Windows Azure’s Pricing Model Discourages Small-Scale Apps (for now?)
The death of Silverlight Streaming (a free hosting service provided by Microsoft) made me finally think through the cost of hosting small apps and sites on Windows Azure.
Although Azure’s pricing model might make sense for Enterprise scenarios, the math doesn’t seem to add up for smaller-scale applications, or for developers who wish to evaluate the Azure platform.
Let’s work through the TCO of a simple site I considered moving to Windows Azure.
Standards are the Sands of Time (or, the Illusion of Preservation)
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for every standard drops to zero.
From emulated games to digital negatives, how can we preserve our digital content for posterity, and inform our decisions about which formats we adopt?
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Photography Resolutions
It’s time I improved my photography pipeline.
Installing Adobe Lightroom was a revelation (And a master class in the delivery of a discoverable, responsive UX. Lightroom achieves simplicity without compromising functionality.)
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