At work I’ve been working on a big Amazon Web Services related project. For part of this project, I wanted to record some information in a database. Previously, all I’ve used has been relational databases like MySQL. One could use AWS Relational Database Service, but that’s expensive if you’re only storing a small amount of [...]
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Kindle Paperwhite Review: It’s like looking at paper
While I was moving last week, I had a tiny piece of joy arrive in the mail… a Kindle Paperwhite. Unfortunately it arrived at the location I was moving out of, after I was already gone. My joy was slightly delayed, but I’ve got it now and have had some time to play with it. [...]
Hooray! For Today is IPv6 Launch Day!
As everyone knows, today is IPv6 Launch Day, where we (the internet) are supposed to turn on (and leave on) IPv6. It saddens me that I am unable to participate in this launch day by turning on IPv6… because We’ve been natively v6 accessible since June 2011. Even before that, Snowulf & company were accessible [...]
More Holiday Deals!
Amazon is still doing expanded Holiday Deals. Even better than that, Steam is having a Holiday Sale. Now through December 31, you can get “gifts” or coal from steam for completing achievements. The gifts can be coupons or full games, additionally, the coal can be traded in for more gifts or further entries into a [...]
Amazon Cloudplayer for iOS (iPad) is useless
I have all my music uploaded into Amazon Cloudplayer because I buy my music predominately from Amazon. On my computer, Cloudplayer works just fine, except at work where my docking station messes with my laptop’s sound. On my Droid 3 the Cloudplayer app works fantastically (other than my headphone port being broken). So when I [...]
Black Friday Deals
Amazon (as has become usual) will be doing Black Friday Deals Week. As has also become usual, many of the major retailers (and e-tailers) have published information on their “doorbusters” and big ticket items ahead of time.
Amazon ElastiCache – Underwhelmed?
This morning I received an email from Amazon Web Services announcing the release of Amazon ElastiCache. In Amazon’s own words “ElastiCache is a web service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory cache in the cloud.” At first glance, that sounds very handy to have. After all, Amazon already has DB [...]
Review: Returning something on RightStuf.com
Last month, I bought a Voltron Bundle from RightStuf.com. It came with Lion Force (Sets 1-5), Vehicle Force (Sets 6-8), as well as a T-Shirt (Large), all for $69.99 (which meant it qualified for free shipping). I wasn’t terribly excited about Vehicle Force, as I had no memory of it, but I figured I’d give [...]
Amazon MP3 and Cloud Storage
If you (like Jon and myself) have ever purchased an MP3 from Amazon MP3, then you will want to sign up for Cloud Drive. First off, the cost: FREE (as in beer). What is Cloud Drive? Think of it as a flash drive that you don’t have to carry with you; one that is instead [...]
Upcoming Hiatus (and continuing Holiday deals)
Jon and I will be putting the blog on hiatus until the new year, starting today. What does this mean? Basically, we aren’t planning on posting on a regular basis for the rest of the year. If we have something important, we may throw up a quick post, but mostly we are both busy with [...]
