TECHNOLOGY: Cloud computing road blocks

Thursday, February 26, 2009

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=17067.msg151351#msg151351

http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2009/EECS-2009-28.pdf

   * 1. Availability of service

   * 2. Data lock-in

   * 3. Data confidentiality and auditability

   * 4. Data transfer bottlenecks

   * 5. Performance unpredictability

   * 6. Scalable storage

   * 7. Bugs in large distributed systems

   * 8. Scaling quickly

   * 9. Reputation fate sharing

   * 10. Software licensing

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An excellent summary. Now how do you navigate around them?

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PRODUCTIVITY: DELL has a SMB presentation on FACEBOOK

Monday, February 23, 2009

Click to access Learn_To_Listen_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Join_The_Conversation_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Start_A_Blog_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Tap_into_Twitter_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Crowdsource_Your_Next_Big_Idea_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Harness_The_Power_of_Facebook_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Share_Your_Photos_And_Videos_Online_SMB.pdf

http://yourblog.dell.com/SMB_Facebook/pdf/Measure_Your_Online_Success_SMB.pdf

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SERVICE: Didn’t GOOGLE SEARCH give an RSS feed?

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Where’s the RSS button so I can look at results in READER without having to keep redoing the search? It used to work that way.

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SERVICE: Ruckus.com Shuts Down

Saturday, February 7, 2009

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/06/college-music-service-ruckus-shuts-down/

College Music Service Ruckus.com Shuts Down
by Jason Kincaid on February 6, 2009

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At around 5 PM EST today the site went down with a notice stating that it was undergoing an update. As of 5:30, it was displaying the shutdown notice seen above.
We’re told that music that has not passed its “renew date” still works, but that music that has expired will no longer work because the DRM licensing server has apparently shut down.
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And, people argue that “cloud computing” is the wave of the future?
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SERVICE: VERIZONWIRELESS webservice changes silently?

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with ‘Stephanie’

Stephanie: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. What kind of help do you need with My Verizon Log in or Registration assistance?

reinkefj: trying to login and it looks like it doesn’t remember me.

Stephanie: I’m more than willing to assist you in any way that I can. Your cell phone number did not pull up for me. Do you mind verifying that number again please?

reinkefj: xxx-xxx-xxxx

reinkefj: ?

Stephanie: I do understand how frustrating it can be not being able to log into your online account. It is okay and I am here to help you today by walking you through a password reset. First, can I get you to verify the Account Owner’s last four digits if the Social Security number?

reinkefj: xxxx

Stephanie: Thank you so much for verifying that information Reinkefj. May I have your full name please?

reinkefj: sigh, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Stephanie: Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon. Choose Account Type and then click on “Forgot Password,” under the log in section.You will be prompted to enter in your mobile device number. Please enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, please click “continue”.

reinkefj: say not registered with myverizon

Stephanie: Ok. Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon”. Click on that and you’ll see a blue link that says “Register”. Then click on that link. Next enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, click “continue”.

reinkefj: I don’t want to go thru a reregistration. I was registered already. Has it all been lost?

Stephanie: Which number did you enter?

reinkefj: xxxxxxxxxx

Stephanie: The number ending in yyyy is registered as the account owner. The Account Owner has access to all account management functions. This includes viewing and paying bills online, upgrading equipment, account and calling plan changes.

reinkefj: When I logon to the site I use reinkefj and my password. Now it doesn’t work. Explanation?

Stephanie: Your online password is between 8-20 characters, should contains at least one (1) number and one (1) letter. With spaces or special characters. ‘

reinkefj: My online password is eight characters and has a number in it. Has Verizon changesd its password standards and that is why it doesn’t work now?

Stephanie: No that I am aware of. What I can do is walk you through a password reset to help you access your account. Is that ok?

reinkefj: yes

Stephanie: Please scroll to the top of the page and hover your mouse over “My Verizon. Choose Account Type and then click on “Forgot Password,” under the log in section.You will be prompted to enter in your mobile device number. Please enter your mobile device number, and do not include any dashes or spaces. Once entered, please click “continue”.

reinkefj: It says “not registered”.

Stephanie: The number ending in xxxx is not registered. The number ending in yyyy is what was registered.

reinkefj: Not unless some one changed something. aaaa, bbbb, and cccc are the numbers I use. My car has a number. And, my VWBB has a number. But, that’s it. xxxx is the main number.

Stephanie: I can change that for you, but as of right now the xxxx is not registered.

reinkefj: Thanks. I quit.

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Argh! Here’s a half hour of my life I’ll never get back. So what once worked, doesn’t. And, I, as the customer, have to jump through hoops. Great!

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