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Sat, 17 Oct 2009 After launching Cocoa-based versions of all my applications last week, my server was hammered by download traffic. This was the largest release I'd ever done, and the download size of all the applications was larger than before (a consequence of adding universal 64-bit support). As a result, I received numerous complaints about slow downloads or, worse, inaccessible downloads. Too much traffic is a good problem to have, but paradoxically, there's a danger that I might lose customers. To quote Yogi Berra on a fashionable restaurant: "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded." That problem has been solved by moving my download links to Amazon S3, a cloud-based Internet storage service managed by Amazon. S3 is an inexpensive solution for Internet-based storage and downloads, and other Mac indie developers have recommended it highly. As a result, traffic on my server is back to normal, and downloads should proceed at a snappier pace. If you've been trying to download one of my apps but found it impossible, try again--you won't be disappointed. |
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