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Android-Apps entwickeln mit Java
Ihr Einstieg in die App-Entwicklung mit Android Studio! Hier lernen Sie auf unterhaltsame Weise, wie Sie mit Java für Android entwickeln – z. B. ein eigenes Spiel mit allem Drum und Dran. Sie setzen Animationen, Sounds, Bewegungssensoren und die Kamera ein und erstellen schicke Layouts, Online-Bestenlisten und angesagte Features für die Smartwatch. Grundkenntnisse in der Programmierung werden vorausgesetzt – dann kann nichts mehr schief gehen auf dem Weg zur ersten Android-App! Aus dem Inhalt: StartvorbereitungenJava-Einführung direkt mit AndroidAndroid-Studio installierenSchritt für Schritt zur ersten AppEin Spiel entwickelnWas soll das Spiel machen? – Aufbau der Game EngineSound und Animation hinzufügenSpieler vernetzen: Highscores und BestenlistenAugmented Reality: mehr Spaß und Spannung durch die KameraNoch mehr Techniken!Arbeiten mit GeokoordinatenHintergrundservices nutzenEin neues Layout für Ihre AppSmartwatch anbindenApps veröffentlichen in Google Play und anderen Markets Vorwort ... 13 Materialien zum Buch ... 14 1. Einleitung ... 15 1.1 ... Für wen ist dieses Buch? ... 15 1.2 ... Unendliche Möglichkeiten ... 20 1.3 ... Was ist so toll an Android? ... 26 2. Ist Java nicht auch eine Insel? ... 39 2.1 ... Warum Java? ... 39 2.2 ... Grundlagen ... 42 2.3 ... Pakete ... 45 2.4 ... Klassen implementieren ... 48 2.5 ... Daten verwalten ... 60 2.6 ... Vererbung ... 63 3. Vorbereitungen ... 69 3.1 ... Was brauche ich, um zu beginnen? ... 69 3.2 ... Schritt 1: Android Studio installieren ... 71 3.3 ... Schritt 2: Das Android SDK ... 72 3.4 ... Ein neues App-Projekt anlegen ... 75 3.5 ... Android Studio mit dem Handy verbinden ... 78 3.6 ... Fehlersuche ... 80 4. Die erste App ... 89 4.1 ... Sag »Hallo«, Android! ... 89 4.2 ... Bestandteile einer Android-App ... 98 4.3 ... Benutzeroberflächen bauen ... 111 4.4 ... Buttons mit Funktion ... 122 4.5 ... Eine App installieren ... 126 5. Ein Spiel entwickeln ... 131 5.1 ... Wie viele Stechmücken kann man in einer Minute fangen? ... 131 5.2 ... Grafiken einbinden ... 138 5.3 ... Die Game Engine ... 142 5.4 ... Der erste Mückenfang ... 176 6. Sound und Animation ... 183 6.1 ... Sounds hinzufügen ... 184 6.2 ... Sounds abspielen ... 187 6.3 ... Einfache Animationen ... 191 6.4 ... Fliegende Mücken ... 203 7. Internetzugriff ... 217 7.1 ... Highscores speichern ... 217 7.2 ... Bestenliste im Internet ... 227 7.3 ... Listen mit Adaptern ... 239 8. Kamera und Augmented Reality ... 249 8.1 ... Die Kamera verwenden ... 249 8.2 ... Bilddaten verwenden ... 261 9. Sensoren und der Rest der Welt ... 271 9.1 ... Himmels- und sonstige Richtungen ... 271 9.2 ... Wo fliegen sie denn? ... 279 9.3 ... Beschleunigung und Erschütterungen ... 294 9.4 ... Hintergrund-Services ... 302 9.5 ... Arbeiten mit Geokoordinaten ... 309 10. Smartwatch und Android Wear ... 321 10.1 ... Welt am Handgelenk ... 321 10.2 ... Phone ruft Uhr ... 323 10.3 ... Ein Wear-Projekt ... 327 10.4 ... Uhr ruft Phone ... 330 10.5 ... Wear 2.x ... 335 10.6 ... Fazit ... 339 11. Tipps und Tricks ... 341 11.1 ... Views mit Stil ... 341 11.2 ... Dialoge ... 351 11.3 ... Layout-Gefummel ... 360 11.4 ... Teilen und Empfangen ... 371 11.5 ... Daten speichern leicht gemacht ... 381 11.6 ... Öffentliche Webservices abfragen ... 388 11.7 ... Activities aus Fragmenten ... 398 12. Apps veröffentlichen ... 405 12.1 ... Vorarbeiten ... 405 12.2 ... Hausaufgaben ... 411 12.3 ... Alternative Markets ... 424 Index ... 433
Einstieg in Data Science mit R
Datenanalyse ist überall angekommen – seien auch Sie dabei! Quereinsteiger wie Historiker oder Germanisten, die mit quantitativen Methoden beginnen möchten, sind bei diesem Buch richtig, ob für die Forschung oder im Unternehmen. Sie bekommen alles an die Hand, was Sie zum Loslegen brauchen. Lassen Sie Excel-Tabellen hinter sich und lernen Sie, wie Sie statistische Analysen mit R programmieren. Auch die mathematischen Grundlagen lernen Sie kennen, von den Mittelwerten bis zur linearen Regression. Nach der Lektüre sind Sie in der Lage, ein eigenes Projekt mit ausgewählten statistischen Methoden durchzuführen und Ihre Ergebnisse zu visualisieren. Aus dem Inhalt: InstallationProgrammieren für QuereinsteigerDaten verschiedener Formate ladenDaten bereinigenMit fehlenden Werten umgehenWachstumsberechnungenMittelwerteLineare RegressionR StudioEinstieg in die Programmiersprache R Materialien zum Buch ... 11 1. Über dieses Buch ... 13 1.1 ... Für wen ist dieses Buch? Für Sie? ... 13 1.2 ... Was sind die Ziele, was können Sie hier lernen? ... 13 1.3 ... Was Sie nicht lernen werden ... 15 1.4 ... Wie Sie mit diesem Buch arbeiten ... 17 2. Einführung ... 19 2.1 ... Statistik und Data Science im Vergleich ... 21 2.2 ... Was ist R, und warum sollten Sie das überhaupt lernen? ... 23 3. R Base und RStudio: Installation und erste Schritte ... 25 3.1 ... R Base ... 25 3.2 ... RStudio ... 29 3.3 ... Wie sieht die Oberfläche aus, und was bedeuten die einzelnen Bereiche? ... 31 3.4 ... Die R-Konsole ... 33 3.5 ... Mein erstes Skript ... 35 3.6 ... Hilfe! ... 42 4. Die Programmiersprache R ... 51 4.1 ... Objekte ... 51 4.2 ... Funktionen ... 52 4.3 ... Pakete (Packages) ... 53 4.4 ... Ein paar Vokabeln ... 61 4.5 ... Kommentare ... 68 4.6 ... Groß- und Kleinschreibung und andere Syntaxregeln ... 68 4.7 ... Computer sind dumm ... 71 5. Grundlagen der statistischen Datenanalyse ... 73 5.1 ... Fragestellung und Studiendesign ... 73 5.2 ... Von Daten und Datensätzen ... 74 5.3 ... Berechnung des Durchschnittswertes (Mittelwert, arithmetisches Mittel) ... 84 5.4 ... Wachstumsberechnung (Veränderungsberechnung) ... 84 5.5 ... Trend und lineare Regression ... 86 5.6 ... Beispieldatensatz »Zigarettenverbrauch« ... 88 6. Daten einlesen und für die Analyse vorbereiten ... 93 6.1 ... Daten aus Excel einlesen ... 93 6.2 ... Daten im .csv-Format einlesen ... 98 6.3 ... Umgang mit Datumsangaben ... 102 6.4 ... Daten vorbereiten ... 109 6.5 ... Not available! - Der Umgang mit fehlenden Werten ... 122 7. Daten analysieren mit einfacher Statistik ... 129 7.1 ... Beispiel 1: Zigarettenkonsum ... 129 7.2 ... Beispiel 2: 100 Jahre Wohlstandsentwicklungen in Indien ... 144 7.3 ... Visualisierung ... 166 8. Umfassendes Praxisbeispiel ... 187 8.1 ... Fragestellung: Was will ich wissen? ... 188 8.2 ... Datenbeschaffung ... 189 8.3 ... Daten laden und Überblick verschaffen ... 191 8.4 ... Daten vorbereiten und bereinigen ... 195 8.5 ... Verarbeitung der Daten im Dreiklang ... 196 8.6 ... Kommunikation ... 219 8.7 ... Dokumentation ... 219 8.8 ... Bonus: Folgeanalyse in der Zeitreihe: Krankheitstage ... 219 9. Abschluss ... 233 A. Datenmaterial ... 235 A.1 ... Zigaretten 1 ... 235 A.2 ... Zensus Länder ... 236 A.3 ... Luftqualität ... 237 A.4 ... Zigaretten 2 ... 243 A.5 ... Indien 1990-2000 ... 244 A.6 ... Personaldaten ... 245 A.7 ... Personaldaten - Erweitert ... 252 Index ... 261
Microsoft Access für Einsteiger
Mit Microsoft Access können Sie ganz leicht alle Ihre Daten verwalten: sei es für die Mediensammlung daheim, für das Studium, für das eigene Unternehmen oder für den Verein. Wie das geht, zeigt Ihnen dieses Buch. Vorkenntnisse benötigen Sie keine. Sie lernen, wie man Datenbanken modelliert, wie Access-Datenbanken entwickelt werden und wie Sie mit Makros Datenbanken leicht an Ihre Bedürfnisse anpassen. An sechs umfassenden Beispieldatenbanken aus den Bereichen Handel, Handwerk, Medien und Vermietung testen Sie Ihre Kenntnisse. Aus dem Inhalt: Access kennenlernen: eine fertige Datenbank benutzenDatenmodellierung: eine eigene Datenbank entwerfenTabellen, Abfragen, Formulare, Berichte erstellenDaten importieren und exportierenDatenbanken individualisieren mit MakrosTools zur Analyse und Optimierung Materialien zum Buch ... 17 1. Einführung ... 19 1.1 ... Was macht eine Datenbank? ... 19 1.2 ... Entwickler und Benutzer ... 20 1.3 ... Warum sollten Sie mit Datenbanken arbeiten? ... 20 1.4 ... Wer sollte dieses Buch lesen? ... 21 1.5 ... Wie sind relationale Datenbanken aufgebaut? ... 22 2. Eine fertige Anwendung benutzen ... 29 2.1 ... Die Benutzung ermöglichen ... 29 2.2 ... Eine Vorstellung der Möglichkeiten ... 30 2.3 ... Der Aufbau dieser Anwendung ... 43 3. Eigene Datenbanken modellieren ... 53 3.1 ... Eine einfache Kundendatenbank ... 53 3.2 ... Der Ausbau der Handelsanwendung ... 59 3.3 ... Die Verwaltung von Medien ... 68 4. Eine einfache Anwendung realisieren ... 77 4.1 ... Ziel dieses Kapitels ... 77 4.2 ... Eine Datenbank erzeugen ... 79 4.3 ... Die Oberfläche von MS Access ... 80 4.4 ... Eine einzelne Tabelle anlegen ... 81 4.5 ... Die ersten Daten eingeben ... 91 4.6 ... Formulare zur Bedienung nutzen ... 96 4.7 ... Berichte zur Präsentation erstellen ... 115 5. Eine komplexe Anwendung realisieren ... 123 5.1 ... Ziel dieses Kapitels ... 123 5.2 ... Datenbank und Tabellen anlegen ... 125 5.3 ... Beziehungen erstellen ... 130 5.4 ... Formulare über mehrere Tabellen ... 135 5.5 ... Berichte über mehrere Tabellen ... 167 6. Abfragen ... 179 6.1 ... Aufbau ... 179 6.2 ... Sortieren ... 186 6.3 ... Filtern ... 190 6.4 ... Verknüpfte Kriterien ... 202 6.5 ... Besondere Abfragen ... 208 6.6 ... Berechnungen ... 216 6.7 ... Integrierte Funktionen ... 224 6.8 ... Abfragen über mehrere Tabellen ... 236 6.9 ... Gruppierungen ... 247 6.10 ... Gruppierungen und Berechnungen ... 254 6.11 ... Berechnungen von Zeiten und Kosten ... 262 6.12 ... Joins ... 269 6.13 ... Aktionsabfragen ... 272 7. Objekte, Datenbanken, Tabellen ... 279 7.1 ... Objekte in MS Access ... 279 7.2 ... Assistenten und Vorlagen ... 283 7.3 ... Vorlagen für Datenbanken ... 284 7.4 ... Tabellen ... 286 7.5 ... Aufbau einer Anwendung ... 288 8. Formulare ... 293 8.1 ... Ansichten ... 293 8.2 ... Darstellungsformen ... 296 8.3 ... Vorlagen ... 298 8.4 ... Formular-Assistent ... 306 9. Steuerelemente ... 317 9.1 ... Bezeichnungsfeld ... 317 9.2 ... Textfeld ... 319 9.3 ... Listenfeld ... 322 9.4 ... Schaltfläche ... 330 9.5 ... Makros ändern ... 338 9.6 ... Kombinationsfeld ... 340 9.7 ... Unterformular ... 347 10. Berichte ... 355 10.1 ... Ansichten ... 356 10.2 ... Vorlagen ... 358 10.3 ... Berichts-Assistent ... 361 11. Externe Daten ... 373 11.1 ... Importieren und Verknüpfen ... 373 11.2 ... Exportieren ... 386 11.3 ... Gespeicherte Im- und Exporte ... 392 12. Werkzeuge ... 393 12.1 ... Werkzeuge zur Optimierung ... 393 12.2 ... Werkzeuge zur Analyse ... 397 Anhang ... 401 A ... Lösung der Übungsaufgaben ... 401 Index ... 431
Anwendungsentwicklung auf der SAP Cloud Platform
Ob Erweiterungen für SAP-Cloud-Lösungen oder eigenständige Anwendungen auf der SAP Cloud Platform (SAP BTP) – dieses Buch macht Ihnen die Entwicklung leicht! Klaus Kopecz zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie mit dem SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAPM) im Handumdrehen Ihre erste eigene Cloud-Anwendung erstellen. Von der Anlage des Daten- und Servicemodells bis zur produktiven Anwendung werden Sie durch alle erforderlichen Schritte geführt. Aus dem Inhalt: Was ist das SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP)?Entwicklung in Visual Studio CodeDaten- und Servicemodellierung mit CDSEreignisbehandlerroutinen mit Node.jsAnbindung von SAP-Fiori-OberflächenGlobalisierungAuthentifizierung und AutorisierungApplication Programming Interfaces (APIs)Deployment auf der SAP Cloud PlatformZugriff auf SAP HANA und andere Services der SAP Cloud Platform Einleitung ... 17 TEIL I Einführung ... 25 1. Einführung in das SAP Cloud Application Programming Model ... 27 1.1 ... Die SAP Cloud Platform ... 28 1.2 ... Was ist das SAP Cloud Application Programming Model? ... 31 1.3 ... Nächste Schritte ... 44 2. Erste Schritte zur eigenen Anwendung ... 45 2.1 ... Aufbau einer lokalen Entwicklungsumgebung ... 46 2.2 ... CDS-Editor ... 60 2.3 ... »Hallo CAP«-Service ... 62 2.4 ... CDS Command Line Interface ... 72 2.5 ... Was sollten Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen? ... 74 TEIL II Anwendungsentwicklung ... 77 3. Start des Entwicklungsprojekts ... 79 3.1 ... Modell eines Produktkatalogs ... 79 3.2 ... Entwicklungsprojekt anlegen ... 82 3.3 ... Domänenmodell anlegen ... 86 3.4 ... Die Serviceschicht ... 89 3.5 ... Datenabfragen ... 92 3.6 ... Testen mit einem HTTP-Client ... 94 3.7 ... Debuggen einer Service-Implementierung ... 103 3.8 ... Was sollten Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen? ... 108 4. Core Data Services für CAP im Detail ... 111 4.1 ... CDS als Familie von Modellierungssprachen ... 112 4.2 ... Entitäten und Views ... 116 4.3 ... Assoziationen und Kompositionen ... 119 4.4 ... Typen in CDS ... 122 4.5 ... Weitere Eigenschaften von Elementen ... 126 4.6 ... Die CDS Query Language ... 126 4.7 ... Namensräume ... 131 4.8 ... Referenzen auf Modelle ... 132 4.9 ... Annotationen ... 135 4.10 ... Services ... 143 4.11 ... Aspekte ... 148 4.12 ... Lokalisierung ... 151 4.13 ... Lokalisierte Daten ... 156 5. Weiterentwicklung zur produktiven Anwendung ... 159 5.1 ... Wiederverwendung von Typen und Aspekten ... 160 5.2 ... Implementierung der Rolle des Katalognutzers ... 169 5.3 ... Konfiguration ... 174 5.4 ... Authentifizierung und Autorisierung ... 185 5.5 ... Entwurf eines UIs mit SAP Fiori Elements ... 194 5.6 ... Was sollten Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen? ... 205 6. Das CDS API für Node.js ... 209 6.1 ... CAP-Laufzeit = Services + Events ... 210 6.2 ... Exponieren von Services ... 212 6.3 ... Behandeln von Ereignissen ... 214 6.4 ... Konnektivität zu Services ... 218 6.5 ... Konsumieren von Services ... 220 6.6 ... Das Request-Objekt ... 223 6.7 ... Konstruktion von CQN-Objekten ... 226 6.8 ... Modellverarbeitung ... 228 TEIL III Deployment auf die SAP Cloud Platform ... 231 7. Deployment-Umgebung auf der SAP Cloud Platform anlegen ... 233 7.1 ... Anlegen eines Trial-Accounts ... 235 7.2 ... Subaccounts mit Cloud-Foundry-Umgebung ... 238 7.3 ... Einführung in die Arbeit mit Cloud Foundry ... 241 7.4 ... Deployment einer Cloud-Foundry-Applikation ... 248 7.5 ... Was sollten Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen? ... 261 8. SAP-Anwendungsarchitektur in der Cloud-Foundry-Umgebung ... 263 8.1 ... Geschäftsanwendung als Summe spezialisierter Services ... 264 8.2 ... Authorization and Trust Management ... 268 8.3 ... Application Router ... 271 8.4 ... Webserver für das SAP-Fiori-UI ... 279 8.5 ... Was haben Sie in diesem Kapitel erreicht? ... 287 9. Anbindung an SAP HANA ... 289 9.1 ... SAP-HANA-Datenbankinstanz anlegen ... 291 9.2 ... Anbindung von SAP HANA an die lokale Entwicklungsumgebung ... 294 9.3 ... SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure ... 304 10. Hybride Entwicklung ... 311 10.1 ... Die Technik der hybriden Entwicklung ... 313 10.2 ... Anbindung des lokalen CAP-Servers an SAP HANA ... 317 10.3 ... Authorization and Trust Management Service konfigurieren und anbinden ... 318 10.4 ... Was Sie in diesem Kapitel erreicht haben ... 333 11. Deployment der Geschäftsanwendung ... 335 11.1 ... Der CAP-Build-Prozess ... 336 11.2 ... Deployment mittels Cloud-Foundry-Manifest ... 341 11.3 ... Deployment als Multitarget Application ... 349 11.4 ... Was Sie in diesem Kapitel erreicht haben ... 366 TEIL IV Integration mit SAP-Produkten und -Services ... 367 12. Das SAP Business Application Studio ... 369 12.1 ... Vor der Nutzung ... 371 12.2 ... CAP im SAP Business Application Studio ... 377 12.3 ... Was Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen sollten ... 381 13. Integration mit SAP-Lösungen ... 383 13.1 ... SAP Cloud Platform Connectivity ... 384 13.2 ... SAP Cloud Platform Enterprise Messaging ... 386 13.3 ... Externe Services an eine CAP-Anwendung anbinden ... 388 13.4 ... Ereignisse senden und verarbeiten mit CAP ... 397 13.5 ... Was sollten Sie aus diesem Kapitel mitnehmen? ... 401 14. Problembehandlung ... 403 14.1 ... Installieren von npm-Paketen schlägt fehl ... 403 14.2 ... »cds compile« erzeugt nicht verarbeitbare Dateien ... 405 14.3 ... Debugging ... 405 14.4 ... Senden von HTTP-Requests ... 406 14.5 ... Arbeiten mit SAP HANA ... 406 14.6 ... Aufruf des SAP-Fiori-UI ... 407 15. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick ... 409 Linksammlung ... 413 Der Autor ... 417 Index ... 419
Traefik API Gateway for Microservices
Use Traefik as a load balancer or a reverse proxy for microservices-based architecture. This book covers Traefik integration for microservices architecture concerns such as service discovery, telemetry, and resiliency.The book focuses on building an in-depth understanding of Traefik. It starts with the fundamentals of Traefik, including different load balancing algorithms available, and failure handling for application resiliency. Examples are included for the failure scenarios. TLS support is explained, including scenarios of TLS termination and TLS forwarding. Traefik supports TLS termination using Let's Encrypt. Traefik deployment in prominent microservices ecosystems is discussed, including Docker and Kubernetes.Traefik is a language-neutral component. This book presents examples of its deployment with Java-based microservices. The examples in the book show Traefik integration with Jaeger/Zipkin, Prometheus, Grafana, and FluentD. Also covered is Traefik for Python-based services and Java-based services deployed in the Kubernetes cluster. By the end of the book, you will confidently know how to deploy and integrate Traefik into prominent microservices ecosystems.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Understand Traefik basics and its components* Explore different load balancing scenarios and TLS termination* Configure service discovery, circuit breakers, timeouts, and throttling* Monitor Traefik using Prometheus and request tracingWHO THIS BOOK IS FORDevelopers and project managers who have developed microservices and are deploying them in cloud and on-premise environments with Kubernetes or Docker. The book is not specifically written for any particular programming language. The examples presented use Java or Python.RAHUL SHARMA is a seasoned Java developer with over 15 years of industry experience. In his career he has worked with companies of various sizes from enterprises to startups. During this time he has developed and managed microservices on the cloud (AWS/GCE/DigitalOcean) using open source software. He is an open source enthusiast and shares his experience at local meetups. He co-authored Java Unit Testing with JUnit 5 (Apress) and Getting Started with Istio Service Mesh (Apress).AKSHAY MATHUR is a software engineer with 15 years of experience, mostly in Java and web technologies. Most of his career has been spent building B2B platforms for enterprises, dealing with concerns such as scalability, configurability, multi-tenancy, and cloud engineering. He has hands-on experience implementing and operating microservices and Kubernetes in these ecosystems. Currently, he enjoys public speaking and blogging on new cloud native technologies (especially plain Kubernetes) and effective engineering culture.Chapter 1: Introduction to TraefikCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER COVERS THE NEED OF A BETTER LOAD BALANCER USING MICROSERVICES COMPONENTS. IT COVERS TRAEFIK COMPONENTS AND BUILD THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING. THE READER WILL SETUP THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL GET STARTED WITH TRAEFIKNO OF PAGES: 20SUB -TOPICS1. Monolith to microservices architecture evolution1. Static configuration challenges2. Observability challenges3. TLS as identity2. Traefik components1. CLI2. DashboardChapter 2: Configure TraefikCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER WILL COVER ROUTING BASICS. IT WILL DISCUSS THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS.NO OF PAGES: 20SUB - TOPICS1. Entrypoint2. Routers3. ServicesChapter 3: Load Balancing and Failure DetectionCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER WILL COVER DIFFERENT LOAD BALANCING OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN TRAEFIK.NO OF PAGES : 30SUB - TOPICS:1. Configuring HTTP servicea. Round robinb. Weighted round robinc. Mirroringd. Health checks2. Configuring TCP servicea. Round robinb. Weighted round robinChapter 4: Configure TLSCHAPTER GOAL: TLS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF LOAD BALANCING. WE WILL COVER HOW TO DO TLS TERMINATION AND TLS PASS THROUGH USING TRAEFIK.NO OF PAGES: 15SUB - TOPICS:1. Configure TLS terminationa. Using lets encrypt2. Configure TLS pass-throughChapter 5: Logs, Request Tracing and Black ListingCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER WILL COVER OBSERVABILITY FEATURES OF TRAEFIKNO OF PAGES: 30SUB - TOPICS:1. Trafik logging2. Access logs3. Request tracing4. IP blacklisting5. MetricesChapter 6: Traefik as MicroservicesCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER WILL USE TRAEFIK FOR MICROSERVICES TRAFFIC ROUTING. IT WILL LOAD CONFIGURATION AND DISCOVER SERVICES FROM A BACKEND. IT WILL CONFIGURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS, THROTTLING AND RETRIES.NO OF PAGES: 30SUB - TOPICS:1. Routing using service discovery2. configure circuit breakers and retries3. configure throttling4. Supporting canary routesChapter 7: Traefik as Kubernetes IngressCHAPTER GOAL: THE CHAPTER WILL SETUP TRAEFIK AS KUBERNETES INGRESS. IT WILL SETUP MUTUAL TLS AUTHENTICATION FOR IDENTITY AND ROLE BASED ACCESS CONTROL. IT WILL SEND METRICES AND TRACING TO PROMETHEUS AND JAGGER K8S COMPONENTS.NO OF PAGES: 30SUB - TOPICS:1. Configure Kubernetes ingress2. Enable mTLS authenticationa. configure RBAC3. Configure TLS termination for user requests4. Configure request tracing with Jaeger5. Capture metrices in prometheus
Become ITIL® 4 Foundation Certified in 7 Days
Use this guide book in its fully updated second edition to study for the ITIL 4 Foundation certification exam. Know the latest ITIL framework and DevOps concepts.The book will take you through the new ITIL framework and nuances of the DevOps methodology. The book follows the topics included in the foundation certification exam syllabus and includes new sections on ITIL's guiding principles, service value chain, and the four dimensions of service management. Also included are the concepts, processes, and philosophies used in DevOps programs and projects. ITIL and DevOps concepts are explained with relevant examples.By the time you finish this book, you will have a complete understanding of ITIL 4 and will be ready to take the ITIL 4 Foundation certification exam. You will know the DevOps methodology and how ITIL reinforces the philosophy of shared responsibility and collaboration. Over the course of a week, even while working your day job, you will be prepared to take the exam.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Know the basics of ITIL as you prepare for the ITIL Foundation certification exam* Understand ITIL through examples* Be aware of ITIL's relevance to DevOps and DevOps conceptsWHO THIS BOOK IS FORProfessionals from the IT services industryABHINAV KRISHNA KAISER works as a senior manager at a top consulting firm. He consults with organizations to assess, define, and implement DevOps, Agile, and ITIL processes. Abhinav is an accredited ITIL trainer and has delivered numerous classroom trainings. He is a leading authority on the topics of DevOps, Agile, and ITIL. He lives in London, United Kingdom. He is an author and his latest book is Reinventing ITIL in the Age of DevOps (Apress).Chapter 1: Introduction to the new ITILChapter Goal: To introduce the new ITIL, provide context and differentiate with the version 3No of pages : 15 pagesSub -Topics1. Why ITIL 4?1. Difference between ITIL 3 and ITIL 42. ITIL 4 Foundation Exam3. Other ITIL 4 ExamsChapter 2: Brief Overview of DevOpsChapter Goal: To introduce the DevOps frameworkNo of pages : 20 pagesSub -Topics1. Introduction to DevOps2. DevOps sections – people, process and technology3. DevOps processesChapter 3: ITIL BasicsChapter Goal: To introduce the key concepts of ITILNo of pages : 20 pagesSub -Topics1. Defining value2. Products vs services3. Concept of consumers and other stakeholders4. service relationships5. Processes and functionsChapter 4: Service Management - Four DimensionsChapter Goal: To discuss the four dimensions in detailNo of pages: 20 pagesSub - Topics1. Organizations and people2. Information and technology3. Partners and suppliers4. Value Streams and processesChapter 5: ITIL Service Value SystemChapter Goal: To introduce service value systemNo of pages : 20 pagesSub - Topics:1. Intro to service value system2. Opportunity and demand3. Service value chain4. Governance5. Continual Improvement (formerly CSI)Chapter 6: ITIL Processes for Managing StakeholdersChapter Goal: Understand the processes for managing customers and other key stakeholdresNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics:1. Relationship management2. Service level management3. Supplier managementChapter 7: ITIL Processes for Defining Operations FrameworkChapter Goal: Understand the processes for defining processes that sets the boundaries and steps for support and operational activitiesNo of pages: 30 pagesSub - Topics:1. Service configuration management2. IT asset management3. Information security management4. Continual improvementChapter 8: ITIL Processes for Managing OperationsChapter Goal: Understand the processes in detail for managing operationsNo of pages: 30 pagesSub - Topics:1. Monitoring and event management2. Incident management3. Problem improvement4. Change controlChapter 9: ITIL Processes for Managing ChangesChapter Goal: Understand the processes for controlling changes to the environment and applicationsNo of pages: 20 pagesSub - Topics:1. Service request management2. Change control3. Release managementChapter 10: ITIL Practice for Managing DeploymentsChapter Goal: Understand the technical management around deploying software into environmentsNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics:1. Deployment managementChapter 11: ITIL Practice for Coordinating between StakeholdersChapter Goal: Understand the service desk and service desk managementNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics:1. Service desk2. Service desk managementChapter 12 : Practices to Manage DeploymentsRelease ManagementTypes of ReleasesEngagement with Service Value ChainDeployment ManagementKey ActivitiesEngagement with Service Value ChainChapter 13 : Practices to Coordinate with StakeholdersService DeskTypes of Service DesksKey ActivitiesEngagement with Service Value ChainService Desk ManagementEngagement with Service Value ChainChapter 14 : Exam Tips and Tricks
Interaktive Datenvisualisierung in Wissenschaft und Unternehmenspraxis
Interaktive Visualisierungen gewinnen in Wissenschaft und Unternehmenspraxis zunehmend an Bedeutung. Neben der Analyse und Darstellung von Unternehmensdaten z.B. mit Hilfe moderner Data Science Methoden werden auch Visualisierungen und Animationen mit Hilfe von 3D und Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Technologien immer wichtiger, etwa bei der Planung von Industrieanlagen, in der Architektur oder bei der Darstellung naturwissenschaftlicher Prozesse.Das vorliegende praxisorientierte Herausgeberwerk basiert auf Ergebnissen, die im Kontext der Tagung VISUALIZE an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal vorgestellt wurden und umfasst Beiträge unterschiedlicher Visualisierungsdomänen, darunter auch Business Intelligence Lösungen mit Qlik Sense, R, Shiny und Python. Die Visualisierungstechniken und konkreten Methoden aus begleitenden Workshops werden zu anwendungsnahen Handlungsempfehlungen und Best Practices für eigene Visualisierungsvorhaben zusammengefasst.Ein Buch für alle, die auf der Suche nach konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen und Praxisbeispielen zur interaktiven Datenvisualisierung sind.Dr. Timo Kahl ist Professor für Wirtschaftsinformatik an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal und leitet den Studiengang und das Labor für E-Government. Seine fachlichen Schwerpunkte liegen in den Bereichen Prozessmanagement, Verwaltungsmodernisierung, Business Integration und Business Intelligence.Dr. Frank Zimmer ist Professor für Informatik und Mathematik an der Hochschule Rhein-Waal und leitet das Labor für Computational Intelligence und Visualisierung. Seine fachlichen Schwerpunkte sind Maschinelles Lernen, Data Science, Simulationen und Visualisierung.Visualisierungen in 3D Anwendungen.-Visualisierungskonzepte und moderne Werkzeuge (Qlik Sense, R, Shiny, Python, Houdini, Unity, Unreal & Co.).-Prozess- und Datenvisualisierung.-Visualisierung im Kontext von Machine Learning.
Building Versatile Mobile Apps with Python and REST
Develop versatile iOS and Android apps using Python withRESTful web services. Dive into full-stack development with Django, a powerfulPython framework, and React Native, the most in-demand JavaScript library.Begin by building a mobile app using the RESTful APIs andReact Native. Starting from scratch, create a database and serialize the datawith Django REST to serve APIs. Then build the front-end with React and mobileapps for iOS and Android with React Native.By the end of the book, you’ll have developed three appspowered by Django—a desktop React app, an iOS app, and an Android app. Discoverthe whole process of developing apps from inception to distribution of an iOSapp in the Apple store and an Android app in the Google Play store.You will:* Develop using the Model-View-Controller pattern* Facilitate the communications between the back-end andfront-end of web apps with HTTP* Design a robust front-end for an app with React* Create one back-end solution for both iOS and Androiddevices with DjangoART YUDIN is a FinTech enthusiast who has a great passion for coding and teaching. He earned a Master of Science in Banking and Finance from Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. Mr. Yudin previously held asset management positions with international financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Allianz Investments. Currently, Art Yudin develops financial services software and leads classes and workshops in Python at Practical Programming in New York and Chicago.CHAPTER 1. STARTING WITH DJANGO- How modern websites work- Python and Virtual environment- Install Django and Django REST- Initial setup- Understanding the MVC pattern in Django- Starting new Django project and creating appsCHAPTER 2. LET’S BUILD OUR WEB API APP- Models- Admin- Views- URLsCHAPTER 3. CREATING RESTFUL API- Serializers- API Views- Browsable APICHAPTER 4. HOW IOS WORKS- Xcode interface- Intro to SwiftCHAPTER 5. DESIGNING OUR FRONT-END IOS APP- Setting up the structure of our App- Designing layoutChapter 6. CONNECTING BACK-END API WITH IOS APP- Creating an API Manager- Displaying data- List View- Detail View- Update ViewCHAPTER 7. ADDITIONAL FEATURES- User authentication- Adding reviews and displaying ratings- Adding places to favoritesChapter 8. LAUNCHING APP- Deploying back-end to a live server- Adding our App to App Store
Getting Started with Containers in Google Cloud Platform
Deploy, manage, and secure containers and containerized applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This book covers each container service in GCP from the ground up and teaches you how to deploy and manage your containers on each service.You will start by setting up and configuring GCP tools and the tenant environment. You then will store and manage Docker container images with GCP Container Registry (ACR). Next, you will deploy containerized applications with GCP Cloud Run and create an automated CI/CD deployment pipeline using Cloud Build. The book covers GCP’s flagship service, Google Kubernetes Service (GKE), and deployment of a Kubernetes cluster using clear steps and considering GCP best practices using the GCP management console and gcloud command-line tool. Also covered is monitoring containers and containerized applications on GCP with Cloud Monitoring, and backup and restore containers and containerized applications on GCP.By the end of the book, you will know how to get started with GCP container services and understand the fundamentals of each service and the supporting services needed to run containers in a production environment. This book also assists you in transferring your skills from AWS and Azure to GCP using the knowledge you have acquired on each platform and leveraging it to gain more skills.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Get started with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)* Store Docker images on GCP Container Registry * Deploy Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster* Secure containerized applications on GCP* Use Cloud Build to deploy containers * Use GCP Batch for batch job processing on KubernetesWHO THIS BOOK IS FORGoogle Cloud administrators, developers, and architects who want to get started and learn more about containers and containerized applications on Google Cloud Platform (GPC)SHIMON IFRAH is an IT professional with 15+ years of experience in the design, management, and deployment of information technology systems and networks. In recent years, he has been specializing in cloud computing and containerized applications on Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). He holds more than 20 vendor certificates from Microsoft, AWS, VMware, and Cisco. During his career in the IT industry, he has worked for some of the largest managed services and technology companies in the world, helping them administer systems for the largest enterprises. He is based out of Melbourne, Australia. Chapter 1: Get Started with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Chapter Goal: Setup and configure GCP tools and tenant environmentNo of pages: 40Sub -Topics1. Set up your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) tenant2. Understanding GCP projects3. Understanding cloud shell4. Secure and manage your GCP account (projects and more)5. GCP Services overviewChapter 2: Store and Manage Docker Container Images with GCP Container Registry (ACR)Chapter Goal: Here we learn how to Store Docker Container images on GCP Container registryNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics1. Setup GCP Container Registry2. Push Docker images to Container Registry3. Pull images from GCP Container Registry4. Manage and secure GCP Container RegistryChapter 3: Deploy Containerized Applications with GCP Cloud RunChapter Goal: This chapter explains how to deploy containers and containerized applications on GCP cloud runNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Set up GCP cloud run 2. Deploy containers with cloud run3. Use cloud build and git to deploy containers4. Scale containerized applications on cloud run5. Monitor and manage containerized applications on cloud runChapter 4: Deploy Containerized Applications with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)Chapter Goal: This chapters explains how to deploy containers and containerized applications with GKENo of pages:Sub - Topics:1. Getting started with GKE2. Setup and configure GKE networking and storage3. Deploy Kubernetes dashboard (Web UI) on GKE4. Manage and secure GKE5. Run Batch jobs on Kubernetes with batch (beta)Chapter 5: Deploy Docker Containers on GCP Compute EngineChapter Goal: This chapter explains how to deploy containers and containerized applications on GCP compute engineNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Install Docker container host on Ubuntu Linux VM2. Install Docker container host on Windows server 2019 VM3. Deploy containers on GCP compute engine using GCP container-optimized OSChapter 6: Secure your GCP Environment and ContainersChapter Goal: This chanpters explains how to secure and protect containers and containerized applications on GCPNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Introduction to GCP identify infrastructure2. Setup organization policies3. Roles, service accounts and auditing capabilities4. GCP networking and firewalls configurationChapter 7: Scale Containers and Containerized Applications on GCPChapter Goal: This chapter explains how to scale containers and containerized applications on GCPNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Scale Google Kubernetes Service (GKE)2. Scale cloud run and cloud build containers3. Scale GCP Container Registry4. Scale compute engine hosts and containersChapter 8: Monitor Containers and Containerized Applications on GCP with Stackdriver MonitoringChapter Goal: Learn how to Monitor Containers and Containerized Applications on GCPNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Monitor Google Kubernetes Service (GKE)2. Monitor cloud run containers3. Monitor compute engine resources4. GCP cost management and toolsChapter 9: Backup and Restore Containers and Containerized Applications on GCPChapter Goal: This chapter explains how to backup and restore containers and containerized applications on GCPNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Backup persistent storage disks2. Backup compute engine resources3. Manage cloud storage and file storeChapter 10: Troubleshooting Containers and Containerized Applications on GCPChapter Goal: This chapters explains how to troubleshoot containers and containerized applications issues on GCPNo of pages: 40Sub - Topics:1. Troubleshoot Google Kubernetes Service (GKE)2. Troubleshoot cloud run and cloud build deployments3. Troubleshoot GCP Container Registry5. Troubleshoot compute engine resource
Penetration Testing mit mimikatz
- Penetration Tests mit mimikatz von Pass-the-Hash über Kerberoasting bis hin zu Golden Tickets - Funktionsweise und Schwachstellen der Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) und des Kerberos-Protokolls - Alle Angriffe leicht verständlich und Schritt für Schritt erklärt mimikatz ist ein extrem leistungsstarkes Tool für Angriffe auf das Active Directory. Hacker können damit auf Klartextpasswörter, Passwort-Hashes sowie Kerberos Tickets zugreifen, die dadurch erworbenen Rechte in fremden Systemen ausweiten und so die Kontrolle über ganze Firmennetzwerke übernehmen. Aus diesem Grund ist es wichtig, auf Angriffe mit mimikatz vorbereitet zu sein. Damit Sie die Techniken der Angreifer verstehen und erkennen können, zeigt Ihnen IT-Security-Spezialist Sebastian Brabetz in diesem Buch, wie Sie Penetration Tests mit mimikatz in einer sicheren Testumgebung durchführen. Der Autor beschreibt alle Angriffe Schritt für Schritt und erläutert ihre Funktionsweisen leicht verständlich. Dabei setzt er nur grundlegende IT-Security-Kenntnisse voraus. Sie lernen insbesondere folgende Angriffe kennen: Klartextpasswörter aus dem RAM extrahieren Authentifizierung ohne Klartextpasswort mittels Pass-the-Hash Ausnutzen von Kerberos mittels Overpass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Key und Pass-the-Ticket Dumpen von Active Directory Credentials aus Domänencontrollern Erstellen von Silver Tickets und Golden Tickets Cracken der Passwort-Hashes von Service Accounts mittels Kerberoasting Auslesen und Cracken von Domain Cached Credentials Darüber hinaus erfahren Sie, wie Sie die Ausführung von mimikatz sowie die Spuren von mimikatz-Angriffen erkennen. So sind Sie bestens gerüstet, um Ihre Windows-Domäne mit mimikatz auf Schwachstellen zu testen und entsprechenden Angriffen vorzubeugen. Aus dem Inhalt: Sichere Testumgebung einrichten Grundlagen der Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Funktionsweise des Kerberos-Protokolls Passwörter und Hashes extrahieren: Klartextpasswörter NTLM-Hashes MS-Cache-2-Hashes Schwachstellen des Kerberos-Protokolls ausnutzen: Ticket Granting Tickets und Service Tickets Encryption Keys Credentials des Active Directorys mimikatz-Angriffe erkennen Invoke-Mimikatz und weiterführende Themen Praktisches Glossar
Excel Portable Genius
YOUR GENIUS-LEVEL GUIDE TO EXCEL EXCELLENCEExcel Portable Genius covers the key features of Microsoft Excel in a concise, fast-paced, portable format that provides the perfect quick and easy-to-follow reference for novices and experienced users alike. Written by seasoned tech expert and trainer Lisa A. Bucki, it answers the nine key questions Excel users are most likely to face in their work and adds some hot tips and advice on this incredibly useful—but sometimes difficult-to-learn—program's lesser-known features.* Build formulas to perform powerful calculations* Format data to make it easy to find interpret and to highlight key results* Sort and filter to organize or display specific information* Chart data to pinpoint changes and identify trends* Communicate results by printing and sharingComplete with a comprehensive index and extensive illustrations complementing straightforward instructions, this is the ideal guide to mastery of the world's most popular spreadsheet program.LISA A. BUCKI is an author, trainer, and content creator who's been educating others about computers and software since 1990. She's written dozens of books, provided marketing and training services to her clients, and written online tutorials. She is the co-founder of 1x1 Media.Fun, hip, and straightforward, the Portable Genius series gives forward-thinking computer users useful information in handy, compact books that are easy to navigate and don't skimp on the essentials. Collect the whole series and make the most of your digital lifestyle.Acknowledgments viiIntroduction xivCHAPTER 1 HOW DO I START USING EXCEL? 2Starting and Exiting Excel 4Taking a Look Around 5Reviewing key screen features 5Workbooks versus worksheets 8Changing views 8Zooming 10Working with Files 11Creating a blank file 11Exploring templates 12Opening an existing file 13Switching to another file 14Making Your First Cell Entries 16Moving around the sheet 16Text and values 17Dates and times 19Number formatting on the fly 20Making Selections 21Understanding cells and ranges 22Selecting a range 22Selecting a row or column 23Working with Sheets 24Adding, renaming, and jumping to a sheet 25Moving or copying a sheet 26Saving and Closing a File 27CHAPTER 2 HOW DO I MAKE CHANGES TO MY SHEET? 30Cell Editing Basics 32Making changes 32Commenting when editing 33Clearing cell contents 33Using Undo and Redo 34Spell-checking your work 35Copying or Moving a Range 35Using Paste Special 37Using Auto Fill and Filling Series 38Inserting and Deleting Rows, Columns, and Cells 41Creating Range Names 44Using the Name box 45Using the New Name dialog box 46Assigning multiple range names at once 47Deleting a range name 48Using Find and Replace 50Freezing Rows and Columns On-Screen 51CHAPTER 3 HOW DO I ADD UP THE NUMBERS WITH FORMULAS? 54Entering a Basic Formula 56Typing the formula 56Cell and range references in formulas 57Using the mouse to save time 58Dealing with minor errors 60Learning More About Operators 60Understanding Order of Precedence 63How order of precedence works 63Using parentheses in formulas 64Making a Cell or Range Reference Absolute Rather Than Relative 66Changing the reference type in a formula 66How referencing works when filling, copying, or moving a formula 67Showing Formulas in Cells 69Using Other Formula Review Techniques 70CHAPTER 4 WHEN DO I NEED TO INCLUDE A FUNCTION? 72Understanding Functions 74Using AutoSum on the Home or Formulas Tab 74Typing a Function in a Formula 77Using the Formulas Tab to Insert a Function 79Choosing from the Function Library 79Using Insert Function to find a function 82Using Range Names in Formulas 83Reviewing Some Essential Functions 84CHAPTER 5 HOW DO I USE FORMATTING TO ENHANCE MY WORKSHEET? 90Changing the Number or Date Format 92Using number formats 94Using date and time formats 96Using special and custom formats 96Changing Cell Formatting 99Applying font formatting 100Applying alignment formatting 103Working with Borders and Shading 105Using Styles 107Clearing Formatting 109Understanding Themes 109Reviewing elements of a theme 109Changing themes 110Changing theme colors, fonts, and effects 111Working with Column Width and Row Height 113Using Conditional Formatting to Highlight Information 115CHAPTER 6 HOW DO I USE GRAPHICS IN EXCEL? 118Inserting Simple Graphics 120Shapes 120Pictures 122Icons 126Selecting and Formatting Graphics 127Adding text to shapes 128Changing styles 129Changing sizing and position 132Working with layering, alignment, and rotation 134Inserting WordArt 136Combining and Creating Your Own Graphics 138Creating and Working with SmartArt 141Adding a SmartArt graphic 141Editing and rearranging shapes 143Changing the graphic type and formatting 144Deleting a Graphic 145Adding a Background Image 146CHAPTER 7 HOW DO I MANAGE LISTS OF INFORMATION? 148Arranging a List in Excel 150Cleaning Up Data 152Using Flash Fill 152Using Text to Columns 155Removing duplicates and consolidating 157Sorting, Filtering, and Subtotaling Lists of Information 159Sorting and filtering a list 160Subtotaling a sorted list 162Understanding Excel’s Table Feature 163Converting a range to a table 164Importing or connecting to a list of data 166Changing table styles 168Resizing a table 169Renaming a table 170Sorting and Filtering a Table 170Using Table Calculations 170Adding a calculated column 171Adding a total row 173Converting a Table Back to a Range of Regular Cells 174CHAPTER 8 HOW DO I PRESENT MY DATA IN CHARTS? 176Charts and Their Role in Your Workbooks 178Chart Types 179Creating a Chart 180Changing the Chart Type and Layout 184Formatting Chart Elements 186Changing the Charted Data 189Moving a Chart to Its Own Sheet and Deleting a Chart 190Using Special Charts: Sparklines, PivotTables, and Maps 192CHAPTER 9 HOW DO I PRINT AND SHARE MY CONTENT? 194Creating Headers and Footers 196Changing Page Settings 199Margins 199Orientation and paper size 200Scaling 201Changing Sheet Settings 201Adding print titles 201Controlling whether gridlines and other features print 203Working with Page Breaks 203Setting a print area 204Viewing and moving breaks 204Previewing a Printout and Printing 206Other Ways to Share Information 207Exporting a PDF 208Using OneDrive 209Index 212
OneNote, Teams und mehr smarte Tools für den vernetzten Alltag mit OneDrive
- Mit OneNote & Teams effizient organisieren und kommunizieren- Programm- und geräteübergreifend arbeiten – Synergien nutzenOb privat oder im Büro, ob für Schüler, Lehrer oder Studenten: Eine Reihe kleiner und meist kostenloser Programme steht bereit, um Ihren Alltag leichter und effizienter zu gestalten. Vom simplen Einkaufszettel über das Organisieren von Besprechungen bis zum komplexen Informationsaustausch erweisen sich diese oft unterschätzten Apps als nützliche Helfer. In diesem Buch lernen Sie mehrere dieser praktischen Werkzeuge kennen und erfahren, wie sie perfekt in Ihren Microsoft-Workflow passen. Anschaulich erklären die Autoren die Einstellungsmöglichkeiten und Varianten der Programme im Detail und zeigen, wie Sie die Tools miteinander verknüpfen, um schlaue Synergien zu nutzen. Organisieren Sie sich mit den Apps auf PC, Laptop, Tablet und Smartphone, um überall und jederzeit produktiv sowie stressfrei arbeiten zu können. Sowohl Einsteiger als auch Fortgeschrittene werden von den zahlreichen Tipps und Tricks rund um OneNote, Teams, OneDrive, Sticky Notes, IFTTT & Co. profitieren. Schneller Erfolg ohne Kopfzerbrechen ist garantiert!Aus dem Inhalt:- Mit OneNote Notizen synchron auf PC, Smartphone und Tablet verwalten – von der simplen Liste bis zu komplexen Wiki-Inhalten- Kommunikation und Datenaustausch mit Microsoft Teams- Aufgaben bzw. Einkaufslisten mit ToDo anlegen- Digitale Post-its mit Sticky Notes nutzen- Schnelle Bildschirmfotos und Sprachaufnahmen erstellen- Mit dem Cloud-Speicher OneDrive immer alle Daten griffbereit haben- Office Lens zum Scannen von Dokumenten verwenden- Maße, Einheiten und Währungen schnell umrechnen - Programmübergreifend arbeiten und dafür alle Tools miteinander verknüpfen - Mit IFTTT auch dort Verbindungen schaffen, wo auf den ersten Blick keine sind- Effizienter Datenaustausch zwischen PC, Tablet und Smartphone - Im Team mit anderen zusammenarbeiten – ob im Büro, in der Schule oder in Ihrer Freizeit
Spiele programmieren mit Unity
* 2D- UND 3D-SPIELE SELBST ENTWICKELN* LANDSCHAFTEN UND GEBÄUDE GESTALTEN SOWIE FIGUREN ANIMIEREN * WICHTIGE C#-PROGRAMMIER-ELEMENTE KENNENLERNEN UND ANWENDENUnity ist eine sehr beliebte Spiele-Engine, mit der du eigene 3D-Spiele entwickeln kannst. Der erfahrene Kids-Autor Hans-Georg Schumann zeigt dir, wie du mit Unity und der Programmiersprache C# schnell zu beeindruckenden Ergebnissen kommst.Schritt für Schritt lernst du, wie du Figuren durch die Welt wandern und auch gegen gefährliche Gegner kämpfen lässt. Du erstellst Landschaften mit Bäumen und Seen, gestaltest und animierst eigene Charaktere, und lernst ganz nebenbei das Programmieren in C#. Das Unity-Partikelsystem erzeugt tolle Effekte mit Licht und Schatten, die dem Spiel das nötige Reality-Gefühl geben. Und alles, was du zum Programmieren deiner Spiele brauchst, findest du auch zum Download.AUS DEM INHALT:* Unity starten und ein erstes kleines Kollisionsspiel erstellen* In die Script-Programmierung mit C# einsteigen* Einen Charakter entwerfen und ihm Eigenschaften geben* Ein Jump & Run-Spiel entwickeln* Das Prinzip von 3D verstehen und die Spielfläche mit Bäumen und Wasser gestalten* Ganze Bauwerke entstehen lassen* Die Figur klettern, schwimmen und sogar tauchen lehren* Eine Fantasie-Kreatur entwerfen und durch Animation lebendig werden lassen* Strahlen, Partikel und Sound einbinden* Künstliche Intelligenz nutzen* Energiekontrolle und andere Features aufrüsten* Installationshilfe und Fehlerbehebung Hans-Georg Schumann war Informatik- und Mathematiklehrer an einer Gesamtschule. Er hat viele erfolgreiche Bücher in der mitp-Buchreihe »... für Kids« geschrieben.
Windows 10 - Leichter Einstieg für Senioren
Nachvollziehbare Erklärungen zu Windows 10 in aktueller Auflage.Windows-Experte Günter Born führt Sie leicht verständlich und anschaulich in das aktuelle Windows ein – inklusive der Neuheiten des aktuellen Herbst-Updates.Schritt für Schritt machen Sie sich mit den Grundlagen des Betriebssystems und weiterer Anwendungen vertraut.Sie schreiben Mails, surfen im Internet, sichern Ihre Daten, hören Musik, verwalten und bearbeiten Fotos und passen die Windows-Einstellungen nach Ihren Wünschen an – auf dem PC, Notebook oder Tablet.Aus dem Inhalt:Die ersten Schritte mit Windows 10Die Neuerungen des Herbst-2020-UpdatesLaufwerke, Ordner und DateienDer Umgang mit ProgrammenMit Texten arbeitenFotos verwalten und bearbeitenSpiele und UnterhaltungInternet und E-MailKontakte, Termine und mehrWindows anpassenInhalt & Leseprobe (PDF-Link)
Beginning Java MVC 1.0
Get started with using the new Java MVC 1.0 framework for model, view, and controller development for building modern Java-based web, native, and microservices applications.Beginning Java MVC teaches you the basics, then dives in to models, views, controllers. Next, you learn data binding, events, application types, view engines, and more. You will be given practical examples along the way to reinforce what you have learned. Furthermore, you'll work with annotations, internationalization, security, and deployment.After reading this book, you'll have the know how to build your first full Java-based MVC application.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Discover the Java MVC 1.0 APIs and how to use themMaster the Model, View and Controller design pattern * Carry out data binding * Write events* Work with view enginesWHO THIS BOOK IS FORThose new to Java MVC 1.0. Some prior experience with Java programming recommended, especially with JSF or Struts. Peter Späth graduated in 2002 as a physicist and soon afterwards became an IT consultant, mainly for Java-related projects. In 2016 he decided to concentrate on writing books, with his main focus set on software development. With two books about graphics and sound processing and two books for Android and Kotlin programming, his new book addresses beginning Jakarta EE developers willing to develop enterprise-level Java applications with Java EE 8.1. About MVC - Model, View, Controller* History of MVC* MVC in Web Applications* MVC for Java* Finally, Java MVC (JSR-371)* Why MVC* Where is Hello World?2. Prerequisite - Jakarta EE / Java EE* The Nature of Java for Enterprise Applications* Glassfish, a Free Java Server* Using a Preinstalled Java Server* Learning Java for Enterprise Applications* RESTful Services3. Development Workflow* Using Gradle as a Build Framework* Using Eclipse as an IDE* More About Gradle* Developing Using the Console* Installing MVC4. Hello World for Java MVC* Starting The Hello World Project* The Hello World Model* The Hello World View* The Hello World Controller* Using Gradle to Build Hello World* Starting a Jakarta EE Server* Deploying and Testing Hello World5. Start Working With Java MVC* Handling User Input From Forms* Exception Handling in Java MVC* Non-String Post Parameters6. In-Depth Java MVC* The Model* The View: JSPs* The View: Facelets* The Controller7. In-Depth Java MVC - Part II* Injectable Context* Persisating State* Dealing With Page Fragments* Observers* Configuration8. Internationalization* Language Resources* Adding Localized Messages to the Session* Formatting of Data in the View* Using JSF for Formatting* Localized Data Conversion9. Java MVC and EJBs* About Session EJBs* Defining EJBs* Accessing EJBs* EJB Projects* EJBs with Dependencies* Asynchronous EJB Invocation* Timer EJBs10. Connecting Java MVC to a Database* Abstracting Away Database Access With JPA* Setting up a SQL Database* Creating a DataSource* Preparing the Member Registration Application* Adding EclipseLink as ORM* Controllers* Adding Data Access Objects* Updating the View* Adding Entities* Adding Relations11. Logging Java MVC Applications* System Streams* JDK Logging in Glassfish* Using JDK Standard Logging For Other Servers* Adding Log4j Logging to Your Application12. A Java MVC Example Application* The BooKlubb Database* The BooKlubb Eclipse Project* The BooKlubb Infrastructure Classes* Configure BooKlubb Database Access* The BooKlub Internationalization* The BooKlubb Entity Classes* BooKlubb Database Access Via DAOs* The BooKlubb Model* The BooKlubb Controller* The BooKlubb View* Deploying and Testing BooKlubbAppendix* Solutions to The Exercises
Getting Structured Data from the Internet
Utilize web scraping at scale to quickly get unlimited amounts of free data available on the web into a structured format. This book teaches you to use Python scripts to crawl through websites at scale and scrape data from HTML and JavaScript-enabled pages and convert it into structured data formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or load it into a SQL database of your choice.This book goes beyond the basics of web scraping and covers advanced topics such as natural language processing (NLP) and text analytics to extract names of people, places, email addresses, contact details, etc., from a page at production scale using distributed big data techniques on an Amazon Web Services (AWS)-based cloud infrastructure. It book covers developing a robust data processing and ingestion pipeline on the Common Crawl corpus, containing petabytes of data publicly available and a web crawl data set available on AWS's registry of open data.GETTING STRUCTURED DATA FROM THE INTERNET also includes a step-by-step tutorial on deploying your own crawlers using a production web scraping framework (such as Scrapy) and dealing with real-world issues (such as breaking Captcha, proxy IP rotation, and more). Code used in the book is provided to help you understand the concepts in practice and write your own web crawler to power your business ideas.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN* Understand web scraping, its applications/uses, and how to avoid web scraping by hitting publicly available rest API endpoints to directly get data* Develop a web scraper and crawler from scratch using lxml and BeautifulSoup library, and learn about scraping from JavaScript-enabled pages using Selenium* Use AWS-based cloud computing with EC2, S3, Athena, SQS, and SNS to analyze, extract, and store useful insights from crawled pages* Use SQL language on PostgreSQL running on Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and SQLite using SQLalchemy* Review sci-kit learn, Gensim, and spaCy to perform NLP tasks on scraped web pages such as name entity recognition, topic clustering (Kmeans, Agglomerative Clustering), topic modeling (LDA, NMF, LSI), topic classification (naive Bayes, Gradient Boosting Classifier) and text similarity (cosine distance-based nearest neighbors)* Handle web archival file formats and explore Common Crawl open data on AWS* Illustrate practical applications for web crawl data by building a similar website tool and a technology profiler similar to builtwith.com* Write scripts to create a backlinks database on a web scale similar to Ahrefs.com, Moz.com, Majestic.com, etc., for search engine optimization (SEO), competitor research, and determining website domain authority and ranking* Use web crawl data to build a news sentiment analysis system or alternative financial analysis covering stock market trading signals* Write a production-ready crawler in Python using Scrapy framework and deal with practical workarounds for Captchas, IP rotation, and moreWHO THIS BOOK IS FORPrimary audience: data analysts and scientists with little to no exposure to real-world data processing challenges, secondary: experienced software developers doing web-heavy data processing who need a primer, tertiary: business owners and startup founders who need to know more about implementation to better direct their technical teamJAY M. PATEL is a software developer with over 10 years of experience in data mining, web crawling/scraping, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP) projects. He is a co-founder and principal data scientist of Specrom Analytics, providing content, email, social marketing, and social listening products and services using web crawling/scraping and advanced text mining.Jay worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for five years where he designed workflows to crawl and extract useful insights from hundreds of thousands of documents that were parts of regulatory filings from companies. He also led one of the first research teams within the agency to use Apache Spark-based workflows for chem and bioinformatics applications such as chemical similarities and quantitative structure activity relationships. He developed recurrent neural networks and more advanced LSTM models in Tensorflow for chemical SMILES generation.Jay graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India and a master of science degree from the University of Georgia, USA. Jay serves as an editor of a publication titled Web Data Extraction and also blogs about personal projects, open source packages, and experiences as a startup founder on his personal site, jaympatel.com.
QuickBooks 2021 All-in-One For Dummies
DO THE NUMBERS IN DOUBLE-QUICK TIME WITH THIS TRUSTED QUICKBOOKS BESTSELLER!Running your own business can be cool, but some of the financial side—accounting and payroll, for instance—is not always so cool! That's why millions of small business owners around the world bank on QuickBooks to easily manage accounting and financial tasks and save big-time on shelling out for an expensive professional. QuickBooks 2021 All-in-One For Dummies contains eight information-rich mini-books that account for all your financial line-item asks, showing you step-by-step how to plan your perfect budget, simplify tax returns, manage inventory, create invoices, track costs, generate reports, and accurately check off every other accounting and financial-management task that comes across your desk!* Get the most out of QuickBooks 2021* Sharpen up on the basics with an accounting primer* Craft a world-class business plan* Process taxes and payroll in double-quick timeWritten by expert CPA and small business advisor Stephen L. Nelson, QuickBooks All-in-One 2021 For Dummies is the best-selling blue-chip go-to that will save you time and money—and will allow you to enjoy the fruits of your labors!STEPHEN L. NELSON, MBA, CPA, holds an MS in Taxation and provides accounting, business advisory, and tax planning and preparation services to small businesses as a CPA. He has written more than 100 books on computers and financial management.INTRODUCTION 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 3Beyond the Book 4Where to Go from Here 4BOOK 1: AN ACCOUNTING PRIMER 7CHAPTER 1: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 9The Purpose of Accounting 10The big picture 10Managers, investors, and entrepreneurs 10External creditors 11Government agencies 11Business form generation 12Reviewing the Common Financial Statements 12The income statement 13Balance sheet 16Statement of cash flows 19Other accounting statements 22Putting it all together 23The Philosophy of Accounting 25Revenue principle 25Expense principle 26Matching principle 26Cost principle 26Objectivity principle 27Continuity assumption 27Unit-of-measure assumption 27Separate-entity assumption 28A Few Words about Tax Accounting 28CHAPTER 2: DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOKKEEPING 29The Fiddle-Faddle Method of Accounting 30How Double-Entry Bookkeeping Works 33The accounting model 33Talking mechanics 35Almost a Real-Life Example 38Recording rent expense 39Recording wages expense 39Recording supplies expense 40Recording sales revenue 40Recording cost of goods sold 41Recording the payoff of accounts payable 41Recording the payoff of a loan 42Calculating account balance 42Using T-account analysis results 44A Few Words about How QuickBooks Works 46CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS 49Working with Accounts Receivable 50Recording a sale 50Recording a payment 50Estimating bad-debt expense 51Removing uncollectible accounts receivable 52Recording Accounts Payable Transactions 53Recording a bill 54Paying a bill 54Taking some other accounts payable pointers 55Inventory Accounting 56Dealing with obsolete inventory 56Disposing of obsolete inventory 57Dealing with inventory shrinkage 58Accounting for Fixed Assets 60Purchasing a fixed asset 60Dealing with depreciation 60Disposing of a fixed asset 61Recognizing Liabilities 63Borrowing money 64Making a loan payment 64Accruing liabilities 65Closing Out Revenue and Expense Accounts 68The traditional close 68The QuickBooks close 70One More Thing 71BOOK 2: GETTING READY TO USE QUICKBOOKS 73CHAPTER 1: SETTING UP QUICKBOOKS 75Planning Your New QuickBooks System 75What accounting does 75What accounting systems do 76What QuickBooks does 76And now for the bad news 77Installing QuickBooks 78Dealing with the Presetup Jitters 79Preparing for setup 79Seeing what happens during setup 80Running the QuickBooks Setup Wizard 81Getting the big welcome 81Supplying company information 82Customizing QuickBooks 83Setting your start date 84Reviewing the suggested chart of accounts 86Adding your information to the company file 87Identifying the Starting Trial Balance 89A simple example to start 89A real-life example to finish 91CHAPTER 2: LOADING THE MASTER FILE LISTS 93Setting Up the Chart of Accounts List 94Setting Up the Item List 98Working with the Price Level List 99Using Sales Tax Codes 99Setting Up a Payroll Item List 100Setting Up Classes 101Setting Up a Customer List 103Setting Up the Vendor List 107Setting Up a Fixed Assets List 110Setting Up a Price Level List 112Setting Up a Billing Rate Level List 112Setting Up Your Employees 113Setting Up an Other Names List 113Setting Up the Profile Lists 113CHAPTER 3: FINE-TUNING QUICKBOOKS 115Accessing the Preferences Settings 116Setting the Accounting Preferences 117Using account numbers 118Setting general accounting options 119Setting the Bills Preferences 121Setting the Calendar Preferences 121Setting the Checking Preferences 121Changing the Desktop View 123Setting Finance Charge Calculation Rules 125Setting General Preferences 126Controlling Integrated Applications 128Controlling Inventory 129Controlling How Jobs and Estimates Work 130Dealing with Multiple Currencies 131Starting Integrated Payment Processing 132Controlling How Payroll Works 132Telling QuickBooks How Reminders Should Work 134Specifying Reports & Graphs Preferences 135Setting Sales & Customers Preferences 138Specifying How Sales Are Taxed 140Setting the Search Preferences 141Setting the Send Forms Preferences 141Fine-Tuning the Service Connection 142Controlling Spell Checking 143Controlling How 1099 Tax Reporting Works 144Setting Time & Expenses Preferences 145BOOK 3: BOOKKEEPING CHORES 147CHAPTER 1: INVOICING CUSTOMERS 149Choosing an Invoice Form 149Customizing an Invoice Form 150Choosing a template to customize 150Reviewing the Additional Customization options 150Moving on to Basic Customization 155Working with the Layout Designer tool 157Working with the web-based Forms Customization tool 160Invoicing a Customer 160Billing for Time 166Using a weekly time sheet 166Timing single activities 167Including billable time on an invoice 168Printing Invoices 170Emailing Invoices 171Recording Sales Receipts 172Recording Credit Memos 174Receiving Customer Payments 176Assessing Finance Charges 179Setting up finance-charge rules 179Calculating finance charges 180Using Odds and Ends on the Customers Menu 181CHAPTER 2: PAYING VENDORS 183Creating a Purchase Order 183Creating a real purchase order 184Using some purchase order tips and tricks 187Recording the Receipt of Items 187Simultaneously Recording the Receipt and the Bill 191Entering a Bill 192If you haven’t previously recorded an item receipt 192If you have previously recorded an item receipt 194Paying Bills 196Reviewing the Other Vendor Menu Commands 199Vendor Center 199Sales Tax menu commands 200Inventory Activities menu commands 201Print/E-file 1099s 201Item List 202CHAPTER 3: TRACKING INVENTORY AND ITEMS 203Looking at Your Item List 204Using the Item Code column 204Using the Item List window 205Using inventory reports 206Adding Items to the Item List 206Adding an item: Basic steps 207Adding a service item 208Adding an inventory part 209Adding a noninventory part 211Adding an other-charge item 212Adding a subtotal item 213Adding a group item 214Adding a discount item 215Adding a payment item 216Adding a sales tax item 217Setting up a sales tax group 217Adding custom fields to items 218Editing Items 220Adjusting physical counts and inventory values 220Adjusting prices and price levels 223Using the Change Item Prices command 223Using price levels 224Enabling advanced pricing 226Managing Inventory in a Manufacturing Firm 227Handling manufactured inventory the simple way 227Performing inventory accounting in QuickBooks 228Managing multiple inventory locations 231CHAPTER 4: MANAGING CASH AND BANK ACCOUNTS 233Writing Checks 234Recording and printing a check 234Customizing the check form 239Making Bank Deposits 241Transferring Money between Bank Accounts 244Working with the Register 245Recording register transactions 246Using Register window commands and buttons 249Using Edit Menu Commands 252Reconciling the Bank Account 256Reviewing the Other Banking Commands 260Order Checks & Envelopes command 260Enter Credit Card Charges command 260Bank Feeds command 261Loan Manager command 262Other Names list 262CHAPTER 5: PAYING EMPLOYEES 263Setting Up Basic Payroll 264Signing up for a payroll service 265Setting up employees 265Setting up year-to-date amounts 269Checking your payroll setup data 270Scheduling Payroll Runs 270Paying Employees 270Editing and Voiding Paychecks 272Paying Payroll Liabilities 273BOOK 4: ACCOUNTING CHORES 275CHAPTER 1: FOR ACCOUNTANTS ONLY 277Working with QuickBooks Journal Entries 277Recording a journal entry 278Reversing a journal entry 279Editing journal entries 280Updating Company Information 280Working with Memorized Transactions 280Reviewing the Accountant & Taxes Reports 281Creating an Accountant’s Copy of the QuickBooks Data File 283Using an accountant’s copy 288Reusing an accountant’s copy 288Exporting client changes 288Importing accountant’s changes 289Canceling accountant’s changes 290Troubleshooting accountant’s copy transfers 291Using the Client Data Review Commands 291CHAPTER 2: PREPARING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS 293Some Wise Words Up Front 293Producing a Report 294Working with the Report Window 295Working with Report window buttons 295Using the Report window boxes 302Modifying a Report 304Using the Display tab 304Using the Filters tab 306Using the Header/Footer tab 308Formatting fonts and numbers 309Processing Multiple Reports 311A Few Words about Document Retention 312CHAPTER 3: PREPARING A BUDGET 315Reviewing Common Budgeting Tactics 315Top-line budgeting 316Zero-based budgeting 316Benchmarking 317Putting it all together 318Taking a Practical Approach to Budgeting 319Using the Set Up Budgets Window 319Creating a new budget 319Working with an existing budget 321Managing with a Budget 323Some Wrap-Up Comments on Budgeting 325CHAPTER 4: USING ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING 327Reviewing Traditional Overhead Allocation 328Understanding How ABC Works 330The ABC product-line income statement 330ABC in a small firm 334Implementing a Simple ABC System 335Seeing How QuickBooks Supports ABC 337Turning On Class Tracking 337Using Classes for ABC 338Setting up your classes 338Classifying revenue amounts 339Classifying expense amounts 339After-the-fact classifications 341Producing ABC reports 342CHAPTER 5: SETTING UP PROJECT AND JOB COSTING SYSTEMS 343Setting Up a QuickBooks Job 343Tracking Job or Project Costs 346Job Cost Reporting 350Using Job Estimates 350Progress Billing 352BOOK 5: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 355CHAPTER 1: RATIO ANALYSIS 357Some Caveats about Ratio Analysis 358Liquidity Ratios 359Current ratio 359Acid-test ratio 360Leverage Ratios 361Debt ratio 361Debt equity ratio 362Times interest earned ratio 363Fixed-charges coverage ratio 364Activity Ratios 365Inventory turnover ratio 366Days of inventory ratio 367Average collection period ratio 367Fixed-asset turnover ratio 368Total-assets turnover ratio 369Profitability Ratios 369Gross margin percentage 370Operating income/sales 370Profit margin percentage 371Return on assets 371Return on equity 372CHAPTER 2: ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED ANALYSIS 375Introducing the Logic of EVA 375Seeing EVA in Action 376An example of EVA 378Another example of EVA 378Reviewing Some Important Points about EVA 379Using EVA When Your Business Has Debt 381The first example of the modified EVA formula 381Another EVA with debt example 383Presenting Two Final Pointers 385And Now, a Word to My Critics 386CHAPTER 3: CAPITAL BUDGETING IN A NUTSHELL 389Introducing the Theory of Capital Budgeting 389The big thing is the return 390One little thing is maturity 390Another little thing is risk 391The bottom line 391Calculating the Rate of Return on Capital 392Calculating the investment amount 393Estimating the net cash flows 393Calculating the return 397Measuring Liquidity 402Thinking about Risk 402What Does All of This Have to Do with QuickBooks? 404BOOK 6: BUSINESS PLANS 405CHAPTER 1: PROFIT-VOLUME-COST ANALYSIS 407Seeing How Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis Works 408Calculating Break-Even Points 410Using Real QuickBooks Data for Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis 412Sales revenue 412Gross margin percentage 412Fixed costs 414Recognizing the Downside of the Profit-Volume-Cost Model 414Using the Profit-Volume-Cost Analysis Workbook 416Collecting your inputs 416Understanding the Break-Even Analysis Forecast 419Understanding the Profit-Volume Forecast 421Looking at the profit-volume-cost charts 422CHAPTER 2: CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN FORECAST 427Reviewing Financial Statements and Ratios 428Using the Business Plan Workbook 429Understanding the Workbook Calculations 436Forecasting inputs 437Balance Sheet 437Common Size Balance Sheet 445Income Statement 446Common Size Income Statement 450Cash Flow Statement 451Financial Ratios Table 457Customizing the Starter Workbook 463Changing the number of periods 463Performing ratio analysis on existing financial statements 463Calculating taxes for a current net loss before taxes 464Combining this workbook with other workbooks 464CHAPTER 3: WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN 465What the Term “Business Plan” Means 465A Few Words about Strategic Plans 466Cost strategies 466Differentiated products and services strategies 467Focus strategies 467Look, Ma: No Strategy 468Two comments about tactics 469Six final strategy pointers 469A White-Paper Business Plan 470A New-Venture Plan 473Is the new venture’s product or service feasible? 473Does the market want the product or service? 474Can the product or service be profitably sold? 475Is the return on the venture adequate for prospective investors? 475Can existing management run the business? 476Some final thoughts 477BOOK 7: CARE AND MAINTENANCE 479CHAPTER 1: ADMINISTERING QUICKBOOKS 481Keeping Your Data Confidential 481Using Windows security 482Using QuickBooks security 482Using QuickBooks in a Multiuser Environment 483Setting up additional QuickBooks users 484Changing user rights in Enterprise Solutions 490Changing user rights in QuickBooks Pro and Premier 491Using Audit Trails 493Enabling Simultaneous Multiuser Access 494Maintaining Good Accounting Controls 495CHAPTER 2: PROTECTING YOUR DATA 499Backing Up the QuickBooks Data File 499Backing-up basics 500What about online backup? 503Some backup tactics 504Restoring a QuickBooks Data File 505Condensing the QuickBooks Company Files 509Cleanup basics 510Some cleanup and archiving strategies 515CHAPTER 3: TROUBLESHOOTING 517Using the QuickBooks Help File and This Book 517Browsing Intuit’s Product-Support Website 519Checking Another Vendor’s Product-Support Website 521Tapping into Intuit’s Online and Expert Communities 521When All Else Fails 522BOOK 8: APPENDIXES 523APPENDIX A: A CRASH COURSE IN EXCEL 525Starting Excel 525Stopping Excel 526Explaining Excel’s Workbooks 526Putting Text, Numbers, and Formulas in Cells 527Writing Formulas 528Scrolling through Big Workbooks 529Copying and Cutting Cell Contents 530Copying cell contents 530Moving cell contents 531Moving and copying formulas 531Formatting Cell Contents 532Recognizing That Functions Are Simply Formulas 534Saving and Opening Workbooks 537Saving a workbook 537Opening a workbook 538Printing Excel Workbooks 539One Other Thing to Know 540APPENDIX B: GOVERNMENT WEB RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES 541Bureau of Economic Analysis 541Finding information at the BEA website 542Downloading a BEA publication 542Uncompressing a BEA publication 543Using a BEA publication 544Bureau of Labor Statistics 544Finding information at the BLS website 545Using BLS information 545Census Bureau 548Finding information at the Census Bureau website 549Using the Census Bureau’s publications 550Using the Census Bureau search engine 550Using the Census Bureau Subjects index 551Securities and Exchange Commission 551Finding information through EDGAR 552Searching the EDGAR database 552Federal Reserve 553Finding information at the Federal Reserve website 554Using the Federal Reserve website’s information 555Government Publishing Office 555Information available at the GPO website 556Searching the GPO database 556Internal Revenue Service 557APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL TERMS 559Index 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