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Opera Unite: Why?

It’s trivial to run a Web server from your desktop. In fact, it’s how the Web started. There’s a reason we don’t do it anymore, though. From power to optimization to availability to scalability to security to connectivity, running a remote Web server in a well-built datacenter is simply more efficient all around.

That’s why I scratch my head at Opera integrating a Web server into their browser with Opera Unite. Sure, people can share files, but don’t we already have enough cloud-based services for that? Don’t enough people already know how to post a picture to Flickr, or a video to YouTube, or a file to Rapidshare? Click here to continue reading “Opera Unite: Why?”…

June 17, 2009 · 5 Comments (with 1 Conversation)

What Does Your Server Look Like?

IBM System x3550

Have you ever wondered what your site looks like in physical form? I have. That’s why I found a naked product shot of the server hosting this blog, an IBM System x3550.

From somewhere in that maze of circuitry, comes this post you’re reading right now. What does your server look like?

(Photo by dontthink.feel. BY-NC-ND.)

September 19, 2008 · 16 Comments (with 1 Conversation)