The introvert is a personality type that draws energy from the outside inward. According to standard personality testing assessments, most people are introverts and no group is more introverted than technical professionals. Introverts are congenitally programmed to recoil from the prospect of public speaking with fear and loathing, yet making...

"Computers don't attack computers, people do. With Erbschloe's capability taxonomy, we see that there are plenty of new adversaries out there with increasingly powerful cyberweapons and intentions. But most importantly, the greatest threat still comes from "trusted" insiders we so desperately need to, but perhaps shouldn't, trust...

The objective of this book is to identify, explore and define corporate legal strategies that seek advantage in the opportunities revealed when the Law is perceived as a resource to be...

Teams are social groups of agents dedicated to the fulfilment of particular persistent tasks. In modern multiagent...

It can be a concierge, camera, flashlight, game...

Acrobat X Pro is a full-featured application that enables the end user to convert documents into PDF (Portable Document Format) documents. PDF documents can be read by anybody who has the free Adobe Reader installed on his or her computer. Many people who own Acrobat don’t utilize many of the incredible features the application...

This updated second edition provides the state of the art perspective of the theory, practice and application of modern non-invasive imaging methods employed in exploring the structural and functional architecture of the normal and diseased human brain. Like the successful first edition, it is written by members of the Functional Imaging...

Without the “invisible” support of a home-based partner that backed Industrial Age workers, today’s employee can no longer focus solely on work but must simultaneously manage work and personal responsibilities. This dual-focus employee, whose knowledge or service work requires mind and heart as well as hands, is the new human...

In this chapter you’ll unbox a new Kinect—or if you have one already, you’ll disconnect it from your Xbox. Then you’ll install some software, plug the Kinect into a computer, and take a look at what all of the fuss is about with this unique device. You’ll learn what the different components of the Kinect are and...

Game apps on iPhone and now The New iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store. Does Angry Birds ring a bell?  Now, you can learn to build game apps for the iPhone 5 and The New iPad using the new iOS 6 SDK.   

Beginning iOS 6 Games Development provides a clear...