Comparing Amazon’s and Google’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

he announcement this week that Google released a beta version of a robust cloud computing platform called Google App Engine that lets anyone build apps on Google's renowned and highly scalable infrastructure underscored

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GitHub... the next Sourceforge?

"In other words, what makes GitHub special is the social aspects. With so many high profile projects already on board, it's easy to imagine GitHub could be the next SourceForge."

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Drupal - Best CMS I have ever seen

Drupal is an open source Content Management System (CMS). Few weeks ago I discovered Drupal and have started loving it. Lots of grate sites have developed using Drupal. One of them is Ubuntu.com. It is also used by new Sun HPC portal. Watch the following interview of Scott Mattoon, Chief Architect, US Western Region, Sun Microsystem, INC.

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Nokia Tube to take on Apple's iPhone

The colourful, multi-functional Apple iPhone has proven itself as an instant hit in the high-end phone market all over the world thereby challenging other mobile handset makers like Nokia to come up with such products. Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacture has announced to launch a new iPhone like product named ‘Nokia 5800 Tube’...

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Adobe Releases Media Player 1.0, Launches Adobe TV

Today, Adobe is releasing the 1.0 version of its Media Player (AMP) software to the public. The player, which is an offline Flash video manager comparable to the Veoh player, was first released as a beta on the Adobe Labs site last September. AMP runs on Adobe's cross browser Adobe Integrate Runtime (AIR).

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Slax - your pocket operating system

Slax is a modern, portable, small and fast Linux operating system with a modular approach and outstanding design. Despite its small size, Slax provides a wide collection of pre-installed software for daily use, including a well organized graphical user interface and useful recovery tools for system administrators.

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Free Unlimited File Hosting

FileAdded is a free large file sharing service. Store your file on our fast dedicated server. When another service give you limited download limit, FileAdded gives you unlimited download limit.

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Justin.tv is hiring Python Hackers

The site is growing every week, and just signed a contract for a 2gbps in the colo.

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IBM and Linden Lab to create enterprise-safe virtual worlds

IBM is announcing a partnership with Second Life producer Linden Lab today to create an enterprise-class version of Second Life behind a corporate firewall.

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Facebook Launches Translations for Everybody

Want to help Facebook translate their site into over 20 languages? Now you can! While it’s not in every language (still missing Hebrew and perhaps a few others), the applications is now available to the general public. Previously the application was invite only. Some have suggested that this mean an imminent launch in multiple other languages.

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Mollom: new FREE anti-spam filter for websites.

Latest from Drupal founder Dries Buytaert. Features include spam filtering, detailed statistics, image and audio CAPTCHA challenges, high-availability infrastructure. Drupal integration provided, API available for other applications.

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File Qube - Free online storage

Great service to store and share files online. 150Mb file size limit, members can upload files up to 500Mb. File Qube powered with ajax multi-file uploader, web-based file manager, sharing widgets and more. It's really simple to use, runs as smooth as a desktop application and looks really cool! Ah, and it almost ads-free ;)

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Don't Fear Failure, Learn from it

Whether your own mistakes or those of others, there's lots to learn. Unless you are extraordinarily lucky, you will experience failure just as I have. Treat it as an education rather than a disaster and you'll be that much stronger for it.

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Picking a Platform: 5 Issues to Consider

presenting 5 dynamics that you should consider when picking a platform.

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