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A First Look at Twitch for Xbox One
Feb 26, 2014
One of the most wildly popular apps for Xbox One is Twitch, a video-streaming app that allows you to watch others as they play various games. Learn how to acquire, deploy, and use Twitch on the Xbox One.
A First Look at Windows Phone 7’s Web Browser
Feb 10, 2011
Windows Phone 7 contains an all new version of Internet Explorer. This article discusses how the new browser improves upon the previous version.
A General Kernel Call Interface
Jul 30, 2001
In this excerpt from Undocumented Windows 2000 Secrets: A Programmer's Cookbook, Windows programming expert Sven Schreiber discusses kernel-mode functions.
A Guided Tour of the Common Information Model Repository
Jan 10, 2003
This sample chapter examines the classes and associations that hold the elements of most interest to users of WMI.
A Half-Way Step to Apple’s Source Code: An Interview with David Chisnall
Jun 5, 2009
Longtime InformIT contributor David Chisnall talks Cocoa, GNUstep, and the Étoilé project with Linda Leung.
A History of Home Video Game Consoles
Apr 1, 2005
Join Michael Miller for a trip down memory lane as he details the 30-year history of home video game consoles, from the original, dedicated, single-game units to today's CD-based games.
A Look at Apple's Core Animation
Feb 1, 2008
Marcus Zarra walks you through some of the basics of Core Animation and how they can be applied to a normal Cocoa application.
A Personal Staff in Your Pocket: The Amazon Fire Phone's Firefly
May 18, 2015
Lonzell Watson, author of My Amazon Fire Phone, points out a feature of your Fire phone that will soon become a best friend. Point Firefly at text, artwork, product QR codes, and so on, and your phone becomes a secretary, a research librarian, a personal shopper for music and movies, and even a moderately good translator.
A Practical Introduction to eBay's Web API
Oct 14, 2005
A Roadmap to Samba Development
Oct 1, 2000
Samba 2.2.0 is coming soon! Samba expert Jerry Carter walks you through the functionality and features of this new release.
A Simple Guide To Macintosh Security
Sep 10, 2004
Macintosh security is built in, not added as an afterthought. The design of Mac's OS X made security a top priority and achieved it in many different ways. Larry Loeb gives you an update on some of the ways security has been implemented.
A Tour of the Samsung Galaxy’s Universe
Apr 16, 2012
Eric Butow shows you the Tab and Note universe to help you with your buying decision.
A+ Exam Cram: Setting Up a Multiple Monitor Configuration in Windows Vista
Feb 3, 2010
David Prowse shows how to use the Multiple Monitor feature in Windows Vista. It’s quick and easy, and you can run as many as 10 monitors!
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Contacts on Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
May 28, 2013
Learn all about using the Contacts app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Absolute Beginner's Guide to OS X Mountain Lion: Using iCloud
Sep 28, 2012
This chapter answers lots of questions about the iCloud: What is it? What does it do? Why do I want it? How can I get it? How does it work? How can I see what’s on the iCloud? How can I get more of it?
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Quattro Pro X : Navigating in a Notebook
Jan 27, 2006
Navigating a new software package is like finding your way around a new town after a move—you need to learn how to move around in it efficiently. In Quattro Pro, you also need to learn how to select so that you can move and copy information as those actions become necessary. In this chapter, you'll learn how to move around a notebook, select cells, enter information into a spreadsheet, correct mistakes, and, most importantly, save a notebook so that you save the fruit of your efforts.
Abusing and Misusing Wireless Cameras
Sep 7, 2007
Security expert Seth Fogie takes a look at exploits relating to a popular wireless surveillance camera.
Accept Credit Card Payments On Your iPhone or iPad: No Costly Merchant Account Required
Jun 28, 2011
Jason R. Rich explains how to set up a low-cost credit card merchant account using an iPhone or iPad.
Access 2002: Building a Simple Desktop and Web Application
Dec 14, 2001
Detailed, step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of designing an Access application.
Access 2003: Queries Introduced
Nov 13, 2003
In this sample chapter from Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Office Access 2003 in 24 Hours, you'll learn the basics of adding fields and applying sorting and simple criteria. You'll find out why queries are important and gain prowess working in both the Datasheet view and the Design view.

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