Month: May 2006

Jorge Castro: Dapper on a DL385.  In the interest of bringing some redundancy to our Ubuntu Sun Ray Desktops, we purchased an hp Proliant 385. The current production server is still on Breezy, and since we're in the summer semester, it gives us the opportunity to play with Dapper on the new server, so we… Continue reading Jorge Castro: Dapper on a DL385

ZFS on FUSE/Linux. You've probably heard by now that Apple is planning to port ZFS to MacOS. And that Matt Dillon is porting ZFS to DragonFly BSD. Today I'm pleased to report that ZFS is being ported to FUSE/Linux. Very cool. This is another step toward the ultimate goal: ubiquity. Consumer devices need data integrity… Continue reading ZFS on FUSE/Linux

The Decision: 'I Didn't Know' Did Not Sway Houston Jury. The jurors said they simply could not believe that Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling were telling the truth when they claimed they didn't realize that something was rotten at Enron. By VIKAS BAJAJ and KYLE WHITMIRE. [NYT > Home Page]

Tip of the Trade: Trinity Rescue Kit. In the pack of Linux CDs, the Trinity Rescue Kit stands out for being lightweight, fast-booting, and cross-platform. It can read and write NTFS filesystems, reset Windows passwords, and more. [Datamation Product News]

Dana wants us to run as non-admin. Dana Epp admonishes Microsoft to not let employees run as admin. (He's a security expert). I agree. It's time to step up and do this, no matter how painful it is.   [Scobleizer – Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Interface Design Tip: Jot Your Thoughts. i’ve gotten started on the development of my first hosted web app, and have discovered my first simple but useful tip. Jot down your thoughts and ideas on each interface decision. It Forces You to Think For me, I’ve found that by writing a paragraph or some bullet points,… Continue reading Interface Design Tip: Jot Your Thoughts

43 Folders on DEVONthink and Smart Groups. Over at 43 Folders, Merlin Mann is rediscovering the wonderful Mac application that is DEVONthink Pro – DEVONthink: An appreciation of “smart groups” I’ve now had DT Pro v. 1.1.1 in battlefield action for the last few weeks, and have been dutifully feeding it anything I find that… Continue reading 43 Folders on DEVONthink and Smart Groups

Building Scalable Websites. By tim Those of you who liked my Database War Stories series of posts are going to love Cal Henderson's new book, Building Scalable Web Sites. Cal is of course the lead web developer for Flickr, and the guy who put fear into the hearts of IT shops everywhere by his reported… Continue reading Building Scalable Websites

How do you deploy?. The other day I was watching a webcast for all the new cool deployment tools of Vista for small to medium businesses… but there's one problem…. down here in the small biz space we don't buy the computers in a manner to deploy like we should. Hands up.. who has clients… Continue reading How do you deploy?

Web Credibility. On the heels of my Tale of 3 eCommerce Sites, I ran across an interesting article about building up your website’s credibility at The Conversion Chronicles. The author, Trenton Moss, highlights several steps to gaining web credibility for your website: 1. You must prove there’s a real organization behind your website The web… Continue reading Web Credibility