Objective-C Essential Training 2013

There are a lot of programming languages out there, but Objective-C is the best choice for developers who want to develop iOS and OS X apps. This course is your primer. Get the tools you need, learn the structure of Objective-C, and get your first code up and running. Author Simon Allardice also walks you through the Foundation framework, a collection of prewritten code that makes the coding process easier; shows you how to design and build your own classes; and provides memory management techniques—the key to efficient programming. Plus, learn how to make your way around Xcode 5, the app to write, test, and debug Objective-C, and into advanced features like categories, protocols, and dynamic typing.

Arch Linux Environment set-up How-To

Get started with Arch Linux as a blank canvas and build the simple and elegant environment you want

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment (3rd Edition)

For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W. Richard Stevens’ Advanced Programming in the UNIX® Environment . Now, once again, Rich’s colleague Steve Rago has thoroughly updated this classic work. The new third edition supports today’s leading platforms, reflects new technical advances and best practices, and aligns with Version 4 of the Single UNIX Specification.

Exam 70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012 Lab Manual

Microsoft Windows Server is a multi-purpose server designed to increase reliability and flexibility of a network infrastructure. Windows Server is the paramount tool used by enterprises in their datacenter and desktop strategy.

SSH For Newbs

In this course, I’ll teach you the basics of working with Linux and SSH. Along the way, you’ll gain a basic understanding of how things work on a Debian system. Though we’ll start at the beginning, don’t worry: there’s something for everyone in this course!

Up and Running with OS X Server App

Mac OS X Server used to be a $1,000 product. Now it’s a $20 app you can install like any app on Mavericks, but that doesn’t make it any less powerful. OS X Server offers the old standby services like file sharing, group calendars, and email, with several brand-new twists like wireless management for all of your Apple devices, and caching of software updates to speed up app downloads for your office, school, studio, or any other small organization. Sean Colins, shows you how to set up your own cloud and save time and money with its collaboration and productivity tools. Start here to get up and running fast.

Windows 8 Store Apps Hands-on in 20 Lessons

This course takes the learner through a complete and in-depth lap around building a Windows 8 Store app. Areas covered include planning an app, designing and creating a store-ready user experience, handling the application lifecycle and hooking into key Windows integration mechanisms, accessing data in the cloud, downloading files and performing work in the background, working with live tiles and toast notifications, interacting with a custom cloud service, and more. By the end of this course, you should be proficient in the platform and ready to build or improve your own apps.

Testable Windows 8 Applications

This course explores the ins and outs of developing testable Windows 8 applications that are written in C# and XAML, or HTML and JavaScript. Topics examined include how to structure applications to facilitate testing, limitations when writing unit tests, UI automation testing, and unit testing with WinJS.

Windows 8 – From Start to Store

Everything you need to know about creating Windows 8 Store applications. The course begins with an overview of Windows 8 and its principle design features, continues with a discussion of the principal controls used to build apps, and takes you all the way through submitting an application to the store. Along the way there is in-depth coverage of the presentation and manipulation of data, including data storage and data binding. You’ll also come to understand and control the application lifecycle and handle asynchronous operations. Finally, you’ll see how to implement charms with contracts and how to keep your application alive and engaging.

Building Windows 8 Applications with JavaScript and HTML

Learn how to build Windows Store applications on top of the WinJS platform with JavaScript and HTML. Get acquainted with the design philosophy of the Modern UI and how it affects the design of your application. Work with existing and new WinJS controls to provide interaction, learn how to respond to layout orientation and view state changes. Learn the distinctions between traditional web development and WinJS development, and see how to take existing .NET development skills and apply them to Window Store applications.

Unix for Mac OS X Users

Unix for Mac OS X Users unlocks the powerful capabilities of Unix that underlie Mac OS X, teaching how to use command-line syntax to perform common tasks such as file management, data entry, and text manipulation. The course teaches Unix from the ground up, starting with the basics of the command line and graduating to powerful, advanced tools like grep, sed, and xargs. The course shows how to enter commands in Terminal to create, move, copy, and delete files and folders; change file ownership and permissions; view and stop command and application processes; find and edit data within files; and use command-line shortcuts to speed up workflow. Exercise files accompany the course.

Mac OS X Mountain Lion Essential Training

In this course, Macworld senior editor Christopher Breen provides a comprehensive overview of Mac OS X Mountain Lion, complete with insider tips for getting the most out of the operating system. The course shows how to configure system preferences, personalize the interface, master gestures, and achieve fluency with applications such as Mail, Calendar, and Preview. The course also includes tutorials on browsing the web with Safari, automating complex tasks with Automator, sharing over a network, performing maintenance operations using Disk Utility, and offers time-saving techniques for using the Mac efficiently. Along the way, Christopher reviews the 200+ new features in Mountain Lion, which gives even experienced Mac users a valuable head start.

Cocoa Essential Training

Discover how to build desktop applications for the Mac by exploring the many frameworks and essential design patterns in Cocoa. Author Simon Allardice shows you how to create a better-looking user interface that works on multiple screen sizes with Mac OS X Lion. The course also demonstrates how to use the Cocoa frameworks to build several example applications, and reinforces the best practices to build apps and get them ready for the Mac App Store.

Objective-C Essential Training

In this course, Simon Allardice provides a nuts-and-bolts overview of Objective-C, the popular language for developing Mac, iPhone, and iPad applications, and discusses how to build a basic application using Objective-C and Xcode 4. The course shows how to download and install the development tools, covers every major feature of the language, and walks through the writing, compiling, and debugging stages of development. Programmers will also learn about memory management, a vital aspect of programming in Objective-C and the Foundation framework.