PhotoSketch is an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch on the left and automagically turn it into the naff montage on the right. Seems unbelievable but—as the video shows—it works:
According to authors, their software can take any rough sketch, with the shape of each element labeled with its name, find images corresponding to each drawn element, judge which are a better match to the shapes, and then seamlessly merge it all into one single image.
I recently stumbled upon a rather interesting insight into cloud computing in NY Times article. Jonathan Zittrain, a law professor at Harvard, share his view on correlation between cloud computing and online privacy. His points are somehow true and relevant. This is quite a long article, but nevertheless, a pretty good read.
EARLIER this month Google announced a new operating system called Chrome. It’s meant to transform personal computers and hand-held devices into single-purpose windows to the Web. This is part of a larger trend: Chrome moves us further away from running code and storing our information on our own PCs toward doing everything online — also known as in “the cloud” — using whatever device is at hand.
There are times when you think your antivirus software had stopped working. The last time it detected a fishy file was like half a year ago. Now you wonder is it still working or not. Why hasn’t it detect anything for the last few months?
Hey, why don’t you test it with a real virus? Let’s see if the AV will catch, or least detect it. Yeah, go ahead if you got the nuts. That virus might or might not be detected, and it might or might not destroyed your precious files just in case it pass through the AV filter. Nothing beats the thrill of gambling, eh?
Here’s a safer way to test your AV without the risk of breaking anything valuable. This method was developed by European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research to allow people, companies, and AV programmers to test their software without having to use a real computer virus that could cause actual damage should the AV not respond correctly. Continue Reading »
Following up my previous post, I wonder what makes a quality tweet then ? Soren Gordhammer answer this for us.
Helps us learn. . .
