by Bruce Herbert and Diana Johnson ofSorenson Media Creative boundaries are being blown apart as Macromedia Flash MX ushers in a new era of moving images on the Internet. At its launch, analysts predicted that the Flash Player would transform itself from being a lightweight animation tool" to "the de facto technology for simple web interactivity5* (Randy Souza, Forrester). Since then though, Flash developers combining vector animation and video have proven that it's capable of much, much more than "simple web interactivity". We're still just beginning to scratch the surface of the possibilities it opens up to us, but already it looks like Flash MX is becoming the key technology for pushing video creativity on the Web to a new whole level. Understandably, many people look at Flash as just another way to deliver video on the Web, one more program for showing movies on your desktop. Well, it can certainly do that - but there's a whole lot more it can do besides! You can use ActionScript to add custom controls, determine a video playback sequence, or mask your video with a custom shape. You can use layering to create special effects, design custom templates for e-learning applications, and use lightweight video streams along with Flash animation in rich media e-mail campaigns.

The Definitive Guide to MongoDB, Third Edition, is updated for MongoDB 3 and includes all of the latest MongoDB features, including the aggregation framework introduced in version 2.2 and hashed indexes in version 2.4. The Third Edition also now includes Python. MongoDB is the most popular of the "Big Data" NoSQL database technologies, and it's still growing. David Hows from 10gen, along with experienced MongoDB authors Peter Membrey and Eelco Plugge, provide their expertise and experience in teaching you everything you need to know to become a MongoDB pro.

The Definitive Guide to MongoDB, Second Edition, is updated for the latest version and includes all of the latest MongoDB features, including the aggregation framework introduced in version 2.2 and hashed indexes in version 2.4. MongoDB is the most popular of the Big Data NoSQL database technologies, and it's still growing. David Hows from 10gen, along with experienced MongoDB authors Peter Membrey and Eelco Plugge, provide their expertise and experience in teaching you everything you need to know to become a MongoDB pro. The Definitive Guide to MongoDB, Second Edition, starts with the basics, including how to install on Windows, Linux, and OS X, and how MongoDB handles your data. Then you'll learn how to develop with MongoDB with both PHP and Python, including an example application using a PHP driver to create a blog application. Finally, you'll dig into more advanced but extremely important MongoDB features, including optimization, replication, and sharding -- load-balancing that makes MongoDB ideal for dealing with Big Data. If you're dealing with data, MongoDB should be on your must-learn list. The Definitive Guide to MongoDB, Second Edition, is just the book you need.What you'll learn * Set up MongoDB on all major server platforms, including Windows, Linux, OS X, and cloud platforms like Rackspace, Azure, and Amazon EC2 * Work with GridFS and the new aggregation framework * Work with your data using non-SQL commands * Write applications using either PHP or Python * Optimize MongoDB * Master MongoDB administration, including replication, replication tagging, and tag-aware sharding Who this book is for Database admins and developers who need to get up to speed on MongoDB and its Big Data, NoSQL approach to dealing with data management.