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Book Description

If you’re interested in how things work, this guide will help you experiment with one crucial system you usually ignore—your body and its health. Long hours focusing on code or circuits tends to stifle notions of nutrition, but with this educational and highly useful book you can approach fitness through science, whether it’s investigating your ancestral health or using the latest self-tracking apps and gear.

Tune into components of your health through discussions on food, exercise, sleep, hormesis, and other issues—as well as interviews with various scientists and athletes—and discover healthy ways to tinker with your lifestyle.

• Learn to live in the modern digital world and still be physically vibrant
• Examine apps and widgets for self-tracking various fitness issues
• Zero in on carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals
• Find and choose food, and learn when to eat and when to fast
• Reboot your system through movement in the outside world
• Select from more than a dozen techniques for your gym workout
• Fuel fitness by focusing on the science of nutrition and supplements
• Apply lifestyle hacks, such as high-intensity exercise and good stress

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Fitness and the Human Codebase: Reboot Your Operating System Download Now »

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Apple’s third-generation iPad has a new, razor-sharp Retina display and a robust processor that will dazzle you with their looks and speed, but you won’t get far without an owner’s manual to all the tablet’s features. This comprehensive guide shows you how to transfer media to your iPad, sync and shop wirelessly, tap into WiFi and 4G cellular networks, and use iTunes for media management.

The important stuff you need to know:

• Build your media library. Fill your iPad with music, photos, movies, TV shows, games, eBooks, and more.
• Sync wirelessly. Keep your iPad’s apps, media, and email messages current without cabling up.
• Capture stunning images. Take photos and HD video with the tablet’s new 5 megapixel iSight camera.
• Get online. Connect via WiFi or the blazing-fast 4G LTE cellular network—and create a free Wi-Fi hotspot with Verizon’s iPad.
• Take dictation. “Speak” email messages and notes, and have the iPad type them up.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Set Up Your iPad
Chapter 2. Tour Your iPad
Chapter 3. Interact with Your iPad
Chapter 4. Get Online
Chapter 5. Surf the Web Download Now »

Book Description

Take control of your small business communication and increase your productivity—with Microsoft Office 365 cloud services. Through extensive walkthroughs, easy-to-follow procedures, and real-world tips, you’ll learn how to implement Office 365 for professionals and small businesses—without having to be an IT expert. You’ll also gain valuable knowledge on configuring, deploying, and maintaining Office 365 no matter which plan you choose.

Discover how to:

• Deploy and manage Office 365 cloud services quickly and easily
• Improve your business image with a custom website and email domain name
• Set up Office 365 on individual business PCs and simply migrate your email
• Share lists, calendars, and contacts with Microsoft Outlook® and Exchange Online
• Stay connected to your business almost anywhere through mobile devices
• Optimize team collaboration and file sharing using Microsoft SharePoint® Online
• Keep in touch with important contacts using instant messaging, conferencing, and video
• Use Microsoft Lync® Online to chat in real-time, or augment phone calls with text

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Office 365: A Big Deal for Small Business
Chapter 2. Choosing an Office 365 Plan
Chapter 3. Signing Up for the Office 365 P1 Plan Download Now »

Book Description

For iOS 5 on iPad 2 and iPhone 4/4s

Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use with your iPad or iPhone to maximize its functionality as you use your iOS 5 mobile device as a powerful communication, organization, and productivity tool, as well as a feature-packed entertainment device.

In addition to learning all about the apps that come preinstalled on your iPhone or iPad, you learn about some of the best third-party apps currently available and discover useful strategies for how to best utilize them.

Using an easy-to-understand, nontechnical approach, this book is ideal for absolute beginners, as well as more experienced iPad or iPhone users who want to discover how to use the iOS 5 operating system with iCloud and the latest versions of popular apps.

Here’s just a sampling of what the tips, tricks, and strategies offered in this book will help you accomplish:

•  Update your iPad or iPhone with the iOS 5 operating system.
• Discover how to use the preinstalled apps on your iOS 5 device, including Notification Center and Reminders.
• Take advantage of built-in apps such as Contacts, Calendars, Safari, Mail, and Music.
• Learn how to best use Siri on the iPhone 4S.
• Find, download, and install the most powerful and versatile apps Download Now »

Book Description

Covers Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox LIVE

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Xbox photos that show you exactly what to do

Help when you run into problems with Xbox 360, Kinect, or Xbox LIVE

Tips and Notes  to help you get the most from your Xbox 360 system

Full-color, step-by-step tasks show you how to have maximum fun with Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox LIVE! Learn how to:

• Quickly set up your Xbox 360, Kinect sensor, controllers, headset, and storage
• Network your Xbox using wireless or wired connections
• Join Xbox LIVE and start competing against gamers worldwide
• Create your avatar and personalize your entire Xbox experience
• Get great new content on Microsoft’s Game, Video, and Music Marketplaces
• Find, contact, and team up with friends on Xbox LIVE
• Protect your kids from inappropriate content
• Post on Facebook and Twitter from your Xbox
• Discover how Kinect is the future of motion control–now!
• Get great performance from your Kinect sensor
• Troubleshoot Xbox problems fast, so you can get back to having fun! Download Now »

Book Description

Make the Most of Any B&N NOOK–Including NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK Simple Touch!

Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known features you’ll love!

Do all this, and much more…

• Discover great web sources of free and low-cost ebooks
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• Stream Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other video on your NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color
• Listen to music with Pandora, Rhapsody, MOG, and Grooveshark
• Read full-color comics, graphic novels, and magazines
• Lend and borrow books with B&N’s LendMe
• Read your ebooks anywhere–even if you’ve left your NOOK at home
• Master NOOK’s built-in chess, crosswords, and Sudoku
• “Root” your NOOK to run standard Android apps
• Use NOOK Friends to share your reading status, recommendations, and ratings on Facebook, Twitter, or BN.com
• Manage your content with My NOOK Library or powerful third-party Calibre software
• Create personal NOOK wallpapers and screensavers Download Now »