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Make PowerPoint the most "power"ful weapon in your Office arsenal and captivate your audiencePresentations are your opportunity to stand out from the crowd, impress your colleagues, and be the smartest person in the room. And upping your PowerPoint game is the key to making your next talk one to remember. But where do you start? Luckily, the trusted For Dummies series is here to help you put the umph back in your PowerPoint decks, one compelling slide at a time.Don't worry if you're completely new to PowerPoint, or even Microsoft Office in general. PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition quickly gets you up to speed on the basics of this world-famous presentation software, starting with understanding and using the interface. You'll learn to create a new presentation from scratch, leverage free templates to accelerate the making of your next slide deck, and even import data from other applications.Already know the fundamentals? Then skip straight to the sizzle with step-by-step instructions on integrating charts and graphics into your next presentation. Knock your audience's socks off with attention-grabbing videos, special effects that make it impossible to look away, and seamless slide transitions.Organized for easy and fast reference, this practical guide walks you through the strategies and techniques you'll need to:* Keep your presentation audiences engaged from the first slide to the very last* Collaborate with team members and colleagues, and share your presentation with others* Take advantage of all the latest features in the newest version of PowerPoint that will help you drive your deck past the finish lineYour next presentation is your chance to deliver your best ideas with power, dynamism, and enthusiasm. Get the tools you need to engage your audience in PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition. You'll soon discover that creating a slide deck, whether it's your first or your fiftieth, can be fun, easy, and exciting.

Service Design is an eminently practical guide to designing services that work for people. It offers powerful insights, methods, and case studies to help you design, implement, and measure multichannel service experiences with greater impact for customers, businesses, and society.

THIS ISN'T THE EDITION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR! The 5th edition of this book is now available. The book in your hands is a different kind of programming book. Like an entertaining video game, programming is an often challenging but always rewarding experience. This book shakes off the dusty, dull, dryness of the typical programming book, replacing it with something more exciting and flavorful: a bit of humor, a casual tone, and examples involving dragons and asteroids instead of bank accounts and employees.And since you learn to program by doing instead of just reading, this book contains over 100 hands-on programming challenges. You will be building software instead of just reading about it. By completing the challenges, you'll earn experience points, level up, and become a True C# Programmer!This book covers the C# language from the ground up. It doesn't assume you've been programming for years, but it also doesn't hold back on exciting, powerful language features.The journey begins by getting you set up to program in C#.We will then explore the basic mechanics of C#: statements, expressions, variables, if statements, loops, and methods.Next, we dive deep into a powerful and central feature of C#: object-oriented programming, which is an essential tool needed to build larger programs.We then look at the advanced C# features that make the language unique, elegant, and powerful.With this book as your companion, you will soon be off to save the world (or take it over) with your own C# programs!

By fang and feather, explore the vibrant lands of Kalimdor!

Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open-source technologies and web standards, even if you have only basic HTML knowledge. With this popular hands-on guide, youll tackle dynamic web programming with the help of todays core technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML5.Explore each technology separately, learn how to use them together, and pick up valuable web programming practices along the way. At the end of the book, youll put everything together to build a fully functional social networking site, using XAMPP or any development stack you choose.Learn PHP in-depth, along with the basics of object-oriented programmingExplore MySQL, from database structure to complex queriesUse the MySQLi Extension, PHPs improved MySQL interfaceCreate dynamic PHP web pages that tailor themselves to the userManage cookies and sessions, and maintain a high level of securityMaster the JavaScript languageand enhance it with jQueryUse Ajax calls for background browser/server communicationAcquire CSS2 and CSS3 skills for professionally styling your web pagesImplement all of the new HTML5 features, including geolocation, audio, video, and the canvas

Data pipelines are the foundation for success in data analytics. Moving data from numerous diverse sources and transforming it to provide context is the difference between having data and actually gaining value from it. This pocket reference defines data pipelines and explains how they work in today's modern data stack.You'll learn common considerations and key decision points when implementing pipelines, such as batch versus streaming data ingestion and build versus buy. This book addresses the most common decisions made by data professionals and discusses foundational concepts that apply to open source frameworks, commercial products, and homegrown solutions.You'll learn:What a data pipeline is and how it worksHow data is moved and processed on modern data infrastructure, including cloud platformsCommon tools and products used by data engineers to build pipelinesHow pipelines support analytics and reporting needsConsiderations for pipeline maintenance, testing, and alerting

Discover how data science can help you gain in-depth insight into your business - the easy way! Jobs in data science abound, but few people have the data science skills needed to fill these increasingly important roles.

Fearless investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the dark world of online racist hatemongers - and shows us how we can fight back

If you're one of the many developers uncertain about concurrent and multithreaded development, this practical cookbook will change your mind. With more than 75 code-rich recipes, author Stephen Cleary demonstrates parallel processing and asynchronous programming techniques, using libraries and language features in .NET and C#.

This cookbook is perfect for anyone who wants to experiment with the popular Arduino microcontroller and programming environment. Updated for Arduino 1.8, the third edition includes more than 200 tips and techniques for building a variety of objects and prototypes

The #1 selling Wi-Fi networking reference guide in the worldThe CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide is the ultimate preparation resource for the CWNA exam. Fully updated to align with the latest version of the exam, this book features expert coverage of all exam objectives to help you pass the exam. But passing the exam is just a first step. For over 16 years, the CWNA Study Guide has helped individuals jump-start their wireless networking careers. Wireless networking professionals across the globe use this book as their workplace reference guide for enterprise Wi-Fi technology.Owning this book provides you with a foundation of knowledge for important Wi-Fi networking topics, including:* Radio frequency (RF) fundamentals* 802.11 MAC and medium access* Wireless LAN topologies and architecture* WLAN design, troubleshooting and validation* Wi-Fi networking securityThe book authors have over 40 years of combined Wi-Fi networking expertise and provide real-world insights that you can leverage in your wireless networking career. Each of the book's 20 chapters breaks down complex topics into easy to understand nuggets of useful information. Each chapter has review questions that help you gauge your progress along the way. Additionally, hands-on exercises allow you to practice applying CWNA concepts to real-world scenarios. You also get a year of free access to the Sybex online interactive learning environment, which features additional resources and study aids, including bonus practice exam questions.The CWNA certification is a de facto standard for anyone working with wireless technology. It shows employers that you have demonstrated competence in critical areas, and have the knowledge and skills to perform essential duties that keep their wireless networks functioning and safe. The CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Study Guide gives you everything you need to pass the exam with flying colors.

Learn how to write secure, network software in idiomatic Go using the language's latest features.

The inside story of the booming video game industry from the late 1990s to the present, as told by the Managing Director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations).

An accessible, highly-illustrated introduction to deep learning that offers visual and conceptual explanations instead of equations. Readers learn how to use key deep learning algorithms without the need for complex math.