A Software called Prezi

For an added dimension in your multimedia presentations , rather than plain old powerpoint take a look at Prezi (from www.Prezi.com).

I used Google Docs to create a free standard presentation , and downloaded in Powerpoint.

I then used Prezi to create the zooming effects.

I then used a software for capturing screens XVidCap ( a linux version of Camtasia)

Using Youtube’s audio swap I mixed the soundtrack on it.

Oracle for possible takeover of REvolution Computing

Updated – Mr Smith gave an update in the comments section confirming the post.

From the press release –

Palo Alto, California – April 1, 2010 – REvolution Computing, the leading commercial provider of software and support for the open source “R” statistical computing language, announced that its CEO, Norman Nie, and Vice President of Community and Product Marketing, David Smith, will join Larry Ellison and other senior executives  of Oracle  at the 2010 Oracle  Business Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on April 17-18.

This meeting is to discuss exciting embedded analytical opportunities and will closely relate to an exciting announcement of recent breakthroughs by their product teams on in-database analytics.

Nie, Smith and Ellison will be available to meet with analysts, reporters and prospective business partners and clients interested in learning more about REvolution’s enterprise software and solutions for predictive analytics based on open source “R,” including new developments in REvolution’s products and recent deployments at leading pharmaceutical and financial services companies.

REvolution Computing is a featured portfolio company of North Bridge Venture Partners, a leading investor in open source companies.

More Graphical Poetry

Some more graphical Poetry from me- this is more like a presentation with photos (many by me and some by others) with some lines from the poetry books I wrote.

A Software Called Rattle

One of my favorite software GUI’s- here is a paper talking of it, it was published in R Journal and describes Dr Graham William’s work in it. If you are software user or creator it is worth a dekko in terms of adding analytical extensions for your platform of business.

Romancing Social Media

I tried I sighed I almost cried
Sent her facebook messages till I almost died
An impossible force my passion for her
Her immovable demeanor beneath her icy side

When fire meets ice there will be blood
Intoxicating romance leading to tearful flood
But that’s a square dance we date and dance
For loving and living always gives a second chance

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Date Night

we met in a random eating place like panera bread

over tea hot and cold instead
of eating we headed home
thawed microwaved frozen food
had some white Californian  wine
on the tree shaded balcony we dine

inside the conversation turns warm and nice

dance the salsa and enjoy the fleeting moment twice
till the moment strikes some magic
we create art , create till it is comic tragic
in the bright light of the dim shaded light
we try to love forget our fight


all too soon time to go home

snap back to reality and stop some

with a future promise and maybe
dance again sometime sure call me