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The device has a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, any PC or other USB host can access the storage media. Generic USB mass-storage devices include the hard drives, flash drives, CD drives, and DVD drives available from any computer-hardware store. Table 1-1 lists popular device types. These devices have just one function: to provide storage space for the systems they connect to. Another type of USB mass-storage device (or storage device for short) is the special-purpose device with storage capabilities. For example, a camera can capture images and store the images in files. A data logger can collect and store sensor readings in files. A robotic device can receive files containing configuration parameters. With the addition of a USB mass-storage interface, any of these devices can use USB to exchange files with PCs and other USB hosts...

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What is a sociable robot? It is a difficult concept to define, but science fiction offers many examples. There are the mechanical droids R2-D2 and C-3PO from the movie StarWars and the android Lt. Commander Data from the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Many wonderful examples exist in the short stories of Isaac Asimov and Brian Aldiss, such as the robots Robbie (Asimov, 1986) and David (Aldiss, 2001). For me, a sociable robot is able to communicate and interact with us, understand and even relate to us, in a personal way. It should be able to understand us and itself in social terms. We, in turn, should be able to understand it in the same social terms—to be able to relate to it and to empathize with it...

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The fifth edition of the award-winning MICROSOFT COMPUTER DICTIONARY now features more than 10,000 entries! It's been fully updated and expanded to cover the latest technologies and terminology you will encounter at work or home-from encryption to XML, Linux to Microsoft .NET, Tablet PCs to digital TV. MICROSOFT COMPUTER DICTIONARY clearly and authoritatively defines computer terms and concepts-including the myriad acronyms, jargon, and slang the high-tech industry generates!...

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Maximize all the powerful capabilities of your iPAQ Pocket PC with help from this easy-to-use guide. You'll learn to use the email, Internet, phone, and camera features, and enjoy all the entertainment options like movies and music. You'll also find out how to be more productive on-the-go using the mobile office software--work on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, all in the palm of your hand. With coverage of all models, How to Do Everything with Your iPAQ Pocket PC, Third Edition is your one-stop guide for getting the most out of this versatile handheld device...

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You can use scanning technology to compensate for bad lighting at the time you took the photo. Most image-editing programs have features that allow you to correct a digital image to compensate for under- and overexposure. Figure 1-3 shows a photo with both under- and overexposed areas. For examples, areas where the sun is reflecting off a rock and behind the subject are overexposed (too light) while the majority of the photo appears underexposed (too dark). Figure 1-4 shows the same photograph after the tools in the PhotoSuite 4 program have been used to correct the effects of both the under- and overexposure. The PhotoSuite Enhance feature simultaneously adjusts all the light and dark areas of the photo to achieve the optimum effect with literally a single mouse click...

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This book is intended to provide you with everything you need to know to create and deploy a microcontroller-based 802.11b wireless network. You read it correctly, I did indeed say everything you need to know. I’ve spent the last year being rejected, ignored and hung up on. When I wasn’t being subjected to any of the aforementioned disrespectful acts, I was being lied to, promised to and conveniently forgotten. Some of the folks holding the 802.11b Holy Grail had no scruples and performed all of the despicable acts I’ve mentioned against my person. All of that angst was directed at me (or rather not directed at me) because I wanted to learn how to implement 802.11b in the world of microcontrollers. Well, I have seen the 802.11b light and I am here to spread the word to all in microcontrollerdom. 802.11b communication with inexpensive off-the-shelf microcontrollers is possible for I have done it and you will do it too...

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Although it may not be apparent at first sight, it’s fair to say that a modern aircraft simply could not fly without the electronic systems that provide the crew with a means of controlling the aircraft. Avionic systems are used in a wide variety of different applications ranging from flight control and instrumentation to navigation and communication. In fact, an aircraft that uses modern ‘fly-by-wire’ techniques could not even get off the ground without the electronic systems that make it work...

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Current instrumental speech quality measurement techniques cannot necessarily be classified in a strict manner according to this black-box/glass-box dichotomy. Instead, different methods enable more or less diagnostic information to be obtained. Sometimes the terms ‘whitebox’ and ‘grey-box’ are used in the literature in these cases (M¨oller, 2005a, pp. 86–89). Methods of speech quality measurement can also be distinguished according to the applied type of measurement apparatus into auditory and instrumental methods...

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Quantum Computing (QC) has become a very active area of research in recent years. This interest is motivated by the recognition that certain types of quantum phenomena behave in ways that cannot be simulated efficiently using ordinary computers. Furthermore, problems whose solutions can be expressed in terms of one of these phenomena can be solved more efficiently using the quantum phenomenon itself as a computational tool...

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If you’re a PC technician, time is money. Bestselling author Ron Gilster trimmed every scrap of fat from this indispensable reference guide, packing it with clear, concise information that helps you do your job. Organized by hardware or component groups–motherboards, storage devices, printers, communications and networking, operating system software, and so on–it’s liberally illustrated for faster comprehension. There’s even a searchable e-version of the book on CD-ROM to help you diagnose problems. This is the one book you can’t afford not to have on your repair bench...

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As more and more software becomes available and computers increase in complexity, problems with performance are certain to arise. If your PC is misbehaving, don’t let it ruin your day. This book explains how to make the best out of your PC by using PC Pitstop Optimize, which cures many PC “sicknesses” without the need for upgrading or replacing your existing PC. As bonus material, this book also includes loads of information that will help you troubleshoot more serious problems and even add new capabilities to your computer...

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One of the best ways to experiment with and learn about hobby robots is to construct individual robot components, then combine the completed modules to make a finished, fully functional machine. For maximum flexibility, these modules should be interchangeable whenever possible. You should be able to choose locomotion system “A” to work with appendage system “B,” and operate the mixture with control system “C”—or any variation thereof. As you start trying to create your own robots, using a building-blocks approach allows you to make relatively simple and straightforward changes and updates. When designed and constructed properly, the different building blocks, as shown in diagram form in Fig. 1-1, may be shared among a variety of robots...

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Why do they load up a PC with stuff you don't need and leave off the things you really want? Don't take it anymore! Grab a screwdriver and let these two experts show you how to build the PC of your dreams, even if you've never cracked a case before. You'll learn to choose the right components, install them safely, test your system, find the best prices on parts, and even trick out your new machine with some cool tweaks and mods. Plenty of illustrations and step-by-step directions make it easy, and you just might make your wallet happy, too...

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This friendly, solutions-oriented guide is filled with step-by-step examples that illustrate how to set up and navigate your Zire, and make the most of the hardware, built-in applications, and third-party tools. Each chapter begins with the specific how-to topics that will be covered. Within the chapter, each topic is accompanied by a solid, easy-to-follow walkthrough of the process...

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As an introductory level digital SLR, the Nikon D60 offers one-button simplicity using the Auto function or countless options using the more complex manual controls. Nikon D60 Digital Field Guide is filled with everything you need to know to capture amazing photographs using your Nikon 60. Starting with a Quick Tour, which will help you use your Nikon D60 straight out of the box, this book will help you graduate from using the Auto function in every situation to using the more complex manual controls with confidence...