I felt that the book not just gave an insight into the new technology but also looked at ways of tweaking the architecture for b
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If you are a system administrator, consultant or even a novice this book will give you a detailed insight into the new features in this version. It also coverst how you can apply the technology in the real world. The book clearly discusses the new FMA architecture and how Citrix have moved away from the soon to be redundant IMA architecture.

I felt that the book not just gave an insight into the new technology but also looked at ways of tweaking the architecture for better performance by using real world examples and recommending products to monitor the environment for potential bottle necks.
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As a practitioner who builds cognitive systems, I thought this book was very good read. Not because it is a hands on 'how to' book, which it is not. But because it discusses from a high level perspective, all of the diverse technologies that have to be used together, and fully integrated, within a cognitive computing platform. Throughout the book, real world use cases are discussed, as they relate to a specific component within such an environment. What I would like to see in a future revision, is a discussion of Prolog in the chapter on knowledge representation, as it is an International Standards Organization (ISO) AI programming language used throughout the world. In addition, the book has a slight bias, to cognitive computing a la big blue, as there is a chapter devoted to their product offering. I would like to see some additional material added that covers smaller startups that have more innovative technology, such as nTeligence and their cognition platform.
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Very insightful book, gave me another perspective and one that made a lot of sense.
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This book is not a how to date book but a book that allows you to learn ways to get to know more about your date. I had no idea how many ways there are to find out things about a person.

What I liked about this book was that its main theme was to open your eyes to the huge impact technology has on the way we meet and interact with people. It also allows you see that while we are all surrounded by technology many people either do not know how to use this technology OR are not aware of all the things available on the internet.

There are references to web sites in almost all the pages.  I found myself reading the book for part of the time and checking out all of the websites referenced the other part of the time.

The end note of the book is for you to put yourself out there to meet people; in an informed and safe way.
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This book makes interesting points that made me look at children and mothers and myself in a whole new way.
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As the author states, this isn't really a how-to manual add much as documentation about their experience building a bridge. It is, however, full of useful information about their decisions, sire selection, bridge design, and how they constructed an outstandingly useful piece of architecture. While I would have liked the book to have more engineering data, adequate references were voluntarily made to more scholarly books on the subject. This book is not just about a bridge, but also a story about other life experience that fed into its design, construction, and its purpose beyond just a piece of clever engineering. It was both an educational and an enjoyable read.
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I've read many books about Aspies, but this book still provided new insight for me.
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I've not only enjoyed reading this book but it has given me a new perspective on trying to understand where things are going and how to deal with them. It's all too easy to just try and identify the sorts of products we can imagine with a science fiction lens on; and to identify the likely needs of the public. What Kevin has done is give us a basis upon which we can identify the overall direction and the drivers that will help others to be inventive and for those of like myself who are trying to make sense of it and learn how we can adapt to continue delivering services in this ever evolving digital landscape. I highly recommend this if you want or need to have a basis for dealing with the rapid digital (r)evolution.
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Before reading this book I viewed Technic as a bunch of gears in a box I would never use.  Now I have a new respect and a whole new world of LEGO ideas that this book opened for me.  I wanted to build things but not being an engineer would give up way to early.  I eagerly read this book because the next page was always something new that gave me more ideas as it opened a part of my brain that may have been a bit dusty.  The potential of this book is out of this world.
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I think the book provides a great reflection about modern development of computer technology, and the future goals and ideals to achieve in this growing field of technology.
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Books about technology's progress and impact are a little too common. Some of us readers avoid most tech business books after we read the first one that teaches us nothing new. And then there are so many that boldly predict a future that never happens  again wasting our time. Hence, I've been avoiding them for years.

But an excerpt from "Dogfight..." caught my eye, and being that it was about Apple (admitted Apple addict since finding a Mac in a friend's closet in 1984) I felt it was time to 'read tech' again. I'm thankful I did.

The author is engaging, so it's a hard book to put down. The insights into the cultures of the two companies and the changing use of patents in legal strategy may be nothing new to daily readers of the Wall Street Journal, Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch and other sources. But for the readers who choose not to take on a steady diet of those topicsmuch less analyze the rapidly transforming world of entertainment contentthis book presents a valuable, concise, and presumed accurate perspective on some of the most important change going on in business today.

While the author doesn't predict the future, he gives us enough understanding of the many players in the two key fields slowly merging, entertainment and technology, that we come away from the book wiser, more aware, and optimistic about our lives to come.
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with advent of modern science and technology trying to turn the corner this worth a read.
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Mr. Rheingold is a well know scientist that seems to write a book every two years on the next generation of technology. In this book, he focused on Mobile related technologies and the affects for our future. I found this book to be insightful and filled with upcoming knowledge on mobile trends.
The best part of the Mr. Rheingold writting is his describtion on how mobile technology will affect society. Also his stories of globetrotting to various technical companies was interesting.
If you are interested in the near future of mobile technology, this book is a very interesting book from the point of view of technology and society.
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As a former communications major at a Christian university, I've read a number of books addressing the intersection of technology and Christianity. These "theology of technology" books have almost always proven to be heavier on the technology side than the theology side. The authors, likewise, have more often proven to be students of Marshall McLuhan (a major figure in media theory) than students of the Word.

But that all changed as I read this latest book by John Dyer (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary). From the Garden to the City has a biblical balance and insight to it that has been missing in all my previous reads. Dyer shows an uncanny ability to skillfully and faithfully weave the two seeming unrelated topics of faith and technology into quite an engaging book.

The very structure of the book follows the Christian metanarrative of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Dyer argues that (1) our ability to make technology is a reflection of our Creator, (2) every technology has the potential to be used for sin and rebellion, (3) technology can also be used for redemptive purposes, and (4) God's plan is the restoration of all things, including some of the things we make. Here's a thread of insights I felt made a significant connection:

  Adam and Eve's very first act after sinning simultaneously reflected their programming as God's image-bearers, and their newfound sinfulness...
  The clothing was their way of transforming their circumstances such that they would no longer rely on God for anything...
  Technology can at the same time be both a reflection of the image of God and a subtle rebellion against him and his authority...
  ...technology is also one of the chief means by which humans attempt to create a world without God. As our technology grows more and more powerful, the illusion of control becomes increasingly convincing. (Chapter 5, "Rebellion")

Dyer does a masterful job of helping the Christian reflect on the nature of technology. If I have one critique, it is that there was not equal emphasis on how the Christian should respond to technology. Or put another way, at the cross-section of theology and technology Dyer gives us plenty of implications but not enough applications. (Perhaps a second book is in order?)

Living in the middle of a technological explosion (comparing the last 150 years with the span of human history), we should be all the more diligent in examining and "seeing through" the technology we use. Dyer warns, "When technology has distracted us to the point that we no longer examine it, it gains the greatest opportunity to enslave us."
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Yes it was very insightful and it gave me some new skills to deal with what life brings to us sometimes.
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I had no idea about anything to do with VR and found that this book really made clear a path to entice future development as well as point out where the industry is at the moment. I especially liked the reflections on how this medium could potentially help so many other different businesses and modalities for the future.
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Visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in August,and found that this book was an added enhancement to my experience at the Museum.