Category Archives: Random

OSX + Bit.ly

Posted on August 9, 2010 by kgorman

A couple months ago I didn’t even know what bit.ly was, I was using tinyurl for everything. Sheez, how web 1.0 of me. But after bit.ly started using MongoDB for it’s backend services, I started using it for url shortening. … Continue reading →

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WordPress 3.0

Posted on June 21, 2010 by kgorman

On June 17th, WordPress 3.0 was launched. I decided to take the plunge and upgrade. There are just so many compelling features it’s hard not to. Part of the new release is the twenty ten theme with some pretty exciting … Continue reading →

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The death of a Sun

Posted on April 1, 2010 by kgorman

As I was shutting down my last Sun server in my colo, I was thinking back about how things have changed. It’s sad to see such a great company fall. But it seems there is little reason to keep using … Continue reading →

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now on WordPress

Posted on March 9, 2008 by kgorman

I just updated the blog to WordPress in order to get a few (ok, a lot) more features, and use the general editing environment.  I imported some of the popular posts from my old blog as well.

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The benefits of testing

Posted on May 9, 2006 by kgorman

I was recently involved on a problem for a critical production database that had slow response time for inserts. The batch job inserting was running at full tilt, and adding more processes (concurrency) was not helping. Ah, there must be … Continue reading →

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Using RSS readers as a craigslist query tool

Posted on May 9, 2006 by kgorman

I am looking for a used Ford Truck, and was struggling with how to keep up to date with various web postings because of the high demand and quick turnaround for Ford F250′s with Diesel engines. I was looking for … Continue reading →

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