items for 07.30.2008
July 30, 2008- Yuil – Google BlogoscopedYuil is “a mashup of Yahoo! search results (using their BOSS platform), presented using the new Cuil look and feel, and running on Google’s App Engine,” as Tyler Hall tells us. (“Just in case things weren’t confusing enough”.)
Classic!!!
- Can Rails Affect Your Business’ Bottom Line? – Ruby on Rails Website Development Blog from Atlantic Dominion SolutionsMeasuring Return on Investment (ROI) is interesting as there are a few approaches, many of which are determined by how a company defines and determines returns and costs.
- Kickfire
This sounds killer: a high-performance database appliance for MySQL. The custom SQL chip uses parallel, pipelined data flow to deliver the power of tens of high-end CPUs. Query performance 10-100X faster than a traditional RDBMS.
(tags: mysql hardware post:tzetzefly) - Streamfile
Simple, clean, and free way to get large files (up to 2MB) to people when you can’t e-mail them a large attachment. File is uploaded to site, where it is available for 24 hours, and recipient is sent a link to download it.
(tags: web file transfer post:tzetzefly)
Streamfile allows files up to 2GB, not 2MB. Minor typo in your write-up. Significant difference in usefulness!