Jonathan Schwartz: You Have to Stop to Change Direction
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On Monday last week, you saw us continue to convert that brand awareness to revenue - with the introduction of a full line of MySQL optimized systems.... more »
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In-Memory Caching: Why We Can't Just Trust the Database to get it Right
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I remember taking an operating systems class in college and marveling at the fact that operating system design seemed less about elegant engineering... more »
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How to scale to 256 processors and beyond
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Well, I am a programmer so here’s my take. There are two main issues: a simple problem with describing a set of CPUs to run on, and a more complicated... more »
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Why can't you thunk between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows?
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It was possible to use generic thunks in 16-bit code to allow it to call into 32-bit code. Why can't we do the same thing to allow 32-bit code to call... more »
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Java + multicore = good news
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Described as a multicore-friendly, lightweight parallel framework, fork/join uses the strategy of recursively splitting a task into smaller subtasks;... more »
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A letter to Apple
Today Apple released the new Macbook and Macbook Pro lines of laptops. They are nice, but seem to miss something fundamental for anyone sitting for... more »
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jcardkit - A Open Java Card Development and Management Solution
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JCard kit is a solution for Java Card development, supporting developers using Eclipse or NetBeans with supported smart cards or simplely using a card... more »
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Compilers and More: Programming GPUs Today
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In the not-too-distant past, ENIAC was programmed with switches and a plugboard. Stored program computers soon followed that allowed one to write a... more »
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How to process audio WAV files in embedded systems
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A little while ago I was asked to make a small circuit based around a microcontroller and a Digital to Analog Converter that would output various... more »
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Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers
Apple announced this morning via a posting on the front page of its iPhone developer site that it has decided to discontinue the non-disclosure... more »
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15 Tips to Setup Your Hosting Rack Properly
When you get successful, you may find that you move from someone else looking after your hosting, to running a complete rack (or racks) yourself.... more »
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Intel Thread Checker, Meet 20 Million LOC
Wondering how threading thrives in the real-world? The enormous and highly threaded code base at SAS is an example of an application that benefits... more »
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When is multi-threading not a good idea?
Reasoning why and why not to use multi threading. Pretty informative.
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First true 3-D processor runs in labs
University of Rochester researchers have developed the first true 3-D processor and it runs today at 1.4 GHz. Previous attempts to build 3-D chips... more »
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Google shows off final Android handset
In a session at its Google Developer day in London this morning, Google executives demonstrated a working Android mobile phone for "the first time in... more »
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Nice laptop for a developer running Windows Workstation 2008
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Using better tools is good. In this post I want to take a look at a better workbench to use these tools, the machine itself. XP or Vista are not bad,... more »
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Virtual Reality Interfaces
Hardware for virtual reality and virtual worlds
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Why I will never own an electronic book
Products like the Kindle from Amazon.com and Sony Reader are becoming more readily available, cheaper and more popular. I will never buy one and if... more »
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The Use of Java in Real Time and Mission Critical Application to Support the Warfighter and the IC
Hello, my name is Sam Ceccola, I have been involved with use of Java technologies in the industry and the government communities since 1998. For me... more »
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Building an SVN Repository First Step: Unboxing the FW800 Drobo.
My home office has just about everything needed for a productive development environment. Its stocked with the essentials (test server, quality... more »
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Bad Ass Development Rig
Follow the illustrated step-by-step assembly of a liquid-cooled, 8-core development machine based on the Intel SkullTrail motherboard, blazing fast... more »
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The Software Behind the Mars Phoenix Lander
Software running -- with no process separation -- on a BAE Systems RAD6000 single board computer that's configured with one 33 MHz RISC CPU and 128 MB... more »
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7 ways to prevent human error in the datacenter
If you've got a few servers you are responsible for, check out these tips to keep yourself from accidentally causing problems. Good stuff!
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OpenGL 3.0 Specifications Released
Khronos Group has announced the release of the OpenGL 3.0 API specification and the GLSL 1.30 shading language specification.
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Top 5 Laptops for Developers
Admittedly, the most sensible choice for developing web content is a desktop PC with one or a pair of large, high-resolution screens. But in some... more »
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