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How Akamai routes traffic (hint: it’s not always dynamic)
I thought I had a full grasp of how Akamai routing works, but a recent dive into our web logs has taught me that world of high speed internet traffic routing is more nuanced. One of the big selling points … Continue reading
HTML Shortcut: Dynamically switch to RTL mode based on the opener #localization #l10n
As we were working on adapting one of our applications to support right-to-left (RTL) languages like Hebrew and Arabic, we tripped over an issue with a static HTML document. Changing a page to by RTL is pretty easy. You can … Continue reading
I wish I hadn’t thrown that old piece of technology away
On The Media had a fascinating piece this weekend about digital archaeologists. These are people who are attempting to preserve technology that has long since passed into obsolescence in order for us to remember how technology used to work. In one exhibit, … Continue reading
I caved: we are abandoning Google Voice and signing up for a (gulp) paid text messaging plan from AT&T
As much as it pains me, we are about to start shelling out $20 a month for a text messaging plan for our phones. My wife and I are in our mid 30’s, and we were just on the wrong … Continue reading
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In the amusing world of off-the-mark Twitter adver-followers, I’m caught by surprise: a well-targeted one
People who spend any time on twitter are familiar with the adver-followers. You see with delight that you have a new follower, only to realize that the account now following you isn’t really a person at all. Instead, it’s a … Continue reading
Just whose iPad is this? How YouTube helpded my toddler steal my iPad
I remember April 2010 so clearly. The anticipation – the excitement – the iPad! The moment the iPad was announced, I knew it was the perfect device for us. We live in a fairly typical urban Cambridge house – small … Continue reading
Using an iPad and AirPlay to bring Pandora to a Bose Wave Radio
Given that today was Mother’s Day, it seemed particularly important that Aviva get to sleep in when the kids woke up early (I usually handle wake-ups in the first half of the night, and she handles the second half). Sure … Continue reading
Solved: Printing using CTRL+P stops working in IE8 on Windows 7 after modifying security settings
Many of our customers are large, global organizations with hundreds of thousands of employees and thousands of locations. With such a vast infrastructure, their IT organizations take great pains to keep their computers stable and secure. While in theory only … Continue reading
Skip the stereo connection, and use sun visor as an improvised iPhone car mount for $0
There are a numerous ways to connect your iPhone to your car stereo – speaker cable for cars with an auxiliary input, FM transmitter, Bluetooth, tape cassette adapter, and many more. And for the car you drive every day, it’s … Continue reading
Performance: Yes, time-taken in IIS includes network time
I’ve written previously about many of the useful types of analysis you can perform using the time-taken field in your web logs. However, I would be remiss for not pointing out some limitations of the data it provides. When poring … Continue reading
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