LAMP is an acronym for the combined use of programs based on Linux to provide dynamic Web pages. The other components are Apache, MySQL, PHP. Sometimes P is not only for PHP but also for Python and / or Perl. Among these LAMP softwares, we have already published articles on Apache HTTP, there are lot of articles on MySQL has been published like very very popular post Indispensable MySQL queries … [Read more...]
Computer and Internet
Computer and Internet is catchall section of core computing categories including Cloud Computing, Digital Photography, Virtualization, Networking, Protocols and Others' which are not otherwise more subcategorized. Here also you will get unique articles and news on computer hardware, Software, Networking and Protocols.
Apache HTTP Server Basics
Apache HTTP Server is an open source and free product of the Apache Software Foundation and is the most widely used Web server on the Internet. Apache is among the LAMP software bundle - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP - needed by most of the primarily PHP based CMS, like WordPress. If you read this article on how to Install WordPress on Rackspace Cloud Server, you will notice we have installed Apache … [Read more...]
Storage Area Network : What is SAN and How it Works
Storage Area Network and storage network are known in the field of data processing for a network of disk subsystems and tape libraries to server systems. Storage Area Networks are for serial, continuous high-speed transfers of large data sets. Storage Area Network are used for high-availability, high performance installations for cost reduction. Development and Principle of Storage Area … [Read more...]
Create GIF Animations of Your Own Using Free Softwares
Create GIF Animations of Your Own for creating greetings,funny videos or useful tutorials showing the needed few steps. It is very easy to create GIF animations if you follow each and Every instruction very carefully. Sometimes videos can not be used and even a small clip of tutorial video can hamper the page loading time significantly. Using an old good GIF image for very short duration will … [Read more...]
Cloud DNS : What it is, How it Works
Cloud DNS is a geographically distributed system with SPF, Glue and ENUM support and comprehensive GUI based support. Let us go deeper on Cloud DNS. Unfortunately, this is the second time I have to re-write about Cloud DNS, as the regular readers are aware - when we got hacked 4-5 posts were lost. We recovered almost all or rewritten from Google's Cache, unfortunately the post on Cloud DNS, before … [Read more...]
Wikipedia : The Wrongly Self Labeled Encyclopedia
Lately a good wave from various columnists and educators is highlighting the dubious nature of Wikipedia along with its trustfulness of information on the topics which, the name and real identity of the real author is never been verified. Important points raised against Wikipedia Wikipedia Review itself has a huge collection of opinion, nicely compiled by Gomi, on January 1, 2008. … [Read more...]
Compute Cycles in Cloud Computing
Compute Cycles is a concept for standardization of unit of cloud computing usage consumption introduced first by Rackspace. Let us go deeper in Compute Cycles. Apparently, Compute Cycles has not been accepted universally. Let us see the basic concept of Compute Cycles, as it has the promise of at least being a precursor to a standard measurement. What is this Compute Cycles in Cloud … [Read more...]
Virtual Machine (VM) : Basics of Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine or VM is run through a software emulation or hardware virtualization or both to run programs like that on a real physical computer. Hypervisor or Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) is a virtualization software , which provides an environment for a virtual machine that is created. An essential feature is that virtual machine running the processes are limited by resources and abstractions … [Read more...]
Cloud Database : What is Cloud Database and How it Works
Cloud Database can meet up the data volumes that is expanding rapidly needs database management of the larger companies and websites today. Cloud Database is usually offered as a Service - DbaaS. A nice example can be Google Cloud Database. Just like other Cloud Computing services, Cloud Database as a Service has various advantages, however the complexity of back end setup of a Cloud Database … [Read more...]
Mainframe Computers : Brief Introduction
Mainframe Computers are very complex and extensive computer system that goes far beyond the capabilities of a personal computer and of a typical server too. Previously we published an article on Mainframe Computers and Terminal Emulation, it can be a good read too. You have possibly seen very big computer unit in some big offices or Bank - occupying in a separate big locked room - those mostly are … [Read more...]
Calculator : History, Present and Many Interesting Facts
Calculator is not only just a simple machine designed for simplicity and reliability to do calculations, it has many interesting facts making it a collectible. Most of us are not aware that, our father's old LED calculator has became a collectible. In this small article, we will present the world of few number of limited keys with a small display. History of Calculator Logically … [Read more...]