For all the talk about how being computer savvy is a necessity in today's economy, teens aren't always aware of the many ways in which they can put their computer skills to work while they are still in high school. This highly informative guide points readers toward job opportunities in their communities and also lays out a roadmap for how they can develop their own tech businesses. It's full of concrete tips for dealing with a wide range of issues, such as understanding labor laws, doing your own taxes, interacting with difficult clients, learning programming languages, and mastering networking.

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Despite its title, this book is much more a "what to" book than a "how to" book. 50 Ways offers "good information served up with good humor & good sense," written in a friendly style The information is about making money, true. But it is really about a lot more in this age of the multi-national corporations, two worker households, & the erosion of good paying jobs in our economy. It is about taking control of one's livelihood. The 50 ideas fall into six general categories: Business Services, Commercial Design Services, Publishing & Print Services, Art & Craft, Personal Services, & Computer Industry Support Services. In each of these, there are some obvious suggestions, & in each there are at least a few novel ideas. Each idea includes information on Products, Markets, necessary Special Skills, & the general type of equipment needed to get started. The "Reference & Resources" section includes tips for selecting hardware & software; a "Computer Self Evaluation" to complete before going shopping; tips for starting a business; an essay on economic & social trends that will create new business opportunities in the next decade; & a list of "200 Business & Career Opportunities for the Future."

Who's going to provide for your future? There's a crisis looming in pensions. Investing in property is time-consuming and risky. Savings accounts yield very little return. If you're not careful, you could be looking at a very uncomfortable retirement. But surely the alternative - investing in the stock market - is risky, complicated and best left to the professionals? Phil Town doesn't think so. He made a fortune, and in Rule #1 he'll show you how he did it. Rule #1: - Sets out the five key numbers that really count when you're buying stocks and shares - Explains how to use new Internet tools to simplify research - Shows how to exploit the advantages of being an individual investor - Demonstrates how to pay fifty pence for every pound's worth of business This simple and straightforward method will guide you to 15% or better annual returns - in only 15 minutes a week. It's money in the bank!

The how-to guide to making real money with little or no start-up costs We'd all like to find out how to make money. 365 Ways to Make Money proves that you don't have to be a slick entrepreneur or become embroiled in get-rich-quick schemes to boost your cash flow. In fact, this guide shows that anyone can make money—up to thousands of dollars—with little or no start-up costs. This guide shows there are ways to make money, whether you are a stay-at-home parent, a student or a professional looking for extra income, or a hobbyist looking to convert your interest into cash. 365 Ways to Make Money is the ultimate inspirational, yet practical, guide to finding ways to earn extra income. With one tried-and-true idea for every day of the year, it looks at ways you can instantly put your ideas in to practice, providing money-making ideas from every area of your life—from your home and cars to your knowledge and interests. More than just a list of ideas, this is a real how-to guide, with tried and tested strategies. Unlike other moneymaking titles, this book also gives you the financial knowledge you need to support your moneymaking journey.

Learn basic and advanced uses of WebPagetest, the performance measurement tool for optimizing websites. This practical guide shows users new to this tool how run tests and interpret results, and helps experienced users gain a better and more thorough understanding of hidden features in WebPagetest that make testing easier. Written by WebPagetest power users and performance experts, this book will help web developers and frontend engineers solve the problem of slow sites. Topics include: Basic test setup—shows beginners how to get meaningful results Advanced test setup—provides another level of technical depth by explaining features not thoroughly documented at webpagetest.org Analysis of results—helps you understand of how to interpret test results Private instance setup—teaches power users the intricacies of the webpagetest private instance and how it works API and external tools—provides a detailed reference for the API and demonstrates tools already using the API to extend WebPagetest

In this revolutionary book, a renowned computer scientist explains the importance of teaching children the basics of computing and how it can prepare them to succeed in the ever-evolving tech world. Computers have completely changed the way we teach children. We have Mindstorms to thank for that. In this book, pioneering computer scientist Seymour Papert uses the invention of LOGO, the first child-friendly programming language, to make the case for the value of teaching children with computers. Papert argues that children are more than capable of mastering computers, and that teaching computational processes like de-bugging in the classroom can change the way we learn everything else. He also shows that schools saturated with technology can actually improve socialization and interaction among students and between students and teachers. Technology changes every day, but the basic ways that computers can help us learn remain. For thousands of teachers and parents who have sought creative ways to help children learn with computers, Mindstorms is their bible.