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The FIRST book of its kind...this groundbreaking, 4-colour book thumbs its little nose at Apple's warranties and shows you how to crack open and repair your iPhones, iPads and iPods.
DIY hardware hacking...easy as Pi ®! Raspberry Pi is taking off like a rocket! You can use this amazing, dirt-cheap, credit card-sized computer to learn powerful hardware hacking techniques as you build incredibly creative and useful projects! This complete, full-color guide requires absolutely no experience with either hardware hacking or computer programming. Colorful photos guide you through each project, and the step-by-step instructions are stunningly clear and easy! 1. Start with the absolute basics: Discover why millions of people are so passionate about the Pi! Tour the hardware, including storage, connections, and networking Install and run Raspbian, Raspberry Pi's Linux-based operating system Manage devices and configuration files Network Raspberry Pi and add Wi-Fi Program Raspberry Pi using Python, Scratch, XHTML, PHP, and MySQL 2. Next, build all these great projects: Media Center Retro Console Video Game Station Minecraft Server Web Server Portable Webcam Security & Privacy Device 3. Then, master all these cutting-edge techniques: Overclock Raspberry Pi for better performance Link Raspberry Pi to the Arduino and Arduino clones, including the AlaMode and the Gertboard Use the Pi to build electronics prototypes using a breadboard.
DON’T JUNK IT, FIX IT--AND SAVE A FORTUNE! The only reference & tutorial of its kind--in full color! Fix your own iPhone, iPad, or iPod with secret repair knowledge Apple doesn’t want you to have! This groundbreaking, full-color book shows you how to resurrect expensive Apple mobile iDevices you thought were dead for good, and save a fortune. Apple Certified Repair Technician Timothy L. Warner demystifies everything about iDevice repair, presenting simple, step-by-step procedures and hundreds of crisp, detailed, full-color photos. He’ll walk you through safely taking apart your iDevice, replacing what’s broken, and reliably reassembling it. You’ll learn where to get the tools and exactly how to use them. Warner even reveals sources for broken Apple devices you can fix at low cost--for yourself, or even for resale! Replace All These iDevice Components: • Battery • Display • SIM card • Logic board • Dock connector Take Apart, Fix, and Reassemble: • iPod nano (5th & 7th Gen) • iPod touch (4th & 5th Gen) • iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, & 5) • iPad (iPad 2, iPad 4th Gen, & iPad mini) Fix Common Software-Related Failures: • Emergency data recovery • Jailbreaking • Carrier unlocking Do What Apple Never Intended: • Resurrect a waterlogged iDevice • Prepare an iDevice for resale • Install non-Apple Store apps • Perform out-of-warranty repairs All technical content reviewed & approved by iFixit, world leader in iDevice parts, tools, and repair tutorials!
Run your own Minecraft server: take total control of your Minecraft experience! What’s more fun than playing multiplayer Minecraft? Running your own Minecraft server. Now there’s a complete, up-to-date guide to doing just that–even if you have no networking or server experience! Best-selling tech author Timothy L. Warner covers all you need to know, from the absolute basics to cutting-edge customization. You’ll learn from crystal-clear, step-by-step instructions designed for today’s newest Minecraft servers.Warner guides you through prepping your computer and network...installing a basic server and powerful third-party alternatives...welcoming and managing users...protecting against griefing and other attacks...adding powerful plug-ins and mods...using easy subscription hosting services...giving your users a truly awesome game experience. This book’s #1 goal is to help you have more fun with Minecraft. But you’ll also master practical skills for a well-paid technology career! Gain deep multiplayer Minecraft knowledge for running your server well Configure your computer to reliably host Minecraft Control your server through the Minecraft Server console Connect users, communicate with them, and set rules they must follow Master basic networking skills for improving server uptime and performance Safeguard your server and users, and prevent griefing Simplify complicated mods with integrated modpacks and launchers Run on the Realms public cloud—let Minecraft worry about maintenance and security Evaluate and choose a third-party hosting provider Customize your spawn “lobby” to help new users find their way Support multiple worlds and teleportation Earn cash with ads, sponsorships, cosmetic upgrades, or VIP access Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. Timothy L. Warner is the author of Hacking Raspberry Pi and The Unauthorized Guide to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Repair: A DIY Guide to Extending the Life of Your iDevices!. He is a tech professional who has helped thousands of people become more proficient with technology in business and education. He holds the CompTIA A+ Computer Technician credential and 20 other technical certifications. As Director of Technology for a progressive high school, he created and managed a self-servicing warranty repair shop for all of its Apple hardware. Now an author/evangelist for Pluralsight, he shares Windows PowerShell scripting knowledge at 2minutepowershell.com.
iOS Forensic Analysis provides an in-depth look at investigative processes for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. The methods and procedures outlined in the book can be taken into any courtroom. With never-before-published iOS information and data sets that are new and evolving, this book gives the examiner and investigator the knowledge to complete a full device examination that will be credible and accepted in the forensic community.
Brickwork and Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It provides an overview of the materials, processes, craft skills and related subjects to enable the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and undertake brickwork-related maintenance projects around the home.The book covers: Materials; Constituents and mix proportions of good quality concrete and mortars, and how to successfully mix both, with an overview of different types of bricks and blocks; Foundations: How to place, compact and cure concrete for simple foundations and bases; Setting-Out: Methods of setting out the positions of simple wall lines, corners and buildings; Bricklaying: Overview of tools required; step-by-step methods and instruction on all the basic craft skills of bricklaying from first principles; different methods of bonding and finishing mortar joints; Boundary Walls: Design principles for boundary and garden walls, including the application and construction of piers; Decorative Brickwork: Simple methods of decoratively enhancing brickwork projects; Maintenance: Identification of the common defects associated with brickwork and masonry and methods for rectifying those defects. A practical guide aimed at those who are new to the craft of bricklaying and also for those who are improving their skills. Provides details of materials, processes and craft skills for the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and maintenance around the home. Superbly illustrated with 110 colour photographs and 160 diagrams. Jon Collinson has been involved in bricklaying within the construction industry, as well as teaching brickwork, for over twenty-five years.
With iPhone Hacks, you can make your iPhone do all you'd expect of a mobile smartphone -- and more. Learn tips and techniques to unleash little-known features, find and create innovative applications for both the iPhone and iPod touch, and unshackle these devices to run everything from network utilities to video game emulators. This book will teach you how to: Import your entire movie collection, sync with multiple computers, and save YouTube videos Remotely access your home network, audio, and video, and even control your desktop Develop native applications for the iPhone and iPod touch on Linux, Windows, or Mac Check email, receive MMS messages, use IRC, and record full-motion video Run any application in the iPhone's background, and mirror its display on a TV Make your iPhone emulate old-school video game platforms, and play classic console and arcade games Integrate your iPhone with your car stereo Build your own electronic bridges to connect keyboards, serial devices, and more to your iPhone without "jailbreaking" iPhone Hacks explains how to set up your iPhone the way you want it, and helps you give it capabilities that will rival your desktop computer. This cunning little handbook is exactly what you need to make the most of your iPhone.
Mobile Phones and Tablets Repairs, the first edition in the series was a 364 page complete manual that introduced beginners into the technology of mobile devices and the practical skills necessary to fix all kinds of faults on mobile devices. This second edition, Smartphones and Tablets Repairs is an upgraded edition with new advanced information for both beginners and professionals in the field of technical repairs. This edition covered screen technologies and LCD or digitizer replacements, description of internal components and electronics, hardware and software repair procedures for smartphones and tablets, hardware and software repair tools information, troubleshooting, BGA soldering, flash programming, electronic circuit analysis and many more. The book also ends with a chapter of information on how to set up shop and efficiently manage a repair services support center. Discover the secrets of technical hardware repairs with this book! If there is any complete guide-book on computer repairs ever known, then this book is the complete guide-book for mobile smartphones and tablets repairs! If you are searching for a new means of livelihood or a side business (even online business) that is lucrative; one whereby the only business CAPITAL required is this book and the skills it empowers you with in order to exchange personal services for money, then this book, perhaps combined with the foundational first edition is for you. It is a complete Do-It-Yourself Guide book. This book is for the unemployed, underemployed, students, entrepreneurs, retirees or just about anyone seeking for a good resource for practical learning towards self-reliance. In this century, the age of mobile communication and computing, or work-from-home trends especially with the pandemics, it is one of the hottest technical repair service business with great financial returns. Manufacturers of smartphone brands release new products every six months. There is no stopping this trend anytime soon. With the world's population estimated at 7.8 billion, Statista website released a statistics which reported that over 19 percent of the world's total population owned a smart device in 2019, projecting that the figure is expected to increase to 37 percent by 2021. The opportunity to make money fixing smartphones and tablets is huge! Through the pages of this book, a reader would translate from a novice status, training to become proficient at fixing any mobile device, with a brighter and faster earning potential than most PC technicians. There is no expiry date for what is taught in the two editions of this book series. What this book teaches is practicable towards becoming also, a good PC technician.
