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Comparing Amazon's and Google's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Offerings

Comparing Amazon's and Google's Platform-as-a-Service PaaS OfferingsI realize it might be 6 months before they open it up for businesses andhave paid service level agreements, but, Google is sounding very good right now as a way of delivering applications to customers. It is EXTREMELY expensive to host the applications yourself,...

Tags: PaaS, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

Google: app engine 'not fit for business'

Google: App Engine 'not fit for business'This is a game changer. Never in our history has it been so easy to createapplications and make the available to the world. This will be a viral hit much like YouTube. Google will probably leave the consumer version free and add supported, only...

Tags: Scripting languages, Development tools, Google Inc., App Engine

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

Is Facebook a PaaS contender?

Nate Westheimer's observation about Google's App Engine: Aiming At Facebook, Not Amazon set me thinking. Should Facebook's F8 platform be considered a contender in the platform-as-a-service wars? Since my perspective is firmly on PaaS in the business world rather than as a consumer play, Facebook isn't really...

Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Facebook, PaaS, App Engine, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Google announces app engine: Should Amazon worry?

Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry?Well, the competition is great, and this will also force MS to releasesomething as fast as possible. This is HUGE.RE: Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry?Garret, it sounds good at 50,ooo feet, but these two are much more Apples to Apples than you'd...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, App Engine, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Python, SDK

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Additional Resources

Flash Player 10 codename "Astro" goes beta

We made available a prerelease version of the Flash Player last night which has a lot of new features. There isn't yet a tooling release we just posted a new Flex SDK that works to support the Flash Player beta so for the time being this is primarily so that...

Tags: 3D, Macromedia Flash Player, Flash Player 10, Complex Effect, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Yahoo! frees the Monkey, and announces prizes for a Developer Challenge

In conversation with Yahoo! Research's Peter Mika last week, I jokingly suggested that Yahoo! Search's open developer platform, SearchMonkey, might open its doors to developers this week. Well, they just did, and went a step further by announcing a month-long Developer Challenge and prizes of up to $10,000 for innovative...

Tags: Developer, Yahoo! Inc., Infobars, Search, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content

Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...

Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

WWDC08: Tickets sold out

According to Macworld Apple today confirmed that its Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC, held 9-13 June 2008 in San Francisco, has sold out for the first time in the history of the event. "Response to this year's WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show...

Tags: Apple iPhone, SDK, Conference, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Microsoft: Office '08 sales skyrocket, SP1 released, VBA coming back to Mac

According to CNet Microsoft is selling copies of Office 2008 for Mac at a clip three times higher than the former 2004 version. "The company wouldn't disclose sales numbers, but said the sales are the highest in the 19-year history of the unit. That continues a trend that has been...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Mac BU, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from today

Thought I'd explore some of these bugs a bit more... first, Tipping Point released one of the vulnerabilities that Larry reported earlier, listed as a stack overflow issue in Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine.  The stack overflow isn't what's interesting, what's interesting is the attack vector itself.  To be fair to...

Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Database Engine, iDefense, Flaw, Exploitation, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, CSS, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?

Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?until Google finnally invest into there own OSthey should start a nice bsd that in time will be the next os x and then MS will fine that they are in real troubleRE: Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?made...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

Big Steve to keynote WWDC

Another day, another rumor comes true. Apple today announced that CEO Steve Jobs will give the keynote address to developers at the 2008 love fest known as WWDC and previously known as the Worldwide Developers Conference. The keynote address begins at 10:00 a.m. PT/...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Keynote Address, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patches

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered four critical patches for vulnerabilities Office and Windows XP. There were six patches delivered. Here's a look by the CVE: CVE-2008-1091: Microsoft patched an object parsing vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Affected software includes Office 2000, 2003 and 2007. Microsoft explains:...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Zero Day Initiative, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-13

The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers

The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...

Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-05-13

ReactOS no threat to Windows

ReactOS no threat to WindowsBugs[i]Which brings up a final point. Bugs. Is React going to copy Windows’ bugs?[/i]They have to, for compatibility reasons. If they don't they're dead in the water.Of course if they do, they're shark bait. They can't get away with the same bugs Microsoft does,...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT, ReactOS, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

Vierme (exe)

The second version of the Vierme game, improved with a better engine, nice new graphics and more play modes like moves limit, multiplayer in food fight or battle mode with AIs or friends over the network or on the same computer. Version 2 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: Mode, Lucian Ciobanu, Food & Beverage, Games, Productivity, Manufacturing, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-05-13

Check if URL Exists/Domain Exists, Check Multiple (exe)

Check if URL Exists/Domain Exists, check multiple urls or if url/Web site is valid software. Easily check to see if a url exists using this software. You can validate multiple URLs at once, it is a great tool for search engine optimization/purchasing used domain names. With this software: quickly cut...

Tags: Software, File Splitter, Tools & Techniques, Domain Names, Management, Internet

Software downloads 2008-05-13

AntiVirus Defender (exe)

AntiVirus Defender offer you complete virus protection. AntiVirus Defender virus detection engine provides protection from new and more complex virus threats that are appearing. AntiVirus Defender automatically protects you from viruses, worms, Trojans and backdoors. AntiVirus Defender will continuously scan through your system in background and prevents virus infection from...

Tags: Antivirus, Virus, 3GPConvert, AntiVirus Defender Virus Detection Engine, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-05-13

WorldWide Telescope (exe)

The WorldWide Telescope WWT is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.WorldWide Telescope is created with the Microsoft Visual Experience Engine...

Tags: Environment, Sky, Web 2.0, Internet

Software downloads 2008-05-13

2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZWith the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ, Chevrolet makes its strongest bid yet to unseat the Toyota Camry as America's most popular car. For cabin quality, the Malibu LTZ equals the Camry and even the Honda Accord. The Malibu features the most modern powertrain we've yet seen...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cabin electronic, OnStar, phone, Chevrolet Malibu, cell phone, Chevrolet

Product reviews 2008-05-12