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by Christopher Rollo
on Mon, May 18, 2009 9:15 AM
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If you're anything like me, you can appreciate a nicely quantifiable factoid. And in this age of instant response, we have a project that provides stats on (almost) anything at your beck and call. Want to know the size of an average human blood cell? (8 micrometers) Or, want to...
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by Christopher Rollo
on Mon, May 18, 2009 8:58 AM
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The creator of MySQL has formed an organization that is committed to providing a truly FREE open source database, called MariaDB. This project is driving force behind the Open Database Alliance, whose goals are:
The intent of the Open Database Alliance is to unify all MySQL-related development and services, providing a...
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Posted
by Christopher Rollo
on Thu, May 14, 2009 2:58 PM
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Even the biggest Oregon company is not immune to these troubled economic times. The Portland Business Journal is reporting a 5% global reduction in force, with about 500 folks affected in Washington County, Oregon. The layoffs are not unexpected but apparently are larger than previously announced. No word yet on...
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by Christopher Rollo
on Thu, May 14, 2009 11:22 AM
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Online video interview of Sinclair Schuller, CEO of Apprenda, by Gunther Lenz, ISV Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, provides more insight into Microsoft's cloud computing efforts.
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by Christopher Rollo
on Thu, May 14, 2009 11:17 AM
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Vidoop has made more layoffs Tuesday:
"The reality of the current economic climate and its impact on our target market (Financial Services) has unfortunately required a reduction in staff."
Indications are that the cuts are deep. We'll keep on the lookout for actual figures. I can't imagine a tougher environment in which...
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by Christopher Rollo
on Wed, May 13, 2009 12:56 PM
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Free, one-day training event for SQL Server professionals. Will be held at McMenamin's Edgefield, starting at 9:00 AM. What is it?
What is SQLSaturday?
It's a free one day learning event for SQL Server professionals, loosely patterned on the well known Code Camp model, organized by the Portland SQL Server Users Group...
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by Christopher Rollo
on Wed, May 13, 2009 9:52 AM
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Launched by our friends from Sun, kenai.com is a project hosting site. The site offers features competitive to SourceForge and Tigris (see a feature comparison here) while supporting multiple code types. For obvious reasons, Java and open source projects like MySQL are featured right now. The site is in "beta"...
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by Christopher Rollo
on Tue, May 12, 2009 2:04 PM
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Are you a startup looking for prime downtown Portland office space on the cheap? Are you in town for meetings, events or recruiting and need space to get things done while you're in town? Want to help someone at the same time? Well, you're in luck. A great new startup...
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