December 2006 - Posts

Wikipedia Explorer beta
24 December 06 03:39 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I saw this post about the Wikipedia Explorer using WPF on Steve Claytons blog - it's really easy to use - I like the network mode - seeing all the relevant links - I also like how it adds columns to the page as you maximize the window...I see this as Read More...

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SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 CTP
19 December 06 07:15 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

So glad to see the CTP of Data Mining Add-ins available - I see this is as Data Mining for the rest of us... Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2007 (Data Mining Add-ins) allow you take advantage of SQL Server 2005 predictive analytics Read More...

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The BioTeam Delivers Informatics Solution on Microsoft CCS
19 December 06 07:08 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

This is great news for the Bio researchers...info at iNquiry Bioinformatics Portal for Microsoft Compute Cluster Server - they also mention the "The Scientific Desktop" "The scientific desktop" aims to build a bridge between common computing tools and Read More...

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XNA Game Studio Express Released!
11 December 06 07:52 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

This is great news. I am looking forward to playing with it. To download the released product for Windows, head over to: http://msdn.com/xna/gse/ . Full story . Cross-posted from Savas Parastatidis' blog . Read More...

Open XML Formats : Ecma Standard 376 – Office Open XML formats
09 December 06 09:11 AM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Great info from Brian Jones on the Open XML standards as well interop solutions. Ecma Standard 376 – Office Open XML formats It's finally official. Today the Ecma General Assembly voted almost unanimously to approve the Office Open XML formats as an official Read More...

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DigiPede talk on Concurrent SW Dev at .NET Dev Event Redmond
08 December 06 03:02 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I just found out that on Monday, Dec 11, Kim Greenlee from Digipede will be presenting a technical talk on Concurrent Software Development at the next .NET Developers Association meeting in Redmond. The meeting is at 7pm in Bldg 40, Steptoe Room on the Read More...

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Mundie: Science as a Web Service
08 December 06 02:47 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I realized I forgot to post about Craig Mundie's article in the March/April Technology Review - Science as a Web Service XML can supercharge research. <...> XML is also one of the enabling technologies for grid computing and Web services, which Read More...

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Shibboleth and ADFS Interoperability &amp;ndash; this is now a reality!
07 December 06 12:43 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Glad to see this use fo the Shibboleth ADFS Integration : An extension allowing a Shibboleth 1.3 IdP to integrate with Microsoft's Active Directory Federation Service. Shibboleth and ADFS Interoperability – this is now a reality! Last week, the efforts Read More...

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Books.Live.com is Live
06 December 06 11:38 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

I finally had sometime to check out Books.live.com and it is wild - there are tons texts to look at...very interesting.... A couple of books I found - The Life of Columbus in Pictures and I especially like this inscription from the " Orators of the American Read More...

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F# 1.1.13 now available
06 December 06 12:27 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Don Syme annouced a new drop of F# - I especially like these samples: New LAPACK sample. . See samples\fsharp\math\LAPACK New WPF sample for use with F# Interactive. See samples\fsharp\WPF F# 1.1.13 now available! I’m pleased to announce that F# 1.1.13 Read More...

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WPF/E(codename) CTP available for download
04 December 06 12:00 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Just downloaded and tried out the December CTP of WPF/E(codename) and it is very smooth - it will be interesting to see how it can apply to scientific research projects. Both the Windows and Mac CTP's are available...as well as SDK and docs What is "WPF/E" Read More...

Windows Live Search Beta for mobile
04 December 06 10:11 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

WLS mobile really puts the power of searching and finding info into your hand - I especially use it when travelling to find locations (restaurnats, etc), but also to see the local traffic... The great part is that it not only run on Windows Mobile devices...but Read More...

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