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| Start & Run a Computer Repair Service (Self-Counsel Press Business)
 | Lynn Spry and Philip Spry | Start & Run a Computer Repair Service is ideal for entrepreneurs interested in opening and operating a computer repair shop and/or mobile on-site repair business. Professionals with a background in IT, retail, and related fields are often interested in branching out on their own. This book examines the nuts and bolts of starting a business in the North America, then delves into the specifics of retail and mobile repair shop ownership and operation. |
| Start Your Own Food Truck Business: Cart, Trailer, Kiosk, Standard and Gourmet Trucks, Mobile Catering and Bustaurant
 | Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer | Satisfy Your Hunger for Success At over a billion dollars, the food industry is evolving, creating new trends and new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you. Learn how you can become a part of one of the hottest and most affordable food businesses—mobile food. From gourmet food to all-American basics and hot dog wagons to bustaurants, get the delicious details behind starting a food truck business. Led by our experts, learn how to find your food niche, follow important rules of conducting business on the road, outfit your moving kitchen, meet safety and sanitation requirements, and much more. Plus, access recipes, shopping lists, favorite equipment buys and more from practicing food truck entrepreneurs. Covers: Six trendy mobile food opportunities: cart and concession trailers, kiosks, standard and gourmet trucks, mobile catering and bustaurants How to identify your customers and service niche Creating your mobile menu Choosing and outfitting your vehicle or kiosk Licenses, zoning, parking, and other considerations Scouting and staging for conducting business Hiring help Setting prices Spreading the word And more From choosing a business vehicle to franchising and everything in between, learn everything you need to know to get your business moving toward success! |
| Designing Mobile Interfaces
 | Steven Hoober and Eric Berkman | With hundreds of thousands of mobile applications available today, your app has to capture users immediately. This book provides practical techniques to help you catch—and keep—their attention. You’ll learn core principles for designing effective user interfaces, along with a set of common patterns for interaction design on all types of mobile devices.Mobile design specialists Steven Hoober and Eric Berkman have collected and researched 76 best practices for everything from composing pages and displaying information to the use of screens, lights, and sensors. Each pattern includes a discussion of the design problem and solution, along with variations, interaction and presentation details, and antipatterns.Compose pages so that information is easy to locate and manipulate Provide labels and visual cues appropriate for your app’s users Use information control widgets to help users quickly access details Take advantage of gestures and other sensors Apply specialized methods to prevent errors and the loss of user-entered data Enable users to easily make selections, enter text, and manipulate controls Use screens, lights, haptics, and sounds to communicate your message and increase user satisfaction "Designing Mobile Interfaces is another stellar addition to O’Reilly’s essential interface books. Every mobile designer will want to have this thorough book on their shelf for reference." —Dan Saffer, Author of Designing Gestural Interfaces |
| Joie Mashy Egg Masher
 | | The ideal masher for preparing egg salad. Works great on potatoes too! Hand Wash, Not Dishwasher Safe. Height: 6 inch |
| Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation (Brewing Elements Series)
 | Jamil Zainasheff and Chris White | Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation is a resource for brewers of all experience levels. The authors adeptly cover yeast selection, storage and handling of yeast cultures, how to culture yeast and the art of rinsing/washing yeast cultures. Sections on how to set up a yeast lab, the basics of fermentation science and how it affects your beer, plus step by step procedures, equipment lists and a guide to troubleshooting are included. |
| A Good Horse
 | Jane Smiley | When eighth grader Abby Lovitt looks out at those pure-gold rolling hills, she knows there’s no place she’d rather be than her family’s ranch—even with all the hard work of tending to nine horses. But some chores are no work at all, like grooming young Jack. At eight months, his rough foal coat has shed out, leaving a smooth, rich silk, like chocolate. As for Black George, such a good horse, it turns out he’s a natural jumper. When he and Abby clear four feet easy as pie, heads start to turn at the ring—buyers’ heads—and Abby knows Daddy won’t turn down a good offer. Then a letter arrives from a private investigator, and suddenly Abby stands to lose not one horse but two. The letter states that Jack’s mare may have been sold to the Lovitts as stolen goods. A mystery unfolds, more surprising than Abby could ever expect. Will she lose her beloved Jack to his rightful owners?Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley raises horses of her own, and her affection and expertise shine through in this inviting horse novel for young readers, set in 1960s California horse country and featuring characters from The Georges and the Jewels.From the Hardcover edition. |
| MSC International Piggy Silicone Spatula - Piggy
 | | Mix batters and scrape bowls clean with this silicone spatula featuring a pig face on the handle. Heat resistant to 600°F/315C.Size: 9¾"Colour/Pattern: PinkDimensions: 9¾"L × 2"WMaterials: SiliconeCare: Hand wash only |
| Start Your Own Coin-Operated Laundry
 | Mandy Erickson | All the expert advice you need to start your own lucrative coin-operated laundry With average profit margins of 25 percent, Laundromats are a great business for you to start. This revised and updated edition includes information on coinoperated laundries as well as wash-and-fold services and dry cleaning. |
| Hot Dog Vending:: 10 Basic Steps!
 | James Mazzola | Hot dogs are a favorite food in the United States. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, Americans usually eat up to 7 billion hot dogs during the "hot dog season," which runs from Memorial day to Labor day. This works out to an average of 818 hot dogs consumed per second during that time. Tap into this lucrative market by starting your own hot dog carts |
| Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies
 | Barry Burd | A must-have pedagogical resource from an expert Java educatorAs a Linux-based operating system designed for mobile devices, the Android OS allows programs to run on all Android devices and appear free in the Android Market. Whether you're a beginner programmer eager to create mobile applications or you're Android-savvy and looking to submit your apps to the Android Market, this compilation of eight minibooks takes you through the ins and outs of programming for Android phones. Java expert Barry Burd walks you through Android programming basics, shares techniques for developing great Android applications, reviews Android hardware, and much more.Uses the straightforward-but-fun For Dummies style to walk you through the ins and outs of programming for Android mobile devicesFeatures eight minibooks that take you from novice Android user to confidently developing Android applicationsAddresses Android programming basics, the operating system, hardware, and securityDetails what it takes to develop amazing Android appsCovers the Eclipse environment and SQLiteStart developing applications for the Android OS today with the expert advice in Android Application Development All-in-One For Dummies. |