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Squaring the cloud: Hosting your application in the cloud got a lot easier yesterday — but there are still some gaps to fill for hosted application providers. Referring to Amazon's introduction of persistent storage volumes to its EC2 cloud computing service, Rightscale CEO Thorsten Von Eicken declared "clearly the cloud has just squared...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., Storage Volume, Storage, Hardware, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Amazon EC2 offers a shortcut to SaaS: Amazon EC2 offers a shortcut to SaaSAnd now EC2 adds storage volumesAmazon just announced storage volumes for EC2. I wrote about how it changes the game at http://blog.rightscale.com/2008/04/13/The Amazon folks are on a roll!With the addition of the storage volumes there's no doubt in my mind anymore: the cloud adopters...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), storage volume, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon EC2, EC2, storage, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Amazon EC2 beefs up its safety net: Amazon EC2 beefs up its safety netAmazon EC2 storage volumesA few weeks ago it was Elastic IPs and now it's storage volumes in the cloud. Did you see the new announcement Amazon made? The AWS blog has the official stuff and I wrote some more about how it changes the...; Tags: AWS blog, Amazon.com Inc., storage volume, Amazon EC2, storage; Discussion threads 2008-04-13

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Diaz's Memo: Can cloud computing weather the storm?: ZDNet's Sam Diaz isn't ready to give up on cloud computing after Amazon's recent S3 storage service outage. He believes the technology still has the potential to drastically reduce operating expenses.; Tags: Diaz, Cloud Computing, Amazon; Videos 2008-07-25

A Friday Active Directory puzzler: We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...; Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-25
How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft buys DATAllegro: Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics: In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...; Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Nokia 500 Auto Navigation: First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Firefly flyPhone (blue): Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...; Tags: Cellular phones, display, Firefly flyPhone, Firefly, phone, cell phone; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Ego Cup: With many states recently passing hands-free laws banning the use of handsets while driving, we're seeing a flood of new Bluetooth devices into what is already a pretty crowded market. The Funkwerk Ego Cup is one such device, promising clear calls without fear of a citation. It stands apart from...; Tags: Cellular phones, Ego Cup, cup-holder; Product reviews 2008-07-23
Polk PSW111 Compact Powered Subwoofer - Black: The Polk Audio PSW111 isn't just a very good compact subwoofer, it's a excellent match with the brand's RM and SurroundBar speaker systems. Not that the PSW111 wouldn't jell with other Polk speakers, or those of any other manufacturer, for that matter, but its prime directive is to fill in...; Tags: Polk Audio PSW111, sub, SurroundBar 50; Product reviews 2008-07-23
10 hard drive disasters: 10 hard drive disastersAt what cost?"pays to have your damaged hard drive or storage device evaluated because the chances of recovery are good." Pays who? $1000.00 plus to have your hard drive recovered? I know it's hard to put a price on pictures but a good backup...; Tags: Backups, Storage, hard drive, hard drive disaster; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Free the XBOX 360!!!: Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...; Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
PaaS embraces client access licensing: PaaS embraces client access licensingAt least they offer SSLI checked out this company and they seem to address a few of the concerns for PaaS and SaaS.That being SSL. So at least when communicating with your web apps it would take an unreasonable effort to sniff your data traffic.However I...; Tags: cloud computing, extreme user, PaaS, client access licensing; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
The $200 web tablet ... dream on!: The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...; Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-23