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Database Design and Relational Theory

Normal Forms and All That Jazz

by C.J. Date ...

What makes this book different from others on database design? Many resources on design practice do little to explain the underlying theory, and books on design theory are aimed primarily at theoreticians. In this book, renowned expert Chris Date bridges the gap by introducing design theory in ways practitioners can understand—drawing on lessons learned over four decades of experience to ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

What makes this book different from others on database design? Many resources on design practice do little to explain the underlying theory, and books on design theory are aimed primarily at theoreticians. In this book, renowned expert Chris Date bridges the gap by introducing design theory in ways practitioners can understand—drawing on lessons learned over four decades of experience to
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Beginning PHP 5.3

by Matt Doyle ...

This book is intended for anyone starting out with PHP programming. If you’ve previously worked in another programming language such as Java, C#, or Perl, you’ll probably pick up the concepts in the earlier chapters quickly; however, the book assumes no prior experience of programming or of building Web applications.That said, because PHP is primarily a Web technology, it will help if you have at ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

This book is intended for anyone starting out with PHP programming. If you’ve previously worked in another programming language such as Java, C#, or Perl, you’ll probably pick up the concepts in the earlier chapters quickly; however, the book assumes no prior experience of programming or of building Web applications.That said, because PHP is primarily a Web technology, it will help if you have at
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Windows 7: The Missing Manual

by David Pogue ...

In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users.Windows 7 ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

In early reviews, geeks raved about Windows 7. But if you're an ordinary mortal, learning what this new system is all about will be challenging. Fear not: David Pogue's Windows 7: The Missing Manual comes to the rescue. Like its predecessors, this book illuminates its subject with reader-friendly insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners as well as veteran PC users.Windows 7
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The Bleeding Edge

Why Technology Turns Toxic in an Unequal World

by Bob Hughes ...

It’s hammered into us from birth that ‘all good things come at a price’. Today, that price looks apocalyptic, with wars, exploitation and environmental collapse in every part of the globe. Some suggest that the carnage is “a price worth paying” for technological progress. No pain, no gain.But technology is precisely the business of minimising the costs and impacts of existence… and by whole orders ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

It’s hammered into us from birth that ‘all good things come at a price’. Today, that price looks apocalyptic, with wars, exploitation and environmental collapse in every part of the globe. Some suggest that the carnage is “a price worth paying” for technological progress. No pain, no gain.But technology is precisely the business of minimising the costs and impacts of existence… and by whole orders
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Facebook : une catastrophe annoncée

by Roger McNamme ...

« FACEBOOK EST AUSSI NÉFASTE POUR LA DÉMOCRATIE QUE FUMER L’EST POUR LA SANTÉ. » – ROGER MCNAMEE Longtemps considéré comme un réseau social ludique, Facebook est aujourd’hui au cœur de nombreux scandales et dérives. Au point où même ses premiers partisans tirent la son-nette d’alarme. C’est le cas de Roger McNamee, qui fut l’un des premiers conseillers de Mark Zuckerberg et qui participa à la ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

« FACEBOOK EST AUSSI NÉFASTE POUR LA DÉMOCRATIE QUE FUMER L’EST POUR LA SANTÉ. » – ROGER MCNAMEE Longtemps considéré comme un réseau social ludique, Facebook est aujourd’hui au cœur de nombreux scandales et dérives. Au point où même ses premiers partisans tirent la son-nette d’alarme. C’est le cas de Roger McNamee, qui fut l’un des premiers conseillers de Mark Zuckerberg et qui participa à la
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IT Asset Management

A Pocket Survival Guide

by Martyn Hobbs ...

IT Asset Management: A Pocket Survival Guide is a quick reference style guide, addressing such serious issues with a fresh and pragmatic approach. Aimed at IT professionals who have been tasked with putting in place Asset Management disciplines, it first provides a commonsense introduction to the key processes outlined in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®), before proceeding ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

IT Asset Management: A Pocket Survival Guide is a quick reference style guide, addressing such serious issues with a fresh and pragmatic approach. Aimed at IT professionals who have been tasked with putting in place Asset Management disciplines, it first provides a commonsense introduction to the key processes outlined in the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®), before proceeding
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C#: A Beginner's Guide

by Pat McGee ...

Essential Skills--Made Easy!C#: A Beginner's Guide offers a step-by-step approach to learning object-oriented programming with C# and the .NET Framework while preparing you for data driven-development. More than 150 easy-to-follow examples are included. The book covers Visual Studio for developmentand debugging, collections and advanced C# structures,LINQ and traditional database development, as ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

Essential Skills--Made Easy!C#: A Beginner's Guide offers a step-by-step approach to learning object-oriented programming with C# and the .NET Framework while preparing you for data driven-development. More than 150 easy-to-follow examples are included. The book covers Visual Studio for developmentand debugging, collections and advanced C# structures,LINQ and traditional database development, as
... Read more
Professional ASP.NET Design Patterns

by Scott Millett ...

Design patterns are time-tested solutions to recurring problems, letting the designer build programs on solutions that have already proved effectiveProvides developers with more than a dozen ASP.NET examples showing standard design patterns and how using them helpsbuild a richer understanding of ASP.NET architecture, as well as better ASP.NET applicationsBuilds a solid understanding of ASP.NET ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Design patterns are time-tested solutions to recurring problems, letting the designer build programs on solutions that have already proved effectiveProvides developers with more than a dozen ASP.NET examples showing standard design patterns and how using them helpsbuild a richer understanding of ASP.NET architecture, as well as better ASP.NET applicationsBuilds a solid understanding of ASP.NET
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Amazon Web Services For Dummies

by Bernard Golden ...

Create dynamic cloud-based websites with Amazon Web Services and this friendly guide!As the largest cloud computing platform in the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides one of the most popular web services options available. This easy-to-understand guide is the perfect introduction to the Amazon Web Services platform and all it can do for you. You'll learn about the Amazon Web Services tool ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Create dynamic cloud-based websites with Amazon Web Services and this friendly guide!As the largest cloud computing platform in the world, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides one of the most popular web services options available. This easy-to-understand guide is the perfect introduction to the Amazon Web Services platform and all it can do for you. You'll learn about the Amazon Web Services tool
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Editing Tables In Word 365

by Adrienne Montgomerie ...

Tables are one of the great functions that Word offers over an old typewriter. You can change the format and content without retyping! You can give a table complex or simple formatting with just a few clicks. And you can quickly convert typed tables into true tables, or vice versa. This booklet summarizes everything you need to know to work with tables in MS Word 365 whether on a Windows computer ... Read more

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Tables are one of the great functions that Word offers over an old typewriter. You can change the format and content without retyping! You can give a table complex or simple formatting with just a few clicks. And you can quickly convert typed tables into true tables, or vice versa. This booklet summarizes everything you need to know to work with tables in MS Word 365 whether on a Windows computer
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The Information Technology Fix for Health

by Andy Oram ...

New information technologies (IT) hold the promise of better health in a world increasingly coping with chronic illness. The miniaturization of ever-more powerful sensing devices, along with the collection, analysis, and sharing of data, support activities in homes and clinics that let patients have a greater role in their own health care.This article takes you on a tour of specific technologies, ... Read more

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New information technologies (IT) hold the promise of better health in a world increasingly coping with chronic illness. The miniaturization of ever-more powerful sensing devices, along with the collection, analysis, and sharing of data, support activities in homes and clinics that let patients have a greater role in their own health care.This article takes you on a tour of specific technologies,
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Mindhacker

60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level

by Ron Hale-Evans, Marty Hale-Evans ...

Compelling tips and tricks to improve your mental skillsDon't you wish you were just a little smarter? Ron and Marty Hale-Evans can help with a vast array of witty, practical techniques that tune your brain to peak performance. Founded in current research, Mindhacker features 60 tips, tricks, and games to develop your mental potential. This accessible compilation helps improve memory, accelerate ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Compelling tips and tricks to improve your mental skillsDon't you wish you were just a little smarter? Ron and Marty Hale-Evans can help with a vast array of witty, practical techniques that tune your brain to peak performance. Founded in current research, Mindhacker features 60 tips, tricks, and games to develop your mental potential. This accessible compilation helps improve memory, accelerate
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Mastering Windows Server 2012 R2

by Mark Minasi, Kevin Greene, Christian Booth, Robert Butler, John McCabe, Robert Panek, Michael Rice, Stefan Röth ...

Check out the new Hyper-V, find new and easier ways to remotely connect back into the office, or learn all about Storage Spaces—these are just a few of the features in Windows Server 2012 R2 that are explained in this updated edition from Windows authority Mark Minasi and a team of Windows Server experts led by Kevin Greene. This book gets you up to speed on all of the new features and functions ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

Check out the new Hyper-V, find new and easier ways to remotely connect back into the office, or learn all about Storage Spaces—these are just a few of the features in Windows Server 2012 R2 that are explained in this updated edition from Windows authority Mark Minasi and a team of Windows Server experts led by Kevin Greene. This book gets you up to speed on all of the new features and functions
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SharePoint 2010 For Dummies

by Vanessa L. Williams ...

Here's the bestselling guide on SharePoint 2010, updated to cover Office 365SharePoint Portal Server is an essential part of the enterprise infrastructure for many businesses. The Office 365 version includes significantly enhanced cloud capabilities. This second edition of the bestselling guide to SharePoint covers getting a SharePoint site up and running, branded, populated with content, and more ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Here's the bestselling guide on SharePoint 2010, updated to cover Office 365SharePoint Portal Server is an essential part of the enterprise infrastructure for many businesses. The Office 365 version includes significantly enhanced cloud capabilities. This second edition of the bestselling guide to SharePoint covers getting a SharePoint site up and running, branded, populated with content, and more
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Wireless Home Networking For Dummies

by Danny Briere, Pat Hurley ...

The perennial bestseller shows you how share your files and Internet connection across a wireless networkFully updated for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, this new edition of this bestseller returns with all the latest in wireless standards and security. This fun and friendly guide shows you how to integrate your iPhone, iPod touch, smartphone, or gaming system into your home network. Veteran ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The perennial bestseller shows you how share your files and Internet connection across a wireless networkFully updated for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard, this new edition of this bestseller returns with all the latest in wireless standards and security. This fun and friendly guide shows you how to integrate your iPhone, iPod touch, smartphone, or gaming system into your home network. Veteran
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Colossus

Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret

by Paul Gannon ...

In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of World War II, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, math, innovation, and improvisation, Bletchley Park code breakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. It was called Colossus. What these code ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of World War II, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. Using science, math, innovation, and improvisation, Bletchley Park code breakers worked furiously to invent a machine to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. It was called Colossus. What these code
... Read more
Moral AI

And How We Get There

by Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Vincent Conitzer ...

Series series Pelican Books
A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethicsCan computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair?The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in our hospitals – and AI's presence in our lives will only ... Read more

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A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethicsCan computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can we do to make AI safe and fair?The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-driving cars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in our hospitals – and AI's presence in our lives will only
... Read more
Videogames and Agency

by Bettina Bódi ...

Videogames and Agency explores the trend in videogames and their marketing to offer a player higher volumes, or even more distinct kinds, of player freedom. The book offers a new conceptual framework that helps us understand how this freedom to act is discussed by designers, and how that in turn reflects in their design principles.What can we learn from existing theories around agency? How do ... Read more

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Videogames and Agency explores the trend in videogames and their marketing to offer a player higher volumes, or even more distinct kinds, of player freedom. The book offers a new conceptual framework that helps us understand how this freedom to act is discussed by designers, and how that in turn reflects in their design principles.What can we learn from existing theories around agency? How do
... Read more
CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide

by Dawn Dunkerley, Bobby E. Rogers ...

Series series All-in-One
An all-new exam guide for the industry-standard information technology risk certification, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)Prepare for the newly-updated Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification exam with this comprehensive exam guide. CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide offers 100% coverage of all ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

An all-new exam guide for the industry-standard information technology risk certification, Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)Prepare for the newly-updated Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification exam with this comprehensive exam guide. CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-in-One Exam Guide offers 100% coverage of all
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Tablet Topics

by Jon Paul Olivier ...

Do you have a tablet or smartphone and only use it for one or two functions? Do you want to find out what else your device can do? This book is a compilation of a weekly mailing list I wrote for my employer. With their permission, I have released it as a free e-book to show many of the things your mobile device is capable of doing. From the office, to the home, to vacation, read about things you ... Read more

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Do you have a tablet or smartphone and only use it for one or two functions? Do you want to find out what else your device can do? This book is a compilation of a weekly mailing list I wrote for my employer. With their permission, I have released it as a free e-book to show many of the things your mobile device is capable of doing. From the office, to the home, to vacation, read about things you
... Read more
Farming Simulator Modding For Dummies

by Jason van Gumster, Christian Ammann ...

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for the popular Farming Simulator gameDo you want to get started with creating your own vehicles, maps, landscapes, and tools that you can use in the game and share with the Farming Simulator community? Then this is the resource for you! With the help of Jason van Gumster, you'll get up and running on everything you need to master 3D modeling and simulation—and have ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Learn the basics of 3D modeling for the popular Farming Simulator gameDo you want to get started with creating your own vehicles, maps, landscapes, and tools that you can use in the game and share with the Farming Simulator community? Then this is the resource for you! With the help of Jason van Gumster, you'll get up and running on everything you need to master 3D modeling and simulation—and have
... Read more
Windows 8 Bible

by Jim Boyce, Rob Tidrow ...

Series Book 785 - Bible
The first and last word on the feature-packed new Windows 8Windows 8 is an exciting new version of Microsoft's flagship operating system and it's packed with exciting new features. From the new Windows 82032s lock screen and the new Internet Explorer to a built-in PDF reader and new user interface, Windows 8 is not only a replacement for Windows 7 but a serious OS for today's tablet and ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

The first and last word on the feature-packed new Windows 8Windows 8 is an exciting new version of Microsoft's flagship operating system and it's packed with exciting new features. From the new Windows 82032s lock screen and the new Internet Explorer to a built-in PDF reader and new user interface, Windows 8 is not only a replacement for Windows 7 but a serious OS for today's tablet and
... Read more
How To Build Your Own Computer

by Andy Bowman ...

This book will show you exactly how you can build a computer, on your own, that is an absolute powerhouse and will do everything you need it to do and more!Not only are you going to save money when you build your own computer, you are also going to be able to customize it to do exactly what you need.Throughout the pages of this book, you will discover just how easy it is, even for a beginner, to ... Read more

$3.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book will show you exactly how you can build a computer, on your own, that is an absolute powerhouse and will do everything you need it to do and more!Not only are you going to save money when you build your own computer, you are also going to be able to customize it to do exactly what you need.Throughout the pages of this book, you will discover just how easy it is, even for a beginner, to
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Information and the Nature of Reality

From Physics to Metaphysics

Edited by Paul Davies, Niels Henrik Gregersen ...

Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, in order to understand how nature works. Beginning with an historical treatment ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, in order to understand how nature works. Beginning with an historical treatment
... Read more

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