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Cloud Independence with Dasein Cloud

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Cloud Independence with Dasein Cloud
Happening Tomorrow – Dasein Cloud is an Open Source Java API that enables write-once, run against any cloud programming. With Dasein Cloud, you can run the same application across any number of supported clouds without any need for a recompile. This developer-oriented webinar will demonstrate how to get started building cloud-independent applications on top of the Dasein Cloud API. We will cover things like multi-cloud storage, message queues, and compute management. The webcast includes actual application code talking to AWS, Rackspace, Google, and more. Register for the webcast now.

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Startup Showcase submissions at the Web 2.0 Expo NYC due 8/2

 
By Brady Forrest
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Startup Showcase submissions at the Web 2.0 Expo NYC due 8/2
We are looking for startups to show-off at the Web 2.0 Expo in NYC. We always find a place to showcase them and this year is no different. This year we're hosting our first ever Startup Showcase. Highlighting the startup ecosystem's creativity and variety, the Showcase will give you a chance to get in front of hundreds of potential users and a couple of high-profile investors. The submissions for the Startup Showcase are open until next Monday, 8/2. Let us know you are interested now. The Web 2.0 Expo runs from September 27-30th. Read more.

Another reason to build apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Testing

What's new in O'Reilly Answers: iPhone apps, ebooks on the iPad, CSS and JavaScript, Objective-C, SharePoint, and much more.

 

Another reason to build apps in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Testing
In a past interview with Jonathan Stark, author of Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, he noted that cross-platform availability and broad distribution are two reasons why HTML/CSS/JavaScript development is worth pursuing. During a recent interview at OSCON, Stark touched on a number of points from why developers should check out PhoneGap to why WebKit adoption is good for developers. Read more.

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Facebook Mountain ("I wish I knew how to quit you")

Why abysmal customer satisfaction levels won't stop the social giant.

 
By Mark Sigal
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Facebook Mountain (
Facebook is an unstoppable force, rocketing to 500 million users, building a breakout software platform and hardwiring the web with "Like" buttons and single sign-on via Facebook Connect. This piece looks at the reasons why, even in the face of abysmal customer satisfaction levels that rank below the airline industry, the social networking giant's reign is only getting started. Read more.

Data as a service

A look at how services and widgets are democratizing data and visualization.

 
By Mike Loukides
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Data as a service
With "data as a service" APIs like InfoChimps, and embeddable data components like Google Public Data Explorer and WolframAlpha Widgets, we're seeing the democratization of data and data visualization: new ways to access data, new ways to play with data, and new ways to communicate the results to others. Read more.

Jailbreaking your iPhone is legal: what changes?

 
By RJ Owen
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Jailbreaking your iPhone is legal: what changes?
Yesterday the U.S. Copyright office passed down new rules under the DMCA changing making Jailbreaking legal on iPhones. This is all good and nice, but is it going to result in any real change in the mobile phone market? While the new rules might at least incent Apple to play a little nicer, will consumers benefit in any way? Read more.

The Story of the O'Reilly School of Technology - Part 3

 
By Scott Gray
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The Story of the O'Reilly School of Technology - Part 3
In this third installment of my series of blog posts, I'd like to tell the story of the O'Reilly School of Technology and the new Make: Mathematics project. I'll also use this time and space to explain our overall mission and plans for OST in the future. Read more.

Detroit Can Do Camp - July 29

 
By Dale Dougherty
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Detroit Can Do Camp - July 29
As part of the week leading up to Maker Faire Detroit, we have organized Can Do Camp for Thursday, July 29 at Eastern Market in Detroit. Can Do Camp is an informal day for makers to meet each other and explore the DIY mindset. This mindset is a powerful and positive force for building hands-on communities as well as fostering innovation and developing a diverse, creative culture. Can Do Camp will bring together what President Obama called "the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things." Read more.

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