THE FIRST HARDWARE EVER FROM ORACLE...

Oracle Exadata is a family of high performance storage software and hardware products that can improve data warehouse query performance by a factor of 10X or more. Oracle Exadata Storage is a combination of smart storage software from Oracle and industry-standard hardware from HP. Overcoming the limitations of conventional storage, Oracle Exadata uses a massively parallel architecture to dramatically increase data bandwidth between the database server and storage. In addition, smart storage software offloads data-intensive query processing from Oracle Database 11g Servers and does the query processing closer to the data. The result - faster, parallel data processing and less data movement through higher bandwidth connections.

The HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server is based on the HP ProLiant DL180 G5 server, and is a fast, reliable, high-capacity, industry-standard storage building block. With a choice of SAS or SATA drives and a storage capacity up to 12 TB per server, it has Oracle Exadata software pre-installed. In addition to extremely fast query processing for your large data warehouses, the massively parallel architecture offers linear scalability and mission-critical reliability.

Oracle Exadata Storage provides the foundation for building dynamic storage grids, and is the building block for the HP Oracle Database Machine. Designed for large, multi-terabyte data warehouses, the HP Oracle Database Machine is a complete package of software, servers, and storage. Simple and fast to implement, it has the power to tackle large-scale business intelligence problems immediately and can scale linearly as your data warehouse grows.

Oracle OpenWorld Highlights Larry Ellison & Mark Hurd, HP

iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.

Gary Small, M.D. is the Director of the UCLA Memory & Aging Research Center at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior. His research has made the headlines of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today, among other publications. Scientific American magazine has named him one of the world’s top innovators in science and technology.

Dr. Gary Small's latest book is iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. In iBrain Dr. Small and co-author Gigi Vorgan, reveal the remarkable brain evolution caused by the constant presence of technology today.

If you think our incessant use of the Internet, Blackberrys, iPods, text-messaging and video games has changed our lives and our children's lives, here's some breaking news: Technology has not only altered our lives, it's altered our brains.

One of America’s leading neuroscientists reveals the remarkable brain evolution caused by the constant presence of technology today, separating the digital natives–those born in the computer age – from the digital immigrants, who discovered computer technology as adults.

Today’s frenetic progress in technology, communications, and lifestyles is evolving the way young brains develop, function, and process information – creating new neural pathways and altering brain activity at a biochemical level.

To compete and excel in this age of brain evolution, all of us must adapt, and Dr. Gary Small elucidates the strategies and tools that we need to enhance our technological, social, and empathic abilities, including:
• Key strategies for bridging the brain gap
• Empathy upgrades for digital natives
• A technology toolkit for digital immigrants
• Tips for managing techno-brain burnout
• Ways to avoid video game-brain
• Strategies for beating high-tech addiction
• Social skills for re-connecting face-to-face

REVIEWS

"A book about your brain that should make you think--twice."
-- Alvin Toffler, author of FUTURE SHOCK

“A valuable road map for the race to stay on track during the current evolution of the brain.”
-- Terry Semel, CEO, Windsor Media, former CEO, Yahoo!

AC/DC Music Video with Microsoft Excel

This AC/DC music video is presented using Microsoft Excel and is one of the greatest things I have ever seen!

I remember my AC/DC days back in High School and enjoy hearing their music again here and there, but this music video just rocked. The Visual video was created using MS Excel and really give respect to the creators - Phil Clandillon and Steve Milbourne.

You do not have to be an AC/DC fan to appreciate the creativity and Excel skills presented in this AC/DC video and can really enjoy a cool presentation. It may be different in style than the Spaghetti Western Art Video or the Blu Stop Motion Animation, but it truly deserves a high spot for imagination and illustration.

It is also available for download at: acdcrocks.

Just a note: the actual Excel video begins after 30 seconds or so.

56 Useful Mac Shortcuts

This will focus on basic tips and tricks for the new user to the Mac system. Since Macs are growing in popularity I thought it was a good idea to show some sort of tips to anyone in this category.

This list will be split up into two sections basic key commands and the rest of them.

It will not include any F1-12 shortcuts as these vary widely depending on the keyboard and age of computer. Of course, if you have anymore that are not features on the list please leave a comment below.

Overview
A quick over view of the shortcut symbols used on this page. They should display correctly as they are unicode as part of the font. This works on Firefox and Safari so you should be ok. The list below is for anyone who isn’t quite sure.

⌘ = Command, the most common modifier.
⌥ = Option or Alt.
⇧ = Shift
^ = Control. Not used as frequently but is still there.

Basic Shortcuts
This is a list of shortcuts that should be hardwired into your brain. These are usually the most commonly used. Most of the shortcuts on the list are for Finder, although a lot will work in other applications. If I wrote a list for every single application out there I would be here for ever.

⌘ + Q = Quit
⌘ + W = Close window
⌘ + O = Open a file in your application
⌘ + P = Print
⌘ + C = Copy
⌘ + V = Paste
⌘ + X = Cut
⌘ + S = Save
⌘ + Z = Undo
⌘ + A = Select All
⌘ + Y or Space = Quicklook
⌘ + Tab = Cycle through windows

Personally I use all of those shortcuts all of the time. It helps to remember them and use them. Most will come naturally over time.

Other Shortcuts
This is the list where every other shortcut resides. Have a look through and see if there is anything which is of interest to you.

⌘ + ⇧+ 3 = Take fullscreen picture
⌘ + ⇧ + 4 = Take selected area screenshot
⌘ + ⇧ + 4 + Space = Take screenshot of window or menu
⌥ + ⌘ + Escape = Bring up Force Quit window
⌘ + Space = Spotlight search
⌘ + ` (back tick) = Cycle through applications windows
⌘ + . = Cancel operation
⌘ + ⇧ + ? = Open help
⌘ + I = Get Info
⌘ + [ = Go backwards in history in Finder
⌘ + ] = Go forwards in history in Finder
⌘ + Up Arrow = Go to previous folder in hierarchy
⌘ + Down Arrow = Open folder of file in Finder
⌘ + ⌥ + T = Show hide Finder’s toolbar
⌘ + Delete = Move item to Trash
⌘ + ⇧ + Delete = Empty Trash
⌘ + E = Eject disk
⌘ + F = Find
⌘ + G = Next result in Find option
⌘ + H = Hide application
⌘ + M = Minimize
⌘ + N = New window
⌘ + ⌥ + W = Close all windows
⌘ + ⇧ + Z = Redo
⌘ + ⇧ + H = Go to Home folder
⌘ + ⇧ + D = Go to Desktop
⌘ + ⇧ + C = Go to Computer
⌘ + ⇧ + K = Go to Network
⌘ + ⇧ + I = Go to iDisk
⌘ + ⇧ + A = Go to Application
⌘ + ⇧ + U = Go to Utilities
⌘ + ⇧ + G = Go to folder
⇧ + ⌘ + Q = Log out
⇧ + ⌘ + ⌥ + Q = Log out immediately.
⌘ + D = Duplicate in Finder
⌘ + ⌥ + 8 = Turn on Voice Over
⌘ + ⌥ + + = Zoom in (if turned on)
⌘ + ⌥ + - =Zoom Out
⌘ + ⌥ + D = Show/Hide Dock
^ + Eject = Show shutdown dialog
^ + ⌘ + Eject = Close all and restart
⌥ + ⌘ + Eject = Sleep
⌘ + Shift + F = Find file by name
⌘ + R = Refresh widget

Conclusion
Although a lot of these are for Finder they are very useful to learn especially if you use a function quite frequently. If you have any more general shortcuts please add them in the comments. If you want a cool little application to check which shortcuts are availble to you I recommend KeyCue. It is a good little application for finding new shortcuts on your system.

Vernedering topbasketballer hit op YouTube

Kansloos moest NBA-basketballer Devin Harris toezien hoe hij door een amateur uit Groot-Brittannië werd 'gepoort'. De vernedering werd gefilmd en is al meer dan drie miljoen keer bekeken.

First Lazer-TV launched

This is a newscast of one of the most exciting technologies of 2008. It offers a lot of advantages then LCD and plasma screens; realistic colors, sharper image, longer lifetime, lower price, and lower energy use... Mitshubishi is the first producent of the lazer-tv's:

Segways in July 4 Parade

Segway Polo | Jaeger-LeCoultre Stockholm Polo Open 2008

Riding a Segway up the World's Steepest Street, Baldwin St