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If I’d had a dummy in my mouth then I’d have definitely spat it when I read this: The article makes out the NYSE is pitching OpenMAMA directly against AMQP. Luckily it’s sensationalist twaddle, and the author obviously doesn’t appreciate the difference between an API, which is what OpenMAMA is, and a wire protocol, which […]
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Tags: AMQP, API, MAMA, NYSE, open, OpenMAMA, press, wire protocol
One weekend, four upgrades
I found myself upgrading a bunch of stuff over the last weekend, which gave me cause to reflect on what was good, and what was not so good. Android First up was my ZTE Blade, which I’ve had running Cyanogen Mod. I wasn’t super impressed with version 7.0. There were few things that it did […]
Filed under: could_do_better, did_do_better, grumble, technology | 1 Comment
Tags: 11.10, android, cyanogen, Cyanogen Mod, distribution, iOS, iOS5, iPad, iphone, kindle, Linux, upgrade, ZTE Blade
I run a bunch of Linux (mostly Ubuntu) VMs on my main machine at home, which happens to be a laptop. I use VirtualBox, but what I have to say here is probably applicable to most host based virtualisation environments. My requirements are pretty simple: The VMs need to be able to access the Internet […]
Filed under: howto, technology | 2 Comments
Tags: bridged, eth0, eth1, host only, howto, internal, Linux, NAT, network, networking, Putty, SSH, Ubuntu, VirtualBox, virtualisation, virtualization
Hardware hacking
I missed the start of PubSub Huddle on Friday due to the catastrophic failure of the local railway system. Luckily I can now catch up using the podcasts. Once I got there I spotted Andy Piper tinkering with the Arduino kit he had been using to demo some stuff with MQTT. I was inspired. I […]
Filed under: technology | 5 Comments
Tags: arduino, launchpad, microcontroller, morse, msp430, ti
NoSQL as a governance arbitrage
I got into a conversation earlier in the week with a techie friend about the merits of SSDs, which we both use these days for our main machines. It look a odd left turn when he said: Funny part for me is that I truly believe the SSD revolution will result in a swing back […]
Filed under: technology | 2 Comments
Tags: dba, enterprise, governance, nosql, rdb, rdbms, ssd
I first drew this chart back around 2004 for my friend Alexis Richardson. At the time I referred to it in the context of a proprietary research methodology, but I don’t want trademark lawyers chasing me – hence the thesaurised title for this post. The point was very simple – we had standards based protocols […]
Filed under: architecture, software, technology | 6 Comments
Tags: AMQP, architecture, middleware, MOM, protocol, RabbitMQ, saas, SOA, web services
Review – EVGA G210 Graphics Card
After getting my 27″ monitor I needed a graphics card with Dual Link DVI that could do 2560×1440. I didn’t want to spend a load, and I wanted something without a fan (and associated noise) – the EVGA G210 was the cheapest I could find – £23.05 from Scan.co.uk (with free delivery courtesy of the […]
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Tags: 210, EVGA, G210, GeForce, NVidia, review, WEI
After some hassles getting it, the X121e has been in the household for a few days now – so it’s time for first impressions review. Design and build The machine looks and feels more like an IdeaPad than the ThinkPad’s I’m used to. This is no surprise given the price. The chassis seems pretty robust, but […]
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Tags: lenovo, review, x121e
Review – Dell U2711 Monitor
I’ve lusted after a 30″ monitor for a while now, and got to use one some time ago (an Apple Cinema display) . The price of those beasts is headed in the right direction, but still – ouch. 27″ seems to be a different matter. A few weeks ago my brother was being disparaging about my […]
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Tags: 2560x1440, 27", Dell, monitor, review, U2711
Lenovo fail me again
OK – before I even start on this, I should know better – this sort of thing has happened before. Let me begin by saying that I love Lenovo gear. I like the build quality and durability. I prefer trackpoint over touchpad. I’ve had 4 Thinkpads over the last decade and they’ve all been brilliant. […]
Filed under: could_do_better, grumble, technology | 7 Comments
Tags: cancelled, end of life, fail, lenovo, x121e
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