In 2010, HTML5 became the buzzword on the web developer scene. Large companies,
such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft, began to use the new technology.
The popularity of the catchword HTML5 grew, not least of all because of the
heated debate between Apple and Adobe over whether this would mean the end
of Flash.
Though we did not know it at the time, this book’s genesis began with
the arrival of Cris Calude in New Zealand. Cris has always had an intense
interest in algorithmic information theory. The event that led to much of
the recent research presented here was the articulation by Cris of a seemingly
innocuous question. This question...
My entire career has been about learning and applying new technologies. It has also
been about taking on new challenges related to technology and business. I enjoy
learning new things,and I like to share things that I have learned through writing
and public speaking. I like to help others learn challenging subjects,in particular...
Although this book focuses on the problems and potentials for electronic
representations of the fundamental materials of document-based knowledge
in literature, similar conditions obtain for representations of works
in music, philosophy, history, the law, and religion. These fields find in
paper documents the primary materials of...
The term photorealistic is thrown around a lot and is often undefined. Although it seems obvious—photorealistic means something looks like a photo—the word requires a greater explanation. There are many facets to photorealism. This is true because as a CG artist, you have control over everything. Achieving 100 percent realism...
Communities have built collections of information in a collaborative manner for
centuries. Around 250 years ago, more than 140 people wrote l’Encyclopedie in 28
volumes with 70,000 articles. More recently, Wikipedia has demonstrated how
collaborative efforts can be a powerful method of building a massive data storage. It
is...
Well, that’s not quite accurate. What I mean is, I’m sorry I didn’t have time to update
DNS and BIND to include all this new IPv6 material. DNS and BIND deserves a sixth
edition, but I’m afraid my schedule is so hectic right now that I just don’t have time to...
Event-based distributed systems are playing an ever increasing role in
areas such as enterprise management, information dissemination, finance,
environmental monitoring and geo-spatial systems. Event-based processing
originated with the introduction of Event-Condition-Action (ECA) rules to
database systems in the 1980s. Since then,...
In the crowded field of customer relationship management (CRM) systems, SugarCRM stands out—not only for its modular design, but also for the ease with which you can develop, customize, and extend your CRM applications. This concise book provides a thorough overview of the development tools and APIs available in SugarCRM 6.2,...
The world of enterprise routing with Juniper Networks devices is getting very
exciting—new technologies, products, and network developments are making the enterprise
network environment one of the most dynamic places to be. However, we, the
authors, hope to focus that energy by providing you with a detailed and practical...
