Gadget Night with Fred Davis: Just in Time for the Holidays
Tech journalist Fred Davis presents “Gadget Night” to SofTech on December 2, 2009. Fred is a fabulous speaker, and well-known journalist and entrepreneur. This presentation highlights some of the latest tech gadgets, along with Fred’s insights into the significant trends in consumer and business technology.
About the Speaker
Award-winning tech journalist, Fred Davis, is a Silicon Valley insider who has been at the forefront of technology hyper-change for the past 30 years. He has served as Editor for many of the world’s leading computer magazines, including A+, MacUser, PC Magazine, and PC Week, where he also started and ran the world’s leading technology product testing labs. Fred is the author of over a dozen books, and was a former tech correspondent for NPR’s All Things Considered.
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Spice Pinnacle FHD brings colors and images to life in all their vivid glory of its 12.7 cm Full HD capacitive touch display. Go on, indulge yourself in a smartphone multimedia experience par excellence with the Pinnacle FHD without worrying about running out of juice. The 2100mAH battery has your back.
Looking to connect and share your files with friends and family? With the Spice Pinnacle FHD, that’s never a problem. Armed with a plethora of connectivity options, sharing files or data connection is a breeze. What’s more, Pinnacle FHD comes pre-installed with Spice Cloud. Now move your critical data to the cloud and access it anywhere, anytime with no worries about data security. Pinnacle FHD, truly One Up!
Please talk to Cherri International about the newly released HP-Z1e All in One Workstation. This 27" Xeon powered All in One sets standards previously unseen. The 27 Monitor boasts 1.2 Billion colours.
The HP-Z1e has been built for the Professional who requires lightning speed with all the latest technology. Available in SATA or SSD Hard Drive configuration. Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit). Drop shipment available. Please go to www.cherricomputers.com
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A Guide To Microsoft Xbox One Product And Price List. Complete Guide of Microsoft Xbox One Product and price list. Which Help You To Choose best product of best market place. You May Download This list, i think it may helpfull of your gaming journey.
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Let your window displays shine with our new range of Ultra High Brightness Monitors!
With a staggering brightness level of 2,500cd/m² these are our brightest ever Digital Signage displays meaning they are ideal for window displays in direct sunlight.
Please visit http://crystal-display.com/brand-new-ultra-high-bright-monitors/ for more information.
Or contact us via email on info@crystal-display.com or call +44 (0) 1634 327420.
Experience sheer excellence with Spice Pinnacle FHD. Feel the difference as the Pinnacle FHD unleashes the power of its 1.5 GHz quad core processor to bring to life the brilliance of Android Jelly Bean 4.2
Spice Pinnacle FHD brings colors and images to life in all their vivid glory of its 12.7 cm Full HD capacitive touch display. Go on, indulge yourself in a smartphone multimedia experience par excellence with the Pinnacle FHD without worrying about running out of juice. The 2100mAH battery has your back.
Looking to connect and share your files with friends and family? With the Spice Pinnacle FHD, that’s never a problem. Armed with a plethora of connectivity options, sharing files or data connection is a breeze. What’s more, Pinnacle FHD comes pre-installed with Spice Cloud. Now move your critical data to the cloud and access it anywhere, anytime with no worries about data security. Pinnacle FHD, truly One Up!
Please talk to Cherri International about the newly released HP-Z1e All in One Workstation. This 27" Xeon powered All in One sets standards previously unseen. The 27 Monitor boasts 1.2 Billion colours.
The HP-Z1e has been built for the Professional who requires lightning speed with all the latest technology. Available in SATA or SSD Hard Drive configuration. Windows 7 Professional (64 Bit). Drop shipment available. Please go to www.cherricomputers.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwHLxM-22xg
A Guide To Microsoft Xbox One Product And Price List. Complete Guide of Microsoft Xbox One Product and price list. Which Help You To Choose best product of best market place. You May Download This list, i think it may helpfull of your gaming journey.
With a staggering brightness level of 2,500cd/m² our brightest ever Digital Signage displays meaning they are ideal for window displays in direct sunlight.
For more information please visit http://crystal-display.com/ultra-impressive-ultra-high-brights/
Or email info@crystal-display.com or call +44 (0) 1634 327420
Let your window displays shine with our new range of Ultra High Brightness Monitors!
With a staggering brightness level of 2,500cd/m² these are our brightest ever Digital Signage displays meaning they are ideal for window displays in direct sunlight.
Please visit http://crystal-display.com/brand-new-ultra-high-bright-monitors/ for more information.
Or contact us via email on info@crystal-display.com or call +44 (0) 1634 327420.
XPS™ One™ Sales Aid (2007 2-page flyer)Wayne Caswell
I created this for Dell as Messaging Manager for consumer desktop PCs. I did the layout and graphics and wrote all of the copy. Before leaving Dell, I got permission to use documents shown here as samples of my work.
1. First NV T3-based tablet.
2. The PCB design is a little like Apple iPad 2, main chips are mounted on the same side.
3. As the information NV released, T3 does not support PoP package which needs to put memory on the PCB.
4. The panel is from Hanstar, super IPS.
5. There are two suppliers for the main storage, eMMC, which is Hynix and Kingston.
6. For LVDS transmitter, from the teardown, there are two suppliers.
a. One is from TI
b. And the other one is the chip with “TH133B” chip marking which might be THine, a JP vendor.
7. The GPS function should be disabled after end users complained….signal reception is not good ….
8. There are two embedded controllers in the system. One is inside main system and the other one is inside docking.
9. There is one image processor for front camera which is from Fujitsu. In MWC 2012, ASUS announced that ASUS PadPhone uses Fujitsu image processor.
Same chip can be found inside SAMSUNG Galaxy S II and SAMSUNG Galaxy Note.
Experience the trills of More performance and more memory.
Brace yourself for more with the new Lava 3G 402+ with a powerful processor and a bigger RAM for a smooth, fast performance.
For more than fifty years, Dukane’s Audio Visual Products Division has provided schools and businesses around the world with technology solutions that helped increase learning. With a network of trained professional dealers available to provide personal and localized sales support, Dukane is committed to meeting each customer’s particular needs.
For more information contact:
Delia Valdez
Dukane Customer Service Representative
Phone: 888-245-1966
Fax: (630) 584-5156
Emai; avsales@dukane.com
Website: www.Dukane.com/AV
For information on Dukane’s Innovative Convey Response system, go to
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To follow Dukane on twitter
Dukane AV products : @DukaneAV
Convey Solutions: @ConveySolutions
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MSI Optix MPG Series Gaming Monitor Info KitMSI Gaming
MSI and SteelSeries are proud to announce that thanks to their long-standing technology partnership, the newly launched Optix MPG series curved gaming monitors are now supported by SteelSeries Engine. Using the five RGB zones on the front of the monitor, gamers can easily program lighting effects in the SteelSeries Engine to notify them of in-game timers, stats, cooldowns or even Discord notifications.
►More about MSI Optix MPG Series:
https://www.msi.com/Landing/MSI_Curved_Gaming_Monitor
Social:
►Facebook: hhttps://www.facebook.com/MSIGaming/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/msitweets
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msigaming
Take a look at the spec for our battery shelf edge display
For more info please visit http://crystal-display.com/products/battery-powered-shelf-display/
Or contact us for more information via email on info@crystal-display.com or call +44(0) 1634 327420
Full immersion is achieved by simultaneously focusing on the broader dimensions of visual quality, sound quality, and intuitive interactions. This presentation discusses how:
- Technology improvements continue to drive more immersive experiences, especially for VR and AR
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) will enhance the visual quality on all our screens
- Scene-based audio is a new paradigm for 3D audio
- Natural user interfaces like voice, gestures, and eye tracking are making interactions more intuitive
This presentation contains video which can be played in MS Office 2010 (the first three slides)
This presentation explains how sales executives involve in selling a video game to a customer.
This report outlines the key findings from over 100 senior survey respondents in the media and entertainment industry.
In partnership with MarkLogic, we wanted to find out where the major challenges and opportunities lie and what players in the industry need to do to survive.
Enjoyed this report?
You may also be interested in our upcoming conference, The Future of Broadcasting, to be held 27th & 28th June in London.
Find out more on the website: http://bit.ly/1NViQ7w
XPS™ One™ Sales Aid (2007 2-page flyer)Wayne Caswell
I created this for Dell as Messaging Manager for consumer desktop PCs. I did the layout and graphics and wrote all of the copy. Before leaving Dell, I got permission to use documents shown here as samples of my work.
1. First NV T3-based tablet.
2. The PCB design is a little like Apple iPad 2, main chips are mounted on the same side.
3. As the information NV released, T3 does not support PoP package which needs to put memory on the PCB.
4. The panel is from Hanstar, super IPS.
5. There are two suppliers for the main storage, eMMC, which is Hynix and Kingston.
6. For LVDS transmitter, from the teardown, there are two suppliers.
a. One is from TI
b. And the other one is the chip with “TH133B” chip marking which might be THine, a JP vendor.
7. The GPS function should be disabled after end users complained….signal reception is not good ….
8. There are two embedded controllers in the system. One is inside main system and the other one is inside docking.
9. There is one image processor for front camera which is from Fujitsu. In MWC 2012, ASUS announced that ASUS PadPhone uses Fujitsu image processor.
Same chip can be found inside SAMSUNG Galaxy S II and SAMSUNG Galaxy Note.
Experience the trills of More performance and more memory.
Brace yourself for more with the new Lava 3G 402+ with a powerful processor and a bigger RAM for a smooth, fast performance.
For more than fifty years, Dukane’s Audio Visual Products Division has provided schools and businesses around the world with technology solutions that helped increase learning. With a network of trained professional dealers available to provide personal and localized sales support, Dukane is committed to meeting each customer’s particular needs.
For more information contact:
Delia Valdez
Dukane Customer Service Representative
Phone: 888-245-1966
Fax: (630) 584-5156
Emai; avsales@dukane.com
Website: www.Dukane.com/AV
For information on Dukane’s Innovative Convey Response system, go to
www.conveyclassrooms.com
Dukane AV
2900 Dukane Drive
St. Charles, IL 60174
To follow Dukane on twitter
Dukane AV products : @DukaneAV
Convey Solutions: @ConveySolutions
To follow Dukane on facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dukane-Audio-Visual/511233205592745
To follow Convey on Facebook :
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Convey-Solutions/173651736115281
MSI Optix MPG Series Gaming Monitor Info KitMSI Gaming
MSI and SteelSeries are proud to announce that thanks to their long-standing technology partnership, the newly launched Optix MPG series curved gaming monitors are now supported by SteelSeries Engine. Using the five RGB zones on the front of the monitor, gamers can easily program lighting effects in the SteelSeries Engine to notify them of in-game timers, stats, cooldowns or even Discord notifications.
►More about MSI Optix MPG Series:
https://www.msi.com/Landing/MSI_Curved_Gaming_Monitor
Social:
►Facebook: hhttps://www.facebook.com/MSIGaming/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/msitweets
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msigaming
Take a look at the spec for our battery shelf edge display
For more info please visit http://crystal-display.com/products/battery-powered-shelf-display/
Or contact us for more information via email on info@crystal-display.com or call +44(0) 1634 327420
Full immersion is achieved by simultaneously focusing on the broader dimensions of visual quality, sound quality, and intuitive interactions. This presentation discusses how:
- Technology improvements continue to drive more immersive experiences, especially for VR and AR
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) will enhance the visual quality on all our screens
- Scene-based audio is a new paradigm for 3D audio
- Natural user interfaces like voice, gestures, and eye tracking are making interactions more intuitive
This presentation contains video which can be played in MS Office 2010 (the first three slides)
This presentation explains how sales executives involve in selling a video game to a customer.
This report outlines the key findings from over 100 senior survey respondents in the media and entertainment industry.
In partnership with MarkLogic, we wanted to find out where the major challenges and opportunities lie and what players in the industry need to do to survive.
Enjoyed this report?
You may also be interested in our upcoming conference, The Future of Broadcasting, to be held 27th & 28th June in London.
Find out more on the website: http://bit.ly/1NViQ7w
China's exponential growth is propelled by its entrepreneurs. This concise overview analyses what drives them - and what holds them back. Four different types of entrepreneur are profiled.....
How to be successful at innovation when so many product launches fail - or where products even fail to get launched?
The key is to de-risk ideation and the best way I know to do this is to ensure ideas intercept future consumer demand through a trends approach. Find our how to run a trends-based creative process
Did you know mains power is no longer needed for you to deliver your digital messaging? Opening up a whole world of new possibilities.
We would like to introduce you to the newly launched Portable Battery-Powered High Brightness Digital Signage Solution, the 49″ Digital Android Battery A-Board.
Fore more information please visit http://crystal-display.com/cds-battery-powered-digital-signage-product-the-a-board/
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Voor grafische designbureaus, ict-bedrijven, beveiligingsbedrijven of datacenters is de L206WU een uitkomst. Dank zij de innovatieve USB Multilink technologie kunnen in een handomdraai meerdere beeldschermen worden aangesloten. Installatie van extra beeldschermadapters of extra driversoftware is niet nodig. De beeldschermen configureren zichzelf.
Met de hoge contrastratio (DFC 5000:1), de snelle responstijd (2 ms) en toepassing van de unieke LG Flatron F-engine geeft deze 20"LCD breedbeeld monitor een aan perfectie grenzende beeldweergave.
L206WU 20" LCD breedbeeldmonitor met USB aansluitgemak
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Voor grafische designbureaus, ict-bedrijven, beveiligingsbedrijven of datacenters is de L206WU een uitkomst. Dank zij de innovatieve USB Multilink technologie kunnen in een handomdraai meerdere beeldschermen worden aangesloten. Installatie van extra beeldschermadapters of extra driversoftware is niet nodig. De beeldschermen configureren zichzelf.
Meer informatie: http://www.lg-playwide.nl
Check out our new digital signage brochure for 2017 including our full range of digital posters and touch interactive displays.
Including; android advertising displays, freestanding posters, POS android, outdoor, professional monitors, high brightness, LCD video walls, PCAP touchscreens, infrared touchscreens, presentation displays and media players.
For more information please contact us via email info@crystal-display.com or call +44 (0) 1634 327420
Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera with MFT Mount features a Super 35mm sized image sensor with a global shutter and a Canon EF compatible lens mount.The camera's ability to expose for 12 stops of dynamic range lends the image a truly film-like look.
This Smart TV Box with Android 4.2,support 3G,HDMI and built in wifi,also it has many network functions,such as Skype chatting,Picasa,Youtube,Flicker,Facebook,Online movies etc,it is the best choice for electronic device.
The Coolpad delivers a stunning performance with its 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor running on Android Jelly Bean 4.1. While the beautiful 12.7 cm qHD display coupled with DTS Audio ensures an amazing multimedia experience. The Coolpad is packed with features that make it the perfect companion to chill with and a 2000 mAH battery that keeps the good times rolling.
The Coolpad comes with multiple connectivity options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 as well as HSPA+ support with Video Calling to connect with your friends and family with a few simple touches. Capture memorable moments with amazing clarity with the Coolpad’s 5MP AF primary camera. The Coolpad is packed with smart sensors that deliver a truly awesome user experience.
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The Blackmagic Production Camera 4K from Blackmagic Design features a Super 35mm sized image sensor with a global shutter and a Canon EF compatible lens mount.
Another addition to our sunlight readable displays ideal for window advertising due to the high brightness. Discover the latest innovation in window displays with our range of Freestanding Ultra High Brightness Digital Posters.
For more information please visit http://crystal-display.com/newly-launched-46-inch-freestanding-window-displays/
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Angel Abundez of DesignMind explains how to build and automate data sets and data models in Excel using the Power BI toolset. You'll see how to pull data from a variety of on-premise and cloud data sources to familiarize yourself with the latest capabilities of Power Query and Power Pivot. Then you'll learn about the software required to automate your Power BI analysis whether you are trying to refresh your Excel workbooks on a file server, in SharePoint Online, or SharePoint. on-premise.
Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - A Practical Introduction Mark Ginnebaugh
Patrick Sheehan of Microsoft covers platform architecture, data warehousing methodology, and multi-dimensional cube development.
You will learn:
* How to develop and deploy data cubes using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
* Optimal data warehouse methodology for use with SSAS
* Tips/tricks for designing & building cubes over no warehouse/suboptimal source system (it happens)
* Cube processing types - How/why to use each
* Cube design practices + How to build and deploy cubes!
Platfora - An Analytics Sandbox In A World Of Big DataMark Ginnebaugh
As Big Data becomes the norm in dealing with data volume, variety, and velocity, it becomes increasingly harder for the Data Analyst to understand and work with data sets. To overcome this we introduce Platfora, a Hadoop backed data analysis framework which nicely complements more traditional data warehousing and BI solutions. This presentation covers ingestion of new data and building of data sets and visualizations,in a system that requires no more work than interacting with a graphical interface. You'll see examples of peer-to-peer lending and how insights on loan applicants and their risk profiles can be quickly revealed with no ETL development or demanding data transformation.
Microsoft SQL Server Relational Databases and Primary KeysMark Ginnebaugh
SQL Server guru Ami Levin explains some of the fundamental design principles of relational databases: normalization rules, key selection, and the controversies associated with these issues from a practical perspective.
This presentation hits on the benefits and challenges of using different types of keys - natural, surrogates, artificial, and others.
Each key offers benefits from multiple aspects: data consistency, application development, maintenance, portability and performance.
Ami Levin is a Microsoft MVP and a consultant with SolidQ. Last fall he moved to California from Israel, where he led the Israeli SQL Server User Group.
DesignMind Microsoft Business Intelligence SQL ServerMark Ginnebaugh
DesignMind is a custom software firm in San Francisco specializing in SQL Server, SharePoint, .NET, and Microsoft Business Intelligence.
We're a Microsoft Certified Partner with expertise in Business Intelligence, Data Platform, Portals and Collaboration, and Custom Development. Our Business Intelligence team specializes in Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Mart, Mobile Business Intelligence, and Self-Service BI.
San Francisco Bay Area SQL Server July 2013 meetingsMark Ginnebaugh
San Francisco Bay Area July 2013 Microsoft SQL Server and Business Intelligence meetings.
Learn more:
www.meetup.com/The-San-Francisco-SQL-Server-Meetup-Group
www.meetup.com/The-SiliconValley-SQL-Server-User-Group
www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Microsoft-BI-User-Group
Presenter: Ernest Hwang of Practice Fusion > This presentation shows how to simplify your database deployments, ensure that no database changes are overlooked, and implement unit tests using the suite of Red Gate developer tools.
You'll see how Practice Fusion streamlines database deployments in their Integration, Testing, Staging, and Production environments. This frees developers from the burden of maintaining deployment scripts, while reducing the number of overlooked breaking changes to zero.
The demo uses a Windows Azure box as the Jenkins (Continuous Integration) server and several SQL Azure databases (representing Integration and QA environments). The entire repository is hosted on GitHub (https://github.com/CF9/Databases.RGDemo), for anyone to download.
You'll learn how to:
* Add your database to source control in under five minutes
* Create a CI Job to validate your database “build”
* Deploy database changes to your environments with a mouse click
* Set up database unit testing using tSQLt
* Avoid problems when implementing Database CI in the “real-world”
Ernest Hwang is a Principal Software Engineer at Practice Fusion in San Francisco. He uses Red Gate SQL Source Control, SQL Compare, SQL Data Compare, and SQL Test to automate Practice Fusion's Continuous Integration efforts and instrument database deployments.
Presenter: Ofer Mendelevitch of Hortonworks > Learn the benefits of big data for data scientists, and how Hadoop and HDInsight fit into the modern data architecture and enable data-driven products.
You'll learn:
* What data science actually means
* The term "data products"
* The benefits of using big data for data scientists
* How Hadoop helps data scientists work with big data
* About HDInsight, the big data platform from Microsoft and Hortonworks
SQL Server implements three different physical operators to perform joins. In this presentation you'll see how each of these operators work plus its advantages and challenges.
You'll learn:
* The logic behind the optimizer's decisions
* Which operator to use for various joins using (semi) real life examples
* How to avoid common join-related pitfalls
Ami Levin is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and a Mentor with SolidQ. For the past 14 years, he has been consulting, teaching, writing, and speaking about SQL Server worldwide.
Levin’s areas of expertise are data modeling, database design, T-SQL and performance tuning.
Before moving to California, he led the Israeli SQL Server user group (ISUG) and moderated the Hebrew MSDN SQL Server support forum. Ami is a regular speaker at Microsoft Tech-Ed Israel, Dev Academy, and other SQL Server conferences. He blogs at SQL Server Tuning Blog.
Microsoft PowerPivot & Power View in Excel 2013Mark Ginnebaugh
PowerPivot is an add-in for Excel that empowers business users to create their own tabular data models. Power View is also available in the Excel 2013 client. It was first released as a server-based report authoring tool with SQL Server 2012 and is available in SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise.
You'll learn:
* How to work with the add-in in the Excel 2013 client
* How compelling interactive reports can be created quickly and easily
* The new PowerPivot features - including pie charts, maps, KPIs, hierarchies, drill down/drill up, and report styles
Peter Myers specializes in Microsoft Business Intelligence, and provides mentoring, technical training and course content authoring for SQL Server and Office. Peter has current SQL Server and MCT certifications, and has been a Microsoft MVP (Most Valued Professional) since 2007.
Microsoft Data Warehouse Business Intelligence Lifecycle - The Kimball ApproachMark Ginnebaugh
Data Warehouse - Business Intelligence Lifecycle Overview by Warren Thronthwaite
This slide deck describes the Kimball approach from the best-selling Data Warehouse Toolkit, 2nd Edition. It was presented to the Bay Area Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group in October 2012.
Starting with business requirements and project definition, the lifecycle branches out into three tracks: Technical, Data and Applications. You will learn:
* The major steps in the Lifecycle and what needs to happen in each one.
* Why business requirements are so important and how they influence all major decisions across the entire DW/BI system.
* Key tools for prioritizing business requirements and creating an enterprise information framework.
* How to break up a DW/BI system into doable increments that add real business value and can be completed in a reasonable time frame.
Fusion-io Memory Flash for Microsoft SQL Server 2012Mark Ginnebaugh
You've heard about Solid State Drives (SSDs), and might be using them now. To get dramatically improved IO performance, you need Flash Memory – storage that can be connected to your server’s Bus, and really maximize IO.
Fusion-io is an industry leader in this area, and Sumeet Bansal explains how to best employ this powerful technology. You'll learn:
* The many ways Flash can help your SQL Server performance, while at the same time lowering costs
* How you can use Flash optimally for your SQL Server deployment
* Easy, low risk ways to introduce ioMemory into SQL Server environments to instantly realize significant benefits.
* How to implement ioMemory optimally for the most pervasive configurations of SQL Server
Author: William Brown, Microsoft BI Specialist > This slide presentation covers Microsoft Data Mining functionality from the developer to the end user. In the past, data mining belonged to the deep technical specialist, but the current Microsoft stack allows anyone to create very powerful data mining models. Data mining allows users to find insights that are difficult or impossible to discover with traditional analysis.
You'll learn
* How to get started with Data mining
* The various data mining models and where they can be applied
* How to create models and surface the data to users
* How to use the new Excel Data mining add-in
This presentation lists upcoming events and summer 2012 virtual chapter meetings of the Professional Association for SQL Server. You will find meetings about data warehousing, Big Data, Master Data, Powershell, and virtualization.
Learn more about PASS at www.sqlpass.org
Business Intelligence Dashboard Design Best PracticesMark Ginnebaugh
Microsoft BI expert Dan Bulos spoke on Dashboard Design Best Practices to the Bay Area Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group.
This presentation shows techniques for displaying data in a dashboard for maximum impact. Dan also discusses various tools available in the Microsoft BI stack – Reporting Services, Excel, PerformancePoint and the new entry, Power View.
Take a look at Mobile BI on iPad, Windows Phone, SQL Server Reporting Services, and SharePoint with emphasis on data visualization best practices. Angel Abundez explains how design approaches change when launching mission-critical dashboards and reports on smaller screen sizes using touch-screen technology.
Presenter Angel Abundez is a Business Intelligence consultant with DesignMind in San Francisco. He focuses on Business Intelligence, Visualization, and improving business processes using Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint, and ASP.NET. He also works with the new visualizations coming out with PowerPivot, Power View, and SharePoint. Angel is Co-Lead of the Bay Area Business Intelligence User Group and is an active speaker in the SQL Server community.
SQL Server 2012 is the most crucial release of SQL Server to-date. In this slideshow, you'll see how SQL Server 2012 supports mission critical applications 24x7 and gives significant insight into business operations. Presented by Subhash Jawahrani of Microsoft to the Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group in March 2012.
You'll learn about:
* Mission Critical Apps
* New Business Intelligence features
* Improving business agility with Cloud computing
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Master Data ServicesMark Ginnebaugh
Author: Mark Gschwind, DesignMind
San Francisco, California
Master Data Services had a major upgrade in the SQL Server 2012 release. BI Consultant Mark Gschwind takes you through the new Excel interface, the new Silverlight look and feel, and integration improvements.
Knowing how to use this tool can be a valuable addition to your repertoire as a BI professional, allowing you to address data quality and other challenges.
Mark will show how to create a model, add columns and rows, manage security, and create hierarchies. He demos the new Excel interface and discuss how to allow you to manage master data yourself. He'll touch on how to integrate with a DW, migrating from Dev to Production.
You'll learn:
* How to let users manage dimensions and hierarchies for your DW
* How to create workflows to improve data quality in your DW
* Tips from real-life implementations to help you achieve a successful implementation
Mark Gschwind, Partner at DesignMind, is an expert on data warehousing, OLAP, and ERP migration. He has authored three enterprise data warehouses and over 80 OLAP cubes for 46 clients in a wide range of industries. Mark has certifications in SQL Server and Oracle Essbase.
This slideshow is for IT professionals, data analysts, managers, and anyone looking to drive more productivity from Excel. You will learn how you can effectively leverage the add-ins with your own data and analysis requirements.
One of the pillars of the SQL Server 2008 R2 release is Managed Self-Service BI.
Peter Myers of SolidQ will introduce:
* SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel
* SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint
The SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel add-in is a key offering in this pillar, and delivers an entirely new analytic experience to Excel 2010. This add-in allows analysts to load and prepare large volumes of data from various sources to create a multidimensional model. The model can be enriched with sophisticated calculations. Then the model can then be used as the source for PivotTable and PivotChart reports.
With the SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint add-in, the Excel workbooks that host the PowerPivot model can be cataloged in SharePoint and exposed as a data source for other Excel and Reporting Services reports. These SharePoint hosted models can then be managed by IT with scheduled data refreshes from the originating data stores.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
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.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical Futures
Holiday Gadgets 2009
1. Holiday Gadgets - 2009
Presented by: Mark Ginnebaugh and Fred Davis at Autodesk
San Rafael, California
Sponsored by:
2. Fred Davis
Co-Founder and CTO, Grabbit (www.grabbit.net)
Award winning tech journalist, entrepreneur and gadget enthusiast
Named one of the most influential tech people by publications in the U. S. and
Japan
Widely quoted in publications such as Business Week, The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and the Atlantic
Monthly
Guest on many radio and television programs, including NPR's "All Things
Considered," "CBS Evening News," and "ABC News"
3. iPod Nano
5th Generation
8GB or 16GB
Video recording
FM Radio Tuner
Up to 24 hours of music playback or 5 hours of video
playback when fully charged
2.2-inch color TFT display with 240 x 376 pixel
resolution
$150 for 8GB
7. Palm Pre
Palm's new Linux-based webOS
Camera, no video
Portable media player
GPS navigator
Ambient light sensor adjusts screen
brightness
Internet (text messaging, e-mail, web
browsing, Wi-Fi)
Slide open for keyboard
$149 from Sprint w/plan
8. Motorola Droid
Android 2.0
faster Web browser
Google Maps Navigation
better messaging and contact
management
excellent call quality
talk time
improved speed over previous
Android devices.
$199 from Verizon w/plan
9. Kindle 2
Whisper Sync technology lets people keep
track of a single book across multiple
devices
Physical keyboard right up front, and the
device can even browse the web.
The Kindle doesn't support the open,
Google-backed ePub format, but you can't
do much better for paid content than the
Kindle Store.
$259 - Buy from Amazon
10. Kindle DX
Aimed at businesses and students, with
a 9.7-inch screen and wider format
support
Great for PDF
$489 - Buy from Amazon
11. ASUS eePC
ASUS started the netbook craze,
and while the release of Windows
7 and graphics chips like Ion have
made "traditional" netbook guts a
little passe, the 1005HA "Seashell"
Eee PC is perhaps the best
example of that passing form.
10 hours of constant use!
$359
12. HP Mini 311
11.6-inch screen, a great keyboard
and HP's classy netbook styling
NVIDIA Ion graphics chip inside
makes the laptop powerful enough
to play back HD video and even
some video games like World of
Warcraft.
$399+ Buy from HP
13. Dell Inspiron Mini 10v NetBook
10.1-inch Dell Mini
10v powered by an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
processor (unlike the Mini 10).
1GB RAM and integrated Intel 945GSE UMA
Graphics Media Accelerator.
Either 120GB/160GB hrd drive or 8GB/16GB
SSD storage.
10.1-inch 1024×576 LCD display and 1Wx2
speakers.
1.3 Megapixel webcam
WIFi
Bluetooth 2.1
3-in-1 card reader and three USB ports.
Runs Windows XP and/or Linux OS – OR
Snow Leopard with hack!
$399
14. Kohjinsha DX Netbook
Kahjinsha dual-screen netbook.
10.1 inches, one slides behind the other
when not in use.
Each screen is a TFT display capable of
showing 1,024 by 600 pixels.
The netbook measures 1.02 x 8.26 x 0.74 –
1.65 inches and weighs just 4.09 pounds.
$1,110
15. Panasonic Z1
Flagship 54-inch plasma HDTV ever,
with only 1-inch depth.
SiBEAM's 60GHz 1080p for wireless
glitch-free images sent via the included
transmitter/media box from up to 30 feet
away.
Internet connectivity for YouTube and
Amazon VOD and an SD card reader for
photos.
Full 1080 line motion resolution,
accurate HD color, deep black levels and
96Hz for judder free movie viewing.
$4000
16. LG LH90
Excellent black levels, wide viewing angle
LCD IPS panel, accurate color, and 240Hz
(120 refresh + scanning backlight) for good
motion resolution.
ISF CCC mode for calibration, THX
certification and a "picture wizard" for user
set-up without calibration discs or external
test signals.
Not the thinnest LED LCD, but a great price.
Available in 42, 47 and 55 inch screen sizes
The 42LH90 is online for $1200 to
$1500; the 47LH90 sells in the $1700
range; and the 55LH90 goes for
$2200 to $2800.
17. Dual Digital HDTV Tuner
Turn any PC on your network into an
HDTV with SiliconDust's HDHomeRun
network-based adapter.
Dual tuner solution plugs into your network
and lets you receive both over the air and unencrypted
content from your cable company.
Compatible with Windows Media Center and many third
party solutions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux.
Record your favorite shows onto your hard drive so you can
watch them whenever you want.
Watch TV from any computer on your network.
Record full 1080i broadcast resolution.
Pause, rewind, fast-forward live TV.
Schedule and record all your favorite TV shows.
Expand with multiple HDHomeRun devices.
$150
18. Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Player
Blu-
Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc
Player
1080p upconvert
24p cinema mode
Includes an SD Memory card slot
and USB slot, to view digital still
images and HD video recorded in
AVCHD
$129
19. LG BD390
Excellent Blu-ray play
Integrated 802.11n Wi-Fi
Netflix, YouTube, and CinemaNow streaming
Superfast disc loading; plays music, videos, and
pictures off a connected USB drive or over
network
Profile 2.0 compatible; onboard decoding for Dolby
TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
7.1 analog outputs
1GB onboard memory.
$400
20. Sony PS3 Slim
33% slimmer, 36% lighter, more energy
efficient PlayStation 3
Blu-ray Disc with upsampling
Includes a Dualshock 3 wireless
controller and a built-in 120GB HDD for
storing games, music, videos, and
photos.
Built-in Wi-Fi
HDMI + Bravia Sync functionality that
provides both 1080p output resolution
Instant in-synch connectivity between
your PS3 and other Sony HDMI enabled
products without remote controls
$299 ($100 drop)
21. Nikon D3000
10.2-megapixel DX-format imaging
sensor
Nikon EXPEED image processing; in-
camera image editing and Active D-
Lighting
3.0-inch color LCD screen; 170-degree
wide-angle viewing
Under $500 with 18-55mm Zoom-
Nikkor VR Image Stabilization
lens
22. Nikon D90
12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS imaging
sensor
D-Movie Mode; Cinematic 24fps HD with
sound
3-inch super-density 920,000-dot color
LCD monitor
Capture images to SD/SDHC memory
cards
$1,200 with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G
ED VR lens
23. Nikon D700
12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm)
CMOS sensor; body only.
3.0-inch, 920,000-dot VGA color monitor; 170-
degree wide-angle viewing and tempered-
glass protection.
Fast, accurate 51-point AF system; 3D Focus
Tracking and two Live View shooting modes.
Base ISO range from 200-6400 can be
expanded to range from ISO 100 (Lo-1) to
25,600 (Hi-2); 0.12-second start-up speed.
Capture images to CF I/II cards; compliant
high-speed UDMA CF cards that will enable
recording speeds up to 35 megabytes/second.
$2,500 (body only)
24. Canon 7D
DSLR video that's superior to every camera
but Canon's very pro 1D Mark IV (which
costs $5000)
Shoots in 1080p, with full manual controls,
excellent in low light.
18-megapixel sensor that doesn't explode
with noise at high ISO settings
Good autofocus system
$1900 with a 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 kit
lens
25. Canon T1i
Same 15-megapixel sensor as the pricier
mid-range 50D
Full 1080p HD video capture at 1920 x 1080
resolution
HDMI output
3.0-inch Clear View LCD
Live View Function for stills (Quick, Live and
Face Detection AF modes) and video
Capture images and video to SD/SDHC
memory cards
$720 with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens
26. Canon PowerShot S90IS
10-megapixel High Sensitivity System; DIGIC 4
Image Processor
Improved low-light image performance, plus a Low
Light scene mode for ISO settings up to 12,800
Customizable control ring for easy access and
operation of manual or other creative shooting
settings
Wide-angle 3.8x optical zoom with Canon's Optical
Image Stabilizer
f/2.0 lens
$399
27. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
DMC-
12.1-megapixel resolution
27mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-
Elmarit lens; 18x optical zoom with
POWER O.I.S.
HD movies with 1280 x 720-pixel
resolution; AVCHD Lite format
2.7-inch TFT LCD screen
$399
28. Leica M9
18 Megapixels
Full-Frame 35mm CCD Sensor
2.5" LCD
Classic Rangefinder Design
Intuitive Controls
Quiet, Metal Blade Shutter
High Sensitivity (ISO 2500)
M Mount Compatible
$7,000 (body only)
29. Hasselblad H3DII-50
H3DII-
50 megapixels
Large format (2x2 style)
50MP, 36×48mm Kodak sensor, which
is twice the size of a full frame 35mm
DSLR sensor
top shutter speed of 1/800 sec
ISO range of 50 to 400
$35,000
30. Flip Ultra HD
Pocket-sized HD camcorder featuring
one-touch recording and digital zoom
Captures 120 minutes of HD video on
8 GB of built-in memory; no tapes or
additional memory cards required
Convenient flip-out USB arm plugs
directly into your PC or Mac to launch
FlipShare software
Built-in software lets you upload video
to sharing sites likeYouTube and
MySpace
$199
31. Canon VIXIA HF200
HD Flash Memory Camcorder
HD video directly to a removable SDHC memory card
Genuine Canon 15x HD video lens; SuperRange Optical
Image Stabilizer
1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p
Progressive Mode
Dual Shot for capturing both video and photos with ease
HDMI terminal for easy, one-cable connectivity to your
HDTV
Under $600
32. Canon HF S100
Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder
8.59Mp CMOS sensor
Up to 6 hours of HD video to a removable
SDHC card as well as 8Mp digital stills
10x HD Video Lens, 2.7" Multi-Angle
Widescreen LCD and SuperRange Optical
Image Stabilization
Face Detection and Pre-record modes help
the casual shooter get the shot.
Microphone and headphone terminals and a
Mini Advanced Accessory shoe for holding
external lights and mics.
24p Cinema mode gives your video a film-
look while 30p Progressive mode is ideal for
action or sports footage.
$1,000
33. Sony PMW-EX3
PMW-
Flash-memory based high definition
camcorder
Variety of frame rates and resolutions
using Sony's new XDCAM-EX intraframe
codec
“Big-brother" to the PMW-EX1, the PMW-
EX3 has an interchangeable lens mount
Continuous record time of up to 140
minutes!
Shoot in 720p, 1080i, or 1080p modes
Fast and slow motion, as well as popular
frame rates such as the "film-like" 24p
mode.
$9,999
34. Red One Camera
Body itself starts at just under
$20,000—without lenses, mounts,
CF modules or pretty much
anything you'll need to use it
It's the cheapest 4K camera you
can acquire, and for the price of
one extended 35mm camera
rental, you'll have a system that's
"free to use" again and again.
$17,500 (body only)
35. Sound Isolating Earphones
Shure SE210 Hi-Definition earplugs with bright
highs and extra detail
HD MicroSpeaker delivers wider range and more
clarity and detail than standard earbuds
Sound Isolation Technology reduces background
noise better than noise-cancelling headphones,
without batteries or added hiss
Interchangeable sleeves for personalized,
comfortable fit; 3' extension cable; carrying case
Flexible cord length
$150
36. Aluratek Internet Radio
Alarm Clock
Access more than 11,000 radio stations
in over 150 countries around the world
with no monthly fees.
Connect to a local Ethernet cable
network if you prefer.
Search for music geographically by
continent/country/state or by the more
than 50 different available genres
including a wealth of talk, local news and
sports radio stations broadcast
throughout the world.
Stream your music library from your local
pc/media server if the 11,000+ radio
station weren’t enough.
$100
37. Bug Labs
Want to make a GPS camera
MP3 player? You can!
It's a modular, open-source
system for building whatever
comes to mind, by plugging little
modules into each other till you
get the desired functionality.
If you want to program them, you
need to know Java, but there are
also a lot of apps you can just
download.
BUGbase core $450; assorted
modules from $70; monster kit
$750 [Bug Labs]
38. Husqvarna Automower
The Automower works much like a
Roomba does, mapping out the lawn (up
to a 1/2 acre) and cutting it frequently in
random patterns.
Solar electric hybrid
Inexpensive to operate in the long term.
Most versions even return to the
charging base autonomously so the
process is literally set it and forget it.
$1300-$3000 [Husqvarna via Link]
39. Duracell Instant Power Charger
Portable, long lasting battery power for all USB-
compatible devices such as iPods, iPhones, cellular
phones, PDAs, Bluetooth headsets and more.
Adds up to 35 hours of run time to iPods/MP3 players,
5 hours of talk time to cell phones and up to 4 hours of
talk time to iPhones/smart phones/PDAs.
Can be charged up to 600 times using a laptop or any
other USB power source
Compatible with most Motorola and Blackberry
phones and works with all USB cables (like the ones
included with the iPod or iPhone).
Sleek and light--weighs less than five ounces and
easily fits in your purse or pocket.
$15.99
40. Flash Voyager 128GB USB
Drive
Cosair 128GB USB drive
No moving parts.
Ruggedized, rubber housing, water-resistant
and virtually shockproof.
Fast performance on par with portable USB
hard drives.
More than 2.5 times faster than competing
high-capacity USB flash drives.
Works with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
operating systems, without the need for drivers.
$400
41. Swann SW234-PC2 PenCam
SW234-
Stylish ball point pen is a camera that records
quality color video to a built-in memory stick
with a 2GB storage capacity.
With the touch of a button you can instantly
switch from recording video at 640 x 480
resolution to recording still shots at 1280 x 960
resolution.
Plug the pen into your PC's USB port for
viewing its images and for uploading video to
your favorite social networking site.
Battery lasts 90 minutes.
The SW234-PC2 is also a working pen - Swann
even supplied it with 3 ink refills.
$99
42. Automatic Pancake Maker
Chefstack Automatic Pancake Maker
Proportedly cranks out 200 perfectly-formed low fat pancakes (in three-sizes) per
hour.
Essentially, it's one big gift for all of your pancake-loving friends, and an even bigger
gift for yourself when you visit.
Good for fire departments and fund raisers?
$3500