Get acquainted with Spring MVC, an essential web framework for Java developers who work on enterprise-level projects. Throughout this practical course, instructor Shonna Smith steps through fundamental aspects of this framework, including Spring MVC controllers, models, and views. She also discusses the benefits of learning Spring MVC, explores custom app configuration, and provides exercises that can help you strengthen your understanding of key concepts. Upon completing this course, you'll have the knowledge you need to build robust MVC applications with Spring MVC.

If you know how to speak intermediate language (IL), you have a window into the world as the .NET runtime sees it. In this course, learn about using Common Language Runtime (CLR) bytecode to manage virtual machines in Windows applications, and discover how to speak IL like a pro. Instructor Ted Neward helps to familiarize you with the basics of IL, and walks through this assembly language's syntax. Ted dives into working with ILDasm and ILasm, discusses classes, CIL opcodes and operands, and more.

All great homes start with a great concept. Residential designs take inspiration from the client, existing architecture, and the designer's imagination. This course shows how to take those ideas and incorporate them into presentation materials for a single family home. Instructor George Maestri progresses through a series of simple, easy-to-follow steps, using low-cost 2D and 3D software such as SketchUp. He introduces techniques for performing research; sketching your ideas; creating massing studies; blocking out a floor plan with walls, windows, and doors; and adding exterior and interior details. Finally, learn to create simple images, videos, and even a virtual reality walkthrough of your concepts that will help clients understand the results.

Learn about the cool new features in Apple's latest version of iOS, the operating system for iPhone and iPad. Explore the redesigned lock screen. Remove bundled apps and redownload them later. Seamlessly change languages and use new predictive suggestions when typing with the onscreen keyboard. Author Nick Brazzi also offers a glimpse of the apps that come with iOS 10: Photos, Messages, Music, AirPlay, Notes, and more.

This beginner-level course will introduce new users to Excel 2016. Author David Rivers covers the interface, creating and opening workbooks, entering text and numbers, working with formulas, basic formatting, inserting charts and graphics, and sharing and printing workbooks so that you have a great foundation in the world's most popular spreadsheet program.

Many authors compose their manuscripts in Word. But did you know that if you're planning to publish to EPUB or Kindle formats, there's a lot you can do in Word to make the conversion smoother? In this course, Tony Harmer shows how to take your lovingly crafted text and turn your Word document into HTML, which can be transformed into an EPUB via a variety of free software and services. The course takes you through the whole process and identifies the common pitfalls, so you can avoid them. You'll learn how to format documents and add the features—such as media, bookmarks, and links—that make for more engaging and dynamic ebooks. The final chapters cover the troubleshooting and export processes, and then Tony provides direction on where to go next to finish off your EPUB. (Hint: Most of this is covered in his companion course, Creating Ebooks for the Kindle.) Start watching and learn how to turn your "words" into EPUBs everyone can enjoy.

ZBrush combines 3D modeling, texturing, and painting into one digital sculpting workflow. As such, it has dozens of features to master, and the 2018 edition adds the Sculptris Pro mode, new deformers, a polygroup generation tool, and more. If you're a beginner, this course is the best introduction you can get. Instructor Ryan Kittleson helps digital artists—and those who are simply new to ZBrush—to learn all the essential tools and techniques. He shows how to create basics forms with meshes, sculpt details with brushes, paint and texture your models, and render the results—using the same professional pipeline you would for real-world projects. Follow along and learn how to use ZBrush to build the wildest 3D creations you can imagine.

Melodyne is a leading pitch correction application used in all sorts of music productions. It's compatible with Mac and Windows and can run also as a plugin in most DAWs. Join Skye Lewin as he explains all the main features of Melodyne 4, the newest version of the software, starting with the installation process, the software interface, and the essential preference settings for most production workflows. Skye then demonstrates how to import or record audio in Melodyne and how to arrange that audio once it's in a project. He utilizes the powerful Melodyne tools to edit audio and adjust pitch, timing, meter, and tempo, and more. Finally he shows how to fine-tune or correct detection of audio content, edit multiple vocal tracks simultaneously, get a working mix in Melodyne, and export your freshly "Melodyned" audio files.

So you want to start saving money and investing in your future. How do you make sure you make smart decisions? While there is always an element of risk when it comes to investments, you can make more informed choices with some simple statistical techniques. This course teaches the basics you need to evaluate opportunities and get the most value out of every dollar. Instructor Yash Patel is passionate about empirical and data-driven decision making, and here he turns its power on the world of finance. Learn about the components of an investment and fundamental concepts such as time value, opportunity cost, and the difference between capital and wealth. Review the different types of investments and three different methods of evaluation: discounted cash flow (DCF), net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR). For each method, Yash lists the pros and cons, offers examples and challenges, and provides a "real talk" summary that will help anyone—not just business owners and CFOs—make smart, strategic decisions about money.

Social media dramatically altered marketing by allowing businesses to engage with their customers, rather than just talk to them. In this course, discover how to leverage social media in your overall marketing strategy, and learn best practices for leading social media campaigns that help you successfully connect with consumers. Brian Honigman provides an overview of social media marketing, explaining why making an investment in social media can benefit your business. He shows how to define your audience and craft a social media strategy focused on your organization's leading goals. Plus, he covers how to work with leading social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, as well as how to drive results with paid ads, and use goals and metrics to measure your success.