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<rss version="2.0"><channel><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:31:42 GMT</pubDate><title>Jansen Technology Training Consulting RRS Feed</title><link>http://www.mytraderoute.com/</link><description>Jansen Technology Training Consulting News</description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:31:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><managingEditor>richard@humanications.com</managingEditor><webMaster>richard@humanications.com</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Flickr not even flickering in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet photo site says service is being blocked and hopes it's only temporary]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:22:48 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20070609/00006/Flickr_not_even_flickering_in_China/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20070609/00006/Flickr_not_even_flickering_in_China/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun: We'll put Java on the iPhone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sun readies virtual machine to make Java apps run on Apple's mobile platform]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:26:05 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080307/00007/Sun_Well_put_Java_on_the_iPhone/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080307/00007/Sun_Well_put_Java_on_the_iPhone/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft, Yahoo execs finally meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between the two rivals.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:29:45 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080315/00008/Microsoft_Yahoo_execs_finally_meet/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080315/00008/Microsoft_Yahoo_execs_finally_meet/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Blocks YouTube Over Tibet Videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEIJING (AP) -- Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the popular U.S. video Web site.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:07:47 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080316/00005/China_Blocks_YouTube_Over_Tibet_Videos/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080316/00005/China_Blocks_YouTube_Over_Tibet_Videos/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Summer of Code: Meet Your Mentors]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've just announced the list of accepted mentoring organizations for Google Summer of Code™ 2008, and you can check out more details for each of them on the program home page. After reviewing over 500 applications, we finally narrowed our selection to 17]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:34:09 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080317/00016/Google_Summer_of_Code_Meet_Your_Mentors/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080317/00016/Google_Summer_of_Code_Meet_Your_Mentors/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleasing Google's Tech-Savvy Staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you run the information-technology department at a company whose employees are considered among the world's most tech-savvy?]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:01:01 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080318/00014/Pleasing_Googles_TechSavvy_Staff/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080318/00014/Pleasing_Googles_TechSavvy_Staff/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanford researchers developing 3-D camera with 12,616 lenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The camera you own has one main lens and produces a flat, two-dimensional photograph, whether you hold it in your hand or view it on your computer screen. On the other hand, a camera with two lenses (or two cameras placed apart from each other) can take more interesting 3-D photos.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:50:11 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00013/Stanford_researchers_developing_3D_camera_with_12616_lenses/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00013/Stanford_researchers_developing_3D_camera_with_12616_lenses/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding anonymity and the need for biometrics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time we leave our homes, we enter a world dominated by strangers and anonymity. Although facial or voice recognition may help us authenticate a few of those we encounter, what about the many people we don't know? In particular, how do we authenticate ourselves to each other when we need to know who we are dealing with?]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:47:57 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00012/Understanding_anonymity_and_the_need_for_biometrics/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00012/Understanding_anonymity_and_the_need_for_biometrics/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Even in death, Arthur C. Clarke would not compromise his vision.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:32:51 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00015/Scifi_guru_Arthur_C_Clarke_dies_at_90/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080319/00015/Scifi_guru_Arthur_C_Clarke_dies_at_90/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tibet effect: China shutters 25 video sites, penalizes 32]]></title><description><![CDATA[If video is going to be streamed in China, the state wants to know about it. China requires a streaming company to obtain a state license and then avoid airing clips that might inspire fear, contain pornography, or endanger national security. That's a huge burden for sites that feature user-generated content, especially when "endangering national security" includes showing video clips of Chinese unrest. This week, China mounted a crackdown on 62 separate web sites that in violated a new law against showing online audio and video without permits.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:51:12 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080321/00011/Tibet_effect_China_shutters_25_video_sites_penalizes_32/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080321/00011/Tibet_effect_China_shutters_25_video_sites_penalizes_32/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[More data usually beats better algorithms]]></title><description><![CDATA[I teach a class on Data Mining at Stanford. Students in my class are expected to do a project that does some non-trivial data mining. Many students opted to try their hand at the Netflix Challenge: to design a movie recommendations algorithm that does better than the one developed by Netflix.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:36:20 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080324/00021/More_data_usually_beats_better_algorithms/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080324/00021/More_data_usually_beats_better_algorithms/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wireless disruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sebastopol officials reject offer of free Wi-Fi downtown due to health concerns; proponents say that's ridiculous]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:34:15 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080324/00010/Wireless_disruption/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080324/00010/Wireless_disruption/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Approval for mobiles on aircraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given approval by UK regulator Ofcom.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:14:26 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080326/00009/Approval_for_mobiles_on_aircraft/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080326/00009/Approval_for_mobiles_on_aircraft/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study sees Microsoft brand in sharp decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a>'s brand power has been in sharp decline over the past four years, an indication the company is losing credibility and mindshare with U.S. business users, according to a recent study by market research firm <a href="http://www.corebrand.com/" target="_blank">CoreBrand</a>.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:39:05 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00019/Study_sees_Microsoft_brand_in_sharp_decline/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00019/Study_sees_Microsoft_brand_in_sharp_decline/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The death of the silicon computer chip]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reign of the silicon chip is over, according to physicists who predict that the conventional silicon chip has no longer than four years left to run.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:17:40 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00018/The_death_of_the_silicon_computer_chip/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00018/The_death_of_the_silicon_computer_chip/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google's Wi-Fi Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech giants and broadcasters tussle over vacant TV channels.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:11:54 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00017/Googles_WiFi_Dreams/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080328/00017/Googles_WiFi_Dreams/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Docs Aims At Microsoft Office Live With 'Gears']]></title><description><![CDATA[Google (NSDQ:GOOG) took an important step forward Monday in its rivalry with Microsoft Office Live, reporting that Google Docs will allow users to edit word processing documents offline.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:33:15 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080331/00020/Google_Docs_Aims_At_Microsoft_Office_Live_With_Gears/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080331/00020/Google_Docs_Aims_At_Microsoft_Office_Live_With_Gears/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Scoops Microsoft: Delivers Mesh First]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been head deep into taking apart Ray Ozzie's Mesh vision for Microsoft, putting thoughts to the implications of applications which can live on the desktop (installed or virtual apps), streamed, or live entirely in the cloud. The competitor for Mesh is obviously Google. Today Google takes a page right out of the Ozzie Mesh vision and announces offline access for Google Apps, what I call Google Docs "unplugged". Users will now be able to view and edit Google Docs word docs, and soon, Google Docs spreadsheets while unplugged from the net.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:43:36 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080403/00022/Google_Scoops_Microsoft_Delivers_Mesh_First/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080403/00022/Google_Scoops_Microsoft_Delivers_Mesh_First/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Hat Asks Federal Court To Limit Patents On Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, Red Hat took a public stand challenging the standards for patenting software]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:51:24 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080407/00024/Red_Hat_Asks_Federal_Court_To_Limit_Patents_On_Software/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080407/00024/Red_Hat_Asks_Federal_Court_To_Limit_Patents_On_Software/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google gives Web developers a leg up with App Engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks to make it easier for more people to get started developing, and to scale their apps.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:28 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080408/00023/Google_gives_Web_developers_a_leg_up_with_App_Engine/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080408/00023/Google_gives_Web_developers_a_leg_up_with_App_Engine/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft gets a new open-source chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam Ramji just got a promotion: Sam will now be running Microsoft's worldwide open-source and Linux team (roughly 120 people and counting).]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:54:17 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080409/00025/Microsoft_gets_a_new_opensource_chief/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080409/00025/Microsoft_gets_a_new_opensource_chief/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google shares its security secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google is offering security professionals a look into its security systems..]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:31:06 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080410/00026/Google_shares_its_security_secrets/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080410/00026/Google_shares_its_security_secrets/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvard starts teaching open source]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's about time that United States elite academic institutions finally got around to not only using open-source software, but also teaching it. In the April 2008 edition of Harvard Business Review, Harvard gives its MBA students a taste of the decision facing every company that leverages technology as part of its business (namely, everyone):

<br/><br/>Should I embrace or fight open source?]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:10:59 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080410/00027/Harvard_starts_teaching_open_source/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080410/00027/Harvard_starts_teaching_open_source/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun Tackles Video Codec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking to boost the Web, Sun is working on a royalty-free and open video codec and media system, company officials said Thursday afternoon.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:00:03 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080412/00028/Sun_Tackles_Video_Codec/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080412/00028/Sun_Tackles_Video_Codec/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Google App Engine ported to Amazon's EC2]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest criticisms of Google's App Engine have been cries of lock-in, that the applications developed for the platform won't be portable to any other service. This morning, Chris Anderson, the Portland-based cofounder of the Grabb.it MP3 blog service, just released AppDrop — an elegant hack proving that's not true.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:04:22 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080414/00029/Exclusive_Google_App_Engine_ported_to_Amazons_EC2/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080414/00029/Exclusive_Google_App_Engine_ported_to_Amazons_EC2/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just announced: MySQL to launch new features only in MySQL Enterprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[MySQL will start offering some features (specifically ones related to online backups) only in MySQL Enterprise. This represents a substantive change to their development model — previously they have been developing features in both MySQL Community and MySQL Enterprise. However, with a shift to offering some features only in MySQL Enterprise, this means a shift to development of those features occurring (and thus code being tested) only in MySQL Enterprise.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:12:51 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080414/00031/Just_announced_MySQL_to_launch_new_features_only_in_MySQL_Enterprise/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080414/00031/Just_announced_MySQL_to_launch_new_features_only_in_MySQL_Enterprise/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The iPhone SDK and free software: not a match]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple's recently released a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone, but if you were hoping to port or develop original open source software with it, the news isn't good. Code signing and nondisclosure conditions make free software a no-go.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:00:08 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080415/00030/The_iPhone_SDK_and_free_software_not_a_match/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080415/00030/The_iPhone_SDK_and_free_software_not_a_match/]]></link></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Going On With Red Hat Desktop Systems? An Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Hat is well known as a supplier of server systems, so the latest developments with our desktop products and technologies sometimes find themselves in the shade. It’s time for an update on the current state of the desktop at Red Hat.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:47:54 GMT]]></pubDate><guid><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080416/00032/Whats_Going_On_With_Red_Hat_Desktop_Systems_An_Update/]]></guid><link><![CDATA[http://www.humanications.com/20080416/00032/Whats_Going_On_With_Red_Hat_Desktop_Systems_An_Update/]]></link></item></channel></rss>
