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Skype: Going Going Gone for $8.5 billion to Microsoft

By Salar Golestanian @ Wednesday, May 11, 2011 :: 12:49 AM :: 224 Views :: 0 Comments ::

This morning We woke up to one of the biggest deals this year in the IT world with Skype Going Going Gone for $8.5 billion to Microsoft, the largest d...

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The problem with 'Cloud Computing' part II - 'The bigger they are, the harder they fall'

By Salar Golestanian @ Sunday, May 01, 2011 :: 1:09 AM :: 471 Views :: 4 Comments ::

Last week we had the biggest news in IT with Amazon EC2 going down and strange thing was that the competitors did not make a meal out of the story - They had a good reason. They are all heavily investing in it and this was their biggest PR nightmare. Over night the perception has changed about Cloud Computing and to top it all, how about Sony’s PlayStation Network? Of course you have (I Know it is not strictly the same kind of cloud as Amazon). But it is big and it was so thoroughly hacked this week that Sony had to shut it down indefinitely. Did you also know that Sony’s PS3 firmware is effectively wide open, because they made a hilariously stupid security mistake?

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The New Information Age - What are Web 3.0 or 4.0?

By Salar Golestanian @ Sunday, April 10, 2011 :: 10:53 PM :: 356 Views :: 0 Comments ::

I saw an interesting blog about the New Information Age by Vivek Wadha where he discusses the Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Founder) statement "that if Web 1.0 involved go search, get data and some limited interactivity, and if Web 2.0 involves real identities and real relationships, then Web 3.0 will be real identities generating massive amounts of data.” That this data is exponential and this is bringing about lots of opportunities. So some questions came up like what really is web 3.0 or even has anyone thought about web 4.0?

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Gartner Report: Android will have 1/2 World Mobile OS & Windows Will Pass iOS in 2015

By Salar Golestanian @ Friday, April 08, 2011 :: 2:14 PM :: 468 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Gartner Head Office is only 10 minutes drive from me so I watch with great intrest for what every they predict for the future of things to do with IT. Today's Press Release was very intresting with Gartner Says Android to Command Nearly Half of Worldwide Smartphone Operating System Market by Year-End 2012. And what was more intresting was their predictions for iOS and Windows Mobile.

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Google Page Speed Online - Part Two - The Tips Are Helping A Lot!

By Salar Golestanian @ Tuesday, April 05, 2011 :: 1:35 AM :: 520 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Last week I talked about Google's new tool to see 'how fast your web page is?' and salaro.com was a respectable 78. I had a quiet moment today to test some of the recommendations. Since the cacheable resources had a short freshness lifetime. So by specify an expiration at least one week in the future for the .gif, .jpg, .js and so on, I gained more than 5% improvement so now the site is as fast as wordpress.org so I am very happy. The mobile child portal iphone.salaro.com is even faster now at 85%

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Google Page Speed Online - Part One - Just how fast is your web page?

By Salar Golestanian @ Friday, April 01, 2011 :: 9:21 PM :: 433 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Google Page Speed Online is very intriguing. It provides a quick and easy way to accurately measure the speed of your website directly from the web. Previously available only as a browser add-on, Google Labs launch allows you to analyze your site from anywhere and receive instant feedback on making it faster. So I thought I try it on Salaro.com currently 'DNN 5.6.1' before I upgrade it to version 5.6.2. I was actually rather worried before I try it. I was expecting dreadful result as the server is windows 2003 and we have not done any speed optimization. yet the result was encouraging at a score of 78 (out of 100)

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The Mobile or Tablet Application: Browser vs. Native

By Salar Golestanian @ Tuesday, March 22, 2011 :: 12:51 PM :: 505 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Web App vs. Native App questions has been around for a while to which one is better - to develop mobile specific applications or mobile web applications? There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach. So what's the right one? Recently we also have to consider Tablets as existing somewhere between mobile and laptop type devices. Hundreds of thousands of productivity, gaming, utility and entertainment apps are selling in stores such as Apple’s iTunes or Salesforce.com’s AppExchange. These are available for free or at varying price points.

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All Major Mobile Platforms seem to be Walled Garden Environments – This is good for now!

By Salar Golestanian @ Sunday, March 13, 2011 :: 10:12 AM :: 318 Views :: 0 Comments ::

One big problem with Open Source apps like DotNetNuke is that within the Open Source framework, one ends up purchasing modules that are not Open Source and it is impossible to check some aspect of the code and validate it against malware that theoretically can capture other data and perhaps send it to the developer without the site owner's knowledge. One would argue that a Walled Garden Platforms are the answer like iOS or Android can stop these practices. But I am not so sure.

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Apple vs. Publishers or is it all about a doomed subscription model?

By Salar Golestanian @ Sunday, February 20, 2011 :: 9:19 PM :: 414 Views :: 0 Comments ::

This week the arguments continue on with the latest Apple announcement for the publishing industry on subscriptions, asking for a 30% cut. We all know that Traditional Publishers are in trouble already and the subscription was going to save them so they remain as a part of the future of all online media. Recently on iPad we had the Daily and apparently AOL also might one day go down that path. So there is a big shift to the subscription model that is embraced by most of the media. The Traditional media has also been betting on cloud computing to get traction so they can build their content and server it with subscription model technology.

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Humanity took a beating from the IBM's 'Watson' - Researcher explains why?

By Salar Golestanian @ Friday, February 18, 2011 :: 4:18 PM :: 341 Views :: 0 Comments ::

The world’s best US Jeopardy player is no longer from the human race and rather an IBM’s Watson supercomputer. Sadly the match wasn’t close with machine way ahead of the best that humans can muster. When all was said and done, Watson won $77,147, far more than Brad Rutter @ $21,600 and the 74-time champion Ken Jennings @ $24,000. This was due to Watson's ability to dissect complex human language and return correct responses far faster than Brad and Ken. Just a couple of years ago, Watson could not even answer 20% of questions asked.

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Who's Smarter, a Human or a Computer? Does Watson Prove We’ve Reached the Singularity?

By Salar Golestanian @ Wednesday, February 16, 2011 :: 10:09 PM :: 312 Views :: 0 Comments ::

I was fascinated with this article at TechCrunch about IBM's Watson. I have not been following the recent achievements by IBM supper computer statues recently. Jeopardy champions Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings are locked in an epic battle with Watson--an IBM supercomputer--for the fate of humanity and the future of planet Earth. OK, they're actually only battling over trivia game show bragging rights, but what does it say about the future of humanity if Watson wins? It gives a whole new meaning to "final Jeopardy.

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Today Windows Phone 7 Saved Nokia! Or is it the reverse?

By Salar Golestanian @ Friday, February 11, 2011 :: 2:27 PM :: 284 Views :: 1 Comments ::

This morning BBC reported the Nokia and Microsoft form partnership from the Strategy and Financial Briefing in London. As expected, the company is aligning its strategy with Microsoft. In the report it is said that Nokia has joined forces with Microsoft in an attempt to regain ground lost to the iPhone and Android-based devices.

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Is Cloud Computing a Good idea? Why Do We Need It? Part 1

By Salar Golestanian @ Wednesday, February 02, 2011 :: 12:49 AM :: 394 Views :: 1 Comments ::

Everyone is talking about it now. “Cloud Computing”, “Working in ‘The Cloud’”, “Move everything to ‘The Cloud’” Every day I hear some astronomical number being spent by super sized companies on Cloud computing like today Time Warner Cable Buys Enterprise Hosting And Cloud Services Company NaviSite For $230M. So i thought I do a little research to work out if it is needed? or not?

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Traditional Print Media VS Digitally Connected Tablet Content

By Salar Golestanian @ Monday, January 31, 2011 :: 12:05 AM :: 270 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Last time I bought a traditional paper was just before I purchased my iPad. Prior to that time, I bought a paper of some type at least once a week when I travel by train to London see a client. as well as a Sunday paper at home. Nowadays, I just carry my iPad with me on the train and read whatever I fancy on the iPad. IMO there is a big problem for traditional papers, if this is a trend. I rarely buy anything traditional anymore. I also have noticed that commuters on my train with iPad or Kindles no longer carry a paid magazine or a big broadsheet in their hand – but they did seem to also pick up the morning free papers. London Commuters On the way back from the city to suburbs, normally also pickup the free Evening-Standard. So IMO there is still some appetite for traditional papers so long it is free.

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Microsoft & Ubelly.com Tech Day follow

By Salar Golestanian @ Tuesday, January 25, 2011 :: 7:58 PM :: 223 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Microsoft Soho House Tech Day with UBelly guys last Friday went really well. I found some of the MS product talks very interesting and as well as finding some value in the discussion of how these could be used for the open source community. It was also great to meet face to face with members of other communities, such as wordpress, Umbraco and Drupal. I hope we can continue to meet on a regular

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