Food Network – November 2016
English | 226 pages | True PDF | 69 MB
Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy and co-author John Baichtal teach readers essential workshop skills with over a dozen projects that explore everything from mold-making to CNC routing on to metalsmithing.Projects in this book include:
For over a decade, Andrew “bunnie” Huang, one of the world’s most esteemed hackers, has shaped the fields of hacking and hardware, from his cult-classic book Hacking the Xbox to the open-source laptop Novena and his mentorship of various hardware startups and developers. In The Hardware Hacker, Huang shares his experiences in manufacturing and open hardware, creating an illuminating and compelling career retrospective.
A Perl expert can solve a problem in a few lines of well-tested code. Now you can unlock these powers for yourself. Modern Perl teaches you how Perl really works. It’s the only book that explains Perl thoroughly, from its philosophical roots to the pragmatic decisions that help you solve real problems-and keep them solved. You’ll understand how the language fits together and discover the secrets used by the global Perl community. This beloved guide is now completely updated for Perl 5.22.
Genetic algorithms are one of the tools you can use to apply machine learning to finding good, sometimes even optimal, solutions to problems that have billions of potential solutions. This book gives you experience making genetic algorithms work for you, using easy-to-follow example problems that you can fall back upon when learning to use other machine learning tools and techniques. Each chapter is a step-by-step tutorial that helps to build your skills at using genetic algorithms to solve problems using Python. Download the sample chapters for a brief introduction to genetic algorithms and the writing style used in this book.
Key Features
This book is based on the latest 2.0 version of Apache Spark and 2.7 version of Hadoop integrated with most commonly used tools.
Arduino Playground will show you how to make gadgets with the Arduino hardware platform that you can use in your home, workshop, and even with your friends. Some projects are practical, others are pure fun-but all are designed to teach you something new about building with electronics.
Astronomy for Beginners brings you everything you need to know to view the wonders of the night sky. From the basics such as setting up a telescope, reading star charts and using binoculars, through to keeping logbooks and joining a club, this new edition will help you learn all the essential techniques and practices. Whether you want to identify constellations or photograph craters on the moon, these guides are the place to start.
Released in 2015, Windows 10 is Microsoft’s most advanced operating system yet. Having addressed the failings of Windows 8, the Start menu is reinstated, Internet Explorer is replaced by Microsoft Edge and Cortana opens doors for a whole new way of using your PC. Master all the essentials with Senior’s Edition Windows 10 and your device will soon be integrated into your everyday life.
From basic photo editing skills, to colour corrections, layers, brushes and selections, the newly revised Photoshop for Beginners will guide you through all the techniques you need to get started with Adobe’s celebrated software. Free online resources such as tutorial files, brushes, actions, textures and fonts are also available to help you practise your new skills.
The history of human aviation spans over a hundred years, from the first manned flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903 to the futuristic spacecraft of today that shuttle astronauts and payloads to the International Space Station. Today’s aircraft are constantly evolving and being upgraded. In this new edition of How It Works Book of Aircraft we will bring to life a plethora of modern flying machines, from fighter jets to drones and engineless gliders to rocket ships.
Retelling the true story behind history’s most memorable events, All About History Annual will transport you back in time. Broken up into thematic sections – Empires & Civilisations, Power & Politics, Death & Disaster and Fame & Fortune – this collection gathers All About History’s best content from the the past year. So sit back and immerse yourself in the highlights and low points from our tumultuous past.
We celebrate the 1996 release of the Nintendo 64 with an incredible new book. Celebrate 20 years of the Nintendo 64 with our brand new book. We’ve not only opened the Retro Gamer vaults to gain access to our very best features, but have also created brand new content that’s never before been featured in the magazine. From Super Mario 64 to Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, every key N64 game is covered.
The periodic table is the ultimate guide to the elements, organised by atomic number and electron configuration. In How It Works Book Of The Elements, take a more in-depth look at every known element and discover the history behind key discoveries. You will learn everything you need to know about the universe’s building blocks right here.