But it is open source related.
I built a backup utility for our datacenter based on rsync. It used rsync in the background but gives our non unix technicians the ability to backup shares, folders with rsync on windows without needing us unix gurus to setup the backups.
It has all the rsync features, plus scheduler and can build the UI options into a script so you can have a nice icon to just double click on to do the backups whenever and/or throw them into your own schedules uses the scheduler for windows.
here's a video of it I posted on youtube.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Ubuntu 9.10
Yeah! Been pretty busy the last two months with work, web development, drupal, server management - I have not had time to jump on and blog about the cool things I have been doing. But since the new release of ubuntu is out in the wild, I decided to download it and begin working with it in a VM and start retooling it for a new LAVA and LAVALite release.
Lately I have been working on some projects for clients with RAILO, drupal and cakephp. All web based applications but it's been amazing to build some apps that look and run just like desktop apps all built on opensource software. I have been using LAVA based on Ubuntu 8.04 with apache, tomcat, cakephp, drupal and RAILO depending on the project. I have grown to really enjoy coding this way. I started about 8 years ago as a COLDFUSION programmer and started to write smaller apps with RAILO when it became opensource. Now with a UBUNTU stack and I throw in either RAILO, drupal or cakephp and volia instant backend for some really robust apps. Having ubuntu as a solid test environment really makes development so much faster cause I can make a custom cd for the client which has all the software and runtimes necessary to completely install a new instance of the application within their environment without the need for an apache guru or a mysql guru, etc.
Throw in some Yahoo UI, EXTJS or Jquery and your apps look awesome.
I am really excited about this new version of ubuntu - supposed to be alot faster. I played with the betas but now to see the true release.
Will post something once I have tested out a couple builds.
Lately I have been working on some projects for clients with RAILO, drupal and cakephp. All web based applications but it's been amazing to build some apps that look and run just like desktop apps all built on opensource software. I have been using LAVA based on Ubuntu 8.04 with apache, tomcat, cakephp, drupal and RAILO depending on the project. I have grown to really enjoy coding this way. I started about 8 years ago as a COLDFUSION programmer and started to write smaller apps with RAILO when it became opensource. Now with a UBUNTU stack and I throw in either RAILO, drupal or cakephp and volia instant backend for some really robust apps. Having ubuntu as a solid test environment really makes development so much faster cause I can make a custom cd for the client which has all the software and runtimes necessary to completely install a new instance of the application within their environment without the need for an apache guru or a mysql guru, etc.
Throw in some Yahoo UI, EXTJS or Jquery and your apps look awesome.
I am really excited about this new version of ubuntu - supposed to be alot faster. I played with the betas but now to see the true release.
Will post something once I have tested out a couple builds.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Microsoft datacenter woes
Looks like Microsoft datacenter had a huge loss this week. Actually all the mobile sidekick data for all the USA.
This just in time for Microsoft's unveiling of their new Azure online cloud service and Microsoft's bid to get people to use Microsoft Office online.
I know it's not ubuntu news but it's interesting to see with everything going to the cloud. The new version of Ubuntu allows cloud service integration with Amazon. And although I think everyone who has been using cloud services have come accustomed to some lose of service whether that is disconnects to their data or some downtime, this is the first time I have ever heard of complete data loss.
having lost data on local hds, I understand hardware fails but come on. When someone like a Microsoft loses data - it's unforgivable and a real testament to their growing lack of technical skill. Reading the article, they do point out that Microsoft inherited it's sidekick infrastructure a year ago, but that does not help their case - if anything it makes it worse. They had a whole year to put in place a backup strategy. For me being a person who likes the idea of cloud computing and even uses Google Apps cloud service it puts the fear in me that Microsoft could be so complacent. Let them be an example to all in the cloud business - make backups.
Read the article here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/11/microsofts_danger_sidekick_data_loss_casts_dark_on_cloud_computing.html
This just in time for Microsoft's unveiling of their new Azure online cloud service and Microsoft's bid to get people to use Microsoft Office online.
I know it's not ubuntu news but it's interesting to see with everything going to the cloud. The new version of Ubuntu allows cloud service integration with Amazon. And although I think everyone who has been using cloud services have come accustomed to some lose of service whether that is disconnects to their data or some downtime, this is the first time I have ever heard of complete data loss.
having lost data on local hds, I understand hardware fails but come on. When someone like a Microsoft loses data - it's unforgivable and a real testament to their growing lack of technical skill. Reading the article, they do point out that Microsoft inherited it's sidekick infrastructure a year ago, but that does not help their case - if anything it makes it worse. They had a whole year to put in place a backup strategy. For me being a person who likes the idea of cloud computing and even uses Google Apps cloud service it puts the fear in me that Microsoft could be so complacent. Let them be an example to all in the cloud business - make backups.
Read the article here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/11/microsofts_danger_sidekick_data_loss_casts_dark_on_cloud_computing.html
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
New Ubuntu and apt-build fun
Looking forward to the new build of ubuntu coming out at the end of the month. I've been holding off on uploading my new builds as I thought early last month that i would just end up replacing them when the new build comes out anyways.
I have been playing with apt-build. For those who do not know - apt-build allows you to install apps like normal but during the install, downloads the source if it is available from the repos and builds a version of the intended app on your machine to take advantage of your specific hardware.
I've been playing with it and it really does speed up your system. I ran apt-build and built my entire system from the ground up - kernel, openoffice, gnome, etc. And everything just pops.
Unfortunately it took like 8 hours to do. :) But now - openoffice and gnome in general just is lightning fast. If you have the time I would highly suggest trying it out.
I have been playing with apt-build. For those who do not know - apt-build allows you to install apps like normal but during the install, downloads the source if it is available from the repos and builds a version of the intended app on your machine to take advantage of your specific hardware.
I've been playing with it and it really does speed up your system. I ran apt-build and built my entire system from the ground up - kernel, openoffice, gnome, etc. And everything just pops.
Unfortunately it took like 8 hours to do. :) But now - openoffice and gnome in general just is lightning fast. If you have the time I would highly suggest trying it out.
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