January 2008
10 posts
Back to IT Basics
It is amazing how complex some enterprise systems can be. Three tier architectures, web services and file proxy services working in concert to deliver a unified product to the end user. And yet, for all of this sophistication and complexity, lack of basic IT maintenance can really screw it all up. One of the systems I manage had a file server with the Windows paging file on an insufficiently...
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Info Beacons
Here’s the idea: Info Beacons are simple snippets of information that are available on a local subnet for anyone to view. An Info Beacon could contain office contact information, personal contact information (think business card), or even advertisements. Info Beacons are broadcast using ZeroConf/SD-DNS and are consumed via a simple client application (such as an Apple Dashboard Widget,...
Litigation Support Applications
Data Reduction Tools Clearwell dtSearch Document Review Tools Database Applications Concordance Ringtail Image Management Applications IPRO Ringtail Issue/Fact Management CaseMap Timeline Creation TimeMap Transcript Management LiveNote Presentation Software Sanction (Verdical) Trial Director
Sony KDL-32S3000 LCD 32" HDTV →
Wisdom Teeth Pulled Yesterday
I had my four wisdom teeth pulled yesterday. I can’t say that I was looking forward to the whole experience, but given what was done, I don’t feel that bad. I will be out of order for a few days, but I suspect I will be just fine.
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Dave's Political Beliefs
I never seem to fit in either major political party very well. Here are my beliefs, can you guess which party these best represent? Abortion Abortion is killing, but one which society should excuse. A woman’s right to control her own body is more important than preserving emerging life. Gun Control Laws We have the right to bare arms, but reasonable limits can be made while keeping this...
Rich Desktop/Web Applications →
It is amazing how many companies are trying to do the same thing with web/desktop integration. Here are a few.
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S3 and C#
I have been having a blast thinking about uses for Amazon’s S3. There are so many possibilities with so much data storage. I have been using the ThreeSharp C# library to interact with S3. It has been a lot of fun.