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by Matthew Mombrea

  • Why you should jailbreak your Apple TV - and how to do it

    Posted Oct 11, 2012 - 08:00 am

    The Apple TV might be the perfect media center for the average tech connected home. It's tiny, it's powerful, but unfortunately aside from streaming music, it's useless.

  • Nebula - A turnkey private cloud brought to you by NASA

    Posted Apr 12, 2013 - 08:00 am

    What began as a NASA cloud computing project, and in partnership with Rackspace resulted in the OpenStack project, has now become a turnkey private cloud system for the enterprise. What this means is you can now buy an all-in-one solution to your organization's server needs and be up and running in no time.

  • Discourse - A new type of forum

    Posted Apr 19, 2013 - 08:00 am

    I don’t know what it is, but people love them some forums. I’ve struggled with this phenomenon for my entire internet life and to this day I regularly debate the need for them on new projects, or the need for them at all for that matter. Recently however, a new forum system has emerged that threatens to change my view on the subject.

  • The death of the Twitter API or a new beginning?

    Posted Feb 21, 2013 - 09:00 am

    If you asked me what Twitter’s greatest strength was, I would say it was its ubiquity. Anyone could integrate Twitter into practically anything with minimal effort. With the upcoming retirement of the Twitter API v1 in March 2013, that ubiquity may be gone.

  • OpenX Ad Server Exploits - How to remove one and protect yourself

    Posted Jan 04, 2013 - 09:00 am

    Unfortunately OpenX has taken some poorly thought out and executed measures to attempt to monetize their open source version of the software which has introduced some major security flaws.

  • Microsoft Metro app store lock down

    Posted Oct 08, 2012 - 08:00 am

    Developers for Windows have long enjoyed the freedom to build and distribute Windows software at their discretion. While this should remain true for desktop applications, when it comes to the new Metro tile apps, Microsoft is taking a page from the Mac OS book.

  • When to use cloud platforms vs. dedicated servers

    Posted Nov 09, 2012 - 09:00 am

    A decent dedicated server can take you well beyond an initial launch for most companies but a small cloud instance may be cheaper in the short term. Here are some Pros and Cons to each to help with the decision.

  • Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 out now

    Posted Nov 27, 2012 - 12:04 pm

    Fresh off the heels of the ASP.NET Fall 2012 Update, Microsoft is back at it with yesterday's release of the Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 package. Visual Studio 2012 itself was only launched in September so it turns out they weren't kidding when they began their initiative to release development tool updates much more frequently.

  • Should you build and host your own server using a co-location?

    Posted May 03, 2013 - 12:00 am

    If you’re leasing server equipment in a hosting provider’s data center, you’re likely paying through the nose for antiquated technology. There is peace of mind that comes with that service in the form of care free hardware maintenance, but is that really enough to keep you paying for that same 4GB of RAM every month for life?

  • How to Backup Files On Your Computer - Part 1: The Basics

    Posted Dec 05, 2012 - 12:02 pm

    Nobody enjoys backing up their computers, but imagine the pain of losing every picture of your children, every vacation, graduation, birthday, and wedding. It usually takes getting burned once to be prodded into a backup strategy. Being prepared before that first disaster is a much saner option.
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