http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:06:46 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_1 733181ec86766c0c0e3383219ac95335 As you can see from the GS Boxscore, the win probability added by the Bucks frontcourt foursome of Ersan Ilyasova (+24.8%), Andrew Bogut (+18.1%), Carlos Delfino (+8.7%), and Hakim Warrick (+7.0%), along with backcourt upstart Jodie Meeks (+ 12.1%), more  than made up for the win probability lossed by other members of the backcourt: Brandon ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:06:46 -0500 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_2 0e75d8d28ffb3ecb9743c68593fe6def To be honest, I was fully prepared to see the Indiana Pacers lose to the Washington Wizards.  The Pacers had been playing injured and poorly, with only one good quarter against the Knicks to prevent a winless season thus far. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:30:41 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_3 fd3ab44f0d546c8591c6eb282e2e5a37 Jarome Iginla scored the go-ahead goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Saturday night for their third win in a row. 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:08:26 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_8 e6845ade2f21cff04416d46141977cd1 Francis Boullion, Cody Franson and Joel Ward scored to lead the Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Kings on Saturday. 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We shouldn’t be asking “why”, we should be asking, “why not?” (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:16:54 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_14 5357f8290a316037c2dc52ca51284e0c Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:02:36 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_15 fd058c1a9857cc1566b3de8d5790e99f SportsCenter will be a little busy in a few days. Because in case you didn't know, the 2009 NBA basketball season is here. And since we already have the NFL season underway and the MLB playoffs starting to heat up, it's certainly nice to be a sports fan at this time of the year. And as far as the NBA season is concerned, the Los Angeles Lakers ... 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Users will be able to use [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_19 895b1a321c84b11d15c8d91190fbec08 The biggest hassle with business cards is getting the contact information into your address book as fast as possible — that’s where Business Card Reader for the iPhone comes in, reports TechCrunch. Business Card Reader scans and “reads” the picture using ABBYY’s text recognition technology and enters the data into the iPhone or iPod ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:23:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/1#item_20 0246dadab0602e7b9aa8d57bf5a9d4ff We've got a sneaking suspicion that the DS Lite will be old ancient news by the time Easy Piano hit the market, but those who've learned to be content in life (and have somehow managed to resist the urge to snap up a DSi in place of their older handheld), have probably been hunting for this date. Valcon Games has just announced that its piano- ... 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Unfortunately it's hard to feel smug - hard to feel anything but sadness and nausea - (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:48:04 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_4 becd5ab2bc6a50a7d188bde2065cc3c0 Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:40:08 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_5 bec225a91232b0b08c032d78ab9d8cdf Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:40:08 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:35:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_7 19e168368ee9d488c4da4081740d9917 Bose unleashed its giant iPod dock, the SoundDock 10, back in August -- all 18 pounds of it. Well, iLounge has gotten their hands on one of these $600 beasts, and they've given it a nice once over. The SoundDock 10 has a nice solid build, and they grade the overall sound quality as decent... which probably isn't comforting to hear, considering ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:02 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_8 6253ac6e75d828ecd509b55955f727e6 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_9 ff51203d0ea257a564229466a1554983 Just weeks after Palm's Pre sunk to CAD $149.95 on Bell , the outfit's first-ever webOS phone has now stooped to just CAD $99.95. That still requires a 3-year contract, of course, but man -- a single bill for a smartphone like the Pre? Anyone tossing out guesses on how long it takes Sprint to follow suit (and embarrass the Pixi )? [Thanks, David] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:51:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_10 3f8ec7219e0c2bf267fe8bba1fd781a9 Enjoy your Apple TV? Not so fond of your data picking up and vanishing whenever it darn well pleases? Then you'll probably want to force your Apple TV to update to 3.0.1... assuming you've already upgraded it to 3.0 , of course. According to the engineers in Cupertino, this update prevents content "from temporarily disappearing until re-synced," ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_11 d87ae1858e034a26a9fcb900c439721e Excellent sampler from Brushfire Records starts with a deliciously slouchy Jack Johnson track and goes on with a relaxed Saturday vibe. ***** Kings of Convenience: Boat Behind - Great Kings track, charmingly retro with the rhythm of the oars on the guitars. **** (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:00 EST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_12 df94f0c60494c253bd2a7c641e5af034 This site aims to connect all the dots of my online activities - from tools, books blogs and twitter accounts, to upcoming conferences, engagements and user group talks. (Read on Source) ]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:17:26 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_13 ae18e4bbbb954367f7cc4b0dfc088e77 Axe lacks effect, Yelp fights, fat recruits, Blockbuster slasher, bad teeth, and more. Show notes Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Hosts: Sarah Lane and Martin Sargent Running time: 1:08:50 (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:24:59 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_14 d189a47192c6f88791d6f0196d93aa6e Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:24:07 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_15 504c3508841bdf0687e4ecf6e523cc18 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:03:54 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_16 29dfa927e7a2822f521503bfa31fbda9 I met Philippe Schutz at the TechDays in Geneva early this year, and have been following him on Facebook since then. He does amazing work with logos and icons, and it is only natural that I have thought of him when I decided to get a new logo and icons for the MVVM Light Toolkit. A brand identity is quite important to me even in private projects. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:12 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_17 0f3eddd983b4177c1d5f0ee059f608e1 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:46:45 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_18 ad395c2fda15ffbc765b0425216ff5c3 Today I was attending the Open Dag with a stand to inform our students about OSUM and SAI. I distributed OpenSolaris CDs, data sheets, pens and a lot more. Fontys Venlo OSUM group stand in the IT faculty at Open Dag 7th November 2009 More than 50 people visited the stand and the Fontys Venlo OSUM group got 19% more members and we only need 7 ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:46:45 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/21#item_19 16d5375112a6b0ece8d265731636f077 As we prepare for our next RealTime CrunchUp on November 20th in San Francisco, we’re seeing if anything an acceleration of the phenomenon known as RealTime. Startups, cloud platform vendors, the open standards community, and virtually every software and hardware category are being refreshed and reinvented in the new model. And while there ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:40 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_4 fe7fc660ff2b18838bd4bd4cc948b193 Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, finished up his 2009 Microsoft College Tour at the University of Washington on Thursday. He spoke to a packed audience at Kane Hall Room 120 and demoed a few prototype technologies Microsoft Research is working on. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:40 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_5 091758c9ebc14f13fbad2817a2ab8a1c If you end up hitting the bars tonight, we’d like you to be prepared.  Sometimes knowing when and who to buy a drink for can be a challenging task for young men.  We’ve developed an extremely basic reference guide to help you step up the plate and score some (probably married) tail.  Good luck young Jedi. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:15:54 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_6 296ff8e6359e8b476efb67f4c5c98627 Please note that links on this site to items at Amazon are generally associated with my Amazon Associates account, and I get a small commission on purchases made via that account. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:15:54 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_7 d8fdf2420ba6153a36859ca7cac75915 The dawn of the 21st century brought us a problem: we had lots of data, but no real way to bring that data into the real world. We could feasibly lug laptops and phones around, but did they ever do exactly what we needed them to do? Don’t answer that. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_8 d6f485a78ee12722ed3b0bbb56d3d141 Of all the dot-com superstars that appeared in the ’90s, shone brightly and then disappeared from sight, few have been granted a second act. One exception is Priceline, which 11 years after it was founded — and 10 years after its stock price collapsed — is quietly thriving. It’s no superstar now, but it’s an [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2009-11-07T07:52:00.001-08:00 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_9 8707b33dc74a6711b0c41e8903427740 Paint.NET - Paint.NET v3.5 (Final) is now available! “Thanks to everyone who helped out with the extensive alpha and beta releases with all the bug reports, crash log submissions, and feedback. It has all been a huge help in creating the best Paint.NET release ever. As usual, there are two ways to get the new version: Preferred: Use the built- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:16:32 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_10 052839543b1d59dda68eb74a0d3064af Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:19:07 GMT http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_11 d0907331692aa3e26123a9119503f5c0 If you have a data table which looks like this one below and holds child,parent rows at the same table; ID ParentID Name guid1 null parent 1 guid2 guid1 child for parent 1 so on so on so on and you wont to retrieve all records from the table in a table looks like below; Parent Childs parent 1 child 1 for parent 1 child 2 for parent 1 child 3 for ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:44:49 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_12 a3fbd35bba07273aafb65ec2582f2187 Looks like Roku and the Xbox 360 won’t be the only set-top boxes making the jump from 802.11g to the faster, further 802.11n spec this fall. While I’ve been scanning FCC filings lately, trolling for something specific, a new TiVo wireless adapter wasn’t on my radar. Fortunately, the Engadget team is  a more thorough and [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:31:31 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_13 9a2b8a105afb9db62efd215e835fa6af Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:07:30 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_14 2f00ce2874bd4e250e494b7acd2e7fe9 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:28 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_15 69c0476472fa278d948fdf56e58e37a7 Verizon has been all over the Android news this week, with two of the hottest phones finally arriving on the scene. The Motorola Droid, a stylish phone almost as thin as the iPhone but with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, debuted Friday. Early reviews are not finding the keyboard to be much of a bonus, but [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_16 e5f99cec4a3fe6c185e8828560c5d7e7 Too busy comparing Droid and iPhone price plans and not waiting in line at a Verizon store to keep up with Crave this week? Here's some of what you missed. (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_17 e98628c11ca0bb8014ea7afc425d6de3 Grid Dynamics , the global leader in scaling mission-critical systems, today announced it is working with Sun Microsystems and Saratov State University (SSU), to develop a new course of study in high-performance computing (HPC) at SSU, which is one of Russia’s oldest and most respected universities. Full Story (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:59:31 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/41#item_18 64ea529b5212b85dcfa18ee02273d46d September 2009: Hermine Deurloo (harmonica) and Han Bennink (drums), with Ernst Glerum (bass) and Maarten van der Grinten (guitar). 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It's kind if lame that you have to insert the disc every time you want to stream something - as I understand it, it's because they're doing the streaming as a BD Live feature, which requires a Blu-Ray disc. A native Playstation 3 software app is supposed to be coming soon. Looking ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:04:32 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_3 fd11ac633a29417c9f431cdb0d84888d How about that, we're already in the halfway point of the college football calendar. That's right, the 2009 NCAA college football season continues with Week 10 and we have quite a few rivalries that will be revisited this weekend. First off is this rivalry game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame is coming ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:02:06 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_4 4b5078ec08a8f86dbaaf99f7ce28f285 Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:50:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_5 f2add8fa39e3a3537694408ae51172e1 Paul Thurrott and Ed Bott gnaw the Windows 7 upgrade bones and we've got a rare Windows 3.11 tip. Show notes for this episode For a free credit toward the audiobook of your choice, visit Audible.com/windows . Check out Paul's blog at the SuperSite for Windows . Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music is ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:50:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_6 6311128025875694cb87d52b1e1b7148 The Left 4 Dead project leader Chet Faliszek has said that the Xbox360 community is "head and shoulders" above the PS3's community. He said that this is why the multiplayer zombie-killing series is not on the Sony Console. In a recent interview he said that the community aspects of PC and Xbox360 "really fit" with Left 4 Dead. Sorry PS3 owners. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:18:18 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_7 5cc358c7c529bb440641d60db662584d Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:00 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_8 07e90ce22dd94787a5935188008bfc0e The LG Chocolate Touch from Verizon Wireless is a terrific music phone with Dolby Music equalizer settings, an FM radio, and more, but it doesn't the "wow" factor we were expecting. Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:00 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_9 55508d22b99b12c8dd2bd085706b4426 Brad Fitzpatrick, born in 1980, started to learn programming at the age of 5. In high school he went on to create a voting booth script called FreeVote, which he says earned him as much as 27 cent per click on banner ads back then (making for 25, 27 grand per month). He went on to create blogging platform LiveJournal, thinking and implementing a ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:00 PST http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_10 14ad7ca205dd411f228766467af59573 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:56:28 -0800 http://www.megite.com/rosscode/1257667423/61#item_11 077ff74cf6c527398e326e7074789401 So, there you have it. Every CIO there is being tasked these days to potentially reduce costs and accelerate the time to market by incorporating this Mantra in their data center. Either by building in-house or by buying the service from an external vendor that offers these features to the user. Its no news that Virtualization and Cloud Computing ... (Read on Source) ]]>