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First, you need to expand your concept of an “embedded web server” beyond something that a user would use when launching a browser and entering a URL for the device. Vendors actually use embedded web servers for a number of reasons, and many of these vendors are leaders in the industry...
https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/18065-Are-Web-Services-a-Dumb-Idea.htmlFirst, you need to expand your concept of an “embedded web server” beyond... more
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I don't like it. Not one iota. But frankly, it doesn't much matter -- Apple's officially done with the optical drive, and there's no evidence more strikingly clear than the mid 2011 refresh of its Mac mini. Last year, that bantam box arrived with a $699 price tag, pep in its step and a personality that could charm even the most hardened desktop owner. This year, a $599 model showed up on my doorstep promising the same, but instead it delivered a noticeable drop in actual functionality. Pundits have argued that you could tether a USB SuperDrive to the new mini and save $20 in the process compared to last year's rig, but does relying on a cabled accessory go hand-in-hand with beauty and simplicity? No, and I've every reason to believe that Apple would agree.
Despite the obvious -- that consumers would buy a mini to reduce the sheer burden of operating a convoluted desktop setup -- Apple's gone and yanked what has become a staple in both Macs and PCs alike. For years, ODDs have been standard fare, spinning CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs (however briefly) and Blu-ray Discs, not to mention a few other formats that didn't do much to deserve a mention. Compared to most everything else in the technology universe, the tried-and-true optical drive has managed to hang around well beyond what it's creator likely had in mind, but it's pretty obvious that 2011 is to the ODD what 1998 was to the floppy drive. At least in the mind of one Steven P. Jobs.
For those who claim to be a bit newer to the world (read: not "of age"), you may not be intimately familiar with the backlash that came as the original iMac was introduced. Front and center sat a tray-loading optical drive, but a 3.5-inch floppy disc drive was nowhere to be found. "On a computer aimed at the home office and education?!" Yes, on a computer aimed at the home office and education. Without polling a soul, Apple decided the industry should move right along, and those insistent on maintaining a legacy profile were given the oh-so-abhorrent (I kid, I kid) option of snapping up an external alternative. I'm guessing here is where you start to see history repeating itself.
Over the past few years, Apple's been slyly but deliberately severing ties with a piece of hardware that most rational humans still view as essential on a full-scale computer. Nearly three years ago to the day, the original MacBook Air was introduced alongside a $99 external SuperDrive -- a peripheral that was nearly as tall as the laptop it was designed to complement. At the time, I never really saw it as the beginning of the end. My failure was not realizing that Apple rarely does one "thing" without eventually spreading that very "thing" as far as it can reasonably go... and oftentimes, further. I also cheered the move; it was a necessary sacrifice to craft the slimmest ultraportable known to man, and the simple reality is that ultramobile machines are engineered with compromise in mind. It's a well-recognized assumption that a ludicrously small computer will be lacking a few features that are prevalent on larger machines, just for the sake of being abnormally small.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/editorial-apples-officially-over-the-optical-drive-for-better/
more @ linkI don't like it. Not one iota. But frankly, it doesn't much matter --... more
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The detail of our individual genetic makeup is already being used to make diagnoses and treatment decisions, albeit in a slow and cumbersome way. The sheer scale of the computational horsepower that doing this in real time will demand, promises to bring the hulking mainframe computer back from the grave.
Check out the second video of Victor Jongeneel explaining more about by following the link to the original article on Innovation Investment Journal. Pretty mind-blowing stuff!The detail of our individual genetic makeup is already being used to make diagnoses... more
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This week, a gaunt-looking Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's new "iCloud" service at the 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). For non-techie types, Cloud-computing sounds far more complicated than it is. What is essentially means is that things like your photos, songs, calendar entries stored on one device will be available on other Apple devices with an internet connection.
"Some people think the cloud is just a big disk in the sky," said Jobs. "We think it's way more than that."
Here's the lowdown:
iCloud will let users store data as well as emails, music, calendars, contact lists, photos and similar files on a remote server and access them from any Apple machine.
iCloud will support up to 10 devices for free.
Up to 5GB of storage for mail and document backup will be free.
It'll cost $24.99 a year (UK prices unconfirmed at the moment) for access to non-iTunes purchased music on all devices, via iCloud.
Once you've bought a song, it'll automatically push it to all of your devices.
iCloud will automatically back-up connected Apple devices via WiFi.
Customers will be able to turn on a feature that automatically downloads a copy of content to other devices. Taken a picture on your iPhone and now you want it on your laptop without having to email it or use pesky cables? Done.
iCloud's arrival was inevitable but, like most recent Apple innovations, it'll undoubtably be a game changer. It'll kill off Apple's own much-maligned MobileMe service, as well as heavily damage file hosting services like Dropbox.
Its seamless integration will streamline how you work and browse the internet much more, and will mean no more starting a document on your laptop and then having to email it to yourself so you can finish it on your iPhone, or buying CDs and having to copy them over to each device.
It's all intuitively but it's bound to take Apple, who recently revealed they're bigger than Microsoft and Intel put together, even higher.
Steve Jobs presents iCloud:
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ood news, bad news.
The good news first. OnLive is offering a free 2 weeks trail of their cloud gaming service to anyone with a computer and an internet connection (no credit card required). The bad news, should you decided to take them up on their offer, prepare to hate your internet service provider (ISP).
OnLIve’s on-demand gaming service runs over the internet from state-of-the-art game data centers. Controller actions and game play are replayed through your internet connection, thus eating up your bandwidth like a summa-ma-bitch.
IMPRESSIONS THUS FAR
I’ve signed up and had the opportunity to try the service on 3 different ISP packages, and only 1 of the 3 worked. The one that worked was my own home connection, as I have the highest upgraded service package from Rogers designed for gaming. The other two connection I tried using the service on all lagged out and I couldn’t even start a game without a connection error message coming up. OnLive recommends making sure your WiFi download connection speed is consistently above 3 Mbps (and ideally above 5 Mbps). You can test your speed here. Mine was running at 15 mbps ATOT.
OnLive does offer a pretty good play pack of games to try out if you are able to sustain connection, they include:
To continue reading play pack: follow the jump http://www.ddgameworld.com/2011/01/onlive-cloud-gaming-service-now-offering-free-2-week-trial/ood news, bad news.
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Clients can add IT resources, such as virtual or physical hosts, for their private cloud in less time
Unisys, a provider of IT services, software, and technology, has launched Unisys Hosted Secure Private Cloud offering, the addition to the growing list of Unisys cloud offerings and services.
Managed in a Unisys client services centre, the Hosted Secure Private Cloud Solution gives clients the primary benefit of a provider, a fast access to IT resources to address changes in business requirements without purchasing additional infrastructure.
The offering also gives clients both control over which business assets are shared in the cloud and the ability to comply with regulatory requirements.
The Unisys Hosted Secure Private Cloud offering dedicates a specific set of IT infrastructure resources like computing, storage, network and, if required, middleware to each client.
By making use of cloud automation, clients can add IT resources, such as virtual or physical hosts, for their private cloud within minutes.
The new offering pricing is based on monthly fees and pay-as-you-go usage charges. Clients pay only for the services they use, when they use them, so they can avoid the expense of assets that might not be fully utilised in an internal private cloud, the company said.
Unisys global IT outsourcing solutions vice president Sam Gross said their new hosted secure private cloud offering gives their clients a way to implement a new kind of private cloud environment that is both practical and cost-efficient for their business.Clients can add IT resources, such as virtual or physical hosts, for their private... more
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Cloud computing is also referred to as “On demand computing”, building applications on the service provider's infrastructure which can then be delivered to users over the Internet.
:http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/5359-cloud-computing-the-new-buzzword.htmlCloud computing is also referred to as “On demand computing”, building... more
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Gary Flood talks to the UK MD of application platform and business integration specialist Magic Software, David Akka revealed truths about cloud computing.Gary Flood talks to the UK MD of application platform and business integration... more
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A mysterious message has appeared on Apple's website, building excitement about an announcement concerning iTunes.
On Tuesday at 3PM UK time, we'll find out what Apple has up their sleeves. So far the main rumour online is that it's something to do with cloud iTunes - i.e. you'll be able to log onto iTunes on any computer or device and see all your songs.
My guess is that they'll announce something to do with streaming of content. With Spotify making huge waves over here (and a US launch due soon) Apple must surely realise they've got to get involved in streaming music sooner rather than later.
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Edit: Turns out songs by The Beatles will be added to iTunes.
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The success of Android has not led the company to change its strategy for Chrome OS, and it likely may have bolstered it. "People who believe in cloud computing, believe in the benefits of Web computing and who are Chrome users will be the target market," he said. "It's probably a large market."The success of Android has not led the company to change its strategy for Chrome OS,... more
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I think it’s a great idea, I wonder why all Google Apps are not made equal to this type of standard. I'm sure that to protect its own proprietary data that the internal operations within Google are running under the auspices of FISMA, why can't everyone else as wellI think it’s a great idea, I wonder why all Google Apps are not made equal to... more
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