Mike's Tech Notes for 2/29/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

50 Great Examples of Data Visualization
Wrapping your brain around data online can be challenging, especially when dealing with huge volumes of information.
50 great examples data visualizationwrapping brain around online challenging especially dealing huge volumes information trying find related content difficult depending you’re looking visualizations make much easier allowing see concepts learning more interesting useful manner below best tools creating out covering everything digg activity network connectivity what’s currently happening twitter music movies medianarratives visualizes different tracks segmented single channels shown fan structure liveplasma movie visualization app aims help discover musicians enjoy type name band artist director actor show people bands tuneglue another service search box hit enter circle comes up representing expand clicking new additions each expansion further click releases order albums amazon musicmap similar interface seems slightly intuitive list come once choose album pops map remove last forward downloadable open source tool visualize fm user’s social including relationships between users fidg’t desktop uses flickr tags tagging activities network’s predispositions toward types delicious flickrlooks del icio collection bookmark they’re created python based graphics library layout engine arc product labs shows latest diggs submitting digging two speed modes slower actually want read story headlines stack probably offerings stories recent load bottom screen ‘diggs’ seemingly fall sky land create real time graph popular whenever ‘digg’ hits title pushing previous down eventually swarm one cooler user interfaces flying someone fly over itself briefly linked hovering allows download screensaver research chronology student’s paths via bookmarks course semester it’s ongoing project includes 270 websites twittearth live tweets world 3d globe coming follow fascinating sit watch tag galaxy lets visually mockup star planet within first representation changes image recenters planets sun brings covered images tagged you’ve specified browser series zoom selected center word gives total count browse page internet visualizationsmapping blogosphere maps hyperbolic here twingly worldwide continuous feed blog straight web trend current trends fourth iteration detailed bloom diagram ibm watson contributions individuals projects akami monitor traffic latency attacks color coded easy give very generalized mapa de conocimiento knowledge schematic involved given idea built flash group urls organized under ideas available english spanish performance comparison packet loss speeds cities showcase technology better standard public graphs health report availability major isps backbone providers grid cells particular connection hierarchical study looks both terms central core made 80 nodes even those failed 70 still function peer connections rootzmap†mapping sets provided nasa philippe bourcier number used code grows somewhat codes blue links red tables gray specifically schemaball sql database schema foreign keys capable showing schemas hundreds opte class computer overall goal entire miscellaneous toolsvisualizing flow science set four citations scholarly journals evaluate importance journal micro fashion change styles look basic elements fixed camera special software colors clothing cambridge wearing ted sphere videos conference spherical navigation view inside outside semantic compatibility visualizing bible visual overview 63 000 textual cross references intention beautiful functional walrus interact massive interaction selecting node having point feel fine came provides general feelings populating day filter results age location gender weather criteria six madness murmurs montage mobs metrics mounds portrait abounding week guardian newspaper focuses authors pages categories nemulator nemes fragments states mind serve starting discussions relating scalability voyage rss reader displays feeds timeline way explore subscribe completely blooming numbers 2006 cgd mfa thesis yuri lee preferences cultural contexts interactive cia factbook countries continents country neighboring languages water terrestrial boundaries textarc history static book originally displayed nypl industry business york rules daily production striking graphic closeness words signifies lines traced graphnews news libero webnews recreates clicked item focus newsmap google patterns cultures segments sure javascript version features freemind java build quickly easily finished exported clickable xhtml files well formats resource reference presented poster infovis2004 ieee’s annual line weight strength documents instances phrase subject object include purple pink religion wikimindmap wiki ability mindmaps scientific paradigms relate 700 mentioned 800 papers cited universe sample input whatever reminiscent astronomical charts visualcomplexity com isn’t strictly already categorized networks art biology transportation strengths nations advancement ten united kingdom france china australia analyzes 23 areas math biochemistry astrophysics written exclusively wdd cameron chapman 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Mike's Twitter Nuggets for 2/27/2012

Today I found the following twitter posts and their links useful...

“@angela_hlavka: The rise of Generation C - Is your business prepared? http://t.co/r0UMzAiP#mhtnd

“@maryjofoley: Microsoft's Hadoop roadmap reveals new big data deliverables: http://t.co/Aw2v37Y5 #azure #hadoop #winserver#mhtnd

Microsoft's Hadoop roadmap reveals new big data deliverables
When it comes to big data, Microsoft has more in the works than just Windows Azure and Windows Server versions of the Hadoop big-data framework. The company is working on a number of supplementary tools and technologies that it plans to roll out aggressively in the first half of this year, according to a roadmap shared with me by one of my contacts.
microsoft's hadoop roadmap reveals new big data deliverableswhen comes microsoft more works windows azure server versions framework company working number supplementary tools technologies plans roll out aggressively first half year according shared one contacts announced last fall partnering hortonworks create distributions officials via short video microsoft’s channel looking beyond those themselves ways integrate bidirectionally file sqoop flume used codename isotope refer coming suite products utilities support slide below planning deliver final version march 30 knew supposed happen time didn’t exact target date until now same launch tech preview offering targeted release june 29 again know specific click enlarge delivery dates aren’t interesting they’re probably still somewhat subject change given dated december 2011 here’s found far see mention bigtop under ga general availability item that’s real surprising blast past watcher project wrote back 2004 told helping developers set loosely coupled distributed operating systems components relatively rapid way heard killed incubation effort seems alive well it’s mentioned part current update thanks reader andrew bayer abayer alerted reference there’s apache interoperability tests packaging i’m 99 sure meant old net common language runtime clr programming hearing second hand single sample limited capacity materializes side another active directory ad integration something execs alluded aforementioned notes center sc product generally available late looks statistical graphics computation incorporated secure hdfs i’ve asked they’ve details share word

Mike's Twitter Nuggets for 2/24/2012

Today I found the following twitter posts and their links useful...

“@wbm: Visual Studio 11 Beta Coming Next Week http://t.co/RulQLeXR#mhtnd

Visual Studio 11 Beta Coming Feb. 29 -- Visual Studio Magazine
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visual studio 11 beta coming feb 29 magazinenewsvisual 29also being released net framework microsoft releasing go live license company announced today during sneak preview upcoming tools updated previews last september build conference include free team foundation server express tfs subset provides source code control work item tracking automation agile taskboard features up five developers timing coincides previously february release windows consumer mobile world congress barcelona launch store metro style applications supports integration working align milestones between platform soma somasegar corporate president developer division expression blend design engine xaml development now integrated lightswitch included professional version support html5 user experience according jason zander vice enhancements designed help focus related tasks fewer toolbars less use color revamped solution explorer window search everywhere throughout ide including commands new unit test ultimate application lifecycle management tooling offers advanced testing service layer exploratory well templates planning continuous tests option alternate frameworks intended further productivity delivery cycle connected devices services scrum template powerpoint storyboarding product backlogs requires office feedback manager enables administrators grant permissions project stakeholders customers furthering intellitrace diagnostics monitoring center 2012 providing features chart comparison functionality products familiar skus 2010 lineup premium used side place update ensure compatibility pager start end authorkathleen richards editor reddevnews com executive magazine

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/24/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

Geek-PressGeeky Blog about software development and kinect
SAPO Codebits 2011 was great, as always, but I found my project presentation a "little bit" compromised by some evil events
geek pressgeeky blog software development kinectsapo codebits 2011 great always found project presentation little bit compromised evil eventsfirst talk itself disastrous probably don't know meo unless you're portugal triple play service provided telecom telco gives iptv broadband adsl 200mbps voice watch hardware required router thomson scientific atlanta’s kmm3000 set similar model boxes contain wince base os microsoft mediaroom extremelly closed lot license policies around providers special licenced developers access sdk basically black box possible send commands remote keys telnet â post via http request open applications now more aware go explain concept one day before contest webpage post mentioning team helping develop giving full support saw help kinect based projects kinectso interested interfacing gestures pc middle gonã§alo basto members doing widgets order explore use interactive talked several times pt inovaã§ã£o â sapo labs teams ideias partially changed stage seemed wouldn't â impossible require work organization keep touch try handle put efford part reducing time solutions getting delayed interface recognizing hotspots computer screen nice clean end near finally went test environment network configurations success hours away nothing done hour sent someone cable magic wasn't working alli celso issues that's late such things replied passed days trying grabbed cellphone see although can't promise less presentations desperate motivated thinking up told happen miguel vicente kudos good advices telling give really make suddenly started moved last list win guy literally laid down front configuring necessary component even untested finished minutes turn guys insecure never didn't believe orator under pressure believing speechless trained making tv new speech recognition features market gain left behind heard menus workout failures dispite demo worked sincere thanks impossible big having top techs ground 800 persons configure dns hosts motivation gave due missfortune events soon publish including videos challenge
Camera Face Detection in C# Using Emgu CV (OpenCV in .NET) and WPF
Hi there, this is a new tutorial category in my blog. It's Computer Vision. In this chance, I'd like to show you something cool. It's how to perform
camera face detection emgu cv opencv net wpf hi new tutorial category blog computer vision chance i'd show something cool perform webcam you'll see application detect faces captured image curious let's take look need follow microsoft visual studio 2010 don't one use 2008 versionemgu download latest version link http www com wiki index php main_page and installation instructionbasic knowledge programmingfamiliar development you've time rock first thing installing path like c emgucv windows x86 1150 inside c bin dlls sample programs simple app example facedetection exe picture post next open create project add references make sure it'll below now copy code user experience put mainwindow xaml file lt window class wpffacedetectiontest xmlns schemas winfx 2006 presentation title height 600 width 800 loaded window_loaded gt grid name image1 stretch fill cs topusing controls media imaging threading structure runtime interopservices initialize two objects capture haarcascade those important dispatchertimer millisecond private timer public initializecomponent object sender routedeventargs haarcascade_frontalface_alt_tree xml tick eventhandler timer_tick interval timespan start last part routine convert gray frame converted detected each marked black rectangular eventargs bgr byte currentframe queryframe null grayframe var detectedfaces detecthaarcascade draw rect maxvalue source tobitmapsource finally additional needed plain bitmap bitmapsource read view dllimport gdi32 static extern deleteobject intptr iimage drawing ptr gethbitmap obtain hbitmap bs interop createbitmapsourcefromhbitmap zero int32rect empty bitmapsizeoptions fromemptyoptions release return here result work okay think that's keep blogging fighting note can't run build all opencv_xxxx dll files xml in same directory executable find binp repository http google junianre browse svn 2ftrunk 2fcsharp 2fwpffacedetectiontesthttp googlecode zipreferences friism cvhttp main_page
Coding4Fun Kinect Toolkit
Updated for Kinect for Windows SDK v1.0!
Update 4.0.1 for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update
A platform update for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is available. This update contains some new Windows Workflow Foundation 4 (WF4) features that are based on some requests from advanced customer and that are based on some important .NET Framework scenarios. 
Business Agility - BPM for Dummies
--Select One---------- IS MANAGEMENT --------------CIO, CTOCSO, CISOExecutive/Senior Vice PresidentVice PresidentDirectorManagerNetwork ManagerNetwork Engineer / Systems ManagerWeb Master / Web DeveloperSupervisorConsultant / Systems IntegratorOther IS Management---------- LINE OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ----------Vice PresidentDirectorManagerBusiness AnalystProject Manager / AnalystFinancial Systems Manager / AnalystOther Line of Business Technology Management---------- CORPORATE / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ----------Chairman, CEO, COO, Chief Compliance Officer, President, Owner, Principal, Partner ControllerTreasurer, CFOExecutive Vice President, General Manager, CMOVice PresidentDirectorManagerCompliance ManagerOther Corporate / Business Management---------- IS / IT/ Technical Staff ----------IS / IT StaffOther
business agility bpm dummies select one management cio ctocso cisoexecutive senior vice presidentvice presidentdirectormanagernetwork managernetwork engineer systems managerweb master web developersupervisorconsultant integratorother line technology presidentdirectormanagerbusiness analystproject manager analystfinancial analystother corporate chairman ceo coo chief compliance officer president owner principal partner controllertreasurer cfoexecutive general cmovice presidentdirectormanagercompliance managerother technical staff staffother
An Introduction to Document Databases
When most people say database, they mean relational database.  Edgar Codd defined and coined the term at IBM's Almaden Research Center about 40 years ago.  Since that time, relational databases have become the foundation of nearly every enterprise system.  However, Internet-scale systems have begun to push the limits of this venerable technology.  What has sprung up to fill the need?  Various next generation databases addressing some of the following points: being non-relational, distributed, and horizontal scalable.  These attributes are characteristics of the "NO SQL" movement.  In this case, NO stands for "Not Only".  So how many NO SQL databases are there?  More than I care to count.  But most of the fall into the following categories: Document, Graph, Key/Value, and Tabular/Wide Column.
introduction document databaseswhen people database mean relational edgar codd defined coined term ibm's almaden research center 40 years ago time databases become foundation nearly enterprise internet scale systems begun push limits venerable technology sprung up fill need various next generation addressing following points being non distributed horizontal scalable attributes characteristics sql movement case stands many more care count fall categories graph key value tabular wide column especially interesting makes different model oriented unsurprisingly made series self contained documents means data question stored itself †related table fact tables rows columns relationships schema free strict needs advance actually add new field simply include without adversely affecting store empty values fields exploring couchdb special make kick serious objects impedance mismatch gone serialize object go complex entire models read amp written once perform insert statements create procs independent improves performance decreases concurrency side effectsopen formats described json xml derivatives clean describing schemas great until change gives flexibility evolving forcing existing restructured built versioning support flip switch few top ravendb mongodb apache project created damien katz erlang reached status background working lotus notes mysql extension capabilities net classes ayende rahien creator rhino mocks much provides unique querying originally developed 10gen best place use less nature ideal dynamic such cms crm entities end user usually customize necessary semi structure provided human web sessions shopping cart etc due based retrieve required process request single remote call customizable large number optional don't fight implement persisted view instead recreating scratch final form leads reduced computation calls improved overall sets underlying storage mechanism raven known excess terabyte machine trivial shard multiple machines something natively i'd interested hear experiences future post updated included
weblogs.asp.net/britchie/archive/2010/08/17/document-databases-compared-mongodb-couchdb-and-ravendb.aspx
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document databases compared mongodb couchdb ravendbhopefully last post introduction piqued interest new frontier database technology different compare let's take look mongodbcouchdbravendbdocumentsformatbsonjsonjsonmetadatanosystemsystem customversioningnoyesincluded plug inattachmentsgridfsyesyesmap reducejavascript othersjavascriptlinqbulk loadmonogoimport utilityyesyesadhoc queryyesnonostorageshardingavailable 6yesyesdurabilitysingle server available crash designwrite ahead logging snapshot isolation guaranteed recovery via esetransactionsnonoyesconcurrencyupdate placemvcc multi version concurrency control optimistic concurrencyconsistencystrong master eventual slavestrong node clustereventualreplicationmaster slavepeer basedincluded ininterfaceinterface protocolcustom protocol over tcp iphttp resthttp rest net api3rd party projects3rd projectsincludedothertriggersnoupdate validationsecurityyessecuritybasicbasicbasic included inwritten inc erlangc comprehensive comparison planet course corrections additions please know updated corrected replication
nosql.mypopescu.com/post/2673744744/amazon-simpledb-mongodb-couchdb-and-ravendb-compared

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/23/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

87racer's Blog — VMWare Fusion 4.X on Mountain Lion (10.8)
I primarily use Parallels but I figured I’d try and get VMWare Fusion going too. 
Andol » A method of detecting and recognising hand gestures using openCV
Friday, September 3rd, 2010, 543 days ago
andol method detecting recognising hand gestures opencvfriday september 3rd 2010 543 days ago adsense start end post introduce efficient convexity detection opencv illustrated picture left contrast previous work contours steps further recognise pretty accurately meanwhile shows possibilities extend such simple manipulate computer applications more details here relevant tutorial video made original author explains works gives source code demonstration download full demo solution 43mb http db tt mukgcwb2 codehttp gkt6j9kall copyrights codes explanations reserved luca del tongo please refer blog enquiries google plus

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/22/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

87racer's Blog — Parallels Desktop 7 on Mountain Lion (10.8)
If the launcher isn’t working or you are just having issues try reinstalling Parallels. Reinstalling solves almost all issues.
87racer's blog parallels desktop mountain lion 10 launcher isn’t working having issues try reinstalling solves one requirement problem run 32 bit mode â to reboot see grey screen before apple hold keys â when spinning wheel go â once rebooted enter password start virtual machine networking â shared bridged host work â this due changes iokit frameworks ioapcifamily kext iopcifamily update fixed issue â the fix integrated now â just make sure v2 following links although still need number users doing upgrade instead clean install â if never dp reinstall once ml â ml moves files around during simplest solution shared network â you set adapter error mac exist new fileserve zip linknetload linkwupload linkold link

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/15/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

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Razorfish + Emerging Experiences -
razorfish emerging experiences before build conference one thing knew microsoft needed multitouch tablet strategy compete google apple order maintain future viability windows operating sure achieve goal preserving backwards compatibility previous applications office well home challenge first blush seemed insurmountable provide something completely new world everything went revealed actually accomplished providing basically two side systems signaled primary application creators going forward technical design focused past tended line user experience now puts front center “windows ”one win8 interfaces slightly souped up version looks familiar runs anything think try installing zune dropbox itunes kindle pc even software kinect sdk 8” ran each without complaint desktop shell works best mouse keyboard though supports redesigned support metro inspired immersive touch instead explorer based file icons designed around interactive tiles phone launch discrete apps revolves store equivalent ipad’s app wp7’s marketplace allows consumers download games dual mode dockone easily solutions consumer platform unusual flick finger bring ui configures through control panel way configure background theme both uis effectively always alive immediately accessible generously provided attendee samsung installed pre beta accessorized wireless stylus dock far intriguing †discussed piece hardware offers indication envisions being used inserted docking station monitor setting point brought part indistinguishable currently undocked switched style previously running still notion different goes down development stack platforms traditional tools such silverlight wpf winforms targeting another built called runtime winrt programmable vb xaml language html javascript compiling combination native dynamic code initially expectation net ten years write business productivity data entry intensive social expect find smartphone ipad mixed os described above more setup full lighter weight same users quickly switch back forth between scenario device test come reveals plans classic suite implement turn roadmap vendors cater enterprise words third possibility possible combined microsoft’s azure offering creating sophisticated primarily create enabled grids navigation patterns replace standard hundreds unique ways great combine interaction jensen harriswhile tagged reputation understanding ux over decade change speakers aware importance harris demonstrated problems important chops solve context watershed event admire promote smart programming become savvy days dismissed merely prettying week good news agencies strong technology consultancies paying lip service until attempt establish themselves experts mentioned supporting three targeted developers web tack technologies building makes sense common path developing multiple iphone android run looking analytics determining use top case easiest port brand project again type already digital organizations quietly announced improvements fixes framework released ” exciting group surface search results buildthe story bit ambiguous versions ie 10 plugins consequently flash difficult position entails work multi solution out browser viable feature rich significantly larger developer base suggested benefit subset make things easier comes time porting rewriting occur introduces interesting features markup localization missing several open questions remaining regard waiting tabletsa question tablets given attendees intel ultimate arm advantage architecture placed variety including phones dropped hint release concern announcement damage sales sometime 2011 hand doesn’t seem benefited greatly having form factors strategists doubt

Razorfish Announces First Ever Retail Experience Platform
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 17, 2012
razorfish announces first retail experience platformnew york ny prweb january 17 2012 conjunction kickoff national federation nrf conference new today announced platform code named 5d available immediately beta version enables creation immersive seamless digital ecosystem several devices environments demonstrating product based windows embedded microsoft booth 1337 week connects such kiosks large screen displays tablets personal smart phones better attract consumers store drive engagement arm associates more contextualized tools “digital evolved point multiple integrated strategy including fixed consumer’s mobile phone many cases utilized same time imperative contextualize consumer journey seamlessly sharing content data maximize multi channel sales ” shannon denton president executive lead over razorfish’s commerce practice according engage automatically moves relevant various creating personalized essentially ‘remembers’ products engaged adds “this way doesn’t purchase information saved anytime through convenient one click process” next iteration touch framework launched 2009 allow rapid highly experiences “in addition enabling device includes support user interactions gesture metaphors kinect jonathan hull vice emerging “we adding voice controls near future added modules analytics dashboard management tool extensive api library connecting reviews social platforms systems third party another innovation founded amp center creates build businesses largest interactive marketing technology companies world helps clients brands delivering business results customer combines best thought leadership consulting leading capabilities services industry clients’ needs launching repositioning brand participating demonstrated commitment continues cultivate expertise influence media creative design offices markets united states australia brazil china france germany japan spain singapore kingdom include carnival cruise lines millercoors mcdonald’s starwood hotels sister agencies starcom mediavest zenithoptimedia denuo digitas part publicis groupe’s euronext paris fr0000130577 vivaki global knowledge resource visit http www com follow twitter

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Mike's Tech Notes for 2/14/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

MsmqActivities v1.1 Released // Winterdom
I’ve just uploaded a new release (v1.1) of my MSMQ Activities for Windows Workflow Foundation. This release does a few general fixes and polishes a few things here and there, but the largest change is a modification of the MsmqListenerService runtime service used by the MsmqReceiveActivity to listen to the MSMQ queues. This change is aimed at improving the situation I talked about on this past entry. Basically, this is something that will be very handy to ensure the activities work even when the hosting process dies unexpectedly and is restarted.
msmqactivities v1 released winterdomi’ve uploaded new release msmq activities windows workflow foundation few general fixes polishes things here largest change modification msmqlistenerservice runtime service used msmqreceiveactivity listen queues aimed improving situation talked past entry basically something very handy ensure work even hosting process dies unexpectedly restarted part interface introduced component imsmqsubscriptionpersistenceservice sorry long name handle persistence subscriptions created given queue three methods consumed listener persist host msmqsubscription subscription method take specified save persistent storage called subscribes inside transactions transactionscope abort anything happens ienumerable lt gt loadall started right workflowengine fact list stored each loaded configures again relates remove removes delete record kept argument basic mechanism allow keep single coming multiple applications processes machines workflowruntime use create instance through constructor overload configuration file “hostname” attribute specify hostname value “default” instead careful always set explicitly you’re going sharing out box provide two implementations nullmsmqsusbcriptionpersistenceservice empty implementation doesn’t simply don’t want need support sqlmsmqsubscriptionpersistenceservice stores records table sql server database “msmqsubscriptions” select adding workflowruntime’s services collection code case you’ll connection “connectionstring” xml notice easily plug custom databases repositories one cool thing essence acts inversion control ioc running platform technorati wf startinsertedtags endinsertedtags

Event-driven execution in .NET 4.0 with the Pick activity - Go with the Flow - Site Home
.NET 4.0 and WF 4.0 include a new event-driven control flow activity called Pick that takes the place of the original Listen activity in .NET 3.x. Whereas the branches in the Listen activity may be triggered only by activities that implement the IEventActivity interface, the branches in a Pick activity may be triggered by any activity.
event driven execution net pick activity go flow site home wf include new control called takes place original listen whereas branches triggered activities implement ieventactivity interface picture xin provides based modeling contains multiple each branch waits particular occur before running occurs causes corresponding run cancel stop listening events pickbranch consists trigger action completion equates firing addresses several scenarios described below timeoutthe common scenario forum posters timeout example expense approval process manager approve reject report within week submission fails sends reminder email used timebox receipt manager’s response above receive delay simultaneously one finishes first cause choosing between eventsanother expected behavior following workflow triggers win rest cancelled asynchronous logic composition triggeran require two departments both it’s approved cases contain important keep mind wins whose completes receives message necessarily now basic understanding…happy exploring post questions leave comment here xiaowen program wcf http blogs msdn com

Perceptual Edge
We are overwhelmed by information, not because there is too much, but because we don't know how to tame it. Information lies stagnant in rapidly expanding pools as our ability to collect and warehouse it increases, but our ability to make sense of and communicate it remains inert, largely without notice.
perceptual edgeperceptual edgewe overwhelmed information much don't know tame lies stagnant rapidly expanding pools ability collect warehouse increases make sense communicate remains inert largely without notice computers speed process handling tell means meaning decision makers skills intuitive rely analysis presentation learned edge focuses tools techniques visual business intelligence help better use valuable assets announcementsstephen teach full three day workshop several cities around world during coming months registration currently open following workshops austin texas apr 17 19 2012edinburgh 14 2012 show numbers course london 16 18 2012the netherlands 21 23 2012boston massachusetts jun 12 2012oslo norway sep 2012portland oregon oct 2012subscribe newsletter articles resources delivered monthly via email article october november december available now

xda-developers - View Single Post
Since it wasnt a paid app, I dont see any harm in posting it. I wasnt aware that its no longer on the market. This is ShootMe v0.8.1, I literally just pulled it from my phone.
xda developers view single postsince wasnt paid app dont see harm posting aware longer market shootme v0 literally pulled phone mention original apk one modified frame rate originally posted last edited tommy 29th august 2011 05 24

How do I use the MOTOROLA RAZR smart actions application?
Fed up doing the same tasks over and over again? Let Smart Actions do them for you. You can create rules to do things like automatically dim the touch screen when the battery is low, set your ringer to vibrate at work, and set a different wallpaper at home.
use motorola razr smart actions application fed up doing same tasks over again create rules things automatically dim touch screen battery low set ringer vibrate work different wallpaper home here definitions started select perform triggers samples helpful suggestions suggested based device even don't app open working happen automatically†you’ll see new suggestion notification icon status bar flick down rulesto rule list choose option add sample rule†saves trouble creating yourself start scratch copy existing modify handy two very similar next tip multiple activated trigger conditions met don’t manually enable disable beside name remove action hold delete pop menu you’re done edit amp drag right disconnect disabled left reconnect touch delete statusall shown each active†ready†activate disabled†check rule’s individual color indicator blue†active condition gray†inactive conflicts another orange†problem more details disconnected performed help determine settings controlled actionsto being top shows currently identifies controlling setting information useful troubleshooting expected go conflictsconflicts occur programmed change ways example sets maximum volume sleep silent 10 00 pm both tell such follows recently became avoid make specific overlap case evening that’s night ensures time connectionsif location wi fi connection power turned

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/13/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

Generating a sphere-mesh in XAML
generating sphere mesh xamla few days ago thought funny play around wpf's new 3d capabilities looked 2d graphics animations xaml course starting point msdn find quite good introduction another article codeproject gives start go basics cameras meshes lights etc surprised read wpf currently support predefined primitives spheres cubic forms meshgeometry3d class allows build geometry list triangles therefore decided first mini project algorithm generates represents unfortunately specialist writing code implement simple open source modeler blender uvsphere wiki grundkã¶rper see picture above split segments rings result squares easily two top bottom blender's icosphere ikosaeder german more details even suitable round generated splitting circle write abstract base used disc space windows media media3d namespace sphere3d abstractclass roundmesh3d protectedint 10 20 protected point3dcollection points int32collection triangleindices publicvirtualint radius return set value calculategeometry separators public protectedabstractvoid stands number equally distribute test implementation here very complex trigonometric functions diagnostics discgeometry3d protectedoverridevoid numberofseparators add point3d divider lt alpha math pi cos sin little bit longer distributing part found harder generate correctly spheregeometry3d segmentrad r_e y_e z_s x_s sample wanted display nice background image create descendent classes bigplanet 30 smallplanet finally xaml's data binding mechanisms bind properties positions algorithms shown windowx window1 xmlns http schemas microsoft com winfx 2006 presentation local clr title labyrinth3d height 600 width gt window imagebrushstretch uniformtofill imagesource images pleiades jpg gridverticalalignment stretch horizontalalignment name grid1 grid resources bigplanetx key spheregeometrysource1 smallplanetx spheregeometrysource2 meshgeometry3dx spheregeometry1 staticresource path spheregeometry2 columndefinitions columndefinitionwidth rowdefinitions rowdefinitionheight viewport3dgrid column row verticalalignment viewport1 viewport3d camera perspectivecamerax mycamera position 100 lookdirection 50 33 updirection fieldofview 90 modelvisual3d content model3dgroup directionallightcolor ffffff direction geometrymodel3dgeometry geometrymodel3d material materialgroup diffusematerial brush solidcolorbrushcolor orange yellow transform translatetransform3dx sphere2translation offsetz helpful happy vote questions feel free send email

Helix 3D Toolkit
Helix 3D Toolkit is a collection of custom controls and helper classes for WPF 3D. The toolkit contains controls that makes it easy to control the camera, import models (3ds,lwo,obj) and export models from WPF. A large selection of examples is included.
helix 3d toolkitproject descriptionhelix toolkit collection custom controls helper classes wpf contains makes easy control camera import models 3ds lwo obj export large selection examples included nuget packagehttp org list packages helixtoolkit updated code check featurescamera manipulation turntable rotationtrackball rotationzoom extentszoom rectanglechange field viewzoom rotate around mouse down pointsupport orthographic perspective camerascontrols helixviewport3d lights viewport3dstereoview3d cross parallel stereo viewinganaglyphview3d anaglyph viewing requires red cyan glasses viewcube rotates view align selected faces cube input support connexion spacenavigatorexport kerkythea render enginewavefront files x3d finished collada vrml97 pov ray studio lightwave wavefront stereolithography stl meshbuilder generates meshgeometry3d extruderevolveloftboxesrectangular meshestubescone cylindersubdivision surfaces loop visual3d objects arrowboxcuberectanglelines screen space thickness points size gridlinespieslicespheretruncatedconetubepipecoordinatesystemlightpanoramacubeterraintextbillboardtext billboardcutting planeseffects roadmap coming soonexamplesother open source librariessilverlight librariescommercial librariesother links

Mesh Morphing in WPF - Pixel-in-Gene
Morphing of 3D meshes can be very cool to play with. I am sure many of you must have seen this in action in movies / tv or even CAD like programs. Its a technique where a set of vertices that describe a 3D mesh change their positions over a period of time into a new surface. In the figure below you can see a Plane mesh morphing into a Sphere. The interesting thing to note here is that only the vertices are changing their positions while keeping the TriangleIndices and TextureCoordinates the same. In some cases you may also want to change the Normals if you have specific lighting requirements. Otherwise you are in good shape just manipulating mesh positions.
mesh morphing wpf pixel genemorphing 3d meshes very cool play sure many seen action movies tv even cad programs technique set vertices describe change positions over period time new surface figure below see plane sphere interesting thing note here changing keeping triangleindices texturecoordinates same cases want normals specific lighting requirements otherwise good shape manipulating reason ventured email conversation jeremiah morrill thanks jer now quick video examples between cone cylinder custom animation class called meshmorphanimation

The PCD (Point Cloud Data) file format
This document describes the PCD (Point Cloud Data) file format, and the way it is used inside Point Cloud Library (PCL).
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tobin / Kinect Point Cloud Demo / overview — Bitbucket
This demo will allow you use depth image on the screen to output a .ply file that works with Meshlab. All the work is already done to transfer co-ordinates into real world height, width and depth. Will output Point Clouds and Delaunay Triangle Meshs. Work done by: Andrew Tobin (@tobin) - http://bitbucket.org/tobin Lewis Benge (@LewisBenge) - http://bitbucket.org/lewisbenge
tobin kinect point cloud demo overview bitbucketthis allow use depth image screen output ply file works meshlab work already done transfer co ordinates real world height width clouds delaunay triangle meshs andrew http bitbucket org lewis benge lewisbenge lewisbengeclone repository size 160 kb https sshhg clone demohg ssh hg

Drawing a Cube in WPF « Sean’s Stuff
It’s time to draw a simple 3D object using WPF.  As a quick introduction to 3D graphics in WPF, let’s just render one of the simplest possible objects—a cube.
drawing cube wpf sean’s stuffit’s time draw simple 3d object quick introduction graphics let’s render one simplest possible objects†example i’ll define everything need directly xaml code defining bit cleaner makes hierarchy more obvious real world project you’d obviously creation loading mesh want display start final here full contents window1 file lt window class simplecube xmlns http schemas microsoft com winfx 2006 presentation title height 398 width 608 grid gt viewport3d name viewport3d1 camera perspectivecamera cammain position lookdirection modelvisual3d content directionallight dirlightmain direction geometrymodel3d geometry meshgeometry3d meshmain positions 0â 1â triangleindices 3â 7â 5â 4â material diffusematerial matdiffusemain brush solidcolorbrush color red basic idea contains required simplified structure showing child objects modelvisual3dâ â defines lighting here’s each responsible †place stuffmodelvisual3d contained viewport light geometrydirectionallight shining particular directiongeometrymodel3d geometrical objectmeshgeometry3d set triangles objectdiffusematerial used brushperhaps interesting classes “mesh” basically consists series typically connected form specifying points collection represent vertexes defined property stored terms indexes seems odd first consisting three separate referencing answer scheme allows reusing single point multiple case eight image below shows numbered matching order add back left corner located 12 make up surface cube†two per face triangle listing it’s important pay attention list dictates vector normal indicates side see rule counter clockwise look visible addition painting scene looks put towards origin finally source directionallight†casts result advertisementlike post

the Continuous Client -- Engadget
There is a missing link in our computing experience that has recently been made painfully clear thanks to the current onslaught of highly advanced mobile devices, and I believe the solution to this problem is simple. Allow me to set the stage. Just now, I was reading one of my favorite blogs on my laptop, but I wanted to relocate to my couch, and I wanted to switch to reading on my iPad. Of course, this required starting a new browser session, calling up the web page, and finding my place once again. This same situation now occurs constantly with Twitter (where I'll have to read and re-read timelines depending on whether I'm checking on my phone, laptop, or iPad), Facebook (a mess similar to that of Twitter), and even in my IM sessions (different locations, different conversations, different logs). There is no continuity in my call logs, text messages, or notes when seated with my laptop or desktop, and there is no way in which to continue working on something in an application on two platforms without tremendous effort. Frankly, it's a mess.
continuous client engadget missing link computing experience recently made painfully clear thanks current onslaught highly advanced mobile devices believe solution problem simple allow set stage now reading one favorite blogs laptop wanted relocate couch switch ipad course required starting new browser session calling up web page finding place once again same situation occurs constantly twitter read re timelines depending whether i'm checking phone facebook mess similar even im sessions different locations conversations logs continuity call text messages notes seated desktop way continue working something application two platforms without tremendous effort frankly referring ask well premise leave device pick exactly next use meaning browsing applications windows given availability such thing corresponding platform appear previous describe above obviated setup allowing move seamless manner disrupt activity currently engaged seems particularly suited transfers rich enough both pc hello chrome os very carried out through desktops laptops tablets phones put simply placeshifting break work potentially three things first operating second available multiple oss third service entire obviously more difficult whip standalone easier develop quickly hand real short long term regardless existence ported evolved many solutions heavily rely cloud google good creating within docs suite gmail started ended places keeping stationary unfortunately can't location aware tell document you're leaving moving another environment essentially eject button queue app jump held naturally prompted whenever opened switched grab look potential largely though limitations deep go needs stressed having data isn't much issue right shift active reloading pages clients essence push someone opportunity android ideal execution concept layer take advantage each component element doesn't necessarily built raw materials they're pulling down content sources begin need receive signal transmitted last bounce start think ultra productive mutant child technology open standards developers makers ready know find

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Apple applies for patent to resume media playback on another device -- Engadget
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apple applies patent resume media playback another device engadget remember continuous client piece burning up pages alt day well one sliver fulfilled real plans implementing concept they're process patenting idea basically uses cloud syncing user pause song video same spot perfect apple's little phone pc tv ecosystem exactly earth shattering probably half complicated diagram makes out certainly convenient you're going something cool right make good use lala

KonnectUs cloud-based software makes easy cross-platform sharing a reality, we swoon (video) -- Engadget
Last year, we expressed a yearning for something we called the
konnectus cloud based software makes easy cross platform sharing reality swoon video engadget surphace start last year expressed yearning something called continuous client allow pick up one device left another less saw advent hp's touch share technology dreams weren't fully fulfilled longed offer seamless devices well rubbed bottle popped out collaborative effort between sensus open exhibits enables transfer files information platforms including windows ios android simple swipe finger turns built museums mind company offering apis integration third party applications maybe perfect world isn't far oh that's right still don't robot shake martinis hard day office break end

6 Ways It Could Change Our Daily Lives
Sarah Kessler is a freelance writer and a regular contributor to Inc. Magazine.
ways change daily livessarah kessler freelance writer regular contributor inc magazine realm new technologies near field communication nfc sexy concept clear potential practical uses it’s holding attention slew big name companies long time nokia sony royal philips electronics founded forum 2004 order promote short range wireless connectivity technology samsung motorola microsoft more 140 organizations joined party shortly allows device usually mobile phone collect data another tag close many contactless payment card integrated similar bluetooth except instead programming two devices work together simply touch establish connection year released first commercial version enabled 2007 instituted annual global competition award best ideas applications soon trials products started taking place everywhere malaysia germany 100 pilot projects now undertaken over world taken gain traction track go mainstream “i we’re early stages step roll outs … mass market ” peter preuss marketing committee chair “and happen within next 18 24 months ”here six impact paymentunlike inches makes good choice secure transactions such credit payments mastercard visa both members involved programs use phones flash option “tap go” infrastructure already systems mastercard’s paypass program visa’s paywave mit students come up way replace customer loyalty cards application eclectyk submitted 2009 store information automatically select right purchase “digital wallet” extend coupons offers startup molo rewards recently launched based coupon san diego toronto consumers site download exchange having swiped point aren’t widely available united states company providing radio frequency identification rfid tags attached back retailers benefit being sent used want send consumer purchased box cereal 21st december 11am est asks website “molo provide capability ”2 transportationnfc works smart readers meaning easily public transit cities swipe 2008 german rail operator deutsche bahn ticketing 200 travelers touched boarded train fare calculated added monthly bill january 2010 successful expanded additional 000 madrid plans start bus health carenot medical professionals treatments patient receive keep nurses doctors checked each scanned transferred database addition improving treatment research winner last year’s forum’s euro prize helps patients low resource areas currently pneumonia study young children pakistan child given bracelet visits participating care organization clinical laboratory associated collected posted server real ease useif become prevalent you’ll initiate player game touching link headset print photo printer second developed dial people trouble making calls user tap person call embedded transmits proper number objectsan contains url one largest series experiments pick tagged locations smarttouch project funded under european itea between 2006 took oulu finland city installed 500 “infotags” buses stops theater restaurant pub read instance patrons tickets refreshments scan posters plays infotags schools individual schedule announcements homework waving past trial held allowed customers bar codes put poster pedestrians add object integrating led interesting far beyond billboards called objecs sells tablet gravestones personal rosetta stone provides deceased social mediabefore foursquare servtag working towards friendticker applied 250 stickers various berlin users alert friends “checked in” location stolen thunder networking still plenty media university technische universitã¤t mã¼nchen prototype facebook nfriendconnector met physical space profile through respective statuses updated example so” choose include bar” stalking acquaintance’s night out run matching method variables interest dislikes hobbies chatting coverage follow mashable tech twitter fan facebookmore resources 10 awesome webcam feeds around see google street view sightings easter eggs free identify song stuck head top modern gadgets retro styling pics

Mike's Tech Notes for 2/11/2012

Today I checked out the following sites and found them useful, so I thought I'd post about them for both my are your reference in the future...

Autonomous MedEvac
Three Trees Flat Field
autonomous medevacthree trees flat fieldthis basic scenario shows functionality imaginary casualty located near long field few obstacles performed single pass over 100 meters survey area find landing spot click images more detailed picture step point cloudthe target region surveyed flying low here open altitude each measurement laser range finder returns registered global coordinate frame inertial navigation results collection points called cloud represents shape terrain below color coded bands same reading topographic map

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