"How human beings interact with machines is a complicated topic.  It touches on psychology, ergonomics, human senses and our mental and physical makeup.  This book is my take on how a website or web application should work to give the best for users.  It’s based on the hours I’ve spent testing with them, and the years (it feels like) I’ve spent arguing with managers, other developers and stake holders about whether something is usable. Some of what’s in here is ...

"The galaxy stands on the brink of war, yet hope remains that the vast web of schemes can be exposed before it’s too late, in this astounding space opera from the acclaimed game, Twilight ImperiumThe balance of power is shifting, with bold new alliances, unknown invaders, and the rumored return of the galaxy’s ancient masters. When black-ops spy Amina Azad saves a Hacan ambassador from assassination, she draws him into her investigation of a vast conspiracy: unseen forces are desta...

"U.S. Marshal Will Tanner is a man of the law, not a gun for hire. Except when a friend’s in danger and needs the Tanner brand of help that comes out the barrel of a gun.There’s serious trouble brewing in the Choctaw nation, and it goes by the name of Tiny McCoy. This small-time cattle rustler is expanding his brand by brewing batches of whiskey in the Chocktaw territory of Muddy Boggy Creek. Tiny and his partner have also turned the illegal brewery into a robber’s roost for outlaw...

Tired of being overwhelmed by email?Use the 4D's method from Time management systems to turn your Email inbox from a tyrant into a servant.This book shows you how to manage your inbox, separating the wheat from the chaff, and get your inbox organised.

Cloud isn’t simply a marketing term.  It’s not technology or hype either.  Cloud is a new way to look at how organizations operate.  From finance to marketing, from operations to IT, using cloud methodology can help make your organization more nimble, streamlined, innovative and more profitable while better enabling your employees to work more effectively and less restrained by your current IT systems.Unfortunately such a great leap in innovation comes w...

UX design isn’t a new field. But sometimes new approaches lead to new perspectives. In this book, you’ll learn how lean UX has made the whole discipline more approachable and attractive to startups, and you’ll see that UX issues aren’t just a quick fix, but should also address big-pic- ture issues. Sometimes, the solution to a problem is just to fix a broken UX. At other times, you need to constantly fine-tune in order to keep up with changing demands. You’ll also explore wireframing tech...

This book gets you thinking at heart about what a website is supposed to do (turn visitors into customers) and how exactly it does it. Websites are more than simply pretty brochures. It's far better to think of them as "sales machines". And of course, you want your sales machine to work well. This book talks about that!

Musicians have multi-person jam session with a range of instruments; I had a solo jam session with a range of writing prompts. While in a homeschool writing course, I had to write a story a week for 36 weeks, and that was pretty cool. The result was a 36 story anthology. Take the survey at the end of the book to vote on which short story should be expanded into a book. Also look at the link to the writing course to see which short stories were the prompts to the stories I wrote. Let yourse...

This is the first book that takes a hard look into the dark, dangerous world of remote viewing.Remote viewing was developed during the Cold War to gather intelligence on our enemies but today offers new ways of healing and spiritual awareness. Frost's book features remote viewing superstars Ed Dames, Ingo Swann, Lyn Buchanan, Stephan Schwartz, Joe McMoneagle, Skip Atwater and Mel Riley.

The numbers concerning obesity in America are staggering. More than 66 percent of the people in our nation are either overweight or obese. That means that two thirds of our nation has an issue with excess weight. Taking an even deeper look into this enigmatic issue reveals that more than 35 percent of the adults in the U.S. are obese. That equates to more than 72 million people who have a body mass index of 30 or higher.Even when an individual attempts to get their weight under con...

A quick, FREE guide to getting FREE language learning material, including books, DVD, and online content.A second language is an interesting and fun thing to learn, but often people struggle to get past the beginner phase of language learning. Most people know they need to read, listen, and encounter the language frequently in order to gain proficiency. The difficulty with gaining proficiency is you need to encounter the words multiple times, and in numerous contexts. So this bring...