Intel made two exciting announcements in the past week for different audiences. It would seem that there are more on the horizon with the upcoming event, the 2015 Intel Developer Forum, where Intel will hold sessions on topics from gaming to security to Internet of Things and more. As for the announcements we already know, the company revealed plans for notebooks with Xeon … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Disney film strip explains Hyperion Rendering Engine
Disney published a pretty comprehensive guide to path tracing that it uses in its animated films. It is accomplished through its Hyperion Rendering Engine, which you could see at work in Big Hero 6 and the next Disney feature film Zootopia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frLwRLS_ZR0 Disney Animation has created a page to discuss Hyperion if you're interested in more details. … [Read more...]
Copyright: Profit-driven policies
Is copyright out of control? Is it a tool of corporations to own intellectual property beyond the life of the creators and thus used well beyond its original intent? This video gives an explanation of how copyright came to be and has changed over the years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk862BbjWx4 … [Read more...]
Videos on Microsoft Sway
Microsoft Sway, a visualization tool for creating presentations, reports, newsletters, personal stories, and more, reached general availability yesterday. Sway is free for anybody with a Microsoft account or through Office 365. Sway can be used through the web at Sway.com or with a Windows 10 app. To better understand Sway, Microsoft has produced a series of videos to explain … [Read more...]
Viewing new Windows 10 Group Policy Administrative Templates
Microsoft delayed the Microsoft Virtual Academy event Preparing your Enterprise for Windows 10 as a Service to next week. One of the ways to prepare your enterprise for Windows 10 is to configure the new Group Policy settings. RSAT & ADMX Central Store While it still might be a few weeks out for the Windows 10 RSAT to be available, you can review the Windows 10 Group … [Read more...]