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Archive for December, 2009
Mobile workers can discover best places to work
Thanks to Pam for the heads up about this new app in the app store, WorkSnug.
WorkSnug uses Augmented Reality to connect mobile workers to the nearest and best places to work in the city. We’ve visited and rated hundreds of workspaces, assessing noise levels, power provision, community feel, even the quality of the coffee. [...]
A deep look at MySQL 5.5 partitioning enhancements
The release of MySQL 5.5 has brought several enhancements. While most of the coverage went, understandably, to the semi-synchronous replication, the enhancements of partitioning were neglected, and sometimes there was some degree of misunderstanding on their true meaning. With this article, we want to explain these cool enhancements, especially the parts that were not fully understood.
Factors affecting Google Search position
I thought it was strange when I noticed that the search result position of a customer’s site, Eureka Financial, varies depending on whether the customer was logged in or not to their Google account. It should be noted the customer is running Adwords campaigns for their site.
But it gets even stranger – can you believe [...]
Making the web more readable – in one click
The Readability bookmarklet is by far the most useful bookmarklet I’ve used. A must try for anyone who spends an inordinate amount of time reading stuff on the web
How to Block Flash
I wish I hadn’t waited so long to install the ClickToFlash plugin, it totally improves the web experience. The idea is simple, all flash animations are paralyzed by default To view flash, including videos like youtube, etc, you have to click to play. A lot healthier for the laptop, no more CPU running [...]
PHP 5.2.12 Released!
The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate
availability of PHP 5.2.12. This release focuses on improving the stability of
the PHP 5.2.x branch with over 60 bug fixes, some of which are security related.
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PHP UK Conference 2010
PHP London are pleased to announce the date, venue and registration availability
of their 5th annual UK PHP conference, building on the success of previous events
and accommodating the continual growth of the PHP co…
Sun “Tech Days” Conference World Tour Kicks Off in Brazil
Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the details of the Sun Tech Days worldwide developer conference for 2009-10 at http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/index.jsp. Sun Tech Days is a multi-city world tour designed to showcase how the developer community can leverage Sun technologies, services and products to drive the next generation of industry innovation. Since 1998, the Sun Tech Days worldwide conference has brought together hundreds of thousands of developers and students to learn about technology from industry experts.
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