Moving towards a realtime model doesn't mean just updating content in your web browser. It requires getting the content to users as quickly as possible and letting them interact with it on their own terms. This book explores practical examples of realtime using Tornado, Comet, PubSubHubBub, App Engine, XMPP, AWS, and other technologies.

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Paul McFedries cuts through Excel's complexity, demystifying the most valuable features for spreadsheet model-builders: formulas, functions, ranges, and data analysis tools. Drawing on his experience simplifying difficult technologies for mainstream users, McFedries walks through using these features to solve a wide variety of real-world problems.

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Provides a wealth of information for pursuing a career as a writer in the game and animation industries by way of tips and tricks and advice as to how to generate ideas and create compelling storylines, concepts, and narratives and navigate the business aspects.

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This really is a sketch pad and simply contains 150 empty templates which are best described as graph paper with a frame that reproduces the iPad look and dimensions. Sheets are perforated and bound so as to lie flat.

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Thousands of apps are available to make your Android device do just about anything you can think of  -  so many  that it's been difficult to find the best.  The authors have tested and handpicked more than 200 apps and games, each listed with a description and details highlighting the app's valuable tips and special features.

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In this collection of essays and interviews, web veterans such as Theo Schlossnagle, Baron Schwartz, and Alistair Croll offer insights into this evolving field. You'll find stories from the trenches and from builders of some of the biggest sites on the Web covering what's necessary to help a site thrive.

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Fourth edition has been updated to include features and library modules introduced in Python 2.6 and Python 3. Designed for the professional programmer, the book is concise and highly accessible and includes detailed information on many advanced subjects not available in either the official documentation or any other single reference source.

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Successful animators will often use multiple forms of animation in a single project. With the knowledge of 3D and 2D assets and the integration of multiple mediums into a single project, animators have a wealth of creative resources available for a project not limited to a specific animation medium, software package or workflow processs.

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Visualization is the graphic presentation of data -- portrayals meant to reveal complex information at a glance. This collection of essays examines the methods of two dozen experts who approach their projects from a variety of perspectives -- as artists, designers, commentators, scientists, analysts, statisticians, and more.

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Based on Big Nerd Ranch's iPhone Bootcamp class this book leads you through the essential tools and techniques for developing applications for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. You learn programming concepts and apply them immediately to applications designed  to teach the associated concepts and to provide practice.

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For intermediate programmers interested in building Ajax web applications this book shows how to take your dynamic applications to the next level by adding a JavaScript layer with jQuery. Learn to utilize built-in PHP functions to build calendar tools and photo and galleries and how jQuery can be used for Ajax, animation, and client-side validation.

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