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- How computers work : the evolution of technology / by White, Ron,1944-author.(CARDINAL)422798; Downs, Timothy Edward,illustrator.(CARDINAL)377610;
pt. 1. What makes a computer a computer. 1. The ghostly LEGOs of computing : How waves take the universe on a joy ride ; How information rides the waves ; How electromagnetism is the ghost in the machine ; How we control electricity ; How computers create our world using numbers -- 2. How computers remember : How a little transistor does big jobs ; Writing data to RAM ; Reading data to RAM ; How flash memory remembers when the switch is off -- 3. How a little microprocessor does big things : How a processor tracks numbers ; How a processor does math ; How a processor moves data ; How multi-core processors work ; How desktop CPUs keep it complex ; How mobile CPUs keep it simple -- 4. How motherboards conduct a symphony of data : How a motherboard brings it all together ; How the chipset directs traffic ; How PCI-Express breaks the bus barrier -- pt. 2. Software--the computer's own poetry. 5. How words are stitched into programs : How a program is a roadmap ; How software interpreters generate action ; How a compiler churns out software -- 6. How applications work so you can play : How text SHOUTS and whispers ; How databases track everything ; How databases pack it in ; How databases make connections ; How spreadsheets solve formulas ; How numbers become pictures ; How art is compressed to save space ; How imaging software paints by numbers ; How photo editors revive old memories ; How apps fuel mobile devices -- 7. How games create new worlds : How computers plot a 3D world ; How 3D gets dressed ; How shaders control the world ; How games populate new worlds -- 8. How security software fights off invaders : How computer hackers break in ; How spyware reports everything you do -- How viruses invade your computer ; How viruses hitch rides in your email ; How antivirus software fights back ; How firewalls keep hackers out ; How spammers find you ; How antispam software sniffs out phony email ; How prime numbers protect prime secrets -- pt. 3. How computers evolve. 9. The origins of computer DNA : Fossils of the premobilian era ; Persistent relics: the mouse ; Persistent relics: the keyboard ; How the workaday floppy drive ruled ; How the CRT was the grande dame of displays ; How the impact printer was right on the spot ; The unlikely progenitor to the Internet: the dialup modem ; How cabling was worse: serial ; How cabling was worse: parallel ; How the power supply hasn't changed ; How the iPhone made it slick -- 10. How small mutations pay off big : How USB really is universal ; How little bits add up to big changes ; How file compression makes files smaller ; How solid state drives command the instant ; How solid state drives take out the trash ; How PCs use light to remember ; How optical disc drives write with light -- 11. Honey, I've shrunk the PC : How computers get smaller and better ; How iPods dish out media ; How eInk puts words on your eReader ; How all those smarts got packed into a smartphone ; How Google Glass makes us cyborgs -- 12. Evolution of the super computer : How video cards break the game barrier ; How overclocking multiplies time ; How a PC keeps its cool ; How advanced cooling refrigerates your PC ; How jailbreaking frees your devices -- 13. How cameras capture memories : How digital cameras capture the moment ; How autofucus clears the picture ; How cameras choose an exposure --pt. 4. How computers expand our senses. 14. How we stay in touch : How your smartphone knows where you are ; How devices recognize our touch ; How glass becomes strong and supple ; How game controllers let you play ; How game controllers let you feel the force ; How smartphones get good vibrations ; How devices capture light ; How a flatbed simplifies scanning ; How codes keep track of everything (everything!) ; How optical character recognition works -- 15. How a computer creates visions : How an LCD creates glowing colors ; How plasma displays glow ; How DLP spins color ; How OLED lights up a new generation of displays ; How 3D makes you duck -- 16. How computers tickle your ears : How your device listens ; How speakers sound off ; How digital sound tricks your ear ; How 3D audio surrounds you -- pt. 5. The little net that grew. 17. How networks tie computers together : How computers connect to each other ; How data travels between computers ; How wi-fi makes the Internet portable ; How bluetooth keeps devices connected ; How NFC lets smart devices make close calls -- 18. How the Internet brings us the world : How broadband crams in the data ; How DSL turbocharges a phone line ; How cable brings the Internet to your neighborhood ; How fiber optics lights up the future ; How computers make phone calls ; How cellular evolved ; How networks talk with each other ; How information travels the Internet ; How online services serenade you ; How movies flow into your home -- 19. How the web is all at your fingertips : How a browser opens pages ; How a browser displays web pages ; How cookies trade crumbs of data ; How Google knows everything ; How eBay sells everything -- 20. How we keep in touch the Internet way : How email outraces snail mail ; How Facebook lets your cat go viral ; How Twitter changes communication ; How Internet file sharing works ; How BitTorrents spread the wealth ; How clouds encompass us all -- pt. 6. How printers put data in our hands. 21. How black and white printing works : How printers make cookie cutter text ; How outline fonts set the imagination free ; How a printer writes with light -- 22. Printing Gutenberg never imagined : How printers create color ; How an ink-jet sprays images ; How a printer spits out photographs ; How a laser printer creates in color ; How a solid ink color printer works ; How printers create in 3D -- pt. 7. So, what's next?.This full-color, fully illustrated guide to the world of technology assumes nothing and explains everything. In addition to all the content you've come to expect from prior editions, this newly revised edition includes all new coverage of topics such as: how smartphones and tablet PCs put the power of a desktop computer in your hands-- literally; how advances such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, and smartphones are expanding our universe of friends, knowledge, and opportunity; how increased miniaturization leads to new products, such as smartphone, smartwatches, and Google Glass; and, how computing technology takes advantages of quantum physics and innovations no one even imagined a few years ago.- Subjects: Microcomputers.; Computer input-output equipment.;
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- Kilt trip / by Kiley, Alexandra,author.(CARDINAL)886205;
"Ready or Scot... Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world - anywhere but Scotland. But when she's sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands - and save her own job - Addie packs away her emotional baggage and turns on the professional charm. Rugged as the land he loves, Logan Sutherland's greatest joy is sharing the beauty of Scotland's hidden gems; even if it means a wee bit of red ink on the company's bottom line. The last thing Logan wants is some American "expert" pushing tourist traps and perpetuating myths about the Loch Ness Monster -especially when Addie never leaves her desk to experience the country for herself. As they wage an office war, Logan discovers Addie's secret connection to Scotland: a handful of faded Polaroids of her late mother. Hoping for a truce, he creates a private tour to the places in the pictures to help Addie find closure and appreciate the enchantment in less-traveled destinations, never expecting the off-limits attraction sparking between them. But Addie's contract is almost up, and magic won't pay the bills. They can't afford distractions, but how can Addie do her job if she hasn't explored all Scotland - and Logan - have to offer?" -- - Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Travel agents; Tourism; Man-woman relationships;
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- Gastrono geek anime : 40 recipes inspired by the greatest anime / by Villanova, Thibaud,author.; Lobbestael, Nicolas,photographer.; Kerairia, Mehdiya,contributor.; Demoncy, Bérengère,illustrator.;
Street food. Cannibal onigiri ; Special nikaido ; Jin's dango ; Sensei's Takoyaki ; Mankanshoku korokke ; Cursed dumpling with human flesh ; Wednesday egg sando ; Crazy pizzas ; Sebastian's demonic curry ; Karaage from sumire street ; Asuna's delicious sandwich ; Comfort eggs ; Okono kagami ; Anai's yakisoba rap -- Dishes. Rengoku's umai gyubento ; Asakusa noodles ; Hanji's stew ; Nabe punch ; The best ichiraku ramen ; Sanji and tajiro's curry ; Gin's seafood rice ; Tonio's primo piatto ; Black ink tagliatelle ; Super-bitter burger ; Ultra-spicy burger ; Pasta from dopff au moulin ; Isaribi omurice ; Yoriko's nikujaga ; Mom's katsudon ; Boar hat pie ; Revisited roast ; Jet's beef -- Desserts & drinks. Gojo's kikufuku ; Gran torino's taiyaki ; Fantasia cake ; Mikey's dorayaki ; Winry apple pie ; Dream pancakes ; Ran's double-crust lemon pie ; Senku cola -- Tips. Broths ; Sauces ; Basic recipes ; Dough ; Measurements.- Subjects: Literary cookbooks.; Cookbooks.; Cooking.;
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- The new black / by Shockley, Evie,1965-(CARDINAL)663062;
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- Subjects: Poetry.; African Americans; American poetry; Racism; Racism.;
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- Replaceable you : adventures in human anatomy / by Roach, Mary,author.(CARDINAL)342147;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-276).First thoughts -- To build a nose -- Gimme some skin -- Mixed meats -- Heart in a box -- The vagina dialogue -- Giving the finger -- The cut-off point -- Joint ventures -- Intubation for dummies -- Heavy breathing -- The Mongolian eyeball -- The last six inches -- Out of ink -- Shaft -- Splitting hairs -- The ass men -- Some of the parts -- Last thoughts -- Epilogue."The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet canopies and breasts from petroleum by-products. Today we're attempting to grow body parts from scratch using stem cells and 3D printers. How are we doing? Are we there yet? In Replaceable You, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings. When and how does a person decide they'd be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Can a donated heart be made to beat forever? Can an intestine provide a workable substitute for a vagina? Roach dives in with her characteristic verve and infectious wit. Her travels take her to the OR at a legendary burn unit in Boston, a "superclean" xeno-pigsty in China, and a stem cell "hair nursery" in the San Diego tech hub. She talks with researchers and surgeons, amputees and ostomates, printers of kidneys and designers of wearable organs. She spends time in a working iron lung from the 1950s, stays up all night with recovery techs as they disassemble and reassemble a tissue donor, and travels across Mongolia with the cataract surgeons of Orbis International. Irrepressible and accessible, Replaceable You immerses readers in the wondrous, improbable, and surreal quest to build a new you"--- Subjects: Informational works.; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.; Human anatomy.; Prosthesis.; Organs (Anatomy); Artificial organs.; Regeneration (Biology); Biomedical engineering.;
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- The budding scientist / by Dery, K. Whelan.(CARDINAL)379819; Gryphon House (Firm)(CARDINAL)399130;
This book is filled with great ways for you and your child to learn about how our world works. Create memories together as you make invisible ink, explore ice crystals, and investigate magnets.- Subjects: Science projects;
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