As I continue my role as a Systems Architect, I still yearn to type some C#,VB.NET and Java code;however as an Architect you sometime do not get the time to code.
I have discovered that this yearning to code is actually a good thing and to help on the way I have discovered the coding the architecture blog. This blog is devoted to the architect who wants to be hands on.
So my fellow architects, go and get your hands dirty.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Barebones PC
It has been a long time since I blogged. The start of spring has brought me outdoors and a to do list that has been hibernating this winter.
I just recently re-installed windows on my very old Laptop (IBM ThinkPad R31), and was about to install my necessary software like MS Office;however with the emergence of Cloud computing and SAAS I questioned the need to install additional software.
Can I just install the bare bones windows and still be productive ?
To be on the safe side, I installed my anti virus software and firewall software. Can't be too safe with cornflicker lurking in the shadows of the Internet. Firefox is my browser of choice, so that is installed. I am still in the process of running my windows updates, probably another three days before that is completed.
When I get the chance I do some programming, as such I have subversion running on my Linux box. As such I have installed TortiseSvn to access subversion.
So no other software has been installed. My plan to get around the of MS Office is to use either Zoho or Google Apps. As I proceed I shall see if I can live withought other software installation.
I just recently re-installed windows on my very old Laptop (IBM ThinkPad R31), and was about to install my necessary software like MS Office;however with the emergence of Cloud computing and SAAS I questioned the need to install additional software.
Can I just install the bare bones windows and still be productive ?
To be on the safe side, I installed my anti virus software and firewall software. Can't be too safe with cornflicker lurking in the shadows of the Internet. Firefox is my browser of choice, so that is installed. I am still in the process of running my windows updates, probably another three days before that is completed.
When I get the chance I do some programming, as such I have subversion running on my Linux box. As such I have installed TortiseSvn to access subversion.
So no other software has been installed. My plan to get around the of MS Office is to use either Zoho or Google Apps. As I proceed I shall see if I can live withought other software installation.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
cloud computing links
Here are some links to Cloud Computing resources
- Cloud Computing forum at Google Groups
- Cloud computing providers
- Eucalyptus: Open Source Infrastructure for Cloud Computing
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
- Azure Services Platform
- Sun Grid
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