RFID For Dummies

Discover all the amazing things you can do with Arduino

Arduino is a programmable circuit board that is being used by everyone from scientists, programmers, and hardware hackers to artists, designers, hobbyists, and engineers in order to add interactivity to objects and projects and experiment with programming and electronics. This easy-to-understand book is an ideal place to start if you are interested in learning more about Arduino’s vast capabilities. Featuring an array of cool projects, this Arduino beginner guide walks you through every step of each of the featured projects so that you can acquire a clear understanding of the different aspects of the Arduino board.

Introduces Arduino basics to provide you with a solid foundation of understanding before you tackle your first project
Features a variety of fun projects that show you how to do everything from automating your garden’s watering system to constructing a keypad entry system, installing a tweeting cat flap, building a robot car, and much more
Provides an easy, hands-on approach to learning more about electronics, programming, and interaction design for Makers of all ages
Arduino Projects For Dummies is your guide to turning everyday electronics and plain old projects into incredible innovations.

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Discover what Unified Communications can do for your business

In our increasingly mobile world, communication must be effective, global, and available through multiple technologies seamlessly. Unified Communications logically blends and combines previously separate services and features, making communication possible by any means, with anyone, using any of your devices.

This complex topic is perfect for a book dedicated to making everything easier! Unified Communications For Dummies introduces you to the many advantages this technology offers your business and shows you how to develop a strategy for bringing it about.

Unified Communications is a new paradigm for working and communicating efficiently and collaboratively
This book explains the features available with Unified Communications and how they can create new capabilities to drive customer satisfaction
Shows how Unified Communications encompasses office and mobile phones, voicemail, instant messaging, fax, Internet phone calls, texting, and even Web conferencing
Provides a step-by-step approach for creating a Unified Communications strategy
Offers tips for improving the implementation process
Shares real-world examples of how Unified Communications is being used today

Unified Communications For Dummies shows you how to meet business needs with this emerging, cutting-edge solution.

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savingsSee how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for “voice over Internet protocol,” but it could spell “saving big bucks” for your business Here’s where to get the scoop in plain English. Find out how VoIP can save you money, how voice communication travels online, and how to choose the best way to integrate your phone system with your network at home or at the office.

Discover how to:
Use VoIP for your business or home phone service
Choose the best network type
Set up VoIP on a wireless network
Understand transports and services
Demonstrate VoIP’s advantages to management

Shows tech hobbyists how to build the perfect PC, whether they want to create the ultimate gaming machine or combine new and recycled parts to construct an inexpensive computer for a child
The do-it-yourself craze is sweeping through the tech community, and this guide is now significantly revised and updated to cover the wide array of new hardware and accessories available
Step-by-step instructions and dozens of photos walk first-time computer builders through the entire process, from building the foundation, and adding a processor and RAM, to installing a video card, configuring a hard drive, hooking up CD and DVD drives, adding a modem, and troubleshooting problems

VMware Infrastructure 3 for Dummies will help you understand, design, and deploy a reliable and fault tolerant Virtual Infrastructure 3 environment. Virtualization can save your business a lot of money! You’ll find an introduction to the technology and learn from the key topics covered in each chapter. You will have enough information to design and deploy your first system without being overwhelmed by extensive technical details. You can also use this book as a reference for maintenance and troubleshooting.
You will find out what you need to do before you virtualize your machines. Learn about ESX servers, how to install them and their anatomy. Hook up your ESX servers with storage and data networks and understand what you need to know about networking and external storage. You’ll be able to make everything fault tolerant with cluster technology. Find out how to:

Make the most of VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3
Design and deploy your system
Handle installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
Virtualize servers, storage and networking
Discover how to assure fault tolerance with clusters and the VirtualCenter database
Use resource pools, set them up, and secure them
Explore new options for disaster preparedness, including a virtual consolidated backup