Yeah, I thought this was obvious, but until a few weeks ago our head office (which I only visit occasionally) had been using a non-switched hub to connect about 10 PCs together, plus the internet router. Big face-palm!! As soon as I realised that I went out and bought a $25 switch to replace it. Suddenly their database didn't experience slowdowns anymore. Surprise!
Surely a PCMCIA card providing USB ports or a CD-ROM would be easier than using floppies....Although the chances of having a BIOS that can boot from those might be difficult - probably requiring another boot-loader.
If you're itching to try out Google Wave like I am, a bunch of developers have already launched their own wave server implementation. A combination of Python + Django Framework + Javascript. You can create an account and have a play around, or you can download and run your own. Note that its still in early alpha state.
Looks OK, but the problem with some of these online backup systems is that they use a web interface, and don't seem to offer FTP. Looks like cheap web-hosting accounts (with FTP) are a better option.
Interesting video clip, but somewhat disappointing! I think Marvin the Martian said it correctly: "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!".
About 6 months ago I got really frustrated with my University's 10mb storage limit (we're studying 3D animation and digital video for heaven's sake!) so I scoured eBay for some options.
I ended up buying a USB 2.0 drive enclosure (IBM Travelstar) and a 30gb 2.5in laptop drive. All up costed about AU$140 (US$100) which is cheaper (and often faster) than some of the USB keys out there.
It's quite small and comes with a USB cable with two plugs at the computer end in case it needs extra power (I've only needed this when plugged into laptops). I could carry the whole thing in my pocket if necessary, though probably not for prolonged periods.
I've had a few issues with my Gigabyte motherboard causing the drive to drop-out ("delayed write failed") occasionally, but I believe that if I get a good quality USB 2.0 card those problems should go away (currently using on-board). Drive slows down to USB 1.0 when 2.0 isn't supported. Almost every computer at Uni has some sort of USB port which is great.
The newer Mac OSes and Windows 2000 and above support the drive natively. Comes with drives for Windows 95/98, earlier Macs. Because of the large number of USB-enabled computers around I'd say it's a more versatile solution than a Firewire drive; although apparently the Firewire technology is slightly better suited to this purpose (and less overhead?).
I design for Opera (just cos that's what I use and it's pretty standards compliant) and then perform any necessary fixes to get IE to work, which isn't usually too much hard work. It usually looks fine in Mozilla as is.
But yeah I agree about the whole frustration of the thing. Darn IE's box model and font sizes...
Oh, another option: develop the whole site in Flash - pixel perfect on every browser that supports Flash!:)
Except for when you realise that some browsers allow transparent Flash backgrounds and others don't... And you have to mix object and embed tags to get Flash to display... And you need to watch out for different versions of the Flash player, often needing Javascript to do Flash detection.
But yes, at least most movies *will* look the same across multiple browsers and platforms.
A week ago I saw Verisign as a highly respectable registry and provider of all sorts of security products and verification. Then these recent events occur and their reputation in my mind has gone terribly sour.
Maybe it's just the bias I've learned from the Slashdot community, but they now just seem so imcompetent; maladroit? So much for the whole "trust" thing. I haven't given them my business in the past, but now it's looking significantly less likely. (Although they probably end up with some financial gain regardless of where I purchase domain names, correct?)
Now they just join the list of organisations that just leave a bad taste: SCO, RIAA, and now... VeriSign! (I'm sure there's many more.)
As far as web backend development goes, I haven't really seen much of an advantage using OO as opposed to just batches of functions. As you said, it can depend on how your mind works. It does keep things a little neater, but is it worth it at the cost of performance?
Can anyone offer a particular technique they've used in PHP which could not have been done without OO?
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Yeah, I thought this was obvious, but until a few weeks ago our head office (which I only visit occasionally) had been using a non-switched hub to connect about 10 PCs together, plus the internet router. Big face-palm!! As soon as I realised that I went out and bought a $25 switch to replace it. Suddenly their database didn't experience slowdowns anymore. Surprise!
Hadn't seen that article before. Brilliant, thanks!!
Brilliant post. Had never heard the issue put quite like that before. Thanks!
Surely a PCMCIA card providing USB ports or a CD-ROM would be easier than using floppies. ...Although the chances of having a BIOS that can boot from those might be difficult - probably requiring another boot-loader.
If you're itching to try out Google Wave like I am, a bunch of developers have already launched their own wave server implementation. A combination of Python + Django Framework + Javascript. You can create an account and have a play around, or you can download and run your own. Note that its still in early alpha state.
http://pygowave.net/
Looks OK, but the problem with some of these online backup systems is that they use a web interface, and don't seem to offer FTP. Looks like cheap web-hosting accounts (with FTP) are a better option.
Simon.
Interesting video clip, but somewhat disappointing! I think Marvin the Martian said it correctly: "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!".
About 6 months ago I got really frustrated with my University's 10mb storage limit (we're studying 3D animation and digital video for heaven's sake!) so I scoured eBay for some options.
I ended up buying a USB 2.0 drive enclosure (IBM Travelstar) and a 30gb 2.5in laptop drive. All up costed about AU$140 (US$100) which is cheaper (and often faster) than some of the USB keys out there.
It's quite small and comes with a USB cable with two plugs at the computer end in case it needs extra power (I've only needed this when plugged into laptops). I could carry the whole thing in my pocket if necessary, though probably not for prolonged periods.
I've had a few issues with my Gigabyte motherboard causing the drive to drop-out ("delayed write failed") occasionally, but I believe that if I get a good quality USB 2.0 card those problems should go away (currently using on-board). Drive slows down to USB 1.0 when 2.0 isn't supported. Almost every computer at Uni has some sort of USB port which is great.
The newer Mac OSes and Windows 2000 and above support the drive natively. Comes with drives for Windows 95/98, earlier Macs. Because of the large number of USB-enabled computers around I'd say it's a more versatile solution than a Firewire drive; although apparently the Firewire technology is slightly better suited to this purpose (and less overhead?).
Anyway, hope that helps some....
Simon.
I haven't read through all 800 posts, so this kind of info has probably already been posted, but I found it very link-worthy...
WikiPedia: Redundant array of independent disks - great detailed article summarising RAID with explanation of all the levels.
Anyone can even jump in and improve the article.
I thought there was something fishy about this... Look what else they're selling on eBay:m =4215498621
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ite
Yeah, that's good advice! Mod parent up.
As I just posted, I design in Opera and then perform fixes for IE. Mozilla usually renders very close to Opera.
I design for Opera (just cos that's what I use and it's pretty standards compliant) and then perform any necessary fixes to get IE to work, which isn't usually too much hard work. It usually looks fine in Mozilla as is.
But yeah I agree about the whole frustration of the thing. Darn IE's box model and font sizes...
Oh, another option: develop the whole site in Flash - pixel perfect on every browser that supports Flash! :)
Except for when you realise that some browsers allow transparent Flash backgrounds and others don't... And you have to mix object and embed tags to get Flash to display... And you need to watch out for different versions of the Flash player, often needing Javascript to do Flash detection.
But yes, at least most movies *will* look the same across multiple browsers and platforms.
Simon.
ROTFL... Strangely enough though, see dictionary.com's first definition for 'parse':
To break (a sentence) down into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part.
A week ago I saw Verisign as a highly respectable registry and provider of all sorts of security products and verification. Then these recent events occur and their reputation in my mind has gone terribly sour.
Maybe it's just the bias I've learned from the Slashdot community, but they now just seem so imcompetent; maladroit? So much for the whole "trust" thing. I haven't given them my business in the past, but now it's looking significantly less likely. (Although they probably end up with some financial gain regardless of where I purchase domain names, correct?)
Now they just join the list of organisations that just leave a bad taste: SCO, RIAA, and now... VeriSign! (I'm sure there's many more.)
Yeah, you may have a point.
As far as web backend development goes, I haven't really seen much of an advantage using OO as opposed to just batches of functions. As you said, it can depend on how your mind works. It does keep things a little neater, but is it worth it at the cost of performance?
Can anyone offer a particular technique they've used in PHP which could not have been done without OO?
Simon.
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I am looking for overall architecture that is open and fits within the constraints of PHP (ie. relying little on OO)...
Why relying little on OO? What's wrong with PHPs classes and objects?
Simon.
(a semi-newbie to PHP)
Maybe he was testing it too close to his server, because I ain't getting any response from it!
I love the page's filename: InstantEnrollment.jhtml
I wonder how "instant" it would be if people actually read through the entire thing!
Security flaws in Microsoft's most secure operating system ever? That can't be! :-p