TCP/IP Sockets in C - Practical Guide for Programmers

ActionScript is a popular programming language used primarily for the development of Web sites and software. This update to the successful previous version introduces you to all the exciting new capabilities of ActionScript 3.0. You'll see how ActionScript 3.0 goes beyond its primary use of scripting Flash animations and is now an object-oriented evolution that runs ten times faster than previous versions and can be used in Adobe's new platforms, including Flex and AIR.

Hands-on instruction and step-by-step tutorials enhance your learning process as you discover everything you need to know in order to harness the power of ActionScript 3.0. You'll learn the nitty gritty of building Rich Internet Applications (RIA) and the ins and outs of putting the new features of ActionScript 3.0 to work for you.

• ActionScript 3.0 goes beyond its original role as a scripting language and has added development features, incredible speed, and the ability to work with Flex and AIR
• Shows you how to apply advanced graphic effects using Pixel Blender
• Demonstrates the all-new text and typography capabilities
• Addresses your new enhanced control over dynamic sound
• Explains templated types and new vector data structures

If you are a network professional who knows C programming, this practical book is for you.  Focused on how to implement Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS), this book guides you through all necessary steps, whether or not you have a working knowledge of cryptography. The book covers SSLv2, TLS 1.0, and TLS 1.2, including implementations of the relevant cryptographic protocols, secure hashing, certificate parsing, certificate generation, and more. 

Coverage includes:

• Understanding Internet Security
• Protecting against Eavesdroppers with Symmetric Cryptography
• Secure Key Exchange over an Insecure Medium with Public Key Cryptography
• Authenticating Communications Using Digital Signatures
• Creating a Network of Trust Using X.509 Certificates
• A Usable, Secure Communications Protocol: Client-Side TLS
• Adding Server-Side TLS 1.0 Support
• Advanced SSL Topics
• Adding TLS 1.2 Support to Your TLS Library
• Other Applications of SSL
• A Binary Representation of Integers: A Primer
• Installing TCPDump and OpenSSL
• Understanding the Pitfalls of SSLv2

Set up and launch a working implementation of SSL with this practical guide.

Get Started Fast with XNA Game Studio 4.0–and Build Great Games for Both Windows® Phone 7 and Xbox 360®

This is the industry’s best reference and tutorial for all aspects of XNA Game Studio 4.0 programming on all supported platforms, from Xbox 360 to Windows Phone 7 and Windows PCs. The only game development book authored by Microsoft XNA development team members, it offers deep insider insights you won’t get anywhere else–including thorough coverage of new Windows Phone APIs for mobile game development.

You’ll quickly build simple games and get comfortable with Microsoft’s powerful XNA Game Studio 4.0 toolset. Next, you’ll drill down into every area of XNA, including graphics, input, audio, video, storage, GamerServices, and networking. Miller and Johnson present especially thorough coverage of 3D graphics, from Reach and HiDef to textures, effects, and avatars. Throughout, they introduce new concepts with downloadable code examples designed to help you jumpstart your own projects. Coverage includes

• Downloading, installing, and getting started with XNA Game Studio 4
• Building on capabilities provided in the default game template
• Using 2D sprites, textures, sprite operations, blending, and SpriteFonts
• Creating high-performance 3D graphics with XNA’s newly simplified APIs
• Loading, generating, recording, and playing audio
• Supporting keyboards, mice, Xbox 360 controllers, Touch, accelerometer, and GPS inputs
• Managing all types of XNA storage
• Using avatars as characters in your games
• Utilizing gamer types, player profiles, presence information, and other GamerServices
• Supporting Xbox LIVE and networked games
• Creating higher-level input systems that seamlessly manage cross-platform issues

From Windows Phone 7 mobile gaming to Xbox 360, XNA Game Studio 4.0 creates huge new opportunities for experienced Microsoft developers. This book helps you build on skills you already have, to create the compelling games millions of users are searching for.

Silverlight and XNA provide you with a powerful development platform and key tools for programming Windows Phone 7 series applications. This book offers a foundation for using the tools required for Windows Phone 7 development, including Visual Studio 2010 Express Edition, the Windows Phone 7 Series SDK, and Silverlight. Experienced authors provide you with detailed coverage on developing accordingly for an application’s lifetime, accessing cloud services, and developing notification services.

• Explains how to use the most up-to-date tools and development platforms to create applications for the Windows Phone 7
• Walks you through developing notification services and location services
• Demonstrates ways to generate revenue by deploying your apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace
• Details the steps for enabling trial periods for applications and providing updates and new versions of apps

Windows Phone 7 is the new and improved mobile platform for all Windows smartphones. The new platform has been completely rebuilt from the ground up and this guide walks you through everything that's new, from the look and feel to the underlying code to the revamped home screen and user interface experience. Placing special focus on the features and functionality that is shared across all Windows Phone 7 series models, this fun and friendly book covers a wide range of how-to topics on everything from making simple calls to using your handheld device as a mobile computer.

• Explores the exciting new Windows Phone 7 and the completely revamped platform that will revolutionize the way you experience mobile phone use
• Shows you how to personalize your interface and exchange and sync information with your Windows PC
• Covers how to download, install, and use Mobile Office applications
• Demonstrates creating, downloading, exchanging, and sharing digital media, such as photos, videos, sound, and music files with other mobile device and PC users

The smart phone app market is progressively growing, and there is new market gap to fill that requires more graphically sophisticated applications and games. Game and Graphics Programming for iOS and Android with OpenGL ES 2.0 quickly gets you up to speed on understanding how powerful OpenGL ES 2.0 technology is in creating apps and games for amusement and effectiveness. Leading you through the development of a real-world mobile app with live code, this text lets you work with all the best features and tools that Open GL ES 2.0 has to offer.

• Provides a project template for iOS and Android platforms
• Delves into OpenGL features including drawing canvas, geometry, lighting effects, character animation, and more
• Offers explanation of full-function 2D and 3D graphics on embedded systems
• Addresses the principal technology for hardware-accelerated graphical rendering

Game and Graphics Programming for iOS and Android with OpenGL ES 2.0offers important, need-to-know information if you're interested in striking a perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality in apps.