Nov 07, 2008 @ 09:44
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Ray Ozzie announced Windows Azure, the new "cloud" operating system from Microsoft. Azure provides on-demand scalability (your application can run on 1% CPU of a single server or on 1000 servers with minimum effort), and storage (SQL Services). Developers will also be able to access Live Services (for building rich social applications) and custom .NET Services.
Azure sounds much like Amazon EC2 (or Google AppEngine? is anyone using that?)
As a tiny advantage, Azure provides auto scalability (Amazon is planning to provide that soon), along with access to other MS corners, such as SharePoint, CRM, etc.
Azure will be hosting non-Microsoft technologies, such as PHP and Python, and BlueHoo.com is the first of that family.
Azure, Mesh, and Silverlight. Can't wait!
Azure sounds much like Amazon EC2 (or Google AppEngine? is anyone using that?)
As a tiny advantage, Azure provides auto scalability (Amazon is planning to provide that soon), along with access to other MS corners, such as SharePoint, CRM, etc.
Azure will be hosting non-Microsoft technologies, such as PHP and Python, and BlueHoo.com is the first of that family.
Azure, Mesh, and Silverlight. Can't wait!
Oct 28, 2008 @ 12:37
A-VNC found a new home at Google Code
Derek did all the work this time, here's the changelog:
Derek did all the work this time, here's the changelog:
- Keystrokes sequential and throttled
- Fixed login screen's
- Refresh rate now properly set
- Installer with uninstall support
Oct 02, 2008 @ 02:52
"Computer science has some of the most colorful language of any field. In what other field can you walk into a sterile room, carefully controlled at 68F, and find viruses, Trojan horses, worms, bugs, bombs, crashes, flames, twisted sex changers, and fatal errors?" - Steve McConnell, Code Complete
Sep 22, 2008 @ 04:27
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult" - C.A.R. Hoare
Sep 13, 2008 @ 07:00
14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. See 'Where the Hell is Matt' on YouTube
Aug 15, 2008 @ 07:26
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." - Edsger Dijkstra
Aug 15, 2008 @ 02:07
Having my internship at Saudi Aramco I was given the privilege of using an 8 CPU, 4 GB RAM machine, running Windows Server. It felt like the edge of technology.
Later I was told that (and shown pictures of) another server in the company, with 160 GB RAM … a valid question when perceiving this fact would be : "WHY?????"
Anyway, if you think that 2 CPUs and 4 GB of RAM is outdated, consider upgrading to 64 CPUs, 2TB RAM, running Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.
Later I was told that (and shown pictures of) another server in the company, with 160 GB RAM … a valid question when perceiving this fact would be : "WHY?????"
Anyway, if you think that 2 CPUs and 4 GB of RAM is outdated, consider upgrading to 64 CPUs, 2TB RAM, running Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.
Jul 23, 2008 @ 07:13
Adobe launched Photoshop Express - A SaaS (Software as a Service) and a free web alternative to Photoshop. Very impressive.
Mar 30, 2008 @ 09:48
Here (YouTube Video) is a terrific remix of Windows XP and Windows 98 system alerts.
Mar 27, 2008 @ 06:43
Been working on OurDoodles.net for the last two months.
OurDoodles *should* be a social-doodling web application. (not the brightest idea to spend 6 months on?).
I'm not working on it everyday, and when I do, I only spend 1.5 hours max - so 6 months is acceptable.
OurDoodles *should* be a social-doodling web application. (not the brightest idea to spend 6 months on?).
I'm not working on it everyday, and when I do, I only spend 1.5 hours max - so 6 months is acceptable.
Mar 02, 2008 @ 11:09
Here is a very funny video spoof shown during the CES 2008 keynote by Bill Gates about his last full day at Microsoft in July starring himself, Brian Williams, Steve Ballmer, Matthew McConaughey, Robbie Bach, Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Kevin Turner, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie.
Jan 07, 2008 @ 03:47
I have lately been using the extremely useful open-source tool, Launchy. From the website "Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!"
Official website: Launchy.net
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!"
Official website: Launchy.net
Dec 25, 2007 @ 10:48
Feels nice to know the number of A-VNC downloads is reaching 1000. Derek spent few hours fixing minor issues with v1.5, here is the change log:
* Fixed click accuracy problem.
* 4bpp support no longer broken.
* Logs error instead of crashing if required files were not present.
Binary and source code updated.
* Fixed click accuracy problem.
* 4bpp support no longer broken.
* Logs error instead of crashing if required files were not present.
Binary and source code updated.
Dec 13, 2007 @ 06:41