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The summer may be coming to an end, but it’s never too early to start working on next summer’s body. With 5 hardcore 20 minute workouts, TMAC’s fitness plan gets you fit no matter how busy your schedule. Access the videos from any device with an Internet connection, at any hour of the day. TMAC’s unique style is equal parts intense athleticism and gentle technique for a workout that is balanced and sure to show results in just 20 days.

• Access 5 hardcore, 20 minute total body workouts
• Build muscle, lose weight, & strengthen your core in just 20 days
• Touch base w/ the workout guru anytime, day or night
• Watch & follow videos for maximum results
• Courses include:
  • Animal: Have you ever noticed how strong and efficient animals are? Your chest, arms, shoulders, and legs will be on fire after this totally unique workout!
  • Bra: TMAC began surfing a few years ago, and could not help but notice the explosive forced needed to pop up on the board. Now imagine that pop up with punching and kickboxing mixed in. Catch your breathe now, because after a few minutes of the Bra you will be gasping for air!
  • Rock n Roll: Who does not like a strong core? But you will never get rock hard abs by simply doing crunches. This course will teach you exercises that will FORCE you to activate your deep core muscles.
  • Cardio: This workout is in the mix of five workouts because you need a day or two to let your muscles recovery. Notice, it did not say “Your Lungs” because they will be on fire. This maybe one of the hardest Cardio workouts out there. You up for the challenge?
  • Ninja: If you are afraid of a good leg burn then stay away from The Ninja. Your new sculpting legs are just twenty minutes away!

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• 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

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• Internet required

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Todd McCullough (TMAC) is a former University of Florida Football Player, turned personal trainer. TMAC lives and operates TMAC FITNESS out of Santa Monica, Ca. His certifications include, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and YogaWorks 200 Hour Teacher Training.

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You can’t get fit without the diet to match your workout, and this easy-to-follow meal plan is the perfect supplement to get you the body you want. With 4 simple, nutritious recipes, dieting tips, and portion recommendations, you’ll be seeing results in no time.

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Whether you’re a business professional or an entrepreneur, this course will have you tossing your outdated business models out the window and adapting new, more effective techniques. Learn to consider today’s complex issues when looking to launch or pivot your business plan, and gain the practical techniques to put ideas into action.

• Learn to think strategically using modern techniques w/ 15 hours of coursework
• Recognize, develop & execute successful strategy using business model frameworks
• Identify the drivers of Strategy formulation using Megatrend analysis
• Adopt a dynamic strategic approach to deal with 21st Century continuous change
• Turn your idea into a business model prototype
• Construct a value proposition that works
• Understand the importance of customer centrality in business models & value propositions
• Deliver better results in company brainstorming sessions

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• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

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• Internet required

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Anna Shaw is a Strategy and Innovation Consultant at Lucency, based in Sydney, Australia. She has 20 years experience appraising strategy, finance, and business models. This experience has been derived from working across multiple industries in the UK, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, for globally based financial institutions, servicing some of the world’s leading corporations. Her broadly based skillset includes strategy and innovation, finance, risk governance, economics, general management and business development. Anna has an insatiable curiosity about how ingenious business models are created, executed, and evolve. Her core focus is on training people in all types of businesses (from start ups, new ventures and established firms), how to turn their sensational new growth ideas into value propositions that delight and business models that work.

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Finance does not come easy to most of us who do not work directly in finance. Still, knowing financials, especially in terms of meeting objectives, is one of the most important skills a business professional can have. This course provides a fluent understanding of fundamental financial theory that will give you a leg up in any business-related industry, regardless of your place in it.

• Access 21 units of course material 24/7
• Combine written material, videos, screenshots & exercises to learn core financial skills
• Understand & use key financial statements: Profit & Loss Statements, Balance Sheets & Cash Flow Forecasts
• Discover budgeting & forecasting techniques to improve planning, control & decision-making
• Learn how to use key performance indicators (KPIs) effectively
• Apply important investment-appraisal techniques & understand how to develop a business plan

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• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

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• Internet required

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Dr. Janet Cole has over 20 years of finance experience. She trained as a chartered accountant with Hays Allen and worked in financial and management accounting roles as well as audit, information systems and business change. Dr. Cole worked for a range of firms during her finance career such as ARRI, Hoechst and Moss Chemists. She worked closely with managers and directors helping them to understand and make decisions based on key financial data.

Dr. Cole has been involved in providing finance and information systems training in her commercial roles and as an Associate Professor at Kingston University where she teaches on Finance, Information Systems and Business Change courses. She is the current chair of the Business Change special interest group for the British Computer society and contributed to the review of the Change Management Institutes body of knowledge. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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Whether you’re tasked with drafting an email or a lengthy report, producing quality content quickly is essential for career success. This course will teach you techniques for getting even the most technical of ideas clearly outlined for your readers without wasting a minute of your time.

• Study useful writing techniques w/ 15 hours of learning material
• Structure & plan your writing
• Write with style & confidence
• Edit effectively to improve readability
• Gain more readers
• Explore techniques & tricks from an expert

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Andreas Loizou has run training course since 1999. His clients include governments and financial institutions around the world.
Andreas has also signed off research at BNP Paribas, worked in equity research at Goldman Sachs and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC. He has also served as Director of Training at FT Knowledge, and was the highest-rated speaker on the Financial Times Intro to the City program six years in succession.
Andreas has a first class degree in English Literature from Leeds and an M. Phil in English from the University of Cambridge. He is also a graduate of the Faber & Faber Novel Writing Academy. His first book, The Devil’s Deal, was published by FT Prentice Hall in 2012. It featured on the WH Smith Business Book Chart, was Pearson’s Business Book of the Month, and has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean and six other languages.
Andreas is now a Leader in Residence at Leeds University Business School, where he talks to MBAs and Masters in Occupational Psychology about effective communication. He splits his time between London, Madrid and writing his next book – The Genius Guide to Modern Business Writing, which comes out in Spring 2015.

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Lead your organization, department, or team to success with essential management skills. From managing performance to delivering stability to developing your own style, this is a must-take course for any current or future manager in today’s business world.

• Gain fundamental leadership skills w/ 15 hours of instruction
• Understand your organization in detail & put forth a strategy
• Make strategic decisions based on this strategy
• Build a set of core values & brand definition
• Promote these values & the brand across all teams at your company
• Develop staff skills across to deliver your objectives
• Lead & manage with charisma, integrity, conviction & support

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Richard Pettinger is Principal Teaching Fellow (Reader) in Management Education at University College London (UCL), where he is the director of the undergraduate and graduate programmes in information management for business, in the UCL Department of Management Science and Innovation. Richard is the author of over fifty books and numerous papers on all parts of the subject of management. His research interests are privatization and restructuring, the effects of organization and human behavior on decision taking in organizations, and the development of a professional and agreed body of knowledge and expertise for the ‘profession of management’.

Richard is visiting professor of management at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. He continues to research write and consult with companies and organizations of all sizes and in many different sectors. He regularly is asked to join panels and conferences as keynote speaker, conference and session chair and expert contributor.

Chloe Daniel has run and helped set up a number of businesses – a specialized education consultancy, a network for high achieving graduates, an innovative online job referral platform and a publishing business. Her expertise lies in management, structuring start ups, and getting brilliant ideas off the ground. Her parallel focus right now is writing a series of education books and growing her publishing business. Chloë studied History and German at Oxford University and started her career at an internationally renowned literary agency.

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Project management is a key component of reaching business goals, and this course will cover best practices from project start to finish. Study tools and techniques with the experts, and make sure all projects are planned, performed, and completed as intended.

• Learn to launch, manage & evaluate projects of all types w/ 15 hours of learning material
• Make sure projects are well-informed, efficient, flexible & effective
• Study tools, processes, and skills to monitor project progress
• Study techniques & tricks w/ project-management experts
• Receive video summaries, downloadable templates & exercises
• Participate in multiple-choice tests

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Brett Topham has over 15 years of experience in contract and project management, and has been a Project Management Professional (PMP®) since 2004. He has worked in a variety of roles in project / program management, procurement, contract management, and portfolio management. Mr. Topham served as the Deputy Account Lead with responsibility for a +$70M (annual) portfolio of U.S. Federal contracts, capturing and reporting financial data from all operations and projects; providing oversight, review, and approval of proposals and change requests; consolidating and presenting financial performance reports for senior management.

Don A. Cox has been a Project Management Professional (PMP®) since 1999, and has more than thirty years experience in successful integration and implementation of large scale IT systems in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Cox has successfully managed multi-year programs and projects ranging from $70M to more than $650M.

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Successful businesspeople make the most out of the numbers available to them. If you’re to succeed in the business world, you’re going to need how to crunch and effectively analyze data. This course will take you through a proven, structured process to improve your ability to collect, analyze, and forecast business and financial data in order to generate valuable, financially viable insights.

• Access 20 extensive units w/ exercises designed to hone your skills
• Learn how to report on business data & present information & analysis to clients & stakeholders
• Turn mass amounts of data into sound, well-supported business decisions
• Create practical charts to communicate business decisions
• Gain 60 professional spreadsheet models that can be adapted for your work

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Harold Graycar is an experienced executive with a broad background in information technology, business development and general management.

His degrees are in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. In addition to his numerate and analytic skills, Harold’s ability to communicate and work with personnel from non-technical backgrounds makes him a valuable contributor to multi-disciplinary projects, and an effective business trainer.

He has had over 25 years’ experience in technical, commercial and general management roles: advising corporate and government clients on project funding, models and strategies for business development, procurement of equipment and services and outsourcing of systems and operations — all based around business analysis and numerate skills.

Harold has been a “power user” and developer of Excel applications since the product was launched, and has developed a number of Excel modelling tools for financial applications, workforce planning, HR profile analysis and transaction logging.

Harold has presented executive-level Financial Analysis, Forecasting and Business Modelling sessions for public groups and individual client organisations in Australia, Brunei, China, Malaysia, Macao, Philippines and Singapore. The focus is always on how to increase productivity with better hands-on numerate and information presentation skills.

Note from Harold:
“My courses are all about the important numbers that drive business: I try to make learning about them interesting and to help participants discover the strengths of their own capabilities.”

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Cultivate top-notch communication skills to augment your relationship with your staff and in turn, boost your business. As business moves faster and faster in today’s digital age, it’s essential to assure that clear communication exists across your organization–and this course explores the skills required to make that dream a reality.

• Learn to better understand people’s emotions w/ 15 hours of training
• Communicate according to people’s wants & needs
• Employ body language & active listening to communicate more effectively
• Communicate with introverts & extroverts
• Speak clearly & w/ authority
• Create excellent first impressions
• Cultivate power, empathy, rapport, consistency & credibility
• Apply a number of influence-building techniques
• Distinguish between different types of teams &team members
• Manage teams, including conflict within teams
• Communicate effectively as part of a team

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• Length of time users can access this course: 1 year
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Andreas Loizou has run training course since 1999. His clients include governments and financial institutions around the world. Andreas has also signed off research at BNP Paribas, worked in equity research at Goldman Sachs and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC. He has also served as Director of Training at FT Knowledge, and was the highest-rated speaker on the Financial Times Intro to the City program six years in succession. Andreas has a first class degree in English Literature from Leeds and an M. Phil in English from the University of Cambridge. He is also a graduate of the Faber & Faber Novel Writing Academy. His first book, The Devil’s Deal, was published by FT Prentice Hall in 2012. It featured on the WH Smith Business Book Chart, was Pearson’s Business Book of the Month, and has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, Korean and six other languages. Andreas is now a Leader in Residence at Leeds University Business School, where he talks to MBAs and Masters in Occupational Psychology about effective communication. He splits his time between London, Madrid and writing his next book – The Genius Guide to Modern Business Writing, which comes out in Spring 2015.

For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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3D printers are already shaping the future in health care, architecture, and many other industries, and their applications are only growing. RepRap has made the first generation of low-cost 3D printers, lowering the barriers to entry for other aspiring engineers. In this course, you’ll learn how to build a 3D printer for yourself, and calibrate and adjust it perfectly.

• Access over 2 hours of content 24/7
• Understand the evolution of RepRap & the dynamics of open hardware innovation
• Quickly assemble an i3 Berlin 3D printer
• Safely connect all the cables & calibrate your 3D printer for perfect 3D prints
• Become familiar w/ the most important 3D-print settings in Slic3r
• Get to know the different print materials & how to make multimaterial objects
• Explore KISSlicer & Cura path generator
• Experiment with alternative solutions & software
• Troubleshoot and prevent printing problems w/ ease

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

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• Internet required

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Bram de Vries is a mechanical engineer and social scientist dedicated to open hardware. He has previously worked at Demotech (www.youtube.com/user/DemotechDesign), developing pro-poor technologies in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and India.

The overarching aim of his work is to open up innovations and make them accessible. For the last four years, his focus has moved from water pumps to open source 3D printing. He also tutors Blender courses.

Morris Winkler is a software developer from Germany and has worked for several years on mobile computing platforms. He also helped create the Arm processor port for the Debian/GNU operating system. From 2004 to 2010, he worked in Barcelona, Spain, with Xarxa Sense Fils to create a co-operative Internet service provider and helped cover the Catalan capital with a freely accessible wireless network. The project has since joined Guifi.net, the biggest Open Access wireless network on the European continent. In 2011, he began to use open source hardware for 3D Printing, and in 2012 started a company with Bram de Vries to support enthusiasts and newcomers to the scene. Since then, he has developed an enhanced version of the Prusa i3 3D Printer and follows a few other projects based around open source 3D printing.

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ROS is a collection of tools, libraries, and conventions that simplifies the robot building process. Moreover, ROS encourages collaborative robotics software development, allowing you to connect and collaborate with experts and other hobbyists. In this example-rich book, you’ll learn the ROS framework and get the help you need to build your own robot applications in a simulated environment.

• Install a complete ROS Hydro system w/ 458 pages of content
• Create ROS packages & metapackages, using & debugging them in real time
• Build, handle, & debug ROS nodes
• Design your 3D robot model & simulate it in a virtual environment within Gazebo
• Give your robots the power of sight using cameras, & calibrate & perform computer vision tasks with them
• Generate & adapt the navigation stack to work with your robot
• Integrate different sensors like Range Laser, Arduino, & Kinect w/ your robot
• Visualize & process Point Cloud information from different sensors
• Control & plan motion of robotic arms w/ multiple joints using MoveIt

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

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Enrique Fernández has a PhD in computer engineering from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and is a senior robotics engineer currently working at Clearpath Robotics, Inc. He did his MSc master’s thesis in 2009 on SLAM. Enrique addresses the problem of path planning for autonomous underwater gliders (AUGs) in his PhD thesis, which was presented in 2013. During that period, he also worked on Computer Vision, AI, and other robotics topics, such as inertial navigation systems and Visual SLAM at the CIRS/ViCOROB Research Lab of the University of Girona for AUVs. He also participated in the Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge, Europe (SAUC-E) in 2012 and collaborated in the 2013 edition; in the 2012 edition, he was awarded a prize.

After his PhD, Enrique joined PAL Robotics in June 2013 as a senior robotics engineer in the Autonomous Navigation department. There, he developed software for REEM, REEM-C, and mobile-based robots and also for corresponding projects, such as Stockbot, using the ROS framework intensively. He worked on motion planning (path planning and control for mobile robots), robot localization, and SLAM. Recently, in 2015, he joined Clearpath Robotics, Inc. to work as a senior autonomy developer on SLAM, within the Autonomy department.

From an academic perspective, Enrique has published several conference papers and publications, two of them on the International Conference of Robotics and Automation (ICRA), in 2011. He is also an author of chapters of a few books and a previous book about ROS, Learning ROS for Robotics Programming by Packt Publishing. His MSc master’s thesis was about the FastSLAM algorithm for indoor robots using a SICK laser scanner and the wheel odometry of a Pioneer differential platform. His PhD thesis contributed path planning algorithms and tools for AUGs. He also has experience with electronics and embedded systems such as PC104 and Arduino. His background covers SLAM, Computer Vision, path planning, optimization, and robotics and artificial intelligence in general.

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Raspberry Pi enables users to create their very own hardware and software projects with relatively little complication. It can do anything a regular desktop computer to do, from browsing the internet to word processing and playing games. This book is packed with 10 interesting hardware projects that will introduce you to all the basics of using the Raspberry Pi as you explore just how powerful this single-board computer really is.

• Design electronics circuits using a range of standard components w/ 284 pages of content
• Install & configure an operating system on your Raspberry Pi
• Interact w/ electronic circuits & hardware using software libraries
• Write efficient Python applications to control hardware & process data
• Build professional-quality enclosures using a range of construction methods
• Implement best practices to be able to power your projects while on the go
• Configure Linux to run your applications at specific times
• Make your applications interact w/ online data & communication services

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• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Dan Nixon is a software and electronics engineer living in the north of England. He has past experience of creating software for data analysis, process control, and business intelligence applications. In most of these projects, Python was one of the main languages used.

Dan previously authored another book on the uses of the Raspberry Pi, called Raspberry Pi Blueprints, and has worked on many personal projects that use both Python and the Raspberry Pi. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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If you’re interested in designing and building your own wearables, the Arduino platform is perfect for you. With this e-book, you’ll learn to create your own wearable projects by mastering different electronic components–such as LEDs and sensors–then applying your learnings through practical projects. You’ll consolidate your new skills in your final project, utilizing all the concepts you’ve learned to create a smartwatch complete with fitness tracking, Internet-based notifications, GPS, and time-telling.

• Develop a basic understanding of wearable computing w/ 218 pages of content
• Learn about Arduino & compatible prototyping platforms suitable for creating wearables
• Understand the design process surrounding the creation of wearable objects
• Gain insight into materials suitable for developing wearable projects
• Design & create projects w/ various kinds of electronic components: interactive bike gloves, GPRS locator watch, etc.
• Dive into programming for interactivity
• Learn how to connect & interface wearables w/ Bluetooth & Wi-Fi
• Get your hands dirty w/ your own personalized designs

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of Arduino programming recommended

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Tony Olsson is an Arduino enthusiast and author of this e-book. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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The Raspberry Pi is one the most popular single board computers for hobbyists and beginner programmers. Its natural counterpart is Python, a powerful general-purpose programming language that most experts agree is an ideal first language. Over this book, you’ll learn how to set up your Raspberry Pi with the proper equipment, before performing Python tasks like interfacing with hardware, GUI programming, and much more.

• Access 5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn the fundamentals of Python scripting & application programming
• Design user-friendly command-line & graphical user interfaces
• Gain a step-by-step guide to learning Python programming w/ the Raspberry Pi
• Interact w/ electronics & physical devices
• Debug applications efficiently

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Details & Requirements

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

Compatibility

• Internet required

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Packt’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.

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Arduino by Example is a project-oriented guide to help you fully utilize the power of one of the world’s most powerful open source platforms, Arduino. This book demonstrates three projects ranging from a home automation project involving your lighting system to a simple robotic project to a touch sensor project. You will first learn the basic concepts such as how to get started with the Arduino, then develop the practical skills needed to successfully build Arduino-powered projects with real-life impact.

• Master use of the Arduino inside & out w/ 242 pages of content
• Integrate sensors to gather & effectively display environmental data
• Add Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & other modules to allow the Arduino to communicate & send data between devices
• Build automated projects to learn complex algorithms that mimic biological locomotion
• Create simple servers to facilitate communication
• Maximize the Arduino’s capabilities w/ Python, Processing & other programming tools
• Practice & learn basic programming etiquette

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required (for download)
• Working Arduino system required
• Some programming background required (ideally in C/C++)
• Basic knowledge of Arduino recommended

THE EXPERT

Adith Jagadish Boloor is a mechanical engineering student at Purdue University. He is passionate about robotics, computer-aided design, rapid prototyping, and the Internet of Things, and seeks to pass on his knowledge through his Arduino e-book. For more details on the e-book and instructor, click here.

This course is hosted by StackSkills, the premier eLearning destination for discovering top-shelf courses on everything from coding—to business—to fitness, and beyond!

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Arduino is the ideal platform with which to experiment on Internet of Things projects, and this e-book the ideal medium through which to learn. You’ll work through eight projects that will teach you how to assemble devices that communicate with one another, access data over the Internet, store and retrieve data, and interact with users. These projects also serve as blueprints for any other IoT projects you hope to tackle in the future.

• Build Internet-based Arduino devices to secure your home w/ 210 pages of content
• Connect sensors and actuators to the Arduino & access Internet data
• Make a powerful Internet-controlled relay w/ an embedded web server to monitor & control home appliances
• Build a portable Wi-Fi signal strength sensor to give haptic feedback about signal strength to the user
• Measure water flow speed & volume w/ liquid flow sensors and record real-time readings
• Set up motion-activated Arduino security cameras & upload images to the cloud
• Implement real-time data logging of a solar panel voltage w/ Arduino cloud connectors
• Track locations w/ GPS & upload location data to the cloud
• Control a garage door light w/ your Twitter feed
• Control infrared enabled devices w/ IR remote & Arduino

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of electronics recommended

THE EXPERT

Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years of experience in computer programming and systems designing. He loves programming embedded systems such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and is currently a full-time software engineer who works with highly scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies, and was also a teacher for information technology and Arduino development. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Arduino has become a widely adopted platform for its easy usability and flexibility, and iOS devices are nothing if not ubiquitous. Dive into this comprehensive project-based book, master the art of integrating the two, and learn how to build devices that are highly useful in everyday life. You’ll learn how to control Arduino using an iPhone or iPad, understand the different components that interact with the Arduino–digital and analog I/O, Wi-Fi shields, and more–and master iOS development essentials in the process.

• Design circuits w/ Arduino using sensors & actuators w/ 240 pages of content
• Write code to handle analog & digital sensors w/ commonly used protocols: OneWire, I2C, SPI & more
• Store data on SD Card & in EEPROM
• Build iOS applications using the MCV pattern & the UIKit components
• Allow your applications to control Arduino and its hooked-up devices
• Manage TCP/IP, UDP, and Bluetooth BLE communication between Arduino & iOS devices
• Make your iOS application utilize the sensors available in iOS devices, including the accelerometer, gyroscope & compass
• Develop iOS applications that use iBeacons

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Details & Requirements

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

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic knowledge of Arduino & iOS development required

THE EXPERT

Fabrizio Boco started learning about electronics when he was a teen, and began programming in 1980. He holds a degree in electronic engineering and is currently a freelance IT manager and architect with over 20 years of experience consulting for private and public companies in Italy. He has been an iOS developer since 2009, and has designed and developed Arduino Manager–an iOS, Mac OS X, and Android application that can be used to control Arduino (and Arduino-compatible) boards. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Learn to build interactive electronic devices controllable from any Android device by working through a series of projects. Each project is explained in a step-by-step fashion, starting with the required components and hardware assembly instructions, meaning following along is easy even for beginners. Whether you’re configuring an app to display tweets or controlling basic functions of the Arduino board, you’ll consolidate your knowledge of all things Arduino and get up to speed in no time.

• Build Wi-Fi or Bluetooth-controlled Arduino systems w/ 250 pages of content
• Make a weather measurement station that can be monitored from Android
• Build a smart power switch that can be controlled via Wi-Fi from Android
• Monitor your home remotely with a wireless security camera
• Control a servo motor w/ Bluetooth Low Energy using your phone’s gyroscope
• Open or close a door using voice controls or NFC
• Control a mobile robot using Bluetooth Low Energy

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Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this e-book: lifetime
• Access options: download for offline access
• Certification of completion not included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Basic electronics & programming experience required

THE EXPERT

Marco Schwartz is an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and blogger. His interests gravitate around electronics, home automation, the Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms, open source hardware projects, and 3D printing. Meanwhile, Stefan Buttigieg is a medical doctor, mobile developer, and entrepreneur. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in health informatics and is the founder of MD Geeks, an online community at the intersection of healthcare and information technology. For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

The world of ethical hacking and network security is constantly changing, which is what makes this course, specifically built with the most up to date information, so valuable. Whether you’re completely new to ethical hacking, or just want to hone your skills with the newest technologies, this course will get you right up to speed with this exciting and lucrative career path.

• Access 52 lectures & 9.5 hours of content 24/7
• Get an introduction to ethical hacking
• Learn Linux installation, terminal basics, & Wireshark setup
• Understand how to stay anonymous online, how to use proxy servers, & how to access the dark web using TOR
• Discover Aircrack-ng, HashCat, & WiFi hacking
• Defend your own networks from attacks
• Clone websites

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

Ermin Kreponic is a strongly motivated young IT expert, Linux enthusiast with a passion for troubleshooting network related problems. He has an exceptional eye for details and a sense of urgency when it comes down to problem solving.

KEY FEATURES

Mobile security is of utmost importance, and developers will pay good money for pentesters who can identify security breaches in apps. In this course, you’ll learn how to use Python to build a Trojan for ethical hacking purposes. You’ll be able to discover flaws in Android security, and clean them up in one efficient swoop!

• Access 26 lectures & 3.5 hours of content 24/7
• Code a simple Android GUI interface w/ Python
• Build a simple cross platform SSH botnet in Python
• Create an SSH Android Trojan
• Transfer & exfiltrate data out of a target device
• Run Python SSH reverse shell on Windows, Linux, Android

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
• 4 GB RAM PC with Kali Linux Vbox
• Android 4.2

THE EXPERT

Hussam Khrais is a senior security engineer with over 5 years in penetration testing, Python scripting and network security where he spends countless hours in forging custom hacking tools in Python.

Hussam currently holds the following certificates in information security:

• GIAC Penetration Testing – GPEN
• Certified Ethical Hacker – CEH
• Cisco Certified Network Professional – Security (CCNP Security)

KEY FEATURES

Interested in hacking for the good guys? This comprehensive course will take you from zero to hero in the field of ethical hacking, the career path where you get paid to expose system and network security threats. You’ll explore four main sections: network penetration testing, gaining access, post exploitation, and web app penetration testing to get a complete, well-rounded education in how to responsibly and effectively improve security.

• Access 125 lectures & 11.5 hours of content 24/7
• Learn basic network pentesting
• Gather information about networks & computers, & learn how to gain access & attack targets
• Understand how to gain full access to computer systems w/o user interaction
• Create server side & client side attacks
• Discover how to interact w/ the systems you’ve compromised
• Learn how to detect, prevent, & secure your system & yourself from every attack you learn

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

Zaid Al-Quraishi is an ethical hacker, pentester, and programmer. He has extensive experience in ethical hacking and penetration testing, more specifically with regard to network security. Zaid started making video tutorials in 2009 for the ethical hacking website iSecuri1ty, and has also served as an editor, manager, and penetration tester for the company. He teaches mostly by example, specifically by first explaining the theory of each technique and then how it translates to a real-life situation.

KEY FEATURES

Just about all professional organizations and homes have some kind of network connection these days. Obviously, this means there is a huge market for network administrators. In this comprehensive course, you’ll dive into networks, learning all you need to implement and maintain active networks in both corporate and personal environments. Soon enough, you’ll have the know-how to make (or save!) some dough by managing networks.

• Access 65 lectures & 12 hours of content 24/7
• Discuss different types of networks & IP protocols
• Build a server client network from scratch
• Configure DHCP, DNS, & file servers
• Understand routing & switching networks
• Explore common network attacks & network security concepts

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

Mohamed Atef is an ICT Consultant, Senior Penetration tester and certified instructor with more than 20 years of experience in professional and academic courses and 2 books published.

• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) ID #517943
• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) ID #3022752
• EC Council Certified Instructor (CEI) ID #ECC51750391761
• CEH: Certified Ethical Hacking ID #ECC64515022319
• Certified Cisco System Instructor (CCSI)
• Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (Windows Server Administration 2008)
• CompTIA Certified (Network +) ID #
• CompTIA Certified (Server +)
• CompTIA Certified (Linux +)
• CompTIA Certified (Security +)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)ID #CSCO11273248
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) )ID #1772374

KEY FEATURES

The CISSP is an internationally recognized certification that demonstrates an IT professional’s technical and managerial competence to protect organizations from increasingly sophisticated attacks. It’s an ideal certification for anyone who wants to work in IT as it satisfies all government and professional security certification mandates and leaps out on a resume. In this course, you’ll receive in-depth instruction in all things CISSP, so you can be fully prepared when you decide it’s time to take the exam.

• Access 68 lectures & 9.5 hours of content 24/7
• Discuss penetration testing & information systems access control
• Explore common security architecture frameworks
• Understand different network types & topologies
• Learn about cryptography, physical security, & operations security
• Discuss the legal regulations & liability behind systems security

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: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Mohamed Atef is an ICT Consultant, Senior Penetration tester and certified instructor with more than 20 years of experience in professional and academic courses and 2 books published.

• Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) ID #517943
• Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) ID #3022752
• EC Council Certified Instructor (CEI) ID #ECC51750391761
• CEH: Certified Ethical Hacking ID #ECC64515022319
• Certified Cisco System Instructor (CCSI)
• Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (Windows Server Administration 2008)
• CompTIA Certified (Network +) ID #
• CompTIA Certified (Server +)
• CompTIA Certified (Linux +)
• CompTIA Certified (Security +)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)ID #CSCO11273248
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) )ID #1772374

KEY FEATURES

Dive into the fundamentals of information security and essential cyber security principles with this immersive course! The world is constantly interconnected by networks, and companies have a vested interest in keeping the information on those networks secure. Therefore, they’re willing to pay big bucks to information security professionals, and this course will teach you how to break into those elite ranks.

• Access 74 lectures & 7.5 hours of content 24/7
• Understand the fundamentals of information security management
• Learn about hardening systems, basic network zones, IT personnel policies, & more
• Discover disaster recovery basics
• Discuss fundamental security threats, network security devices, access control concepts, & more
• Better protect your business & IT infrastructure

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: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Alton Hardin is an educator, poker coach, self-published & best-selling author, and full-time IT and Business professional. Alton is the founder of MicroGrinder Poker School and the best-selling author of Essential Poker Math for No Limit Holdem; moreover, he is the creator of numerous online poker courses. Alton has been playing poker for over a decade both live and online. He helped pay his way through college playing live low stakes games in the early 2000’s. Today, Alton enjoys playing the micro stakes for enjoyment and a teaching instrument, where he has racked up over $1,000 in earnings playing mainly 5nl & 10nl.

Outside of poker, Alton is a full-time business and IT professional, where he works in the field of cyber security. He has earned two graduate degrees, an M.B.A. and M.S. in IT Network Management; moreover, he currently holds multiple IT industry certifications.

Alton also has a fond love for teaching. As an undergraduate he group tutored chemistry students and as a graduate student he taught a GMAT prep course. Upon graduating from his MBA program, he began teaching as an adjunct professional for the School of Business & Public Administration at his local state university in the field of Information Systems and IT Management.

KEY FEATURES

The best way to protect yourself on the web is to actually learn how common attacks work so you can coat your online persona in a suit of armor. In this course, you’ll walk through a wide range of web app security attacks and learn the exact steps you can take to mitigate each. Plus, you’ll get the lowdown on how to adopt simple practices to keep yourself protected. By course’s end, you’ll be a security whiz.

• Access 56 lectures & 8 hours of content 24/7
• Understand how common web security attacks work
• Learn how to write code to mitigate security risks
• Implement secure coding practices to reduce vulnerabilities
• Discuss security attacks like cross site scripting, session hijacking, credential management, SQL injection, & 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, but a basic understand of JavaScript and PHP is encouraged

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Loonycorn is comprised of four individuals—Janani Ravi, Vitthal Srinivasan, Swetha Kolalapudi and Navdeep Singh—who have honed their tech expertises at Google and Flipkart. The team believes it has distilled the instruction of complicated tech concepts into funny, practical, engaging courses, and is excited to be sharing its content with eager students.

KEY FEATURES

Network security is an essential to any home or corporate internet connection, which is why ethical hackers are paid big bucks to identify gaps and threats that can take a network down. In this course, you’ll learn how to protect WEP, WPA, and WPA2 networks by using Kali Linux, one of the most popular tools for ethical hackers. By course’s end, you’ll have the know-how to protect network environments like a pro.

• Access 22 lectures & 1.5 hours of content 24/7
• Set up a penetration testing environment
• Learn 4 different ways to install & use Kali Linux
• Understand how to hack WEP-protect WiFi & learn countermeasures
• Discover how to hack WiFi using Hydra, a keylogger, or by removing devices

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: beginner

Compatibility:

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Amit Huddar is an Internet Entrepreneur and Software Engineer. He runs his own software company “Softdust,” which develops products for new technologies like wearables and other gadgets. He opted for computer science engineering in 2013 at SSIT and started his software company in his first year of engineering.

His skills include: Android app development, HTML, CSS, PHP, C, C++, JAVA, Linux, Building Custom Linux OS, Cloud Computing. Penetration testing, Kali Linux and Hacking.