Cloud Computing Expo

The 2010 Cloud Computing Expo will be held in NYC this year.

If you're in the IT business, Cloud Computing is something you should be reading about. The IT world is switching gears one more time, this time towards the "Cloud", and it promises to be a huge change in the way we provide products and services.

http://cloudcomputingexpo.com/

Some good articles have been published by ACM in their "Crossroads" magazine, Spring 2010 edition. You can read it online for free at: http://mags.acm.org/crossroads/2010spring/

Lorem Ipsum

The following page explains where the famous "Lorem Ipsum" came from (that text that you see in layouts).

http://www.lipsum.com/

It also includes a generator for your designs.

WarriorsOfThe.Net

This site has been on Internet for a while. They celebrated 10 years in 2009.

http://warriorsofthe.net/

This group of Stockholm, Sweden, designed a video to explain how Internet (and the TCP/IP protocols) works. It's a funny 12 minute explanation that helps clarify concepts.

IE6 Funeral

Everyone is invited to attend:

http://ie6funeral.com

Personally, I can't say I'll miss this browser, but for sure I'll remember it. I've spent hours trying to make my applications work with its weak architecture.

Querying XML files with PHP - xpath for PHP

http://php.net/manual/en/simplexmlelement.xpath.php

PHP and Perl crashing the enterprise party

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10453213-16.html

Dogpile SearchSpy

Have lots of fun finding out what people is searching right now on the Web:

http://dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/searchspy/rfcid=4101/rfcp=quickstart-4/_iceUrlFlag=11?_IceUrl=true

You'll be surprised on how many weird things people look for.

Also, it's a good tool for those looking to sell products: see what keywords people use and "buy" them in Google.