Showing posts with label computers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computers. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

New Book Release: AutoCAD 2010 3D Modeling Essentials

AutoCAD 2010 3D Modeling Essentials by Munir Hamad

AutoCAD® is a premier PC-based drafting tool that has been used by millions of engineers, draftsmen, project managers, and engineering students since its inception in 1982. AutoCAD 2010 3D Modeling Essentials provides new and seasoned users with simple step-by-step procedures on how to create and modify 3D models, set up cameras and lights, assign materials to objects, render, and print. Use the DVD to set up drawing exercises, view all of the book’s figures in full color, and draw with a trial version of AutoCAD 2010. Forty-five exercises throughout the book simulate the creation of a full real-world project from concept to completion, without overlooking any of the fundamental commands and functions of AutoCAD® 2010.

Monday, June 1, 2009

New Book Release: The Broadband Connection

The Broadband Connection: The Art of Delivering a Winning IT Presentation by Alan Carroll

It’s no secret that many IT professionals hate presenting and are often very bad at it. Focusing on technical details and speaking in monotone, they can quickly lose their audiences’ attention and interest. Effective presentation skills are critical to the careers of IT professionals and the proper utilization of corporate resources.

The Broadband Connection will show IT professionals how to become articulate, effective and persuasive speakers, no matter how difficult the information being disseminated.

In The Broadband Connection, author and expert Alan Carroll, a transpersonal psychologist who has helped thousands of IT professionals worldwide evolve from nervous, insecure speakers into savvy, successful presenters, offers his proven strategies in this fresh and innovative step-by-step guidebook. Utilizing language and principles specific to the IT industry, the author teaches vital presentation skills in a familiar language the reader can identify with and understand. This book provides the tools to unleash the graceful speaker hidden inside every IT professional.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

New Book Release: Making Word Work For You

Making Word Work For You by Hilary Powers

Successful freelance editor Hilary Powers explains how to get the most out of Microsoft Word when editing manuscripts on screen. Among the subjects she covers are personalizing the program and the screen to meet your own needs and taste, deploying Word's custom features, domesticating Track Changes, creating and using macros and templates, coping with the snares and pitfalls Word users often encounter, and finding useful resources and program add-ins. With Powers's guidance, editors can increase their page-per-hour throughput―and their income.