Bag the bargains and glam it up--go from frumpy to fabulous style without wounding your wallet!
Everyone knows a woman who turns heads with her captivating style. Her clothes fit her body perfectly, her use of color is compelling, her shoes are to die for, and her accessories make her whole outfit pop with panache. Is she a fashion-industry insider? A millionaire? If she's smart, chances are she's a value vixen who's learned which styles best fit her figure, how to navigate the sales rack, and how to put together a look that's fashionably fabulous.

How to Develop a Talent for Training is a practical guide for anyone involved in training. If you are new to the field of training, reading this book will increase your confidence. It will give you the knowledge and skills to behave like an expert trainer who has got everything under control, while appearing relaxed and approachable. If you are already working in the training field, it will be a useful reference guide for you with some great new tips. This book covers the theories of training, so that you will feel better equipped and more knowledgeable. But the books main focus is really practical tips to make your training sessions run smoothly and making the participants who attend your courses feel happy and comfortable, and therefore better able to learn. The information and tips from this book will apply no matter what the subject area is you are training in. Concise, direct, and to-the-point, this book is a powerful tool for any aspiring or practicing trainer wanting to make their mark.

Author Jason Ostrander walks developers through the different choices available on their way to creating a well-designed application for Android. While building a simple application, Jason works through the basics of Android UI development including layout, event handling, menus and notifications. The author then shows the proper way to load and display images, create advanced dialogs and progress indicators, add animation, and how to build custom UI elements. Jason discusses the proper way of adding interaction through gestures and the advanced graphical options available using Canvas, Renderscript and OpenGL. Finally, he discusses tablet development, the unique differences between phone and tablet UI, and the new APIs available to tablet developers.

Develop Magazine – March 2012
English | 84 pages | True PDF | 12 Mb

Develop is the leading trade magazine for games developers, with an unrivalled reputation amongst those around the world making video games.

100 ways to tap into social media for a more profitable business
In The Social Media 100, social media expert and blogger Chris Brogan presents the best practices for growing the value of your social media and social networking marketing efforts. Brogan has spent two years researching what the best businesses are doing with social media and how they're doing it. Now, he presents his findings in a single, comprehensive business guide to social media.

Develop is the leading trade magazine for games developers, with an unrivalled reputation amongst those around the world making video games.