This week in class I learned about virtualization. I had no idea, it was easy and convenient to create virtual servers that can be moved and updated easily. It is very easy to have several virtual servers for different applications or purposes but only have one physical server or if you rent server space you don't even need to own one. Another point I learned this week was that there are hundreds of computer languages on several levels.
One article that got my attention this week was "Microsoft Preps for Daylight-Saving Time Headaches" on PC Magazine. It seems hard to believe that such a small thing like a change on the daylight savings time can cause so much trouble. Even after issuing a patch, outlook and calendars experienced problems like appointments being adjusted to the wrong time. What shocked me the most is the fact that even making such a small change to an application, like a time savings change, can be extremely complicated. On top of that, even after the changes on the software were made and the patch was applied, it still caused so much trouble.
For a video illustrating some of the problems click on the link: Daylight Saving Change Issues
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