“…Make your robots move with motors and wheels Build solar-powered robots that work without batteries Control robots via Wi-Fi, radio, or even across the Internet Program robots to respond to sensor inputs Use your standard TV remote to control your robots Create robots that detect intruders and shoot them with Nerf® darts Grab and carry objects using claws and grippers Build water-borne robots that float, submerge, and “swim” Create “artbots” that paint or draw original artworks Enable your robots to send text messages when they take specific actions Discover today’s new generation of hobbyist-friendly robotics kits Organize your ultimate robot-builder’s toolbox Master simple safety routines that protect you whatever you’re building…”

“…Finally, you explore examples in a larger code base, parsing XML or JSON data from the Internet in an application. Everything's organized into bite-sized, self-contained sessions so that you can master key skills in as little as five minutes! …”

“…What You Will Learn Take advantage of Python's clean syntax to build games quickly Discover distinct frameworks for developing graphical applications Implement non-player characters (NPCs) with autonomous and seemingly intelligent behaviors Design and code some popular games like Pong and tower defense Compose maps and levels for your sprite-based games in an easy manner Modularize and apply object-oriented principles during the design of your games Exploit libraries like Chimpunk2D, cocos2d, and Tkinter Create natural user interfaces (NUIs), using a camera and computer vision algorithms to interpret the player's real-world actions In Detail With a growing interest in learning to program, game development is an appealing topic for getting started with coding. …”

“…Java is an essential programming language used worldwide for both Android app development and enterprise-level corporate solutions As a step-by-step guide or a general reference, this book provides an all-in-one Java development solution Explains Java Enterprise Edition 7 and the basic web application, how to set up a development application server environment, which tools are needed during the development process, and how to apply various Java technologies Covers new language features in Java 8, such as Lambda Expressions, and the new Java 8 Date & Time API introduced as part of JSR 310, replacing the legacy Date and Calendar APIs Demonstrates the new, fully-duplex WebSocket web connection technology and its support in Java EE 7, allowing the reader to create rich, truly interactive web applications that can push updated data to the client automatically Instructs the reader in the configuration and use of Log4j 2.0, Spring Framework 4 (including Spring Web MVC), Hibernate Validator, RabbitMQ, Hibernate ORM, Spring Data, Hibernate Search, and Spring Security Covers application logging, JSR 340 Servlet API 3.1, JSR 245 JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.3 (including custom tag libraries), JSR 341 Expression Language 3.0, JSR 356 WebSocket API 1.0, JSR 303/349 Bean Validation 1.1, JSR 317/338 Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.1, full-text searching with JPA, RESTful and SOAP web services, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP), and OAuth Professional Java for Web Applications is the complete Wrox guide for software developers who are familiar with Java and who are ready to build high-level enterprise Java web applications…”

“…What You Will Learn Explore how to use different machine learning models to ask different questions of your data Learn how to build neural networks using Pylearn 2 and Theano Find out how to write clean and elegant Python code that will optimize the strength of your algorithms Discover how to embed your machine learning model in a web application for increased accessibility Predict continuous target outcomes using regression analysis Uncover hidden patterns and structures in data with clustering Organize data using effective pre-processing techniques Get to grips with sentiment analysis to delve deeper into textual and social media data In Detail Machine learning and predictive analytics are transforming the way businesses and other organizations operate. …”

“…Along with revealing what’s new in Exchange Server 2013, this well-paced, deeply engaging tutorial provides detailed deployment guidance, for upgraders and migrators as well as for organizations entirely new to the Exchange platform. …”

“…What You Will Learn Get to grips with the most important branches of recommendation Understand various data processing and data mining techniques Evaluate and optimize the recommendation algorithms Prepare and structure the data before building models Discover different recommender systems along with their implementation in R Explore various evaluation techniques used in recommender systems Get to know about recommenderlab, an R package, and understand how to optimize it to build efficient recommendation systems In Detail A recommendation system performs extensive data analysis in order to generate suggestions to its users about what might interest them. …”

“…. • Offers great tips on how to maintain and preserve your newly printed restored photographs, and how to properly store originals…”

“…Excel users and SAS programmers are presented with tools that will assist in the integration of SAS and Excel processes in order to automate reporting and programming interfaces. …”

“…A Cisco veteran of over eight years, he works with customers daily where he designs, implements and supports end-to-end architectures and solutions such as workload mobility, business continuity and cloud / orchestration services. In the recent months he has been focusing on Tier 1 applications, including but not limited to VDI, Oracle and SAP. …”

“…Shiny is a framework that enables the creation of interactive visualizations written entirely in R and can be displayed in almost any ordinary web browser. It is a package from RStudio, which is an IDE for R. …”

“…He carefully introduces 802.11ac’s fundamentally different design, site survey, implementation, and network configuration techniques, helping you maximize performance and avoid pitfalls. Geier organizes each phase of WLAN deployment into clearly defined steps, making the entire planning and deployment process easy to understand and execute. …”

“…This completely revised Photoshop Lightroom CC / 6 edition explains how to edit and organize your images on mobile devices. Learn how to tag faces in your photo library for easier organization, and use Photo Merge to combine different exposures of the same subject to produce an HDR image. …”

“…Coverage includes • Understanding the challenges that DevOps tools and practices can help VMware administrators to solve • Using Vagrant to quickly deploy Dev and Test environments that match production system specifications • Writing Chef “recipes” that streamline server configuration and maintenance • Simplifying Unix/Linux configuration management and orchestration with Ansible • Implementing Docker containers for faster and easier application management • Automating provisioning across the full lifecycle with Razor • Integrating Microsoft PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and VMware PowerCLI to automate key Windows Server and vSphere VM admin tasks • Using Puppet to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, orchestration, and reporting • Supercharging log management with ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) • Supporting DevOps source code management with Git and continuous integration practices with Jenkins • Achieving continuous integration, delivery, and deployment with VMware’s vRealize Code Stream…”

“…By the time you’re finished, you’ll have all the Xcode 6 skills you need in order to develop truly exceptional software. Coverage includes Working with iOS-side dynamic frameworks and iOS/OS X extension modules Streamlining Model, View, and Controller development with Swift Rewriting Objective-C functions in Swift Efficiently managing layouts and view hierarchies with size classes Inspecting and fixing interface issues with the new View Debugger Displaying and configuring custom views within Interface Builder via Live Rendering Benchmarking performance within the Xcode 6 unit test framework Leveraging Xcode 6 automated tools to simplify localization Creating new extensions to inject services and UI into other applications Mastering new Swift debugging techniques Register your book at informit.com/register for access to this title’s downloadable code…”

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“…The entire book is laid out in a real workflow order with everything step by step, so you can begin using Lightroom like a pro from the start. …”

“…The science and psychology of money The 'WHY' of personal financial management The rule of 72, asset allocation, dollar cost averaging, and the erosive effects of inflation How to manage a diverse investment portfolio to minimize macroeconomic vulnerability How to create a legacy through proper estate planning Money Mindset explores the idea that money can be looked at as an energy source. In order to truly harness its powers, one must acquire and maintain a certain money mindset. …”

“…He holds the Sun (now Oracle) Certified Java Programmer and Certified Java Developer certifications, and is an Oracle Java Champion. …”

“…You'll quickly find the information that's most important to you, including: Key changes in Mail for El Capitan and iOS 9 What the new natural language search features mean for email Getting through your email faster with gestures Letting a plug-in significantly enhance how you use Mail Taking Mail to the next level with AppleScript and Automator The whys and hows of sending attachments Using markup features to embellish, and even sign, outgoing attachments Defeating spam with the Junk Mail filter -- and what to do if you need more firepower Understanding special mailboxes like Sent, Drafts, and Junk Using notifications to stay apprised of incoming messages Turning on the much-loved classic window arrangement Taking charge of email organization with rules and other measures 15 things everyone should know about Mail in iOS 9 Deciding whether you should encrypt your email, along with detailed, real-world steps for signing and encrypting messages Fixing problems: receiving, sending, logging in, bad mailboxes, and more…”