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Making Things Talk, 2nd Edition
Author Tom Igoe
Make microcontrollers, PCs, servers, and smartphones talk to each other.Building electronic projects that interact with the physical world is good fun. But when the devices you've built start to talk to each other, things really get interesting. With 33 easy-to-bui....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Getting Started with Arduino, 2nd Edition
Author Massimo Banzi
Get a thorough introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's takien the design and hobbyist world by storm. Updated to cover the latest Arduino hardware, the second edition of Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for projec....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Author Bernard Liebowitz
Family businesses are a breed unto themselves. Though they share many features in common with other business models, they possess unique traits that clearly differentiate them. Similarly, though consultation to family buisnesses is in many respects what other bu....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects from the DIY Movement
Author John Baichtal
Join today’s new revolution in creativity and community: hackerspaces. Stop letting other people build everything for you: Do it yourself. Explore, grab the tools, get hands-on, get dirty…and create things you never imagined you could. Hack This is your glorious, fu....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Author J Paulo Davim
This forward-thinking, practical book provides essential information on modern machining technology for industry with emphasis on the processes used regularly across several major industries. Machining technology presents great interest for many important industries....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Preventing Good People from Doing Bad Things: Implementing Least Privilege
Author Brian Anderson , John Mutch
In today's turbulent technological environment, it's becoming increasingly crucial for companies to know about the principle of least privilege. These organizations often have the best security software money can buy, with equally developed policies with which to ....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Nano Optoelectronic Sensors and Devices
Author King Lai , Ning Xi
Nanophotonics has emerged as a major technology and applications domain, exploiting the interaction of light-emitting and light-sensing nanostructured materials. These devices are lightweight, highly efficient, low on power consumption, and are cost effective to pro....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 28
Author Mark Frauenfelder
The first magazine devoted entirely to do-it-yourself technology projectspresents its 28th quarterly edition for people who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate,and invent cool new uses for technology.Express your inner child with MAKE Volume 28, featuring toys and....
Release Date 2011/10 -
Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts
Author Thomas Willeford
Unleash Your Inner Mechanical MastermindWelcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and ....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make and How to Avoid Them
Author RC Balaban , Larry Swedroe
EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES. THIS BOOK SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE MONEY.“Swedroe and Balaban show you how to avoid being your own worst enemy and how to win the investment game by not losing.”—Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street“Sure, we’ve all made m....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program, Fifth Edition
Author Abbey Deitel , Harvey Deitel , Paul Deitel
Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 5/e is appropriate for both introductory and intermediate-level client-side and server-side programming courses. The book is also suitable for professionals who want to update their skills with the latest Internet and we....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
Author Heidi Halvorson
Are you at the top of your game—or still trying to get there?Take your cues from the short, powerful 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, where the strategies and goals of the world’s most successful people are on display—backed by research that shows exactly ....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Dale Wheat
Arduino Internals guides you to the heart of the Arduino board. Author Dale Wheat shares his intimate knowledge of the Arduino board—its secrets, its strengths and possible alternatives to its constituent parts are laid open to scrutiny in this book. You'll learn t....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Harold Timmis
Arduino boards have impressed both hackers and professional engineers. Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional, it isn't just a breadboard and a hazy idea that keeps you going. It's essential to institute a proper design, device instrumentation and, indeed, t....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Pro Windows Embedded Compact 7: Producing Device Drivers
Author Abraham Kcholi
Windows Embedded Compact 7 is the natural choice for developing sophisticated, small-footprint devices for both consumers and the enterprise. For this latest version, a number of significant enhancements have been made, most notably the ability to run multi-core pro....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Elecia White
Interested in developing embedded systems? Since they don’t tolerate inefficiency, these systems require a disciplined approach to programming. This easy-to-read guide helps you cultivate a host of good development practices, based on classic software design pattern....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Programming 16-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C, 2nd Edition
Author Lucio Di Jasio
New in the second edition:MPLAB X support and MPLAB C for the PIC24F v3 and later librariesI2C™ interface100% assembly free solutionsImproved video, PAL/NTSCImproved audio, RIFF files decodingPIC24F GA1, GA2, GB1 and GB2 supportMost readers will associate Microchip....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius: Control Arduino with Your Smartphone or Tablet
Author Simon Monk
TEAM ARDUINO UP WITH ANDROID FOR SOME MISCHIEVOUS FUN!Filled with practical, do-it-yourself gadgets, Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius shows you how to create Arduino devices and control them with Android smartphones and tablets. Easy-to-find equipment....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Envisioning Family: A photographer’s guide to making meaningful portraits of the modern family
Author Tamara Lackey
FAMILY – A small word with powerful meaning. Most of us trace the roots of our own personal identity back to our experience of being part of a family. The definition of what a family is can vary widely, but most family photography is anything but varied. We are use....
Release Date 2011/12 -
High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) for Energy Applications
Author Z Melhem
High temperature superconductors (HTS) offer many advantages through their application in electrical systems, including high efficiency performance and high throughput with low-electrical losses. While cryogenic cooling and precision materials manufacture is require....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Introduction to Nanomaterials and Devices
Author Omar Manasreh
An invaluable introduction to nanomaterials and their applicationsOffering the unique approach of applying traditional physics concepts to explain new phenomena, Introduction to Nanomaterials and Devices provides readers with a solid foundation on the subject of qua....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Patrick H. Sullivan , Suzanne S. Harrison
A revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking Edison in the Boardroom, highlighting the winning strategies today's biggest companies use to maximize the value of their intellectual propertyNow fully revised and expanded, Edison in the Boardroom, Second Editi....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Arduino Projects to Save the World
Author Emery Premeaux
Arduino Projects to Save the World shows that it takes little more than a few tools, a few wires and sensors, an Arduino board, and a bit of gumption to build devices that lower energy bills, help you grow our own food, monitor pollution in the air and in the ground....
Release Date 2011/12 -
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT: Mars Base Command
Author Christopher Smith , James Floyd Kelly
Congratulations! You're on Mars Base Alpha, the first human outpost on the red planet. Don't relax, though. It's not all roses and unicorns up here. Mars isn't called "The Bringer of War" for nothing! You've just been rained on by a meteor shower and it's up t....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Meet the Kinect: An Introduction to Programming Natural User Interfaces
Author Phoenix Perry , Jonathan C. Hall , Sean Kean
Meet the Kinect introduces the exciting world of volumetric computing using the Microsoft Kinect. You'll learn to write scripts and software enabling the use of the Kinect as an input device. Interact directly with your computer through physical motion. The Kinect ....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Make a Mind-Controlled Arduino Robot
Author Kimmo Karvinen , Tero Karvinen
Think about it - and it moves. Think harder, the robot moves faster. But don't worry; as a robot it knows to avoid the black border so it doesn't fall off the table."Make a Mind Controlled Arduino Robot" shows you how to build your own. You learn to measure attent....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Michael Margolis
Want to create devices that interact with the physical world? This cookbook is perfect for anyone who wants to experiment with the popular Arduino microcontroller and programming environment. You’ll find more than 200 tips and techniques for building a variety of ob....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Sean Lowther , Russ Rogers , Jennifer Jabbusch , Terry Gudaitis , Jack Wiles
Low Tech Hacking teaches your students how to avoid and defend against some of the simplest and most common hacks. Criminals using hacking techniques can cost corporations, governments, and individuals millions of dollars each year. While the media focuses on the gr....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Patrick Crowley , Peter Barry
Modern Embedded Computing: Designing Connected, Pervasive, Media-Rich Systems provides a thorough understanding of the platform architecture of modern embedded computing systems that drive mobile devices. The book offers a comprehensive view of developing a framewor....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Greg Borenstein
This detailed, hands-on guide provides the technical and conceptual information you need to build cool applications with Microsoft’s Kinect, the amazing motion-sensing device that enables computers to see. Through half a dozen meaty projects, you’ll learn how to cre....
Release Date 2012/01