This is another post in the series about configuring a SAS platform on Linux to use Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA), in this post I’m going to jot down some notes on steps 1-7 – configuring the Linux server for Active Directory (AD) Authentication. Some time has passed since I wrote the original post, and a […]
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Presenting the Newest Member of The Little SAS Book Family
There is a new kid on the block: Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book Fifth Edition. Rebecca Ottesen, Lora Delwiche and I have worked for three years to complete this book of multiple choice, short answer, programming exercises, and projects. This book is designed to be used as a supplement to the fifth […]
Presenting the Newest Member of The Little SAS Book Family
There is a new kid on the block: Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book Fifth Edition. Rebecca Ottesen, Lora Delwiche and I have worked for three years to complete this book of multiple choice, short answer, programming exercises, and projects. This book is designed to be used as a supplement to the fifth […]
Synchronizing SAS Platform Identities
I’ve been spending lots of time lately on SAS® platform identity synchronizations. I’m fairly confident that I’ve done more Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to SAS Metadata Server synchronizations in the past few weeks, than I’ve done in my entire career working with SAS software! The reason for this is that we’ve been doing lots of […]
NOTE: SAS Grid Manager for Hadoop
I’ve recently written about how much new functionality is getting released by SAS on an almost monthly basis without much fanfare, and I’ve also written about how Hadoop is becoming a new “operating system” and we should expect to see Grid and LASR run…
NOTE: HTML 5 is in VA Hub Already!
Aside from comments about my SAS Enterprise Guide vs SAS Studio article, Metacoda’s Michelle Homes (@HomesAtMetacoda) was quick to write a comment about my Flash & SAS Visual Analytics (VA) article and to point out that HTML5 is already an option f…
NOTE: Your Response: EG & Studio
As Mark Twain is oft (incorrectly) quoted as saying: “Reports of my death are much exaggerated”. I didn’t say that Enterprise Guide (EG) was anywhere close to death when I (contentiously) wrote NOTE: What is SAS Studio? RIP Enterprise Guide? but I…
VR – Now I get it!
I’m a regular viewer of the BBC Click technology programme on the BBC News channel (@BBCClick). It covers a broad variety of technology subjects in a very accessible manner – ideal Sunday morning viewing.
Until this weekend’s Click I’d always associated virtual reality (VR) headsets with not-quite-there software along with games that involve shooting aliens. No more! If you’re able to view Click on iPlayer, jump to 21 minutes 19 seconds in this week’s episode and see Spencer Kelly introduce a car being driven by a driver who is wearing a VR headset. Awesome. I want one!
If you can’t view iPlayer in your region of the world, take a look at Engadget’s more detailed backgrounder and link to the associated YouTube videos a) the (somewhat over-produced) final advert for Castrol oil and a behind the scenes view.
If/when I get a VR headset I want one of those Mustang controllers with it!
Actually, if I’m honest, we have a couple of VR headsets in the house already. They’re cheap and they’re great fun. I’m talking about Google Cardboard. Upon delivery from Amazon, and after folding our £15 headsets into shape, we insert our Android phones, and we have a great VR headset.
One of the first (free) apps I viewed on the headset was Paul McCartney. You don’t have to be a fan of Sir Paul’s music to get a buzz from standing on the edge of the stage whilst he and his band perform Live and Let Die, with fireworks aplenty. A great introduction to VR.
The Cardboard app itself provides a launcher for the various cardboard apps on your phone. YouTube has a growing number of 360-degree videos that work nicely with Cardboard. Have fun!
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