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What will the economy of the future look like?

Where will advancing technology, job automation, outsourcing and globalization lead?

Is it possible that accelerating computer technology was a primary cause of the current global economic crisis?and that even more disruptive impacts lie ahead?

This groundbreaking book by a Silicon Valley computer engineer and entrepreneur explores these questions and shows how accelerating technology is likely to have a highly disruptive influence on our economy in the near future?and may well already be a significant factor in the current global crisis.

THE LIGHTS IN THE TUNNEL employs a powerful thought experiment to explore the economy of the future. An imaginary "tunnel of lights" is used to visualize the economic implications of the new technologies that are likely to appear in the coming years and decades.

The book directly challenges nearly all conventional views of the future and illuminates the danger that lies ahead if we do not plan for the impact of rapidly advancing technology. It also offers unique insights into how technology will intertwine with globalization to shape the twenty-first century and explores ways in which the economic realities of the future might be leveraged to drive prosperity and to address global challenges such as poverty and climate change.

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Updated for iOS 5 and Automatic Reference Counting (ARC)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
4th rev. ed.
Abmessung: 23 cm
Von Kochan, Stephen G.

Written by bestselling author and popular trainer Stephen Kochan, Programming in Objective-C is a clear, step-by-step tutorial on the fundamentals of Objective-C programming for Apple''s iOS and Mac platforms. Programming in Objective-C makes no assumptions about prior experience with either object-oriented programming languages generally or with the C language specifically. Both beginners and experienced programmers alike can use this book to quickly and effectively learn the fundamentals of Objective-C programming.
Readers can also learn the concepts of object-oriented programming without having to first learn all of the intricacies of the underlying procedural language (C). This unique approach to learning Objective-C, combined with an abundance of complete code examples, clear diagrams and tables, exercises at the end of each chapter, and an author-supported readers web forum, makes Programming in Objective-C ideally suited for either self-study or classroom use. The fourth edition of Programming in Objective-C includes several critical additions and enhancements: / Updates to cover the latest versions of Xcode (4.2) and the iOS SDK (iOS5) / Detailed discussion of how to use Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) to improve and simplify memory management in Objective-C programming / improvements in key areas to incorporate reader feedback and suggestions Programming in Objective-C, Fourth Edition Table of Contents 1 Introduction Part I: The Objective-C Language 2 Programming in Objective-C 3 Classes, Objects, and Methods 4 Data Types and Expressions 5 Program Looping 6 Making Decisions 7 More on Classes 8 Inheritance 9 Pol

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Aptly subtitled "New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems", The Humane Interface is essentially an introduction to a new school of the craft of semiotics. Although the author doesn't use this specific term, The Human Interface, the book explores the intelligent design of efficient signs and symbols for the "conversation" between man and computer. The book deals with many types of conceptual devices we use, both to find our way to a piece of data or program function, and to set parameters for searches or other commands, investigating the various strategies used, evaluating them and proposing new, more powerful yet less complicated interfaces.

The author introduces new tactics for communicating information, both inward to and outward from a computer--but does not confine this overview to computers. Also under inspection are leads and displays on digital tools such as the oscillograph and the dials of technological commonplaces like the VCR that graces your living room.

For the person who has never broached the subject this is a great introduction to a field that badly needs a shake-up, and in the meantime it delivers some well-placed blows. Replete with criticisms and case studies of bad examples (as if they were needed), this book offers real solutions for designers of tomorrow, demonstrating how fresh ideas can be applied to simplify yet simultaneously enhance the interface between people and digital machines. If you've spent a frustrating afternoon reassigning cable or satellite stations to desired channels with the woeful interface usually provided, you'll immediately see the practical value of this refreshing book. --Wilf Hey