5 Posts tagged with internet
joshua's blog: on url shorteners
"A regular hyperlink implicates a browser, its DNS resolver, the publisher's DNS server, and the publisher's website. With a shortening service, you're adding something that acts like a third DNS resolver, except one that is assembled out of unvetted PHP and MySQL, without the benevolent oversight of luminaries like Dan Kaminsky and St. Postel."
The Internet Industry Is on a Cloud -- Whatever That May Mean
"We've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do," Mr. Ellison said at the analyst conference in September. "I can't think of anything that isn't cloud computing with all of these announcements. The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion."
Freedom
Freedom disables networking on a Mac for up to three hours at a time. Designed to free you from the distractions of the internet, allowing you time to code, write, or create.
Port Map and TCMPortMapper
UPNP configuration UI and Cocoa interface with a, um, pirate them? Hey, it beats having to restart my Airport every time I want to poke a NAT hole.
AT&T Boosts Bandwidth Choices and Speed with 10 Mbps Offer for U-verse Customers
Reminder: call AT&T in the morning...