AutoCAD 2007 is a premiere computer-aided designing program that
lets you organize the objects you draw, their properties, and their
files. It also helps you create great-looking models. But it’s not
always easy to figure out how to perform these functions, and many
users end up missing out on AutoCAD’s full potential.

Free Ebook AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies will show you how to perform these tasks
and more! This hands-on guide lets you discover how to navigate around
all the complications and start creating cool drawings in no time.
Soon you’ll have the tools you need to use DWG, set up drawings,
add text, and work with lines, as well as:

* Draw a base plate with rectangles and circles
* Organize a successful template
* Zoom and pan with glass and hand
* Use the AutoCAD design center
* Navigate through your 3-D drawing projects
* Plot layout, lineweights, and colors
* Design block definitions
* Slice and dice your drawings to create new designs
* Create a Web format using AutoCAD

This free ebook also features suggestions and tips on how to touch up your
creations as well as ways to swap drawing data with other people and
programs. Written in a friendly, straightforward tone that doesn’t try
to overwhelm you, AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies shows you the fun and easy
way to draw precise 2-D and 3-D drawings!

David Byrnes is one of those grizzled old-timers you’ll find mentioned
every so often in AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies. He began his drafting career
on the boards in 1979 and discovered computer-assisted doodling shortly
thereafter. He first learned AutoCAD with version 1.4, around the time
when personal computers switched from steam to diesel power. Dave is based
in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been an AutoCAD consultant and
trainer for 15 years. Dave is a contributing editor for Cadalyst magazine
and has been a contributing author to ten books on AutoCAD. He teaches
AutoCAD and other computer graphics applications at Emily Carr Institute
of Art + Design and British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver.
Dave has tech edited six AutoCAD For Dummies titles. AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies
is his second goround as coauthor of this title.

Mark Middlebrook used to be an engineer but gave it up when he discovered
that he couldn’t handle a real job. Since 1988, he has been principal of
Daedalus Consulting, an independent CAD and computer consulting company
in Oakland, California. (In case you wondered, Daedalus was the guy in ancient
Greek legend who built the labyrinth on Crete. Mark named his company after
Daedalus before he realized that few of his clients would be able to pronounce
it and even fewer could spell it.) After having made mischief in the CAD world
for 17 years, Mark now has embarked on a career in the wine world. He sells and
writes about wine for Paul Marcus Wines in Oakland and develops winerelated Web
sites for CruForge.

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This manual will reveal to you all the secrets of permanent fat loss. It is written by a man
who has discovered these secrets the hard way - through long years of trial and error.
Using the information in this manual will allow you master the art and science of losing
body fat by a shorter and less costly route; by “modeling” those who have gone before
you and learning from an expert.
The primary goals of this manual are to help you lose fat permanently without drugs,
supplements or gimmicks and to educate you in the process of losing fat. In other words,
my goal is to turn you into a “fat loss expert”… to teach you the reasons why and help
you to understand the process…and to do so without bias or ulterior motive.
To achieve this goal, I decided - after careful consideration - to self publish and to write
this book in layman’s terms, with a minimum of scientific jargon and without long lists of
scientific references. Instead of long, boring scientific discussions of biochemistry – and
instead of long lists of references to scientific papers - you will find sprinkled throughout
the manual, brief mention of interesting studies and quotes that are important and relevant
to a point being made.
This book was written for you as a simple, yet detailed instruction manual. You get stepby-
step instructions: Do this, don’t do that, eat this, don’t eat that, and so on.
This is not just an informational book – it is a complete system that will take you from
where you are now to where you want to be – in the shortest possible period of time.
There are dozens of outstanding books on the subjects of nutrition and fat loss, but far too
many of them are mired down in technical details and scientific terminology that are
either too difficult to understand or simply too damn boring. Many of these books leave
you with more questions than answers. You begin reading confused and when you finish
reading, you’re even more confused.
Others encode their writing into a cryptic jargon that can only be deciphered by fellow
scientists and academicians. Sometimes I think bodybuilding, fitness and nutrition writers
are more concerned with trying to impress and to receive the approval of their academic
peers than to help their readers achieve their goals.
It never ceases to amaze me how some of these writers can take a simple concept and
make it sound mystical, complex, and a thousand times more confusing than it really is.

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This book walks the reader through all of the steps that a beginning user must tackle, including
which software to install, how to install it, and how to start writing code. It’s assumed that the
reader has some knowledge of how the web works and has worked with plain old HTML. The
differences between using Flex, HTML, and Ajax are dissected in easy-to-understand terms.
All the major starting points of developing RIAs in Flex are covered, including a
detailed description of the ActionScript programming language that forms the basis for
Flex applications. The Flex framework, which speeds application development time, is
discussed after you’ve learned about the Flex architecture and supporting languages. Each
step of the way is written to make sometimes complex concepts easy to understand.
Because Flex excels at working with media assets such as video and sound combined
with dynamic data to create a rich Web 2.0 experience, the book introduces the necessary
concepts to create these applications. Those concepts include working with sounds and
video as well as working with dynamic data sources such as an RSS feed. With a solid
starting point, the options for creating Flex applications are endless.
Finally, practical advice is provided to help debug and publish applications once you’re
cranking out applications that you’re ready to share with your friends and colleagues.

The source code for examples in the book is downloadable on the web from www.
mhprofessional.com. Any example of more than a few lines should be downloaded from
the source code to reduce the time required to type in the code and to avoid any errors from
typing in the code.
The source code and related media assets are split out by chapter number. For code
segments that have a heading with a listing number, the code is placed in a file called
Listing<chapter number>_<listing number>. ActionScript files are named the same as
the example’s class name, since Flex requires the filename to match the class definition.
MXML code listings that are not large enough to warrant their being referred as a listing
in the text are named Example<chapter number>_<description>, where description
provides guidance on which example is being reference in the text. Any media assets are
also named the same as their references in the text.
In general, MXML examples can be run in the same project as other examples from
the text. The ActionScript files that demonstrate importing sounds and SWF media assets
should be created as ActionScript projects for each example. Flex Builder automatically
places some default code when creating a new MXML or ActionScript file, but it’s okay
to overwrite this default code with the source from the files provided with the book.

About the Authors
Michele E. Davis has co-authored and authored more than 18 books and has a PhD
in English and French. Davis is a full-time consultant in Instructional Design, Technical
Writing, and Web Development and Training. She’s worked for General Mills, Toro,
Affiliated Computer Services, LookSmart, Medtronic, and many more corporations. Davis
is a career writer, having published her first poem for a fiver while in second grade. She
can be found on the web at www.krautgrrl.com.
Jon A. Phillips has a BS in Computer Science, having started programming in grade
school. This is the fifth book he’s written with Davis. He’s worked with numerous web
technologies as well as a substantial amount of database development from Oracle to
MySQL. Phillips is always looking for the best technologies to solve real-world
computing problems, which includes working with Flex. Phillips is also a full-time
consultant and has worked for Emerson Process, Siemens, Affiliated Computer Services,
The University of Minnesota, and Lockheed Martin. He can be found on the web at
www.krautboy.com.

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You’d think there’d have been a book on Apache security before now. Hey, we’re
only talking about the world’s No. 1 web server. Well, here’s the book you wish
you had before you were hacked: Maximum Apache Security.

Here, “Anonymous,” author of Maximum Security, Third Edition and Maximum Linux
Security, Second Edition, shows you how to secure any recent version of Apache,
including 2.0x. Part tutorial, part reference, and full of examples, this book
covers virtually every security tool Apache provides. That includes accounting
and logging; anonymous user support; CGI security; encryption; file, directory,
and network access control; granular control over HTTP request methods; proxy
control; user authentication; and Apache’s rudimentary protections against
denial-of-service attacks.

“Anonymous” is a self-described Unix and Perl fanatic who lives in southern
California. He currently runs an Internet security consulting company, and is at
work building one of the world’s largest computer security archives. He also
moonlights doing contract programming for several Fortune 500 firms. Anonymous is
also the author of the acclaimed Maximum Security and Maximum Linux Security books.

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You’ve seen them at weddings and in clubs. You’ve heard them on the radio. DJs
who get paid for talking, playing music, and having fun. Now you can, too. “How
to Be a DJ” shows you how. You’ll learn all about the three different types of
Disc Jockey jobs’radio, nightclub and bar, and mobile. “How to Be a DJ” gives
you everything you?ll need to be successful in all three fields by showing you
how to get started and how to get ahead. Learn the major advantages and
disadvantages of each field. Covers group dynamics, contests and promotions,
music, equipment, terminology, trade secrets, and so much more. Get ready to
fulfill your DJ dreams!

Chuck Fresh has 20 years’ experience as a private party, nightclub and bar, and
radio DJ and currently works as a nightclub consultant. Fresh has been featured
in numerous DJ and nightclub magazines, including Nightclub and Bar Magazine,
and he is the author of Make Some Noise, Wild Party Contests, and A DJ’s Guide
to Latin Music. Fresh now resides in Melbourne, Florida, and is a nationally
recognized voiceover talent. He also runs Bar Marketing, LLC and The DJ Resource,
providing party games and promotional services to nightclubs, bars, and DJs all
over the world.

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