Bye Pod? Recover Stolen Devices

Here’s a clever service I stumbled upon during my morning browse. Gadget Theft [http://protect.gadgettheft.com/] have setup an online service where you simply register your device (iPods, USB Flash Drives, Digital Cameras and others), and install their agent files in the root of your device. If your…

25 startups to watch

It’s getting crowded on the Web 2.0 frontier, but there are still some startups that truly stand out. Business 2.0 Magazine identifies the ones most likely to strike gold in 2007. Checkout these 25 startups [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0702/gallery.nextnet.biz2/]. For…

Top 10 Largest Databases in the World

Top 10 Largest Databases in the World [http://www.businessintelligencelowdown.com/2007/02/top_10_largest_.html]. NERSC database up with 2.8 petabytes of data … yeah you heard it right – petabytes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petabyte].…

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [http://www.nist.gov/dads/index.html] is a is a great reference for all sorts of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypal problems, and related definitions. Bookmarked!…

Yahoo! Pipes and The Web As Database

The article Yahoo! Pipes and The Web As Database [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_pipes_web_database.php] explores the emergent world of Yahoo! Pipes [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2007/02/13/yahoo-pipes-as-seen-by-a-ufo/]. The author sees some interesting parallels with Relational Databases in the 90’s, concluding that…