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Posts Tagged: internet

Netflix Streaming Service Now Available in the U.S. Virgin Islands

July 1st, 2011 — News, Technology

While we enjoy a great many things down here in the Virgin Islands, one of the things we do lack of is some of the common conveniences that many take for granted back on the mainland. One of those wonderful things was the introduction of Netflix streaming capabilities. Having the ability to stream television shows… Read more »

Log File Location and PID File Location Settings for the PHP System_Daemon PEAR Class

May 23rd, 2010 — Geekery

If you’re reading this blog post, then chances are, you’ve discovered the wonderful PEAR package called System_Daemon. This well-done package offers the ability to turn any PHP script into a daemon and does a good job of making sure there aren’t memory leaks or problems along the way. There’s a great demo of the package… Read more »

Benchmark Results Show 400%-700% Increase In Server Capabilities with APC and Squid Cache

July 14th, 2009 — Geekery

Our servers are getting ready to be awaken by the masses. As such, we needed to ensure our servers would not simply fall over if we should get a sudden influx of traffic when we open our doors to everyone. When we first released our software, we quickly found that we needed to adjust some… Read more »

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My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.


I appreciate the outdoors very much. I enjoy good humans, clean water, aromatic coffee, and Oregon botanical varietals. I was an actor for many years. I am very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. I like to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo and a fan of Apple and The NY Times. I am constantly learning and love to teach.


Everything I say is my own opinion and not representative of any organization.

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