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• Introduction / by Matthew Beckler
• Project 1: Four Simple Projects / by Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay
• Project 2: Desktop UFO / by James Floyd Kelly
• Project 3: The Cheater's dice roller / by John Baichtal
• Project 4: Color-coded LED watch / by John Baichtal
• Project 5: Real-time music visualizer / by Michael Krumpus
• Project 6: Automated infrared remote control / by Kaas Baichtal
• Project 7: Starfield light effect box / by Adam Wolf
• Project 8: Optical screwdriver / by John Baichtal
• Project 9: Wearable timing bracer / by Mike Hord
• Project 10: Wearable lED text-scrolling sash / by Kristina Durivage
• Appendix: Getting started with soldering / by Matthew Beckler.

10 LED Projects for Geeks is a collection of interactive and customizable projects that all have the humble LED in common, but don't write them off as basic! You'll learn how to make challenging and imaginative gadgets like a magic wand that controls lights using hand gestures, a pen-sized controller for music synthesizers, a light strip that dances to the beat of music, and even an LED sash that flashes scrolling text you send from your phone. Every project includes photos, step-by-step directions, colorful circuit diagrams, and the complete code to bring the project to life. As you work your way through the book, you'll pick up adaptable skills that will take your making abilities to the next level. You'll learn how to: -Design versatile circuits for your own needs -Build and print a custom printed circuit board -Create flexible circuits which you can use to make any wearable you dream up -Turn analog signal into digital data your microcontroller can read -Use gesture recognition and wireless interaction for your own Internet of Things projects -Experiment with copper tape and create circuits with paper and foi -Build "smart" gadgets that make decisions with sensors If you want to experiment with LEDs and circuits, learn some new skills, and make cool things along the way, 10 LED Projects for Geeks is your first step

• Propósito
• La radio revoluciona la comunicación
• La radio, ahora, en movimiento
• La radio transformación en la información y la tecnología

Cómo sería viajar 100 años en el tiempo a través de ondas hertzianas? Descúbralo en este libro de consulta. Viva en tiempo presente el surgimiento de las emisoras y cadenas radiales. Conozca anécdotas, realizaciones, fracasos y hazañas periodísticas, historias de grandes hombres y mujeres de radio que dejan huella en la humanidad. Explore en 280 hitos la parte humana de la fuerza que conecta el mundo. Antonio Pardo García, reconocido maestro de maestros y pionero de la radio colombiana, en 2014 con muy poco registro bibliográfico, emprende la más profunda investigación que requiere el contacto directo de los protagonistasdel centenario radial. No hay obra igual de magistral que logre reunir tanta información. Es un legado para el periodismo y un reconocimiento para quienes dejan sus voces en la historia. En la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en la llegada del hombre a la luna, en los Juegos de Múnich, en la tragedia de Armero, en la muerte de Pablo Escobar, en muchas más realidades y hasta en la pandemia, hay radio memorable

• The mundaneum
• The space race
• Hypertext
• The modem
• Graphical user interface
• The mouse
• Markup language
• Xanadu
• The personal computer
• The internet
• Internet service provider
• Bulletin board systems
• Hackers
• Cyberpunk
• Internet protocol suite
• Desktop publishing
• Hypercard
• Graphics interchange format
• The emoticon
• The domain name system
• The project
• Web browser
• The cookie
• The JPEG
• Pornography
• Search
• WiFi
• Open source
• Netiquette
• Apache web server
• Content management systems
• Web analytics
• Massively multi-player online gaming
• Webcam
• Web standards
• Geocities
• The banner ad
• Web auction
• User-centred design
• Net art
• Digital fragility
• Information architecture
• Web chat
• Cascading style sheets
• Metadata
• The webby awards
• Pay per click
• Web mapping
• Blogging
• Scaleable vector graphics
• Webmail
• Viral content
• Internet meme
• The digital wallet
• Ecommerce
• Collaborative filtering
• The drudge report
• RSS feeds
• Web streaming
• The independence of cyberspace
• The Blair witch project
• Peer-to-peer
• Broadband
• Creative commons
• The dot-com bubble
• Web TV
• The wiki
• Infographics
• Augmented reality
• Captcha
• Photo sharing
• Podcast
• The long tail
• AJAX
• Social networking
• Folksonomies
• Perpetual beta
• Online dating
• Surrogate travel
• Casual gaming
• Mashup
• YouTube
• Microblogging
• The QR code
• Real-time reporting
• The mobile web
• User-generated content
• Aggregation
• The app store
• Crowdsourcing
• Gamification
• Open architecture
• Geolocation
• The internet election
• The cloud
• Embeddable fonts
• Tablet devices
• Responsive web design
• Big data
• The semantic web.

This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today. Fully illustrated with images of early computing equipment and the inside story of the online world's movers and shakers, the book explains the origins of the Web's key technologies, such as hypertext and mark-up language, the social ideas that underlie its networks, such as open source, and creative commons, and key moments in its development, such as the movement to broadband and the Dotcom Crash. Later ideas look at the origins of social networking and the latest developments on the Web, such as The Cloud and the Semantic Web. Following the design of the previous titles in the series, this book will be in a new, smaller format. It provides an informed and fascinating illustrated history of our most used and fastest-developing technology.
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This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today. Fully illustrated with images of early computing equipment and the inside story of the online world's movers and shakers, the book explains the origins of the Web's key technologies, such as hypertext and mark-up language, the social ideas that underlie its networks, such as open source, and creative commons, and key moments in its development, such as the movement to broadband and the Dotcom Crash. Later ideas look at the origins of social networking and the latest developments on the Web, such as The Cloud and the Semantic Web. Following the design of the previous titles in the series, this book will be in a new, smaller format. It provides an informed and fascinating illustrated history of our most used and fastest-developing technology.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Preface
• xvii Introduction 1
• Chapter 1: SOA Basics 5 SOA Basics: Q&A 5
• 1. What Is SOA? 5
• 2. Is SOA an Architectural Style? 7
• 3. What Are the Fundamental Constructs (the DNA) of SOA? 9
• 4. What Is the Difference Between a Web Service and an SOA Service? 14
• 5. What Makes a Project an SOA Implementation? 15 SOA Basics: Key Concepts 16
• Chapter 2: Business 19 Business: Q&A 21
• 6. Why Should Business Stakeholders Care About SOA? 21
• 7. How Should SOA Be Sold to the Business or Business Stakeholder? 25
• 8. What Is the Return on Investment (ROI) of SOA Adoption? 28
• 9. How Should the Business Measure the Effectiveness of SOA? 29
• 10. What Are the Criteria for Selecting a Project for SOA Adoption? 33
• 11. What Is Flexibility and How Does SOA Deliver on This Promise? 34
• 12. How Is Reuse Accomplished Using SOA? 36
• 13. What Should the Business or Business Stakeholders Do Differently Because of SOA? 37
• 14. Can SOA Be Applied to Business Architecture or Should It Be Used Solely for IT? 40
• 15. What Are the Common Pitfalls from a Business Vantage Point in Adopting SOA? 42 Business: Key Concepts 43
• Chapter 3: Organization 45 Organization: Q&A 46
• 16. How Does Business / IT Alignment Change Because of SOA? 46
• 17. Which Joint Business / IT Processes Change Because of SOA? 49
• 18. What Organization Structures Should Be Established for SOA? 50
• 19. What Is the Role of Organizational Change Management to SOA? 56
• 20. How Can Organizational Barriers to SOA Success Be Removed? 58
• 21. How Should Organizations Address Funding for Services? 59
• 22. How Should Organizations Address Prioritization for Shared Services? 63
• 23. What Are Service Owners? 64
• 24. What is the Value of Classifying Services? 65
• 25. Who Owns Service Reuse? 66
• 26. What Are the Common Organizational Pitfalls When Adopting SOA? 67 Organization: Key Concepts 68
• Chapter 4: Governance 71 Governance: Q&A 72
• 27. What Is SOA Governance? 72
• 28. How Does an Organization Get Started with SOA Governance? 75
• 29. What Is the Role of Change Management? 79
• 30. Does Implementation of SOA Tools and Infrastructure Equate to SOA Governance? 81
• 31. Should Service Development Be Centralized in Service Centers?
• 83
• 32. Does SOA Require Centers of Excellence, Architecture Boards, or Design Boards? 84
• 33. Why Do Organizations Need to Focus on SOA Governance When There Is an Effective Enterprise Architecture Activity?
• 87
• 34. Is SOA Governance Required for SOA Projects to Be Successful? 89
• 35. How Can You Measure Whether SOA Governance Is Effective? 90
• 36. What Is the Difference Between Design-Time and Runtime Governance? 91
• 37. What Are Common Pitfalls of SOA Governance? 92 Governance: Key Concepts 93
• Chapter 5: Methods 95 Methods: Q&A 96
• 38. Should an Organization Continue to Use Agile or Object Development Methods for SOA Projects?
• 96
• 39. What Changes in System Development Result from SOA? 98
• 40. Does SOA Require Service Modeling? 101
• 41. How Should Services Be Identified or Specified to Maximize Reuse?
• 103
• 42. How Should the Granularity of a Service Be Determined? 106
• 43. Should SOA Be Used Only for Custom Development Projects? 107
• 44. Are Any New Development Roles Introduced by SOA Methods? 109
• 45. Does SOA Change Testing Methods? 110
• 46. How Do SOA Methods Accelerate Application Development? 112
• 47. How Do SOA Methods Reduce the Lifetime Costs for Applications? 114
• 48. What Are the Common Pitfalls in Adopting SOA Methods? 115 Methods: Key Concepts 116
• Chapter 6: Applications 119 Applications: Q&A 121
• 49. Do Applications Still Exist with SOA? 121
• 50. Do Applications Get Replaced with Composite Services/Applications? 121
• 51. Is a Certain Type of Business Problem Best Suited for SOA Adoption? 123
• 52. Is a Certain Type of IT Problem Best Suited for SOA Adoption? 127
• 53. What Changes with Application Development When SOA Is Introduced? 128
• 54. What Is the Relationship of Business Process Management to an Application? 133
• 55. How Does SOA Make Applications or a Portfolio of Applications More Flexible? 137
• 56. Should an Application Portfolio Be Managed Differently Because of SOA Adoption? 139
• 57. Can Existing Systems or Legacy Applications Be Leveraged When Adopting SOA? 140
• 58. How Are Services Built That Will Deploy in a Cloud? 142
• 59. Does It Make Sense to Adopt SOA for One Application Versus the Enterprise? 143
• 60. What Are Common Pitfalls for Application Teams Adopting SOA? 144 Applications: Key Concepts 145
• Chapter 7: Architecture 147 Architecture: Q&A 149
• 61. How Does Architecture Change as a Result of SOA Adoption? 149
• 62. How Does SOA Differ from Earlier Approaches, such as DCE or CORBA? 156
• 63. How Do Web Services and SOA Differ? 157
• 64. Is SOA Too Complex and Enterprise-Level Only? 158
• 65. How Do Interfaces and Contracts Differ? 160
• 66. Should Applications Choose WSDL or REST? 162
• 67. What Is the Relationship Between Enterprise Architecture and SOA? 165
• 68. How Do EAI, SOA, and SOI Differ from One Another? 167
• 69. What Is the Role of Standards in SOA Implementations? 168
• 70. How Should Standards Be Applied to Enable Successful SOA Implementations? 169
• 71. What Are the Common Pitfalls When Adapting an IT Architecture for SOA? 170 Architecture: Key Concepts
• 172
• Chapter 8: Information 173 Information: Q&A 174
• 72. What Is the Relationship Between Information Architecture and SOA? 174
• 73. What Are Information Services? 175
• 74. How Are Information Services Classified? 176
• 75. Do Information Services Differ from Other Services? 178
• 76. How Should Information Services Be Identified? 180
• 77. When Should Information Services Perform Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) Operations?
• 181
• 78. Are Enterprise Information Models Required for Effective SOA Implementations? 182
• 79. What Is a Canonical Message Model? 184
• 80. How Should a Canonical Message Model Be Created? 186
• 81. Can SOA Improve Data Quality? 187
• 82. What Are the Common Pitfalls with Information Architecture and SOA? 188 Information: Key Concepts 189
• Chapter 9: Infrastructure 191 Infrastructure: Q&A 193
• 83. What Are the Building Blocks of an SOA Infrastructure? 193
• 84. What is an Enterprise Service Bus? 199
• 85. What Are Best Practices for Creating the SOA Infrastructure? 200
• 86. What Makes an Enterprise Service Bus Different from Integration Technology? 201
• 87. How Does an ESB and Registry Relate? 203
• 88. How Does an SOA Infrastructure Support Events? 204
• 89. How Does the SOA infrastructure Evolve to Realize the Increased Loose Coupling? 205
• 90. How Does SOA Infrastructure Support Policy Management? 209
• 91. How Is Management of the Infrastructure Affected by SOA? 212
• 92. What Is the Role of Cloud Computing in an SOA Infrastructure? 213
• 93. What Are the Common Pitfalls in Creating an SOA Infrastructure? 214 Infrastructure: Key Concepts 217
• Chapter 10: The Future of SOA 219 Future: Q&A 220
• 94. Is SOA Dead, Stagnant, or Moving Forward in its Adoption? 220
• 95. What Is the Future Trajectory of SOA? 221
• 96. What Are Context-Aware Services? 224
• 97. What Role Does SOA Play in Embedded or Real-Time Systems? 225
• 98. What Is the Relationship Between Event-Driven Architecture and SOA? 225
• 99. How Does the Slow Maturation of Standards Affect the Future of SOA? 227
• 100. Do WOA and Web 2.0 Affect the Future of SOA? 228 Future: Key Concepts 229
• Index 231.
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100 SOA Questions brings together authoritative answers to the most crucial questions business, technical, and architectural decision-makers ask about SOA. It draws on the immense experience of two SOA experts who've participated in more than 100 SOA projects in the roles of architect, designer, consultant, technical manager, and strategist. Organized to reflect the Open Group's Open Services Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM), this book provides fast, convenient access to information about all facets of SOA planning, implementation, management, and utilization. This book will be an invaluable resource for all executives, architects, and practitioners who have just started their SOA journey or are well underway. In-depth answers to questions about SOA topics such as * SOA Concepts and Planning * Business Strategy * Organization and Support * Governance * Methods and Techniques * Applications * Architecture * Information Management * Infrastructure * The Future of SOA 100 SOA Questions answers the most critical questions executives and practitioners have about SOA. Kerrie Holley and Dr. Ali Arsanjani draw on their unsurpassed experience from hundreds of SOA projects conducted worldwide. * Why should business stakeholders care about SOA? * What is the return on investment (ROI) of SOA adoption? * What is flexibility and how does SOA deliver on this promise? * Should service development be centralized in service centers? * How should services be identified or specified to maximize reuse? * How do SOA methods reduce the lifetime costs for applications? * How can organizational barriers to SOA success be removed? * What changes with application development when SOA is introduced? * How does architecture change as a result of SOA adoption? * What is a canonical message model? * How does the SOA infrastructure support events? * What are context-aware services? Praise for 100 SOA Questions "In this book, Kerrie and Ali truly capture the essence of SOA and its benefits to your Business and IT Deployments. Businesses today are desperate to be more nimble and innovative while reducing costs-a tricky proposition. SOA enables companies to reach these goals by tightly aligning the business and IT around the business processes, breaking those processes into reusable business and IT services, and allowing the underlying business and IT infrastructure to be more nimble in supporting the business goals. Effective SOA deployments also lay the groundwork for Cloud formations that can deliver even greater flexibility and cost saving to the business. This book clearly shows that a visit to the land of SOA and Cloud should be on every CxO's bucket list for their own business." Daniel A. Powers, VP Amazon Web Services Sales "100 SOA Questions is a must-read for business and IT users who are interested in improving business innovation and agility. Based on their real-world experiences from hundreds of global customer engagements, Kerrie Holley and Ali Arsanjani do an outstanding job of explaining the multiple facets of SOA and providing a prescriptive approach to help readers incrementally unlock value from rigid business processes and antiquated application silos." Manoj Saxena, IBM Executive and Tech Entrepreneur "In order for IT systems to be successful in today's world, they must be correct, complete, and extensible. For a long time we have had systems that are point-intime complete, partially correct, and minimally extensible. Kerrie and Ali get to the heart of the matter when they speak to us about the DNA of a Service-Oriented Architecture. It has been my experience in working with them that their focus in defining granularity, composability, and loose coupling from the viewpoint and with the help of the business stakeholders is much more than the cliche, `aligning IT with the business, ' would lead you to believe." Manny Bonet, Software Architect "It is the underpinning infrastructure of a system that determines ultimate flexibility and the ability to scale change to keep pace with rapidly changing global markets. Through Kerrie and Ali's simple, clear, and comprehensive articulation of the Service-Oriented Architecture approach, I can see that systems must pass through the maturing that SOA brings in order to leverage design methodologies of the future. Those who don't will be destined to revisit SOA. Great work, gentlemen, in showing us, in such a real world way, the differentiator needed to fight the fight in an ever-leveling technology playing field." Robert Mansell, Vice President, Payments & Settlement Systems, PayPal "This book, written by prominent IT architects Kerrie Holley and Ali Arsanjani, shows a deep and clear understanding of the SOA paradigm for real business starting from the ground up. It will add a strong contribution both for technical and business people in terms of mutual understanding of SOA implementation to solve real life problems of today's enterprise. This book should be `A must' to have it at each IT architect's desk." Alexei Chirokikh, Ph.D., CIO, Gazprombank (OJSC) "In 100 SOA Questions, Kerrie Holley and Ali Arsanjani have presented an up-to-date, vendor-independent explanation of Service-Oriented Architecture suitable for IT executives, as well as the broader audience of business stakeholders and architects. Sufficiently detailed while not being overly technical, 100 SOA Questions is a book I can heartily recommend to participants in the Licensed ZapThink Architect course." Jason Bloomberg, Managing Partner, ZapThink LLC "Having known the authors for the better part of the past decade, I can think of no better stewards for all that is pure and good with SOA. Through absolute dedication to their craft, Holley and Arsanjani have been at the forefront of SOA IP, crafting best practices, tools, methodology, and thought leadership in ways both theoretical and practical. This book does the impossible by giving you a glimpse of the magnitude of sheer brain power focused on an incredibly relevant and important topic to both Business and IT. Use it wisely." Michael Liebow, Board Member, former CEO and Tech Entrepreneur.
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100 Years of Power Plant Development presents the evolution of power plant concepts. The author provides thermodynamic design concepts of a large variety of power plants, with comparisons, based on realistic performance levels. The historical overview extends to plant concepts for the future, and considers the latest advances with improved thermodynamic performance and emissions/carbon dioxide discharge. In addition, the author examines issues such as available fuel sources and developing/applying the best technology for converting the fuel into electric power with the lowest adverse effect on the environment. Key areas include: * Historical Review of Power Generation with Steam Turbines * Fossil Steam Turbine Power Plants * Nuclear Power Plants * Co-Generation Plants * Gas Turbine Peaking Power Plants * Repowering Steam Turbines with Gas Turbines * Coal Gasification and Other Advanced Combined-Cycle Plants.
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• pt. 1. Manual and electromechanical switching (1878-1960s)
• v. 2. Electronics, computers, and telephone switching, 1960-1985 / by Robert J. Chapuis, Amos E. Joel Jr.

CREATE FIENDISHLY FUN SPY TOOLS AND COUNTERMEASURES Fully updated throughout, this wickedly inventive guide is packed with a wide variety of stealthy sleuthing contraptions you can build yourself. 101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius, Second Edition also shows you how to reclaim your privacy by targeting the very mechanisms that invade your space. Find out how to disable several spy devices by hacking easily available appliances into cool tools of your own, and even turn the tables on the snoopers by using gadgetry to collect information on them. Featuring easy-to-find, inexpensive parts, this.