I know what you’re thinking: “If this is Part 2, where is Part 1?” Well, Part 1 is actually Chapter One back in volume 2. “Wait a darn minute—you’re pulling that old ‘bait and switch’ scam, right?” No, a bait-and-switch scam is where you see an advertisement for a washer and dryer for a...

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In the decade since the publication of the first edition of “Explorations in Quantum Computing” the field has blossomed into a rich and diverse body of knowledge, and tremendous progress has been made on building functional quantum computer hardware. Yet I find that a discussion of applications of quantum computers still remains...

The year 2010 has been an exciting time for digital photographers and imaging professio nals. The introduction of Photoshop CS5 and ACR 6, as well as Lightroom 3, brought many new capabilities and improvements. When I was offered the chance to put together 100 tips for these applications, I was excited. The trick, of course, is to narrow...

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