Redux

I posted about these items once, and more than a year later I still think they are every bit as interesting and relevant as when I first posted them. If you missed them then, perhaps you’ll enjoy them now.

REDUX POSTS FROM JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST OF 2007

* Wikipedia runs on a meager 20 servers, with the Open Source database MySQL. They serve more than 154 million annual visitors to the web site, has nearly half a million updates each day, and about 25,000 SQL queries/second.

* Quote: “Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” – Robert A. Heinlein

* Ever need to write something down? No access to paper/pencil but have your cellphone? This is one of the most useful free services I’ve come across in a long time: http://jott.com Call their 800 number, speak your note, and the service transcribes it to text and sends it to you in an email. Want to send a reminder or question to someone else? You can jott individuals or groups and it will email them and send them a text message.

* “Eco-friendly reusable bags” We’ve been making great use of our’s and have avoided using many plastic bags from target and the grocery store.

* Quote: “I wonder how different the world might look if the default ‘new meeting’ time in calendar programs were 10 minutes instead of 1 hour.” – Merlin Mann

 

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