RSS Digest: Week Ending 28-Apr-2011

Java

3 Free E-Books on Java for Beginners
http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/04/free-e-books-on-java-for-begin.php

High Performance Computing
http://drdobbs.com/high-performance-computing/229402193

Java SE 6 Update 25
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/6u25releasenotes-356444.html

The Azul Garbage Collector
http://www.infoq.com/articles/azul_gc_in_detail


Science

Has the LHC found a hint of the Higgs boson?
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/04/has-the-lhc-found-a-hint-of-th.html


Technology

Free eBook: Introduction to High-Performance Scientific Computing
http://insidehpc.com/2011/04/26/free-ebook-introduction-to-high-performance-scienti%EF%AC%81c-computing/

Steve Jobs responds to iPhone tracking concerns, and accuses Google
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/apr/25/steve-jobs-responds-iphone-tracking

Fury as Sony takes a week to admit credit-card hack
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/367024/fury-as-sony-takes-a-week-to-admit-credit-card-hack

Ubuntu Linux 11.04 review
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/software/366910/ubuntu-linux-11-04

RSS Digest: Week Ending 15-Apr-2011

Java

Some insights from Oracle on the their plans for Java
http://www.java7developer.com/blog/?p=307


Technology

Intel, Micron Extend NAND Flash Technology Leadership, Introduce Industry's Smallest, Most Advanced 20-Nanometer Process
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/04/14/intel-micron-extend-nand-flash-technology-leadership-introduce-industrys-smallest-most-advanced-20-nanometer-process?cid=rss-90004-c1-266345

RSS Digest: Week Ending 08-Apr-2011

Java

DZone Meets The Well-Grounded Java Developers
http://java.dzone.com/articles/dzone-meets-well-grounded-java

Next step on the road...
http://nighthacks.com/roller/jag/entry/next_step_on_the_road

Java founder Gosling joins Google
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-03-2011/110328-gosling-joins-google.htm

Cliff Click in "A JVM Does What?"
http://jeremymanson.blogspot.com/2011/04/cliff-click-in-jvm-does-what.html


UNIX/Linux

My Bash Profile - Part V: Prompt
http://fahdshariff.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-bash-profile-part-v-prompt.html

My vimrc
http://fahdshariff.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-vimrc.html


Technology

Informatica, HP, and Mellanox/Voltaire Benchmark Report
http://www.a-teamgroup.com/article/informatica-hp-and-mellanoxvoltaire-benchmark-report/

AMD: quad-core Llano outshines Sandy Bridge
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/366544/amd-quad-core-llano-outshines-sandy-bridge

Evaluating Multi-core for HPC
http://sicorp.com/blogs/75-evaluating-multi-core-for-hpc

Dell XPS 15 (2011) review
http://cdn.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/366409/dell-xps-15-2011

Samsung SyncMaster C27A750 review
http://cdn.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/monitors/366613/samsung-syncmaster-c27a750

Intel unveils next-generation Xeons with ten cores
http://cdn.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/366562/intel-unveils-next-generation-xeons-with-ten-cores