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My weblog. Things i like, things i make, things i think, Mostly about web20, security, it architecture, social networking and the internet, but occasionally on other subjects as well...
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multiple apps on one database? not a good idea
Image via Wikipedia Recently a colleague of mine wanted my opinion on a situation he discovered with one of his clients. This client had an Oracle Database server with one database configured which was beeing used by multiple applications. He thou...
More on (bar)codes…
In my previous post I talked about barcodes and QR-codes. One of my dear commentors, Aldon Hynes, asked me about the Microsoft Tag in relation to my post. I didn’t hear about that before so I went right at it. What’s that all about? ver...
Barcodes on Blogs.
Some of you have allready noticed two distinct barcodes on my weblog. One conventional barcode and a strange looking 2d barcode (picture on the left!). What’s that all about? Let me tell you a little more. Barcodes are ways to create computer...
Windows 7 slow?
Many will know the experience with computers that run Windows. The slowness of things. If you try to download Windows 7 today you’ll have a similar experience with that download. Here’s what it looks like:...
Let’s do a few predictions…
Yes, it’s that time of the year… Let’s tell you what I think 2009 will bring. Windows 7. That’s one. The replacement of Vista should become available. Should we expect a lot from it? I guess so. Vista hasn’t seen the g...
Standardize by exclusion or selection?
Standardization for interoperability is a good thing. Standards make interoperability possible, make governance easier and cost lower. But how should you go about choosing your favorite standards? In this post I want to tell you the way the Dutch Gov...
Office XML just became Open..
It happened. Maybe I should say, it finally happened. The Microsoft Office Open XML format has been accepted by ISO as a true Open Standard. You can even get it for free here. This means that this file format has now the same open status as the allre...
Information Overload, The Solution?
Don’t you agree? There is too much information. Too many websites, too many documents and way to much e-mail. There is just too much information. You know why? There are three simple reasons for this. 1. Information is free to produce, 2. infor...
Time well spent
If you’ve been here before, You’ll notice a difference… SPEED… well, I moved my websites and blogs to a new machine and that helps a lot. This also means that the previous post is now obsolete. In fact, it’s obsolete for...
