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- Supercomputers help design better golf balls
- Researchers are using supercomputers to create new balls that will improve the game of avid golfers by flying farther. They've used the supercomputers at Arizona State University to simulate the physics of golf balls and to model how air flows around a ball in flight and to study how this...
- Tags: Supercomputer, Flow, Arizona State University, Clinton Smith, Direct Numerical Simulation, Results, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4
- It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Merrill Lynch downgrades SAP and Oracle
- It should come as no surprise that investment research at Merrill Lynch sees downgraded assessments of both SAP and Oracle's near terms results. In the last month, Merrill has conducted research among European CIO's and finds that a full 40% are less bullish on IT spending than they were three...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Sales, Management, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- The UrbanSpoon effect
- The ultimate promotion that an iPhone app can receive is to be featured in an Apple TV commercial. Witness the new iPhone commercial featuring UrbanSpoon iTunes, a free application that allows uses GPS and the iPhone accelerometer to find a place to eat. It's a combination of Magic 8 Ball...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TVs, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- DHL ends U.S. operations, cuts 9,500 jobs
- In what may have a catastrophic effect on gadget delivery nationwide, global delivery company DHL has announced that it will be cutting 9,500 jobs and suspending domestic mailing operations. UPS, FedEx, USPS: We hope you've got enough trucks and airplanes to go around! ...
- Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., U.S., Job, Federal Express, DHL, DHL U.S., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- The IBM-Apple-Papermaster triangle: How far does a non-compete go?
- The courtroom tug-of-war between IBM and Mark Papermaster is getting nasty. Papermaster responded Friday to IBM's attempts to prevent him from taking over the iPod unit at Apple. Papermaster argued that IBM doesn't compete with Apple in consumer electronics. IBM reiterated that Papermaster violated a non-compete agreement. Now a judge...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Agreement, IBM Corp., Papermaster, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- The new rules for calculating Windows ship dates
- The new rules for calculating Windows ship datesoctoberthis is when i think windows 7 will come out. i dont think that releasing it in july is a good idea because that will not give then enough beta testing if they release it december 2008, they will be rushing it. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, october, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Honda's robotics foray continues: Unveils 'walking assist device'
- Honda's robotics foray continues: Unveils 'walking assist device'Their kidding right?It looks rediculous, AND uncomfortable!I'll stick with my knee brace and cane,Thanks anyway!I think they are on the right track.Who thinks that being stuck in a wheel chair or a bed for that matter is healthy. The problem that puts you...
- Tags: Robots, Honda Motor Co., robotics
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Ball Rush Aqua (Palm OS) (exe)
- You can now travel through the underwater world. This game excels in its diversity- from the form and features of the bat through to the large variety of tasks involved: you don't need to destroy all of the blocks, just open a way to the upper part of a screen...
- Tags: Operating System, Palm Inc., Block, Herocraft, Palm OS, Games, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-11-06
- Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?
- Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?M$ agents sabotaged the dealM$ agents infiltrated the DOJ and Wall Street to kill this deal and expand M$ monopolistic and corrupt power.Microsoft wants two things from Yahoo:... search share and content management. A deal which...
- Tags: Real estate, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Forget PSP, DS: Apple enters handheld gaming
- Forget PSP, DS: Apple enters handheld gamingNahIt seems that because of the popularity of Ipods, and cheaper games, that it would make sense for the ipod to become the next gameboy. The reality is that its just not as likely as it sounds. For one thing, it feels like novelty....
- Tags: Games, Video Game History, handheld, game, Sony PlayStation Portable, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Should Facebook be tapping users for cash?
- It hasn't even been a month since Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told a German blog that growth, not monetization, was the priority for the social networking site. In fact, he even went so far as to say that he didn't see a revenue plan coming into play for three more...
- Tags: Facebook, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- BriefingsDirect Analysts take Microsoft's pulse: Will the software giant peak in next few years?
- BriefingsDirect Analysts take Microsoft's pulse: Will the software giant peak in next few years?Respect most of the comments but Dave Linthicum is a whack job!I respect and value everyone's opinion on this topic and conversation and it was interesting to read but where the hell did you find the whack...
- Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, software, Microsoft Corp., Dave Linthicum, virtualization, stupid comment
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Motorola gPhone by Xmas '09: A big mistake?
- Motorola gPhone by Xmas '09: A big mistake?I agreeYou hit the high points of this topic well. Motorola will be very very sorry if they delay a year in taking advantage of this new OS and the feature set it can support. This will be too bad, because they have...
- Tags: motorola, Motorola Inc., GPhone, Xmas, big mistake
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture
- From Chapter Three: The Windows CultureOne application per serverThis model is pathetic. Mainframes can run more than one application at a time. So can UNIX machines. Windoze CAN run more than one application at a time, but the more apps you run simultaneously - the higher the risk of failure.This...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Operating systems, hardware, mainframe, Microsoft Windows, server, software, Microsoft Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Top 10 Android apps for 10/29/2008
- The Android Market has only been open for a week to US users, with UK users coming online today. Developers have been able to register and upload their own applications for Android phones such as the T-Mobile G1 since Monday. Even so, close to 100 new programs are available now...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Android Market, Ken Magic, Games, Wiki, Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- HP revs netbooks: Attempts custom Linux OS
- HP revs netbooks: Attempts custom Linux OSIs it really necessary?Don't get me wrong, I don't want to discourage them if they have something new and interesting up their sleeves. But if they don't, then there are plenty of other really good distros out there, including some designed specifically for the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., custom Linux OS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Oracle new support community: no code sharing? closed?
- Eddie Awad says that My Oracle Support Community is due to launch later this week. Looking through the slides there is much to admire. It sure beats the heck out of the SAP Community for looks though seems more or less on a par with features. It uses a similar...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Eddie Awad, SCN Site, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Women and leadership
- Last week, my dead tree copy of McKinsey Quarterly arrived bearing the above title. This section caught my eye (p.45 and written by Joanne Barsch, Susie Cranston and Rebecca A. Craske): One surprising thing we learned as a result of talking with female leaders was that they often fail...
- Tags: McKinsey & Co., Leadership, Men, Women, Leader, Personal Development, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
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