Part of the "Busy People" series targeted toward busy professionals, this book provides a blend of shortcuts and skills so even a busy person will have time to surf the Net. Starting with 10 one-page Blueprints that show the most compelling real-world examples of the application at work, this text includes labels that describe each part of the document or process and points the reader to the page or section in the book where they will find details.
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In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet is broken, he argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. Google annihilates your privacy and Facebook amplifies right-wing propaganda because it is profitable to do so. But the internet wasn't always like this-it had to be remade for the purposes of profit maximization, through a years-long process of privatization that turned a small research network into a powerhouse of global capitalism. Tarnoff tells the story of the privatization that made the modern internet, and which set in motion the crises that consume it today. The solution to those crises is straightforward: deprivatize the internet. Deprivatization aims at creating an internet where people, and not profit, rule. It calls for shrinking the space of the market and diminishing the power of the profit motive. It calls for abolishing the walled gardens of Google, Facebook, and the other giants that dominate our digital lives and developing publicly and cooperatively owned alternatives that encode real democratic control. To build a better internet, we need to change how it is owned and organized. Not with an eye towards making markets work better, but towards making them less dominant. Not in order to create a more competitive or more rule-bound version of privatization, but to overturn it. Otherwise, a small number of executives and investors will continue to make choices on everyone's behalf, and these choices will remain tightly bound by the demands of the market. It's time to demand an internet by, and for, the people now.
In the modern world, more and more adults are finding that their spare time is being consumed by never-ending bills, work, and responsibilities. As a result, they feel stressed but don’t have enough time to relieve or manage that stress in a healthy way. Stress can easily overtake your life and leave you feeling like you have no control over your life. When you feel like you’re drowning in stress, the only way that you can combat this is by prioritizing your health. One of the best ways to prioritize your health is by meditating daily. Meditation has several positive benefits on your physical and mental health, one of which being stress-relief. With this ebook you will discover how to meditate to reduce stress and regain mental clarity. Here’s what you’ll learn: What exactly is meditation? Let's define it so you can get a better understanding for its use. How popular misconceptions about meditation differ from the reality; The history of meditation; How meditation transitioned from a religious ritual to everyday practice for your health; 2 primary categories of meditation; 5 key elements of meditation; 2 popular meditation tools; 9 main benefits of meditation; How meditation improves stress; How meditation improves the mind; How meditation affects 4 regions of the brain; How meditation affects the body; How meditation calms your mind and body; How to use meditation to calm your mind and body; 3 key types of meditation practices; How to meditate with movement; How to meditate with observations; How to meditate with affirmations; How to create your own affirmations; How to create a daily meditation practice; Ways to incorporate meditation into your daily meditation routine; Tips for sticking to your daily meditation routine; How to meditate to rejuvenate your soul; How to journal for meditation;
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As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now. While large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve the planet, the wisest and most lasting adaptation solutions originate at the local level. However, with something as large as the climate crisis, it can be hard to know where to begin. Climate Action for Busy People is a hopeful and realistic roadmap for individuals and groups who want to boost climate preparedness and move the needle towards environmental justice. Drawing from her professional and personal success in climate adaptation and community organizing, Cate Mingoya-LaFortune begins with a brief history of why our communities look the way they do (spoiler, it’s not an accident!) and how that affects how vulnerable we are to climate risks. Each chapter will help readers scale up their actions, from identifying climate solutions that an individual or small group can pull off in a handful of weekends, like tree plantings or depaving parties, to advocating for change at the municipal level through coalition-building and data collection. It’s not too late for people of all ages and skill levels to create climate safe neighborhoods. Climate Action for Busy People is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to make lasting and equitable improvements that will make their communities climate resilient.
Brainstorm Your Best Internet Business! The Internet is booming, and so is the small- and home-business market. Many people want to gain more control over their lives by starting their own business. The Internet has opened the door to millions of people who thought that starting their own business was a faint dream. The Internet Idea Book is a collection of brainstorms, 101 ideas of the kinds of businesses that could be started on the Internet by the everyday ordinary person. But how do you compete with huge companies that are creating complex Web sites laden with moving and talking graphics and high-tech HTML, run by large staffs of whiz kids? You don’t! The goal of this book is to get you, the hopeful online entrepreneur, to brainstorm what your dreams are and how these dreams can fit into the needs of others. You do that by discovering the right niche in the marketplace. Every idea in The Internet Idea Book is followed by workbook space designed to help you find a competitive niche so you can design a successful site that is all yours. Here is a book that will help you brainstorm your future.
The Internet Consumer Bible is the most authoritative guide to the internet available. Far more than a directory, this book shows you - whether novice or experienced web surfer - which sites can help you and which sites are a waste of time. Taking you through every aspect of life and showing how to save hundreds of pounds and release hours of valuable time for other activities, the book also looks at what you can't do on the web or what you can still do better offline. Chapters finish with a list of sites in the area providing a brief description of what the site does and a star rating of 1-5 for how good each is. There are five major sections: 1) Basics. Chapters in this section include: what is a 'good website'?; getting started, unmetered access, ADSL, virus programmes, firewalls, screening software, mobile internet and interactive TV.2) Lifestages. Chapters in this section include: births and young children; education; dating, marriage and divorce; work: job-seeking, self-employment, redundancy; death.3) Shopping. Chapters in this section include: home, mortgages, online estate agencies, DIY, gardening, cars, clothes, groceries.4) Entertainment and Leisure. Chapters in this section include: travel and holidays, sport, films, music, restaurants, TV, nightlife, genealogy, weather, hobbies.5) Organising Your Life. Chapters in this section include: money (covers investing
It’s a miracle that you get as much done as you do. Technology is helping you to be increasingly productive, although none of us often pays attention to its role in our lives. But just imagine tackling everyday tasks like paying bills, organizing digital photos, chatting with your kids scattered around the country and so much more without a PC or laptop. It’s simply mind-boggling just how much we get done every day, thanks to computer programs such as Microsoft Windows. Microsoft has been paying attention to its billions of users; at least it has in the past few years with Windows 10. You’re busy and these Windows 10 features can help save you time and effort.
