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API Design Patterns - JJ Geewax Cover Art

API Design Patterns

API Design Patterns by JJ Geewax

"A concept-rich book on API design patterns. Deeply engrossing and fun to read." - Satej Sahu, Honeywell API Design Patterns lays out a set of design principles for building internal and public-facing APIs. In API Design Patterns you will learn: Guiding principles for API patterns Fundamentals of resource layout and naming Handling data types for any programming language Standard methods that ensure predictability Field masks for targeted partial updates Authentication and validation methods for secure APIs Collective operations for moving, managing, and deleting data Advanced patterns for special interactions and data transformations API Design Patterns reveals best practices for building stable, user-friendly APIs. These design patterns can be applied to solve common API problems and flexibly altered to fit specific needs. Hands-on examples and relevant cases illustrate patterns for API fundamentals, advanced functionalities, and uncommon scenarios. Foreword by Jon Skeet. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology APIs are contracts that define how applications, services, and components communicate. API design patterns provide a shared set of best practices, specifications and standards that ensure APIs are reliable and simple for other developers. This book collects and explains the most important patterns from both the API design community and the experts at Google. About the book API Design Patterns lays out a set of principles for building internal and public-facing APIs. Google API expert JJ Geewax presents patterns that ensure your APIs are consistent, scalable, and flexible. You’ll improve the design of the most common APIs, plus discover techniques for tricky edge cases. Precise illustrations, relevant examples, and detailed scenarios make every pattern clear and easy to understand. What's inside Guiding principles for API patterns Fundamentals of resource layout and naming Advanced patterns for special interactions and data transformations A detailed case-study on building an API and adding features About the reader For developers building web and internal APIs in any language. About the author JJ Geewax is a software engineer at Google, focusing on Google Cloud Platform, API design, and real-time payment systems. He is also the author of Manning’s Google Cloud Platform in Action. Table of Contents PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to APIs 2 Introduction to API design patterns PART 2 DESIGN PRINCIPLES 3 Naming 4 Resource scope and hierarchy 5 Data types and defaults PART 3 FUNDAMENTALS 6 Resource identification 7 Standard methods 8 Partial updates and retrievals 9 Custom methods 10 Long-running operations 11 Rerunnable jobs PART 4 RESOURCE RELATIONSHIPS 12 Singleton sub-resources 13 Cross references 14 Association resources 15 Add and remove custom methods 16 Polymorphism PART 5 COLLECTIVE OPERATIONS 17 Copy and move 18 Batch operations 19 Criteria-based deletion 20 Anonymous writes 21 Pagination 22 Filtering 23 Importing and exporting PART 6 SAFETY AND SECURITY 24 Versioning and compatibility 25 Soft deletion 26 Request deduplication 27 Request validation 28 Resource revisions 29 Request retrial 30 Request authentication

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Modern HTML & CSS with AI: Build Smarter, Faster Websites Using Intelligent Tools, Responsive Design, and Real Projects - Ling Tianhao Cover Art

Modern HTML & CSS with AI: Build Smarter, Faster Websites Using Intelligent Tools, Responsive Design, and Real Projects

Modern HTML & CSS with AI: Build Smarter, Faster Websites Using Intelligent Tools, Responsive Design, and Real Projects by Ling Tianhao

Build websites the modern way: faster, smarter, and with the power of AI integrated into your workflow. Modern HTML & CSS with AI is the first practical guide that combines timeless front-end fundamentals with intelligent tools that developers use today. Whether you are beginning your coding journey or upgrading your professional skills, this book gives you everything you need to build modern, responsive, and beautifully structured websites with clarity and confidence. Why This Book Stands Out Unlike traditional HTML and CSS books that rely heavily on memorization and outdated workflows, this guide teaches you how front-end development truly works in 2025 and beyond. You will learn real reasoning, real patterns, and real-world implementation enhanced by responsible AI collaboration. This book does not replace understanding with shortcuts. Instead, it shows you how to combine human creativity with AI-supported efficiency to craft clean, scalable, and intelligent websites. What You Will Gain • A strong foundation in semantic, accessible, modern HTML structure • Mastery of CSS layout systems including Flexbox, Grid, and container queries • Professional-level design system concepts: variables, tokens, spacing, typography, theming • The ability to use AI for code generation, refactoring, debugging, and workflow acceleration • Confidence in building responsive, fast, and polished interfaces for real-world use • Three full end-to-end projects that integrate human decision-making with AI assistance • A future-ready mindset for staying relevant as the web evolves Each chapter blends fundamental skills with modern examples, diagrams, and AI-enhanced techniques, ensuring you learn both the "how" and the "why" of front-end development. Who This Book Is For • Beginners who want a clear, modern path • Self-taught developers who need structure and professional guidance • Designers moving into front-end • Students preparing for real-world workflows • Working professionals upgrading their process through AI • Anyone who wants to build intelligent, responsive, accessible websites If you want to understand not just how to write code, but how to think like a developer in the AI era, this book is for you. What This Book Includes • Modern HTML and CSS fundamentals, explained clearly • AI workflows for writing, reviewing, and improving code • Semantic architecture and SEO-friendly structure • Responsive layout mastery with Flexbox, Grid, and container queries • Theming and design systems for scalable UIs • Modern animation principles and micro-interactions • Debugging, accessibility testing, and performance optimization • Deployment to GitHub Pages, Netlify, and Cloudflare • Three complete real-world projects • Appendices with prompts, accessibility checklists, debugging tools, and terminology About the Author Ling Tianhao is a front-end developer, educator, and technology writer known for making modern web development both approachable and future-ready. His work focuses on combining timeless fundamentals with intelligent, AI-supported workflows that help developers build efficiently without sacrificing quality or creativity. Your Next Step If you want a guide that teaches HTML, CSS, and the intelligent workflows of the future, Modern HTML & CSS with AI is your essential companion. Start building smarter today.

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Coding All-in-One For Dummies - Chris Minnick Cover Art

Coding All-in-One For Dummies

Coding All-in-One For Dummies by Chris Minnick

The go-to guide for learning coding from the ground-up Adding some coding know-how to your skills can help launch a new career or bolster an old one. Coding All-in-One For Dummies offers an ideal starting place for learning the languages that make technology go. This edition gets you started with a helpful explanation of how coding works and how it’s applied in the real-world before setting you on a path toward writing code for web building, mobile application development, and data analysis. Add coding to your skillset for your existing career, or begin the exciting transition into life as a professional developer—Dummies makes it easy. Learn coding basics and how to apply them Analyze data and automate routine tasks on the job Get the foundation you need to launch a career as a coder Add HTML, JavaScript, and Python know-how to your resume This book serves up insight on the basics of coding, designed to be easy to follow, even if you’ve never written a line of code in your life. You can do this.

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The Guide to Going Viral - Brendan Kane Cover Art

The Guide to Going Viral

The Guide to Going Viral The Art and Science of Succeeding on Social Media by Brendan Kane

In a digital realm where there are 4.8 billion people on social media sending billions of messages out into the world every day, standing out requires more than just luck-it demands strategic finesse. The Guide to Going Viral is like a director's manual for social media. It provides a step-by-step approach to crafting content with the impact of a classic film. Brendan Kane leverages his expertise in social media, entrepreneurship, and the film industry to blend the art of filmmaking with strategies for viral content creation. This unique combination highlights his talent in transforming traditional storytelling into engaging online narratives, ensuring success in the digital realm. Through Kane's perspective, social media becomes a director's stage, with each post unveiling a narrative arc designed to captivate and engage the audience. He empowers you to assume the role of director, producer, actor, and screenwriter for your content, helping you master storytelling techniques that leave a lasting impact. Kane and his team at Hook Point have pioneered a process that has amassed tens of billions of views and hundreds of millions of followers for their clients. Now, Kane shares the most effective tools from his digital agency's arsenal. This includes the Viral Content Model, Viral Formats, and the Communication Algorithm-consider these your elite digital content advisers. Designed for visionary creatives, aspiring influencers, emerging entrepreneurs, and seasoned professionals alike, this guide is your blueprint for establishing a legacy on social media. This book simplifies and provides clear insights into the complexities of achieving virality on social media. If you're ready to seize the spotlight in your industry and create content that earns widespread recognition, The Guide to Going Viral offers a crucial blueprint for sustained success.

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ActivityPub - Evan Prodromou Cover Art

ActivityPub

ActivityPub by Evan Prodromou

ActivityPub is the new standard for connecting social networks together on the social web. This open, decentralized social networking protocol defines an API for sharing activities to a social network and a procedure that servers use to distribute those activities to a subscriber's feed. With this book, you'll learn how to assemble ActivityPub-enabled clients for making new kinds of social apps on top of existing networks and build ActivityPub servers that create new human or automated accounts on the social web. With those skills under your belt, you can explore other applications of this publish-subscribe technology: content management systems, internet of things, and enterprise automation. With hands-on examples and in-depth knowledge from Evan Prodromou, one of the authors of the protocol, this is the ActivityPub handbook that every social software hacker needs. Learn what the social web is and what ActivityPub doesRepresent social network data in the Activity Streams 2.0 formatWrite a simple ActivityPub client and serverExtend ActivityPub's functionality with new typesFind in-depth details about the more obscure ActivityPub data structures Evan Prodromou is a coauthor of the ActivityPub protocol and the Activity Streams 2.0 data format.

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Designing for Emotion - Aarron Walter Cover Art

Designing for Emotion

Designing for Emotion Second Edition by Aarron Walter

In the years since publishing the first edition, emotional design has gone from innovative to essential in designers' toolkits. Aarron Walter once again offers wise, inspiring guidance for the principles of designing for humans, and addresses newer challenges that have emerged for web professionals tasked with reaching an ever-shifting audience. Packed with engaging case studies and psychologically-grounded principles, Designing for Emotion has never been more relevant for modern business. WHAT'S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION? Learn from updated case studies that push beyond where the web was in 2011 and reflect more of today's concerns such as privacy, representation, and safety. You'll also engage more deeply with your users when you apply takeaways from the new chapter on empathy and inclusion. Finally, make the case for working more thoughtfully in your own company with Aarron's fresh insight into the business value-and impact-of emotional design.

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Darknet: A Beginner’s Guide On How To Stay Anonymous Online - Lance Henderson Cover Art

Darknet: A Beginner’s Guide On How To Stay Anonymous Online

Darknet: A Beginner’s Guide On How To Stay Anonymous Online by Lance Henderson

Tired of being spied on? Encrypt yourself online and get free access to thousands of dark web sites, deep web portals, secret files and exotic goods for free. Get free apps that will turn your device into a fortress of doom: hacker proof with enhanced cybersecurity. Get a free security setup rivaling the NSA. What used to cost thousands is now yours for the taking.Be James Bond or an NSA superhacker. Get free items, anything you can imagine from sniper parts, car mods to a suitcase nuke and all without the fallout. Anything you want... with zero trace back to you. Even browse the hidden Wiki. I show you how in hours, not years with easy step-by-step guides. No expertise required. No trace back to you. That is true anonymity. Do not venture onto the Deep Web without listening to this first. Its dragon scale armor for the budding young knight who wishes a peek into the dragon's den. Dont go in without it!Surf anonymously. Buy incognito. Stay off the government's radar. Live like a spy, assassin or patriot. The only rule: trust but verify. And don your protective armor lest ye be burnt to a crisp!A ‘Burn Notice’ book that’ll change your life!Topics: hacking, blackhat, app security, burner phones, police tactics, pc computer security, network security, cold war, spy books, cyber warfare, cloud security, norton antivirus, mcafee, kali linux, encryption, digital forensics, operational security, vpn, python programming, red hat linux, cryptography, wifi security, Cyberwar, raspberry pi, cybercrime, cybersecurity book, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, dogecoin, dark web, burn notice, csi cyber, mr. robot, Silicon Valley, IT Crowd, opsec, person of interest, breaking bad opsec, navy seal, special forces, marines, special warfare infosec, dark web guides, tor browser app, linux tails security, art of invisibility, personal cybersecurity manual, former military, Delta Force, cia operative, nsa, google privacy, android security, Iphone security, Windows cybersecurity Other readers of Henderson’s books enjoyed books by: Peter Kim, Kevin Mitnick, Edward Snowden, Ben Clark, Michael Sikorski, Shon Harris, David Kennedy, Bruce Schneier, Peter Yaworski, Joseph Menn, Christopher Hadnagy, Michael Sikorski, Mary Aiken, Adam Shostack, Michael Bazzell, Nicole Perlroth, Andy Greenberg, Kim Zetter, Cliff Stoll, Merlin Sheldrake PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

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Claude Code for Beginners: A Step by Step Guide to Coding With Claude AI - Taylor Brooks Cover Art

Claude Code for Beginners: A Step by Step Guide to Coding With Claude AI

Claude Code for Beginners: A Step by Step Guide to Coding With Claude AI by Taylor Brooks

Claude Code for Beginners is a calm, practical guide for people who want to work with code using Claude AI but feel unsure how to start or how to make sense of what the tool gives back. It is written for beginners, non-programmers, and early-stage builders who feel blocked by unfamiliar syntax, unclear errors, or the feeling that coding tools are designed for people with more experience. Many people try using Claude AI for coding and quickly feel confused or frustrated. They paste in a problem, receive a block of code, and are not sure what it does, whether it is correct, or how to safely use it. This book focuses on that everyday experience and explains why it happens. It helps readers understand how Claude responds to prompts, why vague instructions lead to inconsistent results, and how small changes in how you ask questions can dramatically improve clarity. Rather than teaching programming theory, the book focuses on practical interaction. It shows how to use Claude AI for coding step by step, starting with simple tasks and gradually building confidence. Readers learn how to generate basic code, ask Claude to explain code in plain language, fix common errors, and break larger tasks into smaller, manageable pieces. The emphasis is on understanding what is happening, not memorizing rules or copying solutions blindly. Throughout the book, real-world examples demonstrate how beginners actually use Claude Code in everyday situations. Simple frameworks help readers decide what to ask, how to review the output, and how to test changes without feeling overwhelmed. Reflective prompts encourage readers to notice patterns in their own usage, such as overloading a single prompt or skipping the review step, which often leads to confusion. The book also addresses common mental blocks around coding, including fear of breaking something, uncertainty about trusting AI-generated code, and the pressure to "do it right" on the first attempt. By slowing the process down and focusing on clarity, readers learn how to use Claude AI as a supportive coding assistant rather than a source of stress. Inside, you will explore topics such as : • How Claude AI generates and explains code • Beginner-friendly ways to prompt Claude Code • How to understand code without prior experience • Step-by-step approaches to fixing and improving code • Using Claude AI for everyday coding tasks and small projects This guide avoids technical jargon, medical or diagnostic language, and unrealistic promises. It is designed to support understanding and skill-building at a comfortable pace. By the end, readers should feel more oriented, more confident, and better equipped to use Claude AI for coding in a way that feels manageable and practical.

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Dawn of the Code War - John P. Carlin & Garrett M. Graff Cover Art

Dawn of the Code War

Dawn of the Code War America's Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat by John P. Carlin & Garrett M. Graff

The inside story of how America's enemies launched a cyber war against us-and how we've learned to fight back With each passing year, the internet-linked attacks on America's interests have grown in both frequency and severity. Overmatched by our military, countries like North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia have found us vulnerable in cyberspace. The "Code War" is upon us. In this dramatic book, former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin takes readers to the front lines of a global but little-understood fight as the Justice Department and the FBI chases down hackers, online terrorist recruiters, and spies. Today, as our entire economy goes digital, from banking to manufacturing to transportation, the potential targets for our enemies multiply. This firsthand account is both a remarkable untold story and a warning of dangers yet to come.

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Destination CISSP - Rob Witcher, John Berti, Lou Hablas & Nick Mitropoulos Cover Art

Destination CISSP

Destination CISSP by Rob Witcher, John Berti, Lou Hablas & Nick Mitropoulos

NEW SECOND EDITION ALIGNED WITH ISC2'S 2024 EXAM OUTLINE. The goal of this concise study guide is simple: to help you confidently pass the CISSP exam and to provide you with a foundation of security knowledge that will equip you to be a better security professional as you navigate your career. We have written this guide to be as concise as possible while still providing sufficient, valuable, and relevant information to help you understand the concepts behind each domain that makes up the CISSP certification. We have created hundreds of diagrams and summary tables and highlighted the core concepts to know for each section - all to make the daunting task of CISSP exam preparation as easy as possible. Our collective wisdom from decades in the trenches of security, working with ISC2, developing official curricula and official guides, teaching thousands of CISSP classes, and guiding tens of thousands of students to passing the CISSP exam has been distilled to create this concise guide to the CISSP exam.

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The Cybersecurity Playbook for Modern Enterprises - Jeremy Wittkop Cover Art

The Cybersecurity Playbook for Modern Enterprises

The Cybersecurity Playbook for Modern Enterprises An end-to-end guide to preventing data breaches and cyber attacks by Jeremy Wittkop

Learn how to build a cybersecurity program for a changing world with the help of proven best practices and emerging techniques Key Features Understand what happens in an attack and build the proper defenses to secure your organizationDefend against hacking techniques such as social engineering, phishing, and many morePartner with your end user community by building effective security awareness training programs Book Description Security is everyone's responsibility and for any organization, the focus should be to educate their employees about the different types of security attacks and how to ensure that security is not compromised. This cybersecurity book starts by defining the modern security and regulatory landscape, helping you understand the challenges related to human behavior and how attacks take place. You'll then see how to build effective cybersecurity awareness and modern information security programs. Once you've learned about the challenges in securing a modern enterprise, the book will take you through solutions or alternative approaches to overcome those issues and explain the importance of technologies such as cloud access security brokers, identity and access management solutions, and endpoint security platforms. As you advance, you'll discover how automation plays an important role in solving some key challenges and controlling long-term costs while building a maturing program. Toward the end, you'll also find tips and tricks to keep yourself and your loved ones safe from an increasingly dangerous digital world. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a holistic understanding of cybersecurity and how it evolves to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. What you will learn Understand the macro-implications of cyber attacksIdentify malicious users and prevent harm to your organizationFind out how ransomware attacks take placeWork with emerging techniques for improving security profilesExplore identity and access management and endpoint securityGet to grips with building advanced automation modelsBuild effective training programs to protect against hacking techniquesDiscover best practices to help you and your family stay safe online Who this book is for This book is for security practitioners, including analysts, engineers, and security leaders, who want to better understand cybersecurity challenges. It is also for beginners who want to get a holistic view of information security to prepare for a career in the cybersecurity field. Business leaders looking to learn about cyber threats and how they can protect their organizations from harm will find this book especially useful. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned cybersecurity professional, this book has something new for everyone.

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The Podcast Pantheon - Sean Malin Cover Art

The Podcast Pantheon

The Podcast Pantheon 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen by Sean Malin

Spanning the most popular podcast genres—true crime, comedy, sports, relationships, and more—culture critic and Vulture‘s Start Here columnist Sean Malin introduces the first comprehensive canon in podcast history. Featuring a foreword by award-winning actor and producer Jon Hamm. The Golden Age of podcasts is upon us. With over fifty official podcast networks, more than three million programs of every imaginable category available for download, and tens of millions of unique listens and views every week in the US alone—plus, our favorites being adapted into dozens of beloved films, TV series, and books—podcasts are now part of the fabric that makes up our everyday global media. Finally, here is an exclusive insider’s perspective told through 101 different shows across dozens of genres. The Podcast Pantheon is the first book of its kind: A resource for discovering podcasts and learning more about how this multibillion-dollar industry came into being from the geniuses who created it.   Delving into genres of all kinds—including fashion, food, health, sex, tech, and more—Malin profiles all the top podcasts, from Serial to Comedy Bang! Bang!, guiding fans to: Find out more about their favorite shows and how they got started. Learn about each podcast’s influences and impact on culture, history, future shows, and the industry at large. Hear exclusive stories and enjoy never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos from favorite hosts. Discover hidden gems, whether an entirely new podcast, a new-to-you genre, or something reminiscent of an old favorite. Readers will find podcasts worth listening to and get expert advice on the best episodes to start with, solving one of the biggest and most intimidating hurdles when trying to dive into a longstanding show. Malin’s easy-to-read profiling and titillating exploration of 101 podcasts offers something for everybody, whether you’ve been listening to podcasts for years, are new to them, or are looking to start your own. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE: A culture critic since 2007 and the writer behind Vulture‘s hit podcasting column Start Here, Sean Malin has interviewed and connected with the world’s top podcasters, including Marc Maron, Conan O’Brien, Nicole Byer, Ira Glass, and Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, among many others, and has the inside scoop on the most popular and award-winning podcasts.  A MUST-HAVE LISTENER’S COMPANION: Dip in and out of this enticing guide that’s perfect for beginners and serious listeners alike. Profiled podcasts include: WTF with Marc Maron My Favorite Murder Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend Office Ladies Why Won't You Date Me? The Accessible Stall Stuff You Should Know Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! How Did This Get Made? Fresh Air The Moth S-Town Hollywood Handbook Doughboys Bad with Money Welcome to Night Vale And many more! FAN FAVORITES AND NEW DISCOVERIES: Sean Malin reveals fascinating information about 100+ shows and their talented hosts, tells you where to listen, and offers his favorite episode pick for each. His wide-ranging and comprehensive overview gives ample opportunity to discover something new to dive right into. Perfect for: Podcast enthusiasts and new listeners Those in search of new podcasts to devour Podcast creators and anyone interested in starting their own podcast  Foodies, artists, entrepreneurs, fashionistas, parents, teachers, fitness enthusiasts, newshounds, and many more Gift-giving to podcast junkies and pop culture fans Media professionals, scholars, educators, historians, and consumers

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The GEO Playbook: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization for AI-Powered Search - Marcus Thorne Cover Art

The GEO Playbook: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization for AI-Powered Search

The GEO Playbook: Mastering Generative Engine Optimization for AI-Powered Search by Marcus Thorne

Traditional SEO is dying. AI is killing it. ChatGPT answers 100 million queries daily. Google AI Overviews appear in 40% of searches. Perplexity is stealing market share. Your carefully optimized content? Invisible to the new generation of search engines. Welcome to the era of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). This isn't another SEO book with recycled tactics. This is your survival guide for the AI-powered search revolution happening right now. What You'll Master: •The 9 proven GEO methods backed by Princeton research (with real success rates) •How to get cited by ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude •Why keyword stuffing is dead—and what AI engines actually want •The citation strategy that increased visibility by 40% •Schema markup that makes AI crawlers love your content •Domain-specific tactics for e-commerce, B2B, local business, and more Inside This Book: ✓ 30-Day GEO Transformation Plan with daily checklists  ✓ Platform-specific optimization for ChatGPT, Google SGE, Perplexity, and Claude  ✓ 20+ ready-to-use prompts for AI-powered research  ✓ Real case studies with before/after results  ✓ Technical implementation guides (even if you're not technical)  ✓ Future-proofing strategies for agentic AI (2026-2030) Who This Is For: SEO professionals pivoting to AI search • Digital marketers protecting their traffic • Content creators fighting zero-click searches • Business owners needing visibility in the AI age • Anyone who wants their content found in 2025 and beyond The First-Mover Advantage Won't Last Forever While your competitors struggle with declining traffic, you'll dominate AI-powered search results. You'll be cited as the authority. Your brand will appear when AI answers questions in your industry. But here's the truth: GEO is easier now than it will ever be. Less competition. Clear tactics. Proven methods. The window is open—but closing fast. Stop optimizing for algorithms that no longer matter. Start optimizing for the AI engines that control the future of search.

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Master Amazon Alexa - Mickey Bernard Cover Art

Master Amazon Alexa

Master Amazon Alexa The Complete Guide to Every Alexa Device with Essential Tips, Tricks, and Skills by Mickey Bernard

2024-2025 Edition Master Everything that Alexa can do! Your Complete Guide for every Alexa-enabled device, including: Amazon Echo Amazon Echo Dot Amazon Echo Plus Amazon Echo Show Amazon Echo Show 5 & 8 amazon echo show 15 Newest Generation Amazon Fire Tablets Amazon Fire TVs Music Prime and etc. Are you struggling to get the most out of your Amazon Alexa device? Does the idea of setting up routines, controlling your smart home, or exploring Alexa’s many features feel overwhelming? Are you unsure about how to customize your Alexa settings or use third-party skills effectively? You’re not alone, and this book is here to solve those problems. What to Expect in the Book:   In Master Amazon Alexa, you'll discover: - A clear, step-by-step guide to setting up and managing Alexa devices, from the basic commands to advanced features. - Detailed instructions on using Alexa for everyday tasks, such as setting timers, creating shopping lists, and managing reminders. - Tips and tricks for customizing Alexa’s voice and personality, making Alexa truly yours. - A comprehensive breakdown of Alexa skills—how to enable and use thousands of third-party skills to enhance your Alexa experience. - Advanced Alexa setups, including routines, smart home control, and integrations with services like Spotify, Amazon Music, and Kindle. - Privacy and security settings, so you can use Alexa with confidence. Whether you're a beginner or someone looking to unlock Alexa’s full potential, this book will guide you through every feature and make your experience seamless.    Don’t let confusion hold you back from mastering Alexa. With clear instructions and helpful insights, Master Amazon Alexa will ensure that you’re using your Alexa devices to their fullest. Unlock Alexa’s power today—start reading and discover how this smart assistant can make your life easier, more organized, and more fun!  

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iCloud for Beginners

iCloud for Beginners Everything You Need to Know to Get Started in iCloud by Imagine Publishing

Teaching you everything you need to know about iCloud, Apple's revolutionary back-up and sync service, iCloud for Beginners guides you through every essential element. From how to set-up your free iCloud account to sharing your information across your Apple devices, these easy-to-follow guides and step-by-step tutorials will show you exactly how to get the most out of your iPad, iPhone and Mac. Designed by experts as an accessible, friendly guide to world-beating software and devices, the For Beginners series will help give you the confidence to learn everything you need to know. Clear, easy-to-understand and comprehensive, For Beginners’ first class tutorials, features and reviews are created with you in mind, ready to give you the tools you need to get the most out of your new passion.

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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now - Jaron Lanier Cover Art

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier

AS SEEN IN THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE SOCIAL DILEMMA A WIRED " ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK" A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK "THE CONSCIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY"- GQ “Profound . . . Lanier shows the tactical value of appealing to the conscience of the individual. In the face of his earnest argument, I felt a piercing shame about my own presence on Facebook. I heeded his plea and deleted my account.” - Franklin Foer, The New York Times Book Review “Mixes prophetic wisdom with a simple practicality . . . Essential reading.” - The New York Times (Summer Reading Preview) You might have trouble imagining life without your social media accounts, but virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier insists that we’re better off without them. In Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now , Lanier, who participates in no social media, offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms. Lanier’s reasons for freeing ourselves from social media’s poisonous grip include its tendency to bring out the worst in us, to make politics terrifying, to trick us with illusions of popularity and success, to twist our relationship with the truth, to disconnect us from other people even as we are more “connected” than ever, to rob us of our free will with relentless targeted ads. How can we remain autonomous in a world where we are under continual surveillance and are constantly being prodded by algorithms run by some of the richest corporations in history that have no way of making money other than being paid to manipulate our behavior? How could the benefits of social media possibly outweigh the catastrophic losses to our personal dignity, happiness, and freedom? Lanier remains a tech optimist, so while demonstrating the evil that rules social media business models today, he also envisions a humanistic setting for social networking that can direct us toward a richer and fuller way of living and connecting with our world.

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CSS Transforms: An Interactive Guide - Vicki Murley Cover Art

CSS Transforms: An Interactive Guide

CSS Transforms: An Interactive Guide by Vicki Murley

If you're a web developer looking to create content that goes beyond typical gridded layouts, then this is the book for you.  Strong knowledge of CSS transforms is essential for creating interesting layouts and rich animations in web content for ebooks, native apps, and of course websites. This book takes you through each piece of the technology, with interactive examples along the way that illustrate key concepts, illuminate details, and solidify understanding. Whether you're a beginner who is looking to enhance a single web page or an experienced programmer who has gotten an unexpected result when dabbling with CSS transforms, you'll learn something new from this book.  "CSS Transforms: An Interactive Guide" also touches on the history of this technology, browser support, and web standards in general. After reading this book, you'll have a complete understanding of the technology.

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The Digital Photography Book - Scott Kelby Cover Art

The Digital Photography Book

The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby, the man who changed the ""digital darkroom"" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think). This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here’s how Scott describes it: ""If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked me, 'Hey, how do I get this flower to be in focus, but I want the background out of focus?' I wouldn't stand there and give you a lecture about aperture, exposure, and depth of field. In real life, I'd just say, 'Get out your telephoto lens, set your f/stop to f/2.8, focus on the flower, and fire away.' You d say, 'OK,' and you'd get the shot. That's what this book is all about. A book of you and I shooting, and I answer the questions, give you advice, and share the secrets I've learned just like I would with a friend, without all the technical explanations and without all the techno-photo-speak."" This isn't a book of theory—it isn't full of confusing jargon and detailed concepts: this is a book of which button to push, which setting to use, when to use them, and nearly two hundred of the most closely guarded photographic ""tricks of the trade"" to get you shooting dramatically better-looking, sharper, more colorful, more professional-looking photos with your digital camera every time you press the shutter button. Here's another thing that makes this book different: each page covers just one trick, just one single concept that makes your photography better. Every time you turn the page, you'll learn another pro setting, another pro tool, another pro trick to transform your work from snapshots into gallery prints. There's never been a book like it, and if you're tired of taking shots that look ""OK,"" and if you’re tired of looking in photography magazines and thinking, ""Why don't my shots look like that?"" then this is the book for you.

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The Art of Invisibility - Kevin Mitnick Cover Art

The Art of Invisibility

The Art of Invisibility The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin Mitnick

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most wanted hacker" ( Wired ). Be online without leaving a trace. Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and your identity literally stolen. Big companies and big governments want to know and exploit what you do, and privacy is a luxury few can afford or understand. In this explosive yet practical book, Kevin Mitnick uses true-life stories to show exactly what is happening without your knowledge, teaching you "the art of invisibility" -- online and real-world tactics to protect you and your family, using easy step-by-step instructions. Reading this book, you will learn everything from password protection and smart Wi-Fi usage to advanced techniques designed to maximize your anonymity. Kevin Mitnick knows exactly how vulnerabilities can be exploited and just what to do to prevent that from happening. The world's most famous -- and formerly the US government's most wanted -- computer hacker, he has hacked into some of the country's most powerful and seemingly impenetrable agencies and companies, and at one point was on a three-year run from the FBI. Now Mitnick is reformed and widely regarded as the expert on the subject of computer security. Invisibility isn't just for superheroes; privacy is a power you deserve and need in the age of Big Brother and Big Data. "Who better than Mitnick -- internationally wanted hacker turned Fortune 500 security consultant -- to teach you how to keep your data safe?" -- Esquire

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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited - Steve Krug Cover Art

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug

Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject. Now Steve returns with fresh perspective to reexamine the principles that made Don’t Make Me Think a classic–with updated examples and a new chapter on mobile usability. And it’s still short, profusely illustrated…and best of all–fun to read. If you’ve read it before, you’ll rediscover what made Don’t Make Me Think so essential to Web designers and developers around the world. If you’ve never read it, you’ll see why so many people have said it should be required reading for anyone working on Web sites. “After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its ideas to work for the past five years, I can say it has done more to improve my abilities as a Web designer than any other book.” –Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards

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Blog, Inc.

Blog, Inc. Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community by Joy Deangdeelert Cho & Meg Mateo Ilasco

With roughly 95,000 blogs launched worldwide every 24 hours (BlogPulse), making a fledgling site stand out isn't easy. This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger's block, attracting readers, and more. With a foreword from Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge plus expert interviews, this book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world.

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Facebook For Dummies, Mini Edition

Facebook For Dummies, Mini Edition by Leah Pearlman & Carolyn Abram

Sign up, build your Profile, and find friends Join the Facebook fun! These experts show you how to set up your Profile, protect your privacy, find friends and family members, learn what's happening in their lives, and keep them up to date on yours. Here's just what you need for a safe and happy Facebook experience. Open the book and find: Advice for creating the perfect Profile How to find friends Tips on keeping in touch Privacy controls and how to use them Steps for sending private messages to friends

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How to Be Invisible

How to Be Invisible Protect Your Home, Your Children, Your Assets, and Your Life by J. J. Luna

Protect Your Privacy in the Information Age with This Revised and Updated Essential Guide In this thoroughly revised and updated third edition of his immensely popular guide How to Be Invisible , J.J. Luna shows you how to protect your personal security in a world where new innovations in information gathering have left the average person's private life open to scrutiny and exploitation. Luna, an expert and highly trained security consultant, reveals the shocking secrets that private detectives use to uncover information and then shows how to make a serious commitment to safeguarding yourself. Using real life stories and his own consulting experience, Luna divulges legal methods to attain the privacy you crave and deserve, whether you want to shield yourself from casual scrutiny or take your life savings and disappear without a trace. You'll learn how to protect your home address, hide your ownership of vehicles and real estate, use pagers with dumbphones, switch to low-profile banking and invisible money transfers, use alternate signatures, and secretly run a home-based business. This new edition contains step-by-step advice on building and maintaining your personal security, including brand new chapters on the dangers from Facebook, smartphones, facial recognition, locating a nominee you can trust, the art of pretexting (social engineering), moving abroad, the secrets of international privacy, and much more. How to Be Invisible is a critical antidote to the spread of new and more efficient ways of undermining our personal security in an age of eroding privacy.

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iCloud

iCloud Für iPhone, iPad, Mac und Windows by Johann Szierbeck & Anton Ochsenkühn

iCloud ist eine besonders einfache Methode, Daten zwischen mobilen Apple-Geräten wie iPhone oder iPad untereinander oder mit einem Computer – egal, ob Mac oder PC – auszutauschen. Mit nur wenigen Klicks ist der kostenfreie Dienst aktiviert und steht sofort zur Verfügung. So werden in Sekundenschnelle Informationen wie Termine, To-dos, Browserlesezeichen, Fotos, Dokumente und mehr zwischen den Gerätschaften abgeglichen. Und das ganz ohne Ihr Zutun. Aus dem Inhalt: Apple-ID: Über eine kostenfreie Apple-ID erhalten Sie Zugang zu den diversen Apple- Stores und können Musik, Filme, Bücher usw. erwerben. Die Apple-ID ist ebenso Voraussetzung für den Einsatz von iCloud, iMessage oder FaceTime. iCloud: Konfigurieren Sie in wenigen Sekunden Ihr iPhone oder iPad und zusätzlich den Mac- bzw. Windows-Computer. Optimieren Sie die Einstellungen für den perfekten Datenaustausch. Nutzen Sie das Web-Interface, um von jedem Computer weltweit auf Ihre Daten zugreifen zu können. MobileMe: So gelingt der Umzug von Apples MobileMe zur iCloud. Dropbox: Während iWorks-Dokumente stressfrei über iCloud ausgetauscht werden können, kann die kostenfreie Softwarelösung Dropbox den Dateiaustausch beliebiger Daten bewerkstelligen.

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Fashion 2.0: Blogging Your Way to the Front Row- The Insider's Guide to Turning Your Fashion Blog Into a Profitable Business and Launching a New Career, Vol. 1 - Yuli Ziv Cover Art

Fashion 2.0: Blogging Your Way to the Front Row- The Insider's Guide to Turning Your Fashion Blog Into a Profitable Business and Launching a New Career, Vol. 1

Fashion 2.0: Blogging Your Way to the Front Row- The Insider's Guide to Turning Your Fashion Blog Into a Profitable Business and Launching a New Career, Vol. 1 by Yuli Ziv

"Fashion bloggers, meet your Suze Orman." - DKNY Times "You want to know our secrets? Buy this book." - Selectism "As the founder of a top blogging network backed by Elle, Ziv (and a handful of other bloggers) share advice on how they turned their digital hobby into a lucrative business, securing their covetable seat at fashion shows and other key industry events." - Black Book "A must-read if you are considering fashion blogging (or any blogging for that matter) and want to turn it into a profitable, full-time career. This is not Blogging 101, rather how to take an established site to the "next level." - Second City Style Yuli Ziv is an online media expert and entrepreneur revolutionizing the fashion industry. In 2008 she formed blogger network Style Coalition, which signed the first-of-its-kind exclusive partnership with ELLE magazine in 2010; produced some of the first large scale blogger campaigns for renowned brands; and helped many of its members earn thousands of dollars in revenue. Yuli also runs her own widely read blog and user-generated magazine MyItThings.com, She organizes and leads Fashion 2.0 panels and networking events in NYC which brings together hundreds of fashion innovators. Yuli is a noted speaker on social media and technology and has been quoted and featured in national media on the topic.

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Web Analytics 2.0

Web Analytics 2.0 The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity by Avinash Kaushik

Adeptly address today’s business challenges with this powerful new book from web analytics thought leader Avinash Kaushik. Web Analytics 2.0 presents a new framework that will permanently change how you think about analytics. It provides specific recommendations for creating an actionable strategy, applying analytical techniques correctly, solving challenges such as measuring social media and multichannel campaigns, achieving optimal success by leveraging experimentation, and employing tactics for truly listening to your customers. The book will help your organization become more data driven while you become a super analysis ninja!

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Instagram for Beginners

Instagram for Beginners Everything you need to know to get started with Instagram by Imagine Publishing

With over 80 million users, Instagram is one of the most popular photo-sharing programs in the world. The features on offer make this a social network that everyone wants to be part of, and in this book you’ll discover everything Instagram has to offer…  Designed by experts as an accessible, friendly guide to world-beating software and devices, the For Beginners series will help give you the confidence to learn everything you need to know. Clear, easy-to-understand and comprehensive, For Beginners’ first class tutorials, features and reviews are created with you in mind, ready to give you the tools you need to get the most out of your new passion.

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Starting from Day One

Starting from Day One Using the Day One Journaling App to Record and Enrich Your Life by Bakari Chavanu

Journal writing is a proven and powerful tool for personal growth, achieving personal goals, and for documenting your life. And the beautifully designed iOS and Mac application, Day One Classic, is a perfect solution for keeping a journal. Starting From Day One: Using the Day One Journaling App to Record and Enrich Your Life shows you how to use all the features of Day One (both the iOS and Mac version), followed by 5 chapters of journal writing strategies, projects, and a 30-day challenge of writing prompts.    This book contains interactive image galleries, including over 150 screenshots, for browsing and reading the book on your iPad and Mac.  What, Paul Mayne, CEO and Founder of Day One, wrote bout this book: 'Bakari has done an amazing job introducing the values of daily journaling and using the Day One app. He’s captured countless details and instructions on how to best embrace this digital tool to create an invaluable personal archive. I highly recommend “Starting From Day One” for anyone that wants to learn the whys and hows of digital journaling.' Chapters include: Day One Features for iOS and Mac Tagging and Formatting Entries 30-Day Journaling Challenge Goal and Project Journaling Journaling About Family Supporting Tools and Apps Readers of this book can also subscribe a to a special email newsletter that will include additional resources as they are created. Also, in the latest update to this book, there's a link on page 67 to subscribe to a free 30-day email list of all the prompts listed in Chapter 7.

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Content Strategy for the Web

Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson & Melissa Rach

FROM CONSTANT CRISIS TO SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS BETTER CONTENT MEANS BETTER BUSINESS. Your content is a mess: the website redesigns didn’t help, and the new CMS just made things worse. Or, maybe your content is full of potential: you know new revenue and cost-savings opportunities exist, but you’re not sure where to start. How can you realize the value of content while planning for its long-term success? For organizations all over the world, Content Strategy for the Web is the go-to content strategy handbook. Read it to: Understand content strategy and its business value Discover the processes and people behind a successful content strategy Make smarter, achievable decisions about what content to create and how Find out how to build a business case for content strategy With all-new chapters, updated material, case studies, and more, the second edition of Content Strategy for the Web is an essential guide for anyone who works with content.

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PHP and MySQL For Dummies

PHP and MySQL For Dummies by Janet Valade

Here's what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites To be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result. PHP scripting language with a MySQL back-end database offers an effective way to design sites that meet these requirements. This full updated 4th Edition of PHP & MySQL For Dummies gets you quickly up to speed, even if your experience is limited. Explains the easy way to install and set up PHP and MySQL using XAMPP, so it works the same on Linux, Mac, and Windows Shows you how to secure files on a Web host and how to write secure code Packed with useful and understandable code examples for Web site creators who are not professional programmers Fully updated to ensure your code will be compliant based on PHP 5.3 and MySQL 5.1.31 Provides clear, accurate code examples PHP & MySQL For Dummies, 4th Edition provides what you need to know to create sites that get results. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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WordPress - Best Tips Ever

WordPress - Best Tips Ever The Tips That Make WordPress Comes To Real Than Ever by Jeffry Thurana

A great collection of tips for WordPress user. Include how to backup, moving hosting, using plugins, and plenty of advices to complete the gap of common knowledge.

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CSS Animation: An Interactive Guide

CSS Animation: An Interactive Guide by Vicki Murley

"CSS Animation: An Interactive Guide" teaches you everything you need to know about adding animated effects to web pages.  This book covers both CSS Transitions and CSS Animations, with interactive examples along the way that illustrate key concepts, illuminate details, and solidify understanding. You'll see how to define simple transitions in just a few lines of code, how to create complex animations by defining explicit keyframes, and you'll discover the best and most useful ways to integrate JavaScript. "CSS Animation: An Interactive Guide" also touches on the history of this technology, browser support, and web standards in general. Whether you're a relative beginner or a more experienced web programmer, you'll learn something new from this highly interactive book, and develop a complete understanding of the technology.

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iPhone 5 Superguide

iPhone 5 Superguide Everything You Need to Know About the iPhone 5 by Macworld Editors

Whether you've just purchased an iPhone or you're coveting one from afar, let the editors at Macworld help you learn everything you need to know about Apple's newest smartphone.  Our iPhone Superguide 5 contains seven chapters: Get Started, Change Your Settings, Connect & Communicate, Be Productive, Multimedia, Troubleshooting Tips, and Find New Accessories. Within these, we'll take you on a tour of the device's exterior and basic features, and walk you through how to activate a brand new iPhone. Discover how to get connected over cellular data or Wi-Fi, and how to share your connection. We'll also teach you some basic gestures for navigating through apps and home screens, downloading your first third-party app, and connecting to Apple's iCloud service. And we devote an entire chapter to customizing your settings, covering every submenu and toggle. If it's installed apps you want to know about, our Superguide covers them all: Read our in-depth how-tos on working with your mail, navigating with Maps, surfing Safari, chatting with Messages, and more. We also offer a basic guide for syncing your device and your media with iTunes. If you run into trouble, never fear: Macworld's own Christopher Breen authors a very special chapter on troubleshooting basic iPhone 5 problems and maladies, as well as tips on when to go to the experts. And in case you're stumped on how to best outfit your device, we provide suggestions for great iPhone 5 cases, headphones, speakers, and more.

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Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK - Hal Tipton & Steven Hernández Cover Art

Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK

Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK Third Edition by Hal Tipton & Steven Hernández

With each new advance in connectivity and convenience comes a new wave of threats to privacy and security that are capable of destroying a company’s reputation, violating a consumer’s privacy, compromising intellectual property, and in some cases endangering personal safety. This is why it is essential for security professionals to stay current on the latest advances in technology and the new security threats they create. Recognized as one of the best tools available for the information security professional and especially for candidates studying for the (ISC)² CISSP examination, the Official (ISC)²® Guide to the CISSP® CBK®, Third Edition is both up-to-date and relevant, reflecting the latest developments in this ever-changing field and providing an intuitive approach to the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). It provides a robust and comprehensive study of the 10 domains of the CBK, which covers everything from access controls and cryptography to operations security and physical (environmental) security. Within the sub-topics of these domains, the book discusses the issues facing security professionals today, such as mobile security, cloud computing, risk management and more. Numerous illustrated examples and practical exercises are included in this book to help the reader understand the concepts within the CBK and be able to apply them in real-life situations. Endorsed by (ISC)² and compiled and reviewed by CISSPs and (ISC)² members, this book provides unrivaled preparation for the certification exam and a reference that will serve you well into your career. Earning your CISSP is a venerable achievement that enables you to convey proficiency in an ever advancing industry, and provides you with membership to an elite network of professionals.

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Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS - Robin Nixon Cover Art

Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS

Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites by Robin Nixon

Learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites—even if you don’t have any previous programming experience. If you know how to build static sites with HTML, this popular guide will help you tackle dynamic web programming. You’ll get a thorough grounding in today’s core open source technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS. Explore each technology separately, learn how to combine them, and pick up valuable web programming concepts along the way, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. This book provides review questions in each chapter to help you apply what you’ve learned. Learn PHP essentials and the basics of object-oriented programmingMaster MySQL, from database structure to complex queriesCreate web pages with PHP and MySQL by integrating forms and other HTML featuresLearn JavaScript fundamentals, from functions and event handling to accessing the Document Object ModelPick up CSS basics for formatting and styling your web pagesTurn your website into a highly dynamic environment with Ajax callsUpload and manipulate files and images, validate user input, and secure your applicationsExplore a working example that brings all of the ingredients together

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ProBlogger

ProBlogger Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett

An update of one of the bestselling blogging books, written by two of the world's most successful bloggers There's a reason why the first two editions of this book have sold thousands of copies worldwide. Written by two of the world's most successful bloggers, it's one of the clearest books out there on how to earn an income from your blog. This new edition gets you up to date on the very latest changes that affect the blogging-for-business landscape. Featuring new material on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn; plus new ways and tools to grow your audience and expand your business beyond your blog, this professional blogger's bible is better than ever. Helps novices choose a blog topic, analyze the market, set up a blog, promote it, and earn revenue Gives aspiring bloggers proven techniques and the tools they need to succeed in building a business from their blogs Reveals 20 key ingredients for a successful blog post Offers solid, step-by-step instruction on how bloggers actually make money, why niches matter, how to use essential blogging tools and take advantage of social media and content aggregators, how to optimize your advertising, and much more Includes techniques for attracting and growing an audience and how to mine new business opportunities beyond your blog Written by two fulltime professional bloggers, this exciting, updated edition of ProBlogger tells you exactly how to launch and maintain a blog that makes money.

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5 Days to Twitter Mastery

5 Days to Twitter Mastery A 5 Day Step-By-Step Guide to Twitter Mastery by Brian Myrick

Over the course of 5 days, or chapters, you are going to learn how to tap into one of the largest sources of traffic online today. Twitter is among the fastest growing social networks and is also one of the most widely used websites on the entire Internet. This brand-new multi-touch textbook provides a multi media experience that includes text, check lists and video. Learn everything from setting up your Twitter account, following and unfollowing to advanced search and becoming a power Twitter user. Includes 24 videos to help you learn.

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Mastering Photoshop for Web Designers

Mastering Photoshop for Web Designers Volume 2 by Smashing Magazine & Various Authors

As the technology becomes more advanced, all of us seek for time-saving tips and guidelines to make our work much more effective and productive. The brand new eBook "Mastering Photoshop for Web Design Vol. 2" contains 11 articles that cover useful and partly unknown Photoshop techniques and tricks from experts in the field. The articles discuss retouching, cloning, compositing, obscure Photoshop timesavers and designing for iPhone. The articles have been published on Smashing Magazine in 2010 and 2011 and have been carefully edited and revised. Productivity is a crucial asset of professional designers. Photoshop is an extremely powerful application for photo processing and image manipulation, and we can make it even more powerful by using advanced techniques and design approaches that professionals and experts in the field are using regularly. The better our professional skills are, the more time we can spend to focus on the actual design process rather than the tool we are using to implement it on screen. This book is the brand new Photoshop eBook edition in our Smashing eBook Series which will help you mastering Photoshop and gain a more efficient, advanced workflow in your design process.

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Learning Web Design - Jennifer Robbins Cover Art

Learning Web Design

Learning Web Design A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics by Jennifer Robbins

Do you want to build web pages, but have no previous experience? This friendly guide is the perfect place to start. You’ll begin at square one, learning how the Web and web pages work, and then steadily build from there. By the end of the book, you’ll have the skills to create a simple site with multi-column pages that adapt for mobile devices. Learn how to use the latest techniques, best practices, and current web standards—including HTML5 and CSS3. Each chapter provides exercises to help you to learn various techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts. This thoroughly revised edition is ideal for students and professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels, whether you’re a beginner or brushing up on existing skills. Build HTML pages with text, links, images, tables, and formsUse style sheets (CSS) for colors, backgrounds, formatting text, page layout, and even simple animation effectsLearn about the new HTML5 elements, APIs, and CSS3 properties that are changing what you can do with web pagesMake your pages display well on mobile devices by creating a responsive web designLearn how JavaScript works—and why the language is so important in web designCreate and optimize web graphics so they’ll download as quickly as possible

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The 13 Pillars of Internet Marketing: Special Edition - David Bain Cover Art

The 13 Pillars of Internet Marketing: Special Edition

The 13 Pillars of Internet Marketing: Special Edition Special Edition by David Bain

The 13 Pillars of Internet Marketing offers a broad introduction to internet marketing methods for marketing managers, business owners and entrepreneurs. It helps the reader build a broad overall online marketing knowledge, prior to implementing their own internet marketing campaign or managing an SEO company. This special edition also includes an interview with blogging guru Yaro Starak.

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Building Websites All-in-One For Dummies - David Karlins & Doug Sahlin Cover Art

Building Websites All-in-One For Dummies

Building Websites All-in-One For Dummies by David Karlins & Doug Sahlin

Ten minibooks in one! The perfect reference for beginning web builders This hefty, 800+ page book is your start-to-finish roadmap for building a web site for personal or professional use. Even if you're completely new to the process, this book is packed with everything you need to know to build an attractive, usable, and working site. In addition to being a thorough reference on the basics, this updated new edition also covers the very latest trends and tools, such as HTML5, mobile site planning for smartphones and tablets, connecting with social media, and more. Packs ten minibooks into one hefty reference: Preparation, Site Design, Site Construction, Web Graphics, Multimedia, Interactive Elements, Form Management, Social Media Integration, Site Management, and Case Studies Covers the newest trends and tools, including HTML5, the new Adobe Create Suite, and connecting with social media Offers in-depth reviews and case studies of existing sites created for a variety of purposes and audiences, such as blog sites and non-profit sites Walks you through essential technologies, including Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and more Plan, build, and maintain a site that does exactly what you need, with Building Web Sites All-In-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition .

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Cult of the Dead Cow

Cult of the Dead Cow How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World by Joseph Menn

The shocking untold story of the elite secret society of hackers fighting to protect our freedom, “a hugely important piece of the puzzle for anyone who wants to understand the forces shaping the internet age” ( The New York Times Book Review ) Cult of the Dead Cow is the tale of the oldest active, most respected, and most famous American hacking group of all time. With its origins in the earliest days of the internet, the cDc is full of oddball characters – activists, artists, and musicians – some of whom went on to advise presidents, cabinet members, and CEOs, and who now walk the corridors of power in Washington and Silicon Valley. Today, the group and its followers are battling electoral misinformation, making personal data safer, and organizing to keep technology a force for good instead of for surveillance and oppression. Cult of the Dead Cow describes how, at a time when governments, corporations, and criminals hold immense power, a small band of tech iconoclasts is on our side fighting back.

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy

Rocket Surgery Made Easy The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Krug

It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens. In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability , Steve Krug spells out a streamlined approach to usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own Web site, application, or other product. (As he said in Don't Make Me Think , "It's not rocket surgery".) Using practical advice, plenty of illustrations, and his trademark humor, Steve explains how to: Test any design, from a sketch on a napkin to a fully-functioning Web site or application Keep your focus on finding the most important problems (because no one has the time or resources to fix them all) Fix the problems that you find, using his "The least you can do" approach By paring the process of testing and fixing products down to its essentials ("A morning a month, that's all we ask"), Rocket Surgery makes it realistic for teams to test early and often, catching problems while it's still easy to fix them. Rocket Surgery Made Easy adds demonstration videos to the proven mix of clear writing, before-and-after examples, witty illustrations, and practical advice that made Don't Make Me Think so popular.

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Twitter and Tear Gas

Twitter and Tear Gas The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest by Zeynep Tufekci

A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest strengths and frequent challenges To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti–Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. An incisive observer, writer, and participant in today’s social movements, Zeynep Tufekci explains in this accessible and compelling book the nuanced trajectories of modern protests—how they form, how they operate differently from past protests, and why they have difficulty persisting in their long-term quests for change.   Tufekci speaks from direct experience, combining on-the-ground interviews with insightful analysis. She describes how the internet helped the Zapatista uprisings in Mexico, the necessity of remote Twitter users to organize medical supplies during Arab Spring, the refusal to use bullhorns in the Occupy Movement that started in New York, and the empowering effect of tear gas in Istanbul’s Gezi Park. These details from life inside social movements complete a moving investigation of authority, technology, and culture—and offer essential insights into the future of governance.

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How to Do Everything MacBook Air

How to Do Everything MacBook Air by Jason R. Rich

Take your MacBook Air to new heights! Discover how to get more than ever before out of Apple’s incredibly thin and light notebooks with help from this hands-on guide. How to Do Everything: MacBook Air shows you how to harness the power of the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system, and use iTunes, iWork, iLife, iCloud, Safari, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notification Center, Mail, and other powerful apps. Tap into all the computing power built into Apple’s ultra-portable MacBook Air while you’re at home, at work, or on-the-go. Custom configure your MacBook Air and navigate with the Multi-Touch trackpad Get the most out of the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system Transfer data from a PC or another Mac Manage your email accounts with the Mail app Sync all of your data and devices via iCloud Connect peripherals—Bluetooth devices, printers, cameras, and more Use your MacBook Air to connect to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Flickr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and other services Maximize productivity tools, such as Microsoft Office and the iWork apps Download and play movies, TV shows, and games Manage your iTunes Library Get organized with the new Contacts, Calendar, and Reminders apps Communicate efficiently using the Messages app Video chat with FaceTime or Skype Run Microsoft Windows programs on your MacBook Air Update, back up, troubleshoot, and maintain your MacBook Air

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Time Management with GTD® and iPad® - Emanuele Castagno Cover Art

Time Management with GTD® and iPad®

Time Management with GTD® and iPad® by Emanuele Castagno

The aim of this ebook is to provide direct feedback and guidance to transform the iPad into a tool that supports the daily work of managers or anyone who wants to use it as a business tool. This ebook is the result of daily use of the iPad as a professional instrument, since it was launched on the market, and its aim is to focus on the use of an iPad as a support tool for the best possible time management practices: David Allen's Getting Things Done® (GTD®). The methodologies presented and applications recommended in this book make the iPad usable professionally. The selection of appropriate iPad/MacOS/Windows/Web applications allows you to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of using the tablet as a time management productivity tool. The book is full of external links for you to go into more detail and have direct access to the resources mentioned here in. The following are the chapters in this book: • The author • Preface • Time Management • David Allen’s Getting Things Done® (GTD®) methodology • Collection • Using an iPad during the collection phase • Business cards • Notes • iPad stylus • Physical Keyboards • Voice Memo • Multi-platform collector and archive: Evernote • Analysis • Implementation of the GTD® framework on MS Windows & iPad • Implementation in relation to Microsoft Outlook and Server MS Exchange • Implementation of the GTD® framework on Mac OS & iPad • Creating tasks for OmniFocus from Windows using MS Outlook • GTD & IPAD ON THE WEB • Remember The Milk (RTM) • Tooledo • Project Management using an iPad • Execution • The checklist tool • Checking the system • GTD® flow using an iPad • Our main page iPad applications for GTD • REFERENCES AND SOURCES FOR THIS E-BOOK

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How to Get Things Done with OneNote - Dominic Wolff Cover Art

How to Get Things Done with OneNote

How to Get Things Done with OneNote Set Up OneNote for GTD in 15 Minutes, Improve Productivity and Lead Your Way to Success by Dominic Wolff

Do you want to easily accomplish your to-do-list in a day? Do you want to be less busy in life? Do you wish to have more time? Here’s the thing. Most people are so busy all the time that they no longer recognize that responsibilities are forgotten and relationships are not strengthened. With the huge pile of tasks undone, stack of mails unread, and heap of post-its that seem cluttered all around, people get busier and life becomes more stressful. Take some time off and start organizing your strategy to get everything under control. Read on How to Get Things Done with OneNote and discover your way to productivity and efficiency. Dominic Wolff, a seasoned author and business owner, found success in his business career improvising David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) with Microsoft’s OneNote . With the two systems combined, Wolff assures that you’ll get your professional and personal lives under control. In Dominic Wolff’s How to Get Things Done with OneNote, you can be more effective in maintaining a more organized and less stressful life. With this book, you get to learn the following: • The Basic Organizational Groups of GTD (Know the different ways on how you can classify items.) • Setting up OneNote for GTD Success (Get this done in just 15 minutes.) • Using OneNote while Laying the Foundations of GTD (Understand how to use OneNote with just a few clicks while putting GTD in place.) • Getting GTD and OneNote up and running (Follow 4 Simple Steps to run an effective personal management system.) • 7 Tips for Maximum Efficiency (Apply tips you can do on a weekly basis.) • Advanced Tips and Tricks (Know 7 apps, devices, and strategies to fully ensure maximum productivity.)

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Quicken 2013 The Official Guide - Bobbi Sandberg Cover Art

Quicken 2013 The Official Guide

Quicken 2013 The Official Guide by Bobbi Sandberg

The Only Official Guide to the #1 Personal Finance Software Filled with insider tips and expert techniques, Quicken 2013: The Official Guide shows you how to manage your finances and assets with confidence. Discover the most efficient and effective methods for tracking your income, expenses, savings, transactions, investments, and so much more. Fully endorsed by Intuit, makers of Quicken, this official guide saves you time and money by revealing how to maximize all of the software's powerful capabilities—including new features and hidden gems. You’ll get professional advice along with information about online resources to assist you in reducing debt, making sound financial decisions, and planning for a secure future. Customize Quicken for your preferences Track income, expenses, and cash flow Set up Online Account Services Automate transactions and tasks Analyze banking activity with snapshots, reports, and graphs Reconcile checking, savings, and credit card accounts Take advantage of the budgeting and debt reduction tools Track investments and optimize your portfolio Monitor assets and loans Manage household records Save money and plan for retirement Simplify tax preparation and maximize deductions

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Click Here to Kill Everybody - Bruce Schneier Cover Art

Click Here to Kill Everybody

Click Here to Kill Everybody Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World by Bruce Schneier

"Sober, lucid and often wise." —Nature The Internet is powerful, but it is not safe. As "smart" devices proliferate the risks will get worse, unless we act now. From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the Internet now has direct effects on the physical world. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now literally crash your car, pacemaker, and home security system, as well as everyone else’s. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, best-selling author Bruce Schneier explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity.

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Org Design for Design Orgs

Org Design for Design Orgs Building and Managing In-House Design Teams by Peter Merholz & Kristin Skinner

Design has become the key link between users and today’s complex and rapidly evolving digital experiences, and designers are starting to be included in strategic conversations about the products and services that enterprises ultimately deliver. This has led to companies building in-house digital/experience design teams at unprecedented rates, but many of them don’t understand how to get the most out of their investment. This practical guide provides guidelines for creating and leading design teams within your organization, and explores ways to use design as part of broader strategic planning. You’ll discover: Why design’s role has evolved in the digital ageHow to infuse design into every product and service experienceThe 12 qualities of effective design organizationsHow to structure your design team through a Centralized PartnershipDesign team roles and evolutionThe process of recruiting and hiring designersHow to manage your design team and promote professional growth

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