Category Archives: Computer and Internet

Maybe Consumer Reports is right about the Microsoft Surface family

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

I’ve been watching all the uproar, and denial, from Consumer Reports (CR) dropping its recommendation of Microsoft’s Surface line, but I have to tell you I think CR might be on to something.  Sure there are plenty of power users … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Does Intentional finally have clear intent?

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

Reminder: This represents personal views, not those of my employer Almost 16 years ago, while at Microsoft, I was asked to take a look at the work Charles Simonyi was doing on Intentional Programming (IP) to see if I could find … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft | 2 Comments

The beauty of Amazon RDS Multi-AZ

Posted on April 3, 2016 by

I’m working on a blog post that tracks advances in high availability from the 1950s until today.  It will be way too long for most to read, but I’ll eventually finish writing it since it amuses me.  In the mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon, Cloud, Computer and Internet, Database, SQL Server | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Amazon RDS Customers: Update Your SSL Certificates by March 23, 2015

Posted on March 18, 2015 by

Amazon RDS customers who use SSL to connect to their databases should read this post on the AWS Security Blog.  X.509 certificate expiration may not be a topic database professionals typically worry about, but in this case you need to.

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Android, the anti-productivity OS

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

After 7 months of torture I have abandoned Android and my LG G3 and returned to my Lumia 1020 Windows Phone.  The 1020 now feels thick, even clunky, and after the G3’s 5.5″ screen the 1020’s 4.5″ screen feels tiny.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Linux and Android, Mobile, Windows Phone | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Where’s Windows?

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

Being busy with a full-time job (REMINDER: What I post here are my own views and are not in any way associated with my employer) I haven’t been able to post in a while.  A long weekend affords an opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Windows | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

Take a look at Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Update – Read Replicas, 9.3.5 Support, Migration, Three New Extensions  for some news.

Posted in Computer and Internet