Wednesday, July 26, 2017

YouTube back on Samsung TV

It is as if my complaint was heard by Samsung. It came back today. I was bored with typing the URL or trying to hit the YouTube book mark on the TV's Web Browser.

Thanks Samsung

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Adobe flash on death row

Adobe itself concedes that Adobe Flash need to go and will turn-off Adobe Flash by 2020. Adobe in the mean time will migrate users to other programs.

Why did Adobe take that decision?

Two things, flash plug-ins are insecure, the other, the emergence of HTML5. Why keep something that can be done as easily with a option adored by the community and more secure.

However, Adobe Flash may stay on for gaming and related applications.

I am sorry that it has to go!

Portable Brain Monitoring with Lucid Ultrasound System

Lucid Ultrasound System 1.1 from Neural Analytics (below picture from Businesswire.com/news site) uses a type of Ultra Sound technology called Trans Cranial Doppler to assess the blood flowing in the brain from outside the body, a non-invasive technology.

Doppler measurements are widely and routinely used in cardiology to measure cardiac output. Doppler measurement has high reliability and reproducibility besides being non-invasive and inexpensive.

The software to interpret Doppler measurements is what makes the device useful in many other areas including the brain monitoring.

According to Neural Analytics, "“This (Lucid Ultrasound System 1.1) launch has the potential to optimize patient care by enabling clinicians to quickly access critical brain health information with the option to save and archive data from our platform across the entire hospital network.”

Read more here:
http://www.webmd.com/dvt/doppler-ultrasound#1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_output#Doppler_ultrasound

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170725005177/en/Neural-Analytics-Launches-Latest-Software-Release-Lucid

Saturday, July 22, 2017

YouTube disappears from Samsung Smart TV...

This happenned on our Samsung Model UN46F7500AF Smart TV purchased in 2013 but the Model began selling in 2012. Speaking to the Samsung support team in USA gives me the feeling that YouTube created a new platform and that the older Samsung Smart TV (Prior to 2012) does not support the new YouTube platform.

I will have to pursue this matter with YouTube site for confirmation. In Summary, the reason YouTube disappeared is not because of Samsung, but because of YouTube's changes.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Use the WHO interactive tool to jumpstart Medical Coding

ICD-10 Self learning Interactive tool is designed by World Health Organization for learning medical coding.There is a user guide that you should download and print for your learning reference.

Download userguide here:
http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10training/

There are two versions of training tool:

  • Full ICD-10 training
  • Cause of dath certificate version
If you as a learner has questions you have a website manned by specialists where you can go and find answers.

Also read here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICD-10

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Are you looking for funds to finance your training in Hawaii?

Things are changing very fast, especially in the STEM area. Do not wait to get qualified. IT industry  requires a lot of people (of course, with right skills). Learning is both time intensive and expensive in many cases. There are, low cost but very effective training programs, that will bring you up to speed to address todays job requirements.

Strada Hawai'i Government Stem Workforce Fund can help you to get started if you are eligible and work for government(City, State or Federal). This agency is geared to fund in the following fields: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.




Read up this information on this image and start making calls. Who knows, you may end up getting support to get into one of the many possible courses depending on your suitability.
The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training offer a number of courses in the IT Arae  and you could register for one of these courses on getting this fund. Contact PCATT.org or the Program Manager, Beryl Morimoto at beryl.morimoto@hawaii.edu

Two important points to note:
1. Training must be completed on or before September 29, 2017. 
2. With supervisory approval, the employee can pay for training and receive Strada support if the department or agency does not have training funds.

Also other resources of immediate use:
https://pcatt.org/strada-hawaii-government-employee-stem-workforce-development-fund

Go on, start off with the application process:
Download application form here:
https://pcatt.org/uploads/widget/stemworkforcefund_v11.pdf

Three of my present students attending the BASIC SQL course are funded by STRADA.

Monday, July 10, 2017

Here is a great opportunity to get funding for learning...in Hawaii

Things are changing very fast, especially in the STEM area. Do not wait to get qualified. IT industry  requires a lot of people (of course, with right skills). Learning is both time intensive and expensive in many cases. There are, low cost but very effective training programs, that will bring you up to speed to address todays job requirements.

Strada Hawai'i Government Stem Workforce Fund can help you to get started if you are eligible and work for government(City, State or Federal). This agency is geared to fund in the following fields: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.




Read up this information on this image and start making calls. Who knows, you may end up getting support to get into one of the many possible courses depending on your suitability.
The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training offer a number of courses in the IT Arae  and you could register for one of these courses on getting this fund. Contact PCATT.org or the Program Manager, Beryl Morimoto at beryl.morimoto@hawaii.edu

Two important points to note:
1. Training must be completed on or before September 29, 2017. 
2. With supervisory approval, the employee can pay for training and receive Strada support if the department or agency does not have training funds.

Also other resources of immediate use:
https://pcatt.org/strada-hawaii-government-employee-stem-workforce-development-fund

Go on, start off with the application process:
Download application form here:
https://pcatt.org/uploads/widget/stemworkforcefund_v11.pdf

Three of my present students attending the BASIC SQL course are funded by STRADA.

Monday, July 3, 2017

MSFT vs Oracle

Cloud and Big Data has made a lot of changes...

Big Data exposure with Oracle and Microsoft

The above title and the below paragraph is from the following link:
http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/07/oracle-corporation-orcl-launches-big-data-sql/

"Moerdler rates Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) as Outperform, giving it a $49 price target (currently $41) based on a 12-month adjusted EPS estimate of $3.58, a 13x PE multiple, and adding back in net cash per share discounted by 30%"
Current: $50.14 (7/2/2017)

"He also argues that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a good Big Data play, rating it Outperform and giving it a $56 price target (currently $43.50), because he believes management is heavily focused on mobile and cloud products and that EPS growth is going to pick up as the company moves its focus away from the slowing PC market"

Current: $68.93 (7/2/2017)

After a 3 year period of many political and economic changes Microsoft seems to have outformed Oracle which may be attributed to its all out effort and emphasis on Cloud Services not withstanding its PC and Phone performance.