Category Archives: Infrastructure

Netgear WNR1000v3 router port forwarding bug

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

My router was supplied by Plusnet (firmware V1.0.2.30_53.0.66B1). It has several bugs in the port forwarding function. First the good news: It WILL forward port 80 to port 80 on another server Now the bugs: The User Interface prohibits forwarding … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Import Wizard cannot import fields containing more than 255 characters

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

I have been importing data from Excel to SQL Server using the SQL Server Import Wizard. Usually there is no problem but I have found a bug. 1. To reproduce: Try to import a column containing more than 255 characters … Continue reading →

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Office 2013 upgrade – red pill or blue pill?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

The red pill and its opposite, the blue pill, are pop culture symbols representing the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red). Wikipedia about The Matrix movie I have to decide whether to upgrade to Office … Continue reading →

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Why you should put an SSD in your laptop

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

I have an elderly Dell Studio 1558 running Windows 7 and the boot time is 2 mins 28 s and the time to complete the login and start-up applications was 4 mins 30s. It is well-known that start-up time increase … Continue reading →

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Amazon Web Services provides a facility to sell unused capacity

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

One of the potential risks of buying reserved instances on the Amazon cloud is that you might buy more than you need. This has been a consideration for me for hosting the Keyapt app. Now Amazon lets you sell excess capacity … Continue reading →

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Turn your PC into a WiFi hotspot

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Connectify Hotspot is a great free utility that lets you turn your PC or laptop into a WiFi hotspot. Typical use cases include You have an Ethernet connection to your laptop and you can now share it with your mobile phone or … Continue reading →

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Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer • The Register

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

An interesting article on Windows 8 Server. Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer More than just a few tweaks… via Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer • The Register. Windows Server has always been the choice of businesses … Continue reading →

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Amazon DynamoDB – a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications – All Things Distributed

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

I am interested in Amazon’s new NoSQL database DynamoDB. We develop Android applications and a core requirement is scalable session management. This seems to be a primary use of DynamoDB. Dynamo was born out of our need for a highly … Continue reading →

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EC2 reserved instances for baseload

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Amazon recently announced new options for their EC2 reserved instances. http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/?ref_=pe_8050_22086710 With this product you pay a small amount up-front for a reserved instance and in exchange Amazon will lower your hourly rate. The more you pay the lower the … Continue reading →

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Amazon add Route 53 support to console

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I have previously blogged about Amazon Route 53 and how you needed to use third party tools. Well from today Amazon Route 53 can be managed from the Amazon console. This is good.

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