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Batchelor, Jacob Gladstone, Wayne Gladstone, Wayne. González, Echo Elise Weverka, PeterSummary: Tom Dobbs makes an offhand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY MANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Man 2006Weverka, Peter
Summary: Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and easy explanations will help you understand Windows 10.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: An industry once dominated by four giant companies-Sony BMG, Warner Music, Universal, and EMI-has undergone a radical transformation. This program examines the explosion of legal music downloading and viral marketing, which have enabled enterprising bands and singers to distribute their own work rather than signing with major labels. Focusing on the success of Nizlopi, Arctic Monkeys, Internet...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: "Set in Los Angeles in the slight future ... Theodore, a complex, soulful man ... makes his living writing touching personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha", a bright,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA HERSummary: When a brilliant video game maker named Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Using an Australian publishing company as an example, this program demonstrates the use of Adobe Creative Suite and other Information and Communication Technology programs to develop and produce two commercial magazines. It provides practical examples of how InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuarkXpress handle fonts, templates and house style guides, color correction, and other...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Neo remains unconscious in the real world, caught in a mysterious subway station that lies between the machine world and the matrix. Bane is still a conduit for Agent Smith, who continues to grow more out of control. Meanwhile, the sentinels are coming dangerously close to Zion. Trinity and Morpheus bargain with The Merovingian to free Neo. Neo, after meeting The Oracle, decides he must leave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MATGladstone, Wayne
Summary: "Gladstone, the so-called 'Internet Messiah,' has not only failed to bring back the Web, but his search has landed him in a New York City psychiatric ward. The rest of the world isn't doing so well either, filled with disconnected Internet users still jonesing for a fix, and an increasingly draconian government, interrogating and detaining anyone deemed a 'person of interest' under the NET...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GLAGladstone, Wayne.
Summary: "When the Internet suddenly stops working, society reels from the loss of flowing data, instant messages, and streaming entertainment. Addicts wander the streets, talking to themselves in 140 characters or forcing cats to perform tricks for their amusement, while the truly desperate pin their requests for casual encounters on public bulletin boards. The economy tumbles further and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GLASummary: "Return to the world of two realities: everyday life... and what lies behind it. To truly know himself, Neo must follow the white rabbit once again into the Matrix. Of course, Neo already what he has to do. What he doesn't know is that the Matrix is more dangerous than ever. Déja vu" -- Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MATSummary: The series depicts a future in which Earth is dominated by a race of self-aware machines that was spawned from the creation of artificial intelligence. Conflict arose between mankind and machines, and in the war that followed, the machines emerged victorious. They devised a way to extract the energy they need to function from human bodies by enclosing people in pods. To keep humans compliant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Basic computer programming knowledge has become an essential requirement for many jobs, and it can even come in handy in everyday situations. In this book, readers will learn about programming concepts such as algorithms, binary code, and debugging. They will also learn why software developers use different programming languages, what new kinds of software are changing the ways we use...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 004 BATSummary: Astonishing ways to share scientific data are emerging in the digital age. This program explores the phenomenal growth of supercomputing and its impact on medicine, oceanography, air traffic control, law enforcement, and other fields. Showcasing practical examples of dynamic visualization technology, the video looks at three-dimensional renderings of cities accurate to the square foot, medical...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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González, Echo Elise
Summary: A graphic-style nonfiction adventure into fundamental concepts in computer science. -- adapted from publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 005.74 GONSummary: This program provides a comprehensive overview of the most common Information and Communication Technology applications found in the business environment, and demonstrates how employees on all job levels can make the best use of them. Some of the topics covered include naming, storing, backing up, and sharing electronic files; avoiding plagiarism and finding reliable sources when...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Infrared headlights, joysticks instead of steering wheels, engine tune-ups via modem: this Science Screen Report showcases the rapidly changing field of car design. Looking at the dominant role of digital technology in automotive engineering and testing, the program demonstrates that computers are becoming more than tools-in some cases, they actually generate ideas and give feedback. Other...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With annual sales figures mounting up into the billions of dollars, video games have reshaped the leisure landscape. Who are the brains behind the big-budget masterpieces such as Star Wars: Force Commander and the Turok series, and what is it like to be part of a game development team? In this program, creative directors, writers, designers, artists, programmers, composers, sound effects...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: From Pong and Donkey Kong to Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider, this program traces the remarkable history of video games by studying the companies, technologies, and economics that are fueling the industry in Japan, the U.S., and France. It also seeks to understand the driving force behind the video game's phenomenal cultural penetration while offering insights into the rigorous development and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Video games have come a long way since Pong and Pac-Man, and the development of that
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Graphic designers with the consulting firm Navy Blue must produce a new corporate identity for Digital Animations Group, a Scottish company on the cutting edge of 3-D technology. Their task is to create a logo that captures the company's spirit and works across different formats, such as on paper, signs, windows, and Web pages. This program follows the entire process, from sitting down with the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: There is plenty to learn from women who have found success in the video game industry. This program profiles Sophie Gagnon, a background modeler who helps build game environments; Chantal Fournier, a 2-D animator with a background in fashion and a passion for games; and Erin Olorenshaw, a 3-D animator who has helped her company win several prestigious awards. Interviews with co-workers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Final destination: While boarding for a cross-country flight with friends, Alex has a premonition of the plane crashing. When he causes a ruckus and gets kicked off the flight, he and his friends watch in horror as the plane crashes, but Alex and his friends learn that they were fated to die on board the airplane, a fate that hunts them down one-by-one. Final destination 2: A teen with mild...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FINSummary: From the minutia of warehouse inventories to the training programs of the aeronautics industry, this program focuses on commercial applications for high-tech electronic systems. Two in-depth case studies are used. The first showcases a HUD or "head-up" display developed by British Aerospace Engineering, used in state-of-the-art flight instruction of civilian aircraft pilots. The second case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Award-winning director Lance Tracy balances serious science with tongue-in-cheek humor to create a documentary scrutinizing the scope and effects of pornography that is informative, compelling, and unsettling. Constructing an experiment to identify attitudinal and behavioral changes that manifest as a result of viewing porn—a study in the manner of the Annenberg School of Communications and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007