• Four short links: 31 May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-31 11:23:36
    Transparency is Not Enough (danah boyd) -- we need people to not just have access to the data, but have access to the context surrounding the data. A very thoughtful talk from Gov 2.0 Expo about meaningful data release. Feed6 -- the latest from Rohit Khare is a sort of a "hot or not" for pictures posted to Twitter....

  • Eclectic Color Roundup: World Cup iPhone Cases, Palette Bookmarklet, Wallpaper Lovin' Bees & Body Sails

    Updated: 2010-05-30 17:13:49
    : , , CHROMAom Log In Sign Up Username Password Lost Password COLOURlovers Browse Create Search Community Channels Trends Tools Store Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Palette Pattern Color Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Blog Forums Groups FAQ Wedding Home Fashion Web Print Craft Handmade Interior Looks Magazines Street Fashion Websites Wedding Invites ColorSchemer Seamless Themeleon PHOTOCOPA COPASO Software Fabric Art Print Clothing Eclectic Color Roundup : World Cup iPhone Cases , Palette Bookmarklet , Wallpaper Lovin' Bees Body Sails By evad 30 May , 2010 1 comments iPhone World Cup Collection From Uncommon Uncommon Collections The collection has all 32 qualifying team flags and four general soccer designs . Uncommon will be knocking teams out of the collection as they are knocked out

  • Interior Design Trends: Orange & Green

    Updated: 2010-05-29 13:42:23
    : CHROMAom Log In Sign Up Username Password Lost Password COLOURlovers Browse Create Search Community Channels Trends Tools Store Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Palette Pattern Color Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Blog Forums Groups FAQ Wedding Home Fashion Web Print Craft Handmade Interior Looks Magazines Street Fashion Websites Wedding Invites ColorSchemer Seamless Themeleon PHOTOCOPA COPASO Software Fabric Art Print Clothing Interior Design Trends : Orange Green By Olan 29 May , 2010 0 comments Summer is almost here and all I can think about is bright , nbsp cheerful color . This time around orange and green have been floating through my head . I guess they make me think of tropical islands , which is what I'm hoping the weather will feel like very , very soon . I found several fun

  • EGovernment at the Legislature - From Emerald Isle to Emerald Slippers

    Updated: 2010-05-29 08:26:03
    Sean McGrath is writing a series around the design issues for KLISS (Kansas Legislative Information Services System) which his company is doing.

  • Ehcache Tickled

    Updated: 2010-05-29 05:00:00
    Terracotta, the open source company focused on enterprise Java application scalability and availability, has tweaked Ehcache, the high-performance distributed caching widgetry. The new 2.1 release is said to be a significant upgrade. CEO Amit Pandey says that since Terracotta took Ehcache over last August adoption has accelerated; it currently claims 50,000 users and 100 companies paying for the enterprise version of the stuff including Adobe, News Digital Media, a division of News Corporation, and Raytheon. The hundred signed up in the last four months.read more

  • Signposts for the week ending May 28, 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-29 00:29:43
    Find out what the artist, David Hockney, (and others) think about the iPad as it launched internationally. One might think of it as a cute tribute to a cherished cultural icon, but one research firm made an informed guess that Google’s Pac Man doodle cost the global economy something like $120m. iPad + velcro? Oh the possibilities… We [...]

  • Richfaces Components Client-Side Javascript API

    Updated: 2010-05-28 22:39:00
    Many rich components (from rich: tag library) provide client-side JavaScript API. Being client-side means it’s happening only in the browser. We would have to click submit or fire an Ajax request to submit the changes. How do you find what JavaScript functions are available on a particularity component? The place to find this information is [...]read more

  • Four short links: 28 May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-28 12:23:48
    The Intuition Behind the Fisher-Yates Shuffle -- this is a simple algorithm to randomize a list of things, but most people are initially puzzled that it is more efficient than a naive shuffling algorithm. This is a nice explanation of the logic behind it. Wikipedia and Inherent Open Source Bias -- a specific case of what I think of...

  • UX Week 2010. Robot says it’s going to rock.

    Updated: 2010-05-27 23:19:27
    Only 88 more days until UX Week 2010! We are seriously excited. There is so much goodness packed into four days. For those returning, we’ve tweaked the format a bit from UX Weeks past. Attendee feedback called for more time for the hands-on stuff. Instead of devoting mornings to main stage talks and afternoons to [...]

  • Best Practices for Building Linux Installers

    Updated: 2010-05-27 15:45:00
    Linux developers, stop building RPM packages that don't install properly. Watch this Webinar to learn how to build professional Linux installers fast that install your applications reliably on Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, and more. If you develop Linux applications for commercial use, it's critical that your software installs correctly the first time. Learn how the world's biggest software companies are building error-free installers for their Linux applications.read more

  • Tim Berners-Lee on Data.gov.uk, open linked data and open standards

    Updated: 2010-05-27 13:52:49
    Tim Berners-Lee spoke at the Gov 2.0 Expo about open standards, the open web, and how to judge the success of open government efforts.

  • Best Practices for Building Multi-Platform Installers

    Updated: 2010-05-27 13:00:00
    A well-planned installation and deployment strategy should be part of any serious software development project. This white paper helps developers of multi-platform applications create professional, reliable installers that make a favorable first impression for your products. It covers the fundamentals of installation planning and shows you how to use InstallAnywhere to manage the different aspects of your installation projects according to proven best practices. This white paper is a must-read for any developer of Unix, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows applications. read more

  • Four short links: 27 May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-27 12:28:01
    Socorro: Mozilla's Crash Reporting System (Laura Thomson) -- We receive on our peak day each week 2.5 million crash reports, and process 15% of those, for a total of 50 GB. In total, we receive around 320Gb each day. Moving to a Hadoop-based system in the future, as they're limited by database and filesystem storage. DIY Atomic Force Microscopy...

  • Colorful Scraper Bikes

    Updated: 2010-05-26 15:33:55
    CHROMAom Log In Sign Up Username Password Lost Password COLOURlovers Browse Create Search Community Channels Trends Tools Store Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Palette Pattern Color Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Blog Forums Groups FAQ Wedding Home Fashion Web Print Craft Handmade Interior Looks Magazines Street Fashion Websites Wedding Invites ColorSchemer Seamless Themeleon PHOTOCOPA COPASO Software Fabric Art Print Clothing Welcome to our web color community . Here you'll find the latest web-focused Palettes and Patterns as well as Blog Trends and Forums to help guide your next web design . project Channels Web Blog Colorful Scraper Bikes By Margot Harrington 26 May , 2010 5 comments My love for bikes of all kinds has been documented well on my other blog , so of course I was excited

  • Crisis Commons releases open source oil spill reporting

    Updated: 2010-05-26 14:54:49
    The new iPhone and Android apps will allow organizations responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to report on the go. "The cool thing about the app is that the photos and information will be open to anyone to use," said Heather Blanchard, co-founder of Crisis Commons.

  • Four short links: 26 May 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-26 12:27:41
    PSTSDK -- Apache-licensed code from Microsoft to read Outlook files. Covered by Microsoft's Open Specification Promise not to assert related patents against users of this library. Cheap Android Tablet -- not multitouch, but only $136. Good for hacking with in the meantime. (via Hacker News) Real-Time Collaborative Editing with Websockets, node.js, and Redis -- uses Chrome's websockets alternative to...

  • Terracotta’s Innovation Spurs Massive Adoption of Ehcache

    Updated: 2010-05-25 17:32:22
    Welcome Register Sign-in Search Jump to a Magazine NET AJAX APACHE CLOUD COMPUTING CMS COLDFUSION CRM ECLIPSE FLEX HP IPHONE JAVA LINUX OPEN SOURCE OPEN WEB ORACLE PERL PHP POWERBUILDER PYTHON RED HAT RUBY SAP SEARCH SILVERLIGHT SOA SYMBIAN VIDEO VIRTUALIZATION WEB 2.0 WEBLOGIC WEBSPHERE WIRELESS XML Home Subscribe Advertise Authors Topics Videos Events Webcasts Java : Email Alerts Newsletters Get Java : Homepage Mobile NET AJAX Cloud Eclipse Flex Open Web iPhone Java Linux Open Source Oracle PowerBuilder Security SOA Virtualization Web 2.0 Java Authors : Salvatore Genovese Pat Romanski Yakov Fain Maureen O'Gara Andreas Grabner Related Topics : Java Open Source Cloud Expo Java : Press Release Terracotta’s Innovation Spurs Massive Adoption of Ehcache Ehcache builds momentum with release of

  • Opening up Your Gov: Stakeholders Forum

    Updated: 2010-05-24 07:04:51
    : : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Opening up Your Gov : Stakeholders Forum Proposal BoF BoF osb2010bof-0507 Excerpt Transparency advocates , government data owners shepherds , technologists privacy advocates , policy analysts and wonks and anyone else with an interest in what it takes to create an open government meet to discuss their needs and challenges from their perspective in an open and facilitated . forum Description Talk is cheap . Do you know what it takes to implement an open data initiative for your local government Do you know what you’d do with all that data

  • Code 'n' Splode

    Updated: 2010-05-24 07:04:45
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Code n' Splode Proposal BoF BoF osb2010bof-0506 Excerpt Supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community Description Code-n-Splode CnS is a women-focused group , and our goals : include allowing women in the Portland , OR tech community to meet each other supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community discussing and addressing issues in F LOSS that are hindering women’s participation and enjoyment Code-n-Splode welcomes both women and men who are interested in furthering our goals . above Back to

  • Mandel presentes “Golden Rules of Usable Web Design” at Direct Marketing Association Conference

    Updated: 2010-05-23 21:58:02
    Theo Mandel, Ph.D. presented a session at Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association’s (RMDMA) Direct Marketing Day conference in Denver on May 19, 2010. The session was titled, “The Golden Rules of Usable Web Design.” Each year, the Rocky Mountain Direct Marketing Association hosts DM DAY, the region’s most comprehensive, best-attended direct-marketing event. The 2010 event was [...]

  • iPad Usability: First Findings From User Testing - Mixed Results!

    Updated: 2010-05-23 01:20:19
    Now that the iPad is out and people are using the new apps supposedly designed for the iPad, their usability falls short of the expected Apple usability experience.  Jakob Nielsen, in his Alertbox, May 10 2010, summarized his findings: “iPad apps are inconsistent and have low feature discoverability, with frequent user errors due to accidental gestures. An [...]

  • The Future of Shopping - Real World User Experiences!

    Updated: 2010-05-23 01:04:54
    A video by Cisco shows how new technologies and user interfaces can totally change our real-world common experiences. Even tasks such as trying on clothes in a store can become a more enjoyable and satisfying experience, especially for guys who hate to shop and hate to accompany their wife or girlfriend shopping!

  • Interior Design Trends: Yellow & Blue

    Updated: 2010-05-22 16:00:43
    : CHROMAom Log In Sign Up Username Password Lost Password COLOURlovers Browse Create Search Community Channels Trends Tools Store Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Palette Pattern Color Palettes Patterns Colors Lovers Blog Forums Groups FAQ Wedding Home Fashion Web Print Craft Handmade Interior Looks Magazines Street Fashion Websites Wedding Invites ColorSchemer Seamless Themeleon PHOTOCOPA COPASO Software Fabric Art Print Clothing Welcome . Here you'll find the latest home and interior-design focused Palettes and Patterns as well as Blog Trends and Forums to help guide your next interior design . project Channels Home Blog Interior Design Trends : Yellow Blue By Olan 22 May , 2010 1 comments With blue and yellow I automatically think collegiate , nbsp most likely being that these are the

  • Google & VMware: New BFFs

    Updated: 2010-05-22 13:00:00
    : Welcome Register Sign-in Search Jump to a Magazine NET AJAX APACHE CLOUD COMPUTING CMS COLDFUSION CRM ECLIPSE FLEX HP IPHONE JAVA LINUX OPEN SOURCE OPEN WEB ORACLE PERL PHP POWERBUILDER PYTHON RED HAT RUBY SAP SEARCH SILVERLIGHT SOA SYMBIAN VIDEO VIRTUALIZATION WEB 2.0 WEBLOGIC WEBSPHERE WIRELESS XML Home Subscribe Advertise Authors Topics Videos Events Webcasts Java : Email Alerts Newsletters Get Java : Homepage Mobile NET AJAX Cloud Eclipse Flex Open Web iPhone Java Linux Open Source Oracle PowerBuilder Security SOA Virtualization Web 2.0 Java Authors : Maureen O'Gara Andreas Grabner Elizabeth White Jnan Dash Fuat Kircaali Related Topics : Java Virtualization Open Web Cloud Expo Java : Article Google VMware : New BFFs Google is going to support some of the Java tools VMware got with

  • Signposts for the week ending May 21, 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-22 02:41:53
    Howtoons provides step-by-step guidance for some of your toughest DIY challenges like, “How to make a flute out of a turkey baster…” Checkout the U.S. government’s Office of Science and Technology Blog, it covers the cool initiatives they’ve been working on. From ReadWriteWeb’s Internet of Things, a delicious post about information rich Sushi! Foodspotting: all [...]

  • PDXPHP meetup / Details of HipHop for PHP from the source: Haiping Zhao of Facebook

    Updated: 2010-05-21 07:20:32
    : : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals PDXPHP meetup Details of HipHop for PHP from the source : Haiping Zhao of Facebook Proposal BoF BoF osb2010bof-0505 Excerpt Meeting with Haiping , Senior Server Engineer at facebook and main engineer behind HipHop for PHP Description HipHop is one of the major developments in the PHP verse’ as of late and it’s announcement certainly generated quite a bit of hubbub . Come by to discuss the details of HipHop with Haiping what is in store for its . future HipHop for PHP isn’t technically a compiler itself . Rather it is a source code

  • NoSQL - will relational alternatives finally catch on?

    Updated: 2010-05-20 21:49:57
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals NoSQL will relational alternatives finally catch on Proposal BoF BoF osb2010bof-0504 Excerpt A general discussion of NoSQL databases , what they're good for and where they fit in the database . world Description We’ve had alternative databases before , but cloud scale computing seems to be changing the rules enough that alternative databases are starting to become an interesting topic again . There are a few NoSQL specific sessions at Open Source Bridge but I’m hoping an open , developer level discussion around the topic might be

  • Photowalk with Aaron Hockley

    Updated: 2010-05-20 15:44:16
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Sessions Photowalk with Aaron Hockley This proposal has been accepted as a . session Accepted Session BoF osb2010bof-0503 : Scheduled Thursday , June 3, 2010 from 6:00 7:30pm Excerpt A photowalk in downtown Portland with a couple new school photographers Description June 3rd , meet at 18:00 in front of the Portland Art Museum Join photographer Aaron Hockley for an informal photowalk through downtown Portland . We’ll start in front of the Portland Art Museum the conference venue and wander downtown perhaps down towards the Rose Festival carnival lots

  • scytacki's capybara-testrunner

    Updated: 2010-05-20 05:09:08
    scytacki's capybara-testrunner: a library which uses capybara to run browser based testing frameworks [CoreTest/SproutCore]

  • Size Matters : Dealing with large teams

    Updated: 2010-05-19 16:49:21
    Every week we have a practice meeting at Adaptive Path, where we discuss and share project work and process insights, share tips and tools and brainstorm or problem-solve on issues that are important to the practice. We recently dug into topics relating to big project teams, as many of the engagements we do involve lots of [...]

  • PostgreSQL

    Updated: 2010-05-18 18:22:46
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals PostgreSQL BoF BoF osb2010bof-0502 Excerpt Meet up with local not-so-local Pg users . developers Description meet other Pg users devs talk about your latest projects ask questions Tags PostgreSQL , Postgres , pg Back to list of proposals Speaker gabrielle roth Code-n-Splode PDXPUG Twitter : gorthx Favorites : View gabrielle's favorites Biography Gabrielle Roth is a Network Engineer , but is still a biology geek at heart . She lives in Portland , OR with a small but ambitious Monstera deliciosa , Mia . After OSCON 2007, she started

  • Google Summer of Code Meetup

    Updated: 2010-05-18 15:39:43
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Google Summer of Code Meetup BoF BoF osb2010bof-0501 Excerpt An opportunity to meet with other Google Summer of Code students , mentors , admins , and future participants . Learn how you can get involved , or share your personal experience with the program and give feedback on what works and how things could work . better Description Google Summer of Code is a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source software projects . Since its inception in 2005, the program has brought together nearly

  • The Essential Guide to Better Release Management & Deployment

    Updated: 2010-05-18 00:45:00
    Managing an application release and its distribution is a complex piece of the development process. A release may pass every test in QA, then quickly go haywire when in production. Components can get left behind, destination targets are missed or files get installed in the wrong locations with no easy way to roll back. Download this eBook from Aldon and learn how to how to make your efforts feel like a walk in the park and not a day on the battlefield. read more

  • Signposts for the week ending May 14, 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-17 19:56:00
    Whew! Here we are again. Last week we checked out how to turn touch screens back into physical inputs with this hack: Physical knobs for touchscreens. We’re also exploring how to take it back to the future by turning our digital messages into snail mail with Google Envelopes Beta. We’re exploring the science of designing stuff with [...]

  • …and then the consultants leave

    Updated: 2010-05-16 18:52:05
    “…and then the consultants leave.” This is a phrase Lane Becker said to me in 2005 when my project with Adaptive Path was winding down. It was at the completion of a 3 month project in which Adaptive Path helped Princess Cruises start to build an online booking engine. I didn’t think much of it at the [...]

  • Moving Main Blog to Cassandra Guide

    Updated: 2010-05-16 16:22:10

  • Civic Engagement Meetup

    Updated: 2010-05-15 23:13:31
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Civic Engagement Meetup BoF BoF osb2010bof-0500 Excerpt Come talk to other Portland software developers about how to engage with each other , the city of Portland , the Portland Development . Commission Description Come talk to other Portland software developers about how to engage with each other , the city of Portland , the Portland Development . Commission Tags community , government , civic engagement Back to list of proposals Speakers Audrey Eschright Website : http : lifeofaudrey.com Blog : http : dyepot-teapot.com Twitter :

  • Maatkit Discussion

    Updated: 2010-05-14 23:46:28
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Maatkit Discussion BoF BoF osb2010bof-0499 Excerpt Discussion of all things Maatkit , hosted by Maatkit's primary . developer Description This session will begin with an overview and welcome from Maatkit’s primary develop Daniel Nichter . We’ll discuss the Maatkit roadmap to get things started , and then it’s open for all things . Maatkit Tags Maatkit , mk-query-digest , mk-table-checksum , mk-table-sync Back to list of proposals Speaker Daniel Nichter Maatkit Website : http : www.maatkit.org Biography I am the primary Maatkit developer .

  • Ruby meetup

    Updated: 2010-05-13 20:01:09
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Ruby meetup BoF BoF osb2010bof-0498 Excerpt Join your fellow Rubyists to talk about fun things you're working . on Description The Ruby programming language continues to be popular for web development and other uses in Portland and beyond . Come talk about what you’re working on , and find out what other people are using Ruby . for Tags Ruby , software , code Back to list of proposals Speaker Audrey Eschright Website : http : lifeofaudrey.com Blog : http : dyepot-teapot.com Twitter : spinnerin Favorites : View Audrey's favorites Biography

  • Open Data BoF

    Updated: 2010-05-13 20:00:37
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Proposals Open Data BoF BoF BoF osb2010bof-0497 Excerpt A gathering for all those interested in open data , including government data , open data APIs , geodata , open social data , and . more Description Open Source Open Data WIN Come along to meet other open data afficionadoes from a range of projects , and learn how to use open data in your . applications Examples of open data include : Freebase , Open Street Maps , data.gov , the Open Library Project , MusicBrainz , linked open data , and anything that allows you to access structured data via an

  • SAP to Acquire Sybase for $5.8 Billion

    Updated: 2010-05-13 10:00:00
    "I think this shows the agility of the new SAP," boasted SAP Chief Financial Officer Werner Brandt, in a conference call yesterday as SAP confirmed that it is to buy Sybase for $5.8 Billion. According to SAP spokesman Saswato Das, the acquisition deal includes over $500 million in Sybase debt.read more

  • Privacy as a Choice

    Updated: 2010-05-13 07:27:23
    Excerpt:Giving up personal information seems to be the price of entry for much of the Internet today. Can't we make it a choice again?Description:Users are starting to accept the idea that personal information is a price they must pay before enjoying all that their favorite websites have to offer. This is a paradigm that shouldn’t come to pass. Can we develop tools that are easy enough for the end-user to set up, so that privacy is a choice once again?Speaker:Cyrus NematiWeb Producer at the Center for Democracy & Technology.

  • The Rise of Hacker Spaces

    Updated: 2010-05-13 02:35:57
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers BoFs Wiki Sponsors Sessions The Rise of Hacker Spaces This proposal has been accepted as a . session Accepted Session Culture Short Form osb2010-0495 : Scheduled Wednesday , June 2, 2010 from 9:00 9:45am in Hawthorne Session notes Excerpt Leigh will be discussing hacker spaces , and the culture of DIY spaces for making things around the . world Description Leigh will be discussing hacker spaces , and the culture of DIY spaces for making things around the . world Back to list of sessions Speaker Leigh Honeywell HackLabTO Website : http : hacklab.to Blog : http :

  • Siki Giunta To Run CSC's Cloud Computing Business

    Updated: 2010-05-12 20:30:00
    Cloud Expo 2010 New York, Prague, and Silicon Valley "Gold Sponsor" CSC has named Siki Giunta vice president of cloud computing and software services, with global responsibility for implementing CSC's cloud computing strategy and continuing to advance the company's leadership position in cloud services. Giunta will report to Russ Owen, president of CSC's Managed Services Sector, and will also work closely with Brian Boruff who launched CSC's cloud computing services 16 months ago, successfully establishing CSC as a leader in the emerging market of cloud computing. Boruff has been promoted to CSC's vice president of Emerging Technologies and Strategic Growth Markets.read more

  • Unity and the iPhone OS 4.0, update II

    Updated: 2010-05-11 20:42:50
    Dear Unity developers. First I want to thank all of you who have expressed support for us in the past weeks. While we can’t yet say exactly how the ToS 3.3.1 will play out, Unity is very different from Flash and we strongly believe that Unity developers will be unharmed. Oh, and awesome Unity games such [...]

  • Signposts for the week ending May 7, 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-10 20:11:39
    It’s been a crazy week here. We blame the volcano for the delay in posting signposts. We love this nifty set of illustrations for the various elements that make up a good videogame. These focus on the dynamics…now we need illustrations for mechanics and aesthetics. Now that the Adaptive Path Amsterdam office is open, services like Swap [...]

  • Building a lightweight application framework around custom Dojo MVC

    Updated: 2010-05-07 16:00:56
    Continuing from last week, where I introduced a simple but powerful Dojo MVC solution, let’s look at how to put it together into a simple but useful application “framework”. Adding controller switching What would be an application without a way to change controllers and views? An iPhone (pre OS 4?)! Luckily for us, we can do this pretty [...]

  • SpringSource Buys Gemstone

    Updated: 2010-05-07 11:15:00
    Fresh from its acquisition of Rabbit Technologies – and not all that very long after its own acquisition by VMware – SpringSource, the open source Java application framework commercializer, has gone and bought Gemstone Systems and its distributed caching technology. The buy is supposed to flesh out its middleware and advance its strategy of delivering the application infrastructure needed by modern distributed cloud applications. They’re not disclosing the terms of the acquisition but Gemstone, which is going on 30, is beholden to no VCs, is profitable, and has a reportedly thriving legacy Smalltalk business that VMware means to keep. read more

  • State of MariaDB

    Updated: 2010-05-06 21:45:33
    : , Open Source Bridge The conference for open source citizens June 1 4, 2010 Portland , Oregon Skip to content About Blog Get Involved 2010 Attend Sessions Speakers Wiki Sponsors 2009 Sessions Schedule Speakers Wiki Sponsors Proposals State of MariaDB Proposal Cooking Short Form osb2010-0494 Session notes Excerpt MariaDB 5.1 is branch of MySQL 5.1 and is drop in replacement for MySQL 5.1 with additional features , speed enhancements and bug . fixes Description The talk will describe in detail the new features in MariaDB 5.1 stable the new features in MariaDB 5.2 beta RC and what’s in the upcoming MariaDB 5.3 alpha The talk will also explains the challenges we have had to do this fork , and the various systems like buildbot that we used to build the binaries and how we are working with the

  • Animation View Video Tutorial

    Updated: 2010-05-05 10:22:30
    Hello all, so I’ve been working for Unity Technologies for the past 10 months and I have finally got round to posting my first blog entry! I recently traveled over to Gotland (an island off the coast of east Sweden) to give a lecture to some of the happy games development students out there. As part [...]

  • Helping Sprouts Grow Better

    Updated: 2010-05-05 05:40:18
    Helping Sprouts Grow Better: The SproutCore community continues to grow!  Avi has setup a new blog documenting more tips and tricks.  Add it to your RSS reader today!

  • The UX-Driven Startup

    Updated: 2010-05-05 04:26:08
    My startup, Foodspotting, was born at Adaptive Path. Now it’s growing up (over 40,000 foods have been spotted around the world), and as of today, I’ll be heading off to work on Foodspotting full time. (Follow my adventures: @ladylexy and @foodspotting) But the things I learned from 3.5 years at AP will continue to be put [...]

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