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jQuery to the Next Level

In this e-book Dan will show you how to take your jQuery scripts to intermediate/advanced levels by focusing on several areas of usage.

World-Class Coding with jQuery

Become a world-class coder in days with jQuery. This compact JavaScript library will save you tons of time as it allows you to  create user interfaces, animations and add Ajax interactions. jQuery will change the way you write JavaScript.

Learning How To Draw

When you learn how to draw, you'll see the world around you in a different perspective. Linda Goin takes you on a creative journey, where you'll discover the world on paper. Draw the human figure, motion, clothing, folds, shadings and last but not least learn all you need to know about composition.

Flex Pirates, The Secret Of The New Gold

Arrrrr, welcome to the world of Flex matey! In this mighty shipment of articles, Sas Jacobs will introduce you to Flex and Flex Builder 2. Flex is an alternative to using Flash to create SWF files. It targets Flash Player 9 and works with ActionScript 3.0, which is a revision of the ActionScript language.

Creative Porfolio

Creative Portfolio: From Caterpillar to Butterfly

You love to design, but your portfolio is like a caterpillar instead of a butterfly. Today it is time to stand out from the crowd by building a competitive and diverse portfolio. Linda guides you in your quest to create a visual representations that exemplifies your skills and knowledge through the use of hands-on tutorials that will shed new light on the way you design.

The Web 2.0 Factory

This book shows you how to create Web 2.0 applications that use innovative architectures and toolkits to build very responsive applications that are focused on users. Sas Jacobs explains which languages and technologies are used to build Web 2.0 applications. She will also show you how to build Web 2.0 applications.

Taking the Photoshop Express

Whether you have boarded the Photoshop train already or not, without guidance you’ll probably miss a lot. With this e-Book, award winning writer Linda Goin, takes you on the Photoshop train to show you how to create the best the software has to offer.

She uses hands-on tutorials that are not only informative but also incredibly fun to follow due to Linda’s unique writing style and creative examples.

Photoshop CS2: Take the Photoshop Express e-Book 

The book is divided into four major Parts. In the first part you jump aboard the Photoshop Express. This train takes you into the world of Photoshop CS2 to show you how to alter reality. After that you move on and learn more about the common Photoshop CS2 tools. In the next part the scenery around the Photoshop Express changes with the use of fantastic filters! Finally the Photoshop Express reaches his destination, time to put your theory in practice. Happy Photoshopping!

Design, Colour, Layout & Accessibility bundle

With this book series of Linda Goin you be able to design like you have never done before! Linda shows you how to use Colour, Layout, proper CSS code & Accessibility to create sites that will satisfy the most demanding user. 

This bundle contains the full version of Design for Web Developers: Colour and Layout for the Artistically Overwhelmed and Design & Accessibility

Talking Data: unravel the SQL and Database mysteries

This e-Book will teach you how to use SQL and Databases to create amazing new applications and interactive features for your website.

Rudy Limeback and Robert Stuttaford show you how to unravel
the mysteries of a well designed database and effective SQL queries.

The book is divided into three major Parts, Database Design, Diving into SQL and Advanced SQL Usage. This e-Book contains everything you need to setup your database and get started with SQL. After you’ve learned the basics the authors show you how to optimise your database and your SQL queries. Then it’s time to move on to advanced SQL and to learn the final tips and tricks to optimize your database enabled website or application.

Studio 8 E-book bundle

Learn all there is to know about the two most successful products of Studio 8; Dreamweaver 8 and Flash 8.

This bundle contains the full version of Dreamweaver Crystal Gazer: The power of Dreamweaver 8 and Out of my mind: Flash 8 Power!

PHP Web Applications for Dreamweaver: Juicy Solutions for the Busy Developer

PHP Web Applications for Dreamweaver: Juicy solutions for the Busy Developer, is a collection of four frequently encountered web applications.

Written by PHP gurus Allan Kent and Gareth Downes-Powell these studies are suitable for web designers who are familiar with the basics of Dreamweaver, CSS, PHP and MySQL, and aren't scared of a little bit of hand-coding. This book will show you how to build:

• A Searchable Image Gallery
• A Registration and Confirmation E-mail System
• A Calendar Application
• A Custom Web Statistics Application

Not only will these case studies give you a ready-to-go solution, they'll also improve your ability to deliver effective CSS based database-driven web sites.

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The source code for each chapter is attached to the ebook PDF, and can be viewed in Acrobat 6 from the Document > File Attachments...  menu.