Rabu, 18 April 2012

Slashdot Newsletter 2012-04-18

 
 
Cloud Computing: Architecting a Microsoft Private Cloud
There are many definitions for cloud computing, but one of the more concise and widely recognized definitions comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST defines five essential characteristics, three service models and four deployment models. The essential characteristics form the core of the definition. Understand the required characteristics for any solution to be called a true "cloud" solution, and more!  
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Secure Content Sharing and Collaboration in 2012
Cloud-based content sharing is fast emerging as one of the big trends for enterprise IT. In addition, cloud-based file sharing is colliding with another top IT trend, social collaboration. Learn how these two IT trends will fuse in 2012, and how leading organizations are preparing for this change. In this webcast, learn what IT leaders have to say about this pivotal IT transformation and get access to cases and key learning\'s that will help you move your organization forward. This event airs Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 2:00 PM Easter/11:00 AM Pacific. Register now!  
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From the Department of just-imagine-the-line-outside-the-stores
theodp writes "How much would you pay for an amazing light bulb? On Sunday — Earth Day — Philips' $60 LED light bulb goes on sale at Home Depot and other outlets. The bulb, which lasts 20 years, won a $10 million DOE contest that...
 
From the Department of terrible-people-do-terrible-things
An anonymous reader writes "The water at a high school in Afghanistan was contaminated today, poisoning roughly 150 girls in attendance. Afghan officials say this was a deliberate attack: 'We are 100 percent sure that the water they drunk inside...
 
From the Department of time-to-choose
First time accepted submitter Kelerei writes "Windows 8 has been confirmed as the official name for the next x86/x64 version of Windows, which will be released in two editions: a home edition (simply named 'Windows 8') featuring an updated Windows...
 
From the Department of just-what-nokia-wants-to-hear
nk497 writes "Mobile operators are complaining that Nokia's Lumia line of handsets would sell better if it ran a different OS — or if Microsoft was more willing to put marketing money behind Windows Phone. 'No one comes into the store and...
 
From the Department of by-reading-this-you-agree-not-do-discuss-it
itwbennett writes "John Larson hears a lot of 'ideas' from a lot of entrepreneurs who want his programming expertise, but says he 'will almost never sign an NDA.' He has plenty of reasons for refusing to sign, but one that really resonates is...
 
From the Department of play-nice
Hugh Pickens writes "Jean-Louis Gassée writes that iTunes is the best thing that has happened to Apple because without iTunes' innovative micropayment system and its new way of selling songs one at a time, the iPod would have been just...
 
From the Department of conspiracy-and-subterfuge
Fluffeh writes "Federal authorities have arrested eight men accused of distributing more than $1 million worth of LSD, ecstasy, and other narcotics with an online storefront called 'The Farmer's Market' that used the Tor anonymity service to mask...
 
From the Department of high-bit-depth-goats
A longstanding task for the GIMP has been porting the core graphics code from the ancient implementation (dating back to version 1.2) to GEGL. Progress has been hampered by the amount of code relying on details of the implementation of image...
 
From the Department of godzilla-would-be-sad
mdsolar writes in with a Reuters article about the continued fallout of Fukushima on the nuclear industry in Japan. "Japan will within weeks have no nuclear power for the first time in more than 40 years, after the trade minister said two reactors...
 
From the Department of root-of-all-smarts
An anonymous reader writes "The world's largest brain study to date, with a team of more than 200 scientists from 100 institutions worldwide collaborated to map the human genes that boost or sabotage the brain's resistance to a variety of mental...
 
From the Department of at-least-the-lawyers-won
An anonymous reader writes "When some of Hollywood's biggest movie and TV studios took Australian ISP iiNet to court in 2008 — accusing it of facilitating piracy — it focused the eyes of the world downunder. Internet users and media...
 
From the Department of plug-in-the-chair
MrSeb writes "If you long for those balmy days when TVs looked like pieces of furniture, good news: This fall, IKEA will release Uppleva, a range of home entertainment systems that integrate a flat-screen full HD TV, 2.1 sound, and a Blu-ray...
 
From the Department of where-no-government-succeeded-before
Spy Handler writes "NASA announced today a tentative April 30th date for SpaceX launch to the International Space Station on an unmanned cargo mission. 'Everything looks good as we head toward the April 30 launch date,' said Bill Gerstenmaier,...
 
From the Department of they-sure-talked-about-it-for-a-few-weeks
ananyo writes "Many of the problems that led to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill have not been addressed, say the members of a commission set up by U.S. President Barack Obama to study the disaster. The group released a report today (PDF)...
 
From the Department of smell-different
First time accepted submitter GreenPages writes "There's a new signature scent for Apple fans — 'the scent of an Apple product being opened for the very first time.' Created for an art exhibition, the special fragrance is not for sale. From...
 
 
 
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