Analysis How to Get the Most out of Git Git has become the programming world's most popular version control system--at least that's what surveys conducted by Microsoft Corp. suggest. While there are abundant write-ups already available for new users and administrators, from tutorials to descriptions of clever merge workflows, I still often… Hack Cameron Laird View comments
Features How Dell Really Listens to its Customers On Tuesday, July 19, I attended Dell's second annual Customer Advisory Panel (CAP) meeting, split this year between the Westin Hotel at the Domain (a swanky, high-end, high-density shopping, dining, and condominium mecca in North Austin) and Dell Headquarters in Round Rock, TX. Though the name of this even doesn't mention social media, the entire… Enterprise Ed Tittel View comments
Google Google Plus Best Practices: Trey Ratcliff Google Plus, the new social network from Google, has been rapidly expanding. But contrary to early perception, it isn't just being used by techies to talk about Google Plus. Trey Ratcliff is a well-known photographer and already Google Plus has become his main social platform - despite already having large fan bases on Facebook and Twitter. Trey, a… Social Richard MacManus View comments
Big data Access Hadoop HDFS Over HTTP with Hoop Hoop is a new tool from Apache Hadoop contributor and enterprise support company Cloudera. Hoop provides access to the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) over HTTP via a REST API. It can be used to exchange data between Hadoop clusters running different versions the platform, or to access data behind a firewall. Hoop is a complete rewrite of… Hack Klint Finley View comments
Photo Sharing Services 6 Effective Ways to Get More Instagram Followers For a service that is only officially available on a single platform (iOS), Instagram sure is doing well. In less than 10 months of existence, the photo-sharing app has managed to gain 6 million users, and its growth shows no sign of slowing down. While using the service is itself pretty straight-forward, it isn't always obvious how to build a… Social John Paul Titlow View comments