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The Software License Question. It's a question we've asked before, but we still haven't heard any good answers. Why do software products come with licenses, when most other types of copyrighted works don't? So where does the idea that software must be licensed come from? The easy answer of course is the software publishers. But… Continue reading The Software License Question

Ever wonder why Windows File Protection doesn't use ACLs to protect files?. Over the years I have cringed at the thought that rogue elements could overwrite system binaries, bypassing Windows File Protection with use of tools like SysInternal's handle.exe. I always wondered WHY they didn't have tighter ACLs on the files, and today Raymond explains… Continue reading Ever wonder why Windows File Protection doesn't use ACLs to protect files?

Understanding Windows Vista's Delay (Yes, Another). It's true. This afternoon, Microsoft delayed Windows Vista. I won't play semantics. Microsoft can technically argue that the operating system will ship in 2006, because it will be ready for some businesses (assuming there are no more delays). But the Windows Vista consumer launch won't be until 2007. No… Continue reading Understanding Windows Vista's Delay (Yes, Another)

Rails 1.1: Release Candidate 1 available. It’s been roughly three months since the release of the big one-oh. That’s obviously an eternity in Rails time, so its about high time we’re getting ready for the release for 1.1. And boy, is this an exciting upgrade! I do believe this is the biggest upgrade to Rails… Continue reading Rails 1.1: Release Candidate 1 available

Interview with Tobias Lutke of Shopify. The decidedly right-brained Amy Hoy sat down for an interview with with core member and Rails old-timer Tobias Lutke. They talk about Jaded Pixel’s greatly anticipated Shopify as well as its theme builder, Vision. Maybe Amy will start doing interviews like this more often… [Riding Rails]

Hardware setup behind the Robot Co-op. The Robot Co-op’s umbrella of Rails apps, including 43 Things and 43 Places, has become one of the poster children of large scale Rails applications in production. For all those wondering how they are scaling to 2.5 million requests/day, Eric Hodel has posted a breakdown of their hardware setup.… Continue reading Hardware setup behind the Robot Co-op

Rails and the Agile book win top honors at Jolt awards. Tonight at the Software Development Jolt Awards, Rails won the best web development tool award while the canonical Rails book, Agile Web Development with Rails, won for best technical book. They find themselves both in fine company. Both DHH and Dave Thomas share their… Continue reading Rails and the Agile book win top honors at Jolt awards

I am writing from your future – part 2. In my last post on the subject of separation from the corporate mothership, I was trying to raise awareness that your life in the corporate fast lane, or even in the mail room, is finite. There are solutions, but they all require tough decisions. Jane Chin… Continue reading I am writing from your future – part 2

Alternating Contrast in HTML using Ruby and Rails. The Rory on Rails site has a quick tip on using the cycle helper method in Rails. This will allow you to alternate background colors per post (for example) in a comment thread window or for a particular news day.  [house of warwick : Steve Kirks]

Amazon S3 – Simple Storage Service launched. Amazon has released an off-site backup program called S3, for Simple Storage Service. It is aimed primarily at developers, letting you store up to 100Gb in files for $15 per month, with bandwidth charged at 20 cents per Gb transferred. The only access to file storage and retrieval… Continue reading Amazon S3 – Simple Storage Service launched