LEGO bricks have been engaging builders young and
old for decades. There are a number of ways to connect
LEGO bricks, and millions of different things
can be created with them. For many builders, the possibilities
can be overwhelming. The question is often
the same: “How do I get started?”...
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate
goal of AI – to create broad human-like and transhuman intelligence, by exploring
all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science,
cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies....
The promise of MEMS for aerospace applications has been germinating for years, and current advances bring the field to the very cusp of fruition. Reliability is chief among the challenges limiting the deployment of MEMS technologies in space, as the requirement of zero failure during the mission is quite stringent for this burgeoning field....
We are writing this book to share our experience over the past several years of developing the
IBM SmartCloud™ Enterprise. We hope that readers will not just learn more about that cloud, but
also be inspired to build solutions using it or other clouds as a platform. We hope that people
using other clouds will benefit from...
This comprehensive handbook of mathematical and programming techniques for audio signal processing will be an essential reference for all computer musicians, computer scientists, engineers, and anyone interested in audio. Designed to be used by readers with varying levels of programming expertise, it not only provides the foundations for...
THIS IS THE FIFTH EDITION OF A BOOK that has proven popular with professional developers and academic institutions. It strives to impart knowledge on a subject that at fi rst was seen by some as just another fad, but that instead has come to maturity and is now often just taken for granted. Almost six years have passed since the previous...
That was the subtitle for this book that was sadly, but wisely, rejected. However, it conveys two
things about this book that I’ve tried to focus on: getting a job and having fun while learning the
skills you need. Well, as much fun as you can reasonably have while learning how to program.
Although many books aren’t...
You’re beyond the basics, so dive right into optimizing Windows® 8—and really put your PC or tablet to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting techniques, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts keep their Windows 8 systems...
Windows Server 2012 is probably the most significant release of the Windows
Server platform ever. With an innovative new user interface, powerful
new management tools, enhanced Windows PowerShell support, and hundreds
of new features in the areas of networking, storage, and virtualization, Windows
Server 2012...
Updated guidance on how to take advantage of the newest features of SharePoint programmability
More than simply a portal, SharePoint is Microsoft's popular content management solution for building intranets and websites or hosting wikis and blogs. Offering broad coverage on all aspects of development for the SharePoint...
I am always impressed when science fiction and reality meet. With Kinect for Windows, this is definitely the case, and it is exciting to be able to control the computer with only our hands, without touching any devices, just like in the movie “Minority Report.”
