Ideal for PC owners looking for an accessible, easy-to-follow reference, this beginner's guide to PC hardware offers expert advice on every component--processors, motherboards, memory, BIOS, CD-ROM and DVD drives, video cards, and much more.

PC COM ports, USB virtual COM ports, and ports in embedded systems are all addressed in this updated guide to programming, interfacing, and using serial ports.

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An illustrated, step-by-step guide to repairs and upgrades

A new vision of the future of games and game design, enabled by AI.

Prototyping Experiments for Makers

Consume social network feeds and share social network content using native plugins and PhoneGap

iMac For Dummies, 10th Edition

Master the art of making Docker more extensible, composable, and modular by leveraging plugins and other supporting tools

includes Content Update Program

Exploring the PIC32

Implement efficient design patterns for data management, high availability, monitoring and other popular patterns on your Azure Cloud