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Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual
Format: Paperback

Learn the basics and beyond with this visual guide to the iPad, iPad mini, and iPad Pro Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad 6th Editionis a clear, concise, image-rich guide to getting the most out of your iPad, iPad mini or iPad Pro running iOS 11. Designed to quickly get you the answers you need,...
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The innovators : how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution

Walter Isaacson - Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Format: Print book

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a "riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving" (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the Internet.What...
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The Glass Cage: Automation and Us

Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

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

"[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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Windows 10 for Seniors: Get Started with Windows 10

Studio Visual Steps - Visual Steps Publishing
Format: Paperback

The ideal book for older adults that have already worked with an earlier version of Windows and want to get up and going with Windows 10, this guide covers all of the important basic functions, including browsing the internet safely, sending and receiving email, organizing files and folders,...
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Windows 8.1 for Seniors QuickSteps

Marty Matthews - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A full-color, visual guide to the basics of Windows 8.1, written for seniors, by a senior in a jargon-free style, using specific examples in clear, step-by-step instructions Start using Windows 8 or 8.1 right away--the QuickSteps way. Full-color screenshots on every page with clear instructions...
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Introducing Python: Modern Computing in Simple Packages

Bill Lubanovic - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Easy to understand and fun to read, Introducing Python is ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language. Author Bill Lubanovic takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics, mixing tutorials with cookbook-style code recipes to explain concepts in Python...
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The Brain Electric: The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines

Malcolm Gay - Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies that will enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs and will give all of us the power...
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Protect, Backup and Clean Your PC for Seniors: Stay Safe When Using the Internet and Email and Keep Your PC in Good Condition!

Studio Visual Steps - Visual Steps Publishing
Format: Print book

It is very important to safeguard your computer and protect your privacy while surfing the Internet. What can you do to prevent cybercriminals from getting hold of your personal data? How do you safely use the Internet without contracting viruses on your computer? How do you make sure it is safe...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Office 2010

Kate Shoup - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Master the new version of Microsoft Office with this easy, visual guide The popular Microsoft Office suite has been revamped to provide new features, including Web applications that can be accessed from anywhere and a new, streamlined Ribbon. If you learn better with visual instructions,...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X El Capitan

Paul McFedries - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Your visual, guided tour of OS X El Capitan With clear, step-by-step instructions and plenty of rich visuals, Teach Yourself Visually OS X El Capitan walks you through the latest updates of OS X and demonstrates the essential tasks you need to know. Complemented with screenshots on almost...
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Facebook For Dummies

Carolyn Abram - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

The perennial bestseller—now updated to cover the latest features of FacebookFacebook is forever evolving, with the goal of improved user interaction. This new edition catches you up on the latest privacy updates, interface redesign, and other new features and options that keep the site...
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The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox

John Freeman - Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning president of the National Book Critics Circle examines the astonishing growth of emailand how it is changing our lives, not always for the better. John Freeman is one of Americas pre-eminent literary critics now in this, his first book, he presents an elegant and erudite...
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Laptops For Seniors For Dummies

Nancy C. Muir - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Easy-to-understand advice for seniors who want to get up and running with their laptopsLaptop popularity is on the rise among computer buyers, including seniors. For anyone in the over-60 age group who is eager to get started with a laptop, this is the book for you! Laptops are ideal for seniors...
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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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QuickBooks Online For Dummies

ELAINE MARMEL - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Get your QuickBooks in the Cloud! Searching for a cloud-based solution for your small business? Master the fundamentals of QuickBooks Online, the world's most popular software for fast and easy mobile accounting! QuickBooks Online For Dummies teaches about building the perfect budget,...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2013 (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))

Elaine Marmel - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Get up to speed on the newest version of Word with visual instruction Microsoft Word is the standard for word processing programs, and the newest version offers additional functionality you'll want to use. Get up to speed quickly and easily with the step-by-step instructions and full-color...
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jQuery Pocket Reference

David Flanagan - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

As someone who uses jQuery on a regular basis, it was surprising to discover how much of the library Im not using. This book is indispensable for anyone who is serious about using jQuery for non-trivial applications.-- Raffaele Cecco, longtime developer of video games, including Cybernoid,...
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MOS 2013 Study Guide for Microsoft Word

Joan Lambert - Microsoft Press
Format: Book

Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Office! Designed to help you practice and prepare for the 2013 Word Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exam, this all-in-one study guide features:Full, objective-by-objective exam coverage Easy-to-follow procedures and illustrations to review essential...
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When We Are No More: How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future

Abby Smith Rumsey - Bloomsbury, 2015.
Format: Print book

Our memory gives the human species a unique evolutionary advantage. Our stories, ideas, and innovations--in a word, our "culture"--can be recorded and passed on to future generations. Our enduring culture and restless curiosity have enabled us to invent powerful information technologies...
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Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Fourth Edition

Daniel Regalado - McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition

Cutting-edge techniques for finding and fixing critical security flaws Fortify your network and avert digital catastrophe with proven strategies from a team of security experts. Completely updated and featuring 12 new chapters, Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hackers Handbook, Fourth Edition...
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My Windows 10 Computer for Seniors

Michael Miller - Que
Format: Kit

Book + 2 Hours of Free Video + Content Update Program My Microsoft Windows 10 for Seniors is an easy, full-color tutorial on the latest operating system from Microsoft. It includes a DVD with 12 FREE step-by-step video tutorials to help you learn to navigate and customize the new Windows...
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Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth

Leslie F Stebbins - Rowman & Littlefield,
Format: Print book

We live in an information-saturated environment and spend far too much time searching, surfing, skimming, contributing, and organizing the information in our lives. We spend too little time immersing ourselves in reliable high quality information. We are often so buried in information and strapped...
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Codes & Cheats Vol. 2 2011

Michael Knight - Prima Games
Format: Paperback

* More codes than any other codebook. * Includes cheats and unlockables for thousands of the most popular current and next-gen games! * Find every code on your favorite platforms like the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS and more! * Travel size with a very affordable price! * New Codes section makes...
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Blogging for Bliss: Crafting Your Own Online Journal: A Guide for Crafters, Artists & Creatives of all Kinds

Tara Frey - Lark Books
Format: Paperback

Today's crafting community is online, connected, and blissfully blogging about their work and ideas. Blogging is hot in this highly creative world - and here is the only how-to book aimed directly at them. Everyone from knitters and beaders to scrapbookers and altered artists will find...
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Crash Override: How Gamergate

Zoë Quinn - PublicAffairs
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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C++ Primer Plus

Stephen Prata - Addison-Wesley Professional; 6 edition
Format: Paperback

C++ Primer Plus, Sixth Edition New C++11 Coverage C++ Primer Plus is a carefully crafted, complete tutorial on one of the most significant and widely used programming languages today. An accessible and easy-to-use self-study guide, this book is appropriate for both serious students...
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iPad for Seniors in Easy Steps: Covers iOS 8

Nick Vandome - In Easy Steps Limited; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book

The iPad is a tablet computer that is stylish, versatile and easy to use and there is no reason why it should be the preserve of the younger generation. The fourth edition of iPad for Seniors in Easy Steps explains all of the settings that can be applied and how to best use the virtual...
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Going Beyond Google Again: Strategies for Using and Teaching the Invisible Web

Jane Devine - Neal-Schuman Publishers
Format: Paperback

The Invisible Web, also known as the Deep Web, is a huge repository of underutilized resources that can be richly rewarding to searchers who make the effort to find them. Since Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider explored the educational potentials of this realm in Going Beyond Google:...
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The Ultimate Player's Guide to Minecraft - Xbox Edition: Covers both Xbox 360 and Xbox One Versions

Stephen O'Brien - Que Publishing; 1 edition

The Ultimate Player’s Guide to Minecraft XBOX Edition Minecraft: These worlds are YOURS! Minecraft is WAY more than a game: it’s an alternate universe of creation, exhilaration, survival, adventure, passion! Don’t enter that universe alone. Take an experienced...
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Computer Basics Absolute Beginner's Guide, Windows 8.1 Edition

Michael Miller - Que
Format: Paperback

Make the most of your new Windows 8.1 notebook, desktop computer, or tablet-without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, get started with social networking, make more connections, and have more fun! Even if you've...
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SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL

Michael J. Hernandez - Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition

The #1 Easy, Common-Sense Guide to SQL Queries—Updated for Today’s Databases, Standards, and Challenges   SQL Queries for Mere Mortals ® has earned worldwide praise as the clearest, simplest tutorial on writing effective SQL queries. The authors have updated this...
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Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

BILL PHILLIPS - ADDISON-WESLEY
Format: Print book

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide is an introductory Android book for programmers with Java experience. Based on Big Nerd Ranch's popular Android Bootcamp, this guide will lead you through the wilderness using hands-on example apps combined with clear explanations of key concepts...
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Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War

Fred M Kaplan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

"As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers displace terrorists on the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, by Slate columnist and Pulitzer...
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Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology

John Long - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

What happens when we let robots play the game of life? The challenge of studying evolution is that the history of life is buried in the past—we can’t witness the dramatic events that shaped the adaptations we see today. But biorobotics expert John Long has found an ingenious...
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Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order

Steven H. Strogatz - Hyperion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

t the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perfect resonance with its orbit around the earth; our hearts depend on the synchronous firing...
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Learning Swift 3: Building Apps for OS X and iOS

Paris Buttfield-Addison - O'Reilly Media
Format: Print book

Dive into Swift 3, the latest version of Apple's easy-to-use programming language for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. With this practical guide, you'll quickly get up to speed on language basics and then use Swift to build three complete apps, all tightly linked together: an iOS note-taking...
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R For Dummies

Andrie de Vries - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Master the programming language of choice among statisticiansand data analysts worldwideComing to grips with R can be tough, even for seasonedstatisticians and data analysts. Enter R For Dummies, the quick,easy way to master all the R you'll ever need. Requiring no priorprogramming experience...
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Programming PHP

Rasmus Lerdorf - O'Reilly Media; Third Edition edition
Format: Paperback

This updated edition teaches everything you need to know to create effective web applications with the latest features in PHP 5.x. You’ll start with the big picture and then dive into language syntax, programming techniques, and other details, using examples that illustrate both correct...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual
Format: Paperback

Know your new iPhone from the inside-out with 900 color screen shots! Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone is your ultimate guide to getting the most out of your iPhone! Apple's graphics-driven iOS is perfect for visual learners, so this book uses a visual approach to show you everything...
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Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History

Thomas Rid - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

A sweeping history of our deep entanglement with technology.As lives offline and online merge even more, it's easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, a control theory of man and machine. In a history that unpacks one of the twentieth...
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Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver The Official Pokemon Kanto Guide National Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide

The Pokemon Company Intl. - Prima Games; Pap/Pstr edition
Format: Paperback

Everything you want to know about all of your favorite Pokemon!Now that you've journeyed to Johto why not find out what awaits you in Kanto?And while you're at it, check out the complete Pokedex of all 493 Pokemon!  This is your guide to...• Where to catch every Pokemon! • A...
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Digital Art Revolution: Creating Fine Art with Photoshop

Scott Ligon - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback

"Whether you're a beginner who's never picked up a pen or paintbrush, or a traditional artist who wants to explore everything a digital canvas might inspire, digital artist and arts educator Scott Lignon guides you and inspires you with clear instructions and exercises that...
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More Windows 8 for Seniors: Get More Out of Your Computer

Studio Visual Steps - Visual Steps Publishing; Pap/Psc edition
Format: Paperback

This book is suitable for Windows 8.1! More Windows 8 for Seniors is highly recommended for everyone who wants to get the most out of their Windows 8.1 computer! Geared toward the senior with basic PC skills, this illustrated reference introduces users to many of the more advanced components...
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Photoshop Elements 9: The Missing Manual

Barbara Brundage - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Elements 9 offers much of Photoshop's power without the huge price tag. It's an ideal tool for most image-editing buffs -- including scrapbookers, photographers, and aspiring graphic artists. But Elements still doesn't come with a decent manual. This bestselling, full-color...
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My iPad

GARY ROSENZWEIG - Que Publishing
Format: Paperback

My iPad offers a full-color, fully illustrated, step-by-step resource to using your iPad. Each task has corresponding visuals that are numbered to match the step they are referring to. Sidebars give additional insight into using the iPad without requiring you to sort through paragraphs...
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The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

Nicholas Carr - W. W. Norton & Company; Edition Unstated edition
Format: Hardcover

An eye-opening look at the new computer revolution and the coming transformation of our economy, society, and culture. A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and generators and plugged into the newly built electric grid. The cheap power pumped...
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JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development

Jon Duckett - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book

This book covers: 1. Basic programming concepts - assuming no prior knowledge of programming beyond an ability to create a web page using HTML & CSS ; 2. Core elements of the JavaScript language - so you can learn how to write your own scripts from scratch ; 3. jQuery - which will allow...
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Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War

Fred Kaplan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

"An important, disturbing, and gripping history" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) , the never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who invent and employ cyber wars - where every country can be a major power player...
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Linux Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

Daniel J. Barrett - O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback

If you use Linux in your day-to-day work, this popular pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job reference. The second edition has expanded from Fedora-only coverage to distro-neutral, with practical information on a wider range of commands requested by readers.Linux Pocket Guide provides...
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Coding All-in-One For Dummies

WILEY. - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

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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The Technological Singularity

Murray Shanahan - The MIT Press
Format: Print book

The idea that human history is approaching a "singularity" -- that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both -- has moved from the realm of science...
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Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies

Woody Leonhard - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

The most comprehensive guide to Windows 10! If you're a first-time Windows 10 user looking for an authoritative, accessible guide to the basics of this new operating system, look no further than Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies. Written by trusted Windows expert Woody Leonhard, this...
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Pokemon Black Version & Pokemon White Version Volume 1: The Official Pokemon Strategy Guide

The Pokemon Company Intl. - Prima Games
Format: Print book

Welcome to the Unova region, Pokémon Trainer—prepare to be amazed by the Pokémon you'll discover here!Over 150 brand-new Pokémon await you in the latest incredible Pokémon adventure! And this strategy guide will introduce to you:• A complete walkthrough...
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Facebook and Twitter For Seniors For Dummies

Marsha Collier - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

New to social media? This easy-to-use guide will get you started in no time! Social media is a ton of fun, and this updated guide makes it easy to set up a Facebook or Twitter account to catch up with old friends, communicate with your family, and enjoy your online experience. Printed...
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Exam Ref 70-480 Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3

Rick Delorme - Microsoft Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-480—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of programming with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. Designed for experienced developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success...
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Windows 10 Plain & Simple

Nancy Muir Boysen - Microsoft Press
Format: Paperback

Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Windows 10.See it. Learn it. In color. Here's WHAT You'll Learn Navigate Windows 10 quickly, easily, and efficiently Get online with the sleek new Microsoft Edge web browser Make the most of the new Cortana personal assistant Efficiently...
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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

Stephen C. Meyer - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

Signature in the Cell is a defining work in the discussion of lifes origins and the question of whether life is a product of unthinking matter or of an intelligent mind For those who disagree with ID the powerful case Meyer presents cannot be ignored in any honest debate For those who may be sympathetic...
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PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja

Kevin Yank - SitePoint; Fifth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

PHP amp MySQL Novice to Ninja is a practical hands-on guide to learning all the tools principles and techniques needed to build a fully-functional database-driven web site using PHP amp MySQL This book covers everything from installing PHP amp MySQL under Windows Linux and Mac through to building...
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AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies

Bill Fane - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Find your way around AutoCAD 2014 with this full-color, For Dummies guide!Put away that pencil and paper and start putting the power of AutoCAD 2014 to work in your CAD projects and designs. From setting up your drawing environment to using text, dimensions, hatching, and more, this guide...
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Wireless Networking Absolute Beginners Guide

Michael Miller - Que Publishing
Format: 1st Edition

Make the most of your wireless network ... without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to connect all your wireless devices, get great performance with everything from streaming media to printing, stay safe and secure, and do more with Wi-Fi than you ever thought possible!...
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Windows 8 Simplified

Paul McFedries - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The easiest way for visual learners to get started with Windows 8 The popular Simplified series makes visual learning easier than ever, and with more than 360,000 copies sold, previous Windows editions are among the bestselling Visual books. This guide goes straight to the point with easy-to-follow,...
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Microsoft Office 2016 Step by Step

Joan Lambert - Microsoft Press
Format: Paperback

Now in full color! This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Office 2016. Jump in wherever you need answers - brisk lessons and colorful screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Covers Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Includes Office 365 subscription...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Android Phones and Tablets

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The fast and easy way for visual learners to get up to speed on Android Packed with step-by-step, image-driven guidance, this must-have Visual book offers the latest tips for getting the most out of your Android devices that run on the most recent versions of the Android OS. Through the use of clear,...
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PCs For Dummies

Sandra Geisler - For Dummies; 12 edition
Format: Paperback

The all-time bestselling PC reference, fully updated for the newest technologies!Previous editions of this fun and friendly PC guide have sold more than three million copies, making it the bestselling PC reference in the world. Dan Gookin, the author whose straightforward and entertaining...
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Beginning Programming in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

Greg Perry - Sams Publishing; 3 edition
Format: Print book

If you want to learn computer programming but don’t know which language to start with, this is the book for you! In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, any beginner can get a solid introduction to the basics of computer programming and learn to write simple programs for any platform—Windows,...
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OS X El Capitan: The Missing Manual

David Pogue - O'Reilly Media
Format: Paperback

With El Capitan, Apple brings never-before-seen features to OS X - like a split-screen desktop, improved window controls, and amazing graphics. The new edition of David Pogue's #1 bestselling Mac book shows you how to use key new features such as swiping gestures, Notes, a new Spotlight...
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The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers

Robert C. Martin - Prentice Hall; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Programmers who endure and succeed amidst swirling uncertainty and nonstop pressure share a common attribute: They care deeply about the practice of creating software. They treat it as a craft. They are professionals.   In The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers,...
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Nick Bostrom - Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestsellerSuperintelligence asks the questions What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some...
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Internet for Seniors in Easy Steps

Michael Price - In Easy Steps Limited; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

This popular guide, now in its fifth edition, has been updated to cover the latest developments in the realms of the internet and the World Wide Web. For readers who have never used the internet before and want to get to grips with it quickly, Internet for Seniors in Easy Steps will help...
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iPad and iPhone Tips and Tricks

Jason R. Rich - Que Publishing; 4 edition
Format: Print book

iPad® and iPhone® Tips and Tricks iOS 8 for all models of iPad Air and iPad mini, iPad 3rd/4th generation, iPad 2, and iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, 5s, 5c, 5 and 4s   Easily Unlock the Power of Your iPad, iPad mini, or iPhone Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right...
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Building a PC in Easy Steps: Covers Windows 8

Stuart Yarnold - In Easy Steps Limited; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

Pre-built systems are often a compromise between what the manufacturers want to sell you and what you want to buy. One solution is to build it yourself. Acquiring a copy of Building a PC in Easy Steps is the first step in the right direction. Written in a concise and easy-to-understand...
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Mobile Web Designer's Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide to Trends, Themes and Styles in Mobile Web Design

Patrick McNeil - How Books
Format: Paperback

Quick inspiration from mobile designers!Featuring more than 700 examples, Mobile Web Designer's Idea Book is packed with visual inspiration for creating top-notch mobile web designs. Web design expert Patrick McNeil, author of the popular Web Designer's Idea Book series, is back,...
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Effective SQL: 61 Specific Ways to Write Better SQL

John Viescas - Addison-Wesley
Format: Print book

"Given the authors' reputations, I expected to be impressed. I was blown away! . . . Most SQL books sit on my shelf. This one will live on my desk." -Roger Carlson, Microsoft Access MVP (2006-2015) "Rather than stumble around reinventing wheels or catching glimpses...
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Block Wonders: How to Build Super Structures in Minecraft

Kirsten Kearney - ABRAMS
Format: Print book

Block Wonders is the ultimate guidebook for seasoned Minecraft players eager to take the game's "creative mode" to the max, presenting more than 30 of the most spectacular buildings, structures, and objects created by master Minecraft builders. This guide includes step-by-step...
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Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

Greg Milner - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables almost all modern technology -- but is changing us in profound ways.Over the last fifty years, humanity has developed an extraordinary shared utility: the Global Positioning System. Even as it guides us across town, GPS helps...
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C#: Advanced Features and Programming Techniques

Nathan Clark - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Take Your Skills to the Next Level with 70 Examples Get the Kindle version FREE when purchasing the Paperback! This third instalment in the Step-By-Step C# Series is geared towards seasoned developers and novices alike. This guide explores slightly more advanced C# techniques, while being...
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The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture

Andrew Keen - Crown Business; 3rd Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the showIn a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today’s new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately...
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QuickBooks 2010 For Dummies

Stephen L. Nelson - For Dummies; 17 edition
Format: Paperback

The annual update of a perennial bestseller, fully revised for the newest QuickBooks release QuickBooks is the leading software package for small business accounting, updated each year so it remains cutting-edge. QuickBooks 2010 For Dummies provides all the information you need to start...
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Learning Java

Patrick Niemeyer - O'Reilly Media; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Java is the preferred language for many of today’s leading-edge technologies—everything from smartphones and game consoles to robots, massive enterprise systems, and supercomputers. If you’re new to Java, the fourth edition of this bestselling guide provides an example-driven...
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Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation

Susannah Shaw - Focal Press
Format: Paperback

To make great animation, you need to know how to control a whole world: how to make a character, how to make that character live and be happy or sad. You need to create four walls around them, a landscape, the sun and moon - a whole life for them. You have to get inside that puppet and first...
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Responsive web design with HTML5 and CSS3 : learn responsive design using HTML5 and CSS3 to adapt websites to any browser or screen size

Ben Frain - Packt Publishing Ltd
Format:  eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats

This book will lead you, step by step and with illustrative screenshots, through a real example. Are you writing two websites - one for mobile and one for larger displays? Or perhaps you've heard of Responsive Design but are unsure how to bring HTML5, CSS3, or responsive design all together....
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The Star Machine

Jeanine Basinger - Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From one of our leading film authorities, a rich, penetrating, amusing plum pudding of a book about the golden age of movies, full of Hollywood lore, anecdotes, and analysis. Jeanine Basinger gives us an immensely entertaining look into the “star machine,” examining how, at the height...
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Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything

Stephen Baker - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The place to go if youre really interested in this version of the quest for creating Artificial Intelligence AISeattle TimesFor centuries people have dreamed of creating a machine that thinks like a human Scientists have made progress computers can now beat chess grandmasters and help prevent...
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PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide

Larry Ullman - Peachpit Press
Format: Paperback

Learn PHP and MySQL programming - the quick and easy way! Easy visual approach uses demonstrations and real-world examples to guide you step by step through advanced techniques for dynamic Web development using PHP and MySQL. * Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running...
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Learning Perl

Randal L. Schwartz - O'Reilly Media; Sixth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

If you're just getting started with Perl, this is the book you want - whether you're a programmer, system administrator, or web hacker. Nicknamed "the Llama" by two generations of users, this bestseller closely follows the popular introductory Perl course taught by the authors...
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Getting a Big Data Job For Dummies

Jason Williamson - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Print book

Hone your analytic talents and become part of the next big thing Getting a Big Data Job For Dummies is the ultimate guide to landing a position in one of the fastest-growing fields in the modern economy. Learn exactly what "big data" means, why it's so important across...
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Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era

James Barrat - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Artificial intelligence (AI) helps choose what books you buy, what movies you see, and even who you date. It puts the "smart" in your smartphone and soon it will drive your car. It makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and controls vital energy, water, and transportation infrastructure....
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OS X Yosemite for dummies

Bob LeVitus - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014.
Format: eBook

Get the most out of the latest version of OS X Updated and revised for the latest OS X release from Apple, OS X Yosemite For Dummies gives you fun, easy-to-understand coverage of the key features and tools needed to get the most out OS X. Inside, you'll get up and running on OS X basics;...
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Facebook For Dummies, Book + DVD Bundle

Carolyn Abram - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Book

Face it—you need this book-and-DVD bundle covering the biggest issues Facebook users need to knowFacebook For Dummies tops the charts with each successive edition published, and this latest edition is expected to continue that trend. Packed with critical issues that have heavily affected...
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To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death

Mark OConnell - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

Meet the visionaries, billionaires, professors, and programmers who are using groundbreaking technology to push the limits of the human body - our senses, our intelligence, and our lifespansOnce relegated to the fringes of society, transhumanism (the use of technology to enhance human intellectual...
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Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2013: Prima Game Guide

Michael Knight - Prima Games
Format: Paperback

Codes & Cheats Vol. 1 2013 Prima Official Game Guide: • More codes than any other codebook• Unlock secret achievements to maximize your gamer score• Includes cheats and unlockables for thousands of the most popular games• Find codes for your favorite platforms...
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Laptops for seniors for dummies.

Nancy C Muir - John Wiley
Format:  Book : English

It's never too late to get up and running on a laptop Just bought your first laptop and not sure where to start? Here's the book you need. Easy-to-follow instructions (plus really easy-to-read fonts!) help you unlock the most convenient and fun aspects to using a laptop. Get advice on selecting...
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Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver CS5 in 24 Hours

Betsy Bruce - Sams Publishing
Format: 1st Edition

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to create a fully functional website using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson offers background knowledge along with practical steps to follow, allowing even complete beginners to learn...
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Windows 8 in Easy Steps

Nick Vandome - In Easy Steps Limited
Format: Book

Windows 8 is probably the most revolutionary version yet of the popular operating system from Microsoft. With a brand-new interface, new ways of getting around and accessing items and new possibilities for mobile devices, Windows 8 really does take the computing experience to the next level....
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QuickBooks 2018 AIO For Dummies

Stephen L. Nelson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

The easy way to manage business finances QuickBooks is known for helping their users effectively handle their financial and business management tasks, and QuickBooks 2018 All-in-One For Dummies is the go-to guide for anyone looking to gain insight into the latest version of the software....
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Finding Reliable Information Online: Adventures of an Information Sleuth

Leslie F Stebbins - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

We live in an information-saturated environment and spend far too much time searching, surfing, skimming, contributing, and organizing the information in our lives. We spend too little time immersing ourselves in reliable high quality information. We are often so buried in information and strapped...
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Search: How the Data Explosion Makes Us Smarter

Stefan Weitz - Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover

Search is as old as language. We've always needed to find something in the jumble of human creation. The first web was nothing more than passing verbal histories down the generations so others could find and remember how not to get eaten; the first search used the power of written language...
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The Complete 2012 User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle: Covers All Current Kindles

Stephen Windwalker - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Finally, one user-friendly guide that covers every Kindle now on the market for 2012, including the Kindle Fire, in a single comprehensive volume chock full of tips, tricks, and links to unlock cool features, save you hundreds on Kindle content, and help you get the most out of your Kindle....
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY iMac

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

This fully updated guide helps you get the most from your iMac As the iMac continues to evolve and become more sophisticated, this full-color, step-by-step guide becomes more and more essential. Veteran author Guy Hart-Davis guides you through everything you need to know about the capabilities...
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Linux All-in-One For Dummies

Emmett Dulaney - For Dummies; 5 edition
Format: Book

Eight minibooks in one volume cover every important aspect of Linux and everything you need to know to pass level-1 certification Linux All-in-One For Dummies explains everything you need to get up and running with the popular Linux operating system. Written in the friendly and accessible...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Clear instructions to help visual learners get started with their MacBook Pro Covering all the essential information you need to get up to speed with your MacBook Pro, this new edition provides you with the most up-to-date information on performing everyday tasks quickly and easily. From...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Yosemite

Paul McFedries - Visual
Format: Paperback

Take a guided tour of Yosemite to discover just how much your Mac can do Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Yosemite is the perfect introduction to Apple's operating system. With clear, step-by-step instructions and plenty of rich visuals, this book walks you through the new OS X and demonstrates...
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C#: Programming Basics for Absolute Beginners

Nathan Clark - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

C# Made Easy - a Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners Get the Kindle version FREE when purchasing the Paperback! Learning a programming language can seem like a daunting task. You may have looked at coding in the past, and felt it was too complicated and confusing. This comprehensive beginner's...
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