Author Archives: Humair

Installing Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 10.10

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Humair

Below is a walk-through of how to install Google Chrome on Ubuntu 10.10. I’ve listed two methods of installation – one using ‘apt-get’ and the other using ‘dpkg’. The main difference is that ‘apt-get’ will resolve dependencies for you and … Continue reading →

How to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Humair

Just some quick tips on how to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10. Flash and Python are pretty straight-forward. However, installing Java is slightly more complicated since Sun’s (now Oracle) Java 6 has been removed from the Ubuntu … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash, Java, Linux, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Python, Technology, Ubuntu | Tagged Install Flash, Install Java, Install Python, Ubuntu 10.10 | 1 Comment

iPad or Galaxy Tab or Tablet PC

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Humair

Samsung recently released its Android-powered tablet, Galaxy Tab. In contrast to Apple iPad’s 10-inch screen, the Galaxy Tab has a 7-inch screen.

Posted in News, Technology | Tagged Android, Apple iPad, Galaxy Tab, iPad, Microsoft OneNote, OneNote, Pogo Sketch Stylus, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Skyfire, tablet, tablet PC | 2 Comments

Blekko – a new search paradigm

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Humair

Blekko, a $24 million venture-backed project that’s been in the works for three years, launched into Beta this past Monday, November 1, 2010.

Posted in Internet Search, Technology | Tagged ant, automated indexer, Blekko, bot, CMEA Capital, crawler, Marc Andreessen, Ron Conway, Search, slashtag, slashtagging, slashtags, software agent, spider, U.S. Venture Partners, web crawler | Leave a comment

Using the VI Java API with VMware ESXi

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Humair

Earlier this year, when I first thought to test out the VI Java API, I estimated I would spend several hours learning the API just to write a simple test program. I was surprised when in less than two hours, … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Programming Languages, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged ESX, ESXi, VI Java API, VI SDK, virtual machine, vmware | 5 Comments

The Power of Virtualization – a competitive edge

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Humair

In today’s world, technology and science play a huge role in competitive advantage. Those who know how to exploit the power of technology to help them meet their goals will exceed with less effort and will accomplish more with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged ESXi, hypervisor, Infrastructure Client, Popek and Goldberg, Virtual Machine Monitor, VirtualBox, virtualization, VMM, vmware | 2 Comments

Herbal/Vitamin Supplement Industry – Good or Bad?

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Humair

On some interesting news I read a few months ago, Pfizer’s (a major pharmaceutical company) patent on its impotence drug Viagra has been partially rejected after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said it wasn’t different enough from a … Continue reading →

Posted in BioTech/Pharma, Business | Tagged Bayer, Cardioquin, Cephaelis, Cialis, Cinchona, Crystodigin, Digitalis, Dr. Christine Daniel, dysentery, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly and Company, erectile dysfunction, FDA, Foxglove, heart conditions, horny goat weed, icariin, Ipecacuanha, Lanoxin, Levitra, malaria, Pfizer, pharmaceutical, Plasmodium falciparum, Quin-Release, Quinaglute Dura-tabs, Quinidex Extentabs, Quinine, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, Viagra, yin yang huo | Leave a comment

Oracle – Running with Java

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Humair

Today at the “Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010” at Oracle’s office in Redwood City, I got my first glimpse into what the future of Java may be under Oracle. It was a fun event and a good sign that Oracle … Continue reading →

Posted in Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010, Java, Programming Languages, Tech Events, Technology | Tagged Bay Area JUG Roundup 2010, IBM, James Gosling, Java, JUG, Oracle, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Tiobe Index | Leave a comment

Celebration of Darwin’s 201st birthday

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Humair

Last month I attended the “9th Annual Evolutionpalooza! – Darwin Day in San Francisco.” The event was at the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library. The short presentation by NASA Astrobiologist Dr. Lynn Rothschild on Darwin and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Events, Evolution, Science | Tagged 9th Annual Evolutionpalooza, Albert Einstein, atheist, Charles Darwin, Darwin Day, Genesis, God, hominids, Lynn Rothschild, religion, Stephen Hawking, The Origin of Species | Leave a comment