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Tuesday April 19, 2005

Technorati as Tech Support: MacOS X update vs. Java This is a true story: an install of the recent MacOS X update bjorked the existing Java installation on a friend's powerbook. Just invoking "java -version" resulted in a lovely little "Segmentation fault." Thank you Cupertino!

A quick search on Technorati returned a pointer to the resolution from a post as the first result. The fix was to reinstall some security updates but the immediacy of the answer is what was really great.

All Hail The Real Time Web!

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( Apr 19 2005, 03:01:57 PM PDT ) Permalink

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I'm Ian Kallen. I'm an entrepreneur and technologist working on Blockboard. My technical interests are focused on mobile, location, cloud computing, big data, real time event systems, search, devops and agile web application code. I'm a long time open source enthusiast and enjoy right-sizing code architecture and infrastructure with the scope and stage a technology startup is operating at.

Previously, I was an independent technology consultant. Prior to that, I did a long stint with Technorati leading the Core Services engineering group in architecting a backend to support search and exploring the web as it changes in real time. I have an eclectic background in technology, publishing, social software and ... life. I like to think: well rounded. I have been online participating in virtual communities since 1988 and developing online resources, services and systems as well as enterprise software since 1991. Once in a while, I have time and inspiration to blog.

The views expressed here are not necessarily those of any present or past employers. KTHXBAI

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