Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino, 2nd EditionRevolutionize the way you interact with your home and become part of the rapidly growing group of hobbyists and enthusiasts by combining the powerful Raspberry Pi with an Arduino board.
Starting with an introduction to the Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards you will set up your very own home automation system through a series of exciting projects, making your life a lot easier.
Build a thermostat, a Raspberry Pi control device, a parcel delivery detector, and a water and damp detector, and then move on to more complex projects including a motor mechanism to control your curtains.
By the end of this practical guide, you will be a confident user who can program, set up, and run a wide range of applications using both the Raspberry Pi and the Arduino. ...
Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids, 2nd EditionThe Raspberry Pi is a single-board mini computer designed to get more people (particularly children) interested in computer programming. It aims to make programming tools and educational programs as accessible as possible, making it very easy to get started with.
This book will guide you through six fun projects that show how programming can be used to be creative. Each project has clear step-by-step instructions and explanations helping children grasp the concepts easily.
You will start by setting up the Raspberry Pi and get to grips with the Scratch programming language to create simple animations. Gain and put to use your understanding of Python to write simple yet useful programs. Create and play a physical game by connecting it to the Raspberry Pi en route to become aware of a number of other possible uses for a very similar circuit/program. Finally, with an understanding of Sonic Pi, you will create your own music. ...
Windows 10 Step by Step, 2nd EditionThis is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with the newest version of Windows 10. Jump in wherever you need answers - brisk lessons and colorful screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step.
Do what you want to do with Windows 10; Explore fun and functional improvements in the newest version; Customize your sign-in and manage connections; Quickly find files on your computer or in the cloud; Tailor your Windows 10 experience for easy access to the information and tools you want; Work more efficiently with Quick Action and other shortcuts; Get personalized assistance and manage third-party services with Cortana; Interact with the web faster and more safely with Microsoft Edge; Protect your computer, information, and privacy. ...
Exam Ref 70-533 Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, 2nd EditionPrepare for the newest versions of Microsoft Exam 70-533 - and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSA level.
Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Design and implement Azure App Service Apps; Create and manage compute resources, and implement containers; Design and implement a storage strategy, including storage encryption; Implement virtual networks, including new techniques for hybrid connections; Design and deploy ARM Templates; Manage Azure security and Recovery Services; Manage Azure operations, including automation and data analysis; Manage identities with Azure AD Connect Health, Azure AD Domain Services, and Azure AD single sign on. ...
Exam Ref 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions, 2nd EditionPrepare for Microsoft Exam 70-532 - and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of the skills needed to develop Microsoft Azure solutions. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making acumen needed for job success.
Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Create and manage Azure Resource Manager Virtual Machines; Design and implement a storage and data strategy; Manage identity, application, and network services; Design and implement Azure PaaS compute, web, and mo bile services. ...
Pro iPhone Development with Swift 4Acquire and master the information required to take you to the next level beyond basic iPhone development using Swift.
In this follow up work to the best selling Beginning iPhone Development with Swift, you'll learn how to improve your apps by managing the performance of your programs using parallelization, getting data in and out of the cloud, using gestures, the camera, 3D touch, sensors as well as newer features having debuted this year.
In its fourth edition, Pro iPhone Development with Swift 4 covers the additional information you want to know to extend your apps into the next level. ...
SoapUI CookbookPacked with practical guidance, this book will show you how to build core SoapUI skills, integrate open source libraries, and code the extra functionality needed to quickly overcome common and advanced API test problems.
Building up your skills, you will progress to more advanced topics such as Groovy scripting, testing secured services, load test concurrency issues, using plugins and developing your own!
So when out-of-the-box SoapUI can't do exactly what you need or the quick guidance you require just isn't there, then take, tweak, and use what you need from a broad range of practical examples in this book and customize your way to API testing success with coverage of SOAP, REST, and Groovy. ...
Swift 2 for Absolute Beginners, 2nd EditionSwift 2 for Absolute Beginners is perfect for those with no programming background, those with some programming experience but no object-oriented experience, or those that have a great idea for an app but haven't programmed since school, and it is now updated for Swift 2.
Gary Bennett and Brad Lees are full-time professional iOS developers and have developed a broad spectrum of apps for Fortune 500 companies. The authors have taken their combined 12 years of writing apps, teaching online iOS courses, the experience from their first three iOS books, along with their online instruction and free online forum at XcelMe.com to create an excellent training book.
Many people have a difficult time believing they can learn to write iOS apps or just staying motivated through learning the process. This book, along with the free, live online training sessions, helps students stay motivated and overcome obstacles while they learn to be great iOS developers. ...
Swift Pocket Reference, 2nd EditionGet quick answers for developing and debugging applications with Swift, Apple's multi-paradigm programming language. Updated to cover the latest features in Swift 2.0, this pocket reference is the perfect on-the-job tool for learning Swift's modern language features, including type safety, generics, type inference, closures, tuples, automatic memory management, and support for Unicode.
Designed to work with Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, Swift can be used in tandem with Objective-C, and either language can call APIs implemented in the other. Swift is still evolving, but Apple clearly sees it as the future language of choice for iOS and OS X software development. ...
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Yosemite EditionWhat makes Windows refugees decide to get a Mac? Enthusiastic friends? The Apple Stores? Great-looking laptops? A "halo effect" from the popularity of iPhones and iPads? The absence of viruses and spyware? The freedom to run Windows on a Mac? In any case, there's never been a better time to switch to OS X—and there's never been a better, more authoritative book to help you do it. ...