Development by Davis: marzo 2013

viernes, 29 de marzo de 2013

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 02:00 AM PDT

This February marked the 50th year anniversary of the "Please Please Me" single in the US and the start of a year-long program of events to celebrate the Fab Four (The Beatles) in their hometown of Liverpool.

Throughout the year of 1963, the popularity of The Beatles had been growing steadily with fan frenzy increasing. Beatlemania was officially declared on October 13, 1963 when The Beatles performed at the London Palladium to a British television audience of 15 million. Though The Beatles have been the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the history of pop music, their role in fostering the open source movement is often forgotten or slighted.

AMD Foundation Named as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for the Second Consecutive Year

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the AMD Foundation has been named a 2013 Laureate of the International Data Group's (IDG) Computerworld Hon...

Winning a presidential election the open source way

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 04:00 AM PDT

One of the ways Obama won the 2012 election was with technology. It wasn't the only way, but technology offered one thing that feet on the street couldn't: a force multiplier effect. The technology used during the campaign to accept donations and manage volunteers was based on open source and open standards. Open source helped the campaign accomplish several things. It enabled the team building the technology to create a culture of code, innovate faster, and solve problems the open source way.

jueves, 28 de marzo de 2013

Development by Davis: “April Fools' Day pranks the open source way” plus 2 more

April Fools' Day pranks the open source way
Opening product data for a more responsible world
Join the first Open Source Hardware Documentation Jam

April Fools' Day pranks the open source way

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 02:00 AM PDT

April Fools' Day is not a national holiday, so no, you don't get to stay at home and play with your Raspberry Pi or read HackerNews all day. But, you do get to the opportunity to join a community of pranksters around the globe who will invariably succeed in some knee-slapping, good humor.

Opening product data for a more responsible world

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Data on the products we buy is rarely viewed as something to be opened. But in fact, the international standards that make it possible for products to be traded across borders can be used by consumers for their own ends—to help improve information—sharing and choice across the planet. There is currently no public database of this information, but we're working to change that at Product Open Data.

Join the first Open Source Hardware Documentation Jam

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:24 AM PDT

The Open Source Hardware Documentation Jam will be held on April 26-28 in New York.

We always thought the power of open source hardware lies in the ability to build upon others' work and, when it comes to hardware, good documentation is the key to making this happen.

miércoles, 27 de marzo de 2013

Development by Davis: “AMD Delivers Unified Gaming Strategy at GDC 2013” plus 2 more

AMD Delivers Unified Gaming Strategy at GDC 2013
Gov 2.0 rises to the next level: Open data in action
AMD Closes Transaction to Sell and Lease-back Austin Campus, Generating Approximately $164 Million in Cash

AMD Delivers Unified Gaming Strategy at GDC 2013

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) AMD (NYSE: AMD) unveiled its leadership strategy for the worldwide gaming market. AMD's Unified Gaming Strategy comprehensively addresses how AMD will drive the gaming market across consoles, cloud platforms, tablets and PCs. By working with the world's leading hardw...

Gov 2.0 rises to the next level: Open data in action

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

For many, Gov 2.0 is about putting government in the hands of citizens. Whether it's a mobile app alerting residents to a local meeting or checking social media networks to see which roads are clear for the morning commute. The term should be defined primarily by its utility in helping citizens or agencies solve problems, either for individuals or the commons, according to a recent article on the subject by Alex Howard on GovFresh.

AMD Closes Transaction to Sell and Lease-back Austin Campus, Generating Approximately $164 Million in Cash

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the successful closing of its transaction with 7171 Southwest Parkway Holdings, LP to sell and lease-back the company's "Lone Star Campus" located at 7171 Southwest Parkway in Austin, Texas. The transaction generated proceeds of approximately $164 million in cash, net of all fees,...

martes, 26 de marzo de 2013

Development by Davis: “Beat Making Lab partners with PBS Digital Studios to expand reach of music education” plus 1 more

Beat Making Lab partners with PBS Digital Studios to expand reach of music education

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 02:00 AM PDT

In the next step of their mission to spread the magic of making music, Beat Making Lab has partnered with PBS Digital Studios to produce web episodes of the work they are doing with youth in Africa.

Student conference experiments with Open Badges

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Online, we know what open education looks like: P2PU, MOOC, Coursera, MITx—pick your favorite acronym. But, what does open education look like in person, and how do we capture its value in transferable artifacts with lasting impact?

At the University of Michigan School of Information, a group of students has been experimenting with leading unconferences as a site of professional development for librarians, archivists, and other information workers. We call these events Quasi-Cons, short for 'quasi-conference', and held our second this winter in Ann Arbor, Michigan, drawing nearly 70 students, alumni, and professionals for a day long mix of participant-driven discussion sessions, lightning talks, and panels.

lunes, 25 de marzo de 2013

Development by Davis: “OpenShot could round out open source media production suite” plus 2 more

OpenShot could round out open source media production suite
European Commission digital agenda and cloud strategy
Re: need help to delete a specific file on every startup

OpenShot could round out open source media production suite

Posted: 25 Mar 2013 02:00 AM PDT

OpenShot, a very popular video editor for Linux, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to hasten its next phase of development, which will include a Macintosh and Windows port of the program.

European Commission digital agenda and cloud strategy

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:00 PM PDT

The European Commission (EC), the central governing body of the EU, has in the past several years pursued ICT policies that increasingly have been good for "openness" in the areas of standards, data, and software. Its recent announcements on cloud computing have continued this theme.

However, as with any broad strategy of this magnitude, there are parts of the strategy (many well-meaning) that could lead to trouble. Attention, engagement, and follow-up with the Commission are needed to assure a positive outcome.

Re: need help to delete a specific file on every startup

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 09:29 PM PDT

in microsoft.public.windows.power shell:

See
get-help remove-item
Also aliased to "del" and "rm".

jue

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