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PC Mods for the Evil Genius
PC Mods for the Evil Genius
by Jim Aspinwall
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UNIQUE YOUR PC WITH SUPER TWEAKS! If you yearn for the coolest, most crazed 'puter around, PC Mods for the Evil Genius is the key to the kingdom! This book shows you how to supercharge your PC-and create a jaw-dropping system that cannot be purchased off... (read more)

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Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by Jane Mcgonigal
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A fascinating look at how games can help us learn, create, and innovate Once thought to be nothing more than diversions for children and nerds, games have become an integral part of everyday life. Educators are trying to make learning more fun by... (read more)

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The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You
The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You
by Eli Pariser
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An eye-opening account of how the hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling-and limiting-the information we consume. In December 2009, Google began customizing its search results for each user. Instead of giving you the most broadly... (read more)

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NetBooks for Dummies
NetBooks for Dummies
by Joel Mcnamara
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Want to streamline your life with a netbook? Here's what you need to know! What's smaller than a laptop, bigger than a cell phone, and keeps you connected? It's the netbook, and this "real" book tells you how to pick the right one; use it for work... (read more)

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Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room
Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room
by David Weinberger
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With the advent of the Internet and the limitless information it contains, were less sure about what we know, who knows what, or even what it means to know at all. And yet, human knowledge has recently grown in previously unimaginable ways and in... (read more)

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The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking
The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking
by Mark Bauerlein
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This definitive work on the perils and promise of the social- media revolution collects writings by today's best thinkers and cultural commentators, with an all-new introduction by Bauerlein. Twitter, Facebook, e-publishing, blogs, distance-learning and... (read more)

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Always on: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future--And Locked Us in
Always on: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future--And Locked Us in
by Brian X Chen
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Steve jobs introduced the original iPhone as a combination of (just) “three revolutionary products”--an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard-less handheld computer. But with the introduction of the App Store, it has quickly evolved into a tool... (read more)

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Final Jeopardy: The Story of Watson, the Computer That Will Transform Our World
Final Jeopardy: The Story of Watson, the Computer That Will Transform Our World
by Stephen Baker
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“The place to go if youre really interested in this version of the quest for creating Artificial Intelligence (AI).”—Seattle Times For centuries, people have dreamed of creating a machine that thinks like a human. Scientists have... (read more)

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The Great Digitization and the Quest to Know Everything
The Great Digitization and the Quest to Know Everything
by Lucien X Polastron
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Examines the pitfalls, perils, and promises offered by the digitization of books • Reveals the danger digitized books pose to the very idea of “free” reading • Poses the questions society should be asking itself before heedlessly... (read more)

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Geeks on Call PCs 5-Minute Fixes
Geeks on Call PCs 5-Minute Fixes
by James T Geier
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Showing your PC who's boss PCs have evolved dramatically, and as they've grown more powerful and versatile, they've also become more complex. No doubt there have been times when you were sure the PC was running the show, not you. Geeks On Call can put... (read more)

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Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet
Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet
by Anne Mintz
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Intentionally misleading or erroneous information on the Web can wreak havoc on your health, privacy, investments, business decisions, online purchases, legal affairs, and more. Until now, the breadth and significance of this growing problem for Internet... (read more)

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The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise (History of Computing)
The Computer Boys Take Over: Computers, Programmers, and the Politics of Technical Expertise (History of Computing)
by Nathan L Ensmenger
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andlt;Pandgt;This is a book about the computer revolution of the mid-twentieth century and the people who made it possible. Unlike most histories of computing, it is not a book about machines, inventors, or entrepreneurs. Instead, it tells the story of... (read more)

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Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming
Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming
by T L Taylor
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andlt;Pandgt;Competitive video and computer game play is nothing new: the documentary King of Kong memorably portrays a Donkey Kong player's attempts to achieve the all-time highest score; the television show andlt;Iandgt;Starcadeandlt;/Iandgt; (1982... (read more)

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Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet
Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the Internet
by Joseph Menn
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In 2004, a California computer whiz named Barrett Lyon uncovered the identity of a hacker running major assaults on business websites. Without fully grasping the repercussions, he set on an investigation that led him into the heart of the Russian mob... (read more)

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Fun Inc.: Why Gaming Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century
Fun Inc.: Why Gaming Will Dominate the Twenty-First Century
by Tom Chatfield
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Despite the recession, video games continue to break records—and command unprecedented amounts of media coverage. The U.S. is the world’s biggest video games market and manufacturer, with a market now worth over $20 billion annually in... (read more)

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Digitized: The Science of Computers and How It Shapes Our World
Digitized: The Science of Computers and How It Shapes Our World
by Peter J Bentley
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There's a hidden science that affects every part of your life, a science so powerful that you would be hard-pressed to find a single human being on the planet unaffected by its achievements. It is the science behind computers, the machines which drive... (read more)

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Is This Thing On?, Revised Edition: A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming
Is This Thing On?, Revised Edition: A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming
by Abby Stokes
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Now updated and revised, the user-friendliest, most reassuring, jargon-free, smartest, and most comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide for seniors, who are the fastest-growing demographic among social networks. Abby Stokes is the perfect guide to the digital... (read more)

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An Introduction to Cybercultures
An Introduction to Cybercultures
by David Bell
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"An Introduction to Cybercultures" provides an accessible guide to the major forms, practices and meanings of this rapidly growing field. From the evolution of hardware and software to the emergence of cyberpunk, film and fiction, David Bell introduces... (read more)

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Computers for Seniors for Dummies (For Dummies)
Computers for Seniors for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Nancy C Muir
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Great advice on choosing a computer, getting online, and having fun! Computers are an essential part of daily life these days, but they can be a bit intimidating at first. Computers For Seniors For Dummies, 2nd Edition gets you going with lots of... (read more)

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The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox
The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox
by John Freeman
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There’s no question that e-mail is an incredible phenomenon that represents a kind of cultural and technological advancement. The first e-mail was sent less than forty years ago; by 2011, there will be 3.2 billion e-mail users. The average... (read more)

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