Home Technology

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.

Cybercrime is on the rise. Our information is more valuable and vulnerable than ever. It’s important to learn to protect ourselves from those who wish to exploit the technology we rely on daily. Cybercriminals want to steal your money and identity and spy on you.

How green is green? The average homeowner is usually well-informed about which products and concepts are considered “green”, but they seem to have less of an understanding of how they compare, and which things work the best for the lowest investment. Did you know that 40 percent of the average home power bill is dedicated to air conditioning in warm climates? Further, energy is spent on cooking, hot water, clothes dryers, and such. Did you know that solar hydronic panels are way more efficient than solar voltaic panels? How about instantaneous water heaters? Are they good?

Smart homes are not something you find in sci-fi novels - it is something that is here and now already, and that you can be using as soon as possible. A smart home is a place where you are in control and you know what is going on and what you can achieve with every gadget that you have. When it comes to make the lighting and temperature of your home automatic - completely customized for your needs, this can be a great chance to make the most of everything you are doing at home and bring your abilities and talents to the highest level.

This audiobook covers frequently asked questions about emerging technology trends such as blockchain, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, artificial intelligence, machine learning, artificial neural networks, deep learning, augmented reality, connected homes, quantum computing, and more.

Istorija primenenija Lean-tehnologij - tak nazyvaemye tehnologii berezhlivogo proizvodstva - naschityvaet uzhe neskol'ko desjatiletij. Nesmotrja na jeto, povsjudu, osobenno v nashej strane, sistemu Lean vosprinimajut kak iskljuchitel'no novuju i ne vpolne primenimuju dlja evropejskih i amerikanskih, a tem bolee rossijskih, realij. Chasto govorjat, chto tol'ko japonskie rabotniki, privykshie k odnoobraznoj dejatel'nosti i poslushaniju, sposobny osvoit' rabotu po tehnologijam Lean: ritmichnuju, akkuratnuju, osnovannuju na komandnom vzaimodejstvii.