Tag Archive: ebook

KEY FEATURES

Ansible is an open source automation platform that assists organizations with tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and task automation. In this book, you’ll learn about the fundamentals and practical aspects of Ansible 2, getting accustomed to new features and learning how to integrate with cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services. By the end, you’ll be able to leverage Ansible parameters to expedite tasks for your organization. Or yourself.

• Access 240 pages of content 24/7
• Set up Ansible 2 & an Ansible 2 project in a future-proof way
• Perform basic operations w/ Ansible 2 such as creating, copying, moving, changing, & deleting files
• Deploy complete cloud environments using Ansible 2 on AWS & DigitalOcean
• Explore complex operations w/ Ansible 2
• Develop & test Ansible playbooks
• Write a custom module & test it

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

DevOps is a practical field that focuses on delivering business value as efficiently as possible. DevOps encompasses all the flows from code through testing environments to production environments, stressing cooperation between different roles and how they can work together more closely. Through this book, you’ll learn how DevOps affects architecture, starting by creating a sample enterprise Java application that you will continue to work with throughout the following chapters.

• Access 240 pages of content 24/7
• Understand how all DevOps systems fit together to form a larger whole
• Set up & familiarize yourself w/ all the tools you need to be efficient w/ DevOps
• Design an application that is suitable for continuous deployment systems
• Store & manage your code effectively using different options such as Git, Gerrit, & Gitlab
• Configure a job to build a sample CRUD application
• Test the code using automated regression testing w/ Jenkins Selenium
• Deploy your code using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Palletops, Chef, & Vagrant
• Monitor the health of your code w/ Nagios, Munin, & Graphite

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

There has been a recent explosion in tools that allow you to redefine the delivery of infrastructure and applications, using a combination of automation and testing to deliver continuous deployment. This book shows you how to use some of the newest and most exciting tools to revolutionize the way you deliver applications and software. By tackling real-world issues, you’ll be guided through a huge variety of tools.

• Access 334 pages of content 24/7
• Manage, use, & work w/ code in the Git version management system
• Create hosts automatically using a simple combination of TFTP, DHCP, & pre-seeds
• Implement virtual hosts using the ubiquitous VMware ESXi hypervisor
• Control configuration using Ansible
• Develop powerful, consistent, & portable containers using Docker
• Track trends, discover data, & monitor key systems using InfluxDB, syslog, & Sensu
• Deal efficiently w/ powerful cloud infrastructures using AWS Infrastructure & the Heroku Platform as services

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Machine learning is transforming the way businesses operate, and being able to understand trends and patterns in complex data is becoming critical for success. Python can help you deliver key insights into your data by running unique algorithms and statistical models. Covering a wide range of powerful Python libraries, this book will get you up to speed with machine learning.

• Access 454 pages of content 24/7
• Find out how different machine learning techniques can be used to answer different data analysis questions
• Learn how to build neural networks using Python libraries & tools such as Keras & Theano
• Write clean & elegant Python code to optimize the strength of machine learning algorithms
• Discover how to embed your machine learning model in a web application
• Predict continuous target outcomes using regression analysis
• Uncover hidden patterns & structures in data w/ clustering

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

The Python programming language, beyond having conquered the scientific community in the last decade, is now an indispensable tool for data scientists. Using Python will offer you a fast, reliable, cross-platform, and mature environment for data analysis, machine learning, and algorithmic problem solving. This comprehensive guide will help you move beyond the hype and transcend the theory by providing you with a hands-on, advanced study of data science.

• Access 294 pages of content 24/7
• Manage data & perform linear algebra in Python
• Derive inferences from the analysis by performing inferential statistics
• Solve data science problems in Python
• Create high-end visualizations using Python
• Evaluate & apply the linear regression technique to estimate the relationships among variables
• Build recommendation engines w/ the various collaborative filtering algorithms
• Apply ensemble methods to improve your predictions

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Data analysis is more important in business than ever and data scientists are getting paid the big bucks to help companies make better informed decisions. This book explains basic data algorithms using hands-on machine learning techniques. You’ll perform data-driven innovation processing for several types of data such as text, images, social network graphs, documents, and more.

• Access 338 pages of content 24/7
• Acquire, format, & visualize your data
• Build an image-similarity search engine
• Generate meaningful visualizations that anyone can understand
• Get started w/ analyzing social network graphs
• Find out how to implement sentiment text analysis
• Install data analysis tools such as Pandas, MongoDB, & Apache Spark
• Implement machine learning algorithms such as classification or forecasting

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Every business wants to gain insights from data to make more informed decisions. Data mining provides a way of finding these insights, and Python is one of the most popular languages with which to perform it. In this course, you will discover the key concepts of data mining and learn how to apply different techniques to gain insight to real-world data. By course’s end, you’ll have a valuable skill that companies are clamoring to hire for.

• Access 21 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Discover data mining techniques & the Python libraries used for data mining
• Tackle notorious data mining problems to get a concrete understanding of these techniques
• Understand the process of cleaning data & the steps involved in filtering out noise
• Build an intelligent application that makes predictions from data
• Learn about classification & regression techniques like logistic regression, k-NN classifier, & mroe
• Predict house prices & the number of TV show viewers

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Saimadhu Polamuri is a data science educator and the founder of Data Aspirant, a Data Science portal for beginners. He has 3 years of experience in data mining and 5 years of experience in Python. He is also interested in big data technologies such as Hadoop, Pig, and Spark. He has a good command of the R programming language and Matlab. He has a rudimentary understanding of Cpp Computer vision library (opencv) and big data technologies.

KEY FEATURES

Machine learning gives you extremely powerful insights into data, and has become so ubiquitous you see it nearly constantly while you browse the internet without even knowing it. Implementations of machine learning are as diverse as recommendation systems to self-driving cars. In this course, you’ll be introduced to a unique blend of projects that will teach you what machine learning is all about and how you can use Python to create machine learning projects.

• Access 26 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Work on six independent projects to help you master machine learning in Python
• Cover concepts such as classification, regression, clustering, & more
• Apply various machine learning algorithms
• Master Python’s packages & libraries to facilitate computation
• Implement your own machine learning models

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Alexander T. Combs is an experienced data scientist, strategist, and developer with a background in financial data extraction, natural language processing and generation, and quantitative and statistical modeling. He is currently a full-time lead instructor for a data science immersive program in New York City.

KEY FEATURES

Ansible is an open source automation platform that assists organizations with tasks such as configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and task automation. In this book, you’ll learn about the fundamentals and practical aspects of Ansible 2, getting accustomed to new features and learning how to integrate with cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services. By the end, you’ll be able to leverage Ansible parameters to expedite tasks for your organization. Or yourself.

• Access 240 pages of content 24/7
• Set up Ansible 2 & an Ansible 2 project in a future-proof way
• Perform basic operations w/ Ansible 2 such as creating, copying, moving, changing, & deleting files
• Deploy complete cloud environments using Ansible 2 on AWS & DigitalOcean
• Explore complex operations w/ Ansible 2
• Develop & test Ansible playbooks
• Write a custom module & test it

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

DevOps is a practical field that focuses on delivering business value as efficiently as possible. DevOps encompasses all the flows from code through testing environments to production environments, stressing cooperation between different roles and how they can work together more closely. Through this book, you’ll learn how DevOps affects architecture, starting by creating a sample enterprise Java application that you will continue to work with throughout the following chapters.

• Access 240 pages of content 24/7
• Understand how all DevOps systems fit together to form a larger whole
• Set up & familiarize yourself w/ all the tools you need to be efficient w/ DevOps
• Design an application that is suitable for continuous deployment systems
• Store & manage your code effectively using different options such as Git, Gerrit, & Gitlab
• Configure a job to build a sample CRUD application
• Test the code using automated regression testing w/ Jenkins Selenium
• Deploy your code using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Palletops, Chef, & Vagrant
• Monitor the health of your code w/ Nagios, Munin, & Graphite

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

There has been a recent explosion in tools that allow you to redefine the delivery of infrastructure and applications, using a combination of automation and testing to deliver continuous deployment. This book shows you how to use some of the newest and most exciting tools to revolutionize the way you deliver applications and software. By tackling real-world issues, you’ll be guided through a huge variety of tools.

• Access 334 pages of content 24/7
• Manage, use, & work w/ code in the Git version management system
• Create hosts automatically using a simple combination of TFTP, DHCP, & pre-seeds
• Implement virtual hosts using the ubiquitous VMware ESXi hypervisor
• Control configuration using Ansible
• Develop powerful, consistent, & portable containers using Docker
• Track trends, discover data, & monitor key systems using InfluxDB, syslog, & Sensu
• Deal efficiently w/ powerful cloud infrastructures using AWS Infrastructure & the Heroku Platform as services

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Machine learning is transforming the way businesses operate, and being able to understand trends and patterns in complex data is becoming critical for success. Python can help you deliver key insights into your data by running unique algorithms and statistical models. Covering a wide range of powerful Python libraries, this book will get you up to speed with machine learning.

• Access 454 pages of content 24/7
• Find out how different machine learning techniques can be used to answer different data analysis questions
• Learn how to build neural networks using Python libraries & tools such as Keras & Theano
• Write clean & elegant Python code to optimize the strength of machine learning algorithms
• Discover how to embed your machine learning model in a web application
• Predict continuous target outcomes using regression analysis
• Uncover hidden patterns & structures in data w/ clustering

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

The Python programming language, beyond having conquered the scientific community in the last decade, is now an indispensable tool for data scientists. Using Python will offer you a fast, reliable, cross-platform, and mature environment for data analysis, machine learning, and algorithmic problem solving. This comprehensive guide will help you move beyond the hype and transcend the theory by providing you with a hands-on, advanced study of data science.

• Access 294 pages of content 24/7
• Manage data & perform linear algebra in Python
• Derive inferences from the analysis by performing inferential statistics
• Solve data science problems in Python
• Create high-end visualizations using Python
• Evaluate & apply the linear regression technique to estimate the relationships among variables
• Build recommendation engines w/ the various collaborative filtering algorithms
• Apply ensemble methods to improve your predictions

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Data analysis is more important in business than ever and data scientists are getting paid the big bucks to help companies make better informed decisions. This book explains basic data algorithms using hands-on machine learning techniques. You’ll perform data-driven innovation processing for several types of data such as text, images, social network graphs, documents, and more.

• Access 338 pages of content 24/7
• Acquire, format, & visualize your data
• Build an image-similarity search engine
• Generate meaningful visualizations that anyone can understand
• Get started w/ analyzing social network graphs
• Find out how to implement sentiment text analysis
• Install data analysis tools such as Pandas, MongoDB, & Apache Spark
• Implement machine learning algorithms such as classification or forecasting

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Every business wants to gain insights from data to make more informed decisions. Data mining provides a way of finding these insights, and Python is one of the most popular languages with which to perform it. In this course, you will discover the key concepts of data mining and learn how to apply different techniques to gain insight to real-world data. By course’s end, you’ll have a valuable skill that companies are clamoring to hire for.

• Access 21 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Discover data mining techniques & the Python libraries used for data mining
• Tackle notorious data mining problems to get a concrete understanding of these techniques
• Understand the process of cleaning data & the steps involved in filtering out noise
• Build an intelligent application that makes predictions from data
• Learn about classification & regression techniques like logistic regression, k-NN classifier, & mroe
• Predict house prices & the number of TV show viewers

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Saimadhu Polamuri is a data science educator and the founder of Data Aspirant, a Data Science portal for beginners. He has 3 years of experience in data mining and 5 years of experience in Python. He is also interested in big data technologies such as Hadoop, Pig, and Spark. He has a good command of the R programming language and Matlab. He has a rudimentary understanding of Cpp Computer vision library (opencv) and big data technologies.

KEY FEATURES

Machine learning gives you extremely powerful insights into data, and has become so ubiquitous you see it nearly constantly while you browse the internet without even knowing it. Implementations of machine learning are as diverse as recommendation systems to self-driving cars. In this course, you’ll be introduced to a unique blend of projects that will teach you what machine learning is all about and how you can use Python to create machine learning projects.

• Access 26 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Work on six independent projects to help you master machine learning in Python
• Cover concepts such as classification, regression, clustering, & more
• Apply various machine learning algorithms
• Master Python’s packages & libraries to facilitate computation
• Implement your own machine learning models

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Alexander T. Combs is an experienced data scientist, strategist, and developer with a background in financial data extraction, natural language processing and generation, and quantitative and statistical modeling. He is currently a full-time lead instructor for a data science immersive program in New York City.

KEY FEATURES

The barriers to publishing a book are lower than they’ve ever been today. However, new authors still face the hurdle of being anonymous. Through this course, you’ll learn how to build a promotional website and get your name and work out to a broader audience. You did all that work to get a book published, now get yourself some readers!

• Access 40 lectures & 3.5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn how to brand your author website & create a gravatar
• Identify a hosting package & propagate your domain name to it
• Install WordPress, configure the basic settings & install a premium theme & skin
• Customize your website to make it wholly original
• Discover the correct plugins for your website
• Provide engaging content & build your library of books

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

If you want to become a successful self-published author it’s essential you know how to publish on the world’s biggest book marketplace, Amazon. In this introduction to Kindle Direct Publishing you’ll learn step-by-step instructions to publish your eBook on Amazon. Beyond publishing, you will also learn how to best market your book, research competitors, and decide if you should or should not publish exclusively through KDP Select.

• Access 32 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7
• Analyze the elements of the bestselling books in your genre & mirror what top authors do to create a description that sells
• Write compelling copy to better market your book on Amazon’s sales pages
• Enter your book details, create a description & set up your book’s pricing through Kindle Direct Publishing
• Learn the advantages & disadvantages of Amazon’s premium publishing service, KDP Select

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Poor formatting can kill a self-published eBook much easier than poor content. Through this course, you’ll use Scrivener to properly format eBooks and offer your readers a professional, pleasurable reading experience. From formatting front and back matter to inserting illustrations and custom styling, you’ll learn everything you need to create a perfectly formatted eBook.

• Access 26 lectures & 2 hours of content
• Format your eBook’s front & back matter within Scrivener
• Create children’s illustrated books in the Kindle Kids Book Creator
• Style your eBook’s w/ Vellum
• Validate both ePub & Kindle format books & render them correctly across different devices
• Learn Scrivener’s Compile feature to correctly format in ePub & Mobi formats

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Scrivener required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

The self-publishing industry has made amazing developments in recent years and it’s now easier than ever to publish a book. Still, self-publishing may not be the best route for all authors. This course aims to help you to first decide if self-publishing is the best option for you, and then how to efficiently and economically self-publish your book.

• Access 17 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7
• Answer essential questions to decide if self-publishing is for you
• Consider self-publishing concepts like perma free books & lead magnets
• Identify the 4 key financial investments that all self-published authors should make

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Scrivener is the leading book writing software, but it is known for having a bit of a learning curve. Over this course, you will have an over the shoulder look at how one published author uses Scrivener to optimize his writing process. You’ll pick up valuable productivity tips and practices that you can implement in your own use of Scrivener, and be writing like a pro after just two hours!

• Access 26 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Discover Scrivener’s research capabilities
• Understand how to write, rewrite & edit in Scrivener
• Learn best practices for outlining in Scrivener
• Promote your book by setting up Front & Back Matter
• Compile your book into different eBook formats

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Scrivener required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

When you think of your favorite books, you may envision the cover art that made them jump off the shelf in the first place. As books become more digitized, cover art remains an essential marketing component for eBooks. In this course you will learn how to source images for your eBook’s promotion, and how to incorporate illustration into your content.

• Access 20 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7
• Learn how to source images for promotion & marketing of your eBooks
• Create illustrations from images you have sourced
• Discover the marketing power of images
• Understand what makes a good book cover in your niche or genre & how you may acquire that cover

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

If you’ve ever had writer’s block, you can empathize with the title of this course. Thankfully its content is designed to help you power through writer’s block to make you a stronger, more efficient writer. Focused on helping you form better habits, this course will have you thinking and working more efficiently before you know it.

• Access 31 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Learn planning habits to ensure you are writing regularly
• Manage your time better as a part-time writer
• Develop positive writing habits to put more on the page
• Stay ahead of the curve in your niche or genre w/ better learning habits
• Use resources & tools provided by the instructor to further your learning
• Discover health-related habits to remain healthy & active in your writing

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David James Ault decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.

As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.

Currently, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David is teaching online courses to over 10,000 students, mainly in the self-publishing niche, and is half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

3D printers are already shaping the future in health care, architecture, and many other industries, and their applications are only growing. RepRap has made the first generation of low-cost 3D printers, lowering the barriers to entry for other aspiring engineers. In this course, you’ll learn how to build a 3D printer for yourself, and calibrate and adjust it perfectly.

• Access over 2 hours of content 24/7
• Understand the evolution of RepRap & the dynamics of open hardware innovation
• Quickly assemble an i3 Berlin 3D printer
• Safely connect all the cables & calibrate your 3D printer for perfect 3D prints
• Become familiar w/ the most important 3D-print settings in Slic3r
• Get to know the different print materials & how to make multimaterial objects
• Explore KISSlicer & Cura path generator
• Experiment with alternative solutions & software
• Troubleshoot and prevent printing problems w/ ease

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Bram de Vries is a mechanical engineer and social scientist dedicated to open hardware. He has previously worked at Demotech (www.youtube.com/user/DemotechDesign), developing pro-poor technologies in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and India.

The overarching aim of his work is to open up innovations and make them accessible. For the last four years, his focus has moved from water pumps to open source 3D printing. He also tutors Blender courses.

Morris Winkler is a software developer from Germany and has worked for several years on mobile computing platforms. He also helped create the Arm processor port for the Debian/GNU operating system. From 2004 to 2010, he worked in Barcelona, Spain, with Xarxa Sense Fils to create a co-operative Internet service provider and helped cover the Catalan capital with a freely accessible wireless network. The project has since joined Guifi.net, the biggest Open Access wireless network on the European continent. In 2011, he began to use open source hardware for 3D Printing, and in 2012 started a company with Bram de Vries to support enthusiasts and newcomers to the scene. Since then, he has developed an enhanced version of the Prusa i3 3D Printer and follows a few other projects based around open source 3D printing.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

ROS is a collection of tools, libraries, and conventions that simplifies the robot building process. Moreover, ROS encourages collaborative robotics software development, allowing you to connect and collaborate with experts and other hobbyists. In this example-rich book, you’ll learn the ROS framework and get the help you need to build your own robot applications in a simulated environment.

• Install a complete ROS Hydro system w/ 458 pages of content
• Create ROS packages & metapackages, using & debugging them in real time
• Build, handle, & debug ROS nodes
• Design your 3D robot model & simulate it in a virtual environment within Gazebo
• Give your robots the power of sight using cameras, & calibrate & perform computer vision tasks with them
• Generate & adapt the navigation stack to work with your robot
• Integrate different sensors like Range Laser, Arduino, & Kinect w/ your robot
• Visualize & process Point Cloud information from different sensors
• Control & plan motion of robotic arms w/ multiple joints using MoveIt

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Enrique Fernández has a PhD in computer engineering from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and is a senior robotics engineer currently working at Clearpath Robotics, Inc. He did his MSc master’s thesis in 2009 on SLAM. Enrique addresses the problem of path planning for autonomous underwater gliders (AUGs) in his PhD thesis, which was presented in 2013. During that period, he also worked on Computer Vision, AI, and other robotics topics, such as inertial navigation systems and Visual SLAM at the CIRS/ViCOROB Research Lab of the University of Girona for AUVs. He also participated in the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge, Europe (SAUC-E) in 2012 and collaborated in the 2013 edition; in the 2012 edition, he was awarded a prize.

After his PhD, Enrique joined PAL Robotics in June 2013 as a senior robotics engineer in the Autonomous Navigation department. There, he developed software for REEM, REEM-C, and mobile-based robots and also for corresponding projects, such as Stockbot, using the ROS framework intensively. He worked on motion planning (path planning and control for mobile robots), robot localization, and SLAM. Recently, in 2015, he joined Clearpath Robotics, Inc. to work as a senior autonomy developer on SLAM, within the Autonomy department.

From an academic perspective, Enrique has published several conference papers and publications, two of them on the International Conference of Robotics and Automation (ICRA), in 2011. He is also an author of chapters of a few books and a previous book about ROS, Learning ROS for Robotics Programming by Packt Publishing. His MSc master’s thesis was about the FastSLAM algorithm for indoor robots using a SICK laser scanner and the wheel odometry of a Pioneer differential platform. His PhD thesis contributed path planning algorithms and tools for AUGs. He also has experience with electronics and embedded systems such as PC104 and Arduino. His background covers SLAM, Computer Vision, path planning, optimization, and robotics and artificial intelligence in general.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Raspberry Pi enables users to create their very own hardware and software projects with relatively little complication. It can do anything a regular desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet to word processing and playing games. This book is packed with 10 interesting hardware projects that will introduce you to all the basics of using the Raspberry Pi as you explore just how powerful this single-board computer really is.

• Design electronics circuits using a range of standard components w/ 284 pages of content
• Install & configure an operating system on your Raspberry Pi
• Interact w/ electronic circuits & hardware using software libraries
• Write efficient Python applications to control hardware & process data
• Build professional-quality enclosures using a range of construction methods
• Implement best practices to be able to power your projects while on the go
• Configure Linux to run your applications at specific times
• Make your applications interact w/ online data & communication services

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Dan Nixon is a software and electronics engineer living in the north of England. He has past experience of creating software for data analysis, process control, and business intelligence applications. In most of these projects, Python was one of the main languages used.

Dan previously authored another book on the uses of the Raspberry Pi, called Raspberry Pi Blueprints, and has worked on many personal projects that use both Python and the Raspberry Pi. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

If you’re interested in designing and building your own wearables, the Arduino platform is perfect for you. With this e-book, you’ll learn to create your own wearable projects by mastering different electronic components–such as LEDs and sensors–then applying your learnings through practical projects. You’ll consolidate your new skills in your final project, utilizing all the concepts you’ve learned to create a smartwatch complete with fitness tracking, Internet-based notifications, GPS, and time-telling.

• Develop a basic understanding of wearable computing w/ 218 pages of content
• Learn about Arduino & compatible prototyping platforms suitable for creating wearables
• Understand the design process surrounding the creation of wearable objects
• Gain insight into materials suitable for developing wearable projects
• Design & create projects w/ various kinds of electronic components: interactive bike gloves, GPRS locator watch, etc.
• Dive into programming for interactivity
• Learn how to connect & interface wearables w/ Bluetooth & Wi-Fi
• Get your hands dirty w/ your own personalized designs

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of Arduino programming recommended

THE EXPERT

Tony Olsson is an Arduino enthusiast and author of this e-book. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

The Raspberry Pi is one the most popular single board computers for hobbyists and beginner programmers. Its natural counterpart is Python, a powerful general-purpose programming language that most experts agree is an ideal first language. Over this book, you’ll learn how to set up your Raspberry Pi with the proper equipment, before performing Python tasks like interfacing with hardware, GUI programming, and much more.

• Access 5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn the fundamentals of Python scripting & application programming
• Design user-friendly command-line & graphical user interfaces
• Gain a step-by-step guide to learning Python programming w/ the Raspberry Pi
• Interact w/ electronics & physical devices
• Debug applications efficiently

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Arduino by Example is a project-oriented guide to help you fully utilize the power of one of the world’s most powerful open source platforms, Arduino. This book demonstrates three projects ranging from a home automation project involving your lighting system to a simple robotic project to a touch sensor project. You will first learn the basic concepts such as how to get started with the Arduino, then develop the practical skills needed to successfully build Arduino-powered projects with real-life impact.

• Master use of the Arduino inside & out w/ 242 pages of content
• Integrate sensors to gather & effectively display environmental data
• Add Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & other modules to allow the Arduino to communicate & send data between devices
• Build automated projects to learn complex algorithms that mimic biological locomotion
• Create simple servers to facilitate communication
• Maximize the Arduino’s capabilities w/ Python, Processing & other programming tools
• Practice & learn basic programming etiquette

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required (for download)
• Working Arduino system required
• Some programming background required (ideally in C/C++)
• Basic knowledge of Arduino recommended

THE EXPERT

Adith Jagadish Boloor is a mechanical engineering student at Purdue University. He is passionate about robotics, computer-aided design, rapid prototyping, and the Internet of Things, and seeks to pass on his knowledge through his Arduino e-book. For more details on the e-book and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

KEY FEATURES

Arduino is the ideal platform with which to experiment on Internet of Things projects, and this e-book the ideal medium through which to learn. You’ll work through eight projects that will teach you how to assemble devices that communicate with one another, access data over the Internet, store and retrieve data, and interact with users. These projects also serve as blueprints for any other IoT projects you hope to tackle in the future.

• Build Internet-based Arduino devices to secure your home w/ 210 pages of content
• Connect sensors and actuators to the Arduino & access Internet data
• Make a powerful Internet-controlled relay w/ an embedded web server to monitor & control home appliances
• Build a portable Wi-Fi signal strength sensor to give haptic feedback about signal strength to the user
• Measure water flow speed & volume w/ liquid flow sensors and record real-time readings
• Set up motion-activated Arduino security cameras & upload images to the cloud
• Implement real-time data logging of a solar panel voltage w/ Arduino cloud connectors
• Track locations w/ GPS & upload location data to the cloud
• Control a garage door light w/ your Twitter feed
• Control infrared enabled devices w/ IR remote & Arduino

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of electronics recommended

THE EXPERT

Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years of experience in computer programming and systems designing. He loves programming embedded systems such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and is currently a full-time software engineer who works with highly scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies, and was also a teacher for information technology and Arduino development. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Arduino has become a widely adopted platform for its easy usability and flexibility, and iOS devices are nothing if not ubiquitous. Dive into this comprehensive project-based book, master the art of integrating the two, and learn how to build devices that are highly useful in everyday life. You’ll learn how to control Arduino using an iPhone or iPad, understand the different components that interact with the Arduino–digital and analog I/O, Wi-Fi shields, and more–and master iOS development essentials in the process.

• Design circuits w/ Arduino using sensors & actuators w/ 240 pages of content
• Write code to handle analog & digital sensors w/ commonly used protocols: OneWire, I2C, SPI & more
• Store data on SD Card & in EEPROM
• Build iOS applications using the MCV pattern & the UIKit components
• Allow your applications to control Arduino and its hooked-up devices
• Manage TCP/IP, UDP, and Bluetooth BLE communication between Arduino & iOS devices
• Make your iOS application utilize the sensors available in iOS devices, including the accelerometer, gyroscope & compass
• Develop iOS applications that use iBeacons

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of Arduino & iOS development required

THE EXPERT

Fabrizio Boco started learning about electronics when he was a teen, and began programming in 1980. He holds a degree in electronic engineering and is currently a freelance IT manager and architect with over 20 years of experience consulting for private and public companies in Italy. He has been an iOS developer since 2009, and has designed and developed Arduino Manager–an iOS, Mac OS X, and Android application that can be used to control Arduino (and Arduino-compatible) boards. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

Learn to build interactive electronic devices controllable from any Android device by working through a series of projects. Each project is explained in a step-by-step fashion, starting with the required components and hardware assembly instructions, meaning following along is easy even for beginners. Whether you’re configuring an app to display tweets or controlling basic functions of the Arduino board, you’ll consolidate your knowledge of all things Arduino and get up to speed in no time.

• Build Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-controlled Arduino systems w/ 250 pages of content
• Make a weather measurement station that can be monitored from Android
• Build a smart power switch that can be controlled via Wi-Fi from Android
• Monitor your home remotely with a wireless security camera
• Control a servo motor w/ Bluetooth Low Energy using your phone’s gyroscope
• Open or close a door using voice controls or NFC
• Control a mobile robot using Bluetooth Low Energy

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic electronics & programming experience required

THE EXPERT

Marco Schwartz is an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and blogger. His interests gravitate around electronics, home automation, the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms, open source hardware projects, and 3D printing. Meanwhile, Stefan Buttigieg is a medical doctor, mobile developer, and entrepreneur. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in health informatics and is the founder of MD Geeks, an online community at the intersection of healthcare and information technology. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.