With this book you will learn how to create applications using MDI,
complex file formats, text parsing and processing, graphics, and
interactions. Every essential skill required to build Windows
desktop-style applications is covered in the context of fully working
examples.

The book begins with a quick primer on the C++ language, and using the
Visual C++ IDE to create Windows applications. This acts as a recap for
existing C++ programmers, and a quick guide to the language if you’ve
not worked with C++ before. The book then moves into a set of
comprehensive example applications, presenting the important parts of
the code with explanation of how it works, and how and when to use
similar techniques in your own applications.

The applications include: a Tetris-style game, a drawing application, a
spreadsheet, and a word processor.

If you know the C++ language, or another Windows-based programming
language, and want to use C++ to write real, complex applications then
this book is ideal for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Large investments have been made by various governments for the
deployment of broadband within their respective nations; however,
the citizens of such countries have demonstrated a slow adoption of
this technology.
The Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data
Transmission explores broadband adoption and the digital divide
through a global perspective, providing up-to-date research on
constructs such as relative advantage, utilitarian outcomes,
hedonic outcomes, and service quality. Compiling cutting-edge
research from over 100 noted experts in nearly 30 countries, this
invaluable reference source allows policy makers, internet service
providers, and others to gain multicultural insight into what
factors actively influence consumers decisions to adopt broadband. Read the rest of this entry »

No other book on the market today can match the 30-year success of Halliday,
Resnick and Walker’s Fundamentals of Physics! In a breezy, easy-to-understand
style the book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and
helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem
solving. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content and
stimulating applications.
* Problem-solving tactics are provided to help the reader solve problems and
avoid common errors.
* This new edition features several thousand end of chapter problems that were
rewritten to streamline both the presentations and answers.
* Chapter Puzzlers open each chapter with an intriguing application or question
that is explained or answered in the chapter. Read the rest of this entry »

Although most drugs are developed with altruistic intentions,
sometimes drugs are used for purposes other than what the manufacturer
had in mind. Such is the case with the drugs Rohypnol,
gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and ketamine. These drugs
were originally developed for specific medical indications, but
today are used illegally in drug-facilitated sexual assaults in
which unsuspecting victims are incapacitated and left unable to
resist sexual advances. Read the rest of this entry »

The adoption of Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems
(IS) represents significant financial investments, with alternative
perspectives to the evaluation domain coming from both the public
and private sectors.

As a result of increasing IT/IS budgets and their growing
significance within the development of an organizational
infrastructure, the evaluation and performance measurement of new
technology remains a perennial issue for management. This book
offers a refreshing and updated insight into the social fabric and
technical dimensions of IT/IS evaluation together with insights
into approaches used to measure the impact of information systems
on its stakeholders. In doing so, it describes the portfolio of
appraisal techniques that support the justification of IT/IS
investments.

Evaluating Information Systems explores the concept of evaluation
as an evolutionary and dynamic process that takes into account the
ability of enterprise technologies to integrate information systems
within and between organisations. In particular, when set against a
backdrop of organisational learning. It examines the changing
portfolio of benefits, costs and risks associated with the adoption
and diffusion of technology in today?s global marketplace. Finally
approaches to impact assessment through performance management and
benchmarking is discussed.

* A unique reference work and examination of the IS evaluation
‘life-cycle’
* An holistic treatment of the subject beyond the normal
prescriptive ‘investment appraisal’ approaches that reflects recent
developments in the field
* Essential text for students on business information systems
courses and an insightful resource for professionals engaged in
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