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New for April 2004 - Computing Books
16 Apr 04

Pearson Education publishes a wide range of Computing and IT related books - everything from Certification and Databases to Games, Networking and Programming! Below are a selection of our key computing titles publishing in April 2004.

Alternatively, why not browse our full range of computing titles.

Macintosh Bible, The
Macintosh Bible, The
9th Edition
Cliff Colby, Cheryl England
£26.99 


The revised Mac Bible has it all: the brightest Mac minds, the best tips, the most comprehensive Mac instruction -- all in a single volume!

  • Thorough coverage of all the latest versions of Apple's newly mature operating system: Mac OS X.
  • An expanded chapter on digital media and a special switcher's appendix bring this best-selling classic up to date on the topics that matter most to Mac users today.
  • Insightful interviews with Mac community luminaries at the end of each chapter.

For further information, or to purchase click here.

Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training
Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training
Jeff VanWest
£33.99 


Get hands-on, project building exercises, and a CD-ROM full of tutorials from this top-selling series by Lynda.com.

  • Learn fundamental web design techniques that can be applied to this new and completely different version of Illustrator.
  • Includes hands-on exercises developed by acclaimed instructor Lynda Weinmann.
  • The companion CD-ROM contains exercise files and QuickTime movie tutorials to help illustrate complex techniques.

For further information, or to purchase click here.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to VBA
Absolute Beginner's Guide to VBA
Paul McFedries
£13.99 


Someone who has never programmed can learn how to add features and controls to Office applications with Visual Basic for Applications(VBA).

This book assumes no prior programming experience, so even programming novices can get up to speed quickly on the basics of the VBA language. It is very practical and offers the reader tested programs and projects that he or she can implement right away. This book reinforces the reader's learning by presenting useful, end-of-chapter pedagogical resources, including question-and-answer sessions and quizzes, as well as practical exercises that cement and extend the reader's knowledge. It explorers not only the object models of Word and Excel, but also other members of the Office 2003 suite, including PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.

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Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit
Sams Teach Yourself UML in 24 Hours, Complete Starter Kit
3rd Edition
Joseph Schmuller
£21.99 


The leading low-level entry tutorial to UML, now updated for UML 2 and with useful tools included on CD-ROM.

  • Proven step-by-step "24 Hours" format offers an alternative to the professional-level UML introductions such as UML Distilled or Learning UML.
  • Now updated with improved diagrams and notation, and more detailed explanations in response to reader feedback on previous editions.
  • Covers the changes in UML 2.0 designed to support modern Object-Oriented and Component-based programming.

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Real World Digital Video
Real World Digital Video
2nd Edition
Pete Shaner, Gerald Jones
£37.99 


As the necessary equipment becomes cheaper and smaller and the post-production technology moves forward by leaps and bounds, all sorts of people who never thought they'd be holding cameras are now shooting video! This is the book for them and for just about anyone else who wants a thorough understanding of every phase of the video production process: from capturing professional-quality images and sound to editing, post-processing, adding special effects, and distributing on tape, DVD, or streaming Internet media.

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