Computer Software

With computer hardware being one of the two major fundamental pieces of what makes computers functional, computer software is the second. In fact, without computer software, computer hardware would be almost useless. O'Reilly Media has many resources and books to give you more than enough information on the kind of computer software you are looking for.


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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

Astronomer's Computer Companion

Astronomer's Computer Companion, 1st Edition

By Jeff Foust, Ron LaFon

The Astronomer's Computer Companion, written by a professional and an avid amateur astronomer, is a complete introduction to contemporary astronomy and a guide to the best software, web sites, and other computer resources for astronomers. Whether you...

Publish Date: November 1999

Gardener's Computer Companion

Gardener's Computer Companion, 1st Edition

By Bob Boufford

The Gardener's Computer Companion has all the information you need to use your computer for gardening, including a complete collection of software to get you started. Save time and make your gardening more pleasurable by learning how to select garden...

Publish Date: June 1998

Cloud Computing defined by Berkeley RAD Labs - O'Reilly Radar

By Artur Bergman

I am pleased to finally have found a paper that manages to bring together the different aspects of cloud computing in a coherent fashion, and suggests the requirements for it to develop further. Written by the Berkeley RAD Lab (UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory) the paper succinctly brings together Software as a Service with Utility Computing to come...

Publish Date: February 12, 2009

Cloud computing perspectives and questions at the World Economic Forum - ...

By Andy Oram

The World Economic Forum started a research project at Davos 2009 concerning cloud computing, which they broadly define to include all kinds of remote services, from Software as a Service to virtual machines.

Publish Date: July 09, 2009

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

Oldies but Goodies: The Network Really Is the Computer - O'Reilly Radar

By Tim O'Reilly

I was looking for a reference in something I'd written earlier, and happened to see this paragraph from my 2000 keynote at JavaOne, The Network Really Is the Computer: If you believe me that open source is about Internet-enabled collaboration, rather than just about a particular style of software license, you'll open a much larger tent. You'll see the threads...

Publish Date: January 14, 2007

iPhone: The Missing Manual

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition

By David Pogue

With the iOS5 software and the new iPhone 4S device, Apple has another world-class hit on its hands. This sleek, highly refined pocket computer comes with everything—cellphone, iPod, Internet, camcorder—except a printed manual. Fortunatel...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: December 2011

Other Editions: 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition

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

Essential Electronics for Software Folk

Essential Electronics for Software Folk, 1st Edition

By Caleb Tennis

A lot of people are into Making their own technology these days, from 3D printers to home-made robots, Digital Video Records (DVRs), Media Centers, and more. But it you're a computer programmer you might not know the ins and outs of the hardware sid...

Publish Date: No Date

Getting Started with RStudio

Getting Started with RStudio, 1st Edition

By John Verzani

Dive into the RStudio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for using and programming R, the popular open source software for statistical computing and graphics. This concise book provides new and experienced users with an overview of RStudio, as ...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: September 2011

Developer Week in Review - O'Reilly Radar

By James Turner

In the latest Developer Week in Review: Computer science enrollment grows, lawyers and judges get crash courses in software vocabulary, and sorting algorithms are explained through dance.

Publish Date: April 13, 2011

Code in the Cloud

Code in the Cloud, 1st Edition

By Mark C. Chu-Carroll

Join the next wave of Web 2.0 software development in the cloud! Cloud applications are the next big shift in application development: instead of building single-user applications to run on a personal computer, new applications are being built as mul...

Format: Print

Publish Date: April 2011

Four short links: 19 July 2010 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

OpenVibe -- open source software for brain-computer interfaces, from Inria. Robot Controlled by Mind (video) -- uses OpenVibe. I love that this can see blinks and other neural activity, and that it's hackable. Talend Open Profiler -- open source tool to QA data. AndEngine -- open source 2D OpenGL Game Engine for the Android platform....

Publish Date: July 19, 2010

Mobile, desktop or cloud: Where does the future of open source lie? - ...

By James Turner

In this Q&A, OSCON speaker and GNOME foundation executive director Stormy Peters discusses the risks of cloud computing, the continued importance of desktop computing, and the interesting relationship between new mobile form factors and free software adoption.

Publish Date: July 07, 2010

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

 
O'Reilly Search: computer software
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Buy 2 books, get
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All orders over $29.95 qualify for free shipping within the US. See details >

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OST

"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 >
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

Astronomer's Computer Companion

Astronomer's Computer Companion, 1st Edition

By Jeff Foust, Ron LaFon

The Astronomer's Computer Companion, written by a professional and an avid amateur astronomer, is a complete introduction to contemporary astronomy and a guide to the best software, web sites, and other computer resources for astronomers. Whether you...

Publish Date: November 1999

Gardener's Computer Companion

Gardener's Computer Companion, 1st Edition

By Bob Boufford

The Gardener's Computer Companion has all the information you need to use your computer for gardening, including a complete collection of software to get you started. Save time and make your gardening more pleasurable by learning how to select garden...

Publish Date: June 1998

Cloud Computing defined by Berkeley RAD Labs - O'Reilly Radar

By Artur Bergman

I am pleased to finally have found a paper that manages to bring together the different aspects of cloud computing in a coherent fashion, and suggests the requirements for it to develop further. Written by the Berkeley RAD Lab (UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive Distributed Systems Laboratory) the paper succinctly brings together Software as a Service with Utility Computing to come...

Publish Date: February 12, 2009

Cloud computing perspectives and questions at the World Economic Forum - ...

By Andy Oram

The World Economic Forum started a research project at Davos 2009 concerning cloud computing, which they broadly define to include all kinds of remote services, from Software as a Service to virtual machines.

Publish Date: July 09, 2009

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

Oldies but Goodies: The Network Really Is the Computer - O'Reilly Radar

By Tim O'Reilly

I was looking for a reference in something I'd written earlier, and happened to see this paragraph from my 2000 keynote at JavaOne, The Network Really Is the Computer: If you believe me that open source is about Internet-enabled collaboration, rather than just about a particular style of software license, you'll open a much larger tent. You'll see the threads...

Publish Date: January 14, 2007

iPhone: The Missing Manual

iPhone: The Missing Manual, 5th Edition

By David Pogue

With the iOS5 software and the new iPhone 4S device, Apple has another world-class hit on its hands. This sleek, highly refined pocket computer comes with everything—cellphone, iPod, Internet, camcorder—except a printed manual. Fortunatel...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: December 2011

Other Editions: 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, 4th Edition

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

Essential Electronics for Software Folk

Essential Electronics for Software Folk, 1st Edition

By Caleb Tennis

A lot of people are into Making their own technology these days, from 3D printers to home-made robots, Digital Video Records (DVRs), Media Centers, and more. But it you're a computer programmer you might not know the ins and outs of the hardware sid...

Publish Date: No Date

Getting Started with RStudio

Getting Started with RStudio, 1st Edition

By John Verzani

Dive into the RStudio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for using and programming R, the popular open source software for statistical computing and graphics. This concise book provides new and experienced users with an overview of RStudio, as ...

Format: Print, Ebook, Safari Books Online

Publish Date: September 2011

Developer Week in Review - O'Reilly Radar

By James Turner

In the latest Developer Week in Review: Computer science enrollment grows, lawyers and judges get crash courses in software vocabulary, and sorting algorithms are explained through dance.

Publish Date: April 13, 2011

Code in the Cloud

Code in the Cloud, 1st Edition

By Mark C. Chu-Carroll

Join the next wave of Web 2.0 software development in the cloud! Cloud applications are the next big shift in application development: instead of building single-user applications to run on a personal computer, new applications are being built as mul...

Format: Print

Publish Date: April 2011

Four short links: 19 July 2010 - O'Reilly Radar

By Nat Torkington

OpenVibe -- open source software for brain-computer interfaces, from Inria. Robot Controlled by Mind (video) -- uses OpenVibe. I love that this can see blinks and other neural activity, and that it's hackable. Talend Open Profiler -- open source tool to QA data. AndEngine -- open source 2D OpenGL Game Engine for the Android platform....

Publish Date: July 19, 2010

Mobile, desktop or cloud: Where does the future of open source lie? - ...

By James Turner

In this Q&A, OSCON speaker and GNOME foundation executive director Stormy Peters discusses the risks of cloud computing, the continued importance of desktop computing, and the interesting relationship between new mobile form factors and free software adoption.

Publish Date: July 07, 2010

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