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SQL is a standard interactive and programming language for querying and modifying data and managing databases. This task-based tutorial and reference guide takes the mystery out learning and applying SQL. After going over the relational database model and SQL syntax in the first few chapters, veteran author Chris Fehily immediately launches into the tasks that will get readers comfortable with SQL. In addition to covering all the SQL basics, this thoroughly updated reference contains a wealth of in-depth SQL knowledge and serves as an excellent reference for more experienced users.

This Visual QuickStart Guide will help you get up and running with the Nexus 7, Google's much-anticipated entry into the tablet market. This guide connects all the capabilities of the Nexus 7 for you, using full-color images and step-by-step instruction. You'll learn how to tap and swipe, search and use voice control, find the best apps, read books, watch movies, and listen to songs. Along the way, you'll pick up indispensable tips for getting the most out of your tablet.

Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are the smart choice—they guide the learner with a friendly and supportive approach. The visual presentation (with copious screenshots) and focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and take you to exactly what you want to learn. The iPad, with its spacious screen and powerful collection of apps, is the perfect device for creating content. You can build powerful presentations, design beautiful layouts, and create dynamic charts and tables. In this book, readers will get clear and to-the-point instruction on how to build charts and tables and get the most out of the Numbers spreadsheet for the iPad. Install the Numbers app. Use the mutitouch interface to enter and work with data. Create tables and charts. Apply templates and add graphics to your work. Share your work with others. Work with data created with other spreadsheets.

Microsoft's Windows Vista will open up for its users a whole new way of using their PCs. With plenty of screenshots to guide users along the way, respected author Chris Fehily takes readers through Vista's breakthrough capabilities, including its new user interface, Sidebar, Internet Explorer, Media Player, anti-spyware, Mail, SideShow, and photo-sharing capabilities; as well as all the new enhancements included in the Service Pack 1 update. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will deliver improvements and enhancements to the existing Vista features that will significantly impact customers, and this book is the quickest way to mastering them! The updates in Windows Vista SP1 cover quality improvements (reliability, security, and performance), support for emerging hardware and standards, and more. Windows Vista SP1 will include improvements that target some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs, giving users a more consistent experience.

Visual QuickStart Guides, designed in an attractive tutorial and reference format, are the quickest, easiest, and most thorough way to learn applications, tasks, and technologies. The Visual QuickStart Guides are the smart choice—they guide the learner with a friendly and supportive approach. The visual presentation (with copious screenshots) and focused discussions by topic and tasks make learning a breeze and take you to exactly what you want to learn. The iPad, with its spacious screen and powerful collection of apps, is the perfect device for creating content. You can build powerful presentations, design beautiful layouts, and create dynamic charts and tables. In this book, readers will get clear and to-the-point instruction on how to build charts and tables and get the most out of the Numbers spreadsheet for the iPad. Install the Numbers app. Use the mutitouch interface to enter and work with data. Create tables and charts. Apply templates and add graphics to your work. Share your work with others. Work with data created with other spreadsheets.

"Covers the 3rd-generation iPad"--cover.

This fast-paced, no-fluff book teaches you the basics of Microsoft Windows XP and includes tips, shortcuts, and workarounds for Windows veterans as well as new users. Whether you're using the Home or Professional edition of XP, you'll find step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots that guide you through XP's new and updated features, including the updated desktop and the improved versions of Internet Explorer, Mail, Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, and Media Player. You'll also find information on setup; installation; upgrading from other Windows versions: troubleshooting; hardware; and organizing you documents, music photos, and videos. Laptop and mobile users will learn how to connect from the road, jump onto a public wireless network, and conserve battery power. The author also walks you through setting up a network, connecting to the internet, configuring routers and firewalls, and hooking up printers and other devices. You'll learn how to use XP's security features to protect your PC and network and share files while keeping personal stuff private. This updated edition covers Windows Media Player 10 and Service Pack 2 (Security Center, Windows Firewall, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express enhancements, improved wireless-networking and Bluetooth support, and more), and adds security and privacy tips and recommendations for third-party add-ins, utilities, and programs.