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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006Developers and Administrators under the age of thirty have no idea why old farts like me are sceptical of the productivity claims, why we roll our eyes at the hype and buzzwords that sell books and consulting engagements, about the amzing new programming language / technique / methodology du jour. Occassionally, it’s because we’ve [...]
Google and the new punk era of IT | The Register
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006Google and the new punk era of IT | The Register
Servers are the means, not the end, and after all, nearly 100 per cent of server components and sub-assemblies are themselves, snap together commodity parts whose price drop continually. Google goes further by building server failure tolerance into its software, so when one server dies, [...]
SAP Library – SAP NetWeaver™ Problem Analysis Guide (PAG)
Friday, July 14th, 2006The SAP Library – SAP NetWeaver™ Problem Analysis Guide (PAG) contains a list of problem analysis scenarios (PAS) that describe all activities and their sequence in order to analyze a problem that may occur with SAP NetWeaver™ (NW). The description of each activity contains:
● A list of the necessary tools or [...]
100% Undetectable Malware on new AMD technology
Friday, June 30th, 2006According to an eWeek article,a Singapore-based IT security firm COSEINC has built a working prototype of new rootkit / malware (i guess the terminology depends on whether you use it for good or evil !!) technology that uses AMD’s new pacifica virtualization technology. The artcile is a bit “tabloid” in nature, but it [...]
10 ways to get a better deal on your next PC / laptop purchase
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006David Flynn has lists some sure-fire methods of saving hundreds of dollars on your next desktop computer or laptop.
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The Backhoe, The Internet’s Natural Enemy
Friday, January 20th, 2006A study issued last month by the Common Ground Alliance, or CGA — an industry group comprised of utilities and construction companies — calculated that there were more than 675,000 excavation accidents in 2004 in which underground cables or pipelines were damaged.
A reminder that the most vulnerable parts of our critical infrastructures lie literally beneath [...]
The Art of Evangelism
Thursday, January 12th, 2006Another Guy Kawasaki post:Apparently, “evangelist” is becoming a mainstream job in the tech industry. as people hit the streets with this title, they need a foundation of the fundamental principles of evangelism. According to Kawasaki, these are:
Create a cause.
Look for agnostics, ignore atheists. A
Localize the pain.
Let people test drive the cause.
Learn to give a demo.
Provide [...]
The SAP Developer’s Guide to PHP
Thursday, November 10th, 2005From the Author’s blog:
The SAP Developer’s Guide to PHP
Introduction to PHP
SAPRFC module in practice
Connections with PHP to the SAP system
Unique example application
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How to use ftp in a shell script
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005I often need to FTP a file (or series of files) from one machine to another. Usually, I can do the transfer interactively, but when I have a large file (or series of files) to transfer, it’s convenient to fire it off, disconnect from that Customer’s network.
This requires a little bit of automation [...]
project management: Why small is good
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005From Joel Spolsky:
If the only difference between programmers were productivity, you might think that you could substitute five mediocre programmers for one really good programmer. That obviously doesn’t work. Brooks’ Law, “adding manpower to a late software project makes it later,” is why. A single good programmer working on a single task has no coordination [...]
My design methodology
Friday, August 19th, 2005Methodology; R&D = Rip off and duplicate.
Language: C&P = Cut & Paste
Remember what Newton said about standing on the shoulders of giants ? There are really smart people out there who have done it before. if your primary goal is to add value to something for a customer / client / mate, this [...]
An Interview with Chris Date
Friday, August 12th, 2005Chris Date has a new book – Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners,
Here’s an interview on The OReilly Network, where he debunks a lot of wrong information on the “weaknesses of the relational model,” discusses the impact of his classic book, The Third Manifesto, with Hugh Darwen; evaluates the future of SQL as [...]
