July 2007 - Posts

SQL Server 2008 info
27 July 07 03:47 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

The latest version of TechNet Flash has some good pointers to details on SQL Server 2008 and the CTP available for download. Some of the things scientists might find interesting are: Language Integrated Query (LINQ) enables developers to issue queries Read More...

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[Wired] Inside the High-Tech Hunt for a Missing Silicon Valley Legend
24 July 07 12:27 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Wired Magazine has a really good article on the search for Jim Gray and his boat Tenacious and all the assets that were brought to bear on the search. All of us that have been touched and inspired by Jim still hold out hope that he will sail back into Read More...

Data Mining Virtual Hands-on Lab Now Available!
23 July 07 04:37 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I wrote about the Data mining Addins previously - Data Mining for the rest of us... and now you can test it out via the Virtual hands-ons lab...glad to see this post by JamieMac... Data Mining Virtual Hands-on Lab Now Available! For those of you who have Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, SQL Server

Mobile Search V2 released - Improved Navigation, Cache, Movie Searching, GPS, Traffic reporting and more!
20 July 07 01:13 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I've been using Mobile Search since it was initially released and I find it essential looking for places to eat, stores, phone numbers, etc - especially when traveling to other cities. I almost never call 411 anymore :-) Mobile Search V2 released - Improved Read More...

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Virtual Earth / Live Maps: beautiful 3D images of Niagara Falls
20 July 07 01:04 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Check out the beautiful VE imagery of Niagara Falls , I ran across it on the VE blog...especially check out the interactive 3D version...you can even image using this to go "over the falls in barrel". To appreciate this beautiful image of Niagara Falls Read More...

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Galaxy Zoo - Help classify a million galaxies
11 July 07 09:11 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Thanks to Alex Szalay (JHU) for pointing me to GalaxyZoo - now you can help classify galaxies. This really neat... Welcome to GalaxyZoo , the project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies. By taking Read More...

Filed under: Software, eScience, Cool Software, Research, SQL Server

Daniel Escapa's OneNote Blog : Matlab to OneNote - Thanks to Stephen Lawrence
11 July 07 08:40 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Ran across this OneNote PowerToy on Daniel Escapa's OneNote Blog that allows you to output Matlab to OneNote - really cool - allows you to capture your process in one place. Matlab to OneNote - Thanks to Stephen Lawrence I just got an email from Stephen Read More...

Reporting@Home: Delivering Dynamic Graphical Feedback in Community Computing Projects
09 July 07 04:18 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I meant to do an entry on this paper by Stuart Ozer (MSR) and David Kim & David Baker ( Rosetta@Home ) months ago...it's a great way to integrate SQL Reporting services w/ something like Rosetta@Home, and provide really great service for not only Read More...

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Silverlight 1.1 2D Physics
07 July 07 12:14 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Very cool demo of a Silverlight and a 2D Physics engine... Silverlight 1.1 2D Physics May 22nd, 2007 · 19 Comments Are you tired of physics demos yet? I hope not because I’ve just made another one It’s using the Managed Bullet Physics library I ported Read More...

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2007 eScience Workshop at RENCI registration is open
06 July 07 03:10 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Registration for the 2007 Microsoft eScience Workshop at RENCI is now open! Registration at the website www.mses07.net 2007 Microsoft eScience Workshop at RENCI October 21-23, 2007 The Friday Center for Continuing Education UNC-Chapel Hill 100 Friday Read More...

HIV related papers
06 July 07 09:33 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I previously mentioned the release of the BioTools by David Heckerman and Carl Kadie from MSR - here's 3 papers that utilize that work. The first and third are advances in HIV vaccine design. The second is an advance in identifying genotype-phenotype Read More...

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