The write cache: Swap insanity tome III

MySQL Performance Blog

Swapping has always been something bad for MySQL performance but it is even more important for HA systems. It is so important to avoid swapping with HA that NDB cluster basically forbids calling malloc after the startup phase and hence its rather complex…

19 April 2013

Five uses for Panic's Status Board

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Panic's new iPad app Status Board is great for keeping track of your email, tweets and the weather. We liked it a lot. Status Board comes ready to use, but its highly customizable nature is proving to be one of the app's greatest strengths. Here are five…

12 April 2013

Matrox DualHead2go adapter broadens your monitor horizons

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

If your widescreen ambitions can't be contained by a mere 1920x1080 HD screenscape, the fine folks at Matrox have a solution for you. The DualHead2Go Digital Mac Edition display adapter, priced around US$160, is built and marketed specifically for the…

9 April 2013

DevJuice: Three useful Xcode tricks

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Some Xcode challenges seem to crop up repeatedly. Today, I thought I'd share a few solutions that you might find helpful to integrate into your workflow. Challenge: When you move an Xcode project to a new folder, all your file references die. Solution:…

8 April 2013

Amazon introduces Cloud Drive File Sync for OS X

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Amazon has introduced file syncing to its Cloud Drive app for OS X, which essentially makes Cloud Drive Amazon's version of Dropbox. Mac users can install the app on OS X 10.6, OS X 10.7 or OS X 10.8, and drag files in and out of the Cloud Drive folder.…

3 April 2013

How we produce our podcasts

Macworld

Shortly after the first 50 episodes of the Macworld Podcast, I was tasked with producing (though hosting just every other week) these weekly spoken-audio efforts. While I have made adjustments to some of the tools I use, my workflow has changed very…

28 March 2013

Apple adds two-factor authentication to your Apple ID

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple is beefing up the security of its Apple ID by adding two-factor authentication to the account login process. Customers concerned about unauthorized access to their Apple ID can login to their account at Apple's My Apple ID webpage and turn on the…

22 March 2013