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  • Steve Jobs: The Apple of Our i

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Biographical profile of Steve Jobs the founder of Apple Computers and the man who led an evolution in American technology and culture. He ushered in the world of personal computing with the Apple and Mac line of computers changed the way we buy and listen to music with the iPod iTunes and the iTunes Store introduced us to a new wave of animated films and technology through Pixar with such hits as ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Mark Zuckerberg: The Face Behind Facebook And Social Networking

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old founder of Facebook, is the youngest self-made billionaire in history. He is also considered by many to be one of the most influential persons in the information age. His impact on American culture is virtually unprecedented. The recent film, "Social Network" does not portray him in the kindest light, but is it a work of fact or fiction? Separating fiction from ... Read more

    R49,83

  • Fall of Man in Wilmslow

    by David Lagercrantz ...
    Translated by George Goulding ...
    June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary mathematician, is found dead at his home in sleepy Wilmslow, dispatched by a poisoned apple.Taking the case, Detective Constable Leonard Corell quickly learns Turing is a convicted homosexual. Confident it's a suicide, he is nonetheless confounded by official secrecy over Turing's war record. What is more, Turing's sexuality appears to be causing alarm ... Read more

    R203,77

  • The Code Book

    The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking

    by Simon Singh ...
    The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum CryptographyFrom the best-selling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man’s urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions.As in Fermat’s Last Theorem, Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles, codes, languages and riddles that reveals man’s continual ... Read more

    R173,18

  • The Soul of A New Machine

    by Tracy Kidder ...
    Tracy Kidder's "riveting" (Washington Post) story of one company's efforts to bring a new microcomputer to market won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and has become essential reading for understanding the history of the American tech industry.Computers have changed since 1981, when The Soul of a New Machine first examined the culture of the computer revolution. What has not ... Read more

    R130,63

  • Android Tablet Guide: For Seniors

    by Jacob Gleam ...
    The Android platform is a mobile operating system that is somewhat based around the Linux environment that was developed by Google. The interface of the system is totally based on direct manipulation which is made to be primarily used in touchscreen devices. Tablets are one of these devices that are specialized for the Android operating system that completely integrates the real life actions of ... Read more

    R66,49

  • Coders

    Who They Are, What They Think and How They Are Changing Our World

    by Clive Thompson ...
    From revolution on Twitter to romance on Tinder, we live in a world constructed of code – and coders are the ones who built it for us.In Coders, acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson offers an illuminating reckoning with the most powerful tribe in the world today, computer programmers, asking who they are, how they think, and what should give us pause. Along the way, Thompson ponders the morality ... Read more

    R275,07

  • CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Ninth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902)

    by Mike Meyers ...
    Series series All-in-One
    This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for the new 2015 CompTIA exam objectives for exams 901 & 902Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this self-study set has been thoroughly updated to cover 100% of the topics covered on the latest edition of the exam. New topics include managing and maintaining cellular ... Read more

    R797,05

  • The Self-taught Programmer

    The Definitive Guide to Programming Professionally

    by Cory Althoff ...
    'One of the best software design books of all time' - BookAuthorityCory Althoff is a self-taught programmer. After a year of self-study, he learned to program well enough to land a job as a software engineer II at eBay. But once he got there, he realised he was severely under-prepared. He was overwhelmed by the amount of things he needed to know but hadn't learned. His journey learning to program, ... Read more

    R344,87

  • Colossus:The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

    The secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking computers

    by B. Jack Copeland ...
    At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.This is a history of Colossus, the world's first fully-functioning electronic digital computer. Colossus was used during the Second World War at the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, where it played an invaluable role cracking enemy codes. Until very recently, much about the Colossus machine was shrouded ... Read more

    R383,63

  • Computer Science Made Simple

    Learn how hardware and software work-- and how to make them work for you!

    by V. Anton Spraul ...
    Series series Made Simple
    Be smarter than your computerIf you don't understand computers, you can quickly be left behind in today's fast-paced, machine-dependent society.Computer Science Made Simple offers a straightforward resource for technology novices and advanced techies alike. It clarifies all you need to know, from the basic components of today’s computers to using advanced applications. The perfect primer, it ... Read more

    R224,24

  • Head First Java

    by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Trisha Gee ...
    What will you learn from this book?Head First Java is a complete learning experience in Java and object-oriented programming. With this book, you'll learn the Java language with a unique method that goes beyond how-to manuals and helps you become a great programmer. Through puzzles, mysteries, and soul-searching interviews with famous Java objects, you'll quickly get up to speed on Java's ... Read more

    R1 155,51

  • How AI Thinks

    How we built it, how it can help us, and how we can control it

    by Nigel Toon ...
    THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone’s lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, MicrosoftThose who understand how AI thinks will ... ... Read more

    R202,39

  • The Gatekeepers: Sergey Brin Larry Page and Google

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Sergey Brin once described the Internet as the repository of all our knowledge and the company he and Larry Page founded a mere decade ago Google Inc. provides access to the Internet for a majority of the Western world. Google has altered the world we live in with a profound impact on just about everything we do. In addition to the search engine Google has given us many other products including ... Read more

    R59,90

  • CompTIA CTT+ Certified Technical Trainer All-in-One Exam Guide

    by Joseph Phillips ...
    Series series All-in-One
    "All-in-One is All You Need""This book coaches you through the five domains of the exam and provides effective practice exercises to prepare you with confidence. Thanks for providing the industry with such a great book!" -- Linda Hainlen, Director; Learning Solutions, Indiana University HealthGet complete coverage of all the material included on the CompTIA CTT+ exams inside this comprehensive ... Read more

    R770,49

  • The Personal Computer Past, Present and Future 1975/2021

    Third Edition

    by Peter Farwell ...
    This book relates the story of the Personal Computer, from 1975 to 2021. It discusses the spectacular growth in sales over the first 36 years to 2011 and the techniques used by entrepreneurs to make this happen. The next six years to 2017 are years of precipitous decline in Personal computer sales. We explain the causes of this decline. We conclude by an examination of PC sales to 2021, when they ... Read more

    R66,23

  • WordPress 100 Success Secrets - Start your Blog Today: WordPress Complete. Everything you need in easy steps to create your Blog and tell the world about your Passion

    by Jeff Harris ...
    WordPress is a free blogging platform available to everyone. WordPress has two components, one is a free, Web-based blog-hosting service called WordPress.com. The other is WordPress.org, which provides users with software to run a more feature-rich version of the blogging tool on their own servers.Both services offer a very easy way to blog, with administrative options to work collaboratively on ... Read more

    R266,10

  • The Way to Go

    A Thorough Introduction to the Go Programming Language

    by Ivo Balbaert ...
    This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the new open source programming language Go (in its first stable and maintained release Go 1) from Google.The language is devised with Java / C#-like syntax so as to feel familiar to the bulk of programmers today, but Go code is much cleaner and simpler to read, thus increasing the productivity of developers.You will see how Go ... Read more

    R57,95

  • LinkedIn In 30 Minutes (2nd Edition)

    How to create a rock-solid LinkedIn profile and build connections that matter

    by Angela Rose ...
    If you're serious about taking your career to the next level, you need to be on LinkedIn®. In LinkedIn In 30 Minutes (2nd Edition), author Angela Rose will show you how to make a rock-solid LinkedIn profile and expand your network. Whether you want to find a new job on LinkedIn or advance your career, this guide can be the blueprint for a supercharged LinkedIn strategy. This LinkedIn book includes ... Read more

    R134,34

  • Le Guide NFT : Manuel étape par étape pour créer et vendre votre projet NFT

    by Mathieu Viart ...
    Pourquoi les artistes, les célébrités, les athlètes et tous les autres deviennent-ils fous des NFT ? Faites-vous partie de ce mouvement ? Si ce n'est pas le cas, vous pourriez rater la plus grande opportunité de notre époque !Ce livre couvre tout ce que vous aurez besoin de savoir sur les crypto-monnaies et les NFT, que vous soyez un artiste numérique, un collectionneur, ou même un investisseur. ... Read more

    R290,37

  • Vom Abakus zum Internet

    Die Geschichte der Informatik

    by Friedrich Naumann ...
    Die Geschichte der Informatik hat sich - zunächst noch bescheiden als eine klassische 'Rechentechnik' - über nur wenige Jahrhunderte 'dahingeschleppt' und erst mit der Erfindung des Computers einschließlich der dafür unverzichtbaren Software als eigenständige Wissenschaft etabliert. Als das Buch 'Vom Abakus zum Internet' geschrieben wurde (2001) waren Internet und WWW noch kein Jahrzehnt auf dem ... Read more

    R148,11

  • Je me perfectionne avec Excel 2016

    Traitement de données, si , macros, Visual Basic

    by joel green ...
    Series series J'apprends à me servir de
    Cet ouvrage est plus particulièrement destiné aux directeurs financiers, contrôleurs de gestion, services marketing ou statistiques… et plus généralement à tout utilisateur averti d'Excel ayant à traiter des données.La plupart des très nombreux exemples et exercices liés à cet ouvrage sont réexploitables.Excel 2016 est l'outil idéal pour traiter des données, que celles-ci soient dans Excel ou dans ... Read more

    R137,89

  • Se réunir avec ZOOM

    Utiliser les réunions de l'application ZOOM

    by Martial AUROY ...
    Cet ouvrage est destiné à toutes les personnes qui veulent utiliser ZOOM pour : rejoindre des réunions, inviter à des réunions, mener des réunions. C’est un livre pour l’utilisateur, pas pour l’administrateur. Vous ne trouverez pas toutes les fonctionnalités de ZOOM dans ce livre, mais tout ce qu’il faut savoir pour faire des réunions. Il s’adresse aussi bien aux particuliers, aux associations, qu ... Read more

    R172,63

  • The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Game Master Special Edition, Wii U, Switch, Walkthrough, Tips, Download Guide Unofficial

    by The Yuw ...
    *UNOFFICIAL GUIDE*Advanced Tips & Strategy Guide. This is the most comprehensive and only detailed guide you will find online. Available for instant download on your mobile phone, eBook device, or in paperback form.With the success of my hundreds of other written guides and strategies I have written another advanced professional guide for new and veteran players. This gives specific strategies and ... Read more

    R110,16 or Free with Kobo Plus