“…In tough economic times it's often one of the first things that even the most progressive companies cut back on. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to Use This Guide -- 1 First Things First: Why Consulting? -- Chapter Overview -- Consulting: What Is It? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- A Jar, Some Rocks, and a Lesson on Prioritizing -- First Things First -- The "Value" of Making Lists in Activating Your Subconscious Mind -- Chapter 6 Be Proactive: Just Do It! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Simpler, Harder, and More Expensive -- Becoming Resilient -- Re·sil·ience -- The Bare Minimum -- Where to Live -- Insufficient, but Necessary -- Set Targets -- Being in Service -- Step 0 -- The Importance of Community -- What's the First Thing I Should Do? -- Chapter 31 Build Up Your Capital! …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…THE EASY AND VERY EFFECTIVE METHODS -- Hiding the Evidence -- Whole Device Encryption -- Data Wiping -- Physical Destruction -- THE BEST METHODS AREN'T THE MOST COMMONLY USED METHODS -- ANOTHER SIMPLE METHOD -- FILE SIGNATURE MANIPULATION -- TIME STAMP MODIFICATIONS -- DECOY STORAGE DEVICES -- PORTABLE APPS -- HIDDEN OPERATING SYSTEMS -- VIRTUAL MACHINES -- PLANNING AGAINST ANTIFORENSICS -- FINDING COMMUNICATION RECORDS ON HARD DRIVES -- Locked Computers -- Mobile Devices -- WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS OR IS LIKELY TO FAIL -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 8 - Electronic Intercepts -- INTRODUCTION -- VALUE OF ELECTRONICALLY INTERCEPTED COMMUNICATIONS -- AUTHORITY AND NECESSITY -- TECHNOLOGY -- Capture Communications at the Source -- Capture Communications at the Receiver -- Trap and Trace/Pen Registers/Dialed Number Recorders -- Wiretaps -- Internet -- TECHNICAL BARRIERS -- FINDING CELL PHONE NUMBERS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 9 - Digital Identity -- INTRODUCTION -- IDENTITY -- Biometric Identity -- Digital Identity -- FINDING THE DIGITAL IDENTITY -- First Things First -- Dark Web -- Third-Party Providers -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 10 - Putting It All Together -- INTRODUCTION -- COLLECTING REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS -- Online Communications -- Electronic Intercepts -- COLLECTING HISTORICAL COMMUNICATIONS -- Online Historical Information -- Government Access Resources -- From Seized Electronic Devices -- TURNING INFORMATION INTO INTELLIGENCE -- Link and Social Networking Analysis -- THE (VIRTUALLY) IMPOSSIBLE -- Cryptography and Steganography -- Software Applications -- Tor and Anonymous Chat -- Devices -- NON-TECH COMMUNICATIONS -- PUTTING THE CASE TOGETHER -- Associations and Relationships Analysis -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 11 - Closing Thoughts -- INTRODUCTION -- PRIVACY EXPECTATIONS -- LEGAL AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Legal Considerations…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Inserting a bunch of text -- Automating a task you perform frequently -- Automating repetitive operations -- Creating a custom command -- Creating a custom button -- Developing new worksheet functions -- Creating custom add-ins for Excel -- Advantages and Disadvantages of VBA -- VBA advantages -- VBA disadvantages -- VBA in a Nutshell -- Excel Compatibility -- Chapter 2 Jumping Right In -- First Things First -- What You'll Be Doing -- Taking the First Steps -- Recording the Macro -- Testing the Macro -- Examining the Macro -- Modifying the Macro -- Saving Workbooks That Contain Macros -- Understanding Macro Security -- Revealing More about the NameAndTime Macro -- Part 2 How VBA Works with Excel -- Chapter 3 Working in the Visual Basic Editor -- What Is the Visual Basic Editor? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Inserting a bunch of text -- Automating a task you perform frequently -- Automating repetitive operations -- Creating a custom command -- Creating a custom button -- Developing new worksheet functions -- Creating custom add‐ins for Excel -- Creating complete, macro‐driven applications -- Advantages and Disadvantages of VBA -- VBA advantages -- VBA disadvantages -- VBA in a Nutshell -- An Excursion into Versions -- Chapter 2 Jumping Right In -- First Things First -- What You'll Be Doing -- Taking the First Steps -- Recording the Macro -- Testing the Macro -- Examining the Macro -- Modifying the Macro -- Saving Workbooks That Contain Macros -- Understanding Macro Security -- Revealing More about the NameAndTime Macro -- Part II How VBA Works with Excel -- Chapter 3 Working in the Visual Basic Editor -- What Is the Visual Basic Editor? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Unveiling the BIG Secret to Working Successfully with GenAI -- Understanding the Infamous Finger Problem and Other GenAI Quirks -- Figuring Out How to Work with GenAI - It's All About Your Prompts -- Why GenAI appears so human -- Realizing the human influences behind Generative AI's abilities -- Discovering the Differences in GenAI Models and Options -- Checking Out Practical Uses of GenAI -- Separating Gen AI Fact from Fiction -- Chapter 2 Introducing the Art of Prompt Engineering -- First Things First: What Is a Prompt? -- Revealing the Secret Behind Successful Prompting -- Discovering the secret sauce in prompt engineering -- Understanding how prompts guide GenAI responses -- Crafting Effective Prompts for Diverse AI Applications -- Tips and Tricks for Optimizing Your Prompts -- Using Prompts to Provide Supplemental Data for the Model -- Avoiding Common Prompting Pitfalls -- Chapter 3 Collaborating Creatively with GenAI -- Exploring Human-AI Partnerships in Creative Fields -- The role of AI in art, music, writing, and video production -- Different art forms, same prompting issues -- Looking at some benefits of using GenAI as a creative tool -- Collaborative success stories -- Art from the GenAI time machine -- Stock photos and massive wall art -- Resurrected musicians for modern music -- AI-produced television shows -- Knowing Who's at Fault for Mishaps, Misfortunes, and Law-Breaking -- Understanding Your Role in Responsible AI -- Ethical considerations in AI collaboration…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Johnny-Five - letting us code hardware in Node.js -- Installing the operating system -- Downloading Raspbian Lite -- Burning the image to an SD card -- Editing files on the SD card -- Booting up the Pi -- SSHing from a Linux or Mac -- SSHing from Windows -- Setting up your password and hardware interfaces -- First things first - change your password! -- Updating the Raspberry Pi -- Turning on the hardware interfaces -- Installing Node.js, Johnny-Five, and Raspi-IO -- Installing Node.js and npm -- Detecting your version of ARM processor -- Installing Johnny-Five and Raspi-IO -- Summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Creating Your First Johnny-Five Project -- Technical requirements -- Creating a project folder -- Setting up npm to manage our modules -- Getting started with Johnny-Five and Raspi-IO -- Gathering resources and documentation -- Taking a look at the LED-blink project -- Raspberry Pi pin numbers -- Wiring up an LED -- Putting together and attaching the cobbler -- Attaching the resistor and LED -- Making the LED blink -- Putting your code on the Raspberry Pi -- Running your code -- Summary -- Questions -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Building Interactive Projects with RGB LED -- Technical requirements -- Looking at the LED and LED.RGB API -- The LED object -- The Led.RGB object…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- A Roadmap for Selectinga Statistical Method -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Resources for Success -- First Things First -- USING STATISTICS: "The Price of Admission" -- FTF.1 Think Differently About Statistics -- Statistics: A Way of Thinking -- Statistics: An Important Part of Your Business Education -- FTF.2 Business Analytics: The Changing Face of Statistics -- "Big Data" -- FTF.3 Starting Point for Learning Statistics -- Statistic -- Can Statistics ( pl., statistic) Lie? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- About the Technical Editor -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- N10-008 Exam Objectives -- Objective Map -- Assessment Test -- Answers to Assessment Test -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Networks -- First Things First: What's a Network? -- The Local Area Network -- Common Network Components -- Metropolitan Area Network -- Wide Area Network -- Personal Area Network -- Campus Area Network -- Storage Area Network -- Software-Defined Wide Area Network -- Multiprotocol Label Switching -- Multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation -- Network Architecture: Peer-to-Peer or Client-Server? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Meet Your Canon EOS R8 -- First Things First -- Initial Setup -- Power Options -- Mounting a Lens -- Adjusting Dioptric Correction -- Inserting a Memory Card -- Learning Basic Navigation -- Formatting a Memory Card -- Setting the Time and Date -- Selecting a Shooting Mode -- Making Key Settings with the Quick Control Screen -- Choosing a Metering Mode -- Choosing a Focus Mode (AF Operation) -- Selecting AF Area -- Other Settings -- Adjusting Settings with the M-Fn Button -- Taking a Picture -- Reviewing the Images You've Taken -- Cruising through Index Views -- Transferring Photos to Your Computer -- Quick Control: Playback -- Chapter 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5.5.3 Classification with Variational Quantum Classifier -- 5.5.4 Regression -- 5.6 Quantum Generative Adversarial Network -- 5.7 Quantum Algorithms with HephAIstos -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 Machine Learning in Production -- 6.1 Why Use Docker Containers for Machine Learning? -- 6.1.1 First Things First: The Microservices -- 6.1.2 Containerization -- 6.1.3 Docker and Machine Learning: Resolving the "It Works in My Machine" Problem -- 6.1.4 Quick Install and First Use of Docker -- 6.1.4.1 Install Docker -- 6.1.4.2 Using Docker from the Command Line -- 6.1.5 Dockerfile -- 6.1.6 Build and Run a Docker Container for Your Machine Learning Model -- 6.2 Machine Learning Prediction in Real Time Using Docker and Python REST APIs with Flask -- 6.2.1 Flask-RESTful APIs -- 6.2.2 Machine Learning Models -- 6.2.3 Docker Image for the Online Inference -- 6.2.4 Running Docker Online Inference -- 6.3 From DevOps to MLOPS: Integrate Machine Learning Models Using Jenkins and Docker -- 6.3.1 Jenkins Installation -- 6.3.2 Scenario Implementation -- 6.4 Machine Learning with Docker and Kubernetes: Install a Cluster from Scratch -- 6.4.1 Kubernetes Vocabulary -- 6.4.2 Kubernetes Quick Install -- 6.4.3 Install a Kubernetes Cluster -- 6.4.4 Kubernetes: Initialization and Internal Network -- 6.5 Machine Learning with Docker and Kubernetes: Training Models -- 6.5.1 Kubernetes Jobs: Model Training and Batch Inference -- 6.5.2 Create and Prepare the Virtual Machines -- 6.5.3 Kubeadm Installation -- 6.5.4 Create a Kubernetes Cluster -- 6.5.5 Containerize our Python Application that Trains Models -- 6.5.6 Create Configuration Files for Kubernetes -- 6.5.7 Commands to Delete the Cluster -- 6.6 Machine Learning with Docker and Kubernetes: Batch Inference -- 6.6.1 Create Configuration Files for Kubernetes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The 30-minutes-a-day secret to building a big business -- Move into the 'owner' zone -- What's in my Quadrant 2 right now? -- Do first things first -- Part II takeaways -- Part 3 Management -- Chapter 13 How to choose your first hire -- Doing more of what you love and less of what you hate -- Make a list of everything you don't like doing -- Prioritise the tasks you hate the most -- Who should my second hire be? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The first hour -- The first things to do after starting Windows 7 -- A quick tour of Windows 7's important features -- Setting up user accounts -- Setting up Internet access -- Downloading critical updates -- Personalizing Windows -- Transferring information from your old computer -- Logging off or shutting down -- More than you wanted to know --…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Components of a Database System -- The database -- The database engine -- The DBMS front end -- The database application -- The user -- The System Development Life Cycle -- Definition phase -- Requirements phase -- Evaluation phase -- Design phase -- Implementation phase -- Final Documentation and Testing phase -- Maintenance phase -- Chapter 2 Building a Database Model -- Finding and Listening to Interested Parties -- Your immediate supervisor -- The users -- The standards organization -- Upper management -- Building Consensus -- Gauging what people want -- Arriving at a consensus -- Building a Relational Model -- Reviewing the three database traditions -- Knowing what a relation is -- Functional dependencies -- Keys -- Being Aware of the Danger of Anomalies -- Eliminating anomalies -- Examining the higher normal forms -- The Database Integrity versus Performance Tradeoff -- Chapter 3 Balancing Performance and Correctness -- Designing a Sample Database -- The ER model for Honest Abe's -- Converting an ER model into a relational model -- Normalizing a relational model -- Handling binary relationships -- A sample conversion -- Maintaining Integrity -- Entity integrity -- Domain integrity -- Referential integrity -- Avoiding Data Corruption -- Speeding Data Retrievals -- Hierarchical storage -- Full table scans -- Working with Indexes -- Creating the right indexes -- Indexes and the ANSI/ISO standard -- Index costs -- Query type dictates the best index -- Data structures used for indexes -- Indexes, sparse and dense -- Index clustering -- Composite indexes -- Index effect on join performance -- Table size as an indexing consideration -- Indexes versus full table scans -- Reading SQL Server Execution Plans -- Robust execution plans -- A sample database -- Chapter 4 Creating a Database with SQL -- First Things First: Planning Your Database…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Working with the threat of disruption -- Understanding How Your People Will Benefit from OKRs -- Focusing on what matters most -- Aligning from top to bottom and beyond -- Thinking vertically -- The silo scourge -- Rooting out dependencies -- Increasing engagement -- Driving accountability with strategic knowledge -- Rising to the next level through visionary thinking -- Working within a system that is easy to understand and use -- Part 2 Preparing to Create OKRs -- Chapter 3 First Things First: Identify Why You Are Creating OKRs -- Knowing How Not to Kick Off Your OKRs Journey -- Avoid having your administrative assistant call consultants -- What to do instead -- Don't embark on a change effort lightly -- What to do instead -- Getting to Your "Why" for Creating OKRs -- Determining your unique reason for implementing OKRs -- The need for awareness and execution of strategy -- A way to manage fast growth…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Functional dependencies -- Keys -- Being Aware of the Danger of Anomalies -- Eliminating anomalies -- Examining the higher normal forms -- The Database Integrity versus Performance Tradeoff -- Chapter 3 Balancing Performance and Correctness -- Designing a Sample Database -- The ER model for Honest Abe's -- Converting an ER model into a relational model -- Normalizing a relational model -- Handling binary relationships -- A sample conversion -- Maintaining Integrity -- Entity integrity -- Domain integrity -- Referential integrity -- Avoiding Data Corruption -- Speeding Data Retrievals -- Hierarchical storage -- Full table scans -- Working with Indexes -- Creating the right indexes -- Indexes and the ANSI/ISO standard -- Index costs -- Query type dictates the best index -- Point query -- Multipoint query -- Range query -- Prefix match query -- Extremal query -- Ordering query -- Grouping query -- Equi-join query -- Data structures used for indexes -- Indexes, sparse and dense -- Index clustering -- Composite indexes -- Index effect on join performance -- Table size as an indexing consideration -- Indexes versus full table scans -- Reading SQL Server Execution Plans -- Robust execution plans -- A sample database -- A typical query -- The execution plan -- Chapter 4 Creating a Database with SQL -- First Things First: Planning Your Database -- Building Tables -- Locating table rows with keys -- Using the CREATE TABLE statement -- Setting Constraints -- Column constraints -- Table constraints -- Keys and Indexes -- Ensuring Data Validity with Domains -- Establishing Relationships between Tables -- Altering Table Structure -- Deleting Tables -- Book 3 Writing SQL Queries -- Chapter 1 Values, Variables, Functions, and Expressions -- Entering Data Values -- Row values have multiple parts -- Identifying values in a column -- Literal values don't change…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Contributing the funds with a Simplified Employer Pension (SEP) -- A Word about Cost -- Chapter 19 Offering a 401(k) Plan -- First Things First -- Prioritizing employees: Being a fiduciary -- Exploring the world of fees -- Choosing a 401(k) Provider -- Getting up close and personal - why you shouldn't -- Streamlining the process with outside help…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Meet Your iPhone -- Chapter 1 Unveiling the iPhone -- The Big Picture -- The iPhone as a phone and a digital camera or camcorder -- The iPhone as an iPod -- The iPhone as an internet communications device -- Technical specifications -- A Quick Tour Outside -- On the sides -- On the bottom -- On the front -- On the back -- Status bar -- Home Sweet Home Screen -- The first Home screen -- The second Home screen -- The dock (all Home screens) -- Chapter 2 iPhone Basic Training -- Activating the iPhone -- Turning the iPhone On and Off -- Pointing a finger at Touch ID -- Facing up to Face ID -- Continuing the setup -- Locking the iPhone -- Mastering the Multitouch Interface -- Discovering the special-use keys -- One-handed keyboard -- The incredible, intelligent, and virtual iPhone keyboard -- Anticipating what comes next -- Correcting mistakes -- Choosing an alternative keyboard -- Cutting, copying, pasting, and replacing -- Multitasking -- Navigating beyond the Home Screen -- Organizing Icons into Folders -- Visiting the App Library -- Watching Widgets -- Proactive Searching -- Notifications and Today View -- Chapter 3 Synchronicity: Getting Stuff to and from Your iPhone -- A Brief iCloud Primer -- The Kitchen Sync -- First things first: About iPhone backups -- Sync prep 101 -- Syncing Your Data with iTunes or Finder -- Syncing contacts -- Syncing calendars -- Advanced syncing -- Synchronizing Your Media -- Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts -- Photos -- Manual Syncing -- Chapter 4 Understanding the Phone-damentals -- Making a Call -- Adding contacts -- Setting up favorites -- Viewing the Recents list -- Dialing with the keypad…”