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Android Phones For Dummies

Dan Gookin · John Wiley & Sons Australia
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

A colorful guide to make your Android phone do your bidding The popularity of Android phones is simply exploding, so it's a perfect time for popular For Dummies author Dan Gookin to update his bestselling guide to all things Android phones. From setup and configuration to taking advantage...
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Hacking Happiness: Why Your Personal Data Counts and How Tracking it Can Change the World

John Havens · Tarcher
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In Hacking Happiness, futurist and contributing Mashable writer John C. Havens introduces you to your "quantified self" - your digital identity represented by gigabytes of data produced from tracking your activities on your smartphone and computer. Harvested by megacorporations...
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eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies

Marsha Collier · For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to know to start and run a successful eBay business eBay now has million active users and just keeps growing And they have turned to For Dummies books and bestselling eBay author Marsha Collier to help guide them through buying and selling on eBay for over a decade...
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Who Owns the Future?

Jaron Lanier · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Jaron Lanier is the father of virtual reality and one of the world’s most brilliant thinkers. Who Owns the Future? is his visionary reckoning with the most urgent economic and social trend of our age: the poisonous concentration of money and power in our digital networks.Lanier has predicted...
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Windows 8 Tweaks

Steve Sinchak · Wiley; 1 edition
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback

Acres of Windows 8 tweaks from a Microsoft MVP and creator of Tweaks.com! From a Microsoft MVP, who is also the savvy creator of Tweaks.com, comes this ultimate collection of Windows 8 workarounds. Steve Sinchak takes you way beyond default system settings, deep under the hood of Windows...
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Python Without Fear

Brian Overland · Addison-Wesley Professional
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback

Praise for this book, Python Without Fear "This is really a great book. I wish I'd had it when I was learning Python." -John M. Wargo, author of Apache Cordova 4 Programming Praise for the previous book in the series, C Without Fear "I'm in love with...
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This Machine Kills Secrets: How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks, and Hacktivists Aim to Free the World's Information

Andy Greenberg · Dutton Adult
Format: Hardcover

At last, the first full account of the cypherpunks who aim to free the world’s institutional secrets, by Forbes journalist Andy Greenberg who has traced their shadowy history from the cryptography revolution of the 1970s to Wikileaks founding hacker Julian Assange, Anonymous, and beyond....
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Windows 8.1 for dummies

Andy Rathbone · Wiley
Format: DVD

1 videodisc (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Get Programming with JavaScript

John Larsen · Manning Publications
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

There are lots of reasons to learn how to program - to gain valuable skills that are versatile, useful, stimulating, rewarding, and in demand. JavaScript is one of the most widely-used languages and is the ideal first language to get started on the road to programming; it allows for the development...
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Getting Started with SQL: A hands-on approach for beginners

Thomas Nield · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

Quickly master the fundamentals of SQL right in your own home, without having to use a database server environment. Ideal for business professionals as well as absolute beginners who want to acquire data proficiency, this practical guide teaches you how to pull and transform data in meaningful...
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macOS High Sierra For Dummies

LeVitus · For Dummies
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

Work, play, connect, and share with the ultimate tour to macOS 'X' macOS 'X' For Dummies is the ultimate tour guide to the Mac operating system, written by Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus himself! Whether you're upgrading your trusty old MacBook or venturing into new territory...
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Windows 8.1 For Dummies Book + DVD Bundle

Andy Rathbone · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 418
Format: Print book

A smart value - the complete book plus three hours of video training! Windows 8.1 brings some welcome tweaks to the Windows operating system, including more ways to customize the interface and boot operations, a new start button that reveals apps, greater integration between the two interfaces,...
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The Selfie Generation: How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture

Alicia Eler · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Whether it's Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate posting a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive mixed reactions. But are selfies more than, as many critics lament, a symptom of a self-absorbed generation? Digital native Alicia Eler's...
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Beyond jQuery

Ray Nicholus · Apress
Pages: 217
Format: Paperback

This book gives you the confidence to abandon your jQuery crutches and walk freely with the power of the web API and JavaScript. Learn about the most important concepts surrounding web development as we demystify jQuery. Beyond jQuery doesn't just throw code at you - everything is explained...
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Windows 10 For Seniors For Dummies

Peter Weverka · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

Protect your data, computer, and identity Work with apps and customize the desktop Connect with family and friends online Open Windows and get connected! Windows 10 is the #1 operating system, and with this book, it's easy to understand. No jargon, just step-by-step instructions, lots...
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