Write Windows 8 Metro apps capable of running on one billion devices -- & do it with familiar HTML5 & Java Script technologies! Sams Teach Yourself Windows 8 Metro Apps with Java Script & HTML5 in 24 Hours is the quickest way for web & Windows developers to profit from the massive new Windows 8/ Metro opportunity. Microsoft MVP Chad Carter teaches every facet of HTML5/ Java Script Metro development simply & clearly through 24 concise hands-on lessons focused on knowledge you can apply immediately. Each lesson builds on whats come before helping you get practical results fast! Youll learn how HTML5 Java Script & CSS3 fit into Metro development...how to quickly master Metro design & start using Microsofts powerful Metro templates...what you need to know about Win RT & Win JS...how to build high-performance Metro apps...how to handle tablet & smartphone form factors touch & sensors...how to bind data to apps & store it locally or remotely...how to manage app lifecycle events...how to make the most of Metros innovative UI features...and much more. Carter walks you through constructing apps & games from start to finish & even shows how to get them certified for sale at the Windows Store. Step-by-step instructions walk readers through key tasks...Q-&-As Quizzes & Exercises test their knowledge... Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice..." Watch Out!" alerts help them avoid problems. By the time theyre finished readers will be comfortable with every phase of Windows 8 Metro development -- from planning apps through earning revenue!" ...

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Use this friendly full-color guide to make the most of the extraordinary Samsung Galaxy Note device! The Samsung Galaxy Note is the first mobile device that successfully bridges the gap between a modern smartphone & a tablet. Nicknamed phablet" it has an array of features that could intimidate you without the help of this plain-English guide! Dan Gookin shows you how to set up & configure the Galaxy Note & use the revolutionary "S" software that means that you can draw directly on the screen with the special stylus or "S Pen". You'll also learn to use both phone & tablet features get online & use the web text make calls shoot photos get GPS directions & all the rest easily! The Galaxy Note is a revolutionary concept that combines smartphone & tablet technology; this guide demystifies the complex technology so you can take advantage of every feature Shows how to set up & configure the device work with the interface & use the unique "S" software to write or draw directly on the touchscreen Covers all the phone features including voicemail & texting as well as basic tablet features such as web browsing e-mail & social media Explores how to use the camera make notes get directions play music synchronize & share content use apps & more Written by immensely popular author Dan Gookin known for both technical expertise & his friendly easily understood style Samsung Galaxy Note For Dummies is just what you need to help you get up & running with your fabulous new "phablet"." ...

Explore a world of possibilities with your Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone Everything's more exciting when you've got the Galaxy in your h&. Let For Dummies be your guide to getting the most out of your Galaxy S 4. You'll cruise through the smartphone basics & set up process before moving on to the fun stuff like staying in touch with e-mail & texting surfing the web navigating with maps shooting & sharing photos & video watching movies listening to music & so much more. Whether you're entering the smartphone world for the first time or just moving up to the Galaxy S 4 you'll stay on course with this one-of-a-kind reference. Provides easy-to-understand advice to help you find your way around your Galaxy S 4 smartphone get to know all the built-in features & start making calls Explains the Galaxy S 4 features using full-color screenshots & images & step-by-step instructions on accessing the Internet sending & receiving e-mail texting taking photos recording videos downloading apps managing your calendar & organizing your contacts Shows you easy ways to customize your Galaxy S 4 for your needs with cool apps & accessories You'll experience the world in a whole new way with this spectacular smartphone & Samsung Galaxy S 4 For Dummies by your side! ...

Colorful guide to getting more out of your Galaxy S smartphone! Now that you've got your new Galaxy S smartphone you've got to figure out how to use it! If you're baffled by the technology & the documentation this book can help. Written in the fun but clear & thorough For Dummies style this book answers all your questions. You'll find out how to do all the fun stuff: texting social networking using the camera how to watch movies & more. & you'll also learn how to handle the housekeeping": synching your phone with your PC using business applications downloading apps accessing the calendar what all the widgets mean & much more. Helps you get up to speed on any Samsung Galaxy S smartphone including the Fascinate Epic Captivate Vibrant & other Galaxy S phones Clarifies the basics of how to use the phone how the technology works how to configure everything & how to make it totally yours Delivers a full slate of how-tos tricks features & techniques all in full color Covers setup & configuration texting e-mailing taking & sharing pictures playing games buying & installing apps personal & business apps & more

Includes:: tips on making the most of multimedia features--games music movies photos & more You'll get gobs more from your Galaxy S with the help of Samsung Galaxy S For Dummies. "

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Poet essayist biographer lexicographer critic conversationalist & wit Dr Johnson is one of the great figures of English literature perhaps the most"ed English writer after Shakespeare. This new biography illuminates the unknown Johnson: the awkward youth the unsuccessful schoolmaster the eccentric marriage his early years in London in the 1740s scratching a living the epic struggle to produce the Dictionary. Using material unknown to previous biographers Peter Martin describes the psychological knife-edge on which Johnson felt he lived caused by his severe melancholia & his physical diseases. The Samuel Johnson that emerges from this enthralling biography is still the foremost figure of his age but a more rebellious unpredictable & sympathetic figure than the one that Boswell so memorably portrayed. ...

Samuel Pepys is the astonishing biography by bestselling author Claire Tomalin 2002 Whitbread Book of the Year. Immaculately well done. Tomalin has managed to unearth a wealth of material about the uncharted life of Samuel Pepys". (Craig Brown Mail on Sunday). " Sex drink plague fire music marital conflict the fall of kings corruption & courage in public life wars navies public execution incarceration in the Tower: Samuel Pepys' life is full of irresistible material & Claire Tomalin seizes it with both hands. Fast vivid accessible". (Hermione Lee Guardian). "A rich thoughtful & deeply satisfying account. It takes us behind & beyond the diary
- which means that on finishing it we can reread the diary with greater pleasure & understanding then ever before". (Noel Malcolm Evening Standard). " In Claire Tomalin Pepys has found the biographer he deserves. Her perceptive level-headed book finally restores to the life of the diarist its weight & dignity". (Lisa Jardine New Statesman). "A great achievement & a huge pleasure. A vivid chronicle of contemporary history seen through the all too human preoccupations of this ordinary & extraordinary man". (Diana Souhami Independent). From the acclaimed author of Charles Dickens: A Life & The Invisible Woman this celebrated biography casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Pepys & brings his story vividly to life once more. Claire Tomalin is the award-winning author of eight highly acclaimed biographies including: The Life & Death of Mary Wollstonecraft; Shelley & His World; Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life; The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan & Charles Dickens; Mrs Jordan's Profession; Jane Austen: A Life; Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self; Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man & most recently Charles Dickens: A Life. A former literary editor of the New Statesman & the Sunday Times she is married to the playwright & novelist Michael Frayn."
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Pepys Diary is one of the most celebrated journals of all time. Such is the wit & style of Pepys writing that listeners to this selection from the early years of the diary will gain not only a unique view of seventeenth century London life but also a vivid picture of Pepys the man as he strives to establish himself in his career & in society. ...

Each title is a biography of one persons life achievements & the problems they faced. The series covers many historical periods from the Tudors to the Victorians. Each title answers key questions about these historical figures & a time line places the person in a historical content. With Its true panels to give interesting & unusual facts about these people as well as many places to visit for children to find out more this series is packed with information. ...

Young samurai do you wish to obtain the martial skills to master the Way of the Warrior? The strategic know-how to lay siege to a castle? The Zenlike composure to conduct a tea ceremony? This witty informative & unique guide to the samurai class of early modern Japan is presented in the guise of a training manual written by a fictional samurai lord. Written by Stephen Turnbull one of the worlds leading authorities on samurai it offers lively & engaging coverage of every aspect of early 17th-century Japanese warrior culture from training & armour to how to perform on the battlefield from Japanese religion to how to attain entrance to the White Jade Pavilion when your warrior days are over. Wise"es from Japanese sources of the time enliven the text while colour images & 100 historic wood-block-style prints provide a step-by-step guide to becoming & being a samurai. ...