Randomized 3D Layout using Coordy and Away3D New year, new homepage ! My new year’s resolution: Publish a new experiment every month… And update this blog more often! This month it is using a newly discovered layout API called Coordy . The 3D is rendered using Away3D and tweens are handled via TweenMax . For coloring the cube I draw a random feed from the Kuler API and the blog data is a custom RSS Feed from my WordPress blog.
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January’s Landing Page Experiment
Who would have thought the government of China would be responsible for tightening security across the Internet? Google not only is getting involved in the politics of blocking censorship in the People’s Republic but moreover has now changed their default email protocol to https . Tags: china , gmail , google , https , security Follow me: Facebook Profile Google Reader Profile Twitter Profile Related Entries Will Silicon Valley go to War with China
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Response to China Hacking – Increase Security
At the last ITEXPO I received many comments from attendees who came to my blog to see videos and could not. You see, for large videos I am forced to compress them and upload them to a Flash player because they are just too large for posting as a traditional iPhone file. It’s that dreaded no Flash support Apple tax I keep talking about
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TMCnet iPhone Site Now Does Video
Today we sent out a confirmation and update regarding next week’s ITEXPO and I wanted to make sure my readers were aware of many of the happenings at the show. One of the more interesting questions I get in passing is – “Rich, are you still giving away a car at the show?” The answer is yes, a Honda Element and also a Honda motorcycle. Pictures and show details follow: ITEXPO January 20-22, 2010 Miami Beach Convention Center Collocated with 4G Wireless Evolution — Digium/Asterisk World — Smart Grid Summit — M2M Evolution — Cloud Communications Summit — Virtualization Summit — StartUp Camp Telephony — SIP Tutorial CONFIRMATION AND SCHEDULE UPDATE
Most carriers are now delivering multiple types of services and applications for customers, or if not now, have plans to do so shortly, and the vast majority of these services are being delivered over IP. Many of these services, such as IPTV or videoconferencing, have bandwidth needs that are much more intensive than that of voice, so that the IP transport networks are increasingly dwarfing TDM infrastructure. Size has further advantages for the IP marketplace
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The Many Facets of Cost Savings
As I research Google’s move into energy, I become fascinated by the idea that Google’s influence on our lives may just be beginning. Sure the Google Toilet ( video ) may not be a real product but analysis of Google’s potential in the smart grid market, coupled with the company’s Android operating system leads at least one analyst, Jon Arnold to see a bright future of collaboration between smart devices in the home and the electrical grid
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Google’s Energy Ambitions and Smart Grid Implications
One of the most trusted names in communications Carl Ford – was explaining to me recently how the upcoming tutorial on SIP at ITEXPO, January 20-22, 2010 in Miami will be the best session on SIP – anywhere. He mentioned it in passing and then I realized – wait a minute – I didn’t even blog it
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Can’t Miss SIP Tutorial at ITEXPO
Jamie Siminoff is someone I have great admiration for… He launched a company called SimulScribe which later became PhoneTag and what it did was transcribe your voicemails and send them via email.
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Tech Rock Star Jamie Siminoff Keynotes Startup Camp Telephony
There is an unwritten rule that companies who compete with their customers are inviting trouble. When companies break this rule, generally their competition will use this information against them when there is a bid on the table. Over time, when you break this rule, it bites you in the rear.
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Google Breaks Cardinal Supplier Rule
In recent years, an empirical literature has begun to prise apart the management process of universities, seeking to identify the features which cater to excellence. In a previous blog post I summarised five useful ingredients that enable successful universities, from a working paper by Philippe Aghion, Mathias Dewatripont, Caroline M. Hoxby, Andreu Mas-Colell and Andre Sapir: No government approval required for budget; budget-making happens at the university and university alone.
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Six rules for building good universities
On 5 October 2007, I had written a blog post Does urban India favour liberal economics? , where I had used survey data released by the Pew Institute, which measures attitudes of roughly 45,000 people worldwide with roughly 2,000 in India . Their sampling mechanism has an urban bias
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Support for free markets and globalisation in India
So far, VoIP-based bilateral interconnects have followed traditional industry billing models of either bilateral agreements, or billing on an A-Z rate sheet. Most interconnections have been between incumbents or wholesale carriers seeking increased flexibility and incremental cost efficiencies in traffic exchange, not new ways to do business. However, emerging interconnection models, including voice peering and IPX, offer much more potential to change traditional billing arrangements by increasing the number of operators for whom a bilateral connection becomes commercially interesting.
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Billing Across the IP Interconnect
Howard Davies was a deputy governor of the Bank of England, and the first head of the UK FSA. He is one of the world’s leading thinkers on financial regulation and monetary policy, and one of the people who combines skills in both finance and monetary economics
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Five questions on asset prices and monetary policy
At its November 5th plenary , the Canadian ICT Standards Advisory Committee approved the recommendations of the Canadian IPv6 Task Group set up by Isacc in April. The 50 members of the Task Group were invited to individually produce a list of seven recommendations. Received inputs were collated, debated, ranked and ultimately distilled down to a pair of quite straightforward recommendations for immediate action: mandate support of IPv6 in Federal Government ICT procurements and set up a IPv6 Centre of Excellence with the help of Government, Industry and the Research and Education Community.
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IPv6 Medics Without Borders
US freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of an Iraq-based insurgent group that has conducted or supported violent raids against U.S. and coalition forces. The department said Tuesday that since April, the group, Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi, has launched attacks using armor-penetrating grenades, rockets, and improvised explosive devices
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Treasury freezes assets of insurgent group in Iraq for attacks US and coalition forces
In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates rivals NEW YORK — The television ratings make it look like CBS was the only broadcast network working last week. With the exception of Sunday’s NFL broadcast and its pregame shows, plus “The Simpsons” on Fox, every show in the Nielsen Co.’s list of the most popular was on CBS.
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In week stuffed with repeats, CBS dominates its rivals in Nielsen ratings
Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday that City National Corp.’s ratings were unaffected by its recently announced acquisition of Imperial Capital Bank. Fitch said City National’s FDIC-assisted acquisition of Imperial is of “manageable size.” City National has a loss-sharing deal with the FDIC on $2.6 billion in loans, and Fitch said it … Read more : Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital .
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Fitch leaves City National ratings unchanged after announced acquisition of Imperial Capital
Terrorist attack feared after ‘03 Jackson arrest NEW YORK — Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California … Read more : Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003 .
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Police feared terrorist attack after arrest of Jackson for child molestation in 2003
Egyptian court upholds 4 years jailing of blogger CAIRO — Egypt’s High Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence given to an Egyptian blogger who was convicted of insulting Islam and Egypt’s president.
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Court upholds 4-year sentence for Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting Islam and president
more images more images Obama to get ’sports stuff’ for Christmas WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is getting “sports stuff” for Christmas. First lady Michelle Obama would reveal only that much during a visit to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington on Tuesday. Mrs
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Michelle Obama says husband getting ’sports stuff’ for Christmas
NEW YORK – New Yorkers, it seems, are the most unhappy bunch you can imagine in the US, a study published in Science magazine said Tuesday. New York ranks 51st behind Connecticut (50) and New Jersey (49) in a list that includes Washington DC (37), according to the study by two academics, Andrew Oswald of the … Read : New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating .
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New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating
First lady reads Christmas classic to sick kids WASHINGTON — Sick children at a hospital in the nation’s capital got a dose of holiday cheer when first lady Michelle Obama paid them a visit. She also brought along daughters Malia and Sasha and the family dog, Bo. Mrs.
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First lady reads Christmas classic to sick children, along with first daughters and dog, Bo
Israel passes demands in prisoner swap to Hamas GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel delivered its counter-demands Tuesday for a deal with Hamas to exchange about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier held captive by Gaza militants for more than three years. As families on both sides agonized over the outcome, last-minute differences over who ….
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Israel passes counter-demands to Hamas for prisoner swap, details could scuttle deal
Pa. man wins ride in George Washington’s boat PHILADELPHIA — George Washington will have a tourist along for the ride on Christmas Day
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Pa. man wins ride in George Washington’s boat as part of Delaware River crossing fundraiser
Lloyds agrees to settlement on financial sanctions WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says Lloyds TSB Bank PLC has agreed to a $217 million settlement stemming from claims the bank manipulated money transfers to allow customers to skirt U.S. financial sanctions against Iran and other countries.
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Agreement settles allegations banking giant violated US sanctions on money transfers to Iran
Usher is slowly building a lifestyle brand NEW YORK — Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion. The R&B singer describes his style as “flashy classy” and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets.
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Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving
more images more images Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat HONOLULU — Authorities say a woman accused of threatening to kill first lady Michelle Obama is in federal custody in Honolulu as the Obama family plans to travel to Hawaii.
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Secret Service holds woman in Hawaii after death threat made against Michelle Obama
Adventurer’s niece sad over Angel Falls renaming ARCATA, Calif. — The niece of adventurer Jimmie Angel says she is saddened that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wants to go back to using the indigenous name for the world’s tallest waterfall.
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Adventurer’s niece saddened by renaming of Venezuela’s Angel Falls
Dust storm leads to wrecks in Arizona PHOENIX — A sudden dust storm has spawned 20 or more collisions Tuesday on Interstate 10 in central Arizona, with several vehicles catching fire. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said at least one person died, and several others were flown to Phoenix hospitals, some with severe burns and other … Read : Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire .
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Police: Dust storm leads to 20 accidents on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire
Wacky New Year specs live on in 2010, despite 1 NEW YORK — The decade’s end was supposed to finish off those wacky, year-shaped glasses favored by the reveling seas on New Years Eve in Times Square and around the world. Gone would be the convenient loops of the 1990s and the double-zero good times of ….
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They said it couldn’t be done: New decade of year-shaped glasses for 2010, despite 1