“To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:We could go on forever about Steve’s accomplishments, but we’ll let you read the book. The man started Apple in his parent’s garage, and after several years of trials and tribulations, turned the company into the empire you see today.
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Steve”
| Time | Monday (Aug. 22) | Wed (Aug. 24) | Friday (Aug. 26) |
| 7:30 | OPAC (IS 3A) | Social Networking Site (IS 3A) | Grade Inquiry via Mobile (IS 3A) |
| PM: Dumrique, Gladys | PM : Bustillo, Johanna Erika | PM : Montaño, Wendy Gayle | |
| 8:20 | OPAC System (IS3B) | Online Grade Inquiry System (IS 3B) | E- Commerce B2C (IS 3A) |
| PM : Alegria, Mary Grace | PM : Sta. Ana, Erwin | PM : Fernandez, Janine | |
| 11:40 | Scheduling System (IS3B) | ||
| PM : Carillo, Lalyn | |||
| 2:10 | Online Bidding (IS 3B) | Grade Inquiry System via Mobile (IS 3B) | |
| PM : Casile, Angel | PM : Demegillo, Janine | ||
| Time | Tuesday (Aug. 23) | Thurs (Aug. 25) | |
| 7:30 | Social Networking Site (IS 3B) | ||
| PM : Palma, Bermuda | |||
| 10:00 | Scheduling System (IS 3A) | Online Grade Inquiry (IS3A) | |
| PM : Canarias, Jennylyn | PM : Camiling, Marion | ||
| 12:30 | Bidding System (IS 3A) | ||
| PM : Bendita, Ailee |
First of all you need to understand "why" you are meeting with the client! What is the purpose of this meeting?
For example:
- Is the purpose of this meeting to discuss the Vision of the document?
- Does the Vision, Business Case, and Project Charger exist and you are now ready to elicit requirements?
You also need to understand the "state" of the project!
For example:
- Are you adding creating a brand new system to support existing business processes? If so, are these processes already documented?
- Are you replacing an existing system? If so, any documentation exist for the existing system (requirements, functional specifications, user guides, etc.)?
- Are you modifying an existing system? Again, are there any existing artifacts which describe the existing system?
You need to understand the "methodology" used on your project and in your organization!
For example:
- Are you operating in an Agile process where you will have direct access to the stakeholders during the development process? if so, you might not need to capture/elicit too much upfront as many of the details will come up via subsequent iterations.
- Are you in an environment where requirements must be all documented upfront in details, using a specific type of artifact, and signed in blood by the C-Level Executives?
- Somewhere in between?
In general, as long as you are somewhat prepared for the meeting (and you say you are) you'll be OK. Just make sure you have some high-level open ended questions that you can ask and then be prepared to be quiet and listen.
Course Project: Online Systems for Business Process
Jalali said Iranian experts have traced the Stuxnet virus back to the U.S. state of Texas and Israel, IRNA reported. Western experts say only a number of powerful countries could have developed Stuxnet.
Jalali also blamed the German engineering conglomerate Siemens, whose equipment and software is used at the Bushehr nuclear power plant, where technical issues have halted its planned startup.
"Siemens should explain why and how it provided the enemies with the codes of the SCADA software for a cyber attack against us."
Courtesy of xfinity.
The iPhone 5 quickly approaching this June, the typical launch window for next-generation iPhones. Will the iPhone 5 have a completely new design or just be a slightly modified version of the iPhone 4 with enhanced parts and various tweaks? Is it in lower-cost iPhone?All is unknown.
The most recent assumption is that because Apple’s camera supplier, OmniVision, has just released a new 12.6 megapixel sensor with full HD video recording capabilities that we’ll see this built-in to the iPhone 5. However, Sony’s CEO is quoted to have said that his company will be supplying an 8 megapixel sensor. So, maybe we’ll have an 8 megapixel iPhone 5, and next year’s model could be the 12 megapixel model.
It’s widely assumed that the dual-core custom A5 processor found in the iPad 2 will make its way to the iPhone. This is probably the only rumor that can be taken as guaranteed. Last year the iPad’s A4 made its way across, and so I expect the A5 to do the same. The phone will be faster, and will offer even better gaming experience.
Storage could be available in 3 flavors: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB to match the iPad range. A leaked video showed up not long ago of a prototype iPhone 4 with a 64GB storage capacity. Not only could we expect a higher storage, but a boosted memory to go with it. I still wouldn’t complain if it kept the same 512MB of RAM found in the current model.
This year could also be the year we see Apple stray from its usual 3.5″ screen. Back when the first iPhone was launched this was plenty of real estate, but compared to its main rivals it’s starting to look a little insignificant. Expect a minimum 3.7″ possibly 4″ edge-to-edge display on the next model. A “source” at Foxconn apparently spotted the iPhone 4 and claimed it had a 4″ screen, no photos have been leaked to add any weight to this alleged spotting.
thank's to TiP.
I have been watching Amazon's recent moves involving Android with great fascination. Two weeks ago, it launched the Amazon Appstore that focuses on Android apps, and last week it announced a cloud-based music service with a special version just for Android. Although Google has its own Android Marketplace, Amazon is bringing a more structured store to Android with room for users comments and reviews—a key step to vetting the apps it carries.
This is a very strategic move by Amazon, and it could actually bring some sanity and consistency to the Android development community and all Android users. At the moment, Google's approach to creating Android is scattered. There are so many versions of this OS floating around that the OEMs who license Android are increasingly frustrated with Google's lack of discipline in laying out a consistent roadmap for Android that they can follow.
At first, Google said it would have one version of Android for smartphones and another for tablets. Now it says that it will merge both versions into a product codenamed Ice Cream and that it most likely will be the same OS used on Google TVs in the future as well. Initially, vendors could only use one version for devices with up to 7 inch screens and another one for screens larger then 7 inches but less then 11 inches.
Part of the problem with Google's Android strategy is that it thinks Android needs to be open source. This means that Google creates the core source code and then vendors who use it can customize it to deliver various forms of differentiation. While that is great in concept, what it has led to is various levels of fragmentation within Android devices, apps, and even services. Interestingly, Google's main goal with Android is to get it on as many devices as possible and to use it as a medium to deliver Google search and advertisments to millions of users around the world. As I understand it, it has an annual goal to bring in $10.00 of ARPU (average revenue per unit) annually by the end of 2012. If it could get Android on 1 billion smartphones, tablets, TVs, car navigation systems, etc, that could mean as much as $10 billion annually to its bottom line sometime in the future (if it achieves this level of success).
But since Google is an engineering driven company, the focus has always been about delivering an OS that meets the goals I mentioned, not necessarily to create a structured OS with strict guidelines and enforce rigid practices to deliver a constant user experience between devices. It has pushed this open source model for Android from the beginning, and now it's coming back to bite Google in the form of serious fragmentation, as well as causing continual frustration and angry feedback from the licensees.
There are reasons why Apple and Microsoft's OSs are extremely successful and why Linux has struggled to gain any market share beyond its use in servers and controllers. Apple has total control of its OS, UI, and, in its case, standardization of certain connectors that are part of its IP. That means that all hardware and software developers must subscribe to Apple's strict rules and SDK structure in order for their products to work on Mac OS X and iOS. This control makes sure users' experiences on Apple products are consistent.
By Tim Bajarin
Invites Everyone to A Two-day Workshop on Hands-On Introduction to Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision
by Vladimir Mariano, Ph.D. of Institute of Computer Science, UPLB
Venue: Institute of Computer Science, University of the Philippines Los Banos,
Pre-requisites:Knowledge of programming such as C or C++ (preferred)
Elementary Statistics, Elementary Calculus
Maximum Number of Participants: 30 individuals
Schedule Dates: 15-16 April 2011
Fees: 1,500.00 PhP, Inclusive of 6 meals and workshop materials (Please use the mode of payment as stated below)
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Note:
Another Session will be scheduled on 28-29 April 2011,
if the number of registered participant will exceed 50 individuals.
MODE OF PAYMENT:
If paying via cheque, make cheque payable to: COMPUTING SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (Note: It is very important to include INC.)
Registration payments may be made through the CSP's bank account in BANCO DE ORO. Below are the details:
Name: COMPUTING SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC.
Bank: BANCO DE ORO
Branch: Loyola Heights - Katipunan, Quezon City
Savings Account Number: 3570008929
NOTES:
Any bank charges should be charged to the payor and not to CSP.
Keep a copy of your bank transaction as proof of payment.
After what had happened in Japan of a shocking 8.9 earthquake and a devastating tsunami, a lawmaker in the Philippines called for the development of an ICT-led "disaster science" to make the country ready and equipped in terms of facing natural calamities.
Sen. Angara emphasized a need of a system that can monitor rain in real-time, as well as a low-cost wave monitoring system that automatically sends an alarm when there is an indication of vertical acceleration.
Rollyn Labuguen and Philip Redondo of Ateneo Innovation Center are going to present 3 of their projects using image processing for biological applications. The titles of their 20-minute talks are:
Talk 1: Automated Fish Fry Counting and Schooling Behavior Analysis Using Computer Vision
Talk 2: Image Processing Assisted Tool for Hand Movement Disorder Characterization
Talk 3: Specific Feature Tracking for Echo-cardiograms Using Image Processing"
INTERNETWORKING I
CHAPTERS 12-14 STUDY GUIDE
What are the primary duties of the Transport Layer (Layer 4)?
What is windowing?
What is window size?
What happens if a transmission using TCP fails to deliver one segment out of a multi-segment file?
How does the receiving device know that there’s a segment missing?
What is the definition of the Session Layer (Layer 5)?
What is dialogue control?
What is the difference between two-way alternate communication and two-way simultaneous communication? Which one is prone to collisions?
What is dialogue separation?
List six important Layer 5 protocols.
What is the definition of the Presentation Layer (Layer 6)?
Name 3 important functions of this layer:
Name two types of text formatting. What is the difference between the two?
Name at least 4 standards for graphic images.
Which if the above are used on the Internet?
What is the definition of streaming audio?
