Jumat, 12 April 2013

Google Jamin Data Pengguna Aman Sampai Mati


Pengaturan ini meliputi antara lain Gmail, Picasa dan Google Plus. Pengaturan ini meliputi antara lain Gmail, Picasa dan Google Plus.Google akan mengizinkan pengguna memutuskan apa yang akan terjadi pada data mereka saat meninggal dunia atau tidak aktif lagi secara online.
Inovasi itu menjadikan Google sebagai perusahaan besar pertama yang mengatur isu sensitif tersebut.

Fitur itu meliputi email, jejaring sosial Google Plus dan akun lainnya.

Pengguna bisa memilih untuk menghapus data setelah satu periode atau mengalihkannya ke orang yang spesifik.

Pengguna internet di seluruh dunia telah menyatakan kekhawatiran akan apa yang terjadi pada data mereka sesudah wafat.

"Kami berharap fitur baru ini akan memungkinkan anda merencanakan hidup digital anda sesudah mati, dalam cara yang melindungi privasi dan keamanan anda, dan menjadikan hidup lebih mudah bagi orang-orang yang anda cintai sesudah anda tiada," kata Google dalam sebuah artikel di blog.

Google, yang berbasis di California, juga memiliki YouTube, layanan berbagi foto Picasa dan Blogger.

Google mengatakan pengguna bisa memilih menghapus data mereka setelah tiga, enam atau 12 bulan tidak aktif.

Namun perusahaan itu mengatakan akan menghubungi nomor telepon yang diberikan atau email kedua untuk memperingatkan pengguna sebelum ada tindakan yang diambil.

Kini semakin banyak orang yang menempatkan data di jejaring sosial atau di fasilitas di ruang cyber atau "cloud."

Perusahaan lain seperti Facebook juga telah berusaha menghadapi pertanyaan yang mengemuka setelah kematian seseorang.

Facebook misalnya yang mengizinkan pengguna "mengabadikan" sebuah akun.

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Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D

Skylar Tibbits spoke at TED 2013 about 4-D printingTibbits: "The idea behind 4-D printing is to have change over time"4-D printing could create robotics without wires or motors
(CNN) -- Video producer's note: You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing.
At TED 2013, senior fellow Skylar Tibbits sat down with CNN Ideas to further explain this mysterious fourth dimension in printing technology. He also provided us with visual examples from his Self-Assembly Lab, MIT. See how it all works in the video above.What uses do you see for 4-D printing, if any?(Note: This is project is a collaboration between Stratasys Inc. and the Self-Assembly Lab, MIT.)/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/tech/innovation/orig-ideas-4-d-printing/index.html","title" : "Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D"});ADVERTISEMENTApril 12, 2013 -- Updated 1525 GMT (2325 HKT) Video producer's note: Lasers are now being used to help people with disabilities communicate. CNN got a firsthand look at how this assistive technology works when Sandy Hanebrink, executive director of Touch the Future, gave us a demonstration of the Lucy 4 keyboard at the Abilities Expo in Atlanta. April 12, 2013 -- Updated 1436 GMT (2236 HKT) You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models. Now there's something new on the horizon that could revolutionize this burgeoning technology: 4-D printing. April 5, 2013 -- Updated 1353 GMT (2153 HKT) To understand Jay Silver, it helps to go back 10 years, to a night he spent flying kites on a beach in his native Florida with the woman who would become his wife. April 4, 2013 -- Updated 0156 GMT (0956 HKT) Ed Boyden tilts his head downward, remaining still except for his eyes, which dart back and forth between blinks for a full 10 seconds. Then, as if coming up for air from the sea of knowledge, he takes a breath, lifts his head back up and begins to speak again. March 26, 2013 -- Updated 1400 GMT (2200 HKT) What if everything you thought you knew about education was wrong? March 22, 2013 -- Updated 2159 GMT (0559 HKT) As a lifelong resident of South Central Los Angeles, I refuse to be part of the social system that breeds problems rather than solutions. South Central is a "food desert" where the lack of healthy food alternatives leads to obesity and preventable disease. March 22, 2013 -- Updated 2213 GMT (0613 HKT) The idea of "wearable robots" may seem like something out of a movie, but this technology is already being used in real life. March 22, 2013 -- Updated 2209 GMT (0609 HKT) The young man tucks his violin under his chin and begins to play. A hush falls over the few spectators in the largely empty opera house, who turn toward the bare stage. As his lilting notes float through the room, other people trickle in from the lobby to listen. October 10, 2012 -- Updated 1237 GMT (2037 HKT) If the crooked blue staircase, colorful crank and dangling bathtub looked familiar, well, that's the point.October 3, 2012 -- Updated 1355 GMT (2155 HKT) Sometimes, it pays to eavesdrop on the next table over at lunch. That's how Brian Preston learned about the homeless people living in the woods around his suburban Georgia community. October 25, 2012 -- Updated 1543 GMT (2343 HKT) A couple years ago, Jerry DiMaria signed up for an online forum and started a new thread: "A few months ago," he wrote, "our 12 year old DAUGHTER came in and said, 'Dad, Mom, can we talk for a minute?'" Most popular Tech stories right nowADVERTISEMENT
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Why you want Google Fiber

Tech entrepreneurs occupy the Capital Factory workspace in downtown Austin, Texas.Tech entrepreneurs occupy the Capital Factory workspace in downtown Austin, Texas.Google said this week that its ultra-fast Internet service, Google Fiber, is coming to Austin, TexasIn Kansas City, where the service launched last fall, 1-gigabit service costs $70 per monthGoogle is offering seven years of free Internet service at current average broadband speedsService also could have benefits for education, health care
(CNN) -- This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.
In Kansas City, where the service launched last fall, 1-gigabit service costs $70 per month. For $120 per month, consumers get Google's TV service in addition to gigabit speeds. The company also offers seven years of free Internet service at current (5 mbps) speeds, after a $300 installation fee.It's entirely possible that Google Fiber could cost more in the future, but for now Google says it expects prices in Austin to be "roughly similar to Kansas City."Here are five reasons why you should want Google Fiber to come to your city as well.Goodbye buffering: It's the bane of Internet users everywhere. How many times have you been watching a video on YouTube or elsewhere on the Web, only to have the stream freeze up, forcing you to sit there like a chump while you wait for the video to resume?var currExpandable="expand16";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='tech/2013/04/09/lead-mcpike-google-perks-and-taxes.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130409173759-lead-mcpike-google-perks-and-taxes-00001429-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand16Store=mObj;var currExpandable="expand26";if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);}var mObj={};mObj.type='video';mObj.contentId='';mObj.source='business/2013/03/22/lead-online-advertisers-know-nothing.cnn';mObj.videoSource='CNN';mObj.videoSourceUrl='';mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130322180652-lead-online-advertisers-know-nothing-00003619-story-body.jpg";mObj.lgImageX=300;mObj.lgImageY=169;mObj.origImageX="214";mObj.origImageY="120";mObj.contentType='video';CNN.expElements.expand26Store=mObj;Slate's Farhad Manjoo describes a Google Fiber demonstration in which a company official played five high-definition YouTube videos simultaneously without a hitch. Most users are unlikely to watch five videos at the same time, but the point stands: With Google Fiber's gigabit speeds, say goodbye to buffering.And it's not just YouTube: Imagine being able to download a full-length high-definition movie in a matter of seconds.(MORE: Report: Google Fiber heading to Austin as cities race to boost Web speeds)The price is right: It's hard to beat free. Let's say you're content with your current broadband speeds and if you don't want to pay for a gigabit. Google is offering at least seven years of free Internet service at current national average broadband speeds of 5 mbps, after a one-time $300 installation fee.Now, suppose you pay $60 per month for your current broadband service. That's $720 per year, or more than $5,000 over the course of seven years. With Google Fiber's basic service, you're saving more than $4,700.Needless to say, this could go a long way toward making broadband service affordable in low-income communities, which, in turn, could help close the digital divide.Prodding the competition: When Google Fiber was announced, many observers believed the company's goal would be to shame the existing broadband giants into improving their offerings, by demonstrating that vastly faster service is possible in the U.S. Google insists that Google Fiber is a real business, not merely a shaming exercise, but there's no doubt that the incumbent providers are paying close attention.In fact, just minutes after Google unveiled its Austin service, telecom giant AT&T announced that it, too, wants to build a gigabit network in Austin. Clearly, AT&T could have previously launched such a service, but it appears that it took the arrival of Google Fiber to prod the company into doing so. The lesson is clear: More competition means better service for users.(MORE: Google Fiber expanding superfast Internet service to Olathe, Kansas)Health-care uses: When Google Fiber's Kansas City network was announced, the company said it planned to work with the University of Kansas Medical Center to develop the gigabit medical applications of the future. Imagine seeing your doctor remotely via a high-speed Internet connection.At a brainstorming session in Kansas City last year, officials at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics discussed how a child on a home ventilator "might be able to avoid a trip to the hospital if he or she can be seen by a physician via video conference." The same could also apply to home-bound or elderly patients, or others who face challenges with mobility, such as patients with Parkinson's Disease.Other possible uses include the ability to allow doctors to share large files, like high-resolution photos of the retina, which are used in annual eye scans for patients with diabetes. The same goes for large files used in heart and vascular imaging.Education applications: Students with broadband at home have a 7% higher graduation rate, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Correlation isn't causation, of course, but Google Fiber's basic service could make it possible for families in low-income neighborhoods to to afford broadband service for the first time. Studies have shown that students with broadband at home study more, watch less television, and improve their grades.Meanwhile, schools and universities across the country are experimenting with remote and networked learning. Teachers and lecturers could simulcast their lessons to a classrooms across town — or across the country. Students could collaborate on science projects with their peers in other schools. And with the advent of 3D broadcasting, imagine if students could inspect a visualization of the planets orbiting the sun in the solar system, projected right out into their classroom.(MORE: Google Fiber issues public challenge: Get up to speed!)The truth is that we still don't know all of the innovative ways in which 1-gigabit Internet service will be put to use. Fifteen years ago, when most people still had slow, dial-up connections, many of the broadband uses we now take for granted would have seemed far-fetched. Video-conferencing services like Skype didn't exist for the average consumer.Now, millions of people use Skype to communicate every day. Internet-based streaming services like Netflix didn't exist. Today, millions of people use Netflix to watch movies and TV shows over the Internet.What will the next generation of engineers and developers do with Google Fiber? It's hard to say, because so few people currently have access to the service. But Google is laying the foundation for new, gigabit-based applications that haven't yet been invented."The gigabit is the future," Kevin Lo, Google Fiber general manager, said in announcing that Austin would receive the new service. "At Google, we have always invested in the future of the Internet. When more people are connected, it makes our communities stronger."© 2012 TIME, Inc. TIME is a registered trademark of Time Inc. Used with permission./* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/tech/innovation/google-fiber-austin-cities/index.html","title" : "5 reasons you want Google Fiber in your city"});
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My month with the Chromebook Pixel

Google's new Chromebook Pixel has a very high-resolution screen, Intel Core i5 processor and and a touchscreen.Google's new Chromebook Pixel has a very high-resolution screen, Intel Core i5 processor and and a touchscreen.The new Chromebook Pixel boasts sturdy, Apple-like aluminum unibody design Its gorgeous touchscreen demands to be seen and touchedI was disappointed in its noisy fan and how quickly the battery drained Overall I found this computer to be a refreshing approach to computing in the cloud
(CNN) -- When Google announced its cloud-based Chromebook Pixel laptop, the tech community was left puzzled.
They couldn't put a little category box around the Pixel, so they began berating the only thing they could: the software. But sometimes a new product comes along that represents a major shift in how we have learned to do things.Google loaned me a Pixel for this review, and I liked it so much that after I returned the review model I purchased my own. I've been using it for more than a month, but it only takes turning the computer on once to realize how different it is from anything else out there.First, though, some background: Google's Chromebooks are built on the promise of cloud computing, where your files live not on your hard drive but on Web servers. Everything you upload is just a click away if you want it to be.The files don't physically have to be in the same location as the worker. More and more people are embracing the cloud, not just at work, but on their personal machines, too.They upload all sorts of files, accessible anywhere. Enter the Chromebook.Within the last two years, Google has started selling these affordable computers that run an operating system called Chrome OS.Chrome OS, and its open-source sibling, Chromium OS, are Google's answer to the desktop computer. Built for the cloud, they run through a combination of the Chrome OS browser and Web apps.Up to now, the computers have been inexpensive and fast. But Google has done something unexpected with the new Chromebook Pixel.This new computer is still very much a Chromebook, but it boasts sturdy, Apple-like aluminium unibody design. It also has a gorgeous touchscreen that demands to be seen and touched. You can interact with all your content with just a swipe of your finger.After the computer boots up, simply log into your Google account and all your apps, e-mail, calendar appointments and contacts load instantly. Google has created a seductive app launcher, sort of like how Apple operates with its iLife suite but still unique. Instead of a physical computer dictating how you do what you do, the Chromebook Pixel is offering you a way to work and connect that requires only your username and password.Let's jump right into some of my favorite features:-- Trackpad. It's the best I have ever used. It is fluid and responsive and in my opinion, better than the MacBook Pro trackpads I've used in the past.-- Keyboard action response. It is not too firm but not too mushy, as I have experienced on some Apple laptops. Depressing a key on the chiclet-style keyboard produces just the right amount of pushback. I have found that the action of the keys is just stiff enough to prevent accidental bumping of other keys while your hands move across the keyboard.-- Display. The resolution on the screen, my favorite feature, is simply amazing, although it's more than just the crispness of the screen. The way it renders colors is completely unique. I have used MacBook "Retina display" laptops before, but I prefer the color of the Pixel's display, which appear warmer and more alive. The screen's viewing angles are wide and have very little glare -- perfect for viewing in a group setting.Now here are three features I don't like so much:-- Battery Life. I am usually plugged into a wall socket for power, but on the rare chance I venture out without the charger; I'm disappointed how quickly the battery gets to red. I wonder if there is a software update that can do some improvement on power management of the battery?-- Charging port. It can sometimes get unhinged from the computer by the tiniest accidental pull of the wire. I wish the computer held the power cord a little more snugly so I would not have to keep plugging it back in.-- Fan noise. I don't usually hear the fan running unless I have a lot of windows open on my screen or am watching a hi-def video. But the Pixel's fan can get spinning very fast and loud. I wonder if a software update would be able correct this when the fan speed switches to hyper-drive.Still, on balance the Chromebook Pixel is a fine machine. The computer is very quick, thanks to a beefy processor and the fact that most tasks are done via apps online. Its Chrome OS has a history of being secure (although cloud computing will never be as protected as a local personal hard-drive). Earlier this year Google held a competitive hackathon and offered $3.14 million in prize money if anyone could infiltrate Chrome OS.. No winner was announced.If you're looking for a speedy, sturdy machine and are comfortable living in the cloud, the Pixel may be for you. Overall I found this computer to be a refreshing approach to computing in the cloud, thanks to its hi-def screen and wicked fast computing power. My month with the Pixel thoroughly changed my thinking on how a computer should behave while handling my files.With the Pixel, I'm totally on cloud nine.What's been your experience with the Chromebook Pixel? Or are you considering buying one? Let us know in the comments below./* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/tech/gaming-gadgets/chromebook-pixel-review/index.html","title" : "My month with the Chromebook Pixel: A review"});
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Microsoft Siapkan Tablet 7 Inci Pesaing iPad Mini

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KOMPAS.com - Microsoft tidak puas meluncurkan tablet Surface hanya dalam satu ukuran layar saja. Saat ini, perusahaan raksasa di bidang teknologi tersebut dikabarkan sedang mengembangkan Surface dalam ukuran baru, yaitu 7 inci.
Sekadar catatan, selama ini, Microsoft telah menghadirkan dua jenis tablet Surface, yaitu Surface RT dan Surface Pro. Keduanya sama-sama hadir dengan ukuran layar 10,6 inci.
Rencana Microsoft tersebut terungkap dari sebuah pernyataan sebuah sumber yang dekat dengan rencana perusahaan tersebut kepada situs Wall Street Journal
pada Kamis (11/4/2013).
Menurut sumber tersebut, Microsoft kemungkinan besar sudah siap memproduksi massal Surface 7 inci tersebut pada tahun 2013 ini juga.
Salah satu sumber lainnya menyatakan, Surface 7 inci ini sebenarnya bukan merupakan bagian dari strategi perusahaan tahun lalu. Namun, ini merupakan salah satu strategi "dadakan" dari para petinggi Microsoft.
Strategi tersebut diambil setelah para eksekutif dari Microsoft melihat suksesnya perangkat tablet berukuran 7 inci lain yang ada di pasaran, seperti Nexus 7 dan iPad Mini.
Lebih lanjut, Microsoft juga sudah berencana untuk mengubah peraturan terkait resolusi layar pada sistem operasi Windows 8. Kini, sistem operasi tersebut mampu mendukung resolusi yang lebih rendah, yaitu dari 1366 x 768 piksel, menjadi 1024 x 768 piksel.

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Penjualan PC Terjun Bebas

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KOMPAS.com - Agaknya kelesuan industri PC masih terus berlanjut, kalau bukan tidak mau disebut memburuk. Laporan terakhir yang dipublikasikan lembaga riset itu menyebutkan bahwa angka pengiriman PC "terjun bebas" di kuartal pertama 2013.
Seperti dikutip oleh AllThingsD
, lembaga riset IDC mencatat pengiriman (shipment) PC menurun sebesar 14 persen menjadi 76,3 juta unit. Angka itu jauh lebih buruk dibanding penurunan 7,7 persen yang diprediksi IDC sebelumnya.
"Penurunan kuartal ini merupakan yang terburuk secara year-on-year
semenjak IDC mulai mencatat angka pengiriman PC sejak 1994," tulis lembaga itu dalam laporannya. IDC juga menyebutkan bahwa hasil ini sekaligus menandai penurunan berturut-turut selama empat bulan terakhir. IDC
Versi Windows terbaru dari Microsoft, Windows 8 dan produk-produk chip
dari Intel dinilai gagal membangkitkan ketertarikan konsumen dan kalangan bisnis terhadap PC.
Menurut data IDC, produsen PC yang mencatat penurunan year-on-year terburuk adalah Acer yang pengirimannya turun 32 persen. Hewlett Packard yang menjadi pemimpin pasar mengalami penurunan shipment
sebesar 24 persen.
Adapun Lenovo mencatat stagnansi pengiriman PC year-on-year, alias mencatat angka pertumbuhan 0 persen.
Firma riset Gartner juga mempublikasikan temuan serupa. Untuk pertama kalinya sejak 2009, menurut lembaga ini, pengiriman PC per kuartal turun di bawah 80 juta unit.
Angka pengiriman 79,2 juta unit yang dicatat lembaga ini merefleksikan penurunan 11,2 persen dibanding kuartal yang sama tahun 2012. Oleh Gartner, jumlah tersebut dikatakan sebagai penurunan yang "paling signifikan" sejak 2001.

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Samsung Resmi Luncurkan Galaxy Mega

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KOMPAS.com - Samsung secara resmi meluncurkan dua smartphone
Android dengan ukuran layar jumbo, lebih besar dari saudaranya, Galaxy Note II. Ponsel pintar berukuran besar ini akan hadir di pasaran dengan nama Galaxy Mega.
Layar dari perangkat Galaxy Mega ini dapat dikatakan jumbo karena memiliki ukuran yang jauh lebih besar dibandingkan smartphone pada umumnya. Seri pertama dari Galaxy Mega memiliki ukuran 5,8 inci, sedangkan seri kedua hadir dengan layar yang lebih besar lagi, yaitu 6,3 inci.
Namun, berbeda dari Galaxy Note II yang menggunakan spesifikasi kelas atas, Samsung hanya mempersenjatai Galaxy Mega dengan spesifikasi mid-range
saja. Mungkin, keputusan ini diambil untuk menjaga harga dari kedua perangkat ini.
Dikutip dari Engadget
, Jumat (12/4/2013), Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 hadir dengan layar yang mendukung resolusi 1280 x 720 piksel. Seri yang satu ini sudah dipersenjatai dengan prosesor 1,7GHz dual-core, kamera belakang 8 megapiksel, dan sistem operasi Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
Produk ini juga sudah mendukung jaringan LTE 4G dan HSPA, sudah dilengkapi dengan GPS, dan baterai berkapasitas 3,200mAh. Ada dua pilihan kapasitas penyimpanan internal dari seri tersebut, yaitu 8 atau 16GB. Namun, kapasitas tersebut masih bisa ditingkatkan dengan menggunakan kartu microSD hingga 64GB.
Belum ada konfirmasi harga dari Samsung mengenai Galaxy Mega 6.3. Walaupun ada di rentang layar antara Galaxy Note II dan Galaxy Note 8.0, banyak yang memperkirakan bahwa produk ini tidak akan semahal kedua saudara tuanya itu.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 memiliki spesifikasi sedikit lebih di bawah Galaxy Mega 6.3. Produk tersebut menggunakan layar yang mendukung resolusi qHD 960 x 540 piksel, prosesor 1,4GHz dual-core
, dan kamera belakang 8 megapiksel.
Berbeda dari Galaxy Mega 6.3, Galaxy Mega 5.8 tidak didukung dengan koneksi jaringan LTE. Kecepatan maksimalnya hanya HSPA. Pilihan kapasitasnya pun hanya satu, yaitu 8GB saja.
Harga dari seri yang satu ini pun masih menjadi misteri.

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Keroyokan Banyak Ilmu Lahirkan Bioinformatika

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Bioinformatika berhutang dengan ilmu biologi molekuler dan teknik informatika atas segala perkembangannya. Namun, pada akhirnya ia menjadi semakin multidisipliner, karena berinteraksi dengan ilmu lain. Bagaimanakah itu?

Bioinformatika adalah ilmu multidisipliner

Salah satu analogi yang sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan Bioinformatika adalah dengan menjadikan manajerial kantor sebagai role model
.
Jika kita perhatikan sebuah kantor, maka ada beberapa bagian yang menopang manajerialnya, seperti personalia, keuangan, administrasi, supply chain
, dan lainnya. Walaupun semua itu komponen yang berbeda, namun bekerja sinergis dalam manajerial suatu kantor.
Bioinformatika juga dapat dianalogikan sebuah kantor, yang memiliki berbagai komponen yang bekerja secara sinergis. Satu komponen dengan lainnya berhubungan dengan erat.
Sebagai ilustrasi, ilmu bioinformatika bertugas untuk menyelesaikan problem biologis, sehingga diperlukan daya komputasi yang dapat mem-"break down
" problem biologis menjadi komponen yang dapat diselesaikan secara simultan. Pembangunan daya komputasi tersebut, tentu saja memerlukan keterampilan yang sangat baik dalam teknik informatika.
Software development
Bioinformatika menempati porsi yang cukup dominan dalam publikasi ilmiah yang top tier dan memiliki impact factor tinggi, seperti di BMC Bioinformatics, Oxford Bioinformatics, dan PloS Computational Biology. Oleh karena itu, Bioinformatika sudah dari episteme awalnya adalah sebuah wacana multi-disiplin.
Bioinformatika dengan ilmu-ilmu lain
Dalam perkembangannya pada riset tingkat Universitas, ternyata bioinformatika tidak hanya bersentuhan dengan teknik informatika dan biologi molekuler saja. Ternyata, sudah banyak research group
dari latar belakang keilmuan yang sangat berbeda dari kedua ilmu tersebut, sudah mengadopsi bioinformatika sebagai bagian dari agenda riset mereka. Sebut saja, Ilmu Farmasi, Kedokteran, Kimia, dan Teknik.
Ilmu Kimia adalah bagian yang sangat dekat dengan Bioinformatika, sehubungan ilmu biologi molekuler juga dipelajari di Departemen Kimia. Ilmu kimia mempelajari interaksi molekuler dan perubahan energi yang menyertainya, dan hal ini juga dapat dipelajari melalui bioinformatika. Ekpresi genetik, protein, transkriptomik, dan epigenomik dapat juga dipelajari sejauh mana interaksi biokimiawi yang mendasarinya. Sehingga, output
dari penelitian komputasi kimia ini dapat digunakan sebagai informasi awal untuk penelitian yang lebih bersifat terapan.
Ternyata, ilmu kimia memiliki saudara kandung yang juga sangat dekat kekerabatannya, yaitu ilmu Farmasi. Sebagai ilmu yang bertanggung jawab untuk mengembangkan agen terapetik dan preventif untuk berbagai penyakit, ilmu farmasi juga dapat menggunakan ilmu bioinformatika untuk riset tingkat lanjutan. Informasi awal yang telah dikumpulkan oleh ilmu kimia, dapat digunakan oleh ilmu Farmasi untuk mengembangkan obat atau vaksin cerdas (rational design
), yang dibantu pengembangannya dengan ilmu bioinformatika. Ilmu Farmasi tetap dapat menggunakan daya komputasi bioinformatika yang luar biasa, untuk mempelajari interaksi obat dan vaksin dengan sistim biologis.
Bioinformatika juga dapat dimanfaatkan oleh ilmu Kedokteran dasar. Pengumpulan sampel dari pasien, untuk kemudian digunakan dalam eksperimen biologi molekuler, sangat memerlukan peran dokter yang juga menguasai ilmu biomedik. Seperti biasa, data yang dihasilkan oleh eksperimen tersebut dapat diolah menjadi informasi berguna oleh ilmu bioinformatika. Pada akhirnya, pengolahan data eksperimen laboratorium ini akan sangat berguna sebagai informasi awal untuk memasuki uji klinis.
Di sisi lain, Ilmu Teknik juga dapat berperan dalam pengembangan bioinformatika. Proses produksi agen terapetik dan preventif memerlukan simulasi komputasi, di mana bioinformatika dapat digunakan untuk itu.
Sajian ini menunjukkan, bahwa ilmu bioinformatika memang tidak dapat disentralisasi kepada satu ilmu atau satu kelompok saja, namun ia seyogyanya dimanfaatkan oleh kepentingan banyak kelompok, dalam rangka memberikan hasil yang baik untuk peningkatan taraf kesehatan pasien.
Kolaborasi nasional atau internasional, dalam bentuk konsorsium yang anggotanya memiliki berbagai latar belakang keilmuwan, memang sangat dimungkinkan dalam penelitian bioinformatika. Semoga kolaborasi semacam itu juga bisa terwujud di Indonesia agar kita jangan tertinggal lagi.
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*Tentang Penulis: Dr.rer.nat Arli Aditya Parikesit adalah alumni program Phd Bioinformatika dari Universitas Leipzig, Jerman; Peneliti di Departemen Kimia UI; Managing Editor Netsains.net; dan mantan Koordinator Media/Publikasi PCI NU Jerman. Ia bisa dihubungi melalui akun @arli_par di twitter, https://www.facebook.com/arli.parikesit di facebook, dan www.gplus.to/arli di google+.

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Hacker: Phone app could hijack plane

Hugo Teso, a security analyst and licensed pilot, says he's developed software that could steal control of an airplane.Hugo Teso, a security analyst and licensed pilot, says he's developed software that could steal control of an airplane.A German security researcher says he has developed an app that could hack planesHugo Teso is a security consultant and a licensed commercial pilotHis software, SIMON, is designed to work only on simulationsHe's contacted makers of air-traffic systems and authorities in U.S. and Europe
(CNN) -- Could this be the deadliest smartphone app ever?
A German security consultant, who's also a commercial pilot, has demonstrated tools he says could be used to hijack an airplane remotely, using just an Android phone.Speaking at the Hack in the Box security summit in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hugo Teso said Wednesday that he spent three years developing SIMON, a framework of malicious code that could be used to attack and exploit airline security software, and an Android app to run it that he calls PlaneSploit.Using a flight simulator, Teso showed off the ability to change the speed, altitude and direction of a virtual airplane by sending radio signals to its flight-management system. Current security systems don't have strong enough authentication methods to make sure the commands are coming from a legitimate source, he said."You can use this system to modify approximately everything related to the navigation of the plane," Teso told Forbes after his presentation. "That includes a lot of nasty things."Hugo Teso told a crowd at an Amsterdam conference that he spent three years coding the tools he used. Hugo Teso told a crowd at an Amsterdam conference that he spent three years coding the tools he used.He told the crowd that the tools also could be used to do things like change what's on a pilot's display screen or turn off the lights in the cockpit. With the Android app he created, he said, he could remotely control a plane by simply tapping preloaded commands like "Please Go Here" and the ominous "Visit Ground."The Federal Aviation Administration said it is aware of Teso's claims, but said the hacking technique does not pose a threat on real flights because it does not work on certified flight hardware."The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft's autopilot system using the (Flight Management System) or prevent a pilot from overriding the autopilot," the FAA said. "Therefore, a hacker cannot obtain 'full control of an aircraft' as the technology consultant has claimed."Teso says he developed SIMON in a way that makes it work only in virtual environments, not on actual aircraft.But the risk is there, some experts say."His testing laboratory consists of a series of software and hardware products, but the connection and communication methods, as well as ways of exploitation, are absolutely the same as they would be in an actual real-world scenario," analysts at Help Net Security wrote in a blog post.Teso told the crowd that he used flight-management hardware that he bought on eBay and publicly available flight-simulator software that contains at least some of the same computer coding as real flight software.Analyst Graham Cluley of Sophos Security said it's unclear how devastating Teso's find would be if unleashed on an airplane in flight."No one else has had an opportunity to test this researcher's claims as he has, thankfully, kept secret details of the vulnerabilities he was able to exploit," Cluley said. "We are also told that he has informed the relevant bodies, so steps can be taken to patch any security holes before someone with more malicious intent has an opportunity to exploit them."Teso said at the summit that he's reached out to the companies that make the systems he exploited and that they were receptive to addressing his concerns. He also said he's contacted aviation safety officials in the United States and Europe."From the sound of things, this researcher has got himself a lot of media attention, but still believes in responsible disclosure, rather than potentially putting aircraft and passengers at risk," Cluley said.Teso isn't the first so-called "white hat" hacker to expose what appear to be holes in air-traffic security.Last year, at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, computer scientist Andrei Costin discussed weaknesses he said he found in a new U.S. air-traffic security system set to roll out next year. The flaws he found weren't instantly catastrophic, he said, but could be used to track private airplanes, intercept messages and jam communications between planes and air-traffic control./* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/tech/mobile/phone-hijack-plane/index.html","title" : "Hacker says phone app could hijack plane"});
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Diduga Palsu, Toko Apple di Blok M Punya Siapa?

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Di sebidang blok lantai dasar gedung B pusat perbelanjaan Pasaraya Grande Blok M, Jakarta Selatan, sedang dibangun toko yang diklaim bernama Apple Store. Apakah toko itu dibangun sendiri oleh Apple atau oleh mitra lokal di Indonesia?
Pengelola Pasaraya enggan menginformasikan siapa pemilik Apple Store tersebut. "Kami tidak bisa memberi keterangan. Silakan Anda tanya kepada yang bersangkutan," kata juru bicara Pasaraya saat dihubungi, Kamis (11/4/2013).
Erajaya Group yang sedang agresif membangun toko ritel iBox untuk produk Apple mengaku tidak membangun toko di Pasaraya Grande Blok M.
Direktur Marketing and Communications Erajaya Group Djatmiko Wardoyo, saat dihubungi KompasTekno
, menjelaskan, pihaknya sedang membangun 35 toko iBox selama 2013 di beberapa kota, termasuk Jabodetabek, Bandung, Surabaya, Cirebon, Makassar, dan Bali.
"Tapi, yang di Pasaraya Blok M itu bukan punya kita," ujar Djatmiko.
Menurutnya, identitas merek Apple Store itu tidak bisa dipakai seenaknya. Sebab, yang berhak memakai merek Apple Store hanya Apple sendiri.
KompasTekno
juga sempat menghubungi peritel produk Apple, eStore. Mereka juga mengaku tidak sedang membangun toko di Pasaraya Grande Blok M. eStore sendiri kini sedang menyiapkan toko baru di Mall Alam Sutera, Tangerang.
Mantan Executive Editor MacWorld Indonesia Aulia Masna, yang kini menjabat sebagai Chief Editor di DailySocial.net
, berpendapat bahwa Apple Store tersebut tidaklah dibangun oleh Apple. Salah satu alasannya, menurut Aulia, karena toko tersebut tidak memenuhi tata cara resmi pembangunan Apple Store.
Diduga, pihak yang membangun toko tersebut adalah mitra lokal penjual produk Apple di Indonesia. Siapakah dia? Jawabannya akan terkuak pada 16 Juni 2013, sebagaimana tertulis dalam informasi tanggal pembukaan toko tersebut.

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Jauhi Google, Apple Merapat ke Yahoo

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KOMPAS.com - Apple nampaknya ingin perlahan lepas dari bayang-bayang Google dalam bisnis perangkat lunak mobile
. Selanjutnya, Apple akan menjalin kerjasama lebih erat dengan Yahoo.
Menurut seorang sumber terpercaya mengatakan pada Bloomberg
, bahwa CEO Yahoo Marissa Mayer sudah bertemu dengan Senior Vice President Internet Service Apple, Eddy Cue. Keduanya sepakat mengeksplorasi layanan Yahoo agar lebih terintegrasi di iPhone dan iPad.
Sejak dipimpin oleh Mayer, Yahoo menunjukan keseriusannya dalam industri mobile
. Pada Januari 2013, ia pernah mengatakan, akan berusaha memperluas jangkauan Yahoo di industri mobile.
Selama ini, Yahoo telah menyediakan data untuk cuaca dan saham di sistem operasi iOS. Yahoo menjalin kerjasama lebih erat dengan Apple pada tahun lalu, ketika menyediakan informasi olahraga ke fitur perintah suara Siri.
Apple telah melepas aplikasi buatan Google yang sebelumnya menjadi aplikasi bawaan di iOS. Pada 2012, Apple melepas YouTube dan Google Maps sebagai aplikasi bawaan di iOS. Kini, kedua aplikasi tersebut menjadi mandiri dan dapat diunduh di toko aplikasi App Store.

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Can app help hijack planes?

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The rise of shared offices

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Zonaspace (pictured) in St Petersburg, Russia, is said to be the largest co-working place in the country.European cities have embraced the co-working concept. Zonaspace (pictured) in St Petersburg, Russia, is said to be the largest co-working place in the country.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"A different working environment"}This space, located in a high-rise office building, includes a large outdoor terrace.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"The Hive, Hong Kong"}CoCoon occupies a sprawling14,000 square feet and has a ping-pong table and meditation room.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"CoCoon, Hong Kong"}As with most co-working space, Xindanwei offers open working areas as well as enclosed offices.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Xindanwei, Shanghai"}This space, which includes a small library, was converted from garages.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"OpenSource Cafe, Tokyo"}Citizen Space, founded in 2005, is seen as the first co-working space that spawned a global trend.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"Citizen Space, San Francisco"}Gangplank opened its first collaborative space in Chandler five years ago and has since established two more branches in Arizona.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"Gangplank, Chandler, Arizona"}This striking space is a co-working studio specifically for those in the creative industries.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":8,"title":"Jellyfish Cartel, Los Angeles"}This space is in the neighborhood of Kreuzberg, a center of creative culture in Berlin.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":9,"title":"BCN, Berlin"}HIDE CAPTIONA different working environmentThe Hive, Hong KongCoCoon, Hong KongXindanwei, ShanghaiOpenSource Cafe, TokyoCitizen Space, San FranciscoGangplank, Chandler, ArizonaJellyfish Cartel, Los AngelesBCN, Berlin<<<123456789>>>Event.observe(window,'load',function(){if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"Spaced out: As rents rise, cool shared work spaces boom");}});STORY HIGHLIGHTSCo-working spaces widespread in U.S., Europe and making headway in AsiaThese places court mostly people in 20s, 30s working on projects solo or in small teamsFreelancing catching on in Asia, where people traditionally work for large corporationsMost co-working spaces seek to build community and encouraging entrepreneurship
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Starting a company can feel like a lonely business. But for a little more than $100 a month, Hong Kong resident Ken Chan can develop his start-up, network with like-minded people and relax with a game of ping-pong -- all under the same roof.
He is one of a growing number of go-it-alone entrepreneurs and freelancers in Asia leaving their apartments and cafes, and settling into "co-working" spaces.At these shared offices, they get to work in what is usually a laid-back but professional environment. However, almost just as important for these nomadic workers are the social and emotional benefits of mingling with their own kind."Coming here, you can feel supported by other people working on their businesses and feel less alone," said Chan, who goes to the co-working space CoCoon, where he works on his Internet start-up, wholedaybuy.com."There's definitely this emerging segment of people who don't want to project a corporate image, but they want a comfortable space to work."
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It's a physical location to gather people," he says.Thought to have first started in San Francisco in 2005 with Citizen Space, co-working spaces are now widespread in the U.S. and Europe and are making headway in Asia, courting mostly people in their 20s and 30s working on projects solo or in small teams.There are now dozens of such places in Tokyo, and a handful have opened in Shanghai and Hong Kong. The congested cities seem ready-made for co-working, with cramped apartments that could make working from home unpleasant -- and unimpressive for investors or clients.And going it alone is just starting to catch on in Asia, where people traditionally strive to work for large corporations."It's only becoming acceptable to take the risk of starting tech start-ups or being a freelancer," says Constant Tedder, the British founder of The Hive in Hong Kong, a co-working space that opened in May.The cost of going to The Hive ranges from $40, for a day pass, to over $750 per month for a dedicated desk. Tedder sees the demand throughout Asia and is looking to expand to other cities in the region.For freelancers, who often work in creative industries like design, stuffy cubicles just do not cut it, Tedder said."There's definitely this emerging segment of people who don't want to project a corporate image, but they want a comfortable space to work," he says.The Hive touches all the hallmarks that make co-working an attractive alternative to sitting in a coffee shop with a laptop: The space is open, desks equipped with power outlets are meant for sharing, members each get their own lockers, and enclosed meeting rooms provide privacy when needed. And, it hosts informative talks and networking events.Most co-working spaces have a heavy component of building community and encouraging entrepreneurship -- some operators say breaking even is nice but not the primary goal.At CoCoon, which occupies a sprawling 14,000 square feet and has a ping-pong table and meditation room, members must pass an application process, showing that they have something to offer the co-working community, whether it be a solid start-up idea, programming skills, mentorship or investment potential."We think Hong Kong can use another place to foster entrepreneurs, and we hope talent can collaborate amongst themselves," says Erica Ma, one of CoCoon's founders.CoCoon charges $125 per month, which is unusually low, but the founders see the program as a kind of social enterprise to support start-ups and smaller businesses.The space organizes regular events, including a recent talk on brand licensing and BarCamp, a technology conference that originated in the U.S.Entrepreneurs say in the daily grind, which often means hours sitting in front of a laptop, it helps to know that others are doing the same thing. Yet people working on Internet start-ups do not get much support, as the field is still seen as unconventional in Hong Kong.So for Jah Ying Chung, who is starting launchpilots.org, a site that helps young people get involved in social causes, going to CoCoon provides motivation."It's different when you're always seeing people doing stuff that's cool. It's a big impetus," she says.0Comments »SHARE THISPrintEmailMore sharingRedditStumbleUponDelicious/* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/20/business/co-working-spaces-asia/index.html","title" : "Spaced out: As rents rise, cool shared work spaces boom"});var OB_permalink='http://edition.cnn.com'+location.pathname;var OB_langJS='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js';var OB_widgetId='AR_1';var OB_Template="cnnedition";if (typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined'){OutbrainStart();}else{var OB_Script=true;var str="cnnad_createAd("708083","http://ads.cnn.com/html.ng/site=cnn_international&cnn_intl_pagetype=mmst&cnn_intl_position=607x95_adlinks&cnn_intl_rollup=world_business&page.allowcompete=no&params.styles=fs","95","607");cnnad_registerSpace(708083,607,95);ADVERTISEMENTPart of complete coverage on Global OfficeSmile like you mean itOctober 29, 2012 -- Updated 0256 GMT (1056 HKT)If you find yourself giving off a sunnier disposition when your boss is smiling, it might be because your brain is wired to do so.Working for the 'good guys'November 8, 2012 -- Updated 0325 GMT (1125 HKT)Employees want to work for the good guys and if companies want to attract and keep top talent, corporate social responsibility matters.Can coaching kick-start your career?November 2, 2012 -- Updated 1249 GMT (2049 HKT)Bill Clinton had a coach, Oprah Winfrey used one to help her get to the top of her career and, of course, top sports stars have them. 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