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We’ve been getting quite a few tips about this, and German media outlets are picking up the story like crazy, so here goes: if you were ever in the market for a German blog, now would be a good time to put your money where your mouse is. Robert Basic, famous in German-speaking countries for his blog Basic Thinking, has put the site up for sale on eBay reportedly because he wants to start from scratch again. Basic Thinking is a technology blog which has actually been dubbed the ‘Germa

Jan. 9, 2009 12:02 AM

Ask your lawmaker: The Widget

This widget comes via Ask Your Lawmaker. (Thanks to Deborah Elizabeth Finn for the link.) [Tags: egov transparency everything_is_miscellaneous ]

Jan. 8, 2009 09:30 PM

My new solid state drive raid 0 array

Solid State Drives (SSD) are getting cheap and fast. So I’m putting 4 of them together in a Raid 0 array for a super fast MySQL server. The drives are just 30 gigs but cost only $75 each at NewEgg. Trying a 4k chunk sise as these drives are unbuffered. I think that’s the [...]

Jan. 8, 2009 09:29 PM

Palm Pre a possibility?

I left a comment on jkOnTheRun about the new Palm Pre that was announced today at CES. First question: Can it tether? That is, can it play the role of the Cradlepoint router I just got, and the Sprint EVDO modem plugged into it? Are they going to be as locked down as Apple is with the iPhone? When and how can I get one to play with? This morning I couldn't imagine why anyone would even go to a Palm press conference, and now I'm on the edge of wanting one of these to try. I'm ready to get off my

Jan. 8, 2009 08:58 PM

Goals

Seth Godin reminded me about having goals. “Having goals is a pain in the neck,” he says, but “the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact... those people have goals.” OK, good point. Here are Fog Creek Software’s goals for 2009, in no particular order: Ship FogBugz 7.0 for all platforms Ship Copilot Desktop for all platforms Release the next documentary about software development Build a kick-ass new product from the ground up with the summer inter

Jan. 8, 2009 02:58 PM

Guide to Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development - Part Four: When No Virtualization is in Use

This is the fourth post in our six part series on, Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development. The series covers how service virtualization complements hardware virtualization with the ability to reduce cost and increase business agility across the entire software lifecycle. The complete white paper can be down loaded at Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development. In this post we look at a reference architecture when no virtualization is in use to set the st

Jan. 8, 2009 09:54 AM

To-Do lists

Q: How does one get things done? A: One makes a list. I've been looking all week for a Task list, or To-Do list that really works. I was using Things, before they released their 1.0 product, but they put it out last week, and it was $49.95. That's too much -- to do lists are not a $50 problem. They're maybe a $10 problem, or a $20 problem, and I would conceivably pay $50 if they had a version of it in the cloud, as well as the desktop and iPhone apps. No webapp, no can do. I used to do t

Jan. 8, 2009 07:36 AM

CEP as a “BI Megatrend”?

Sometime one has to take what one reads on the web with a liberal pinch of salt. I was amused to read on Intelligent Enterprise in the last few days that: CEP is a “BI Megatrend” CEP is a “marketing device” CEP to be provided by IBM’s latest (rule engine) technology acquisition - presumably either alongside, or replacing, their “Appsoft” (per the article) acquisition… [*1] The first article is the most interesting: the BI megatrends also of inter

Jan. 7, 2009 06:04 PM

Web 2.0 in 2009: What's Out, What's In

As a CTO, my boss tells me I am entrusted with ‘understanding market forces and business drivers to drive JackBe's technical vision and strategy’. So I am prone to trend-watching and predictions. In fact, I like predictions. And I think my 'Web 2.0 in 2008: What's Out, What's In' predictions were fairly good.I should note that I think the end of the year is a fairly arbitrary time to consider ‘what’s next, what’s hot, and what’s dead-on-arrival’. After all, the Web 2.0 world ch

Jan. 7, 2009 10:46 AM

ICOODB 2009 call for papers.

I would encorage you to consider submitting a paper and/or a tutorial to the second International Conference on Object Databases (ICOODB), which will take place on July 1-3, 2009, at ETH, Zurich, in Switzerland.As you may know, ICOODB 2009 is the second in a series of international conferences aimed at promoting the exchange of information and ideas between members of the object database community. (Last year ICOODB was in Berlin).A key feature of this year conference is its goal to bring

Jan. 7, 2009 06:51 AM

A flash from the past - Seattle Speakeasy

This morning while walking the dog, I was overcome with a flash from the past - a memory I have of being in a Seattle Speakeasy circa 1998. Ah, those were the days

Jan. 7, 2009 06:41 AM

SY + MEAP = P1

Sybase Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms Magic Quadrant

Jan. 6, 2009 11:51 AM

Cfengine Launches Commercial Open Source Company

Starting in 2009 popular, autonomic configuration management tool, Cfengine will be commercially supported by a company formed by Cfengine author, Mark Burgess. Cfengine has a laundry list of brand names that are using their software –AT&T, Bloomberg, IBM, Nokia, and many more. I suspect that many of them would pay for commercial support: Here’s the news from the newly formed Cfengine AS: Following 5 years of research and development under the technical direction of its long time aut

Jan. 6, 2009 10:55 AM

Adaptive Path’s 2009 Events - So many options!

For the first time in Adaptive Path’s history, we’ve released our entire slate of in-person events for the year at the beginning of the year. (I say “in-person” because we’re still working on our virtual seminar lineup). I know it’s going to be a strange year for many folks, budget-wise, but we’re confident we have events that can satisfy various abilities of spend. And if you use the promotional code FOPM, you’ll get an extra 15% off! I’m mo

Jan. 5, 2009 07:16 PM

Things I Learned As A Kid (Number 22 in a series)

There is a Santa Claus. There isn't a Santa Claus. The deal about Santa? The same goes for his elves, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, God, and the Halloween Ghosts and Goblins.

Jan. 5, 2009 06:44 PM

How can Adobe make learning ActionScript 3 easier?

As you may have noticed from some of my recent posts (here and here), I have been spending some time lately thinking about the ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 transition. I am working on some stuff to make this transition easier (especially for non-developers), but I wanted to make a quick post and get the community’s input. How can we make the transition from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 easier? I am specifically interested in input from anyone who does not consider themselves hardco

Jan. 5, 2009 03:14 PM

Are you using Footprint project?

If yes, please register that at Ohloh.

Jan. 5, 2009 02:00 PM

I support Israel 2

A blogger and a software developer from United Kingdom posted the following:"Having just received some photos from a source I will not name, it is truly horrific to actually see what is going on there, I mean this is the sort of stuff that

Jan. 5, 2009 11:40 AM

Auroralites dog safety collar

A friend recently pointed out a cool gadget to me that deserves a brief mention on this blog. It is a dog safety collar from Auroralites that uses electroluminescent ("EL") technology to provide a long-lived and bright safety light for your night-time walkies. The product is already being used by police, search & rescue, FBI, and other security K-9 teams, and is now also available for civilian use. The collar is shock proof, water resistant and soft, so they won't break teeth. They

Jan. 4, 2009 08:22 PM

Top Read 2008

2008 Top Read Blog Entries! The 2008 calendar year was an exceptional year for activity on my Blog site. User activity averaged over 50,000 per month in the latter part of the year and the blog site itself recorde

Jan. 4, 2009 08:12 PM

Perspective on ColdFusion's Big Question (TM)

Just wanted to share a reply I made on GetSatisfaction to provide a historical perspective to the question "What really is the future of ColdFusion?". Before you ask what the future holds, its good to look back to see where ColdFusion has been since...

Jan. 2, 2009 01:45 PM

We do not find peace;

We do not find peace; we make it.

Jan. 2, 2009 12:48 AM

Signs of the Times

I took these pictures at the Stanford Shopping Center during the week after Christmas. Money sure talks now… There were a handful of stores without sales signs, but only one didn’t offer discounts and had lots of people in it. :-) We all definitely have our work cut out for ourselves in 2009. As a wise man once said, “Some things need to be believed to be seen.”

Dec. 31, 2008 05:23 PM

Happy Christmas!

Here's this year's Christmas tree. Christmas 2008 After all the ice and snow, and the people without power for two weeks tomorrow, let's have a great holiday, and good wishes for everyone.

Dec. 25, 2008 12:51 PM

Webinar 2.0 - Spread Your Reach with Rich Applications

Thanks to all the participants for the overwhelming response to this month’s webinar on “Delivering Rich Internet and Mobile Applications cost-effectively“. Due to the success of the December event, Web Spiders is rerunning the webinar again on two dates in January. (details below) As before, Web Spiders’ Business Development Manager (UK/ Europe) Neil Burton [...]

Dec. 19, 2008 10:34 AM

Douglas Crockford's The Department of Style

Things I Learned As A Kid (Number 22 in a series)

There is a Santa Claus. There isn't a Santa Claus. The deal about Santa? The same goes for his elves, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, God, and the Halloween Ghosts and Goblins.

Posted: Jan. 5, 2009 06:44 PM

MMIX

MMIX is 2009 in roman notation.

Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 06:30 PM

Things I Leaned As A Kid (#35 in a series)

Christmas toys are not made by elves at the North Pole. They are made in factories in places like Hong Kong. If you want to get any more presents, kid, you'll keep your mouth shut.

Posted: Dec. 26, 2008 12:21 PM

Christmas

Peace on earth. Good will toward men. Tis the season to be jolly. Christmas is the day when Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, atheists, agnostics, pagans, heathens, and mystics can put aside their differences and join together in lo

Posted: Dec. 24, 2008 05:24 PM

Tennent's Correspondence Principle

Certain elements in the Java and JavaScript communities have been buzzing about Tennent's Correspondence Principle. I have heard it described as the ability to replace an expression with a function, so that expression means the same thi