#4247
Android became the world's #1 and most popular mobile platform for smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs long ago. Whereupon, more and more people started out studying Android application development. At this point, a good book is very helpful. The Sams Teach Yourself series of books are all good, hence here AppNee recommends Sams Teach Yourself Android Application Development in 24 Hours to Android programming beginners (a bit outdated, but worth reading).

#4201
The birth and development of Responsive Web Design (RWD) were completely forced by numerous screen specifications (different devices, different sizes, different resolutions...) in now mobile Internet era. Because the traditional fixed layout or fluid layout has been unable to simultaneously cope with desktop computer, laptop, tablet, smart phone, and other devices that support web browsing function. In this case, only responsive web design can become a unified solution.

#4185
SketchUp has already become the leading 3D modeling application for a long time, which features satisfactory usability, Building Information Modeling (BIM) capability, photorealistic rendering, construction drawing, as well as plugin extensions, 3D web content generation ability, navigation methods, import/export options, and 3D model creation features.

#4147
If you want to learn 3D modeling and animation design, but are unable to afford the Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya such kind of 3D modeling or animation software costing thousands of dollars, then the very popular, free, and open-source Blender is currently the best choice for you. However, the available books or any tutorials written for Blender have been always scarce, really not systematic, and incomplete all the time, until the day Blender For Dummies, 3rd Edition comes out.

#4112
The kernel of Linux is responsible for handling all the interactions between CPU and outside world, deciding the order of all programs share the processor time, effectively managing hundreds or thousands of processes to share the limited memory available in system, skillfully planning the data transmission as a whole to save the time consumed by CPU on waiting for the slower hard drive. Therefore, in-depth study of the most essential parts of the Linux kernel lets you completely understand what makes Linux run normally and why it can work well in various system distributions.

#4087
Agile software development is a real, continuable way to solve many key problems that have perplexed generations of software developers. That's why it is becoming more and more welcomed by software teams around the world who want to build better applications with more relaxed and enjoyable environment at work.

#4048
Unarmed combat always emphasizes positive defense and offense: as long as taking the right defense & attack methods, you can almost always conquer the enemy. Hand-to-hand combat training has many benefits. First, it is a kind of sport for improving physical quality and strengthening build; Another, it can enhance your courage to struggle against the enemy while fighting them alone.

#4045
Folsom State Prison is one of the safest, most guarded and most dangerous heavyweight prisons in the suburb of Sacramento, USA. Here, prisoners use a deadly weapon (dagger) rather than fists at the time of combat, without exception. As a result, the knife fighting techniques developed here are far beyond any levels you can meet on the street. Because the situations that these knife fighting skills are about to deal with are much more dangerous than any so-called dangerous situations you met in the street fighting.

#3944
I myself am addicted to everything of the medieval Europe, including architectural style, people's dress, diet, weapons used in that era, and so on. This period of time, I'm in preparation for beginning to study game design & development to realize the game world only exists in my mind, and was searching relevant information and resources. Then I was lucky enough to find this book (Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources, formerly called: Ancient and Medieval Arms and Armor) on ancient European arms & armors. As usual, AppNee can not wait to share it out, for more enthusiasts who have the same needs.

#3855
Linux is cool not just because it's free and open-source, more often than not, that's because it's so powerful. For example, it is used to build large servers with high performance and high stability; to make the old computers bloom; as desktop or office operating system for individual users or enterprise users, and more. I think any users who are interested in computers, somewhat get tired of Windows, and want to try some new OS, they may want to begin to reach the mysterious Linux operating system. But if you want to make learning Linux easy, you really need a good book for the level of beginners.