Unlock the power of the MEAN stack by creating attractive and real-world projects About This Book Learn about the different components that comprise a MEAN application to construct a fully functional MEAN application using the best third-party modules A step-by-step guide to developing the MEAN stack components from scratch to achieve maximum flexibility when building an e-commerce application Build optimum end-to-end web applications using the MEAN stack Who This Book Is For This learning path is for web developers who are experienced in developing applications using JavaScript. This course is for developers who are interested in learning how to build modern and multiple web applications using MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js. What You Will Learn Build modern, end-to-end web applications by employing the full-stack web development solution of MEAN Connect your Express application to MongoDB and use a Mongoose model and build a complex application from start to finish in MongoDB Employ AngularJS to build responsive UI components Implement multiple authentication strategies such as OAuth, JsonWebToken, and Sessions Enhance your website's usability with social logins such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google Secure your app by creating SSL certificates and run payment platforms in a live environment Implement a chat application from scratch using Socket.IO Create distributed applications and use the power of server-side rendering in your applications Extend a project with a real-time bidding system using WebSockets In Detail The MEAN stack is a collection of the most popular modern tools for web development. This course will help you to build a custom e-commerce app along with several other applications. You will progress to creating several applications with MEAN. The first module in this course will provide you with the skills you need to successfully create, maintain, and test a MEAN application. Starting with MEAN core frameworks, this course will explain each framework key concepts of MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js. We will walk through the different tools and frameworks that will help expedite your daily development cycles. After this, the next module will show you how to create your own e-commerce application using the MEAN stack. It takes you step by step through the parallel process of learning and building to develop a production-ready, high-quality e-commerce site from scratch. It also shows you how to manage user authentication and authorization, check multiple payment platforms, add a product search and navigation feature, deploy a production-ready e-commerce site, and finally add your own high-quality feature to the site. The final step in this course will enable you to build a better foundation for your AngularJS apps. You'll learn how to build complex real-life applications with the MEAN stack and a few more advanced projects. You will become familiar with WebSockets, build real-time web applications, create auto-destructing entities, and see how to work with monetary data in Mongo. You will also find out how to a build real-time e-commerce application. This learning path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: MEAN Web Development by Amos Haviv Building an E-Commerce Application with MEAN by Adrian Mejia MEAN Blueprints by Robert Onodi Style and approach This course will begin with the introduction to MEAN, gradually progressing with building applications in each framework. Each transition is well explained, and each chapter begins with the required background knowledge.

Dreamweaver has been the tool of choice for professional Web site designers for years. And now that it is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, even more users, including beginning Web designers, will find it in their hands. This book is for them--all of the people who are itching to design their very first Web site but don't want to learn every last Dreamweaver feature to do so. This full-color volume guide offers them the quickest route to creating a well-designed, friendly Web site! Each short chapter uses big, bold screen shots and step-by-step instructions to illuminate one aspect of this process. By the end of the volume, users will create a simple Web site, fill it with text, graphics and tables, use style sheets, create image maps, add navigation and links, and test and publish the final product. Timely tips and occasional sidebars detailing good design practices round out the book.

Curious about Facelets, but short on time for trying a new product? This short cut shows you how to start developing web pages quickly with Facelets, the new JavaServer Faces-based templating framework. This short cut begins with an explanation of what Facelets is, how it works, and what it will do for you. Then, it shows you how to install Facelets, and teaches you how to build Facelets templates, how to create UI components without writing a single line of Java code, how to create custom Facelets tags, how to integrate AJAX into a Facelets application, and more. Facelets unleashes the power and versatility of Faces by replacing the default JSP view handler with an xhtml template compiler. This short cut shows how Facelets lessens development time and improves code reusability. Are you ready to build a top-notch JSF user interface with Facelets? Power up your computer and let's go.

This book is for people who have never used a MacBook or its software as well as people who use MacBook and want to expand their use of the computer.

Completely updated to cover Apple's "Tiger" operating system, this visual, task-based reference includes step-by-step explanations of Tiger's new Spotlight feature, which helps readers find anything on their Mac instantly, video iChat AV, enhanced .Mac capabilities, and Tiger's ultra-useful desktop applications (known as "Dashboard widgets"). Veteran author Langer uses plenty of visual aids and clear, concise instructions.

Looks at the features and functions of the MacBook Pro, covering such topics as creating and managing user accounts, using iCloud, managing contacts and e-mails, working with calanders, and running Windows applications.

As an easy-to-use application that provides information at a glance, a gadget allows users to quickly and easily obtain weather information, RSS news feeds, and much more. In Windows Vista, there are two types of gadgetsSidebar and SideShow gadgets and Microsoft MVP author Wei-Meng Lee covers both. You’ll begin by walking through the development of a simple gadget, and then each successive chapter breaks down the specific APIs that are relevant to enhancing a gadget so that you can clearly learn how a gadget is built.