High-Tech Heretic

High-Tech Heretic
Author: Clifford Stoll
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2000-09-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0385489765

The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service

High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service
Author: Micah Solomon
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-05-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814417906

Today's customers are a hard bunch to crack. Time-strapped, screen-addicted, value-savvy, and socially engaged, their expectations are tougher than ever for a business to keep up with. They are empowered like never before and expect businesses to respect that sense of empowermentùlashing out at those that don't. Take heart: Old-fashioned customer service, fully retooled for today's blistering pace and digitally connected reality, is what you need to build the kind loyal customer base that allows you to surviveùand thrive. And High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service spells out surefire strategies for success in a clear, entertaining, and practical way. Discover: ò Six major customer trends and what they mean for your business ò Eight unbreakable rules for social media customer service ò How to effectively address online complainers and saboteurs on Yelp, Twitter, TripAdvisor, and other forums for user generated content ò The rising power of self-serviceùand how to design it properly ò How to build a company culture that breeds stellar customer service High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service reveals inside secrets of wildly successful customer service initiatives, from Internet startups to venerable brands, and shows how companies of every stripe can turn casual customers into fervent supporters who will spread the word far and wideùonline and off.

Harvard Business Review on Managing High-tech Industries

Harvard Business Review on Managing High-tech Industries
Author: Marco Iansiti
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Leading Minds and Landmark Ideas In An Easily Accessible Format From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series delivers the fundamental information today's professionals need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. High-tech industries face a unique set of challenges in bringing their ideas to market. Harvard Business Review on Managing High-Tech Industries;B collects key ideas featured in the Harvard Business Review that will help high-tech executives stay competitive throughout the entire process of taking a cutting-edge concept from the drawing board to the marketplace. A Harvard Business Review Paperback.

High Tech Trash

High Tech Trash
Author: Elizabeth Grossman
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2006-05-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1597263834

The Digital Age was expected to usher in an era of clean production, an alternative to smokestack industries and their pollutants. But as environmental journalist Elizabeth Grossman reveals in this penetrating analysis of high tech manufacture and disposal, digital may be sleek, but it's anything but clean. Deep within every electronic device lie toxic materials that make up the bits and bytes, a complex thicket of lead, mercury, cadmium, plastics, and a host of other often harmful ingredients. High Tech Trash is a wake-up call to the importance of the e-waste issue and the health hazards involved. Americans alone own more than two billion pieces of high tech electronics and discard five to seven million tons each year. As a result, electronic waste already makes up more than two-thirds of the heavy metals and 40 percent of the lead found in our landfills. But the problem goes far beyond American shores, most tragically to the cities in China and India where shiploads of discarded electronics arrive daily. There, they are "recycled"-picked apart by hand, exposing thousands of workers and community residents to toxics. As Grossman notes, "This is a story in which we all play a part, whether we know it or not. If you sit at a desk in an office, talk to friends on your cell phone, watch television, listen to music on headphones, are a child in Guangdong, or a native of the Arctic, you are part of this story." The answers lie in changing how we design, manufacture, and dispose of high tech electronics. Europe has led the way in regulating materials used in electronic devices and in e-waste recycling. But in the United States many have yet to recognize the persistent human health and environmental effects of the toxics in high tech devices. If Silent Spring brought national attention to the dangers of DDT and other pesticides, High Tech Trash could do the same for a new generation of technology's products.

In Real Life

In Real Life
Author: Jon Mitchell
Publisher: Parallax Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1937006905

Technology can help us with some of our most difficult work. It can also offer us endless distractions. Can technology help us, as individuals and communities, in our most important task, that of being a good person? Jon Mitchell sets out to identify and explore the ways in which we can develop a more thoughtful relationship with technology. Rather than only using our technological devices as a medium for connecting with the world, he recommends we rethink our relationship with technology, and see it as a resource that allows us to have a more intimate and personal relationship with ourselves and the world around us. Mitchell offers concrete practices for streamlining and improving the way we use technology in our daily lives. Writing in a relatable, conversational, easy-to-read style, Mitchell draws on his years of experience as a tech journalist and mindfulness practitioner to propose a rethinking of both the design of technology and its use.

Habits of the High-Tech Heart

Habits of the High-Tech Heart
Author: Quentin J. Schultze
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780801027819

Considers the moral and social costs of today's sophisticated technology, arguing that the benefits of a cyberculture can be better appreciated by refocusing on the traditional Judeo-Christian values of discernment, moderation, wisdom, humility, authenticity, and diversity.

High-tech

High-tech
Author: Joan Kron
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1978
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

High-Tech Harassment

High-Tech Harassment
Author: Scott French
Publisher: Paladin Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1990-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780873646161

Harness the forces of science and technology to bypass computer passwords, beat ATM bank machines, wreak havoc with magnets, spread terror with lasers, detect computer viruses and more. For information purposes only.

Investing in High Tech

Investing in High Tech
Author: Michael Murphy
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780789471727

The world of high tech investing can be exhilarating or devastating, depending on your approach and the strength of your decision making process. In only a few hours, Investing in High Tech can help you understand the most important aspects of what my be the most important sector of our economy. This book organizes information into short, clear explanations to help you grasp the fundamental details. The key concepts are broken down into easily digestible parts. the book gives you the insights and tools to use your money to its fullest potential, manage the risks, and take advantage of the opportunities. Increased interest in do-it-yourself money management is a defining trend of our modern world, and the DK Essential Finance series provides the perfect personal finance library to help take advantage of this phenomenon. These outstanding guides provide a practical and impartial resource to guide you through important financial decisions. Useful questionnaires pinpoint one's financial status while easy-to-use charts and graphs help track cash flow, cut through the complexities of financial lingo, and gain the confidence needed to build real financial security. Readers can learn to invest online, live debt free, plan for retirement, or pay for a child's education.