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The Internet is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning

An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it-and explains why they have died today Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is, Justin Smith offers an original deep history of the internet, from the ancient to the modern world-uncovering its surprising origins in nature and centuries-old dreams of radically improving human life by outsourcing thinking to machines and communicating across vast distances. Yet, despite the internet's continuing potential, Smith argues, the utopian hopes behind it have finally died today, killed by the harsh realities of social media, the global information economy, and the attention-destroying nature of networked technology. Ranging over centuries of the history and philosophy of science and technology, Smith shows how the "internet" has been with us much longer than we usually think. He draws fascinating connections between internet user experience, artificial intelligence, the invention of the printing press, communication between trees, and the origins of computing in the machine-driven looms of the silk industry. At the same time, he reveals how the internet's organic structure and development root it in the natural world in unexpected ways that challenge efforts to draw an easy line between technology and nature. Combining the sweep of intellectual history with the incisiveness of philosophy, The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is cuts through our daily digital lives to give a clear-sighted picture of what the internet is, where it came from, and where it might be taking us in the coming decades.

Justin E. H. Smith (Author), Tim Fannon (Narrator)

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The Internet

I hope that it will interest those who are hoping to make money on line, and those who want to attract more traffic to an offline business by using the often 'free' resources that the Internet has to offer. It will also be useful to bloggers who just want to make friends all over the world and chat with them. Luckily, many aspects of the Internet are still free, especially if you don't allow yourself to be manipulated by the self-proclaimed Internet gurus, who are waiting to pounce on unsuspecting newbies.I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The ideas in this ebook on various aspects of the Internet including using it to your advantage is organised into 17 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest those who are hoping to make money on line, and those who want to attract more traffic to an offline business by using the often 'free' resources that the Internet has to offer. It will also be useful to bloggers who just want to make friends all over the world and chat with them. Luckily, many aspects of the Internet are still free, especially if you don't allow yourself to be manipulated by the self-proclaimed Internet gurus, who are waiting to pounce on unsuspecting newbies. As an added bonus, I am granting you permission to use the content on your own website or in your own blogs and newsletter, although it is better if you rewrite them in your own words first. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Owen Jones (Author), Kim Somers (Narrator)

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The Insanely Simple Guide to Apple Watch Series 7: Getting Started With the Latest Apple Watch and w

Learn how to use the 2021 Apple Watch The Apple Watch is hard to define. It’s a great device to…make calls...send messages...use apps. The problem with defining it is there isn’t one fea-ture that it’s good at. It’s good at many things and used for multiple purposes. It’s good for fitness. But it’s also good for kids to communicate with you from school. And it’s good for your health. And...well, you get the idea. It has many purposes depending on who you are. In almost every situation, however, the Apple Watch will save you time and help you stay organized. If you are new to Apple Watch or you just want to use it better, then this guide, which is based off of watchOS 8, will help you out. It covers all of the most popular features. Inside, you will learn about: • What's new in WatchOS 8. • What the Apple Watch Series 7 can (and can't) do. • WatchOS gestures. • Understanding blood oxygen levels and ECG. • Using Apple Pay from your Apple Watch. • Tracking sleep. • Finding, installing, updating, and remov-ing apps from your Apple Watch. • Using different Apple Watch features (such as SOS, Breathe, compass). • Using different Apple Watch apps (such as Calendar, Reminders, Music). • Getting driving directions with the Apple Watch. • Using Siri on the Apple Watch. • Doing a workout with the Apple Watch Series 7. • And much more! Are you ready to start enjoying your new Apple Watch? Then let's get started! Note: This audiobook isn't endorsed by Apple, Inc. and should be considered unofficial.

Scott La Counte (Author), Kevin Wagner (Narrator)

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The Insanely Easy Guide to iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro: An Easy To Understand Guide To Help You Lear

Unleash the power of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Another year, another iPhone, another opportunity to make your life even easier! As is the case every year, the latest iPhone is designed to make the things you do every day in your life more effortless—from sharing memories and making videos to staying in touch with the ones you care about. There’s a lot to iPhone—features you may not even know about! This guide will walk you through all the most important features and tell you how to actually use them. If you want to get the most out of your phone investment, then this book will help you out. It covers: - What's new to iOS 15 - Using an iPhone that doesn't have a Home button - Using Face ID - Cinematic Mode - How to use Picture in Picture for movies and TV shows - How to add widgets to your Home screen - Organizing apps with the App Library - Buying, removing, rearranging, updating apps - MagSafe - Taking, editing, organizing and sharing photos - Apple Services (Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Card, iCloud, and Fitness+) - Using Siri - Using pre-installed apps like Notes, Calendar, Reminders, and more - Making phone calls and sending messages - And much, much more! Are you ready to start enjoying your new iPhone? Then let's get started! Note: This book is not endorsed by Apple, Inc and should be considered unofficial.

Scott La Counte (Author), Kevin Wagner (Narrator)

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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

The major thrust of Isaacson's biographical tale of these great pioneers and entrepreneurs is that most of the innovations of the digital age were done collaboratively. It is through this collaboration, not only among peers but across generations, that made possible the handing off of visionary ideas that transformed our world. The parallel story is that of the personal computer. Devised as a tool for solo creativity (somewhat hippie San Francisco), it came together with the Internet, which was built on collaboration in the late 80s. Isaacson compares it to the inventions of the steam engine and mechanical processes that led to the Industrial Revolution. There are one billion people presently connected. In this colorful saga, we start with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, who wrote a treatise on a general purpose computer in the middle of the nineteenth century. The book is filled with fascinating personalities, from early pioneers such as Vannevar Bush, Steward Brand, Doug Engelbart, Howard Aiken, Robert Noyce, Andy Grave, to Bill Gates and Jobs and Wozniak. And from Lovelace to Jobs, Isaacson adds that the crucial digital insights have come from those who connect the humanities to technology, the arts to the sciences, beauty to utility. The interplay of these will continue to invent new forms of content. This is the biggest story out there.

Walter Isaacson (Author), Dennis Boutsikaris (Narrator)

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The Innovation Ultimatum: How Six Strategic Technologies Will Reshape Every Business in the 2020s

Most businesses identify six key digital technologies-artificial intelligence (AI), distributed ledgers and blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous machines, virtual and augmented reality, and 5G communication-as critical to their relevance and growth over the coming ten years. These new disruptive technologies present significant opportunity for businesses in every industry. The first businesses to understand automation and these transformative technologies will be the ones to reap the greatest rewards in the marketplace. Author Steve Brown shares his insights to help leaders take full advantage of the next wave of digital transformation and describes compelling examples of how businesses are already embracing new technologies to optimize operations, create new value, and serve customers in new ways. Written for anyone that wants to understand how automation and new technology will fundamentally restructure business, this book enables listeners to: understand the implications of technology-driven change across industrial sectors; apply important insights to their own business; gain competitive advantage by implementing new technologies; prepare for the future of work and understand the skills needed to thrive in a post-automation economy; and adopt critical digital technologies in any organization.

Steve Brown (Author), Paul Heitsch (Narrator)

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The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy and Our Health – and How We M

In this brilliant smart-thinking book about the power and influence of social media, Professor Sinan Aral shows how ‘hyper-socialization’ has profoundly changed us. Why does fake news spread faster than the truth? Do products and ideas become popular because they are good or because they are rated highly online? How does influence actually work and what does it mean to be influential? Which strategies and tactics can help businesses survive and thrive in the New Social Age? Human beings have always been a social species. We’ve been communicating and cooperating with one another since the dawn of time. But today, something is different. Over the last decade, we’ve doused the fire of human interaction with high octane gasoline. We’ve created technologies that massively amplify the ways in which we interact with one another, automated by machine intelligence that is designed to inform, stimulate and entertain us. Together these technologies constitute what Sinan Aral calls the ‘Hype Machine’. Digital platforms like Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are injecting the influence of peers into our daily decisions, driving the products we buy, how we vote and even who we love. Packed with original research conducted by Aral and his team, The Hype Machine describes the impact of social media on statecraft, politics, voting, business and public health, and shows us how to adapt our society to the hyper-socialized state the Hype Machine has wrought. This is a fascinating book that provides counterintuitive and surprising answers to some of the most hotly debated topics of our connected, digital era, as it impacts society.

Sinan Aral (Author), Mike Chamberlain (Narrator)

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The Human Side of Agile: How to Help Your Team Deliver

Does your Agile team experience the following common problems? Members use established Agile practices and tools, yet with little motivation or buy-in. Even though the team is cross-functional, members dont collaborate effectively or leverage everyones abilities. Rather than act empowered, they wait for permission and approval. Improvement has stalled – the team performs okay, but it can do so much better. You cant solve these problems with more practices, rules, and tools. These are people problems. If youre a ScrumMaster, project manager, delivery lead, or manager – or if you aspire to be – you can make all the difference to your Agile team. Not by being a taskmaster, administrator, or process enforcer, but by leading your team to greatness. Take this book on your Agile leadership journey, and it will help you to: Build and cultivate an engaged team that can handle almost any challenge Catalyze team communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement Establish yourself as a confident and capable leader who adds value Reap the full benefits of Agile in the real world with real people Ive rarely seen so much useful, concrete advice packaged in such a simple and accessible way. Henrik Kniberg, Agile coach and author, Lean from the Trenches I just found the next must-read book for our entire leadership team. Tricia Broderick, Director of Development, TechSmith Agile teams need effective leaders who get the people stuff. Without that youre merely going through the Agile motions. Scott W. Ambler, co-creator of Disciplined Agile Delivery

Gil Broza (Author), Becky Parker, Daniel Barrington Rubio, Jim Edgar (Narrator)

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The Human Cloud: How Today's Changemakers Use Artificial Intelligence and the Freelance Economy to T

With the technical world of work changing rapidly, don't leave anything to chance. In The Human Cloud, two workforce productivity and technology experts lay out a clear picture of the coming revolution in how work is done and how jobs are shaped, empowering you with practical advice to take charge of your future. If you listen to the news, robots are coming for your job. Full-time employment will soon be a thing of the past as organizations opt more and more to hire employees on a contract basis. And thanks to technological advances across email, video, project management, and instant messaging platforms, being tied to a desk working full time for one company is becoming obsolete. These predictions have many of us asking, 'Where does that leave me?" The Human Cloud just may be the most important book to prepare you for the future of the way work is done. In this book, a human cloud technologist and an AI expert help you not only clearly understand the transition you see happening around you, but they will also help you take advantage of it. By replacing fear with knowledge, you will better understand how this shift in employment is a good thing, be equipped to embrace the positive advantages new technology brings and use it all to your benefit, and further secure how your own job is shaped so you are never left behind. Topics unpacked in The Human Cloud include: - How employees and employers will be able to take advantage of the new automated and freelance-based workplace. - How they will be able to take advantage of the new technology disruptions the machine cloud will create. - Why the changes employees and employers are seeing aren't the projection of doom that many are predicting; they can actually create many new career opportunities. - How to navigate the coming job marketplace. Accompanying figures and recommended reading are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Matthew Douglas Coatney, Matthew Mottola (Author), Jakob Lewis (Narrator)

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The Home Network Manual: The Complete Guide to Setting Up, Upgrading, and Securing Your Home Network

Learn everything you need to know about perfecting your home network in one simple guide. Do you need to build or upgrade your home network, but aren’t sure where to begin? Would you like your home network to be fast, stable, and secure? After reading The Home Network Manual you’ll know: - The components that make up a home network - The right way to set up a home network from scratch - Which devices will give you the best home network - Tips for making your home network fast - How to have reliable Wi-Fi throughout your home - How to diagnose and fix common home network problems - How to secure your home network from hackers …And so much more! Having a fast, stable, and secure home network is more important now than ever. After reading this book, you'll be equipped with all the tools and information you need to have the trouble-free, fast, and secure home network you need. If getting every device in your home on your home network has been a chore, or if you’re putting up with situations like your video streaming services buffering every few moments, your online games kicking you because your Wi-Fi drops, or your Zoom sessions fuzzing out and freezing into that impossible to understand robot voice, then you need to read this book! Keep yourself and your family safe in the digital age. Make sure everything is running the best it can, and learn what you need to know about your home network. Troubleshoot your issues and be the hero that saves your family grief in their day-to-day online experiences. Buy your copy now!

Marlon Buchanan (Author), Helpful Matthew (Narrator)

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The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality

The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wars. From iconic books like Neuromancer to blockbuster films like The Matrix, virtual reality has long been hailed as the ultimate technology. But outside of a few research labs and military training facilities, this tantalizing vision of the future was nothing but science fiction. Until 2012, when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey—then just a rebellious teenage dreamer living alone in a camper trailer—invents a device that has the potential to change everything. With the help of a videogame legend, a serial entrepreneur and many other colorful characters, Luckey’s scrappy startup kickstarts a revolution and sets out to bring VR to the masses. As with most underdog stories, things don’t quite go according to plan. But what happens next turns out to be the ultimate entrepreneurial journey: a tale of battles won and lost, lessons learned and neverending twists and turns—including an unlikely multi-billion-dollar acquisition by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, which shakes up the landscape in Silicon Valley and gives Oculus the chance to forever change our reality. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution, The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, breakdowns and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a super accessible and supremely entertaining look at the birth of a game-changing new industry. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Blake J. Harris (Author), Stephen Graybill (Narrator)

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The Handy Apple Guide for Your iPhone: iPhone XS - iPhone XS Max - iPhone XR - iOS12

Are you looking to tap into the hidden potential of the latest iPhones? The latest phones from Apple are loaded with tons of amazing features. In order to unlock its power, you need an informative book. That's where this guide comes in. With the swift changes in technology, you'll need a guide that can keep up with the times, is accurate, and one that can stand side by side with the devices/technologies that it explores. In this eBook, here's what you'll uncover: - Advanced facial recognition features that are state-of-the-art and can be used in many secure ways - - How the phone's durable, stunning and top-notch construction provides so many benefits - - The excellent 'Portait Mode' feature with Apple's thoroughly designed camera lens - - More about its innovative A13 Bionic CPU and how it increases the phone's speed - - A step-by-step guide to use your iPhone to its fullest - - How to finish up your iPhone X, XR, XS, 11 settings - - More about its powerful iOS platform - - And much more! With so many great features of this phone, you'll need a great resource in order to show you how to utilize so many of these enhancements. Let this book be your guide!

Matthew Stone (Author), Summer Jo Swaine (Narrator)

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