Learn the bare essentials needed to begin developing cross-platform, mobile apps using Xamarin.Forms. Apps can be easily deployed to Google Play or to the Apple App Store. You will gain insight on architecture and how to arrange your app's design, where to begin developing, what pitfalls exist, and how to avoid them. Also covered are expected new features in Xamarin.Forms 3.0, so you may be prepared ahead of time for what the next release brings. Xamarin.Forms Essentials provides a brief history of Xamarin as a company, including how their product has become one of the most-used, cross-platform technologies for enterprise applications and app development across the world. Examples in the book are built around a real-life example that is an actual app in Google Play and in the Apple App Store, and has thousands of downloads between iOS and Android. You will learn how an application is set up from scratch, and you will benefit from the author's hard-won experience and tips in addressing various development challenges. What You'll Learn Create cross-platform user interfaces from one code base for both iOS and Android See how a commercial application is built and then deployed for sale in the app stores Integrate your Xamarin.Forms applications with third-party, RESTful APIs Arrange application architecture to avoid pitfalls and optimize your design Get a heads-up on new features released as part of Xamarin.Forms 3.0 Choose appropriately between Xamarin.Forms and traditional Xamarin, depending upon your application needs and its goals Who This Book Is For Mobile app developers who are producing software for multiple platforms, including Google Android and Apple iOS. Readers should be familiar with Visual Studio either on Mac OS X or Windows, and have a working knowledge of C#.

Use the tricks and hidden features in this guide to become more productive with Windows 10. You will save time, achieve more, and feel in control like never before. Author Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) awardee and technical expert. As the author of Windows 7, 8, and 10 Troubleshooting and support books and videos, he takes complex subjects and presents them in simple and straightforward ways. In this book, Mike helps solve the problems and issues that you are likely to face when you want to achieve more and get better results on your PCs. What You'll Learn Get up to speed with Windows 10 Use tips and tricks to boost productivity Stay organized using search Manage settings and configuration, and network connections and devices Keep yourself and your data safe and secure Make your PC more pleasurable to use Who This Book Is For Everyone who wants to be more efficient and effective in Windows 10, at work, school, and home

Quickly learn how to get the most out of the Visual Studio for Mac integrated development environment (IDE). Microsoft has invested heavily to deliver their very best development tools and platforms to other operating systems. Visual Studio for Mac is a powerful developer tool that reinforces Microsoft's "mobile-first", "cloud-first", and "any developer, any platform, any device" strategy. With the author's guided expertise and extensive code samples, you will understand how to leverage the most useful tools in Visual Studio for Mac, the code editor, and the powerful debugger. You also will appreciate the author's guidance on collaborating with other team members using integrated tooling for the Git source control engine. Whether you are a Mac developer interested in cross-platform development or a Windows developer using a Mac, Beginning Visual Studio for Mac will quickly get you up to speed! What You'll Learn Prepare, configure, and debug in the Mac development environment Create cross-platform mobile apps for Android, iOS, and Windows with Xamarin and C# in Visual Studio for Mac Build cross-platform Web applications with .NET Core using Visual Studio for Mac Customize your productive and collaborative development environment Who This Book Is For Software developers using a Mac computer who want to build mobile or web applications that run on multiple operating systems

The six volume set LNCS 10634, LNCS 10635, LNCS 10636, LNCS 10637, LNCS 10638, and LNCS 10639 constitues the proceedings of the 24rd International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2017, held in Guangzhou, China, in November 2017. The 563 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 856 submissions. The 6 volumes are organized in topical sections on Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Big Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Brain-Computer Interface, Computational Finance, Computer Vision, Neurodynamics, Sensory Perception and Decision Making, Computational Intelligence, Neural Data Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Emotion and Bayesian Networks, Data Mining, Time-Series Analysis, Social Networks, Bioinformatics, Information Security and Social Cognition, Robotics and Control, Pattern Recognition, Neuromorphic Hardware and Speech Processing.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Brain Informatics, BI 2017, held in Beijing, China, in November 2017. The 31 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. BI addresses the computational, cognitive, physiological, biological, physical,ecological and social perspectives of brain informatics, as well as topics related tomental health and well-being.

This book constitutes revised selected papers from 10 workshops that were held as the ISC High Performance 2017 conference in Frankfurt, Germany, in June 2017. The 59 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this book. They stem from the following workshops: Workshop on Virtualization in High-Performance Cloud Computing (VHPC) Visualization at Scale: Deployment Case Studies and Experience Reports International Workshop on Performance Portable Programming Models for Accelerators (P^3MA) OpenPOWER for HPC (IWOPH) International Workshop on Data Reduction for Big Scientific Data (DRBSD) International Workshop on Communication Architectures for HPC, Big Data, Deep Learning and Clouds at Extreme Scale Workshop on HPC Computing in a Post Moore's Law World (HCPM) HPC I/O in the Data Center ( HPC-IODC) Workshop on Performance and Scalability of Storage Systems (WOPSSS) IXPUG: Experiences on Intel Knights Landing at the One Year Mark International Workshop on Communication Architectures for HPC, Big Data, Deep Learning and Clouds at Extreme Scale (ExaComm)

This volume, the 34th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems, constitutes a special issue consisting of seven papers on the subject of Consistency and Inconsistency in Data-Centric Applications. The volume opens with an invited article on basic postulates for inconsistency measures. Three of the remaining six papers are revised, extended versions of papers presented at the First International Workshop on Consistency and Inconsistency, COIN 2016, held in conjunction with DEXA 2016 in Porto, Portugal, in September 2016. The other three papers were selected from submissions to a call for contributions to this edition. Each of the papers highlights a particular subtopic. However, all are concerned with logical inconsistencies that are either to be systematically avoided, or reasoned with consistently, i.e., without running the danger of an explosion of inferences.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems, SSS 2017, held in Boston, MA, USA, in November 2017. The 29 revised full papers presented together with 8 revised short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 initial submissions. This year the Symposium was organized into three tracks reflecting major trends related to self-* systems: Stabilizing Systems: Theory and Practice: Distributed Computing and Communication Networks; and Computer Security and Information Privacy.

Use this comprehensive guide to study for the Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Administration I Exam 1Z0-133. This book is a unique introductory resource to the WebLogic Server certification for new Oracle Fusion Middleware administrators and a valuable resource for veteran WebLogic Server administrators seeking to update their skills for the 12c certification topics. It is common sense that passing a certification exam requires a good command of the subject matter, understanding the intricacies surrounding its practice, and having sufficient experience working with the concepts. This book aims to accelerate the process by providing an accurate review of all exam topics, suggesting hands-on practices to gain or reinforce experience working with WebLogic Server, and introducing questions to help candidates become familiar with the format and style of questions found on the actual certification exam. Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Administration I Exam 1Z0-133 covers the associate level certification with Oracle. Although not dedicated to exam 1Z0-599, the guide is also a valuable foundational resource for those preparing for WebLogic Server 12c implementation specialist level certification. This book: Inspects the certification topics in the order that you would likely follow in an on-the-job middleware infrastructure project Is a great resource for candidates preparing for the certification, who are unable to start with live or personally-assisted training Is a great starting point for those pursuing advanced Oracle WebLogic Server certifications What You'll Learn Cover all topics on the certification exam 1Z0-133 Become familiar with the types and format of questions on the certification exam Understand and properly describe Oracle WebLogic Server domains and clusters Install, configure, maintain, and monitor Oracle WebLogic Server Deploy and manage applications on Oracle WebLogic Server Discover how to use new administration features of Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Who This Book Is For Certified Oracle WebLogic administrators seeking to update their Oracle WebLogic Server credentials, as well as experienced WebLogic Server administrators seeking to earn certification for the first time. Non-Oracle administrators seeking to earn a WebLogic Server certification will also find this book useful.

Discover and apply the Azure platform's most powerful data solutions Cloud technologies are advancing at an accelerating pace, supplanting traditional relational and data warehouse storage solutions with novel, high-value alternatives. Now, three pioneering Azure Data consultants offer an expert introduction to the relational, non-relational, and data warehouse solutions offered by the Azure platform. Drawing on their extensive experience helping organizations get more value from the Microsoft Data Platform, the authors guide you through decision-making, implementation, operations, security, and more. Throughout, step-by-step tutorials and hands-on exercises prepare you to succeed, even if you have no cloud data experience. Three leading experts in Microsoft Azure Data Solutions show how to: Master essential concepts of data storage and processing in cloud environments Handle the changing responsibilities of data engineers moving to the cloud Get started with Azure data storage accounts and other data facilities Walk through implementing relational and non-relational data stores in Azure Secure data using the least-permissions principle, Azure Active Directory, role-based access control, and other methods Develop efficient Azure batch processing and streaming solutions Monitor Azure SQL databases, blob storage, data lakes, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Cosmos DB Optimize Azure data solutions by solving problems with storage, management, and service interactions About This Book For data engineers, systems engineers, IT managers, developers, database administrators, cloud architects, and other IT professionals Requires little or no knowledge about Azure tools and services for data analysis

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications, ASMTA 2016, held in Cardiff, UK, in August 2016. The 21 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The papers discuss the latest developments in analytical, numerical and simulation algorithms for stochastic systems, including Markov processes, queueing networks, stochastic Petri nets, process algebras, game theory, etc.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering, SSBSE 2017, held in Paderborn, Germany, in September 2017. The 7 full papers and 5 short papers presented together with 4 challenge track and 2 students student track papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. SSBSE welcomes not only applications from throughout the software engineering lifecycle but also a broad range of search methods ranging from exact Operational Research techniques to nature-inspired algorithms and simulated annealing.

Get introduced to the world of artificial intelligence with this accessible and practical guide. Build applications that make intelligent use of language and user interaction to better compete in today's marketplace. Discover how your application can deeply understand and interpret content on the web or a user's machine, intelligently react to direct user interaction through speech or text, or make smart recommendations on products or services that are tailored to each individual user. With Microsoft Cognitive Services, you can do all this and more utilizing a set of easy-to-use APIs that can be consumed on the desktop, web, or mobile devices. Developers normally think of AI implementation as a tough task involving writing complex algorithms. This book aims to remove the anxiety by creating a cognitive application with a few lines of code. There is a wide range of Cognitive Services APIs available. This book focuses on some of the most useful and powerful ways that your application can make intelligent use of language. Artificial Intelligence for .NET: Speech, Language, and Search will show you how you can start building amazing capabilities into your applications today. What You'll Learn Understand the underpinnings of artificial intelligence through practical examples and scenarios Get started building an AI-based application in Visual Studio Build a text-based conversational interface for direct user interaction Use the Cognitive Services Speech API to recognize and interpret speech Look at different models of language, including natural language processing, and how to apply them in your Visual Studio application Reuse Bing search capabilities to better understand a user's intention Work with recommendation engines and integrate them into your apps Who This Book Is For Developers working on a range of platforms, from .NET and Windows to mobile devices. Examples are given in C#. No prior experience with AI techniques or theory is required.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing, SAT 2017, held in Melbourne, Australia, in August/September 2017. The 22 revised full papers, 5 short papers, and 3 tool papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 64 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: algorithms, complexity, and lower bounds; clause learning and symmetry handling; maximum satisfiability and minimal correction sets; parallel SAT solving; quantified Boolean formulas; satisfiability modulo theories; and SAT encodings.

Discover how to use Unity with Xcode to create fun, imaginative 3D games for iPhone and iPad. This book shows you how to optimize your game for both speed and quality, how to test and profile your game, and how to get the most out of your iOS device features, including the gyroscope and accelerometer. You'll also learn how to incorporate the latest Game Center improvements in iOS into your game, how to make sure your game gets into the App Store, and even how to promote your app and track revenue. Unity is an incredibly powerful and popular game creation tool, and Unity 5 brings even more great features, including Mecanim animation. If you have a great 3D game idea, and you want to make it a reality in the App Store, then Learn Unity 5 for iOS Game Development has exactly what you need. What You'll Learn How to include iAds How to integrate Game Center leaderboards and achievements How to profile and optimize performance Who This Book Is For iOS developers interested in using Unity and Unity developers who want to customize their games for iOS devices.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems, ESSoS 2017, held in Bonn, Germany in July 2017. The 12 full papers presented together with 3 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The goal of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners to advance the states of the art and practice in secure software engineering.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Model Transformation, ICMT 2017, held as part of STAF 2017, in Marburg, Germany, in July 2017. The 9 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: transformation paradigms, languages, algorithms and strategies; development of transformations; and applications and case studies.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment, DIMVA 2017, held in Bonn, Germany, in July 2017. The 18 revised full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. They present topics such as enclaves and isolation; malware analysis; cyber-physical systems; detection and protection; code analysis; and web security.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe 2017, held in Vienna, Austria, in June 2017. The revised 15 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on runtimes, safety and security, timing verification, programming models, the future of safety-minded languages, mixed criticality.

Enterprise Mac Security is a definitive, expert-driven update of the popular, slash-dotted first edition which was written in part as a companion to the SANS Institute course for Mac OS X. It contains detailed Mac OS X security information, and walkthroughs on securing systems, including the new 10.11 operating system. A common misconception in the Mac community is that Mac's operating system is more secure than others. While this might be have been true in certain cases, security on the Mac has always still been a crucial issue. With the release of OS X 10.11, the operating system is taking large strides in getting even more secure. Even still, when sharing is enabled or remote control applications are installed, Mac OS X faces a variety of security threats, whether these have been exploited or not. This book caters to both the beginning home user and the seasoned security professional not accustomed to the Mac, establishing best practices for Mac OS X for a wide audience. The authors of this book are seasoned Mac and security professionals, having built many of the largest network infrastructures for Apple and spoken at both DEFCON and Black Hat on OS X security. What You Will Learn The newest security techniques on Mac OS X from the best and brightest Security details of Mac OS X for the desktop and server, and how to secure these systems The details of Mac forensics and Mac hacking How to tackle Apple wireless security Who This Book Is For This book is for new users, switchers, power users, and administrators that need to make sure their Mac systems are secure.

Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X.Learning to use a Mac is not a piece of cake, but once you do, the rewards are oh-so-much better. No viruses, worms, or spyware. No questionable firewalls, inefficient permissions, or other strange features. Just a beautiful machine with a thoroughly reliable system. Whether you're using Windows XP or Vista, we've got you covered. If you're ready to take on Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the latest edition of this bestselling guide tells you everything you need to know: Transferring your stuff -- Moving photos, MP3s, and Microsoft Office documents is the easy part. This book gets you through the tricky things: extracting your email, address book, calendar, Web bookmarks, buddy list, desktop pictures, and MP3 files.Re-creating your software suite -- Big-name programs (Word, Photoshop, Firefox, Dreamweaver, and so on) are available in both Mac and Windows versions, but hundreds of other programs are available only for Windows. This guide identifies the Mac equivalents and explains how to move your data to them.Learning Snow Leopard -- Once you've moved into the Mac, a final task awaits: Learning your way around. Fortunately, you're in good hands with the author of Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, the #1 bestselling guide to the Macintosh.

Moving from Windows to a Mac successfully and painlessly is the one thing Apple does not deliver. Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition is your ticket to a new computing experience.