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- Shows Java Web developers how to develop Java-based Web applications using the popular open source Jakarta Struts framework
- Sun Microsystems estimates that there are three million Java developers
- According to the Apache Software Foundation, Struts is rapidly growing in popularity among the Java community and is used by a number of high-profile companies, including Ford, McDonald's, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Federal Express
- Provides a quick "jump-start" application to get novices up and running in a hurry
- Examines the Model-View-Controller design paradigm, exception handling, plug-ins, tag libraries, and use of tiles to create Web pages
- After laying the groundwork, the authors apply the specifics of the Struts framework to a real-life, browser-based Web application that can be modified for other types of data collections
- Other topics include using Java Server Faces (JSF) with Struts, handling and validating application errors, securing Struts applications, and managing databases to store data for Struts applications.

The Mac is famous for its user-friendliness. Maybe that’s why you bought one in the first place. But to make the most of all its marvelous capabilities, you’ll be glad to have an equally friendly resource to help you use it.

Written by the renowned New York Times technology columnist David Pogue, Macs For Dummies has long been the bestselling Mac book because it provides just what you need to know to get the best performance from your Mac. And like the Mac itself, this book is easy to use, with plain-English explanations and step-by-step instructions. The revised eighth edition covers


- Basics for beginners
- Setting up your printer
- Working with OS X
- Getting online and using e-mail
- Creating and saving documents
- Using iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie
- What to do if things go wrong

Whether this is your first computer or you’ve just upgraded to OS X, you’ll find help when you need it in this handy guide. You’ll discover how to

- Set up your Mac, connect printers and other devices, and navigate the desktop and Dock
- Establish an account with an Internet service provider, set up e-mail, and start surfing the Web
- Use all the basic software programs and work with files
- Edit home movies with iMovie, download music and use iTunes, burn CDs and DVDs, and edit images with iPhoto
- Share your Mac or set up a home network
- Perform basic Mac maintenance, find and fix problems, upgrade your Mac, and more

With Macs For Dummies, 8th Edition by your side, you’ll be prepared to take advantage of every exciting feature that Mac and OS X have to offer. Before you know it, you’ll be living the digital lifestyle, cruising the Internet like a pro, printing documents and photos—and even getting some work done.

- Shows readers how to use Outlook as an effective and powerful solution for managing and organizing e-mail messages, schedules, tasks, notes, contacts, and other information as they are specifically applied in a business setting
- Discusses managing and maintaining current customers and how to control customer interactions
- Explains the process of using checklists and matching them with Outlook applications-from bulk mailing to planning a telemarketing campaign
- Addresses how to build a prospect profile with an action plan for follow-up until the prospect becomes an active customer
- Provides step-by-step examples on how to set up and use Business Contact Manager.

- Responding to reader feedback, the author has thoroughly revamped the book with more step-by-step coverage of JavaScript basics, an exclusive focus on Internet Explorer, and many complete sample scripts
- Updated to cover JavaScript 1.5, the latest release of this popular Web scripting language
- Using lots of examples, including a sample working Web site, the book shows how to create dynamic and interactive pages, build entire sites, and automate pages.

- Organized into eight task-oriented minibooks, this comprehensive 816-page guide shows beginning-to-intermediate users how to get up and running with today's top five Linux distributions: Fedora Core, SUSE, Debian, Xandros, and Knoppix
- The companion DVD features the full installable versions of Fedora Core 3 and Knoppix and the ISO images (saving hours of downloading time) for the following distributions: SUSE live, Debian full version, and Xandros Open Circulation version. - Features step-by-step installation instructions for each distribution
- The minibooks offer humorous, easy-to-understand coverage of Linux basics, desktops, networking, the Internet, administration, security, Internet servers, and programming
- Lets readers explore the most popular distributions for desktop and server use

9 books in 1—your key to success with Java!

Your one-stop guide to taming Java® and boosting your developer skills

Want to start programming with Java? This handy resource packs all the Java essentials you need into one easy-to-use guide. It's been fully updated for Java 6, covering everything from Java and XML to Swing, Server-side Java, and Eclipse. You'll do object-oriented programming, create applets for the Web, read and write XML data, and much more!


- Install and use Java tools
- Work with variables and data types
- Program for a network
- Build graphical userinterfaces
- Create servlets and Java Server Pages
- Develop animations and simple games

“Everything you need to know about giving and receiving a massage.”
—Jack Canfield, author, Chicken Soup for the Soul

“I recommend this book for everyone who would like to make the art of massage a part of their lives.”
—John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

“...reveals dozens of healthy tips to help you achieve inner harmony, peace of mind, and an entirely new level of well-being....”
—From the Foreword by Robin Leach


What reduces pain, enhances athletic performance, job efficiency, and sexual function, improves the circulation, raises immune efficiency, promotes the healing of tissues, increases the functioning of the skin, enhances focus and emotional balance, improves appearance, is completely legal in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and can be had for as little as...nothing? Right, massage. So what are you waiting for?

Discover how to k nead your way to relaxation and wellness with this fun guide to the art of massage. With the help of 150 hand-on photos and illustrations, experts Steve Capellini and Michel Van Welden, show you, move by move, how to harness the healing power of touch. In no time you’ll:

- Master message basics
- Give and receive a therapeutic massage
- Soothe away stress with self-massage
- Alleviate sports aches and pains
- Improve circulation and skin tone
- Get intimate with massage for lovers

From Swedish to Shiatsu, sports massage to self-massage, Capellini and Van Welden cover an array of techniques and tell you how to:

- Choose the right style of massage for you and your body and getting the most out the receiving a massage
- Knead, manipulate pressure points, shake, rub, stretch and perform all the basic massage moves and techniques
- Give and receive special massages for the workplace, including reflexology foot massages
- Perform sports massage, sensual massage, and specific massages for every age group and physical condition, including infant massages and massage for pregnant women
- Become a massage professional

Sensitive, funny and extremely practical, Massage For Dummies shows you how to integrate massage and its incredible benefits into your everyday life.