Now more than ever, keeping track of every penny is crucial to making it in business. And the owners of thousands of small-to-mid-size businesses turn to QuickBooks to help them manage their finances without having to hire an outside accounting professional. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson updates his popular QuickBooks For Dummies to cover the latest revisions and enhancements to this leading small business accounting software package. After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you'll discover how QuickBooks 2013 can help you build the perfect budget, process payroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices, manage inventory, generate income statements, balance accounts and much more. You'll learn what you should do before you install and set up QuickBooks, then move on to basic bookkeeping concepts and the fundamentals of building a solid budget. You'll also discover how to enter data, create invoices, record and print sales receipts, monitor your job costs and generate most common financial reports with ease. * Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestseller and offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release of QuickBooks * Enables you to take control of managing your own business accounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid having to hire expensive outside help * Provides expert advice for getting started with QuickBooks, building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices, managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating income statements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports and more * Takes you through the steps of going online with QuickBooks, backing up your data and simplifying tax preparation QuickBooks 2013 For Dummies helps you take control of your financial management tasks. Big or small, your business will benefit!

Most businesses can't afford a Big Four accounting firm to handle their books. That's why so many small-to-mid-size businesspeople turn to QuickBooks to help them keep track of their finances. Bestselling author Stephen Nelson returns with updated coverage of the latest revisions and enhancements to the leading small business accounting software package. After a quick review of bookkeeping basics, you'll discover how QuickBooks can help you build the perfect budget, process payroll, simplify your tax return prep work, create invoices, manage inventory, generate income statements, balance account and much more. You'll learn what you should do before you install and set up QuickBooks, then move onto basic bookkeeping concepts and the fundamentals of building a solid budget. You'll also discover how to enter data, create invoices and record and print sales receipts; keep track of your inventory, payroll and budgets; monitor your job costs; and generate the most common financial reports with ease. * Veteran author Stephen Nelson updates his perennial bestseller and offers you easy-to-understand coverage of the newest release of QuickBooks * Enables you to take control of managing your own business accounting and financial management tasks so you can avoid having to hire expensive outside help * Provides expert advice for getting started with QuickBooks, building the perfect budget, processing payroll, creating invoices, managing inventory, tracking job costs, generating income statements, balancing accounts, creating financial reports and more QuickBooks 2012 For Dummies helps you handle your financial management tasks more effectively so that you can get down to business!

QR (Quick Response) codes are popping up everywhere, and businesses are reaping the rewards. Get in on the action with the no-nonsense advice in this streamlined, portable guide. You'll find out how to get started, plan your strategy and actually create the codes. Then you'll learn to link codes to mobile-friendly content, track your results and develop ways to give your customers value that will keep them coming back. It's all presented in the straightforward style you've come to know and love, with a dash of humor thrown in. * Businesses large and small are using QR codes to share product information, coupons and special offers and to process payments from customers' smartphones * This small guide is packed with the information you need to start using QR codes with your business * Covers what QR codes are and how to get started, plan a QR code campaign, create the codes and link them to mobile-friendly content * Explains code management systems and how to track your results, ways to deliver genuine value to your users and how to plan for the future * Includes 10 cool campaign ideas QR Codes For Dummies, Portable Edition helps you take advantage of this hot trend with practical knowledge you can use right away.

Python is one of the most powerful, easy-to-read programming languages around, but it does have its limitations. This general purpose, high-level language that can be extended and embedded is a smart option for many programming problems, but a poor solution to others. Python For Dummies is the quick-and-easy guide to getting the most out of this robust program. This hands-on book will show you everything you need to know about building programs, debugging code and simplifying development, as well as defining what actions it can perform. You’ll wrap yourself around all of its advanced features and become an expert Python user in no time. This guide gives you the tools you need to: * Master basic elements and syntax * Document, design, and debug programs * Work with strings like a pro * Direct a program with control structures * Integrate integers, complex numbers and modules * Build lists, stacks and queues * Create an organized dictionary * Handle functions, data and namespace * Construct applications with modules and packages * Call, create, extend and override classes * Access the Internet to enhance your library * Understand the new features of Python 2.5 Packed with critical idioms and great resources to maximize your productivity, Python For Dummies is the ultimate one-stop information guide. In a matter of minutes you’ll be familiar with Python’s building blocks, strings, dictionaries and sets; and be on your way to writing the program that you’ve dreamed about!

Is there anything in common between the age of automation now upon us and the first industrial revolution long ago (circa 1790-1840)? Yes. Both surged ahead with technical progress and production, and eliminated jobs without jobs for the workers. Both claimed that technological progress was inevitable and would automatically put things right. In this respect, the age which first established factories and the age with automates them are alike. We know that the job-killing of the late 18th and early 19th centuries hurt both the cottage workers, and the communities in which men and women lived and which depended on them, and a system of production that extended far beyond pelle like handloom weavers. We know that jobs in the new mechanized industry, to compare with the old, did not multiply for a generation. We know that the workers defended themselves by direct attacks on the new looms and machines intended for factory use. These movements came to be known as Luddism. It is this subject area that David F Noble goes to immediately in order to provide a detailed analysis of the effect of automation in its mechanized and computerized forms. As a historian of technology, he knows, for example, how history has been distorted so that the term Luddite can be used to target any who try to save their jobs or control the condition of life in their immediate work areas, on industrial, office, retail or service jobs.

A professional musician guides serious hobbyists through Pro Tool.  Pro Tools puts professional recording and music production software in the hands of anyone with the appropriate hardware and the knowledge to use it. Musician and recording engineer Jeff Strong guides you through the latest version of this complex program, offering twice the content of the official guide at a lower price. Eight minibooks cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering and getting your music to the masses. The latest version of Pro Tools offers a whole range of new possibilities for the recording artist. This soup-to-nuts guide explains everything you need to know to take full advantage of it. This book features: *Writing by a professional musician and recording engineer who has authored two previous editions of this book, as well as Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies and Drums For Dummies *Eight minibooks that cover recording basics, getting started with Pro Tools, recording audio, editing audio, managing MIDI, mixing, mastering and distributing your music *Explanations on how to configure your computer and attach hardware, proper microphone settings, steps for getting your music to sound the way you want, tips on putting your tracks together professionally and much more If making music is your passion, Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is exactly what you need to start sharing your sounds with the world.

The business of video games is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games and on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Jason Schreier tells the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns and how they recover, move on, or escape the industry entirely.

Power Through Presentations is a light-hearted but practical guide to overcome one of the most common challenges that faces millions of business professionals today: translating ideas into sleek presentations. Other books target presenters who are taking the stage to speak to a room full of people. But most of us create a presentation deck that is then emailed or reviewed over the phone. There’s a massive underserved market of business professionals who need help to create effective PowerPoint® slides in their day-to-day work. Some common challenges are addressed:
• How can I turn facts and data into compelling visual images?
• How can I create a concise project update to review with my boss?
• I have a ton of detail on this service we’re going to launch. What’s the best way to explain it so it’s understood even when I’m not there to speak to it?
• Where can I get a useful PowerPoint® examples without researching for hours?

Tap into the marketing power of Pinterest. People are using Pinterest to organize their digital lives. This hot social site lets users create visual bookmarks of their favorite things and "pin" them on virtual pinboards. Now you can learn how to market on Pinterest with this hands-on guide. You’ll discover how to launch new products, showcase your brand's personality, seek product approval, run innovative contests and engage your community in a way that is difficult to replicate on other social networks. This book: *Helps you get the most out of marketing on Pinterest, a visual collection of bookmarks that you can organize into virtual pinboards *Shows you how to set up an account and boards, how to pin and re-pin, use hashtags and like pins and integrate your Pinterest activity with your other social networks *Reveals how to run contests on Pinterest *Gives the lowdown on launching new products *Includes tips and techniques for building a community on Pinterest Market with Pinterest. It's fun and easy, especially with Pinterest Marketing For Dummies.