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Jacks of all trades

Does your envrionment look like the one at Instagram? I’d bet that you ha there are a few of you that have an applicaiton or two that contains as many servers, components, pieces and parts, all held together with the proverbial … Continue reading

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Going Green in Software Development

I am very interested in a better use of the electricity we use on this planet. I think energy production from non-fossil fuel sources will be important in the future, and I’m regularly examining the energy usage at my ranch, … Continue reading

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A Secure Application Model

Amazon introduced a Cloud Reader for the Kindle, and the Financial Times pulled their iPhone app out of Apple’s store and introduced an HTML5 web application. All of these moves point to the fact that companies are finding Apple’s 30% fees for revenue to … Continue reading

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A Walkabout

At one point when I was in college, I spent a few weeks touring around Europe. I had a bicycle with me, a backpack with a couple changes of clothes, and wandered throughout parts of France, Spain, and Italy, staying … Continue reading

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