
"This week I am kicking off the People, Personalities, and Planner's: Who's behind your FOSS events? "This week I am kicking off the People, Personalities, and Planner's: Who's behind your FOSS events? One way of getting involved in the Ubuntu Community is by attending events. Most of the events throughout 2010 will have some ...

Over the last few weeks, I've noticed more folks pointing out a paradox that has been driving me nuts. As many companies embrace open innovation and culture, there is one incredibly successful holdout: Apple. Three articles on the subject here, here, and here.
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Infoworld News
Apple patches critical flaws in iPhone, iPod Touch
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Apple today patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system, including one in a password-locking feature that's required attention before. iPhone OS 3.1.3 , the first update since September 2009, addressed five bugs, three of which were tagged with the phrase "arbitrary code execution," Apple-speak for a critical vulnerability. ...
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Mike Schramm
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The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
Dick Durbin presses Apple on human rights in China
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Filed under: Apple Corporate , Apple Technology relations with China and their human rights situation is turning into a hot-button issue lately, especially given Google's recent troubles with that country . Now, my old senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin, has decided to raise the level of scrutiny, calling for a list of 30 companies, including ...
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Megan Lavey
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The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)
Apple forces Stanza to nix USB book sharing
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Filed under: iTunes , iPhone , App Store Those who enjoy USB book sharing their ePub and eReader files in the current version of Stanza [ iTunes link ] will want to avoid the 2.1 version of the software, currently being distributed in the App Store. The update notes reveal that Apple apparently ordered Lexcycle to remove the USB sharing ability. ...
Www.patentlyapple.com
Apple's iPad May Gain an Intelligent Bezel in the Future
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Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially published two major granted patents of Apple's covering tablets and advanced touch technologies. The first patent may provide us with a glimpse of a future implementation of an intelligent tablet bezel. The bezel could have invisible or visible touch areas that could be ...
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Neowin.net
The real reason Apple updated the iPhone OS
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When Apple released their update for the iPhone, most assumed that it was a general bug fix.� But, if you dig a bit deeper, there are some major security holes that are now plugged with the new update.� Referring to an Apple support page, the page details some of the...
Www.patentlyapple.com
Apple Granted Patent for Next Generation Apple TV Technology
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The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of seven newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. The most notable patent covered in this report relates to possible next generation technology that Apple could employ in either in their Apple TV console or an HDTV unit itself - over time. Other patents granted to Apple today ...
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Engadget
The iPhone isn't the only handset getting bumped today -- Google's just outed a very, very significant update to the Nexus One that includes Google Goggles on board and a re-upped version of Google Maps that includes suggestions and a dedicated night mode. Much more significantly, though, they've capitulated and enabled multitouch in Browser, ...
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Neowin.net
Google releases significant Nexus One software update
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Earlier today, Google released a firmware update for its Nexus One phone, which fixes a few bugs whilst also bringing some pretty major features.� The first change is that Google Goggles will now be available directly from your Nexus One, under the All Apps menu, with Google saying, "Just use your...
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Infoworld News
Nexus One update fixes 3G problem, adds limited multitouch
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Google has started pushing out an update for the Nexus One that will fix a 3G connectivity problem that has plagued some users and adds limited support for multitouch. After receiving over 1,500 messages in a support forum from people complaining about trouble connecting to 3G, Google said last week that it had identified the problem and would ...
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Research.google.com
Google Focused Research Awards
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On Tuesday February 2nd, we announced the first-ever round of Google Focused Research Awards. These awards are for research in areas of study that are of key interest to Google as well as the research community.
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Bartvagh
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MSDN
As of today Windows Azure is commercially available in Europe and the United States. Coinciding with this commercial launch of Windows Azure, a new version 1.1 of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK has been released. This release supports VS 2008 and the upcoming VS 2010 RC. For VS 2010 Beta 2 please use the November 2009 release. This release ...
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Geekswithblogs.net
Windows Embedded in Venice
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Venerdì 5 Febbraio 2010 presso il Novotel Castellana di Mestre sarò ospite della community Xe.net (una delle più attive community di sviluppatori italiane e, secondo me, quella con il nome più azzeccato) per una sessione su "WINDOWS EMBEDDED, SEGRETI E MISTERI DELLE PIATTAFORME MICROSOFT PER I DEVICES". Avrò davanti una platea di valenti ...
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Www.emoreau.com
Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .Net Framework – Part 1
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If you target your application to run on the Windows 7 which will be broadly available on October 22nd, you definitely need to read this article as it will show you how to build applications using the .Net Framework that can access some new features of Windows 7. If you are not planning to run your apps on Windows 7 any time soon but they are ...
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Windows Azure Tools and SDK 1.1 Released
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UPDATE 10:14PM PST]: This release supports VS 2008 and the upcoming VS 2010 RC. For VS 2010 Beta 2 please use the November 2009 release. Today, coinciding with the commercial launch of Windows Azure, we have released version 1.1 of the Windows Azure Tools and SDK.
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TechNet Blogs
One of the confusing things about SQL Server is all the editions it comes in and one of the great things about SQL Server is er… all the editions it comes in. Recent additions to this edition sprawl are the SQL Server DataCenter edition, the SQL Server Parallel data warehouse and SQL Azure. Why is this annoying and why is this good for you? ...
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Kevin Shyr
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Geekswithblogs.net
Stop a SQL job in the first 5 days of the month, but report success
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It is actually quite simple when I think this through: Make the first job step with this T-SQL query: IF (( SELECT DAY ( GETDATE ())) < 6) BEGIN SELECT 1/0 END Go to the Advanced Tab of the Job Step property page. Select "Quit the job reporting sucess" on the "On Failure Action" drop down. Note: You can use RAISERROR, but the ...
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Andy Morrison
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Geekswithblogs.net
Multi-Server ESB Toolkit 2.0 Install
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[Source: ] I recently had the pleasure of installing and configuring the ESB Toolkit 2.0 in a multi-server environment. There are some notes on how to do this in the official documentation but they’re not exhaustive and they don’t include details on how to install the ...
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This combination transforms the IT industry. With the addition of servers, storage, SPARC processors, the Solaris operating system, Java, and the MySQL database to Oracle's portfolio of database, middleware, and business applications, we plan to engineer and deliver open and integrated systems—from applications to disk—where all the ...
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Hinkmond
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Sun Bloggers
New Oracle look to my blog
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Hey, if you haven't been watching the news, Java ME technology is now part of Oracle! Hence, the outrageous new look and feel of my blog. Go, Oracle! What is important is that Oracle has pledged continued development of the Java ME platform. Expect good things... See: Java ME is part of Oracle Here's a quote: Kurian said Oracle will seek to ...
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Sun Bloggers
Customers Oracle Welcome Tour
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Hi folks ! as you can read in this web page . Oracle is already working on a Welcome Tour for customers where they will share the strategy in depth... In our case we will have one event in Lisbon (16th of March) and another in Madrid (17th of March). More info in coming days. Have fun & Enjoy !!!
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Sun Bloggers
Oracle and Sun: One Week
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It's been one week since my last entry - and what a week it's been! Oracle finalized its acquisition of Sun. Larry Ellison and Oracle/Sun executives held a public strategy meeting regarding the Sun portfolio. JAVA was removed from the NASDAQ. A number of Sun employees were offered positions with Oracle. A number of Sun employees were not offered ...
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Sun Bloggers
The very neglected blog
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I can't believe it's being so many months since I wrote something on my blog.... a combination of many things to do, a team to manage and twitter.... if you want to follow my tweets you can follow me at angelcamacho , as I'm always on the move, sometimes it's easier to tweet than to blog.... or maybe is just me. So, the Sun acquisition by Oracle ...
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Darren Murph
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Engadget
Tough though it may be to believe, Hasselblad's 39 megapixel H3D II actually came out in 2007. Yeah, last decade. In other words, it's about time we saw a true successor hit the market, and with PMA just about ready to get going in Anaheim, the bold and beautiful H4D-40 is making its grand entrance. Boasting a 40 megapixel sensor, this medium ...
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Www.dpreview.com
Hasselblad releases H4D-40 medium format camera
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Hasselblad has launched the H4D-40, 40 megapixel medium format camera. It incorporates a 33 x 44mm CCD sensor (almost twice the size of a full-frame 35mm DSLR sensor) and includes the 'True Focus' AF system introduced in the H4D-50 and 60. The H4D-40 kit, including camera body, 80mm lens and viewfinder is available at a retail price of US $19,955 (
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Joanna Stern
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Engadget
Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera
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It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that's a little closer to earth. If you'll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn't mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope,
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MSDN
Forse non tutti sanno che ogni tanto mi diletto a fare delle interviste che pubblico su Channel 9. Ieri ho incontrato Raffaele Rialdi e abbiamo discusso della Sensor and Location Platform di Windows 7 , partendo da un device “costruito in casa”, passando alla realizzazione del firmware, il driver in kernel-mode già presente in Windows, fino ...
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CSS Stylesheets in ASP.Net
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I've not done a great deal in ASP.Net and I've never done anything with Style Sheets. They are however really simple as long as you remember a couple of things. Create the css file and add it to your project in Visual Studio. Then drag it to the aspx page (in design view). This will add the lines to the aspx page <head runat="server">
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Pluralsight Blogs
Pluralsight announces free on-demand! training for all microsoft mvps
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Pluralsight will provide each Microsoft® MVP with a complimentary 1-Year Standard subscription to the entire Pluralsight On-Demand! training library. We are rolling this campaign out at the upcoming 2010 Microsoft MVP Global Summit in Bellevue on Monday, February 15. MVPs can get hooked up with the 1-Year Standard subscription at the Party with ...
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Shiju
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ASP.NET
ASP.NET MVC View Model object using C# 4 dynamic and ExpandoObject
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In my last post , I have explained the use of View Model objects in ASP.NET MVC applications. In this post, let me discuss on view model objects by using the C# 4 dynamic and ExpandoObject. I do not recommending to use dynamic keyword for creating View Model objects that will loss the intellisense feature of Visual Studio. public ActionResult ...
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MSDN
The Windows Server Performance team have done a really interesting post on how to optimize network performance inside of virtual machines by increasing the size of the VMBus buffers used by our network adapters. They also do a very good job of explaining the causes and implications of performance issues around virtual networking – so go check ...
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Sarang
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Geekswithblogs.net
Windows Azure Drive
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The Azure team today released a few goodies. One of them is the OS release 1.1 and the other key release is the Azure Drive. This is brilliant implementation and will pave ways for some new patterns in designing apps for Azure. Here is a summary straigh from the horses mouth. Windows Azure Drive provide Windows Azure applications the ability to ...
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Natarajan
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Sun Bloggers
Recently, Sun published Sun Alert for recently discovered security vulnerability within Sun Web Server and immediately released updates to Web Server 7 and Web Server 6.1 release train to address these discovered vulnerabilities. Web Server 7.0 update 8 Web Server 6.1sp12 If you are running Sun Java System / iPlanet / Sun ONE Web Server, we ...
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Hinkmond
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Sun Bloggers
Sweet irony: ex-Sun employee's iShoot iPhone game now on Java ME
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How ironic. The engineer at Sun Microsystems (Ethan Nicholas) who quit his job last year because the iPhone game he developed on the side earned him short-term success, recently discovered that in order to make a full time career out of mobile game development (and make steady money instead of a temporary blip), you must port your game to Java ...
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Sun Bloggers
Moving my blog...
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Opening a blog was one of the first few things I did, sitting on my temporary cubicle on the 2nd Floor of Sun Microsystems, India Engineering Center, Divyasree Chambers, Bangalore on that morning of September 05, 2005. I wasn't assigned any work, having joined Sun on August 31 2005. It took about a week to get my Sun Badge (those days they used ...
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TechNet Blogs
Hey, Scripting Guy! Why does today's article title sound so familiar? I do want to know how to search Active Directory, but I'm experiencing some deja vu here. - RR Hi RR, Scripting Guy Craig Liebendorfer here. The rough part about getting older is that part about getting older. Ed Wilson and I are working through some "age-induced health ' ...
 
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Erik's Tumbles - How the Volt Works bit.ly/au3Ach # Erik's Tumbles - Safety Rope Fail bit.ly/bU1MnQ #

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I always hate providing a SWAG [guess] on how long something will take. Predicting how much time I will work on something is never a good indicator on when the item will be finished. A talent a good dev will have is to take two 1 week features and finish them in 1.5 weeks. It may seem like black magic, but most people don't work on everything ...
 
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MSDN
안녕하세요. 김대우 입니다. 오래간만에 포스트를 적어 보네요. 이번에 소개해 드리고 싶은 내용은 IIS7의 확장 기능인 SEO(Search Engine Optimizer) Toolkit 입니다. 소개 링크 : 상세한 기술 정보 : 다운
 
Microsoft Korea Solution Partner Team
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TechNet Blogs
"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007의 든든한 동반자" Covision Extension Pack for SharePoint Covision Extension Pack for SharePoint 는 MOSS 2007에 추가적으로 설치되어 MOSS 의 기본 기능을 확장시켜 주는 확장팩 개념의 제품입니다. 힌극적인 상황에 꼭 맞는 기능들을 모아서 제공하기 때문�

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TechNet Blogs
The hosting services I was using to host my screencast has been closed. I will work to get this back up as soon as possible.

The individual owning this blog works at Sun Microsystems GmbH in Germany, a subsidiary of Oracle. The opinions expressed here are his own, are not necessarily reviewed in advance by anyone but the individual author, and neither Oracle nor any other party necessarily agrees with them.
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The Blog of Ben Rockwood
OPEN LETTER TO ORACLE: Solaris Roadmap
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Dear Oracle, Congratulations on the EU approval of your acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Many of us in the various Sun communities spent years working closely with Oracle products on Sun technology and feel right at home being part to the Oracle family. The business savvy and dedication to customer success will be a welcome change in the ...
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MSDN
New Cluster Docs for Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) & Migration 위의 포스트 에서는 아래에 있는 여러 문서들의 링크를 담고 있습니다. CSV 나 Migration 과 관련된 작업을 하실 때 도움이 될것 입니다. Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) · Using ...

Giri Mandalika
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Sun Bloggers
Case in hand: Given a PeopleSoft Data Mover exported data file ( db or dat file), how to extract the DDL statements [from that data file] which gets executed as part of the Data Mover's data import process? Here is a quick way to do it: Insert the SET EXTRACT statements in the Data Mover script (DMS) before the IMPORT .. statement. eg., % cat / ...
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XiaoyingGuo
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MSDN
Building Look-Up Binding with the VS Data Source Window
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About six months ago, Milind wrote a post about how to leverage the Data Source Window to build look-up binding. In that article, Milind briefly described one way to do that through drag-and-drop. In this post, I’ll show you different ways to use the Data Source Window and build look-up binding through easy drag-and-drop gesture. I’ll also ...
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Nu utlyser vi en tjänst som senior IT Pro evangelist. Primära områden för just den här rollen är Windows-plattformen; både klienten, servern och molnet, och även vara införstådd i de omkringliggande tjänsterna och produkterna för hantering och administration av denna plattform. Det handlar också om att vare förespråkare av TechNet, ...
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