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macOS High Sierra For Dummies

LeVitus - For Dummies
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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Access 2013 for dummies

Laurie Ulrich-Fuller; Ken Cook - Wiley
Format:  eBook : Document : English

Drowning in data? Learn to manage it all and make it useful with the tools in Access 2013. This guide will help you organize your data, produce reports that make you look like a genius, and create forms that enable your staff to enter and manage more data --
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Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet Age

Sven Birkerts - Graywolf Press
Format: Paperback

Trenchant, expansive essays on the cultural consequences of ongoing, all-permeating technological innovationIn 1994, Sven Birkerts published The Gutenberg Elegies, his celebrated rallying cry to resist the oncoming digital advances, especially those that might affect the way we read...
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Windows 8: The Missing Manual

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

With Windows 8, Microsoft completely reimagined the graphical user interface for its operating system, and designed it to run on tablets as well as PCs. It’s a big change that calls for a trustworthy guide—Windows 8: The Missing Manual. New York Times columnist David Pogue provides...
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Hacked: A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime

Kevin F. Steinmetz - New York University Press
Format: Hardcover

Public discourse, from pop culture to political rhetoric, portrays hackers as deceptive, digital villains. But what do we actually know about them? In Hacked, Kevin F. Steinmetz explores what it means to be a hacker and the nuances of hacker culture. Through extensive interviews...
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Picasso

Pablo Picasso - Tudor Pub. Co
Format: Paperback

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Who's Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children

Susan Linn - The New Press
Format: Hardcover

From a world-renowned expert on creative play and the impact of commercial marketing on children, a timely investigation into how big tech is hijacking childhood - and what we can do about itEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, digital technologies had become deeply embedded in children's...
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The History of the Computer: People, Inventions, and Technology that Changed Our World

RACHEL IGNOTOFSKY - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world - from the abacus to the smartphone - and the people who made them, by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Women in Science.Computers are everywhere and have impacted our lives in so many...
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Best Technologies for Public Libraries: Policies, Programs, and Services

Decristofaro, Christopher - LIBRARIES UNLIMITED INC

Introducing new technologies to your library can be a daunting process; they can be costly, they may be unfamiliar to many staff members, and their success is far from assured. To address these concerns, Best Technologies for Public Libraries accommodates budgets large and small, providing...
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Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

Ben McKenzie - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

From a famous actor and an experienced journalist, a wildly entertaining debunking of cryptocurrency, one of the greatest frauds in history and on course for a spectacular crash. At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie (The O.C., Gotham) was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency:...
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