Rocket Surgery Made Easy

Rocket Surgery Made Easy

Author: Steve Krug

Publisher: New Riders

Published: 2009-12-08

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0321702840

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It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens. In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug spells out a streamlined approach to usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own Web site, application, or other product. (As he said in Don't Make Me Think, "It's not rocket surgery".) Using practical advice, plenty of illustrations, and his trademark humor, Steve explains how to: Test any design, from a sketch on a napkin to a fully-functioning Web site or application Keep your focus on finding the most important problems (because no one has the time or resources to fix them all) Fix the problems that you find, using his "The least you can do" approach By paring the process of testing and fixing products down to its essentials ("A morning a month, that's all we ask"), Rocket Surgery makes it realistic for teams to test early and often, catching problems while it's still easy to fix them. Rocket Surgery Made Easy adds demonstration videos to the proven mix of clear writing, before-and-after examples, witty illustrations, and practical advice that made Don't Make Me Think so popular.


No Bullshit Social Media

No Bullshit Social Media

Author: Jason Falls

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0789748010

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The In-Your-Face, Results-Focused, No-"Kumbaya" Guide to Social Media for Business! Detailed techniques for increasing sales, profits, market share, and efficiency. Specific solutions for brand-building, customer service, R & D, and reputation management. Facts, statistics, real-world case studies, and rock-solid metrics


Hawke

Hawke

Author: Ted Bell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2008-09-04

Total Pages: 803

ISBN-13: 1847395686

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While sailing in the Caribbean, young Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror as modern-day pirates brutally murder his parents. It is a tragedy that will haunt him forever and shape his destiny. As a direct descendant of a legandary English pirate, Lord Alexander Hawke is skilled in the ways of sea combat - and one of Britain's most decorated naval heroes. Now, Hawke returns to the Caribbean on a secret mission for the American government. A highly experimental stealth submarine is missing. She carries forty nuclear warheads, and is believed to be in the hands of an unstable government just ninety miles from the US mainland. In a race against time, Hawke must locate the sub before a strike can be launched against the US - and, after a lifetime of nightmares, finally avenge himself on the mean who slaughtered his family . . .


Upgunned

Upgunned

Author: David J. Schow

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1429962488

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A riveting Hitchcockian thriller from the screenwriter of THE CROW. Elias McCabe is having one hell of a night: He gets kidnapped at gunpoint by a professional hit man and is forced to shoot blackmail photos of a prominent politician. Things go wrong with the shoot... very wrong. When the night is over, Elias is scared to death ... and ten thousand dollars richer. If he keeps his mouth shut. But he doesn't — and now the hit man has targeted him for payback. As a desperate amateur in the games of death, Elias is up against a seasoned pro. As his entire life slides into the abyss, he has to stay alive by inventing new ways, moment-by-moment, to avoid, misdirect, and finally confront his ever-more-determined murderer as corpses and collateral damage stack up coast-to-coast in their wake.


The Dog Says How

The Dog Says How

Author: Kevin Kling

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 2008-10-14

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0873516699

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Captivating stories of growing up, traveling the world, and relying on the strangeness of others bring Kling fans to their feet and a fresh audience to its knees--bowled over by laughter.


Zits: Supersized

Zits: Supersized

Author: Jerry Scott

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2003-04-02

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0740733079

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"Zits: Super-Sized" marks the third funny-strip treasury of the hilarious trials and tribulations of Jeremy and a dynamic cast of characters that includes girlfriend Sara, best friends Hector and Pierce, and parents Connie and Walt.


Zits Unzipped

Zits Unzipped

Author: Jerry Scott

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 2002-04

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780740723223

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Follows Jeremy's adventures as he continues through adolescence, coping with parents, school, friends, and other aspects of everyday teenage life.


The 7% Solution

The 7% Solution

Author: John H. Graves

Publisher: John Graves

Published: 2012-04

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0983573123

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You CAN afford a comfortable retirement. If you enjoy working in your garden, in your kitchen or in your garage, you will enjoy managing your retirement portfolio.


Hey! That’s My Song!

Hey! That’s My Song!

Author: Tracey Marino

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-05-15

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1493061127

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Songwriters/composers/producers Tracey and Vance Marino have been wildly successful placing their more than three thousand music compositions in various media. They are signed with over sixty different production music libraries and music publishers, and their music is heard daily across the globe. This guide brings together—in one book—all you need to know about writing, recording, marketing, and monetizing your music. Getting placements in film, TV, and media is not only about writing good music, it's about writing placeable music. And, after you have written placeable music, what do you do with it? Where do you find the decision-makers? How do you get all the money to which you are entitled? This book delivers the answers. You will discover… The most important quality a piece of music should have to be licensed Tips about crafting music specifically for sync The tools and knowledge needed to create broadcast-quality recordings Where to find the people and companies that can place your music How to present and market your music Why networking and following up with contacts are among the keys to success The pros and cons of working solo or as part of a team The importance of being professional while interacting with other people How being organized and using metadata effectively will get you paid Having music placed in various media is an extraordinarily financially lucrative area of the music business. And the Marinos are willing now to share their tips, secrets, and the steps to follow in order to succeed in the sync world.


Not Quite the Way You Heard It in School... or, Everything Is Relative

Not Quite the Way You Heard It in School... or, Everything Is Relative

Author: Charles (Chick) Freund, III, Lt Col, USAFR (Ret)

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2021-08-04

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 1647022452

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Not Quite the Way You Heard It in School... or, Everything Is Relative By: Charles (Chick) Freund, III, Lt Col, USAFR (Ret) This memoir of Lt. Col. Charles Freund, III, USAFR (Ret) is an insightful, entertaining account of his early military life, focusing on the Vietnam conflict. Unlike most other stories readers have heard, his experience in Southeast Asia was mostly enjoyable. Written in a conversational style and filled with humor, readers will be entertained while reading a wartime memoir with stories ranging from his exploits flying gunships over Laos and South Vietnam to anecdotes of dust bunnies and tennis bugs. Freund’s memorable memoir is sure to entertain readers as they discover a lighter side of a tumultuous time of US history.