Consumer networks have revolutionized the way companies understand and reach their customers, making possible intricate measurement and accurate prediction at every step of every transaction. The same revolution is underway in our infrastructure, where new generations of sensor-laden power plants, cars and medical devices will generate vast quantities of data that could bring about improvements in quality, reliability and cost. Big machines will enter the modern era of big data, where they...

Big data has more disruptive potential than any information technology developed in the past 40 years. As author Jeffrey Needham points out in this revealing book, big data can provide unprecedented visibility into the operational efficiency of enterprises and agencies.Disruptive Possibilities provides an historically-informed overview through a wide range of topics, from the evolution of commodity supercomputing and the simplicity of big data technology, to the ways conve...

Excel macros. Everybody wants to learn them. You're not a programmer though. How is a non technical user going to learn how to program? You do want to use macros to make your work easier but are you really going to sit down with a huge programming textbook and work your way through every. single. boring. page? Like most people, you'll start with great enthusiasm and vigor but after a few chapters, the novelty wears off. It gets boring.I'm going to try and change that and make learn...

The goal of the book is introduction into programming, mathematics, sciences for elementary school students. The material is written for student self-study (8-11 y.o.) who have basic skills of operating a computer. Children have to be able to use «a mouse», start using labels, etc., as well as count to 480, multiply and divide. More complex mathematical notions (negative numbers, decimal fractions, coordinate axis, degrees) will be explained on the pages of the book. Scratch is a ...

A book providing in depth details about the components required to build a gaming computer and directions on how to assemble the parts.

Word is a powerful program, with lots of options. But you have to know how to use them. The default settings in Word are not well designed for academic papers. This tutorial will show you how to get Word to do what you want it to. Although this tutorial is focused on academic papers, it will help anyone who would like to use Word more effectively. There are almost 100 pictures to show the steps. Although this book is based on the 2007 edition of Word, most of the instructions apply to late...

George Berkowski, serial entrepreneur and one of the minds behind the internationally successful taxi hailing app Hailo, is the expert on mobile apps. In this free digital ebook companion to How To Build a Billion Dollar App, he includes an outline of the entire book and the chapters from step 1 of the journey, 'Building and Founding a Team', 'Validating Your Product' and 'Raising Seed Funding'. Through his experience, research and insights, readers will receive the begin...

Conquer Your Inbox: Transform Email Chaos into Productive Mastery Hey there, inbox conqueror!Are you ready to break free from the clutches of email overload? Say goodbye to the never-ending sea of messages that drown your productivity. Say hello to the game-changing 4D's method, hailing from the elite ranks of time management systems – your ticket to turning your unruly inbox into a dedicated servant.️ Unleash the 4D's Power ️ Delete: Bid farewell...

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!

Transforming the complexities of formal logic into an engaging pastime, this book introduces a board game designed to teach the rules of clear thinking. Through the use of counters and diagrams, the reader learns to navigate the pitfalls of fallacious reasoning and embrace the clarity of valid arguments. It is a masterful example of how education can be seamlessly integrated with entertainment and play.

Do you want to become more fluent in English?Do you want to understand everyday language and not just 'textbook' English?I taught English for many years and saw that many students get stuck at the high beginner/intermediate stage. They learn the basics and then can't move forward. This problem used to really frustrate me because I had lots of excellent students who were just stuck and eventually they would give up.I thought for a long time about what was wrong and th...

This book provides a broad overview on the different aspects of solar energy, with a focus on photovoltaics, which is the technology that allows light energy to be converted into electric energy.Renewable energy sources have become increasingly popular in recent years, and solar is one of the most adaptable and attractive types – from solar farms to support the National Grid to roof panels/tiles used for solar thermal heating systems, and small solar garden lights....