Looks like Sun’s CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, has spilled the beans on Leopard’s file system. According to this article at ComputerWorld, Apple will be using Sun’s open-source ZFS (Zettabyte File System) file system. If true, replacing the current HFS+ file system with ZFS could produce marked performance increases. The 128-bit file storage system features “pooled storage,” meaning users simply plug in additional drives to create more storage without worrying about volumes and partitions.
Everywhere you look there are sites promoting the great wealth and riches of creating an online business. One that I seem to come across often is Mark Warren’s site. From the testimonials on his site, it appears that he’s making several people rich. What is behind it all?
I’m experimenting with several models for monetizing this site. It’s a dilema for me. I’m concerned about making a site look like it’s only about the quick commercialization; not about helping the Mac community and generating some consulting work. My initial motivation for exploring ads on this site was from a desire to offset the costs of running the site. As I began to explore the information out there, I soon realized that there are entire business models around simply generating traffic to a site and selling ad space.
The Google Adsense route seems to be the most common. I’m experimenting with that now, but wonder how effective it is. In my exploration so far, I’ve come across a number of folks who are looking at Adsense alternatives. This guy has looked into alternatives after having violated Google’s policies and becoming banned from the Adsense program.
Whether you use Adsense or not, the Google Page Rank algorithm is probably one of the most important on the web today. This article at Smashing Magazine does a fine job of explaining and analyzing Google’s ranking system. If you’re an online business and you’ve made the top-10 for common keywords in a Google search, you’ve got it made.
Lastly, although John Chow may be a little too driven by status symbols and getting rich, he does have some insightful observations, support, training, advice, and some excellent resources on his site. Check out John Chow.
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Online storage sites are popping up everywhere. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a free online storage site that offers up to 500MB of free space for file storage. But, for Mac users with a Gmail account, there’s another possibly better solution. gDisk turns your Gmail account into a personal, online file storage system. And now that Gmail is offering free accounts with almost 3GB of storage, this solution is nothing to sneeze at.
The gDisk interface is simple and intuitive. You login via the gDisk interface using your Gmail login/password.
Once in, you may create as many “labels” (i.e., folders) for your files as you like. You are spared having to view all the other email and files that may already be apart of your Gmail account. You may upload files by simply dragging the file over top the gDisk window, or using the Upload button at the top. Downloading is equally simple.
Your Gmail email account remains intact and still functions well as an email account. The one difference you’ll notice is that your Drafts folder is where the all the gDisk files are stored.
This is an excellent solution for folks who want a quick and easy 3GB of online storage.
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