Using Docker Instead of Vagrant for Web Dev on a Windows PC
Warning: this entry is pretty old, probably obsolete in many ways, and I’m not updating it as I’m now running Docker on my Synology NAS. I started using Vagrant to develop… Read more »
Category: management & operations
Where to Register Domain Names, Host DNS, Email
After my previous post on hosting, here are some quick notes on some other essential bits of online technology and favored/hated vendors, from the perspective of a small business looking for… Read more »
Getting Real about Internet Realpolitik
There’s sound, healthy skepticism about crazy conspiracy theories (“George Bush paid Mossad to blow up the Pentagon with a missile and make believe it was a plane”). Then there’s plain… Read more »
Open Companies More Important than Open Source
I had missed the tempest in a teapot between Jot and SocialText, but whil catching up with these old news I found this mouthful from Jonathan D. Nolen: "What it… Read more »
State of the Software Development Management Tool Market
As recently as 18 months ago it seemed there wasn’t much to handle software product development except either bug databases, generic wikis and intranet platforms, or maybe expensive and (for… Read more »
The top 20 IT Mistakes to Avoid
Chad Dickerson and his Infoworld readers come with this list which is a bit uneven but includes common sense tips: 1. Botching your outsourcing strategy 2. Dismissing open source —… Read more »
That Online Stuff Would Be Great If It Actually Worked
Mike Rundle: PayPal? More like PayEnemy Nick Denton: Does any web infrastructure actually work? Two reminders that the basics of ecommerce are still quite brittle, especially when payment and identity… Read more »
Now I Understand the Buzz I Hear About Jetblue
This long interview with David Neeleman, JetBlue Airways’ founder and CEO, is a refreshing must-read and leaves me wanting to know more about the guy and his company. Here’s what… Read more »
Distributed Data Key to Wall Street Disaster Plans
Netcraft: "Wall Street firms became motivated buyers of surplus data centers from bankrupt telcos and web hosts. Chapter 11 filings by WorldCom, Exodus, Metromedia Fiber Network and Global Crossing flooded… Read more »
eBay: Sold on Grid
Eweek has a long interview with Marty Abbott, SVP of technology at eBay, who walks us through their online operations. Among other things, he explains how the backend databases evolved… Read more »