Category Archive: Business

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This course is an all-inclusive introduction to the Raspberry Pi platform. Catered for all levels, this project-based course will get you up and running with the basics of Pi, before escalating to full projects. Before you know it, you’ll be building a gaming system to play old Nintendo, Sega, and Playstation games and a personal digital assistant using the Google Assistant API. Now that’s progress.

• Access 50 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Understand all the components needed to get your Raspberry Pi up & running
• Learn how to easily prepare an SD card & flash it for any OS
• Work w/ GPIO pins & learn how to programmatically control them w/ Python
• Build simple circuits w/ an LED & a fully function gaming system w/ RetroPie
• Discuss the different types of Raspberry Pi models

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Lee Assam has over 18 years of programming, development and IT experience. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

Lee teaches at Universities on topics ranging from Software Development to Electrical Engineering and prototyping. He likes coming up with new ideas and prototyping them using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms.

His passion and hobby is Arduino and the Internet of Things. He has been playing around with the Arduino and the Raspberry Pi platforms since their inception, and uses his Electrical Engineering background coupled with software development skills to create and develop exciting projects. Lee prefers a hands-on, project-based learning approach and uses his teaching background to make concepts fun and entertaining, while at the same time educational and informative.

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The hit FRESHeBUDS earbuds are back and better than ever with the new Pro model. Even more water and sweat resistant to stand up to any outdoor activity, these new buds have enhanced battery life, and automatically pair to your phone when pulled apart so you don’t have to go through any setup. With a smoother fit and better sound quality as well, these are the earbuds of the future.

• Designed to be sweat & water resistant
• Features unrivaled sound quality for compact size
• Includes a battery that lasts for up to 6 hours of playtime
• Fully charges up in just 90 minutes
• Connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth as soon as you pull apart the earbuds
• Allows you to answer calls straight from the earbuds w/ a built-in microphone
• Designed to be comfortably lightweight & secure in your ears
• Turn off when placed together, turn on when pulled apart

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Details & Requirements

• Bluetooth 4.0
• Battery life: 6 hours
• Weather and sweat proof
• Built-in microphone
• Full music and sound control directly from earbuds

Compatibility

• Bluetooth-compatible devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod, Samsung Galaxy, Blackberry & more

Includes

• FRESHeBUDS Pro Magnetic Bluetooth Headphones
• 3 comfort-fit earbud styles

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With the near constant launch of new startups and tech companies, the need for completely automated DevOps pipelines is greater than ever. The practices of continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) allow small companies to operate and deliver services at an efficient, scalable rate. In this course, you’ll learn how to implement some of the most common CI and CD tools available: AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeDeploy, and Jenkins. At the end, you’ll have the DevOps skills to be a valuable asset to any startup, and really any company that is looking to expand over the web.

• Access 33 lectures & 2.5 hours of content 24/7
• Implement continuous integration, delivery, & deployment to reduce risk within the software development lifecycle
• Install & configure Amazon AWS EC2 machines & PostgresSQL database in Amazon RDS
• Explore AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeDeploy, & Jenkins
• Build an automated CI & CD pipeline
• Learn how to version control & manage relational database schema
• Run the CI pipeline to maintain build artifacts

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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The tech sector is booming around the world, and in order to move fast startups need people who are skilled at automating as much as possible. Most progressive startups favor implementing completely automated DevOps pipelines from the get-go. Jenkins is an award-winning open source toolset which enables you to build very sophisticated automated build pipelines very quickly. Professionals with Jenkins experience can demand as much as $120,000 annually, and this course will help you get on the right path.

• Access 44 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Learn about Jenkins & why CI is important
• Build an automated CI pipeline w/ Jenkins
• Understand how to version control & manage relational database schema
• Run the CI pipeline to maintain build artifacts
• Configure, secure, & extend Jenkins
• Integrate CI builds w/ Git repositories hosted in GitHub

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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TeamCity is a very popular, mature, and feature-rich toolset which enables you to build very sophisticated automated build pipelines very quickly. Implementing continuous integration with TeamCity can help you immensely in reducing the risk within the software development lifecycle. The demand for professionals who have experience with these tools has been growing steadily over the last few years.

• Access 39 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Learn about TeamCity & why CI is important
• Build an automated CI pipeline w/ TeamCity
• Understand how to version control & manage relational database schema
• Run the CI pipeline to maintain build artifacts
• Configure, secure, & extend TeamCity
• Integrate CI builds w/ Git repositories hosted in GitHub

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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Did you know cloud computing is one of the leading industries in the world and experience astounding year over year growth? Well, one of the leading cloud providers is AWS and in this course, you’ll take a deep dive into various storage services offered by AWS and see them in action. New career, here you come.

• Access 195 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Comprehend the AWS architecture & implement its services
• Distinguish the different AWS storage services & use them competently for your business needs
• Utilize S3 & its capabilities to host a static website, & configure and upload files in any format
• Use EBS as a persistent storage mechanism for your EC2 instances, w/ its capabilities
• Employ the CloudFront CDN to update, monitor & deliver selective content across the world

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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Cloud computing is reshaping the way we think about data centers and deploy our infrastructure, and it’s just getting started. The cloud computing revolution started only about a decade ago when Amazon launched Amazon Web Services (AWS), and today it’s one of the fastest growing industries on earth. In this deep-dive into AWS you’ll get an in-depth look at the de facto monitoring and alerting service offered by AWS called CloudWatch.

• Access 45 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
• Deep dive into EC2, RDS, EBS, ELB, & many other services offered by AWS
• Learn how to monitor the key metrics available for each service
• Find out how to setup alarms for certain thresholds
• Get real-time alerts from AWS & take pro-active measures to ensure AWS infrastructure is performing at peak level

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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Whether you’re an experienced AWS user or are just getting started with cloud computing, you know it’s quite easy to get your infrastructure components deployed in the AWS cloud. But do you ever wonder how you can orchestrate and manage your AWS resources in an easier, more efficient manner? The answer is the Amazon Web Services Command Line Interface, and this course will teach you how to use it.

• Access 67 lectures & 5.5 hours of content 24/7
• Get an in-depth look at AWS CLI
• Use AWS CLI to manage various AWS services
• Learn how you can deploy, configure, & manage some key cloud components available for AWS services

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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This course is designed to teach you the ins and outs of Jenkins and setting up DevOps pipelines. Regardless of what your experience level is, this in-depth course is designed to provide you with everything you need to take your DevOps skills to the next level.

• Access 32 lectures & 3.5 hours of content 24/7
• Understand what Jenkins is all about
• Learn how to install, configure, & operationalize Jenkins
• Discover how to build projects automatically using Maven & Gradle
• Explore how to manage your build artifacts using Artifactory
• Manage your relational database schema using Sqitch

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Manuj Aggarwal is an entrepreneur, investor and a technology enthusiast. He likes startups, business ideas, and high-tech anything. He likes to work on hard problems and get his hands dirty with cutting edge technologies. In the last few years, Manuj has been a business owner, technical architect, CTO, coder, startup consultant, and more.

Currently, Manuj is the principal consultant, architect and CTO of a small software consulting company TetraNoodle Technologies based in Vancouver, Canada working with various startups on some cutting edge and interesting problems.

He has been in the software industry since 1997 and has worked with early stage businesses to Fortune 100 mega corporations. With proficiency in creating innovative architectures and solutions, Manuj has emerged as a professional who knows how to balance these solutions against cost, schedule, function, quality, and other business considerations.

He is passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired over the years. He is particularly interested in helping technical and non-technical entrepreneurs, founders and co-founders of tech startups. Manuj strives to bring courses which provide practical know-how and advice about designing, architecting, optimizing and executing on your next big idea.

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The sturdy GoSafe 228 will handle any situation like a champ. Made to withstand the harshest of weather conditions, this dash camera automatically turns on when you turn on your car and records at an 120° angle view and in 1080p full HD resolution, for high quality videos, day and night. The GoSafe 228’s slim and sleek quality design allows for low-profile surveillance, whether you’re using video mode, motion detection mode, or camera mode. And to playback your videos, this dash camera comes with a 1.8” LCD display, and, includes a built-in G sensor to automatically lock and protect the file when it detects an any impact, making the GoSafe 228 ready for any ride life throws you.

• Full HD resolution recording
• Detects when there is movement in front of the camera & begins recording
• Built-in G-sensor automatically saves files in the event of a collision
• Wider field of vision provides a panoramic view of the road

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Details & Requirements

• Resolution: 1920×1080 @ 30 fps / 1280×720 @ 60 fps / 1280×720 @ 30 fps / VGA 640 x 480
• Viewing angle: 120º

LCD display: 1.8″

• Storage format: JPG, AVI
• Supports up to 32GB microSD storage (not included)
• Battery capacity: 95mAh
• Power supply: 5V/1A
• Operating temperature: 14ºF – 149ºF
• Storage temperature: -4ºF – 158ºF
• Picture resolution: 12MP
• Aspect ratio: 4:3
• System language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese

Includes

• GoSafe 228 Dash Cam
• Car charger
• Suction cup mount
• 8GB microSD card
• Quick guide
• Warranty card

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This is the era of Big Data. The words ‘Big Data’ implies big innovation and enables a competitive advantage for businesses. Apache Spark was design to perform Big Data analytics at scale, and so Spark is equipped with the necessary algorithms and supports multiple programming languages. If you’re a technologist who wants to expand your knowledge to perform data science operations in Spark, or a data scientist who wants to understand how algorithms are implemented in Spark, or a newbie with minimal development experience, this book is for you.

• Consolidate, clean, & transform your data acquired from various data sources
• Perform statistical analysis of data to find hidden insights
• Explore graphical techniques to see what your data looks like
• Use machine learning techniques to build predictive models
• Build scalable data products & solutions
• Start programming using the RDD, DataFrame & Dataset APIs
• Become an expert by improving your data analytical skills

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Spark has emerged as the most promising big data analytics engine for data science professionals. The true power and value of Apache Spark lies in its ability to execute data science tasks with speed and accuracy. This book is for novice and intermediate level data science professionals and data analysts who want to solve data science problems with a distributed computing framework.

• Explore the topics of data mining, text mining, Natural Language Processing, information retrieval, & machine learning
• Solve real-world analytical problems w/ large data sets
• Address data science challenges w/ analytical tools on a distributed system like Spark
• Get hands-on experience w/ algorithms like Classification, regression, & recommendation on real datasets using Spark MLLib package
• Learn about numerical & scientific computing using NumPy & SciPy on Spark
• Use Predictive Model Markup Language (PMML) in Spark for statistical data mining models

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Spark is one of the most widely-used large-scale data processing engines and runs extremely fast. It is a framework that has tools that are equally useful for application developers as well as data scientists. This book starts with the fundamentals of Spark 2 and covers the core data processing framework and API, installation, and application development setup. By the end of this book, you will have all the knowledge you need to develop efficient large-scale applications using Apache Spark.

• Get to know the fundamentals of Spark 2 & the Spark programming model using Scala and Python
• Know how to use Spark SQL & DataFrames using Scala and Python
• Get an introduction to Spark programming using R
• Perform Spark data processing, charting, & plotting using Python
• Get acquainted w/ Spark stream processing using Scala & Python
• Be introduced to machine learning using Spark MLlib
• Get started with graph processing using the Spark GraphX
• Bring together all that you’ve learned & develop a complete Spark application

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

When it comes to big data, regular data visualization tools with basic features become insufficient. This book covers the concepts and models used to visualize big data, with a focus on efficient visualizations.

• Understand how basic analytics is affected by big data
• Deep dive into effective & efficient ways of visualizing big data
• Get to know various approaches (using various technologies) to address the challenges of visualizing big data
• Comprehend the concepts & models used to visualize big data
• Know how to visualize big data in real time & for different use cases
• Understand how to integrate popular dashboard visualization tools such as Splunk & Tableau
• Get to know the value & process of integrating visual big data with BI tools such as Tableau
• Make sense of the visualization options for big data, based upon the best suited visualization techniques for big data

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Big Data forensics is an important type of digital investigation that involves the identification, collection, and analysis of large-scale Big Data systems. Hadoop is one of the most popular Big Data solutions, and forensically investigating a Hadoop cluster requires specialized tools and techniques. In this book, you’ll discover how to perform a complete forensic investigation of large-scale Hadoop clusters using the same tools and techniques employed by forensics experts.

• Understand Hadoop internals & file storage
• Collect & analyze Hadoop forensic evidence
• Perform complex forensic analysis for fraud & other investigations
• Use state-of-the-art forensic tools
• Conduct interviews to identify Hadoop evidence
• Create compelling presentations of your forensic findings
• Understand how Big Data clusters operate
• Apply advanced forensic techniques in an investigation, including file carving, statistical analysis, & more

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Big Data analytics is the process of examining large and complex data sets that often exceed the computational capabilities. R is a leading programming language of data science, consisting of powerful functions to tackle all problems related to Big Data processing. The book will begin with a brief introduction to the Big Data world and its current industry standards, before progressing towards coverage of major R functions for data management and transformations.

• Learn about current state of Big Data processing using R programming language & its powerful statistical capabilities
• Deploy Big Data analytics platforms w/ selected Big Data tools supported by R in a cost-effective & time-saving manner
• Apply the R language to real-world Big Data problems on a multi-node Hadoop cluster
• Explore the compatibility of R with Hadoop, Spark, SQL & NoSQL databases, and H2O platform

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

Big data is the current requirement. Most organizations produce huge amount of data every day. With the arrival of Hadoop-like tools, it has become easier for everyone to solve big data problems with great efficiency and at minimal cost. Grasping machine learning techniques can help you greatly in building predictive models, and this book will give you insights into mastering Big Data via machine learning to make better business decisions.

• Install & maintain Hadoop 2.X cluster & its ecosystem
• Write advanced Map Reduce programs & understand design patterns
• Perform advanced data analysis using the Hive, Pig, & Map Reduce programs
• Import & export data from various sources using Sqoop & Flume
• Understand data storage in various file formats such as Text, Sequential, Parquet, ORQ, & RC Files
• Discuss machine learning principles w/ libraries such as Mahout
• Explore Batch & Stream data processing using Apache Spark

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

If you are interested in building efficient business solutions using Hadoop, this is the book for you. Here, you’ll build six real-life, end-to-end solutions using the tools in the Hadoop ecosystem, thereby taking your knowledge of Hadoop to the next level.

• Learn about the evolution of Hadoop as the big data platform
• Understand the basics of Hadoop architecture
• Build a 360 degree view of your customer using Sqoop & Hive
• Create & run classification models on Hadoop using BigML
• Use Spark & Hadoop to build a fraud detection system
• Develop a churn detection system using Java & MapReduce
• Build an IoT-based data collection and visualization system
• Learn about the coexistence of NoSQL & In-Memory databases in the Hadoop ecosystem

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

This book will teach you how to deploy large-scale dataset in deep neural networks with Hadoop for optimal performance. Starting with an exploration of what deep learning is, and what the various models associated with deep neural networks are, this book will then show you how to set up the Hadoop environment for deep learning.

• Explore Deep Learning & various models associated with it
• Understand the challenges of implementing distributed deep learning w/ Hadoop & how to overcome it
• Implement Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) w/ deeplearning4j
• Delve into the implementation of Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBM)
• Discover the mathematical explanation for implementing Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)
• Get hands on practice of deep learning and their implementation w/ Hadoop

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Packt Publishing’s mission is to help the world put software to work in new ways, through the delivery of effective learning and information services to IT professionals. Working towards that vision, it has published over 3,000 books and videos so far, providing IT professionals with the actionable knowledge they need to get the job done–whether that’s specific learning on an emerging technology or optimizing key skills in more established tools.

KEY FEATURES

SunFounder MagicKey is a multi-function controller based on the Atmel ATmega32U4. Connect this little controller board to a Raspberry Pi or PC and you can use it to create a gamepad to play your favorite games, a keyboard for standard typing, or a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) to play music through conductors as diverse as metal objects and fruit. Using the Raspberry Pi visual programming language software, you can easily change key values to uncover a whole new world of Internet of Things fun. Technical creativity starts with the MagicKey!

• Combines gamepad, keyboard, & MIDI functionality in one
• Uses anything conductive as the keys for your creative works
• Change the keys’ value for your creations using the Raspberry Pi visual programming language software
• Multiple connections let you use buttons on board, alligator clips, or pin headers as inputs
• Can connect to computer via mini USB cable for further keyboard & gamepad use

Note: Raspberry Pi or PC required for use.

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• For full instructions, click here.

  Includes

  • MagicKey board
  • Mini USB cable
  • Set X wooden case
  • 6 M3*12 screws
  • 6 M3 nuts
  • 15 alligator clip cables

KEY FEATURES

Portraiture applies to more than just your LinkedIn or Facebook default photos. Creating a rich, empowering portrait can be very difficult and may require some clever editing. In this course, you’ll use Photoshop CC and the high-quality supporting materials provided to produce powerful portraits. Many people will pay top dollar for quality portraits, so get on this bandwagon fast!

• Access 50 lectures & 5 hours of content
• Learn how to blend multiple adjustments in the same image seamlessly
• Learn useful techniques to pick out & sharpen details
• Work w/ non-destructive techniques to further enhance images
• Perform clean ups & highlights on subjects’ skin, eyes & hair
• Increase distinction in your photographs using editing tools

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo. Links to her professional portfolio are available in the last Lecture of the Course.

KEY FEATURES

In this course, you’ll learn how to add style to your photos with subtle but impressive sunlight effects. You’ll work with 3 different nostalgic female portraits and focus on enhancing brightness and soft, tender look and feel.

• Access 21 lectures & 1.5 hours of content 24/7
• Get explained, step-by-step edits
• Work w/ the Photoshop Lens Flare Filter, Light Leaks, Adjustment Layers, Blend Modes, & more

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

Is making your own beautifully designed photo book a dream of yours? There’s no better way to present your portfolio for professional or personal purposes. But where to begin? This course puts an end to the confusion and shares the proven, systematic way to take a photo book from an idea to an amazing coffee table album.

• Access 27 lectures & 2.5 hours of content 24/7
• Go step-by-step through what’s required to get your photo book published w/ Blurb
• Receive a set of free, high quality materials
• Get 7 free Photoshop actions that may be useful when you starting working on your own photos

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

This course focuses on creating from scratch a composite artwork inspired by the beauty of Art Nouveau portraits painted at the end of the 19th century. You’ll work with Photoshop’s most powerful tools such as curves, blend modes, and masks to achieve harmonious results.

• Access 13 lectures & 1.5 hours of content 24/7
• Get instant access to a high-quality portrait & the vector vintage botanic illustration you’ll use as a base
• Create precise selections, luminosity and color adjustments, & gradient light effects

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

Students are often put off by the complexities of Adobe Lightroom CC, but this course aims to clear it all up for you. You’ll cover in detail how to effectively organize your photos with Lightroom and how to backup your work, so you can fully enjoy the creative modules of the application.

• Access 25 lectures & 2.5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn how to import & organize your images
• Discover how to adjust & retouch your images
• Share your images
• Discuss Lightroom Presets in detail
• Understand how to work w/ the Histogram Tool & perform color adjustment w/ the HSL panel

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

In this course, you’ll learn how to style your photos by adding the Amber & Teal color grading, derived from the silver screen coloring techniques. You’ll work with 3 different portraits and with 3 different methods: the Color Lookup Tool, Color Balance Adjustment Layer, and the Curves.

• Access 13 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7
• Work w/ the Color Lookup Tool, Color Balance Adjustment Layer, & Curves
• Learn how to remove a color cast from an image
• Use the Adobe color wheel to find tune your images

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

If you want to learn how to create toned digital black and white imagery that you can sell for profit, this is the course for you. This course is packed with high-quality supporting materials that will help you follow along step-by-step as you master toning in Photoshop.

• Access 17 lectures & 2 hours of content 24/7
• Master powerful Photoshop toning techniques
• Create a stunning portfolio
• Get 10 handcrafted Photoshop Actions that will help you manage big projects

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

If you want to learn how to create digital illustrations that you can sell for a profit, here’s where to start! This course has been designed to teach you how to use Photoshop to create your own unique digital artwork. You’ll start with the absolute basics before advancing through the complete creative process.

• Access 48 lectures & 4 hours of content 24/7
• Progress through all basic Photoshop tools that are useful while working on a digital artwork
• Get confident w/ image manipulation using various creative techniques
• Learn the full creative process through all the applied techniques

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels
• Photoshop CC free trial required

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Kasia Zmokla is a digital artist, graphic designer and a photographer with 20 years experience working in the Graphic Design industry. That consists of working full time for design studios in Poland, Ireland and Malta and independently as an artist, photographer and freelance designer. She has received formal training at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland and graduated as a Master of Fine Arts in 2003.

Her Fine Art photography prints are available at several international fine art galleries, amongst others at Asia Contemporary Art Buyer and Saatchi Art, and she is an active contributor at many stock agencies including the prestigious world’s largest stock photo collection – Alamy and Stockimo.

KEY FEATURES

Ear plugs are decidedly not a “cool” thing to wear at concerts. But you may still be familiar with that ringing in your ears after a loud concert that just kept bugging you. That’s called tinnitus and, shockingly, it’s real bad for your hearing. Experts agree that long exposure to levels of sound over 85dB can cause hearing loss, and most clubs and concerts are over 100dB. That’s why EarDial was invented. This comfortable, discreet hearing protection was specially designed for loud music environments. It filters noise so you can enjoy the music, still chat with your friends, and not look like a Melvin with your ear plugs in.

Successfully funded on Kickstarter

‘EarDial has modernized the old ear plugs to protect your ears from loudness.’ VentureBeat

‘EarDial wants you to rave without the hearing loss.’ Mashable

• Hear the music & chat w/ your friends while protecting yourself from harmful sound decibels
• Wear confidently thanks to the low-profile design
• Wear comfortably for long hours w/ exclusive earwax protection
• Store easily w/ the compact aluminum case
• Know the sound level around you & how long you can stay safely w/ the companion mobile app
• Support a good cause, w/ 5% of profits going to charities on a mission against tinnitus & noise-induced hearing loss

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• High-fidelity noise filter has 20dB flat attenuation
• Performance test results: SNR 20 H-21, M-17, L-14 – NNR: 11

Compatibility

• Free app compatible with iOS and Android

Includes

• EarDial ear plugs
• Aluminum carrying case

KEY FEATURES

Assistance in the event of emergency is now just a whistle away with the world’s first Smart Whistle! Fashioned with GPS tracking and Bluetooth technology, this ingenious tool can alert a friend or family member instantly when you’re in need of help. Via the free app, you can select contacts you wish to notify in the event of an emergency and, boom, you’re ready to go. When trouble happens, just blow on the mouthpiece or press the button and your previously selected contacts will automatically be texted, called, and emailed with an SOS message.

• Automatically alerts pre-selected contacts in the event of emergency
• Sends a map containing your location, which will be continuously updated every two to three minutes until deactivated
• Attaches easily to your coat or keychain for easy access

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Battery: CR2032 battery
• Built-in GPS Tracking

Compatibility

• Free app compatible with iOS and Android

Includes

• Smart whistle (green)
• Mouth cover
• Strap
• CR2032 battery
• Quick user guide

KEY FEATURES

Doctors recommend you drink about two liters of water each day. But how are you supposed to do that every day! Nobody has time to just pour back water. Well, it won’t feel like so much of a chore with this fruit infusing water bottle. Just put a wedge or two of your favorite fruit into the middle capsule and your water will take on a deliciously fruity taste that will put the tasty back into staying healthy.

• Holds 800ml of water
• Made of environmentally-friendly materials
• Infuses water w/ fruity taste

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Material: environmental PP plastic
• Capacity: 800ml

Includes

• Fruit Infusing Water Bottle (red)

KEY FEATURES

The newest addition to the FRESHeBUDS family features the highest quality audio experience and the most stylish offering yet! Based off the best-selling Pro model, the Ultra version boasts better drivers, speaker cones, microphone, a stronger magnet, and longer battery life. Plus, they’ll still auto turn on and pair to your phone when pulled apart.

• Magnetic earbuds clamp together for easy storage & automatically pair to your phone when pulled apart
• Full music controls & built-in mic for phone calls
• Water-resistant & sweatproof for working out or wearing in weather

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Bluetooth 4.1
• Battery life: 10 hours
• IPX4 water resistance

Includes

• FRESHeBUDS Ultra (camo)
• Carrying case
• 3 different sized ear cushions

KEY FEATURES

Sometimes it pays to be discreet! The StashPad Flask lets you enjoy your beverage of choice with subtlety, as it is shaped and sized just like a standard tablet. Plus, it features a secret compartment built in that can hold up to four cigarillos. We swear we’re not suggesting you to indulge any bad habits at work… but we’re not your boss. Jump on this offer now!

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Capacity: 12 oz
• Cleaning: dishwasher safe or soap and water
• Weight: 11 oz
• Dimensions: 8.27″ x 5.75″ x 1″

Includes

• StashPad Flask with secret compartment