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Cloud Computing: Everything you need to know
Cloud Computing is the idea of computing as a utility. It is a technology that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. Cloud computing allows consumers and businesses to use applications without installation and access their personal files at any computer with internet access.
Cloud computing removes the need to purchase physical servers by
providing these services over the web. Just need to create an account on Amazon
Web Services and set up a virtual server (EC2) and data storage (S3) all your
system via the internet. Pricing is usage-based, meaning that you pay for
exactly the amount of computing power and data storage you use.
Companies that provide cloud computing services (Amazon, Microsoft, Google) purchase server farms themselves and then make money by charging users for access via the internet for computing power and data storage on their servers. This is a significant innovation because it's exponentially cheaper and more efficient for anyone to run a web application.
Companies that provide cloud computing services (Amazon, Microsoft, Google) purchase server farms themselves and then make money by charging users for access via the internet for computing power and data storage on their servers. This is a significant innovation because it's exponentially cheaper and more efficient for anyone to run a web application.
Cloud Computing is actually an umbrella term for three service models:
IAAS – Infrastructure as a Service
Provision of servers or virtual servers that companies can use on a
pay-as-you-go basis. An example of this is
Amazon s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).
PAAS – Platform as a Service
Includes a set of lower level services such as an operating system or
computer language interpreter offered by a cloud provider on which developers
can build custom applications. A few
examples include OpenShift (Redhat), Cloud Foundry (VM Ware), Google App Engine.
SAAS – Software as a Service
Software that you access simply by navigating there in a web
browser. Facebook, Twitter, Gmail,
Google Docs are all examples of Saas. People
have been using Saas for a long time.
Why
it matters?
In a nutshell, cloud computing is accessing business data on the fly
anywhere with internet access, we already do that with our gmail or yahoo, just
like that but with business app. Imagine the dynamic nature of this feature,
only drawback "socially" is jobs, few large data center can manage a lot,
and hardware consolidation will also be the key.
Incredibox - Digital Beatbox
Incredibox an application to create beat box and share in their social networks, which was apparently made with Adobe Flash. If you need a way to jam out, what better way to de-stress than to digital human beatbox? The musical webtoy Incredibox lets you drag and drop vocals, beats, and more onto a group of cartoon performers to arrange your own funky compositions. It's simple, fun, and a stylish way to show your talents.
There's not a tremendous amount of complexity to it, but Incredibox's style, vibe, and remarkable creativity make for a great way to kick back and relax with some hands-on musical ingenuity. Once done you can record it save and then you can share it with your social friends and amaze them.
Once you try out all the sounds. You get to watch the bonus pack 2 and later on bonus pack 3, if you get the right combination of 2. To unlock the bonus pack just click on every sound and record them, no need to listen.
Launch Incredibox now. Have fun.
Here are some composes. Check them out.
Link Music 1
Link Music 2
Link Music 3
Also fans have created so many videos on YouTube. Enjoy creating your own beat box music.
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jsdo.it a HTML5 Browser Based Editor
It offers both, vivid environment for developers to showcase their trendy works on JavaScript and HTML5, as well as community to share their codes and learn from each other. That's why they call their community 'a coding avenue'.
Those who are developers this site will be a great potential to them. And those interested in open web and open source and from time to time, I stumble upon this kind of brilliant and potent open source resources / platforms.
Take a tour to jsdo.it yourself. You can also test your skills of HTML5 through their CAT (Coding Assignment Test).
Most of the HTML5 developers at jsdo.it are Japanese. It is still a small place on the web with about 10,000 users who are Japanese mainly.
Example: Check this out.
Also the HTML5 Fireworks.
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Google+ Adds Games to compete with Facebook
It wasn't too long ago that Google started making investments and acquisitions in the social -games space. In fact, that was part of what fueled speculation that Google would launch a social network with a strong emphasis on games.
Well, Google just announced it will add games to its recently launched Google+ social network known as Google+ Games. And already Facebook is responding with new gaming features in what is poised to become a heated competition between the search giant and the social-media darling.
Play and Share or Ignore
When you see games, how you play them, and with whom you share your experiences. Games in Google+ are there when you want them and gone when you don't. That's a little different than Facebook, which tends to clutter news feeds with a stream of rapid-fire social-gaming accomplishments and invitations from friends to join the fun.
"When you're ready to play, the Games page is waiting -- click the games button at the top of your stream. You can see the latest game updates from your circles, browse the invites you've received, and check out games that people you know have played recently," Gundotra explained. "The Games page is also where your game accomplishments will appear. So you can comfortably share your latest high score -- your circles will only see the updates when they're interested in playing games, too."
By contrast, if you aren't interested in games, Google+ makes it easy to ignore them. If games aren't your part for the day, your stream will stay focused on conversations with friends. Google+ is launching with 16 games, including Zynga Poker, Bubble Island, Angry Birds, and Bejeweled Blitz.
"Games have long been rumored to be a part of Google's social strategy. The company observed the success of social gaming on Facebook and is now introducing it -- as expected -- on Google+," said Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence. Play Google+ Gmaes now.
If Google+ continues to grow and holds on to its audience, I think it should see its gaming platform become quite successful. Also now Google+ posts appear in Google Search results this is a real boost for marketing for a developer. Here’s a trick how to increase your marketing of any product or a website in networks. Click here and join SpreadFast.
Improved SkyDrive (Cloud) of Microsoft
But a key part to delivering on our goals is having a great web experience that works across platforms. While over 100 million people have tried SkyDrive on the web, we know that there’s a lot more we can do to improve the experience. So, they have launched a new version of the SkyDrive website. They took advantage of modern browsers and HTML5 to make SkyDrive faster, easier to navigate, and more beautiful for viewing photos. The new SkyDrive will be rolling out soon, so check back if you don’t see it right away.
Focused performance in the following areas:
- We improved many core tasks and scenarios. For example, clicking folders and navigating photo albums will go from 6-9 seconds down to 100-300 milliseconds, and we took advantage of hardware accelerated graphics to make it fast to click through photo slideshows. We’ll address additional core tasks in the future.
- We focused on building a site powered by HTML5 so that we could include advancements like HTML5 Video, CSS3, and client rendered experiences, as well as making sure our slide show experience was great in all browsers without any special software.
- We evaluated and removed anything that slowed the experience down or got in the way of a fast, clean site.
With Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7, you can pin SkyDrive to your taskbar for faster access to your files. You can create Word, Excel, or PowerPoint docs stored in the cloud in just one click.
Browser modernization has really opened up the window for us to rethink and re-architect how we build our websites. Whether it’s Hotmail or SkyDrive, taking advantage of the advancements in the browser space is critical to ensuring a fast and fluid experience.
For many of you, this view will seem familiar because they decided to make the navigational elements and layout consistent with Windows. This has a couple of benefits: 1) 1 billion Windows customers will find the site to be familiar and easy to use, and 2) SkyDrive now fills the page, which really showcases your content using as much of the screen as you allow. This means that getting to your stuff will be more predictable and consistent with how you already work.
If you’re wondering what happened to things like your recent docs and your social feed, don’t worry; they’re still there. You can always get to your recent documents under the Quick views entry or by clicking SkyDrive in the header. You can get to your social updates by going to http://live.com and using the photos and documents filter to get the specific items you’re looking for.
Also the photo and video viewer is improved to a great extent. It’s amazing they just used the technology of CSS3 and HTML5 and crated this improved SkyDrive.The SkyDrive team hopes that you enjoy these improvements. This release represents the beginning of a lot of things they were excited to bring to us, and I am looking forward to shedding more light on those features as they take shape.
Also the photo and video viewer is improved to a great extent. It’s amazing they just used the technology of CSS3 and HTML5 and crated this improved SkyDrive.The SkyDrive team hopes that you enjoy these improvements. This release represents the beginning of a lot of things they were excited to bring to us, and I am looking forward to shedding more light on those features as they take shape.
With Google+, Is it the end of Facebook era?
The mystery of the black menu bar at the top of your Google searches this morning is solved. Apparently, it's part of gearing up for Google's latest assault on the social networking scene.
Facebook's latest competitor is alive, and it's called Google+.
Although Google+ has officially launched - its web site says so - you can't actually try it yet. More accurately, you may be able to. Or you may not.
Recent, survey tells us that there is an increase in Facebook account being deactivated in U.S. Our main concern is just like Facebook killed Orkut, Will Google+ kill Facebook?
Main Features
Google+ Circles helps you: organize everyone according to your real-life social connections--say, 'family,' 'work friends,' 'music buddies,' and 'alumni'. Then, you can share relevant content with the right people, and follow content posted by people you find interesting.
Google+ Circles helps you: organize everyone according to your real-life social connections--say, 'family,' 'work friends,' 'music buddies,' and 'alumni'. Then, you can share relevant content with the right people, and follow content posted by people you find interesting.
Hangouts lets you: Chill with friends that are scrolling through the web, just like you!, Use live video chat that puts you in the same room together!, Coordinate plans, whether it's working on a project or meeting up for coffee, Maybe you’re bored. Start a hangout, invite your circles, see who’s around!
Instant Upload lets you: Create a new post from the stream or the Google+ bar. Upload photos from your Google+ Photos homepage or from the Photos tab on your Google profile. Share directly from your mobile device.
Sparks brings you: stories on the things you love from all across the Web, so it's easy to strike up meaningful conversations with your friends. When you first arrive in Sparks, you'll see a collection of featured interests. If nothing strikes your fancy, search for a different interest.
Huddle: Texting is great, but not when you’re trying to get six different people to decide on a movie. Huddle turns all those different conversations into one simple group chat, so everyone gets on the same page all at once. Your thumbs will thank you.
Nevertheless, if you're interested in Google+, you should probably start getting ready now for its public launch by reading (or re-reading) Google's policies on privacy. There are several.
Then there's the Google Privacy Policy. But that's just the start, because Google+ has its own brand-new T&Cs to peruse, too. There's the Google+ Privacy Policy, the User Content and Conduct policy, and the Google +1 Button Privacy Policy.
And if you want to access Plus from a mobile device, there's also the Mobile Privacy Policy.
You'd better read the Picasa Privacy Notice, too, in case you ever upload a photo. And that is supposed to happen automatically and instantly every time you snap a picture on your phone. Actually, to save searching time, you can use the Google Privacy Center to dig into all 37 of of Google's privacy policies, from +1 (like Like, it really means Recommend) through to YouTube.
Anyway, happy privacy policy reading.
The good news is that you've still got time to give feedback on any of the Google+ terms and conditions which you find unpalatable. Google has listened before - for example, when its early T&Cs claimed intellectual property rights over everything you uploaded.
Chrome, Firefox Build in PDF Functions
A new print-preview function in Chrome 13 beta lets web surfers convert any web page into a PDF file. Users on a Wi-Fi-only notebook, media tablet or PDF-compatible e-reader should find this capability useful because web content can now be stored as PDF files for later reading where hot-spot access is unavailable.
"Print preview uses Chrome's built-in PDF viewer to display the page you want to print, and it updates automatically as you adjust your print settings," noted Google software engineer Chris Bentzel. "You can also choose to save any web page as a PDF file, using the 'Print to PDF' option that's automatically included in the printer list."
From Web To PDF
Using print preview is a straightforward process. Users encountering a web page they wish to print can click on the tool icon in the upper right corner of the Chrome 13 browser to select the print menu option. Print preview automatically appears in a separate window that shows users what the web page currently being viewed will look like when printed.
The Print to PDF option is among the available selections in the drop-down menu next to the word "destination." Users can even specify a single page or pages of content to be printed from among those displayed in the preview window. Click the Print button to save the selection as a PDF file.
Chrome's lack of a print-preview function has been among the top Chrome user requests since Google started requesting user feedback in 2008, according to Bentzel. Having finally implemented it on Windows and Linux, the Mac version will be coming
soon.
Building a New PDF Engine
Mozilla's developer community is working to eliminate the use of a native-code PDF plug-in from Adobe Systems by building a secure PDF rendering engine into future Firefox browser releases. However, the developers are approaching the problem in an entirely different way than Google's developers.
"Google's Chrome browser goes through quite some pain to sandbox the PDF renderer to avoid code-injection attacks," Mozilla researcher Andreas Gal wrote in a blog. "An HTML5-based implementation is completely immune to this class of problems."
Firefox developers are working on a new open-source specification dubbed pdf.js for rendering PDF files quickly and securely from within the browser that is based on HTML5/JavaScript coding.
Everything about HTML5
HTML 5 is making a huge splash. It’s like web2.0 all over again. I think it’s a massively important moment in the history of the web, but I also think it’s slightly off-center in terms of where the web should be heading.
It’s difficult to say what the web “started out” as, because there was really no single distinct moment of inception. Sir Tim Berners-Lee cobbled together a program to combine already-extant Internet and hypertext systems, but the primary purpose for this ‘web’ of his was to be a document organization and retrieval system. In fact I think Sir Tim even wanted the web to be editable, so Wikipedia is more or less what he had in mind.
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