February 2010
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My Buzz profile
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November 2009
1 post
A thousand kisses deep... (Leonard Cohen)
You came to me this morningAnd you handled me like meatYou’d have to be a man to knowHow good that feels, how sweet My mirror twin, my next of kinI’d know you in my sleepAnd who but you would take me inA thousand kisses deep I loved you when you openedLike a lily to the heatYou see I’m just another snowmanStanding in the rain and sleet Who loved you with his frozen loveHis secondhand physiqueWith...
October 2009
13 posts
The beauty of math
1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 9876543211 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111...
Dinner with my son...
The most fun I ever have. Im not a religious man, but I thank god for children and the laughter they bring. www.wajig.com Posted via email from Peter Hallen | Comment »
First bike ride in three years.
POV: Me on my back after a 2 mile bike ride. Do you see the spots I’m seeing? www.wajig.com Posted via email from Peter Hallen | Comment »
Unethical Hiring Practices
Have you ever been interviewed for a position and been asked permission to have your credit checked as part of their background checking process? I have, and I don’t understand this. Why does an employer need to check your credit? Okay insert B#!#$%# excuse here; that it’s a valid way to verify someone’s character as being solid. I understand that if the position you’re applying for involves...
Cloud Based Options
Cloud computing has got some attractive offers out there. I’m going to speak about two options I think are viable for most small to medium sized businesses.Option one - Gmail Standard Edition: Google now offers email hosting for companies looking to host their email in the cloud. With the current costs of traditional exchange hosting, a small business should really consider the value of a cloud...
Google Apps free email hosting
I’ve setup my company domain (wajig.com) in Google Apps Free version for email hosting. It’s great, there’s all the SPAM filtering features you get in your regular Gmail account + Apps, Calander, and more. 7 Gigs of mail storage per user, up to 50 users, and 10 aliases per user account. Why wouldn’t ANY SMB under fifty employees use this?Check it out here. Let me know what...
Posterous Rox!
I recently setup Posterous to auto post all my blog updates to FB, Twitter, tumblr, posterous, and several of my other blog pages. All I can say is “Geenyus”. Big applause to the guys at Posterous for creating this service. I recently heard about them while listening to #TWIST on iTunes. Great job guys. Posted via email from Peter Hallen | Comment »
"two flat tires and one good spare"
Pete needs a bike pump. “God sit’s in his rocking chair, he’s got two flat tires and one good spare, emperor’s in his underwear.” Posted via email from Peter Hallen | Comment »
Intro to the Arduino
via youtube.com Liam (my 12 yr old son) and I are using Arduino to #make a #RFIDsniffer. Check it out Posted via web from Peter Hallen | Comment »
It’s Time To Hide The Noise
via techcrunch.com Drowning in a stream of background radiation. Please fix this!! Posted via web from Peter Hallen | Comment »
Online Contact Management Software Solutions...
via salesnexus.com !=ACT! Posted via web from Peter Hallen | Comment »
EC2 load balancing service
As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I’m using Amazon’s EC2 service to host my website (wajig.com). Amazon recently announced it’s elastic load balancing service. I started tinkering with the service and quickly (within 30 minutes) setup and configured multiple AMIs and EBS mount points, running behind a single load balancer. I’m still amazed at how simple these things...
Amazon EC2
I discovered Amazon EC2 about 5 months ago while working at my last Job (proficenter.com). Our CEO John Marrah had instructed us that he wanted to take our multi-channel ERP SaaS application and run it in a cloud based environment. This sent me off investigating cloud based solutions and we found Amazon’s EC2. I had some experience using JungleDisk with S3 and was happy with the low-cost...