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  • Learning Flash® Media Server 3 by William Sanders

    Most books about “Flash Video” will mention and sometimes have a chapter or two with a direct reference to Flash Media Server. These books may even have projects that directly utilize Flash Media Server, or FMS just to throw another acronym into the jargon soup bowl. There are many on-line tutorials, blogs and other detailed information about specific FMS functions but pulling them together into a comprehensive understanding is a daunting task. William Sanders delivers a complete and solid foundation to build a thorough working knowledge of FMS upon.

  • Developing Large Web Applications

    Authored by Kyle Loudon
    Published by O'Reilly, Copyright 2010
    No review done by TAG member yet.

  • JQuery: Novice to Ninja

    Authors: Earle Castledine and Craig Sharkie
    Published by Sitepoint, Copyright 2010
    No review  yet by TAG member

  • The Non-Designer's Presentation Book

    Principles for effective presentation design
    By Robin Williams
    Published by Peachpit Press
    Copyright 2010
    158 pages
    No review done by member

     

  • CSS Compatibility and Internet Explorer (on MSDN.com)

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc351024(VS.85).aspx

  • Even Faster Web Sites

    Great book! This book has lots of good tips even for experienced web developers. The first few chapters cover all the JavaScript tricks to prevent your page from slowing down from all the JavaScript you may be using on your web site. With the popularity of AJAX, jquery and all the other JavaScript frameworks and pulg-ins out there, the techniques you learn in the first few chapters are critical. It's easy to get carried away with all the JavaScript magic out there. Gzip compression is a wonderful piece of magic that compresses the text-based files on your server.

  • The Book of Inkscape

    One of the most significant barriers to using open source software that I hear from many home users (as wall as others) is the lack of adequate documentation and training materials. So, the publication of The Book of Inkscape makes the Inkscape open source vector graphics application much more accessible to the artist community as well as the general public. It is a rare developer who can provide clear insights into the nuts and bolts of the workings of the features of their software application in language for the non-developer.

  • Developing with Web Standards

    Published by New Riders
    Copyrighted 2010
    Author: John Allsopp
    413 pages
    No review done by TAG member

  • HDR Software Overview

    For more information on HDR Software visit

    http://wiki.panotools.org/HDR_Software_overview

  • High Dynamic Range Photography Presentation Handout

    Download the handout from the December 16th High Dynamic Rang Photography presentation.

  • Web Anatomy: Interaction Design Frameworks that Work

    Published by New Riders
    Authors: Robert Hoekman, Jr. and Jared Spool
    Published 2010
    212 pages
    No review done by TAG member.

  • The Creative Digital Darkroom

    This book is written for the photographer, the visual artist, or anyone aspiring to become such. In the first paragraph of the preface the authors state “As visual artists, photographers are constantly practicing looking and seeing images. They make photographs, even when they don’t have a camera with them. The eye is the lens and the mind is the camera.” The digital darkroom tools that the authors reference in the book are Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

  • Light and Exposure for Digital Photographers

    Author: Harold Davis
    Published by O'Reilly
    Copyright 2008
    176 pages
    Review done by member David Elliott

  • After Effect for Flash: Flash for After Effects

    Authors: Richard Harrington and Marcus Geduld
    Published by PeachPit Press
    347 pages and includes DVD
    No review done at present

  • Preparing chroma-key video for flash-player web delivery (TAG meeting)

    Recording of the Sept 16, 2009, meeting of the Tucson Adobe User Group.  Presentation given by Dan Wilhelmsen from D’Mention Systems

    Recording is found at http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/p29199862/

  • The TAG Twitter Talk Slide Show

    Download the PDF of the October 21st TAG Twitter Presentation. To see the page transitions, enter full screen mode by pressing CTRL/CMD - L.

    This file is about 10 megabytes.

  • Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual

    Author: David Pogue
    Published by O'Reilly
    885 pages
    Copyright 2009
    No review done by member.

     

  • Everything You Know About CSS Is Wrong

    Authors: Rachel Andrew and Kevin Yank
    Published by Sitepoint
    Copyright 2008
    116 pages
    No review done by member

  • Using Drupal

    Authors: Angela Byron, Addison Berry, Nathan Haug, Jeff Eaton, James Walker and Jeff Robbins
    Published by O'Reilly
    Copyright 2009
    466 pages
    No review done by member

  • Adobe Photoshop CS4: One-on-One

    Author: Deke McClelland
    Published by Deek Press and O'Reilly
    Copyright 2009
    513 pages, includes DVD with training from Lynda.com
    No review by member

  • Mastering Web Content Behavior with Ajax

    I would say this DVD is somewhat misnamed. First, you might think from use of the word “Mastering” that it’s for advanced users. However, it is actually very much a beginner resource. And second, it’s really about the use of JavaScript frameworks rather than Ajax specifically (at least if you define Ajax as the combination of JavaScript and XML). Only one of the 9 segments deals with using XML data.

  • Designing a Unique Twitter Background

    Here's a great article on making your Twitter precense notewothy and noticeable!

    www.creativepro.com/article/design-unique-twitter-background

    "Make you Twitter page stand out (in a good way!) with these four simple tips.

    Written by Terri Stone on July 27, 2009

  • Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

    Not really an Adobe Product must a must read for anyone in teaching and training.  Clayton Christensen, the bestselling author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, takes a deep look at how innovation research is, and will, impact us in the not too distand future.

    Available at Amazon.

  • Aug 2009 TAG meeting on Drupal

    Mike Griffith with the College of Medicine gave an overview of Drupal, an open-source content management framework. Mike's presentation was about 1.5 hours, and he addressed why a web developer would want to use Drupal over a Dreamweaver-crafted site and demonstrated how to create a custom theme using Fireworks CS4 and add in the needed php code to change the HTML page to a Drupal page.tpl.php file. The meeting was broadcast live via Connect and is available at http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/p82775874/

  • The Twitter Book

    I signed up for a Twitter account in December of 2008 in order to take advantage of a SitePoint PDF book give-away. I really didn’t know much about it at the time, just that it was a tool for broadcasting brief messages, but not a spam generator. Since that time I’ve been hearing terms like ‘tweet’ and ‘retweet’ on the local news and in real-time conversations. However, I still didn’t really get it. The Twitter Book, by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein, to the rescue! They very neatly break down Twitter into easy to digest concepts and features in this O’Reilly publication. The service is explained succinctly in large type on the right page and illustrated by a variety of screen shots on the left page, no information overload.

  • Presentation Zen: The Video

    Video covers

    • planning and preparing your presentations, and crafting your story with storyboarding techniques
    • utilizing design principles that let you communicate your message more effectively and emotionally
    • delivering your presentations by successfully connecting with your audience

    No member review has been done.

    Play time is 50 minutes
    Author is Garr Reynolds
    Put out by New Riders

  • PHP: Visual Quick Start Guide, 3rd edition

    Author: Larry Ullman
    Published by Peachpt Press
    Copyright 2009
    454 pages
    No review done by member

  • Photoshop CS4 Down and Dirty Tricks

    Author: Scott Kelby
    Published by New Riders
    Copyright 2009
    337 pages
    No review done by member

  • InDesign CS4

    All of the CS4 applications sport a new common interface, which I find a big improvement over the previous design. The actual work area seems quite large and the tools and panels are very accessible, collapsed all around the perimeter. There are a substantial number of new features in this latest version of InDesign. Adobe has them all listed with details and Flash demo movies at http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/features/?view=topoverall.

  • Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed

    We seem to be living during the decade of the rise of video as the media of choice for self-expression. And where better to publish for maximum exposure than the web.

  • Video with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Studio Techniques

    No member review is available

  • Flex and Event-drive Actionscript (TAG meeting)

    Presentation on April 15, 2009 by John Hall.

    Adobe Connect recording of this TAG presentation is at https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a200985228/p48271071/

  • When Search Meets Web Usability

    Authors: Shari Thurow and Nick Musica
    Published by New Riders
    Copyright 2009
    183 pages
    No review done by member

  • Using Version Control for Your Web Project

    March 18, 2009 TAG meeting given by Mike Griffith. Adobe Connect recording of the meeting is at https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a200985228/p90659056/

  • Presentation Zen: The Book

    No member review available.
    Author: Garr Grynolds
     

  • The Little Digital Video Book, 2nd edition

    Author: Michael Rubin
    PeachPit Press
    Copyrighted 2009
    223 pages
    No member review available.

  • Cool CSS, Photoshop and other web tools

    Smashing Magazine http://www.smashingmagazine.com

    For those who haven't heard of this website, it always good stuff. From handy plugins for your browser, to cool CSS tricks, to free fonts, to cool Photoshop brushes. There's always good stuff on Smashing Magazine. Check it out!

    Submitted by Mario Vasquez

  • Learning Dreamweaver CS3 tutorials

    Some written material as PDF files but mostly Flash videos on aspects of creating a Dreamweaver CS3 website. Aimed at new users. Some information about using CSS.

  • Just Enough Illustrator (TAG meeting)

    Presentation on Feb 18, 2009, for the Tucson Adobe User Group.  Given by Anne Thwaits, with the Office of Arid Lands Studies, at the University of Arizona.

    A recording of the presentation is at https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a200985228/p89513583/

  • Enhancing a Dreamweaver CS3 Web Site with Flash Video

    If you’re looking for a concise overview of Flash video and how to incorporate it into a website, this book is for you. At fewer than 100 pages, plenty of graphics, and large text, this Visual QuickProject Guide is a fast read, and a companion website provides source files so you can follow along with the book exercises using the same files depicted in the book.

  • Selected Features about Acrobat
    The TAG meeting on January 21, 2009 had a split presentation.
     
    One part given by Linda Ffolliott, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, demonstrated briefly how to create and retrieve data using Acrobat 9 forms.  Handout as a PDF
  • Acrobat 9 Classroom in a Book

    Published by Adobe Press
    Copyrighted 2009
    354 pages
    No review done by member

  • Using CSS for Drop-down Menu (video tutorial)

    Demonstration of how to use unordered lists and list items with special CSS rules to create a drop down menu. There is a reference to a zip file with sample coding. 16 minutes.

    Video at cals.arizona.edu/ecat/web/layouts/dropmenu.html

  • The Non-Designer's Design Book

    Author: Robin Williams
    Copyrighted 2008
    No review by member

  • Real World Color Management, 2nd edition

    No member review available

  • Adobe Flash CS3 User Guide

    Published by Adobe Press
    759 pages
    No review done by member

  • Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Guide

    Published by Adobe Press
    603 pages
    No review done by member

  • Adobe In-Design CS3 User Guide

    Published by Adobe Press
    804 pages
    No review done by member

  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Guide

    Published by Adobe Press
    823 pages
    No review done by member

     

  • Adobe Photoshop: Color Management and Metadata

     

    October 15, 2008 presentation for the Tucson Adobe User Group.

  • Adobe Illustrator CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques

    I learned Illustrator on a need-to-know basis. Like many busy professionals, I learned only as much as I needed to know when I needed to know it. In the past I tried using the Classroom in a Book to increase my Illustrator skills, and while I generally like that approach – the book comes with a CD of sample files that allow the user to complete an interesting, attractive and complex project while working through each chapter – I’ve never managed to find the time to work through a whole chapter in one sitting.

  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers

    As an old school wet darkroom photographer who came late to Photoshop, I really appreciate the short, video tutorials that accompany this book.  Tho they seem a bit choppy- maybe they are edited out of a longer video series?... this book & CD are worth checking out.

  • Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design

    Warning: Transcending CSS is not for beginners. It might not even be for intermediate CSS users. It is for advanced users who have made several ho-hum, run-of-the-mill websites with CSS and are looking for ways to put some oomph in their designs. There is code in this book – XHTML markup and CSS syntax are given for all of the examples explained in the book – but it will be useless to readers who don’t already know how to create table-less XHTML and CSS websites. This is not an instructional book; it is an inspirational book.

  • Video for the Web: A Guerrilla Approach (TAG meeting)

    Sept 17, 2008, presentation for the Tucson Adobe User Group by Mike Griffith, Director of Application and Media Development for the College of Medine Information Technology Services

  • How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS3

    This book is first and foremost a very fun read! It’s packed full of color screenshots and illustrations that explain everything from how to create cool Flash effects to character animation to using Flash for mobile devices. An accompanying CD includes FLA files for each project, so you can follow along, “do the do”, and analyze each FLA file while reading about each technique. The book is geared towards intermediate Flash users; the author assumes readers have a working knowledge of Flash, so he doesn’t waste time explaining basic Flash techniques.

  • Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide, 2nd edition

    By Charles Wyke-Smith
    Published 2008

    No member review

     

  • FocalPoint Plug-in 1.0
    FocalPoint 1.0 is the latest acquisition being offered by onOne Software. To quote from their company page at http://www.ononesoftware.com/about.php, they are the folks that “build tools that save time and money for everyone who loves photography …” and are developers “of award-winning plug-ins and solutions for Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® and Adobe® Photoshop® Elements® …”.
  • Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3
    First of all, I will admit that although I have used Dreamweaver over the years, for the most part it has been mainly as a text editor. I felt that I hadn’t truly taken advantage of the many tools this comprehensive application has to offer. So, I was excited at the prospect of a tutorial book to take me through the process of building a site the Dreamweaver way. Now, having made the journey, I can say that I just love this book.
     
  • Adobe AIR with Ajax: Visual Quick Start

    Author: Larry Ullman
    Copyright 2008
    374 pages
    Published by PeachPit Press
    No review done by member

     

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - H-O-T (Hands-On Training)

    I have been a proponent of the “H-O-T (Hands-On Training)” series for beginner training for a few years now. In fact, I had used a previous version of this book series from Peachpit for learning Dreamweaver MX (2003). It must said that Garrick Chow has done a very good job in keeping the book basic enough for a beginner to find useful yet supplying enough information to hold the interests of a intermediate user such as myself.

  • Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques

    Anyone who has been involved with web development for any amount of  time knows that no matter how deep your knowledge of a particular topic, there are likely gapping holes in your total understanding of  that topic. 

  • Graphics on a Budget (TAG meeting)

    May 21, 2008, presentation for TAG given by Carl Boswell, Chip Hedgcock, and Linda Ffolliott

    Not everyone has either Photoshop or Fireworks. This session will look at some other graphic programs, specifically the Corel Draw Graphics Suite, ImageJ, and GIMP.

  • Adobe Flash CS3 Professional How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques

    Review by Paula Borchardt

    This book is a good reference for beginning Flash users, and a good review for intermediate to advanced Flash users.

  • Flash Pro 8 -Total Training for Macromedia Flash Professional 8
    No review done by member
    Author: John Ulliman
     
  • Acrobat 8 User Guide

    Published by Adobe Press
    21 pages
    No review done by member

  • The Non-Designer's Design Book, third edition

    subtitle: Design and typographic principles for the visual novice

    My bias:

    First let me explain that I am new to web development but have been a coder (mostly self taught from books) sine 1978. So that is my bias in reviewing this book

  • Dreamweaver and CSS (TAG meeting)

    April 16, 2008 presentation for TAG given by Anne Twaits and Linda Ffolliott. Both are in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona.

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 on Demand

    Author: Steve Johnson
    Published 2008
    588 pages
    Published by Que
    No review done by member

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Unleashed

    Author: Aak Ruvalcaba
    Published 2008
    1,096 pages
    Sam's Publisher
    No review done by member

     

  • Demo on AIR and Flex 3 (TAG meeting)

    Presentation for TAG on March 19, 2008, given by Matt Stoner and John Hall.

    On February 25, 2008, Adobe released AIR and Flex 3. These applications will be the focus of our March meeting. Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, Ajax, Flash and Flex to deploy Rich Internet Applications to the desktop. Flex is a free open source framework for building and maintaining expressive web applications that deploy consistently on all major browsers, desktops, and operating systems.

  • Adobe Indesign - CS3 Classroom in a Book

    I had an opportunity to jump into the InDesignCS program and tread water as best I could as I laid out a booklet. Having a background in PageMaker (many years ago), I understood the layout basics of placing objects, threading text and master pages. I also had a template to work with and was able to finish the project. However, I felt that I really needed a good grounding in the basics of the program.

  • Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook
    Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook is another beautifully crafted book in the O’Reilly Digital Studio series. The format of this volume is consistent with the previous books in the series, easy to read text, clear and accurate step by step instructions and copious screen shots. The image files used in the book are available for download at http://examples.oreilly.com/9780596515041. The 176 pages are divided into 10 sections, an introduction, glossary with index and acknowledgments, and eight more sections, each focusing on a particular category of transformation to be applied to a digital image.
     
  • The Adobe Illustrator CS3 WOW! Book
    I have wanted to learn to use Illustrator for many years, so when I got the opportunity to write a book review on the new Adobe Illustrator CS3 WOW! Book, I believed I was embarking on my Illustrator training at last. I read through chapter one,  "Illustrator Basics", thinking I was getting the information I would need to be able to try out the exercises in the following chapter, "The Zen of Illustrator".
  • Building a Website with AJAX - Visual QuickProject Guide

    The idea of the books in this series is to introduce you to the basics of a subject through step by step instructions for a simple project. This volume takes you through the process building a simple AJAX-enabled application starting from creating the database to viewing records, adding records and creating a search page.

  • Inspired CSS: Styling for a Beautiful Web
    Review by Laura LePere
     
    This DVD is really all about inspiration. Clarke encourages intermediate and advanced web designers to push the envelope with what is possible—and even with what is barely possible—with CSS in 2008.
     
  • Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature

    I have taken a couple of one day classes on Photoshop but they did not spend much time on how to use Layers. I have not spent much time on my own trying to learn about layers so when Linda asked if I would be interested in reviewing this book I welcomed the opportunity.

  • Scott Kelby's 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3

    The author takes what he describes as “crappy” photos and shows how to “fix” them using 7 basic techniques. Actually I’d say that a number of the photos weren’t all that bad to start with and really what he’s doing is adding drama. Instead of organizing the book into sections covering different tools in Photoshop, there are 21 chapters and in each one he shows how to improve a single photo using some or all of the basic 7. You can download the original images from the book website and follow along step by step.

  • Surveys: On Your Own and Seeking Help (TAG meeting)

    Presentation for TAG on Feb 20, 2008, by Jennifer Franklin, with Learning Technology Services at the University of Arizona.

  • Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual
    Having been away from the web-building side of the internet for several years, I found myself having to become acquainted with Dreamweaver. I found this hefty, 936 page volume to be an easy-to-use, readable manual with plenty of illustrations, 12 hands-on tutorials, and a well-organized index. 
     
  • Dreamweaver Tools for Working with XML

    Presentation for TAG on Jan 16, 2008, by Laura LePere with Arizona State Museum.

    As of Dreamweaver 8 you can create pages that pull in data directly from XML files. There are tools for both client-side and server-side transformation of XML into dynamic web pages. Laura's presentation will focus primarily on the server-side tools with a demonstration of how to use this technique to consume an RSS feed and to create a web gallery starting with data in an Excel spreadsheet.

  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Video Training

    This set of materials is about 4 hours of training, created by Garrick Chow. The lessons are divided into 12 areas: Getting Started; Exploring the Interface; Managing Your Sites; Learning the Basics; Linking; Working with Cascading Style Sheets; Working with Typography; Working with Tables; Using Layout Tools; Designing for Devices; Working with Rollover Images; and Publishing Your Site.

  • Real World Adobe InDesign CS3

    The Real World series of books has long had a well deserved reputation for providing thorough explanations and in-depth detailing for all aspects of the particular application listed in the title. The 900 page Real World InDesign CS3 certainly does all that. If you’re just starting out with the InDesign program, don’t be overwhelmed by the abundance of information.

  • JavaScript Frameworks (TAG meeting)

    Presentation for the TAG group on Dec 19,2007, by Michael Branch.

    Ever wonder how to fade out elements on a web page, sort a list using drag and drop, or create an autosuggest feature that responds as a user types into a text input field? JavaScript frameworks provide the tools needed to quickly develop these and many other dynamic and engaging web tools.

  • Photoshop Masking & Compositing
    If you look at the publication date of this book, 2005, you may well wonder why I was interested in doing a review of it. Katrin Eismann’s Photoshop Masking & Compositing is considered the authoritative source on the titled subjects by many of the leading Photoshop authors and teachers. Whenever further reading is suggested on the topic of masking or composites, one name and one title is consistently listed – Photoshop Masking & Compositing by Katrin Eismann.

    The 519 pages of this book are organized into four parts:

  • AKVIS Enhancer V9.1
    Enhancer 9.1 is the third product from AKVIS: Creative Tools for Digital Images that I’ve had the pleasure to review. As with Sketch and Frame Suite, I’ve found the ease of use and impressive results exciting. Enhancer is used to improve the detail or focus of an image and is available as a standalone application or plug-in for a digital imaging program.
     
  • The Art & Science of CSS
    If you’re looking for innovative ideas on how to use standards compliant CSS to make your web page pop and hold the attention of visitors, The Art & Science of CSS is the book to best help you achieve that goal.
     
  • Teach Yourself Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 in 24 Hours

    Author: Betsy Bruce
    Published 2007
    559 pages
    Publisher: Sams
    No review by member

     

  • Access 2007 for Dummies

    Author: Laurie Ulrich Fuller
    Copyright 2007
    Published by Wiley Publishing
    409 pages
    No review done by member

  • Macromedia Flash 8: Visual Quickstart Guide

    Author is Katherine Ulrich
    Published by Peachpit Press
    Copyrighted 2006

    No member has reviewed this book.

     

     

  • Access by Design: A Guide to Universal Usability for Web Design

    Author: Sarah Horton
    Published by New Riders
    Copyright 2006
    264 pages
    No review done by member

  • Dreamweaver 8 with ASP, Coldfusion, and PHP: Training from the Source

    Author: Jeffrey Bardzell
    Copyright 2006
    508 pages
    Published by Macromedia Press
    No review done by member

     

  • The Classic Photoshop Effects: The Essential Effects Every User Needs to Know

    By Scott Kelby
    Published by PeachPit Press
    2004
    No review done by member

     

  • UpToSpeed: Photoshop CS2

    Author: Ben Willmore
    Copyright 2005
    171 pages
    Published by PeachPit Press
    No review done by member

  • A LIST Apart - For People Who Make Websites

    This is a great resource for articles and resources for creating striking and captivating standards compliant web sites. The contributors are folks who are considered authorities in their respective fields. Check out http://www.alistapart.com/ for solving design problems or just to find some inspiration for your web work.

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