Item category 1: Computing & IT

Take command of your Android smartphone. Android Smartphones For Seniors For Dummies is the best no-nonsense guide for members of the older-and-better crowd who want to use their smartphone's features without making a support call. This fluff-free guide shows you the essentials of a smartphone ru...

Canva For Dummies is a beautiful full-color reference, covering everything you need to create dazzling visual materials in Canva Free and Pro versions. Discover all tools, templates, and features at the ready, plus utilize expert tips and tricks to improve your design and visual communication ski...

"ChatGPT For Dummies demystifies the artificial intelligence tool that can answer questions, write essays, and generate just about any kind of text it's asked for. This powerful example of generative AI is widely predicted to upend education and business. In this book, you'll learn how ChatGPT wo...

Computers For Seniors For Dummies gives you the confidence you need to connect with friends and explore the internet all from the comfort of your couch. This step-by-step guide walks you through the basics of buying and setting up a computer, working with Windows or Mac, and getting online. With ...

iPhone, 2025 Edition, covers the iPhone basics, as well as the features of iPhone 16 and earlier models. You'll also learn how to navigate the new iOS 17 release to make phone and FaceTime calls, send texts and messages, get online, play games, shoot video, and all the other amazing things your A...

iPhone For Seniors is a no-nonsense manual for making the most of the latest iPhone models. You'll learn how to navigate your device's software and customize its settings for your needs. Plow through the basics like making calls, sending text messages, checking your e-mail, using FaceTime, tracki...

Get up to speed on Microsoft's emailing, scheduling, collaborating, and organizing super-app Microsoft 365 Outlook can do pretty much anything for you. It can deliver and sort your email, filter out the junk, help you organize your life, send data to the cloud, sync up your various devices, and e...

Microsoft is enhancing all its most widely used productivity software -- including Windows and apps like Word and Excel -- with the power of AI. And now you can learn to make the most of this revolutionary new tool with Microsoft Copilot For Dummies!

Teach Yourself Visually Microsoft 365 is a newly revised edition of the easy-to-use and up-to-date visual walkthrough of Microsoft's ubiquitous office products. It's the fastest and most efficient way to get up to speed on world-famous apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, offering crystal-clear...

Windows 11 brings you up to speed on the latest version of Windows, so you can make your PC operate the way you need it to with no guesswork. This straightforward and approachable resource helps you keep your PC or laptop humming, helping you do things like create user profiles, get connected to ...

The top-selling Windows book for the older and wiser crowd Windows 11 For Seniors For Dummies, 2nd Edition delivers fluff-free information on making the latest version of Windows work for you. You'll get clear guidance on the basics, troubleshooting tips, and advice for staying safe while you use...

Coding for Beginners in easy steps, 3rd edition will appeal to anyone, of any age, who wants to begin coding computer programs. Includes comparison examples in C, C++ and Java to give you a rounded view of computer coding. Ideal for newcomers to programming, including youngsters needing to learn ...

We stand on the verge of the AI revolution, where artificial intelligence is learning to make decisions and perform complex tasks that once only humans could do. This incredible technology is the result of decades of research into computer science and the most intense period of development in the...

Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to ...

Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often appalling conditions to ...

In this book, digital anthropologist Payal Arora proposes ways in which we can envision new design systems and thinking to include the world. Drawing from fieldwork on young people's digital usage in Brazil, India, Bangladesh and Nigeria, Arora reveals how their understandings of algorithmic syst...

Fully updated to cover the latest version of iPadOS and all the newest features, iPad and iPad Pro For Dummies is your fun, full-color guide to the most popular tablet on the market. There are a lot of things you can do with an iPad -- browse the internet, take photos and videos, manage your sche...

A beginner-friendly creative coding tutorial that explores a range of programming strategies for developing computer simulations of natural systems - from elementary concepts in math and physics to sophisticated machine-learning algorithms. All examples are written with p5.js, a JavaScript librar...

AI could revolutionise science, medicine, and technology, and deliver us a world of abundance and better health. Or it could be a disaster, leading to the downfall of democracy, or even our extinction. In Taming Silicon Valley, Gary Marcus, one of the most trusted voices in AI, explains that we s...

This book is packed full of information that makes your TikTok experience safer and more enjoyable. It's written for all TikTok everyday users, influencers and content creators around the world and shares how you can make the most of TikTok safely and protect your TikTok account effectively.

What if you could be identified by anyone with just a blurry photo? When Kashmir Hill stumbled upon Clearview AI in 2019, a facial recognition platform with an alleged 98.6% accuracy rate, the implications were terrifying. But that was just the beginning. Clearview AI would quickly rise to the to...

This book gives Android rookies a crash-course in how to use these popular phones. You'll go beyond the basics of texting and taking photos -- we'll walk you through all the pro tips and tricks for customizing your phone, optimizing all your settings, using social media (safely), and making the m...

This book offers a one-stop resource on cybersecurity basics, personal security, business security, cloud security, security testing, and security awareness. Filled with content to help with both personal and business cybersecurity needs, this book shows you how to lock down your computers, devic...

"iPhone For Dummies, 2023 edition is your essential guide to the latest iPhone models, including the powerful new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. Armed with this book, you can harness your iPhone's power for work, play, and everything in between. Master iOS and iPhone essentials in minutes, and then...

Provides information on the basics of laptop computers, covering such topics as buying a laptop, working with Windows 10 and 11, using email and social networking sites, and keeping information safe online.

"Mum, I want a robot slave." Broadcaster Tracey Spicer had an epiphany when her young son uttered these six words. Suddenly, her life's work fighting inequality seemed futile. What's the point in agitating to change the present, if bigotry is being embedded into our futures? And so began a quest ...

You've probably heard that the metaverse -- a word that seemingly went from nonexistent to everywhere -- is the next big thing in technology. What is it, anyway? Metaverse For Dummies unravels the mysteries of the metaverse, for the curious and for anyone looking to get in on the ground floor. Di...

Did you know that a hostile government could take control of your phone without your knowledge? Pegasus is the most powerful cyber-surveillance system on the market - available to any government that can afford its multimillion-dollar price tag. With just a missed call or an unopened message, it ...

Voice is the next technology -- remarkably similar in potential impact to the Internet and mobile computing -- poised to change the way the world works. Tobias Dengel is in the vanguard of this breakthrough, understanding the deep, wide-ranging implications voice will have for every industry. And...

Veteran tech educator and writer Paul McFedries delivers a practical, step-by-step guide to using the latest version of the world's most popular spreadsheet app. The book is filled with easy two-page lessons containing large-size screenshots and walkthroughs demonstrating common and useful tasks ...