parallel thinking

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

PPoPP 2009 Day 1: Parallel Thinking

PPoPP 2009 Day 1: Parallel ThinkingThanks for Covering ThisOne request, could you also give us some information regarding the papers' abstracts? After all, some of those papers may be demonstrating why a concept does not live up to its expectations. After the talk is concluded, will papers be available on...

Tags: functional programming, Parallel Thinking, PPoPP 2009 Day 1

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Additional Resources

IBM makes progress toward 'thinking' computing system

This is a great set of tools for exploring neural net connnectionismThe human brain is powered by large numbers of parallel processing neurons. This is really cool since it does emulate the structures in brains it should be able to do really deep research into how large connection systems...

Tags: IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists

Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....and everytime, they find a way to make computers even faster. I don't think that they will EVER reach a limit for computer power. Not ever.FacinatingI always knew there would be a wall somewhere, but what will be needed with that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?

that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

German court orders Google to change TOS - a little late

A little late, but, great to hold Googles feet to the fire on privacy and ownership issues. We can not just depend on Google's "do no evil" clause, we must be vigilant against Google and all other providers.True......but as soon as Google made the change A YEAR AGO, don't you...

Tags: Google Inc., TOS

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Snow Leopard geared for multicore future

You do realize that...You do realize that GCD is just a combination of 2 technologies that already existed previously on other platforms, right?a) Apple finally added "closures", aka "anonymous methods" or "lambda expressions" to Objective-C. Other languages have had this for many many years, and it is what you need...

Tags: Apple Inc., multi-core

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Parallels Desktop?? Switch to Mac Edition??? - An alternative to Windows 7?

In answer to your questions:"Is your organization thinking about or planning the migration from Windows XP to Windows 7?"No. We're planning a migration from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Not because there is anything wrong with our Windows Vista deployment (our Vista deployment went perfectly smooth, and support...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28

Just orderedI just ordered mine.Family Pack Order CompletedWe have rescheduled our Mac UG meeting for Friday evening for the Snow Leopard release to show it. Should be fun for everyone.Correction:Online Apple Store states flat-out, that product "Delivers on August 28."RE: Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28This is a really...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, GCD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?

Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I've been saying this for a while.[i]When it comes to trade-offs between security and convenience, convenience always wins.[/i]security = 1 / convenienceRE: Who's to blame for unsecured WiFi connections?I can't believe that you're endorsing having the police in any country "wardriving" around to detect...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, LANs, Wi-Fi, WLAN, router, Wi-Fi connection

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Will Microsoft promise split the open source movement

Will Microsoft promise split the open source movementCan't change the spots on a Leopard's back.Besides, I just checked my NYS Driver's License for my date of birth--I wasn't born yesterday.So Linux Folks, don't touch Mono with a barge pole!Sorry Miguel, you are a creative spirit, but you've made your bed.Sleep...

Tags: .NET, Development tools, open source, Mono, Miguel, ECMA, open source movement, KDE, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Google Edu Apps: So far, so good

I started working tonight with a quick tweet: OK, on to setting up Google Apps for our domain...can I finish a migration in a week? I'm not thinking so... I've blogged before about Google Apps for Educational Domains and our move to use this...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-21

XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC sales

XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC salesAnother clueless analyst.[i]Security patches for Windows XP SP2 end in July 2010, says Egbert.[/i]Security patches for Windows XP will end in 2014.The word analyst is almost synonymous with clueless.Average corp PC 6 years old? So what?My office phone is going on...

Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 handoff, Microsoft Windows XP, handoff, PC sale, Microsoft Windows, sales, Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Windows 7 saves Microsoft, but will it rebuild post-Vista spirit?

Windows 7 saves Microsoft, but will it rebuild post-Vista spirit?It's not even out yet and pre-release hype is the one thing MS is good at..Apart from selling vaporware and bait'n'switch products (DX10 and Flight Simulator X instantly spring to mind, if not Vista too...)I lost most respect for MS with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Micro-presence: changing the 'status' quo

* Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Donald J. Patterson There is no way that managers and their subordinates see eye to eye on social networking in the workplace.  Why should they?  To employers and employees alike, most social networking sites are...

Tags: Mobile, Network, Donald J. Patterson, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent share

Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareKUMO spelled backwards isOMUK.Omg Microsoft Ur Kooked.Oh My, Ur Krap.RE: Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareIt should stop spending so much money in search market! Instead, it should help promote the search and grid open source ex Hadoop!That's not the only...

Tags: SEARCH, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., search market, Microsoft Live Search, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?

Living with a netbook: Toy or tiny notebook?I guess they are OKWith most Windows Based Netbooks being in the $350 area I do not see any advantage of a netbook other than size. Sure you can get a nice light 10" screen netbook, but expect to only do light...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

NEXT09: deconstructing the enterprise gulf

Attending NEXT09 was a breath of fresh air for me. As seems to be the way, there's always a good showing by controversial polemicists. You won't for example get two more strident and different speakers than Jeff Jarvis and Andrew Keen. As an enterprisey guy, Keen's assessment...

Tags: Google Inc., Social Computing, Conference, CODA, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Oracle Office, MySQL, and other dreams

Oracle Office, MySQL, and other dreamsIt also allows Oracle to take baby steps towards the world where databases become a commodity. They will be already are moving up the chain to applications.In the transition, Oracle will have the number one commodity database with the best monetization strategy, and be able...

Tags: OpenOffice, Databases, OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., Oracle Office, MySQL, database

Discussion threads 2009-05-02

Microsoft Big Brains: Burton Smith

Microsoft Big Brains: Burton SmithA dual core CPU has two coresIn Task Manager>Processes>R click a process>Set Affinity>select CPU numbers.I'm thinking that this is what dual core means,two CPU like things.There seems to be room for a total of 32.This function can be seen working in Task Manager>Performance>CPU History.Parallel processing might...

Tags: Processors, CPU, Burton, Microsoft Big Brains, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Enterprise vendors: in pursuit of reality

Michael Hickins at BNet cracks open the customer/vendor relationship kimono, using Ray Wang's most recent post as the backdrop. As we enter the conference season, the timing could not be better: Indeed, most customers have a love-hate relationship with their vendors that is heavily weighted towards hate....

Tags: Beverage, Customer, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO PR, Carr, Food & Beverage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Managed Hosting, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-16