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Iceberg: the software development revolution

Forget writing code - only nerds and idiots use code. If you want to be "really cool" you'll be using the next generation of software development, one that uses workflows and dynamic web services. Maybe the sarcasm wasn't detected as such; point is, this is the software...

Tags: Software, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management, Zack Whittaker, Iceberg, Development, University, Code, Web Services, AJAX, Server, SQL, Database, Workflow, Dynamic web, Sarcasm, Enterprise

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Looking ahead to 2009

2008 was a big year for rich Internet applications. We saw companies like Curl and Appcelerator make big pushes into the RIA mindshare. We saw a significant release of Silverlight - a release that most people excited about Silverlight were very happy with. We saw Adobe push more with Flex...

Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2009-01-07

CES 2009: Samsung's new LED-based LCD HDTVs

I'm in Vegas now for the next few days, and CES is kicking off with the usual Wednesday press conferences from the major electronics players. First up for me at least is Samsung, which is announcing a slew of new TVs and home theater products I'll...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Light-emitting Diode, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Engineering, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-07

CES 2009: Six new Samsung HD camcorders, 64GB internal SSD, YouTube cam [day 2]

Forget the economy: Samsung's press conference was so packed that despite the several hundred they let in, a hundred or so more spilled over into the press room. No matter, though -- let's get to the goods. Samsung's new H-Series full-HD camcorders Samsung's new...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Camcorder, YouTube Inc., Photograph, SSD, SMX-F34, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Verizon picks MSFT search, gets ready for Kindle killers

Between the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and an investor conference in Arizona, Verizon Wireless is making headlines today on issues ranging from a mobile search deal to plans for Kindle killers to Monday morning quarterbacking about the launch of the Blackberry Storm. Reuters is reporting...

Tags: Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile Search, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Advertising & Promotion, Search, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-07

CES 2009: LG's 12 new HDTVs, 'Netcast,' Blu-ray, LED backlight tech [day 2]

As I mentioned yesterday at the underwhelming CES Unveiled, LG had some new models to announce, and specs have finally been released: nine new LCD HDTVs and three new plasma HDTVs from 19 to 60 inches, some using LED backlight technology for those HDTVs, and some using "Netcast," a way...

Tags: USB 2.0, HDMI, JPEG, Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Photograph, MP3, Blu-ray, USB, LHX Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-07

When is a netbook no longer a netbook?

Netbooks are exploding. This isn't really up for discussion; they're simply a cheap alternative to traditional laptops that meet about 90% of our needs, both in the educational sector and beyond. I'm even writing a letter to staff at the high school today encouraging them to give my...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Notebooks, Engineering, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-07

News to know: Macworld, CES preview, Windows 7

Macworld Coverage: Photos: Jobs fill-in touts media, MacBook updates Jason D. O'Grady: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009 Sam Diaz: Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint Apple expands DRM-free music selection [video] Apple reveals...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital-rights Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Macworld, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-07

Some like it hot: Why waste dough cooling down a data center?

It is conventional wisdom that computer innards don't like excessive heat, which is why most data centers are conservatively cooled with powerful air-conditioners to a temperature range of between 68 degrees and 81 degrees Fahrenheit. This theory has even got its very own law explaining it, called the Arrhenius Equation....

Tags: Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Macworld Expo 2009 keynote stream posted

Apple has posted a stream of today's keynote address by Phil Schiller at Macworld Expo here in San Francisco. The Apple Keynotes podcast iTunes has not yet been updated as of this writing. Apple's Web site features rotating pages with new announcements today. All the information can...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Online Store, Notebooks, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Capturing the Olympic spirit via the web

Andre Mendes, CIO of the Special Olympics, describes the website where friends and family can go see footage and information on any participant in the games. Results are posted constantly, so viewers can stay up to date. by Administrator

Tags: Footage, Web, Results, Web Site Development, Games, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Personal Technology, Marketing, Administrator

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Thousands of Israeli web sites under attack

In the wake of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, it didn't take long before pro-Hamas supporters organized themselves and started to defacing thousands of pro-Israeli web sites in order to use them as vehicles for propaganda -- Israel is meanwhile hijacking TV signals. For the...

Tags: Web, DNS, Web Site, Israel, Web Site Defacement, Attack, TEAM-Evil, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Technology, Hacking, Security, Internet, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Apple tunes up Keynote features

At Macworld 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, demonstrates new features of the company's Keynote software, which enables users to create dynamic presentations. A Keynote-coordinating iPhone application, for example, lets users advance slides by using the device as a remote control--flicking them back and...

Tags: Apple Inc., Marketing Research, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Keynote, Apple, Philip Schiller

Videos 2009-01-06

Cloud Computing: Apple vs. Microsoft

Both Apple and Microsoft rolled out the beginnings of a cloud computing strategy on Tuesday. Apple introduced a beta of its iWork.com document sharing service and Microsoft's Mac Business Unit unveiled Document Collaboration Companion for Mac Beta. At the Macworld Expo keynote, Phil...

Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Document Collaboration Companion, Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Is the PlayStation Doomed?

Sony, putting aside the human toll of massive restructuring, is a fascinating example of the carnage happening in the business world today, and the stifling of innovation in large companies. Today's multinational conglomerate had humble origins in post WWII Japan: Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Apple rolls the dice on fixed MacBook Pro batteries

Apple rolls the dice on fixed MacBook Pro batteriesIn "theory" I don't see a problem with it.8 hours use on battery along a theoretical 5 years of use out of a mobil computer. Imagine the wear and tear after a full 5 years on a mobile device like a...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, laptop computer, Apple Inc., MacBook Pro Batteries, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

The inevitable rise (and fall?) of 'twishing'

The phishing or "twishing" situation happening with Twitter is merely the tip of the iceberg. Rather than dig into the situation myself -- including the OAuth debate -- I've turned it over to one of  my more technical-brained friends. Damon Cortesi is a security consultant who has also authored a...

Tags: Network, Twitter, Damon Cortesi, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Public betas of Windows 7 client and server could hit this week

Public betas of Windows 7 client and server could hit this weekPrivate beta guys like me rule...I am a private beta customer and I laugh at people who use public betas. A private beta is like driving a Mercedes whereas a public beta is like driving a US made car....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, public beta, Windows 7 Client, Microsoft Windows 7, product key, beta, rep, server

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst says

'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst saysSOA marketingWell, to a lot of people, there is a good deal of skepticism about SOA. We've seen a lot of sales pitches, but most of those seem to be centered around selling a Consultant as opposed to any other product. SOA could...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Companies, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

The next generation Apple

Apple has been running on thin ice for a while, and with false reports that Steve Jobs was on his deathbed, didn't help things much either. Nevertheless, Steve Jobs is perfectly fine and in good-ish health, and the annual Macworld Expo is under way. I'm not in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, Student, Apple Inc., Apple iWork, Desktops, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-06