Sunday, July 26, 2009

Xen - VMware upgrade reaches for the clouds

VMware upgrade reaches for the clouds

Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen

June 15, 2009 (Network World) VMware's vSphere 4.0 is a massive update to VMware's flagship hypervisor and management toolset that will put significant pressure on Microsoft and the Xen development community.

Slideshow of 5 things we love and hate about VMware's vSphere 4.0

We found vSphere faster than its predecessor, VMWare's ESX 3.51, easier to manage, and good for provisioning fleets (dare we say 'clouds'?) of virtual machine farms.

As part of its updated licensing scheme, the company offers vSphere in four gradations called Standard, Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus, which costs a hefty $3,495 per processor.

-- Henderson is principal researcher and Allen is a researcher for ExtremeLabs in Indianapolis. They can be reached at thenderson@extremelabs.com.

Henderson is also a member of the Network World Lab Alliance, a cooperative of the premier reviewers in the network industry each bringing to bear years of practical experience on every review. For more Lab Alliance information, including what it takes to become a member, go to www.networkworld.com/alliance.

Linux sites

Google - Android 1.5 SDK

System Requirements

The sections below describe the system and software requirements for developing Android applications using the Android SDK tools included in Android SDK, Release .

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows XP (32-bit) or Vista (32- or 64-bit)
  • Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later (x86 only)
  • Linux (tested on Linux Ubuntu Dapper Drake)

Supported Development Environments

  • Eclipse IDE
    • Eclipse 3.3 (Europa), 3.4 (Ganymede)
      • Recommended Eclipse IDE packages: Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers, Eclipse IDE for Java Developers, Eclipse for RCP/Plug-in Developers
      • Eclipse JDT plugin (included in most Eclipse IDE packages)
      • Eclipse Classic IDE package is not supported.
    • JDK 5 or JDK 6 (JRE alone is not sufficient)
    • Android Development Tools plugin (optional)
    • Not compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (gcj)
  • Other development environments or IDEs
    • JDK 5 or JDK 6 (JRE alone is not sufficient)
    • Apache Ant 1.6.5 or later for Linux and Mac, 1.7 or later for Windows
    • Not compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (gcj)

Note: If JDK is already installed on your development computer, please take a moment to make sure that it meets the version requirements listed above. In particular, note that some Linux distributions may include JDK 1.4 or Gnu Compiler for Java, both of which are not supported for Android development.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r2/requirements.html

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:44 PM, So San wrote:

All session videos & slides from Google I/O are now online!

Watch the videos »

Google Technology User Groups

Google Code Blog - June 12, 2009

My favorite part about Google I/O is the dozens of interesting conversations with developers -- getting a first-hand look at the different things that they are doing with our technologies...

http://developer.android.com/

Android 1.5 SDK

Android 1.5 SDK is now available. It includes new APIs for Android 1.5, updated developer tools, multiple platform versions, and a Google APIs add-on.

Download Android 1.5 SDK

Executive salaries at Atheros restored after strong earnings report

Executive salaries at Atheros restored after strong earnings report

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Namibian Probe Surrounds Chinese Company

BEIJING — To the likely consternation of diplomats in both Beijing and faraway Windhoek, a newly minted initiative by Namibia’s government to root out official corruption has snared an early catch: three people who, Namibian prosecutors charge, helped win a lucrative contract for a Chinese company recently headed by the son of Hu Jintao, China’s president. (More)

Source: The New York Times

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Don't ask the patient to wait! 美國紐約大學博士縣長

兩蔣園區英文標語 鬧笑話
桃園縣大溪鎮兩蔣園區洗手間張貼的標語,「謝謝來賓」翻譯成「Thanks the guest」,鬧笑話。(讀者提供)

桃縣府允諾改進

〔記者謝武雄/桃園報導〕桃園縣大溪鎮兩蔣園區洗手間張貼的標語,其中「謝謝來賓」翻譯成「Thanks the guest」、「請耐心等候」則是「Asks the patience to wait」,民眾投書認為會讓觀光客笑掉大牙,桃園縣府強調會立刻改進。

楊姓讀者投書表示,「謝謝來賓」只要寫「Thank you」即可;「請耐心等候」則可翻譯成「Please wait」或「Please be patient」,縣府的翻譯方法,好像是順著中文直接翻譯,這對有個美國紐約大學博士當縣長的桃園縣而言,簡直是莫大的諷刺。

補教英文老師李春台表示,「Thanks the guest」、「Asks the patience to wait」的翻譯手法就是所謂的「洋涇濱」,可能是使用翻譯機的緣故,很多翻譯機是順著中文翻譯,單字可能沒有錯,語法卻是一塌糊塗。正確的寫作如讀者所說的,連國中生都會用,不該犯錯。

曼德拉91大壽 法國第一夫人獻唱 【7/19 21:06】


Ketchup and the housing bubble

What this made me think of was an old paper by Larry Summers mocking finance economists as the equivalent of “ketchup economists”, who believe that they’ve demonstrated market efficiency by showing that two-quart bottles of ketchup always sell for twice the price of one-quart bottles.

In the case of housing, buyers do carefully compare prices — with the prices of other houses. That is, they make sure that two-quart bottles of ketchup are the same price as one-quart bottles. As we’ve seen, however, they don’t do a very good job of checking whether the overall level of housing prices makes sense.

Yes, it was a bubble — and as Larry said way back when, the ketchup test just isn’t enough.

Source: The Conscience of A Liberal - Paul Krugman

【評論】孫傳雄對於馬英九總統治國週記的建言

【啪啦站長 孫傳雄撰文】首先,感謝國民黨青年團將我上回那份”馬英九總統的部落格該怎麼做?從歐巴馬的白宮部落格經驗談起”呈給馬政府的相關高層幕僚閱讀,你們的用心在此給予肯定。

對於一個沒有任何政黨色彩的我來說,我的建議只從對國家利益的角度出發,倘若馬總統有重視台灣網路經濟與產業之發展的話,我所予的建議應該會虛心接納

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為甚麼要去一趟中亞?

為甚麼要去一趟中亞?

六年前第一次中亞旅行,印象非凡,心中即決定要推薦給國人,經過幾年陸續發佈的遊記、規劃與行程推薦,已規劃出目前市場上兼具深度解說與感性之旅,由古文明旅行專家黃建忠導覽的中亞五國七大世界文化遺產(UNESCO)之旅,拜訪中亞五國七大世界遺產,包括撒馬爾罕、夏喀里希亞布茲、布哈拉舊城、希瓦、默伏、尼薩遺蹟、孔亞烏爾根奇

行程中尚有多變的自然景觀,您可以在哈薩克欣賞游牧民族在戈壁沙漠的生活型態,也可以在吉爾吉斯欣賞到高山湖泊的壯麗美景,讓您在多變的景觀之中也了解中亞的自然之美。

參考行程:黃建忠-中亞五國哈薩克.吉爾吉斯.土庫曼.塔吉克.烏茲別克17, 出團時間:2009/09/16 - 2009/10/01

參考網站:創意星球

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從柏林圍牆到天安門

從德國看中國的現代化之路

作者:余杰
出版:允晨文化公司
定價:350元
出版日期:2009/07
類別:政治

作者簡介:余杰

被讀者看作敢於說真話的中國作家之一,也是一名關注言論自由、公民權益和宗教信仰自由的公共知識份子。余傑在文學創作、政治評論和人文學術研究方面都有所建樹。近年來,關注點集中于近代思想史和學術史、基督教信仰、知識份子的精神變遷、中國社會的轉型等方面。

一九九八年,處女作《火與冰》被席殊讀書俱樂部評為「十大好書」(文學類)之一;二零零零年,評論《為自由而戰》獲《亞洲週刊》(英文版)「年度最尖銳評論獎」;二零零二年,獲紐約萬人傑基金會之「萬人傑文化新聞獎」;二零零三年,入選美國國務院「國際訪問者計畫」;二零零四年,入選法國外交部訪問學者;二零零六年,長篇小說《香草山》獲香港湯清基督教文藝獎基金會之「年度文藝獎」;二零零八年,入選德國外交部及歌德學院訪問學者。先後赴歐美及港臺數十所大學訪問和演講。

台灣智庫: 由經濟面看科技研發的重點

2009年7月18日 星期六

由經濟面看科技研發的重點(下)

文⊙陳博志(台灣智庫董事長)

  在上一期中,談到台灣現階段科技研發的三個重要原則:差異化、比較利益以及群聚效應。在這三大原則下,可再分別細談研發方向中,有下列七種比較合適的努力重點:

一、以超越別人為目標的研發

新竹雅廚,有趣的創意菜


今天晚上去吃了一家很特別的餐廳,他的菜跟調味跟一般的餐廳不太一樣。所謂的特別到底是好吃還是不好吃呢?以我的感覺應該算好吃,不過更叫人眼睛一亮的是特別 -- http://blog.roodo.com/subing

中縣樂器節 秀出在地才藝

為期兩天的樂器節活動,「樂器舞台」邀請葫蘆墩手風情樂團、台灣青年管樂團、台北打擊樂團等知名樂團接力演出;還有代表地方音樂活力的團隊,如后里製造者樂團、張連昌博物館四千金表演等

Friday, July 17, 2009

我出生的地方-台東鹿野,在日據時代是個日本人的移民村,雖然從小就這樣聽到大,但由於我還沒出生日本人就走光了,國中畢業後又北上求學工作,因此,在很長的一段時間內,移民村對我來說不過是個名詞。

-- 老夫子姐 07/14/2009 00:30

Thursday, July 9, 2009

「我的31歲」接力串寫

1999年,是我的31歲。這一年,其實是渾渾噩噩的一年,雖然台灣在這一年天翻地覆(發生了九二一大地震這場百年大震),但對我而言,是個無關緊要、不知所以然的一年

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

100萬張25種深度解讀台灣的生活意象

100萬張25種深度解讀台灣的生活意象
把台灣寄出去

遇上友善,在每一張迎面的笑容裡,
體會熱情,在每一次互動的親切裡,
發現人情物意、發現生活的好,
在每一個角落的秀麗裡。

慢慢接近 台灣走過
長久以來,許多人把感動留在心頭

有多久,沒有寄出你的感動?
有多久,沒有收到一紙問候?

新眼睛 看台灣
帶動美麗之島對內對外 親密關係的重建
用一張明信片 把台灣生活之美分享給全世界

2009年 全新319鄉活動 邀請你
用最簡單的方式,把台灣寄出去…

**「微笑台灣319鄉」官方網站

Plurk! 讓我們一起來噗浪!

剛開始噗浪的時候有點悶,沒朋友也沒人回應,也不知道該噗些啥內容,一整個無趣。這幾個月下來,隨著 Karma 值的上升,漸漸察覺有很多咖啡同業同好都在噗浪,同時可以發現,他們也是在部落格或網路行銷這方面的優良典範。

今兒個趁興把名單整理出來,有興趣的就一起來噗吧~
精選二十咖啡噗:

Sunday, June 14, 2009

APA speaks with Tze Chun about the inspiration for the film, selecting his child stars, and experimenting with new strategies for sales and distribution.

LA Asian Pacific Film Festival: interview with Children of Invention director Tze Chun
Asia Pacific Arts
CliffsNotes for Dim Sum Funeral
By Ada Tseng and Brian Hu
Asia Pacific Arts watches Dim Sum Funeral, so you don't have to.
Dim Sum Funeraldirected by Anna Chi, written by Donald Martin
Summary:
Dim Sum Funeral describes the life of four very Americanized children who fled their Chinese "Dragon Lady" mother in the 2000s. The film focuses on the deceased mother's place in the broken family, in which the children recount stories of the past and lament the barriers that exist between the siblings.
出土她的作品,你可以不問情由指我存心圖利,一路罵到世界末日,但我心中所想做的,以及我責無旁貸要做的,就是整理她留下的一切,讓世人理解和欣賞她,而且永遠記得她。1976年如果胡蘭成已死,台灣局勢有異,家父就會鼓勵她出版,而不是勸阻──出版與否,從來都不是簡單的「是」或「否」一個字便能概括,而是要慮及特定時空的具體處境,再思量理據所在。這是一件嚴肅的事,要花很多工夫決定,不是幾個「張愛玲的忠實讀者」振臂一呼就可了事的。
-- 《小團圓》後記
The Components of the Green Dam System (06/14/2009) How might you design such a system? The first line of defense would be based upon a list of banned URL's. The second line of defense would be based upon filtering by (1) text; (2) photos and (3) videos. Funny things happened along the way for the Green Dam system.
First, about the list of banned URL's in the first line of defense. The project called Green Dam Youth Escort is designed to protect minors from harmful information. What kinds of information are harmful? In the western world, it would be sex and violence. In China, politics may be added. So how do you get a list of harmful URL's? The Chinese know all about the list of harmful political URL's, but they don't know about much about the list of harmful sex-violence URL's. By definition, the sex-violence URL's must be registered/located outside of mainland China because they are banned in China. Where would Green Dam get such a list? Apparently, one solution is to steal it from someone who has such a list.
(PC Magazine) China's Filtering Software Contains Pirated Code
中時果然殺很大〉一文刊出後,引來各式各樣的回應。

其中有個重要的觀點認為,這次中時之所以敢這樣大動作,是因背後有人撐腰,這個人,也不用多講,大家都知道這幫言論者認為就是李登輝口中「中共再大也沒有我老爸大」的那個中共。中時,是中共的鐵衛軍,負責殺雞儆猴。

我離開中時一年多了,這一年,中時為什麼忽地間變得殺氣那麼重,箇中詳情我確實不了解,但我自己的推測是「中時固有的超強自我意識」加上新經營者的「 不愔行規」形成的結果;換言之,我到現在還不能相信是因中時已在往「為匪張目」的傳聲筒之路前進了。

關於中時── 敬答網友(時事雜感 45 )
-- 彭蕙仙--
轉貼:敬邀參加「傳播學界給旺旺中時集團的嚴正呼籲」連署
近日來,中時事件沸沸揚揚,有論者指出是媒體結構問題,也有涉及政治背景等觀點。 平心而論,何止中時該檢討?其他媒體難道沒有跨產業的經營狀態?認真檢討起來,台灣的媒體最大問題在於:芝麻綠豆大的事兒也能說得…