Category Archives: software

SugarSync – For Backups, Archiving and Sharing.

Posted on July 6, 2010 by davemackey

Image via CrunchBase I am continuously encouraging individuals and businesses to make backups of their systems. I am continually shocked by the number of individuals who take no steps to protect their data against a catastrophic failure and repeatedly see … Continue reading →

Posted in household, productivity, services, software, web | Tagged backup, dr, files, iphone, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mobile device, SugarSync, sync, Web application, Windows Mobile | 5 Comments

ASP.NET Components List

Posted on May 19, 2010 by davemackey

I was recently looking for ASP.NET components and figured I’d share some of the resources I came across. I’ve attempted to only include some of the big name / best out there. Hope these are helpful! Obout – Offers a … Continue reading →

Posted in productivity, programming, software, web | Tagged asp.net, ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC Framework, Component Frameworks, components, net, programming, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation | 2 Comments

Stackoverflow – A Great Resource for the Budding Programmer.

Posted on April 21, 2010 by davemackey

Stackoverflow is a niche site, but for its niche it is absolutely amazing. The site features a tremendous community of developers who ask and respond to questions. This creates both a huge knowledge base of existing information and a quick … Continue reading →

Posted in learning, programming, technology, web | Tagged Aardvark, Ask an Expert, development, Google, Knowledge base, programming, Scripts, stackoverflow, Yahoo Answers | 1 Comment

Redgate SQL Backup – Protecting Critical Information.

Posted on April 3, 2010 by davemackey

Redgate SQL Backup is an amazing product I’ve been using for years and must highly recommend to anyone who is responsible for MSSQL servers. Plus, its fun talking to those Brits – they have a funny English accent and all. … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on Search.

Posted on March 11, 2010 by davemackey

A Better Search Engine. X= (C*15) + (E*40) + ((A1*40) + (A2*30) + (A3*20) + (A4*10) + (A5*5)) + (M*20) X = The ranking value for any given entry for a given search query. C = The natural ranking given … Continue reading →

Posted in productivity, programming, technology, web | Tagged Bing, Gigablast, Google, Microsoft, nutch, searchwiki, social search, Web search engine, Yahoo, YouTube | Leave a comment