When coding in python I’m often performing text processing and I end up with some form of inverted index or associative array in memory and I want to persist it.
On and off I’ve tried using the Berkeley Database from Oracle. Inevitably I find that it takes forever to write out large data sets. There are […]
Sometimes, software companies don’t know when to stop.
They keep adding complex features, fancy graphics, and megabytes of unnecessary files. These are well respected companies, too - Adobe is a good example. They get away with this because most people don’t know any better. To most people, pdf *is* Adobe Acrobat. Luckily, there are usually free […]
Overclocking is modding a computer to perform at faster clock cycles than it was designed for by the manufacturer.
It involves pushing a computer to its limits and perhaps, even beyond those limits to achieve faster and powerful performance from the computer. While it may seem like rocket science to many, overclocking, when stripped down to […]
I am not a Perl fan, but as a network administrator it has always been a vexing task to find backup software that can handle everything that can be thrown at it.
Especially as technology advances and the amount of space we use in our networks have exponentially increased in size. Another caveat is having mixed […]