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A newcomer’s guide to wireless telecommunications technologies

Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs is a good primer for those who want an honest understanding of wireless data communications technologies and their capabilities. Written by Gilbert Held, an award-winning author and lecturer who specializes in the application of computer and communications technology, the eleven chapters explain how wireless technology works and… Read More: A newcomer’s guide to wireless telecommunications technologies »

The next great thing for the Internet?

Accompanied by fear, excitement, distrust, and optimism, the term “peer-to-peer” has abruptly shoved its way to the centre stage of computing. A good litmus test: Mention Napster, and everyone in the know seems to have an opinion on this file-sharing network. In this hardcover book edited by Andy Oram, key peer-to-peer pioneers take us beyond… Read More: The next great thing for the Internet? »

Become a D.I.Y. expert

Written with non-technical PC users in mind, Fix Your Own PC is a valuable guide to diagnosing, fixing, and understanding your PC. That is hardly surprising, given that the book is into its sixth edition with over 200,000 copies in print. In the author’s opinion, repairing a PC is actually a job that exercises the muscles… Read More: Become a D.I.Y. expert »