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Nasa find flowing water on Mars
My first career was as a physicist and so in this blog I shall sometimes look above the clouds (geddit?!) to the heavens. This is a wonderful use of both high-resolution imagery and You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tbJ1rUBO34
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BBC News – Internet Explorer users have lower IQ says study
I am shocked ;> Internet Explorer users have lower IQ says study via BBC News – Internet Explorer users have lower IQ says study.
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Firefox maker moves towards a browser-free world • The Register
This is an interesting article about mobile, web and HTML5. Mobiles need ‘a strong infusion of Mozilla values’ via Firefox maker moves towards a browser-free world • The Register.
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Jenkins and Hudson; from below stairs to cloud 9
A continuous integration server is an essential part of many teams’ workflow so I have been following the on-off relationship of Jenkins and Hudson with some interest. I already use cloudy issue control (in fact I sell training for FogBugz) and now one can get cloudy CI servers as well. Read more at… http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/08/cloudbees_eclipse_plug_in/
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Amazon Content Delivery Network
In an earlier post I refered to Damon Hart-Davis’ investigation of cloud services because it followed the same path as my own with similar conclusions. He has now published a fourth part on Amazon Content Delivery Network (CDN). A CDN caches static resources closer to the user. This gives your user a faster browsing experience…
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Android-12 (Honeycomb) emulator does not work
If you have recently updated your Android SDK you will find this target; id: 17 or “android-12” Name: Android 3.1 Type: Platform API level: 12 Revision: 2 Skins: WXGA (default) You may be lured into creating an emulator using it. If you do, don’t expect it to work. I wasted…
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Get rich in China; an historical perspective
I am not really a technologist, I am an entrepreneur who loves technology because it can create products that people want to buy. As such, I am fascinated by the Georgians and Victorians and the development of the entrepreneurialism. In Georgian times (1774), as now, the balance of trade deficit with China caused huge difficulties…
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Stop screen glare and work outside
I blog on what makes development easier, usually it’s software but today it is a remarkable film that you put on your laptop screen. The problem is that my new laptop has a glossy screen; that’s fine for movies but useless for development work. In bright light all I can see is my reflection and…
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What is cloud computing?
In an earlier post I reviewed the Cloud Computing World Forum show in London. In response I recieved a comment. How cloud computing is different from the Internet. More precisely, What is the difference between a “Hosted website” and “SaaS application”. One of the issues that was clear at the conference was the fluffy nature…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 