Blog about Programming, Open Source, Technology, Software and IT Jobs. in 2017-08-31

Out of Shape 5: The Cat’s Getting A-head

After sending a print of my Oh No pink blob guy to the creator of WebComicName, I was thrilled to hear that Alex was just as excited about...

Qualcomm aptX HD audio technology ecosystem expanding rapidly

August 31, 2017aptX HD supported by growing variety of smartphones, wireless...

Judge Allows A Major Lawsuit Against Yahoo Over Hacked Data

United States District Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday came to a decision that a...

The Most Common Mistakes Beginner Bloggers Make and How to Avoid Them

Blogging has become the most valuable resource in brands' content strategy....

Apple Seeds Ninth Beta of iOS 11 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Apple today seeded the ninth beta of iOS 11 to developers for testing purposes,...

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.2

Update adds spline tools based on Boomer Labs' SplineTools plugin. Subscription users can run extra cloud instances free.

Probability functions intermediate

(This article was first published on R-exercises, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers) In this set of exercises, we are going to explore some of the probability functions in R by using practical applications. Basic...

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Last call for Boston EARL abstracts

(This article was first published on Mango Solutions, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers) Are you solving problems and innovating with R? Are you working with R in a commercial setting? Do you enjoy sharing your...

Harvey pummels east Texas oil towns as Houston begins to dry out

At long last, skies are clearing over Houston. Yet the floodwaters have left an exacting mark, and human tragedy abounds. America’s fourth-largest city will never be the same. After moving on from Houston, Harvey has...

A Deep Dive into The Internet of Things

On reading “Analytics for the Internet of Things (IoT)” by Andrew MinteerThis week I´ve been reading a recent Packt Publishing book called “Analytics for the Internet of Things (IoT)”. It is a great read and I...

New – Descriptions for Security Group Rules

I’m often impressed when I look back to the early days of EC2 and see just how many features from the launch have survived until today. AMIs, Availability Zones, KeyPairs, Security Groups, and Security Group Rules...

Hop, skip, and jump over the pitfalls of duplicate data!

Have you ever had the same email sent multiple times to the same customer during a campaign? Ever had the same lead assigned to multiple sales reps, and had to deal with an irate prospect? If you have, then you know...

Content Marketing for Lead Generation: Quality or Quantity?

“Quality or quantity?” — It’s a debate that will never cease to exist in any form of sales or marketing. I have worked with clients who want as many leads as they can possibly get their hands on, and others...

AgilOne Adds New Flexibility to An Already-Powerful Customer Data Platform

It’s more than four years since my original review of AgilOne, a pioneering Customer Data Platform. As you might imagine, the system has evolved quite a bit since then. In fact, the core data management portions have been entirely rebuilt, replacing the original fixed data model with a fully configurable model that lets the system easily adapt to each customer.The new version uses a bouquet of colorfully-named big data technologies...

Thursday links: resurfaced sentiment

MarketsAmerican corporations have swapped equity for debt. Will we all regret it? (thefelderreport.com)We often talk about the Big Five tech companies but we really should about the 'Elite Eight.' (bloomberg.com)Can you have a gold rally without silver? (seeitmarket.com)Due diligenceDue diligence is more than just the 4 P's. Sign up for Tom Brakke's Advanced Due Diligence and Manager Selection Workshop in November....

The Richards Group’s New GameStop Ad Puts the Geeks in the Game with ‘VR Character Puppeting’

The Richards Group launched a new campaign for GameStop ahead of the Sept. 6 release of Destiny 2 featuring a bit of new technology. A 30-second spot utilizes “VR character puppeting” to place gamers (actors...

Resource Contention In IT – Time Is Never Enough

I’m at Future:NET this week and there’s a lot of talk about the future of what networking is going to look like from the perspective of vendors like Apstra, Veriflow, and Forward Networks. There’s also a great...

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Not Enough Elected Officials Are Using Their Voices for Equality

Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz is urging anyone in a leadership position to step in and contribute to uniting the country following the divisive attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia. “All of us in...

VMware – VMworld 2017 – STO1179BU – Understanding the Availability Features of vSAN

Disclaimer: I recently attended VMworld 2017 – US. My flights were paid for by ActualTech Media, VMware provided me with a free pass to the conference and various bits of swag, and Tech Field Day picked up my...

Netflix Adds HDR Playback for the LG V30

Netflix has updated its help section on its website to show that LG’s latest smartphone, the V30, does indeed support HDR playback from Netflix. The LG V30 is joining the Sony Xperia XZ Premium with HDR support on Netflix, while the LG G6 remains the only smartphone to have Dolby Vision support from Netflix. This means that those that do pick up the LG V30 later this year, will be able to experience some incredible looking content...

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