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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Shoshana Zuboff · PublicAffairs
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.Shoshana Zuboff's interdisciplinary breadth and depth...
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Crash Override: How Gamergate

Zoe? Quinn · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

You've heard the stories about the dark side of the internet--hackers, #gamergate, anonymous mobs attacking an unlucky victim, and revenge porn--but they remain just that: stories. Surely these things would never happen to you.Zoe Quinn used to feel the same way. She is a video game developer...
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The Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost

Donna Freitas · Oxford University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. Social media has become the dominant force in young people's lives, and each day seems to bring another shocking tale of private pictures getting into the wrong hands, or a lament that young people feel compelled to share their each and every thought...
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macOS Mojave For Dummies

BOB LEVITUS · For Dummies
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

Get acquainted with macOS Your shiny new iMac or trusty old MacBook both rely on macOS to help you get things done. macOS Mojave For Dummies includes tips and explanations on how to navigate macOS Mojave's new and classic features. macOS Mojave includes new featres like: Dark Mode,...
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My iPhone for Seniors

Brad Miser · Que Publishing
Pages: 744
Format: Paperback

Even though the iPhone is amazingly easy-to-use for such a powerful device, it can be intimidating for people who aren't used to it - this is especially true for seniors. In My iPhone for Seniors, the highly successful approach of My iPhone is tailored to meet the specific interests,...
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QuickBooks 2018 For Dummies

Stephen L. Nelson · For Dummies
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback

The perennial bestseller - now in a new edition for QuickBooks 2018 QuickBooks 2018 For Dummies is here to make it easier than ever to familiarize yourself with the latest version of the software. It shows you step by step how to build the perfect budget, simplify tax return preparation,...
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WordPress All-In-One For Dummies

Lisa Sabin-Wilson · For Dummies
Pages: 864
Format: Paperback

Set up your WordPress site today! WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. The latest version of WordPress.org will be replaced in the fall of 2018 with WordPress 5.0. This will include a major change with the addition...
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Windows 10 For Dummies

ANDY RATHBONE · For Dummies
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

The #1 source for Windows 10 help Millions of Windows users have turned to Windows For Dummies for quick, friendly, and easy-to-understand help with their computers. Windows 10 For Dummies, 3rd Edition continues this tradition as it helps you navigate the twists and turns of Windows. Start...
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Web Coding & Development All-in-One For Dummies

PAUL MCFEDRIES · For Dummies
Pages: 768
Format: Paperback

Speak the languages that power the web With more high-paying web development jobs opening every day, people with coding and web/app building skills are having no problems finding employment. If you're a would-be developer looking to gain the know-how to build the interfaces, databases,...
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How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone

Brian McCullough · Liveright
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Tech-guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of the internet, why it exploded, and how it changed everything.The internet was never intended for you, opines Brian McCullough in this lively narrative of an era that utterly transformed everything we thought we knew about technology....
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The Web Designer's Idea Book, Vol. 2: More of the Best Themes, Trends and Styles in Website Design

Patrick McNeil · HOW Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Web Design Inspiration at a GlanceVolume 2 of The Web Designer's Idea Book includes more than 650 new websites arranged thematically, so you can easily find inspiration for your work. Author Patrick McNeil, creator of the popular web design blog designmeltdown.com and author of the original...
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Facebook For Dummies

Andreas Scha?fer · For Dummies
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Take control of your Facebook profileWhen you join Facebook, you're joining a community with over two billion other people spread around the globe. It helps to have the insight on not only how to set up your profile and add content, but also how to make sure you control who sees and doesn't...
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IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYBODY : create awesome photographs

BERT KRAGES · AMHERST MEDIA
Format: Paperback

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We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet's Culture Laboratory

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin · Hachette Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

Reddit hails itself as "the front page of the Internet." It's the third most-visited website in the United States--and yet, millions of Americans have no idea what it is. We Are the Nerds is a riveting look deep inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed...
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Excel VBA Programming For Dummies

JOHN WALKENBACH · For Dummies
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback

Take your Excel programming skills to the next levelTo take Excel to the next level, you need to understand and implement the power of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) . Excel VBA Programming For Dummies introduces you to a wide array of new Excel options, beginning with the most important...
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