The Second Self or Practical Computer Literacy

The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit, Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Author: Sherry Turkl

In The Second Self, Sherry Turkle looks at the computer not as a "tool," but as part of our social and psychological lives; she looks beyond how we use computer games and spreadsheets to explore how the computer affects our awareness of ourselves, of one another, and of our relationship with the world. "Technology," she writes, "catalyzes changes not only in what we do but in how we think." First published in 1984, The Second Self is still essential reading as a primer in the psychology of computation. This twentieth anniversary edition allows us to reconsider two decades of computer culture--to (re)experience what was and is most novel in our new media culture and to view our own contemporary relationship with technology with fresh eyes. Turkle frames this classic work with a new introduction, a new epilogue, and extensive notes added to the original text.

Turkle talks to children, college students, engineers, AI scientists, hackers, and personal computer owners--people confronting machines that seem to think and at the same time suggest a new way for us to think--about human thought, emotion, memory, and understanding. Her interviews reveal that we experience computers as being on the border between inanimate and animate, as both an extension of the self and part of the external world. Their special place betwixt and between traditional categories is part of what makes them compelling and evocative. (In the introduction to this edition, Turkle quotes a PDA user as saying, "When my Palm crashed, it was like a death. I thought I had lost my mind.") Why we think of the workings of a machine in psychological terms--how thishappens, and what it means for all of us--is the ever more timely subject of The Second Self.

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Practical Computer Literacy

Author: June Jamrich Parsons

Practical Computer Literacy integrates Computer Concepts, Office Applications, and Internet Concepts all in one book that will meet IC3 and other computer literacy exam standards.

Table of Contents:

1. Computer Hardware 2. Peripheral Devices 3. Software 4. Getting Started with Windows 5. Working with Files 6. Getting Started with Application Software 7. Creating a Document 8. Formatting a Document 9. Finalizing a Document 10. Creating a Worksheet 11. Formatting a Worksheet 12. Finalizing a Worksheet 13. Creating a Presentation 14. Finalizing a Presentation 15. Creating a Database 16. Finalizing a Database 17. Networks 18. Working with E-mail 19. Browsing the Web 20. Computer Risks and Benefits 21. Projects

Android Essentials or Practical Web 2 0 Applications with PHP

Android Essentials

Author: Chris Haseman

This book covers the essential information required to build an Android application. It will help any developer, amateur, professional, or dabbler who is interested in developing for Android.

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Practical Web 2. 0 Applications with PHP

Author: Quentin Zervaas

and thought I would post a quick review here. In this book the author takes us through creating a web application from concept to deployment. The ?Web 2.0? application used here is a blogging application supporting images, tagging, microformats and geographical data. To speed development existing libraries and frameworks are used including Zend framework, PEAR and Smarty on the server side and prototype and script.aculo.us on the client side. Chapter five is entirely dedicated to introducing the javascript libraries. Through the rest of the book the application is slowly built up. With a book like this it is easy to criticise the decisions taken. There are almost as many different ways to create a functioning web application as there are people developing them. This book can only ever present one approach to application development and it does this well. The book is dominated by code, as would be expected, but the supporting text is informative and easy to follow. Overall it is a solid introduction to putting together a complete web application with some real gems. The chapters on google maps and deployment I found to be particularly good. If you?re considering purchasing this book be sure to check out the publishers site as they have a sample chapter freely available for download.

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Devil May Cry 4: Prima Official Game Guide

Author: Dan Birlew

•Complete step-by-step mission analyses, illustrated with maps and screenshots.
•All hidden items and secret missions are exposed, with tips for completing strenuous side challenges.
•Complete lists of bonus modes, attack combos, and other extras.
•Full charts explore the mission ranking system, giving players the details and the exact scores needed to get the highest rank.

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Windows Server 2008 Bible

Author: Jeffrey R Shapiro

This version of the Server Bible will be the largest yet, catering to what is certainly the most advanced operating system introduced by Microsoft. The book will cater to the needs of the server administration community and will be designed to be a critical reference. The book will extensively cover the most notable new feature of Windows Server known as the "Server Core." Server Core is a significantly scaled-back installation where no graphical shell (explorer.exe) is installed, and all configuration and maintenance is done entirely through the command-line windows, or by connecting to the machine remotely using Microsoft Management Console. Server Core will also not include the .NET Framework, Internet Explorer or many other features not related to core server features. A Server Core machine can be configured for four basic roles: Domain controller, DNS Server, DHCP Server, and file server. Chapters on setup and installation will also cover the new componentized operating system Image-based setup and deployment tools, using WIM.
In addition to the already extensive Active Directory support this book will now fully cover the "Read-Only Domain Controller" operation mode in Active Directory, intended for use in branch office scenarios where a domain controller may reside in a low physical security environment, was introduced in Windows Server 2003 R2 and will be extended in the 2008 version. Chapters covering policy-based networking, branch management and enhanced end user collaboration will be extended. Windows Server 2008 will also ship Internet Information Services 7 and the current chapters on IIS will thus be extended. Coverage of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 willalso be introduced into this part of the book. We will also include coverage of the improved hot patching technology, which is a feature that allows non-kernel patches to occur without the need for a reboot.
A significantly upgraded Terminal Services component, supporting RDP 6.0. will be covered in the chapter on terminal services. The most notable improvement is the ability to share a single application over a Remote Desktop connection, instead of the entire desktop. This will be added to an already extended chapter on this remote access technology. In addition to these new features the book will also carry over existing features brought over from (SP1/R2) of Server 2003. These include covering of new security features of the operating system, Group Policy management, change control and service level, and administration practices.