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Amazon IAM does not support Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Identity and Authorisation Management is now out of beta and has both a GUI and a command line unfortunately it still does not work with Elastic Beanstalk. It gets worse. You single username and password provides complete access to all Amazon properties including shopping and associates. So unless you want to share this with…
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Android Market goes commercial in 131 countries
Android Market goes commercial in 131 countries. Everywhere except China. via Android Market goes commercial in 131 countries • The Register.
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New graphics engine hack risk to Firefox 4 and Chrome users
I am have not upgraded to Firefox 4 yet because I am waiting for the bugs to shake out. The Register reports a potentially serious issue. … On Tuesday, members of the US-CERT echoed the advice that WebGL be disabled. So far, neither Context nor CERT has given instructions for turning off the standard in…
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Elastic Beanstalk review
I have been doing a small scale trial of Amazon’s Elastic Beanstalk. I have previously trialled Rackspace cloud. I am impressed Amazon’s with the ease of use and configuratibility. Amazon’s is very much the techies’ solution. Although Amazon Web Services console is very easy to use and a great way to get started you can…
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FogBugz and Mercurial training in London
One seat left for FogBugz and Mercurial training in London next Tuesday. 60% discount. Call 07989 381331 for details.
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FogBugz training in London
The presentation to the UK ColdFusion user group went really well. Lots of people expressed interest in FogBugz and I have laid on a training course in London. Gary Stanton and I from ElephantPM will be training people at Skills Matter’s London venue. The course will introduce people to both FogBugz and Kiln. Kiln is…
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How to make and sell software products
I will be giving a presentation to the UK ColdFusion group on April 21st. It’s free to attend and you will meet lots of interesting people. You can book here. The talk is How to make and sell software products – project management for profit and pleasure and it will be a simple walk-through of…
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Geek pranks
IT creative genius at work: http://www.howtogeek.com/57552/the-10-most-ridiculously-awesome-geeky-computer-pranks/
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Osborne tosses £3bn gift to the green elite • The Register
I am a bit of a contrarian and armchair economist. This is an interesting article. Osborne tosses £3bn gift to the green elite via Osborne tosses £3bn gift to the green elite • The Register. While he makes some interesting points he fails to note that a public subsidy is not identical to a making…
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Networks of ships
For a long time I worked in the shipping industry. It is a facinating business that has changed our world. For many people and places the changes of the last 40 years have been delivered by networks of ships not networks of computers. The rise of Asia and the decline of the West’s industrial heartlands…
Dr James Bayley
Creating successful projects
Dr James Bayley 