Neil Gaiman Book “American Gods” Free Online
Original post provide by Slashdot: ITDenial93 writes “Geek favorite author Neil Gaiman has just made his multi-award-winning bestselling novel ‘American Gods’ available online for free. It’s a trial by the publisher, and runs for one month. Gaiman writes in his blog: ‘If it works, and people read it, then a) we may be able to put up another book and b) sooner or later they’ll simply let us give away the book in electronic form….’ It’s an excellent book and much deserving of the many prestigious awards it has been getting.”
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VW Set To Release Diesel Hybrid
SUVs_SUCK writes "It's official — Volkswagen is unveiling a hybrid to challenge the mighty Toyota Prius. And not just any hybrid, but a diesel-electric hybrid it says will deliver 69.9 mpg. Auto Express says the Golf hybrid will be offered for sale in Europe by the end of next year.
Wyse Technology Introduces Two New Mobile Devices For Virtualization
Wyse Technology announced the availability of two mobile thin clients -- the Wyse X90L and X90Le. Designed to be flexible user devices in a desktop virtualization strategy, these mobile thin clients deliver a combination of performance, flexibility and capabilities including:Gigabit Ethernet for access to the fastest corporate networks, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN connectivity and Cisco CCX compatibility for support for existing wireless infrastructure, 15.4' widescreen WXGA TFT screen, Digital (DVI) and analog (VGA) display ports, Rich, multimedia support in virtualized desktop environments, Express card slot for access to broadband wireless access, Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 support to reach servers through existing Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and data plans, SD card slot for additional storage and data sharing and Integrated Smart card reader and Citrix Password Manager Client for 2 factor authentication support.
Hosted Desktops Made Simple With 'Dynamic IT For Workplaces' And VMware Virtualization
With the introduction of Dynamic IT for Workplaces, Fujitsu Siemens Computers heralds a new era of computing: hosted desktops running on remote virtual machines. Leveraging VMware Virtual Desktop Solutions, Dynamic IT for Workplaces allows customers to reduce costs, and helps them to provide new services as well as increase overall service quality.
Des Formations En Ligne Chez Zend
Enfin, concernant les prix, il faudra compter entre 600 et 1000 euros la session ou 2750 euros pour un pack contenant entre autre les fondamentaux, PHP Approfondi, une formation à la certification Zend ainsi qu'un voucher pour passer la certification.
US Virtual Border Fence Doesn't Work
A lot of the points in the report have the hallmark of death-march software development projects. Some choice quotes include 'did not work as planned or meet the needs of the U.S. Border Patrol,' 'DHS officials do not yet know the type of terrain where the fencing is to be constructed,' and 'the design will not be used as the basis for future...
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GV RecordSet Class
Package: GV RecordSet Class Summary: Retrieve database query result records Groups: Databases Author: Ruben Sekiji Negrao Doi Description: This class can be used to retrieve database query result records. It opens a connection to a server of one of the supported database types and executes a given SQL query.
AJAX & Grails: Object-Oriented Expert Jeff Brown To Speak At AJAX World 2008 East
For over 10 years Jeff Brown has been involved in designing and building object oriented systems, and is a member of the core Groovy and Grails development teams. At AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 East in New York City later this month he will be explaining how Grails delivers the power and flexibility of 'coding by convention' to the Java platform.
Jury Finds Spamming Not Protected By Constitution
'Prosecutors presented evidence of 53,000 illegal e-mails Jaynes sent over three days in July 2003. But authorities believe he was responsible for spewing 10 million e-mails a day in an enterprise that grossed up to $750,000 per month. Jaynes was charged in Virginia because the e-mails went through an AOL server in Loudoun County, where America Online is based.
Court Finds Spamming Not Protected By Constitution
eldavojohn writes "In a split (4-3) decision, a Virginia court has upheld the verdict against the spam king making it clear that spam is not protected by the U.S. Constitution's first amendment or even its interstate commerce clause. 'Prosecutors presented evidence of 53,000 illegal e-mails Jaynes sent over three days in July 2003.
Backup Database Structure
It accesses a given MySQL database and generates files with SQL statements that can be used later to restore the database structure and data in the database. Optionally the database dump file may be saved in compressed format to minimize its size.