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Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
by Hal Abelson Ken Ledeen Harry Lewis"For thousands of years, people have been saying that the world is changing and will never again be the same. Yet the profound changes happening today are different, because they result from a specific technological development. It is now possible, in principle, to remember everything that anyone says, writes, sings, draws, or photographs. Everything. If digitized, the world has enough disks and memory chips to save it all, for as long as civilization can keep producing computers and disk drives. Global computer networks can make it available to everywhere in the world, almost instantly. And computers are powerful enough to extract meaning from all that information, to find patterns and make connections in the blink of an eye. <p><p>In centuries gone by, others may have dreamed these things could happen, in Utopian fantasies or in nightmares. But now they are happening. We are living in the middle of the changes, and we can see the changes happening. But we don't know how things will turn out. Right now, governments and the other institutions of human societies are deciding how to use the new possibilities. Each of us is participating as we make decisions for ourselves, for our families, and for people we work with. Everyone needs to know how their world and the world around them is changing as a result of this explosion of digital information. Everyone should know how the decisions will affect their lives, and the lives of their children and grandchildren and everyone who comes after. That is why we wrote this book." - By the Authors
Marketing in the Moment: The Practical Guide to Using Web 3. 0 Marketing to Reach Your Customers First
by Michael TasnerTop Web marketing consultant Michael Tasner has written the definitive practical guide to driving maximum value from next-generation Web, online, mobile, and social marketing. Drawing from his innovative marketing techniques, Tasner has written the first book on Web 3. 0 marketing. Tasner helps marketers, entrepreneurs, and managers move beyond hype and high-level strategy to proven tactics and successful ground-level execution. You'll discover which new marketing technologies deliver the best results and which hardly ever pay for themselves. . . how to use virtual collaboration to accomplish marketing projects faster and at lower cost. . . how to build realistic, practical action plans for the next three months, six months, and twelve months. Whatever you sell, wherever you compete, no matter how large or small your company is, this book will help you build leads, traffic, sales, market share--and profits! Capitalizing on the new "content marketing" The megashift from blogging to microblogging--and what it means to you A world run by smartphones: iPhones, BlackBerrys, and beyond Reaching a billion cellphone users: SMS, MMS, mobile ads, voice broadcasts, and more Plurk? UStream? Joost? Tumblr? iGoogle? Profiting from the sites and tools you may never have heard of Your Web marketing 360-degree review Systematically optimizing everything you're already doing online
Assistive Technology For People With Disabilities (Second Edition)
by Diane Pedrotty Bryant Brian R. BryantAssistive Technology for People with Disabilities, Second Edition, includes eight comprehensive chapters that focus on devices and software to enhance the lives and promote the independence of people with disabilities. Updated with new research, content and features to address current developments in the field, the book approaches assistive technology and education in a lifespan, multidisciplinary manner by discussing the use of current technology in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, speech-language pathology, and other disciplines. Featured devices and software will help you understand how areas such as mobility, communication, education, independent living, and access to information media affect learning and living for individuals with disabilities. You will also gain a great understanding of the foundational and historical perspectives of AT, assessment, universal design, and the ADAPT framework, which is a tool to help educators make decisions about appropriate AT, student needs, and the demands of the environment. Developed from the authors' years of experience teaching both K-12 students and adults, as well as their own framework for understanding assistive technology application and integrating technology into instruction, this new edition addresses assistive technology that promotes knowledge and skills, practical application and a myriad of opportunities that good technology provides for persons with disabilities.
Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process
by Kenneth RubinEssential Scrum will provide every team member, manager, and executive with a common understanding of Scrum, a shared vocabulary they can use in applying it, and practical knowledge for deriving maximum value from it. Whether you are new to Scrum or years into your use, this book will introduce, clarify, and deepen your Scrum knowledge at the team, product, and portfolio levels. Drawing from Rubin’s experience helping hundreds of organizations succeed with Scrum, this book provides easy-to-digest descriptions enhanced by more than two hundred illustrations based on an entirely new visual icon language for describing Scrum’s roles, artifacts, and activities. Essential Scrum is the complete, single-source reference to develop innovative products and services that delight your customers.
Adobe After Effects (Classroom in a Book)
by Lisa Fridsma Brie GyncildThe fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects <p><p> Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does -- an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. <p><p> Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2021 release) contains 15 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. Learn how to create, manipulate, and optimize motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. <p><p> What you need to use this book: Adobe After Effects (2021 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.) <p><p> Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe After Effects software.
Computer Networking: A Top-down Approach
by James F. Kurose Keith W. RossComputer Networking builds on the authors' long tradition of teaching this complex subject through a layered approach in a “top-down manner.” Authors James Kurose and Keith Ross proceed from the application layer toward the physical layer, presenting important concepts early in your study of networking. Focusing on the fundamental issues of networking, the text provides an excellent foundation without requiring extensive prior knowledge of programming or mathematics. The 8th Edition has been updated to reflect the most important and exciting recent advances in networking. These include including software-defined networking (SDN) and the rapid adoption of 4G/5G networks and the mobile applications they enable.
Introduction to Networks Course Booklet (CCNA)
by Cisco Networking AcademyYour Cisco Networking Academy® Course Booklet is designed as a study resource you can easily read, highlight, and review on the go, wherever the Internet is not available or practical: The text is extracted directly, word-for-word, from the online course so you can highlight important points and take notes in the “Your Chapter Notes” section. Headings with the exact page correlations provide a quick reference to the online course for your classroom discussions and exam preparation. An icon system directs you to the online curriculum to take full advantage of the images embedded within the Networking Academy online course interface and reminds you to do the labs, interactive activities, packet tracer activities, watch videos, and take the chapter quizzes. <p><p> The Course Booklet is a basic, economical paper-based resource to help you succeed with the Cisco Networking Academy online course. <p><p> This book is offered exclusively for students enrolled in Cisco Networking Academy courses. It is not designed for independent study or professional certification preparation. Visit netacad.com to learn more about program options and requirements.
Adobe Dimension Classroom in a Book (2020 Release)
by Keith GilbertAdobe Dimension empowers graphic designers to create high-quality photorealistic imagery using 2D and 3D assets -- and if you have an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, it's already included. Adobe Dimension Classroom in a Book (2020 release) offers complete hands-on training in 14 lessons that help you master it quickly and easily. Straight from Adobe Press, this is the latest in our best-selling series of official Adobe software training guides -- packed with self-paced lessons and downloadable files designed by Adobe training experts. Each chapter contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, and end-of-chapter review questions reinforce each lesson. Long-time Adobe design consultant and educator Keith Gilbert covers all you need to know about building scenes, applying and editing surface materials, customizing lighting, rendering, and much more -- even if you've never worked with 3D tools before! <p><p> The online companion files include all the necessary assets for students to complete the projects featured in each chapter as well as eBook updates when Adobe releases new features for Creative Cloud customers. And all buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: a Web-based version of the complete eBook enhanced with video and interactive multiple-choice quizzes.
Javascript Absolute Beginner's Guide (Absolute Beginner's Guide Series-;)
by Kirupa ChinnathambiJavaScript Absolute Beginner's Guide No experience necessary! Make the most of JavaScript -- even if you've never programmed anything before. This book is the fastest way to learn JavaScript and use it together with CSS3 and HTML5 to create powerful web and mobile experiences. Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. JavaScript has never been this simple! This is the easiest, most practical beginner’s guide to programming JavaScript with simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do!
Introduction to Programming with C++ (2nd edition)
by Y. Daniel LiangA solid introduction to problem solving and programming using C++, the topics include: Introduction to Computers, Programs, and C++; Elementary Programming; Selections; Loops; Function Basics; Advanced Function Features; Single-Dimensional Arrays; Multidimensional Arrays; Objects and Classes; Class Design; Pointers and Dynamic Memory Management; Templates and Vectors; File I/O; Operator Overloading; Inheritance and Polymorphism; Exception Handling; Recursion; Algorithm Efficiency; Sorting, etc.
Anybody's Business
by Barbara Van Syckle Brian TietjeMore than a book, Anybody's Business is an approach to business and life that harnesses the best of people and how they work together to produce a transformation in perspective and purpose. This text shows the students the connections between business concepts and their everyday lives. The skills they learn can be put to use from the moment they leave the classroom and throughout their professional journey.
Computer Networking: A Top-down Approach (5th Edition)
by James F. Kurose Keith W. RossBuilding on the successful top-down approach of previous editions, the Fifth Edition of Computer Networking continues with an early emphasis on application-layer paradigms and application programming interfaces, encouraging a hands-on experience with protocols and networking concepts. With this edition, Kurose and Ross have revised and modernized treatment of some key chapters to integrate the most current and relevant networking technologies. Networking today involves much more than standards specifying message formats and protocol behaviors-and it is far more interesting. Professors Kurose and Ross focus on describing emerging principles in a lively and engaging manner and then illustrate these principles with examples drawn from Internet architecture.
Software Engineering: Theory and Practice (Fourth Edition)
by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger Joanne M. AtleeThis introduction to software engineering and practice addresses both procedural and object-oriented development. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect significant changes in software engineering, including modeling and agile methods. Emphasizes essential role of modeling design in software engineering. Applies concepts consistently to two common examples -- a typical information system and a real-time system. Combines theory with real, practical applications by providing an abundance of case studies and examples from the current literature. A useful reference for software engineers.
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Third Edition
by Peter Norvig Stuart J. RussellThis third edition of Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence. This textbook is useful for one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence.
Introduction to Programming With Greenfoot: Object-Oriented Programming in Java With Games and Simulations
by Michael KöllingIntroduction to Programming with Greenfoot: Object-Oriented Programming in Java with games and Simulations is ideal for introductory courses in Java Programming or Introduction to Computer Science. The only textbook to teach Java programming using Greenfoot--this is "Serious Fun. " Programming doesn't have to be dry and boring. This book teaches Java programming in an interactive and engaging way that is technically relevant, pedagogically sound, and highly motivational for students. Using the Greenfoot environment, and an extensive collection of compelling example projects, students are given a unique, graphical framework in which to learn programming.
CCNP and CCIE Security Core SCOR 350-701 Official Cert Guide
by Omar SantosCCNP and CCIE Security Core SCOR 350-701 Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. <p><p> CCNP and CCIE Security Core SCOR 350-701 Official Cert Guide, from Cisco Press allows you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Best-selling author and leading security engineer Omar Santos shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.
Starting Out with Python
by Tony GaddisStarting Out with Python® presents a clear approach to the fundamentals of Python. With the knowledge acquired using Python, you'll gain confidence in your skills and learn to recognize the logic behind developing high-quality programs. Author Tony Gaddis utilizes an accessible, step-by-step approach to present essential programming concepts. Control structures, functions and lists are covered before classes. This helps ensure that you understand fundamental programming and problem-solving concepts. Every chapter includes clear and easy-to-read code listings, practical real-world examples and an abundance of exercises. <p><p>The 5th Edition includes a new chapter on database programming, as well as new coverage of GUI programming, string processing and formatting, and turtle graphics topics.
Building Java Programs: A Back To Basics Approach
by Stuart Reges Marty SteppEffective step-by-step Java education Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach introduces new concepts and syntax using a spiral approach, ensuring students are thoroughly prepared as they work through CS1 material. Through the first four editions, Building Java Programs and its back-to-basics approach have proven remarkably effective. The 5th Edition has been extensively updated with incorporation of JShell integration, improved loop coverage, rewritten and revised case studies, examples, updated collection syntax and idioms, expanded self-check and programming exercising sections, and new programming projects.
Go! With Microsoft Office 365, Excel 2019 Comprehensive: Learn, Practice, Succeed
by Shelley Gaskin Alicia VargasSeamless digital instruction, practice, and assessment; For over 17 years, instructors have relied upon the GO! series to teach Microsoft Office successfully. The series uses a project-based approach that clusters learning objectives around projects, rather than software features, so students can practice solving real business problems. <p><p> Gaskin uses easy-to-follow Microsoft Procedural Syntax so students always know where to go on the ribbon; she combines this with a Teachable Moment approach that offers learners tips and instructions at the precise moment they’re needed. Updated to Office 365, this book adds tips for Mac users, revised instructional projects, and improved coverage of the what, why, and how of skills application.
Technology In Action Complete
by Alan Evans Kendall Martin Mary PoatsyTechnology in Action Complete uses practical content and hands-¿on projects to engage students in computing tasks and skills they can apply at work, in class, or at home. Designed for today's technically savvy students, the text introduces difficult concepts at a basic level early on, then expands upon these skills as students build mastery. The 16th edition further emphasizes the importance of digital literacy with two new Try This projects
Go! With Office 2019: Volume 1
by Shelley Gaskin Debra Geoghan Alicia Vargas Nancy GraviettThe series uses a project-based approach that clusters learning objectives around projects, rather than software features, so students can practice solving real business problems. Gaskin uses easy-to-follow Microsoft Procedural Syntax so students always know where to go on the ribbon; she combines this with a Teachable Moment approach that offers learners tips and instructions at the precise moment they’re needed. Updated to Office 365, GO! with Microsoft® Office 365®, 2019 Edition, Introductory adds tips for Mac users, revised instructional projects, and improved coverage of the what, why, and how of skills application.
Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom In A Book
by Brian WoodThe fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn. The best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Contains 15 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. <p><p>Build a strong foundation by following hands-on projects for creating logos, illustrations, and posters. Learn how to use the Shaper tool and Live Shapes along with dynamic symbols to streamline graphics creation. Create website assets and export them in multiple formats to support modern responsive web designs. From exacting illustration to more free-form painting, you’ll gain vital skills as you progress through the lessons.
Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom In A Book (Classroom In A Book Ser.)
by Andrew Faulkner Conrad ChavezCreative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop choose Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book (2019 release) from Adobe Press. The 15 project-based lessons show key step-by-step techniques for working in Photoshop, including how to correct, enhance, and distort digital images, create image composites, and prepare images for print and the web. In addition to learning the essential elements of the Photoshop interface, this revised edition for the 2019 release covers features like the new Frame tool, designing reflected and radial art with Paint Symmetry, correcting mistakes with updated Undo, Navigating the redesigned Home screen, removing objects with upgraded Content-Aware Fill, saving time with simplified editing and transformations, and much more! The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each chapter. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: A Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes.
Logic Pro X 10. 4 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Music Production (Apple Pro Training)
by David NahmaniRecord, arrange, mix, produce, and polish your audio files with this best-selling, Apple-certified guide to Logic Pro X 10.4. Veteran producer and composer David Nahmani uses step-bystep, project-based instructions and straightforward explanations to teach everything from basic music creation to sophisticated production techniques. Using the book’s downloadable lesson files and Logic Pro X, you’ll begin making music in the first lesson. From there, learn to record audio and MIDI data, create and edit sequences, and master mixing and automation techniques such as submixing with track stacks. Create both acoustic and electronic virtual drum performances using Drummer tracks with Drum Kit Designer and Drum Machine Designer. Use Logic Pro X MIDI FX and Smart Controls to control software synthesizers from a MIDI controller or an iPad. Harness the power of Smart Tempo to make sure all recordings, imported audio files, and samples play in time. Flex Time allows you to precisely edit the timing of notes inside an audio recording, and you’ll explore Flex Pitch to correct the pitch of a vocal recording. Finally, you mix, automate, and master the song, using plug-ins to process only selected sections or entire tracks, giving your audio creations the final polish needed to achieve a professional sound. Downloadable lesson and media files allow you to perform the hands-on exercises. Focused lessons take you step by step through practical, real-world tasks. Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side Ample illustrations help you master techniques fast. Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time. Chapter review questions summarize what you’ve learned and help you prepare for the Apple certification exam.
Starting Out with C++ Early Objects
by Gaddis TonyStarting Out with C++: Early Objects introduces the fundamentals of C++ programming in clear and easy-to-understand language, making it accessible to novice programming students as well as those who have worked with different languages. The text is designed for use in two- and three-term C++ programming sequences, as well as in accelerated one-term programs. Its wealth of real-world examples encourages students to think about when, why, and how to apply the features and constructs of C++.