LinuxCon: all about the cloud

Nearly every major at LinuxCon, and of course each private conversation I had with the people here are engaged in some kind of "cloud". How Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst said in his keynote, no single definition of "cloud" exists. There is no doubt that Amazon really pioneer default cloud offering, but there are a lot of work going on to build a better, more reliable and more open solutions cloud.

Red Hat has the OpenShift, their platform as a service and CloudForms, their infrastructure as a service offering. Long term, according to Whitehurst is that programmers the company will start to build something on OpenShift and not worry about any of the underlying infrastructure. If the product is ready to be deployed inside the country, it will go to the CloudForms client installation inside the company firewall. In principle, developers will select the platform and you can own and manage the operations of this platform.

Canonical pushes ensemble, their "service orchestration solution. Instead of thinking about applications, Canonical wants to see people start to think about services. Instead of deploying the Web server application that talks to a database application for reporting and to receive input from visitors to the Internet, instead of thinking about the "blog tools" that can be deployed through a series of recipes. According to the Canonical Allison Randal Canonical feels that Amazon AWS sets a high standard and Amazon API must be accepted by everyone. This allows users of cloud services have some modicum of portability: if my ISP cloud connectors to their prices, I should be able to smoothly move to a different provider or cloud-my own private cloud — because the fundamental mechanisms for interacting with him (published API) must be the same between the suppliers.

When Randall told me this, I was initially skeptical. If your ISP cloud connectors to their prices, it is a business task. This is not specific to the cloud or the technology sector as a whole. There is real value in the ability to switch from one cloud provider to another or make the decision public cloud House? Then I listened to Marten Mickos keynote. Mickos, the former CEO of MySQL AB, now in eucalyptus systems, innovative solutions to the private cloud. His principal stopped for a couple of very interesting things.

Firstly he briefly cleared up confusion around public and private clouds and how you can use both. Turn on the phone. Telephone infrastructure has been around for about a hundred years, and nearly every company still performs its own internal PBX system. This is a pretty solid lines of clouds.

But the most interesting thing that raised Mickos the importance of the principles of free software in relation to the decisions of the cloud. With the old paradigm of Linux distributions four freedoms provided by the GPL was crucial to ensure the long-term success of the platform, because it explicitly allows derivative works. Moving to the cloud, however, we look at the image, not distributions, and the whole notion of the derivative work is fuzzy at best. How are the four freedoms applied to situations, cloud GPL?

Suddenly a lot more sense Randall in the commentary. So, too, whether OpenStack, is the result of cooperation between RackSpace and NASA establish a framework of common, open cloud.

Mickos has its major repeating that Linux has gone from the destructive forces of innovation. Its concluding comments, the very nicely in line with Whitehurst keynote: Linux is now the default selection for the deployment of new technologies and is the basis on which to build the best future technological advances. Whitehurst and Mickos said that the transition that we are now seeing in the cloud, at least as fundamentally radical as the transition from MAINFRAME to client server.

As innovation continues over Linux in the cloud, Mickos offering some very insightful tips: we must strive to ensure that no one, which we opened closes.

Photo credit: clouds, karindalziel, on Flickr.

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Vibram Trek LS and Bormio: Ugly, Crazy Monkey shoes get even Crazier

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I hope you're not eating anything, because you want to see some real things Jame Gumb per second. Vibram, the famous creators of Sergey in crazy monkey shoes (which I actually wear at run time, to the chagrin of my wife) has released two new models in an acceptable manner stylized Trek LS, lace up trail shoes/sneaker, and absolutely abominable (yet strangely alluring) Bormio boots.

BirthdayShoes has reviews of Bormio and LS, but we'll highlight a few points below.

Shoes LS are more like sneaker with Vibram soles and toe pockets. They're actually pretty nifty, if you ignore the aspect of the monkey feet and, if you're man enough to wear them on the street, you actually can get compliments versus smacked. They cost $ 139 and available in Brown and black.

And here is Bormios:

If you're anything like me the holes themselves Hobbitses right now. It's basically boots with toepockets, which makes them pretty much amazing. BirthdayShoes notes:

In the course of the Vibram FiveFingers Bormio not surprisingly attractive seems at first glance, this implies that you wear them with jeans or trousers. Obviously ankle height design makes them look very unusual when they were "empty" on the floor (as a leathery or frostbitten feet chopped off at the ankles), but as Mrs. BirthdayShoes, when they are at Bormios just look like any other pair of Vibrams.

That is in addition to the first, which is that understated design Bormio FiveFingers also makes it harder for people to understand that you are wearing shoes. Clearly no one has flat black legs (except for Mr. deeds), but the skin smooth, Matt looks a bit like leather, especially with Brown Bormios. You could have legs, which were dark brown, and I say that because I was at least one person double-take on my thinking Bormios Brown crazy horse I tanned bare feet. I'm not very Tan in case you haven't noticed (table work FTL!). I had another officer — a machine that is the comment "you got the lion legs" I liked it better.

If you are already a life thinking "I like Lion legs", you clearly in luck here.

These demonic things worth $ 160 and available in Brown and black. Both are made from kangaroo hide and, personally, I wonder where they get all kangaroos for these things.

So there you have it: it's the shoes Tim Ferriss, Sergey Brin and sycophantic bound SXSW SEO/social media/Google + guru will wear next season. Geeks, get ready to get your feet monkey chic.

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Apple releases iOS 5 Beta 6 for developers

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It's that time again! Right on schedule (the "schedule" means "approximately 2 weeks since the last"), Apple has just released the sixth beta build iOS 5 for developers.

You know what that means: developers get to upgrade (remember: OTA update work now!) Non developer to developer pretends to be (just don't be a jerk and go to applications). And all the rest? Will be happy to know that iOS 5 is one big ol' step closer to gold current and hitting your phone.

Now with regard to what's new in this build ...

Although most just crackin' in beta 6 right this second, we are not hearing a lot of new stuff here — it's basically an itty bitty slick Polish and bug fixes at the moment. Which, of course, it makes sense: Apple supposedly was in the beta phase here, so that less about adding new material and more about how to make sure everything is working as expected.

In view of the above, we will update you if we hear anything new and noteworthy lurking around in this version.

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Samsung pokes fun at IFA, glowing and beautiful people

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Samsung has something more in store for the IFA 2011 — but not always. The company just unveiled two video for its latest marketing campaign, which, in the regulation of viral 101 shows nothing of interest. However, IFA is the Europe of the CES and the company must have something to news as the successor to the Galaxy II or Galaxy tab 7-inch variety.

The second video after the jump has most of the action and shows the peeps, walking around with a glowing mobile phones, which probably predicts new smartphone. All that it will be, we will be in place next week, drunk on gadgets and German beer.

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Review: Brite Strike durable flashlights

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I was sitting outside a coffee shop the other day when an old man sitting next to me and tried to bring a flashlight, which he bought in a Walgreens. It was a chintziest piece of garbage I've seen in a long time and I had to help him put together this thing that after some attempts finally emitted dimly. He wanted something to keep in your car, just in case. I do not believe that an unwanted device, but cheap, it may have been. Flashlights are something you want to buy once and for all, appreciate, this is why I would like to check in the line of waterproof EPLI is something I can recommend to your friends, perhaps the more traditional Maglite, or just another toy?

Fortunately, I can say that these little guys are certainly worth to recommend. I think I always want to retain the traditional 4 cell Maglite bulb around, but an emergency situation or a shower, Britestrike or something like that is a good bet to make.

EPLI and blue dot

I checked out two dimensions: "Executive" pen light and light tactical style "blue dot" middle class, intended for police and so on, attachment to pistols and rifles. Both of these bright Led lights, both have three modes of lighting (high, low and strobe), and both are waterproof.

The differences between them are in bulk, brightness, and of course price. EPLI is just over five inches long, slightly thicker than the pen and produces 160 lumens. Tactical is actually a bit shorter, but much wider and covers the crenelated template handle that makes it virtually impossible to discard, and also makes it an effective impact. It produces 210 lumens from two cells.

They created for themselves, which sounds silly at first, but most flashlights are required to keep them and turn the mode dial or turn off the Crown of the switch or focus. At Brite strike this is done by hitting the button on the end times, twice or three times. Bright, bright dim mode dim mode and strobe mode just gave me the blue spots in my eyes for several minutes. This is a very bright, when you're in its activities and is perfect for marking your location, get the attention of motorists from afar or blinking in the eyes of the puma or robber.

The two lanterns are extremely well-built. I really tried to injure them, but they resisted all my attempts to crack down, bending, and throwing. They also waterproof, their openings, closed with rubber rings. I'm not sure I'd trust EPLI in dive, but I wouldn't have any problems in getting these guys in the downpour, dragging them into puddles, or putting them on moist ground. Tactical is naturally more robust, with a thick ring and only one opening.

Both have a spooky white light LED, of course, which is not something that can be avoided. EPLI is cold light and a narrower focus, as you see above.

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Stylish appearance EPLI makes it hard to add the nicest bedside table, desk or pen Cup. It provides a pretty insane amount of coverage for its size, and it will not break or short circuit if you put it down the stairs, or leave it on the ground, while you fix a flat in the dark. To be honest I would feel more comfortable if my friends and family will remain one of them around in their glove box or purse. It is capable, reliable, and I don't want it flashing in my eyes, if I was a robber. You can find it for $ 50 right now, which I think is a good price for serious device like this.

Tactical one can find fairly above the amount of approximately $ 125. It is much more than the Maglite. But this thing will survive the storm and a half and probably will last forever. It also has a nice little range of accessories. Want to make an investment you will not regret? This is likely to pay the price of a few years from now.

I spend so much time with cheap plastic gadgets that it was nice to get my hands on something that I don't think I could break if I want. Why didn't they build phones like this?

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Sega Toys dates and prices for his R2-D2 Homestar Planetarium (which shows the death star)

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Back in June of Sega Toys Japan teased Homestar R2-D2, a fully functional Planetarium, which is formed in the form of a robot from Star Wars. Today, the company price ($ 91) to Planetarium and release date (15 September). Scaled replica designs about 10 000 stars on the ceiling in your living room, and as a bonus, it shows the location of the death star, too (see below).

R2-D2 Planetarium uses 1W white led as a light source, works for three hours on four AAA batteries and is 21 cm in height. It has some projection 1.5-2.3 m/4.9-7.5 ft and projection of 1.8 m/5.9 ft circumference.

Here is a planetarium, showing death star:

If you are interested, but live outside Japan, the Japan Trend Shop (website in English) began listing the Planetarium today for pre-order for the same price as in Japan (again, $ 91). They send it anywhere and say that the little guy comes with instructions in English.

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Intel Developer computer: Ultrabooks will save you

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As I write this, I'm sitting in my Office. Around me, there are nine computers — seven of them run Windows. I, too, three slates — only one iPad. Welcome to the world of the post-PC out from San Francisco, where Microsoft is still top dog and Apple niche, but of course, an influential player.

We can be in the era of post Windows PC, but PC is far from dead. Apple is growing fast, but it seems to be focused on high-margin products and massive flying Headquarters rather than advancing society in the next century computing. This is the work of Intel Corporation. And they're going to do with a copy of the MacBook.

Major manufacturers of PCS and Intel toiling away on the next generation of PC, which if properly, the market could come in the next golden age of computers. Ultrabooks, as they are called, are essentially clones of the MacBook Air. They are designed around the compact motherboard, CPU and flash storage option. The first harvest tend to use in the current Intel processors, codenamed Sandy Bridge. The real fun comes when model Ivy bridge 22nm hit later this year for up to $ 1000.

HP essentially left the PC users yesterday; they went the way IBM and Sun. Consumer PC world is brutal market with companies constantly racing to the bottom with a cheap brand of equipment damage. Profit razor thin and processing of non-stop with a completely new line of products debuting every quarter. Only Apple would seem to take the high road, sticks to the slow pace of net profit, introducing some of the equipment bumps every few months and completely new computers every two years. But HP may jumped ship a bit too early.

Ultrabooks exactly what Windows PC world needs. Ultraportible notebooks drip to even modest specifications, rock solid Windows 7 should work perfectly.

The first batch of these are reportedly hitting ultrabooks next month, but, as in previous reports, can be a bit more expensive than expected. Asus has UX21, and then just today, Digitimes reports that Acer has also upcoming Ultrabook, scheduled for September release.

It is hypocritical to claim that everyone wants to Apple computer; Windows massive market share tells a different story. But it's hard to imagine who that wanders through best buy Apple display is not impressed with the smooth. For various reasons, however, these States they often head back to the primary laptop screen and buy something a little more familiar and less expensive. This is what Intel is trying to counter with ultrabooks, giving computer companies significantly less platform to build around.

Apple had the foresight to see that mobile computers need a shot of excitement. The MacBook Air and the iPad will certainly increase its bottom line and one of the main reasons why Apple is dominated by the other players in the second quarter of 2011. Apple saw a 136% year-over-year growth in this segment and eventually navigation 13.5 million mobile devices. (laptops and tablets) However, the Windows device as whole outsold Android OS X/iOS products two to one.

Windows PC on the market a little bit out of date. It was not a new paradigm in the space of a personal computer for some time. This is how these videos Microsoft Store where Lady says: "I don't need a new computer. My computer is doing all that I need to do it. " Windows laptops today, physically look like a Windows laptop with three years ago. Since most computing these days happen inside a Web browser, it is difficult to tell consumers that they need a new, five-pound laptop just to run the chrome. But what they really need is the new, two-pound ultraportable that receives three times the battery life.

Ultrabooks aren't going to "Save" Windows PC; they don't need to be saved. Ultrabooks will lead to many consumers shelve their bulky Windows laptop and jump into the wonderful world of truly portable computer and tech also-ran, they were saddled with in the past five years.

Intel is best known for the production of microprocessors, many personal computers. The company also manufactures a variety of other hardware, including network cards, motherboards and graphics chip.

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