The next time you’re unpacking your bologna sandwich at your desk or trying to squeeze a trip to the YMCA in before work, think of these far-out office environments. And seethe with envy.
Five sci-fi and tech movies to watch this fallJeffJedras
While the new fall shows we previewed last week may not stay on television long, these upcoming fall releases should at least last a week in theatres. So let’s all go to the lobby, get ourselves a treat, and watch some movies.
Google Glass, the wearable computer glasses with an optical head-mounted display, is one of the coolest new pieces of tech in development. But if you’re not one of the lucky few invited into the Glass Explorer program, here are five non-Google alternatives.
When you hit the beach with the kids this summer, leave the laptop at home. Take your e-reader instead, load it with these five books, and return to work with new energy for taking on the challenges of the fall.
Once viewed as something to dump on the interns, social media is now integral to corporate marketing, and a mistake can go viral in the click of a mouse. Here are five screw-ups that illustrate why social media should be taken seriously.
Five sci-fi and tech movies to watch this fallJeffJedras
While the new fall shows we previewed last week may not stay on television long, these upcoming fall releases should at least last a week in theatres. So let’s all go to the lobby, get ourselves a treat, and watch some movies.
Google Glass, the wearable computer glasses with an optical head-mounted display, is one of the coolest new pieces of tech in development. But if you’re not one of the lucky few invited into the Glass Explorer program, here are five non-Google alternatives.
When you hit the beach with the kids this summer, leave the laptop at home. Take your e-reader instead, load it with these five books, and return to work with new energy for taking on the challenges of the fall.
Once viewed as something to dump on the interns, social media is now integral to corporate marketing, and a mistake can go viral in the click of a mouse. Here are five screw-ups that illustrate why social media should be taken seriously.
Five must-have apps for your summer travelsJeffJedras
Hitting the road with your smartphone this summer? Load up with these five key travel apps and boldly go where any tourists have gone before … but with better apps.
As devices become more portable and storage becomes smaller, the potential for danger when devices go missing is rising exponentially. Here are five embarrassing cases where mobile devices went missing, and sensitive information was compromised.
Five cool in-car technologies for your summer road tripJeffJedras
School will soon be out for summer, and that means that annual rite is just around the corner: the summer road trip. Make your car time survivable, and even enjoyable, with these cool in-car gadgets.
The long, slow, fictional death of the PCJeffJedras
In 1997, during my second year of university, I bought my first personal computer, or PC. A sleek, black Compaq Presario with a handy internal 14.4 modem. While I enjoying playing many hours of Civ II between writing the odd term paper, little did I know the PC had actually died years earlier.
And now, 16 years later, the PC is still dying. Or dead. According to some, anyway. So pretend the PC you’re probably reading this on is a mirage as we share decades of so-called experts predicting its demise.
Every day, throughout the United States, Canadians pass unnoticed. Identical to Americans, with the possible exception of excessive politeness and a fondness for hockey, Canadians can be found everywhere. Including some of North America’s largest technology companies.
While our infiltration of Hollywood has been deeper, Canadians have risen to senior and high profile positions with key U.S. technology. Here are five Canucks in IT. Did you know they were Canadian?
Buzzwords are the scourge of the technology industry. Those words that we hear everywhere, that everyone tries to use to pitch whatever they’re selling, and that most people aren’t really sure what they mean.
Every year the Global Language Monitor releases its list of the top tech buzzwords of the year, and the 2013 list is now out. Will the synergies scale vertically to the cloud? Let’s find out.
From phone phreaking with cereal box whistles to make free long distance phone calls to stealing credit card numbers and making millions in fraudulent purchases, hacking has certainly come a long way – both in technology and in motive.
This week we look at some of history’s most notorious hackers, and the fate they met when the law caught up with their illegal activities.
As PT Barnum said, there’s a sucker born every minute.
Except he didn’t actually say that; a rival circus promoter named Dan Hannum did. Or maybe he didn’t; the historical record is unclear. It is, though, an early example of a hoax, and a fitting quote to kick off our look at the top social media hoaxes.
These hoaxes seem to spread like wildfire in the social media age. Did you fall for them?
Some say the PC is dying and the laptop is a thing of the past, as smartphones and tablets rapidly become our digital windows to the world.
Meanwhile, others are busy designing the laptop of the future, leveraging the latest advances flexible displays and industrial design.
Here’s a look at five concepts that offer a glimpse of what could be tomorrow’s laptop.
As the saying goes, pobody's nerfect. And that was certainly the case for the technology industry in 2012, when some otherwise dynamic companies and visionary executives suffered some inexplicable lapses in judgement, from the unwise to the just plain unlucky.
While we resolve to get 2013 started off on the right foot, let's look back at a fee technology blunders from 2012 that all involved would like to get back.
Have a serious love of technology, and what to share that love with the world through the naming of your child? We’ve got five actual names that tech-loving parents have chosen for their offspring, and a few more subtle suggestions.
But remember, technology changes fast. Make sure baby Phonograph will stand the test of time…
Before a new product comes to market, countless hours and sometimes millions of dollars are spent creating a marketing plan. And among the most important parts of that process? Picking a name.
It should be simple. Descriptive. Catchy. Memorable. Unique. A good technology product name should be many things. Sometimes the vendors get it right.
And sometimes, well, sometimes we get the unfortunate product names in this slideshow.
This week’s launch of the new iPad Mini was the latest in a long string of product successes for Apple, but it hasn’t always been so. Here are five Apple product launches that failed to reach orbit.
Having recently spent a few days in Canada’s North with no cellular service, I can attest how necessary a smartphone had become for many. These seven weird iPhone apps, however, are completely unnecessary. Not to mention at least a little (or a lot) weird.
Six new products we couldn’t possibly needJeffJedras
They say innovation is the mother of necessity, but we’ve had no success thus far tracing the lineage of these six new products that someone, somewhere, thought were a necessary good idea.
IT sports sponsorship goes beyond the signageJeffJedras
When watching your favourite sport on TV or at the stadium, it’s not uncommon to see signage from technology vendors.
Today though, sponsorships are going beyond the signage, as IT vendors use their tech to improve the game and the fan experience.
Five must-have apps for your summer travelsJeffJedras
Hitting the road with your smartphone this summer? Load up with these five key travel apps and boldly go where any tourists have gone before … but with better apps.
As devices become more portable and storage becomes smaller, the potential for danger when devices go missing is rising exponentially. Here are five embarrassing cases where mobile devices went missing, and sensitive information was compromised.
Five cool in-car technologies for your summer road tripJeffJedras
School will soon be out for summer, and that means that annual rite is just around the corner: the summer road trip. Make your car time survivable, and even enjoyable, with these cool in-car gadgets.
The long, slow, fictional death of the PCJeffJedras
In 1997, during my second year of university, I bought my first personal computer, or PC. A sleek, black Compaq Presario with a handy internal 14.4 modem. While I enjoying playing many hours of Civ II between writing the odd term paper, little did I know the PC had actually died years earlier.
And now, 16 years later, the PC is still dying. Or dead. According to some, anyway. So pretend the PC you’re probably reading this on is a mirage as we share decades of so-called experts predicting its demise.
Every day, throughout the United States, Canadians pass unnoticed. Identical to Americans, with the possible exception of excessive politeness and a fondness for hockey, Canadians can be found everywhere. Including some of North America’s largest technology companies.
While our infiltration of Hollywood has been deeper, Canadians have risen to senior and high profile positions with key U.S. technology. Here are five Canucks in IT. Did you know they were Canadian?
Buzzwords are the scourge of the technology industry. Those words that we hear everywhere, that everyone tries to use to pitch whatever they’re selling, and that most people aren’t really sure what they mean.
Every year the Global Language Monitor releases its list of the top tech buzzwords of the year, and the 2013 list is now out. Will the synergies scale vertically to the cloud? Let’s find out.
From phone phreaking with cereal box whistles to make free long distance phone calls to stealing credit card numbers and making millions in fraudulent purchases, hacking has certainly come a long way – both in technology and in motive.
This week we look at some of history’s most notorious hackers, and the fate they met when the law caught up with their illegal activities.
As PT Barnum said, there’s a sucker born every minute.
Except he didn’t actually say that; a rival circus promoter named Dan Hannum did. Or maybe he didn’t; the historical record is unclear. It is, though, an early example of a hoax, and a fitting quote to kick off our look at the top social media hoaxes.
These hoaxes seem to spread like wildfire in the social media age. Did you fall for them?
Some say the PC is dying and the laptop is a thing of the past, as smartphones and tablets rapidly become our digital windows to the world.
Meanwhile, others are busy designing the laptop of the future, leveraging the latest advances flexible displays and industrial design.
Here’s a look at five concepts that offer a glimpse of what could be tomorrow’s laptop.
As the saying goes, pobody's nerfect. And that was certainly the case for the technology industry in 2012, when some otherwise dynamic companies and visionary executives suffered some inexplicable lapses in judgement, from the unwise to the just plain unlucky.
While we resolve to get 2013 started off on the right foot, let's look back at a fee technology blunders from 2012 that all involved would like to get back.
Have a serious love of technology, and what to share that love with the world through the naming of your child? We’ve got five actual names that tech-loving parents have chosen for their offspring, and a few more subtle suggestions.
But remember, technology changes fast. Make sure baby Phonograph will stand the test of time…
Before a new product comes to market, countless hours and sometimes millions of dollars are spent creating a marketing plan. And among the most important parts of that process? Picking a name.
It should be simple. Descriptive. Catchy. Memorable. Unique. A good technology product name should be many things. Sometimes the vendors get it right.
And sometimes, well, sometimes we get the unfortunate product names in this slideshow.
This week’s launch of the new iPad Mini was the latest in a long string of product successes for Apple, but it hasn’t always been so. Here are five Apple product launches that failed to reach orbit.
Having recently spent a few days in Canada’s North with no cellular service, I can attest how necessary a smartphone had become for many. These seven weird iPhone apps, however, are completely unnecessary. Not to mention at least a little (or a lot) weird.
Six new products we couldn’t possibly needJeffJedras
They say innovation is the mother of necessity, but we’ve had no success thus far tracing the lineage of these six new products that someone, somewhere, thought were a necessary good idea.
IT sports sponsorship goes beyond the signageJeffJedras
When watching your favourite sport on TV or at the stadium, it’s not uncommon to see signage from technology vendors.
Today though, sponsorships are going beyond the signage, as IT vendors use their tech to improve the game and the fan experience.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...
Five far-out tech office environments
1. Five far-out tech office
environments
The next time you’re unpacking a bologna sandwich at your desk or trying to
squeeze a trip to the YMCA in before work, think of these far-out office
environments. And seethe with envy.
By Jeff JedrasPhoto by David Recordon
2. Googleplex
Perks at Google’s Silicon Valley HQ in Mountain View, Ca. include a barbershop,
gym, game room, laundry machines, medical clinic, bicycles, subsidized massages,
and so many cafeterias you need a search engine.
Photo by Maria Ly
3. Yahoo
Yahoo tries to live up to the exclamation point in its logo with espresso bars,
classes in yoga, cardio-kickboxing and golf, and discounts to resorts and theme
parks. There’s also free breakfast, lunch and snacks and deals on transit passes.
Photo from Yahoo
4. Cisco Systems
Employees at Cisco’s San Jose campus get all the usual perks, but their fitness
centre also includes primary care, physical therapy, and acupuncture. Work-life
balance is supported and technology is provided to help.
Photo by Wieland Van Dijk
5. Facebook
Facebook’s Paolo Alto, Cali. employees get shared bicycles, at-cost company swag,
an IT accessory vending machine, a free candy shop, gourmet cafeterias, a video
arcade and a barbershop. Yes, that is a Charleston Chew.
Photo by Arcticpenguin
6. Yammer
It’s now part of Microsoft – no word if they’ve kept the perks – but pre-acquisition,
Yammer employees got free beer. Sure, there’s also free food, bicycles, unlimited
vacation days and fitness classes. But did we mention the beer?
Photo by Robert Scoble