Mixing .NET and Java technologies with web services is often easy, but for many tasks web services are not the solution for Java/.NET interoperability.
The developer productivity features in the upcoming Java SE 7 release (object comparison, file system monitoring, and concurrency) are enough to make a Java veteran envy the Java newbies.
When Big Blue recently released the beta version of DB2 UDB 8.1, author Amit Asaravala jumped at the chance to put IBM's commitment to Linux to the test.
<b>LegalPad:</b> "Boies said attorneys should pare cases down to their essentials early on, and that limits on discovery and on the time allowed before a case goes to trial would save time and money for the justice system."
<b>The H Open:</b> "At this year's Google I/O developer conference, currently taking place in San Francisco, Google announced the availability of a collection of high quality open source fonts for the web."
<b>Enterprise Storage Forum:</b> "Choosing the right solid state drive (SSD) for your enterprise storage networking environment is a critical decision — and equally critical is making sure you have the right controller to get the most out of the pricey drives."
With Microsoft and Google already having already released fixes for critical security bugs this week, Adobe is getting ready to join the party as it readies an important patch for its Adobe Flash Player software.
The developer productivity features in the upcoming Java SE 7 release (object comparison, file system monitoring, and concurrency) are enough to make a Java veteran envy the Java newbies.
Mixing .NET and Java technologies with web services is often easy, but for many tasks web services are not the solution for Java/.NET interoperability.
JavaScript's error-capturing mechanisms not advanced enough for your web applications? Here's a novel way to log JavaScript errors using an AJAX-driven web service.
<b>Handle With Linux: </b>"This is the prototype of the Kno a Linux based dual screen textbook replacement shown by Californian startup Kakai at at the 8th Annual Conference of D: All Things Digital, otherwise known as D8."
MySQL database administrators are always looking for a solid backup and recovery tool that will suit all their needs. Xtrabackup, created by Percona, is the open source alternative to the commercial Innodb Hot Backup tool. This article explains a good methodology for testing and verifying Xtrabackups capabilities and precision.
MySQL database administrators are always looking for a solid backup and recovery tool that will suit all their needs. Xtrabackup, created by Percona, is the open source alternative to the commercial Innodb Hot Backup tool. This article explains a good methodology for testing and verifying Xtrabackups capabilities and precision.
<b>Testfreaks:</b> "As we've mentioned earlier, Songbird has left the Linux flock and gone on to perceived greener open source pastures. But what are the Linux faithful to use to replace this one time music player gem that was heralded as the alternative to iTunes?"
<b>Network World:</b> "In this first-of-its-kind test, we invited cloud vendors to provide us with 20 CPUs that would be used for five instances of Windows 2008 Server and five instances of Red Hat Enterprise Linux – two CPUs per instance. We also asked for a 40GB internal or SAN/iSCSI disk connection, and 1Mbps of bandwidth from our test site to the cloud provider."
Transport any spare lithiums in carry-on baggage only, for safety's sake and to avoid possible confiscation by the Transportation Security Administration.