Author Archives: zd
Amazon’s MySQL and more EC instances
One of the major offerings from Amazon Web Service (AWS) is Simple DB, similar to Google’s bigtable, which is not a relational database. Some people have managed to migrated their applications to SDB in order to move their application to … Continue reading
Chrome 4.0.222.5 for Mac released
If you are on the dev channel, your Chrome will be upgraded automatically. There are some new features as well as some bugfixes. New features include enabling “Edit Search Engine” menu item, and “default browser”. Performance-wise, it seems this version … Continue reading
Chrome for Mac 4
I test drove the latest nightly build of Chrome/Chromium for Mac dev version. Interestingly, the version number is 4 now (4.0.202.0 to be exact). Apparently there are improvements over the previous versions. Noticeably, Flash player is getting better – now … Continue reading
Windows 7 Visualization on Mac OS X
Image via Wikipedia Since I got my first Macbook Pro one week ago, the overall experience has been pretty positive. One of most impressive feature I like is quick switch from/to sleep mode. In Windows (and Linux) it usually takes … Continue reading
Why get an Apple?
My first Apple, a Macbook Pro is on the way to be delivered tomorrow. Here is a list of reasons why I need an Apple: It is UNIX based OS (like Linux) I want to work with iPhone SDK (only … Continue reading
How Green Are Your Bytes?
I have been thinking about writing on this topic since early 2006 but did not get a chance. Recently I finally sat down and started thinking again. “Green” has become a buzz word. Everyone is talking about how to reduce … Continue reading
The biggest risk is not taking one
From AIG. Think about the bailout money.
419 in postal mail
Probably everyone knows what 419 scam is. Usually such an email is sent to your email address, claiming that you could a good percentage of an illegal transaction as long as you provide some advanced fee and bank account information. … Continue reading
SaaS Outage
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has become a pretty standard model for application delivery in both business and consumer markets. While it is nice that you do not have to download and install software on your local machine, it is a PITA when … Continue reading
Google Voice is coming
After the annoucement by Google yesterday, Google Voice finally came to my Grand Central account. I saw a lot of improvements from the old Grand Central interface. Things I like: UI improvements: things look like other Google products such as Gmail … Continue reading
