Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apple Xsan Links

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Administrator

Apple Xsan is a 64-bit cluster file system used with Fiber Channel Xserve RAID (discontinued) or Promise VTrak E-Class disk enclosures. (When Apple discontinued the Xserve RAID they were cool enough to “unlock” the firmware to use any OEM disk … Continue reading →

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Modern HTML Design Links

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Administrator

This is a placeholder post for modern HTML design links. MJT’s Excellent Design Blog W3C QA Tools CSS3 Solutions for Internet Explorer Browser Hacks Simple CSS3 rounded corners with support for IE Testing Internet Explorer 8: CSS3 for Web Design … Continue reading →

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Paintbrush clone for Mac OS X

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Administrator

I thought it was just me, but no, Mac OS X really doesn’t come with an image editor. (Mac OS shipped with MacPaint from 1984 through OS 9.) Apple iPhoto and the Apple developer graphics application “Core Image Fun House” … Continue reading →

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One Of Two GPS WAAS Satellites Failed

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Administrator

The title says it all: One Of Two WAAS Satellites Failed. You’d think after the NOLA hurricane disaster our government would get its act together on infrastructure projects. Instead, GPS satellites are literally falling out of the sky with no … Continue reading →

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MySQL Conference 2010

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Administrator

The MySQL Conference was this week in Santa Clara. It was a well-organized and educational event with everybody involved in the MySQL community showing up once again. Executive Summary The highlights were: after 2 years of effort, the performance schema … Continue reading →

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