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Tango Argentina

By On November 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Now this is Argentine Tango at its best:

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XML as a data mining tool

By On June 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Check out my latest article on IBM’s developerWorks, “Add XML as a data mining tool: Delve into the role of XML in data mining with tips and techniques on how to use it” at: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-xmldatamine/index.html

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Mashstream defines the basics for mashups, linked data, and semantic web

By On November 17, 2009 · 2 Comments

In his post, Michael Hiatt defines the basics of mashups, linked data, and the semantic web in very understandable terms. He also explains some of the challenges and projections for these concepts. I particularly like his example of a simple enterprise mashup:

“One simple example of a mashup is an aggregated Sales application that [...]

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The importance of mashups

By On October 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The basics and importance of mashups are explained in quite a playful, but understandable manner by IBM on the IBM Mashup Center Wiki. Check out the video below from this site:

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Adobe AIR and the desktop

By On September 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Windows desktop is as some say, “the ocean in which we swim.” The Mac desktop is small, but very elegant. The Linux desktop is a whole new thrill for those of us who don’t mind tweaking a few lower-level configurations. Where is the common ground among these strikingly different beasts? Adobe AIR.

Adobe AIR [...]

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Self-Reinforcing Snowballs of Popularity

By On August 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I read an interesting article today on the Wall Street Journal web site. It discussed the merits (or lack of merits) of popularity rankings, specifically as they relate to online news articles. One statement from the article [...]

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Mashups: Strategies for the Modern Enterprise

By On August 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I am proud to announce the launch of my new book, “Mashups: Strategies for the Modern Enterprise.”

It is shipping in print and digital form at: 

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Event-Driven (R)evolution

By On August 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

If history proves to offer a glimpse of the future, perhaps we might find that event-driven programming is soon to revolutionize web-based computing. Consider history.

In the not so distant past, a command-line-interface using procedural programming was the environment [...]

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Middleware and Offensive Lineman

By On August 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Jerry Kramer is claimed to have said, “that if he ever had to go on the lam from the law, he’d become an offensive lineman.” Such is the unfortunate plight for the poor souls who wallow in mud and anonymity each game as they slug it out [...]

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