CREST JOHN'S BLOG

ORACLE BUYS SUN

2009-08-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

1. What do you think is the effect of Oracle buying Sun?

The effect of this is that it would really have a big problem for its competitors like the Microsoft because the Sun company has a lot of projects that are in their hands including the applications for cellphones and othe things.
With this tag team for Oracle and Sun it’s a very big impact to the Microsoft company as it competes with its products and services, but what it worries all about is how or what would be the projects the Oracle and Sun has to offer for the society of internet and computer softwares and applications.
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Author: Neil McAllister
http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/what-if-oracle-bought-sun-microsystems-859

So much for that. According to reports, Sun Microsystems has rejected IBM's buyout offer, apparently preferring to stick to the dogma that says Sun is still a vibrant, thriving company with a bright, independent future. At this juncture, I'd like to take a moment to offer the following public service announcement to any Sun employees in the audience: That's not Kool-Aid you're drinking.

More to the point, with IBM out of the picture, we're left with the uncomfortable prospect that some other suitor might step in to fill the vacuum. My pal Paul Venezia thinks Cisco might be interested in acquiring Sun, and one of the kookier rumors has Dell as a possibility.
Neither scenario seems likely. Both assume that Sun's server business is its most attractive asset, which I question. If you added all of Sun's server revenue to Dell's, it still wouldn't equal what Hewlett-Packard earns from server sales. And if Sun were to simply disappear, Dell would surely gain at least some of Sun's share of the server market anyway -- so what would be the point of a buyout? What's more, I doubt that either Cisco or Dell would know what to do with Sun's software business.
But Oracle would. In fact, Oracle might stand to gain even more from Sun's software assets than IBM would -- so much so that I rank Oracle as the top (perhaps the only) potential buyer left for Sun. The shame of it is that if such a deal were to go through, I suspect that in the long run, Oracle's gain would be our loss.

2. What do you think would Bill Gates do about this?

With this two companies join together, there would be a chance that Bill Gates would have a hard time thinking for any solutions in order to maintain the stability of his company which is the Microsoft corporation. Due to this problem occurs already, Bill Gates might have here employees gather together and have to plan for a solution about the problem and counters for the problem. This, the tag team of Sun and Oracle would be a big headache for The Microsoft’s multi-billionaire Bill Gates.
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by: Rea Maor
http://www.askreamaor.com/linux-and-unix/oracle-and-sun-finally-somebody-might-pull-ahead-of-bill-gates/

It’s amazing that Oracle Corporation doesn’t get more buzz in the blogosphere. Everybody knows about Microsoft and a few have heard of Apple and Mac OS, but you’re still hard-pressed to find somebody outside of the IT profession who’s heard of Linux, BSD, or Solaris. Especially in the English-speaking world.

Pay attention to this name; he’s the fourth-richest human being on the planet. The Forbes wealth rank for 2009 runs Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim Helú, and then there’s Lawrence Ellison. There used to be a bunch of other names between them, but they’ve gotten weeded out this year thanks to the global real estate and banking crash. Sorry boys, play-money wealth doesn’t last.
Larry Ellison is the CEO of Oracle Corporation, and amongst Oracle’s various holdings pretty much runs the back end of every major business’ server room. And this company releases a Linux distribution called “Oracle Enterprise Linux“. Linux, being a software base popularized by people like this guy.

3. To you as a student using Java, how will this later affect your learning on the language?

Maybe it would affect the learning of the students because sun and oracle are combining and maybe there are some additional features and the two combines companies would offer for improvements of their applications and softwares for the friendlier use of the public of the society.

NVIDIA GeForce Vision Technology

2009-07-09T18:55:00.001-07:00

NVIDIA GEFORCE VISION TECHNOLOGY

Technology to extract a three-dimensional image from a two-dimensional projection is by no means new, and it hasn't exactly had an easy time gaining widespread acceptance. NVIDIA's approach to rendering a stereoscopic 3D scene in real-time, however, is a fairly novel application of the existing technology. We can't say for sure whether GeForce Vision will have much staying power as a product -- the need for special glasses has often been a turn-off for entertainment consumers -- but when it comes to achieving more impactful, realistic effects from 3D games, NVIDIA will have been there first. We'll have our own in-depth review of the GeForce Vision system ready soon, once Rob and Greg have a chance to decompress from CES, so check back in about a week to see how well GeForce Vision lives up to its hype.

This LCD Monitor again is for gaming purpose as it renderes the texture, and everything that the game has in order to view a realistic game for gamers.

NVIDIA's approach uses the improved 120Hz refresh rate of the newest LCD monitors in tandem with a special type of 3D-resolving eyewear using active LCD shutter technology to display images for your right eye and left eye, rapid-fire, at viewing rates that produce seamless motion. The actual execution of this rendering technique is simple - each frame is simply rendered twice, with the camera's location shifted a few degrees to the right or left for each eye's view, and then the two scenes are displayed one right after the other.

At the same time that alternating frames of the stereoscopic image are being displayed, the corresponding lens of the LCD glasses becomes transparent, alternating with the other lens 120 times per second. The glasses are synchronized with the PC's display using an IR transmitter, to ensure that the images for the left and right eyes don't get mixed up. NVIDIA states that the glasses, which contain active electronics, are rechargeable and can be used continuously for over 40 hours on a single charge.

Now, this isn't exactly new technology, but it's the first time that something like this has been applied on the PC. And the glasses? They aren't half bad, if you like the sunglasses that Rick Astley wore in the music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up", but they could be far worse. They have the look of very thick-rimmed sunglasses with narrow lenses, but they admittedly do a better job of hiding their electronic innards than one might expect. Three interchangeable nosepieces are provided for a comfortable fit, no matter how prodigious your schnoz.

The GeForce Vision package includes a pair of the active LCD shades, an IR transmitter module with a pushbutton for enabling GeForce Vision, and cables for connnecting your PC to a HDTV for large-screen 3D viewing -- the software even includes an optimized mode for LCD TVs. The glasses themselves charge via a Mini USB cable hat's supplied with the GeForce Vision kit. The IR emitter also connects to your PC by a supplied USB cable, which could prove to be an annoyance if your USB ports are already getting fairly crowded. A curious 3-pin stereo cable is also provided to control DLP HDTVs, so if you have a DLP TV, it'll need to be GeForce Vision compatible.

Razor "Taranluta" Gaming Keyboard

2009-07-09T18:20:00.000-07:00

RAZOR "TARANTULA"

GAMING KEYBOARD

Technologies are being too fast when it comes to innovations, and right now gamers wins it. Here comes the most unique keyboard being made for gamers exclusive. This keyboard has the following features:

Anti-Ghosting Capability With the anti-ghosting capability of the Razer Tarantula™, you can press up to an unprecedented 10 buttons at one go without the "ghosting" effect (For a conventional keyboard, signal failure occurs when three to four keys are pressed simultaneously). This means more commands can now be executed at any one time.

Onboard Profile Memory With a 32KB onboard memory Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Powered by Razer Synapse™ - up to five onboard profiles for different games can be stored. So no matter which LAN party you go to, all you need to do is bring your Razer Tarantula™ along, and you're ready to play.

A Keytop That is Eight Times as ResponsiveThe Razer Tarantula™ is the only gaming keyboard on the market with 1000Hz Ultrapolling™. This means a delay of only 1ms between the keystroke and the key's reaction, as compared to that of 125Hz / 8ms found in conventional keyboards.

With this keyboard its truly usable and handy when it comes to gaming purposes because of its onboard memory, special keys for gaming purposes also, and many many features included. Its such a great keyboard with a lot of functions to turn to. Its price merely cost of $99 or almost 4,752.00. Its very expensive but for gamers its a dream to have this kind of keyboard on their unit. For those who dedicate their computers for office and business purposes only, then this keyboard is not recommended.

256gb Flash Drive

2009-07-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

Kingstons family of convenient, compact and reliable DataTraveler USB Flash drives just got bigger with the addition of the DataTraveler 101. With capacities up to 256GB, DataTraveler 101 contains room for high-definition photos, graphics-intensive documents, videos, spreadsheets, presentations, term papers, and music that can be stored and retrieved in a flash. Sleek, practical, and attractively designed, the affordable DataTraveler 101 serves the needs of the budget conscious user as well as those looking for significant storage capacity in a lightweight, compact design. It features a capless, swivel design for added functionality and ease of use and is available in cyan, pink and yellow.

DataTraveler 101 is backed by legendary Kingston reliability plus a five-year warranty and free tech support.

Features/Benefits: Capacities* 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB Dimensions 2.19 x 0.68 x 0.36 (55.65mm x 17.3mm x 9.05mm) Operating Temperature 0 to 60 C / 32 to 140 F Storage Temperature -20 - 85 C / -4 to 185 F Convenient Pocket-sized for easy transportability Simple Just plug into a USB port Practical capless swivel design protects USB connector; no cap to lose Guaranteed Five-year warranty Fashionable Available in cyan, pink & yellow Compatibility Table Operating SystemFile Transfer.

Windows Vista**Yes

Windows XP (SP1, SP2)Yes

Windows 2000 (SP4)Yes

Mac OS X v.10.3.x+Yes

Linux v.2.6.x+Yes