Computer Hardware

Hardware is a crucial element of computers and all related computer technology. Computer hardware is the driving force behind any and all functioning computers currently in existence. Whether you are looking to build a computer or even repair a computer, understanding how computer hardware works will be very beneficial.


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Nebula looks to democratize cloud computing with open source hardware - ...

By Alex Howard

Newly launched Nebula will combine open source software with open source hardware developed into an appliance. If Nebula succeeds, its

Publish Date: July 27, 2011

O'Reilly Radar 11/29/11: iPhone 4S hardware, ubiquitous computing, HTML5, ...

By Mac Slocum

Access the script and associated links from the November 29, 2011 edition of O'Reilly Radar. Featuring: Alasdair Allan on ubiquitous computing, access vs. ownership, and Peter Meyers on EPUB3, HTML5 and the Kindle Fire.

Publish Date: November 29, 2011

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide, 1st Edition

By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson

This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the PC Hardware Buyer's Guide helps you choose which parts are best for you by ensuring compatibility and per...

Format: Print, Ebook

Publish Date: February 2005

What Facebook's Open Compute Project means - O'Reilly Radar

By Jesse Robbins

Jesse Robbins says Facebook's Open Compute Project represents a giant step for open source hardware, for the evolution of the web and cloud computing, and for infrastructure and operations in general.

Publish Date: April 07, 2011

Making Music with your Computer

Making Music with your Computer, 1st Edition

By Stephen Bennett

This book tells you what software and hardware you will need to get the best results when using your computer to record your own music. You'll learn about recording techniques, software and effects, mixing, mastering and CD production. Suitable for P...

Format: Print

Publish Date: November 2004

PC Hardware Annoyances

PC Hardware Annoyances, 1st Edition

By Stephen J. Bigelow

Through the use of snappy, entertaining, and practical solutions, PC Hardware Annoyances aims to optimize peripheral hardware devices by offering easy fixes to their most annoying traits. Designed for PC users of all levels, this concise guide is bro...

Format: Print, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: November 2004

Hardware hacking heaven - O'Reilly Radar

By Edd Dumbill

Hacking isn't just for software anymore. A full range of open source hardware hacks -- everything from Arduino to parallel programming to small-form computing -- will be discussed at OSCON this year. With the current slate of tools, it's never been easier to write code that runs on low-power, small-format devices. And many of these tools are familiar to conventional software developers.

Publish Date: July 09, 2010

Imagine a world that has moved entirely to cloud computing - O'Reilly Radar

By Andy Oram

For April Fools Day: a short story about a rare skill: Hardware Guy.

Publish Date: April 01, 2010

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms, 1st Edition

By Mitchell Shnier

This comprehensive dictionary provides complete descriptions of complex terms in two of the most volatile and interesting areas of computer development: personal computers and networks. It contains up-to-date information about everything from a commo...

Publish Date: May 1996

Mini Maker Faire / Lunch: Where Conference 2012 - O'Reilly Conferences, April...

Enjoy your lunch and then check out the Mini Maker Faire. Interact with our menagerie of maker-driven, geo/location/sensor-laden hardware projects during lunch on Wednesday, April 4. Kinect/Computer Vision Arduino/Lilypad/ADK Processing for Android Beagle Board/Panda Board NFC/RFID Gadgeteer Wearables ROBOTS!!!!

Publish Date: April 02, 2012

Microsoft® Computer Dictionary

Microsoft® Computer Dictionary, 1st Edition

By Microsoft Press

Over 10,000 entries! The Fifth Edition of this award-winning dictionary has been fully updated with the latest technologies, terms, and acronyms. Covers hardware, software, the Internet, networking, security, and more!...

Format: Print, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: March 2002

Four short links: 10 May 2011 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

ODB to iPhone Converter -- hardware to connect to your car's onboard computer and display it on an iPhone app. (via Imran Ali) Multitasking Brains (Wired) -- interesting pair of studies: old brains have trouble recovering from distractions; hardcore multitaskers have trouble focusing. (via Stormy Peters) Social Privacy -- Danah Boyd draft paper on teens' attitudes to online privacy....

Publish Date: May 10, 2011

GSM Cracking: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You via a Web Service - O'Reilly...

By Jim Stogdill

A new web service, based on specialized hardware, will make cracking the GSM A5/1 protocol fast and cheap.

Publish Date: April 17, 2008

Special Purpose Computing Focuses on Energy Efficiency - O'Reilly Radar

By Jim Stogdill

Researchers turn to specialized hardware design to reduce supercomputer power consumption by an order of magnitude.

Publish Date: May 15, 2008

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide, 1st Edition

By Norman Walsh, Richard L. Hamilton

If you need a reliable tool for technical documentation, this clear and concise reference will help you take advantage of DocBook, the popular XML schema originally developed to document computer and hardware projects. DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: April 2010

Four short links: 20 Jan 2009 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

Today's links feature retro paper, future computing, brain food, and hardware candy. PaperCamp - a BarCamp devoted to devotees of paper. I love the sound of Nick O'Leary's work creating 3d origami graphs, and it just keeps getting better. I want, I want, I want. (via Matt Jones) The Thrills and Spills of SensorNet (PDF) - keynote at the SenSys...

Publish Date: January 20, 2009

 
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"The Courses are Done Perfectly."

OST Student

"...it is obvious that all O'Reilly School of Technology teachers are pros. Besides that, the courses are done perfectly. They emphasize the important concepts and contain 'no fluff'."
– Kent Elchuk

Enroll Now >

Nebula looks to democratize cloud computing with open source hardware - ...

By Alex Howard

Newly launched Nebula will combine open source software with open source hardware developed into an appliance. If Nebula succeeds, its

Publish Date: July 27, 2011

O'Reilly Radar 11/29/11: iPhone 4S hardware, ubiquitous computing, HTML5, ...

By Mac Slocum

Access the script and associated links from the November 29, 2011 edition of O'Reilly Radar. Featuring: Alasdair Allan on ubiquitous computing, access vs. ownership, and Peter Meyers on EPUB3, HTML5 and the Kindle Fire.

Publish Date: November 29, 2011

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide

PC Hardware Buyer's Guide, 1st Edition

By Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson

This handy guide is the ideal shopping companion for people who wish to build their own desktop computer. Loaded with valuable information, the PC Hardware Buyer's Guide helps you choose which parts are best for you by ensuring compatibility and per...

Format: Print, Ebook

Publish Date: February 2005

What Facebook's Open Compute Project means - O'Reilly Radar

By Jesse Robbins

Jesse Robbins says Facebook's Open Compute Project represents a giant step for open source hardware, for the evolution of the web and cloud computing, and for infrastructure and operations in general.

Publish Date: April 07, 2011

Making Music with your Computer

Making Music with your Computer, 1st Edition

By Stephen Bennett

This book tells you what software and hardware you will need to get the best results when using your computer to record your own music. You'll learn about recording techniques, software and effects, mixing, mastering and CD production. Suitable for P...

Format: Print

Publish Date: November 2004

PC Hardware Annoyances

PC Hardware Annoyances, 1st Edition

By Stephen J. Bigelow

Through the use of snappy, entertaining, and practical solutions, PC Hardware Annoyances aims to optimize peripheral hardware devices by offering easy fixes to their most annoying traits. Designed for PC users of all levels, this concise guide is bro...

Format: Print, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: November 2004

Hardware hacking heaven - O'Reilly Radar

By Edd Dumbill

Hacking isn't just for software anymore. A full range of open source hardware hacks -- everything from Arduino to parallel programming to small-form computing -- will be discussed at OSCON this year. With the current slate of tools, it's never been easier to write code that runs on low-power, small-format devices. And many of these tools are familiar to conventional software developers.

Publish Date: July 09, 2010

Imagine a world that has moved entirely to cloud computing - O'Reilly Radar

By Andy Oram

For April Fools Day: a short story about a rare skill: Hardware Guy.

Publish Date: April 01, 2010

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms

Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms, 1st Edition

By Mitchell Shnier

This comprehensive dictionary provides complete descriptions of complex terms in two of the most volatile and interesting areas of computer development: personal computers and networks. It contains up-to-date information about everything from a commo...

Publish Date: May 1996

Mini Maker Faire / Lunch: Where Conference 2012 - O'Reilly Conferences, April...

Enjoy your lunch and then check out the Mini Maker Faire. Interact with our menagerie of maker-driven, geo/location/sensor-laden hardware projects during lunch on Wednesday, April 4. Kinect/Computer Vision Arduino/Lilypad/ADK Processing for Android Beagle Board/Panda Board NFC/RFID Gadgeteer Wearables ROBOTS!!!!

Publish Date: April 02, 2012

Microsoft® Computer Dictionary

Microsoft® Computer Dictionary, 1st Edition

By Microsoft Press

Over 10,000 entries! The Fifth Edition of this award-winning dictionary has been fully updated with the latest technologies, terms, and acronyms. Covers hardware, software, the Internet, networking, security, and more!...

Format: Print, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: March 2002

Four short links: 10 May 2011 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

ODB to iPhone Converter -- hardware to connect to your car's onboard computer and display it on an iPhone app. (via Imran Ali) Multitasking Brains (Wired) -- interesting pair of studies: old brains have trouble recovering from distractions; hardcore multitaskers have trouble focusing. (via Stormy Peters) Social Privacy -- Danah Boyd draft paper on teens' attitudes to online privacy....

Publish Date: May 10, 2011

GSM Cracking: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You via a Web Service - O'Reilly...

By Jim Stogdill

A new web service, based on specialized hardware, will make cracking the GSM A5/1 protocol fast and cheap.

Publish Date: April 17, 2008

Special Purpose Computing Focuses on Energy Efficiency - O'Reilly Radar

By Jim Stogdill

Researchers turn to specialized hardware design to reduce supercomputer power consumption by an order of magnitude.

Publish Date: May 15, 2008

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide, 1st Edition

By Norman Walsh, Richard L. Hamilton

If you need a reliable tool for technical documentation, this clear and concise reference will help you take advantage of DocBook, the popular XML schema originally developed to document computer and hardware projects. DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: April 2010

Four short links: 20 Jan 2009 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

Today's links feature retro paper, future computing, brain food, and hardware candy. PaperCamp - a BarCamp devoted to devotees of paper. I love the sound of Nick O'Leary's work creating 3d origami graphs, and it just keeps getting better. I want, I want, I want. (via Matt Jones) The Thrills and Spills of SensorNet (PDF) - keynote at the SenSys...

Publish Date: January 20, 2009