August 2009 - Posts

Project Gemini – Videos available
26 August 09 07:35 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

I previously posted about using Project Gemini as a tool for scientific analysis – as a quick way to learn about them and see them in action, take a look at the one minute Gemini videos by Donald Farmer .  One of the latest videos is about using Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Data Analysis, Gemini

TIME - WorldWideTelescope one of 50 Best Websites 2009
24 August 09 01:29 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

TIME magazine has the WorldWide Telescope WebClient ( Silverlight ) on their list of 50 Best Websites for 2009.  That puts WWT in with sites like Flickr, Twitter, Skype, YouTube, Amazon, and even PhotoSynth – not bad for the very small team we have Read More...

Filed under: Viz, WWT, Article

Science Analytics – look to use Project “Gemini”
21 August 09 09:34 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

When I first saw and heard details about Project “Gemini” , I was blown away by the technology and innovation created by SQL and Excel teams and that held up when I was able to test it out on my own.  It will be especially useful for scientists that Read More...

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

Mysterious object being built in garage
21 August 09 08:54 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Deep in one of the garages on campus – I ran across this project being built…a modern Stonehenge? maybe the spinal tap version of Stonehenge? View Full Album Cross Posted from Dan Fay's Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/dan_fay) Read More...

Instant Search - The Real Live Search Bing API experiment
21 August 09 08:41 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

If you’d like to see instant results while you’re typing in your search query try out “ The Real Live Search ” from Long Zheng from istartedsomething – it uses the fast Bing AJAX APIs and the JSON results to give you information as you type.  It’s Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, Search