Google Earth is a popular and widely used geographical browser. It is a standalone application that enables spatial data from a variety of sources to be displayed, explored and visually compared. Google Earth has the following important characteristics:
• Free
• Easy-to-use and intuitive user interface. Data are displayed on an interactive globe that can be rotated and zoomed to visually explore data in different regions of the world and at different spatial resolutions.
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Yahoo! is taking the lead role in enabling the global mobile ecosystem to bring compelling mobile Internet experiences to consumers. Yahoo! delivers its services throughout the world from its own network as well as through partnerships with mobile operators and device manufacturers around the world. Yahoo! recently opened up the company’s mobile platform to allow the world’s developers and publishers to mobilize their own offerings.
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17 Apr
Posted by jj as Development, Operating System
Sun and Amazon Web Services opened a private beta program starting on May 5, 2008. Approved beta users get access to OpenSolaris™ operating system (OS) at http://www.opensolaris.org/ on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). OpenSolaris on Amazon EC2 is an Amazon Web service that incorporates hardware virtualization technologies based on the Sun™ xVM software and the Xen open source community work. Information about Amazon EC2 is located at: http://aws.amazon.com/ec2
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Blogs are one of Web 2.0’s most interesting and sticky developments; they’ve changed the way users find and interact with content and brands. The online experience was changed when blogs first started becoming popular, and now they’re fast becoming an integral part of many companies’ online marketing initiatives and web presence.
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By now, you’ve seen the articles about XML, separation of content and presentation, programmatic enforcement of content organization, structured authoring, and all the rest. You’ve considered XML publishing, but implementation looks difficult and expensive, and your current workflow is in reasonable shape. So you’ve been waiting for a compelling reason to make the transition.
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GraphOn’s GO-Global software gives the Windows Server operating system the capability to serve 32-bit Windows® based applications to client desktops, terminals and web-browsers running on PC and non-PC desktops. The GO-Global Server environment is, by definition, a thin-client, 100 percent server-centric architecture. Because the GO-Global clients will be available for many different desktop platforms (Linux, Macintosh, and others), the GO-Global Server provides access to 32-bit Windows-based applications from virtually any desktop. The GO-Global Server allows you to roll out 32-bit Windows-based applications to a heterogeneous set of desktops while transitioning to a pure 32-bit desktop environment.
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Chapter 1: Terms and Concepts A Quick Glance into History Joomla!—How was it Developed? Structure of a CMS Front End and Back End Configuration Settings Access Rights Content Templates Extensions (Components) Workflow Joomla! as Real Estate Joomla! Versions Numbering System of Joomla! Versions Roadmap Joomla! Features Examples of Joomla! Pages Joomla.org Porsche, Brazil PC Praxis, Germany BSI DANS, Norway Team Lesotho, Lesotho Chapter 2: Installation Setting Up the Local Server Environment Windows XAMPP for Windows Linux SUSE (10.x) OpenSUSE Debian/Ubuntu Your Own Server at a Provider On a Virtual Server in the Net Installing Joomla! Selecting a Directory for Installation An Example Local Installation of Joomla! Directory Unpacking Joomla! Web Installer Summary
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28 Mar
Posted by jj as Operating System, Security
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of Mac OS X v10.3.x Panther operating system security and recommendations for configuring the security features. This guide provides recommended settings to secure systems using this operating system, and points out problems that could cause security concerns in systems using this operating system. This document is intended for anyone managing a locally -administered Apple Mac OS X v10.3.x system. It is assumed that anyone using this guidance will have some experience using Mac OS X, and understands the basics of the Mac OS X user interface. Some instructions within this guidance are complex, and deviation could result in serious adverse effects on the system and its security.
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