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The time has come to finally move away from hosting my blog on MSDN. There are a few reasons for this transition but the two main deciding factors were that posting personal posts on a MSDN blog seemed odd (at least to me) and that I already had my own
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I was planning on making the announcement later this week but Amazon.com bet me to it with their "pre-order" email... I am indeed running a little behind with the advertisement since the release is set for Oct 15th. But I will have an official press release
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I've been mentioning for the past few weeks that i've been working on a new "homepage" for myself where I could post more information on some of my projects, especially in regards to projects that didn't directly relate to my book publishing efforts.
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Return to Work First of all, as I've been going through my mailbox, I have recieved several blog related emails that were posted via my blog. Since these emails were sent to my Microsoft email address, I have not been able to read them until this week.
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After the success of ShaderX, the ShaderX2 books, ShaderX3, ShaderX4 (Game developer frontline award) and ShaderX5, we are looking for authors for ShaderX6. The book will cover advanced rendering techniques that run on the DirectX and/or OpenGL run-time
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Due to the small response we've had so far, I am reposting the announcement... After the success of ShaderX, the ShaderX2 books, ShaderX3, ShaderX4 (Game developer frontline award) and ShaderX5, we are looking for authors for ShaderX6. The book will cover
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After the success of ShaderX, the ShaderX2 books, ShaderX3, ShaderX4 (Game developer frontline award) and ShaderX5, we are looking for authors for ShaderX6. The book will cover advanced rendering techniques that run on the DirectX and/or OpenGL run-time
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Paradoxal Press Spreads the Holiday Cheer ! This holiday season, Paradoxal Press celebrates big time by offering large discounts and savings on all of our products. From December 1st through December 19th, take advantage of our sale to save three ways:
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It has been quite a while since I've posted as to how my book publishing venture is going. And of course, quite alot has happen since my last posting and it is the best time ever to post an update on everything that's been going on. I am just doing a
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It has been quite a while since I have posted any kind of general update into my Self-Publishing and general publishing efforts. With all the has been going on, I think it is as good of a time as ever to post a general update. Practical .NET2 and C#2
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Some of you may wonder about the new Paradoxal Press online book store. Does this mean that I am moving from publisher to retailer? Hell No! The idea behind the online book store is to provide added value to our customers. Why only buy our books on ParadoxalPress.com
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Our new title " Practical .NET2 and C#2 " has started to get great reviews by some big names. (and by the way, the 10% off amazon sale on ParadoxalPress.com has been extended indefinetly). The book has amazing breadth of knowledge. I'm very surprised
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This month, Paradoxal Press is running a 10% off Amazon's price on all their books. This means: Practical .NET2 and C#2 ISBN 0-9766132-2-0 By Patrick Smacchia Order Today for $33.99 10% off Amazon's Price! (Jan 2005, 896-pages) The Complete Effect and
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Tom Miller has posted a review of "The Complete Effect and HLSL Guide" http://blogs.msdn.com/tmiller/archive/2006/02/06/526118.aspx#comments Here is the review: I just recently acquired a copy of " The COMPLETE Effect and HLSL Guide " and I must say,
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We have recieved our copies of "Practical .NET2 and C#2" last week and all orders on ParadoxalPress.com are now shipping! In addition, to celebrate, all books on Paradoxal Press are now on sale at 10% off Amazon's price for the month of Feburary. This
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