The Game Console is a tour through the evolution of video game hardware, with gorgeous full-color photos of 86 consoles. You’ll start your journey with legendary consoles like the Magnavox Odyss
Learn to Program with Minecraft is a fun, interactive introduction to programming in Python that will teach you how to customize Minecraft Pi, a free version of the popular game that runs on the tiny
Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite that is a real alternative to commercially available 3D design software. A cross-platform software package with millions of downloads annually, Ble
Wang takes a project-oriented approach that mirrors the sorts of things people want to do with their Macs. This book is designed to teach new users how to get the most out of their Macs by providing
This plain-English guide to popular wireless networking standards shows readers how to connect to wireless networks anywhere they go. After an introduction to networking in general, and wireless netw
Rather than simply take readers through Wiresharks tools, this guide shows how to use the software to monitor their own networks. The book is aimed at network engineers and system administrators, but
The Lego Mindstorms NXT set includes a variety of electronic parts (motors, sensors, and the programmable NXT microcomputer), as well as building elements, for building robots. This guide gives step b
This revised second edition is a practical and comprehensive book that takes readers through the intricacies of the FreeBSD platform and teaches them how to build, configure, and manage the FreeBSD s
With more than 120 million registered users, Nero is one of the most popular CD and DVD burning softwares in the world. This simple, task-oriented book covers the entire Nero program suite, including
This text first outlines the deficiencies of browsers, and then explains how these deficiencies can be exploited in the design and deployment of task-specific webbots. Readers will learn how to write
Goodliffe teaches programmers how to move beyond writing correct code to writing great code. The book covers code writing concerns including code presentation style, variable naming, error handling,
In the beginning there was dial-up, and it was slow; then came broadband in the form of cable, which redefined how we access the internet, share information, and communicate with each other online. "
"Object-Oriented PHP" shows developers how to take advantage of the new object-oriented features of PHP. Working within the context of concrete examples, the book begins with code compatible with PHP
Each chapter in this guide focuses on a few important JavaScript features, shows how professional web sites incorporate them, and takes readers through examples of how they might add those features t
"Wired" news editor Leander Kahney follows up his bestselling "The Cult of Mac" with "The Cult of iPod," a comprehensive look at how Apple's hit iPod is changing music, culture, and listening behavio
