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|Jan 26, 2013, 03:44 PM
Starting to learn to program. (C++)
Hi, I'm currently trying to learn how to program. I'm 15 and I only know basic Java. I've decided to attempt C++ but I have no idea how to start, I will try look up some tutorials and maybe buy a book about it but what I'm really asking is what can I use C++ for? I have a mac and I know that Xcode has an option for C++ but what kind of things can I do with the language after learning it? I just struggle trying to grasp the whole concept of a programming language and I'd really like someone to explain it to me. I'm not sure if I explained what I'm trying to say very well but if you understand, can you please help!
|Jan 26, 2013, 06:13 PM
You can do anything with C++. You can do anything with Java. The edge cases are generally interaction with the OS or hardware, and that's not something you should worry about right now. Is there something you need to do that Java can't handle? Is there something that you feel you need C++ for? There's nothing wrong with learning a new language, but it might just confuse things for you right now. I think a more important question than what C++ can do is what do you want to do? If it's learning a new language, then C++ will work. If it's something else, maybe there are better options.
|Jan 26, 2013, 10:11 PM
That's like saying I'm learning to fly and I'm attempting to start on a 747. I know a bunch of people here will disagree with me, but having started pretty much the same way as you (nearly two decades ago), I'd say you'd be much better off tackling a higher level language like Perl, Python, or Ruby first. Personally, I'm a fan of Ruby, but I can see a good argument for Perl or Python as providing a more traditional approach to programming (Ruby does a lot of things differently fromand in my opinion, better thanmost other languages).
Higher level languages take care of a lot of the low-level stuff like declaring variables and memory management for you, so you can focus on learning the theory of programming. There will be a time in your programming career (whether or not you pursue it professionallyI never did) when you will want or need to learn about pointers, type conversion, memory management, and other concepts that I would describe as things you just need to know because you need to know them, not because they necessarily have anything to do with the art of writing code. Understanding those things will make you a better programmer, but they are very hard to grasp for newcomers, and your time is better spent learning the basics like functions, control structures, and objects. You'll make much more progress more quickly with a higher level language, and more importantly you'll understand what you're doing, rather than simply copying code out of a book because the book says to do it.
|Jan 27, 2013, 01:24 PM
I would start by focusing on something you want to make.
There are an almost infinite number of ways to go. So the problem is that you will get lost in the options and never get very far in any direction. If you focus on the goal (especially if it's something you want to do, because you won't have to struggle as much with motivation) -- you can pretty much figure out which way to go without wandering too much. ("Wandering" is not exactly a bad thing when you are learning, but you need to go somewhere at some point too.)
So I suggest: pick something you want to make, post it here, and (most) people will give you good and specific advice on a path to accomplish it.
Keep your first goal very modest, because there is plenty of software development stuff you will have to learn even for a simple goal.
E.g., if you are generally interested in programming games, start with tic-tac-toe or whatever, not Assassin's Creed 3.
All that said, I'll give you my perspective (as a C++ programmer for about 20 years): You can use C++ to develop almost anything. For performance-critical things it's not too hard to write code that compiles to very efficient machine code. And it supports a wide variety of high-level concepts for higher-level code. However, it has some drawbacks: (1) it is very difficult to master. It will let you do things wrong in so many ways it takes a long time to learn how not to do things wrong; (2) I don't think you can say it is the "native" language of any major application platform. E.g., it is possible to develop Mac OS X apps using C++, but realistically you will probably end up doing Objective-C++ (which is roughly C++ combined with Objective-C) because a lot of the frameworks the you will want to use to work with OS X are Objective-C. And if you're going to use Objective-C frameworks, it's usually a lot simpler to just use Objective-C.
In my opinion, C++ is difficult to master and has become a niche language, so I wouldn't make it one of the first languages I learned. If you are interested in OS X or iOS, I'd go to Objective-C, for Windows, I'd learn C#, and for Android, I'd continue with Java.
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|Jan 28, 2013, 06:46 AM
My understanding is that you can't write native code for Windows (everything is run by a virtual machine, regardless of language) so I just use Java given all its performance problems go right out the window if everything else is going to be run in a virtual machine just the same anyways. I might be mistaken, though – I hardly have any experience with Windows at all... what I stated is what I found from Wikipedia.
I think learning higher level languages first is the wrong approach. I think you should learn C first... nothing is handled for your automagically. You have a decent idea about what exactly is going on on your computer when your code is executing. I think assembly might be better still, but it's so platform dependent and the odds of you ever needing to work with it directly are slim to none.... so... learn C first, is my suggestion.
I suggest learning from Learn C The Hard Way:
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|Jan 28, 2013, 07:38 AM
Writing Java since 1996, works on everything, can do everything my little mind can imagine. Java protects you much better from developing bad habits that can lead to huge headaches of C++ ( although those headaches, when done properly is what makes the code extremely fast ).
Java is very much like C++. Focus on getting java perfected, then when you wish add C++. It will be a very easy transition, plus you'd have solidified good programming habits.
If you want to code for Mac, you need to learn Objective-C. Objective C is not really much like C++ at all. Objective C is exactly C with additional libraries. Pure C will compile under XCode, but C++ will not.
I currently do web and mobile developemnt, so I use a smattering of Java, Objective-C, and PHP ( I think that is all, that is all I used so far today, anyway ).
Pick a project and start working on it, when you get stuck, post your code and ask your questions. We like answering, it makes us feel smart.
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|Jan 28, 2013, 08:04 AM
If you already know some Java, stick with it until something you want to do with it is easier to do in another environment/language.
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|Jan 28, 2013, 08:30 AM
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|Jan 28, 2013, 08:39 AM
EDIT: I think one additional wrinkle here is that "Metro" apps are all managed. That's how they can work on both x86 and ARM/RT.
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|Jan 28, 2013, 07:27 PM
Your problem seems to be one of understanding the concepts of computer programming. I started teaching computer programming in the mid-80's, and taught at both the college level and high school for over 25 years. I also worked in industry as a software engineer for six years. It is hard work learning how to be a good programmer, but I bet I would be correct in assuming that most of us here who have done much programming are primarily self-taught (especially us older folk, and to think we did it without the internet.) So, it can be done.
I admire your desire to learn programming at your age, and will be honest in telling you the most teenagers give up rather quickly. The primary problem seems to be two-fold. First, programming is very abstract in some ways, but pure logic at its core. This is a concept that the still developing brain has a problem grasping. Finally, the computer does what it is told to do and nothing more. Unfortunately, far too many teenagers are driven by "instant gratification" and lack the patience to learn a language.
Many good arguments are given above in the above posts, but it seems that your primary concern is to learn the format of computer languages, and just what it is that drives them. From an educational perspective Java would be easier to learn than C++, but in my experiences I would not consider it the best language to use to teach/learn OOP. I always found Pascal to be one of the easiest languages to teach, and loved using myself. You may wonder why I am suggesting that you learn an antiquated language? For me, learning to program is like playing cards...master one, two or three different card games and learning any others is a piece of cake. The same applies to computer programming, learn/master (I use the term "master" lightly) one or two higher languages and then it is merely an issue of learning the idiosyncrasies of a "new" language before you have mastered it also.
There are some free Pascal compilers out there that run on OS X:
You may find the role of Pascal and Apple Computers rather interesting when you learn about it in your studies.
A great resource about anything having to do with computer can be found at: http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/
MIT also offers numerous FREE courses in almost any field of study including computer programming and electrical engineering: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrica...puter-science/
I have taken correspondence courses from Cal Berkeley in the past. http://extension.berkeley.edu/catalog/prolang.html They were cheap at the time for college courses (you also get college credit), you get help from the instructor, and now they have forums where students can discuss their projects. They are many online course out there. Some are cheap (U of Texas Austin, or any Texas school for that matter) and some are insanely expensive (Penn State.)
What you seem to want is a structured learning program that you can do on your own (get a compiler, find tutorials/books on the Web, etc.) or one that you can do with others (instructors, students, etc.) I would suggest that if you do it on your own that you find an existing course syllabus and adopt it,. You will also need good resources, and must have the patience/drive to find solutions on your own. A big problem with high school students is that they want to jump straight to the end while doing little in the middle.
Finally, I always found that I learned the most when I would come up with a program that I wanted to write and start writing it. There were always the little things that I had to battle with that taught more than I ever learned in a classroom.
Regardless of the language you choose, or the method you use...Good luck
|Jan 29, 2013, 06:20 AM
At least that's what's been the experience of most who are actually in the business:
If you need a framework (make sure you actually do -- the beauty of C++ is that it lets you make this decision), check out Qt: http://qt.digia.com/
One advice -- ignore the tutorials. 99.9% of what you'll find on-line is gonna be, politely speaking, outdated, useless crap (written by people stuck in the 1990s who still think that you *have* to manage resources manually when using C++ ;]).
Instead, get a good *recent* book (so it covers modern C++11) and go through it *systematically*; I recommend: http://www.informit.com/title/032174113
|Jan 29, 2013, 09:36 AM
I found I was quite good at thinking through logic puzzles and as a socially awkward child in the 80's, the computer was a welcome relief from the puzzling world of junior high. People were hard to understand (especially girls! ) but it was nice to know that I could always get the computer to do exactly what I wanted, it was simply a matter of figuring out how to tell it.
|Jan 29, 2013, 10:07 AM
I find to be 'successful' programmer you only need two things:
The drive/obsession to think up a project and stick with it
Enough technical know-how to get it done
Note that you don't need to do things the 'right' way or write the best code. So much software out there is a huge mess of a product. But it gets job X done so it sells.
Becoming a 'good' programmer is another story. That involves another level of self-discipline and being fortunate enough to have at least one great mentor, as well as having a very deep knowledge of the domain you are working in. And it's always a bonus to have a knack for something else like design.
|Jan 29, 2013, 01:25 PM
But that first one is key. You must want to do something. Whatever that is. "I want to learn how to program" should not be the end, but the means to get something done. That's what sets apart people like Linus Torvalds, Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Wozniak, etc -- who have visions of great ideas and want to get them done -- from the guy who picks up a magazine and says "Ooh, it says here that programming could be a good way to earn money, I should learn."
|Jan 29, 2013, 01:49 PM
That's why I recommend learning about revision control systems early. It can really help you understand how code can be a living/evolving thing.
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|Jan 29, 2013, 09:30 PM
On the topic of over-simplying: Windows, in particular, allows for a massive number of different languages, platforms, frameworks, engines, etc., many of which are reasonable or at least arguable for a particular situation. It's hard to say there's one best language for Windows. And, it's true, C++ remains quite well supported as a development language and gives you a lot of flexibility and allows for very good performance if you know what you are doing. But the cost of that is complexity and that there are so many more ways to go wrong. Also, there are just not that many things you actually need C++ for. IMO, choosing C++ because you think you might need the performance is an extreme case of premature optimization. Build your app, profile, simplify the design to remove layers and transformations (code that doesn't execute is much, much more efficient than the best optimized code). Then, if it's still too slow, optimize that bit in C or C++ or whatever. If you really feel that performance is ultimately going to be your ultimate bottleneck, design for it by letting the anticipated bottlenecks to be parallelized/distributed.
Sorry, probably too much blathering there.
Quickly, to clear up a few misconceptions, just for your information:
You can write native code for Windows in various ways.
Over the last decade (roughly, not looking at a calendar here) it seems like MS has put the bulk of their efforts to support general development into various .NET frameworks, which do run in the CLI (sort of like a Java VM environment), which isn't quite "native". The features and capabilities of these frameworks is massive, so a lot of apps choose to use them and usually are written in a "managed" language themselves. So its true a lot of apps aren't "native" but that's by choice (usually for good, practical reasons).
Interestingly, MS's latest application framework, for windows store apps, has a native implementation. They reimplemented a bunch of .net interfaces in code that compiles to native machine code (I'm guessing they used C++, but I have no direct knowledge -- C is possible as well.) It's pretty clear they did this to provide a competitive platform for mobile (ARM) platforms. The windows store apps you write on top of the platform APIs can be managed (C# or, I think, VB.NET), C++, or (most interestingly) Javascript.
Anyway: the windows world is all over the place. But when in doubt, C# has to be the default. They add native language support to C# whenever they come up with a clever new idea (it's await/async these days, I think, unless I've gotten a cycle behind.)
Wow, what a long and rambling post. Sorry, just unwinding after a long day. Oh well, what else is the internet for, anyway?
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|Jan 30, 2013, 07:24 AM
- for me goals like "programming for most situations" are too vague to be meaningful; I'd even say that such a thing as an "average developer" is more of a statistical concept than any real person at any point in time, we all have different needs -- if we were going by what's the "majority" using (and majority isn't necessarily equal to average), we'd have to stop at suggesting OP learns PHP + JavaScript. Clearly, as OP states he/she already knows Java (so, pending clarification from the OP, my working assumption is that he/she's not "just starting"), this is not guaranteed to be the way to go (although that's also why it would really help if OP stated what the goals are);
- yeah, "covers all" is not to be understood as "is perfect for all", nothing is a panacea, I think we agree on this one; it's just that sometimes imperfect solution with hurdles is still better than no solution at all -- e.g., Objective-C is simply not used outside of Apple ecosystem; so, even if admittedly one might have a hard time with C++'s learning curve (although it would be rather controversial to say that Obj-C is any easier for someone coming from Java, BTW), one is going to face an infinitely hard (read: mission impossible) time with adopting Obj-C for all of the other mentioned platforms;
// Regarding Windows, there's a tremendous amount of work Microsoft is putting into C++ support, DirectX is the officially recommended way for graphics-intensive Windows Store apps: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr.../br229580.aspx
// one may also point out DirectXTK which some describe as "XNA for C++": http://blogs.msdn.com/b/chuckw/archi...directxtk.aspx
- I don't think the first author is that much of a "newb", 2004 doesn't sound like yesterday:
Further, there's an important point to be made here -- often, others like to criticize C++ for complexity, while forgetting the fact that it's all relative and there's an inherent complexity in the available alternatives. In this case, you may criticize him claiming that spending 8 years on Obj-C is not enough and spending more would theoretically make him a better programmer -- but in practice, he was simply more productive in C++. Statements like "C++ might result in lower productivity" are a myth -- you have to qualify "productivity compared to W in task X when doing Y given knowing Z", and then you might often find it's the best available choice after all;
- going back to "it's relative" -- I still think that learning C++ and the minimal amount of copy-pasting occasionally necessary to invoke it is easier, faster, and more productive than learning three different programming languages and re-writing the code three times; this was (and is) my main point of contention: "OS X or iOS, I'd go to Objective-C, for Windows, I'd learn C#, and for Android, I'd continue with Java";
- that being said, you're right if it turns out that, for instance, OP prefers to gamble on only one of the above-mentioned platforms being relevant (there are strong reasons to focus on mastering the platform-specific tool-chain in such a case);
- I don't agree with your reading of the third one, given that it cites several sources with differing viewpoints (note not all agree on the conclusion, BTW);
- serious flaws will crop up in any code base written in any language over time. For instance, anyone claiming that Java makes the memory mgmt. situation any better hasn't seen a java.lang.NullPointerException flood. Also, production Java code isn't as clean as on-line discussions / textbooks like to present, often littered with annotations, workarounds to suppress warnings, etc. Note I'm not saying all that to criticize Java. Instead, this is a so-far-unavoidable result of the fact that complexity is a simple fact of life. A good way to reduce or alleviate the flaws is to follow modern, best practices from the start, which requires learning them ASAP. That's why I feel comfortable stating that over 99% of on-line tutorials for C++ do more harm than good and are to be avoided, suggesting systematically going through a good, recent book instead (for instance, most of the resource management bugs in pre-C++11 are nearly impossible to make now, and resource management used to be the major criticism against C++).
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Language History
Computational and quantitative methods in historical linguistics
Applying computational and statistical methods to large lexical and typological dataset and supplementing empirical data with computer simulations we try to address questions like: How fast do different elements of language change? How can we classify all of the world's languages consistently? How did the present distribution of languages come about? [more]
Inheritance and contact in a language complex: the case of Taa varieties (Tuu family)
Taa, the only surviving member of the Tuu family (formerly "Southern Khoisan") with a substantial number of speakers, is a large cluster of dialects spoken by small bands of former hunter-gatherers (commonly referred to as "San") and stretching geographically from east-central Namibia from the Nossob River over the former Aminuis reserve into the Ghanzi and Kgalagadi Districts of Botswana up to a line Okwa-Tsetseng-Dutlwe-Werda. Mutual intelligibility usually exists between neighboring varieties, but differences between geographically remote dialects can amount to a linguistic distance found between languages. However, the dialectal diversity of Taa is still hardly documented. [more]
Intercontinental Dictionary Series (IDS)
The Intercontinental Dictionary Series (IDS), a long-term cooperative project, involves linguists all over the world, and aims at preserving information on little-known languages. To this end, a database will be established, where lexical material across the continents is organized in such a way that comparisons can be made. Historical studies, comparative, and theoretical linguistic research can then be based on this documentation. [more]
Language Relatedness and Divergence: Quantitative and Phylogenetic Approaches
The above research theme on Cross-Disciplinary Prehistory explains why I do comparative linguistics: ultimately, to help gain a better understanding our the human past. As for precisely how to go about mining language data to inform us on this, meanwhile, that is the focus of this theme. To do so it takes the single most basic key to the linguistic record of population (pre)history, namely language relatedness, and has developed new quantitative approaches to address both of its main facets:
- To help evaluate whether given language lineages do or do not stem from a common origin…
- And if they do, to measure as finely as possible just how closely they are related, or in other words, how far they have diverged from their common ancestor.
Re-evaluation of the Witotoan/Boran family/ies
In this project we examine the relationship between the Boran languages (Bora and Muinane) and the Witotoan languages (Witoto proper, Ocaina, Nonuya) spoken in the Northwest Amazon. [more]
'Sound Comparisons': New Tools and Resources for Exploring Language Family Diversity on the Web
This research project creates 'hover to hear' websites to allow users to hear and compare instantaneously online the precise differences in how specific cognate words are pronounced from one region to the next across an entire language family at a time. The database is that of the related research theme on Language Relatedness and Divergence, which in this accompanying project is turned into an online resource not just for researchers in linguistics, but also for the people who actually speak the language varieties concerned. It already covers many thousands of individual word recordings and phonetic transcriptions from scores of regional accents, dialects and languages across both Europe and the Andes. [more]
Sounds of the Andean Languages
Within the broader framework of the above Sound Comparisons research theme, this is a specific project to document and quantify the degree of divergence in phonetics of the major language families of the Andes, particularly Quechua, Aymara and Mapudungun ('Mapuche'). Our comparative recordings and transcriptions will be made available on the much revised and expanded Sounds of the Andean Languages website, to be relaunched in spring 2013. [more]
The Kalahari Basin area: a 'Sprachbund' on the verge of extinction
The KBA project attempts to untangle some aspects of the complex linguistic and population history of the southern African groups speaking languages other than from the Bantu family. These are commonly subsumed under the unsubstantiated concept of a "Khoisan" family but might turn out to share certain traits because of convergence processes within a geographical area. The project will pursue a two-tiered approach, investigating southern Africa as a linguistic area from a broad perspective as well as offering fine-scaled studies of individual contact situations. The overall approach is a multidisciplinary one in involving linguists, molecular anthropologists and social anthropologists. [more]
Towards a Cross-Disciplinary Prehistory: Converging Perspectives from Language, Archaeology and Genes
Across the many disciplines that research the human past, all too often overlooked is how linguistics too can open up its own 'window on the past' — in many respects just as surely as can our genes, the 'material culture' that our ancestors left behind for archaeologists, or even early historical records. Likewise, though, that linguistic record can itself only safely be read, for what it really means for our past, when set coherently within a cross-disciplinary understanding of the broader contexts of human population prehistory.
This research aims to explore and clarify a set of basic general principles for how we might most valuably and reliably make use of comparative language data to contribute to uncovering (pre)history on a worldwide level. [more]


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Last year, photography headlines noted a revival of enthusiasm in the old-fashioned camera sector.
The most active manufacturers for this segment were Olympus with its PEN camera and Fujifilm, with its Fuji X100 one of the most acclaimed cameras of 2011.
The Fuji X10 is an interesting low-cost transposition of the Fujifilm X100:
The X10's results are really good for its category. It achieves scores close to 1/2 stop better than the Fuji F600. Its Color depth (20.5) and dynamic range (11.3 Evs) remain in the same range as the best camera in this segment (Canon Powershot G12 or PowerShot S100).
The low-light ISO score (245) places the Fuji X10 between two types of cameras:
As with every camera in this segment, the X10's low-light ISO score remains low. But its performance is still interesting, and its bright lens should enable users to shoot nice photos.
For this specific segment, the manufacturers' technical propositions differ significantly, so available comparisons are numerous. Here is a selection:
The two cameras are significantly different with respect to their sensors... and to their DxOMark scores.
The X10's sensor is 2 times larger, and its low-light ISO score close to 2/3 stop better, but it is also more expensive.
The Nikon 1 takes the lead, particularly in terms of low-light ISO score.
Among compact cameras, the Fuji X10 is definitely a good choice.
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
It's rare in the world of photography for a manufacturer to come up with an entirely new product line from scratch, and it's equally rare for a famous manufacturer such as Nikon (the world market leader) to offer a new lens mount (Nikon CX). This makes the launch of the Nikon 1 line (Nikon J1 and Nikon V1) a major event in photography this fall.
High Tech in a Classic Package: The Hybrid Viewfinder
The X100 has been one of the most anticipated compact cameras. Although it looks like an old rangefinder, it is a very modern device. Its most obvious innovation is its hybrid viewfinder that combines both an optical viewfinder and an electronic one, projecting the information from the electronic viewfinder onto the optical one. And this really works!
Added by randybenter | May 13, 2012
Will DXO test the new X10 sensor?
Fuji is offering X10 owners a sensor replacement repair service to address the "orb" issue. I have seen test images that indicate the issue is resolved with the new sensor. I am hoping DXO will test this new sensor to see what else has changed. I also agree with other posts here that this camera should be tested in the various EXR modes.
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Added by hoodlum | May 13, 2012
Re: Will DXO test the new X10 sensor?
+1. I do hope dxomark tests this new sensor.
Added by PStoddart | February 26, 2012
Crop factor error
There is a crop factor error in the specs quote on the X10. If the sensor is 2/3" it must have a crop factor of 3.94 not 5.50. We know this because the X10 lens is 7.1mm - 28.4mm which converts to 28mm - 112mm.
If it was 5.50 you end up with 40mm. :)
Also the crop factor and sensor size are missing from the preview of the X-S1 listing as well. But we know these because it is the same sensor. Therefore 6.6mm x 8.8mm crop factor of 3.94x.
The sensor does not have stabilization but lens does so the specs of the X10 is yes to that question not no.
Finally the shutter speeds are know 30 - 1/4000.
Added by Hakeem | January 18, 2012
Really frustrating
Why DXOMark can't test in EXR Mode HDR and SNR separately. There is no point of buying this camera if its EXR modes are not used with it! If I am buying that camera again, it will be for these special modes on EXR sensor.
Added by hoodlum | January 17, 2012
HR mode was tested
You can tell by comparing the Print vs Screen modes. The print mode results are scaled to 8mp for all sensors. The screen mode is the per pixel results.
All recent sensor results drop when going from Print to Screen mode as they have more than 8mp. The X10 was no exception so that shows the test was done at 12mp (HR). If one of the EXR 6mp modes had been used then the results would have improved when going from Print to Screen.
I too wished they had test the 6mp DR400 mode for this sensor. They can easily manually select it under Program mode by changing the Image Size and the DR. Then we could compare the 6mp vs 12mp results.
Added by darrask | January 17, 2012
SN, SR or HR?
Very well, the X10 beats other compacts. But how were the scores calculated? Best SNR is achieved in 6MP SN more, and best dynamic range is obtained in 6MP SR score.
Though it is quite surprising there is no word on this! Not even an explanation how the sensor works, only the layout is shown.


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There are several ways to upload photos to Picasa Web Albums - different options built to cater to the various ways in which people get photos online: the Picasa software, within Picasa Web Albums, an iPhoto plugin for Picasa, via your Android mobile phone, or using email upload. This article will focus on email upload.
Use email upload to upload photos to Picasa Web Albums by sending them to a secret email address, especially useful from your mobile device. This allows you to stream and caption photos on-the-go. To get started, follow these steps:
- Sign in to your acount at http://picasaweb.google.com/.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner and choose Photos settings.
- On the General tab, in the "Upload photos by email" section, select the "Allow me to upload photos by email." checkbox.
- Enter a "secret word," 6-15 characters long. As you enter this word, an email address appears.
- Click the Save changes button.
- To email upload your photos, just attach them to an email message and send it to the newly-created address.
Use the email "Subject" line to add captions or to include the photos in a specific album. If the email "Subject" line matches an existing online album title, your photos will be uploaded to that album. Otherwise the 'Subject' line will instead be added as a caption and the photos will be placed in the Drop Box album. Learn more about the Drop Box album.


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Agencies grasp onto IT optimization
Thursday - 11/20/2008, 7:12am EST
By Jason Miller
Executive Editor
Two large technology infrastructure optimization and consolidation solicitations are in the offing.
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expect to release a draft request for proposal or request for information by January and final RFPs by March.
These multi-billion dollar contracts likely are just the start of what is becoming a trend across the government.
"Who and how we will manage these infrastructures will be different," says Brian Burns, deputy chief information officer for emerging technology for the Navy. "At the end of the day, there are some fundamental constructs that still remain: infrastructure is here to support a business need; automated asset management is critical; governance has got to be in place; configuration and contract management are key to supporting our infrastructure."
NASA's I3P contract could be worth $15 billion, according to market research firm Input. It will cover five functional areas including enterprise services, data center services and end user and desktop support.
Robert Binkley, NASA Dryden's CIO, says I3P consolidates five existing contracts. NASA currently is figuring out how to integrate the current contracts into I3P.
NOAA's NOAALink contract is for general IT services, such as back office and administration systems. Zach Goldstein, CIO of NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, says the contract also may be used for mission systems.
Goldstein, speaking Wednesday in Bethesda, Md. during a panel discussion sponsored by AFCEA Bethesda, Md. Chapter, says NOAA spends about $250 million a year on IT systems.
"We want a NOAA-wide vehicle to allow us to have visibility into what we are doing with IT contracting," Goldstein says.
NOAA will award a single contract for strategic management, and a multiple award contract for IT services.
These two examples of upcoming contracts are the result of the Office of Management and Budget's IT Line of Business effort. Under this initiative, agencies developed five-year plans on how they will consolidate and optimize their infrastructures. The General Services Administration contracted with Gartner to develop governmentwide baseline data and compare it to industry averages.
Roy Standing, a senior advisor to operations in the State Department, says his agency is analyzing their infrastructure to see how they measure up against themselves and against industry.
Standing says State finished its research around desktop and end user support, and will complete the other two areas,telecommunications and mainframe servers, in early 2009.
"This is the first time we can compare how we are doing," Standing says. "We found our personnel costs are much higher than industry's."
Standing adds that State plans on updating this analysis every year.
"We are trying to put people in the position to understand how they are performing their jobs compared to others," he says. "Then they can decide how they can move forward, continue to do their work or let someone else who is better at it do the work."
Binkley says before any agency optimizes, they must know what they are using. He says asset management plays a big role in that.
NASA has standardized about 80 percent of its desktop PCs and 75 percent of the agency is using one e-mail system.
This progress has helped it implement the Federal Desktop Core Configuration for Microsoft Windows.
"Those who had standardized desktops could implement the FDCC in about two weeks," Binkley says. "And those who didn't have had a lot harder time."
Standing says it will take three things to be successful in optimization:
- Motivation to do what is best for the agency
- Leadership that is both practical and visionary
- Technology that is mature and can fix the agency's business problems
Mike Milazzo, acting deputy CIO for IT operations at the Housing and Urban Development Department, says his experience with IT consolidation has been good. HUD awarded a 10-year $750 million contract to EDS and Lockheed Martin to upgrade and optimize their IT infrastructure.
Milazzo says HUD reduced more than 60 help desks to one, consolidated data centers and upgraded desktops, and is using its server capacity much more efficiently.
Milazzo says the key is communicating requirements to the vendor and to the employees.
On the Web:
FederalNewsRadio - IT Line of Business relooking at metrics
Office of Management and Budget - IT Line of Business
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CARSON, Calif. – Landon Donovan is staying in MLS.
The LA Galaxy officially announced on Wednesday that Donovan has signed a multi-year contract to remain with LA.
Thoughts on the move?
The LA Galaxy's CONCACAF Champions League dreams are alive and well.
LA received the best possible result in Tuesday's match between Isidro Metapán and C.S. Cartaginés as the two teams battled to a scoreless draw at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cartaginés controlled play for wide stretches in their "home match" but could not convert their opportunities to put them ahead of the organized Salvadorian club. No opportunity was more costly than Pablo Jimenez's second half penalty kick miss that was skied well over the bar.
Currently, Cartaginés leads Group 8 with four points, but have played two more games than the Galaxy. LA is second with three and Isidro Metapán has just a single point.
CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy had a visitor at training on Tuesday: former midfielder David Beckham.
The recently retired midfielder trained with LA in an effort to keep fit during his time in Southern California this summer. Beckham did not speak to the media, but I asked members of the team what they thought of the appearance of the player who helped LA win conseuctive MLS Cup trophies. An instagram video of the Galaxy legend taking a shot at training is below and a photo gallery can be found on the Galaxy's official Facebook page.
For those in the comments section, I ask this question: is David Beckham an LA Galaxy legend?
Leave your thoughts.
There's no surprise that LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo is up for Save of the Week honors after his stunning stop on Jordan Harvey in the 82nd minute of LA's 1-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC last weekend.
Fans can vote for Penedo here.
The nominees are below.
CARSON, Calif. -- Landon Donovan is staying with the LA Galaxy.
According to Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl, the Galaxy forward will be re-signing with the Galaxy with the announcement of the deal scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Donovan is closing in on Jeff Cunningham's MLS all-time goal scoring record of 134 goals and is just one MLS Cup victory away from becoming the winningest player in MLS history.
UPDATE: LA Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena offered no comment on the report in training on Tuesday.
Thoughts on the move?
The LA Galaxy hold their final bobblehead night on Saturday when they distribute Robbie Keane bobbleheads prior to LA's match against the San Jose Earthquakes.
In my humble opinion, the Keane may be the best of the three that the Galaxy have created this season -- Landon Donovan and Omar Gonzalez were also immortalized with bobbleheads. More info on the night can be found here.
Check it out below.
CARSON, Calif. – Sean Franklin has been a mainstay in the LA Galaxy defense over the last three years, but with the club searching for depth during the stretch run, the 28-year-old has adapted to a new role—off the bench.
During the Galaxy's last four matches in all competitions, Franklin has started two while coming off the bench twice. For three of those matches, he was primarily used as a right midfielder, but Franklin started at his natural right back position in LA's CONCACAF Champions League match against C.S. Cartaginés.
"Bruce told me a few weeks ago to be prepared to play right back, some right mid, and that he was going to be throwing me everywhere," said Franklin. "He said just be sharp and when I get out there, to just make something happen."
Franklin's lone qualm with his performance out wide over the past several years has been his crossing ability, but during his last three appearances, he's done well to provide quality service from the flanks. His finest performance came in a second half reserve role against Real Salt Lake when he assisted on a pair of Robbie Keane's second half goals.
"That's one thing that I've wanted to get better at," said Franklin. "I feel like at times, I've done a good job of, at least, getting myself in good position in the final third, but that last cross or pass isn't the best. It's my job to work on those things and hopefully, set up players to get positions in the box."
No matter where -- or when -- he plays, however, Franklin simply wants to have an impact.
"It's all about just being ready when my number is called," said Franklin. "We'll see what happens this weekend against San Jose."
LA Galaxy goalkeeper Jaime Penedo has been called up to Panama's squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica on Sept. 6 in Panama City and Sept. 10 against Honduras in Tegucigalpa, the Panamanian Federation announced on Sunday.
Penedo will be vital to Panama's hopes to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and is expected to start both matches, but he will miss out on LA's Sept. 7 match against the Colorado Rapids.
The matches are vital ones for Los Canaleros as they look to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in the nation's history. Currently, Panama is in fifth place in the Hexagonal just one point behind fourth place Honduras and a berth in the playoff against Oceania champion New Zealand. Honduras isn't the only team in reach, however, as Panama is just two points behind third-place Mexico for CONCACAF's last automatic qualifying spot.The local contingent of head coach Julio Dely Valdés' squad has already convened in preparation for the matches and are expected to be joined by their compatriots playing in Mexico and MLS after this weekend's matches.
The complete list is below…
GOALKEEPERS: Jaime Penedo - L.A. Galaxy (USA), Luis Mejía - Fénix (URU), Alex Rodríguez - Sporting SM (PAN)
DEFENDERS: Luis Henríquez - Lech Poznan (POL), Felipe Baloy - Santos Laguna (MEX), Román Torres - Millonarios (COL), Roberto Chen - Málaga CF (ESP), Carlos Rodríguez - Chepo FC (PAN), Richard Dixon - Sporting SM (PAN), Harold Cummings - árabe Unido (PAN), Jean Carlo Cedeño - Alianza FC (PAN)
MIDFIELDERS: Alberto Quintero - Lobos BUAP (MEX), Amílcar Henríquez - Dep. Ind. Medellín (COL), Jairo Jiménez - Elche Ilicitano (ESP), Aníbal Godoy - Chepo FC (PAN), Juan de Dios Pérez - Tauro FC (PAN), Marcos Sánchez - Tauro FC (PAN), Eybir Bonaga - San Francisco FC (PAN), Gabriel Gómez - San Francisco FC (PAN)
FORWARDS: Cecilio Waterman - Fénix (URU), Blas Pérez - FC Dallas (USA), Gabriel Torres - Colorado Rapids (USA), Alcibiades Rojas - Sporting SM (PAN)
Another week, another Goal of the Week nominee for the LA Galaxy—this time it's Landon Donovan's third minute game-winning laser against Vancouver Whitecaps FC that has been nominated.
Donovan's goal was his 131th MLS Regular Season goal of his career putting him just four away from breaking Jeff Cunningham's mark of 134 goals. The goal marks the third week that a strike by a Galaxy player has been nominated by MLSsoccer.com with Donovan's first goal against FC Dallas and Robbie Keane's late game finish against Real Salt Lake each failing to win the honor.
Can Donovan's golazo win this time? Vote on MLSsoccer.com or via texting by G4 to 22442
Check out all the nominees below.
The California Clasico is always a heated affair, but the San Jose Earthquakes will need to make due without three key contributors for their match against the LA Galaxy.
Defenders Justin Morrow and Victor Bernardez were sent off in the final 10 minutes of San Jose's 2-2 draw with FC Dallas. Meanwhile, Rafael Baca will miss the match due yellow accumulation after picking up his fifth yellow card on a foul that led to FC Dallas midfielder Michel's penalty kick equalizer in the 72nd minute.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 1, 2005 – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently authorized Swedish Health Services to establish a new liver-transplant program.
In order to open its program, Swedish was required to obtain a certificate of need (CON) from the DOH. In 2003, Swedish submitted a CON application to the DOH.
Swedish obtained a CON from the DOH in 2004 following a lengthy review process that included public comments and a public hearing. The CON was contested by the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), which currently has the only adult liver-transplant program in Washington state. In response to UWMC's appeal, an administrative law judge issued a 26-page decision that affirmed the DOH's initial decision authorizing Swedish to establish a new liver-transplant program.
The appeal hearing – held in January and February 2005 – included testimony from 14 witnesses and required the review of more than 1,500 pages of documents relating to Swedish's proposed liver-transplant program.
In her ruling, Health Law Judge Zimmie Caner ultimately concluded that a second liver-transplant program "is needed for patient choice/competition that will promote innovation and discourage complacency, resulting in the treatment of a higher percentage of sicker patients and better use of donor organs. The Swedish program would provide this needed choice/competition." Judge Caner also concluded that opening a program at Swedish "will not adversely affect" UWMC's liver-transplant program.
"We are pleased with the findings of the DOH and Judge Caner," said William H. Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of Swedish's Organ Transplant Program. "We can now continue on with our mission, which is to provide the people of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest with the absolute best in transplant services."
Swedish Medical Center is the largest, most comprehensive, nonprofit health provider in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1910, it now has more than 7,000 employees and a medical staff of more than 2,000 physicians, most of which are private practitioners. Swedish now encompasses three hospital campuses (First Hill, Providence and Ballard) totaling 1,245 licensed beds, a new community-based emergency room and specialty center in Issaquah, Swedish Home Care Services and Swedish Physicians – a network of 12 primary-care clinics located throughout the Greater Seattle area. In addition to general medical and surgical care, Swedish is known as a regional referral center, providing specialized treatment in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer care, orthopedics, high-risk obstetrics, neurological care, sleep medicine, pediatrics, organ transplantation and clinical research. For more information, visit www.swedish.org or call 1-800-SWEDISH (793-3474).


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Tuesday, Oct. 1
• The Union County Beekeepers meets at 7 p.m. in the classroom at Clemson Extension. Anyone interested in beekeeping is invited to attend. If you have questions, you can call Jim Stevens at 426-4344 or Bart Woodard at 429-1388.
Thursday, Oct. 3
• The Community Prayer Meeting will be held at noon at the USC gazebo. All are invited to participate in a brief time of prayer for our community, state, and nation, and for the church. You do not have to pray out loud to participate. Just come and join in silently if you like. If you can't be at the gazebo, set aside some time during the day to pray for our community, state, and nation. All are welcome.
Sunday, Oct. 6
• The Jolly Reunion will be held at Tabernacle Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a well-filled basket.
Monday, Oct. 7
• The Union County First Steps Partnership Board holds its regular meeting at 5:15 p.m. at the Union County School District Office Annex located at 120 Lakeside Drive, Union. The public is invited to attend. Anyone wishing to attend who requires special assistance due to a disability is encouraged to contact Ms. Beth Thompson, Executive Director, at 864-429-1748, ext. 306, prior to the start of the meeting.
• A Buffalo Community Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Buffalo Community Center. Anyone interested in being on the board of the community center or helping out or who has questions is encouraged to attend. For more information contact Tommy Ford at 426-8032.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
• American Legion Post 87 meets in The Flats at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13
• The descendents of James Monroe and Myra Ellen Lawson will have their family reunion at Foster's Chapel United Methodist Church, Pea Ridge Hwy., Jonesville. Lunch will at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24
• The BPO DOES will have their annual Chinese Auction at the Union BPO Elks Lodge. Doors open at 6 p.m. and drawing for prizes will begin at 7 p.m. The Elks will have food for sale in the dining room prior to the auction.
Saturday, Oct. 26
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• "Painting with Coffee" meets from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Union County Arts Council's Gallery on Main Street in Union. Any artist working in any medium can attend this informal group of like-minded artists. Call UCAC at 864-429-2817 for more information.
• "A Path of Discovery with Watercolor" – New works by Union watercolorist Betsy Skipper are on display at the Union County Arts Council's gallery on Main Street in Union. Show runs through Aug. 9.
• Union County Council holds its regular monthly meeting the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Grand Jury Room of the Union County Courthouse. The dates for the 2013 meetings are Oct. 8, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10.
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Rob McGlarry
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Rob McGlarry is the President of MLB Network, overseeing all day-to-day operations of the network.
Since its record-setting launch in 50 million homes in 2009, MLB Network has received accolades for its coverage of the biggest events and headlines in baseball, including Spring Training, the trade deadline, All-Star Game, Postseason and World Series. In that time, MLB Network has been honored with a total of 17 Sports Emmy Awards and 51 nominations by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, including consecutive Outstanding Daily Studio Show honors in 2010, 2011 and 2012 for MLB Network's signature program, "MLB Tonight."
McGlarry has been an executive at MLB Network since its inception. In his first role as SVP of Programming and Business Affairs, McGlarry oversaw the network's programming development, business affairs and on-air talent negotiations. In 2012, McGlarry was named Executive Vice President, where he added oversight of affiliate sales and marketing, and was instrumental in the network's affiliate distribution renewals. He was later appointed EVP, Content, in 2014, assuming responsibility for all programming and production.
Before joining MLB Network, McGlarry worked at Major League Baseball from 2003-08. As VP of Broadcasting Business Affairs, McGlarry played a key role in negotiating MLB's broadcasting deals, including the landmark agreements to create and launch MLB Network.
Prior to MLB, McGlarry was an Assistant to former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he worked on MLB matters as outside counsel. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and has an undergraduate degree from Amherst College.
McGlarry resides with his family in New York City.
Mary Beck
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Promotion
Mary Beck is the Senior Vice President of Marketing & Promotion for MLB Network.
Beck, formerly Major League Baseball's Vice President of Brand Advertising and Marketing, leads the building of MLB Network's brand and oversees advertising and on-air promotions. Beck, who joined Major League Baseball in 2001, was responsible for promoting the MLB brand and supporting the marketing initiatives of all the league's departments in an effort to grow the popularity of the game. Prior to 2001, Beck was a co-founder of the East Coast office of Move.com and also held positions for Turner Broadcasting Sales at CNN and TBS/TNT.
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Butters, formerly Director of Program Planning at the NFL Network, is responsible for the developing MLB Network's on-air program schedule. Since 2006, Butters had been responsible for the launch of 13 new series at the NFL Network. Prior to joining the NFL Network, Butters worked at ESPN for 16 years, concentrating on the selection of programming relating to MLB, NFL and motor sports. He also served as the day-part planner for ESPN's main network, in which he determined the show-by-show schedule for the year.
Brent Fisher
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Brent Fisher is the Vice President of Distribution, Affiliate Sales & Marketing for MLB Network.
Fisher, who joined MLB Network in 2008 as Senior Director of Distribution, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, is responsible for overseeing the relationship between the network and satellite, cable, and telco operators and for continuing to grow MLB Network's distribution.
Before joining MLB Network, Fisher spent five years in Affiliate Sales at NFL Network.
Fisher earned his master's degree in Management of Sports Industries from the University of New Haven in 2003.
Prior to attending the University of New Haven, Fisher spent four years playing professional basketball in Portugal, Israel and in the United States Basketball League.
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"I wanted to do something that was just super rich," Tracy said of her second collection for Anthropologie. "Celebrating the season, celebrating femininity, and continuing with some things that we've been exploring — matching up prints, re-treating them, and getting into an abstraction on a classic theme."
She showed us one dress in the same silhouette as Michelle Obama's standout frock from last month's Democratic National Convention, as well as a piece with printed lace. "Anthropologie has a sense of fun and humor, and I think that's sorely lacking in contemporary these days," she added. "So we know that we can be playful and completely expressive, and they're going to understand it and the customer's going to understand it. There's a lot of freedom."
The Timo Weiland boys echoed Tracy's sentiment about the ease of the collaboration. It was a fortuitous visit to the brand's Philadelphia headquarters that sealed the deal for them. "The visit was just so divine," said Timo. Their collection has a "decaying French garden" feel, with its swatch skirts and drip-effect prints. "It was like this Loulou de la Falaise girl, a French provincial girl who goes to Paris," he explained. "It's our uptown meets downtown Timo Weiland DNA, but together with this romantic, very youthful Anthropologie DNA as well."
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