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Chapter one is a very brief introduction: almost a preface. Basic statistical measures of failure and service are described in chapter two. "Organizational Causes of Failures," in chapter three, tells stories of some major disasters, but provides no structural recommendations. Chapter four looks at analytical approaches to failure prevention, covering the failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) and fault tree analysis (FTA) methods that should be more widely used in general risk assessment. The discussion of testing types, purposes, and analysis, in chapter five, raises some very interesting questions: if a thousand versions of a part are tested for a thousand hours and only one fails, does this *really* support the vendor's assertio... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Chapter one discusses the concept of open source software (and related terms such as free software, freeware, and so forth), as well as introducing some (though not all) of the major groups and players. The text points out the difficulties of finding specific definitions when dealing with a community and philosophy of this nature, and the material is indicative and possibly useful, but even so the explanations could be much clearer and less demanding of the reader. The philosophies (and factions) of the open source community are outlined in chapter two, as well as basic ideas such as copyleft. There is further delineation of the reasons behind open source, which does rather beg the question of why the topic wasn't dealt with better in t... Rest of this review on the detail page
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When it comes to digital imaging software, Adobe Photoshop has long set the standard. Thus, when a new version of the popular program appears, designers tend to stand up and take notice--hen get down to the serious business of learning about it! And for that, there's no better place to turn than the book from the people behind the product: Adobe Press' Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book.Using the same style of self-paced instruction employed in the best-selling previous edition, this comprehensive set of Photoshop lessons provides everything you need to dive into the world of print, Web, and graphic design with Photoshop 7. Completely revised to cover all of Photoshop 7's new features (including the new Healing Brush, color correction... Rest of this review on the detail page
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The various titles in the "Hacks" series contain lots of individual tips. The points cover a wide range of subjects and skill levels, although most are intermediate to advanced. Most readers will, though, find something of interest or use, regardless of their specific pursuits: there will be something helpful, somewhere, and it probably won't be too difficult to use or install. This book is not quite the same. There is lots of fascinating information, but much of the utility will only come with some exploration, additional research, and experimentation on the part of the user. (Oh, and this is definitely for Wintel machines, with some nods to Linux.) Chapter one deals with the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System programming) and (primari... Rest of this review on the detail page
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