Google, it would appear, have about 10 servers serving Gmail. They might well have more behind the 10 IP addresses, with each IP address handling a cluster of machines. Knowing Google’s love of distributed programming I suspect that it is …
I probably should be in bed right now sleeping, but I woke up too early, and like normal when I wake up, I could not get back to sleep. This is strange since I find it normally quite easy to …
I have just finished watching the latest episode of Top Gear, and I was just laughing so much. I am sure I was moments away from passing out or crying – that is how funny I found it. Top Gear …
I had dinner tonight with my mother – it is her birthday today so I had dinner with her and my brother. We went to an Italian restraunt, which generally has great pastas. Well, except for their Lasagne. I am …
I am glad that I do not live in Melbourne. Down there they have sent a number of bills to users for $96m. This is obviously a mistake. The water company has released a statement saying that about 300 people …
I am feeling great – I have just finished a run and it went really well, even if I have not been running for a few weeks. I ended up running about 2.5-3 KM which really surprised me. I was …
There are some things that should be illegal and/or impossible. And please bear in mind that this is NOT an extensive list. The first is using SKYPE whilst on an international flight using the WiFi and broadband should be not …
Dont ask me why, but I just had a look at the memory usage of my computer and I was somewhat shocked. I think somewhat shocked is actually an understatement. I think I fairly well am what would be called …
It is nice to see Telstra performing well as a company. According to Australian IT, They have forced companies to visit Denver, Colorado to pitch for work. Also, their chief IT Consultant rarely visits Australia, spending most of his time …
Tomorrows job is to get the rego check done for my car. Should be a very simple task I would guess… This will be the first rego check on my car – thanks to new-ish cars not needing checking for …
According to Discovery, a dragon-like dinosaur unearthed in South Dakota has been named “Dracorex hogwartsia” (Dragon King of Hogwarts) with the help of a group of kids at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. In the USA, there are finally moves …
Home now after a meeting… And again it was one of those fun meetings where I got to brain dump with my ideas. I get a lot out of doing that – giving ideas to other people to then implement. …
One of my clients has just rung, wanting some help with, um, everything. Documentation mostly, and system design. And whilst I have got work on at the moment, I do not turn down more work. I guess this means that …
I just created my first real real workflow in the workflow designer, and from what I can see, the GUI makes sense. That is the most important. The Look and Feel is OK, although it does look slightly ugly in …
I have some strange and interesting links. The fist is from the web site Shop Get Organized which have scissors that are modified more like power tools. These scissors have a laser on them to help you cut straight. I …