Archive for the Category: Education

Free IBM e-book: Understanding Big Data

November 7, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Understanding Big Data: Analytics for Enterprise Class Hadoop and Streaming Data https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=500016891&S_CMP=is_bdebook1_bdmicrornav Big data is going to change the way you do things in the future, how you gain insight, and make decisions (the change isn’t going to be a replacement, rather a synergy and extension). […]

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Free IBM e-book: IBM Software for System z for Dummies

October 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: IBM Software for System z for Dummies https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-102GW14W In this book you’ll learn about System z’s unique capabilities, enabling customers to: – Deliver a robust private cloud infrastructure – Mine business data for critical decisions and maximum value – Provideultimate security and integrity of critical data […]

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California Passes Open Textbook Legislation

October 9, 2012 Roger Lacroix

In California, 2 bills (SB 1052 and SB 1053) were signed into law that will provide for the creation of free, openly licensed digital textbooks for the 50 most popular lower-division college courses offered by California colleges.: http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17760 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Free books and reports on open innovation, co-creation, and crowdsourcing

September 25, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Stefan Lindegaard of OpenSource.com has put together a list of free books and reports on open innovation, co-creation, and crowdsourcing for everyone to enjoy: http://opensource.com/business/12/9/free-books-and-reports-open-innovation?sc_cid=701600000006R96AAE Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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jgc.org: Some things I’ve learnt about programming

July 17, 2012 Roger Lacroix

John Graham-Cumming has some interesting thoughts on programming that I really like: http://blog.jgc.org/2012/07/some-things-ive-learnt-about.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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A Software Architect

July 10, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Chris Eppstein has a great view of a Software Architect: http://coderwall.com/p/lbda2q Food for thought. 🙂 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Stanford’s Top Major Is Now Computer Science

July 5, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Interesting how things change/evolve: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/stanfords-top-major-is-now-computer-science/259199/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Food for your brain.

June 18, 2012 Roger Lacroix

If you like TED then you will likely enjoy Solve for <x> If you ever wanted mathematical concepts explained in an easy to understand format then surf on over to: Numberphile Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MIT and Harvard announce edX

May 2, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to offer FREE online courses to students around the world. The initiative, known as edX, will be run by a non-profit organization controlled by the two schools. http://web.mit.edu/press/2012/mit-harvard-edx-announcement.html Also, Princeton, Stanford, Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania announced that they would offer free Web-based courses through a for-profit company […]

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University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

A truly sad day for computer professionals and future computer professionals. The University of Florida eliminates Computer Science department and increases athletic budgets: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/04/22/university-of-florida-eliminates-computer-science-department-increases-athletic-budgets-hmm/ Are you kidding me!?! They are eliminating the entire Computer Science department and will be using the money for athletic departments. Well, I guess the University of Florida FULLY supports off-shore […]

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