NoSQL
NoSQL systems have already been used successfully in large projects, and they were developed specifically for these high-volume, high-traffic scenarios. Many organisations use them:- BBC, CERN (LHC), Adobe, Mozilla, Facebook, Meetup, Ning, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Yahoo!, Disney, Craiglist, Foursquare, Bit.ly, SourceForge, GitHub, Grooveshark, EA, LinkedIn, Google, Cisco WebEx, AOL, Apple, eBay.
Real Agile
The more posts I write, the more I think I am disappearing up my own backside – work is a big part of life, but to dissect it too much is akin is to pretty much remove the human side. Putting processes to follow is dull, but essential. But there is a more human side. [...]
Record iPlayer output, and more!
Get Iplayer allows you to search, index and record/stream for: BBC iPlayer TV – up to 3200 kbps HD 720p H.264 / Quicktime / MP4 BBC Live TV – 500 kbps H.264 / MP4 BBC iPlayer Radio – up to 192 kbps MP3 / AAC and Realaudio BBC Live Radio – up to 192 kbps [...]
All Glory To The Hypnotoad!
I would like to congratulate Nick Griffin – not on his outdated extreme right politics – it was that the whole Question Time debacle showed that: 1. The UK has become ridiculously overreactive, and in doing so given the BNP more publicity than they could have dreamed of. Deny people speaking rights because you disagree [...]
Windows Media Player Video Demo
Browser Support: Internet Explorer 6+/7 Firefox 2+ – (Some features, such as “Autostart”, will not work) There is currently no support for embedded Windows Media Player for MAC browsers, but other players are supported for MAC (such as Flash or Real Player). It is normal practice to supply at least two different format choices, [...]
24/7 working, my a**e
On current consultant work, I am commuting daily by train up to Farringdon. First off (as I hadnt travelled on train for while), I noticed proliferation of laptops, and corresponding newspaper articles about people now working from anywhere. The majority of laptop users I saw were either playing games, watching dvds, and staring absently at [...]
