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June 2009
Shindig - Welcome To Shindig!
by holyver
& 4 others
(via)
What is Shindig?
Shindig is a container for hosting social application consisting of four parts:
* Gadget Container JavaScript: core JavaScript foundation for general gadget functionality (read more about gadget functionality). This JavaScript manages security, communication, UI layout, and feature extensions, such as the OpenSocial API.
* Gadget Rendering Server: used to render the gadget XML into JavaScript and HTML for the container to expose via the container JavaScript.
* OpenSocial Container JavaScript: JavaScript environment that sits on top of the Gadget Container JavaScript and provides OpenSocial specific functionality (profiles, friends, activities, datastore).
* OpenSocial Data Server: an implementation of the server interface to container-specific information, including the OpenSocial REST APIs, with clear extension points so others can connect it to their own backends.
Shindig is the reference implementation of OpenSocial API specifications, a standard set of Social Network APIs which includes:
* Profiles
* Relationships
* Activities
* Shared applications
* Authentication
* Authorization
SVI-wiki: Scp Batch Mode
by eaque
done with a regular (with password) ssh connection, and accepting the host as known. Then, the host name should be the same as the one
Synchroniser vos bookmarks et mots de passe sur plusieurs ordinateurs et sur serveur
by Giraultises
& 1 other
(via)
Xmarks est un add-in pour Firefox, IE et Safari qui vous permettra de synchroniser vos bookmarks et vos mots de passe entre vos ordinateurs. Vous pourrez aussi synchroniser ces derniers sur votre propre serveur.
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May 2009
Gearman C Server and Library in Launchpad
by greut
This is a rewrite (in C) of the Perl version found at http://danga.com/gearman/. It includes the both a client/worker library, as well as the server. The server acts as a bridge between workers (clients who can do work) and callers (clients who want work done). You should run several servers (at least two) for both load balancing and high availability.
Another nice background tasks tool.
April 2009
Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - ASP.NET Caching vs. memcached: Seeking Efficient Data Partitioning, Lookup, and Retrieval
by ERSWeb
(via)
I recently discovered memcached which is a distributed, object caching system originally developed by Brad Fitzpatrick of LiveJournal fame. You can think of memcached as a giant hash table that can run on multiple servers which automatically handles maintaining the balance of objects hashed to each server and transparently fetches/removes objects from over the network if they aren't on the same machine that is accessing an object in the hash table. Although this sounds fairly simple, there is a lot of grunt work in building a distributed object cache which handles data partitioning across multiple servers and hides the distributed nature of the application from the developer. memcached is a well integrated into the typical LAMP stack and is used by a surprising number of high traffic websites including Slashdot, Facebook, Digg, Flickr and Wikipedia. Below is what C# code that utilizes memcached would look like sans exception handling code
The Beast unveiled: inside a Google server - Ars Technica
by ERSWeb
(via)
f you've ever been curious about what Google uses for server hardware, how the company designs its system modules, or how the parts get racked and stacked, we've got information inside that will tickle your whiskers. CNET managed a peek at the whole operation and brought back goodies—including pictures.
March 2009
Build your own OpenStreetMap Server | Weait.com
by karlcow
"Build your own OpenStreetMap server." Build your own what?
OpenStreetMap is the editable World map of everything. It is the Wikipedia of maps. It is to other on-line maps as Wikipedia is to Britannica. And it is awesome in every possible way.
Enabling HTTP Compression in IIS 6.0
by ERSWeb
(via)
HTTP Compression is a wonderful technology that accomplishes a lot of different things. It allows faster page serving to clients and lower server costs due to lowered bandwidth (these two being enough for me to implement). There are a handful of articles out there that explain how to implement HTTP Compression in Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0, but I haven’t been able to find a nice step-by-step article, so I decided to set one up. In this how-to, I’ll briefly explain what HTTP Compression is and how it works in IIS 6.0, and then provide step-by-step instructions on how to implement it because it’s not as simple as flipping a switch. In fact, there are many things in multiple places on the server you have to properly configure to implement HTTP Compression.
Configuring the Windows Time Service
by ERSWeb
(via)
This article walks you through the process of setting up an authoritative time server for a Windows Server 2003-based network running Active Directory. The article outlines procedures for syncing to both an internal and external time source, and also lists additional resources for configuring the Windows Time service and troubleshooting time synchronization problems.
February 2009
MoWeS Mixer
by Elryk
Permet d'installer un serveur web sur une clé usb ou un média de masse sans avoir à l'installer sous Windows.
evserver - Google Code
by greut
EvServer is a lightweight http server, created especially to host python WSGI applications. Additionally, it supports little known Asynchronous WSGI extension, which was suggested by Christopher Stawarz. Using this extension it's possible to create an output html response in many data chunks, without blocking the main server process while your application waits for external resources.
Comet the WSGI way.
January 2009
ldap-exchange-onebox - Google Code
by delavigne
(via)
This OneBox for Enterprise module for the Google Search Appliance will return users' names and phone numbers from an LDAP directory and return users' free and busy time scheduling information from a Microsoft Exchange Server (OWA).
Calculer les économies d'énergie en virtualisant
by Giraultises
(via)
Microsoft Virtualization est un service qui vous permet d'estimer la consommation énergétique de vos serveurs virtualisés et de leur fonctionnement. Un service simple pour sensibiliser au GreenIT.
