Day: January 2, 2017

What is your open source New Year’s resolution?

Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack.

Pixel Film Studios Releases Countdown for Final Cut Pro X

Countdown is a New Year’s themed video production package which will allow users to create the ultimate new years slideshow with complete ease “Countdown is a New Year’s themed video production package which will allow users to create the ultimate new years slideshow with complete ease,” said Christina Austin – CEO of Pixel Film Studios. Countdown’s slides include camera controls so that users may customize intro animations, depth and the rotation of environments.

New research shows Ceres may have vanishing ice volcanoes

A recently discovered solitary ice volcano on the dwarf planet Ceres may have some hidden older siblings, say scientists who have tested a likely way such mountains of icy rock – called cryovolcanoes – might disappear over millions of years. This is Ahuna Mons seen in a simulated perspective view.

Dylann Roof found competent for sentencing, gets extra prep day

After a judge ruled Monday that Dylann Roof is competent to represent himself, the same jury that last month unanimously found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will return to court to begin contemplating his punishment. With the 22-year-old representing himself, the process is sure to be unconventional.

End-of-Pipe Air Pollution Control Equipments Market – Global Industry Analysis -2024.

End-of-pipe air pollution control equipment helps in reducing emission of harmful gases by cleaning exhaust and polluted air before it is emitted from factories or plants.This research report analyzes this market on the basis of its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. End-of-pipe is a technology deployed to decrease or eliminate emission of substance into the atmosphere that can harm human health or environment.

Thailand 4.0: Are we ready?

Officials, analysts express doubts that the overarching ambition to escape from the middle-income trap through high technology will be achieved any time soon. By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat A technician tests a Dinsow Tebo robot, created to promote the use of robotics in services, an innovation that complies with Thailand 4.0.a The government has launched a new flagship policy that will be the master plan to free Thailand from the middle-income trap, making it a high-income nation in five years.

Bay Area stalled in a wireless traffic jam

As wireless industry expert David Witkowski rose to present a guest at a San Jose conference, he pocketed his phone in defeat. Unable to call up the speaker’s resume – network coverage and WiFi had failed during the conference about Silicon Valley network reliability – Witkowski winged an introduction.

Rare comet will be visible from Earth for first time: NASA

A rare comet discovered by NASA scientists will be visible using just binoculars to skywatchers on Earth this week for the first time, before the object heads back into outer reaches of the solar system for an orbit lasting thousands of years. The comet, C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, “has a good chance of becoming visible through a good pair of binoculars, although we can’t be sure because a comet’s brightness is notoriously unpredictable,” said Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the US.

Donald Trump, hacking expert

So now Donald Trump is a hacking expert? After all of this time saying that he and no one else knows what is going on, that has changed 180 degrees to being a cyber security expert? Is this another sales pitch or is this the real deal? Apparently Mr. Trump feels he knows more than all of America’s intelligence agencies. In fact, Mr. Trump has continually defended Russian espionage while lambasting the US intelligence agencies who have unanimously reported Russian hacking in the last election.

[Gina Barreca] Don’t let your great ideas get away

Here’s the one thing you need to do in 2017: You need to write everything down. Write down the great ideas you have in the middle of the night, the plots to novels, the blueprints for inventions, the obvious next steps for launching ourselves into fabulous careers and simultaneously solving the problems of the universe.

7 hottest tech trends of 2017

Happy new year everyone! From the entire BYTES team, we wish you all a terrific 2017. This entire last week, I and the team reflected on the tech trends of 2016 and to be honest we were wowed ! In our last issue we showcased the top tech stories that made the headlines.

Database Content Administration Application in 15 Lines of PHP Code

Introduction We will learn how to build a fully functional, single-page database content administration application using phpGrid and other PHP components with a minimum amount of code. The application will perform common data operations such as Create, Read, Update, Delete, otherwise known as CRUD We will learn how to build a fully functional, single-page database content administration application using phpGrid and other PHP components with a minimum amount of code.

What is in store for Windows 10 in 2017

The company ended the free for all buffet in the first half of 2016, but not before pushing the free offer way to aggressively to the PCs of its customers. The second half saw the release of the Anniversary Update for the operating system which added much needed functionality to it.

Website for Brazil’s President Temer hacked

A website for the Brazilian president has been hacked, plastered with messages calling for the death penalty for legislators in a country where many are frustrated with public corruption. FILE – In this Dec. 7, 2016 file photo, Brazil’s President Michel Temer arrives to take part in a ceremony at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.