Author Archives: Humair
iPad or Galaxy Tab or Tablet PC
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
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Blekko – a new search paradigm
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
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Using the VI Java API with VMware ESXi
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
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The Power of Virtualization – a competitive edge
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
The Social Network
How accurate is the movie about the creation of Facebook? – some parts are questionable of course; it is a movie after all. “The movie got a lot of stuff wrong and random details right,” according to the founder Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, start-ups, The Social Network
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Oracle – Running with Java
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
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Celebration of Darwin’s 201st birthday
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
Interesting Facts: Man-made Urea
In the past, organic compounds were restricted to those that could be produced only from living entities. These compounds were thought to contain a “vital force” based on their natural origin. This “vital force” concept was disproved in 1828 by … Continue reading
Posted in Chemistry, Interesting Facts, Organic Chemistry, Science
Tagged Friedrick Wohler, human urine, organic compound, organic molecule, urea
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Disease-causing agents – a potential source of medicine?
We can learn a lot from the world of parasites, which in general also includes bacteria, viruses and fungi. The medical profession has long focused on bacteria and viruses more-so than parasitic protozoa partly due to the fact of how … Continue reading
Posted in BioTech/Pharma, Business
Tagged Ancylostoma duodenale. Necator americanus, blood thinner, Corvas International, herpes virus, hookworm, HSV, inflammation, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, MediGene, Myxoma virus, oncolytic viruses, parasites, protozoa, storke, Viron Therapeutics, VT-111
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