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Linked: Conquer LinkedIn. Get Your Dream Job. Own Your Future.
by Omar Garriott Jeremy SchifelingThe LinkedIn insider&’s guide to how the new job search really works—and how to make it work for you. No one disputes that LinkedIn is the world&’s biggest job market. So it&’s about time that someone with the inside scoop explained how to make the most of it. Here, from two LinkedIn experts and former employees, is the definitive guide that demystifies the massive site and gives every reader—from the newly minted college graduate to the midlife career-changer—the most important strategies to win the modern job search game. Clear, lively, and decidedly practical, Linked shows how to burnish your personal brand so recruiters come to you. Tap the power of the network effect and turn anyone into an invaluable referral. Think like employers and focus your profile to get noticed, get considered, and get hired. And game both the search algorithm and Applicant Tracking Systems used by nearly every employer in every economic sector. The result: not just a great job, but the future of your dreams.
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
by Workman PublishingThe newest addition to the wildly successful Big Fat Notebook series, with 3.99 million copies in print: a lively, information-packed, and fully illustrated guide to Computer Science and Coding for middle schoolers.
5,203 Things to Do Instead of Looking at Your Phone
by Barbara Ann KipferBecause life is calling. Put down your phone, close the lid on your laptop, and get back in touch with the wonders of the world around you. With thousands of ideas for simple, beautiful things to do instead of scrolling down the rabbit hole of cyberspace, this healing little book offers the opportunity, 5,203 times, to slow down, look up, and rediscover what makes you feel nourished and grounded as a human being. With illustrations throughout by Scot Ritchie.
Make Noise: A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling
by Eric Nuzum&“An interestingly idiosyncratic and personal vision of how to make podcasts.&”—Ira Glass Veteran podcast creator and strategist Eric Nuzum distills a career&’s worth of wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking to help podcasters &“make noise&”—to stand out in this fastest of fastest-growing media universes. Nuzum identifies core principles, including what he considers the key to successful audio storytelling: learning to think the way your audience listens. He delivers essential how-tos, from conducting an effective interview to marketing your podcast, developing your audience, and managing a creative team. He also taps into his deep network to offer advice from audio stars like Ira Glass, Terry Gross, and Anna Sale. The book&’s insights and guidance will help readers successfully express themselves as effective audio storytellers, whether for business or pleasure, or a mixture of both.
The Book of Terrifyingly Awesome Technology: 27 Experiments for Young Scientists (Irresponsible Science)
by Sean ConnollySean Connolly’s bestselling “genius at work” series gets its “T!” STEM, standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, refers to the core non-humanities subjects that are so critical to contemporary education. And now, after covering everything but the technology, this master of fun, messy, possibly risky and compelling interactive science experiments explores twenty-seven key areas in current and near-future tech. Author of The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science, The Book of Massively Epic Engineering Disasters, and, most recently, The Book of Ingeniously Daring Chemistry Sean Connolly delves into the fascinating and potentially scary world of driverless cars, artificial intelligence, robots and androids, smart clothing, the “internet of things,” test-tube meat, the space elevator, and more. Through cool illustrations, quick definitions, illustrated panels, and Connolly's clear and always-lively writing, readers learn what each breakthrough means; how it has or will improve our lives; what other technologies are related to it; and what the terrifyingly awesome potential risks are. (3D printing? What happens when someone bad “prints” a weapon?) And to make the learning hands-on, each chapter includes an experiment to help understand the underlying principles of these incredibly complicated developments: Use milk jugs and balloons to test solar power. Food dye and water to understand genome technology. A paper airplane to gain insight into drones. Two boards and two friends to replicate the force of a powered exoskeleton. It’s science, down to a T.
There's No Such Thing as an IT Project: A Handbook for Intentional Business Change
by Bob Lewis Dave KaiserLearn how to stop pouring vast sums of money into technology projects that don't have a lasting impact by closing the communication gap between IT and leadership.Too many businesses miss opportunity after opportunity to design, plan, and achieve intentional business change. Why? Because they charter projects focused on delivering software products: IT projects. But as this groundbreaking book points out, there's no such thing as an IT project—or at least there shouldn't be. It's always about intentional business change, or what's the point?It's time to stop providing simplistic, one-dimensional, all-you-gotta-do panaceas. When the only constant in business is change, truly useful IT has to help you change instead of build solutions that are obsolete even before they are completed. IT consultant Bob Lewis, author of the bestselling Bare Bones Project Management, has joined forces with seasoned CIO Dave Kaiser to give you the tools you need. It's a multidimensional, relentlessly practical guide. Condensed to handbook length and seasoned with Lewis's trademark sardonic humor, it's an enjoyable and digestible read as well.Lewis and Kaiser take you step by step through the process of building a collaboration between IT and the rest of the business that really works. Insisting on intentional business change takes patience, communication, and courage, but it has a huge payoff. More to the point, insist on anything else and every penny you spend will be a wasted dime and a waste of time.
Software Project Management
by Robert Bruce KelseySoftware Project Management: Measures for Improving Performance focuses on more than the mechanics of project execution. By showing the reader how to identify and solve real world problems that put schedule, cost, and quality at risk, this guide gets to the heart of improving project control and performance.• Identify measurement needs and goals• Determine what measures to use to maximize the value of data• Interpret data and report the results• Diagnose quality and productivity issues• Use metrics data to solve real problemsThis is a must-read for project managers and engineering managers working in organizations where deadlines are tight, the workload is daunting, and daily crises are the rule rather than the exception. The text provides simple run rate data through progressively advanced measures, as well as:• Examples that show you how to combine measures to solve complex problems• Exercises that guide you through best practices for metric program development and implementationFrom beginning to end, Software Project Management: Measures for Improving Performance guides you to improved project performance — long before you turn the last page!
Federal IT Capital Planning and Investment Control (with CD)
by Thomas G. Kessler DBA Cisa Patricia A. Kelley DPAReduce risk and improve the overall performance of IT assets! Federal IT Capital Planning and Investment Control is the first book to provide a comprehensive look at the IT capital planning and investment control (CPIC) process. Written from a practitioner's perspective, this book covers a range of topics designed to provide both strategic and operational perspectives on IT CPIC. From planning to evaluation, this valuable resource helps managers and analysts at all levels realize the full benefits of the CPIC process. •Explore the full range of IT investment principles and practices •Learn CPIC project management techniques including earned-value management, integrated baseline review, cost-benefit analysis, and risk-adjusted cost and schedule estimates •Identify strategies to improve how your organization manages its IT portfolio and selects, controls, and evaluates investments •Discover how to leverage scarce IT resources and align investments with program priorities •Benefit from the in-depth coverage—excellent for the experienced as well as those new to the CPIC process
IT Maintenance: Applied Project Management
by Michael F. Malinoski PMPIT Maintenance: Applied Project Management modifies project management best practices to improve how IT system maintenance is managed. By taking a fresh look at increasing value and quality of system maintenance in a straightforward and practical way, this book helps readers understand how to apply modified project management best practices. From IT maintenance managers, project managers, and team members to CIOs, readers will: • Discover cost savings associated with reducing staff Improve reporting status and metrics •Build greater customer satisfaction Learn how to perform work consistently • Decrease staff stress level by stabilizing expectations •Streamline team operations •Decrease the manager's ongoing workload PLUS! This practical reference is organized by process groups similar to the PMBOK® — providing you with applied step-by-step guidance.
Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together
by Adam KahaneMaking progress on complex, problematic situations requires a new approach to working together: transformative facilitation, a structured and creative process for removing the obstacles to fluid forward movement. It is becoming less straightforward for people to move forward together. They face increasing complexity and decreasing control. They need to work with more people from across more divides. In such situations, the most common ways of advancing—some people telling others what to do, or everyone just doing what they think they need to—aren't adequate.One better way is through facilitating. But the most common approaches to facilitating—bossy vertical directing from above or collegial horizontal accompanying from alongside—aren't adequate. They often leave the participants frustrated and yearning for breakthrough.This book describes a new approach: transformative facilitation. It doesn't choose either the bossy vertical or the collegial horizontal approach: it cycles back and forth between them. Rather than forcing or cajoling, the facilitator removes the obstacles that stand in the way of people contributing and connecting equitably. It enables people to bring their whole selves to the process. This book is foranyone who helps people work together to transform their situation, be it a professional facilitator, manager, consultant, coach, chairperson, organizer, mediator, stakeholder, or friend.It offers a broad and bold vision of the contribution that facilitation can make to helping people collaborate to make progress.
Mastering Marketing Agility: Transform Your Marketing Teams and Evolve Your Organization
by Andrea FryrearThe leading authority on agile marketing shows how to build marketing operations that can pivot freely and yet remain committed to priorities.As a marketer, are you tired of chasing marketing fads and algorithm rumors that seem to change every couple of months? This guide to building the perfect marketing department will help you achieve the latest and greatest without having to rebuild your operations from scratch every time the wind shifts. Agile strategies have been the accepted modus operandi for software development for two decades, and marketing is poised to follow in its footsteps. As the audiences we market to become ever more digital, agile frameworks are emerging as the best and only way to manage marketing. This book is a signpost showing the way toward the agile future of marketing operations, explaining how every role, from social media intern up to chief marketing officer, can work in unison, responding to the market's demanding challenges without losing focus on the big picture.You will learn what it takes for marketing agility to thrive—customer focus, transparency, continuous improvement, adaptability, trust, bias for action, and courage—along with the antipatterns that can drag you down. Most important, you will learn how to implement the systems, strategies, and practices that will truly transform your marketing operations.
The Autonomous Revolution: Reclaiming the Future We’ve Sold to Machines
by Michael Malone William DavidowThe coauthors of the seminal book The Virtual Corporation describe how the rise of artificial intelligence and virtual environments are ushering in an epic cultural transformation—and how we can thrive in this new era.We are at the dawn of the Autonomous Revolution, a turning point in human history as decisive as the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions. More and more, AI-based machines are replacing human beings, and online environments are gathering our data and using it to manipulate us. This loss of human autonomy amounts to nothing less than a societal phase change, a fundamental paradigm shift. The same institutions will remain—schools, banks, churches, and corporations—but they will radically change form, obey new rules, and use new tools. William H. Davidow and Michael S. Malone go deeply into the enormous implications of these developments. They show why increases in productivity no longer translate into increases in the GDP and how zero cost, one-to-many communications have been turned into tools for cybercrime and propaganda. Many of the book's recommendations—such as using taxes to control irresponsible internet behavior and enabling people to put their data into what are essentially virtual personal information "safety deposit boxes"—are bold and visionary, but we must figure out how we will deal with these emerging challenges now, before the Autonomous Revolution overcomes us.
The Driver in the Driverless Car: How Your Technology Choices Create the Future
by Vivek Wadhwa Alex SalkeverTech experts Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever describe dozens of astonishing technological advances in this fascinating and thought-provoking book, which asks what kind of future lies ahead—Star Trek or Mad Max? Breakthroughs such as personalized genomics, drones, self-driving vehicles, and artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, the same technologies raise the specter of a frightening future—eugenics, a jobless economy, a complete loss of privacy, and ever-worsening economic inequality. Wadhwa says that we need to ask three questions about every emerging technology: Does it have the potential to benefit everyone equally? What are the risks and the rewards? And does it promote autonomy or dependence? This edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on quantum computing, which promises vastly increased processing times—and vastly increased security risks. In the end, our future is up to us; our hands may not be on the wheel, but we will decide the driverless car's destination.
The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology
by Juliette Powell Art KleinerThe misuse of AI has led to wrongful arrests, denial of medical care, even genocide-this book offers 7 powerful principles that business can use now to end the harm.AI holds incredible promise to improve virtually every aspect of our lives, but we can't ignore its risks, mishaps and misuses. Juliette Powell and Art Kleiner offer seven principles for ensuring that machine learning supports human flourishing. They draw on Powell's research at Columbia University and use a wealth of real-world examples. Four principles relate to AI systems themselves. Human risk must be rigorously determined and consciously included in any design process. AI systems must be understandable and transparent to any observer, not just the engineers working on them. People must be allowed to protect and manage their personal data. The biases embedded in AI must be confronted and reduced. The final three principles pertain to the organizations that create AI systems. There must be procedures in place to hold them accountable for negative consequences. Organizations need to be loosely structured so that problems in one area can be isolated and resolved before they spread and sabotage the whole system. Finally, there must be psychological safety and creative friction, so that anyone involved in software development can bring problems to light without fear of reprisal. Powell and Kleiner explore how to implement each principle, citing current best practices, promising new developments, and sobering cautionary tales. Incorporating the perspectives of engineers, businesspeople, government officials, and social activists, this book will help us realize the unprecedented benefits and opportunities AI systems can provide.
The Dojo Coach's Pocket Guide: Maximizing Immersive Learning for Agile Teams
by Jess BrockThis go-to guidebook helps agile practitioners overcome upskilling challenges in their organizations through effective Dojo coaching.Agile has changed the way we work in our organizations. But by demanding constant innovation and product delivery, individuals and teams struggle to find time to improve their skills. That's where the Dojo comes in. Dojo-style coaching encourages this kind of learn-by-doing form of skill development, one where guided breakthroughs and upskilling happen while delivering on current work. In this useful pocket guide, experienced Dojo coach Jess Brock delivers practical advice based on her extensive experience in real-world Dojos. Combining proven tactics and a comprehensive tool kit, along with actionable tips needed to drive engagement in both physical and virtual Dojo spaces, this pocket guide will equip you to maximize the impact of your Dojo.Whether you are a seasoned pro or you are just starting to develop your Dojo coaching skills, this no-nonsense book will help Dojo coaches at any stage of their journey.
The Joy of PHP: A Beginner's Guide To Programming Interactive Web Applications With PHP And MySQL
by Alan ForbesThird Edition now with bonus chapters. Have you ever wanted to design your own website or browser application but thought it would be too difficult or just didn't know where to start? Have you found the amount of information on the Internet either too daunting or not geared for your skill set or worse-- just plain boring? Are you interested in learning to program PHP and have some fun along the way? If so, then The Joy of PHP by Alan Forbes is the book for you!! Alan starts with some basic HTML so the absolute beginner can catch up quickly and then goes step by step on how PHP works.
The Complete Privacy Security Desk Reference: Volume One: Digital
by Michael Bazzell Justin CarrollThis textbook, at nearly 500 pages, will explain how to become digitally invisible. You will make all of your communications private, data encrypted, internet connections anonymous, computers hardened, identity guarded, purchases secret, accounts secured, devices locked, and home address hidden. You will remove all personal information from public view and will reclaim your right to privacy. You will no longer give away your intimate details and you will take yourself out of 'the system'. You will use covert aliases and misinformation to eliminate current and future threats toward your privacy & security. When taken to the extreme, you will be impossible to compromise.
How To Hack Like A God: Master The Secrets Of Hacking Through Real Life Scenarios (Hack The Planet Ser.)
by Sparc FlowFollow me on a step-by-step hacking journey where we pwn a high-profile fashion company. From zero initial access to remotely recording board meetings, we will detail every custom script and technique used in this attack, drawn from real-life findings, to paint the most realistic picture possible. Whether you are a wannabe pentester dreaming about real-life hacking experiences or an experienced ethical hacker tired of countless Metasploit tutorials, you will find unique gems in this book for you to try: -Playing with Kerberos -Bypassing Citrix & Applocker -Mainframe hacking -Fileless WMI persistence -NoSQL injections -Wiegand protocol -Exfiltration techniques -Antivirus evasion tricks -And much more advanced hacking techniques I have documented almost every tool and custom script used in this book. I strongly encourage you to test them out yourself and master their capabilities (and limitations) in an environment you own and control. Hack (safely) the Planet! (Previously published as How to Hack a Fashion Brand)
The Airbnb Profit Blueprint: Learn How To Make $5000+ Per Month By Renting Out Your Space
by Aaron MacDanielHave you ever heard about AirBnB but aren't sure how to get started? Or are you an AirBnB host already looking for ways to maximize your bookings, increase your AirBnB ranking, and reduce the amount of time you spend working on your listing? Then you have come to the right place!AirBnB is a very flexible platform, and it can work for a variety of situations. Do you have a spare room in your house or apartment? It could even be your living room, a trailer, a boat, or an igloo (there was a very popular igloo in Boston last winter), there are very few limits as to what you can rent out on Airbnb. Or maybe you want to go to the next level and rent out your entire home or apartment on AirBnB while you travel or live elsewhere? Then we have a blueprint to get you started and show you exactly what to do.This book will help the complete novice and experienced AirBnB host alike, as there are tips for students at every level. I walk you through everything you need to know about renting out your spare room or your entire apartment on AirBnB.
Computer Science Principles: The Foundational Concepts of Computer Science for AP Computer Science
by Kevin HareFor AP #65533; Computer Science Principles: Computer Science is the fastest growing field in the World and there are no signs of slowing. Just because this is a relatively new field of study, it should not be scary to learn or thought to be too difficult to understand. Anyone who has ever turned on a phone or surfed the Internet should have a basic understanding of what happens when the mouse is clicked or the screen is touched (and how fast it happens!). How does a simple process convert to 1's and 0's and travel thousands of miles in a blink of the eye? What is an IP address? What do IP/TCP, DNS, HTML, and CSS stand for? How do large movies and thousands of songs all fit onto a hard drive? How can secrets be sent in plain sight? These questions are answered in Computer Science Principles: The Foundational Concepts of Computer Science, plus spreadsheets, photo-editing, web-design (HTML and CSS), learning to code with JavaScript, and more!
How To Make $100,000 Thanks To Youtube: Learn How You Can Get Free Targeted Traffic From Videos
by Gabriel BothIn this book “How To Make $100,000 Per Year Thanks To YouTube”, you’ll learn everything you need to start making money online with your videos and harnessing the vast potential of this platform. Nine different video marketing & YouTube experts including the author, Gabriel Both, share their expert tips, secret strategies and insider tactics that have been proven to get higher search rankings, more views, and more sales. Imagine yourself waking up in the morning, looking at your inbox and seeing that you’ve made money while you were sleeping, all thanks to YouTube. How would that make you feel? Pretty amazing, right?! Even if you’ve already tried to succeed on YouTube in the past but failed, this book will give you a renewed sense of hope along with practical advice that you can start applying today to get the results you desire.
Turn Your Computer Into a Money Machine
by Avery BreyerImagine having the ability to earn a little bit (or maybe a LOT) of extra cash each month, without having to get another job. Wouldn't it be great if you could earn this extra cash on YOUR terms.
Office 2016 for Beginners: The Premiere User Guide for Work, Home and Play
by Standard Ordinary HumanWhether you are a beginner, casual user or an IT professional, you will learn everything you need to know about Office 2016 fundamentals in this premiere user guide for work, home and play!
Shell Scripting: How to Automate Command Line Tasks Using Bash Scripting and Shell Programming
by Jaosn Cannon<p>If you want to learn how to write shell scripts like a pro, solve real-world problems, or automate repetitive and complex tasks, read on. <p>Hello. My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners, Python Programming for Beginners, and an instructor to thousands of satisfied students. I started my IT career in the late 1990's as a Unix and Linux System Engineer and I'll be sharing my real-world shell scripting and bash programming experience with you throughout this book. <p>By the end of this book you will be able to create shell scripts with ease. You'll learn how to take tedious and repetitive tasks and turn them into programs that will save you time and simplify your life on Linux, Unix, or MAC systems.</p>
Mastering Online Marketing: Create business success through content marketing, lead generation, and marketing automation
by Magnus Unemyr<p>Mastering Online Marketing is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available on advanced web marketing. It reveals the secrets that can help take your Internet marketing to a new level. <p>Hundreds of books have been published on online marketing, so what makes this one special? Whether you are new to the subject and looking for a comprehensive overview, or are familiar with the concepts but want to get more from your marketing efforts, with this book, you will learn state-of-the-art techniques and get actionable and practical knowledge to set up an efficient online marketing system to support and improve your business. <p>This book describes the latest developments in Internet marketing and provides detailed and practical knowledge that can help you improve your campaigns to get more visitors, leads, and customers. By using these tools and techniques, you can quickly outperform your competition. <p>Mastering Online Marketing will turn you into an online marketing expert and teach you everything you need to know.</p>