The reality and makeup of information at the basic level
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Explores forming and information at the most basic level. How information comes to be in the world and what it physically is in relation to space-time and matter-energy.
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This book is much different then any e-discovery book I have ever read.  Being on the Sedona E-Discovery working group I read a lot of e-discovery cases, treatises, books, and articles -- this is the first book to approach e-discovery and specifically electronic documents as an abstraction.  On a metaphysical level the book moves the reader from thinking one dimensionally of a document as a paper static document, to a definition of a document that includes the constantly changing nature of documents as they exist in most modern enterprises.  This book does not provide a checklist of e-discovery tasks (or rather I don't see this as the primary purpose of this book).  This book is a truly big picture tour de-force in re-defining the paradigm that we use to understand electronic documents.
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If you are a computer science student or professional wanting to delve into the semantic web, this book is a recent [2015] summary of the key ideas. The potential is vast - to make a more intelligent set of web pages, that can be parsed and analysed by machines in ways more useful to end users. There is an obvious overlap with the so-called Big Data, where now the latter refers to the universe of web pages.

A key idea is that you get far beyond the look and feel of the HTML presentational style. You can appreciate how the original HTML 3 of the 90s gave us a mash up of presentation and data, much to the frustration of programmers wanting to get at the data.

The text explains OWL and the overall idea of different ontologies pervading the web. Much work has already been done in various domains like medicine on defining several ontologies. Maybe the book can inspire you to look deeper.
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This rating is based of necessity on an incomplete miniscule cursory glance, partial skim of the book. If time, more will be added later. Much of the book, particularly near the start, is general information that many are already aware of as to methods anyone can use and governments often use to obtain information from technological devices that people own.  As promised, the author also goes into depth on various long distance or remote
weaponry (usually labeled non-lethal but over time becomes lethal) used on some civilians and various reasons why people may be targeted--often randomly. In addition to these topics, there is a unique section on various scripts used on people which sometimes involve their hearing voices that others can't hear or discipher. There is more in the book but this is it for now. Seems a worthwhile purchase for some.
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Many networking books are little more than condensations of product literature and standard documents. Radia's book goes into the concepts and principles behind the technology, and in some cases, the history. This  information will be very useful to students learning the technology,  networking managers trying to improve their networks and product developers  hoping to avoid past mistakes. If network architects and standards  developers absorb this book perhaps the next generation of networking will  be less complex and more effective. The book includes historical anecdotes  and controversial recommendations. These make it entertaining as well as  informative.
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How many of us browse and search the web for living? Tara Calishain does, and has been doing this for ten years now. Then, it should come as no surprise that she is able, in this fine new book, to summarize the web searching wisdom she has gathered over the years and conceptualize something that by its nature goes against simple hierarchies.

The book covers...

Part I: The Elements of Web Searching:

- search engines

- directories

- toolbars and other browser gadgets

Part II: The Principles of Web Searching (I found this to be a very refreshing view on the subject -- combining the abstract with the examples):

- the principle of unique language (how the language of the query influences the results)

- the principle of the reinvented wheel (communities, usenet, etc.)

- the principle of onions (imaging pealing those layers and finding deeper and deeper information)

- the principle of nicknames (my last name changed since I got married; guess what, so did the results when searching for those name variations)

- the principle of every scrap (how to refine your searches based on the previous results)

- the principles of mass similar (extending the name searches into the branding world)

- the principle of the world beyond (bringing in the experts)

- the principle of the expanding web (as if you didn't know the universe and its projection on the web is ever expanding)

- the principle of applied power (special syntaxes for the major search engines and the precision they bring)

- the principle of salt grains (whom can you trust on the web?)

I am not sure I would have named those principles the way they are in the book but I trust Tara and her editor had a reason to pick those chapter titles.

Next comes Part III: Searching The Web with a special focus on news searching, job searching and local search. Tara takes your hand and leads you to places you (or at least I) never knew they existed on the web.

Part IV, Searching for Multimedia (images and augio, what about video?), Part V: Searching for People (including genealogy research online), Part VI: Consumer Searching (product information with special emphasis on drugs and medical information and kid-safe searching), all round up a very thorough book with more helpful tips than you can absorb for days.

Last but not least, a book focussed almost entirely on non-geeks offers a chapter on "technical support", and concludes with international information search. I would love to see this last topic expanded into a book of its own, and maybe one day such a project will see the light. For now, let's be grateful to Tara Calishain and Eben Hewitt, the Garage series editor at Prentice Hall PTR, for taking a pragmatic approach to knowledge sharing and bringing a needed book by a thoughtful author to an eager audience.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to expand their understanding and use of the vast ocean of knowledge called the World Wide Web.
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The book is an excellent introduction to what goes on inside databases.
I used an earlier edition of this book when I was suddenly put in the position of writing database internals, and I had to modify and  improve the B-tree code of a database.
While the book is not advanced, it  gave me an understanding of how B-trees work which helped me master this  assignment.  After reading this book, I was able to read more advanced  articles in the database literature.
The discussion in the book is  extremely clear.  The content is fascinating and it gives you a solid  introduction to topics that are basic to modern computer systems.
The  book will not make you an expert (you have to have suitable mentors and  suitable reading of the literature for that) but it will get you off the  ground which is all you should expect from an introductory book.
You have  to recognize that the code and algorithms are not industry quality - they  are teaching quality - they do not have all the optimizations one would  expect to use in industry;  the code in the book is designed to make the  concepts clear.
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I praised this book in my article on Recommendations for the Information Architect's Book Shelf in ACM's SIG. I do not want to repeat that here but this book connects the Search experience as a navigational aid to the Information Architect's task, to the usability task and to the web design implementers task. Do not look here for gimmicks to be top rated in Amazon or Google. But do look to gain an understanding of enterprise search as a navigational capability and how Search connects the scent of information to that user experience.

There are few books on Search that draw that connection, even though at an enterprise level most of the 400,000 weekly users of the enterprise site that I am responsible for use Search as a  navigation aide - even when the link they are looking for is right on the home page. (I believe it is the organizational culture) In most other enterprise sites, it is reported that between 40% and 60% of users navigate with the search engine.  I think you will agree with me that often that experience leaves a lot to be desired.

Again there are few books that treat this subject at the enterprise level and effectively connect it to the user experience. Until I write mine, there are few that do it well. When Search Meets Usability is the one that does it well. It will be worth the long weekend you spend with it.
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This user-friendly reference showing how to use the Internet illustrated  with screen shots and diagrams. Material is arranged in six sections on  connecting to the Internet, browsing the Web, sending and receiving e-mail,  reading and posting newsgroup messages, downloading files, chatting,  Internet phone calls, and creating a Web page. It also features a series of  short, easy to follow tutorials in the proven style and format of the 10  Minute Guide.
Intended for general users, "Internet 6-In-1" is  composed of a series of short, easy-to-follow tutorials. The six major  categories of coverage in the book is Getting Connected, Web Browsing,  e-mail, Newsgroups, Creating Web Pages and Internet Yellow Pages. This  solid book contains practical information that is provided on  "working" not just surfing.
Good job!
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This book contains technical stuff as well as regular level material. Some of it will meet the needs of the higher level implementer, and other the regular administrator.
I look forward to it being a useful reference
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A couple a career coaches at the networking groups I attend suggested this book as required reading and I agree. Information is so ubiquitous this day in age that a person has to distinguish themselves through "high concept, high touch" actions, services and products.

I particularly like the concepts of design and story. It easy to see how these concepts apply, even to the internet itself. For example, we have all seen websites that are "flat": They have a couple of pictures, some bullet lists & short paragraphs, and maybe 3 or 4 linked pages. We place low credibility not only with the site, but with the organization behind it. Contrarily, look at sites like [...] that provides dictionary and thesaurus assistance that is both fun to use and provides INSTANT VISUAL UNDERSTANDING. Similarly, look at how the REAL School Gardens in Fort Worth, Texas tells a story about itself using a stepping stone path rather than bullets or prose. ([...])

Like many others, I think Mr. Pink is on target with his insights on the direction our society is headed.
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The book presents basic information and  details new to me . Since I have been started on looking  for this type of information all That I can grab is going to help.
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Although the information would be a little basic for anyone actively  involved in network security it does provide an accessible introduction to  the major topics for the new user. There were a few errors scattered about  but most were clarified through inspection or a review of other resources  mentioned in the text. Although I would not call it the  "ultimate" guide, I did find it to be a worthwhile text.
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If you want to know how to present information in a clear and functional format that actually contributes to the readers understanding - read this book.
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Very basic. Not a lot of information you can't just get on the internet, or just from having been around the craft for enough time. It could be of use to a beginner, however, still, this information is easy to find. And, some of it I found inaccurate or skewed.
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As a practising information designer I found this to be an excellent source of information, especially for students. This book takes people back to basics, something that a lot of modern IT "professionals" overlook.
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A good book to sustain both unsupervised and supervised learning. I learned how the K-nearest neighbour works. Overall, this booklet is informational. There are lots of terminologies that are not familiar to me. It needs to enhance the explanation into basic English so that even the most novice reader can easily follow through. Overall, this is a good resource to read on machine learning.