Understanding your (Objective-C) self

Use Your Loaf

Copyright © 2019 - K Harrison Privacy and Cookies Terms of Use, A frequent question I see from people new to iOS programming is why access to an objects instance variables (ivars) sometimes goes via the self object (but not always). For example consider…

8 February 2011

Eric Hammond: A Simpler Way To Replace Instance Hardware on EC2

Planet Ubuntu

A while back I wrote an article describing a way to move the root EBS volume from one running instance to another. I pitched this as a way to replace the hardware for your instance in the event of failures. Since then, I have come to the realization that…

7 February 2011

Mark Shuttleworth: Private cloud “in a box” from Dell

Planet Ubuntu

It just got a lot easier, and faster, to get a cloud in the house. Simply buy a starting cloud from Dell, and add to it as you need it to grow. You’ll get a reference architecture of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud on Dell’s cloud-focused, dense PowerEdge C…

4 February 2011

Want a job at Apple? Here's how to get it

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

So, you want to work for Apple. You're not alone -- a lot of people love the company so much that they'd do anything to work for Apple. Blogger James Holland at Electricpig has written a detailed guide on how to increase your chances of being hired by the…

4 February 2011

If You Think You Can Ignore IPv6, Think Again

Slashdot

wiredmikey writes "Now that the last IPv4 address blocks have been allocated, it's expected to take several months for regional registries to consume all of their remaining regional IPv4 address pool. The IPv6 Forum, a group with the mission to educate…

4 February 2011

Dell Releases Ubuntu-Powered Cloud Servers

Slashdot

angry tapir writes "Dell has released two servers for the US market that have been customized to run Ubuntu-based cloud services. The company has outfitted its PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers with Canonical's Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), an…

3 February 2011

Guy Van Sanden: Keeping Zarafa/CalDAV Calendars in sync

Planet Ubuntu

Like many people, I have two major calendars to maintain. The biggest parts of my appointments is located in a Zarafa calendar at work (Zarafa is an Open-Source groupware application). My personal calendar is stored on another Zarafa server (in my private…

3 February 2011

Setting up Jenkins for PHP Projects

Planet PHPUnit

Thanks to all of my @posterous peeps. Y'all made this a crazy ride and it was an honor and pleasure working with all of y'all. Thanks to all of the users. Thanks to the academy. Nobody will read this.

2 February 2011

Google Hotpot now on Google.com and around the world

The Official Google Blog

Hey—we've moved. Visit The Keyword for all the latest news and stories from Google Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture Google Hotpot now on Google.com and around the world Back in November, we introduced…

2 February 2011