This Week I Learned - Week #177
This Week I Learned -
* ..the answer to “AWS or Azure?” is “it depends on the workload.”
* Continuum allows Windows 10 Mobile users to have a PC-like experience when connected to an external display and a mouse and keyboard. When connected (via a wired dock or via Bluetooth and Miracast), Universal Windows Apps like Office and Microsoft Edge will adapt their interface and behavior to provide a desktop-like experience tailored to mouse and keyboard input...when the device is connected to a larger display, Microsoft Edge turns into a desktop browser, adapting the interface and rendering characteristics to match Microsoft Edge on PCs - IEBlog
* Chris Heilmann has a way to make a 4 MB CSV easily searchable in a browser using ServiceWorker & client side JavaScript through an offline web app.
* All of the resources in a Resource group should share the same lifecycle. You will deploy, update and delete them together. If one resource, such as a database server, needs to exist on a different deployment cycle it should be in another resource group. If a deployment doesn't work, the way to rollback is to simply delete the resource group and everything contained in it will be deleted as well.
* To open your Wi-Fi network without putting yourself at risk, set up a guest access point on your wireless network, so people can get on the Internet but not your network shares, web traffic, or connected devices - Wired
* Rajat Gupta, former member of the board of the Goldman Sachs Group, Nimmagadda Prasad, Matrix Laboratories founder Nimmagadda Prasad, former McKinsey director, Anil Kumar were all board members of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (at different times) who had to resign following court cases against them.
* ‘Dial an Uber’ is Uber's web-booking platform that offers limited features compared to the app - to login using your phone number, select the destination, get the fare estimate and book the ride.
* Divyank Turakhia started his first internet business in 1996 at age 14, made his first $1 million at 18, first $100 million at 23, and now crosses his first $1 billion at the age of 34.
* 1mg.com sells medicines including Schedule H and H1 drugs (but not Schedule X and other habit forming drugs) online while also providing info about those which have the same composition as prescribed by your doctor but can be considerably cheaper.
* It is possible to turn an old phone into a security camera
* Soya bean has the highest protein among the pulses and legumes available in India
* "Your commute to work sucks, but at least its an opportunity to catch up on Podcasts.."
* "Take time to define your work"
* ..the answer to “AWS or Azure?” is “it depends on the workload.”
* Continuum allows Windows 10 Mobile users to have a PC-like experience when connected to an external display and a mouse and keyboard. When connected (via a wired dock or via Bluetooth and Miracast), Universal Windows Apps like Office and Microsoft Edge will adapt their interface and behavior to provide a desktop-like experience tailored to mouse and keyboard input...when the device is connected to a larger display, Microsoft Edge turns into a desktop browser, adapting the interface and rendering characteristics to match Microsoft Edge on PCs - IEBlog
* Chris Heilmann has a way to make a 4 MB CSV easily searchable in a browser using ServiceWorker & client side JavaScript through an offline web app.
* All of the resources in a Resource group should share the same lifecycle. You will deploy, update and delete them together. If one resource, such as a database server, needs to exist on a different deployment cycle it should be in another resource group. If a deployment doesn't work, the way to rollback is to simply delete the resource group and everything contained in it will be deleted as well.
* To open your Wi-Fi network without putting yourself at risk, set up a guest access point on your wireless network, so people can get on the Internet but not your network shares, web traffic, or connected devices - Wired
* Rajat Gupta, former member of the board of the Goldman Sachs Group, Nimmagadda Prasad, Matrix Laboratories founder Nimmagadda Prasad, former McKinsey director, Anil Kumar were all board members of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (at different times) who had to resign following court cases against them.
* ‘Dial an Uber’ is Uber's web-booking platform that offers limited features compared to the app - to login using your phone number, select the destination, get the fare estimate and book the ride.
* Divyank Turakhia started his first internet business in 1996 at age 14, made his first $1 million at 18, first $100 million at 23, and now crosses his first $1 billion at the age of 34.
* 1mg.com sells medicines including Schedule H and H1 drugs (but not Schedule X and other habit forming drugs) online while also providing info about those which have the same composition as prescribed by your doctor but can be considerably cheaper.
* It is possible to turn an old phone into a security camera
* Soya bean has the highest protein among the pulses and legumes available in India
* "Your commute to work sucks, but at least its an opportunity to catch up on Podcasts.."
* "Take time to define your work"
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