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In an era where new energy creation is critical, Bowman’s book is meant to inform and to guide. “The Green Guide to Power: Thinking Outside the Grid” is not a “good-guy”- “bad-guy” story. It discusses the importance of energy creation and energy distribution both globally and here in the US. Without minimizing conservation efforts, Bowman raises awareness that new alternative energy sources are in dire need. The immediacy of the energy challenge is finding all of us. The inability to access reliable, cost effective and carbon neutral power is affecting individuals, businesses and the planet at large. “Thinking Outside the Grid” is designed to help the lay person understand the energy conundrum. Bowman’s … More >>
The Green Guide to Power: Thinking Outside the Grid
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The Green Guide to Power: Thinking Outside the Grid
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Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide
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- ISBN13: 9780071492751
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Install and Configure Grid Control to Manage Your Oracle LandscapeBuild a robust grid computing infrastructure with guidance from an Oracle expert who developed and taught the Grid Control Deep Dive class to Oracle Consulting. Featuring real-world examples and best practices, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide explains how to reliably and cost-effectively deploy a dynamic Grid Control environment. Learn how to lay the preinstallation groundwork, configure targets for monitoring, create services, implement security, and fine-tune performance. You’ll also get full coverage of backup and recovery strategies and high-availability techniques.Prepare infrastructure hosts … More >>
Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide
Living off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter and More
- ISBN13: 9781602393165
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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A how-to handbook to free yourself from the constraints of modern living. In daily life, we can take control of the resources and services we depend on. Electricity and energy don’t have to come off the public utility grid—alternatives abound in solar, wind, and water generated power. Design decisions can drastically affect power consumption, and bio-diesel and alternative fuels can help break the oil habit. Dave Black describes alternatives for eco-pimping your home and lifestyle for independence, economy, and a more integrated way of life. Equally valuable for the urban dweller vaguely concerned about the size of his or her carbon footprint and the rural self-sufficiency enthusiast, Livi… More >>
Living off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter and More
The Self-Sufficiency Specialist: The Essential Guide to Designing and Planning for Off-Grid Self-Reliance
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- ISBN13: 9781845379254
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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With frequent warnings about water and energy shortages, or the potential dangers of pesticides and genetically modified foods, many people nurture a dream of living a self-sufficient life. This comprehensive yet easy-to-read addition to the Specialist series explains what it really takes to live off the fat of the land. It answers all the fundamental questions anyone considering a lifestyle change might ask, from the best way to warm your home off the grid to how much time and effort it takes to grow your own food and raise your own animals. Both the most fulfilling aspects and the hard work of self-sufficient living are revealed in full. Packed with informative illustrations and diagrams, this manual offers a… More >>
The Self-Sufficiency Specialist: The Essential Guide to Designing and Planning for Off-Grid Self-Reliance
Cruciverbalism: A Crossword Fanatic’s Guide to Life in the Grid
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- ISBN13: 9780060890605
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For the millions of people who do crosswords, the person behind the puzzle is always something of a mystery. What puzzler wouldn’t want to know how a constructor thinks when putting together a puzzle? Or the secret rules that guide the selections of clues and answers? Or how to outsmart the constructor by understanding his mindset? A few tips about how to improve solving skills wouldn’t hurt, either. Putting it all together in an accessible and witty “guide to life in the grid” is just what everybody wants and needs. CRUCIVERBALISM will help people become better solvers and have more fun doing crosswords. It will also pull back the curtain on puzzle–making itself, outlining the history of crosswords, showing … More >>
Cruciverbalism: A Crossword Fanatic’s Guide to Life in the Grid
Snap to Grid: A User’s Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures
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In Snap to Grid, an idiosyncratic guide to the interactive, telematic era, Peter Lunenfeld maps out the trajectories that digital technologies have traced upon our cultural imaginary. His clear-eyed evaluation of new media includes an impassioned discussion–informed by the discourses of technology, aesthetics, and cultural theory–of the digital artists, designers, and makers who matter most. “Snap to grid” is a command that instructs the computer to take hand-drawn lines and plot them precisely in Cartesian space. Users regularly disable this function the moment they open an application because the gains in predictability and accuracy are balanced against the losses of ambiguity and expressiveness. Lunenfeld … More >>
Snap to Grid: A User’s Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures
Grid Computing: Practical Guide To Technology & Applications
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Grid computing takes collective advantage of the vast improvements in micro-processor speeds, optical communications, raw storage capacity, the World Wide Web, and the Internet that have occurred over the last five years. A set of standards and protocols are being developed that completely dis-aggregate current computer platforms and distribute them across a network as resources that can be called into action by any eligible user (person or machine) at any time. Grid computing is revolutionizing the way companies utilize information technology in business. This book provides IT professionals with a clear, readable, and pragmatic overview to all aspects of grid computing technology, with hands-on guide… More >>
Grid Computing: Practical Guide To Technology & Applications
Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager’s Guide
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A decade ago, the corporate world viewed grid computing as a curiosity. Today, it views it as an opportunity–a chance to reduce costs, improve performance, fund new projects, and take advantage of under-utilized capacity. The engineering behind this transformation has been amply documented. Until now, however, little has been written to prepare managers, executives, and other decision-makers to implement grid computing in a sensible and effective way.
Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager’s Guide examines the technology from a rigorous business perspective, equipping you with the practical knowledge you need to assess your options and determine what grid computing approach is right for your enterprise. This… More >> Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager’s Guide
The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids
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A user-friendly introduction to the powerful mental mapping tool of repertory grid technique. Repertory grid technique is a system for identifying, in detail, what you or anyone else really thinks about an issue. You can use it as a tool for personal discovery, as a device for team building activities, or as a problem-solving aid. Written as a DIY guide, with a friendly expert sitting beside you, this book will teach you the technique of repertory grids step by step. Here you’ll find all the information you need, alongside lots of worked examples and helpful exercises that you can use to check your understanding. Professor Devi Jankowicz is one of the leading authorities on occupational app… More >>
The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids