New Releases by Sean McManus

Jack O''Leary is just a man trying to make his way in the world without it crumbling beneath him. From a family of Police, Jack wanted the same in his youth. As he grew older, he wanted to be nothing like his father. But Jack will discover the complexities of growing up, of loss and ultimately career choices can define a man. Following the life of Detective Jack O''Leary first appearing in The Night Driver. From a young boy to a highly decorated detective.

Guides you through the process of creating a website – in easy steps! Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition reveals the key principles of good web design, which is the art and science of building effective and attractive websites. The book will introduce you to the key technologies of the web, and the design principles that underpin successful sites. Whether you’re a budding designer who plans to build your own site, or you just want to be able to talk to professional designers in their own language, this book will give you an understanding of how websites are designed so that you can make the right decisions in launching your own site. You’ll also be able to build your own simple website using HTML and CSS. When you find useful code snippets and templates online, you’ll know how to edit them and integrate them into your website correctly. Web Design in easy steps, 7th edition will ensure you set off in the right direction on your journey to creating a great website, with robust knowledge of the technologies and techniques that will deliver the best experience for your visitors. Table of Contents: 1. The web design challenge 2. Planning your website 3. Creating effective website content 4. Layout and design 5. Designing effective navigation 6. HTML: The language of the web 7. CSS: Giving your pages some style 8. CSS: Using CSS for layout 9. JavaScript for interactive pages 10. Tools for website design 11. Content management systems 12. Testing and launching 13. Promoting your website 14. Measuring success

A recipe for having fun and getting things done with the Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi makes it easy to learn about computers and computer programming, and Raspberry Pi For Dummies makes it even easier! Using this extremely affordable and compact computer, you can learn to code in languages like Scratch and Python, explore how electronics work, create computer-generated buildings in Minecraft and music in Sonic Pic, become Linux-savvy, make Internet-of-Things devices, or just play around! This book gets you up and running on your Raspberry Pi, starting with setting it up, downloading the operating system, and using the desktop environment. Then, the only limit is your imagination! It doesn’t matter whether you have a Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 400, Raspberry Pi Zero W or an older model: we’ve got you covered. Raspberry Pi For Dummies explores the latest technology—the Raspberry Pi 4 and 400, Scratch 3 programming language, new games bundled with the Raspberry Pi, and the hottest Add-Ons out there. This introductory guide is the perfect place to start if you want to get a taste of everything the Raspberry Pi can do! Set up your Raspberry Pi, install the operating system, and connect to the Internet Learn the basics of the Linux desktop and Linux shell so you can program, work, and play Use Python, Scratch, and Sonic Pi to write your first programs and make games and digital music Discover how circuits work hand-in-hand with your Pi If you want to make the most of the Raspberry Pi for school, work, or play, you’ll love this easy-to-read reference.

There are no stupid questions here. Everyone has to start somewhere, after all. In The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers, Sean and Allison McManus, the gardening pros behind the popular website and podcast Spoken Garden, answer all of your questions and more. Caring for outdoor plantings can be intimidating, especially if the process is completely new to you. Before running to the hardware store to stock up on plastic bags of mulch and tools you don’t really need, arm yourself with the know-how to plant and tend outdoor areas correctly and safely. Doing so saves you time, money, and energy—and helps make the process a whole lot more fun! With help from this easy-to-follow beginner gardening guide, you’ll learn: Tips for selecting the best plants and flowers for your growing conditions The best planting techniques for different types of plants How to mulch trees, shrubs, and garden beds correctly Pruning dos and don’ts for common garden plants Ways to keep weeds out of outdoor areas—without using synthetic herbicides How to recognize and manage different pests and diseases naturally Insider tips on everything from the difference between annuals and perennials to choosing the best organic fertilizer Plus, you’ll find time-management advice and tips for effective, resource-conscious gardening You will close the book not only knowing how to care for your home''s outdoor plantings using earth-friendly methods, but also knowing the satisfaction of a beautiful, all-natural landscape. This book is part of The First-Time Gardener Guide series from Cool Springs Press, which also includes The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables. Each book in The First-Time Gardener Guide series is aimed at beginner gardeners and offers clear, fact-based information that''s presented in a friendly and accessible way, including step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations throughout.

100 Top Tips – Microsoft Excel will help you boost your productivity and get more value from your spreadsheets with this powerful book of tips. It showcases: · Time-saving features (including data entry shortcuts) · Towerful functions for processing text and numbers · Insightful data analysis features, including pivot tables and what-if analysis. · How to use graphs · Debugging formulas · Printing clearly And much more! Whether you’ve been using Excel for years and never gone beyond the basics, or are just entering the world of spreadsheets, this book will quickly supercharge your skills. As you would expect from the In Easy Steps brand the book is written in an approachable style with step by step instructions provided for many of the tips, and full colour screenshots guiding you through the processes.

The Scratch programming language is widely used in schools and on the Raspberry Pi. Its drag-and-drop commands make it an ideal language for all ages to learn to program. And this popular book, Scratch Programming in easy steps, now fully updated for Scratch 3, is packed with ideas and games that illustrate what’s possible with Scratch. Scratch makes it easy to create your own games, animations, music, art or applications. It’s the perfect way to learn programming because it takes away a lot of the complexity. That means you can focus on having great ideas and bringing them to life. With Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition as your companion, you’ll learn how to: · Build games that require skill, knowledge or quick fingers · Add music · Create eye-catching visual effects · Keep score · Avoid common pitfalls and learn how to fix bugs Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition will help you to get creative and become a super Scratcher! Table of Contents: 1. Introducing Scratch 2. Drawing with Scratch 3. Spiral Rider 4. Super Dodgeball 5. Space Opera 6. Quiz Break 7. Evil Robot 8. Space Swarm 9. Physical computing with Scratch 10. Seven shorties 11. Making and sharing projects

Jadi, kamu ingin belajar cara membuat kode, tetapi kamu tidak tahu harus mulai dari mana? Buku ini akan memimpinmu sejak menulis instruksi pengkodean sederhana menggunakan perangkat lunak Scratch, mempelajari keterampilan coding untuk membuat game komputermu sendiri, bahkan mendesain situs Anda sendiri. Dengan mengikuti setiap pelajaran dan mempraktikkannya, pelajari 10 keterampilan super yang dibutuhkan untuk menjadi ahli kode! Coding adalah bahasa pemrograman yang digunakan untuk membuat perintah pada komputer dalam membuat website, aplikasi, hingga membuat game. Bagi sebagian orang, coding terdengar seperti suatu hal yang rumit dilakukan bahkan bagi orang dewasa. Padahal, coding juga dapat dilakukan oleh anak-anak dalam membuat game sendiri. Menarik, bukan? Buku Super Skills: 10 Cara Mudah Coding memuat materi dasar yang dapat menjadi panduan bagi anak untuk menyusun coding dengan menuliskan instruksi kode sederhana lewat perangkat lunak Scratch. Scratch merupakan aplikasi belajar yang memuat fitur-fitur mudah sehingga bisa digunakan oleh anak-anak. Ayo buat game dan website sendiri dengan mempelajari dan mempraktikkan materi-materi coding di buku ini! Selamat menjadi programmer cilik. Informasi lain: Judul: Super Skills: 10 Cara Mudah Coding Penulis: Sean McManus Jumlah Halaman: 68 Format: Soft Cover Bahasa: Indonesia Tanggal Terbit: 17 Juni 2019 Penerbit: Elex Media Komputindo Berat: 0.100 kg Dimensi: 23 x 19 cm ISBN: 9786020499437

Program a graphical adventure game in this hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to coding in the Python language. Launch into coding with Mission Python, a space-themed guide to building a complete computer game in Python. You''ll learn programming fundamentals like loops, strings, and lists as you build Escape!, an exciting game with a map to explore, items to collect, and tricky logic puzzles to solve. As you work through the book, you''ll build exercises and mini-projects, like making a spacewalk simulator and creating an astronaut''s safety checklist that will put your new Python skills to the test. You''ll learn how to use Pygame Zero, a free resource that lets you add graphics and sound effects to your creations, and you''ll get useful game-making tips, such as how to design fun puzzles and intriguing maps. Before you know it, you''ll have a working, awesome game to stump your friends with (and some nifty coding skills, too!). You can follow this book using a Raspberry Pi or a Microsoft Windows PC, and the 3D graphics and sound effects you need are provided as a download.

Joignez-vous à la révolution Raspberry en adoptant un Raspberry Pi ! A peine plus grand qu''une carte de crédit et très bon marché, le Raspberry Pi est un nano-ordinateur bourré de potentiel ! Mais pour libérer tout ce potentiel, il vous faut un guide. C''est exactement l''objectif de ce livre de la collection Pour les nuls.Vous y apprendrez comment exploiter le Raspberry Pi pour le travail comme pour les loisirs : centre multimédia de salon, station bureautique, retouche d''images, serveur Web, initiation à la programmation pour petits en grands et même informatique physique en pilotant des relais, capteurs et moteurs. À vous le monde de la robotique et de la domotique ! Un aperçu du contenu Récupérer et installer le système Linux du Raspberry : Raspbian Connecter, clavier, souris et écran Retoucher des images et créer un serveur Web Trouver et lire des fichiers audio et vidéo Installer les centaines d''applications gratuites Créer son premier jeu d''arcade Construire ses premiers circuits électroniques

When kids join Coder Academy, they undertake a series of imaginative and challenging activities that help them to begin to write code in Scratch and HTML

Millions of children and young people worldwide are using Scratch to make their own games and animations. Following on from the success of Scratch Programming in easy steps, Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps gives you great ideas to create computer games and other projects that’ll impress your friends and family – and you’ll have endless fun creating and playing them! The book provides step-by-step instructions for building projects that show off some of the cool things you can do with Scratch. It starts with two simple projects to get you started. Find out how to: • Make a game with animated cartoon characters • Build a drum machine and make random music • Use anaglyph glasses for 3D effects and 3D Art • Design amazing mazes in a 3D environment • Create your own stop motion films • Use the ScratchJr app to create games and interactive stories anywhere using your iPad or Android tablet Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps has projects for Scratch 2.0 on a PC/Mac and Scratch 1.4 on the Raspberry Pi, and includes a Raspberry Pi Camera Module project. Each project includes suggestions for customizing it, so you can make it your own! Table of Contents: Magic Mirror Gribbet! Drum Machine 12 Angry Aliens 3D Artist Space Mine 3D Maze Maker and Circuit Breaker 3D Maze Explorer 3D Maze Explorer: Finishing touches Sprites, Cameras, Action! Super Wheelie in ScratchJr Five shorties

A HILARIOUS SATIRE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY It took ten years to create the perfect song. Clive Bigg is the only man who can bring it to the masses, but his record label has built defences to keep fresh ideas out. Can Jonathan break in and convince Bigg to gamble on his track? The future of the music business is at stake. In this entertaining techno-thriller, Sean McManus takes a slice through the music industry: from the boardroom to the stage; from the studio to the record fair. The story explores how fans relate to their favourite bands, how businesses can use technology to manipulate consumers, and what would happen if the music business disappeared overnight. Sean McManus is a professional writer who has contributed to magazines including Musician, Making Music, Melody Maker, and Future Music. He has written more than ten non-fiction books about technology and business. This is his first novel. Reviews "A fun novel about the problems faced by musicians in making their mark on a music industry that''s falling apart. A bitter satire thatworks its way up to a memorable finale." Metal Hammer magazine "Raising a number of surprisingly sophisticated issues, this book is enjoyably cynical about the seemingly cold-hearted and impenetrable nature of the record industry and peppered with a number of highly comical cameos from the cream of rock''n''roll, which ensures that it never feels like heavy going." Record Collector Magazine "The novel satirises the music industry and the clichéd types that populate it, the lead character an affable fellow who you can''t help but like - his meditations at his monitor screen, desperately trying to sort ideas, will be familiar to most of us who create music either for a living or for love. Amusing and well written." MusicTech Magazine

So, you want to learn how to code, but you don’t know where to start? From writing simple coding instructions using Scratch software, to learning the coding skills to create your own computer game, and even design your own website, this book leads the way. By breaking this daunting subject down into the 10 ‘super skills’ needed, young readers can to get to grips with computer coding, and build on their skills as they progress through the book. Starting off with a short introduction that poses the question “what is coding?”, the super skills of coding include using Scratch coding software to give coding instructions, write simple code and use loops; learning how to debug and fix code; and using your coding knowledge to create a simple computer game and create a webpage using simple HTML. QED are publishing this title in two different formats: Super Skills: How to Code in 10 Easy Lessons (Concealed spiral): 978-1-78493-365-4 Super Skills: How to Code in 10 Easy Lessons (Library bound): 978-1-78493-364-7

There are literally millions of websites on the Internet, but most are ugly and ineffective. So how do you create a site that looks good and makes money? Web Design in easy steps, now in its sixth edition, reveals the key principles of good web design. It guides you through the process of creating a website, from planning to search engine promotion. Learn: The fundamentals of professional web page layout and create content that’ll get your message across.All about effective navigation to make your website easy to use so your visitors stay longer.The techniques to make your website attractive for all and ensure it works on different devices.How to use HTML, CSS and JavaScript and get started with your new website.Ecommerce and social media basics to open your online shop, and start marketing it! Avoid creating another ineffective website on the net. Use Web Design in easy steps to create a successful site that looks good and achieves its purpose.

The Interviewer''s Pocketbook has had a major overhaul in this new third edition and now focuses exclusively on the recruitment interview. The opening chapters look in detail at the necessary skills for conducting an interview: questioning techniques, listening skills and interpretation of body language. Types of question are explored, with ways in which to use them, as well as questions to avoid asking, while a helpful example interview shows the techniques in action. Later chapters cover preparing for and conducting the interview, including looking at job descriptions and specifications, preparing evidence questions, and evaluation of candidates.

Scratch Programming in easy steps introduces readers to Scratch, a programming language that is widely used on the Raspberry Pi and in UK schools. Using Scratch’s highly visual interface, you''ll learn how to make games and animations. Along the way, you’ll learn about some important ideas that underpin most programming languages. The book includes examples of games and techniques that readers are invited to customise and build on to make their own programs, and begins with a foreword by Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, which created Scratch.

Easy-to-follow, friendly advice on using your iPad and iOS 5 Following on the heels of the popular first edition of this book, this new edition gets you up and running on new iPad features such as iCloud, tabbed browsing, the new Messages app, and new photo editing capabilities. But it also includes general information you won''t want to miss no matter which iPad you have, such as how to set up and register your iPad, sync it with other devices, download apps from the App Store, play games or watch films, and much more. Packed with clear, easy-to-follow instruction and advice reinforced with lots of helpful illustrations, this approachable guide shows you how to make the iPad part of your everyday life. Gets you up to speed on the latest and greatest features you can enjoy with your new iPad, such as a new Messages app, untethered setup, the Music app redesign, and multitasking Walks you through the steps so you can start using your iPad for things you do every day, such as surfing the web, ordering groceries, organizing photos, and staying in touch with family and friends via email Reviews what you need to know to connect to the Internet, sync with other devices, play games or watch films, and more This friendly and understandable book gets you up to speed with this highly usable gadget in no time.

Social networks enable anyone with a computer and Internet connection to stay in touch with friends and family across the globe, and rediscover old acquaintances. Social Networking for the Older and Wiser starts with the basics of social networks, before moving onto intermediate topics, all whilst highlighting ways to protect your privacy and keep your details secure. The book is packed with step-by-step instructions on how to use Facebook, Twitter, Friends Reunited, Saga Zone, and other social networks to: Create an account on your chosen social network Reconnect and stay-in-touch with old friends Find others who share your interests and hobbies Share messages and photos Create your own social groups and clubs online So what are you waiting for? Join in on the social networking phenomenon that is sweeping the globe!

This book gives simple succinct answers, backed up with hard facts, to all the questions you have ever wanted to ask about web marketing. Got a web marketing question? We''ll put the answers at your fingertips.....