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CK-12.org - Free Curriculum
by wabaus
CK-12 Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to reduce the cost of textbook materials for the K-12 market both in the U.S. and worldwide. Using an open-content, web-based collaborative model termed the "FlexBook," CK-12 intends to pioneer the generation and distribution of high quality educational content that will serve both as core text as well as provide an adaptive environment for learning.
Traffic Server is finally here | Ogre.com
by karlcow
# A scalable threaded asynchronous state machine model. On a typical setup, 2 or 3 threads per core is enough to drive a large amount of traffic.
# Feature-rich HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1 support. We fair well in various tests like CoAdvisor.
# Plugin architecture, making it easy (well, easier) to extend and customize your server.
# Well documented.
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October 2009
Lithium
by Xavier Lacot
The website of Lithium, the fork of the CakePHP framework, made by two of its core members.
Rattle » What we do
by karlcow
People are increasingly living digital lives. We do research to understand how to make that life better for individuals and organisations. Our core services are listed below:
Corey Goldberg: Selenium RC with Python in 30 Seconds
by karlcow
Selenium is a suite of tools to automate web app testing across many platforms. It has various pieces (Core, RC, IDE, etc), and I struggled trying to figure out how everything fits together and works. At the end of the day, all I wanted to do was use Selenium from my Python code to drive a browser session.
RDF Site Summary 1.0 Modules: Dublin Core
by parmentierf
& 2 others
(via)
Dublin Core module for RSS 1.0
Dell PowerEdge R210 Server
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell PowerEdge R210 is an entry-level rack server, featuring a compact 15.5 inches deep 1U chassis and a single CPU socket.
Designed for small businesses and larger offices, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge R210 is offered with one of Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core processors, up to 16GB of unbuffered DDR3 memory using 4 DIMM slots, and up to two 2.5”/ 3.5” SAS, SATA or SSD non hot-plug drives.
Dell OptiPlex 780 Desktop
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell OptiPlex 780 is the company’s new business PC, featuring Intel technology.
The system is based on the Intel Q45 chipset and features an Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual Core or Celeron CPU and up to 8GB of Non-ECC DDR3 1066MHz memory. The OptiPlex 780 is configurable with up to two 3.5- or 2.5-inch storage units, including standard hard drives and solid state drives. The drives can be configured without RAID or in RAID 0 and 1 modes. Optical drive options include a DVD ROM or a DVD burner, but the system can be also configured without optical device.
Dell PowerEdge T310 Server Overview
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell PowerEdge T310 is the company’s latest single-socket tower server.
Along with a single Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core CPU, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge T310 includes up to 32GB of registered (RDIMM) or up to 8GB of unregistered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory, and up to four 3.5″ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives for a maximum of 4TB of internal storage.
The system has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of additional storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit NIC, which can be accompanied by various single-, dual-, or quad- port Gigabit cards. For server management, customers can use the baseboard management controller and one of optional iDRAC6 controllers.
Dell’s T310 features the Matrox G200eW GPU, a DVD drive, optional PowerVault tape or hard drives for backups, and five PCIe Gen. 2 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and two x1 slots.
Power supply options include a redundant 400W and a non-redundant 375W unit.
On the front of the chassis, the 20.5 inches deep tower server has an optional LCD screen for system monitoring.
The new PowerEdge comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T310 is $949, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.
The server can be purchased at dell.com.
John The Ripper rapide comme l’éclair grâce au multi core
by srcmax
(via)
John Jean a d’ailleurs publié ses benchmarks sur son blog, c’est très instructif. Il passe donc d’un crack de MD5 d’une durée de 11h sur un CPU classique à une durée de 1h30 pour un mot de passe de 8 lettres sur un multi core… Je vous laisse imaginer le délire !
Bref, il est fini le temps où vous pensiez que les mots de passes hashés en base de vos utilisateurs étaient secure car hashés…
RFC 5545 - Internet Calendaring and Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar)
by karlcow
This document defines the iCalendar data format for representing and exchanging calendaring and scheduling information such as events, to-dos, journal entries, and free/busy information, independent of any particular calendar service or protocol.
September 2009
Tom Taylor : Projects : Clarke
by karlcow
Clarke is a small OS X application for updating your Fire Eagle location quietly, in the background. On Leopard (10.5) it uses Skyhook's API to triangulate your position from nearby wireless access points. On Snow Leopard (10.6) it uses Core Location. It's free, and the source code is available on Github.
Dell PowerEdge T710 Tower Server Overview
by danijelzi
(via)
The Dell PowerEdge T710 is the company’s new dual-socket tower server.
The virtualization oriented T710 is based on the Intel 5520 chipset and supports up to two quad-core or dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. It has 18 DIMM slots for up to 144GB of ECC DDR3 memory and supports 16 2.5-inch or 8 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drives, depending on customer’s choice. The 5U chassis, mountable in 19″ racks, also includes two media bays for optical drives or tape backup units, and two power supplies with optional redundancy.
Integrated storage controller choices include SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i SAS RAID, but there’s also a variety of additional HDD controllers. Customers can also choose between various host bus controller, management card, and network adapter options.
Dell’s T710 has 6 PCI Express 2.0 slots and the integrated Matrox G200 video chip, and offers an interactive LCD on the front of the server for system health monitoring, alerts and control of basic management configuration.
Regarding software, the PowerEdge T710 ships without OS or with one of Windows Sever, SUSE Linux, or Red Hat Linux editions, with VMware or Citrix virtualization software, and with various optional management and backup applications.
The Dell PowerEdge T710 currently starts at $1,199 at the official Dell Small Business website.
Dublin Core, le pouvoir de la simplicité | Figoblog
by karlcow
Mais en RDF, contrairement à XML, chaque triplet est indépendant et signifiant indépendamment de tout contexte, ce qui signifie que je peux tout à fait utiliser pour décrire la même ressource des propriétés du Dublin Core et d'autres propriétés, venant d'autres vocabulaires ou ontologies.
wpSEO - Functions of the SEO-Plugin for WordPress
by mozkart
# WordPress 2.7.1 ready: Design and as well as technical
# Position of meta data at top of the source code
# Clean and user friendly interface
# No changes in your .htaccess required
# Safety conscious programming
# Avoid duplicate content
# Absolutely no additional database queries
# Very fast execution
(∼0.000265 seconds with PHP 5.1.2, 4 GB RAM, Dual-Core)
# No need to adjust any templates
# Export and import of settings
# Fully documented
# Clean up after uninstall the plugin
# Use of manually entered metadata from "All in One SEO Pack"
# Fully support of Language Switcher Plugin
# Language support for english and german
# Support of HTML 5
CBT Nuggets Linux Series Video Tutorial
by tadeufilippini
CBT Nuggets Linux Series Video Tutorial Summary:
From installation and configuration to security, troubleshooting and recovery, you’ll get a thorough look at how it all works. Perry also delves into the Linux Kernel, the core of Linux and Linux development, showing you how to upgrade and recompile it. You’ll spend time learning shell and perl scripting as well as X windows and the Linux rescue environment.
There are 23 videos for a total of 12 hours of instruction. The Linux certification or equivalent knowledge is the prerequisite for this training.
First Intel Core i5, i7 Socket LGA1156 Coolers Now Available
by danijelzi
(via)
The first aftermarket coolers supporting the new Socket LGA1156 Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors are now available.
Here’s a list of LGA1156-compatible coolers that I found today:
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 (RR-910-HTX3-GP) – $19.99, Tiger Direct
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus (RR-B10-212P-GP) – $27.99, The Nerds
Arctic Cooling Freezer XTREME Rev.2 (AC-FPXT_REV2) – $44.99, xPCgear
ZALMAN CNPS10X Extreme (CNPS10X Extreme) – $70.49, Newegg
CoolJag Falcon II Low Profile (YCWA02A) – $41.99, Crazy PC
Scythe Ninja Mini Rev. B (SCMNJ-1100) – $39.99, Heatsink Factory
Scythe Zipang 2 (SCZP-2000) – $43.95, Anartik
Scythe SHURIKEN Rev. B (SCSK-1100) – $34.99, Heatsink Factory
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 (NH-U12P SE2) – $75.00, East Luna
Starting today, you can also purchase the Socket LGA1156 Intel Core i5-750 and Core i7-860 CPUs.
Intel Core i7 860 CPU Now Available
by danijelzi
(via)
The Intel Core i7 860, the company’s new 45nm quad core processor, can be ordered now at Newegg. The Core i7 860 “Lynnfield” Socket LGA1156 chip is clocked at 2.8GHz. It has 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The i7 860, retail model BX80605I7860, is priced at $299.99 with free shipping.
Intel Core i5-750 Available for Pre-Order, Coming September 8
by danijelzi
(via)
The Intel Core i5-750, the company’s new 45nm quad core processor, can be pre-ordered now and will be available on September 8, according to a product page at SuperBiiz.com. The first Core i5 CPU is clocked at 2.66GHz. It has 8MB of cache and a TDP of 95W. The chip is designed for the Socket LGA1156, found on new and already available Intel P55 chipset-based motherboards. The Core i5-750 is priced at $219.99, while the P55 mainboards start at $109.99.
Verbot 4 Engine SDK by Conversive, Inc.
by parmentierf
The Verbot 4 Engine SDK provides the Core Natural Language Processing Engine (Pattern Matching) used in the Verbot 4 Player and Verbots Online. It includes class definitions for all basic data types: KnowledgeBases, Rules, Inputs, Outputs, Synonyms, etc... as well as the methods needed to reason on a KnolwedgeBase.
Fonts for web design: a primer
by marco
Along with exploring Microsoft's "Core fonts for the Web" pack, which includes the most common online fonts, the article also looks at more recent typefaces that can work well online, along with briefly noting the new screen fonts created for Vista.
August 2009
Tour de Flex, components, samples | Adobe Developer Connection
by decembre
& 1 other
Tour de Flex component explorer Tour de Flex is a desktop application for exploring Flex capabilities and resources, including the core Flex components, Adobe AIR, data integration, and a variety of third-party components, effects, skins, and more. Tour de Flex has three primary goals: * Provide non-Flex developers with an overview of what is possible in Flex in a "look and see" environment * Provide Flex developers with an illustrated reference tool * Provide commercial and non-commercial Flex developers with a place to showcase their work
