Running Redis on the same server still adds overhead to the system, to store an object in a map that's on the Java heap doesn't require any inter-process communication or serialization. Plus it's another point of…
The polymer notes[1] we use in Australia (and also print for several other countries) have been around for about 18 years now and have very low rates of counterfeiting due to the number of security features built in[2].…
You can use tools in your browser such as FireBug http://getfirebug.com/ or YSlow http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/ , which will show the time it takes to download each component using your connection. There's also…
There's a similar geographically accurate map on wikimedia, but without the simplifications, such as making the section of the circle/district line through from Notting Hill Gate to Edgware Road straight. Removing some…
The 500MHz processor in the original Pre really does hold back WebOS. Running an overclocked custom kernel, I have mine set at 1GHz, makes a huge difference to the usability and surprisingly doesn't reduce battery life…
Engadget reviewed the UK edition of the Transformer in April and seemed to generally like it. http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-...
He works around this by reading the email himself first, clicking the option to always display images from the sending email address and then starring it so the email is always at the top of his inbox even though it has…
Not exactly the same circumstances, but in the UK BAA has been forced to sell airports for less than they wanted due to a government body ruling to increase competition…
I think part of the reason that dropbox's video works so well is it shows you how dropbox solves a problem, if they just had a technical demo of how their stuff synchronises files then techies would see it and realise…
Getting your first job in a field can be a pain, if I had a dollar for every time I saw an ad for a graduate position that wanted experience that you could only get by already having a similar job, I'd have been able to…
Running Redis on the same server still adds overhead to the system, to store an object in a map that's on the Java heap doesn't require any inter-process communication or serialization. Plus it's another point of…
The polymer notes[1] we use in Australia (and also print for several other countries) have been around for about 18 years now and have very low rates of counterfeiting due to the number of security features built in[2].…
You can use tools in your browser such as FireBug http://getfirebug.com/ or YSlow http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/ , which will show the time it takes to download each component using your connection. There's also…
There's a similar geographically accurate map on wikimedia, but without the simplifications, such as making the section of the circle/district line through from Notting Hill Gate to Edgware Road straight. Removing some…
The 500MHz processor in the original Pre really does hold back WebOS. Running an overclocked custom kernel, I have mine set at 1GHz, makes a huge difference to the usability and surprisingly doesn't reduce battery life…
Engadget reviewed the UK edition of the Transformer in April and seemed to generally like it. http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/asus-eee-pad-transformer-...
He works around this by reading the email himself first, clicking the option to always display images from the sending email address and then starring it so the email is always at the top of his inbox even though it has…
Not exactly the same circumstances, but in the UK BAA has been forced to sell airports for less than they wanted due to a government body ruling to increase competition…
I think part of the reason that dropbox's video works so well is it shows you how dropbox solves a problem, if they just had a technical demo of how their stuff synchronises files then techies would see it and realise…
Getting your first job in a field can be a pain, if I had a dollar for every time I saw an ad for a graduate position that wanted experience that you could only get by already having a similar job, I'd have been able to…