Friday, 1 June 2012

The Windows 8 publicity plan: Intentional accidents

Polish those pocket protectors, get your propeller hats spun good and tight, and clear off plenty of room on your hard drive because today is Windows 8 Release Preview day.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/the-windows-8-publicity-plan-intentional-accidents-194530?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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‘Whimsical Builders’ Race Pedal Cars on Death-Defying Figure 8

One of my favorite people, awesome headshot photographer David Noles, once told me about the wonderfully weird sport of handcar regatta. It’s gorgeous kinetic sculptures racing on rails near Petaluma, California. I was all set to photograph it last year when my plans were, um, derailed by the underwear run in Salt Lake City. But [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/05/whimsical-builders-race-pedal-cars-on-death-defying-figure-8/

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Learn to Code With Mozilla’s ‘Thimble’ Editor

Catch a sneak peek of Mozilla Thimble, an easy-to-use online code editor. Just type some HTML in the left panel and you'll instantly see the results in the right panel. Thimble also has plenty of hints, tips and suggestions for those just getting started with the web's lingua franca.

Source: http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/05/learn-to-code-with-mozillas-thimble-editor/

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Could the .secure domain make the Internet safer?

Could the .secure domain make the Internet safer?

Most calls for new TLD (top-level domain) names seem like little more than real estate developers proposing the creation of entire new continents just to lease the land.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/t/network-security/could-the-secure-domain-make-the-internet-safer-193454?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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Best practices for selecting storage services for big data

Disk storage is a lot like closet space -- you can never have enough. Nowhere is this truer than in the world of big data. The very name -- "big data" -- implies more data than a typical storage platform can handle. So where exactly does this leave the ever-vigilant CIO? With a multitude of decisions to make and very little information to go by.

Source: http://akamai.infoworld.com/d/business-intelligence/best-practices-selecting-storage-services-big-data-191730?source=rss_storage

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5 LinkedIn features you may not (but should) know about

When job hunting or looking to expand their professional network, many people turn to LinkedIn and its portfolio of features and tools to browse job listings, connect with colleagues, ask questions, join groups and more. But beyond those usual destinations are a number of other lesser-known features and tools that help you efficiently catch up on the day's headlines, protect your identity, and more.

Here's a look at five of those features.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/5-linkedin-features-you-may-not-should-know-about-192151?source=rss_applications

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Your fateful decision: NFS or iSCSI?

Over the last several weeks, I've delved into forgotten aspects of building an IP storage network and how to best leverage it with both NFS and iSCSI -- the two dominant IP storage protocols used in virtualization.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/your-fateful-decision-nfs-or-iscsi-193991?source=rss_infoworld_blogs

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