Mac OS X or Database Modeling and Design

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition

Author: David Pogu

You can set your watch to it: As soon as Apple comes out with another version of Mac OS X, David Pogue hits the streets with another meticulous Missing Manual to cover it with a wealth of detail. The new Mac OS X 10.4, better known as Tiger, is faster than its predecessors, but nothing's too fast for Pogue and Mac OS X: The Missing Manual. There are many reasons why this is the most popular computer book of all time.

With its hallmark objectivity, the Tiger Edition thoroughly explores the latest features to grace the Mac OS. Which ones work well and which do not? What should you look for? This book tackles Spotlight, an enhanced search feature that helps you find anything on your computer; iChat AV for videoconferencing; Automator for automating repetitive, manual or batch tasks; and the hundreds of smaller tweaks and changes, good and bad, that Apple's marketing never bothers to mention.

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition is the authoritative book that's ideal for every user, including people coming to the Mac for the first time. Our guide offers an ideal introduction that demystifies the Dock, the unfamiliar Mac OS X folder structure, and the entirely new Mail application. There are also mini-manuals on iLife applications such as iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, those much-heralded digital media programs, and a tutorial for Safari, Mac's own web browser.

And plenty more: learn to configure Mac OS X using the System Preferences application, keep your Mac secure with FileVault, and learn about Tiger's enhanced Firewall capabilities. If you're so inclined, this Missing Manual also offers an easy introduction to the Terminal application for issuing basic Unix commands.

There's something new on practically every page, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Mac's brought a new cat to town and we have a great new way to tame it.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Folders and Windows	15
Ch. 2	Organizing your stuff	55
Ch. 3	Spotlight	87
Ch. 4	Dock, desktop, and toolbar	115
Ch. 5	Documents, programs, and dashboard	139
Ch. 6	Back to Mac OS 9	199
Ch. 7	Moving data	217
Ch. 8	Automator and AppleScript	229
Ch. 9	System preferences	263
Ch. 10	The free programs	307
Ch. 11	CDs, DVDs, and iTunes	401
Ch. 12	Accounts, firewalls, and security	429
Ch. 13	Networking	477
Ch. 14	Graphics, fonts, printing, and faxing	503
Ch. 15	Sound, movies, speech, and handwriting	535
Ch. 16	Terminal : doorway to Unix	573
Ch. 17	Fun with Terminal	601
Ch. 18	Hacking Mac OS X	625
Ch. 19	Internet setup, .Mac, and iSync	637
Ch. 20	Mail and address book	663
Ch. 21	Safari, iChat, and Sherlock	705
Ch. 22	SSH, FTP, VPN, and Web sharing	739

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Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design

Author: Toby J Teorey

Database systems and database design technology have undergone significant evolution in recent years. The relational data model and relational database systems dominate business applications; in turn, they are extended by other technologies like data warehousing, OLAP, and data mining. How do you model and design your database application in consideration of new technology or new business needs?

In the extensively revised fourth edition, you'll get clear explanations, lots of terrific examples and an illustrative case, and the really practical advice you have come to count on--with design rules that are applicable to any SQL-based system. But you'll also get plenty to help you grow from a new database designer to an experienced designer developing industrial-sized systems:

+ a detailed look at the Unified Modeling Language (UML-2) as well as the entity-relationship (ER) approach for data requirements specification and conceptual modeling--with examples throughout the book in both approaches!
+ the details and examples of how to use data modeling concepts in logical database design, and the transformation of the conceptual model to the relational model and to SQL syntax;
+ the fundamentals of database normalization through the fifth normal form;
+ practical coverage of the major issues in business intelligence--data warehousing, OLAP for decision support systems, and data mining;
+ examples for how to use the most popular CASE tools to handle complex data modeling problems.
+ Exercises that test understanding of all material, plus solutions for many exercises.

About the Authors

Toby J. Teorey is a professor inthe Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his current research focuses on database design and performance of computing systems. Sam S. Lightstone is the cofounder and leader of DB2's autonomic computing R&D effort, and has been with IBM since 1991. His current research includes automatic physical database design, adaptive self-tuning resources, automatic administration, benchmarking methodologies, and system control. Mr. Lightstone is an IBM Master Inventor. Thomas P. Nadeau is a senior technical staff member of Ubiquiti Inc. and works in the area of data and text mining. His technical interests include data warehousing, OLAP, data mining and machine learning.