Database Servers

Recently I initiated an upgrade of the database servers at work.  The back-end we use for our application happens to be Sybase, version 12.5.

The are several reasons for the upgrade, but mostly to add the enhancements that come with a later version of Sybase.

I have a few words about some of the servers I've worked with.

Zune

Well, I never thought I'd be writing this post.

It all started about 2 and a half years ago for me with the Zune.  I bought the first edition Zune (brown), and was eager to try out the new "iPod killer."  Much to my distress, the software install was terrible, the interface (of the PC software, not the device) was horrific, and the device itself was limited.
Shortly after the purchase, Microsoft released the firmware update to "fix all things Zune."

Chrome my Fingers

It's not news that Google is quickly becoming the next Microsoft.  But are they REALLY the next Microsoft?  I don't think so...

Microsoft was certainly inventive with software pricing, etc., but I think Google has done a better job.  There's a reason they're taking over the web - PEOPLE LIKE THINGS THAT DON'T COST MONEY.  Google has figured out a way for the average user to get Gigabytes of space online, at no cost to the user.  Not only have they figured it out, they are EXTREMELY profitable at it.

Avast! ye virus lubbers!

Have you ever wondered what anti-virus to recommend to friends or family?  Maybe you were wondering what to use on your own machine.

I received a troubled call from my mother in-law the other day stating her computer was infected with a virus.  In the past when I received a call like that, I worried about how I was going to eradicate the virus.
Not this time...