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Learn how to use microcontrollers without all the frills and math. This book uses a practical approach to show you how to develop embedded systems with 8 bit PIC microcontrollers using the XC8 compiler. It's your complete guide to understanding modern PIC microcontrollers. Are you tired of...

Inexpensive consumer drones that offer ease of flight and high-quality photography and videography have exploded on the market recently, creating what can only be described as drone mania amongst a diverse range of potential users. Because camera-carrying drones still really only exist on the edge...

Nowadays, society loves to capture their lives in colorful shots and movies they can place on YouTube, Facebook, or their own websites. Rugged and lightweight, GoPro cameras empower their users by providing powerful technology to tell stories that strike the right balance of words and pictures. These...

A compilation of blog posts for DIY refrigerator repair. Includes basic description of how refrigerators cool, refrigeration cycle, common failures, and simple repairs a layman may perform. No procedures involving expensive tools or equipment or breaking the sealed-system are included since an EPA certification is required. The good news is 90% of failures do not involve the sealed-system!

We are fortunate to live in a magical time in the constantly evolving field of photography. Absolutely anything is possible with a quality camera and photo-editing software. While new digital technologies make the creative process unlimited, it also means that we as photographers must continually push...

A tankless water heater can be an economical way to heat water for the home. Home water heating consumes a large portion of a home’s energy use. Standard water heaters use energy by heating a large storage tank of water and keeping it warm for long periods. Homeowners looking for tankless...

Rechargeable batteries have a number of advantages over conventional batteries that offset their higher initial cost. The materials used to manufacture them are less toxic; making is easier to recycle the batteries. A wide variety of battery chargers is available to recharge them, with one sure to...

The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography explores the vast international scope of twentieth-century photography and explains that history with a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary manner. This unique approach covers the aesthetic history of photography as an evolving art and documentary form,...

Now that you own a GoPro Hero4 you should want to learn how to properly. This book features several tips that allow you to do just that. But before you think this is just another GoPro user guide you should know that beyond just a few useful tips this book will give you exact methods on how to properly...

Reading Photographs, 2nd edition introduces the key theories of representation and visual analysis and demonstrates how they can be applied to photography. Introducing the many different approaches to critical theory for photography, Richard Salkeld explores identity, gaze, psychoanalysis, voyeurism...

Are you ever disappointed with your holiday photographs?When photographing an attractive place, do the find the pictures lack impact?Do you ever photograph family and friends and find the pictures a big disappointment?Happier Snaps is a simple guide on how to take more successful photographs with...

The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of world photography up to the beginning of the twentieth century. It sets out to be the standard, definitive reference work on the subject for years to come. Its coverage is global – an important ‘first’...

Photography is all about having the knowledge to take quality pictures. While, equipment does matter, it is one's technique that is going to matter in the short and long run. This is where the real quality will start to show as time goes on. It is pertinent to make sure all of these details are learned...

In this book, veteran photographer Stan Trampe shows you how to produce outstanding black & white nude portraits using basic equipment and a simple lighting approach-both in the studio and on location. You’ll get great insight into what it takes to develop a trusting relationship with models that will...