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The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom? 32 reviews
David Brin
Basic Books, 1999
Puts NSA Wiretapping in Context
+ Fascinating reading
+ Important perspective on the threat to privacy posed by our technology
It is helpful to return to this book, from 1998, and to a follow on book, "the digital person" published in 2004, as context for the recent bru-ha-ha over NSA wiretapping without a warrant, and the loss to theft of tens of thousands of social security number and other personal information of ...
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Google Maps Hacks 12 reviews
Rich Gibson, Schuyler Erle
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006
VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
+ Written For A Computer Programmer And Not The Average Joe
+ The best Google Maps book
+ Valuable content from all perspectives
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Don't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Circle.Com Library)444 reviews
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2000
Must read for understanding Web Design
+ Surprisingly entertaining and useful (to everyone)
+ A must have reference on your web-building bookshelf
+ Buy this, then get busy testing your site!
+ Some things are only obvious after they're pointed out...
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built30 reviews
Stewart Brand
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
BBC video of HOW BUILDINGS LEARN now online
+ Valuable Contribution
+ A great book
+ Architecture Is Dead. Long Live Architecture.
+ essential reading for anyone involved in facility planning or operation
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Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing (Voices That Matter)9 reviews
Adam Greenfield
New Riders Publishing, 2006
Everyware is a possibility, but can we stand the reality?
+ Obvious but true concept
+ A Magnificent Foray
+ A good description of ubiquitous computing
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The Laws of Cool: Knowledge Work and the Culture of Information2 reviews
Alan Liu
University Of Chicago Press, 2004
how to resist business ideology
In this book, Liu makes a persuasive argument that knowledge workers can resist the dominant postcapitalist business ideology from the inside by developing an "ethos of the unknown." The argument is dense, both philosophically and historically, but the book provides one of the best summaries ...
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The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers46 reviews
Tom Standage
Berkley Trade, 1999
An important book and a fun book
+ An excellent book!
+ The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see...
+ The Victorian Internet - a worthy reprise
+ History repeats itself
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RFID: Applications, Security, and Privacy6 reviews
Simson Garfinkel, Beth Rosenberg
Addison-Wesley Professional, 2005
Lots of good stuff about RFID
+ Excellent Survey of RFID; present and future issues.
+ speculative deployments
+ Too important to be ignored!
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The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier41 reviews
Bruce Sterling
Bantam, 1993
Essential reading on computers, freedom and privacy.
+ Very worthwile...
+ EXCELENT BOOK UNTIL THE ''UNDERGROUND'' PART
+ Learned more about the phone in 12 hours than in 12 years
+ A near-complete retrospective history of cyberculture...
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Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online (Hacks)5 reviews
Paul Bausch, Jim Bumgardner
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006
Bakari Chavanu MyMac.com Review
+ Great Flickr Reference
+ get slickr flickr quickr
+ Incredible possibilities when using Flickr...
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Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)13 reviews
Bruce Sterling
The MIT Press, 2005
Setting the agenda..
+ Techno-futuristic ruminations on "spimes" and sustainability
+ A tool, in a way...
If you're looking for a book on sustainable design, the intertwining of the informational and the material, and RFID, look no further.
Sterling's account is more than a book for designers. Though some angles tend to originate from design-related topics, the implications and responsibilities ...
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things13 reviews
George Lakoff
University Of Chicago Press, 1990
A new world is only a new mind
+ Great service! Fast; product in great condition!
I found this to be one of the most interesting books I have ever read. For me it's a revolutionary work in the sense that very rarely do books such as this come into my life -- maybe once every five years -- and have the ability to forever change the way I think about the world. And as with all ...
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Design for Community12 reviews
Derek Powazek
Waite Group Press, 2001
Need-to-know information for community builders
+ Don't start (or run) an online community without it
+ The definitive book on getting people involved
+ A great place to start planning
+ Excellent PRACTICAL guide to building online communities
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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)40 reviews
Jane Austen
Penguin Classics, 2003
"Sense and Sensibility" - a must-read
+ Loving Tension and a Fine Balance
+ Elinor and Marianne....What great sisters!
+ An enduring classic
+ Sense and Sensibility Review- Arghavan
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity464 reviews
David Allen
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Fundamental change in thinking
+ A truely effective and practical time management system
+ Some great information
+ Get out of the mess
+ Great ideas!
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Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing (Voices That Matter)9 reviews
Adam Greenfield
New Riders Publishing, 2006
Everyware is a possibility, but can we stand the reality?
+ Obvious but true concept
+ A Magnificent Foray
+ A good description of ubiquitous computing
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The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier41 reviews
Bruce Sterling
Bantam, 1993
Essential reading on computers, freedom and privacy.
+ Very worthwile...
+ EXCELENT BOOK UNTIL THE ''UNDERGROUND'' PART
+ Learned more about the phone in 12 hours than in 12 years
+ A near-complete retrospective history of cyberculture...
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Design for Community12 reviews
Derek Powazek
Waite Group Press, 2001
Need-to-know information for community builders
+ Don't start (or run) an online community without it
+ The definitive book on getting people involved
+ A great place to start planning
+ Excellent PRACTICAL guide to building online communities
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built30 reviews
Stewart Brand
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
BBC video of HOW BUILDINGS LEARN now online
+ Valuable Contribution
+ A great book
+ Architecture Is Dead. Long Live Architecture.
+ essential reading for anyone involved in facility planning or operation
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Shaping Things (Mediaworks Pamphlets)13 reviews
Bruce Sterling
The MIT Press, 2005
Setting the agenda..
+ Techno-futuristic ruminations on "spimes" and sustainability
+ A tool, in a way...
If you're looking for a book on sustainable design, the intertwining of the informational and the material, and RFID, look no further.
Sterling's account is more than a book for designers. Though some angles tend to originate from design-related topics, the implications and responsibilities ...
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