Computer Technology and Computer Programming

Hailed as "stimulus for the next generation of scientists" by Scientific Computing, each volume in the highly acclaimed Manga Guide series teaches complex math and science topics with the aid of authe

Learn to use C#'s powerful set of core libraries to automate tedious yet important tasks like performing vulnerability scans, malware analysis, and incident response. With some help from Mono, you can

The beauty of Minecraft lies in the ability to create anything you can imagine, one block at a time. Now, some builders and artists are taking this to a whole new level, with stunning artwork of fanta

The LEGO Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors, gears, pneumatics, pulleys, linkages, and more, you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Tec

This Christmas, LEGO is moving from under the tree to on the tree! WithThe LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book as your guide, youA?A￠A￠a€?A?A￠a€?A￠ll make classic globe and barrel ornaments, all out of LEGO, as well as original gingerbread houses, a merry Santa, arcade cabinets, and many more.Packed with step-by-step instructions for 15 charming builds, The LEGO Christmas Ornaments Book is the perfect family activity this holiday season.

Forensic image acquisition is an important part of post-mortem incident response and evidence collection. Digital forensic investigators acquire, preserve, and manage digital evidence to support civil

Search transforms the essential but challenging topic of search algorithms into a fantasy-noir mystery for the digital age. This is a unique introduction to search algorithms and how they work, writte

Indulge your love for LEGO by making the challenging, quirky, and occasionally practical designs in Geeky LEGO Crafts.Follow the step-by-step instructions to build handy bookends, geeky coasters, a st

Arduino Playground will show you how to make gadgets with the Arduino hardware platform that you can use in your home, workshop, and even with your friends. Some projects are practical, others are pur

Like many people, Mui is having trouble learning regression analysis-or even staying awake in class. But with new motivation, in the form of a handsome but shy customer, and the help of her brilliant

The LEGO Neighborhood Book is your guide to creating incredible LEGO buildings. Snap together a few apartments, shops, houses, and soon you'll have a whole neighborhood!Inside these pages, you'll lear

BUILD 10 COOL MODELS!With just one collection of LEGOR bricks, you can build any of these 10 models—from the simple Go-Kart to the intricate Rescue Truck.Handy tips and advanced building techniques wi

CSS3 is the latest revision of cascading style sheets, the language used to define the look and formatting of web documents. A still-evolving standard, CSS3 presents a moving target for developers wh

This latest offering in No Starch Press's highly acclaimed EduManga series, The Manga Guide to Relativity, uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to gently introduce you to relativity. The book follows the plight of student body president Minagi, who's been sentenced to advanced physics summer school by his creepy principal. Fortunately, Minagi has the gorgeous Miss Uraga to teach him everything. The Manga Guide to Relativity begins with an overview of classical Newtonian physics before delving into Einstein's greatest discoveries. You'll learn why relativity is fundamental to understanding modern physics, how the Pythagorean theorem can explain time dilation, how to understand inertial frames of reference, how motion can affect an object's mass and length, and even how gravity can bend light. The book also explores the difference between general and special relativity, the equivalence principle, and the relationship between energy and mass, among other rela

You own the world's most versatile, customizable camera: your iPhone. Out of the box, your iPhone camera is no-frills, but you can transform it into a digital darkroom, photo editing suite, and photob

The iPad is cute, lovable, fun to play with, and a bit mysterious. This second edition of the best-selling My New iPad removes the mystery, showing every user how to get more from their new iPad. Thi

A solid understanding of OpenBSD's PF subsystem is a necessity for any network administrator working in a BSD environment. PF is the heart of the OpenBSD firewall but there are few quality books and

Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred is a geeky toy-making and craft book, stuffed with projects like sewing a stuffed sock squid, building a steam-powered milk-carton boat, soldering an oversized joy buzzer, a

The LEGOR Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders is a collection of hundreds of mechanisms for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project

Web services like Mapquest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about and use maps. But these services do more than just driving directions-they provide APIs that web developers can use

You know that servers have log files and performance measuring tools and that traditional network devices have LEDs that blink when a port does something. You may have tools that tell you how busy an

Lego Mindstorms NXT thinking Robots will show you how to build and program two robots that think. You'll be awestruck when the HT Tickler ties you at tic-tac-toe and amazed when the One-Armed Wonder

For any people or organizations marketing goods, services, or intangibles, the world of social media presents an expanding array of outlets for communicating and bonding with potential customers. Beca

Xen allows administrators to run many virtual operating systems on one physical server, including Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris, and Microsoft Windows. This text explains how to use this powerful technolog

Inkscape is a widely used, free graphics editor that, until now, has lacked comprehensive documentation. This manual by developer and graphic designer Kirsanov reveals the application's inner workings

A task-oriented, friendly, hands-on, and practical guide to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Mac OS is a beautiful and reliable operating system, but it can still confuse brand new Mac owners-especially if the

Molecular biology is the study of life at the cellular level. With its unique Japanese comic style, "The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology" is a gentle and fun cartoon guide to this vast topic.

Teaching calculus in an original and refreshing way, this guide combines Japanese-style manga cartoons with mathematical content as it follows the story of heroine Noriko. Noriko takes a job with a l

Megumi is frustrated by physics. She befriends physics whiz Ryota, who teaches her about Newton's laws of motion, vectors and scalars, inertia, velocity, and acceleration. With extended explanations

The official guide to exploring Blender's game engine, game-logic editing features, and interactive animation features. Blender is the first 3D package to integrate a game engine as well as tools for

Girard, a management consultant, journalist, radio host, and author who has analyzed Google's innovations since 2000, details the management strategies used by Google that have made it a successful co

In small but growing software companies, the engineering manager is in the unique position of having to deal with the technical team and other senior managers, while at the same time taking direction

In this brief, meaty introduction to Cisco routers and switches, Lucas helps readers get comfortable with the Cisco environment, teaches how to troubleshoot problems, and explores the basics of switc

This is the latest volume in No Starch Press line of LEGO-related titles and a follow-on to our best-selling The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book. Volume 2 in this series dives headfirst into the creati

Nagios is a host and service monitoring tool designed to inform systems administrators of network problems before clients or managers notice. This updated guide is completely revised and expanded, wi

Provides information on using three debugging tools on the Linux/Unix platforms, covering such topics as inspecting variables and data structures, understanding segmentation faults and core dumps, usi

FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international program for kids ages 9-14 that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program and research presentation with a sports-like atmosphere. "FIRST LEGO Leag

IDA Pro is the de facto standard for the analysis of hostile code and vulnerability research, and the tool that programmers around the world use to pick apart compiled software to see how it works. E

With clear and straightforward instructions, this guide explains how to install FreeBSD and covers configuration of popular third-party software using the ports collection. It takes the pain out of a

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