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Where is Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications 4th Edition?

Asked by dmears | 29 December 2009 - 02:56 PM

Answered by rachel.j | Yesterday, 02:07 PM
The Microsoft Manual of Style, 4th Edition, is now available in print and PDF at http://shop.oreilly....790145305770.do full answer >

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Problems with DRM ePUB Books

Asked by Nr_6 | 26 January 2012 - 03:01 AM

Answered by Nr_6 | Yesterday, 07:51 AM
Using calibre to convert from O'Reilly ePUB to Kobo ePUB does the trick. Now page turning works fine. - Thanks full answer >

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Wher can I ind the example files for Android Application Development

Asked by J.D.D. | 26 January 2012 - 03:11 PM

Answered by rachel.j | Yesterday, 07:01 AM
Hi J.D.D., I'm sorry for the confusion. Unfortunately, we had to put this book out of print as it was already out of date. You can still download the example files at http://examples.orei.../9780... full answer >

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Smartphone Issues

Asked by Inkeduptogether | 25 January 2012 - 10:20 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Jan 26 2012 07:46 AM
I'm sorry about this; it does sound concerning! We don't know what could be going on here, so I'd recommend you talk to your doctor and your smartphone company. Kind Regards, Rachel ... full answer >

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How to move all your Kindle books to your iPad

By jwikert3 | 04 April 2010 - 06:23 AM
If you've invested a small fortune in Kindle books you'll be glad to know you can read them on an iPad as well. Amazon offers a Kindle app for the iPad, similar to their iPhone app, but with ...

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I am looking for book examples are Intel threading Building Blocks.

Asked by goldendresser | 25 January 2012 - 03:43 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Jan 25 2012 01:33 PM
There are no downloadable example files for the book, but you can download Intel Threading Building Blocks files at http://threadingbuil...rg/download.php If you have more questions, feel free to ema... full answer >

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iPad syncs only one direction

Asked by Jakimo | 21 January 2012 - 07:24 PM

Answered by Alejandro Ramirez | Jan 24 2012 11:46 AM
When you connect the iPad to iTunes click on the iPad under devices then look under the "Apps" section on the right. There is a setting to choose whether to "Sync Apps" automatica... full answer >

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where can I find answer to programming exercise of practical C++ programming

Asked by acgacgacgacg | 24 January 2012 - 04:21 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Jan 24 2012 06:55 AM
You can find the example files for Practical C++ Programming at http://examples.orei.../9780596004194/. If these files don't include what you're looking for, feel free to email our book techni... full answer >

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Step by Step Office Professionl 2010

Asked by g-mes | 19 January 2012 - 04:10 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Jan 23 2012 10:43 AM
If you're having trouble with this, feel free to contact customer service at mspbooksupport@oreilly.com Regards, Rachel James O'Reilly Media full answer >

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Need Sample Files for Step by Step Expression Web 4 book

Asked by Bileo283 | 21 January 2012 - 09:11 AM

Answered by rachel.j | Jan 23 2012 10:41 AM
You can download the Companion Content for Microsoft® Expression® Web 4 Step by Step at http://examples.orei...35639027-files/. If you have any questions about the files or while working throu... full answer >

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Recovery of wiped iphone data

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

Answered by Alejandro Ramirez | Jan 23 2012 09:01 AM
You are out of luck. iTunes does not create a backup of your photos or videos automatically. Going forward I suggest you use one of the following options to keep backups of your photos and videos: A)... full answer >

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Head First JavaScript - document.body.clientHeight not in intellisense

Asked by LindaHarmes | 21 October 2011 - 11:41 AM

Answered by algke12 | Jan 21 2012 08:12 PM
I change the 100 to 10, it will resize but I'm wondering if I need a Javascript update or if there is another problem. I am using Internet Explorer version 8.0.6001.I change the 100 to 1... full answer >

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How to read Kindle books on BlackBerry PlayBook

By BrianSawyer | 11 July 2011 - 06:13 AM
On September 27, 2010, Amazon "announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer." It's still not here, and that's the reason my PlayBook is ...

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What is difference between "liking" & "Talking about" a Facebook Page?

Asked by Melissa F. Brown | 10 November 2011 - 08:14 AM

Answered by Imran khan | Jan 20 2012 10:55 PM
The simple difference between "liking" & "Talking about" a Facebook Page is after liking page how many people interact with your page.i.e post on the page wall, like a post, co... full answer >

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How to Decide if Moving from Engineering to Management is a Good Career Choice

By chco | 20 August 2010 - 12:31 PM
This excerpt from Being Geek offers some insight on the option of breaking away from pure development and pursuing management as a career path.There are two career tracks in engineering: development ...

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Monetize piracy instead of fighting it

By Fillrobs | 20 January 2012 - 12:42 PM
So it seems SOPA is dead and will disappear. PIPA is still left as I type - but will probably go the same way. The problem with these acts is that they were too general and allowed too many powers t...

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Difference between Resume and CV

By Zainuuu | 02 October 2011 - 06:30 AM
While reading an article "How to Make a Resume" I found that there is a huge difference between CV ( Curriculum Vitae) and Resume. Most of the countries especially Westerns use Resume for ge...

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LadyBug in "App Inventor" by David Wolber, Hal Abelson, Ellen Spertus & Liz Looney

Asked by effsty | 09 January 2012 - 01:06 AM

Answered by ChrisOlson | Jan 19 2012 10:46 AM
Hi, The UpdateLadyBug is a proceedure that you create as instructed on page 72 using the Block Editor, it's not a component that comes with the example files. I hope that helps, Chris Olson O... full answer >

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Deke Clelland IllustratorCS5

Asked by P, Dallas-Conte | 29 April 2011 - 01:00 AM

Answered by DebbieMac12 | Jan 17 2012 04:47 PM
When logging in it is case sensitive.....The web site is www.oreilly.com/go/Deke-IllustratorCS5 Hope this helps full answer >

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Book Needed : 802.1x setup

Asked by Gutenburg | 16 January 2012 - 07:49 AM

Answered by Gutenburg | Jan 17 2012 03:01 PM
Thanks. I'll check 'em out. full answer >

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