Archive for June, 2007

I am now on Facebook

June 30, 2007

 
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

Job Opportunities at NCIT

June 22, 2007

                

PROFIL DE LA COMPAGNIE: 
NCIT est une émergence de NCI (basé à l’île de la Réunion), centre de compétence Sage et rayonnant sur l’Océan indien. Fort d’une expérience dans le monde de la gestion, NCIT se démarque de part ses conseils et son implication dans les solutions proposées. NCIT se veut créateur et innovateur, capable [...]

Chinatown: Food and Cultural Festival

June 21, 2007

Have been to the Chinatown Port-Louis last week-end, Saturday night. The impressive response obtained from the members of the public for the last two years has prompted the organisers to hold this manifestation once again. This festival is a commendable initiative particularly as regards the promotion of Chinese cultural and traditional heritage, and show casing [...]

Liverpool Dates

June 19, 2007

NINE DATES TO REMEMBER
Jimmy Rice 14 June 2007, www.liverpoolfc.tv

There may be 58 days to go until the big kick off, but the publication of next season’s fixtures has already whetted the appetite. Liverpoolfc.tv has picked out nine key dates for your diary during the season to come.
August 11: The waiting is finally over. Liverpool kick [...]

My Car Is Watching Me

June 14, 2007

Researchers and automakers are developing steering wheel and dashboard-mounted sensors that monitor a driver’s face to gain insight into the mood and awareness of the driver in the hopes of preventing accidents. The system works by using a computer algorithm to map the body and facial features of the driver, primarily the eyes and mouth. [...]

Apple’s New Animated OS

June 12, 2007

Wired News (06/08/07) Gilbertson, Scott; Kahney, Leander
Apple’s Mac OS X update, Leopard, is expected to include a toolkit for building Core Animation program interfaces, which developers think could stimulate interface experimentation on a grand scale and perhaps transform the desktop into a highly refined 3D environment. With Core Animation, next-generation developers will be able [...]

Liverpool FC News

June 9, 2007

Some news from the Anfield Road:
Benitez: New deals show our ambition

Rafael Benitez believes that securing Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher on long-term deals will help him persuade transfer targets to join Liverpool. Benitez is chasing several foreign players, including Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o and Lyon winger Florent Malouda. The Spaniard added: ‘New contracts for Stevie [...]

U.S. Colleges Retool Programming Classes

June 7, 2007

Associated Press (05/26/07) Bluestein, Greg
Across the United States, schools and universities are redesigning their computer science classes to attract more students to the field. More than a dozen universities have created “media computation” programs, which teach basic engineering using digital art, music, and the Internet with a New Media approach. Other schools are using [...]

Want to join Infosys?

June 5, 2007

As reported before, a group of CSE Alumni working at Infosys has kindly agreed to hold a working session with all the final year students of the Faculty of Engineering. They will discuss the Infosys recruitment exercise and the details of the aptitute test that will be conducted by Infosys. Note that candidates are required to pass the aptitude test to [...]

The top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills

June 4, 2007

Although few technology skills can truly be called “dead” because there will always be employers with older systems that require such skills, technology experts have compiled a list of skills and technologies that, while not dead, are on their last legs. These technologies include:

Cobol,
nonrelational database management systems,
non-IP networks,
cc:Mail,
ColdFusion,
C programming,
PowerBuilder,
certified NetWare engineers,
PC network administrators,
and OS/2.

All of [...]