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- Taming Ruby on rails with FiveRuns
- Taming Ruby on Rails with FiveRunsIf the software works wellit will be useful for project refactoring, and assisting the Rails contributors with optimizations too.It's also important to push correct server setups. I know of hosting companies that run in development mode and have heavily laden Apache processes front ending to...
- Tags: Ruby on Rails, Scripting languages, IT Services, OPEN SOURCE, Taming Ruby, FiveRuns, rail
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the way
- New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the wayCheck That Math!From the article:Depending on the model, a 42-inch flat-screen TV consumes between 100 to 250 watts when turned on. Assuming it's on five hours a day, that's something like 200 to 470 kWh/year, or about $500 depending on where you...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, PC, cost calculation, power supply, ampere, effeciency, computer, rail
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- Adding Ruby to your resume plus other ideas for staying ahead
- IT careers have an inherent element of risk in them. The technologies you work so hard to master today could be out the door tomorrow. If you stick with what you know it may feel like the safe thing to do, but not many are as lucky as those proficient...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Rail
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- The next generation of Web stacks: High productivity and a touch of controversy
- I'm on an Amtrak train as I write this heading to New York City where I'll get a chance to see Harvard's Andrew McAfee of Enterprise 2.0 fame speak at Interop, a chance I'll actually get twice in the next two days, so expect some coverage here shortly. ...
- Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Ruby on Rails, Web, Web development
- Blog posts 2006-09-19
- Gillmor Gang: Memeorandum and the future of media
- Gillmor Gang: Memeorandum and the future of mediaJournosThere appears to be a lack of understanding about how mainstream news journos work here - permeating this discussion. The NYT - along with most mainstream real-news outlets has high overhrads because they do not, just, use journalists full time. They...
- Tags: Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Memeorandum, rail, media, blogosphere
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- Making programmers more productive
- A decade or so ago, I was excited about Java. The promise of Java as a language was that it would make applets, servlets, and other Internet programming tasks easier. While I was and remain a Perl junky, I drank the Java Kool-Aid, believing that I...
- Tags: David Hansson, Java, Rail
- Blog posts 2005-11-01
- OSCON 2005: Tutorials
- I'm at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention all week and will be posting impressions and news as I come across it. I've spent the last two days in tutorials on Ruby on Rails, the Apache Web Services toolkit, and Best Practices for Object-Oriented Perl. I've not programmed anything...
- Tags: Perl, Rail
- Blog posts 2005-08-02
Additional Resources
- Discover this: "Discover" and its own carbon footprint
- "Discover" Magazine profiled their own publication's carbon footprint. Here's the whole article, a brave move not likely to be popular among mag publishers. Here's some of what they found: "Two and one-tenth pounds of carbon dioxide. That is our best estimate of what is emitted...
- Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Ton, DISCOVER, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Volvo recall due to airbag software problems
- Swedish automaker, Volvo, recalled 65,000 cars due a software problem related to side impact airbags. I spoke with Volvo spokesperson, Maria Bohlin, who told me the problem was discovered by Euro NCAP, a European automotive testing agency, which found the "inflatable curtain deployed milliseconds too late." She added that Volvo...
- Tags: Software, Volvo, Tools & Techniques, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- iPhone coming to Canada
- iPhone coming to CanadaAs a Rogers customerI'm really curious to see what data rates Apple has squeezed out of Rogers.Wireless Telcos in Canada are keeping basic data-only packages high to (I suspect) use the bandwidth to sell higher margin nonsense like TV and their own silly downloads.Personally, I hope Apple...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Rogers, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., phone
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Psystar: Go-to-jail-free card
- Psystar: Go-to-jail-free cardI Don't Think It's THAT Easy ....Hopefully this is a high-profile enough scam that the FBI will actually do something about it.For instance, Best Price Cameras has been scamming online buyers for years (at least since late 2004). They don't want your money, just your cc info. A...
- Tags: Psystar, card
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- Psystar: We're legit, but our merchant gateway dropped us
- Psystar: We're legit, but our merchant gateway dropped usRe: VisaIts my understanding that they were a small company before that did local IT work. Now they have grown a huge amount basically overnight. I am sure they will plan on getting a credit card setup, however, that does not happen...
- Tags: Sales channel, Operational accounting, E-business/E-commerce, Psystar, merchant gateway, Apple Inc., PayPal
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computer
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computerSweet findI still think that would be ideal at packing a case with hard drives. I always wanted multi tiered file servers and thought that if I build several computers into a single system, I would be better off than if I...
- Tags: File servers, Processors, PSU, POWER SUPPLIES, power supply, file server, dual-core computer, dual-core, server
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Sony PCM-D50
- Photo gallery:Sony PCM-D50Remember when consumer audio gadgets included a record button? If you're looking for a modern update to the portable cassette recorders of yesterday, or you need a practical solution for capturing concerts or interviews, the Sony PCM-D50 handheld audio recorder ($599) is a worthwhile investment. DesignThe Sony...
- Tags: Sony PCM-D50, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-03-24
- Malware pain for my users
- While many of my users have run into snags with malware requiring a thorough cleaning (and a few requiring reformatting), most have largely avoided the extensive infestations that plague so many Windows users. By and large, they are a safe bunch of surfers, use Firefox for web browsing, don't...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software, Hardware, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- French court says site cannot grade teachers
- French court says site cannot grade teachersActually, one could conclude thatit is up to students to hail or rail against the pros and cons of their teachers (real issues not rants or raves), not necessarily on the grounds of their teachers educational credentials, but on the manner of their teaching,...
- Tags: Performance management, French Court
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next week
- Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next weekgetting into businessApple seem to finally be serious about getting into business ... from the top down rather than the bottom up: they've played to their strengths and made the phone and the laptop most likely to be desired by the bosses......
- Tags: SDK, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-02-27
- ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBI
- ISP turns over hundreds of email accounts to FBIThe Constitution was lost due to a technical glitchI suppose some day soon, we will be told that we no longer have any rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. They will have been lost due to a "technical glitch". I...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Federal government, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, FBI, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Yahoo!'s oneConnect: who will use it?
- Matthew Miller got excited about the preview of Yahoo!'s oneConnect at the World Mobile Congress. In Matthew's words: Yahoo's new oneConnect is one of the top pieces of software/services I saw in action. The rep was giving a demonstration on a Nokia N95 8GB device and...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Network, Yahoo! Inc., Social Computing, Service, Matthew Miller, Yahoo oneConnect, Dan Farber, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- MWC08: Nokia announces Maps 2.0 with pedestrian-focused features
- While Nokia made a few device announcements, they also announced a few upgraded and new service offerings. One that I plan to load very soon on my S60 Nseries devices is the upgraded Nokia Maps 2.0. One of the primary features that I personally cannot wait to try out and...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., GPS, Transportation, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
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