Archiving my Twitter, Facebook and other social network activity
Any time you move email services to a new network with a new IP address, you need check out the IP’s reputation before switching over, just in case it used to be run by a spammer.
ISC Diary | Is “Reputation Backscatter” a Thing?
I recently migrated a client from a 10mbps internet uplink to a new 100mbps uplink with a wireless 10mbps backup. As part of this, they of course got new IP addresses.
It’s sort of an ad for the particular provider, but it makes a good point: If your computing needs fluctuate significantly (by season, by time of day, by event, etc.), it’s better to have a system that will adjust to changing demand instead of wasting resources (and money) by always running at maximum capacity.On a small scale, that might be adding/subtracting memory from a VPS. On a larger scale, it might be creating extra servers as they’re needed and letting them vanish when they aren’t.
Moving Seasonal Businesses to the Cloud
This article presents a case study on how seasonal businesses can leverage and gain advantage by using cloud technology.
Ouch
Steve Ballmer, the C.E.O. of Microsoft, announced this morning that he will retire within the next twelve months. In response, the company’s stock surged. That is not what you want to happen when you leave a large publicly traded company. Full article at New Yorker
Interesting: WebKit has implemented the srcset attribute, used to let websites specify both low-res and high-res versions of an image so that devices can pick the one that fits and not have to download tons of extra data.
WebKit Has Implemented srcset, And It’s A Good Thing | Smashing Mobile
WebKit has finally implemented the srcset attribute. Here is why it’s a good thing for responsive Web design and Web community in general.
Interesting analysis. For one thing, people share a *lot* more on mobile devices than on desktops or laptops. For another, Apple users on any device share a lot more than PC, Android or Blackberry users. But the really interesting thing is where you find different services on different classes of devices. iPhones are dominated by Facebook. iPads, however, are dominated by Pinterest.
ShareThis: Mobile vs Desktop: A Cross Device User Study
Put sharing to work with innovative sharing tools. Turn sharing behavior into value with share buttons, plugins and analytics for publishers, and media solutions for advertisers.
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Gretchen Rubin: Working, One of the Most Dangerous Forms of Procrastination
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