New World’s Fastest Supercomputer Named

The world’s fastest supercomputer is devoted to solving scientific questions that may save the planet — climate change, renewable energy, new medicines — rather than advances in nuclear weapons, at least for the moment.

via Discovery News.

SQL SERVER – Understanding Table Hints with Examples

Today we have a very interesting subject to look at. I tried to look for help online but have not found any other documentation besides what we have from the Book Online.

Let us try to understand what are the different kinds of hints available in SQL Server and how they are helpful.

via Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave.

The Ultimate Toolbox for iPhone Development

iPhone development can be intimidating, especially to someone who’s unfamiliar with Macs, or the way iPhone apps work.

But with currently more than 100,000 apps officially available from the App Store, it’s kind of hard for a developer to ignore the potential market the iPhone provides.

And there are apps for virtually anything you could think of, from games to productivity apps to horoscopes to news and more.

Below are 70 tools, tutorials, and resources to help you get started developing your own iPhone apps. There’s everything from basic tutorials to templates to resource libraries to help you on your way.

via Webdesigner Depot.

Why You Should Be An Entrepreneur In College

If your profession could be given a risk factor, ‘entrepreneurs‘ would probably fall on the high end of the chart. Because of the ‘risk’ involved in starting your own business with little guarantee of success, entrepreneurs risk all to gain all. With that said, college is one of the best times to start pursuing your dreams of being an entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur, you invest your time and money into an idea that you hope will become the next Facebook or YouTube. The big advantage that a college entrepreneur has, is that most have little money and have extra time to invest.

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Four Things to Ask yourself As a Starting Entrepreneur

Before you set out on your exciting journey to be an entrepreneur, here are some questions you should ask yourself. They are not meant to rain on your parade but rather a more realistic look into your mind to make sure your heading in the right direction and are doing what you should be doing.

via Under30CEO.

Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop

Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We've written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by allowing access to most Google apps in mobile form.

via Lifehacker.

Firefox Tops Vulnerability List

Application security vendor Cenzic today released its security trends report for the first half of 2009 application. In it, Cenzic claims that the Mozilla’s Firefox browser led the field of Web browsers in terms of total vulnerabilities.

via InternetNews.com.

Google opens up its JavaScript development toolbox to all

Google is providing the web development community with an intriguing glimpse under the hood at some of the fundamental building blocks of the company’s most popular web applications. The search giant has opened the source code of its comprehensive JavaScript library collection and is making it available to third-party developers for widespread adoption. Google also opened the source code of its own JavaScript compression tools.

via Ars Technica.

Choosing Your Bootstrap Staff

 

 

When I founded CyberSynchs in June 2008, I was challenging myself to move in a new direction. I was a recording artist with a valuable tech idea and I needed to assemble a team of professionals to craft that idea into a reality.

One of my first tasks was to sit down with a few trusted mentors and discuss staffing. While I knew the difference between a software engineer and a CTO, I needed to map out who I needed and when I would need them. Building a start-up is a tiered process, requiring a staffing schedule to ensure that you fill the right positions at the right time.

via Under30CEO.

Peter Diamandis: the joy of taking risks

Peter Diamandis, CEO of the X Prize Foundation, wants to use our competitive instincts to make the world a better place. After handing out $10 million to the first private team to achieve suborbital space flight, he’s extended his X-prize concept into earthly realms such as automotive engineering, genomics and health care. And while he still sends billionaires to the International Space Station as managing director of the firm Space Adventures, he’s lately teamed up with futurist Ray Kurzweil to create the Singularity University, where young entrepreneurs are trained to think about global issues. Ivan Semeniuk spoke with Diamandis about his ongoing ventures on and above the planet.

via New Scientist.