which strategies can be used to migrate it. The kind of data and strategies are listed as follows:

  • Master data

  • Open entries

  • Historical data

  • Open documents

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Generating Reports in Notebooks in RStudio

by Edwin de Jonge Mark P.J. van der Loo | April 2013 | Open Source

In this article by Mark P.J. van der Loo and Edwin de Jonge, the authors of the book Learning RStudio for R Statistical Computing, prerequisites for producing a report are discussed and how to produce reports via Notebook that automatically include the results of an analysis is explained.

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So, what is Django?

by Mauro Rocco | April 2013 | Open Source Web Development

In this article written by Mauro Rocco, authors of Instant Django 1.5 Application Development Starter , you will find out what Django actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great.

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Creating the first Circos diagram

by Tom Schenk Jr. | April 2013 | Open Source

In this article, by Tom Schenk Jr., the author of Circos Data Visualization How-to, we will create a very basic Circos diagram containing links (ribbons) showing the relationship between hair and eye color. Throughout this task, we will become acquainted with Circos' genome-based terminology. As Circos' roots are in biology, the program does not read the typical tables most users are accustomed to.

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Active Directory migration

by Santhosh Sivarajan | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles Microsoft

In this article by Santosh Sivarajan, author of Instant Migration from Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 to 2012 How-to , we get a brief idea about the details of Active Directory migration prerequisites, schema upgrade procedure, verifying the schema version, and installing the Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller in the existing Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2 domain. We will start with the Active Directory migration.

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Follow the Money

by Stephen D. Kelly | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles Oracle

This article prepared by Stephen D. Kelly, author of Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14 , In this we will look into the details of managing the money side of your project. These are the nuts and bolts of the core of PCM.

The money is at the core of PCM. All documents in PCM related to money are also related to a specific contractual relationship defined in PCM (trends being a possible exception). And since the contractual relationship is the center of the universe as far as PCM is concerned, it follows that managing the money is at the core of the system. If you understand the information in this article you will be far ahead of most users of PCM, and all the other articles will make more sense.

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Examining the Oracle Architecture

by Steve Ries | April 2013 | Enterprise Articles Oracle

In this article by Steve Ries author of OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide, we will explore what Oracle has to offer. It covers the Oracle architecture and how it operates to provide data integrity and high performance in an Oracle system.

In this article we will:

  • Understand the distinction between a database and an instance

  • Explore the Oracle instance

  • Understand Oracle's process architecture

  • Examine the Oracle memory cache architecture

  • Explore the Oracle database

  • Investigate Oracle's datafile structure

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So, what is EaselJS?

by Fabio Biondi | April 2013 | Open Source

This article by Fabio Biondi , author of Instant EaselJS Starter helps you to learn what EaselJS actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great. It will also help you on how to create your first HTML5 canvas application "Hello World".

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