Best Books of 2006
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Computers & InternetIn a year dominated by Ajax, the continued explosion of the "digital lifestyle," and the return of Jakob Nielsen (but let's face it: he's been there all along, prowling your web site with bemused disapproval), Steve McConnell's instantly indispensable
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, tops our list of the best computers and internet books of 2006. See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our
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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))
Steve McConnell
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March 1, 2006
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Often referred to as the "black art" because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as people think. However, the art of how to create effective cost and schedule estimates has not been very well publicized. Whi...
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The Digital Photography Book
Scott Kelby
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Peachpit Press
September 2, 2006
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"Kelby's laid-back writing style is perfect for those looking for fascinating insights without getting caught up in technical detail. An essential series for anyone wanting to take professional looking images." Laurence Howell, Short List...
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Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Esther Derby
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Pragmatic Bookshelf
July 26, 2006
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See how to mine the experience of your software development team "continually" throughout the life of the project. The tools and recipes in this book will help you uncover and solve hidden (and not-so-hidden) problems with your technology, your methodology, and those difficult "people" issues on your team. ...
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Software Security: Building Security In
Gary McGraw
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Addison-Wesley Professional
February 2, 2006
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"Overall, I rekon this was the best new security book I...
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CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Simon Collison
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friends of ED
February 13, 2006
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Over the past couple of years, web designers and developers have begun taking more care in designing and building web sites. Less readily do they turn to old-fashioned techniques such as GIF spacers, tables for layout, and deprecated HTML elements, which c...
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Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers
Robert Scoble
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Wiley
January 1, 2006
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Editorial Reviews Amazon.comAbout the Authors: Robert Scoble helps run Microsoft’s Channel 9 Web site. He began his blog in 2000 and now has more than 3.5 million ...
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Prioritizing Web Usability
Jakob Nielsen
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New Riders Press
April 30, 2006
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In 2000, Jakob Nielsen, the world’s leading expert on Web usability, published a book that changed how people think about the Web—Designing Web Usability (New Riders). Many applauded. A few jeered. But everyone listened. The best-selling usability guru is back and has revisited his classic guide, ...
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Professional Ajax (Programmer to Programmer)
Nicholas C. Zakas
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Wrox
February 6, 2006
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Written for experienced web developers, Professional Ajax shows how to combine tried-and-true CSS, XML, and JavaScript technologies into Ajax. This provides web developers with the ability to create more sophisticated and responsive user interfaces and bre...
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Photoshop Artistry: For Photographers Using Photoshop CS2 and Beyond
Barry Haynes
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New Riders Press
August 24, 2006
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Artistry is the key word here: competent doesn't cut it. When you want to create museum-quality art prints, professional advertising effects, and dazzling digitally manipulated images, Photoshop CS2 Artistry is the place to start. Providing a focused approach to the advanced features of Photoshop CS2, this beautiful full-color guide ...
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The Official Ubuntu Book
Benjamin Mako Hill
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Prentice Hall PTR
August 21, 2006
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"The Official Ubuntu Book was well written and covered all topics that is necessary for a new Ubuntu user who is either trying out Ubuntu for the first time or just got fed up of Windows. It was a great read and there were enough pictures to fully understand ...
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