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jay.rajani@gmail.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100

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jay.rajani@gmail.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0100

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Cloud Computing 101

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

David Chappell a consultant for Microsoft and the principal of David Chappell and Associates has released a whitepaper entitled, "A Short Introduction to Cloud Platforms" in which he does a great job of defining, analyzing and explaining this new computing strategy.

This paper has the following categories of discussion:

Defining Terms
Examining Cloud Platforms
Cloud Infrastructure Services
Cloud Application Services

You can read the entire whitepaper [...]

There's a New Geek Squad in Town

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

AT&T recently announced the creation of "Connectech" which they claim to be their premium in-home service available 7 days a week to tackle any pc and home theater problems you may have.

Here's a menu of services listed in their press release:

New PC installation and the start up of a home desktop or notebook
PC repair service, including parts and hardware replacement
Home network installation with multiple broadband-enabled devices

Do we need another "virtual experience" photo tool?

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Microsoft responds with a resounding yes. The latest creation from Microsoft's Live labs called photosynth.

Here are the requirements to utilize this software:

Must have windows xp or VistaMust have broaband connection to the internetMust download a plugin and a piece of software on the desktop

The technology will be showcased on MSN.com and feature synths of popular destinations and events.

According to the Microsoft Live Labs Site you can use t [...]

Flock You?

james011@gmail.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Flock is a new web browser that utilizes the same code as Firefox, and is geared toward those who are active in online social activities. Flock integrates with weblogs, photo and bookmark sharing, and other "social" services on the Web.

Many people are using del.icio.us to manage their bookmarks. While del.icio.us makes it easy to get to your bookmarks from any computer, it doesn't integrate well with the bookmark functions in Firefox or other browsers. Fl [...]

Circuit City Hopes to Improve Customer Service by using Tablet PCs....

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Circuit City recently announced they are going to empower their sales associates with mobile tablet devices that will enhance the sales process for the consumer and the store.

The idea is that when you as a consumer have a question regarding the product in question these devices will be able to give you complete intelligence regarding availability, pricing so that an informed decision is made prior to finalizing a purchase.

From their press release the benefits of thes [...]

Patching A Linux Servers' DNS

bgerneglia@ciozone.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Linux BIND DNS Update

Note: A bug has been uncovered in most Linux DNS servers and it is now suggested that Linix systems administrators patch all systems with the fix you see below.

Best practices encourage you to keep the DNS service BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) updated with the latest version on your Linux Server.

To Update BIND

1. SSH to your server.
2. Type su - and press Enter to gain root access.
3. Type cp /etc/syscon [...]

Are you Cloud Happy?

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Cloud computing is in the news a lot lately: AT&T, Amazon, IBM, etc have invested heavily in this technology.

Here's a definition:

As customers generally do not own the infrastructure, they are merely accessing or renting, they can forego capital expenditure and consume resources as a service, paying instead for what they use. Many cloud computing offerings have adopted the utility computing model which is analogous to how traditional utilities like elect [...]

Third Party Ad Tags vs Redirects

james011@gmail.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Although 3rd party tags are the common means to deliver creatives and monitor performance at the advertiser's end, they cause problems for publishers. For example when sending newsletters there is a good chance that the ads will not be displayed due to various email clients blocking the delivery of the creative. This leaves the publish to request either redirects or actual image files and URLs to successfully deliver ad within their html newsletters.

What's the Big Deal about Cuil?

jay.rajani@gmail.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0100

There has been a lot of coverage in the media about the new search engine Cuil developed by ex-employees of Google.

Google does a better job of presenting results to queries then this engine at the moment, however, given time I think Cuil will surprise a lot of non believers out there.

According to the about page on cuil.com:

"Rather than rely on superficial popularity metrics, Cuil searches for and ranks pages based on their content and releva [...]

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Test Entry

Test Entry

Cloud Computing 101

There's a New Geek Squad in Town

Do we need another "virtual experience" photo tool?

Flock You?

Circuit City Hopes to Improve Customer Service by using Tablet PCs....

Patching A Linux Servers' DNS

Are you Cloud Happy?

Third Party Ad Tags vs Redirects

What's the Big Deal about Cuil?