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DON'T LET YOUR SMART TECH OUTSMART YOU! Too Smart is the definitive guide to harnessing the power of technology, without letting it rule your life--or putting your personal privacy and security at risk. Author Tom Pyke combines a technophile's enthusiasm with an insider's insights. Using plain English ( Always have a 'backup' plan! ), he reveals how to make smart technology work for you--and how to get ready for the next wave of innovation. Inside you'll find everything you need to: Choose the right smart devices: Then make sure they do what you want them to--and only what you want them to, including over 31 tips to beef up your cybersecurity. Decode the new language of smart tech: The cloud, AI, the internet of things. Tom explains it all in easy-to-understand terms. Outsmart your smart home to keep your family safe: Get the advice you need to use smart tech to attack home tasks . . . while reducing the risk of cyberattacks. Prepare for what's next: From self-driving cars to smart assistants, the future is already here. Here's what you need to know to get ready. Get your life back! From mini breaks to digital diets, Tom's practical, easy-to-adopt advice helps you unplug, recharge, and reboot yourself. There's no doubt we're living through an incredibly exciting time. At the touch of a button we can do just about anything, including lose sight of the fact that tech is a tool to make our lives better--not take them over. Too Smart puts you back in the driver's seat, so even if you're in a self-driving car someday (and you will be), you're in charge of where you're going.

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Excellent read! Too Smart is the definitive tech owner's manual to make your drive on the internet highway a safe, fun, and rewarding journey. --Carl Staton, Former Federal CIO Too Smart provides excellent, practical advice on cybersecurity to help individuals protect their personal information and high-tech devices. --Franklin Reeder, Founding Chair and Director Emeritus, Center for Internet Security Tom Pyke's Too Smart offers techniques for getting our connectivity under control. And just in time, too, as the nextgen augmented-video, mobile-gigabit internet of things is already on its way. --Professor Bob Metcalfe, internet pioneer, ethernet inventor, 3Com founder

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No one is better prepared to give readers the insight they need to get smart about smart technology. A technophile before the word existed, Tom has been on the forefront of tech innovation since he led pioneering research in computer networking. He began his career at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he designed innovative computer hardware and operating system software and led research and standards development in computer systems, networking and software. He then led the nation's weather satellite program, and he moved on to direct the application of advanced IT as the chief information officer of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of Energy. Today, Tom is a respected author, speaker, and technology consultant. Tom received a BS in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University as a Westinghouse Scholar and an MS in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania as a Ford Foundation Fellow. He lives in Virginia, where he sometimes sets aside his smart devices to focus on his golf game.

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