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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us
Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already... |
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Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy
David A. Mindell - Viking
Format: Print book
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"[An] essential book ... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time." - Sherry Turkle, author of Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital AgeFrom drones to Mars rovers - an exploration of the most innovative... |
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
Jimmy Soni - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The life and times of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon - the neglected 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,... |
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My iPad for Seniors
MICHAEL R MILLER - Que Publishing
Format: Paperback
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My iPad for Seniors, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive guide to using all of Apple's iPad models. It includes everything from basic setup information to finding and installing new apps to using the iPad for communication, entertainment, and productivity. The information presented in this... |
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Windows 10 Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts in Easy Steps
Stuart Yarnold - In Easy Steps
Format: Paperback
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Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in easy steps reveals hundreds of useful tweaks and secrets that'll help you to run your PC more efficiently. You will learn how to:Customize the interface to suit your needsBoost your PC's performance with simple tweaksQuicken Startup and Shutdown... |
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Idiot's Guides: Raspberry Pi
Thorin Klosowski - Alpha
Format: Print book
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The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, simple computer thats about the size of a credit card. It has multiple inputs and outputs that make it the foundation for almost a limitless number of projects from creating a wi-fi hot spot to an elaborate, programmed LED light show. Idiots Guides Raspberry... |
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Facebook for Seniors: Connect with Friends and Family in 12 Easy Lessons
Carrie Ewin - No Starch Press
Format: Print book
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Facebook is the world's largest social networking site, used by millions to connect with friends, share photos, and stay in touch. But it can seem huge and daunting, and if you didn't grow up with a screen and keyboard in every room, it's not always easy to get set up.Facebook... |
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Android Tips and Tricks: Covers Android 5 and Android 6 devices
Guy Hart-Davis - Que, 2015.
Format: Print book
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If you're like most Android 5 users, you're probably only using 10%-20% of what your smartphone or tablet can do for you. Maybe you don't need every feature ... but you could be a lot more productive, and you could have a lot more fun than you're having now. In Android... |
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems.... |
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Infographics For Dummies
Justin Beegel MBA - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Create stunning infographics with this hands-on guide Infographics For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to creating data visualization with viral appeal. Written by the founder of Infographic World, a New York City based infographic agency, and his top designers, the book focuses on the how-to... |
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Photoshop Elements 13 in Easy Steps
Nick Vandome - In Easy Steps Limited
Format: Print book
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Adobe's best-selling Photoshop Elements for editing images is updated with even more features to enhance pictures. And Photoshop Elements 13 in Easy Steps reveals all the key features on offer for you to perfect your photos. |
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WordPress For Dummies
Lisa Sabin-Wilson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Not a WordPress guru? No worries! You can become a pro in no time It seems as though the world revolves around websites and blogs these days, and with WordPress For Dummies, 7th Edition you can join the fun! This easy-to-read book is packed with the information you need to navigate the world... |
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Block City: Incredible Minecraft Worlds: How to Build Like a Minecraft Master
Kirsten Kearney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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Minecraft - a humble computer game about placing blocks - is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build... |
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My iPhone for Seniors
BRAD MISER - Que Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Updated for iOS 11! Easy, clear, readable, and focused on what you want to do. Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care about most. Large, full-color, close-up photos with callouts to iPhone photos that show you exactly what to do. Common-sense help when you run into iPhone... |
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Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies
Barbara Obermeier - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Make ordinary photos extraordinary with Photoshop Elements 13 Whether you prefer to snap shots on your smartphone or never leave home without your DSLR, chances are you have way more photos than you ever dreamed possible. With the help of Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies, you can edit... |
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Excel 2013 and 2010 for Seniors: Learn Step by Step How to Work with Microsoft Excel
Studio Visual Steps - Visual Steps Publishing
Format: Book
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Microsoft's well-known spreadsheet program Excel is user-friendly and offers a wide range of features and built-in functions for many different uses. The book Excel 2013 and 2010 for SENIORS will teach you how to perform such tasks as entering data and formulas, formatting cells, designing... |
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Facebook All-in-One For Dummies
Jamie Crager - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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The A to Z Facebook guide for users, marketers, and developers alike Facebook has more than a billion users worldwide. Whether you enjoy spending time on Facebook every day, use it to advertise and market your product, or develop Facebook apps, this go-to guide has something you need. Its six minibooks... |
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The Bestseller Code
Jodie Archer - SMP Trade
Format: Hardcover
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"When a story captures the imagination of millions, thats magic. Can you qualify magic? Archer and Jockers just may have done so." -- Sylvia Day, New York Times bestselling author. Ask most people about massive success in the world of fiction, and youll typically hear that its a game... |
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My digital travel for seniors
Jason R Rich - Que
Format: Print book
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My Digital Travel for Seniors Easy, clear, readable, and focused on what you want to do. Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care about most Large, full-color, close-up photos show you exactly what to do Common-sense help whenever you run into problems Tips and notes to help... |
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Modernizing Legacy Applications In PHP
PAUL M JONES - Packt Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Get your code under control in a series of small, specific steps About This Book * Learn to extract and replace legacy artifacts, * Improve your application from the ground up while keeping your codebase fully operational, * Improve the quality of your legacy applications. Who This Book... |
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Anyone Can Create an App: Beginner iPhone and iPad programming
Wendy Wise - Manning Publications
Format: Print book
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Anyone Can Create an App is based on the lofty premise that anyone can begin programming given the right tools and the right help. With some time set aside and the course-work in this book, readers will be able to program their first, fully working iPhone or iPad Application. They'll... |
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Facebook For Dummies
Carolyn Abram - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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A new edition of the bestselling how-to Facebook title Facebook is constantly changing and evolving, replacing old features and introducing new ones. This new edition of the bestselling guide quickly and easily gets you up and running on all the site has to offer. Packed with straightforward... |
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The Big Book of Building: Everything Minecraft Imagine it Create it Build it
Triumph Books - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover
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Brought to you by the authors and editors that created the Minecrafter and Minecrafter 2.0 Advanced guide books, The Big Book of Building features more of everything - more mods, more mining, more mobs, and more Minecraft! Up to date for the 2014 holiday season, The Big Book of Building... |
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Office 2010 All-in-One For Dummies
Peter Weverka - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The leading book on Microsoft Office, now fully updated for Office 2010 Microsoft Office, the world's leading productivity suite, has been updated with new tools. Veteran Office users as well as newcomers will need the comprehensive information in this bestselling All-in-One guide.... |
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Windows 10 Made Easy
James Stables - Flame Tree Publishing
Format: Print book
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Windows 10 Made Easy is the essential guide for all those who want to get to grips with this impressive new operating system from Microsoft. Written in a clear and accessible way, it covers everything from the basics such as setting up, security and using the internet to how it works across... |
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Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies
BARRY A BURD - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Learn to speak the Java language like the pros Are you new to programming and have decided that Java is your language of choice? Are you a wanna-be programmer looking to learn the hottest lingo around? Look no further! Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies, 5th Edition is the easy-to-follow... |
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My GoPro Hero Camera
Jason R. Rich - Que Publishing; 1 edition
Format: eBook
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Covers all models of GoPro HERO, HERO3, HERO3 , and HERO4...including the February 2015 camera software update. Step-by-step instructions with callouts to GoPro Hero camera photos and sample images that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into problems or limitations with your... |
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Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World
Asi Burak - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book
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The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception--from the press, politicians, parents, and everyone else concerned with its effect on our brains, bodies, and hearts. But what if games could be good, not only for individuals but for the world? In Power... |
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Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies
Robert Correll - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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The complete beginner's guide to DSLR photography It doesn't matter if your camera says Canon, Nikon, or Sony on the outside. If a passion for photography is on your inside, this all-encompassing guide will be your new best friend. Packed with instruction on how to take your photos from... |
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Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes
Ian Lamont - In 30 Minutes Guides; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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The top-selling guide to Google's free online office suite is now available in a revised and expanded second edition! In a single sitting, get up to speed with Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, the free online alternative to Microsoft Office. Millions of people... |
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Dataclysm: Who We Are
Christian Rudder - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times BestsellerAn audacious, irreverent investigation of human behaviorand a first look at a revolution in the making Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we dont need. In Dataclysm, Christian Rudder uses it to show us who we truly... |
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Computers for Seniors: Get Stuff Done in 13 Easy Lessons
Carrie Ewin - No Starch Press
Format: Print book
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Computers for Seniors is a step-by-step guide that will take you all the way from pressing the "On" button on your new computer to being a confident user who can send email to family and friends, shop online safely, read the latest news, watch funny YouTube videos, share cute... |
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Coding for Parents: Everything you need to know to confidently help with homework
FRAZER WILSON - Sterling
Format: Paperback
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Facing the daunting prospect of helping your children with their coding homework?Coding for Parents teaches you what you need to know . . . so you can teach your kids! Unlock the mysteries of coding with this easy-to-follow and well-illustrated guide - and help your kids ace their coding... |
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Coding All-in-One For Dummies
WILEY. - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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See all the things coding can accomplishThe demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you're ready to add this valuable asset to your... |
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MacBook For Dummies
Mark L. Chambers - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Get the most out of your MacBook Your new MacBook is sleek and powerful, and this down-to-earth guide makes it easier than ever to navigate, personalize, and maximize what it can help you accomplish. From taking it out of the box and turning it on for the first time to file storage and security,... |
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Excel Macros For Dummies
Michael Alexander - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Ready-made Excel macros that will streamline your workflow Excel Macros For Dummies helps you save time, automate, and be more productive, even with no programming experience at all. Each chapter offers practical macros that you can implement right away, with practical exercises that extend... |
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My Google Chromebook
Michael Miller - Que
Format: Paperback
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Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Google Chromebook photos that show you exactly what to do Help when you run into Chromebook problems or limitations Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your Chromebook Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through doing... |
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Minecraft in the Classroom: Ideas, inspiration, and student projects for teachers
Colin Gallagher - Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Learn how educators are using Minecraft® as a powerful instructional tool to engage students and teach subjects as varied as math and humanities. This book offers ten classroom projects from teachers using Minecraft® to teach math, science, languages, and more. Each project includes... |
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Make: Basic Arduino Projects: 26 Experiments with Microcontrollers and Electronics
Don Wilcher - O'Reilly & Associates
Format: Paperback
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This companion book to MakerShed's Ultimate Arduino Microcontroller Pack provides 26 clearly explained projects that you can build with this top-selling kit right away--including multicolor flashing lights, timers, tools for testing circuits, sound effects, motor control, and sensor... |
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Excel Statistics: A Quick Guide
Neil J Salkind - SAGE,
Format: Print book
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Ideal for those already familiar with basic Excel features, this updated Third Edition of Neil J. Salkind's Excel Statistics: A Quick Guide shows readers how to utilize Microsoft Excel's functions and Analysis ToolPak to answer simple and complex questions about data. Part I explores... |
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Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection
Jacob Silverman - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Social networking has grown into a staple of modern society, but its continued evolution is becoming increasingly detrimental to our lives. Shifts in communication and privacy are affecting us more than we realize or understand. Terms of Service crystalizes this current moment in technology... |
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QuickBooks 2018 For Dummies
Stephen L. Nelson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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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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