Computing & Tech

Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan sketches twenty-four visions of possible human-robot futures - short scenarios grounded in present-day technologies and ideas, but inspired by imagination. He explores how robots and AI systems may impact on individuals and societies over the next few years, centuries and beyond - for better or for worse.

The ultimate non-technical guide to the fast-developing world of quantum computing.

Coding HTML and CSS will help with starting small and medium projects, such as customising your blog or making your own website, and give practical examples of techniques that will make coding simple.

This volume examines wide-ranging aspects of culture, communication, and [new] media broadly defined. Themes include the interplay between [new] media and any of the following: culture, communication, technology, convergence, the arts, cultural production, and cultural change in the digital age.

In the attention economy, online influencers are an emerging class of power brokers. How can you harness their potential?
Break the Internet takes a deep dive into the influencer industry, tracing its evolution from blogging and legacy social media such as Tumblr to today's world in which YouTube, Instagram, ...

Relying on web-based solutions and removing the need for purchased software, sites in Web 2.0 as it is known are usually based around a single, simple idea and usually encourage social interaction. This is a mini-encyclopedia of these sites and applications. It presents the developments in internet technology.

Helps you to learn how to integrate the versions and features of design programs within Creative Suite 3. This work also helps you to simplify both your creative and production tasks as you move your creative elements freely between applications while maintaining editing capability - all in one unified design environment.

And the GEEKS shall inherit the earth! Although it may not be good for their pasty white skin, Geeks these days are enjoying a moment in the sun. From Pop Culture to High-Tech Everything, Geeks rule and everybody else, well, drools. Drawing on his own knowledge of being a geek for almost 30 years, author ...

A fascinating and thought-provoking journey into the problematic world of our digital afterlife.

Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank?

There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone - an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania to intellectual property theft campaigns in ...

How do we prevent AI working against us?

Investigates how electronic devices we use affect our consciousness, both as individuals and classes.

An engaging narrative account of real-life challenges faced by organisations implementing cloud services in an ITSM framework

The CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report, Defending an Open, Global, Secure, and Resilient Internet, finds that as more people and services become interconnected and dependent on the Internet, societies are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. To support security, innovation, growth, ...

Used just as they are, the metrics in this book will bring many benefits to both the IT department and the business as a whole. Details of the attributes of each metric are given, enabling you to make the right choices for your business.

Problem solving in computing is referred to as computational thinking. The theory behind this concept is challenging in its technicalities, yet simple in its ideas. This book introduces the theory of computation from its inception to current form of complexity; from explanations of how the field of computer ...

As the first volume of World Scientific Encyclopedia with Semantic Computing and Robotic Intelligence, this volume is designed to lay the foundation for the understanding of the Semantic Computing (SC), as a core concept to study Robotic Intelligence in the subsequent volumes.This volume aims to provide ...

Get insider tips for maximizing the most-current version of Peak (the most powerful stereo audio-editing program currently available for Mac OS X) with this book exploring all the relevant tools and commands users need to reach any editing goal. Basic editing, audio repair, sound designing, music and ...

Having an online presence is essential for most businesses these days. This book shows the way, covering topics such as: choosing the right domain name; driving traffic to your site; growing your business online; and boosting your profile with blogs and online discussion forums.