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Internet Explorer 9 - HTML 5 Support

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Cloud Storage API Standard

I was reviewing a cloud backup product, CloudBerry Backup yesterday. Each time I try a new cloud storage product I can't hel...
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Red Hat Wants a Portion of the Cloud

Red Hat has been part of the cloud with services like Amazon EC2 since the beginning, because they are a leading open source platform. Not be outdone by other technology providers, Red Hat is ...
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Google Chrome Embraces Flash Further

Google releasde Google Chrome 5.0.375.86 on Thursday which includes integrated flash player being enabled by default. Interesting positioning by Google in the Flash v HTML5 battle. Google Chrom...
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Discover New Technology

Right now I use 3 main ways to discover new information and technology: Google Reader Google Alerts Twitter I have other ways I find information, but these are my 3 primary sources currently.
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DARPA Wants to Change the Way We Think About Computing

DARPA wants your help to change the way we approach computing. Everything today depends on computers, and to meet the relentlessly increasing demands for great...
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Cloud Storage with CloudBerry Backup

I am always trying to keep an eye on various cloud storage solutions. A company called Cloudberry has been offering an Amazon S...
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The Rise of the Cloud

As our home and work lives have become increasingly mobile, the demand for web-based software and information storage has exploded. But as the amount of digital content created grows exponentially, there are concerns as to whether the cloud is growing fast enough to keep up. kinlane-productions2 Read more →
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Small Business Backup and Recovery in the Amazon Cloud

kinlane-productions2 Many businesses are growing into the clouds, but there are still are many on the fence. Before a business moves their entire small business setup to the Amazon cloud, they might consider using Read more →
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Semicolons in JavaScript are Optional

JavaScript is a scripting language where semicolons as statement terminators are optional. I have never found a conversation about this, I just stumble...
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Scalable Web Operations

I was just reading thoughts on scalable web operations, observations/thoughts on web operations collected from a fe...
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More Access and Profile Data through LinkedIn API

kinlane-productions2kinlane-productions2 LinkedIn released some changes to their LinkedIn Open API today. They have: Increased Search API Throttle
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File Version Control in the Clouds

I was just talking about using Amazon for backing up your data in the clouds. One feature that Amazon introduced recently was version control for Amazon S3<...
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Do You Know Where Your Data Is In The Cloud?

I was just reading about CentriLogic's new cloud hosting services. They store your data across data centers in Rochester NY, Buffalo NY, Toronto ON, and Read more →
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Multi-Domain Support in Google Apps

Gooogle has opened upon support for companies to use multiple domains when setting up their Google Apps. The Google Apps control panel now allows administrators to manage multiple domains ...
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HTML5 Resources For Web Developers

kinlane-productions2kinlane-productions2 Google is evangelizing HTML5 big time. It is obvious that they are behind HTML5 since their Google Chrome is the furthest along in HTML 5 support. Today they launched a new HTML 5 resource site called Read more →
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Youtube as a Cloud Platform

YouTube is an amazing site. I spend a lot of time there browsing mostly music and training videos. I am impressed with the number of features they have introduced over the years. They just released their latest feature that allows you to Read more →
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Wordpress 3.0 is Available

Wordpress launched their Version 3.0 of the popular blogging and content management platform today. I'm a big fan and user of Wordpress, so I follow their blog. Some of the features that are notable are:
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Learning HTML 5

I'm enjoying learning about HTML 5. I haven't been this excited about HTML since 1995(well maybe the day I actually understood the DOM also). I recently played around with the HTML5 Local Web Storage and HTML5 Web SQL Database in a HTML local contact management prototype I am...
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Google Chrome Taking the Lead

Google Chrome just keeps winning me over lately. My firefox seems to crash a lot, which seems to be related to my firebug, but not always. With Google Chrome in the lead with HTML 5 support, I'm spending more and more time each day using it as my primary browser. I am enjoying what Read more →
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ExtJS is now Sencha

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Using Amazon EBS Volumes

I'm increasing my usage of Amazon EBS volumes. I tend to use objects I've written in PHP or ColdFusion for writing data to Amazon S3. I haven't historically used EBS volumes much, because data tends to be needed across multiple instances. I'm taking another look at them. I'm going to use in a couple different scenar...
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The HackFwd Blueprint

As a chronic entrepreneur I love the process of taking businesses from idea to start up. I enjoy hearing ideas, even if they never go anywhere. This process really speaks to me:
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Project Managers and the Cloud

I keep talking about how cloud computing is changing IT, and IT managers need to pay attention. I just finished reading a blog that reminds me that project managers need to think about Cloud Computing as well. Read more →
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Event Broadband Internet

I was reading The Chaos of BYOW (Bring Your Own Wi-Fi) on Cloud Ave yesterday. Several topics I've been talking about come to mind: <...