I originally wrote this in answer to a question posted on the LinkedIn CloudStack Users Group, but my verbosity pushed the reply way over the allowable length in the LinkedIn comment form field. Plus, with all the hype around cloud these days, there needs to be more real-world examples of where cloud fits and where …
Every once in a while, I need to explain bandwidth throughput and data transfer to someone. Many web hosts use transfer (GB per month) to measure server bandwidth usage. Other hosting companies, especially those offering colocation services, will tend to offer “95th percentile”, which is a measure of throughput (Mbits per second). Transfer is the …
I enjoy reading post-apocalyptic stories. Some of my favorites over the years have been Folk of The Fringe by Orson Scott Card, Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank, The Postman by David Brin (and not the Kevin Costner movie by the same name), Nightfall by Isaac Asimov, as well as young adult novels I read in …
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I'm a big fan of Ambrose Bierce and his Devil's Dictionary. Every once in a while, someone comes along and publishes a piece of satire worthy of Bierce himself. I present to you, Crispian Jago's Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense. Thanks, Crispian. You've made my day.
I’m occasionally amazed when people complain about Facebook’s policies. Facebook sells personal information that is freely given to it. What business do these people think Facebook is in? Most people don’t understand the business model at all. So here is an explanation of Facebook’s business model and why Facebook does what it does. You know …
Years ago, I discovered the benefits of reusing pallets when I managed a [now-defunct] I Sold It franchise (I Sold It was a chain of eBay drop-off stores). We had a large item to ship that required a pallet for freight shipping, and I didn't want to spend $100 on pallets for a single use …
As the [former] Customer Service Manager at A Small Orange, comments, questions, and even complaints were frequently brought to my attention. One common question is “why do you offer so little disk space compared to your competitors?” Or to phrase it another way, “why are your shared hosting plans so stingy?” This is an understandable …
I was invited by Mike Shinkle to participate on a couple of panels this Wednesday at The Business of WordPress conference. I'll be participating in two sessions: Operations: Support, Maintenance, Disaster Recovery, and Scaling This is a technical-oriented session targeting backups, security, and other technical concerns of a business WordPress site. I'll be there to …
When driving in Atlanta, it is safe to assume that the person operating the vehicle in the lane next to you is visually handicapped and has absolutely no peripheral vision. Furthermore, it is also safe to assume that this person will completely avoid compensating for this handicap…such as using side-view mirrors or looking left/right before …