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Written by ircmaxell
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Monday, 09 July 2007 |
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OpenMoko has just announced the Phase 1 release of their new open source phone. Not only does the new phone have a giant touch screen display similar to the Iphone, but it runs a full fledged Linux kernel. Oh, and at only $300 (for this developers release), it looks to be even cheaper than the Apple alternative. What makes this phone so unique is that it's the first phone ever released to be 100% open source. Not only have they released their source code though, they have also designed the phone from the ground up to be flexible and open. Show me one other manufacturer who not only allows you to open the case of the phone, but ENCOURAGES it (here's a quote from their site):
Others try their best to lock us out of the devices we buy; but, Neo’s are built for you to open. You can take the casing apart and get at the PCB. Opt for the Neo Advanced kit and we’ll give you a special screwdriver, (the Neo cracker), and plastic guitar pick to make opening this device even easier. Go ahead, open your Neo. Make our day. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 July 2007 )
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Written by ircmaxell
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
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While cruising SlashDot today, I came across a disturbing article entitled "AMD posts blatantly deceptive benchmarks on Barcelona". The first time I started to read it, I was honestly upset. I have been an AMD fan for a long time, and it honestly saddened me to see a good company like this sink to that level. The more I read, the more disturbed I became. I finished the article wondering if I really should wait for the Barcelona to build my next computer (I've been planning on a dual-quad core rig for the past few months), or if it's not really worth it. But then I realized something...
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 July 2007 )
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Written by ircmaxell
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 |
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As some of you may already know, I've been in the process of setting up a new server to host my sites. My old VPS just can't handle the load anymore. Since I'm not really making a lot of money off the sites (Maybe $100 a month, if that), my budget is definitely tight. Here's how I setup a server, capable of supporting over 4,000 static requests per second, and over 1,000 PhP requests for second (Using a Joomla installation with SEF enabled). Oh, and I only spent $800 on hardware, and $50 a month for a datacenter with 100mbit up link to the internet (billed on monthly transfer). The server is great for hosting a few sites (lets say up to 20 or so), but could be setup to serve thousands of sites. So, here's how I did it. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 July 2007 )
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Written by ircmaxell
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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
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About a month ago, I decided to truly see how efficient Joomla's SQL was... It turns out, it's PRETTY good, but can use some improvement. I logged all queries that were not using an index, then ran describe. I came up with a set of queries (adding indexes to tables) that appears to speed up Joomla by about 0.1 second (on the sites I was using to measure that, it's about 25% faster). I will be creating a directory for performance modifications (and others) for 3pd extensions, but I wanted to get this out!
NOTE: I hold no guarantee that test queries won't screw up your database, so BACKUP FIRST!!! ALSO, be sure to change jos_ to whatever prefix you are using... So, lets get to it... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 June 2007 )
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