By Heather La Bash
Brito, a specialist in information visualization, teaches product designers, artists, and game developers how to create realistic 3D mechanical models and product visualizations. In three fun and practical step-by-step projects, the reader learns how to arrange three-point light systems, use textures to create special effects, and create photo-realistic environments.
Blender 3D 2.49 Incredible Machines
Allan Brito
Packt Publishing, 2009
ISBN: 1847197469
US$ 44.99, UK£ 27.99
http://www.packtpub.com/book/blender-3d-2-49-incredible-machines
Ubuntu community manager Jono Bacon shares his experiences and observations to help you develop your community into a vibrant and "reliable support network, a valuable source of new ideas, and a powerful marketing force," as well as create non-bureaucratic processes for successful cooperation. Available under a Creative Commons license and in print.
The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation
Jono Bacon
O'Reilly, 2009
ISBN: 0-596-15671-5
US$ 39.99, UK£ 30.99
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157234/
Written for system administrators familiar with VMware, the authors of VMware Cookbook provide VMware ESX and ESXi solutions in a variety of network nvironments. Authors Troy and Helmke show you how to avoid and troubleshoot VMware problems, configure and fine-tune your network, and understand disk storage configuration.
VMware Cookbook: A Real-World Guide to Effective VMware Use
Ryan Troy, Matthew Helmke
O'Reilly, 2009
ISBN 0-596-15725-8
US$ 39.99, UK£ 30.99
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596157265
GeoDjango is an open source geographic framework that extends the Django web framework. This introduction, for developers interested in writing "rich GIS web applications," begins with an introduction to GIS, then teaches the reader how to build "geospatial data models," retrieve and add data with map-based interfaces and queries, and use the GeoIP API.
Beginning GeoDjango: Rich GIS Web Applications with Python
Stuart Marsh
Apress, 2009
ISBN 1-4302-2531-9
US$ 49.99, UK£ 39.49
www.apress.com/book/view/9781430225317
Author Johnson teaches programmers to write professional Bash 4.0 programs with the use of standard programming techniques. Pro Bash Programming shows you how to write new utilities and complete programming tasks from the shell, use "Bash's readlines and history libraries" to save typing, get the most from new Bash 4.0 features, and create shell scripts that pull information directly from the Internet.
Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell
Chris F.A. Johnson
Apress, 2009
ISBN 1-4302-1997-1
US$ 34.99, UK£ 25.99
http://www.apress.com/book/view/9781430219972
Using the popular Django web development framework, McGaw demonstrates how to build powerful e-commerce sites. Novice developers interested in building lightweight, dynamic websites will learn best practices for architecting their sites, how to get the most out of AJAX, how to create secure sites, and SEO best practices. By the end of the process, readers will have an e-commerce module ready to deploy.
Beginning Django E-Commerce
James McGaw
Apress, 2009
ISBN 1-4302-2535-1
US$ 44.99, UK£ 31.49
http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430225351
The open source virtualization tool Xen will let you consolidate your hardware and finally put extra cycles to use. The authors show you how to put Xen to best use by helping with your Xen installation, networking, memory management, and virtualized storage. They also show how to "use Xen and standard Linux tools to take snapshot backups, perform QoS operations on network traffic, and limit over-aggressive disk users."
The Book of Xen: Practical Guide for the System Adminstrator
Chris Takemura, Luke S. Crawford
No Starch Press, 2009
ISBN 1-59327-186-7
US$ 49.95, UK£ 39.49
Software tester Adam Goucher and Mozilla QA Director Tim Riley offer 23 essays discussing the "evolution of good ideas" and methods employed during the scrupulous testing of products and software. From large-scale automation to the collaborative process, 27 leading testers and developers offer insight into the testing process and its intersection with beauty and project development.
Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software
Tim Riley, Adam Goucher
O'Reilly, 2009
ISBN 0-596-15981-1
US$ 49.99, UK£ 38.50