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Archives for February 3, 2011

The 5 most important tech numbers for 2011

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Are you into predictions? IF so, here’s a few tech numbers to ponder… Via Bluestreak Technology (www.bluestreaktech.com) details of an infographic to showcase the top 5 most important technology trends that they expect to hear about at Mobile World Congress this year. At the show, Bluestreak will be previewing new video on demand projects they are launching with leading European operator Orange.

From Bluestreak, 5 most important tech numbers for 2011:

  1. 54% – The percentage of online video that is available in HTML5 as of October 2010
  2. 335,000 – The number of subscribers that the TV industry lost in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2010
  3. 615% – This is the year-over-year growth rate for the Android OS from Q4 2009 to Q4 2010
  4. 500,000,000+ – That is the number of active users on Facebook as of today
  5. 35 – hours of content added every minute to YouTube

See The Five Most Important Technology Numbers of 2011

Distribute Your Mac OS Apps via the Mac App Store – Mac Developer Program Tip

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Distribute your Mac OS X apps on the Mac App Store and reach millions of users around the world.  So, the Mac App Store has launched and now you’re contemplating developing apps for the Mac OSX… now what? The Mac App Store makes it easier than ever for users to discover, purchase, and download your apps directly on their Mac. And with the Mac App Store available in 90 countries, you can showcase your apps to millions of users around the world.

Enter the Mac Developer Program

  • App Store Benefits for Developers
  • You pick the price
  • You get 70% of sales revenue
  • Receive payments monthly
  • No charge for free apps
  • No credit card fees
  • No hosting fees
  • No marketing fees

Mac Developer Program members can access resources to help prepare and submit apps to the Mac App Store see http://developer.apple.com/programs/mac/distribution.html

Converting CAD Data to GIS

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The topic of CAD-GIS integration is always a hot one, particularly if you’ve ever attended a CAD conference of the Surveying Mapping Summit at an Esri UC.This topic has been discussed in a recent article by RJ Zimmer where he looks at CAD data types vs GIS data, spatial reference systems,  and Creating the GIS Data from the CAD Features

From the article… With the appropriate GIS software, one may directly view CAD files and CAD features in a GIS environment in order to display a visual representation of the CAD elements in context with GIS data. Alternatively, one can display GIS data in CAD software. However, in order to empower the CAD data for GIS spatial analysis, the CAD features should be converted to a GIS format that have feature attributes assigned to them. This article explains the simple steps necessary to convert CAD data to GIS format. Read on in  – GIS Matters: Convert CAD Data to GIS

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USA TODAY Super Bowl Coverage To Include Augmented Reality from junaio

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When the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers meet on Sunday at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to go head to head at this year’s Super Bowl, fans will be able to enrich their experience with augmented reality tidbits, courtesy of USA TODAY and junaio. The Monday, February 7th edition will give readers a 3D view of the “Play of the Game” in an animated sequence and an option to receive player stats. Pepsi and Papa John’s are sponsoring the two augmented reality experiences. Awesome!! Go Packers… See more details in this official announcement from junaio



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