The Microsoft Xbox 360 Console: Powerful Gaming in a Box by Mark Robbins
Gone are the days of drab, underpowered gaming consoles with limited features. The Microsoft Xbox 360 is here! It doesn't matter if you are a serious gamer or a mere hobbyist, the Xbox 360 that Microsoft launched in November 2005 is suitable for all players. ... For some odd reasons, some games that run with excellent audio and video effects using the first version of Xbox don't run as well in the Xbox 360; these include "Madden NFL 06," "NBA Live 06." This must be given immediate attention by the Microsoft people because it is a source of great disappointment for hardcore gamers and, in...

Database Guru James F. Koopmann Reviews DBxtra Reporting and Query Tool by Rudolf Vanek
DBxtra is a powerful query and reporting tool that hides many of the complexity and technical expertise required for creating connections to disperse data sources, building queries, designing reports, and delivery information throughout an enterprise or to your customer base. ... DBxtra comes with a load of documentation including tutorials and video streams. ... Just click the “Show field values” box, select a field for the equality operation, and magically you can use the drop down list and assign a value for the equality.

What is a Good Program Spec? by Tim Bryce
"Whenever you see a ratio of 1:4 analysts:programmers you will find systems analysis being performed at the wrong time and by the wrong person." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Since the industry is preoccupied with producing software faster (and not necessarily better), let's stop and consider... Output Descriptions (to retrieve data) - be it implemented by a GUI, printed report, audio/video, or through some other screen interface. ... This blueprinting approach allows us to progressively refine our specifications until we reach the bottom of the product structure.

Steganography in Principle by Emmanuel Sodipo
1.0 Introduction Steganography is one of the oldest arts that people have always wanted to have since they started communicating with each other, but sadly the least researched. Most people study steganography either as academic discipline or out of curiosity and I belong to the latter camp. ... The entertainment industry is particularly very nervous due to the ease at which exact copies of digital music and video can be made. ... Part of the solution may be a change in the sale process of music and video; one mechanism is copyright marking (hiding notices and serial numbers in a way that...