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Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD combines the most popular e-reader and tablet features in one sleek package, and with this entertaining guide, you’ll master everything the Fire has to offer. With loads of illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and savvy tips, you’ll learn how to manage your media library in the cloud, find the coolest apps, and make the most of your Kindle Fire experience—no matter which model you choose. The important stuff you need to know: Read all about it. Find ebooks and newspapers in the Kindle Store, and add your own books and magazines. Use great new features. Discover Amazon’s X-Ray service, and parental controls for individual users. Take in a show. Watch movies and TV series, and display your photos and videos. Go online. Browse the Web and manage email with Wi-Fi and 4D LTE. Fill up your jukebox. Listen to your favorite music from Amazon and iTunes. Load up on apps. Get popular games, guides, and references with Amazon’s Apps for Android. Get to work. Read PDFs, Word files, Excel spreadsheets, and other docs.

This useful book gives Windows power users everything they need to get the most out of their operating system, its related applications, and its hardware.

VHDL, the IEEE standard hardware description language for describing digital electronic systems, has recently been revised. The Designer's Guide to VHDL has become a standard in the industry for learning the features of VHDL and using it to verify hardware designs. This third edition is the first comprehensive book on the market to address the new features of VHDL-2008. - First comprehensive book on VHDL to incorporate all new features of VHDL-2008, the latest release of the VHDL standard - Helps readers get up to speed quickly with new features of the new standard - Presents a structured guide to the modeling facilities offered by VHDL - Shows how VHDL functions to help design digital systems - Includes extensive case studies and source code used to develop testbenches and case study examples - Helps readers gain maximum facility with VHDL for design of digital systems

HTML5 is more than a markup language—it’s a collection of several independent web standards. Fortunately, this expanded guide covers everything you need in one convenient place. With step-by-step tutorials and real-world examples, HTML5: The Missing Manual shows you how to build web apps that include video tools, dynamic graphics, geolocation, offline features, and responsive layouts for mobile devices. The important stuff you need to know: Structure web pages more effectively. Learn how HTML5 helps web design tools and search engines work smarter. Add audio and video without plugins. Build playback pages that work in every browser. Create stunning visuals with Canvas. Draw shapes, pictures, and text; play animations; and run interactive games. Jazz up your pages with CSS3. Add fancy fonts and eye-catching effects with transitions and animation. Design better web forms. Collect information from visitors more efficiently with HTML5 form elements. Build it once, run it everywhere. Use responsive design to make your site look good on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Include rich desktop features. Build self-sufficient web apps that work offline and store the data users need.