... 15.5. TheMac Reads toYou So far in this chapter, you& apos;ve read about the Mac& apos;s listening ability. But the conversation doesn't haveto be one-way; it's even easier to make the ... specified. TheMac begins reading it aloud immediately. To interrupt the playback, press the same keystroke again. And be glad you were alive to see the day. Tip: If youhave an iPod, your Mac ... the way theMac talks, revisit the Speech pane of System Preferences. Click the Text to Speech tab at the top of the window. As you can see in Figure 15-14, you can control which of the Mac& apos;s...
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... focus andthen how you plan to account for your secondary drivers. You pickone and communicate the necessary expectations of how to behave to all your employees. You may even haveto teach them newbehaviors ... with the remaining five. SUMMARY You have a choice of selecting the single focus to drive from yourcurrent state to your future. In making the choice, youhave sixalternatives. Pick the alternative ... discussing how to get from onestate—as is tothe other state to be. Goals will not do the job. To get tothe future requires more than letting the organization rununchecked toward goals. The management...
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... Using the Get* Methods toRead Column Values Before I show youthe other Get* methods that read column values, you need to know the standard C# types and the values they support. You need to know ... to know these so that you can understand the type compatibilities between C# and SQL Server shown later. Table 9.3 shows the standard C# types, along with the underlying .NET type and the values ... Note You can see the SQL Server types and the values supported by those types in Table 2.3 of Chapter 2, "Introduction to Databases." Note The Get* methods are defined in all of the...
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... structured your thoughts into a concept, done yourhomework and the wireframes are in place – great! Now it’s time to turn your idea into aproduct! The very first step is to sort your thought ... where do I find one? You are now ready to spread the word. The goal in this stage is to attract as many targeteddevelopers to your project as possible. Attracting interest is the key and a sexy ... advisor on board to discuss the details. The idea is here to be as clear as possible about what you want, as this willdetermine which sources you should use to find the best match for your project.Step...
... learn your name. You wanted to brand yourself. Your goal there is maybe not so much to sell products at the beginning, but you want to get your product out there. You want to get your name ... all these steps, at the end of 30 days you are going tohave a product. Or pretty close to 30 days, you are going tohave a product. CeeCee: Good. Jeff: The first thing that I like to ... do the research or write the book or create the software program. Youhave connected with someone that maybe has expertise in the area of the product that you want to create. Back to the...