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The Scaling Era

An Oral History of AI, 2019–2025

by Dwarkesh Patel ...

An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of in-depth interviews with leading AI researchers and company founders—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, DeepMind cofounder ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An inside view of the AI revolution, from the people and companies making it happen.How did we build large language models? How do they think, if they think? What will the world look like if we have billions of AIs that are as smart as humans, or even smarter?In a series of in-depth interviews with leading AI researchers and company founders—including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, DeepMind cofounder
... Read more
Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition

Updated for Android version 10

by Nick Vandome ...

Series series In Easy Steps
Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition unravels the world of Android smartphones. It provides an overview of the popular models, and then shows how to:Customize your phone to suit your needs.Master the Home screen and key apps.Keep in touch via phone and video calls, texts, email, and social media.Command your phone to search for anything on your phone or on the web, using the ... Read more

$15.01 USD

Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition unravels the world of Android smartphones. It provides an overview of the popular models, and then shows how to:Customize your phone to suit your needs.Master the Home screen and key apps.Keep in touch via phone and video calls, texts, email, and social media.Command your phone to search for anything on your phone or on the web, using the
... Read more
Datapoint: The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution

by Lamont Wood ...

Forget Apple and IBM. For that matter forget Silicon Valley. The first personal computer, a self-contained unit with its own programmable processor, display, keyboard, internal memory, telephone interface, and mass storage of data was born in San Antonio TX. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the direct lineal ancestor to the PC as we know it today. The ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Forget Apple and IBM. For that matter forget Silicon Valley. The first personal computer, a self-contained unit with its own programmable processor, display, keyboard, internal memory, telephone interface, and mass storage of data was born in San Antonio TX. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the direct lineal ancestor to the PC as we know it today. The
... Read more
How Computers Really Work

A Hands-On Guide to the Inner Workings of the Machine

by Matthew Justice ...

An approachable, hands-on guide to understanding how computers work, from low-level circuits to high-level code.How Computers Really Work is a hands-on guide to the computing ecosystem: everything from circuits to memory and clock signals, machine code, programming languages, operating systems, and the internet.But you won't just read about these concepts, you'll test your knowledge with exercises ... Read more

$23.99 USD

An approachable, hands-on guide to understanding how computers work, from low-level circuits to high-level code.How Computers Really Work is a hands-on guide to the computing ecosystem: everything from circuits to memory and clock signals, machine code, programming languages, operating systems, and the internet.But you won't just read about these concepts, you'll test your knowledge with exercises
... Read more
MacOS for Seniors

A Ridiculously Simple Guide to the Next Generation of MacBook and MacOS Mojave (Version 10.14)

by Brian Norman ...

Series Book 4 - Tech for Seniors
I’ll make a wild guess: Mac isn’t the first operating system you’ve used. In fact, if you are like most people, you are probably a Windows person. But you’ve heard a lot of good things about Mac’s, it works alongside your phone, and it “Just works”—so you have decided to make the switch.It’s not the most complicated operating system—in fact, it’s simpler than Windows once you dig into it a little ... Read more

$4.49 USD

I’ll make a wild guess: Mac isn’t the first operating system you’ve used. In fact, if you are like most people, you are probably a Windows person. But you’ve heard a lot of good things about Mac’s, it works alongside your phone, and it “Just works”—so you have decided to make the switch.It’s not the most complicated operating system—in fact, it’s simpler than Windows once you dig into it a little
... Read more
Learn Electronics with Arduino

An Illustrated Beginner's Guide to Physical Computing

by Jody Culkin, Eric Hagan ...

This book is your introduction to to physical computing with the Arduino microcontroller platform. No prior experience is required, not even an understanding of basic electronics. With color illustrations, easy-to-follow explanations, and step-by-step instructions, the book takes the beginner from building simple circuits on a breadboard to setting up the Arduino IDE and downloading and writing ... Read more

$12.95 USD

This book is your introduction to to physical computing with the Arduino microcontroller platform. No prior experience is required, not even an understanding of basic electronics. With color illustrations, easy-to-follow explanations, and step-by-step instructions, the book takes the beginner from building simple circuits on a breadboard to setting up the Arduino IDE and downloading and writing
... Read more
Chip War

The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

by Chris Miller ...

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the ... Read more

$15.99 USD

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world’s most critical resources—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is “pulse quickening…a nonfiction thriller” (The New York Times).You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil—the scarce resource on which the
... Read more
Linux Bible

by Christopher Negus ...

The industry gold standard in Linux guides, fully updatedIn the newly updated eleventh edition of the Linux Bible, veteran Linux author and trainer Christopher Negus walks you through the latest and most popular Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise 9, Ubuntu 24 LTS, and Fedora 41. Whether you're a brand new or power user, you'll learn hands-on ways to become skilled at the world's ... Read more

$38.00 USD

The industry gold standard in Linux guides, fully updatedIn the newly updated eleventh edition of the Linux Bible, veteran Linux author and trainer Christopher Negus walks you through the latest and most popular Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise 9, Ubuntu 24 LTS, and Fedora 41. Whether you're a brand new or power user, you'll learn hands-on ways to become skilled at the world's
... Read more
Python Projects for Raspberry Pi

Physical computing for work, play, and learning

by Ben Everard ...

Build projects using Raspberry Pi hardware that interacts with our real world.Computers are embedded into almost everything we own. Our doorbells, kitchen gadgets, vacuum cleaners, and media players are all powerful computing devices running software that someone has written.Using the flexible Python programming language, Python Projects for Raspberry Pi shows you how to get the most out of the ... Read more

Was $10.99 USD Now $4.85 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build projects using Raspberry Pi hardware that interacts with our real world.Computers are embedded into almost everything we own. Our doorbells, kitchen gadgets, vacuum cleaners, and media players are all powerful computing devices running software that someone has written.Using the flexible Python programming language, Python Projects for Raspberry Pi shows you how to get the most out of the
... Read more
Adventures in Python

by Craig Richardson ...

Series series Adventures In ...
The complete beginner's guide to Python, for young people who want to start todayAdventures in Python is designed for 11-to 15-year olds who want to teach themselves Python programming, but don't know where to start. Even if you have no programming experience at all, this easy to follow format and clear, simple instruction will get you up and running quickly. The book walks you through nine ... Read more

$17.00 USD

The complete beginner's guide to Python, for young people who want to start todayAdventures in Python is designed for 11-to 15-year olds who want to teach themselves Python programming, but don't know where to start. Even if you have no programming experience at all, this easy to follow format and clear, simple instruction will get you up and running quickly. The book walks you through nine
... Read more
Serious Games

Foundations, Concepts and Practice

Edited by Ralf Dörner, Stefan Göbel, Wolfgang Effelsberg, Josef Wiemeyer ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious games, which differ considerably from computer games that are meant for pure entertainment.Undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who want to learn about serious games are one target group of this book. Prospective developers of serious games are another, as they can use the book for self-study in order to ... Read more

$56.69 USD

This textbook provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious games, which differ considerably from computer games that are meant for pure entertainment.Undergraduate and graduate students from various disciplines who want to learn about serious games are one target group of this book. Prospective developers of serious games are another, as they can use the book for self-study in order to
... Read more
Arduino Programming using MATLAB

by Agus Kurniawan ...

MATLAB has a feature to enable Arduino development via MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware since MATLAB 2014a. This book helps you to develop Arduino program using MATLAB. The following is highlight topics:* Preparing Development Environment* Setting Arduino Development for MATLAB* Working with Digital I/O* Working with PWM and Analog Input* Working with I2C* Working with SPI* Working with ... Read more

$2.69 USD

MATLAB has a feature to enable Arduino development via MATLAB Support Package for Arduino Hardware since MATLAB 2014a. This book helps you to develop Arduino program using MATLAB. The following is highlight topics:* Preparing Development Environment* Setting Arduino Development for MATLAB* Working with Digital I/O* Working with PWM and Analog Input* Working with I2C* Working with SPI* Working with
... Read more
The Nvidia Way

Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant

by Tae Kim ...

**"[L]oaded with fascinating details about Huang’s unusual leadership style and maniacal work habits."—Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal"The definitive look at the most remarkable business story of this era."—Morgan Housel, New York Times best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same As EverA deeply reported business history of the chip-designer Nvidia—from its founding in 1993 to its ... Read more

$19.70 USD

**"[L]oaded with fascinating details about Huang’s unusual leadership style and maniacal work habits."—Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal"The definitive look at the most remarkable business story of this era."—Morgan Housel, New York Times best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same As EverA deeply reported business history of the chip-designer Nvidia—from its founding in 1993 to its
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Just Enough Electronics to Impress Your Friends and Colleagues

by Bob Zeidman ...

This book is for anyone but electrical engineers. If you work with them, work for them, manage them, market to them, or sell to them, you’ll want to read this. This book will take you on a whirlwind tour of the fundamentals of electronics. By the end, you'll be familiar with the basic concepts of various kinds of modern electronic technologies and devices. You’ll be able to impress friends at ... Read more

$8.99 USD

This book is for anyone but electrical engineers. If you work with them, work for them, manage them, market to them, or sell to them, you’ll want to read this. This book will take you on a whirlwind tour of the fundamentals of electronics. By the end, you'll be familiar with the basic concepts of various kinds of modern electronic technologies and devices. You’ll be able to impress friends at
... Read more
The Art of Invisibility

The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

by Kevin Mitnick ...

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most wanted hacker" (Wired).Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick uses ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most wanted hacker" (Wired).Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand.In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick uses
... Read more
Kindle Fire Owner's Manual: The ultimate Kindle Fire guide to getting started, advanced user tips, and finding unlimited free books, videos and apps on Amazon and beyond

by Steve Weber ...

Finally ... a quick, easy reference to using your Kindle Fire -- to the max!.....................................................................................About the author: Steve Weber is founding publisher of KindleBuffet.com, which showcases five-star Kindle books currently available free (you may never have to pay for books again!).......................................................... ... Read more

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Finally ... a quick, easy reference to using your Kindle Fire -- to the max!.....................................................................................About the author: Steve Weber is founding publisher of KindleBuffet.com, which showcases five-star Kindle books currently available free (you may never have to pay for books again!)..........................................................
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After Steve

How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

by Tripp Mickle ...

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second ... Read more

Was $16.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second
... Read more
Bill Gates

The Path to the Future

by Jonathan Gatlin ...

He is Thomas Edison and Henry Ford rolled into one -- except that William Henry Gates III maybe smarter and more successful than either.He is America's richest man, and on the corporate landscape, he may well be the most feared. In less than a generation, Bill Gates has done nothing less than change the way we live and work.Here is Bill Gate's story, taking you inside the mind of this brilliant ... Read more

$6.99 USD

He is Thomas Edison and Henry Ford rolled into one -- except that William Henry Gates III maybe smarter and more successful than either.He is America's richest man, and on the corporate landscape, he may well be the most feared. In less than a generation, Bill Gates has done nothing less than change the way we live and work.Here is Bill Gate's story, taking you inside the mind of this brilliant
... Read more
Windows 7 For Dummies

by Andy Rathbone ...

The perfect plain-English guide to the much-anticipated release of Windows 7Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, Windows For Dummies, Enhanced Edition answers all your questions about the changes and new tools in Windows 7, enhanced with detailed video tutorials. Windows expert Andy Rathbone walks you step by step through the most common ... Read more

$15.00 USD

The perfect plain-English guide to the much-anticipated release of Windows 7Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, Windows For Dummies, Enhanced Edition answers all your questions about the changes and new tools in Windows 7, enhanced with detailed video tutorials. Windows expert Andy Rathbone walks you step by step through the most common
... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 For Dummies

by Dan Gookin ...

A full-color reference for getting the most out of your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1!A vast improvement over the original Galaxy Tab, the 10.1 uses the latest version of the Android operating system and is a 4G LTE mobile device. These upgrades—along with many others, including the better screen quality, better web browsing with Flash, and better multitasking capabilities—are all covered in this fun ... Read more

$16.99 USD

A full-color reference for getting the most out of your Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1!A vast improvement over the original Galaxy Tab, the 10.1 uses the latest version of the Android operating system and is a 4G LTE mobile device. These upgrades—along with many others, including the better screen quality, better web browsing with Flash, and better multitasking capabilities—are all covered in this fun
... Read more
Windows 7 Desktop Support and Administration

Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond (Exams 70-685 and 70-686)

by Darril Gibson ...

A manual for Windows 7 desktop technicians and administratorsIt is estimated that 90 percent of the world’s computers run Windows. Desktop technicians and administrators need this comprehensive manual to guide them through their daily work with Windows 7. While this Sybex guide is packed with information you’ll need to know for the MCITP certification exam, it is equally valuable in real-world ... Read more

$38.99 USD

A manual for Windows 7 desktop technicians and administratorsIt is estimated that 90 percent of the world’s computers run Windows. Desktop technicians and administrators need this comprehensive manual to guide them through their daily work with Windows 7. While this Sybex guide is packed with information you’ll need to know for the MCITP certification exam, it is equally valuable in real-world
... Read more
Kindle Fire HD For Dummies

by Nancy C. Muir ...

Movies, apps, games, e-books, and more - enjoy them all on the hottest device in town - the Kindle Fire HD!From its stunning color touchscreen to its ultrafast speed, the Kindle Fire HD is sparking everyone's interest. This full-color guide will have you blazing through the web, staying entertained with the latest apps and games, watching your favorite TV shows and movies, and, of course, reading ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Movies, apps, games, e-books, and more - enjoy them all on the hottest device in town - the Kindle Fire HD!From its stunning color touchscreen to its ultrafast speed, the Kindle Fire HD is sparking everyone's interest. This full-color guide will have you blazing through the web, staying entertained with the latest apps and games, watching your favorite TV shows and movies, and, of course, reading
... Read more
Upgrading and Fixing Computers Do-it-Yourself For Dummies

by Andy Rathbone ...

An illustrated, step-by-step guide to repairs and upgradesWhether you want to prepare your computer for Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green", this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia capacity, and much more. Step-by ... Read more

$15.00 USD

An illustrated, step-by-step guide to repairs and upgradesWhether you want to prepare your computer for Windows 7, avoid investing in a new one, or just "go green", this fully illustrated guide has what you need. You'll learn how to add printers and new keyboards, boost your PC's performance and increase memory, improve power consumption, rev up your multimedia capacity, and much more. Step-by
... Read more
iPhone 5 First Steps For Dummies

by Mark L. Chambers ...

The first e-book you should download onto your new iPhoneJust bought a new iPhone and need to know where to get started? iPhone 5 First Steps For Dummies gives you the essential step-by-step instructions you need to get up to speed fast and learn how to use the most essential features right out of the box. Focusing on the top tasks required to get started, this handy little e-book begins with a ... Read more

$2.99 USD

The first e-book you should download onto your new iPhoneJust bought a new iPhone and need to know where to get started? iPhone 5 First Steps For Dummies gives you the essential step-by-step instructions you need to get up to speed fast and learn how to use the most essential features right out of the box. Focusing on the top tasks required to get started, this handy little e-book begins with a
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