The Musicians Internet or SharePoint Office Pocket Guide

The Musician's Internet: Online Strategies for Success in the Music Industry

Author: Peter Spellman

This hands-on guide is essential for any musician who wants to build a fan base and increase profits through the Internet. Peter Spellman, Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music, guides the self-managed musician through successful strategies to promote music on-line, reach rew audiences, and maximize income!

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements	v
	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1.	Net Basics	1
Chapter 2.	Getting Started as a Net-Global Artist	15
Chapter 3.	Getting Listed in the Free Search Engines and Directories	35
Chapter 4.	Communicating via E-Mail with Fans, Teammates, and Customers	45
Chapter 5.	Sharing, Selling, and Licensing Your Music On-Line	57
Chapter 6.	Webcasting Your Shows via Virtual Nightclubs and Other On-Line Venues	73
Chapter 7.	Broadcasting Over Internet Radio	79
Chapter 8.	Signing a Deal with Off-Line and On-Line Record Labels	85
Chapter 9.	Using the Net as a Library of Music Career Guidance	93
Chapter 10.	Tips for Expanding Your On-Line Presence	103
Chapter 11.	Looking Backward, Seeing Forward: Gazing Into the Crystal Web	109
Appendix A.	Glossary: Net Jargon	121
Appendix B.	Resources: Further Food to Feed Your Internet Intelligence	131

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SharePoint Office Pocket Guide

Author: Jeff Webb

"SharePoint Office Pocket Guide" is the quick path to sharing documents and building lists. Written specifically for users of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, it covers the ins and outs of SharePoint clearly and concisely. Within minutes, you'll understand how to:

Create team sites, document libraries, and shared workspaces.

Add web parts to create custom pages.

Build searchable libraries of PDF files.

Link local copies of Word and Excel files to SharePoint workspace copies.

Reconcile changes from multiple authors.

Review document history.

Use the Explorer Views to drag-and-drop files into SharePoint quickly.

Create data lists that look up values from other lists (look-up tables).

Group, total, and filter list items using views.

Use InfoPath form libraries to collect data.

You get the how and why of the top tasks without the tedious menu-by-menu walkthroughs that take hundreds of pages but add little value. "SharePoint Office Pocket Guide" also includes a guide to online resources that expand your knowledge of specific topics.

AutoCAD 2008 in 3D or Streaming Media Bible

AutoCAD 2008 in 3D: A Modern Perspective

Author: Frank Puerta

Embracing the full capabilities of this powerful program, AutoCAD in 3D: A Modern Approach offers a complete guide to the creation and modification of 3D models. Using simple language and descriptive illustrations, it provides a foundation in the three basic modeling techniques and includes chapters on generating drawings, outputs and rendering. Each chapter is filled with aids to increase understanding—from command grids to job skills sections, to icons that show AutoCAD’s 2008 enhancements. Comprehensive projects, tutorials and exercises are geared to specific disciplines and help users develop an understanding of this software’s potential in their own professional life.  KEY TOPICS: Provides readers with features, uses and applications of AutoCAD not always discussed in competing books.  Shows how 3D models are used to support new trends in stereolithography prototyping and 3D printing.   

Table of Contents:

1.      Introduction to 3D in the AutoCAD Program

2.      Quick-Start Tutorials

3.      Wireframe Modeling

4.      Creating and Modifying Faceted Surfaces

5.      Creating 3D Solids and Surfaces

6.      Editing 3D Solids and Surfaces

7.      Advanced Tutorials

8.      Generating Drawings and DWF Files

9.      Rendering and Other Presentations

 

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Streaming Media Bible

Author: Steve Mack

The Streaming Media Bible is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for producing professional-quality streaming media over the Internet. It provides an overview of what streaming media is, how it can be used and the tools and software programs available to consumers and businesses alike. It covers all aspects of streaming media, from the capturing, creation and optimization of source media files, to encoding and serving files over sites using the primary available technologies. Throughout the book, the streaming process is dissected and separated into its component pieces: original media creation, encoding, and serving. All three major streaming media systems (RealNetworks' RealSystem, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Windows Media) are covered.
ABOUT THE CD-ROM
Includes a cross-platform CD-ROM with software and examples: RealPlayer, RealProducer, RealServerBasic
Windows Media Technologies, Windows Media Player 8, Windows Media On Demand Encoder, Apple QuickTime Player, QuickTime Encoder, SoundForge XP or CoolEdit, sample audio clips, sample video clips, video tutorials, and sample code libraries.