Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Discovering Google Web Services -- Chapter 1 Learning about Google Web Services -- Understanding Google Web Services -- Discovering Uses for Google Web Services -- Downloading and Installing the Kit -- System Setup Considerations -- Knowing What to Expect as Output -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 2 Defining a Search -- Performing a Typical Search -- Defining a Special Search -- Working with Files -- Defining Searches for Nonstandard Uses -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 3 Working with Web Service Data -- Understanding XML Basics -- Using XSLT for Presentation -- Defining SOAP Messaging -- Understanding Privacy Issues -- Understanding Security Issues -- Your Call to Action -- Part II Writing Google Web Services Programs -- Chapter 4 Starting the Development Process -- Choosing a Communication Method -- Selecting a Platform -- Picking a Development Language -- Understanding Internationalization Issues -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 5 Writing Applications Using VBA -- Understanding the Benefits of Using VBA -- Resources for Learning VBA -- Understanding Scripting of Web Services -- Developing with Microsoft Excel -- Developing with Microsoft Word -- Using Microsoft Access as a Database -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 6 Writing Applications Using Visual Studio -- Using Web Services from Any Visual Studio Version -- Resources for Learning Visual Studio -- Developing with Visual Basic 6 -- Developing with Visual C++ 6 -- Developing with Visual Basic .NET -- Developing with Visual C# .NET -- Working with Web Servers -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 7 Writing Applications Using PHP -- Understanding the Benefits of Using PHP -- Resources for Learning PHP -- Downloading and Installing PHP -- Developing a PHP Search Application -- Using MySQL as a Database -- Writing a PHP Application with Database Support.

Your Call to Action -- Chapter 8 Writing Applications Using Java -- Understanding the Benefits of Using Java -- Resources for Learning Java -- Understanding Java Browser Issues -- Using the Google-Supplied Code -- Developing a Simple Java Application -- Writing a Java Application with Database Support -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 9 Writing Applications for Mobile Devices -- Understanding Mobile Device Limitations -- Working with Emulators -- Designing for Local or Remote Data Management -- Developing for a Pocket PC -- Developing for a Cellular Telephone or Palm Type Device -- Your Call to Action -- Part III Refining Your Google Web Services Program -- Chapter 10 Crafting Your Application -- Considering Performance Issues -- Considering Reliability Issues -- Considering the Data Refresh Requirements -- Using Offline Storage Effectively -- Choosing between Current and Cached Data -- Your Call to Action -- Chapter 11 Other Refinements You Should Consider -- Targeting a Specific User Type -- Designing Flexible Interfaces -- Addressing Users with Special Needs -- Designing for Privacy Issues -- Adding Feedback to Your Application -- Using Google Web Services and Amazon Web Services Together -- Your Call to Action -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Helpful Third Party Resource Sites -- Google Web Services-Specific Web Sites -- Demonstration Web Sites -- Web Sites That Provide Other Facts You Should Know About -- Microsoft Office 2003 Add-on -- Appendix B Google License Checklist -- General Requirements -- Display Requirements -- Intellectual Property Issues -- Appendix C Late Breaking Google Web Services News -- Google Viewer -- Numeric Searches -- An Overview of RSS Feeds -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Index -- SYMBOLS -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F.

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