- Working with SSDs in Windows 7 and 8
- Aug 23, 2012
- Follow Ed Tittel's guidelines and dig into the various optimization guides he notes to make the most of your SSD switching experience.
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- Introducing Xcode 4
- Aug 20, 2012
- In this chapter from Sams Teach Yourself Core Data for Mac and iOS in 24 Hours, 2nd Edition, you'll explore the Xcode workspace window, define projects and workspaces, debug with breakpoints, and care for your source code with repositories and versions.
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- Finding and Installing Ubuntu Applications
- Aug 16, 2012
- This chapter discusses some of the useful programs available for your Ubuntu system, how to find more, and how to install them.
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- Is 8-12 GB the "New Normal" for RAM Size, or Should You Go Bigger?
- Aug 16, 2012
- Upping the memory ceiling on Windows PCs is mostly a matter of choosing 8, 12, 16, or more GB. Find out about some important considerations and the uses to which this RAM will support.
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- Using the Xcode Source Editor
- Jul 31, 2012
- Learn how the Xcode Source Editor can help you write clean, well-formatted code and even identify problems before you even try to run your application. Even if you have played around with editing files already, you’re still likely to find a few undiscovered tricks.
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- What Is Quartz Composer and Why Should I Learn It?
- Jul 26, 2012
- Quartz Composer (QC) is a node-based graphical programming language. Learn how Quartz Composer differs from other applications you may have used before, and the many different end products you can create with it.
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- What's New in OS X Mountain Lion: Yvonne Johnson and Jennifer Kettell Discuss How Changes in Mountain Lion Affect New and Experienced OS X Users
- Jul 26, 2012
- Technical writer and web designer Jennifer Kettell and author Yvonne Johnson talk about what Mac users old and new can expect in the new OS X Mountain Lion update.
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- Designing Windows 8 Applications with C# and XAML: Data
- Jul 24, 2012
- In this chapter you’ll learn about the different types of data that are available to your Metro application and techniques for manipulating, loading, storing, encrypting, signing, and querying data. You’ll find that the WinRT provides several ready-to-use APIs that make working with data a breeze. This chapter will explore these APIs and how to best integrate them into your application.
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- PhoneGap Development, Testing, and Debugging
- Jul 10, 2012
- In this chapter, you’ll analyze the anatomy of a PhoneGap application, identifying what makes an application a PhoneGap application and then highlighting ways to make a PhoneGap application ... better.
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- Your Data Everywhere, Part 2: Exposing LightSwitch Data as OData Services to Other Clients
- Jul 10, 2012
- Continuing his three-part series on LightSwitch support for Open Data Protocol (OData) in Visual Studio's 2012, Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, demonstrates the power you gain by being able to expose data sources to OData services in a wide array of clients.
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- Capsicum: Lightweight Isolation for FreeBSD Processes
- Jul 9, 2012
- David Chisnall looks at Capsicum, a new capability-oriented security model in FreeBSD 9, and how it can be used to implement reduced and separated privilege with small modifications to existing applications.
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- Sharing Office Files via SkyDrive
- Jul 9, 2012
- SkyDrive is a Windows Live user’s cloud storage, where they can upload their files and then gain access to them from any computer with Internet access. Based on user feedback, the developers have introduced a series of improvements to make it easier than ever to share files.
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- Managing Expenses From Your iPhone or iPad
- Jun 29, 2012
- Jason Rich showcases a handful of expense tracking apps for the Apple iPhone and/or iPad, and explains how entering, managing, and reporting expense-related data while on the go can become an easy, accurate, and efficient process.
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- Your Data Everywhere, Part 1: OData Support in Visual Studio LightSwitch
- Jun 28, 2012
- In part 1 of a three-article series, Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, describes a useful addition to LightSwitch: support for Open Data Protocol (OData) data sources. Learn how to work with OData services from your LightSwitch apps.
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- Learning New Skills From Your iOS Mobile Device
- Jun 27, 2012
- Avid iPhone and iPad user Jason Rich introduces you to the free iTunes U educational content that’s available for the Apple iPhone and iPad, plus explains a handful of others ways you can use your iOS mobile device as a personal enrichment or educational tool.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 3: Jailbreaking Your iOS Device
- Jun 22, 2012
- In this final installment of Tim Warner's iOS jailbreaking series, Tim covers additional terminology and shows you how to perform an iOS jailbreak.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 2: Ensuring Your Device's (and Your Data's) Safety
- Jun 21, 2012
- This second article Tim Warner's iOS jailbreaking series covers the safety precautions with which you need to be familiar before you actually jailbreak your iDevice.
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- iOS Jailbreaking 101 Part 1: Understanding Jailbreaking
- Jun 20, 2012
- In this first article in a four-part series on jailbreaking, Tim Warner reviews the procedures necessary to ensure the safety of the user-created content that is stored on your iDevice.
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- History Vault for Windows 8: User Friendly Backups
- May 25, 2012
- Todd Meister tells you the ways in which Windows 8 File History has made backup and recovery of your data a lot easier.
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- The New Microsoft Account for Windows 8
- May 25, 2012
- By the conclusion of this article by Timothy Warner, you will understand how to create a Microsoft Account, how to customize your account settings, and how to use the Microsoft Account with a few key Microsoft services, most notably the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
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