I just came across this site thanks to an article entitled “Free: The Guggenheim Puts 65 Modern Art Books Online.” But there is so much more here. Continue reading »
Back in the early 1990′s, I worked with Peachpit Press to provide discounted books to 3 local user groups in the DFW area. I sold enough books that I was even able to attend a Peachpit party at San Francisco Macworld Expo one year. Of course, since then there have been a lot of changes in the publishing industry. Continue reading »
Here is my selection of the best books for learning about and being inspired by the late Steve Jobs! I have read or thumbed all (except two, not yet published) of these, and can recommend them for your own, personal benefit — or as a superb gift for anyone on your gift list this year!
* Steve Jobs
* Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
* I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words
* The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great
* Return to the Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple
* iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business
* Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made
* All About Steve: The Story of Steve Jobs and Apple from the Pages of Fortune
* Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World’s Most Colorful Company
…. go get’em!
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Steve Jobs was nearly as iconic as his company logo. His legacy is that of an innovator, risk-taker, a visionary and a genius. With his recent passing, Bluewater Productions along with Paperless Publishing decided to publish the upcoming special edition biography comic book as an e-book available this week on the NOOK and Kindle.
We all know that Apple’s iCloud is coming soon. But have you stopped to see all that it contains? Apple has a description of it on their web site. Continue reading »
Do you really need to pay for Internet security? Eric Geier sheds some light on free antivirus programs and whether or not they can adequately protect your computer and data.
“For the first time since kindergarten, I will have to learn how to go to class again.” That is what Freed-Hardeman University prospective student Katie Scott said when she was told about iKnow 2.0. Beginning in the fall of 2012, iKnow 2.0 will provide an iPad to every student who enrolls as a freshman at Freed-Hardeman University as well as every faculty member at the institution.
On iPadForums, “Bremen” posted: “Free ebook sites, already in iBook (ePub) format. I have posted a few of these in various places, but thought I would tie it together here. These are some sites that have FREE ebooks that are already in ePub format. They will import and read as is in iBooks. Continue reading »
COMICS BUYER’S GUIDE universe have gone app-happy, and are now offering digital downloads and original ebooks available exclusively via iVerse’s Comics+, a free iTunes application that has over 5,000 comic books formatted for the iPhone or iPad.
KneeBouncers has announced the release of Who Says Moo?, the first ebook app from the creators of the popular toddler’s web site. The dynamic interactive ebook invites toddlers to explore a variety of animals on a farm and discover the sounds they make. Colorful illustrations and clever animations engage and entertain toddlers and preschoolers. Parents and family members will love the voice recording feature making them the narrator of the story. Continue reading »
The official announcement concerning what products will be included in Apple’s move from MobileMe to iCloud has been posted. This has been done in the form of an FAQ. Continue reading »
Here’s a good series of articles which are actually full chapter excerpts from leading books on important issues of the day . ..
[] Internet Discrimination: Impending Threat to Technology Growth?
[] Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Computing: Errors, Failures, and Risk
[] 101 Windows Phone 7 Apps: In Case of Emergency
[] Android Tablet Development Tips and Tricks
[] Resuming Business Operations After a Virus Infection
288 Vroom proudly presents Sympathy For The Devil, an original novel about a fallen angel who decides it’s time to find his way home. In this tense unique thriller-mystery, the Devil is not what you expected and all of your previous ideas may be changed forever. Sympathy For The Devil is available on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad and was listed in iTunes App Store New & Noteworthy Books. The first few chapters are free and will get you hooked! Continue reading »
This application is used to change audiobooks in MP3 format to MP4 bookmarkable (m4b) format. I prefer this nice GUI version, but there actually is a listing if you prefer to use Terminal (Command Line Interface.)
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