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am i buying a phantom copy of your book or the real thing?

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SSD and Yamaha Guitars

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Sample Database for "Access Database Design & Programming"

Asked by Susan in Seattle | 10 April 2012 - 06:11 PM

Answered by rachel.j | Apr 11 2012 05:19 AM
Hi Susan, You can download the example files that accompany Access Database Design and Programming, 2nd Edition at http://examples.orei...CodeAccess2.zip If you have more questions, feel free to em... full answer >

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Things To Look For On A Proper Resume Example

By Zainuuu | 15 September 2011 - 04:37 PM
There are many things to look for on a proper Sample Resume, like suggested in this website. A persons qualification should be quick. To find on the page. Most of the time employers do not have a sub...

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Recovery of wiped iphone data

Asked by Jstenhouse | 10 March 2011 - 04:58 PM

Answered by Ruikufly | Apr 11 2012 02:23 AM
Alejandro, in fact, the iOS backup which iTunes creates during each sync would include the photos from the Camera Roll - i.e. the ones made from within the iPhone. Albeit, photos from other photo al... full answer >

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3 iPad apps you probably haven't heard of, but are worth checking out

By macslocum | 31 January 2011 - 06:01 AM
"Best iPad Apps" author Pete Meyers spent the last few months finding, downloading and testing all sorts of iPad apps. During a recent interview, he revealed three lesser-known apps that deserve a clo...

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Checks and balances

By orilski | 10 April 2012 - 07:58 PM
Reading J.Califano's "The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson", the role of Abe Fortas in the Supreme Court strikes a similarity to the current Kagan/Obama relationship. Or was it to...

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IOS templates in XCode

Asked by FelixDeeCat | 17 March 2012 - 08:32 PM

Answered by theskipper619 | Apr 10 2012 01:09 PM
Unfortunately you pretty much only have 2 options: 1. Wait for the new version that covers iOS 5 2. Download the version related to the book. You could try and find the templates online (someone has... full answer >

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how long to I have before I can take exam 70-448

Asked by Lauffen | 06 April 2012 - 07:19 AM

Answered by Alejandro Ramirez | Apr 10 2012 12:50 PM
I thought these exams were on-demand, so you can schedule whenever you want. full answer >

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Where is MySQL v6 for windows

Asked by rmy01 | 03 March 2012 - 10:06 AM

Answered by Alejandro Ramirez | Apr 10 2012 12:49 PM
I found links to the MySQL Connector for Windows version 6.1 under the development releases: http://dev.mysql.com...r.php?id=403037 On this page: http://dev.mysql.com.../mysql/6.0.html I doubt ther... full answer >

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Project management software advice

Asked by Thornberg | 06 April 2012 - 04:38 AM

Answered by Garuna | Apr 09 2012 12:21 PM
HyperOffice is another option - integrated project management and document management. full answer >

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How do I get an Ebook upgrade?

Asked by georgegrimes | 30 March 2012 - 10:00 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Apr 09 2012 04:02 AM
If you purchase a print book and register it at http://oreilly.com/register/ , you should then see an offer for a $4.99 ebook upgrade in the Print Books section of Your Products page. If an eboo... full answer >

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Best introduction to iPhone development

Asked by tweil | 02 August 2011 - 10:21 PM

Answered by rachel.j | Apr 09 2012 03:56 AM
A new edition of Head First iPhone and iPad Development is due to be released in June. If you want the most up-to-date information, this is probably the one you want: Head First iPhone and iPad Develo... full answer >

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What is the best ebook reader for the iPhone?

Asked by timoreilly | 02 November 2009 - 02:55 PM

Answered by DavidBiggs1955 | Apr 05 2012 11:15 PM
I used Stanza & eReader and my vote goes to Stanza, loves its interface! full answer >

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Read ebook on iPad via iBooks or Kindle app

Asked by SCDaukas | 14 May 2011 - 09:55 AM

Answered by sandyss | Apr 05 2012 10:21 PM
do you like to read kindle books on ipad? you can convert mobi to epub for ipad reading. full answer >

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Which ebook format do you prefer?

Asked by anoren | 22 November 2009 - 09:38 AM

Answered by sandyss | Apr 05 2012 10:10 PM
no matter what format our ebooks is, we can convert it to another format we need. convert epub to mobi, convert epub to pdf and mobi to pdf, convert mobi to epub, convert pdf to epub.m... full answer >

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How to read O'Reilly ebooks on the iPad that aren't from the iBooks store

By adfm | 05 April 2010 - 04:38 PM
Are you looking for a way to get the O'Reilly ebooks you currently own in ePub format on to your iPad? Follow these three easy steps and you'll be reading your favorite titles with iBooks in n...

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Asked by DavGuy | 05 April 2012 - 07:01 AM

Answered by Alejandro Ramirez | Apr 05 2012 07:59 AM
Now seriously, if you were given a book or download code, click on the "Your Account" hyperlink at the top of the page. Then click on "Your Products" You should see a list of boo... full answer >

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How do I request an two copies of a product?

Asked by Brenda Tilley | 05 April 2012 - 05:53 AM

Answered by rwiedower | Apr 05 2012 07:55 AM
Typically, if the books were for evaluation, you'd just buy a copy each. If you were a professional reviewer, you could also enroll in the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program to obtain a single co... full answer >

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trash won't empty

Asked by gary soule | 26 March 2012 - 07:07 PM

Answered by macnlos | Apr 03 2012 08:09 AM
I can't recall how/why but I ended up in a situation where even using the Option-Click method wouldn't work. By dropping down to the cmd-line I know I can run the command as ROOT and really t... full answer >

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