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The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

Kevin Mitnick · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 309
Format: Hardcover

Be online without leaving a trace.

Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.

In this explosive yet practical...
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The Kindle Fire Pocket Guide

Scott McNulty · Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback

This affordable and engaging guide is packed with practical information to you help you get the most from your Kindle Fire. Amazon Kindle expert Scott McNulty offers plenty of tips and pointers for using Amazon's trim tablet, including how to download apps, read books, take advantage...
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Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Stuart Russell · Viking
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"The most important book I have read in quite some time" (Daniel Kahneman) ; "A must-read" (Max Tegmark) ; "The book we've all been waiting for" (Sam Harris)

A leading artificial intelligence...
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The Internet Book of Life: Use the Web to Grow Richer, Smarter, Healthier, and Happier

Irene E. McDermott · Information Today, Inc.; 1st New edition edition
Format: Paperback

No matter what the goal might be, from financial management and vacation planning to finishing homework and keeping in touch, there are quality Web resources available for free that can help individuals and families—if they know where to look. But who has time to find and evaluate...
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Help Your Kids with Computer Science

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A clear, visual guide to the technical, societal, and cultural aspects of computers and social media, using step-by-step diagrams and graphics to explore how kids can get the most from computers while staying safe.Covering everything from data to digital life, from computer coding to cyber...
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101 Excel 2013 Tips, Tricks and Timesavers

John Walkenbach · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Get the most out of Excel 2013 with this exceptional advice from Mr. Spreadsheet himself!Excel 2013 is excellent, but there's lots to learn to truly excel at Excel! In this latest addition to his popular Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf series, John Walkenbach, aka "Mr. Spreadsheet,"...
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Is This Thing On?, revised edition: A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming

Abby Stokes · Workman Publishing Company; Revised edition

Now updated and revised, the user-friendliest, most reassuring, jargon-free, smartest, and most comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide for seniors, who are the fastest-growing demographic among social networks. Abby Stokes is the perfect guide to the digital domain: She s taught more than 140,...
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Using Your Computer: The Beginner's Guide Third Edition

Kyle MacRae · Haynes Publishing UK; Third Edition edition
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Incorporating all the latest developments in technology and software, this manual, now in its third edition, is ideal for anyone who lacks experience or confidence in using a PC. The reader will learn how to set up their PC, get to grips with Windows 7, work with software and drives,...

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Talking to Robots: Tales from Our Human-Robot Futures

David Ewing Duncan · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan considers 24 visions of possible human-robot futures - Incredible scenarios from Teddy Bots to Warrior Bots, and Politician Bots to Sex Bots - Grounded in real technologies and possibilities and inspired by our imagination.

What robot...
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Using Microsoft Windows 7

J. Peter Bruzzese · Que; 1 edition
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

Get comfortable with Windows 7. Don’t just read about it: See it and hear it with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book, you get online access anywhere with a web connection–no...
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