Web Development
Why is my database slow?
Not part of my Don’t Assume series, but when a client states “Why is my database slow””, you need to determine if indeed the database is slow. Some simple tools come to the rescue here, one is Firebug .
Read moreSome Drupal observations
I had the opportunity to review a client’s production Drupal installation recently. This is a new site and traffic is just starting to pick up. Drupal is a popular LAMP stack open source CMS system using the MySQL Database.
Read moreJavascript Helpers
Combined with my old favorites of Dynamic Drive , DHTML Goodies and Brain Jar , I’ve added the following to my list of Javascript sources. Mochikit JQuery
Read moreImproving your web site compatibility with browsers
Every website page content uses two basic elements, HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) . Each of these has various standards, HTML has versions such as 3.2, 4.
Read moreBrand identity with undesirable domain names
Choosing a domain name for your brand identity is the start. Protecting your domain name by registering for example .net, .org, and the many more extensions is one step in brand identity.
Read moreTo www or not www
Domain names historically have been www.example.com , written also with the protocol prefix http://www.example.com , but in reality www. is optional, only example.com is actually needed. www. is technically a sub-domain and sub-domains incur a small penalty in search engine optimization.
Read moreAn intestesting approach to free hosting
I came across the OStatic Free hosting service that provide Solaris + Glassfish (Java Container) + MySQL. They offer “Now you can get free Web hosting on Cloud Computing environment free of charge for up to 12 months.
Read moreProject Darkstar
It may sound like either a astronomical research project or a Star Wars spin- off, but Project Darkstar is an open source infrastructure from Sun Microsystems that states “simplify the development and operation of massively scalable online games, virtual worlds, and social networking applications.
Read moreInstalling Buildbot
BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. Here is my environment. $ uname -a Linux app.example.com 2.6.18-53.el5 #1 SMP Mon Nov 12 02:14:55 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ python Python 2.
Read moreGetting Started with Simple DB
With my continued investigation of evaluating alternative data management with cloud computing options, I’m now evaluating Amazon Simple DB . Still in restricted beta, it helps to have a friend on the inside.
Read moreGenerating Word Clouds
I came across a wicked cool tool at wondle.net . I wanted to create a word cloud for the back of a business card, now I know how. <img src=“http://wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/05557/Ronald_Bradford_About_2"style=“padding:4px;border:1px solid #ddd” />
Read moreSetting up on EC2
Thanks to my friend Dustin, and his EC2 demo using Elasticfox Firefox Extension for Amazon EC2 I got an EC2 image setup. With other references Link 1 ,Link 2 ,Link 3 I was also able to create my own AMI.
Read moreWorking with Google App Engine
Yesterday I took a more serious look at Google App Engine , I got a developer account some weeks ago. After going though the getting started demo some time ago, I chose an idea for a FaceBook Application and started in true eXtreme Programming (XP) style (i.
Read moreTrying out Google App Engine
I got my registration for Google App Engine this morning after being Waitlisted previously . Between flying for about 15 hrs tomorrow and then the 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo where I’m presenting and running an Exhibitors booth, fat chance I’ll get to look into this much over the next week.
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