Computer Technology

Cloud Computing with Windows Azure Using Your Preferred Technology: Web 2.0 ...

By Sumit Chawla

Rather than being forced to use some language or framework you don’t need otherwise, why not just keep using the ones you are familiar with now ? In this session, we will step thru a series of demonstrations where non-Microsoft open source programming technologies (like Php or Java) and tools are used natively to create cloud computing solutions with the Azure Services platform.

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

State of the Computer Book Market 2008, Part 2: The Technologies - O'Reilly ...

By Mike Hendrickson

In this second installment (the first post is found here), we look at computer book sales in specific technology categories. Remember that we've organized the data into six

[Publish Date: February 17, 2009]

You are invited to a free, live webcast: Cloud Computing: The Next Frontier ...

The current financial crisis has raised enterprise interest in two technology trends: open source and cloud computing. In this presentation, Bernard Golden, CEO of HyperStratus will discuss how the two trends reinforce one another, and why cloud computing...

[Publish Date: July 01, 2009]

Speaker: Kevin Rose: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 - Co-produced by TechWeb & ...

Kevin Rose is the founder and chief architect of Digg. He oversees all aspects of the management and development of the Web site. Under his leadership, Digg has grown to more than 30 million unique visitors per month and has been included in TIME Magazine’s “50 Best Websites” list every year since 2006. Kevin started Digg in September 2004 as a personal project. His initial idea was to conduct a social experiment in how masses of users could control and promote news and other content on the Web, without external editorial control. After a very short time, he realized the power of his idea, as Digg was becoming a resource for breaking news stories and developed a strong user following. Kevin is also a co-founder of the Internet Television Network Revision3 where, as a member of the board, he provides strategic direction to the company. He also co-hosts the popular Revision3 show, Diggnation, a weekly video podcast based on digg.com news stories and content. Diggnation consistently...

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

Computer Orchestration Tips and Tricks--New from PC Publishing: A ...

Sebastopol, CA—Using modern technology, composers no longer need to wait until an orchestra plays their score to hear what their music will actually sound like. Using a computer and suitable software, it's possible for anyone to produce high...

[Publish Date: May 27, 2009]

Speaker: Josh Holmes: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 - Co-produced by TechWeb & ...

Josh Holmes is an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft focused on building and educating the architect community. Prior to joining Microsoft in October 2006, Josh was a consultant with SRT Solutions working with a variety of clients ranging from large Fortune 500 firms to smaller sized companies. In most situations, Josh was called in as the technical leader on a project to lead the clients team to success. Josh is a frequent speaker and lead panelist at national and international software development conferences, including VSLive, Software Development Expo (East and West), Basta, eRubyCon and the Rich Web Experience, focusing on emerging technologies, software design and development with an emphasis on mobility and RIA (Rich Internet Applications). Josh has written and delivered many training classes over time for both public audiences as well as courses tightly tailored for the clients needs. The topics of these classes ranged from XML to ASP.NET to the Compact Framework. Josh...

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

Thinking "Out of the Box" with Web 2.0 Hardware Interfaces: Web 2.0 Expo ...

The future generations of web2.0 applications will include reaching “out of the box” to interface with external processes. By bridging the gap between the computer, and hardware external to the computer we can enjoy a synergistic level of invention based technology.

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

Speaker: Tim O'Reilly: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 - Co-produced by TechWeb ...

Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. O'Reilly Media also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, and the Web 2.0 Conference. Tim's blog, the O'Reilly Radar "watches the alpha geeks" to determine emerging technology trends, and serves as a platform for advocacy about issues of importance to the technical community. Tim is on the boards of MySQL, CollabNet, Safari Books Online, Wesabe, and ValuesOfN, and is a partner in O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

Speaker: Genevieve Bell: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 - Co-produced by ...

An internationally recognized ethnographer, Genevieve Bell has developed product shaping insights into consumers world-wide and is bringing a research driven, end-user focus to Intel. Her influence has been recognized with the award of Intel's highest honor: an individual Intel Achievement Award. She is a Senior Principal Engineer and the Director of User Experience within Intel's Digital Home Group and manages an inter-disciplinary team of social scientists, designers and human factors engineers. She and her team strive to stay ahead of Intel's technology roadmap, using insights gained for in-depth ethnographic and design research to help drive innovations in and around Intel platforms, creating technology that responds to human needs, desires and aspirations. Bell is particularly interested in issues of cultural difference as they are expressed around technology adoption and use; she has conducted fieldwork around the world and is currently working on a book based on her recent...

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

Speaker: Marty Hall: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 - Co-produced by TechWeb & ...

Marty Hall has presented seminars and training courses on Ajax, GWT, Web, and Java technology topics in Australia, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Japan, the Philippines, and in dozens of US venues. He has done consulting and software development for a number of clients in the Baltimore/Washington area, and is the author of six popular books from Prentice Hall on Web and Java programming topics. Mary is also is an adjunct faculty member in the Johns Hopkins University part-time graduate program in Computer Science, where he directs the Web and Java related concentration areas.

[Publish Date: November 16, 2009]

The Intersection of Algebra and Technology - O'Reilly Broadcast

By Tracey Pilone

There's been a lot of talk about the role of technology in education recently. In part, because the economic stimulus plan has various provisions ($650 Million for Enhancing Education through Technology) that deal with it, and in part because it has been a fairly constant issue in education since the technology was created. So first, define technology. From the perspective of the classroom, technology can mean calculators, iPods, cell phones, Active Boards, computers, the internet, and on and on.

[Publish Date: February 14, 2009]