This may be one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. The web site internet archives see the link and look at your site. (Wayback machine) – http://www.archive.org/web/web.php The archive has 3 petabytes of data. It is housed in a Mobile Data center (Mobile data center) – http://www.sun.com/featured-articles/2009-0325/feature/index.jsp They can scale by adding more containers. Each container is …
I finally broke down and purchased a netbook. I ordered the MSI Wind. I found a killer deal on Amazon and could not pass it up. I have followed the Wind for quite a while and have been amazed at how it has held up as one of the leading netbooks for over a year. I was really hoping to get …
I typically use google webmaster tools to manage my sites. This includes things like search submission, keywords, and robots.txt. I recently got a partner email from Microsoft (the company I work for is a MS partner) and in that message was a link to Microsoft’s Tools Ad Labs. I did not know these even existed. I started playing with the location …
Check out this setup. Two roommates pooled resources and setup their home office and media room. (Photo tour) http://www.flickr.com/photos/l3db3tt3r/sets/72157615076482586/ I would love to have some money and time to build out a great media center and home office.
I’m not a huge YouTube fan. I hate getting emails with links to youtube. However, I got a recommendation to listen to this video and I had to share. It is a version of Bob Marley’s “One Love” song. Which is one of my favorite tunes. It was created by Playing For Change. (One Love) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xjPODksI08 Also, a rendition of …
If you are looking for some ideas on how to do a home office right (or setup your desk) here is a great site for ideas (Deskography) http://www.deskography.org/
Great article on Lifehacker.com about failure. It shows that failure is not just a status you can place on things. In the case of the article, skills and knowledge was learned that will allow the author to succeed in the future http://lifehacker.com/5161844/failure-is-the-highway-to-success
I don’t sync my iPhone that much and when I hooked it up to itunes yesterday I was due for the new firmware 2.2.1. I realized that since my phone was already Jailbroken (is that a word) I would have to Jailbreak it again. Other than the 1.5 hour download for the update from apple the whole process took about 15 …
Digsby has a great little widget to allow you to have live chat on your site. Please look below in the right side and I have added this widget to the blog. This allows you to use your existing IM system (I use Digsby) to be a communication tool to your web visitors. You could use this for support or sales. …
I have not coded a windows service for a long time. The last time I touched a service I used the “installutil” from the framework to install it. I decided to make an IISreporter Service that would push your IIS stats out to a twitter site. In the process I figured it would work best as a service. Since I am …
I have to admit that I like my new iphone. I am able to do the things I require of a phone, make and answer calls. But I am also able to do the things that I require from a smart phone, read email (exchange), view calendar, sync contacts, and surf the web. What the Iphone brings to the table is …
There are a lot of online chat / helpdesk programs out there that allow companies to offer live help on their site. In most cases they cost a pretty penny. I have used LivePerson in the past, a great program. It is a bit expensive but very useful. If you are looking for something on the cheap and use IM here …
I have a HTPC (windows media center vista) hooked to a projector in my basement. It has been great for us to watch movies and play the wii. Recently I added a new plug-in to Windows Media Center called myNextflix (mynetflix) This plug-in allows for us to watch Instant access movies from nextflix. It is great, my viewing pleasure has been …
I have been working with the oomph tool kit and see how this can be a valuable tool. It can work well for corporate sites and areas where people need to share contact and events. It really does make the process of posting an event easy and allowing for a great way for people to add these events to their calendars …