Daily Friction #255
Get VMware tools based on VMware APIs, help keeping track of 300 servers, learn CEO’s key to success, MySpace Vs. Facebook - is it a real war? Many bargains and much more in today’s edition of the Daily Friction.
Software and Services
- Assorted VMware Tools - VMware APIs are starting to build a long tail behind it.
Information
- Keeping track of 300 servers - Currently we have over 300 servers online in 5 different data centers across the country. Some of these are collocated, and others are with dedicated hosting providers, but the bottom line is that we need to keep track of them all.
- Research produces more salt-tolerant plants - Plants aren’t crazy about being irrigated with salt water, but some will tolerate it. Now a technique for increasing their tolerance and thus preventing stunted growth and even death has been developed at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- C.E.O. libraries reveal keys to success - A New York Times article.
- Class War: MySpace Vs. Facebook - A flurry of recent articles have observed that young people are leaving MySpace for Facebook in droves, setting off speculation that MySpace is becoming the latest victim of fickle teens following the hot new thing. Not so, says University of California, Berkeley, researcher Danah Boyd. Not all teens are leaving MySpace, she wrote in a recent essay–instead, they’re splitting up along class lines.
Bargains
- Remember: Many of these bargains may be discontinued hours or less after they are announced, check the specified price to see if you arrived on time.
- BlueAnt X5 Stereo Bluetooth Headset ($79.99).
- Super Paper Mario for Wii ($39.99).
- Madden NFL 07 for Wii ($24.99).
- AT&T 8525 PDA Phone ($179.98).
- Myst 10th Anniversary DVD Edition ($14.99).
- Panasonic RP-HC500 Noise-Canceling Headphones ($122.70).
- Samsung LNT3253H 32″ LCD HDTV ($949.99).
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