Techdump: CouchDB, Kindle Contest, Upgrading Your Win7 RC, more

Tuesday, July 14. 2009

Techdump: CouchDB, Kindle Contest, Upgrading Your Win7 RC, more

What is CouchDB?
CouchDB is a new kind of database system. Instead of tables, columns, and rows, it’s just a collection of JavaScript (JSON) documents.

Design your own Kindle (and win it) with Engadget, Amazon, and Adafruit Industries!
The Amazon Kindle is an awesome “Electronic Book” device. We’re getting closer to having a PADD.

Upgrade Rules for Windows 7 RC Users
If you’ve been using a Windows 7 Release Candidate, you need to be aware of these.

Survey says most companies won’t deploy Windows 7
Not really news, but good information to have in your pocket.

The ‘R’ Programming Language
‘R’ is a programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Build a 10 Terabyte Storage Solution for ~$1000USD
The guys Tom’s Hardware are always looking for the next edge – I certainly could put 10TB of space to use!

1TB Hard Drive for <$80 USD @ TigerDirect
The Tom’s Hardware article sent me looking for this – this is really good news!

Google Releases ‘Remote Desktop’ Software Based on NX
NX is an attempt to make the Unix X Windows system a more viable solution for remote desktop display. When Google announced their upcoming Chrome OS operating system, a lot of people were trying to figure out what their new display system would be – the common thinking now is that it will probably be this NX implementation.

Video interview with author of O’Reilly and Associates book: Programming Collective Intelligence
Examples of Collective intelligence might be Amazon’s or Netflix’s “Recommendations” services, or the all-powerful Wikipedia – where the body of knowledge becomes something more than the sum of its parts. If you’re not sure why Collective Intelligence is important, I urge you to read the excellent book Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.

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Yeah this is a good start. But I am not looking for you to necessarily spoon feed me the info (though that idea does appeal to me), and that is kind of what this feels like.

Or perhaps I have misunderstood your intent. Because I do think that I could watch the Engadget, Good Gear Guide (news page), Tom’s Hardware, and Tech World sites to get updates on various things.

Perhaps your next post might be able to focus more on sites that contain good subject material for those that want to just stay on top of what’s new in the tech world (whether that be gadgets, games, code, or whatever). Does that help?

#1 Radar on 2009-07-14 12:02 (Reply)

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