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Setting Up Memcached As A Windows Service

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Richard Nichols

Memcached is an in-memory, distributed key-value store for random pieces of application data. It is useful for clustering and distributed caching and it (and similar tools) are becoming an increasingly common feature of large Web-based apps. I don’t like Windows … Continue reading →

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5 Minute Guide to Clustering – Java Web Apps in Tomcat

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Richard Nichols

I’ve been taking a break from posting for the last couple of weeks. I was starting to get a bit run down, and feel like burn out was about to set in. The kind of blog posts I do take … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Software Engineering | Tagged apache, cluster, guides, Java, open-source, performance, web | 7 Comments

Roundup – Royalty Free Icons and Images for Web Developers

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Richard Nichols

We all need, ‘em – quality icons and images for websites and applications. One of the biggest problems is finding packs that are – Consistently high quality Have a consistent look and feel There’s little point in have a hodge-podge … Continue reading →

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1 Minute Guide – Installing Redmine on Windows

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Richard Nichols

Redmine is a fantastic Issue Tracking (defects and enhancements) web application written in Ruby on Rails. I’ve been using it for quite a while, and it’s a good looking, simple but powerful defect management tool with a bunch of value-add … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering | Tagged guides, open-source, rails, redmine, ruby, windows | 28 Comments