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	Table of Contents

Radical Simplicity: Transforming Computers Into Me-Centric Appliances
By Dr.  Frederick  Hayes-Roth, Daniel  Amor
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: February 25, 2003
ISBN	: 0-13-100291-0
Pages	: 368

                

		Copyright
		Hewlett-Packard Press Strategic Books
		Quotes
		Foreword By Ian Browde
		Foreword By Dex Smith
		Introduction
			Disruptive New Technology
			The Fourth Wave
			Moving On to a New IT-Supported Society
			Who Should Read This Book
			How This Book Is Organized
			Acknowledgments
		Part I:   Introduction
			Chapter 1.   From The Backroom To Everyday Life
				Section 1.1.   A Day in Your Life (ca. 2010)
				Section 1.2.   History of Computing
				Section 1.3.   Trends in Computing
				Section 1.4.   Conclusion
			Chapter 2.   Contrasting the Present and the Future
				Section 2.1.   Mobile Sales Force
				Section 2.2.   Real Estate Agent
				Section 2.3.   Family Life
				Section 2.4.   Work-Life Balance
				Section 2.5.   Construction Site
				Section 2.6.   Holiday Break-In
				Section 2.7.   Extended Manufacturing
				Section 2.8.   Fleet Management
				Section 2.9.   Conclusion
		Part II:   Design Elements for Radical Simplicity
			Chapter 3.   Human-Computer Interaction
				Section 3.1.   Introduction
				Section 3.2.   Intelligent Input Interfaces
				Section 3.3.   Intelligent Output Interfaces
				Section 3.4.   Context Awareness
				Section 3.5.   Conclusion
			Chapter 4.   Designing to Make You Smile
				Section 4.1.   Introduction
				Section 4.2.   Systems Development Methods
				Section 4.3.   Psychological Design Aspects
				Section 4.4.   The Interface Is the Application
				Section 4.5.   Globalization
				Section 4.6.   Conclusion
		Part III:   Principal Technological Components
			Chapter 5.   Me-Centric Architectures
				Section 5.1.   Introduction
				Section 5.2.   Overview of Architecture-Driven Approach
				Section 5.3.   Key Ideas
				Section 5.4.   Conclusion
			Chapter 6.   Web Services
				Section 6.1.   Introduction
				Section 6.2.   Web Services Networks
				Section 6.3.   Extensible Markup Language
				Section 6.4.   Web Services Technologies
				Section 6.5.   Solution Stack
				Section 6.6.   Examples
				Section 6.7.   Conclusion
			Chapter 7.   Agents: Igniting Machine-To-Machine Work
				Section 7.1.   Software Agents
				Section 7.2.   Mobile Agents
				Section 7.3.   Challenges with Agents
				Section 7.4.   Automated Web Services
				Section 7.5.   Examples
				Section 7.6.   Conclusion
		Part IV:   New Business Opportunities
			Chapter 8.   Intelligent Appliances
				Section 8.1.   Introduction
				Section 8.2.   Infrastructure Needs Me
				Section 8.3.   Appliance Design
				Section 8.4.   Examples
				Section 8.5.   Conclusion
			Chapter 9.   Reshaping Everyday Life
				Section 9.1.   The Multifaceted Me
				Section 9.2.   Revisiting Computing and IT
				Section 9.3.   Conclusion
		Part V:   Appendix
			Appendix A.   Glossary
			Appendix B.   ME-Centric Web Sites
				Smart Agents
				Smart Infrastructure
				Smart Appliances
				Usability
				Futurology
				Ubiquitous Computing
				Wearables
		Bibliography