July 08 Wiley Computing and Technology Newsletter

   

In this newsletter you will find details of Wiley's exciting forthcoming titles for Computing and Technology, covering brands and imprints such as Bible, Wrox, For Dummies and Visual, all of which will be publishing in August or September. 

Titles highlighted in this newsletter:

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• Higher, Further, Faster: Is Technology Improving Sport? by Stewart Ross, in association with Wiley, the Science Museum, and the Dana Centre

Technology is having a huge impact on sport - but is it actually improving the competition or overshadowing talent and determination? With the Beijing Olympics just around the corner, this highly topical and thought provoking book is sure to get people talking...

OTHER KEY TITLES PUBLISHING IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:

• Mastering Windows Server 2008 Networking Foundations by Mark Minasi, et al

• Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide by J. Dennis Thomas

• Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Digital Field Guide by Charlotte Lowrie

• Professional Visual Studio 2008 by Nick Randolph, et al

• Nikon D60 For Dummies by Julie Adair King

PLEASE READ ON TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FORTHCOMING KEY TITLES...

Building Facebook Applications For Dummies® by Richard Wagner

Published by Wiley, June 2008

Build applications that take advantage of Facebook's News Feed and Wall.

With Facebook, social networking sites have grown up. Now they're an important marketing tool as well as being just plain fun. Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is a friendly book which helps you create applications to reach Facebook's huge audience, so you can introduce people to your product or service, network with other business professionals, or even just enlarge your list of friends.

Small Business Finance All-in-One For Dummies® by Faith Glasgow

Published by Wiley, June 2008

Keeping track of the finances is fundamental to the success of every business, but tackling the task yourself can be intimidating. Help is at hand, however, with this complete guide to small business money management. Packed with expert advice on all aspects of business finance, including basic bookkeeping and accounting, monitoring profit and performance, managing payroll, tackling tax, and forecasting for growth, Small Business Finance All-in-One For Dummies helps you to take control of your finances, stay on top of the paperwork, and keep the cash flowing.

Enhancing Me: The hope and the hype of human enhancement

By Pete Moore

To be published by Wiley - May 2008

Should we insert chips into our children, so we can track where they are?
If you could live forever, would you want to?
If you could download your mind onto a computer, would it “become” you?
Should we force violent criminals to have mood-controlling brain implants?
Would you want technology to improve your memory… or help you forget?

Powering Up: Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives

By Rebecca Mileham

To be published by Wiley on 1st May 2008

Is there a hidden plague of game addiction in our society?
Can computer games improve your vocabulary?
Are car-driving games turning us into boy racers?
Could games help patients fight cancer?
Should you feel guilty for killing pixel people?

Being Virtual: Who You Really Are Online

By Davey Winder

To be published by Wiley - May 2008

Are you a virtual liar?

What happens when our virtual and real words collide?

What real word rights do you have as a virtual citizen?

Is it really possible to fall in love with someone you have never met?

Is it possible to have any secrets in such a connected world?

Computers For Seniors For Dummies® by Nancy Muir - Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss

Published by Wiley, April 2008

A first computer can be confusing and intimidating at any age. Computers For Seniors For Dummies helps over-50 users overcome the uncertainty and fear with clear-cut, easy-to-read-and-understand steps on how to get the most out of your computer. In no time, you'll be designing documents, simplifying finances, exchanging e-mail and photos with friends and family, shopping for the best prices, and finding new communities online!

Web Sites Do-It-Yourself For Dummies®

By Janine Warner

Published by Wiley, March 08

A hands-on guide that delivers the illustrated step-by-step directions that Web design newcomers need to create their first site...

Illustrated with hundreds of screen shots, including 16 pages in full color, Web Sites Do-Iy-Yourself For Dummies offers self-motivated do-it-yourselfers a structured, project-based approach to creating a basic Web site. Like the other books in the new Dummies Do-It-Yourself series, it provides readers with a detailed road map for getting the job done, with each chapter taking them one step closer toward the final goal. Readers move from setting priorities, establishing a budget, visualizing the site, registering a domain name, and choosing a Web hosting service to creating Web pages, editing images for the Web, adding multimedia, and testing and publishing the site.

Second Life®: The Official Guide

By Michael Rymaszewski

Published by Wiley February 08

Second Life: The Official Guide is one of three official books from Wiley on Second Life, an incredible virtual world that boasts more than 7 million residents - with more joining every day! Completely updated to reflect the latest in-world features, it explores in detail every aspect of Second Life’s rich and multilayered virtual world, explains how it works, and offers a wealth of information and practical advice for all Second Life residents. 

Second Life® For Dummies®

By Sarah Robbins and Mark Bell

Published by Wiley, February 08

In jargon-free accessible language, Second Life For Dummies will tell you just what you need to know and nothing you don't!

Topics covered include...

iPhone VISUAL Quick Tips

By Kate Shoup

Published by Wiley January 08

iPhone Visual Quick Tips provides visual learners with useful and unexpected techniques essential to getting the most from their Apple iPhone. This easy to use, compact guide provides tips, secrets, and tricks to help readers save time and become more efficient with this latest portable device from Apple. Full-colour screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions break down big tasks into bite-sized modules that show readers how to save time and boost productivity. A handy smaller trim size makes it easy for readers to find essential information on the hottest tips and tricks for iPhone.

Welcome to the Wiley Technology Newsletter January 2008 – Happy New Year!

In this newsletter you will find details of our exciting forthcoming titles for Computing. To order a review copy of any of the books featured please contact Alicia Barker: Media Request Form

Titles highlighted in this newsletter:

Out February:

• Second Life: The Official Guide 2nd Edition by Michael Rymaszewski

• Changing Software Development by Allan Kelly

• Second Life For Dummies® by Sarah Robbins and Mark Bell

Out March:

• Create a Web Site Do-It-Yourself For Dummies® by Janine Warner

• Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's Reference by Rod Stephens

• Teach Yourself VISUALLYTM Windows® Home Server by Paul McFedries

Sneak Preview – Out April:

• TechKnow: An exciting new series from Wiley and the Science Museum’s Dana Centre

Titles include:

• Powering Up: Are Computer Games Changing Our Lives? by Rebecca Mileham
• Being Virtual: Who You Really Are Online by Davey Winder
• Enhancing Me: The Hope and Hype of Human Enhancement by Pete Moore

Read on for more details...

TechKnow - an exciting series from Wiley, the Science Museum and the Dana Centre

Curious about technology?  Want to join the discussion on how it will affect our futures?

Then watch out for the TechKnow series, launching in April 2008, in conjunction with the Dana Centre. The books will get you up to speed with the most-thought provoking issues of the day.  And leave you wanting more....  Each book brings to life a particular area of technology and takes an informal, sometimes controversial yet always challenging look at where we are now, where future developments will take us - and how they'll affect as individuals and as a society.  Peppered with real-life stories from across the globe and interviews with those at the cutting edge, these books will fuel your mind and get you thinking beyond the technology headlines!

Discover.   Question.   Provoke.

Ade McCormack, author of 'The IT Value Stack: A Boardroom Guide to IT Leadership' and FT opinion columnist is available for interview

Ade McCormack, author of The IT Value Stack and IT Demystified is available for interview and market comment. Ade is an IT market commentator, leadership adviser and FT opinion columnist.

In The IT Value Stack: A Boardroom Guide to IT Leadership (published by Wiley, December 07) Ade pushes for organisational leaders to take responsibility for the business value extracted from their IT investment.

iPhone Fully Loaded

By Andy Ihnatko

Published by Wiley, December 07

iPhone Fully Loaded is the one-of-a-kind reference that will show iPhone users how to put anything and everything on their iPhones - from old LPs, radio / television shows and movies, to spreadsheets, presentations and PC rescue files! Written by wildly popular technology expert Andy Ihnatko, it's designed to work for both Mac OS X and Windows users...

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life®: Making Money in the Metaverse

By Daniel Terdiman

Published by Wiley, November 07

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life gives readers an in-depth look at businesses and other economic opportunities in Second Life, explaining the business operations of each, and showing readers how to identify, develop, launch, and profit from their own business. Written by an award-winning author and Second Life expert with deep ties to the business community, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life begins with an overview of the virtual world and its flourishing economy as well as the challenges it presents to entrepreneurs...

Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life®

By Aimee Weber, Kimberly Rufer-Bach and Richard Platel

Published by Wiley, November 07

Creating Your World: The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life is the exclusive, official book on creating everything from buildings and clothing to landscapes and animations for Second Life. Included is a CD packed with resources, including before-and-after files for the tutorials, clothing and character templates, machinima, relevant software demos, and other resources provided by Linden Lab...

The Shopaholic’s Guide to buying Gorgeous Gifts Online

By Patricia Davidson

Published by Capstone , October 2007

In the run up to Christmas 2006 consumers spent a record-breaking £7bn on internet purchases, while high street ‘footfall’ was down 9%. As online retailers predict another festive bonanza, what better way to get ahead of the crowd than by doing all your preparations online?  With chapters on Pampering presents, Gift stores for men, Sport Mad and Hampers and Food Gifts plus an indispensable guide to the Top 20 Emergency Gift Retailers, now you can do all your Christmas shopping in less time than it takes to prepare the Christmas lunch. 

The Shopaholic’s Guide to Buying Online 2008 by Patricia Davidson

By Patricia Davidson

Published by Capstone, October 2007

Shopping is one of life’s great pleasures – yet the combination of crowds, queues and overzealous assistants can make it a misery. As more and more people turn to shopping online as a way to avoid these problems, an endless high street has opened up on the internet offering everything from organic food hampers to designer handbags. But trying to buy online can be both time-consuming and overwhelming – which is why shopping guru Patricia Davidson has revised and updated her bestselling Shopaholic’s Guide to Buying Online for 2008.

IT Success!: Towards a New Model for Information Technology

By Michael Gentle

Published by Wiley, October 07

Fifty years after the birth of corporate computing, IT today is still characterized by huge project failure rates; massive budget overruns and constantly dissatisfied users. Books which try to explain this situation often single out the wrong culprits, usually perceived professional deficiencies in project management, technology or the latest methodology. However, no author has yet tried to step back and link it all to a clearly identified “original sin”, i.e. a false assumption in the beginning, which subsequently marks all IT activity through the ages. With over 25 years experience,Michael Gentle brings a refreshingly new angle to an old problem - and directly challenges both IT professionals and business executives to think differently about how to achieve IT success!...