I am in Singapore for Map Asia 2009 which is being held in downtown Singapore at the Suntec convention centre. I’ve taken a quick look at the program and here’s just a couple of highlights […]
Interesting item on Recovery.Gov. For FY09, most of the Recovery Act funding to states and localities is projected to be in health. But by FY12, most of the funding is projected to be for long-term […]
I blogged earlier about the Desertec project which plans to use solar power from the Sahara to provide up to 15% of Europe’s power. There are two key technologies that are key to that project, […]
The Connection Extension for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 enables you to bring solid models from CAD packages, the Alias products, Autodesk Inventor, and other design products into 3ds Max without translating to polygons. The Connection Extension also […]
A new report released by IDC called Worldwide Open Source Software 2009–2013 Forecast predicts that the open source market will accelerate in 2009 and beyond. The study forecasts a 22.4% compound annual growth rate. What […]
At OSCON, Microsoft announced that it had submitted 22,000 lines of driver source code for inclusion in the Linux kernel under a GPLv2 license. The code comprises four drivers for Linux Device Driver for Virtualization […]
Just arrived in Los Angeles, Ontario actually, and it is one of those rare days (at least in LA) where the air is clear and the mountains look as if they are in the backyard.
I blogged a month ago about the G8 and the agreed target for reducing their (industrialized countries’) GHG emissions by 80% by 2050, but that there was some disagreement about what should be used as […]