Adoption of cloud services
This posting is a follow-up to “Cloud Computing: The Players.” We can separate cloud computing services into Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure
Seminar: Windows Azure launch
On Thursday, June 7, 2012 I attended Meet Windows Azure, a promotion of Microsoft’s cloud computing platform. Azure has been in development for several years now. Azure is an Infrastructure-as-a-Cloud,
Fiducial vision recognition toolkits
I have been following fiducial marker recognition toolkits since 2009 when I was an visiting researcher at Dr. Takeo Igarashi’s ERATO Lab in Tokyo, Japan. These marker recognition toolkits are
Cloud computing: the players
Having attended several tech talks in the past several weeks, I summarize what is happening cloud computing. I will present a definition, core services, and integrators.
Definition
Cloud computing means to consume
Test-driven development for web apps
I attended the San Francisco JavaScript meetup #25 on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. This meetup is presented by Greg Tomei, who discussed developing test-driven web apps. A HTML5 web app uses JavaScript to
Android in the Cloud
On Wednesday May 31st I attended the San Francisco Android User Group meeting. These meetings equate to public presentations of corporate products. This meeting’s
Choosing between APIs – Map view
Android offers several map views (controls) to render maps. Maps can be rendered online or directly on the mobile device. This article details the available choices available today.
Map SDKs and APIs:
Alchemy Web Sockets
On Wednesday May 30th, I attended the Bay Area Association of Database Developers public seminar. The seminar is organized with: social mingling, talk, and another social mingling. As with most public
Gaming, haptics, and arcades
In April 2012 I attended a meeting of the NYC Gamers. The NYC Gamers had a panel discussion focused on the future of mobile gaming platforms: console, desktop,