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2011-10-07T17:11:00.002+02:00

joining the Google Developer Day 2011 in Berlin on November 19, 2011

2011-10-07T17:11:00.001+02:00

BBC News - Steve Jobs: 'Death is life's best invention' BBC News - Steve Jobs: 'Death is life's best invention' http://bbc.in/pTm4q5Edit

2011-10-07T17:11:00.000+02:00

RIP Steve Jobs http://digg.com/d38SbHT via @DiggEdit

Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011

2011-10-07T17:10:00.000+02:00

Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011:

We at Google were shocked and saddened yesterday to hear about the death of Steve Jobs. Steve's work has inspired and delighted many of us for decades, and we will miss him.

Please read Larry and Sergey's thoughts about Steve Jobs.

Fridaygram

2011-08-14T19:00:00.000+02:00

Fridaygram: "

By Scott Knaster, Google Code Blog Editor

Back in June we launched GoogleCL, an open-source utility that provides command line access to Google services. For our friends who live on the command line and think mice are something cats chase, GoogleCL provides a handy way to perform various tasks, such as posting to Blogger or creating an appointment with Google Calendar. Sample commands look like this:

$ google blogger post --blog 'Lemurland blog' --title 'Latest Madagascar trip' --tags 'vacation, ring-tailed' trip_post.html 



$ google calendar add 'Order palm tree tomorrow at 10 AM'

GoogleCL works with various other Google services, providing access to YouTube, Picasa, Docs, and Contacts without having to deal with that pesky graphical user interface. And now, thanks to Google intern Michael Sittig and our APIs Discovery Service, GoogleCL supports all Discovery-based APIs – a list that includes Tasks, Moderator, Books, URL Shortener, and many others. For example, you can use the URL Shortener API to create a new short URL like so:

$ google urlshortener insert --longUrl www.example.com

As long as our fingers are firmly on the keyboard, let’s talk about words for a moment. The folks who make the Oxford Dictionaries have created Save the Words, a way to preserve wonderful but little-used English words. At Save the Words you can see these words, read their often-hilarious definitions, and agree to use them yourself to help obstrigillate this trend.

Finally, spend a moment taking a look at this article and then ask yourself: have explorers really found the Millennium Falcon at the bottom of the sea? (Spoiler alert: no.)

Even when they cover serious topics like Google APIs and purported spaceship wrecks, Fridaygram posts are just for fun. Each Fridaygram item must pass only one test: it has to be interesting to us nerds.

Cloud Computing: Skytap Orchestrates

2011-08-14T18:56:00.000+02:00

Cloud Computing: Skytap Orchestrates: "Skytap, the test and dev cloud automation house, has added self-service cloud orchestration and network routing features to its bag of tricks to reduce the time it takes to move complicated virtualized workloads to the cloud.
It’s automated the order in which users want multi-machine virtual data centers deployed or shut down and engraves those rules – including time delays – in stone so the sequence repeats itself. Like, say, Active Directory server first, followed by the Team Foundation server, the database server, the load balancer and the web servers.

Firefox 6 ist da, Version 8 bringt mehr Kontrolle über Add-ons - heise online

2011-08-14T18:55:00.000+02:00

Firefox 6 ist da, Version 8 bringt mehr Kontrolle über Add-ons - heise online: "Die neue Version ist zwar noch nicht offiziell angekündigt, steht aber schon zum Download bereit. In zukünftigen Versionen sollen die Nutzer mehr Kontrolle über die Add-ons erhalten, kündigt Mozilla an."

Preparing for TOGAF Certification

2011-08-07T20:01:00.001+02:00

Preparing for TOGAF Certification: "If you are preparing for TOGAF certification here are links to pages containing free sample practice questions.
TOGAF 9 Foundation Level Certification – Question set 1
TOGAF 9 Foundation Level Certification – Question set 2
TOGAF 9 Certified Level Certification – Question on topics not available on the study guide
TOGAF 9 Certification Multiple Choice Questions by Chris Eaton
iQuiz – Quick Quiz System

Book Review: Enterprise Governance and Enterprise Engineering

2011-08-07T20:01:00.000+02:00

Book Review: Enterprise Governance and Enterprise Engineering: "This is the last book in the Enterprise Engineering Series I had to read. It covers a ton of topics and covers them in-depth.

The book starts out with a nice introduction to the author's point of view regarding Enterprise Engineering and Enterprise Governance.
It then continues with chapters on Mechanistic and Organismic Perspectives on Governance, Enterprise Essentials, System Thinking, Corporate Governance, IT Governance, Enterprise Governance, and The Praxis Illustrated a case study.
One of the things I like most about this book is that it combines corporate governance and IT governance under the Enterprise Governance umbrella. Most larger organizations see IT in a supporting role instead of a strategic ally, which leads to the corporate or business decisions being only partially effective. The business makes their decisions in a bubble that does not provide a realistic view of their true context.
Another thing I really like about this book is that it is an engineering book. Some people may not like that. It lays down the theory as well as the implementation of practices. It is very detailed which at times can make for a difficult read if you aren't used to reading engineering books.

Java 7 now available, 5 years after the last update. Here are the new features and facts

2011-07-31T14:41:00.001+02:00

Java 7 now available, 5 years after the last update. Here are the new features and facts: "submitted by geeklove3r
[link] [15 comments]"

Apache and Oracle warn of serious Java 7 compiler bugs

2011-07-31T14:41:00.000+02:00

Apache and Oracle warn of serious Java 7 compiler bugs: "submitted by UyenIFW
[link] [6 comments]"

iPhone 5 will be thinner, wider, and longer than the iPhone 4

2011-07-31T14:38:00.001+02:00

iPhone 5 will be thinner, wider, and longer than the iPhone 4: "Recent photos suggest that the iPhone 5 will sport a completely redesigned form factor and will be thinner, longer, and wider than the iPhone 4."

5 reasons Google+ is here to stay

2011-07-31T14:38:00.000+02:00

5 reasons Google+ is here to stay: "A few weeks in, the honeymoon period is over for Google+ and it seems like some people are already losing interest. Yes, the backlash has already begun. But is Google+ going to fail? In a word: No+."

Martin Owens: Python List Inheritance Post Creation Pattern

2011-07-31T14:37:00.000+02:00

Martin Owens: Python List Inheritance Post Creation Pattern: "

One of the fun things to do with python is to use the language to bend the rules of programming. One neat way of using your resources wisely with objects is to create objects in the right places, but not generate or call costly data gathering operations until you absolutely need to.

So called ‘late data initialisation’ is useful in certain kinds of programs. I document here the best pattern I’ve found to turn a python list into a late data class:


class newList(list):
    @property
    def data(self):
        if self.populate:
            self.populate()
        return self

    def populate(self):
        print 'Generating Now'
        for x in range(42):
            self.append( x )
        self.populate = None

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return super(newList, self.data).__getitem__(key)

    def __len__(self):
        return super(newList, self.data).__len__()

    def __iter__(self):
        return super(newList, self.data).__iter__()

Basically populate can be any piece of code which calls what ever it needs in order to gather the data. It’ll only be called once and to prevent having to use an __init__ variable we just clobber the method attribute. Sneaky!

When the list is used for an iteration (for loop), or if you delve into it directly for a specific item, or need to know it’s length, then we can get the data behind our object and have it contained within the list object we’re inheriting. No need for secondary list object variables dangling off of self. Ugly! Although this pattern does require that every use you want to put the object to (i.e. string, representation, slicing, dicing, mincing or conditionalising) you’ll have to make a new super method to wrap around to make sure that the data is generated if that’s the first way the list will be used.

What are your thoughts about this pattern? Do you know how to fix the init issue with a better pattern?

Bericht: Facebook bringt Skype-Integration - heise online

2011-07-04T17:56:00.001+02:00

Bericht: Facebook bringt Skype-Integration - heise online: "Verschiedenen Berichten zufolge will Facebook in der kommenden Woche die Integration von Videochats per Skype präsentieren."

USA: LTE-Datenfunk stört GPS-Empfang - heise online

2011-07-04T17:56:00.000+02:00

USA: LTE-Datenfunk stört GPS-Empfang - heise online: "US-Bürger und Navi-Hersteller protestieren gegen das im Aufbau befindliche Funknetz der Firma LightSquared, dessen Frequenzen manche GPS-Geräte stören."

Geertjan's Blog: Synchronized Property Changes (Part 3)

2011-06-19T17:29:00.001+02:00

Geertjan's Blog: Synchronized Property Changes (Part 3): "

This time, including a SaveCapability for the Node:

public class ShipNode extends BeanNode implements PropertyChangeListener { private final InstanceContent ic; private final ShipSaveCapability saveCookie; public ShipNode(Ship bean) throws IntrospectionException { this(bean, new InstanceContent()); } public ShipNode(Ship bean, InstanceContent ic) throws IntrospectionException { super(bean, Children.LEAF, new ProxyLookup(new AbstractLookup(ic),
      Lookups.singleton(bean))); this.ic = ic; setDisplayName(bean.getType()); setShortDescription(String.valueOf(bean.getYear())); saveCookie = new ShipSaveCapability(bean); bean.addPropertyChangeListener(WeakListeners.propertyChange(this, bean)); } @Override public Action[] getActions(boolean context) { List<? extends Action> shipActions = Utilities.actionsForPath("Actions/Ship"); return shipActions.toArray(new Action[shipActions.size()]); } protected void fire(boolean modified) { if (modified)
      { ic.add(saveCookie); } else { ic.remove(saveCookie); } } private class ShipSaveCapability implements SaveCookie { private final Ship bean; public ShipSaveCapability(Ship bean) { this.bean = bean; } @Override public void save() throws IOException { StatusDisplayer.getDefault().setStatusText("Saving..."); fire(false); } } @Override public boolean canRename() { return true; } @Override public void setName(String s) { Ship c = getLookup().lookup(Ship.class); String oldDisplayName = c.getType();
      c.setType(s); fireNameChange(oldDisplayName, s); fire(true); } @Override public String getDisplayName() { Ship c = getLookup().lookup(Ship.class); if (null != c.getType()) { return c.getType(); } return super.getDisplayName(); } @Override public String getShortDescription() { Ship c = getLookup().lookup(Ship.class); if (null != String.valueOf(c.getYear())) { return String.valueOf(c.getYear()); } return super.getShortDescription(); } @Override public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) { if
      (evt.getPropertyName().equals("type")) { String oldDisplayName = evt.getOldValue().toString(); String newDisplayName = evt.getNewValue().toString(); fireDisplayNameChange(oldDisplayName, newDisplayName); } else if (evt.getPropertyName().equals("year")) { String oldToolTip = evt.getOldValue().toString(); String newToolTip = evt.getNewValue().toString(); fireShortDescriptionChange(oldToolTip, newToolTip); } fire(true); } }

NetBeans DZone: Developing Android Apps with NetBeans, Maven, and VirtualBox

2011-06-19T17:29:00.000+02:00

NetBeans DZone: Developing Android Apps with NetBeans, Maven, and VirtualBox: "I am an experienced Java developer who has used various IDEs and prefer NetBeans IDE over all others by a long shot. I am also very fond of Maven as the tool to simplify and automate nearly every aspect of the development of my Java project throughout its lifecycle."

KDE Release 4.6.4

2011-06-19T17:26:00.000+02:00

KDE Release 4.6.4: "

Packages for the release of the KDE Software Compilation 4.6.4 are available for Kubuntu 11.04 bringing you new versions of the KDE Platform, Plasma Workspaces and KDE Applications .

Bugs in packaging should be reported to kubuntu-ppa on Launchpad. Bugs in the software to KDE.

Users of 11.04 can install it from the Kubuntu Updates PPA.

2011-06-19T17:14:00.000+02:00

"The Difference Between A Developer, A Programmer And A Computer Scientist http://dlvr.it/WSDF2"

Week in tech: touching Windows 8 and stealing webcomics

2011-06-04T21:40:00.000+02:00

Week in tech: touching Windows 8 and stealing webcomics: "

The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk: webcomic copyright fight gets personal: Matthew Inman, creator of webcomic The Oatmeal, tried to ignore the rampant online copying of his work—until he found that his entire output was mirrored on a user-generated content site called FunnyJunk.

Microsoft gives the first official look of Windows 8 touch interface: Microsoft today unveiled the new touch interface for Windows 8. Though still far from release, it looks like Redmond will finally have a truly worthy competitor to the iPad.

The crooks who created modern wiretapping law: During Prohibition, the government tapped telephones without warrants—after all, the lines left the home. It took 40 years, and the arrest of a bookie, for the Supreme Court to conclude that privacy wasn't a matter of physical location.

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KDE at LinuxTag

2011-06-04T21:38:00.000+02:00

KDE at LinuxTag: "Sharing a nice, big booth at LinuxTag, the KDE, Kubuntu and Calligra teams are pulling together to promo all things KDE. As you can tell from the picture below, the booth is very well visited, with lots of people interested all 'round - showing off Plasma on the desktop in the middle there, and the brand, spanking new Plasma Active running on an openSuse powered tablet nearest the camera - already a real crowd puller, even in its experimental stage! Kudos to the Active team there, great stuff, very demoable

Yesterday i did a talk about Calligra, standing in for Inge who couldn't attend, immediately following Michael Meeks' talk about LibreOffice - what an act to follow - and it was received very well indeed! The message of the Calligra Engine as a kind of WebKit for office applications is clear and easily understood, and the audience seemed very interested in this. Not only that, people seemed very interested in the fact that Calligra isn't just working on mobile versions, they're right around the corner. So, yes, it sounds like Calligra is, indeed, the future of office suites as hinted by Inge in a blog post a couple of days ago.

The day before, i gave a talk about the GamingFreedom network and the Gluon tool chain, and what it means for Free game development. While there was a fairly small number of attendees (about thirty people), those who were there were enthusiastic and positive about it. The question about JavaScript was brought up again, and it seems my answer that it is for reasons of easy distribution, and that the amount of code work when writing games is reasonably small as well, was acceptable. They also responded very well to the statements about how to monetize the effort - that is, that selling games is not encouraged, but that donations are being made extremely simple, thus removing all obstacles bar will and stinginess - in short, people liked to know that they would not have to compromise on their principles just because they wanted to make a bit of money with Gluon and GamingFreedom. Which is good to know

So, all in all, it seems to be going quite well! "

Wait...What?

2011-06-04T21:33:00.002+02:00

2011-05-15T21:07:00.000+02:00

"The Technology Behind Convore http://t.co/XNQXRDU via @Digg"

2011-05-15T21:05:00.000+02:00

"It's Official: Microsoft Acquires Skype for $8.5 Billion http://t.co/P6mRf6J via @Digg"