Business•
on July 18th, 2008•
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Traditionally when an IT department evaluates storage needs for a public facing web site or application, whether an e-commerce heavy site or not, will typically turn to adding more resources to their in house storage infrastructure. Will this continue to be the canonical method to increase storage capacity or have the innovations in cloud computing and storage changed the landscape enough to where businesses will consider offloading portions of their storage and computing needs to utility centric solutions read more
Internet Marketing•
on June 17th, 2008•
The Spread Firefox community created a call to the masses in helping them set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a 24 hour period. As of now there are 3,616,856 counted downloads of the newly released Firefox 3.0 browser. The new release became available at 10:00 a.m. PDT and after a rocky start, in which their servers were overloaded with all the influx of requests, the official 24 hour period began at 11:16 a.m. PDT. If you are reading this before the time period runs up, you can help set the record by going to the World Record Download Day 2008 site here.
What lessons can be learned from the Spread Firefox communities’ success in gathering so much interest and support in their cause? read more
Technology•
on May 7th, 2008•
The generations of portable storage mediums have changed over the years, and it is interesting to contrast them with current innovations such as cloud computing.
Recall back 10 years ago when floppy disks were still heavily used for day to day portable storage needs. If you are were working on a document that needed to be ‘on your person’ for portability and ease of access, floppy disks, 10 years ago were the thing. Flash forward a few years and although USB Flash drives existed for a few years, they start making a stronger appearance as they become more affordable and more readily accepted. I can still remember the marketing pointing out that the standard 64 MB USB Flash drive was similar to carrying 60+ floppy disks in your pocket!
That being said… we currently are living in interesting times.
It is easy to find a wireless hotspot. Even rural communities are participating. Mobile devices and networks are also becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Our lives have changed forever. Floppy disks, while they rest in peace, are a good reminder of the humbler beginnings of most technology. The point where we are now, is far from where we will be 1, 2 or 5 years from now.
Technology•
on April 3rd, 2008•
As a follow-up to the article, Brief Introduction to Cloud Computing, which I recently wrote and posted on Keenpath, I would like to provide to the public a brief presentation document I used while giving a presentation on Cloud Computing.
You are welcome to download the presentation and distribute or use as desired.
Cloud Computing Presentation (.PDF)
Social Media•
on January 23rd, 2008•
Google’s feed reader, Google Reader, is undoubtedly popular among the GTD crowd. One of my favorite features, Google Reader Trends, gets some, but not a lot of attention by the aforementioned. That aside, to avoid cluttering and overwhelming yourself with too much syndicated material (RSS, Atom) to read and comb through, turn to your trusty Google Reader Trends. read more
Technology•
on January 23rd, 2008•
Those who use Gmail, most likely already enjoy the simple and intuitive keyboard shortcuts to help you get organized and move quickly through the web interface. I discovered something new the other day that may be of interest of you. read more
