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Plug Computer

TG Daily – Marvell’s Plug Computer: A tiny, discrete, fully functional 5 watt Linux server.Marvell announced todaya new type of computer. It’s about the size of an AC to DC converting wall outlet plug, but is really a full SoC with a 1200 MHz CPU, built-in 512 MB Flash, 512 MB DRAM, Gigabit Ethernet and [...]

If 5 nines is a myth, what is 3 nines?

Burned By Gmail Outage? Google Will (Almost) Buy You a Postage Stamp.  Apparently the SLA for Google Apps will get you 3 days if uptime dips below 99.9% for the month.  At $50 annually for the service, that’s $0.41.  (Google has decided to pay out 15 days credit, anyway.)Service credits from the SLA: Monthly Uptime [...]

Why Do Enterprise Applications Suck?

As a long-time desktop applications developer, I have a lot of experience shrugging my shoulders at the “Enterprise” side of development.  However, the reality is that the “captive audience” mentality dooms you to mediocrity:Wide Awake Developers: Why Do Enterprise Applications Suck?.

Thoughts on “Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media”

Mashable:  Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media.The reference example in this article is Twitter, but discussion boards, blogs, and social networking sites count, too. Understating social media as “just another marketing channel” instead of building a long term relationship with consumers. Social media does not fit in the existing corporate structure–it falls somewhere between [...]

CraigsList Reader – Free tool to search craigslist

CraigsList Reader – Free tool to search craigslist.  Featured on LifeHacker

Jive, Lotus Connections and Socialtext

Jive, Lotus Connections and Socialtext | Jon Mell – Web 2.0 ideas and strategy.

WordPress Mobile Edition

WordPress Mobile Edition – plugin and theme to automatically present sites in a mobile-friendly format.

ErrorKey – Search engine for Error codes and messages

ErrorKey – Search engine for Error codes and messages.  Operating systems, programming languages, and even cars.

Google Search Query shortener: Gog.Is

My favorite site for one-off tech tips has done it again:  Create Short URLs for Google Search Queries with Gog.Is.Example url:  http://gog.is/you,might,be,addicted,to,twitterMore info on the tool:  Gog.is – the simple google slapper

Quickly Find Local Open Ports in Windows

Quickly Find Local Open Ports.netstat -an |find /i “listening”
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