Networks of Touch

Networks of Touch
Author: Michael J. Hatch
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0271096225

In early nineteenth-century China, a remarkable transformation took place in the art world: artists among China’s educated elites began to use touch to forge a more authentic relationship to the past, to challenge stagnant artistic canons, and to foster deeper human connections. Networks of Touch is an engaging exploration of this sensory turn. In this book, Michael J. Hatch examines the artistic network of Ruan Yuan (1764–1849), a scholar-official whose patronage supported a generation of artists and learned people who prioritized epigraphic research as a means of truing the warped contours of Confucian heritage. Their work instigated an “epigraphic aesthetic”—an appropriation of the stylistic, material, and tactile features of ancient inscribed objects and their reproductive technologies—in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century artwork. Rubbings, a reduplicative technology, challenged the dominance of brushwork as the bearer of artistic authority. While brushwork represented the artist’s physical presence through ink and paper, rubbings were direct facsimiles of tactile experiences with objects. This shift empowered artists and scholars to transcend traditional conventions and explore new mediums, uniting previously separate image-making practices while engaging audiences through the senses. Centering on touch and presenting a fresh perspective on early nineteenth-century literati art in China, this volume sheds light on a period often dismissed as lacking innovation and calls into question optical realism’s perceived supremacy in reshaping the sensory experience of the modern Chinese viewer.

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with a Touch of SDN

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with a Touch of SDN
Author: Rajendra Chayapathi
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2016-11-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0134464338

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) will drive dramatic cost reductions while also accelerating service delivery. Using NFV with SDN, network owners can provision new functions rapidly on demand, improve scalability, and leverage microservices. Benefits like these will make NFV indispensable for service providers, mobile operators, telcos, and enterprises alike. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) with a Touch of SDN is the first practical introduction to NFV’s fundamental concepts, techniques, and use cases. Written for wide audiences of network engineers, architects, planners, and operators, it assumes no previous knowledge of NFV architecture, deployment, or management. The authors first explain how virtualization, VMs, containers, and related technologies establish the foundation for the NFV transformation. Next, they show how these concepts and technologies can be applied to virtualize network functions in the cloud, data centers, routing, security, and the mobile packet core. You’ll discover new tools and techniques for managing and orchestrating virtualized network devices, and gain new clarity on how SDN and NFV interact and interrelate. By the time you’re done, you’ll be ready to assess vendor claims, evaluate architectures, and plan NFV’s role in your own networks. Understand NFV’s key benefits and market drivers Review how virtualization makes NFV possible Consider key issues associated with NFV network design and deployment Integrate NFV into existing network designs Orchestrate, build, and deploy NFV networks and cloud services Maximize operational efficiency by building more programmable, automated networks Understand how NFV and SDN work together Address security, programmability, performance, and service function chaining Preview evolving concepts that will shape NFV’s future

Networks of Touch

Networks of Touch
Author: Michael J. Hatch
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11
Genre: Art, Chinese
ISBN: 9780271095578

"Explores the transformative shift in nineteenth-century Chinese art, where artists used touch to establish a genuine connection with the past, challenge stagnant artistic norms, and foster deeper human connections"--

Design Innovation and Network Architecture for the Future Internet

Design Innovation and Network Architecture for the Future Internet
Author: Boucadair, Mohamed
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2021-04-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799876470

For the past couple of years, network automation techniques that include software-defined networking (SDN) and dynamic resource allocation schemes have been the subject of a significant research and development effort. Likewise, network functions virtualization (NFV) and the foreseeable usage of a set of artificial intelligence techniques to facilitate the processing of customers’ requirements and the subsequent design, delivery, and operation of the corresponding services are very likely to dramatically distort the conception and the management of networking infrastructures. Some of these techniques are being specified within standards developing organizations while others remain perceived as a “buzz” without any concrete deployment plans disclosed by service providers. An in-depth understanding and analysis of these approaches should be conducted to help internet players in making appropriate design choices that would meet their requirements as well as their customers. This is an important area of research as these new developments and approaches will inevitably reshape the internet and the future of technology. Design Innovation and Network Architecture for the Future Internet sheds light on the foreseeable yet dramatic evolution of internet design principles and offers a comprehensive overview on the recent advances in networking techniques that are likely to shape the future internet. The chapters provide a rigorous in-depth analysis of the promises, pitfalls, and other challenges raised by these initiatives, while avoiding any speculation on their expected outcomes and technical benefits. This book covers essential topics such as content delivery networks, network functions virtualization, security, cloud computing, automation, and more. This book will be useful for network engineers, software designers, computer networking professionals, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students looking for a comprehensive research book on the latest advancements in internet design principles and networking techniques.

The Seventh Sense

The Seventh Sense
Author: Joshua Cooper Ramo
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0316285048

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Winner of the getAbstract 17th International Book Award "The Seventh Sense is a concept every businessman, diplomat, or student should aspire to master--a powerful idea, backed by stories and figures that will be impossible to forget." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why? The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us but explain everything from explosive technological change to uneasy political ripples. The secret to power now is understanding our new age of networks. Not merely the Internet, but also webs of trade, finance, and even DNA. Based on his years of advising generals, CEOs, and politicians, Ramo takes us into the opaque heart of our world's rapidly connected systems and teaches us what the losers are not yet seeing--and what the victors of this age already know.

Network of Bones

Network of Bones
Author: Sean Morey
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2019-03-27
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1623497388

Both a far-removed place of refuge for the fringe of society and a high-status vacation destination, the Keys remain a legendary yet fragile place, still threatened by a human-made disaster, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Likewise, Key West, Florida, can be many things to many people, evoking laidback Margaritaville for some and Ernest Hemingway for others. In this mixture of memoir, travel writing, philosophical reflection, natural and cultural history, and meditation on language, Sean Morey wrestles with the varied and often contradictory nature of his hometown. Morey turns a sharp eye inward, teasing out the layers of natural and cultural developments that have shaped the Keys for both millions of years and the past few decades. He asks: What does it take for humans to accept our impact on Earth and, more importantly, what will move humans to take action to reverse adverse impacts? The answer, Morey posits, lies in imaginative thinking—in building connections between locations and individual interests and backgrounds to create a foundation for widespread ecological ethics. In Network of Bones, Morey guides readers through different images of Key West and connects them to global environmental issues, including overfishing, rising sea levels, and polluted oceans. Morey’s writing stimulates memory and invites engagement with the world as he shows us how learning about one place—no matter how specific and eccentric that place might be—can teach us about all other places. It’s just a matter of imagination. The author's proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit Coastal Conservation Association Florida.

The Motorola Xoom

The Motorola Xoom
Author: Bart G. Farkas
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2011-07-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0132826313

This Visual QuickStart Guide helps readers get up and running with their Motorola Xoom, from setting up the Xoom and getting it connected to a mobile service and Wi-Fi through learning how to get the most out of the Android operating system. The book walks users through how to set up a Google account, how to use Gmail, Google Calendar and Contacts, Maps, and more. The book covers finding and installing apps via the Android App store and provides detailed instructions for using several key apps. In addition, The Motorola Xoom: Visual Quickstart Guide covers how to set up and use Google Music.

TouchPoints

TouchPoints
Author: Douglas Conant
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2011-04-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118075544

A fresh, effective, and enduring way to lead—starting with your next interaction Most leaders feel the inevitable interruptions in their jam-packed days are troublesome. But in TouchPoints, Conant and Norgaard argue that these—and every point of contact with other people—are overlooked opportunities for leaders to increase their impact and promote their organization's strategy and values. Through previously untold stories from Conant's tenure as CEO of Campbell Soup Company and Norgaard's vast consulting experience, the authors show that a leader's impact and legacy are built through hundreds, even thousands, of interactive moments in time. The good news is that anyone can develop "TouchPoint" mastery by focusing on three essential components: head, heart, and hands. TouchPoints speaks to the theory and craft of leadership, promoting a balanced presence of rational, authentic, active, and wise leadership practices. Leadership mastery in the smallest and otherwise ordinary moments can transform aimless activity in individuals and entropy in organizations into focused energy—one magical moment at a time.

iPad Air Survival Guide

iPad Air Survival Guide
Author: Toly K
Publisher: MobileReference
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 161198307X

The iPad Air Survival Guide organizes the wealth of knowledge about the Fifth Generation iPad and iOS7 into one place, where it can be easily accessed and navigated for quick reference. This guide comes with countless screenshots, which complement the step-by-step instructions and help you to realize the iPad’s full potential. The iPad Air Survival Guide provides useful information not discussed in the official iPad Air manual, such as tips and tricks, hidden features, and troubleshooting advice. You will also learn how to download FREE eBooks and how to make video calls using FaceTime. Whereas the official iPad Air manual is stagnant, this guide goes above and beyond by discussing recent known issues and solutions that may be currently available. This information is constantly revised for a complete, up-to-date manual. This iPad Air guide includes, but is not limited to: Getting Started: - Button Layout - Navigating the Screens - Setting Up Wi-Fi - Setting Up an Email Account - Using Email - Logging In to the Application Store - Using FaceTime - Placing a FaceTime Call - Moving the Picture-in-Picture Display - Taking Pictures - Capturing Videos - Browsing and Trimming Captured Videos - Using iTunes to Import Videos - Viewing Videos - Using the Music Application - Using the iTunes Application - Sending Pictures and Videos via Email - Setting a Picture as Wallpaper - Viewing a Slideshow - Importing Pictures Using iPhoto - Creating Albums Using iPhoto Advanced topics: - Using Multitasking Gestures - 171 Tips and Tricks for the iPad - Setting the iPad Switch to Mute or Lock Rotation - Using the Split Keyboard - Downloading FREE Applications - Downloading FREE eBooks - Updating eBooks in the iBooks app - Using the iBooks Application - Highlighting and Taking Notes in iBooks - Moving a Message to Another Mailbox or Folder - Changing the Default Signature - Setting the Default Email Account - Changing How You Receive Email - Saving a Picture Attachment - Managing Contacts - Turning Data Roaming On or Off - Blocking Pop-Up Windows - Managing Applications - Deleting Applications - Setting a Passcode Lock - Changing Keyboard Settings - Maximizing Battery Life