General Computing in Computers & Nonfiction eBooks

Cooking for Geeks

by Jeff Potter ...

Why do we cook the way we do? Are you the innovative type, used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Do you want to learn to be a better cook or curious about the science behind what happens to food as it cooks?More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why do we bake some things at 350°F ... Read more

$28.09 USD

Why do we cook the way we do? Are you the innovative type, used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Do you want to learn to be a better cook or curious about the science behind what happens to food as it cooks?More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why do we bake some things at 350°F
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Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

by Scott Rogers ...

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the THIRD EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed for the hits Pac-Man World, God of War, Maximo and SpongeBob SquarePants, this updated edition provides ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the THIRD EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed for the hits Pac-Man World, God of War, Maximo and SpongeBob SquarePants, this updated edition provides
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CSSLP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

by Wm. Arthur Conklin, Daniel Paul Shoemaker ...

Series series All-in-One
Get complete coverage of all the material included on the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional exam. CSSLP All-in-One Exam Guide covers all eight exam domains developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Get complete coverage of all the material included on the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional exam. CSSLP All-in-One Exam Guide covers all eight exam domains developed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). You'll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to
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Canon EOS Rebel T6i Camera: A Guide for Beginners

by Matthew Hollinder ...

Canon U.S.A. Inc. released to the public in February of 2015, the latest in its EOS Rebel line of cameras. The EOS Rebel T6i camera has been referred to as one of the most popular of the DSLR devices now available to users and considered to be infused with features that boast creativity and innovation. The new model, also referred to as the 750D outside of the US, offers the latest Canon CMOS ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Canon U.S.A. Inc. released to the public in February of 2015, the latest in its EOS Rebel line of cameras. The EOS Rebel T6i camera has been referred to as one of the most popular of the DSLR devices now available to users and considered to be infused with features that boast creativity and innovation. The new model, also referred to as the 750D outside of the US, offers the latest Canon CMOS
... Read more
Learning the Korn Shell

Unix Programming

by Arnold Robbins, Bill Rosenblatt ...

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it's been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Knowing how to use it is an essential skill for serious Unix users. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn ... Read more

$24.49 USD

The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it's been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Knowing how to use it is an essential skill for serious Unix users. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn
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Linux for Beginners: Linux Command Line, Linux Programming and Linux Operating System

by Steve Will ...

A 100% practical approach to quickly acquire the basics of Linux administration,ideal for beginners wishing to be quickly operational in Linux administration, this survival guide is the essential companion to never feel lost in a Linux world. This book is intended for students, academics and engineers and more generally to anyone wishing to acquire a good knowledge of Linux system. The main ... Read more

$4.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A 100% practical approach to quickly acquire the basics of Linux administration,ideal for beginners wishing to be quickly operational in Linux administration, this survival guide is the essential companion to never feel lost in a Linux world. This book is intended for students, academics and engineers and more generally to anyone wishing to acquire a good knowledge of Linux system. The main
... Read more
Face with Tears of Joy

A Natural History of Emoji

by Keith Houston ...

A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it’s going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in ... Read more

$13.69 USD

A vibrant exploration of the world’s newest language—where it came from, how it works, and where it’s going.We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in
... Read more
Make: Maverick Scientist

My Adventures as an Amateur Scientist

by Forrest M. Mims ...

Maverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the "50 Best Brains in Science" by Discover magazine, Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous experiences in the world of science.At thirteen he ... Read more

$18.39 USD

Maverick Scientist is the memoir of Forrest Mims, who forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science. Named one of the "50 Best Brains in Science" by Discover magazine, Forrest shares what sparked his childhood curiosity and relates a lifetime of improbable, dramatic, and occasionally outright dangerous experiences in the world of science.At thirteen he
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Máquinas como yo

Translated by Jesús Zulaika Goicoechea ...

by Ian McEwan ...

McEwan explora la ciencia ficción: ¿puede una máquina llegar a entender y juzgar la complejidad moral de las decisiones de un ser humano?McEwan explora la ciencia ficción: ¿puede una máquina llegar a entender y juzgar la complejidad moral de las decisiones de un ser humano?Londres, años ochenta del siglo pasado. Pero un Londres distópico y alternativo, en el que la historia ha seguido algunos ... Read more

$9.89 USD

McEwan explora la ciencia ficción: ¿puede una máquina llegar a entender y juzgar la complejidad moral de las decisiones de un ser humano?McEwan explora la ciencia ficción: ¿puede una máquina llegar a entender y juzgar la complejidad moral de las decisiones de un ser humano?Londres, años ochenta del siglo pasado. Pero un Londres distópico y alternativo, en el que la historia ha seguido algunos
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Professional SharePoint 2013 Development

by Reza Alirezaei, Brendon Schwartz, Matt Ranlett, Scot Hillier, Brian Wilson, Jeff Fried, Paul Swider ...

Thorough coverage of development in SharePoint 2013A team of well-known Microsoft MVPs joins forces in this fully updated resource, providing you with in-depth coverage of development tools in the latest iteration of the immensely popular SharePoint. From building solutions to building custom workflow and content management applications, this book shares field-tested best practices on all aspect ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Thorough coverage of development in SharePoint 2013A team of well-known Microsoft MVPs joins forces in this fully updated resource, providing you with in-depth coverage of development tools in the latest iteration of the immensely popular SharePoint. From building solutions to building custom workflow and content management applications, this book shares field-tested best practices on all aspect
... Read more
PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies

by Doug Lowe ...

Start creating dynamite presentations with PowerPoint 2010PowerPoint, the number one presentation software, has been revised and improved with the introduction of Microsoft Office 2010. More than 120 million people are using PowerPoint to create business and educational presentations worldwide.Both new and veteran PowerPoint users will improve their skills with the fun and friendly advice in ... Read more

$15.00 USD

Start creating dynamite presentations with PowerPoint 2010PowerPoint, the number one presentation software, has been revised and improved with the introduction of Microsoft Office 2010. More than 120 million people are using PowerPoint to create business and educational presentations worldwide.Both new and veteran PowerPoint users will improve their skills with the fun and friendly advice in
... Read more
Configuring SAP ERP Financials and Controlling

by Peter Jones, John Burger ...

SAP is the world leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; of the software?s modules, the FI (Finance) and CO (Controlling) are by far the most popular and are widely implemented. This book has no competition?it is the only book on the market on how to configure and implement SAP?s FI and CO modules to maximize functionality and features hands-on, step-by-step instructions and real ... Read more

$67.00 USD

SAP is the world leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; of the software?s modules, the FI (Finance) and CO (Controlling) are by far the most popular and are widely implemented. This book has no competition?it is the only book on the market on how to configure and implement SAP?s FI and CO modules to maximize functionality and features hands-on, step-by-step instructions and real
... Read more
Word 2016 For Dummies

by Dan Gookin ...

The bestselling beginner's guide to Microsoft WordWritten by the author of the first-ever For Dummies book, Dan Gookin, this new edition of Word For Dummies quickly and painlessly gets you up to speed on mastering the world's number-one word processing software. In a friendly, human, and often irreverent manner, it focuses on the needs of the beginning Word user, offering clear and simple guidance ... Read more

$16.00 USD

The bestselling beginner's guide to Microsoft WordWritten by the author of the first-ever For Dummies book, Dan Gookin, this new edition of Word For Dummies quickly and painlessly gets you up to speed on mastering the world's number-one word processing software. In a friendly, human, and often irreverent manner, it focuses on the needs of the beginning Word user, offering clear and simple guidance
... Read more
Artificial Intelligence For Dummies

by John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron, Stephanie Diamond ...

Dive into the intelligence that powers artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence is swiftly moving from a sci-fi future to a modern reality. This edition of Artificial Intelligence For Dummies keeps pace with the lighting-fast expansion of AI tools that are overhauling every corner of reality. This book demystifies how artificial intelligence systems operate, giving you a look at the inner ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Dive into the intelligence that powers artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence is swiftly moving from a sci-fi future to a modern reality. This edition of Artificial Intelligence For Dummies keeps pace with the lighting-fast expansion of AI tools that are overhauling every corner of reality. This book demystifies how artificial intelligence systems operate, giving you a look at the inner
... Read more
Lisp in Small Pieces

by Christian Queinnec ...

Translated by Kathleen Callaway ...

This is a comprehensive account of the semantics and the implementation of the whole Lisp family of languages, namely Lisp, Scheme and related dialects. It describes 11 interpreters and 2 compilers, including very recent techniques of interpretation and compilation. The book is in two parts. The first starts from a simple evaluation function and enriches it with multiple name spaces, continuations ... Read more

$104.19 USD

This is a comprehensive account of the semantics and the implementation of the whole Lisp family of languages, namely Lisp, Scheme and related dialects. It describes 11 interpreters and 2 compilers, including very recent techniques of interpretation and compilation. The book is in two parts. The first starts from a simple evaluation function and enriches it with multiple name spaces, continuations
... Read more
CodeNotes for C#

Edited by Gregory Brill ...

Series series CodeNotes
CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals ... Read more

$10.99 USD

CodeNotes provides the most succinct, accurate, and speedy way for a developer to ramp up on a new technology or language. Unlike other programming books, CodeNotes drills down to the core aspects of a technology, focusing on the key elements needed in order to understand it quickly and implement it immediately. It is a unique resource for developers, filling the gap between comprehensive manuals
... Read more
LDAP System Administration

Putting Directories to Work

by Gerald Carter ...

Be more productive and make your life easier. That's what LDAP System Administration is all about.System administrators often spend a great deal of time managing configuration information located on many different machines: usernames, passwords, printer configurations, email client configurations, and network filesystem configurations, to name a few. LDAPv3 provides tools for centralizing all of ... Read more

$23.09 USD

Be more productive and make your life easier. That's what LDAP System Administration is all about.System administrators often spend a great deal of time managing configuration information located on many different machines: usernames, passwords, printer configurations, email client configurations, and network filesystem configurations, to name a few. LDAPv3 provides tools for centralizing all of
... Read more
XDA University

by 33 Nanoseconds ...

XDA University is a book that adds a narrative to the content that you can find on the XDA Developers website. Its a community of a multitude of people who are primary developers, Android modders and the like. This books adds some enchanting elements to describe the complete processes people go above and beyond to truly customize their Android device. The information in this book is subject to ... Read more

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XDA University is a book that adds a narrative to the content that you can find on the XDA Developers website. Its a community of a multitude of people who are primary developers, Android modders and the like. This books adds some enchanting elements to describe the complete processes people go above and beyond to truly customize their Android device. The information in this book is subject to
... Read more
Job Interview Questions - How to Prepare For and Answer the Ones They WILL Ask You! ...and Much more

by Bryan Evans ...

Many candidates take a passive role at the interview. They competently answer the questions that are put to them but they never take the initiative by asking intelligent questions that steer the interview in a helpful direction. If you are a proactive candidate who asks the sorts of questions given above then you will be seen as more dynamic and you will significantly increase your chances of ... Read more

$9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Many candidates take a passive role at the interview. They competently answer the questions that are put to them but they never take the initiative by asking intelligent questions that steer the interview in a helpful direction. If you are a proactive candidate who asks the sorts of questions given above then you will be seen as more dynamic and you will significantly increase your chances of
... Read more
Bad Data Handbook

Cleaning Up The Data So You Can Get Back To Work

by Q. Ethan McCallum ...

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they’ve recovered from nasty data problems.From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to ... Read more

$23.09 USD

What is bad data? Some people consider it a technical phenomenon, like missing values or malformed records, but bad data includes a lot more. In this handbook, data expert Q. Ethan McCallum has gathered 19 colleagues from every corner of the data arena to reveal how they’ve recovered from nasty data problems.From cranky storage to poor representation to misguided policy, there are many paths to
... Read more
OCA Oracle Database 11g Administration I Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-052)

by John Watson ...

A Fully Integrated Study System for OCA Exam 1Z0-052Prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate Oracle Database 11g Administration I exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as ... Read more

$53.99 USD

A Fully Integrated Study System for OCA Exam 1Z0-052Prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate Oracle Database 11g Administration I exam with help from this exclusive Oracle Press guide. In each chapter, you'll find challenging exercises, practice questions, a two-minute drill, and a chapter summary to highlight what you've learned. This authoritative guide will help you pass the test and serve as
... Read more
Being Digital

by Nicholas Negroponte ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you." --**NewsdayIn lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way ... Read more

$5.99 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "Succinct and readable.... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you." --**NewsdayIn lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way
... Read more
The Literariness of Media Art

by Claudia Benthien, Jordis Lau, Maraike M. Marxsen ...

The beginning of the 20th century saw literary scholars from Russia positing a new definition for the nature of literature. Within the framework of Russian Formalism, the term ‘literariness’ was coined. The driving force behind this theoretical inquiry was the desire to identify literature—and art in general—as a way of revitalizing human perception, which had been numbed by the automatization of ... Read more

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The beginning of the 20th century saw literary scholars from Russia positing a new definition for the nature of literature. Within the framework of Russian Formalism, the term ‘literariness’ was coined. The driving force behind this theoretical inquiry was the desire to identify literature—and art in general—as a way of revitalizing human perception, which had been numbed by the automatization of
... Read more
Manual de Supervivencia del Administrador de Bases de Datos

by Miguel Ángel Benítez ...

El Administrador de Bases de Datos (DBA) es el profesional responsable de la instalación, administración y soporte de los SGBDs (Sistemas Gestores de Bases de Datos), asegurando siempre la seguridad, disponibilidad y eficiencia de la base de datos.Para que todas esas tareas se puedan cumplir correctamente, es necesario un óptimo conocimiento de la arquitectura de la base de datos, experiencia y ... Read more

$5.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

El Administrador de Bases de Datos (DBA) es el profesional responsable de la instalación, administración y soporte de los SGBDs (Sistemas Gestores de Bases de Datos), asegurando siempre la seguridad, disponibilidad y eficiencia de la base de datos.Para que todas esas tareas se puedan cumplir correctamente, es necesario un óptimo conocimiento de la arquitectura de la base de datos, experiencia y
... Read more

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