Channeling Floyd a bit here, I’m reminded of “Get off of My Cloud” by the Rolling Stones. I’m not a huge fan of the term cloud computing. Not entirely sure why, but I prefer using some variant of service, e.g. service-based computing or SaaS, because including “service” more accurately reflects what’s really going on in the cloud.… Read More
Tag: flickr
Flickit: A Flickr iPhone App
Finally. Flickit brings an easy to use Flickr uploader to my iPhone. This has been a long time coming, and thanks to Rick for the 411. People complain about the iPhone’s camera. It’s only 2 megapixels, it doesn’t take video without a jailbreak, etc. In spite of all its failings, did you know it’s easily… Read More
Data Visualization Shows Patterns IRL
This post from O’Reilly Radar fascinates me. It’s about network operations data pr0n. If you know someone who works in network operations, you’re probably familiar with the usage and traffic graphs, the alerting and monitoring and the abrupt nature of the job. One minute you’re having a conversation, then the phone goes off, the laptop… Read More
Why Flickr Rules, Part 2
Wow, after a slew of posts from other people, it’s back to just me. I’ve documented my affection for Flickr in the past. Recently, Rich put me on to another reason to love Flickr. Groups. While I was at OpenWorld, I was chatting with Rich about a little iPhone hobby I have. I like to… Read More
Why Flickr Rules Even if You Don’t Share Photos
I love Flickr. It’s one of the original Web 2.0 poster-children for good reason. Beyond the API and the tagging and the sharing of images, Flickr has become my go-to resource for awesome pictures. Everyone knows that images make boring, more interesting. You know, that whole picture is worth a 1,000 word aphorism? When you… Read More
Data Visualization Eye Candy
By way of Mashable, I give you another stunning and addictive data visualization, Tag Galaxy. Based on the Flickr API, this Germany-based tool is simple to use. Start out by entering a tag, and you get a “galaxy” of related tags. Here’s the “oracle” galaxy: