What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Pro Spring 5 - An In-Depth Guide to the Spring Framework and Its Tools
Master Spring basics and core topics, and share the authors’ insights and real-world experiences with remoting, Hibernate, and EJB. Beyond the basics, you'll learn how to leverage the Spring Framework to build the various tiers and parts of an enterprise Java application: transactions, web and presentation tiers, deployment, and much more. A full sample application allows you to apply many of the technologies and techniques covered in Pro Spring 5 and see how they work together.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Getting Started with 3D Printing - A Hands-on Guide to the Hardware, Software, and Services Behind the New Manufacturing Revolution
Make: Getting Started with 3D Printing is a practical, informative, and inspiring book that guides readers step-by-step through understanding how this new technology will empower them to take full advantage of all it has to offer.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
The Self-Taught Programmer - The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally
I am a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, I learned to program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. Once I got there, I realized I was severely under-prepared. I was overwhelmed by the amount of things I needed to know but hadn't learned yet. My journey learning to program, and my experience at my first job as a software engineer were the inspiration for this book.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius
20 fun and inventive Makey Makey projects for Makers from beginner to expert
This hands-on guide is filled with DIY projects that show readers, step-by-step, how to start creating and making cool inventions with the Makey Makey invention kit. Each project features easy-to-follow, fully-illustrated instructions and detailed photographs of the finished gadget. Readers will see how to apply these skills and start building their own Makey Makey projects.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
My iPhone - Covers all iPhones running iOS 11 (11th Edition)
Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do.
Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations.
Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Hello Raspberry Pi! - Python Programming For Kids and Other Beginners
Summary
A fun and imaginative way for kids and other beginners to take their first steps programming on a Raspberry Pi.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Database Backed Web Sites - The Thinking Person's Guide to Web Publishing
From the creator of Travels With Samantha and The Bill Gates Wealth Clock! comes this title that Internet geeks will know well. At once a book on how to do sites the Greenspun way, and an intermediate/high end tutorial, this book shows how to implement a Relational Database backed Web site.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
CompTIA Security+ Certification Study Guide, Third Edition (Exam SY0-501)
This fully updated, exam-focused study aid covers everything you need to know and shows you how to prepare for the CompTIA Security+ exam
With hundreds of practice exam questions, including difficult performance-based questions, CompTIA Security+® Certification Study Guide, Third Edition covers what you need to know and shows you how to prepare for this challenging exam.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Augmented - Life in the Smart Lane
The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250 year long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts and changes that are unparalleled.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising - How to Access 1 Billion Potential Customers in 10 Minutes (Ultimate Series)
NEW CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING...
FIND THEM ON FACEBOOK
Facebook makes it easy for businesses like yours to share photos, videos, and posts to reach, engage, and sell to more than 1 billion active users. Advertising expert Perry Marshall is joined by co-authors Keith Krance and Thomas Meloche as he walks you through Facebook Advertising and its nuances to help you pinpoint your ideal audience and gain a ten-fold return on your investment.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
HTML5 for Masterminds, 3rd Edition - How to Take Advantage of HTML5 to Create Responsive Websites and Revolutionary Applications
HTML5 for Masterminds Revised 3rd Edition 2017 is available, now with a complete course on Web Development and Responsive Web Design. Learn how to create websites and applications for desktop and mobile devices with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Hacking Made Simple - Full Beginners Guide To Master Hacking
Learn Hacking Quick and Easy Without Feeling Overwhelmed You’ve been reading a lot on the internet about hacking and want to use it to your advantage? Imagine a couple of weeks from know you are penetration testing and setting up SQL injections. What if you had a mentor to teach you every detail to get up and running quick and fast?
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
SEO 2017 - Learn Search Engine Optimization With Smart Internet Marketing Strategies
Learn SEO strategies to rank at the top of Google with SEO 2017, from beginner to advanced!
EXPANDED & UPDATED - JUNE, 2017 | Free Kindle updates for life
No matter your background, SEO 2017 will walk you through search engine optimization techniques used to grow countless companies online, exact steps to rank high in Google, and how get a ton of customers. First, let me tell you a little secret about SEO marketing...
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Numsense! Data Science for the Layman No Math Added
Used in Stanford's CS102 Big Data (Spring 2017) course.
Want to get started on data science?
Our promise: no math added.
This book has been written in layman's terms as a gentle introduction to data science and its algorithms. Each algorithm has its own dedicated chapter that explains how it works, and shows an example of a real-world application. To help you grasp key concepts, we stick to intuitive explanations, as well as lots of visuals, all of which are colorblind-friendly.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
DotCom Secrets - The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online
If you are currently struggling with getting traffic to your website, or converting that traffic when it shows up, you may think you’ve got a traffic or conversion problem. In Russell Brunson's experience, after working with thousands of businesses, he has found that’s rarely the case. Low traffic and weak conversion numbers are just symptoms of a much greater problem, a problem that’s a little harder to see (that’s the bad news), but a lot easier to fix (that’s the good news). DotComSecrets will give you the marketing funnels and the sales scripts you need to be able to turn on a flood of new leads into your business.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords - How to Access 100 Million People in 10 Minutes (Ultimate Series)
Covering the latest breaking news in Google AdWords, the fifth edition introduces revised, expanded and new chapters covering Enhanced Campaigns, Google AdWord’s Express, Google’s Product Listing Ads, and the introduction to Google’s Universal Analytics. Nuances in Big Data advertising are also revealed and expanded sections and necessary updates have been added throughout.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Computer Security - A Hands-on Approach
This book is for students, computer scientists, computer engineers, programmers, software developers, network and system administrators, and others who want to learn the principles of computer security and understand how various security attacks and countermeasures work. Equipped with the knowledge from this book, readers will be able to design and implement software systems and applications that are secure against attacks.
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Bored and Brilliant - How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self
In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s popular podcast and radio show Note to Self, led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Python Machine Learning - Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition
Key Features
* Second edition of the bestselling book on Machine Learning
* A practical approach to key frameworks in data science, machine learning, and deep learning
* Use the most powerful Python libraries to implement machine learning and deep learning
* Get to know the best practices to improve and optimize your machine learning systems and algorithms
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Mastering Bitcoin - Programming the Open Blockchain
Join the technological revolution that's taking the world of finance by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money. Whether you're building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this revised and expanded second edition provides essential detail to get you started.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
The Four - The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong.
For all that’s been written about the Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering success as insightfully as Scott Galloway.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Cracking the PM Interview - How to Land a Product Manager Job in Technology
How many pizzas are delivered in Manhattan? How do you design an alarm clock for the blind? What is your favorite piece of software and why? How would you launch a video rental service in India? This book will teach you how to answer these questions and more.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Hit Refresh - The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“At the core, Hit Refresh, is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.” - Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh
“Satya has charted a course for making the most of the opportunities created by technology while also facing up to the hard questions.” - Bill Gates from the Foreword of Hit Refresh
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Fundamentals of Biostatistics and Building Java Programs (A Back to Basics Approach 4th Edition)
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSTATISTICS leads you through the methods, techniques, and computations of statistics necessary for success in the medical field. Every new concept is developed systematically through completely worked out examples from current medical research problems.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling 5th Edition
Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2016, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel’s newest tools to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. This edition adds 150+ new problems with solutions, plus a chapter of basic spreadsheet models to make sure you’re fully up to speed.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 (8th Edition)
A Comprehensive, Well-Rounded Intro to Web Development and Design
Updated and expanded in this Eighth Edition, Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5 presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of effective web sites. Intended for beginning web developers, the text relates both the necessary hard skills (such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript) and soft skills (design, e-commerce, and promotion strategies) considered fundamental to contemporary web development.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Game Engine Black Book - Wolfenstein 3D and Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (3rd Edition)
How was Wolfenstein 3D made and what were the secrets of its speed? How did id Software manage to turn a machine designed to display static images for word processing and spreadsheet applications into the best gaming platform in the world, capable of running games at seventy frames per seconds? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, Game Engine Black Book is for you.
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)
This text is intended for a 1-semester CS1 course sequence. The Brief Version contains the first 18 chapters of the Comprehensive Version. The first 13 chapters are appropriate for preparing the AP Computer Science exam.
For courses in Java Programming.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Computer Systems - A Programmer's Perspective (3rd Edition)
For courses in Computer Science and Programming
Computer systems: A Programmer’s Perspective explains the underlying elements common among all computer systems and how they affect general application performance. Written from the programmer’s perspective, this book strives to teach readers how understanding basic elements of computer systems and executing real practice can lead them to create better programs.
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle?
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Network+ Guide to Networks
Master the technical skills and industry know-how to begin an exciting career installing, configuring, and troubleshooting computer networks with the completely updated NETWORK+ GUIDE TO NETWORKS, 7E. You can prepare for success on CompTIA's Network+ N10-006 certification exam with fully mapped coverage of all objectives, including protocols, topologies, hardware, network design, and troubleshooting.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Systems Analysis and Design (Shelly Cashman Series) and Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design (4th Edition)
Offer your students a practical, streamlined, and updated approach to information systems development with Tilley/Rosenblatt's SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN, 11E. Expanded coverage of emerging technologies, such as agile methods, cloud computing, and mobile applications, complements this book's traditional approaches to systems analysis and design. A wealth of real-world examples throughout the book emphasizes critical thinking and IT skills in a dynamic, business-related environment. You will find numerous projects, insightful assignments, and helpful end-of-chapter exercises both within this edition and online. Detailed instructor support helps you effectively emphasize the IT skills your students need for success in today's intensely competitive business world.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Computer Networking - A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition)
For courses in Networking/Communications
Motivates readers with a top-down, layered approach to computer networking
Unique among computer networking texts, the Seventh Edition of the popular Computer Networking: A Top Down Approach builds on the author’s long tradition of teaching this complex subject through a layered approach in a “top-down manner.” The text works its way from the application layer down toward the physical layer, motivating readers by exposing them to important concepts early in their study of networking.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Destiny 2: Prima Collector's Edition Guide and Super Mario Odyssey: Prima Collector's Edition Guide
Premium Double-Sided Dust Jacket: Features a unique cover design on the exterior and an interior that showcases additional artwork from Bungie.
One of Three Deluxe, Collectible Covers: Beneath the premium dust jacket, each hardbound cover features one of three special designs based on the Hunter, Warlock, or Titan.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2017 release)
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Illustrator CC (2017 release) choose Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2017 release) from the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks from Adobe Press. The 15 project-based lessons in this book show users step-by-step the key techniques for working in Illustrator.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide - How to Learn Programming Languages Quickly, Ace Your Programming Interview, and Land Your Software Developer Dream Job
Technical Knowledge Alone Isn't Enough - Increase Your Income by Leveling Up Your Soft Skills
Early in his software developer career, John Sonmez discovered that technical knowledge alone isn't enough to break through to the next income level - developers need "soft skills" like the ability to learn new technologies just in time, communicate clearly with management and consulting clients, negotiate a fair hourly rate, and unite teammates and coworkers in working toward a common goal.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels - The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
Developing video games hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Jason Schreier takes readers on a fascinating odyssey behind the scenes of video game development, where the creator may be a team of 600 overworked underdogs or a solitary geek genius.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Code Complete - A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
Widely considered one of the best practical guides to programming, Steve McConnell’s original CODE COMPLETE has been helping developers write better software for more than a decade. Now this classic book has been fully updated and revised with leading-edge practices and hundreds of new code samples illustrating the art and science of software construction. Capturing the body of knowledge available from research, academia, and everyday commercial practice, McConnell synthesizes the most effective techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance. No matter what your experience level, development environment, or project size, this book will inform and stimulate your thinking and help you build the highest quality code.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
SQL in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself (4th Edition)
Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Fourth Edition
New full-color code examples help you see how SQL statements are structured
Whether you're an application developer, database administrator, web application designer, mobile app developer, or Microsoft Office users, a good working knowledge of SQL is an important part of interacting with databases. And Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes offers the straightforward, practical answers you need to help you do your job.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
The life and times of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon the architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded.
Claude Shannon was a groundbreaking polymath, a brilliant tinkerer, and a digital pioneer. He constructed a fleet of customized unicycles and a flamethrowing trumpet, outfoxed Vegas casinos, and built juggling robots. He also wrote the seminal text of the digital revolution, which has been called “the Magna Carta of the Information Age.”
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
The Google Infused Classroom and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Skyrim Library, Vol. II
“Holly and Tanya don’t only talk about creative thinking in this book, the layout itself models innovation. Visually appealing and full of ideas, The Google Infused Classroom is a friend to any teacher hoping to power up digital tools in her classroom!” - Jennie Magiera, author of Courageous Edventures
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches, Second Edition (Tab) and Programming the Raspberry Pi, Second Edition: Getting Started with Python (Electronics)
Program Arduino with ease!
This thoroughly updated guide shows, step-by-step, how to quickly program all Arduino models. Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches, Second Edition, features easy-to-follow explanations, fun examples, and downloadable sample programs. Discover how to write basic sketches, use Arduino’s modified C language, store data, and interface with the Web. You will also get hands-on coverage of C++, library writing, and programming Arduino for the Internet of Things. No prior programming experience is required!
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Kali Linux Revealed - Mastering the Penetration Testing Distribution
Kali Linux has not only become the information security professional's platform of choice, but evolved into an industrial-grade, and world-class operating system distribution--mature, secure, and enterprise-ready.
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Kill All Normies - Online Culture Wars From 4Chan And Tumblr To Trump And The Alt-Right
Recent years have seen a revival of the heated culture wars of the 1990s, but this time its battle ground is the internet. On one side the alt right ranges from the once obscure neo-reactionary and white separatist movements, to geeky subcultures like 4chan, to more mainstream manifestations such as the Trump-supporting gay libertarian Milo Yiannopolous. On the other side, a culture of struggle sessions and virtue signalling lurks behind a therapeutic language of trigger warnings and safe spaces.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams
In today’s lightning-fast technology world, good product management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Yet, managing human beings and navigating complex product roadmaps is no easy task, and it’s rare to find a product leader who can steward a digital product from concept to launch without a couple of major hiccups. Why do some product leaders succeed while others don’t?
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Mastering Bitcoin: Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies
Mastering Bitcoin is essential reading for everyone interested in learning about bitcoin basics, the technical operation of bitcoin, or if you're building the next great bitcoin killer app or business. From using a bitcoin wallet to buy a cup of coffee, to running a bitcoin marketplace with hundreds of thousands of transactions, or collaboratively building new financial innovations that will transform our understanding of currency and credit, this book will help you engineer money. You're about to unlock the API to a new economy. This book is your key.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive
From the author of the vSphere Clustering Deep Dive series -
The VMware vSphere 6.5 Host Resources Deep Dive is a guide to building consistent high-performing ESXi hosts. A book that people can’t put down. Written for administrators, architects, consultants, aspiring VCDX-es and people eager to learn more about the elements that control the behavior of CPU, memory, storage and network resources.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Work Rules! - Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
The Globe and Mail Top Leadership and Management Book
Forbes Top Creative Leadership Book
From the visionary head of Google's innovative People Operations comes a groundbreaking inquiry into the philosophy of work-and a blueprint for attracting the most spectacular talent to your business and ensuring that they succeed.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The One Device - The Secret History of the iPhone
"The One Device is a tour de force, with fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical insight." -Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk
"A stunning book. You will never look at your iPhone the same way again." -Dan Lyons, New York Times bestselling author of Disrupted
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