Technology

Zoom buttons for the Google Maps control on the iPhone

It took me few hours, spread over a number of weekends, to figure out the solution to the following problem…

12 years ago

Rest in Peace Jim Gray

Jim Gray (1944-2012). Here's to a wonderful human being, an amazing scientist, and a great role model. I am so…

13 years ago

My files in the cloud using SkyDrive

I have been using the beta version of SkyDrive for a while now and I love it. I was a…

13 years ago

Welcome to the new http://savas.me look

As I suggested a week ago, my weblog was going to change. The majority of the work has now been…

13 years ago

XLDB 2011 conference – Observations

Granted, Netflix had to build their own pipeline based on open source technologies. They used the right tool for the…

13 years ago

My gas consumption is definitely going down :-)

I moved to the US in September of 2005. I set a goal for myself to stay organized with regards…

13 years ago

Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011

To me Steve represents the perfect example of a visionary, a creator, leader, an artist, a world changer. In my…

13 years ago

Isn’t automation supposed to help us do things faster?

I am a technologist. I am a geek. I know that. I make use of all sorts of gadgets or…

14 years ago

REST in Practice in editing/review/correction state and available on Amazon

It's been a loooooong road, I think it might even be more than 2 3 years. Jim and I had…

15 years ago

Blaise amazes again

When Blaise first presented Photosynth at TED few years ago, everyone was amazed. Well, the work that he's been doing…

15 years ago