Windows 10 is built around services that require network connectivity, from the virtual assistant Cortana to OneDrive cloud storage, in addition to the Windows Store for downloading apps.
Microsoft also relies on the OS being able to send back user data in order to personalise these services, for instance to improve Cortana's voice recognition.
This data collection has attracted criticism in some quarters for being too intrusive and for mostly being enabled by default. Most recently concerns were raised about the extent of the information being gathered, after Microsoft published a blog in which it listed the number of minutes users had spent browsing the web and how many questions had been asked of Cortana.
FROM:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-microsoft-to-release-sim-card-to-help-users-stay-online/?tag=nl.e064&s_cid=e064&ttag=e064&ftag=TREe331754
The Blog:
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/09/28/privacy-and-windows-10/
In Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 1511 or Windows 10 Education, Version 1511, you can configure telemetry at the Security level, turn off Windows Defender telemetry and MSRT reporting, and turn off all other connections to Microsoft services as described in this article to prevent Windows from sending any data to Microsoft. We strongly recommend against this, as this data helps us deliver a secure, reliable, and more delightful personalized experience.
FROM:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/mt577208%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
The company announced today that it plans to expand the program, pushing the aggressive GWX taskbar icon and pop-up upgrade notification reminders to some domain-joined PCs that had previously been exempt.
FROM:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-expands-get-windows-10-program-to-domains-publishes-opt-out-instructions/
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Monday, November 2, 2015
Processing
I have thought for about three years now that the next processing jump would happen when we developed processors that worked on light instead of electricity. It is the next logical step!!
From: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100727comp_sm.htm
Intel Milestone Confirms Light Beams Can Replace Electronic Signals for Future Computers
Intel Creates World's First End-to-End Silicon Photonics Connection with Integrated Lasers; Could Revolutionize Computer Design, Dramatically Increase Performance, Save Energy
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 27, 2010 –
Intel Corporation today announced an important advance in the quest to
use light beams to replace the use of electrons to carry data in and
around computers. The company has developed a research prototype
representing the world's first silicon-based optical data connection
with integrated lasers. The link can move data over longer distances and
many times faster than today's copper technology; up to 50 gigabits of
data per second. This is the equivalent of an entire HD movie being
transmitted each second.
Today computer components are connected to each other using copper
cables or traces on circuit boards. Due to the signal degradation that
comes with using metals such as copper to transmit data, these cables
have a limited maximum length. This limits the design of computers,
forcing processors, memory and other components to be placed just inches
from each other. Today's research achievement is another step toward
replacing these connections with extremely thin and light optical fibers
that can transfer much more data over far longer distances, radically
changing the way computers of the future are designed and altering the
way the datacenter of tomorrow is architected.From: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2010/20100727comp_sm.htm
Friday, September 18, 2015
Gopher
So I have a desire to keep old technology alive and kicking. Nostaliga I suppose...........
Gopher is a well-known information access protocol that predates the World Wide Web, developed at the University of Minnesota during the early 1990s. What is Gopher? (Gopher-hosted, via the Public Proxy)
http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/
Gopher is a well-known information access protocol that predates the World Wide Web, developed at the University of Minnesota during the early 1990s. What is Gopher? (Gopher-hosted, via the Public Proxy)
This proxy is for Gopher resources only -- using it to access websites won't work and is logged!
As the Gopher protocol enters its second decade of existence, its support among many major browsers has declined or has been expunged entirely (Microsoft Internet Explorer), if the browser even ever supported it at all (Opera and Safari never have).
To allow Gopherspace to continue to be usefully accessible in the coming years, since it's still definitely a viable and useful (not to mention lightweight and efficient) information distribution protocol, the Public Proxy offers a standards-based, effective Gopher<->HTTP gateway to facilitate access even when your web browser doesn't.
Is Gopher still relevant?
Most people who "get" Gopher are already using it and instinctively understand why Gopher is still useful and handy. On the other hand, people who inhabit the Web generation after Gopher's decline only see Gopherspace as a prototype Web or a historical curiosity, not a world in its own right -- and more to the point, being only such a "prototype," there is the wide belief that Gopher plays no relevant role in today's Internet and is therefore unnecessary. This has led to many regrettable consequences, such as the neglect of servers and clients, or even active removal of support.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Windows on Windows (WoW64)
Code execution is enable in both the above kind of platforms in two ways
· Native 64-bit
· WoW64 x86 emulator
While
as the name implies, native 64-bit takes advantage of the native 64-bit
computing platform, Windows-On-Windows environment, WoW, WOW64 etc. are
all names that refer to an x86 emulator that allows 32-bit
Windows-based applications to run on 64-bit Windows. Wow64 allows 32-bit
productivity applications developed using the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1
and 2.0 and Win32 to run on 64-bit Windows and take advantage of the
64-bit Windows kernel which offers a larger number of kernel handles and
window handles. WoW64 supports 32-bit console, GUI and service
application, and although some 32-bit server applications may be
certified to run on WoW64, WoW64 is NOT intended for 32-bit server apps.
WoW64 does NOT support 16-bit Windows apps.
From MSDN blog: blogs.msdn.com/b/gauravseth/archive/2006/04/24/582091.aspx
From MSDN Dev Center: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384274%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Friday, September 4, 2015
Dual booting Windows 10 and Linux
The new problem being that Windows 10 is no longer using NTFS partitions!!
When you install Windows after Linux, Windows ignores Linux, doesn’t know how to resize its partitions, and overwrites the Linux boot loader with its own. You’ll have to repair the Linux system’s boot loader before you can boot back into your Linux system again. The Ubuntu wiki has instructions for repairing your boot loader, if you need to. You can always just reinstall Linux, too. But it’s best just to install Linux after Windows.
For example, Ubuntu’s installer offers an “Install Ubuntu alongside Windows” option that will handle this for you. You will have to choose how much space to reserve for your Linux system. Typically, you’ll be resizing your Windows partition to make room for Linux, and any room you allocate to Linux will be taken away from Windows. It’s up to you how much space you want for Windows and Linux—if you’re just using Linux to fiddle around, you may not need a massive amount of space. If you plan on installing a lot of Steam games or otherwise using it as your main system, you may want a lot more space.
At this point, Linux installers should be fairly mature and capable of resizing Windows NTFS partitions without breaking anything. But it’s essential to always have backups of your important files in case anything bad happens. Of course, the Linux installer will only be able to resize your Windows partition to make room if the Windows partition has a decent amount of free space on it. If you have a PC with multiple hard drives, you could also just leave Windows installed on one hard drive and install Linux on another separate hard drive. But they’re perfectly capable of living alongside each other on separate partitions on the same hard drive.
From: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955460/operating-systems/dual-booting-linux-with-windows-what-you-need-to-know.html
More on UEFI/GPT: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/Dn898510%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
When you install Windows after Linux, Windows ignores Linux, doesn’t know how to resize its partitions, and overwrites the Linux boot loader with its own. You’ll have to repair the Linux system’s boot loader before you can boot back into your Linux system again. The Ubuntu wiki has instructions for repairing your boot loader, if you need to. You can always just reinstall Linux, too. But it’s best just to install Linux after Windows.
For example, Ubuntu’s installer offers an “Install Ubuntu alongside Windows” option that will handle this for you. You will have to choose how much space to reserve for your Linux system. Typically, you’ll be resizing your Windows partition to make room for Linux, and any room you allocate to Linux will be taken away from Windows. It’s up to you how much space you want for Windows and Linux—if you’re just using Linux to fiddle around, you may not need a massive amount of space. If you plan on installing a lot of Steam games or otherwise using it as your main system, you may want a lot more space.
At this point, Linux installers should be fairly mature and capable of resizing Windows NTFS partitions without breaking anything. But it’s essential to always have backups of your important files in case anything bad happens. Of course, the Linux installer will only be able to resize your Windows partition to make room if the Windows partition has a decent amount of free space on it. If you have a PC with multiple hard drives, you could also just leave Windows installed on one hard drive and install Linux on another separate hard drive. But they’re perfectly capable of living alongside each other on separate partitions on the same hard drive.
From: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955460/operating-systems/dual-booting-linux-with-windows-what-you-need-to-know.html
More on UEFI/GPT: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/Dn898510%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
Disc vs Disk
This has always been a pet peeve of mine! And I finally found an interesting post to share about the difference and how to keep them straight.
If you’ve found yourself constantly confounded by the difference between “discs” and “disks” then the kind, generous, and—above all good-looking—folks at Apple Support are here to help you out with their new support article/children's book: "What's the difference between a "disc" and a "disk?"
Perhaps you’d just assumed that discs and disks were variant spellings of the same word. Ha! Nothing could be further from the truth. “Disc,” you see, refers to optical media—you know, those shiny things you put under your martini glass to keep from leaving rings on your antique coffee table. Examples include CDs, DVDs, and perhaps even some day a Blu-ray bags of hurt.
Discs are also removable volumes—you can physically take them out of your computer, where they will clutter up your desk and eventually fall behind it, only to collect dust which, after years in the dark, will develop sentience and slowly begin to gnaw through your floorboards.
How does that differ from a “disk,” you might wonder? Well, a disk is a piece of magnetic media—like your computer’s hard drive or a floppy disk. In case you’re unfamiliar with floppy disks, they’re kind of like flash drives that hold half a standard MP3—and you can take them apart to create jewelry.
Sure, that’s easy enough—but how could you ever expect to keep the two of them straight? For that, we recommend this helpful mnemonic device: “disc” ends in a “c”—if you cup your hand in a ‘c’ shape, it’s the perfect grip for holding an optical disc. On the other hand, “disk” ends in a “k,” which is the periodic symbol for the element Potassium, which is in the same period as Iron (Fe), which is highly magnetic! See? Easy!
And remember: never ever mix the two of these up while talking to Apple technical support or else they will hang up on you. After they’ve noted it on your permanent record.
From: http://www.macworld.com/article/1143421/disc_v_disk.html
If you’ve found yourself constantly confounded by the difference between “discs” and “disks” then the kind, generous, and—above all good-looking—folks at Apple Support are here to help you out with their new support article/children's book: "What's the difference between a "disc" and a "disk?"
Perhaps you’d just assumed that discs and disks were variant spellings of the same word. Ha! Nothing could be further from the truth. “Disc,” you see, refers to optical media—you know, those shiny things you put under your martini glass to keep from leaving rings on your antique coffee table. Examples include CDs, DVDs, and perhaps even some day a Blu-ray bags of hurt.
Discs are also removable volumes—you can physically take them out of your computer, where they will clutter up your desk and eventually fall behind it, only to collect dust which, after years in the dark, will develop sentience and slowly begin to gnaw through your floorboards.
How does that differ from a “disk,” you might wonder? Well, a disk is a piece of magnetic media—like your computer’s hard drive or a floppy disk. In case you’re unfamiliar with floppy disks, they’re kind of like flash drives that hold half a standard MP3—and you can take them apart to create jewelry.
Sure, that’s easy enough—but how could you ever expect to keep the two of them straight? For that, we recommend this helpful mnemonic device: “disc” ends in a “c”—if you cup your hand in a ‘c’ shape, it’s the perfect grip for holding an optical disc. On the other hand, “disk” ends in a “k,” which is the periodic symbol for the element Potassium, which is in the same period as Iron (Fe), which is highly magnetic! See? Easy!
And remember: never ever mix the two of these up while talking to Apple technical support or else they will hang up on you. After they’ve noted it on your permanent record.
From: http://www.macworld.com/article/1143421/disc_v_disk.html
Windows 10 Anomalies
Anomalies are; abnormality, exception, peculiarity, oddity, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, aberration, quirk, rarity, etc...
The first thing that bothered me is the way MS was forcing Windows 10 as an "update" as opposed to an upgrade! The next thing that bothered me was the way everything was "rearranged" AGAIN. Why is it that every time there is a new operating system, all the parts I need to use are located some where else?? I don't mind change, but for goodness sake, make the changes intuitive or useful!! Don't hide the control panel or my recent items, or my other favorite programs that used to be "right there"!
Now for the things that REALLY bother me! Windows 10 automatically changes the formatting on your drive to UEFI and changes your BIOS without asking or without another option.
More on this later as I discover more quirks!
Other notes of interest:
1. A UEFI system can't boot from NTFS, only FAT32.
2. A UEFI system can boot only from a GPT disk, not MBR.
3. A BIOS system can boot only from an MBR disk and not GPT, which is why you can't take an OS disk from a BIOS system and put it in a UEFI system and expect the system to boot.
4. Most UEFI motherboards come with a Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which is enabled by default. If you want to run your system as UEFI, you need to disable the CSM via the motherboard's interface (see the screenshot below) before you try to install Windows.
5. A CSM makes the motherboard actually look like a BIOS system, allowing it to boot from NTFS and MBR disk--but you lose the UEFI features and are essentially just using BIOS.
6. Graphics cards need to support UEFI Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), to be able to show information as the computer and OS starts. UEFI GOP replaces the old VGA format most graphics cards use.
7. Because UEFI requires a GPT disk to boot from, whatever disk you install to must have all partitions deleted from so it can be configured as GPT.
8. Your UEFI system can boot only from a device that has an EFI boot loader, so after the CSM has been disabled, the only boot devices that are listed will be UEFI aware.
Mostly from: http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/q-what-tips-will-help-me-install-windows-uefi-machine-i-built-myself
The first thing that bothered me is the way MS was forcing Windows 10 as an "update" as opposed to an upgrade! The next thing that bothered me was the way everything was "rearranged" AGAIN. Why is it that every time there is a new operating system, all the parts I need to use are located some where else?? I don't mind change, but for goodness sake, make the changes intuitive or useful!! Don't hide the control panel or my recent items, or my other favorite programs that used to be "right there"!
Now for the things that REALLY bother me! Windows 10 automatically changes the formatting on your drive to UEFI and changes your BIOS without asking or without another option.
More on this later as I discover more quirks!
Other notes of interest:
1. A UEFI system can't boot from NTFS, only FAT32.
2. A UEFI system can boot only from a GPT disk, not MBR.
3. A BIOS system can boot only from an MBR disk and not GPT, which is why you can't take an OS disk from a BIOS system and put it in a UEFI system and expect the system to boot.
4. Most UEFI motherboards come with a Compatibility Support Module (CSM), which is enabled by default. If you want to run your system as UEFI, you need to disable the CSM via the motherboard's interface (see the screenshot below) before you try to install Windows.
5. A CSM makes the motherboard actually look like a BIOS system, allowing it to boot from NTFS and MBR disk--but you lose the UEFI features and are essentially just using BIOS.
6. Graphics cards need to support UEFI Graphics Output Protocol (GOP), to be able to show information as the computer and OS starts. UEFI GOP replaces the old VGA format most graphics cards use.
7. Because UEFI requires a GPT disk to boot from, whatever disk you install to must have all partitions deleted from so it can be configured as GPT.
8. Your UEFI system can boot only from a device that has an EFI boot loader, so after the CSM has been disabled, the only boot devices that are listed will be UEFI aware.
Mostly from: http://windowsitpro.com/windows-8/q-what-tips-will-help-me-install-windows-uefi-machine-i-built-myself
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Skeuomorphism in practice
Mechanical watches have been around since 1500s, mass-produced since
the 1850s. At that time, functionally the mechanical design of the watch
made the use of hour and minute hands a necessity.
Above: The Pebble smartwatch
But today, digital watches are almost a thing of the past.
If a wristwatch is worn today, an analog display is standard — particularly for upscale watches — and could easily be mistaken for the mechanical watch of 50 or 500 years ago. Once the thrill of innovation subsided, users found that the need to tell time to the split-second was less important than the ability to quickly mentally process the approximate time of day using the analog dials on the watch.
What they discovered was that reading the numerical display took longer for the individual to process in terms of the amount of time left in an hour.
Digital displays are still used in places where precise accuracy maters, but when speed matters and approximate assessment of time is enough, hands on a clock face are more efficient. For example, aircraft cockpit designers have found that it may take longer for a pilot to process numerical versus analog gauges — so even though in an aircraft these split seconds can matter, the analog (skeuomorphic) approach has remained on many gauges.
A similar functional skeuomorphic example could be found in a car.
If a driver has information on a fuel gauge indicated 2.69 gallons remaining, he/she may get bogged down by mentally having to compute the miles per gallon, make an assessment of the length of the drive, and then make a decision to go and get gas. With fuel gauge that simply shows “Full” and “Empty,” the driver could look at the gauge pointing towards E and immediately start to think about where to refuel.
FROM:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/11/ios-7-windows-8-and-flat-design-in-defense-of-skeuomorphism/
Above: The Pebble smartwatch
Image Credit: Devindra Hardawar/VentureBeat
The first electronic/quartz watches appeared in the early 1970s, more
or less simultaneous to the advent of display technologies. Almost
overnight, watches with hands were nowhere to be found, and the
numerical “digital” display became the standard. People could tell time
to the split-second and believed that their speed to read the time was
improved.But today, digital watches are almost a thing of the past.
If a wristwatch is worn today, an analog display is standard — particularly for upscale watches — and could easily be mistaken for the mechanical watch of 50 or 500 years ago. Once the thrill of innovation subsided, users found that the need to tell time to the split-second was less important than the ability to quickly mentally process the approximate time of day using the analog dials on the watch.
What they discovered was that reading the numerical display took longer for the individual to process in terms of the amount of time left in an hour.
Digital displays are still used in places where precise accuracy maters, but when speed matters and approximate assessment of time is enough, hands on a clock face are more efficient. For example, aircraft cockpit designers have found that it may take longer for a pilot to process numerical versus analog gauges — so even though in an aircraft these split seconds can matter, the analog (skeuomorphic) approach has remained on many gauges.
A similar functional skeuomorphic example could be found in a car.
If a driver has information on a fuel gauge indicated 2.69 gallons remaining, he/she may get bogged down by mentally having to compute the miles per gallon, make an assessment of the length of the drive, and then make a decision to go and get gas. With fuel gauge that simply shows “Full” and “Empty,” the driver could look at the gauge pointing towards E and immediately start to think about where to refuel.
FROM:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/11/ios-7-windows-8-and-flat-design-in-defense-of-skeuomorphism/
The Wayback Machine
482 billion web pages saved over time
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes: texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections, and provides specialized services for adaptive reading and information access for the blind and other persons with disabilities.
From:
http://archive.org/web/web.php
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Founded in 1996 and located in San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes: texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections, and provides specialized services for adaptive reading and information access for the blind and other persons with disabilities.
From:
http://archive.org/web/web.php
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
iBook Author
My desire to author my own IT manual has consumed me for the last month.
This has NOT come into being as yet!!
As with many tech ideas, I only know enough to make huge mistakes!!
So I want to create this manual on an iPad and edit it with my macbook and my iPad.
Wish me luck!!
iBooks Author
By Apple
Essentials
Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps.
Description
Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad and Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad or Mac at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBooks Store in a few simple steps. And before you know it, you’re a published author.
Apple-designed templates
• Give your book a great beginning with templates that include a choice of page designs with matching fonts, colors, and textures
• Quickly customize your book with text and images, create new layouts, and even save a custom template
• Easily add a cover, video introduction, table of contents, copyright page, dedication, and foreword
Beautiful text and layouts
• Use a variety of text styles including custom fonts to give your book a rich yet consistent look
• Add text, shapes, charts, tables, and media anywhere on the page
• Import a chapter written in Pages or Microsoft Word and apply a great-looking layout from your current template
• Add sophisticated mathematical expressions with native equation editing using both LaTeX and MathML notation
• Add any word to the glossary with a single click and easily include photos, images, charts, tables, and shapes next to any definition
• Automatically create a portrait view of your landscape book, which allows iPad readers to focus on the text
Multi-Touch widgets
• Choose from a variety of widgets that add Multi-Touch interactivity to your book
• Add a photo gallery, chapter review, movie, audio file, Keynote presentation, scrolling sidebar, dynamic pop-over, interactive image with callouts, 3D object, or custom HTML anywhere in your book
• Many widgets include placeholders for titles and captions and are automatically numbered so you can reference them in your main text
• Add accessibility descriptions to any widget so that it can be used by sight-impaired readers easily with VoiceOver
Export for iBooks Store or iTunes U
• Preview your book in iBooks on iPad and on Mac to see how it looks and works
• Submit your book to the iBooks Store for sale or free download in a few simple steps
• Export your book in iBooks format to share on iTunes U or to give to others
• Export your book as a PDF file
Requirements
• OS X 10.9 or later (my macbook fulfills THIS requirement-but my iPad does not)
• 2GB of RAM
• 1.2GB of available disk space
• Keynote 6.0 or later (required for importing presentations created in Keynote 6.0+)
• Pages 5.0 or later (required for importing documents created in Pages 5.0+)
• iBooks for iOS 3.0 or later (required for previewing on iPad)
• iBooks for Mac 1.0 or later (required for previewing on Mac)
• iTunes Producer 2.9 or later (required for book publishing)
• Network Connection (required for book publishing)
What's New in Version 2.2
• Import ePub files
• Import Adobe InDesign IDML files
• Create customized books with new Blank templates
• New hyperlink options: link to a location in another book
Other references:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6085561
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201478
This has NOT come into being as yet!!
As with many tech ideas, I only know enough to make huge mistakes!!
So I want to create this manual on an iPad and edit it with my macbook and my iPad.
Wish me luck!!
iBooks Author
By Apple
Essentials
Open the Mac App Store to buy and download apps.
Description
Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad and Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad or Mac at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBooks Store in a few simple steps. And before you know it, you’re a published author.
Apple-designed templates
• Give your book a great beginning with templates that include a choice of page designs with matching fonts, colors, and textures
• Quickly customize your book with text and images, create new layouts, and even save a custom template
• Easily add a cover, video introduction, table of contents, copyright page, dedication, and foreword
Beautiful text and layouts
• Use a variety of text styles including custom fonts to give your book a rich yet consistent look
• Add text, shapes, charts, tables, and media anywhere on the page
• Import a chapter written in Pages or Microsoft Word and apply a great-looking layout from your current template
• Add sophisticated mathematical expressions with native equation editing using both LaTeX and MathML notation
• Add any word to the glossary with a single click and easily include photos, images, charts, tables, and shapes next to any definition
• Automatically create a portrait view of your landscape book, which allows iPad readers to focus on the text
Multi-Touch widgets
• Choose from a variety of widgets that add Multi-Touch interactivity to your book
• Add a photo gallery, chapter review, movie, audio file, Keynote presentation, scrolling sidebar, dynamic pop-over, interactive image with callouts, 3D object, or custom HTML anywhere in your book
• Many widgets include placeholders for titles and captions and are automatically numbered so you can reference them in your main text
• Add accessibility descriptions to any widget so that it can be used by sight-impaired readers easily with VoiceOver
Export for iBooks Store or iTunes U
• Preview your book in iBooks on iPad and on Mac to see how it looks and works
• Submit your book to the iBooks Store for sale or free download in a few simple steps
• Export your book in iBooks format to share on iTunes U or to give to others
• Export your book as a PDF file
Requirements
• OS X 10.9 or later (my macbook fulfills THIS requirement-but my iPad does not)
• 2GB of RAM
• 1.2GB of available disk space
• Keynote 6.0 or later (required for importing presentations created in Keynote 6.0+)
• Pages 5.0 or later (required for importing documents created in Pages 5.0+)
• iBooks for iOS 3.0 or later (required for previewing on iPad)
• iBooks for Mac 1.0 or later (required for previewing on Mac)
• iTunes Producer 2.9 or later (required for book publishing)
• Network Connection (required for book publishing)
What's New in Version 2.2
• Import ePub files
• Import Adobe InDesign IDML files
• Create customized books with new Blank templates
• New hyperlink options: link to a location in another book
Other references:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6085561
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201478
The Internet of Things
Well, with the Internet of Things taking off there are people on the cutting edge of developing very small embeddable computers.
Read about it here!!
From: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardZero
Read about it here!!
From: http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardZero
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Don't We All need ARMs?
ARM - an acronym for: Advanced RISC Machines
The processor originated in England in 1984. At its inception ARM stood for Acorn RISC Machine. The first ARM reliant systems include the Acorn: BBC Micro, Masters, and the Archimedes. During this early period they were used mostly for British educational systems, and therefore, were not widely available or known outside England. However in 1987 the ARM became the first commercial RISC processor.
In 1990, the research section of Acorn separated from the parent company and formed: ARM Ltd. (Advanced RISC Machines Limited). Other historical notables are that the Macintosh Apple ][GS was run by an ARM processor, as was the ill-fated Newton portable note-taking device. (Not ill-fated because of the processor but because of the market timing).
RISC is an acronym standing for "Reduced Instruction Set Computer", contrasted with a CISC machine (Complex Instruction Set Computer).
RISC claims of simplicity in comparison to CISC:
Fixed 32-bit instruction size instead of variable
Large register bank of GPR 32-bit registers
Easier to prototype and put together
RISC Organization:
Hard-wired instruction decode logic instead of microcoded ROMs to decode
Pipelined execution
Possible single cycle execution
RISC Advantages
Smaller die sizes
Shorter time to develop
Possible higher performance than CISC
High clock rate with single cycle
RISC Disadvantages
Generally less code density than CISC
Cannot execute x86 code, at least not without some sort of conversion and performance drawback
So, what make the ARM architecture so special?
The sales pitch goes something like this, "The ARM architecture has the best MIPS to Watts ratio as well as best MIPS to $ ratio in the industry; the smallest CPU die size; all the necessary computing capability coupled with low power consumption of which a highly flexible and customizable set of processors are available with options to choose from, all at a low cost."
ARM makers have been able to apply an instruction set called Thumb, which takes 32-bit instructions and compresses them down to 16-bits. This tactic enables programs to be coded much more densely than standard RISC instruction sets, not to mention cutting some portions of the hardware down in size.
Processors enabled to take advantage of Thumb also allow 32-bit instructions to run on the same processor. In fact, 16-bit and 32-bit instructions can be mixed together and the hardware will be able to decode and decompress at the same time without a performance hit, thus maintaining powerful computing capabilities.
FROM: https://www.cs.umd.edu/~meesh/cmsc411/website/proj01/arm/home.html
The processor originated in England in 1984. At its inception ARM stood for Acorn RISC Machine. The first ARM reliant systems include the Acorn: BBC Micro, Masters, and the Archimedes. During this early period they were used mostly for British educational systems, and therefore, were not widely available or known outside England. However in 1987 the ARM became the first commercial RISC processor.
In 1990, the research section of Acorn separated from the parent company and formed: ARM Ltd. (Advanced RISC Machines Limited). Other historical notables are that the Macintosh Apple ][GS was run by an ARM processor, as was the ill-fated Newton portable note-taking device. (Not ill-fated because of the processor but because of the market timing).
RISC is an acronym standing for "Reduced Instruction Set Computer", contrasted with a CISC machine (Complex Instruction Set Computer).
RISC claims of simplicity in comparison to CISC:
Fixed 32-bit instruction size instead of variable
Large register bank of GPR 32-bit registers
Easier to prototype and put together
RISC Organization:
Hard-wired instruction decode logic instead of microcoded ROMs to decode
Pipelined execution
Possible single cycle execution
RISC Advantages
Smaller die sizes
Shorter time to develop
Possible higher performance than CISC
High clock rate with single cycle
RISC Disadvantages
Generally less code density than CISC
Cannot execute x86 code, at least not without some sort of conversion and performance drawback
So, what make the ARM architecture so special?
The sales pitch goes something like this, "The ARM architecture has the best MIPS to Watts ratio as well as best MIPS to $ ratio in the industry; the smallest CPU die size; all the necessary computing capability coupled with low power consumption of which a highly flexible and customizable set of processors are available with options to choose from, all at a low cost."
ARM makers have been able to apply an instruction set called Thumb, which takes 32-bit instructions and compresses them down to 16-bits. This tactic enables programs to be coded much more densely than standard RISC instruction sets, not to mention cutting some portions of the hardware down in size.
Processors enabled to take advantage of Thumb also allow 32-bit instructions to run on the same processor. In fact, 16-bit and 32-bit instructions can be mixed together and the hardware will be able to decode and decompress at the same time without a performance hit, thus maintaining powerful computing capabilities.
FROM: https://www.cs.umd.edu/~meesh/cmsc411/website/proj01/arm/home.html
Thursday, October 9, 2014
ISATAP
ISATAP is the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol which supports automatic deployment of IPv6 in IPv4 sites.
ISATAP specifies the operation of IPv6 and the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol over a specific link layer (that being IPv4 used as a link layer for IPv6) and is therefore an "IPv6-over-foo" specification.
ISATAP is essentially just a Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) variant of 6over4 [RFC2529]. As of March 2008, ISATAP has been re-published as an informational-category RFC [RFC5214] which obsoletes the previous experimental-category version [RFC4214]. A development history of RFC4214 is on the ISATAP Issue Tracker Page As of April 2008, ISATAP is implemented in the Linux operating system kernel, beginning with linux-2.6.25. ISATAP is also implemented in other widely-deployed systems including Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8), cisco IOS, 6WIND 6WINDGate, and FreeBSD/KAME. An ISATAP client application for both Linux and Android systems is now available here.
ISATAP hosts use IPv6 StateLess Address Auto Configuration (SLAAC) by sending a unicast Router Solicitation (RS) message to an ISATAP router which then returns a unicast Router Advertisement (RA) message. This stateless operation is sufficient for many client-initiated IPv6 applications but does not support true native IPv6 operation. A new system called Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO) has therefore been developed based on the ISATAP NBMA model. Like ISATAP, AERO is an "ipv6-over-foo" document and specifies the operation of IPv6 and IPv6 ND over AERO links. Unlike ISATAP, AERO is stateful and requires the use of the IPv6 neighbor cache on AERO interfaces. AERO nodes also use the DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation service to obtain native IPv6 prefixes. The benefits of the AERO approach include 1) use of fully-native IPv6 addresses, 2) persistent IPv6 addresses and/or prefixes that never change, 3) mobilitiy support, 4) router-to-router tunneling, 5) mobile routers, 6) path MTU robustness, and many others.
Source: http://www.isatap.org/
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Office Online with Chromebook
As the name implies, Office Online is Microsoft’s suite of Office
apps available online. Like how Google Docs connects to Google Drive,
Office Online connects to Microsoft’s own cloud storage service,
OneDrive. OneDrive is available to anyone who has a Microsoft Live
account, and comes with 7 GB for free. This is less than Google’s 15 GB,
but is still enough for basic files.
Office Online comes with many of Microsoft’s Office programs:
FROM:
http://www.muktware.com/2014/04/google-docs-vs-office-online-best-office-chromebooks/26062
Office Online home page
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Excel
- OneNote
- Outlook.com is integrated with the service, also
FROM:
http://www.muktware.com/2014/04/google-docs-vs-office-online-best-office-chromebooks/26062
"One Windows"
With Threshold, my sources say, there could be three primary SKUs: A
"modern" consumer SKU; a traditional/PC SKU; and a traditional
enterprise SKU. (SKU actually stands for stock-keeping unit, for those wondering.)
The modern (i.e., Metro-Style/Windows Store) consumer SKU would be focused on WinRT apps. (WinRT, in this case, refers to the API set at the heart of Windows, not the current Windows RT operating system that runs on ARM.) It may end up targeting ARM- and Intel-based devices both. It would be updated frequently by Microsoft through the Windows Store.
This SKU supposedly wouldn't be optimized to run Win32 apps. However, my contact said there's the possibility that on some PC-like form factors, there may be a "desktop" that is more easily navigable for keyboard/mouse users.
This modern SKU would be the SKU for Windows Phones, ARM-based Windows tablets/PCs, phablets and other kinds of tablets. Some PCs also may run this SKU, providing Microsoft with a more head-to-head competitor to Chromebooks, as these machines would be more secure and locked down (thanks to the way Microsoft built the WinRT/Windows Store model).
The modern SKU is what has previously been rumored as a forthcoming Microsoft hybrid Windows Phone OS/Windows RT operating system.
A more traditional consumer SKU would be aimed at the current PC market. This SKU would include a desktop and be customized so that mouse/keyboard users will be able to continue to have some semblance of productivity and familiarity with Windows. This SKU also would be updated regularly and often through the Windows Store.
There also will likely be some kind of traditional Enterprise SKU, according to my contacts, that would include all the usual business bells and whistles, like support for Win32 apps via a Desktop environment, support for group policy, device management and more. This SKU would be aimed primarily at traditional PCs, tablets and other devices and also allow users to run "Modern"/Windows Store apps.
The Enterprise SKU might end up being for volume licensees only. This might be a SKU that doesn't update frequently/constantly through the Windows Store. Instead, it might be subject to IT policies/approvals, making enterprise users who don't want silent, automatic updates a lot happier. Microsoft Windows chief Terry Myerson hinted at something like this during his recent Credit Suisse tech conference appearance.
There will likely be some additional device-specific Windows "Threshold" SKUs for embedded devices and usages, such as point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, etc., given that the Embedded team is now part of Myerson's organization. But these SKUs won't be offered directly to consumers or business users directly.
Microsoft is attempting to straddle a fence here and continue to advance Windows as a "modern" mobile platform, while not disenfranchising their huge existing base. The big takeaway here is there may be more concessions coming to folks who felt like Windows 8 went too far in turning Windows into a touch-first, tablet-centric operating system. To me, this is a welcome furthering of the changes that began more conservatively last year with the re-emergence of the Start button and allowance of boot to desktop by default.
Update: Here are a couple of related tidbits, courtesy of sources of Windows SuperSite's Paul Thurrott. Thurrott said he's hearing the revised Desktop will allow users to run multiple Metro appson the Desktop. That'd mean windows comes back to Windows. Plus, he's hearing the Start Menu might return, too, supplementing the currently Start-Menuless Start Button -- another plus for those struggling with the current Windows 8.x navigation scheme.
FROM:
http://www.zdnet.com
The modern (i.e., Metro-Style/Windows Store) consumer SKU would be focused on WinRT apps. (WinRT, in this case, refers to the API set at the heart of Windows, not the current Windows RT operating system that runs on ARM.) It may end up targeting ARM- and Intel-based devices both. It would be updated frequently by Microsoft through the Windows Store.
This SKU supposedly wouldn't be optimized to run Win32 apps. However, my contact said there's the possibility that on some PC-like form factors, there may be a "desktop" that is more easily navigable for keyboard/mouse users.
This modern SKU would be the SKU for Windows Phones, ARM-based Windows tablets/PCs, phablets and other kinds of tablets. Some PCs also may run this SKU, providing Microsoft with a more head-to-head competitor to Chromebooks, as these machines would be more secure and locked down (thanks to the way Microsoft built the WinRT/Windows Store model).
The modern SKU is what has previously been rumored as a forthcoming Microsoft hybrid Windows Phone OS/Windows RT operating system.
A more traditional consumer SKU would be aimed at the current PC market. This SKU would include a desktop and be customized so that mouse/keyboard users will be able to continue to have some semblance of productivity and familiarity with Windows. This SKU also would be updated regularly and often through the Windows Store.
There also will likely be some kind of traditional Enterprise SKU, according to my contacts, that would include all the usual business bells and whistles, like support for Win32 apps via a Desktop environment, support for group policy, device management and more. This SKU would be aimed primarily at traditional PCs, tablets and other devices and also allow users to run "Modern"/Windows Store apps.
The Enterprise SKU might end up being for volume licensees only. This might be a SKU that doesn't update frequently/constantly through the Windows Store. Instead, it might be subject to IT policies/approvals, making enterprise users who don't want silent, automatic updates a lot happier. Microsoft Windows chief Terry Myerson hinted at something like this during his recent Credit Suisse tech conference appearance.
There will likely be some additional device-specific Windows "Threshold" SKUs for embedded devices and usages, such as point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, etc., given that the Embedded team is now part of Myerson's organization. But these SKUs won't be offered directly to consumers or business users directly.
Microsoft is attempting to straddle a fence here and continue to advance Windows as a "modern" mobile platform, while not disenfranchising their huge existing base. The big takeaway here is there may be more concessions coming to folks who felt like Windows 8 went too far in turning Windows into a touch-first, tablet-centric operating system. To me, this is a welcome furthering of the changes that began more conservatively last year with the re-emergence of the Start button and allowance of boot to desktop by default.
Update: Here are a couple of related tidbits, courtesy of sources of Windows SuperSite's Paul Thurrott. Thurrott said he's hearing the revised Desktop will allow users to run multiple Metro appson the Desktop. That'd mean windows comes back to Windows. Plus, he's hearing the Start Menu might return, too, supplementing the currently Start-Menuless Start Button -- another plus for those struggling with the current Windows 8.x navigation scheme.
FROM:
http://www.zdnet.com
"Threshold"
It turns out the Microsoft codename for that wave of deliverables is "Threshold."
A couple of my contacts have confirmed that Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson recently mentioned the Threshold codename in an internal email about plans for his unified operating-system engineering group.
If all goes according to early plans, Threshold will include updates to all three OS platforms (Xbox One, Windows and Windows Phone) that will advance them in a way to share even more common elements.
(The codename Threshold, for those wondering, derives from the planet around which the first halo ring orbited in the original Halo game launched back in 2001. Threshold joins "Cortana," Microsoft's answer to Siri, as yet another codename with its origins in the Xbox franchise.)
From what I've heard, Threshold doesn't refer to a single Windows OS -- not even the expected, converged hybrid comprised of the Windows Phone OS and Windows RT. Instead, the codename refers to the wave of operating systems across Windows-based phones, devices and gaming consoles.
The Xbox One OS, Windows 8.x OS and Windows Phone 8 OS already share a common Windows NT core. As we've heard before, Microsoft is working to deliver a single app store across its myriad Windows platforms. Company officials also are laboring to make the developer toolset for all three of these platforms more similar.
But Threshold will add another level of commonality across Microsoft's various Windows-based platforms, sources said. With the Threshold wave, Microsoft plans to support the same core set of "high value activities" across platforms. These high-value activities include expression/documents (Office, and the coming "Remix" digital storytelling app, I'd think); decision making/task completion (Bing, I'd assume); IT management (Intune and Workplace Join, perhaps?) and "serious fun."
CEO Steve Ballmer mentioned this concept of high-value activities at back in July when he announced Microsoft's cross-company reorg to make the company more focused around its new "One Microsoft" mission.
Before Microsoft gets to Threshold, the company is on track to deliver an update to Windows 8.1 (known as Windows 8.1 Update 1) around the same time that it delivers Windows Phone "Blue" (Windows Phone 8.1). That's supposedly happening in the spring 2014/Q2 2014 timeframe, from what my sources have said.
I've asked Microsoft officials if they'd confirm any of this information about Threshold. No word back so far.
Update: A Microsoft spokesperson said the company had no comment on "rumors and speculation."
FROM:
http://www.zdnet.com
A couple of my contacts have confirmed that Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson recently mentioned the Threshold codename in an internal email about plans for his unified operating-system engineering group.
If all goes according to early plans, Threshold will include updates to all three OS platforms (Xbox One, Windows and Windows Phone) that will advance them in a way to share even more common elements.
(The codename Threshold, for those wondering, derives from the planet around which the first halo ring orbited in the original Halo game launched back in 2001. Threshold joins "Cortana," Microsoft's answer to Siri, as yet another codename with its origins in the Xbox franchise.)
From what I've heard, Threshold doesn't refer to a single Windows OS -- not even the expected, converged hybrid comprised of the Windows Phone OS and Windows RT. Instead, the codename refers to the wave of operating systems across Windows-based phones, devices and gaming consoles.
The Xbox One OS, Windows 8.x OS and Windows Phone 8 OS already share a common Windows NT core. As we've heard before, Microsoft is working to deliver a single app store across its myriad Windows platforms. Company officials also are laboring to make the developer toolset for all three of these platforms more similar.
But Threshold will add another level of commonality across Microsoft's various Windows-based platforms, sources said. With the Threshold wave, Microsoft plans to support the same core set of "high value activities" across platforms. These high-value activities include expression/documents (Office, and the coming "Remix" digital storytelling app, I'd think); decision making/task completion (Bing, I'd assume); IT management (Intune and Workplace Join, perhaps?) and "serious fun."
CEO Steve Ballmer mentioned this concept of high-value activities at back in July when he announced Microsoft's cross-company reorg to make the company more focused around its new "One Microsoft" mission.
Before Microsoft gets to Threshold, the company is on track to deliver an update to Windows 8.1 (known as Windows 8.1 Update 1) around the same time that it delivers Windows Phone "Blue" (Windows Phone 8.1). That's supposedly happening in the spring 2014/Q2 2014 timeframe, from what my sources have said.
I've asked Microsoft officials if they'd confirm any of this information about Threshold. No word back so far.
Update: A Microsoft spokesperson said the company had no comment on "rumors and speculation."
FROM:
http://www.zdnet.com
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Responsive VS Dynamic Web Design
You have just decided on creating a mobile version of your website. Then comes the decision about the most convenient way of its implementation.
There are three to choose from:
mobile URL,
responsive design and
dynamic webpage.
You'll select one, which allows your users to reach target pages and perform actions with minimum efforts. The choice depends on general website structure, types of content and your audience.
A separate mobile URL is the oldest of the three. - If you require major differences between desktop and mobile versions of the website (for example, completely different content), a mobile URL is a good choice; - Your mobile website must be ranked by search engines the same as the desktop one; - If there is only a mobile version of the website, make sure that desktop users are enabled to open it; - There mustn't be chaos in redirects - mobile devices must open the mobile version, while desktops must open the full one; - When there is no corresponding mobile webpage, your mobile visitors mustn't be redirected to another, irrelevant page (for example, main page), where they cannot find the needed information or perform the needed action. Either mobile visitors should be redirected to the relevant desktop page, or there may be no redirect at all; and sending visitors to irrelevant pages perhaps would be the worst decision; - It is also widely recommended to redirect tablet users to the full desktop version of the website.
The other two types of mobile websites share the same single URL for both desktop and mobile.
Responsive design The server identifies the mobile device and its screen resolution, and the content is correspondingly scaled and presented; it can be viewed with any screen resolution, be it a mobile device or a desktop. It has no odd redirects to slow down the loading speed. The lower screen resolution is, the simpler navigation gets. Responsive design is not the best solution for heavy content, such as video - it can slow down the website.
Dynamic webpage The server identifies the mobile device and its screen resolution, and the types of shown content depends on the device. Dynamic webpage is good at delivering heavier content, and it's more difficult in implementation. Here is often used HTTP-header Vary, which prevents the mistake of displaying a desktop page on a mobile device, and vice versa; it also allows Googlebot to find mobile-optimized content faster. If you need to deliver only a part of the desktop content, dynamic webpage is what you need.
See more at: http://mobidev.biz/blog/mobile_website_mobile_url,_responsive,_or_dynamic.html
There are three to choose from:
mobile URL,
responsive design and
dynamic webpage.
You'll select one, which allows your users to reach target pages and perform actions with minimum efforts. The choice depends on general website structure, types of content and your audience.
A separate mobile URL is the oldest of the three. - If you require major differences between desktop and mobile versions of the website (for example, completely different content), a mobile URL is a good choice; - Your mobile website must be ranked by search engines the same as the desktop one; - If there is only a mobile version of the website, make sure that desktop users are enabled to open it; - There mustn't be chaos in redirects - mobile devices must open the mobile version, while desktops must open the full one; - When there is no corresponding mobile webpage, your mobile visitors mustn't be redirected to another, irrelevant page (for example, main page), where they cannot find the needed information or perform the needed action. Either mobile visitors should be redirected to the relevant desktop page, or there may be no redirect at all; and sending visitors to irrelevant pages perhaps would be the worst decision; - It is also widely recommended to redirect tablet users to the full desktop version of the website.
The other two types of mobile websites share the same single URL for both desktop and mobile.
Responsive design The server identifies the mobile device and its screen resolution, and the content is correspondingly scaled and presented; it can be viewed with any screen resolution, be it a mobile device or a desktop. It has no odd redirects to slow down the loading speed. The lower screen resolution is, the simpler navigation gets. Responsive design is not the best solution for heavy content, such as video - it can slow down the website.
Dynamic webpage The server identifies the mobile device and its screen resolution, and the types of shown content depends on the device. Dynamic webpage is good at delivering heavier content, and it's more difficult in implementation. Here is often used HTTP-header Vary, which prevents the mistake of displaying a desktop page on a mobile device, and vice versa; it also allows Googlebot to find mobile-optimized content faster. If you need to deliver only a part of the desktop content, dynamic webpage is what you need.
See more at: http://mobidev.biz/blog/mobile_website_mobile_url,_responsive,_or_dynamic.html
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Access Information
Possible Access Information
Welcome to my IT & MS Access Database resource Website.
In the following pages you will find a collection of information that I have developed, while other answers were found by doing research and using newsgroups. All content is free for use by all, all I asks is that you acknowledge the original author when using their code by including a commented line indicating the source of the code wherever you use it.
Also, if you would like to see a post/article about a specific subject that has yet to be covered, please use the Contact page to send me your request. I will do my best to address any requests I receive.
Please keep in mind that this site is for educational purposes and is not a support medium. I cannot answer individual questions. If you have specific questions, you would be best to post the in the appropriate forum.
http://www.devhut.net/
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Leap Software Developer Program
The 3D motion control company Leap motion has launched its Software
Developer Program today and has sent out a letter to developers
informing them that they can sign up. The letter also indicates that
Leap is now sending out test units to developers who have requested
access to the program.
The Leap Software Developer Program is the perfect way for the company to build a stable of apps that use it before it launches to consumers. “The potential is here to bring this revolution into people’s everyday lives,” says Leap in the letter. “We believe this potential can best be reached by working with developers as passionate about the Leap as we are.”
The program includes a Developer Portal and admittance is free. In addition to access to the portal, developers will get:
The developers will not all get test devices right away, says Leap:
Back in July, Leap Motion scored ex-Apple exec and General Partner at Highland Capital (a Leap investor) Andy Miller as its COO. The Leap Motion device can be pre-ordered on its site and developers can apply here.
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/29/leap-motion-launches-software-developer-program-and-starts-sending-test-units-of-its-3d-controller/
The Leap Software Developer Program is the perfect way for the company to build a stable of apps that use it before it launches to consumers. “The potential is here to bring this revolution into people’s everyday lives,” says Leap in the letter. “We believe this potential can best be reached by working with developers as passionate about the Leap as we are.”
The program includes a Developer Portal and admittance is free. In addition to access to the portal, developers will get:
- a download of the Leap SDK
- access to the Leap API and documentation
- a collaborative question and answer forum
- tools to help drive future development
The developers will not all get test devices right away, says Leap:
A limited number of early members will also receive a fully functional developer beta Leap device. With over 40,000 submissions, we won’t have enough units to offer everyone. But every applicant will be offered full membership in the program over the next few months.The notifications to developers will continue to be sent out and more will be admitted to the program over the next few months. Leap says that everyone who wants in will eventually be admitted.
Criteria for receiving early developer units include the clarity of the idea submitted and a track record of developing software. We also want to ensure development for a range of options across games, productivity, education, design and more to be featured in our dedicated Leap app store alongside the customer launch early next year. While we’re excited about all the future uses for Leap, we want to make sure that customers have a great selection of life-changing apps for their new Leap device.
Back in July, Leap Motion scored ex-Apple exec and General Partner at Highland Capital (a Leap investor) Andy Miller as its COO. The Leap Motion device can be pre-ordered on its site and developers can apply here.
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/29/leap-motion-launches-software-developer-program-and-starts-sending-test-units-of-its-3d-controller/
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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