Archive for January, 2013
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/17
In the past you have seen my interest in multi-touch Windows devices (for instance the Dell’s S2340T 23″ Multi-touch monitor and Microsoft Surface 2.0).
This year a I expect vendors to deliver Windows 8 based computers that resemble a lot of the Microsoft PixelSense (formerly “Microsoft Surface”) technology:
- 10 or more finger touch
- guesture support
- multi-user
- capability to see more than just fingers (i.e. tags, or mobile controllers)
Lenovo seems the first to announce, with an expected availability in June 2013: IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, with support for 10-finger, guesture, multiple-user, and two-hour battery life.
–jeroen
Posted in Development, Microsoft Surface on Windows 7, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8 | Tagged: battery life, computer, finger touch, gadgets, gaming, microsoft surface, technology, touch monitor, touch windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/17
Even though the JavaRa tool is Windows-only, it is a tremendous help scraping old vulnerable versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from your systems and keeping only the fixed versions.
Regular JRE installs from Oracle/Sun will keep the old-and-vulnerable JRE versions.
(note that it seems the recent JRE update did not actually fix the vulnerability, just the exploit, and that a new Java vulnerability might already be exploited. Be sure to keep a watch upcoming Java updates for these).
JavaRa
JavaRa is an effective way to deploy, update and remove the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Its most significant feature is the JRE Removal tool; which forcibly deletes files, directories and registry keys associated with the JRE. This can assist in repairing or removing Java when other methods fail.
JavaRa 2.1 (released 20130116) Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Development, Java, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP | Tagged: commandline arguments, internet, java jre, java runtime environment, java updates, java version, java vulnerability, software, technology | 1 Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/17
The PDF Archive at bitsavers.org has recently put online these raster image PDF scans from Turbo Assembler/Debugger (1993/1994) and Borland C++/Object Windows Library (1993)
Remnants of the past, usefull for RAD Studio, Delphi and C++ Builder developers wanting to know a bit of history (: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Assembly Language, BitSavers.org, Borland C++, C, C++, Delphi, Development, History, Pascal, Software Development, Turbo Assembler, Turbo Pascal, x86 | Tagged: assembler version, borland C++, computer, object windows library, programmers guide, software, technology, turbo assembler | 2 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/17
Too bad the new StackOverflow rules actively discourage the kind of open questions like “c# – What are your thoughts on Raven DB?“.
They are being closed as “not constructive by casperOne♦ Nov 29 ’11 at 5:25”, which is a shame as these kinds of questions often reveal very valuable and balanced answers.
Right now I’m resarching what RavenDB could mean for storing documents. And yes, I know about the RavenDB licensing model: free for open source, pay for commercial use.
–jeroen
via: c# – What are your thoughts on Raven DB? – Stack Overflow.
Posted in .NET, C#, C# 4.0, C# 5.0, Database Development, Development, Pingback, Software Development, Stackoverflow | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/16
Thanks to Danny Thorpe and John Skeet, I learned something about C# initialization order.
I knew there were differences between declarations having their initial value set at the point of declaration, and inside a constructor, but not about all of them.
So I observed the initialization order while stepping through code, but the virtual method behaviour was new to me.
Thanks Blaz Art for asking this at SO.
Danny Thorpe: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in .NET, C#, C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0, C# 4.0, C# 5.0, Development, Jon Skeet, Software Development | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/14
The Lens Holster for Nikon! by Preston Turk — Kickstarter.
Interesting. I wonder about the strain on the mounts of longer lenses.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/14
So I won’t forget:
–jeroen
Posted in ESXi5, Power User, VMware, VMware ESXi, Windows | 1 Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/12
Large capacity notebook HDD drives
It appears that finally this kind of laptop HDD drives have arrived:
- 1.5 TB capacity
- 2.5 inch
- 12.5 mm high (fits few standard drive bays, but often fits an adapter for the CD/DVD drive bay)
I’ve hoped for these drives to appear for a long time, and wrote blog posts on it in March 2012 (HDD market seems recovered, and WD introduced 4 TB 3.5 HDDs: when are 2.5 inch 12.5 mm 1.5+ TB drives coming?) and September 2012 (When are the 12.5mm 1.5 TB and 14.8mm 2 TB notebook drives coming?).
Finally they seem to be there, but there is still confusion of model number and exact drive height, so here are some links that I collected with information:
The YouTube video indicates the Seagate drive inside the GoFlex is indeed 12.5 mm high, but doesn’t reveal the product number of the drive.
Given the below Toshiba model numbers and specs, my gut feeling is that they are all the same drive (USA pricing currently varies between USD 125 and USD 140):
- MQ01ABC150: Toshiba, 1.5TB, 2.5 inch, 12.5 mm, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 5400 rpm, 8 MB cache.
- MQ01ABD150: Toshiba, 1.5TB, 2.5 inch, 12.5 mm, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 5400 rpm, 8 MB cache.
- PX1830E-1HK0: Toshiba, 1.5 TB, 2.5 inch, 9?? mm, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 5400 rpm, 8 MB cache.
Large capacity notebook SSD drives
In the mean time, the largest capacity of SSD drives available is approximately 1 TB:
Not available yet, but announced:
It looks like most (if not all) 960 GB drives internally use some form of RAID 0. The OWC is, and the Mushkin is too, but the M500 might be non-raid (we will know for sure after it ships) as it is supposed to use 128 Gb NAND dies (the OCZ Octane does, but when it got introduced, these were really expensive).
–jeroen
Posted in Hardware, Power User, SSD | Tagged: computer, drive bays, micron technology inc, notebook hdd, ocw, ssd, ssd drives, technology | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/12
If you consider buying from the new Nikon online parts shop, then please note that:
- It has a very limited selection both in cameras (for instance, D700 is listed, but D300 is not), and parts (for instance both the D700 and D800 only list 5 parts each, most of which are parts for the outside of the body, similar for lenses like the 70-200 F 2.8 VR)
- Some listed parts are not in stock and/or don’t have pictures
I really hope this changes for the better, as of a year ago, independent camera shops cannot order Nikon parts any more.
Thanks Nikon Rumours for pointing out this store exists at all.
–jeroen
via: You can now buy Nikon parts online | Nikon Rumors.
Posted in LifeHacker, Power User | Tagged: photography | Leave a Comment »
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