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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA in Silicon Valley. I've been programming for 20 years for companies like eBay, Cisco, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
SVLUG: Drobo Data Robot
Tonite at the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group, Richard Sharpe, from Data Robotics, Inc. gave a talk on Drobo, the World’s First Data Robot. It’s a black, easy-to-use USB storage device with 4 hot-swappable SATA bays about the size of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Linux, Open Source, Photography, Tech, Toys, User Groups
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FrontBase RDBMS
I came across the Frontbase RDBMS recently. Their 288-page users manual was so nice and clear I decided to read through it. The FrontBase project was started in 1996 for Copenhagen’s 911 service (MySQL has similar practical origins, written to … Continue reading
Kihncert 2007, San Jose
I went to see the Kihncert on the Green 2007 concert in downtown San Jose. Great music, friendly audience. The lineup was: MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE 1:00pm – Evolution 2:30pm – Aja Vu 3:45pm – Wild Child 5:15pm – Foghat 7:00pm … Continue reading
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